SUBCHAPTER I—OVERSIGHT AND REGULATION OF PUBLIC BUILDINGS
§3101. Public buildings under control of Administrator of General Services
All public buildings outside of the District of Columbia and outside of military reservations purchased or erected out of any appropriation under the control of the Administrator of General Services, and the sites of the public buildings, are under the exclusive jurisdiction and control, and in the custody of, the Administrator. The Administrator may take possession of the buildings and assign and reassign rooms in the buildings to federal officials, clerks, and employees that the Administrator believes should be furnished with offices or rooms in the buildings.
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| Revised Section | Source (U.S. Code) | Source (Statutes at Large) |
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| 3101 | 40:285. | July 1, 1898, ch. 546, §1 (6th complete par. on p. 614), |
The word "subtreasuries" in the 6th complete paragraph on p. 614 of section 1 of the Act of July 1, 1898 (ch. 546,
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
Missing Children Procedures in Public Buildings
"SEC. 361. SHORT TITLE.
"This subtitle may be cited as the 'Code Adam Act of 2003'."
"SEC. 362. DEFINITIONS.
"In this subtitle, the following definitions apply:
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"(A) with respect to a public building owned or leased for use by an Executive agency—
"(i) except as otherwise provided in this paragraph, the Administrator of General Services;
"(ii) in the case of the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, the Board of Trustees of the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts;
"(iii) in the case of buildings under the jurisdiction, custody, and control of the Smithsonian Institution, the Board of Regents of the Smithsonian Institution; or
"(iv) in the case of another public building for which an Executive agency has, by specific or general statutory authority, jurisdiction, custody, and control over the building, the head of that agency;
"(B) with respect to the Supreme Court Building, the Marshal of the Supreme Court; with respect to the Thurgood Marshall Federal Judiciary Building, the Director of the Administrative Office of United States Courts; and with respect to all other public buildings owned or leased for use by an establishment in the judicial branch of government, the General Services Administration in consultation with the United States Marshals Service; and
"(C) with respect to a public building owned or leased for use by an establishment in the legislative branch of government, the Capitol Police Board.
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SEC. 363. PROCEDURES IN PUBLIC BUILDINGS REGARDING A MISSING OR LOST CHILD.
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"(1) Notifying security personnel that a child is missing.
"(2) Obtaining a detailed description of the child, including name, age, eye and hair color, height, weight, clothing, and shoes.
"(3) Issuing a Code Adam alert and providing a description of the child, using a fast and effective means of communication.
"(4) Establishing a central point of contact.
"(5) Monitoring all points of egress from the building while a Code Adam alert is in effect.
"(6) Conducting a thorough search of the building.
"(7) Contacting local law enforcement.
"(8) Documenting the incident."
Prohibition of Cigarette Sales to Minors in Federal Buildings and Lands
Executive Documents
Executive Order No. 13967
Ex. Ord. No. 13967, Dec. 18, 2020, 85 F.R. 83739, which related to promoting traditional and classical architecture for Federal public buildings, was revoked by Ex. Ord. No. 14018, §1, Feb. 24, 2021, 86 F.R. 11855.
§3102. Naming or designating buildings
The Administrator of General Services may name or otherwise designate any building under the custody and control of the General Services Administration, regardless of whether it was previously named by statute.
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| 3102 | 40:298d. | June 16, 1949, ch. 218, title IV, §410, |
The words "notwithstanding any other provision of law" and "rename" are omitted as unnecessary.
§3103. Admission of guide dogs or other service animals accompanying individuals with disabilities
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| 3103(a) | 40:291 (1st sentence). | Dec. 10, 1941, ch. 563, |
| 3103(b) | 40:291 (last sentence). |
In subsection (a), the words "Seeing-eye dogs or other" are omitted as unnecessary. The words "or other service animals" are added, and the words "individuals with disabilities" are substituted for "blind masters", because of section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (
§3104. Furniture for new buildings
Furniture for all new public buildings shall be acquired in accordance with plans and specifications approved by the Administrator of General Services.
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| 3104 | 40:283. | May 27, 1908, ch. 200 1 [sic] (7th complete par. on p. 327), |
The words "Administrator of General Services" are substituted for "Supervising Architect of the Treasury" [subsequently changed to "Secretary of the Treasury" because of section 1 of Executive Order No. 6166 (eff. June 10, 1933) and to "Federal Works Administrator" because of section 301 of Reorganization Plan No. I of 1939 (eff. July 1, 1939,
§3105. Buildings not to be draped in mourning
No building owned, or used for public purposes, by the Federal Government shall be draped in mourning nor may public money be used for that purpose.
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| Revised Section | Source (U.S. Code) | Source (Statutes at Large) |
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| 3105 | 40:286. | Mar. 3, 1893, ch. 211, §3, |
The words "On and after March 3, 1893" are omitted as obsolete.