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(5) EXPERTS AND CONSULTANTS.—The Secretary may appoint special
advisory and technical experts or consultants as may be necessary to
carry out the functions of the Committee.
(6) COMPENSATION AND EXPENSES.—Committee members are entitled
to receive compensation at rates the Secretary fixes, but not more than
$100 a day, including traveltime, when performing Committee business,
and expenses under section 5703 of title 5.
§ 3705. Safety programs
The Secretary of Labor shall—
(1) provide for the establishment and supervision of programs for the
education and training of employers and employees in the recognition,
avoidance, and prevention of unsafe working conditions in employment
covered by this chapter; and
(2) collect reports and data and consult with and advise employers as
to the best means of preventing injuries.
§ 3706. Limitations, variations, tolerances, and exemptions
The Secretary of Labor may provide reasonable limitations to, and may
prescribe regulations allowing reasonable variations to, tolerances from, and
exemptions from, this chapter that the Secretary may find necessary and
proper in the public interest to prevent injustice or undue hardship or to
avoid serious impairment of the conduct of Federal Government business.
§ 3707. Contractor certification or contract clause in acquisi-
tion of commercial items not required
In a contract to acquire a commercial item (as defined in section 4 of the
Office of Federal Procurement Policy Act (41 U.S.C. 403)), a certification by
a contractor or a contract clause may not be required to implement a prohibi-
tion or requirement in this chapter.
§ 3708. Criminal penalties
A contractor or subcontractor having a duty to employ, direct, or control
a laborer or mechanic employed in the performance of work contemplated by
a contract to which this chapter applies that intentionally violates this chap-
ter shall be fined under title 18, imprisoned for not more than six months,
or both.
PART B—UNITED STATES CAPITOL
CHAPTER 51—UNITED STATES CAPITOL BUILDINGS AND
GROUNDS
Sec.
5101.
Definition.
5102.
Legal description and jurisdiction of United States Capitol Grounds.
5103.
Restrictions on public use of United States Capitol Grounds.
5104.
Unlawful activities.
5105.
Assistance to authorities by Capitol employees.
5106.
Suspension of prohibitions.
5107.
Concerts on grounds.
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5108.
Audit of private organizations.
5109.
Penalties.
§ 5101. Definition
In this chapter, the term ‘‘Capitol Buildings’’ means the United States
Capitol, the Senate and House Office Buildings and garages, the Capitol
Power Plant, all subways and enclosed passages connecting two or more of
those structures, and the real property underlying and enclosed by any of
those structures.
§ 5102. Legal description and jurisdiction of United States
Capitol Grounds
(a) LEGAL DESCRIPTION.—The United States Capitol Grounds comprises
all squares, reservations, streets, roadways, walks, and other areas as defined
on a map entitled ‘‘Map showing areas comprising United States Capitol
Grounds’’, dated June 25, 1946, approved by the Architect of the Capitol, and
recorded in the Office of the Surveyor of the District of Columbia in book 127,
page 8, including all additions added by law after June 25, 1946.
(b) JURISDICTION.—
(1) ARCHITECT OF THE CAPITOL.—The jurisdiction and control over
the Grounds, vested prior to July 31, 1946, by law in the Architect, is
extended to the entire area of the Grounds. Except as provided in para-
graph (2), the Architect is responsible for the maintenance and improve-
ment of the Grounds, including those streets and roadways in the
Grounds as shown on the map referred to in subsection (a) as being
under the jurisdiction and control of the Commissioners of the District
of Columbia.
(2) MAYOR OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA.—
(A) IN GENERAL.—The Mayor of the District of Columbia is re-
sponsible for the maintenance and improvement of those portions of
the following streets which are situated between the curblines of
those streets: Constitution Avenue from Second Street Northeast to
Third Street Northwest, First Street from D Street Northeast to D
Street Southeast, D Street from First Street Southeast to Wash-
ington Avenue Southwest, and First Street from the north side of
Louisiana Avenue to the intersection of C Street and Washington
Avenue Southwest, Pennsylvania Avenue Northwest from First
Street Northwest to Third Street Northwest, Maryland Avenue
Southwest from First Street Southwest to Third Street Southwest,
Second Street Northeast from F Street Northeast to C Street South-
east; C Street Southeast from Second Street Southeast to First
Street Southeast; that portion of Maryland Avenue Northeast from
Second Street Northeast to First Street Northeast; that portion of
New Jersey Avenue Northwest from D Street Northwest to Lou-
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isiana Avenue; that portion of Second Street Southwest from the
north curb of D Street to the south curb of Virginia Avenue South-
west; that portion of Virginia Avenue Southwest from the east curb
of Second Street Southwest to the west curb of Third Street South-
west; that portion of Third Street Southwest from the south curb of
Virginia Avenue Southwest to the north curb of D Street Southwest;
that portion of D Street Southwest from the west curb of Third
Street Southwest to the east curb of Second Street Southwest; that
portion of Washington Avenue Southwest, including sidewalks and
traffic islands, from the south curb of Independence Avenue South-
west to the west curb of South Capitol Street.
(B) REPAIR
AND
MAINTENANCE
OF
UTILITY
SERVICES.—The
Mayor may enter any part of the Grounds to repair or maintain
or, subject to the approval of the Architect, construct or alter, any
utility service of the District of Columbia Government.
§ 5103. Restrictions on public use of United States Capitol
Grounds
Public travel in, and occupancy of, the United States Capitol Grounds is
restricted to the roads, walks, and places prepared for that purpose.
§ 5104. Unlawful activities
(a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section—
(1) ACT OF PHYSICAL VIOLENCE.—The term ‘‘act of physical violence’’
means any act involving—
(A) an assault or other infliction or threat of infliction of death
or bodily harm on an individual; or
(B) damage to, or destruction of, real or personal property.
(2) DANGEROUS WEAPON.—The term ‘‘dangerous weapon’’ includes—
(A) all articles enumerated in section 14(a) of the Act of July 8,
1932 (ch. 465, 47 Stat. 654); and
(B) a device designed to expel or hurl a projectile capable of caus-
ing injury to individuals or property, a dagger, a dirk, a stiletto,
and a knife having a blade over three inches in length.
(3) EXPLOSIVES.—The term ‘‘explosives’’ has the meaning given that
term in section 841(d) of title 18.
(4) FIREARM.—The term ‘‘firearm’’ has the meaning given that term
in section 921(3) of title 18.
(b) OBSTRUCTION OF ROADS.—A person may not occupy the roads in the
United States Capitol Grounds in a manner that obstructs or hinders their
proper use, or use the roads in the area of the Grounds, south of Constitution
Avenue and B Street and north of Independence Avenue and B Street, to con-
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vey goods or merchandise, except to or from the United States Capitol on Fed-
eral Government service.
(c) SALE OF ARTICLES, DISPLAY OF SIGNS, AND SOLICITATIONS.—A person
may not carry out any of the following activities in the Grounds:
(1) offer or expose any article for sale.
(2) display a sign, placard, or other form of advertisement.
(3) solicit fares, alms, subscriptions, or contributions.
(d) INJURIES TO PROPERTY.—A person may not step or climb on, remove,
or in any way injure any statue, seat, wall, fountain, or other erection or
architectural feature, or any tree, shrub, plant, or turf, in the Grounds.
(e) CAPITOL GROUNDS AND BUILDINGS SECURITY.—
(1) FIREARMS, DANGEROUS WEAPONS, EXPLOSIVES, OR INCENDIARY
DEVICES.—An individual or group of individuals—
(A) except as authorized by regulations prescribed by the Capitol
Police Board—
(i) may not carry on or have readily accessible to any indi-
vidual on the Grounds or in any of the Capitol Buildings a
firearm, a dangerous weapon, explosives, or an incendiary de-
vice;
(ii) may not discharge a firearm or explosives, use a dan-
gerous weapon, or ignite an incendiary device, on the Grounds
or in any of the Capitol Buildings; or
(iii) may not transport on the Grounds or in any of the
Capitol Buildings explosives or an incendiary device; or
(B) may not knowingly, with force and violence, enter or remain
on the floor of either House of Congress.
(2) VIOLENT ENTRY AND DISORDERLY CONDUCT.—An individual or
group of individuals may not willfully and knowingly—
(A) enter or remain on the floor of either House of Congress or
in any cloakroom or lobby adjacent to that floor, in the Rayburn
Room of the House of Representatives, or in the Marble Room of
the Senate, unless authorized to do so pursuant to rules adopted, or
an authorization given, by that House;
(B) enter or remain in the gallery of either House of Congress
in violation of rules governing admission to the gallery adopted by
that House or pursuant to an authorization given by that House;
(C) with the intent to disrupt the orderly conduct of official busi-
ness, enter or remain in a room in any of the Capitol Buildings
set aside or designated for the use of either House of Congress or
a Member, committee, officer, or employee of Congress or either
House of Congress;