DEPUTY ARCHITECT OF THE CAPITOL TO SERVE AS ACTING IN CASE OF ABSENCE, DISABILITY, OR VACANCY.

SEC. 5704. [2 U.S.C. 1805a] DEPUTY ARCHITECT OF THE CAPITOL TO SERVE AS ACTING IN CASE OF ABSENCE, DISABILITY, OR VACANCY. (a) In General.—The Deputy Architect of the Capitol (in this section referred to as the “Deputy Architect”) shall act as Architect of the Capitol (in this section referred to as the “Architect”) if the Architect is absent or disabled or there is no Architect. (b) Absence, Disability, or Vacancy in Office of Deputy Architect.—For purposes of subsection (a), if the Deputy Architect is also absent or disabled or there is no Deputy Architect, the congressional commission described in section 5702(a) shall designate, by a majority vote of the members of the commission, an individual to serve as acting Architect until— (1) the end of the absence or disability of the Architect or the Deputy Architect; or (2) in the case of vacancies in both positions, an Architect has been appointed under section 5702(a). (c) Authority.—An officer serving as acting Architect under subsection (a) or (b) shall perform all the duties and exercise all the authorities of the Architect, 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 Act, 1956 (2 U.S.C. 1803). (d) 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 Act, 1971 (2 U.S.C. 1804) is amended by striking “: Provided,” and all that follows through “no Architect”.