SEVENTIETH CONGRESS . SEss. II. Cns. 51, 52 . 1929 . CHAP. 51.-An Act To authorize an appropriation for completing the new cadet mess hall, United States Military Academy . Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States o f America in Congress assembled, That there is hereby authorized to be appropriated, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, the sum of not more than $297 .540 for completing the construction of the new cadet mess hall, cadet store, dormitories, and drawing academy at the United States Military Academy . Approved, January 9, 1929 . 1071 January 9, 1929 . [H. R. 14813.] [Public, No . 647.] Military Academy . Su m au thori zed for r,nw cadet mess hall, etc . Post, p . 1368. Ante, p . 748. January 10, 1929 . CHAP. 52.-An Act To provide for the acquisition of a site and the con- [13 . R . 12897 .) struction thereon of a fireproof office building or buildings for the House of Represen tatives . Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States o f America in Congress assembled, That there is In . "Ouse Ouse Of fice Build- hereby authorized to be appropriated the sum of $900,000, or so Sum autho rized for acq uiri ng d esign ated much thereof as may be necessary, for the acquisition of a site squares . embracing one or more of the squares bounded by B Street southeast and B Street southwest, C Street southeast and C Street southwest, New Jersey Avenue southeast, and Delaware Avenue southwest, as Post, p.1612. the commission in control of the House Office Building shall de termi ne . Upon the acquisition of such land, buildings, and structures, all bec ome of IIpo pa rt of new of the land, buildings, and structures contained in square numbered House of Rep res en ts . 689 and square numbered 636 in the District of Columbia, as such s e s office Buildin g squares appear on the records in the office of the surveyor of the District of Columbia as of the date of the passage of this Act, shall become a part of the New House of Representatives Office Su bj ect to House Building site and be under the control of the Architect of the Cap- Offic e Buildin g Co m- itol, subject to the direction and supervision of the House Office """- Building Commission . SEC . 2 . There is hereby authorized to be appropriated the sum of $7,500,000, or so much thereof as may be necessary, for the construc- tion, on the site selected, of a fireproof office building or buildings for the House of Representatives, to include necessary office rooms for Members, including committee rooms, folding rooms, and such other rooms as may be necessary and proper . Such building or Plans adopted. buildings shall be constructed substantially in accordance with plans prepared under the direction of the Architect of the Capitol in accordance with the provisions of an Act of Congress approved March 4, 1925, with such modifications as may be necessary or advan- tageous . For any part or all of the sum authorized to be appro- priated by this section, contracts are authorized to be entered into . The construction of such building or buildings and the letting of contracts, including the necessary traveling expenses, advertising, purchase of material, supplies, equipment, and accessories in the open market, and the employment of all necessary skilled architec- tural and engineering personnel and other services, without refer- ence to section 35 of the Act approved June 25, 1910, and purchase of necessary technical and other books, shall be under the control of the Architect of the Capitol, subject to the direction and super ; vision of the commission in control of the House Office Building . SEC . 3. The commission in control of the House Office Building shall, within thirty days after the date of the enactment of this Act, determine which part or parts of the area described in section 1 shall be acquired and used for a site for the building or buildings [Publ ic, No. 6 48 .] Sum authorized for const ruction of b uild ing, etc., on site . Vol.43,p. 1295. Contractsauthorized . Outside professional services . Vol. 36, p. 699. Determination by commission of area to be acquired.
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