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which $10,000 shall be available for such expenditures, including personal and other services, as may be necessary to enable the Architect of the Capitol to make a survey and study of the illumination of the Senate Office Building and to submit recommendations and estimates of cost for improved illumination, CHAPTER X II A ADDITIONAL HOUSE OFFICE

BUILDING

SEC. 1201. There is hereby authorized to be constructed on a site approved by the House Office Building Commission, in accordance with plans to be prepared by or under direction of the Architect of the Capitol and to be submitted to, and approved by, such Commission, an additional fireproof office building for the use of the House of Representatives, including such necessary equipment, such necessary connections with the Capitol Power Plant and other utilities, such necessary access facilities over or under public streets, such other appurtenant or necessary facilities, such changes in the present House Office Buildings and mechanical and other changes necessitated thereby, and such changes in or additions to the present subway systems, as may be approved by such Commission. SEC. 1202. (a) The Architect of the Capitol is authorized to acquire on behalf of the United States by purchase, condemnation, transfer, or otherwise, such publicly or privately owned real property in the District of Columbia (including streets, avenues, roads, highways, alleys, or parts thereof) located south of Independence Avenue in the vicinity of the United States (.'apitol Grounds as may be approved by the House Office Building Commission for the purposes of section 1201 of this chapter or for additions to the United States Capitol (xrounds. Xotwithstanding any other provision of law, any street, avenue, road, highway, alley, or part thereof, acquired pursuant to this subsection shall be closed and vacated by the Connnissioners of the District of Columbia in accordance with any request therefor made by the Architect of the Capitol with the approval of the House Office Building Commission. Square numbered 636 in the District of Columbia (which is now part of the new House of Representatives Office Building site) shall be available for the purposes of this chapter. Any real property owned by the United States and located south of Independence Avenue in the vicinity of the Capitol Grounds shall upon request of the Architect of the Capitol, made with the approval of the House Office Building Commission, be transferred to the jurisdiction and control of the Architect of the Capitol without reimbursement or transfer of funds. At such time or times as may be fixed by ordei- of the House Office Building Commission. (1) any real property acquired under, or made available for the ]iurposes of, this chapter shall become part of the Ignited States Capitol Grounds and subject to the Act entitled ''An Act to define the area of the Ignited States Capitol (xrounds, to regulate the use thereof, and for other purposes", approved July?>1, 1916 (40 T'. S. (\, secs. IQ.^a-lOHm, 212a, and 212b), and (2) the building and all facilities constructed pursuant to section 1201 of this chapter shall become subject to such Act approved July 31, 1046. and to the provisions of law relating to the control, supervision, and care of the House Office Building contained in the Act approved May 4, 1907, as amended (40 U.S.C., sec. 175). (b) Any proceeding for condeuniation brought under subsection (a) shall be conducted in accordance with the Act entitled ''An Act to provide for the acquisition of land in the District of Columbia for the use of the United States", approved March 1, 1929 (16 D. C. Code, secs. 619-644).

Additional House Office B u i l d i n g Act of 1955.

Acquisition of property.

60 Stat. 718.

34 Stat. 1365. C o n d e m n ation proceedings.

45 Stat. 1415.

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