Title 40 — Public Buildings, Property, and Works
Part B · Chapter 51 — United States Capitol Buildings and Grounds
§ 5101. Definition
Statutory text
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 property described under section 5102(d), all subways and enclosed passages connecting two or more of those structures, and the real property underlying and enclosed by any of those structures.
Footnotes
- 1 So in original. Probably should be followed by a comma.
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.
Pub. L. 107–217 · 116 Stat. 1062
Enacted · 40 U.S.C. § 5101
Pub. L. 107–217, Aug. 21, 2002, 116 Stat. 1174
Source evidence
Code source credit
Pub. L. 107–217, Aug. 21, 2002, 116 Stat. 1174Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 2003
Pub. L. 108–7 div. H title I § 1016(a) · 117 Stat. 11
Inserted · 40 U.S.C. § 5101
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,”
Source evidence
Code amendment note
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,”.Enacted provision · exact public law section
(a) Buildings.— Section 5101 of title 40, United States Code, is amended by inserting “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,”.U.S. Capitol Police and Library of Congress Police Merger Implementation Act of 2007
Pub. L. 110–161 § 1004(d)(2)(A)(i) · 121 Stat. 1844
Repealed · 40 U.S.C. § 5101
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 L. 110–178, was repealed by Pub.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
Source evidence
Code amendment note
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 L. 110–178, was repealed by Pub.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.Enacted provision · exact public law section
(i) Capitol buildings.— Section 5101 of title 40, United States Code, is amended by inserting “all buildings on the real property described under section 5102(d)” after “(including the Administrative Building of the United States Botanic Garden)”.Effective date note
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 enactment 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.U.S. Capitol Police and Library of Congress Police Merger Implementation Act of 2007
Pub. L. 110–178 § 4(b)(1)(A) · 121 Stat. 2546
Inserted · 40 U.S.C. § 5101
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)”
Source evidence
Code amendment note
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)”.Enacted provision · exact public law section
(A) Capitol buildings.— Section 5101 of title 40, United States Code, is amended by inserting “all buildings on the real property described under section 5102(d)” after “(including the Administrative Building of the United States Botanic Garden)”.Effective date note
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 enactment 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.United States Capitol Police Administrative Technical Corrections Act of 2009
Pub. L. 111–145 § 6(d)(1) · 124 Stat. 49
Repealed · 40 U.S.C. § 5101
Pub. L. 111–145 repealed Pub. L. 110–161, § 1004(d)(2)(A)(i). See 2007 Amendment note below
Source evidence
Code amendment note
Pub. L. 111–145 repealed Pub. L. 110–161, § 1004(d)(2)(A)(i). See 2007 Amendment note below.Enacted provision · exact public law section
(1) Repeal of duplicate provisions.— Effective as if included in the enactment of the Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 2008 (Public Law 110–161), section 1004 of such Act is repealed, and any provision of law amended or repealed by such section is restored or revived to read as if such section had not been enacted into law.Effective date note
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 enactment 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.
4 of 5 references resolved to an enrolled provision · 1 partial
Notes
historicalAndRevision
| Historical and Revision Notes | ||
|---|---|---|
| RevisedSection | 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
Amendments2003–2010 · 4 rounds
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 enactment 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 , see section 4(d) of Pub. L. 110–178, set out as an Effective Date of Repeal note under section 167 of Title 2, The Congress.
Effective Date of 2007 Amendment
Amendment by Pub. L. 110–161 effective , see section 1004(d)(4) of Pub. L. 110–161, set out as an Effective 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, , 136 Stat. 511, provided that: “Hereafter, the hearing room of the Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies of the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives (room 2358–C of the Rayburn House Office Building) 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, , 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 designated the ‘Freedom Foyer’.”
Designation of Great Hall of the Capitol Visitor Center as “Emancipation Hall”
Pub. L. 110–139, § 1, , 121 Stat. 1491, provided that:
“(a) In General.—
The great hall of the Capitol Visitor Center shall be known and designated as ‘Emancipation Hall’, and any reference to the great hall in any law, rule, or regulation shall be deemed to be a reference to Emancipation Hall.
“(b) Effective Date.—
This section shall apply on and after the date of the enactment of this Act [].”