ARCHITECT OF THE CAPITOL

ARCHITECT OF THE CAPITOL Capitol Buildings and Grounds For additional amounts in the following appropriation accounts: Capitol Buildings, $3,200, Senate Office Buildings, $3,600, House Office Buildings, $6,600: Provided, That notwithstanding any other provision of law, effective on the first day of the first applicable pay period which begins on or after the date of enactment of this Act, the positions of registered nurses compensated under the foregoing appropriations shall be allocated by the Architect of the Capitol to grade 10 of the General Schedule and compensated initially at the same steps in such grade, currently in effect for their present grades, so long as such positions are held by the present incumbents. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, effective January 1, 1975, none of the funds appropriated to the Architect of the Capitol shall thereafter be available for any nursing position unless the position is occupied by a Registered Nurse: Provided, That such provision shall not be applicable to the present incumbents of such positions. construction of an extension to the new senate office building For an additional amount for “Construction of an Extension to the New Senate Office Building”, $16,322,000, to remain available until expended. Administrative Provision Hereafter, with the approval of the Joint Committee on the Library, the Architect of the Capitol may utilize personnel paid from appropriations under his control for performance of administrative and clerical duties in connection with the maintenance and operation of the United States Botanic Garden, to such extent as he may deem feasible.