22 USC 2713 - Protection of historic and artistic furnishings of reception areas of the Harry S Truman Federal Building

U.S Code last checked for updates: Oct 22, 2026

§ 2713.

Protection of historic and artistic furnishings of reception areas of the Harry S Truman Federal Building

(a)

In general

(b)

Disposition of historic and artistic items

(1)

Items covered

(2)

Sale or trade

Whenever the Secretary of State, acting through the Under Secretary for Management, determines that—

(A)

any item covered by paragraph (1) is no longer needed for use or display in the reception areas, or

(B)

in order to upgrade the reception areas, a better use of that article would be its sale or exchange,

(3)

Smithsonian Institution

(c)

“Reception areas” defined

(Aug. 1, 1956, ch. 841, title I, § 41, as added Pub. L. 100–204, title I, § 126(a)(2), Dec. 22, 1987, 101 Stat. 1341; amended Pub. L. 106–218, § 2, June 20, 2000, 114 Stat. 345; Pub. L. 119–60, div. E, title I, § 5111(b), Dec. 18, 2025, 139 Stat. 1563.)

cite as: 22 USC 2713