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# 5 U.S.C. § 6105 - Closing of Executive departments

## Text

An Executive department may not be closed as a mark to the memory of a deceased former official of the United States.

(Pub. L. 89–554, Sept. 6, 1966, 80 Stat. 516.)

## Notes

Historical and Revision Notes DerivationU.S. CodeRevised Statutes andStatutes at Large  5 U.S.C. 28.Mar. 3, 1893, ch. 211, § 4, 27 Stat. 715. Standard changes are made to conform with the definitions applicable and the style of this title as outlined in the preface to the report.