Contract to rent buildings in the District of Columbia not to be made until appropriation enacted
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Title
40 — Public Buildings, Property, and Works
Chapter
STII/PTD/CH81
Release
119-84
Release Date
2026-04-17
Section Text
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A contract shall not be made for the rent of a building, or part of a building, to be used for the purposes of the Federal Government in the District of Columbia until Congress enacts an appropriation for the rent. This section is deemed to be notice to all contractors or lessors of the building or a part of the building.
(Pub. L. 107–217, Aug. 21, 2002, 116 Stat. 1208.)
Historical and Revision Notes
RevisedSectionSource (U.S. Code)Source (Statutes at Large)
814140:34.Mar. 3, 1877, ch. 106 (words after 2d semicolon in 3d par. under heading “Miscellaneous”), 19 Stat. 370.
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