31 U.S.C. § 781: Authority over the General Accounting Office Building

The Comptroller General shall have exclusive custody and control over the building located at 441 G Street, N.W., in the District of Columbia, that is generally known as the General Accounting Office Building, 1 including operation, maintenance, protection, alteration, repair, and assignment of space therein. Such custody and control shall also extend to any machinery, equipment, spare parts and tools located in and usable for the operation and maintenance of the General Accounting Office Building. 1 See Change of Name note below. 1 For the purposes of securing approval of any prospectus detailing proposed alterations of the General Accounting Office Building, 1 as required by section 3307 of title 40 , the Comptroller General shall perform the functions assigned to the Administrator of General Services by that section. Upon request of the Comptroller General, the Administrator of General Services shall provide, to the extent resources are available, any necessary services for the protection of the property and persons in the General Accounting Office Building, 1 including the provision of special police, responding to and investigating incidents, and the monitoring of the perimeter security system. Such services may be provided with or without reimbursement as the Comptroller General and the Administrator may agree. The Comptroller General is authorized to enter into agreements or contracts to acquire property or services on such terms and conditions and in such a manner as he deems necessary and without regard to section 6101(b) to (d) of title 41; except that the Comptroller General may not acquire real property unless specifically authorized by law. In exercising the authority granted by this section, the Comptroller General shall obtain full and open competition in accordance with the principles and purposes of the Competition in Contracting Act of 1984. To the extent that funds are otherwise available for obligation, agreements or contracts for utility services may be made for periods not exceeding 10 years. The Comptroller General may make advance, progress, and other payments which relate to agreements or contracts entered into under authority of this section, without regard to the provisions of section 3324(a) and (b) of this title. During the period beginning on the date of enactment of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 [ Dec. 27, 2020 ] and ending on the termination date of the public health emergency declared pursuant to section 319 of the Public Health Service Act ( 42 U.S.C. 247d ) resulting from the COVID–19 pandemic, the Government Accountability Office shall reimburse the Tiny Findings Child Development Center for expenses, due to measures taken in the Capitol complex to combat coronavirus, as calculated under subsection (b) and from amounts in the appropriations account ‘Government Accountability Office—Salaries and Expenses’. the amount of the operating costs (including payroll, general, and administrative expenses) of the Center for such month; or $162,500; and the amount of tuition payments collected by the Center for such month.”