A bill to authorize the Architect of the Capitol to acquire certain property.
PL 102-330 (S.2938), enacted 08/03/1992

PUBLIC LAW 102-330—AUG. 3, 1992 
106 STAT. 849 
Public Law 102-330 
102d Congress 
An Act 
Aug. 3, 1992 
[S. 2938] 
To authorize the Architect of the Capitol to acquire certain property. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of 
the United States of 
America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. AUTHORITY OF THE ARCHITECT. 
40 USC 174b-l 
(a) ACQUISITION OF PROPERTY.—The Architect of the Capitol, 
under the direction of the Senate Committee on Rules and Adminis-
tration, may acquire, on behalf of the United States Government, 
by purchase, condemnation, transfer or otherwise, as an addition 
to the United States Capitol Grounds, all pubUcly and privately 
owned real property in lots 34 and 35 in square 758 in the District 
of Columbia as those lots appear on the records in the Office 
of the Surveyor of the District of Columbia as the date of the 
enactment of this Act, extending to the outer face of the curbs 
of the square in which such lots are located and including all 
alleys or parts of alleys and streets within the lot lines and curb 
lines surrounding such real property, together with all improve-
ments thereon. 
(b) UNITED STATES CAPITOL GROUNDS AND BUILDINGS.—Imme-
diately upon the acquisition by the Architect of the Capitol, on 
behalf of the United States, of the real property, and the improve-
ments thereon, as provided under subsection (a), the real property 
acquired shall be a part of the United States Capitol Groimds, 
and the improvements on such real property shall be a part of 
the Senate Office Buildings. Such real property and improvements 
shall be subject to the Act of July 31, 1946 (40 U.S.C. 193a et 
seq.), and the Act of June 8,1942 (40 U.S.C. 174c). 
(c) BUILDING CODES.—The real property and improvements 
acquired in accordance with subsection (a) shall be repaired and 
altered, to the maximum extent feasible as determined by the 
Architect of the Capitol, in accordsince with a nationally recognized 
model buUding code, and other appUcable nationally recognized 
codes (including electrical codes, fire and life safety codes, and 
plumbing codes, as determined by the Architect of the Capitol), 
using the most current edition of the nationally recognized codes 
referred to in this subsection. 
(d) REPAIRS; EXPENDITURES.—The Architect of the Capitol is 
authorized, without regard to the provisions of section 3709 of 
the Revised Statutes of the United States, to enter into contracts 
and to make expenditures for necessary repairs to, and refurbish-
ment of, the real property and the improvements on such real 
property acquired in accordance with subsection (a), including 
expenditures for personal and other services as may be necessary 
to carry out the purposes of this Act. In no event shall the aggregate 
value of contracts and expenditures under this subsection exceed 
an amount equal to that authorized to be appropriated pursuant 
to subsection (e). 
106 STAT. 850 
PUBLIC LAW 102-330—AUG. 3, 1992 
(e) AUTHORIZATION.—There is authorized to be appropriated to 
the accoiint under the heading "Architect of the Capitol" and the 
subheadings "Capitol Buildings and Grounds" and "Senate Office 
Buildings", $2,000,000 for carrying out the purposes of this Act. 
Moneys appropriated pursuant to this authorization may remsiin 
avsiilable until expended. 
(f) USE OF PROPERTY.—^The real property, and improvements 
thereon, acquired in accordance with subsection (a) shall be avail-
able to the Sergeant at Arms and Doorkeeper of the Senate for 
use as a residential facility for United States Senate Pages, and 
for such other purposes as the Senate Committee on Rules and 
Administration may provide. 
Approved August 3, 1992. 
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY—S. 2938: 
CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, Vol. 138 (1992): 
July 1, considered and passed Senate. 
July 2, considered and passed House, amended. 
July 21, Senate concurred in House amendment.