40 U.S.C. § 6101 — Definitions and application
submitted 24 years ago by Pub. L. 107-217 to r/title-40-PUBLIC-BUILDINGS-PROPERTY-AND-WORKS · 269 words · no verdicts yet
This section defines “official guest of the Supreme Court” and “State.” It also describes the geographic boundaries and property included in the Supreme Court grounds.
(a) Definitions. (1) “Official guest of the Supreme Court” means an individual whom the Chief Justice or an Associate Justice determines is a guest of the Supreme Court. (2) “State” means a United States State, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, Guam, the Northern Mariana Islands, the Federated States of Micronesia, the Marshall Islands, Palau, and any United States territory or possession.
(b) Application. For section 6102 and subchapters III and IV, the Supreme Court grounds: (1) extend to the line of the face of (A) the east curb of First Street Northeast between Maryland Avenue Northeast and East Capitol Street; (B) the south curb of Maryland Avenue Northeast between First Street Northeast and Second Street Northeast; (C) the west curb of Second Street Northeast between Maryland Avenue Northeast and East Capitol Street; and (D) the north curb of East Capitol Street between First Street Northeast and Second Street Northeast; and (2) include property in the Supreme Court’s custody and control as part of the grounds. This includes property lawfully acquired for the Federal Government in lots 2, 3, 800, 801, and 802 in square 758 in the District of Columbia as an addition to the Supreme Court Building grounds, and the parcel transferred under the Supreme Court Grounds Transfer Act of 2005.
In this chapter, the following definitions apply:
The term “official guest of the Supreme Court” means an individual who is a guest of the Supreme Court, as determined by the Chief Justice of the United States or any Associate Justice of the Supreme Court;
The term “State” means a State of the United States, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, Guam, the Northern Mariana Islands, the Federated States of Micronesia, the Marshall Islands, Palau, and any territory or possession of the United States; and
For purposes of section 6102 of this title and subchapters III and IV, the Supreme Court grounds—
extend to the line of the face of—
the east curb of First Street Northeast, between Maryland Avenue Northeast and East Capitol Street;
the south curb of Maryland Avenue Northeast, between First Street Northeast and Second Street Northeast;
the west curb of Second Street Northeast, between Maryland Avenue Northeast and East Capitol Street; and
the north curb of East Capitol Street between First Street Northeast and Second Street Northeast; and
comprise any property under the custody and control of the Supreme Court as part of the Supreme Court grounds, including property acquired as provided by law on behalf of the Federal Government in lots 2, 3, 800, 801, and 802 in square 758 in the District of Columbia as an addition to the grounds of the Supreme Court Building and that parcel transferred under the Supreme Court Grounds Transfer Act of 2005.
Source credit: (Pub. L. 107–217, Aug. 21, 2002, 116 Stat. 1180; Pub. L. 109–214, § 1(c)(2), Apr. 11, 2006, 120 Stat. 326.)
- 2002Enacted · Pub. L. 107-217 · 116 Stat. 1180
- 2006Amended · Pub. L. 109-214 · 120 Stat. 326
A history note hasn’t been published yet. The record shows enactment by Pub. L. 107-217 on 2002-08-21.
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