---
kind: "section"
citation: "2 U.S.C. § 2216"
title: "2"
title_heading: "The Congress"
number: "2216"
heading: "Food service operations"
release: "119-102"
url: "https://uscodex.org/usc/2/2216"
units:
  - "Chapter 31 — Capitol Visitor Center"
  - "Subchapter II — Office of the Capitol Visitor Center"
---

# §2216. Food service operations

- (a) **Restaurant, catering, and vending—** The Architect of the Capitol, acting through the Chief Executive Officer, shall establish within the Capitol Visitor [Center](/usc/2/1102.md?p=1) 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](/usc/2/1102.md?p=1).
  - (2) **Existing contract unaffected—** Nothing in [paragraph (1)](#b-1) shall be construed to affect any contract for food service operations within the Capitol Visitor [Center](/usc/2/1102.md?p=1) in effect on October 20, 2008.
- (c) **Deposits—** All net profits from the food service operations within the Capitol Visitor [Center](/usc/2/1102.md?p=1) and all commissions received from the contractor for such food service operations shall be deposited in the Capitol Visitor [Center](/usc/2/1102.md?p=1) Revolving [Fund](/usc/2/1102.md?p=3) established under [section 2231 of this title](/usc/2/2231.md).
- (d) **Exception to prohibition of sale or solicitation on Capitol grounds—** [Section 5104(c) of title 40](/usc/40/5104.md?p=c) shall not apply to any activity carried out under this section.

## Source credit

(Pub. L. 110–437, title II, § 206, Oct. 20, 2008, 122 Stat. 4988.)