---
kind: "section"
citation: "2 U.S.C. § 1845"
title: "2"
title_heading: "The Congress"
number: "1845"
heading: "Effect on existing law"
release: "119-102"
date: "2026-07-12"
url: "https://uscodex.org/usc/2/1845"
units:
  - "Chapter 28 — Architect of the Capitol"
  - "Subchapter III — Personnel"
  - "Part B — Compensation"
---

# §1845. Effect on existing law

- (a) All provisions of law inconsistent with sections [1841](/usc/2/1841.md) to [1846](/usc/2/1846.md) of this title are hereby superseded to the extent of the inconsistency.
- (b) Sections [5504](/usc/5/5504.md) and [6101(a)(5)](/usc/5/6101.md?p=a-5) of title 5 shall apply to [employees](/usc/2/4558.md?p=2) of the House and Senate Restaurants who are paid at per annum rates of pay as long as such [employees](/usc/2/4558.md?p=2) are under the supervision of the Architect of the Capitol as an agent of the House or Senate, respectively, as the case may be.

## Source credit

(Pub. L. 91–510, title IV, § 485, Oct. 26, 1970, 84 Stat. 1197.)

## Notes

### Editorial Notes

### Codification

Section was classified to section 166b–1e of former Title 40, prior to the enactment of Title 40, Public Buildings, Property, and Works, by Pub. L. 107–217, § 1, Aug. 21, 2002, 116 Stat. 1062.

### Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

### Effective Date

Section effective immediately prior to noon on Jan. 3, 1971, see section 601(1) of Pub. L. 91–510, set out as an Effective Date of 1970 Amendment note under section 4301 of this title.