4 USC § 71 - Permanent seat of Government

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title: "4 USC § 71 - Permanent seat of Government"
title_number: 4
title_name: "FLAG AND SEAL, SEAT OF GOVERNMENT, AND THE STATES"
section_number: "71"
section_name: "Permanent seat of Government"
chapter_number: 3
chapter_name: "SEAT OF THE GOVERNMENT"
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currency: "119-84"
last_updated: "2025-03-03"
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source_credit: "(July 30, 1947, ch. 389, 61 Stat. 643.)"
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# § 71. Permanent seat of Government

All that part of the territory of the United States included within the present limits of the District of Columbia shall be the permanent seat of government of the United States.

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**Source Credit**: (July 30, 1947, ch. 389, 61 Stat. 643.)