Front Matter
*Title 1—General Provisions
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Title 2—The Congress
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*Title 3—The President
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*Title 4—Flag And Seal, Seat Of Government, And The States
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*Title 5—Government Organization And Employees; and Appendix
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Title 6—Surety Bonds (Repealed)
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Title 7—Agriculture
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Title 8—Aliens And Nationality
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*Title 9—Arbitration
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*Title 10—Armed Forces
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*Title 11—Bankruptcy; and Appendix
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Title 12—Banks And Banking
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*Title 13—Census
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*Title 14—Coast Guard
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Title 15—Commerce And Trade
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Title 16—Conservation
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*Title 17—Copyrights
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*Title 18—Crimes And Criminal Procedure; and Appendix
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Title 19—Customs Duties
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Title 20—Education
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Title 21—Food And Drugs
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Title 22—Foreign Relations And Intercourse
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*Title 23—Highways
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Title 24—Hospitals And Asylums
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Title 25—Indians
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Title 26—Internal Revenue Code; and Appendix
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Title 27—Intoxicating Liquors
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*Title 28—Judiciary And Judicial Procedure
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Title 29—Labor
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Title 30—Mineral Lands And Mining
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*Title 31—Money And Finance
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*Title 32—National Guard
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Title 33—Navigation And Navigable Waters
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Title 34—Navy (Repealed)
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*Title 35—Patents
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*Title 36—Patriotic And National Observances, Ceremonies, And Organizations
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*Title 37—Pay And Allowances Of The Uniformed Services
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*Title 38—Veterans' Benefits; and Appendix
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*Title 39—Postal Service
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Title 40—Public Buildings, Property, And Works; and Appendix
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TITLE 40—Front Matter
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CHAPTER 1—PUBLIC BUILDINGS, GROUNDS, PARKS, AND WHARVES IN DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA (sections 1 to 138)
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CHAPTER 1—Front Matter
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Sec. 1. Repealed. Pub. L. 89-554, §8(a), Sept. 6, 1966, 80 Stat. 644
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Sec. 1a. Repealed. June 30, 1949, ch. 288, title I, §103(b), 63 Stat. 380
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Secs. 2 to 5. Omitted
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Sec. 5a. Repealed. Oct. 31, 1951, ch. 654, §1(73), 65 Stat. 704
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Sec. 6. Omitted
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Sec. 7. Repealed. Oct. 31, 1951, ch. 654, §1(74), 65 Stat. 704
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Sec. 7a. Omitted
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Secs. 8 to 13. Repealed. Oct. 31, 1951, ch. 654, §1(75)- (80), 65 Stat. 704
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Sec. 13a. United States Supreme Court Building
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Sec. 13b. Structural, mechanical, and grounds employees; Supreme Court Building and grounds
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Sec. 13c. Domestic care and custody; superintendent; Supreme Court Building
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Sec. 13d. Repealed. June 25, 1948, ch. 646, §39, 62 Stat. 992
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Sec. 13e. Care and maintenance of Oliver Wendell Holmes Garden
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Sec. 13f. Supreme Court Building and grounds; policing; designation of members of the Supreme Court Police
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Sec. 13g. Restriction of public travel; Supreme Court grounds
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Sec. 13h. Sale of articles; signs; solicitation; Supreme Court Building and grounds
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Sec. 13i. Injuries to property; Supreme Court Building and grounds
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Sec. 13j. Firearms or fireworks; speeches; objectionable language; Supreme Court Building and grounds
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Sec. 13k. Parades or assemblages; display of flags; Supreme Court Building and grounds
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Sec. 13l. Rules and regulations; posting in public place; availability to public
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Sec. 13m. Penalties; Supreme Court Building and grounds
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Sec. 13n. Policing authority
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Sec. 13o. Suspension of prohibitions against use of Supreme Court grounds
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Sec. 13p. Area of Supreme Court grounds
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Sec. 14. Repealed. Oct. 31, 1951, ch. 654, §1(80), 65 Stat. 704
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Sec. 14a. Repealed. Pub. L. 92-317, §3(f), June 22, 1972, 86 Stat. 235
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Secs. 15 to 18. Repealed. Oct. 31, 1951, ch. 654, §1(80), (81), 65 Stat. 704
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Sec. 18a. Repealed. May 27, 1930, ch. 341, 46 Stat. 394
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Sec. 19. Supervision of public buildings and grounds in District of Columbia not otherwise provided for by law; eviction of trespassers
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Secs. 20, 21. Repealed. Oct. 31, 1951, ch. 654, §1(79), (82), 65 Stat. 704
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Sec. 22. Omitted
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Sec. 22a. Heat for Corcoran Gallery of Art
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Sec. 22b. Heat for Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System
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Sec. 22c. Rates for heat for non-Federal public buildings
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Secs. 23, 24. Repealed. Pub. L. 86-249, §17(1), (2), Sept. 9, 1959, 73 Stat. 484
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Secs. 25 to 27. Omitted
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Sec. 27a. Repealed. Oct. 31, 1951, ch. 654, §1(83), 65 Stat. 704
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Secs. 28 to 30a. Omitted
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Sec. 31. Use of public buildings for public ceremonies
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Secs. 32, 33. Repealed. Pub. L. 86-249, §17(3), (4), Sept. 9, 1959, 73 Stat. 484
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Sec. 33a. Omitted
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Sec. 34. Rent of buildings in District of Columbia; contracts not to be made until appropriation
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Sec. 35. Rent of other buildings
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Sec. 36. Repealed. Pub. L. 85-493, §2, July 2, 1958, 72 Stat. 294
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Sec. 37. Repealed. Pub. L. 85-861, §36A, Sept. 2, 1958, 72 Stat. 1569
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Sec. 37a. Repealed. Pub. L. 85-493, §2, July 2, 1958, 72 Stat. 294
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Secs. 38 to 40. Omitted
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Sec. 40a. Transferred
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Sec. 41. Repealed. Pub. L. 85-861, §36A, Sept. 2, 1958, 72 Stat. 1569
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Sec. 42. Rooms and accommodations for Office of Personnel Management
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Sec. 43. Advertisements and sales in or around Washington Monument
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Sec. 44. Repealed. Oct. 31, 1951, ch. 654, §1(84), 65 Stat. 704
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Sec. 45. Chief of Engineers; charge of Washington Aqueduct and other public works
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Sec. 46. Compensation of Chief of Engineers
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Sec. 47. Apartments of Chief of Engineers
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Sec. 48. Obedience to President by Chief of Engineers
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Sec. 49. Record of property by Chief of Engineers
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Sec. 50. Reports by Chief of Engineers
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Sec. 51. Authority of Chief of Engineers
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Sec. 52. Appeal to Secretary of the Army by Chief of Engineers
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Sec. 53. Repealed. Pub. L. 94-587, §165, Oct. 22, 1976, 90 Stat. 2934
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Sec. 53a. MacArthur Boulevard; jurisdiction and control
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Sec. 54. Moneys for public works; expenditure
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Sec. 55. Mains or pipes; laying for use of public buildings
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Sec. 56. Unauthorized opening
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Secs. 57, 58. Omitted
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Sec. 59. Repealed. Pub. L. 86-249, §17(5), Sept. 9, 1959, 73 Stat. 484
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Sec. 60. Omitted
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Sec. 60a. Reservation of parking spaces for Members of Congress
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Secs. 61 to 63. Omitted
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Sec. 64. Jurisdiction over portion of B Street
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Sec. 65. Omitted
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Sec. 66. Improper appropriation of streets
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Sec. 67. Omitted
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Sec. 68. Buildings on reservations, parks, or public grounds
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Secs. 69, 70. Omitted
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Sec. 71. Physical development of National Capital
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Sec. 71a. Federal and District planning agencies in National Capital
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Sec. 71b. Omitted
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Sec. 71c. Comprehensive plan for the National Capital
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Sec. 71d. Proposed Federal and District developments and projects
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Sec. 71e. Repealed. Pub. L. 93-198, title II, §203(e), Dec. 24, 1973, 87 Stat. 782
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Sec. 71f. Capital improvements
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Sec. 71g. Zoning regulations and maps, and subdivision of lands
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Sec. 71h. Transfer of functions to Commission
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Sec. 71i. Authorization of appropriations to carry out sections 71 to 71i
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Sec. 72. Acquisition of land by Commission
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Sec. 72a. Acquisition of land by Commission subject to limited rights reserved to grantor; acquisition of limited permanent rights in land adjoining park property
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Sec. 72b. Lease of lands acquired for park, parkway, or playground purposes
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Sec. 72c. Power to sell lands
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Sec. 72d. Expenses of land sales
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Sec. 72e. Execution of deeds to lands
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Sec. 73. Authorization of appropriations for expenses, and acquisition of lands by Commission; assignment of playground areas; control of lands outside District
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Sec. 74. Annual reports of Commission to Congress; estimates for Office of Management and Budget
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Sec. 74a. Sale by the Secretary of the Interior of lands no longer needed for public purposes
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Sec. 74b. Sale to highest bidder; rights of abutting owner
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Sec. 74c. Expenses of sale; disposition of proceeds
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Secs. 75 to 77. Omitted
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Sec. 77a. Repealed. Pub. L. 89-554, §8(a), Sept. 6, 1966, 80 Stat. 656
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Sec. 78. Omitted
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Sec. 79. Transfers of jurisdiction between Director of National Park Service and Mayor of District of Columbia
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Secs. 80, 81. Omitted
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Sec. 82. Public spaces resulting from filling of canals under jurisdiction of Director
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Secs. 83 to 88. Omitted
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Sec. 89. Potomac Park; temporary occupancy by Department of Agriculture
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Sec. 90. Omitted
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Sec. 91. Repealed. Mar. 4, 1925, ch. 556, 43 Stat. 1323
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Secs. 92 to 99. Omitted
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Sec. 100. Part of Washington Aqueduct for playground purposes
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Sec. 101. Laws of District extended to public buildings and grounds
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Sec. 102. Ailanthus trees prohibited
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Sec. 103. Trees, shrubs, and plants, in greenhouses and nursery
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Sec. 104. Commission of Fine Arts
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Sec. 105. Secretary and executive officer
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Sec. 106. Authorization of appropriations
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Secs. 107, 108. Omitted
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Secs. 109, 109a. Repealed. July 18, 1940, ch. 634, §§1, 2, 54 Stat. 764
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Secs. 110 to 112. Repealed. Oct. 31, 1951, ch. 654, §1(85-87), 65 Stat. 704
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Sec. 112a. Omitted
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Sec. 113. Delivery of fuel for use during ensuing fiscal year
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Sec. 114. Repealed. Oct. 31, 1951, ch. 654, §1(88), 65 Stat. 704
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Secs. 115, 115a. Omitted
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Secs. 116, 117. Repealed. Oct. 31, 1951, ch. 654, §1(85), (88), 65 Stat. 704
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Sec. 118. Repealed. June 30, 1949, ch. 288, title VI, §602(a)(25), formerly title V, §502(a)(25), 63 Stat. 401; renumbered Sept. 5, 1950, ch. 849, §6(a), (b), 64 Stat. 583
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Sec. 119. Repealed. Oct. 31, 1951, ch. 654, §1(89), 65 Stat. 705
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Sec. 120. Omitted
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Sec. 121. Regulation of height, design, and construction of private and semipublic buildings adjacent to public buildings and grounds; building permits
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Sec. 122. Jurisdiction over public lands; transfer by Federal and District authorities
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Sec. 123. Effect of section 122 on existing laws
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Sec. 124. Theodore Roosevelt Island; administration; development
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Sec. 125. Means of access; care, maintenance, and improvements; appropriation; Theodore Roosevelt Island
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Sec. 126. Erection of monument or memorial and related structures; authorization of appropriations; Theodore Roosevelt Island
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Sec. 127. Designation in documents, etc.; Theodore Roosevelt Island
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Sec. 128. Approval by Administrator of General Services of sketches, plans, and estimates of buildings; exemptions
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Sec. 129. Lease of building space by wholly owned Government corporations; rental
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Sec. 129a. Courthouse construction authorized; cost; repayment to United States
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Sec. 130. Courthouse for United States Court of Appeals and United States District Court for the District of Columbia; maintenance and operation; allocation of space
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Sec. 130a. Authorization of appropriations
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Sec. 131. Development of Washington metropolitan region; necessity for coordination
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Sec. 132. Declaration of policy; coordinated development and management
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Sec. 133. Priority projects; water supply, sewage disposal, water pollution, and transportation
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Sec. 134. Study of final report of Joint Committee on Washington Metropolitan Problems; recommendations
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Sec. 135. "Washington metropolitan region" defined
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Sec. 136. National Capital Service Area
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Sec. 137. Protection of Federal Government buildings in District of Columbia
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Sec. 138. Repealed. Pub. L. 105-100, title I, §157(f), Nov. 19, 1997, 111 Stat. 2187
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CHAPTER 2—CAPITOL BUILDING AND GROUNDS (sections 161 to 224)
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CHAPTER 2A—NATIONAL ARCHIVES (sections 231 to 241)
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CHAPTER 3—PUBLIC BUILDINGS AND WORKS GENERALLY (sections 251 to 298d)
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CHAPTER 4—THE PUBLIC PROPERTY (sections 301 to 319c)
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CHAPTER 5—HOURS OF LABOR AND SAFETY ON PUBLIC WORKS (sections 321 to 334)
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CHAPTER 6—ACQUISITION OF SITES FOR AND CONSTRUCTION OF PUBLIC BUILDINGS (sections 341 to 357)
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CHAPTER 7—ACQUISITION OF LAND IN DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA FOR USE OF UNITED STATES BY CONDEMNATION PROCEEDINGS (sections 361 to 386)
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CHAPTER 8—EMERGENCY PUBLIC WORKS AND CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS (sections 401 to 444)
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CHAPTER 9—NON-FEDERAL PUBLIC WORKS (sections 451 to 462)
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CHAPTER 10—MANAGEMENT AND DISPOSAL OF GOVERNMENT PROPERTY (sections 471 to 544)
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CHAPTER 11—REAL PROPERTY TRANSACTIONS BY MILITARY DEPARTMENTS (sections 551 to 554)
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CHAPTER 12—CONSTRUCTION, ALTERATION, AND ACQUISITION OF PUBLIC BUILDINGS (sections 601 to 619)
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CHAPTER 13—NATIONAL CAPITAL TRANSPORTATION PROGRAM (sections 651 to 685)
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CHAPTER 14—SAFETY STANDARDS FOR MOTOR VEHICLES (sections 701 to 703)
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CHAPTER 15—GOVERNMENT LOSSES IN SHIPMENT (sections 721 to 729)
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CHAPTER 16—GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION (sections 751 to 762d)
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CHAPTER 17—ALASKA COMMUNICATIONS DISPOSAL (sections 781 to 792)
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CHAPTER 17A—ALASKA FEDERAL-CIVILIAN ENERGY EFFICIENCY SWAP (sections 795 to 795d)
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CHAPTER 18—NATIONAL VISITOR CENTER FACILITIES; UNION STATION REDEVELOPMENT; CAPITOL GUIDE SERVICE (sections 801 to 823)
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CHAPTER 19—CAPITOL AND WHITE HOUSE-PENNSYLVANIA AVENUE DEVELOPMENT (sections 871 to 885)
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CHAPTER 20—FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE EXPENDITURE CONTROL (sections 901 to 913)
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CHAPTER 21—NATIONAL CAPITAL MEMORIALS AND COMMEMORATIVE WORKS (sections 1001 to 1010)
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CHAPTER 22—FEDERAL TRIANGLE DEVELOPMENT (sections 1101 to 1109)
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CHAPTER 23—JUDICIARY OFFICE BUILDING DEVELOPMENT (sections 1201 to 1208)
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CHAPTER 24—NATIONAL CAPITAL AREA INTEREST ARBITRATION STANDARDS (sections 1301 to 1304)
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CHAPTER 25—INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY MANAGEMENT (sections 1401 to 1503)
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Title 40—Appendix
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Title 41—Public Contracts
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Title 42—The Public Health And Welfare
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Title 43—Public Lands
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*Title 44—Public Printing And Documents
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Title 45—Railroads
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*Title 46—Shipping; and Appendix
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Title 47—Telegraphs, Telephones, And Radiotelegraphs
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Title 48—Territories And Insular Possessions
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*Title 49—Transportation
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Title 50—War And National Defense; and Appendix
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 Popular Names and Tables
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