40 U.S.C. § 6305: Suspension of regulations

40 U.S.C. 6305: Suspension of regulationsText contains those laws in effect through Public Law 119-120 (October 7, 2026).

From Title 40-PUBLIC BUILDINGS, PROPERTY, AND WORKSCHAPTER 63-SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION, NATIONAL GALLERY OF ART, AND JOHN F. KENNEDY CENTER FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS

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§6305. Suspension of regulations

To allow authorized services, training programs, and ceremonies in the specified buildings and grounds, the Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution, the Trustees of the National Gallery of Art, and the Trustees of the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts (or their designees) may suspend for their respective agencies any of the prohibitions contained in sections 6302 and 6303 of this title as may be necessary for the occasion or circumstance if⁠—

(1) responsible officers have been appointed; and

(2) the Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution, the Trustees of the National Gallery of Art, and the Trustees of the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts (or their designees) determine that adequate arrangements have been made⁠—

(A) to maintain suitable order and decorum in the proceedings; and

(B) to protect the specified buildings and grounds and persons and property in those buildings and on those grounds.

( Pub. L. 107–217 , Aug. 21, 2002 , 116 Stat. 1186 .)

Historical and Revision Notes

Revised Section	Source (U.S. Code)	Source (Statutes at Large)
6305	40:193u.	Oct. 24, 1951, ch. 559, § 8, 65 Stat. 635; Pub. L. 103–279, § 9(b), July 21, 1994, 108 Stat. 1416.

6305

40:193u.

Oct. 24, 1951, ch. 559, § 8, 65 Stat. 635; Pub. L. 103–279, § 9(b), July 21, 1994, 108 Stat. 1416.

Before clause (1), the words “or their designees” are substituted for “or their designated representatives” for consistency in the revised section.