Title 40, Public Buildings, Property, and WorksRelease 119-102
§3105 Buildings Not to Be Draped in Mourning
Title 40 › SUBTITLE II — PUBLIC BUILDINGS AND WORKS › PART A — GENERAL › CHAPTER 31 — GENERAL › SUBCHAPTER I — OVERSIGHT AND REGULATION OF PUBLIC BUILDINGS › § 3105
Summary
Federal buildings cannot display mourning decorations, and public money cannot be used to pay for them.
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Title 40, §3105
Public Buildings, Property, and Works, Source: USLM XML via OLRC
No building owned, or used for public purposes, by the Federal Government shall be draped in mourning nor may public money be used for that purpose.
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Historical and Revision Notes
Revised SectionSource (U.S. Code)Source (Statutes at Large) 310540:286.Mar. 3, 1893, ch. 211, § 3, 27 Stat. 715. The words “On and after March 3, 1893” are omitted as obsolete.
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40 U.S.C. § 3105
Title 40, Public Buildings, Property, and Works
Last Updated
Aug 21, 2026
Release point: 119-102