Title 40Public Buildings, Property, and WorksRelease 119-73

§6112 Supreme Court Building and grounds employees

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Last updated Apr 6, 2026|Official source

Summary

People who must carry out section 6111(a) must be hired by the Architect of the Capitol with the approval of the Chief Justice of the United States. They are paid under chapter 51 and subchapter III of chapter 53 of title 5, and their retirement coverage is under subchapter III of chapter 83 of title 5.

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Title 40, §6112

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Employees required to carry out section 6111(a) of this title shall be—
(1)appointed by the Architect of the Capitol with the approval of the Chief Justice of the United States;
(2)compensated in accordance with chapter 51 and subchapter III of chapter 53 of title 5; and
(3)subject to subchapter III of chapter 83 of title 5.

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Historical and Revision Notes

Revised SectionSource (U.S. Code)Source (Statutes at Large) 611240:13b.May 7, 1934, ch. 222, § 2, 48 Stat. 668; Pub. L. 95–431, title IV, (“Sec. 1(b) (proviso)” in proviso in par. under heading “Care of the Building and Grounds”), Oct. 10, 1978, 92 Stat. 1036. In this section, before clause (1), the words “to carry out” are substituted for “for the performance of the provisions of” to eliminate unnecessary words. In clause (2), the words “chapter 51 and subchapter III of chapter 53 of title 5” are substituted for “the Classification Act of 1949, as amended” because of section 7(b) of the Act of September 6, 1966 (Public Law 89–554, 80 Stat. 631), the first section of which enacted Title 5, United States Code. In clause (3), the words “subchapter III of chapter 83 of title 5” are substituted for “the Act entitled ‘An Act for the retirement of employees in the classified civil service, and for other purposes’ approved May 22, 1920, as amended (U.S.C., title 5, ch. 14)” because of section 7(b) of the Act of September 6, 1966 (Public Law 89–554, 80 Stat. 631), the first section of which enacted Title 5, United States Code.

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40 U.S.C. § 6112

Title 40Public Buildings, Property, and Works

Last Updated

Apr 6, 2026

Release point: 119-73