,,ib ,union ,calendar ,no4 #gff #aahth ,,congress #b;d ,session ,h4 ,r4 #caif ,report ,no4 #aah-gda1 ,part ,i ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of ,,representatives ,may #aj1 #bjbc,mr4 ,steil 7for himself and ,mr4 ,morelle7 introduced the following bill2 which was referred to the ,committee on ,house ,administration1 and in addition to the ,committee on ,transportation and ,infrastructure1 for a period to be subsequently determined by the ,speaker1 in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned ,november #ah1 #bjbd,reported from the ,committee on ,house ,administration ,november #ah1 #bjbd,referral to the ,committee on ,transportation and ,infrastructure extended for a period ending not later than ,december #ai1 #bjbd ,december #ai1 #bjbd;,additional sponsors3 ,mr4 ,loudermilk and ,mrs4 ,bice ,december #ai1 #bjbd;,committee on ,transportation and ,infrastructure discharged2 committed to the ,committee of the ,whole ,house on the ,state of the ,union and ordered to be printed ,a ,,bill ,to provide for the appointment of the ,architect of the ,capitol1 and for other purposes4 #a4 ,short ,title ,this ,act may be cited as the ,architect of the ,capitol ,appointment ,act of #bjbc4 #b4 ,appointment and term of service of ,architect of the ,capitol 7a7 ,appointment ,the ,architect of the ,capitol shall be appointed1 without regard to political affiliation and solely on the basis of fitness to perform the duties of the office1 upon a majority vote of a congressional commission 7referred to in this section as the commission7 consisting of the ,speaker of the ,house of ,representatives1 the majority leader of the ,senate1 the minority leaders of the ,house of ,representatives and ,senate1 the chair and ranking minority member of the ,committee on ,appropriations of the ,house of ,representatives1 the chairman and ranking minority member of the ,committee on ,appropriations of the ,senate1 the chair and ranking minority member of the ,committee on ,house ,administration of the ,house of ,representatives1 and the chairman and ranking minority member of the ,committee on ,rules and ,administration of the ,senate4 7b7 ,term of ,service ,the ,architect of the ,capitol shall be appointed for a term of #aj years and1 upon a majority vote of the members of the commission1 may be reappointed for additional #aj-year terms4 7c7 ,removal ,the ,architect of the ,capitol may be removed from office at any time upon a majority vote of the members of the commission4 7d7 ,conforming amendments 7#a7 ,section #cai of the ,legislative ,branch ,appropriations ,act1 #aiij 7#b ,u4,s4,c4 #ahja7 is repealed4 7#b7 ,the matter under the heading ,for the ,capitol3 under the heading ,,department ,,of ,,the ,,interior4 of the ,act of ,february #ad1 #aijb 7#cb ,stat4 #ai1 chapter #ag2 incorporated in #b ,u4,s4,c4 #ahaa7 is amended by striking 1 and he shall be appointed by the ,president4 7e7 ,effective ,date ,this section1 and the amendments made by this section1 shall apply with respect to appointments made on or after the date of enactment of this ,act4 #c4 ,appointment of ,deputy ,architect of the ,capitol2 vacancy in ,architect or ,deputy ,architect ,section #abjc of title ,i of division ,h of the ,consolidated ,appropriations ,resolution1 #bjjc 7#b ,u4,s4,c4 #ahje7 is amended-- 7#a7 in subsection 7a7-- 7,a7 by inserting 7in this section referred to as the ,architect7 after ,the ,architect of the ,capitol2 and 7,b7 by inserting 7in this section referred to as the ,deputy ,architect7 after ,deputy ,architect of the ,capitol2 7#b7 by redesignating subsection 7b7 as subsection 7c72 7#c7 by inserting after subsection 7a7 the following3 7b7 ,deadline ,the ,architect shall appoint a ,deputy ,architect under subsection 7a7 not later than #abj days after-- 7#a7 the date on which the ,architect is appointed under section #b of the ,architect of the ,capitol ,appointment ,act of #bjbc1 if there is no ,deputy ,architect on the date of the appointment2 or 7#b7 the date on which a vacancy arises in the office of the ,deputy ,architect4 2 7#d7 in subsection 7c71 as so redesignated1 by striking of the ,capitol each place it appears2 and 7#e7 by adding at the end the following3 7d7 ,failure ,to appoint ,if the ,architect does not appoint a ,deputy ,architect on or before the applicable date specified in subsection 7b71 the congressional commission described in section #b7;a7 of the ,architect of the ,capitol ,appointment ,act of #bjbc shall appoint the ,deputy ,architect by a majority vote of the members of the commission4 7e7 ,notification ,if the position of ,deputy ,architect becomes vacant1 the ,architect shall immediately notify the members of the congressional commission described in section #b7;a7 of the ,architect of the ,capitol ,appointment ,act of #bjbc4 4 #d4 ,deputy ,architect of the ,capitol to serve as acting in case of absence1 disability1 or vacancy 7a7 ,in general ,the ,deputy ,architect of the ,capitol 7in this section referred to as the ,deputy ,architect7 shall act as ,architect of the ,capitol 7in this section referred to as the ,architect7 if the ,architect is absent or disabled or there is no ,architect4 7b7 ,absence1 disability1 or vacancy in office of ,deputy ,architect ,for purposes of subsection 7a71 if the ,deputy ,architect is also absent or disabled or there is no ,deputy ,architect1 the congressional commission described in section #b7;a7 shall designate1 by a majority vote of the members of the commission1 an individual to serve as acting ,architect until-- 7#a7 the end of the absence or disability of the ,architect or the ,deputy ,architect2 or 7#b7 in the case of vacancies in both positions1 an ,architect has been appointed under section #b7;a7 of this ,act4 7c7 ,authority ,an officer serving as acting ,architect under subsection 7a7 or 7b7 shall perform all the duties and exercise all the authorities of the ,architect1 including the authority to delegate the duties and authorities of the ,architect in accordance with the matter under the heading ,office of the ,architect of the ,capitol under the heading ,architect of the ,capitol of the ,legislative ,appropriation ,act1 #aief 7#b ,u4,s4,c4 #ahjc74 7d7 ,conforming amendment ,the matter under the heading ,salaries under the heading ,office of the ,architect of the ,capitol under the heading ,architect of the ,capitol of the ,legislative ,branch ,appropriation ,act1 #aiga 7#b ,u4,s4,c4 #ahjd7 is amended by striking 3 ,provided1 and all that follows through no ,architect4 ,december #ai1 #bjbd;,committee on ,transportation and ,infrastructure discharged2 committed to the ,committee of the ,whole ,house on the ,state of the ,union and ordered to be printed