2001 U.S. Code
Title 40 - PUBLIC BUILDINGS, PROPERTY, AND WORKS
CHAPTER 2 - CAPITOL BUILDING AND GROUNDS
Sec. 193m - Definitions

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§193m. Definitions

As used in sections 193a to 193m, 207a, 212a, 212a–2, 212a–3, and 212b of this title—

(1) The term “Capitol Buildings” means the United States Capitol, the Senate and House Office Buildings and garages, the Capitol Power Plant, all subways and enclosed passages connecting two or more of such structures, and the real property underlying and enclosed by any such structure.

(2) The term “firearm” shall have the same meaning as when used in section 901(3) of title 15.

(3) The term “dangerous weapon” includes all articles enumerated in section 14(a) of the Act of July 8, 1932 (47 Stat. 654, as amended; D.C. Code, sec. 22–3214(a)) and also any device designed to expel or hurl a projectile capable of causing injury to persons or property, daggers, dirks, stilettoes, and knives having blades over three inches in length.

(4) The term “explosive” shall have the same meaning as when used in section 121(1) of title 50.

(5) The term “act of physical violence” means any act involving (1) an assault or any other infliction or threat of infliction of death or bodily harm upon any individual, or (2) damage to or destruction of any real property or personal property.

(July 31, 1946, ch. 707, §16(a), 60 Stat. 721; Pub. L. 90–108, §1(d), Oct. 20, 1967, 81 Stat. 277.)

References in Text

Section 901(3) of title 15, referred to in par. (2), was repealed by Pub. L. 90–351, title IX, §906, June 19, 1968, 82 Stat. 234. For regulation of firearms, see chapter 44 (§921 et seq.) of Title 18, Crimes and Criminal Procedure.

The Act of July 8, 1932, referred to in par. (3), is act July 8, 1932, ch. 465, 47 Stat. 650, as amended, which is not classified to the Code.

Section 121 of title 50, referred to in par. (4), was repealed by Pub. L. 91–452, title XI, §1106(a), Oct. 15, 1970, 84 Stat. 960. For regulation of explosives, see chapter 40 (§841 et seq.) of Title 18.

Codification

Section is comprised of subsection (a) of section 16 of act of July 31, 1946. Subsection (b) of section 16 is set out as a note under section 193a of this title.

Amendments

1967—Pub. L. 90–108 struck out provision exempting inside of Capitol Buildings from applicability of sections 193a to 193l, 212a, 212a–2, and 212b of this title, enlarged definition of “Capitol Buildings” to include garages, subways and enclosed passages and the real property underlying and enclosed by certain enumerated structures, and defined “firearm”, “dangerous weapon”, “explosive”, and “act of physical violence”.

Effective Date of 1967 Amendment

Amendment by Pub. L. 90–108 effective Oct. 20, 1967, see section 3 of Pub. L. 90–108, set out as a note under section 193a of this title.

Section Referred to in Other Sections

This section is referred to in sections 71a, 136, 174b–1, 184a, 193h, 193i, 193k, 210, 212a, 212c of this title.