United States Botanic Garden

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LEGISLATIVE BRANCH 45

Director, U.S. Botanic Garden HOLLY H. SHIMIZU

Director of Utilities, U.S. Capitol Power Plant CHRISTOPHER POTTER, Acting

The Architect of the Capitol maintains the U.S. Capitol and the buildings and grounds

of the Capitol complex.

In addition to the Capitol, the Architect

is responsible for the upkeep of all of

the congressional off‌ice buildings, the

Library of Congress buildings, the U.S.

Supreme Court building, the Thurgood

Marshall Federal Judiciary Building, the

Capitol Power Plant, the Capitol Police

headquarters, and the Robert A. Taft

Memorial. The Architect performs his

duties in connection with the Senate

side of the Capitol and the Senate off‌ice

buildings subject to the approval of

the Senate Committee on Rules and

Administration. In matters of general

policy in connection with the House

off‌ice buildings, his activities are subject

to the approval and direction of the

House Off‌ice Building Commission.

The Architect is under the direction of

the Speaker in matters concerning the

House side of the Capitol. He is subject

to the oversight of the Committee on

House Administration with respect to

many administrative matters affecting

operations on the House side of the

Capitol complex. In addition, the

Architect of the Capitol serves as the

Acting Director of the U.S. Botanic

Garden under the Joint Committee on the

Library.

The position of Architect of the Capitol

was historically f‌illed by Presidential

appointment for an indef‌inite term.

Legislation enacted in 1989 provides that

the Architect is to be appointed for a term

of 10 years by the President, with the

advice and consent of the Senate, from

a list of three candidates recommended

by a congressional commission. Upon

conf‌irmation by the Senate, the Architect

becomes an off‌icial of the legislative

branch as an off‌icer of Congress. He

is eligible for reappointment after

completion of his term.

Projects carried out by the Architect

of the Capitol include operating the

Capitol Visitor Center; conservation

of murals and decorative paintings in

the Capitol; improvement of speech-

reinforcement, electrical, and f‌ire-

protection systems in the Capitol and

congressional off‌ice buildings; work on

security improvements within the Capitol

complex; renovation, restoration, and

modif‌ication of the interiors and exteriors

of the Thomas Jefferson and John Adams

Buildings of the Library of Congress and

provision of off-site book storage facilities

for the Library; and facility management

of the Thurgood Marshall Federal

Judiciary Building.

For further information, contact the Off‌ice of the Architect of the Capitol, U.S. Capitol Building, Washington,

DC 20515. Phone, 202–228–1793. Internet, http://www.aoc.gov.

UNITED STATES BOTANIC GARDEN

Off‌ice of Executive Director, 245 First Street SW.,Washington, DC 20024

Phone, 202–225–6670. Internet, http://www.usbg.gov.

Conservatory, 100 Maryland Avenue SW.,Washington, DC 20001

Phone, 202–226–8333.

Production Facility, 4700 Shepherd Parkway SW.,Washington, DC 20032

Phone, 202–226–4780.

Director (Architect of the Capitol) STEPHEN T. AYERS, Acting

Executive Director HOLLY H. SHIMIZU