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Title 2, The CongressRelease 119-110

§2216 Food Service Operations

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

Last updated Sep 22, 2026|Official source

Summary

Architect of the Capitol, through the Chief Executive Officer, must create a restaurant and other food services inside the Capitol Visitor Center, including catering and vending machines. The Architect can hire a contractor to run these services, and any contract in effect on October 20, 2008 stays valid. All net profits and contractor commissions must go into the Capitol Visitor Center Revolving Fund (section 2231). The rule in 40 U.S.C. 5104(c) against sales or solicitation does not apply to these activities.

Full Legal Text

Title 2, §2216

The Congress, Source: USLM XML via OLRC

(a)Restaurant, catering, and vending
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)Contract for food service operations
(1)In general
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)Existing contract unaffected
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)Deposits
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)Exception to prohibition of sale or solicitation on Capitol grounds
section 5104(c) of title 40 shall not apply to any activity carried out under this section.

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Citation

2 U.S.C. § 2216

Title 2, The Congress

Last Updated

Sep 22, 2026

Release point: 119-110