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4 U.S.C. 71: Permanent seat of GovernmentText contains those laws in effect through Public Law 119-120 (October 7, 2026).
From Title 4-FLAG AND SEAL, SEAT OF GOVERNMENT, AND THE STATESCHAPTER 3-SEAT OF THE GOVERNMENT
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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.

( July 30, 1947, ch. 389 , 61 Stat. 643 .)