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4 U.S.C. § 72

U.S. CodeFederalPositive Law
Public offices; at seat of Government
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Title
4 — Flag and Seal, Seat of Government, and the States
Chapter
CH3
Release
119-84
Release Date
2026-04-17

Section Text

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All offices attached to the seat of government shall be exercised in the District of Columbia, and not elsewhere, except as otherwise expressly provided by law. (July 30, 1947, ch. 389, 61 Stat. 643.)

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