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109TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION S. 2116 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

DECEMBER 16, 2005 

Referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure 

AN ACT 

To transfer jurisdiction of certain real property to the 

Supreme Court. 

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 

3 SECTION 1. TRANSFER OF JURISDICTION OVER CERTAIN 

4 REAL PROPERTY TO THE SUPREME COURT. 

5 (a) SHORT TITLE.—This section may be cited as the 

6 ‘‘Supreme Court Grounds Transfer Act of 2005’’. 
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1 (b) TRANSFER OF JURISDICTION.— 

2 (1) IN GENERAL.—Jurisdiction over the parcel 

3 of Federal real property described under paragraph 

4 (2) (over which jurisdiction was transferred to the 

5 Architect of the Capitol under section 

6 514(b)(2)(B)(i) of the Omnibus Parks and Public 

7 Lands Management Act of 1996 (40 U.S.C. 5102 

8 note; Public Law 104–333; 110 Stat. 4165)) is 

9 transferred to the Supreme Court of the United 

10 States, without consideration. 

11 (2) PARCEL.—The parcel of Federal real prop12 erty referred to under paragraph (1) is that portion 

13 of the triangle of Federal land in Reservation No. 

14 204 in the District of Columbia under the jurisdic15 tion of the Architect of the Capitol, including any 

16 contiguous sidewalks, bound by Constitution Avenue, 

17 N.E., on the north, the branch of Maryland Avenue, 

18 N.E., running in a northeast direction on the west, 

19 the major portion of Maryland Avenue, N.E., on the 

20 south, and 2nd Street, N.E., on the east, including 

21 the contiguous sidewalks. 

22 (c) MISCELLANEOUS.— 

23 (1) COMPLIANCE WITH OTHER LAWS.—Compli24 ance with this section shall be deemed to satisfy the 

25 requirements of all laws otherwise applicable to 
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1 transfers of jurisdiction over parcels of Federal real 

2 property. 

3 (2) INCLUSION IN SUPREME COURT

4 GROUNDS.—Section 6101(b)(2) of title 40, United 

5 States Code, is amended by inserting before the pe6 riod ‘‘and that parcel transferred under the Supreme 

7 Court Grounds Transfer Act of 2005’’. 

8 (3) UNITED STATES CAPITOL GROUNDS.— 

9 (A) DEFINITION.—Section 5102 of title 

10 40, United States Code, is amended to exclude 

11 within the definition of the United States Cap12 itol Grounds the parcel of Federal real property 

13 described in subsection (b)(2). 

14 (B) JURISDICTION OF CAPITOL POLICE.— 

15 The United States Capitol Police shall not have 

16 jurisdiction over the parcel of Federal real 

17 property described in subsection (b)(2) by rea18 son of such parcel formerly being part of the 

19 United States Capitol Grounds. 

20 (4) RECORDING OF MAP OF SUPREME COURT

21 GROUNDS.—The Architect of the Capitol shall record 

22 with the Office of the Surveyor of the District of Co23 lumbia a map showing areas comprising the grounds 

24 of the Supreme Court of the United States that re25 flects— 
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1 (A) the legal boundaries described under 

2 section 6101(b)(1) of title 40, United States 

3 Code; and 

4 (B) any portion of the United States Cap5 itol Grounds as described under section 5102 of 

6 title 40, United States Code, which is contig7 uous to the boundaries or property described 

8 under subparagraph (A) of this paragraph. 

9 (d) EFFECTIVE DATE.—This Act shall apply to fiscal 

10 year 2006 and each fiscal year thereafter. 

Passed the Senate December 15, 2005. 

Attest: EMILY J. REYNOLDS, 

Secretary.