Section was classified to section 189 of former Title 40, prior to the enactment of Title 40, Public Buildings, Property, and Works, by Pub. L. 107–217, § 1, Aug. 21, 2002, 116 Stat. 1062.

Section is based on act Mar. 3, 1879, popularly known as the “Sundry Civil Appropriation Act, fiscal year 1879”.

R.S. § 1815 derived from act July 20, 1868, ch. 176, § 6, 15 Stat. 110.

2008—Pub. L. 110–437 inserted “Emancipation Hall of the Capitol Visitor Center,” after “Rotunda,”.