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Title 2 — The Congress

Chapter 31 — Capitol Visitor Center

§ 2215. Gift Shop

Statutory text

(a)

Establishment

The Architect of the Capitol, acting through the Chief Executive Officer, shall establish a Capitol Visitor Center Gift Shop within the Capitol Visitor Center for the purpose of providing for the sale of gift items. All moneys received from sales and other services by the Capitol Visitor Center Gift Shop shall be deposited in the Capitol Visitor Center Revolving Fund established under section 2231 of this title and shall be available for purposes of this section.

(b)

Exception to prohibition of sale or solicitation on Capitol grounds

Section 5104(c) of title 40 shall not apply to any activity carried out under this section.

Legislative history

Reconstructed from this section’s Code source credit and amendment notes, resolved against the local Statutes at Large. Editorial notes are evidence, not the law that made the change.

  1. Capitol Visitor Center Act of 2008

    Pub. L. 110–437 title II § 205 · 122 Stat. 4983

    Enacted · 2 U.S.C. § 2215

    (Pub. L. 110–437, title II, § 205, Oct. 20, 2008, 122 Stat. 4988.)

    Source evidence

    Code source credit
    (Pub. L. 110–437, title II, § 205, Oct. 20, 2008, 122 Stat. 4988.)

    Enacted provision · exact public law section
    SEC. 205. GIFT SHOP. (a) Establishment.— The Architect of the Capitol, acting through the Chief Executive Officer, shall establish a Capitol Visitor Center Gift Shop within the Capitol Visitor Center for the purpose of providing for the sale of gift items. All moneys received from sales and other services by the Capitol Visitor Center Gift Shop shall be deposited in the Capitol Visitor Center Revolving Fund established under section 301 and shall be available for purposes of this section. (b) Exception to Prohibition of Sale or Solicitation on Capitol Grounds.— Section 5104(c) of title 40, United States Code, shall not apply to any activity carried out under this section.

1 of 1 references resolved to an enrolled provision

Credits

(Pub. L. 110–437, title II, § 205, , 122 Stat. 4988.)

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