; or (2) the date on which a vacancy arises in the office of the Deputy Architect. ; (4) in subsection (c), as so redesignated, by striking of the Capitol each place it appears; and (5) by adding at the end the following: (d) Failure to appoint If the Architect does not appoint a Deputy Architect on or before the applicable date specified in subsection (b), the congressional commission described in section 5702(a) of the Architect of the Capitol Appointment Act of 2023 shall appoint the Deputy Architect by a majority vote of the members of the commission. (e) Notification If the position of Deputy Architect becomes vacant, the Architect shall immediately notify the members of the congressional commission described in section 5702(a) of the Architect of the Capitol Appointment Act of 2023. . 5704. Deputy Architect of the Capitol to serve as acting in case of absence, disability, or vacancy (a) In general The Deputy Architect of the Capitol (in this section referred to as the Deputy Architect ) shall act as Architect of the Capitol (in this section referred to as the Architect ) if the Architect is absent or disabled or there is no Architect. (b) Absence, disability, or vacancy in office of deputy architect For purposes of subsection (a), if the Deputy Architect is also absent or disabled or there is no Deputy Architect, the congressional commission described in section 5702(a) shall designate, by a majority vote of the members of the commission, an individual to serve as acting Architect until— (1) the end of the absence or disability of the Architect or the Deputy Architect