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"(1) Authority described.—The Architect of the Capitol is authorized to enter into leases and other agreements with departments and agencies of the Federal Government for the use of the building described in subsection (e) (or portions thereof), subject to the approval of the House Office Building Commission.

"(2) Collection of Payments.—Pursuant to a lease or other agreement entered into between the Architect of the Capitol and a department or agency of the Federal Government under the authority described in paragraph (1), the Architect of the Capitol is authorized to collect payments from such department or agency and such department or agency is authorized to make payments to the Architect of the Capitol, including payments of commercially-equivalent rent.

"(3) Treatment of payments.—Any payments received by the Architect of the Capitol pursuant to any lease or other agreement entered into under this subsection shall be deposited to the appropriation available to the Architect of the Capitol from the House Office Buildings Fund established under subsection (d) and shall be subject to future appropriation.

"(d) House Office Buildings Fund.—

"(1) Establishment.—There is established in the Treasury of the United States a fund to be known as the 'House Office Buildings Fund' (hereafter in this section referred to as the 'Fund').

"(2) Contents of fund.—The Fund shall consist of the following amounts:

"(A) Amounts transferred by the Architect of the Capitol under paragraph (3) of subsection (c).

"(B) Interest earned on the balance of the Fund.

"(C) Such other amounts as may be appropriated by law.

"(3) Use of fund.—Amounts in the Fund shall be available to the Architect of the Capitol for the maintenance, care, and operation of the House office buildings, and may be used to reimburse the United States Capitol Police, the House of Representatives, or any other office of the legislative branch which provides goods or services for the maintenance, care, and operation of the building and grounds described in subsection (e), in such amounts as may be appropriated under law.

(4) Notification to committee on appropriations.— Upon making any obligation or expenditure of any amount in the Fund, the Architect of the Capitol shall notify the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives of the amount and purpose of the obligation or expenditure.

"(5) Continuing availability of funds.—Amounts in the Fund are available without regard to fiscal year limitation.

"(e) Description of Building and Grounds.—

(1) Description.—The building and grounds described in this subsection is the Federal building located in the District of Columbia which is commonly known as the 'Thomas P. O'Neill Jr. Federal Building', and which is more particularly described as follows: Square 579, Lot 827, at 200 C Street Southwest, bounded by C Street Southwest on the north, by 2nd Street Southwest on the east, by D Street Southwest on the south, and by 8rd Street Southwest on the west, and by all that area contiguous to and surrounding Square 579