40 U.S.C. § 5101 — Definition

Page 148 TITLE 40—PUBLIC BUILDINGS, PROPERTY, AND WORKS § 5101 1 So in original. Probably should be followed by a comma. PART B—UNITED STATES CAPITOL CHAPTER 51—UNITED STATES CAPITOL BUILDINGS AND GROUNDS Sec. 5101. Definition. 5102. Legal description and jurisdiction of United States Capitol Grounds. 5103. Restrictions on public use of United States Capitol Grounds. 5104. Unlawful activities. 5105. Assistance to authorities by Capitol employ- ees. 5106. Suspension of prohibitions. 5107. Concerts on grounds. 5108. Audit of private organizations. 5109. Penalties. § 5101. Definition In this chapter, the term ‘‘Capitol Buildings’’ means the United States Capitol, the Senate and House Office Buildings and garages, the Capitol Power Plant, all buildings on the real property described under section 5102(c) (including the Administrative Building of the United States Botanic Garden) 1 all buildings on the real prop- erty described under section 5102(d), all subways and enclosed passages connecting two or more of those structures, and the real property under- lying and enclosed by any of those structures. (Pub. L. 107–217, Aug. 21, 2002, 116 Stat. 1174; Pub. L. 108–7, div. H, title I, § 1016(a), Feb. 20, 2003, 117 Stat. 364; Pub. L. 110–161, div. H, title I, § 1004(d)(2)(A)(i), Dec. 26, 2007, 121 Stat. 2233; Pub. L. 110–178, § 4(b)(1)(A), Jan. 7, 2008, 121 Stat. 2551; Pub. L. 111–145, § 6(d)(1), Mar. 4, 2010, 124 Stat. 54.) HISTORICAL AND REVISION NOTES Revised Section Source (U.S. Code) Source (Statutes at Large) 5101 ............ 40:193m(1). July 31, 1946, ch. 707, § 16(a)(1), 60 Stat. 721; Pub. L. 90–108, § 1(d), Oct. 20, 1967, 81 Stat. 277. Editorial Notes AMENDMENTS 2010—Pub. L. 111–145 repealed Pub. L. 110–161, § 1004(d)(2)(A)(i). See 2007 Amendment note below. 2008—Pub. L. 110–178 inserted ‘‘all buildings on the real property described under section 5102(d)’’ after ‘‘(including the Administrative Building of the United States Botanic Garden)’’. 2007—Pub. L. 110–161, § 1004(d)(2)(A)(i), which made an amendment identical to that made by Pub. L. 110–178, was repealed by Pub. L. 111–145. See Effective Date of 2010 Amendment note below. 2003—Pub. L. 108–7 inserted ‘‘all buildings on the real property described under section 5102(c) (including the Administrative Building of the United States Botanic Garden),’’ after ‘‘Capitol Power Plant,’’. Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries EFFECTIVE DATE OF 2010 AMENDMENT Repeal of section 1004 of Pub. L. 110–161 by Pub. L. 111–145 effective as if included in the enactment of Pub. L. 110–161 and provisions amended by section 1004 of Pub. L. 110–161 to be restored as if such section had not been enacted, and repeal to have no effect on the enact- ment or implementation of any provision of Pub. L. 110–178, see section 6(d) of Pub. L. 111–145, set out as a note under section 1901 of Title 2, The Congress. EFFECTIVE DATE OF 2008 AMENDMENT Amendment by Pub. L. 110–178 effective Oct. 1, 2009, see section 4(d) of Pub. L. 110–178, set out as an Effec- tive Date of Repeal note under section 167 of Title 2, The Congress. EFFECTIVE DATE OF 2007 AMENDMENT Amendment by Pub. L. 110–161 effective Oct. 1, 2009, see section 1004(d)(4) of Pub. L. 110–161, set out as an Ef- fective Date of Repeal note under section 167 of Title 2, The Congress. EFFECTIVE DATE OF 2003 AMENDMENT Amendment by Pub. L. 108–7 applicable to fiscal year 2003 and each fiscal year thereafter, see section 1016(d) of Pub. L. 108–7, set out as a note under section 1961 of Title 2, The Congress. DESIGNATION OF DAVID R. OBEY HEARING ROOM Pub. L. 117–103, div. I, title I, § 115, Mar. 15, 2022, 136 Stat. 511, provided that: ‘‘Hereafter, the hearing room of the Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies of the Com- mittee on Appropriations of the House of Representa- tives (room 2358–C of the Rayburn House Office Build- ing) shall be known and designated as the ‘David R. Obey Room’.’’ DESIGNATING SMALL HOUSE ROTUNDA AS ‘‘FREEDOM FOYER’’ Pub. L. 114–74, title XII, § 1201, Nov. 2, 2015, 129 Stat. 639, provided that: ‘‘The first floor of the area of the House of Representatives wing of the United States Capitol known as the small House rotunda is des- ignated the ‘Freedom Foyer’.’’ DESIGNATION OF GREAT HALL OF THE CAPITOL VISITOR CENTER AS ‘‘EMANCIPATION HALL’’ Pub. L. 110–139, § 1, Dec. 18, 2007, 121 Stat. 1491, pro- vided that: ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The great hall of the Capitol Vis- itor Center shall be known and designated as ‘Emanci- pation Hall’, and any reference to the great hall in any law, rule, or regulation shall be deemed to be a ref- erence to Emancipation Hall. ‘‘(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—This section shall apply on and after the date of the enactment of this Act [Dec. 18, 2007].’’ § 5102. Legal description and jurisdiction of United States Capitol Grounds (a) LEGAL DESCRIPTION.—The United States Capitol Grounds comprises all squares, reserva- tions, streets, roadways, walks, and other areas as defined on a map entitled ‘‘Map showing areas comprising United States Capitol Grounds’’, dated June 25, 1946, approved by the Architect of the Capitol, and recorded in the Of- fice of the Surveyor of the District of Columbia in book 127, page 8, including all additions added by law after June 25, 1946. (b) JURISDICTION.— (1) ARCHITECT OF THE CAPITOL.—The jurisdic- tion and control over the Grounds, vested prior to July 31, 1946, by law in the Architect, is extended to the entire area of the Grounds. Except as provided in paragraph (2), the Archi- tect is responsible for the maintenance and improvement of the Grounds, including those streets and roadways in the Grounds as shown