Us Code § 6505 - Structural and mechanical care and security
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§ 6505. Structural and mechanical care and security
(a)
(1) is responsible for the structural and mechanical care and maintenance of the Thurgood Marshall Federal Judiciary Building and improvements, including the care and maintenance of the grounds of the Building, in the same manner and to the same extent as for the structural and mechanical care and maintenance of the Supreme Court Building under section 6111 of this title; and
(2) shall perform all other duties and work required for the operation and domestic care of the Building and improvements.
(b)
(1)
(A) are responsible for all exterior security of the Building and other improvements constructed under this chapter; and
(B) may police the Building and other improvements, including the interior and exterior, and may make arrests within the interior and exterior of the Building and other improvements for any violation of federal or state law or the laws of the District of Columbia, or any regulation prescribed under any of those laws.
(2)
(3)
(Pub. L. 107–217, Aug. 21, 2002, 116 Stat. 1190.)
| Revised Section | Source (U.S. Code) | Source (Statutes at Large) |
|---|---|---|
| 6505(a) | 40:1204(a). | Pub. L. 100–480, §5, Oct. 7, 1988, 102 Stat. 2331; Pub. L. 102–392, title III, §311(a), Oct. 6, 1992, 106 Stat. 1723. |
| 6505(b)(1)(A) | 40:1204(b)(1). | |
| 6505(b)(1)(B) | 40:1204(c). | |
| 6505(b)(2), (3) | 40:1204(b)(2), (3). |
In subsection (a), before clause (1), the words "Upon occupancy by the United States of the building and other improvements constructed under this chapter" are omitted as obsolete.
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