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The '''Architect of the Capitol''' is the [[Federal government of the United States|federal]] [[Government agency|agency]] responsible for the maintenance, operation, development, and preservation of the [[United States Capitol Complex]]. It is an agency of the [[Federal government of the United States#Legislative branch|legislative branch of the federal government]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.aoc.gov/doing-business-aoc/overview|title=Overview of Doing Business with AOC|access-date=April 4, 2014}}</ref> and is accountable to the [[United States Congress]] and the [[Supreme Court of the United States|Supreme Court]].<ref name="autogenerated1" /> Both the agency and the head of the agency are called "Architect of the Capitol". The head of the agency is appointed by a vote of a congressional commission for a ten-year term.<ref>{{Cite news |last= |
The '''Architect of the Capitol''' ('''AOC''') is the [[Federal government of the United States|federal]] [[Government agency|agency]] responsible for the maintenance, operation, development, and preservation of the [[United States Capitol Complex]]. It is an agency of the [[Federal government of the United States#Legislative branch|legislative branch of the federal government]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.aoc.gov/doing-business-aoc/overview|title=Overview of Doing Business with AOC|access-date=April 4, 2014}}</ref> and is accountable to the [[United States Congress]] and the [[Supreme Court of the United States|Supreme Court]].<ref name="autogenerated1" /> Both the agency and the head of the agency are called "Architect of the Capitol". The head of the agency is appointed by a vote of a congressional commission for a ten-year term.<ref>{{Cite news |last=TULLY-MCMANUS |first=Katherine |date=12/14/2023 |title=Congress claws back hiring and firing power for the Capitol building’s top manager |url=https://www.politico.com/live-updates/2023/12/14/congress/control-of-the-capitol-architect-ndaa-00131625 |work=Politico}}</ref><ref>H.R. 2670 (118th Congress, PL118-31), SEC. 5702 of the Architect of the Capitol Appointment Act of 2024, FY24NDAA.</ref> Prior to 2024, the [[president of the United States]] appointed the Architect upon confirmation vote by the [[United States Senate]],<ref>{{Cite web |title=2 U.S. Code § 1801 - Appointment |url=https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/2/1801 |access-date=2023-02-13 |website=LII / Legal Information Institute |language=en}}</ref> and was accountable to the president.<ref name=":0" /> |
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|Terminated by President Joe Biden following an inspector general's report found that he engaged in "administrative, ethical and policy violations"<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=Biden dismisses scandal-plagued Capitol manager |url=https://www.politico.com/news/2023/02/13/biden-dismisses-brett-blanton-capitol-manager-00082600 |access-date=2023-02-13 |website= |
|Terminated by President Joe Biden following an inspector general's report found that he engaged in "administrative, ethical and policy violations"<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=Biden dismisses scandal-plagued Capitol manager |url=https://www.politico.com/news/2023/02/13/biden-dismisses-brett-blanton-capitol-manager-00082600 |access-date=2023-02-13 |website=POLITICO |date=February 13, 2023 |language=en}}</ref> |
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