§ 51. — Monuments to deceased Senators or House Members.
[Laws in effect as of January 24, 2002]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 24, 2002 and December 19, 2002]
[CITE: 2USC51]
TITLE 2--THE CONGRESS
CHAPTER 3--COMPENSATION AND ALLOWANCES OF MEMBERS
Sec. 51. Monuments to deceased Senators or House Members
Whenever any deceased Senator or Member of the House of
Representatives shall be actually interred in the Congressional
Cemetery, so-called, it shall be the duty of the Sergeant at Arms of the
Senate, in the case of a Senator, and of the Sergeant at Arms of the
House of Representatives, in the case of a Member of the House, to have
a monument erected, of granite, with suitable inscriptions, and the cost
of the same shall be a charge upon and paid out either from the
contingent funds of the Senate or of the House of Representatives, to
whichever the deceased may have belonged, and any existing omissions of
monuments or inscriptions, as aforesaid, are directed and authorized to
be supplied in like manner.
(May 23, 1876, ch. 103, 19 Stat. 54.)
National Trust Endowment for Care and Maintenance of Congressional
Cemetery
Pub. L. 105-275, title II, Sec. 209, Oct. 21, 1998, 112 Stat. 2448,
provided that:
``(a) Grant for Care and Maintenance of Congressional Cemetery.--In
order to assist in the perpetual care and maintenance of the historic
Congressional Cemetery, the Architect of the Capitol shall make a grant
to the National Trust for Historic Preservation (hereafter in this
section referred to as the `National Trust') in accordance with an
agreement entered into by the Architect of the Capitol with the National
Trust and the Association for the Preservation of Historic Congressional
Cemetery (hereafter in this section referred to as the `Association')
which contains the terms and conditions described in subsection (b) and
such other provisions as the Architect may deem necessary or desirable
for the implementation of this section or for the protection of the
interests of the Federal Government.
``(b) Terms and Conditions of Agreement.--The terms and conditions
described in this subsection are as follows:
``(1) Upon receipt of the amounts provided under the grant made
under subsection (a), the National Trust shall deposit the amounts
in a permanently restricted account in its endowment and shall
administer, invest, and manage such grant funds in the same manner
as other National Trust endowment funds.
``(2) The National Trust shall make distributions to the
Association from the amounts deposited in the endowment pursuant to
paragraph (1), in accordance with its regularly established spending
rate, for the care and maintenance of the Cemetery (other than the
cost of personnel), except that the National Trust may only make
such distributions incrementally and proportionately upon receipt by
the National Trust of contributions from the Association which
incrementally match the amounts provided under the grant made under
subsection (a) and which are to be added to the permanently
restricted account described in paragraph (1).
``(3) The Association shall use such distributions from the
endowment and the match for the care and maintenance of
Congressional Cemetery, except that the Association may not use such
distributions for nonroutine restoration or capital projects.
``(4) The Association, or any successor thereto, shall maintain
adequate records and accounts of all financial transactions and
operations carried out with such distributions, and such records
shall be available at all times for audit and investigation by the
Architect of the Capitol and the Comptroller General.
``(c) No Title in United States.--Nothing in this section shall be
construed to vest title to the Congressional Cemetery in the United
States.''
Congressional Cemetery; Restoration and Preservation; Grants to the
Association for the Preservation of Historic Congressional Cemetery
Pub. L. 97-245, Aug. 26, 1982, 96 Stat. 313, provided: ``That the
Congress finds and declares that--
``(1) sections of the Congressional Cemetery in the District of
Columbia are of national historic significance, including those
areas in which John Philip Sousa, Matthew Brady, J. Edgar Hoover,
several former Members of the United States Senate and House of
Representatives, and many other persons of historical importance and
interest are buried; and
``(2) the physical condition of these areas and related portions
of the cemetery has deteriorated to the extent that restoration is
necessary to protect and preserve the historical values of these
areas.
``Sec. 2. In order to assist in the restoration and preservation of
the historic values of the Congressional Cemetery, the Architect of the
Capitol is authorized and directed to make grants to the Association for
the Preservation of Historic Congressional Cemetery, Washington,
District of Columbia, to be used for a program of restoration and
preservation (but not routine maintenance) of the cemetery to be carried
out under terms and conditions to be prescribed by the Architect of the
Capitol. The Association shall maintain adequate records and accounts of
all financial transactions and operations carried out under such
program, and such records shall be available at all times for audit and
investigation by the Architect or the Comptroller General of the United
States. Nothing in this Act [this note] shall be construed to vest title
to the Congressional Cemetery in the United States.
``Sec. 3. There is authorized to be appropriated $300,000 for grants
to be made under section 2 of this Act, such sums to remain available
until expended.
``Sec. 4. No authority under this Act [this note] to make payments
shall be effective except to the extent and in such amounts as provided
in advance in appropriations Acts.''