---
kind: "section"
citation: "2 U.S.C. § 2022"
title: "2"
title_heading: "The Congress"
number: "2022"
heading: "Acquisition of buildings and facilities for use in emergency situation"
release: "119-102"
date: "2026-07-12"
url: "https://uscodex.org/usc/2/2022"
units:
  - "Chapter 30 — Operation and Maintenance of Capitol Complex"
  - "Subchapter II — Senate"
---

# §2022. Acquisition of buildings and facilities for use in emergency situation

- (a) **Acquisition of buildings and facilities—** Notwithstanding any other provision of law, in order to respond to an emergency situation, the [Sergeant at Arms](/usc/2/6621.md?p=1) of the Senate may acquire buildings and facilities, subject to the availability of appropriations, for the use of the Senate, as appropriate, by lease, purchase, or such other arrangement as the [Sergeant at Arms](/usc/2/6621.md?p=1) of the Senate considers appropriate (including a memorandum of understanding with the head of an executive agency, as defined in [section 105 of title 5](/usc/5/105.md), in the case of a building or facility under the control of such Agency). Actions taken by the [Sergeant at Arms](/usc/2/6621.md?p=1) of the Senate must be approved by the Committees on Appropriations and Rules and Administration.
- (b) **Agreements—** Notwithstanding any other provision of law, for purposes of carrying out [subsection (a)](#a), the [Sergeant at Arms](/usc/2/6621.md?p=1) of the Senate may carry out such activities and enter into such agreements related to the use of any building or facility acquired pursuant to such subsection as the [Sergeant at Arms](/usc/2/6621.md?p=1) of the Senate considers appropriate, including—
  - (1) agreements with the United States Capitol Police or any other entity relating to the policing of such building or facility; and
  - (2) agreements with the Architect of the Capitol or any other entity relating to the care and maintenance of such building or facility.
- (c) **Authority of Capitol Police and Architect—**
  - (1) **Architect of the Capitol—** Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Architect of the Capitol may take any action necessary to carry out an agreement entered into with the [Sergeant at Arms](/usc/2/6621.md?p=1) of the Senate pursuant to [subsection (b)](#b).
  - (2) **Omitted—**
- (d) **Transfer of certain funds—** Subject to the approval of the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate, the Architect of the Capitol may transfer to the [Sergeant at Arms](/usc/2/6621.md?p=1) of the Senate amounts made available to the Architect for necessary expenses for the maintenance, care and operation of the Senate office buildings during a fiscal year in order to cover any portion of the costs incurred by the [Sergeant at Arms](/usc/2/6621.md?p=1) of the Senate during the year in acquiring a building or facility pursuant to [subsection (a)](#a).
- (e) **Effective date—** This section and the amendments made by this section shall apply with respect to fiscal year 2002 and each succeeding fiscal year.

## Source credit

(Pub. L. 107–117, div. B, § 901, Jan. 10, 2002, 115 Stat. 2315; Pub. L. 107–206, title I, § 902(a)(1), Aug. 2, 2002, 116 Stat. 876.)

## Notes

### Editorial Notes

### References in Text

For the amendments made by this section, referred to in subsec. (e), see Codification note below.

### Codification

Section was classified to section 174b–2 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.

Section is comprised of section 901 of Pub. L. 107–117. Subsec. (c)(2) of section 901 of Pub. L. 107–117 amended section 1961 of this title.

### Amendments

2002—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 107–206 substituted “buildings and facilities, subject to the availability of appropriations,” for “buildings and facilities”.

### Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

### Effective Date of 2002 Amendment

Pub. L. 107–206, title I, § 902(c), Aug. 2, 2002, 116 Stat. 876, provided that: “The amendment made by this section [amending this section and section 1961 of this title] shall take effect as if included in the enactment of the Emergency Supplemental Act, 2002 [Pub. L. 107–117, div. B].”