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(4) OTHER TERMS AND CONDITIONS.—The agreement contains
terms and conditions the Architect prescribes to carry out the
objectives of this chapter.
(c) OBLIGATION OF AMOUNTS.—Obligation of amounts for lease
payments under this section may only be made—
(1) on an annual basis; and
(2) from the account described in section 6507 of this title.
§ 6505. Structural and mechanical care and security
(a) STRUCTURAL AND MECHANICAL CARE.—The Architect of the
Capitol, under the direction of the Commission for the Judiciary
Office Building—
(1) is responsible for the structural and mechanical care
and maintenance of the Thurgood Marshall Federal Judiciary
Building and improvements, including the care and mainte-
nance of the grounds of the Building, in the same manner
and to the same extent as for the structural and mechanical
care and maintenance of the Supreme Court Building under
section 6111 of this title; and
(2) shall perform all other duties and work required for
the operation and domestic care of the Building and improve-
ments.
(b) SECURITY.—
(1) CAPITOL POLICE.—The United States Capitol Police—
(A) are responsible for all exterior security of the Building
and other improvements constructed under this chapter;
and
(B) may police the Building and other improvements,
including the interior and exterior, and may make arrests
within the interior and exterior of the Building and other
improvements for any violation of federal or state law
or the laws of the District of Columbia, or any regulation
prescribed under any of those laws.
(2) MARSHAL OF THE SUPREME COURT.—This chapter does
not interfere with the obligation of the Marshal of the Supreme
Court to protect justices, officers, employees, or other personnel
of the Supreme Court who may occupy the Building and other
improvements.
(3) REIMBURSEMENT.—The Architect shall transfer from the
account described in section 6507 of this title amounts nec-
essary to reimburse the United States Capitol Police for
expenses incurred in providing exterior security under this
subsection. The Capitol Police may accept amounts the
Architect transfers under this paragraph. Those amounts shall
be credited to the appropriation account charged by the Capitol
Police in carrying out security duties.
§ 6506. Allocation of space
(a) PRIORITY.—
(1) JUDICIAL BRANCH.—Subject to this section, the Architect
of the Capitol shall make available to the judicial branch of
the Federal Government all space in the Thurgood Marshall
Federal Judiciary Building and other improvements constructed
under this chapter. The space shall be made available on a
reimbursable basis and substantially in accordance with the
report referred to in section 3(b)(1) of the Judiciary Office
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Building Development Act (Public Law 100–480, 102 Stat.
2330).
(2) OTHER FEDERAL GOVERNMENTAL ENTITIES.—The Architect
may make available to federal governmental entities which
are not part of the judicial branch and which are not staff
of Members of Congress or congressional committees any space
in the Building and other improvements that the Chief Justice
decides is not needed by the judicial branch. The space shall
be made available on a reimbursable basis.
(3) OTHER
PERSONS.—If any space remains, the Architect
may sublease it pursuant to subsection (e), under the direction
of the Commission for the Judiciary Office Building, to any
person.
(b) SPACE FOR JUDICIAL BRANCH AND OTHER FEDERAL GOVERN-
MENTAL ENTITIES.—Space made available under subsection (a)(1)
or (2) is subject to—
(1) terms and conditions necessary to carry out the objectives
of this chapter; and
(2) reimbursement at the rate established under section
6504(b)(2) of this title plus an amount necessary to pay each
year for the cost of administering the Building and other
improvements (including the cost of operation, maintenance,
rehabilitation, security, and structural, mechanical, and
domestic care) that is attributable to the space, with the amount
to be determined by the Architect and—
(A) in the case of the judicial branch, the Director of
the Administrative Office of the United States Courts; or
(B) in the case of any federal governmental entity not
a part of the judicial branch, the entity.
(c) SPACE FOR JUDICIAL BRANCH.—
(1) ASSIGNMENT
OF
SPACE
WITHIN
JUDICIAL
BRANCH.—The
Director may assign space made available to the judicial branch
under subsection (a)(1) among offices of the judicial branch
as the Director considers appropriate.
(2) VACATING OCCUPIED SPACE.—When the Chief Justice noti-
fies the Architect that the judicial branch requires additional
space in the Building and other improvements, the Architect
shall accommodate those requirements within 90 days after
the date of the notification, except that if the space was made
available to the Administrator of General Services, it shall
be vacated expeditiously by not later than a date the Chief
Justice and the Administrator agree on.
(3) UNOCCUPIED
SPACE.—The Chief Justice has the right
of first refusal to use unoccupied space in the Building to
meet the needs of the judicial branch.
(d) LEASE BY ARCHITECT.—
(1) AUTHORITY
TO
LEASE.—Subject to approval by the
Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives
and the Senate, the House Office Building Commission, and
the Committee on Rules and Administration of the Senate,
the Architect may lease and occupy not more than 75,000
square feet of space in the Building.
(2) PAYMENTS.—Payments under the lease shall be made
on vouchers the Architect approves. Necessary amounts may
be appropriated—
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(A) to the Architect to carry out this subsection, including
amounts for acquiring and installing furniture and fur-
nishings; and
(B) to the Sergeant at Arms of the Senate to plan for,
acquire, and install telecommunications equipment and
services for the Architect with respect to space leased under
this subsection.
(e) SUBLEASED SPACE.—
(1) RENTAL RATE.—Space subleased by the Architect under
subsection (a)(3) is subject to reimbursement at a rate which
is comparable to prevailing rental rates for similar facilities
in the area but not less than the rate established under section
6504(b)(2) of this title plus an amount the Architect and the
person subleasing the space agree is necessary to pay each
year for the cost of administering the Building (including the
cost of operation, maintenance, rehabilitation, security, and
structural, mechanical, and domestic care) that is attributable
to the space.
(2) LIMITATION.—A sublease under subsection (a)(3) must
be compatible with the dignity and functions of the judicial
branch offices housed in the Building and must not unduly
interfere with the activities and operations of the judicial
branch agencies housed in the Building. Sections 5104(c) and
5108 of this title do not apply to any space in the Building
and other improvements subleased to a non-Government tenant
under subsection (a)(3).
(3) COLLECTION OF RENT.—The Architect shall collect rent
for space subleased under subsection (a)(3).
(f) DEPOSIT OF RENT AND REIMBURSEMENTS.—Amounts received
under subsection (a)(3) (including lease payments and reimburse-
ments) shall be deposited in the account described in section 6507
of this title.
§ 6507. Account in Treasury
(a) ESTABLISHMENT
AND CONTENTS
OF SEPARATE ACCOUNT.—
There is a separate account in the Treasury. The account includes
all amounts deposited in the account under section 6506(f) of this
title and amounts appropriated to the account. However, the appro-
priated amounts may not be more than $2,000,000.
(b) USE OF AMOUNTS.—Amounts in the account are available
to the Architect of the Capitol—
(1) for paying expenses for structural, mechanical, and
domestic care, maintenance, operation, and utilities of the
Thurgood Marshall Federal Judiciary Building and other
improvements constructed under this chapter;
(2) for reimbursing the United States Capitol Police for
expenses incurred in providing exterior security for the Building
and other improvements;
(3) for making lease payments under section 6504 of this
title; and
(4) for necessary personnel (including consultants).
CHAPTER 67—PENNSYLVANIA AVENUE DEVELOPMENT
SUBCHAPTER I—TRANSFER AND ASSIGMENT OF RIGHTS, AUTHORITIES,
TITLE, AND INTERESTS
Sec.
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6701.
Transfer of rights and authorities of Pennsylvania Avenue Development Cor-
poration.
6702.
Transfer and assignment of rights, title, and interests in property.
SUBCHAPTER II—PENNSYLVANIA AVENUE DEVELOPMENT
6711.
Definition.
6712.
Powers of other agencies and instrumentalities in the development area.
6713.
Certification of new construction.
6714.
Relocation services.
6715.
Coordination with District of Columbia.
6716.
Reports.
SUBCHAPTER III—FEDERAL TRIANGLE DEVELOPMENT
6731.
Definitions.
6732.
Federal Triangle development area.
6733.
Federal Triangle property.
6734.
Ronald Reagan Building and International Trade Center.
SUBCHAPTER I—TRANSFER AND ASSIGMENT OF RIGHTS,
AUTHORITIES, TITLE, AND INTERESTS
§ 6701. Transfer of rights and authorities of Pennsylvania
Avenue Development Corporation
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Administrator of General Services—
(1) may make and perform transactions with an agency or
instrumentality of the Federal Government, a State, the District
of Columbia, or any person as necessary to carry out the trade
center plan at the Federal Triangle Project; and
(2) has all the rights and authorities of the former Pennsyl-
vania Avenue Development Corporation with regard to property
transferred from the Corporation to the General Services
Administration in fiscal year 1996.
(b) USE OF AMOUNTS AND INCOME.—
(1) ACTIVITIES ASSOCIATED WITH TRANSFERRED RESPONSIBIL-
ITIES.—The Administrator may use amounts transferred from
the Corporation or income earned on Corporation property for
activities associated with carrying out the responsibilities of
the Corporation transferred to the Administrator. Any income
earned after October 1, 1998, shall be deposited to the Federal
Buildings Fund to be available for the purposes authorized
under this subchapter, notwithstanding section 592(c)(1) of this
title.
(2) EXCESS AMOUNTS OR INCOME.—Any amounts or income
the Administrator considers excess to the amount needed to
fulfill the responsibilities of the Corporation transferred to the
Administrator shall be applied to any outstanding debt the
Corporation incurred when acquiring real estate, except debt
associated with the Ronald Reagan Building and International
Trade Center.
(c) PAYMENT TO DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA.—With respect to real
property transferred from the Corporation to the Administrator
under section 6702 of this title, the Administrator shall pay to
the District of Columbia government, in the same way as previously
paid by the Corporation, an amount equal to the amount of real
property tax which would have been payable to the government
beginning on the date the Corporation acquired the real property
if legal title to the property had been held by a private citizen
on that date and during all periods to which that date relates.