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# 2 U.S.C. § 1813 - Exterior of Capitol

## Text

On and after July 7, 1884, it shall be the duty of the Architect to clean and keep in proper order the exterior of the Capitol.

(July 7, 1884, ch. 332, 23 Stat. 209.)

## Notes

Editorial Notes

References in TextThe Architect, referred to in text, means the Architect of the Capitol.

Codification Section was classified to section 163a of former Title 40, prior to the enactment of Title 40, Public Buildings, Property, and Works, by Pub. L. 107–217, § 1, Aug. 21, 2002, 116 Stat. 1062. Section is from the Sundry Civil Appropriation Act July 7, 1884, fiscal year 1885.