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2001 U.S. Code
Title 40 - PUBLIC BUILDINGS, PROPERTY, AND WORKS
CHAPTER 2 - CAPITOL BUILDING AND GROUNDS
Sec. 210 - Uniform, belts and arms; Capitol Police

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Publication TitleUnited States Code, 2000 Edition, Supplement 1, Title 40 - PUBLIC BUILDINGS, PROPERTY, AND WORKS
CategoryBills and Statutes
CollectionUnited States Code
SuDoc Class NumberY 1.2/5:
Contained WithinTitle 40 - PUBLIC BUILDINGS, PROPERTY, AND WORKS
CHAPTER 2 - CAPITOL BUILDING AND GROUNDS
Sec. 210 - Uniform, belts and arms; Capitol Police
Containssection 210
Date2001
Laws in Effect as of DateJanuary 22, 2002
Positive LawNo
Dispositionstandard
Source CreditR.S. §1824; Pub. L. 92-607, ch. V, §507, Oct. 31, 1972, 86 Stat. 1508; Pub. L. 95-26, title I, §112, May 4, 1977, 91 Stat. 87.
Statutes at Large References15 Stat. 11
86 Stat. 1508
91 Stat. 87
Public Law ReferencesPublic Law 92-607, Public Law 95-26


§210. Uniform, belts and arms; Capitol Police

The Sergeant at Arms of the Senate and the Sergeant at Arms of the House of Representatives shall select and regulate the pattern for a uniform for the Capitol police and watchmen, and furnish each member of the force with the necessary belts and arms, payable out of the contingent fund of the Senate and House of Representatives upon the certificate of the officers above named. Such arms so furnished shall be carried by each officer and member of the Capitol Police, while in the Capitol Buildings (as defined in section 193m(1) of this title), and while within or outside of the boundaries of the United States Capitol Grounds (as defined in section 193a of this title), in such manner and at such times as the Sergeant at Arms of the Senate and the Sergeant at Arms of the House of Representatives may, by regulations, prescribe.

(R.S. §1824; Pub. L. 92–607, ch. V, §507, Oct. 31, 1972, 86 Stat. 1508; Pub. L. 95–26, title I, §112, May 4, 1977, 91 Stat. 87.)

Codification

R.S. §1824 derived from act Mar. 30, 1867, ch. 20, §1, 15 Stat. 11.

Amendments

1977—Pub. L. 95–26 struck out “at a cost not to exceed twenty dollars per man,” after “furnish each member of the force with the necessary belts and arms,”.

1972—Pub. L. 92–607 directed that the arms be carried in the Capitol Buildings and within and without the boundaries of the United States Capitol Grounds according to regulations prescribed by the Sergeant at Arms of the Senate and the Sergeant at Arms of the House of Representatives.

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