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Code · U.S. Code · Title 2 - THE CONGRESS · CHAPTER 29— CAPITOL POLICE · SUBCHAPTER II— POWERS AND DUTIES · § 1965

§ 1965. Maintenance of security systems for Capitol buildings and grounds

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(a)Effective October 1, 1996, the responsibility for maintenance of security systems for the Capitol buildings and grounds is transferred from the Architect of the Capitol to the Capitol Police Board. Such maintenance shall be carried out under the direction of the Committee on House Oversight of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Rules and Administration of the Senate. On and after October 1, 1996, any alteration to a structural, mechanical, or architectural feature of the Capitol buildings and grounds that is required for security system maintenance under the preceding sentence may be carried out only with the approval of the Architect of the Capitol.
(1)Effective October 1, 1996, all positions specified in paragraph
(2)and each individual holding any such position (on a permanent basis) immediately before that date, as identified by the Architect of the Capitol, shall be transferred to the Capitol Police.
(2)The positions referred to in paragraph
(1)are those positions which, immediately before October 1, 1996, are—
(A)under the Architect of the Capitol;
(B)within the Electronics Engineering Division of the Office of the Architect of the Capitol; and
(C)related to the maintenance of security systems for the Capitol buildings and grounds.
(3)All annual leave and sick leave standing to the credit of an individual immediately before such individual is transferred under paragraph
(1)shall be credited to such individual, without adjustment, in the new position of the individual.
(Pub. L. 104–197, title III, § 308, Sept. 16, 1996, 110 Stat. 2413.)
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  • Pub. L. 104–197, title III, § 308
  • 110 Stat. 2413
  • Pub. L. 107–217, § 1
  • 116 Stat. 1062
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§ 1965
Maintenance of security systems for Capitol buildings and grounds
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Pub. L.Pub. L. 104–197, title III, § 308
Stat.110 Stat. 2413
Pub. L.Pub. L. 107–217, § 1
Stat.116 Stat. 1062
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