---
kind: "section"
citation: "2 U.S.C. § 1823"
title: "2"
title_heading: "The Congress"
number: "1823"
heading: "Acquisition of real property for Sergeant at Arms and Doorkeeper of the Senate"
release: "119-102"
date: "2026-07-12"
url: "https://uscodex.org/usc/2/1823"
units:
  - "Chapter 28 — Architect of the Capitol"
  - "Subchapter II — General Powers and Duties"
---

# §1823. Acquisition of real property for Sergeant at Arms and Doorkeeper of the Senate

- (1) The Architect of the Capitol may acquire (through purchase, lease, transfer from another Federal entity, or otherwise) real property, for the use of the [Sergeant at Arms](/usc/2/6621.md?p=1) and Doorkeeper of the Senate to support the operations of the Senate—
  - (A) subject to the approval of the Committee on Rules and Administration of the Senate; and
  - (B) subject to the availability of appropriations and upon approval of an obligation plan by the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate.
- (2) Subject to the approval of the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate, the Secretary of the Senate may transfer funds for the acquisition or maintenance of any property under [paragraph (1)](#1) from the account under the heading “Senate, Contingent Expenses of the Senate, [Sergeant at Arms](/usc/2/6621.md?p=1) and Doorkeeper of the Senate” to the account under the heading “Architect of the Capitol, Senate Office Buildings”.
- (3) This section shall apply with respect to fiscal year 2007 and each fiscal year thereafter.

## Source credit

(Pub. L. 109–289, div. B, title II, § 20701(b), as added Pub. L. 110–5, § 2, Feb. 15, 2007, 121 Stat. 37.)

## Notes

### Editorial Notes

### Codification

Section is from the Continuing Appropriations Resolution, 2007.