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130 STAT. 1012
PUBLIC LAW 114–254—DEC. 10, 2016
130 STAT. 1012

of such section 221 shall apply to amounts transferred under this section.

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"Sec. 172. The fifth proviso under the heading 'Social Security Administration—Limitation on Administrative Expenses' in division H of Public Law 114-113 shall be applied during the period covered by this Act by substituting 'shall be used for activities to address the hearing backlog within the Office of Disability Adjudication and Review' for 'shall be for necessary expenses for the renovation and modernization of the Arthur J. Altmeyer Building'.

Extension."Sec. 173. Activities authorized under part A of title IV and section 1108(b) of the Social Security Act (except for activities authorized in section 403(b)) shall continue through the date specified in section 106(3) of this Act in the manner authorized for fiscal year 2016, and out of any money in the Treasury of the United States not otherwise appropriated, there are hereby appropriated such sums as may be necessary for such purpose.

"Sec. 174. The Secretary of Health and Human Services may use discretionary amounts appropriated in this Act for the Department of Health and Human Services to carry out. section 399V—6 of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 280g-17).

2 USC 4501 note."Sec. 175. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, no adjustment shall be made under section 601(a) of the Legislative Reorganization Act of 1946 (2 U.S.C. 4501) (relating to cost of living adjustments for Members of Congress) during fiscal year

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"Sec. 176. Transfer of O'Neill Building to House of Representatives.—(a) Transfer.—Effective upon the expiration of the 180-day period that begins on the date of the enactment of this section—

"(1) the building described in subsection (e) shall become an office building of the House of Representatives;
"(2) the Administrator of General Services shall transfer custody, control, and administrative jurisdiction over the building to the Architect of the Capitol; and
"(3) the Architect of the Capitol shall exercise custody, control, and administrative jurisdiction over the building subject to the direction of the House Office Building Commission.

"(b) Treatment as House Office Building and Part of Capitol Grounds.—Upon the transfer of custody, control, and administrative jurisdiction under subsection (a), the building and grounds described in subsection (e) shall be treated as a House Office Building and as part of the United States Capitol Grounds for purposes of all laws, rules, and regulations applicable to the House Office Buildings and the Capitol Grounds, including—

"(1) chapter 51 of title 40, United States Code (relating to the administration of the United States Capitol Buildings and Grounds); and
(2) section 9 of the Act entitled 'An Act to define the area of the United States Capitol Grounds, to regulate the use thereof, and for other purposes', approved July 31, 1946 (2 U.S.C. 1961) (relating to the authority of the United States Capitol Police to police the United States Capitol Buildings and Grounds).

"(c) Authority of Architect of the Capitol to Enter Into Leases and Other Agreements With Federal Departments and Agencies for Use of Building.—