40 USC § 8108 - Use of public buildings for public ceremonies

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title: "40 USC § 8108 - Use of public buildings for public ceremonies"
title_number: 40
title_name: "PUBLIC BUILDINGS, PROPERTY, AND WORKS"
section_number: "8108"
section_name: "Use of public buildings for public ceremonies"
chapter_number: 81
chapter_name: "ADMINISTRATIVE"
subchapter_number: "I"
subchapter_name: "GENERAL"
part_number: "D"
part_name: "PUBLIC BUILDINGS, GROUNDS, AND PARKS IN THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA"
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source_credit: "(Pub. L. 107–217, Aug. 21, 2002, 116 Stat. 1206.)"
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# § 8108. Use of public buildings for public ceremonies

Except as expressly authorized by law, public buildings in the District of Columbia (other than the Capitol Building and the White House), and the approaches to those public buildings, shall not be used or occupied in connection with ceremonies for the inauguration of the President or other public functions.

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**Source Credit**: (Pub. L. 107–217, Aug. 21, 2002, 116 Stat. 1206.)

| RevisedSection | Source (U.S. Code) | Source (Statutes at Large) |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 8108 | 40:31. | Apr. 28, 1902, ch. 594, [§] 1 (last par. on p. 152), 32 Stat. 152. |

The words “in any manner whatever” are omitted as unnecessary.