2 USC § 1816b - Architect of the Capitol, authority for personal services contracts with legal entities

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# § 1816b. Architect of the Capitol, authority for personal services contracts with legal entities

section 6101 of title 41

Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Architect of the Capitol is authorized to contract for personal services with any firm, partnership, corporation, association, or other legal entity in the same manner as he is authorized to contract for personal services with individuals under the provisions of .

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**Source Credit**: (Pub. L. 96–558, Dec. 19, 1980, 94 Stat. 3263.)

## Editorial Notes

### Codification

In text, “” substituted for “section 3709 of the Revised Statutes of the United States ()” on authority of , , , which Act enacted Title 41, Public Contracts.

Section was classified to section 6a–2 of former Title 41, prior to the enactment of Title 41, Public Contracts, by , , .

## Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

### Authorizing Payments Under Service Contracts During the Coronavirus Emergency

> **“(a)** **Authorizing Payments.—** Notwithstanding section 3324(a) of title 31, United States Code, or any other provision of law and subject to subsection (b), if the employees of a contractor with a service contract with the Architect of the Capitol are furloughed or otherwise unable to work during closures, stop work orders, or reductions in service arising from or related to the impacts of coronavirus, the Architect of the Capitol may continue to make the payments provided for under the contract for the weekly salaries and benefits of such employees until the termination of the public health emergency declared pursuant to section 319 of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 247d) resulting from the COVID–19 pandemic.
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> **“(b)** **Availability of Appropriations.—** The authority of the Architect of the Capitol to make payments under the authority of subsection (a) is subject to the availability of appropriations to make such payments.
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> **“(c)** **Regulations.—** The Architect of the Capitol shall promulgate such regulations as may be necessary to carry out this section.”

, , , as amended by , , , provided that:

[For definition of “coronavirus” as used in , set out above, see , set out as a note under .]