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§2216 Food service operations

Title 2 › Chapter CHAPTER 31— - CAPITOL VISITOR CENTER › Subchapter SUBCHAPTER II— - OFFICE OF THE CAPITOL VISITOR CENTER › § 2216

Last updated Apr 6, 2026|Official source

Summary

The Architect of the Capitol, through the Chief Executive Officer, must set up a restaurant and other food services inside the Capitol Visitor Center, such as catering and vending machines. The Architect may hire a contractor to run those services, but any contract already in effect on October 20, 2008 is not changed. All net profits and any commissions from the contractor must be deposited into the Capitol Visitor Center Revolving Fund established under section 2231 of this title. Section 5104(c) of title 40 does not apply to these activities.

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Title 2, §2216

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(a)The Architect of the Capitol, acting through the Chief Executive Officer, shall establish within the Capitol Visitor Center a restaurant and other food service facilities, including catering services and vending machines.
(b)(1)The Architect of the Capitol, acting through the Chief Executive Officer, may enter into a contract for food service operations within the Capitol Visitor Center.
(2)Nothing in paragraph (1) shall be construed to affect any contract for food service operations within the Capitol Visitor Center in effect on October 20, 2008.
(c)All net profits from the food service operations within the Capitol Visitor Center and all commissions received from the contractor for such food service operations shall be deposited in the Capitol Visitor Center Revolving Fund established under section 2231 of this title.
(d)section 5104(c) of title 40 shall not apply to any activity carried out under this section.

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2 U.S.C. § 2216

Title 2The Congress

Last Updated

Apr 6, 2026

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