Us Code § 6502 - Thurgood Marshall Federal Judiciary Building
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§ 6502. Thurgood Marshall Federal Judiciary Building
(a)
(b)
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(2)
(c)
(1)
(2)
(3)
(A) be designed in harmony with historical and Government buildings in the vicinity;
(B) reflect the symbolic importance and historic character of the United States Capitol and other buildings on the United States Capitol Grounds; and
(C) represent the dignity and stability of the Government.
(d)
(e)
(f)
(g)
(h)
(1)
(2)
(Pub. L. 107–217, Aug. 21, 2002, 116 Stat. 1188.)
| Revised Section | Source (U.S. Code) | Source (Statutes at Large) |
|---|---|---|
| 6502(a) | 40:1201 note. | Pub. L. 103–4, §1, Feb. 8, 1993, 107 Stat. 30. |
| 6502(b) | 40:1202(b)(2)(B), (C). | Pub. L. 100–480, §§3(a)(6), (8), (b)(2)(B), (C), (c)–(e), 4(c), Oct. 7, 1988, 102 Stat. 2329, 2330, 2331. |
| 6502(c) | 40:1202(a)(8). | |
| 6502(d) | 40:1202(a)(6). | |
| 6502(e) | 40:1202(c). | |
| 6502(f) | 40:1202(d) (1st, 2d sentences). | |
| 6502(g) | 40:1203(c). | |
| 6502(h)(1) | 40:1202(d) (last sentence). | |
| 6502(h)(2) | 40:1202(e). |
In subsection (e), the text of 40:1202(c)(1) is omitted as obsolete.
In subsection (f), the text of 40:1202(d) (2d sentence) is omitted as obsolete.
Editorial Notes
References in Text
The Building Height Act of 1910, referred to in subsec. (c)(2), is act June 1, 1910, ch. 263, 36 Stat. 452, which is not classified to the Code.
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
Reference to the Thurgood Marshall Federal Judiciary Building
Pub. L. 103–4, §2, Feb. 8, 1993, 107 Stat. 30, provided that: "Any reference in any law, map, regulation, document, paper, or other record of the United States to the Federal Judiciary Building referred to in section 1 [now 40 U.S.C. 6502(a)] shall be deemed to be a reference to the 'Thurgood Marshall Federal Judiciary Building'."
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