Office of the General Counsel

U.S. Government Printing Office

Legislative Histories of the Laws

Affecting the U.S. Government

Printing Office as Codified

in Title 44 of the U.S. Code

Garrett E. Brown, Jr.

Mark C. Cramer

Mary Lee Carson

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

Revised Statutes I

Title 44 - 1926 edition 1

Title 44 - 1934 edition 25

Title 44 - 1940 edition 49

Title 44 - 1946 edition 91

Title 44 - 1952 edition 135

Title 44 - 1958 edition 185

Title 44 - 1964 edition 235

Title 44 - 1970 edition 289

Title 44 - 1976 edition 337

Title 44 - Supplements:

1977 - 1980 391

U.S. Code Appendix

INTRODUCTION

This volume of the Legislative Histories of the Laws Affecting the

U.S. Government Printing Office as Codified in Title 44 of the

U.S. Code includes all editions of Title 44 of the U.S. Code which

have been published, beginning with the first edition in 1926, as

well as those sections of the Revised Statutes of 1878 which

pertain to public printing and document distribution. This

material will enable the users of this legislative histories

series to quickly identify the changes, additions and deletions

that have occurred in the laws pertaining to public printing and

binding. The Revised Statutes are included primarily for

historical purposes.

REVISED STATUTES

The first edition of the United States Revised Statutes was a

compilation of "public general laws of permanent interest" covering

legislation which Congress enacted from 1789-1873. The laws were

classified by subject, rewritten in part, and reenacted into

permanent law. A second edition, published in 1878, contained

rewritten sections of the first edition and incorporated

amendments from 1873 and 1874. All current references to the

Revised Statutes are cited to this second edition.

Within this volume of the Legislative Histories we have collected

all the revised statutes pertaining to the Government Printing

Office. For the convenience of the users of this volume,

citations to sections of Title 44 have been provided in the

margins adjacent to relevant sections of the Revised Statutes.

UNITED STATES CODE

The United States Code is the official codification of general and

permanent laws still in force. It is arranged by subject, and

includes laws from 1789 to the present. The U.S. Code has been

reissued approximately every six years since it was first

published in 1926. We have included in this volume the 1926,

1934, 1940, 1946, 1952, 1958, 1964, 1970 and 1976 editions of

Title 44, as well as the annual supplements for 1977, 1978, 1979

and 1980.

Twenty-one of the fifty titles of the U.S. Code have been enacted

into positive law. The other titles are merely prima facie

evidence of the law. Title 44 was enacted into positive law on

October 22, 1968 and that act is included in Vol II, pp.

1836-1992. This enactment was not a substantive revision of the

laws pertaining to public printing, but rather a modernization of

the language and format of the existing laws. Reference should be

made to the 1964 edition of the code if questions arise concerning

the meaning of language revised in 1968.

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Below are selected sections of the Revised.Statutes, 2d

edition, which were the forerunners of current title 44

sections. The corresponding sections of title 44 are cited in

the margins.

REVISED STATUTES

A. Miscellaneous Sections - §§ 75, 78, 196, 210, 265, 492.

B. Title Eleven - Department of the Interior, Ch. 7 -

Superintendent of Public Documents §§ 497-511.

C. Title Forty-one - Appropriations § 3661.

D. Title Forty-five - Public Printing, Advertisements, and

Public Documents §§ 3756-3828.

A. Miscellaneous Sections - §§ 75, 78, 196, 210, 265, 492.

§§901 ,

9 0 3

§111

§§710 ,

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§71 2

Abridgment of SEC. 75. The Joint Committee on Public Printing shall appoint a

acoompanywgdoc- competent person who shall edit such portion of the documents accom-

""25 June 1864 c panying the annual reports of the Departments as they may deem suit155,b.l,v.13,p. 184' able for popular distribution, and prepare an alphabetical index thereto.

Printing of debates.

3 Mar., 1873, c.

227,s.l,v.l7,p.510.

22 Jan., 1874, c.

14, v. 18, p. 5.

Departmen t

reports, when to

be furnishe d to

printer.

25 June; 1864, c.

155, ss. 1, 3, v. 13,

pp. 184, 5. 22 June, 1870, c. 150, 8. 12, v. 16, p. 164.

SEC. 78. Until a contract for publishing the debates of Congress is

made, such debates shall be printed by the Congressional Printer, under

the direction of the Joint Committee on Public Printing on the part of

the Senate.

SEC. 196. The head of each Department, except the Department of

Justice, shall furnish to the Congressional Printer copies of the documents usually accompanying his annual report, on or before the first day

of November in each year, and a copy of his annual report on or before

the third Monday of November in each year.

Copies of acts and

treaties furnished

to Printer.

9 Mar., 1868, c.

22, s. 1, v. 15, p. 40.

8 June, 1872, c.

335, s. 20, v. 17, p.

287.

SEC. 210. The Secretary of State shall furnish to the Congressional

Printer a correct copy of every act and joint resolution, as soon as possible after its approval by the President, or after it has become a law in

accordance with the Constitution without such approval; also of every

treaty between the United States and any foreign government as soon as

possible after it has been duly ratified and has been proclaimed by the

President; and also of every postal convention made between the Postmaster-General, by and with the advice and consent of the President, on

the part of the United States and foreign countries, as soon as possible

after copies of such conventions have been transmitted to him by the

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SEC. 265. The Secretary of the Treasury shall furnish to the Congres- Printing statesional Printer on or before the first day of November of each year, the ^'Vportl*

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manuscript, prepared for printing, of a condensed statement of the ag- ——— ' —

gregate amount of the exports and imports from foreign countries during # g 3 y'*2

the preceding fiscal year. - » • > • . pSEC. 492. The lithographing and engraving required by the two pre- Lithog^phing

ceding sections shall be awarded to the lowest and best bidders for the

a n a engraving

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interests of the Government, due regard being paid to the execution of UJan.,1871,Res.

the work, after due advertising by the Congressional Printer under the

direction of the Joint Committee on Printing; but the Joint Committee 5>8 1( v 17> p 2.

on Printing may empower the Congressional Printer to make immediate

contracts for engraving, whenever, in their opinion, the exigencies of.

the public service will not justify waiting for advertisement and award;

or if, in the judgment of the Joint Committee on Printing, the work can

be performed under the direction of the Commissioner of Patents more

advantageously than in the manner above prescribed, it shall be so done,

under such limitations and conditions as the Joint Committee on Printing«

may from time to time prescribe.

§133 8

B. Title Eleven - Department of the Interior, Ch. 7 -

Superintendent of Public Documents §§ 497-511.

CHAPTE R SEVE N

THE SUPERINTENDENT OF PUBLIC DOCUMENTS.

Sec.

497. Custody and distribution of public

documents.

498. Statutes and reports of Supreme

Court.

499. Register of publications received.

500. Manner of delivery

501. Distribution of copies of journals,

books, &c.

502. Same subject.

503. Distribution of journals pf Senate and

House.

Sec.

504. Distribution to legations and consulates.

505. Distribution of surplus volumes, &c.

506. Books, &c., not to oe removed from

proper offices.

507. Superintendent of public documents.

508. Duties of the superintendent of public documents.

509. Rooms for public documents.

510. Preparation of the Biennial Register.

511. Distribution of Biennial Register.

. , , . . . , ... . . Custody and disSEC. 497. The Secretary of the Interior is charged with receiving, tribution of public

arranging, and safe-keeping for distribution, and of distributing to the documents,

persons entitled by law to receive the same, all printed journals of the

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§§1702 ,

190 3

5 Feb., 1869, q

2!,gs. 1,5.7, v. 11,

Pl>. 379, 330.

§171 0

§§1701 ,

170 2

§190 5

§70 5

§190 9

Statutes and re-

]K>rte of Supreme

Court.

3 Mar., 1873, c. 238,

8. 2, v. 17, p. 578.

Register of publications received.

5 Feb., 1859, c. 22,

e. 3, v. 11, p. 380.

Manner of delivery.

5 Feb., 1859. c. 22,

h. 4, v. 11, p. 380.

<3 Mar., 1877, e.

103, «. 7, e. 19, p.

3W6.

Distribution of

(••inies of journals,

hooks, &c.

28 Jan., 1857, Bea.

No. 5, e. 3, v. 11, p.

2\i.

3feb.,lA9,c.22,

s. 5, v. 11, p. 380.

2 Mar.. 1861, c. 87,

s. 1, v. 12, p. 244.

Same subject.

2 Mar., 1861. o.

#7,8.2, v. 12, p. 245.

Distribution at

Journals of Senate

and House.

two Houses of Congress, and all other books and documents of every

nature whatever, already or hereafter directed by law to be printed or

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urchased for the use of the Government, except such as are directed to

e printed or purchased for the particular use of Congress, or of either

House thereof, or for the particular use of the Executive or of any of the

Departments, and any person whose duty it shall be by law to deliver

any of the same, shall deliver them at the rooms assigned by the Secretary of the Interior therefor.

Sue. 498. The Secretary of the Interior is required to furnish to the

head of the Department of Justice, from time to time as they may be

published, a sufficient number of the statutes of the United States and

the reports of the Supreme Court of the United States, to be by him

distributed to such officers of the courts of the United States as are now

or may hereafter be by law entitled to receive them.

SEC. 409. A register of all publications received at the Department of

the Interior for safe-keeping and distribution shall be kept, under the

direction of the Secretary, showing the quantity and kind at any time

received by him; and he shall cause to be entered in such register, at

the proper time, the time when, the place where, and the person to whom

any of such publications have been distributed or delivered.

SEC. 500. The publications received by the Secretary of the Interior

for distribution shall be delivered out only on the written requisition of

the heads of Departments, Secretary of the Senate, Clerk of the House

of Representatives, Librarian of Congress, and other officers and persons

who are by law authorized to receive the same, except where by law the

Secretary of the Interior is required, without sncli requisition, to cause

the same to be sent and delivered; and in either of such cases it shall

be the duty of the Secretary of the Interior to cause the same to be sent

and delivered, the expenses thereof, except when otherwise directed, to

be charged on the contingent fund of the Department.

SEC. 501. The copies of journals, books, and public documents which

are or may be authorized to be distributed to incorporated bodies, institutions, and associations within the State* and Territories, shall be distributed to such bodies as shall lie designated to the Secretary of the

Interior by each of the Senators from the several States respectively,

and by the Representatives in Congress from each congressional district,

and by the Delegate from each Territory. The distribution shall be

made in such manner that the quantity distributed to each congressional

district and Territory shall be equal; except that whenever the number

of copies of any publication is insufficient to supply therewith one institution, u]K>n the designation of each member of the Senate and House

of Representatives, the copies at the disposal of the Secretary may be

distributed to such incorporated colleges, public libraries, athenaeums,

literary and scientific institutions, boards of trade, or public associations,

as he may select..

SEC. 502. The selection of an institution to receive the documents

ordered to be published or procured at the first session of any Congress

shall control the documents of the entire Congress, unless another designation be made before any distribution has taken place under the selection lirst made Where the same work is printed by order both of the

Senate and House of Representatives, the duplicates may be sent to

ditibrent institutions, if so desired, by the member whose right it is to

direct the distribution. And the public documents to be distributed by

the Secretary of the Interior shall be sent to the institutions already

designated, unless he shall be satisfied, that any such institution is no

longer a suitable depository of the same.4"Congressional journals and

public documents, authorized to be distributed to institutions on the

designation of members of Congress, shall be sent to such libraries and

institutions only as shall signify a willingness to pay the cost of their

transportation.

SEC. 503. So many copies of the public journals of the Senate, and of

the House of Representatives, shall be transmitted by the Secretary of

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the Interior to the executives of the several States and Territories, as

shall be sufficient to furnish one copy to each executive, one copy to

each branch of every State and territorial legislature, one copy to each

university and college in each State, aud one copy to the Historical

Society incorporated, or which shall be incorporated, in each State. Fifty

copies of the documents ordered by Congress to be printed shall be used

for the purpose of exchange in foreign countries; the residue of the copies

shall be deposited in the Library of the United States, subject to the

future disposition of Congress.

SEC. 504. Only such of the books published by the Government, ami

usually known by the name of11public documents," shall hereafter be supplied to any legation or consulate of the United States as are tirst designated by the Secretary of State, by an order to be recorded in the State Department, as suitable for and required by such legation and consulate.

SEC. 505. Whenever there are in the custody of the Department of tin.

Interior any sets of the documents of any session of Congress, or other

documents or odd volumes, not necessary to supply deficiencies or losses

that may happen in the Library of Congress, or in that of either of the

Executive Departments, or in State or territorial libraries, the Secretary

of the Interior shall distribute the same as equally as practicable to the

several Senators, Representatives, and Delegates in Congress, for dis

tribution to public libraries and other literary institutions in then,

respective districts.

SEC. 506. All such books and documents, when received at the propei

offices, libraries, and other depositories, as provided by law, shall be kept

there and not removed from such places.

s. 10, v. 11, p. 361. :i Mar., 1877, c. 10:!, «. 7, r. 111. p. 330.

SEC. 507. There shall be in the Department of the Interior a .superintendent of public documents, who shall be appointed by the Secretary,

and shall be entitled to receive a salary of twenty-five hundred dollars

a year.

SEC. 508. The superintendent of public documents shall be charged,

subject to the general direction of the Secretary of the Interior, with the

duty of collecting, arranging, preserving, packing, and distributing the

publications received at the Department of the Interior for distribution;

and with the duty of compiling aud supervising the Biennial Register.

SEC. 509. Suitable rooms in the Department of the Interior shall be

from time to time assigned by the Secretary for the journals, books, and

documents.

SEC. 510. As soon as practicable after the last day of September in

each year in which a new Congress is to assemble, a register shall be

compiled and printed under the direction of the Secretary of the Interior,

of which seven hundred and fifty copies shall be published, and which

shall contain the following lists, made up to such last day of September:

1. Correct lists of all the officers, clerks, employes, and agents, civil

military, and naval, in the service of the United States, including cadets

and midshipmen, which lists shall exhibit the amount of compensation,

pay, and emoluments allowed to each, the State or country in which he

was born, the State or Territory from which he was appointed to office,

and where employed.

2. A list of the names, force, and condition of all the ships and vessels

belonging to the United States, and when and where built

3. Lists of all printers of the laws of the United States and of all

printers employed by Congress or by any Department or officer of the

Government, during the two years preceding the last day of September

op to which such list is required to be made, with the compensation

allowed to each, ard designating the Department or officer causing the

printing to be executed.

4. A statement of all allowances made by the Postmaster General,

within the same period of two years, to each contractor on contracts for

27 Dec., 1813, Res.

I, v. 3, p. 110.

20 July, 1840, Res.

6, v. 5, p. 409.

Distribution to

legations and con

solatea.

22 May, 1872, c.

194, v. 17, p. 144.

Distribution of

surplus volumes,

&c.

§§906 ,

1718 ,

171 9

§171 b

§73 0

17 Feb., 1871, Res.

36, v. 10, p. 597.

Books, &c., not

to bo removedfrom §191 1

proper offices.

5 Feb., 1859, c. 22,

Superintendent of

public documents.

3 Mar., 1669, c.

121, s. l,v. 15, p.292.

Dutie s of the

superintendent of

public documents.

3 Mar., 1869, c.

121, s. 1, v. 15, pp.

283,292.

Roomsfor public

documents.

3 Mar., 1869, c.

121, s. 1, v. 15, pp. 283, 292.

Preparation of

Biennial Register.

27 April, 1810,

Res. No. 6, ss. 1, 2,

•. 3, p. 342.

14 July, 1832, Res.

No. 11, v. 4, p. 608.

3 Mar., 1851, c. 32,

s. 1, v. 9, p. 600.

6 Mar., 1661, o. 87,

# 4, v. lij, p. 245.

§170 2

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carrying the mail, discriminating the sum paid as stipulated by the origk inal contract and the sums paid as additional allowance.

Biennial EeiriHter ®

E C l 511 , t h e ®r s t Monday in January, in each year when a new

— L'Congress is assembled, there shall be delivered to the President, the Vice

27April,itiiG,Bee. President, each bead of a Department, each member of the Senate and

3 Mar. i85i o.

Hons e o f Representatives, one copy of the Biennial Register; to the Sec32, e. l, v?9, p. &X>. retary of the Senate and the Clerk of the House of Representatives, ten

copies each, for the use of the respective Houses; to the Library of Congress, twenty-five copies; and to the secretary of state of each State, one

copy; and the residue of the copies shall be disposed of as Congress

shall, from time to time, direct.

C. Title Forty-one - Appropriations § 3661.

§1102

D.

pitetingaod bind- n+uE C'

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hr 1 ;head of each of the Executive Departments, and every

mg. °ther public officer who is authorized to have printing and binding done

8 May, 1872, c. ^mting-Office for the use of l is Department or

140,8.2,V. 17, p. 82. P

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omce, shall include in his annual estimate for appropriations for

the next fiscal yqarsuch sum or sums as may to him seem necessary

Congressionaf Prihter" ^ ^ "»der the direction of the

Title Forty-five - Public Printing, Advertisements, and

Public Documents §§ 3756-3828.

PUBLI C PRINTING-,ADVERTISEMENTS,AN D

PUBLI C DOCUMENTS .

Sec.

3756. Joint Committee on Public Printing.

3757. Removal of delays.

3758. Congressional Printer.

3759. Salary, bond.

3760. Duties.

3761. Foremen.

3762. Clerks.

3763. Employes.

3764. Work at night.

3765. Interest in printing and contracts

prohibited.

3766. Estimates for paper.

3767. Advertisements for paper.

3768. Specifications of advertisements.

3769. Samples.

3770. Award of contracts.

3771. Time for performing contracts.

3772. Approval of Contract.

3773. Comparison of paper with standard.

3774. Disputes as to quality.

3775. Default of contractor.

3776. Contractor charged with increased

cost.

3777. Report of default, suit on bond.

3778. Purchase in open market.

3779. Engraving for Congress.

3780. Engraving when to be advertised.

3781. Lithographing for Land-Office.

3782. Engraving; execution of contracts;

payment.

3783. Accountability for and issue of material.

3784. Frauds of Congressional Printer.

3785. Only Government printing and binding allowed.

3786. Printing required to be done at Government Printing-Office.

3787. Binding at Treasury Department.

3788. Heads of Bureaus not to print reports, except, &c.

3789. Orders and requisitions for printing.

3790. Style and form of work for Departments.

3791. Bills and joint resolutions, number of.

3792. Documents, usual number.

3793. Extra copies, motion to print.

3794. Notice of order to print.

Sec.

3795.

3796.

3797.

3798.

3799.

3800.

3801.

3802.

3803.

3804.

3805.

3806.

3807.

3808.

3809.

i 3810.

for

for

| 3811.

3812.

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3813.

3814.

I 3815.

| 3816.

| 3817.

3818.

! 3819.

: 3820.

3821.

3822.

3823.

3824.

3825.

3826.

3827.

3828.

Extra copies costing more than five

hundred dollars.

Extra copies for the Library.

Mail contracts and bids, when to be

printed.

Number of copies of certain documents to be printed and bound.

Documents for foreign exchange.

Biennial Register.

Congressional Directory.

Accounts with Departments

printing.

Copies of statutes for printing.

Copy of postal conventions

printing.

Printing of laws and resolutions.

Printing of postal conventions.

Laws, number to be printed for use

of Senate and House.

Number to be printed for distribution.

Extra copies of any document, how

sold.

Printed documents, when to be delivered.

Report on national banks.

Statement of exports and imports.

Documents to be delivered at Interior Department.

Annual estimates for Register of

the Treasury.

Quarterly account.

Advances to Congressional Printer.

Settlement of accounts.

Moneys from sales.

Foremen's monthly statement.

Report to Secretary of the Interior.

Report to Congress.

Estimates submitted to Congress.

Clerk of House to select newspapers

in certain States, &c.

Heads of Departments and judges

to be notified and to publish only

in such papers.

Rates of pay in all the States for

publishing the laws.

Advertisements in Washington, D. C.

Mail-route advertisements in D. C.

No advertisement without authority.

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SEC. 3756. There shall be a Joint Committee on Public Printing, consisting of three members of the Senate, appointed by the President of

the Senate, and three members of the House of Representatives, appointed by the Speaker of the House, who shall have the powers hereinafter stated.

SEC. 3757. The Joint Committee on Public Printing shall have power

to adopt such measures as may be deemed necessary to remedy any

neglect or delay in the execution of the public printing, but no arrangement entered into by them shall take effect until it has been approved

by that House of Congress to which the printing belongs, or by both

Houses when the printing delayed relates to the business of both.

SEC. 3758. The Senate shall elect a person, who must be a practical

printer, and versed in the art of book-binding, to take charge of and

Joint Committee

onPublicPrinting.

26 Aug., 1852, c.

91, E. 12, v. 10, pp.

34, 35.

Removal of delays.

Ibid.

Congressional

Printer.

manage the Government Printing Office. He shall be deemed an officer

of the Senate, and shall be called the "Congressional Printer."

26 Aug., 1852, c.

91,8.2, v. 10, p. 30.

22 Feb., 1867, c.

59, ss. 1,2, v. 14, p. 398. 20 June, 1874, e. 328, r. 18, p. 88. Section reiiealed in port In/

slot. 31 July, 1876, c. 246, r. 19, p. 105. 15 .lugr., 1876, e. 287, r. 19, p. 146.

Salary, bond. SEC. 3759. The Congressional Printer shall receive a salary at the rate

of four thousand dollars a year, and shall give bond, for the faithful discharge of his duties, in the penal sum of eighty thousand dollars, with

two sureties to be approved by the Secretary of the Interior.

14, p. 347. 22 Feb., 1867, c. 59, ss. 1,2, v. 14, p. 398. 31 >uZ;/, 1876, c. 246, r. 19.p. 105.

SEC. 3760. It shall be the duty of the Congressional Printer to purchase

Dutie8'

all materials and machinery which mav be necessary for the Government

Printing Office; to take charge of all matter which is to be printed,

engraved, lithographed, or bound; to keep an account thereof in the

order in which it is received, and to cause the work to he promptly executed; to superintend all printing and binding done at the Government

Printing Office, and to see that the sheets or volumes are promptly delivered to the officer who is authorized to receive them. The receipt of such

officer shall be a sufficient voucher of their delivery.

SEC. 3761. There shall be a foreman of printing and a foreman of binding, who must be practically and thoroughly acquainted with their respective trades. They shall be appointed by the Congressional Printer, and

shall each receive a salary at the rate of two thousand one hundred dollars a year.

SEC." 3762. The Congressional Printer may employ four clerks at an

annual salary of eighteen hundred dollars eacfi: ana one clerk at an annual

salary of fourteen hundred dollars, to have charge of the accounts with j

the Departments and public offices. 1

26 Aug., 1852, c.

91,8.2, v. 10, p. 30.

12 Jan., 1866,

Res. No. 2, s. I, v.

23 June , 1860,

Res. No. 25, ss. 2,3,

6,v.l2,pp. 117,118.

22 Feb., 1867, c.

59, s. 2, v.14, p.398.

20 .Aim#,1874,iff*.

Xo. 12, r. 18, p. 288.

Foremen.

23 June , I860,

Res. No. 25, s. 2, v.

12, p. 117.

8 May, 1872, c.

140,s. l,v. 17, p.64.

Clerks.

23 June, 1860, c.

205,s.l,v.l2, p. 93.

26 April, 1866, c.

68, v.14, p. 41.

8 May, 1872, c. 140, s. 3, v. 17, p. 83.

SEC. 3763. The Congressional Printer may employ, at such rates of

wages as he may deem for the interest of the Government and just to

the persons employed, such proof-readers, compositors, pressmen, binders, laborers, and other hands, as may be necessary for the execution of

the orders for public printing and binding authorized by law; but he

shall not, at anv time, employ in the office more hands than the absolute

necessities of the public work may require.

SEC. 3764. The Congressional Printer shall cause work to be done on

the public printing, in the Government Printing Office, at night as well

as through the day, during the session of Congress, when the exigencies

of the public service require it.

SEC. 3765. Neither the Congressional Printer, nor the foreman of printing, nor the foreman of binding, shall, during his continuance in office,

have any interest, direct or indirect, in the publication of any newspaper

or periodical, or in any printing, binding, engraving, or lithographing of

any kind, or in any contract for furnishing paper or other material connected with the public printing, binding, lithographing, or engraving;

and for every violation of this section, the party offending shall, on con26 Aug., 1852, c.

91,s. 10, v,10,p. 34.

Interest in printing and contracts

prohibited.

23 June* 1860,

Res. No. 25,s.l0, v.

12, pp. 119, 120.

§101

§10 3

§30 1

§30 5

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Employes.

3 Mar., 1853, c.

96, s.l.v. 10, p. 183.

3 Mar., 1855, c.

175, s. 1, v. 10, p.

651.

23 June, 1860, c.

205,8. l,v. 12, p.93.

Work at night. § 3 0 7

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viction before any court of competent jurisdiction, be imprisoned in the

penitentiary for a term of not less than one nor more than five years, and

shall be fined in the sum of five hundred dollars.

Estimates for SEC. 3766. The Congressional Printer shall, at the beginning of each

P&Pc- session of Congress, submit to the Joint Committee on Public Printing

§508

27 Jul

y>

1866>c

- estimates of the quantity of paper of all descriptions which will be re287,8.4,v.l4,p.305. quired for the public printing during the ensuing year.

Advertisements g E C 37(57. xhe Joint Committee on Public Printing shall fix upon

or paper. standards of paper for the different descriptions of public printing, and

§509 27 July, 1866, c. the Congressional Printer shall, under their direction, advertise in two

305* *

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' newspapers, published in each of the cities of Boston, New York, Phila25Jan., 1876,c.4, delphia, Baltimore, Washington and Cincinnati, for sealed proposals to

a 19,p. 2.' ' ' furnish the Government with paper [of the quality and in the quantity

specified in the advertisement] [, as specified in the schedule to be furnished

to applicants by the Congressional Printer, setting forth in detail the

quality and quantities required for the public printing.]

Specifications of SEC. 3768. The advertisement shall specify the minimum portion of

advertisements. each quality of paper required for either three months, six months, or

§51 0 27 July, 1866, c. one year, as the Joint Committee on Public Printing may determine;

287, b. 4, v. 14, p. but when the minimum portion so specified exceeds, in any case, one

thousand reams, it shall state that proposals will be received for one

thousand reams or more.

Samples. SEC. 3769. The Congressional Printer shall furnish samples of the

§509 27 Julv, 1866, c. standard papers to applicants therefor.

287,8.4,v.14,p.305.

Award of con- SEC. 3770. The sealed proposals to furnish paper shall be opened in

- presence of the Joint Committee on Public Printing, and the contracts

2R-7 c' *hall be awarded by them to the lowest and best bidder for the interest

30& '

v

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p

' of the Government; but they shall not consider any proposal which is

not accompanied by satisfactory evidence that the person making it is a

manufacturer of or dealer in the description of paper which he proposes

to furnish

.

T lTMe

for per- SEC. 3771. The award of each contract for furnishing paper shall desier-

§512 form.ngcontracts. „ate a reasonable time for filling it.

S

27 July, 1866, e. 287, s. 4, v. 14, p. 305.

trattPPrOVal°

fCOn" ®mC

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3

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7 2 VN o

contract for [fumising] [furnishing] paper shall be valid

' until it has been approved by the joint committee, if made under their

27 Julv, 1866, c. "lection, or by the Secretary of the Interior, if made under his direction,

287, 8. 4; V. 14, p. according to the provisions of section thirty-seven hundred and seventv305. five.

27 Feb., 1877, c. 69, r. 19,p. 249.

§513 NAPETMWITHSTAND- , SEC. 3773. The Congressional Printer shall compare everv lot of paper

ard? delivered by any contractor with the standard of quality, 'and shall not

—————-- accept any paper which does not conform to it or is not of the stipulated

287,8.5%4.%: TMgbt.

oualTtv"'68 88 t 0*?EC'

3774 -

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n cas e

difference of opinion between the Congressional

s Si A — Printer and any contractor for paper, respecting its quality, the matter

27 July, 1866^0. of difference shall be determined by the Joint Committee on Public

«.o<,8.o,v. i4,p.ouo. Printing .

tractor11" °

f

. Sec. 3775. If any contractor shall fail to comply with bis contract,

——L— either as to time of delivery, or as to quantity, quality, or weight of paper,

§515 9«7 H r v id'n Congressional Printer shall report such default to the Joint Commit30e'. ' ' '

t e e o n

Public Printing, when Congress is in session, or to the Secretary

of the Interior, when Congress is not in session; and he shall, under the

direction of the committee, or of the Secretary of the Interior, as the

case may be, enter into a new contract with the lowest and best bidder

for the interest of the Government, among those whose proposals were

rejected at the last opening of bids; or he shall advertise for new proposals, under the regulations hereinbefore stated; and, during the interval which may thus occur, he shall, under the direction of the Joint

Committee on Public Printing, or of the Secretary of the Interior, as

above provided, purchase in open market, at the lowest market-price, all

paper necessary for the public printing.

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SEC. 3776. In case of the default of any contractor to furnish paper, C o N tracto r

he and his securities shall be responsible for any increase of cost to the cost. '

Government in procuring a supply of such paper, which may he conse- ——- &51o

quent upon such default.

SEC. 3777. The Congressional Printer shall report every such default, Report of dewith a full statement of all the facts in the case, to the Solicitor of the

a u

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Treasury, who shall prosecute the defaulting contractor and his securi- 27 July, 1666, v.

ties upon their bond, in the circuit court of the United States, in the

s

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5

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v

-

14> Pdistrict in which such defaulting contractor resides. p . •

SEC. 3778. The Joint Committee on Public Printing, or, during the ope n market. §51 7

recess of Congress, the Secretary of the Interior, may authorize the Con- —

gressional Printer to make purchases of paper in open market, whenever

they may deem the quantity required so small, or the want so immediate,

as not to justify advertisement for proposals.

SEC. 3779. Whenever any charts, maps, diagrams, views, or other

engravings are required, to illustrate any document ordered to be printed

by either House of Congress, such engravings shall be procured by the

Congressional Printer, under the direction and supervision of the committee on printing of the House ordering the same.

SEC. 3780. When the probable total cost of the maps or plates accompanying one,work or document exceeds two hundred and fifty dollars,

the lithographing or engraving thereof shall be awarded to the lowest

and best bidder, after advertisement by the Congressional Printer, under

the direction of the Joint Committee on Public Printing. But the committee may authorize him to make immediate contracts for lithographing

or engraving whenever, in their opinion, the exigencies of the public

service do notjustify advertisement for proposals.

SEC. 3781. The Congressional Printer may contract for the lithographing of the maps of the several States and Territories accompanying the

annual report of the Commissioner of the General Land-Office, except

the connected map of the public lands east and west of the Mississippi

River, accompanying the annual report of the Commissioner for the year

eighteen hundred and sixty-two, with the additions thereto which may

be made from time to time.

SEC. 3782. The Congressional Printer shall preserve in his office samples of the paper on wnich any engravings or lithographs are to be furnished by contract, and he shall not receive any engraving or lithograph

which is not printed on paper equal to the sample, or which is not executed in the proper manner or in the quantity contracted for, or within

the time specified in the contract, unless, for special reasons, he may

have extended the time. The contractor shall not be paid except upon

the certificate of the Congressional Printer that the requisites have been

complied with.

SEC. 3783. The Congressional Printer shall charge himself with, and be

accountable for, all material received for the public use. The foremen of

printing and binding shall make out estimates of the amount and kind of

material required for their respective departments, and file written requisitions therefor when it is needed. The Congressional Printer shall furnish the same to them on these requisitions, as it may be required for the

public service, and they shall receipt to him and be held accountable for

all material so received.

SEC. 3784. If the Congressional Printer shall, bv himself or through

others, corruptly collude or have any secret understanding with anv

person to defraud the United States, or whereby the United States shall

be made to sustain a loss, contrary to the intent of the provisions of this

Title, he shall, on conviction thereof before any court of competent jurisdiction, forfeit his office, and be imprisoned in the penitentiary for a term

of not less than three nor more than seven years, and fined in the sum of

three thousand dollars.

2

7

July, 1866, c.

287, s. 5, v. 14, p.

306.

Engraving for

Congress.

23 June, 1860,

Res. No. 25, s. 8, v.

12, p. 119.

23 June, 1874, c.

455, r. 18, p. 204.

Engraving, when

to be advertised.

25 June, 1864, c.

155, s. 9, v. 13, p.

186.

Lithographing

for Land-Office.

6 Jan.,1863, Res.

N'o. 2, s. 1, v. 12, p.

822.

Engraving; execution of contracts;

payment.

3 Mar., 1853, c.

97,s. l,v. 10, p. 190.

Accountability

for and issue of,

material.

23June,1860,Res.

No.25,ss. 2,4,v.l2,

pp. 117, 118.

Frauds of Congressional Printer.

23 June, 1860,

Res. No. 25,8.11, v.

12, p. 120.

§110 4

§30 1

18 USC 442

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§§501 ,

1102

§§501,502 ,

5 0 4

§§501 ,

110 2

I

§110 5

§70 6

§70 1

§70 3

§§701 ,

171 8

§111 4

2 Mar., 1867, c. 167, s. 10, v. 14, p. 467. 20 July, 1868, c.

Onl y publi c SEC. 3785. No printing or binding which is not provided for by law

printing and bind- shall be executed at the Government Printing Office.

mg allowed. °

23 June, 1860, Res. No. 25, a. 5, v. 12, p. 118.

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SEC. 3786. All printing, binding, and blank-books for the Senate or

<£nmentneprinti?nK Hous e °f Representatives, and the Executive and Judicial Departments,

Office shall be done at the Government Printing Office, except in cases other23 J„„», I860,

W i M PrOVide d b

>-

laW -

Res. No. 25, s. 5, v. 12, p. 113.

177, 8. 1, v. 15, p. Ill

Binding at Treas- SEC. 3787. Registered bonds and written records may be bound at the

ury Department. Treasur y Department,.

20 July, 1868, c. 177, s. 1, v. 15, p. 111.

Heads ofBureaus SEC. 3788. No officer in charge of any Bureau or office in any Departnot to print re - ment shall cause to be printed, at the public expense, any report he may

ports, except, &c. m a k e to the President or to the head of the Department, except as pro108 s. sTl S 98 vided for in this Title.

Orders and requi- SEC. 3789. No printing or binding shall be done, or blank-books fursitionsforprinting. nished, for either House of Congress, except on the written order of the

14 Mar., 1864, c. Secretary of the Senate, or of the Clerk of the House of Representatives,

30, s. l, v. i3^p.25. respectively; or f6r any of the Executive Departments, except on a

107 s l TMe'i3 pi'is

wntte n

requisition by the head of such Department, or one of his assist3 Mar., 1871, c.

115, v. 16, p. 517.

Style and for m

of work for Departments.

ants

SEC. 3790. The forms and style in which the printing or binding ordered

by any of the Departments stall be executed, the materials and size of

type to be used, shall be determined by the Congressional Printer, having

proper regard to economy, workmanship, and tne purposes for which the

work is needed.

25 June, 1864, c.

155, s. 12, v. 13, p.

184. 23 June, 1874. c. 455, v. 18, p. 204.

Bills and joint SEC. 3791. There shall be printed seven hundred and fifty copies of

resolutions. every bill or joint resolution ordered by either House of Congress, or

3Feb., 1864,Res. required by any rule thereof to be printed, unless a different number shall

No. 11,v. 13,p. 402. be specifically ordered.

SEC. 3792. Fifteen hundred and fifty copies of any document ordered

by Congress shall be printed, and that number shall be known as the

usual number. No greater number shall be printed unless ordered by

either House, or as hereinafter provided.

Documents, usual

number.

3 Mar., 1859, c.

80,s.3,v. ll.p.422.

25 July, 1868, Res. No. 72, v. 15, p. 260.

Extra copies,mo- ®

E

.

C3793. All motions to print extra copies of any bill, report, or other

tion to print. public document, shall be referred to the Committee on Printing of the

26 Aug., 1852, c. House in which such motion is made.

Notice of'order . SEC. 3 <94. The House first ordering a document to be printed shall

to print. immediately notify the other House of such order.

3 Mar., 1859, c. 80, s. 3, v. 11. n. 422.

Extracopiescost- SEC, 3795. All propositions in either House of Congress for printing

ing more than five extra copies of documents, the cost of which exceeds five hundred dolhundred dollars, lars, shall be by concurrent resolution, which shall, upon its transmis19 1,,1-v iR7n „

sio n

from either House, be immediately referred to the Committee on

251^ 1 V 1 6 p.233:.Printing of the House to which it is sent.

Extra copies for SEC. 3796. The Congressional Printer shall, when so directed by the

the Library.

25 July, 1868,

Res. No. 72, v. 15,

p. 260.

Mail contracts

and bids, when to received

be printed.

Joint Committee on the Library, print, in addition to the usual number,

either fifty or one hundred copies, as he may be directed, of all docu

ments printed by order of either House of Congress, or of any Department or Bureau of the Government.

SEC. 3797. The annual report of the Postmaster-General of offers

and contracts for conveying the mail shall not be printed,

unless specially ordered by either House of Congress.

25 June, 1864, c. 155, s. 6, v. 13, p. 185.

Numberofcopies SEC. 3798. Of the documents named in this section there shall be

of certain docu- printed and bound, in addition to the usual number for Congress, the

andZunT" following numbers of copies, namely:

Ibid.,s.l, p. 184. First. Of the documents accompanying the annual reports of the

Executive Departments, one thousand copies for the use of the members of the Senate, and two thousand copies for the use of the members

of the House of Representatives.

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Second. Of the President's message, the annual reports of the Executive Departments, and the abridgment of accompanying documents,

unless otherwise ordered by either House, ten thousand conies for the

use of the members of the "Senate, and twenty-five thousand copies for

the use of the members of the House of Representatives. _ [&«* I <*•]

Third. Of papers relating to foreign affairs, accompanying the annual

message of the President, two thousand copies for the use of the members of the Senate and four thousand copies for the use of the members

of the House of Representatives.

Fourth. Of the "Commercial Relations," annually prepared under the

directions of the State Department, two thousand copies for the use of

the members of the Senate, and three thousand copies for the use of the

members of the House of Representatives. [Sw$i08.]

Fifth. Of the annual report on the statistics of commerce and navigation, exports and imports, merchandise in transit, manufactures, and

registered and enrolled vessels, prepared by the[Special Commissionerof

the Revenue,] [Chief of the Bureau of Statistics,] two thousand copies

for the use of the members of the Senate, and six thousand one hundred and fifty copies tor the use of the members of the House of Representatives. [S*e 55 338, 840.]

Sixth. Of the public journals of the Senate and of the House of

Representatives, fifteen hundred and fifty copies.

Ibid., e.4, p. 185.

27 July, 1866, c.

287, 8. 2, v. 14, p.

305.

25 June, 1864, c.

154, 8. 5, v. 13, p.

185

3Mar., 1863, Res.

No. 27, a. 3, v. 12,

p. 826.

18 Feb., 1875, c.

80, r. 18, p. 319.

No. 5, v. 5, p. 717.

27Dec.,1813,Kee.

No. 1, v. 3, p. 140.

30April,1844,Res.

28 Jan., 1857, Res. 5, s. 2, v. 11, p. 253.

Documents for

foreign exchange.

20July, 1840, Res.

No. 5, v. 5, p. 409.

Biennial Register.

Directory.

the commencement therfeof. [*** S "•)

SEC. 3802. Whenever Congress makes an [appropriation] [appropriation] for any Department or public office, to be expended'' for printing and

binding to be executed under the direction of the Congressional Printer,"

the Congressional Printer shall cause an account to be opened with such

Department or public office, on which he shall charge for all printing

and binding ordered by the head thereof, at prices established in pursuance of law; and it shall not be lawful for him to cause to be executed

any printing or binding the value of which exceeds the amount appropriated for such purpose.

SEC. 3803. The Secretary of State shall furnish the Congressional

Printer with a correct copy of every act and joint resolution as soon as

possible after its approval by the President of the United States, or

after it shall have Become a law in accordance with the Constitution

without such approval; and also of every treaty between the United

States and any foreign government after it shall nave been duly ratified

and proclaimed by the President, and of every postal convention made

between the Postmaster-General, by and with the advice and consent of

the President, on the part of the United States, and equivalent officers

of foreign governments on the part of their respective countries.

SEC. 3804. The Postmaster-General shall transmit a copy of every

postal convention to the Secretary of State for the purpose of being

B

rinted, and the printed copy thereof shall be revised by the Post Office

department instead of by tne Secretary of State.

SEC. 3805. The Congressional Printer on receiving from the Secretary

of State a copy of any act or joint resolution, or treaty, shall immediately cause an accurate printed copy thereof to be executed and sent in

duplicate to the Secretary of State for revision. On the return of one

of the revised duplicates, he shall at once have the marked corrections

made, and cause to be printed, and sent to the Secretary of State, any

§133 9

9131 7

§§1328 ,

133 0

SEC. 3799. Of the documents printed by order of either House, there

shall be printed and bound fifty additional copies for the purpose of

exchange in foreign countries. $ 87.]

SEC. 3800. Of the Biennial Register, compiled under the direction of

the Secretary of the Interior, there shall be printed and bound seven 27April,i8i6,Res.

hundred and fifty copies. t*« ii sio, an.]

No

-

6

- >'•3|P-342-

2 Mar., 1861, c. 87, s. 4, v. 12, p. 245. 23 Jan., 1874, c. 15, r. 18, p. 5.

SEC 3801. The first edition of the Congressional Directory for each Congressional

session shall be printed and ready for distribution within one week after

14 Feb.., 1865.

Res. No. 15, v. 13, p. 568.

Accounts with

Departments for

printing.

8 May, 1872, c.

140, s. 3, v. 17, p. 83.

27 Feb., 1877, c.

69, r. 19, p. 250.

Copiesof statutes

for printing.

9 Mar., 1868, c.

22, s. 1, v. 15, p. 40.

§71 3

65701 ,

171 9

§§721 ,

7 2 2

§§309 ,

110 7

§§709 -

7 1 2

Copies of postal

conventions for

printing.

9 Mar., 1868, c.

22,8.4, v. 15, p. 40.

Printing of laws

and resolutions.

Ibid., 8. 2.

§71 2

§71 1

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§71 2

§170 6

§§1114 ,

111 5

§134 4

§133 0

§§1701 ,

170 2

§134 0

Printingof postal

conventions.

Ibid., s. 4.

§§701,722 ,

7 2 8

§171 0

§§727,72 8

Laws, number to

be printed for Senate and House.

number c>f copies which he may order, not exceeding five hundred, and

to be printed separately, and sent to the two Houses of Congress, the

usual number.

SEC. 3806. The Congressional Printer, on receiving from the Postmaster-General a copy of any postal convention between the PostmasterGeneral, on the part of the L mted States, and an equivalent officer of any

foreign government, shall immediately cause an accurate printed copy

thereof to be executed and sent in duplicate to the Postmaster-General.

On the return of one of the revised duplicates, he shall at once have the

marked corrections made, and cause to be printed, and sent to the Postmaster-General, any number of copies which he may order, not exceeding

five hundred, and to be printed separately, and sent to the two Houses

of Congress, the usual number.

SEC. 3807. At the close of each session of Congress there shall be

printed and bound for the use of the Senate three thousand, and for the

use of the House of Representatives ten thousand copies of all acts and

resolutions so furnished, with a complete alphabetical index, prepared

under the direction of the Joint Committee on Public Printing.

§30 9

25 June, 1864, c.

155, s. 7, v. 13, p.

185.

3 Mar., 1875, c. 130, i. ti, r. 18. i>. 401.

SEC. 3808. The Secretary of the Interior shall cause to be published,

at the close of every session of Congress, and as soon as practicable,

eleven thousand copies of the acts and resolutions passed by Congress,

the amendments to the Constitution adopted, and all public treaties and

postal conventions made and ratified since the then last publication of

the laws.

SEC. 3809. If any person desiring extra copies of any document printed

at the Government Printing Office by authority of law shall, previous to

its being put to press, notify the Congressional Printer of the number of

copies wanted, and shall pay to him, in advance, the estimated cost

thereof, and ten per centum thereon, the Congressional Printer may,

under the direction of the Joint Committee on Public Printing, furnish

the same.

SEC. 3810. The annual reports of the Executive Departments and the

accompanying documents shall be delivered by the printer to the proper

officers of each House of Congress at the first meeting thereof; and the

President's message, the reports of the Executive Departments, and the

abridgment of accompanying documents, shall be so delivered on or before

the third Wednesday in December next after the meeting of Congress, or

as soon thereafter as may be practicable.

SEC. 3811. When the annual report of the [Secretary of the Treasury]

[Comptroller of the Currency] upon the national banks [and banks under

State and territorial laws] is completed, or while it is in process of completion, if thereby the business may be sooner dispatched, the work of

printing shall be commenced, under the superintendence of the Secretary, and the whole shall be printed and ready for delivery on or before

the first day of December next after the close of the year to which the

report relates.

SEC. 3812. The Secretary of the Treasury shall furnish a condensed

statement of the aggregate amount of the exports to and imports from

foreign countries to the Congressional Printer, on or before the first day

of November of each year.

SEC. 3813. The Congressional Printer shall deliver to the Secretary

of the Interior, at the room in the Interior Department set apart for that

purpose, all books and documents directed by law to be printed for the

use of the Government, except such as are directed to be printed for the

particular use of Congress, or of either House thereof, or of the President,

or of any of the Depaitments.

SEC. 3814. The Congressional Printer shall prepare and submit to the

Register of the Treasury, annually, in time to have the same embraced

in the estimates from that Department, detailed estimates of the amount

which will be required for salaries, wages, engraving, lithographing,

binding, materials, and any other necessary expense of said printingoffice for the ensuing fiscal year.

SEC. 3815. The Congressional Printer shall render to the Secretary of

the Treasury, quarterly, a full account of all purchases made by him,

Number printed

for distribution.

20 April, 1818, c.

80, s. 4, v. 3, p. 439.

5 Feb., 1859, c.

22, s. l,v. 11, p. 379.

Extra copies of

anydocument.how

eold.

25 June, 1864, c.

155, s. 10, v. 13, p.

186.

3 Mar., 1871, c.

113,e.l,v.l6,p.478.

Printed documents, when to be

delivered.

25 June, 1864, c.

155, s. 4, v. 13, p.

185.

Repor t on national banks.

30 Jan., 1863, c.

14, s. 2, v. 12, p. 637.

18 Feb., 1875, e.

80, r. 18, p. 319.

Statement of exports and imports.

3Mar., 1863, Res.

No. 27, 8. 3, v. 12,

p. 826.

Documents to be

delivered at Interior Department.

6 Feb., 1859, c.

22, e.l, v. 11, p. 379.

Annual estimates

for Register of the

Treasury.

23 June, 1860, Res.

No. 25, s. 9, v. 12,

p. 119.

3 Mar., 1875, c.

129,4.3,,\ 18, p. 370.

Quarterly account.

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and of all printing and binding,done in the Government Printmg-Orticv

for each House of Congress and for each of the executive and judicial

departments.

SEC. 3816. There shall be advanced to the Congressional Printer, from

time to time, as the public service may require it, and under such rules

as the Secretary of the Treasurv may prescribe, a sum of money not

exceeding, at any time, two-thirds of the penalty of his bond, to enable

him to pay for work and material.

SEC. 3817. The Congressional Printer shall settle the account of his

receipts and disbursements in the manner required of other disbursing

officers.

SEC. 3818. The moneys received from sales of extra copies of documents, and from sales of paper-shavings and imperfections, shall be

deposited by the Congressional Printer in the Treasury of the United

States, to the credit ot the appropriations for public printing, binding,

and paper, respectively, as designated by him. and shall he subject to

his requisition in the manner prescribed by law.

SEC. 3819. The foremen of printing and binding shall make out and

deliver to the Congressional Printer monthly statements of the work

done in their respective offices, together with monthly pay-rolls, which

shall contain the names of the persons employed, the rate of compensation of and amount due to each, and the service for which it is due.

SEC. 3820. The Congressional Printer shall keep a true account of all

paper received from contractors, and of all paper used in the Public

Printing-Office, and shall, at the end of each fiscal year, report to the

Secretary of the Interior the amount of each class consumed in said office,

and the works or publications in which the same was used.

SEC. 3821. The Congressional Printer shall, on the first day of each

session, or as soon thereafter as may be practicable, report to Congress

the exact condition, and the amount and cost of the public printing,

binding, lithographing, and engraving: the amount and cost of all

paper purchased for the same; a detailed statement of proposals made

and contracts entered into for the purchase of paper and other materials, and for lithographing and engraving; of all payments made, during the preceding year, under his direction; of the amount of work

ordered and done, with a general classification thereof, for each Department, and a detailed statement of each account with the Departments

or public officers; a detailed statement of the number of hands employed in the establishment, and the time each has been employed; and

sucn further information, touching all matters connected with the printing-office, as may be in his possession.

SEC. 3822. The Congressional Printer shall also submit to Congress,

at the beginning of each session, detailed estimates of the sums required

for the support of the Government Printing-Office.

23 June, I860,Res.

No. 25, s. 3, v. 12, p.

118.

Advancesto Congressional Printer.

Ibid.

Settlement of accounts.

Ibid.

Moneys from

sales, &c.~

23 June, 1864, c.

155, s. 10, v. 13, p.

186.

Foremen's monthly statements.

23 June, 1860,

Res. No. 25, s. 2, v.

12, p. 117.

Report to the

Secretary of the Interior.

Ibid., a. Z

Report to Congress.

22 June, 1860,

Res. No. 25, ss. 2,9,

v. 12, pp. 117, 119.

20 Feb., 1861, c.

44, s.l, v.12, p. 135.

14 Mar., 1864, c.

30, a. 1, v. 13, p. 25.

3 Mar., 1865, Res.

No.32, v. 13, p. 572.

27 Julv, 1866, c.

287,s.4,v. 14, p. 305.

8 May, 1872, c.

140,8.3, v. 17, p.83.

Estimates

mitted to

gress.

subCon8. 1, v. 12, p. 135. 3 Mar., 1875, c. 129, *. 3, r. 18, p. 370.

SEC. 3823. The Clerk of the House of Representatives shall select in

Virginia, South Carolina, North Carolina, Georgia, Florida, Alabama,

Mississippi, Louisiana, Texas, and Arkansas, one or more newspapers,

not exceeding the number allowed by law, in which such treaties and

laws of the united States as may be ordered for publication in newspapers according to law shall be published, and in some one or more of

which so selected all such advertisements as may be ordered for publication in said districts by any United States court or judge thereof, or by

any officer of such courts, or by any executive officer of the United States,

shall be published, the compensation for which and other terms of publication, shall be fixed by said Clerk at a rate not exceeding two dollars

per page for the publication of treaties and laws, and not exceeding one

dollar per square of eight lines of space, for the publication of advertisements, the accounts for which shall be adjusted by the proper accounting officers, and paid in the manner now authorized by law in the like

cases. [See $1 79, 204.]

Clerk of House

to select newspapers in certain

States to publish

laws, Ac.

2 Mar., 1867, c.

167, s. 7, v. 14, p.

466.

29 Mar., 1867, c.

13, s. 2, v. 15, p. 7.

18 Feb., 1875, c.

80, v. 18, p. 316.

§30 9

J20 Feb., 1861, c. 44,

§§309 ,

170 2

§30 1

§50 8

§134 0

930 9

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SEC. 3824. The Clerk shall notify each head of the several Executive

Departments, and each judge of the United States courts therein, of the

papers selected by him in accordance with the provisions of the preceding section, and thereafter it shall be the duty of the several executive

officers charged therewith to furnish to such selected papers only, an authentic copy of the publications to be made as aforesaid; and no money

appropriated shall be paid for any publications or advertisement^ hereafter to be made in said districts, nor shall any such publication or advertisement be ordered by any department or public officer otherwise than

as herein provided, fsee $ 858.j

SEC. 3825. The rates fixed in section thirty-eight hundred and twentythree, to be paid for the publication of the treaties and laws of the United

States in the States therein designated, shall also be paid for the same

publications in all the States not designated in that section, [s*;;».]

SEC. 3826. All advertisements, notices, and proposals for contracts for

all the Executive Departments of the Government, and the laws passed

by Congress and executive proclamations and treaties to be published in

the District of Columbia, Maryland, and Virginia, shall hereafter be

advertised by publication in the three daily papers published in the District of Columbia having the largest circulation, one of which shall be

selected by the Clerk of the House of Representatives, and in no others.

The charges for such publications shall not be higher than such as are

paid by individuals for advertising in said papers, and the same publications shall be made in each of the said papers equally as to frequency:

Provided, That no advertisement to any State, district, or Territory,

other than the District of Columbia, Maryland, or Virginia, shall be published in the papers designated, unless at the direction first made of the

proper head of a Department: And provided further. That this section

shall not be construed to allow a greater compensation for the publication of the laws passed bv Congress and executive proclamations and

treaties in the papers of the District of Columbia than is provided by

law for such publications in other papers.

By statute of March 3, 1875, c. 128, e. 1, v. 18, p. 342, it is provided

" that hereafter the mail lettings for the States of Maryland and

Virginia and for the District of Columbia shall l>e advertised in not

more than one newspaper published in the District of Columbia,

and at prices satisfactory to the Postmaster-General, not exceeding

the customarv rates paid in the city of Washington for ordinary

commercial advertisements;" and so much of this section as refers

to the publication of advertisements in newspapers was repealed by

the act above mentioned. (See Rev. Stats., s. 3941.)

SEC. 3827. No payment shall be made to anv newspaper published in

the District of Columbia for advertising any other mail-routesthan those

in Virginia and Maryland.

3 Mar., 1873, c. 231, s. 1, v. 17, p. 557.

No advertise- ^

E C' ^$28. No advertisement, notice, or proposal for any Executive

ment without au- Department of the Government, or for any Bureau thereof, or for any

" office therewith connected, shall be published in any newspaper whatever. except in pursuance of a written authority for such publication

from the head of such Department; and no bill for any advertising, or

publication, shall be paid, unless there be presented, with such bill, a

copy of such written authority.

Heads of Departments and judges

to be notified, and

to publish only in

such newspapers.

2 Mar., 1867, c.

167, s. 7, v. 14, p.

466.

29 Mar., 1867, c.

13, s. 2, v. 15, p. 7.

Rates of pay in

all the States' for

publishing laws.

29 Mar., 1867, c.

13, s. 3, v. 15, p. 8.

Advertisements

in Washington, D.

2 Mar., 1867, c.

167, s. 10, v. 14, p.

467.

29 Mar., 1867, c.

13, s. 2, v. 15, p. 7.

20 July, 1868, c.

176, ss. 2, 4, v. 15,

p. 110.

18 Feb., 1875, c.

18, r. 18, p. 316.

Repealed in part

by Mat. 3 Mar., 1875,

c. 128, v. 18, p. 342.

31 July, 1876,

246, r. 19, p. 105.

Mail-route advertisements in I).

C.

thority.

15 July, 1870, c.

292, s. 2, v. 16, p.

308.

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UNITED STATES CODE

1926 EDITION

Chapter

1. Joint Committee on Printing ; General Powers; Contracts

2. Government Printing Offic e

3. Superintendent of Documents; Distribution of Documents Generally

4. Printing and Binding Generally

5. Congressional Printing in General

6. Congressional Record, Bills , and Laws

7. Executiv e and Departmental Printing in General

8. Particula r Reports and Documents

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TITLE 44.—PUBLIC PRINTING AND DOCUMENTS

Chapter

1. JOINT COMMUTE* OK POINTING ; OENBBAL POWERS ; CONTRACTS. 1

2. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE 8 1

3 . SUPERINTENDENT OF DOCUMENTS ; DISTRIBUTION OF DOCUMENTS

IN GENERAL 7 1

4 . PRINTING AND BINDING GENERALLY 1 1 1

Chapter 1 JOINT COMMITTEE ON PRINTING; GENEKAL POWERS; CONTRACTS.

Bee.

1. Joint Committee on Printing.

2. Same; reelected Congressmen to continue as members of until successors chosen; powers during recess.

4. Same; remedying neglect or delay In public printing.

5. Standards of paper ; advertisements for proposals; samples.

6. Specifications in advertisements.

7. Opening bids; bonds.

8. Approval of contract; time for performance; bonds.

9. Comparison of paper with standard.

10. Determination of quality of paper.

11. Default of contractor; new contracts and purchase In open market.

12. Liability of defaulting contractor.

13. Purchase of paper In open market.

14. Purchase of other materials.

15. Lithographing and engraving; contracts; bids.

16. Schedule of materials required; advertisements for proposals;

contracts.

Section 1. Joint Committee on Printing.—There shall be a

Joint Committee on Printing, consisting of three members of

the Senate and three members of the Honse of Representatives,

who shall have the powers hereinafter stated. (Jan. 12, 1895,

C. 23, $ 1, 28 Stat. 601.)

2. Same; reelected Congressmen to continue as members of

until successors chosen; powers during recess.—The members

of the Joint Committee on Printing who are reelected to the

succeeding Congress shall continue as members of said committee until their successors are chosen. The President of the

Senate and the Speaker of the House of .Representatives shall,

on the last day of a Congress, appoint members of their respective Houses who have been elected to the succeeding Congress

to fill any vacancies which may then be about to occur on said

committee, and such appointees and the members of said committee who shall have been reelected shall continue until their

successors are chosen. The Joint Committee on Printing shall,

when Congress is not in session, exercise all the powers and

duties devolving upon said committee as provided by law, the

same as when Congress is in session. (Mar. 2, 1895, c. 189,

$ 1, 28 Sta t 962; Mar. 3, 1917, c. 163, $ 6, 39 Stat. 1121.)

4. Same; remedying neglect or delay in public printing.—

The Joint Committee on Printing shall have power to adopt

and employ such measures as, in its discretion, may be deemed

necessary to remedy any neglect, delay, duplication, or waste in

the public printing and binding and the distribution of Government publications. (Jan. 12, 1895, c. 23, $ 2, 28 Sta t 601; Mar.

1, 1907, c. 2284, $ 1, 34 Stat. 1012; Mar. 1, 1919, c. 86, § 11,

40 Stat. 1270.)

5. Standards of paper; advertisements for proposals; samples.—The Joint Committee on Printing shall fix upon standards of paper for the different descriptions of public printing

and binding, and the Public Printer shall, under their direction, advertise in one newspaper or trade Journal, published

in each of six cities, for sealed proposals to furnish the

Government with paper, as specified in the schedule to be furnished applicants by the Public Printer, setting forth in detail

the quality and quantities required for the public printing.

And the Public Printer shall furnish samples of the standard of

papers fixed upon to applicants therefor who shall desire to bid.

(Jan. 12, 1895, c. 23, f 3, 28 Stat. 601; Mar. 8, 1925, c. 421, $ 1,

43 Sta t 1105.)

Chapter Sec.

6. CONGRESSIONAL PRINTING IN GENERAL 1 3 1

0 . CONGRESSIONAL BKCORD, BILLS, AND LAWS 1 8 1

7 . EXECUTIVE AND DEPARTMENTAL PRINTING IN GENERAL 2 1 1

8. PARTICULAR REPORTS AND DOCUMENTS • 2 4 1

8 . ADVERTISEMENTS 3 2 1

6. Specifications in advertisements.—The advertisements shall

specify the minimum portion of each quality of punier required

for either three months, six months, or one year, as the Joint

Committee on Printing may determine; but when the minimum

portion so specified exceeds, in any case, one thousand reams,

it shall state that proposals will be received for one thousand

reains or more. (Jan. 12, 1895, c. 23, $ 4, 28 Sta^OOl.)

7. Opening bids; bonds.—The sealed proposals to furnish

paper shall be opened in the presence of the Joint Committee

on Printing, and the contracts shall be awarded by them to

the lowest and best bidder for the interest of the Government; but they shall not consider any proposal which Is not

accompanied by a bond approved by a judge or clerk of a

court of record in the penalty of $5,000 that the bidder or

bidders, if his or their proposal is accepted, shall enter into a

contract to furnish the articles proposed for and by satisfactory

evidence tha t the person making it is a manufacturer of or

dealer In the description" of paper which he proposes to furnish. (Jan. 12, 1895, c. 23, § 5, 28 Stat. 602.)

8. Approval of contract; time for performance; bonds.—No

contract for furnishing paper shall be valid until it has been

approved by the Joint Committee on Printing. The award of

each contract for furnishing paper shall designate a reasonable

time for its performance. The contractor shall give bond in

such amount as may be fixed by, and to the approval of, the

Joint Committee on Printing. (Jan. 12, 1895, c. 23, § 6, 28

Stat. 602; Mar. 3, 1917, c. 163, $ C, 39 Sta t 1121.)

9. Comparison of paper with standard.—The Public Printer

shall compare every lot of paper delivered by any contractor

with the standard of quality fixed upon by the Joint Committee on Printing and shall not accept any paper which does not

conform to it in every particular. (Jan. 12, 1895, c. 23, § 7,

28 Sta t 602.)

10. Determination of quality of paper.—In case of difference

of opinion between the Public Printer and any contractor for

paper respecting its quality, the matter of difference shall be

determined by the Joint Committee on Printing, and the decision of said Joint Committee shall be final as to the United

States. (Jan. 12, 1895, c. 23, $ 8, 28 Sta t 602; Mar. 3, 1917,

c. 163, § 6, 39 Sta t 1121.)

11. Default of contractor; new contracts and purchase in

open market.—If any contractor shall fail to comply with his

contract the Public Printer shall report such default to the

Joint Committee on Printing, and he shall, under the direction

of the committee, enter into a new contract with the lowest,

best, and most responsible bidder for the interest of the Government "among those whose proposals were rejected at the

last opening of bids, or he shall advertise for new proposals,

under the regulations hereinbefore stated; and during the

interval which may thus occur he shall, under the direction of

the Joint Committee on Printing, purchase in open market, at

the lowest market price, all paper "necessary for the public

printing. (Jan. 12, 1S95, c. 23, § 9, 28 Sta t 602; Mar. 3, 1917,

c. 163, 6 6, 39 Stat. 1121.)

12. Liability of defaulting contractor.—In case of the default

of any contractor to furnish paper, be and his sureties shall be

responsible for any increase of cost to the Government in procuring a supply of Buch paper which may be consequent upon

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such default. The Public Printer shall report every such

default, with a full statement of all the facts in the case, to the

Solicitor of the Treasury, who shall prosecute the defaulting

contractor and his sureties upon their bond, in the circuit court

of the United States in the district in which such defaulting

contractors reside. (Jan. 12, 1895, c. 23, § 10, 28 Stat. 002.)

13. Purchase of paper in open market.—The Joint Committee on Printing may authorize the Public Printer to make purchases of paper in open market whenever they may deem the

quantity required so small or the want so immediate as not-to

justify advertisement for proposals. (Jan. 12, 1895, c. 23, § 11,

28 Stat. 602; Mar. 3, 1917, c. 163, § 6, 39 Stat. 1121.)

14. Purchase of other materials.—The Joint Committee is

authorized to give permission to the Public Printer to purchase

material other than paper in open market, whenever in their

opinion it would not promote the public interest to advertise for

proposals and to make contracts for the same. Purchases

herein authorized shall not in any term of six months exceed

the sum of $50 for any particular article required. (Jan. 12,

1895, c. 23, § 12, 28 Stat. 602. )

15. Lithographing and engraving; contracts; bids.—When

the probable total cost of the maps or plates accompanying one

work or document exceeds $1,200, the lithographing or engraving thereof shall be awarded to the lowest and best bidder,

after advertisement by the Public Printer, under the direction

of the Joint Committee, which may authorize him to make immediate contracts for lithographing or engraving whenever the

exigencies of the public service do -not justify advertisement

for proposals. (Jan. 12, 1895, c. 23, § 15, 28 Stat. 603.)

16. Schedule of materials required; advertisements for proposals; contracts.—The Public Printer shall prepare a schedule

of materials required to be purchased, showing the description,

quantity, and quality of each article, and shall invite proposals

for furnishing the same, either by advertisement or circular, as

the Joint Committee on Printing may direct, and shall make

contracts for the same with the lowest responsible bidder,

making a return of the same to the Joint Committee, showing

the number of bidders, the amounts of each bid, and the awards

of the contracts. (Jan. 12, 1895, c. 23, § 16, 28 Stat. 603.)

Chapter 2.—GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE.

Sec.

31. Public Printer; appointment; salary; bond.

32. Same; vacancy in office.

33. Same; duties.

34. Same; annual report.

35. Annual report of cost of printing, paper, contracts and payments.

36. Annual estimates; tor paper.

37. Same ; of expenses.

38. Fraud of Public Printer; penalty.

39. Deputy Public Printer.

40. Employment by Public Printer of employees; pay.

41. Employment of skilled workmen.

42. Night work.

43. Eight-hour law.

44. Holidays.

45. Leaves of absence.

40. Same; payment of employees receiving annual salaries.

47. Details of employees to executive departments or establishments.

48. List of employees for Official Register.

49. Examining boards.

50. Disbursing clerk; duties.

61. Settlement of accounts.

62. Advances to disbursing clerk.

53. Interest of officers and assistants In printing contracts.

54. Accountability for and issue of materials.

55. Purchase of press supplies.

56. Sale or exchange of condemned materials.

67. Receipts from sales to be covered into Treasury.

58. Sale of duplicate plates; copyright.

59. Machinery, material, equipment, or supplies from other departments.

00. Consolidation of department printing offices.

61. Branches of printing office In executive departments.

Section 31. Public Printer; appointment; salary; bond.—The

President of the United States shall nominate and, by and with

the advice and consent of the Senate, appoint a suitable person,

who must be a practical printer and versed In the art of bookbinding, to take charge of and manage the Government Printing Office. The title of said officer shall be Public Printer.

He shall receive a salary of $6,000 per annum, and shall give

bond in the sum of $25,000 for the faithful performance of the

duties of his office, said bond to be approved by the Secretary

of the Treasury. (Jan. 12, 1895, c. 23, § 17, 28 Stat. 603; June

12, 1917, c. 27, § 1, 40 Stat. 173; Feb. 20, 1923, c. 98, 42 Stat.

1278; Mar. 4, 1925, c. 549, § 1, 43 Stat. 1299.)

-•32. Same; vacancy in office.—In case of the^death, resignation, absence, or sickness of the Public Printer the Deputy

Public Printer shall perform the duties of the Public Printer

until a successor is appointed or such absence or sickness shall

cease; but the President may, in his discretion, authorize and

direct any other officer of the Government, whose appointment

is vested in the President by and with the advice and consent

of the Senate, to perform the duties of the vacant office until a

successor is appointed, or the sickness or absence of the Public

Printer shall cease. A vacancy occasioned by death or resignation must not be temporarily filled under the provisions of

this section for a longer period than ten days, and no temporary appointment, designation, or assignment of another officer

to perform such duty shall be made except to fill a vacancy happening during a recess of the Senate. (Jan. jl2,1895, c. 23, § 36,

28 Stat. 606; May 27, 1908, c. 200, § 1, 35 Stat. 382.)

33. Same; duties.—It shall be the duty of the Public Printer

to purchase all materials and machinery which may be necessary for the Government Printing Office; to take charge of all

matter which is to be printed, engraved, lithographed, or bound;

to keep an account thereof in the order in which it is received,

and to cause the work to be promptly executed; to superintend

all printing and binding done at the Government Printing Office,

and to see that the sheets or volumes are promptly delivered to

the officer who is authorized to receive them. The receipt of

such officer shall be a sufficient voucher for their delivery.

(Jan. 12, 1895, c. 23, § 18, 28 Stat. 603.)

34. Same; annual report.—The Public Printer shall make

annual report to Congress, and in it specify the number of

copies of each department report and document printed upon

requisition by the head of the department for which the printing was done, and he shall also specify in said report the exact

number of copies of books, giving the titles of the books, bound

upon requisition for Senators, Representatives, Delegates, and

other officers of the Government and the cost thereof. (Jan. 12,

1895, c. 23, § 19, 28 Stat. 603.)

35. Annual report of cost of printing, paper, contracts, and

payments.—The Public Printer shall, on the first day of each

regular session, report to Congress the exact condition and

the quantity and cost of all printing, binding, lithographing,

and engraving; the quantity and cost of all paper purchased

for the same; a detailed statement of all proposals and contracts entered into for the purchase of paper and other materials, ariti for lithographing and engraving; of all payments

made, during the preceding year, under his direction; of the

quantity of work ordered and done, with a general classification

thereof, for each department, -and a detailed statement of each

account with the departments or public officers; a classified

detailed statement of the number of hands employed and the

sums paid to each; and such other information touching all

matters connected with the printing office as may be in his

possession. (Jan. 12, 1895, c. 23, § 22, 28 Stat. 804.)

36. Annual estimates; for paper.—The Public Printer shall/

at the beginning of each session of Congress, submit to the

Joint Committee on Printing estimates of the quantity of paper

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of all descriptions which will be required for the public printing and binding during the ensuing year. (Jan. 12, 1895, c. 23,

§ 20, 28 Stat. 604.)

37. Same; of expenses.—He shall prepare and submit to the

Bureau of the Budget, annually, as required by section 24 of

Title 31, detailed estimates of the sums which will be required

for salaries, wages, printing, engraving, lithographing, binding,

materials, and other necessary expenses of the printing office

for the ensuing fiscal year including estimates covering appropriations requisite for all work to be done and services to be

rendered under his direction, and estimates for all clerks and

employees who may be required in the executive or administrative offices of the Government Printing Office; and no funds

other than those specifically appropriated under said estimates

shall be used during said fiscal year for services in the Government Printing Office of the character specified in said estimates

and appropriated for thereunder. (Jan. 12, 1895, c. 23, § 27, 28

Stat. 604; Mar. 2, 1895, c. 189, § 1, 28 Stat. 961; May 27, 1908,

c. 200, § 1, 35 Stat. 382; June 10, 1921, c. 18, §§ 215, 216, 42

Stat. 23.)

38. Fraud of Public Printer; penalty.—If the Public Printer

shall, by himself or through others, corruptly collude or have

any secret understanding with any person to defraud the United

States, or whereby the United States shall be made to sustain

a loss, he shall, on conviction thereof before any court of competent jurisdiction, forfeit his office and be imprisoned in the

penitentiary for a term of not more than seven years, and fined

in a sum not exceeding $3;600. (Jan. 12, 1895, c. 23, § 33, 28

Stat. 605.)

39. Deputy Public Printer.—The office of Deputy Public

Printer shall be filled by the selection and appointment by the

Public Printer of a person skilled as a practical printer and

versed in the art of bookbinding, and who shall perform the

duties formerly required of the chief clerk, have supervision of

the buildings occupied by the Government Printing Office, and

perform such other duties as may be required of him by the

Public Printer. (May 27, 1908, c. 200, $ 1, 35 Stat. 382.)

40. Employment by Public Printer of employees; pay.—The

Public Printer may employ, at such rates of wages and salaries,

including compensation for night and overtime work, as he may

deem for the interest of the Government and just to the persons employed, except as otherwise provided herein, such journeymen, apprentices, laborers, and other persons as may be

necessary for the work of the Government Printing Office; but

he shall not, at any time, employ more persons than the necessities of the public work may require or more than two

hundred apprentices at any one time. The minimum pay of all

journeymen printers, pressmen, and bookbinders employed in

the Government Printing Office shall be a t the rate of 90 cents

an hour for the time actually employed. Except as hereinbefore

provided, the rate of wages, including compensation for night

and overtime work, for more than ten employees of the same

occupation shall be determined by a conference between the

Public Printer and a committee selected by the trades affected,

and the rates and compensation so agreed upon shall become

effective upon approval by the Joint Committee on Printing; if

the Public Printer and the committee representing any trade

fail to agree as to wages, salaries, and compensation either

party is hereby granted the right of appeal to the Joint Committee on Printing, and the decision of said committee shall be

final; the wages, salaries, and compensation determined as provided herein shall not be subject to change oftener than once

a year thereafter. Employees and officers of the Government

Printing Office, unless otherwise herein fixed, shall continue to

be paid at the rates of wages, salaries, and compensation (including night rate) authorized by law on June 7, 1924, until

such time as their wages, salaries, and compensation shall

be determined as hereinbefore provided. (Jan. 12, 1895, c. 23,

§§ 39, 47, 50, 28 Stat. 607, 608 ; June 6, 1900, c. 791, § 1, 31 Stat.

643; Mar. 4, 1909, c. 299, § 1, 35 Stat. 1021, 1024; Aug. 24, 1912,

c. 355, § 1, 37 Stat. 482; July 8, 1918, c. 139, § 1, 40 Stat. 836;

Aug. 2, 1919, c. 30, 41 Stat. 72; Feb. 20, 1923, c. 98, 42 Stat.

1278; June 7, 1924, c. 354, § 1, 43 Stat. 60S.)

41. Employment of skilled workmen.—It shall be the duty of

the Public Printer to employ workmen who are thoroughly

skilled in their respective branches of industry, as shown by

trial of their skill under his direction. (Jan. 12, 1895, c. 23,

§ 45, 28 Stat. 607.)

42. Night work.—The Public Printer shall cause work to be

done on the public printing in the Government Printing Office

at night as well as through the day, when t h i -exigencies of the

public service require it, but the provisions of the existing

eight-hour law shall apply. (Jan. 12, 1895, c. 23, § 47, 28 Sta t

607.)

43. Eight-hour law.—The Public Printer is hereby directed

to rigidly enforce the provisions of the eight-hour law in the department under his charge. (Mar. 30, 1888, c. 47, $ 1, 25 Stat.

57.)

44. Holidays.—The employees of the Government Printing

Office shall be allowed the following legal holidays with pay, to

wit: The 1st day of January, the 22d day of February, the 4th

day of July, the 25th day of December, Inauguration Day, Memorial Day, Labor's Holiday, and such day as may be designated by the President of the United States as a day of public

fast or thanksgiving. (Jan. 12, 1895, c. 23, § 46, 28 Stat. 607.)

45. Leaves of absence.—The employees of the Government

Printing Office, whether employed by the piece or otherwise,

shall be allowed leaves of absence with pay to the extent of

not exceeding thirty days in any one fiscal year under such

regulations and at such times as the Public Printer may designate at the rate of pay received by them during the time in

which said leave was earned; but such leaves of absence

shall not be allowed to accumulate from year to year. Such

employees as are engaged on piecework shall receive the same

rate of pay for the said thirty days' leave as \vill be paid to

day hands. It shall be lawful to allow pay for pro rata leave

to those serving fractional parts of a year; also to allow pay for

pro rata leave of absence to employees of the Government

Printing Office in any fiscal year, notwithstanding the fact

that thirty days' leave of absence, with pay, may have been

granted to such employees in that fiscal year on account of

service rendered in a previous fiscal year. The Public Printer

is authorized to pay to the legal representatives of any employees who may die, and may have any accrued leave of

absence due them as such employees, said claims to be paid

out of any appropriations for leaves of absence. (June 11,

1896, c. 420, § 1, 29 Stat. 453.)

46. Same; payment of employees receiving annual salaries.—Employees in the Government Printing Office receiving

annual ^salaries fixed by law shall be allowed leave at the rate

of pay received by them at the time such leave is granted, the

same to be payable from the specific appropriation for their

salaries: (June 25, 1910, c. 384, § 1, 36 Stat. 767.)

47. Details of employees to executive departments or establishments.—No employee of the Government Printing Office

shall be detailed to duties not pertaining to the work of public

printing and binding in any executive department or other

Government establishment unless expressly authorized by law.

(June 25, 1910, c. 384, § 1, 36 Sta t 770.)

48. List of employees for Official Register.—The Public

Printer shall, as of the 1st day of July in each year, cause to be

filed with the Director of the Census a full and complete list

of all persons occupying administrative and supervisory posi5
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tions in his department, or In any of the branch offices. He

shall include in such list all the statistics peculiar to his department required to enable the Director of the Census to

prepare the Official Register. (Jan. 12, 1895, c. 23, § 43, 28

Stat. GOT; June 7, 1906, c. 3048, 34 Stat. 218.)

49. Examining boards.—The Deputy PuljJic Printer, the

superintendent of printing, and a person designated by the

Joint Committee on Printing, shall constitute a board to examine and report in writing on all paper delivered under

contract, or by purchase or otherwise, at the Government

Printing Office. The Deputy Public Printer, superintendent of

binding, and a person designated by the Joint Committee on

Printing shall constitute a board to examine and report in

writing on all material, except paper, for the use of the bindery.

The Deputy Public Printer, the superintendent of printing,

and a person designated by the Joint Committee on Printing

shall constitute a board of condemnation, who, upon the call

of the Public Printer, shall determine the condition of presses

and other machinery and material used in the Government

Printing Office, with a view to condemnation. (Jan. 12, 1895,

c. 23, § 20, 28 Stat. 603; May 27, 1908, c. 200, § 1, 35 Stat. 382;

June 7, 1924, c. 303, § 1, 43 Stat. 590.)

50. Disbursing clerk; duties.—The disbursing clerk of the

Government Printing Office shall be charged with the receipt

and disbursement of all moneys for said office in accordance

with the provisions of law relating to other disbursing officers

of the Government, under such bond and rules as the Secretary of the Treasury shall prescribe. (Jan.' 12, 1895, c. 23,

§ 30, 28 Stat. 005; Feb. 20, 1923, c. 98, 42 Stat. 1278.)

51. Settlement of accounts.—The disbursing clerk of the

Government Printing Office shall settle the account of his

receipts and disbursements in the same manner required of

other disbursing officers. (Jan. 12, 1895, c. 23, § 30, 28 Stat.

005; Feb. 20, 1923, c. 98, 42 Stat. 1278.)

52. Advances to disbursing clerk—There shall be advanced

to the disbursing clerk from time to time, as the public service

may require it, and under such rules as the Secretary of the

Treasury may prescribe, a sum of money to enable him to

pay for work and material. (Mar. 30, 1900, c. 118, 31 Stat.

58; Feb. 20, 1923, c. 98, 42 Sta t 1278.)

53. Interest of officers and assistants in printing contracts.—Neither the Public Printer, superintendent of printing,

superintendent of binding, nor any of their assistants shall,

during their continuance in office, have any interest, direct or

indirect, in the publication of any newspaper or periodical,

or in any printing, binding, engraving, or lithographing of any

kind, or in any contract for furnishing paper or other material

connected with the public printing, binding, lithographing, or

engraving; and for every violation of this section the party

offending shall, on conviction before any court of competent

jurisdiction, be imprisoned in the penitentiary for a term of

not less than one nor more than five years, and shall be fined

not exceeding $500. (Jan. 12, 1895, c. 23, § 34, 28 Stat. 605;

May 27, 1908, c. 200, § 1, 35 Stat. 382; June 7, 1924, c. 303,

§ 1, 43 Stat. 590.)

54. Accountability for and issue of materials.—The Public

Printer shall charge himself with, and be accountable for, all

material received for the public use. The superintendents of

printing and binding shall make out estimates of the quantity

and kind of material required for their respective departments

and file written requisitions therefor when it is needed. The

Public Printer shall furnish the same to them on these requisitions, as required for the public service, and they shall

receipt to him and be held accountable for all material so

received. (Jan. 12, 1895, c. 23, § 32, 28 Stat. 605; June 7,

1924, c. 303, § 1, 43 Stat. 590.)

55. Purchase of press supplies.—The Public Printer may

purchase in open market, and without previous advertising,

such supplies as the Government Printing Office may require,

of ink, rollers, composition for making rollers, tapes, press

blankets, and lubricating oils, taking care that only the lowest market prices be paid; and when practicable lie shall issue

circulars inviting bids. (Jan. 12, 1895, c. 23, $ 38, 28 Stat. 607.)

56. Sale or exchange of condemned materials.—Whenever

any machinery or material in the Government Printing Office

shall have been regularly condemned as unserviceable, the

Public Printer may sell the same, after public advertisement,

to the highest bidder, for cash, and turn the proceeds into

the Treasury of the United States. In case the sum or sums

offered for such advertised property should be deemed by

him too low, he may exchange said old machinery or material

for new, paying the difference in money, and redder appropriate

vouchers for such expenditure. (Jan. 12, 1895, c. 23, § 21,

28 Stat. 604.)

57. Receipts from sales to be covered into Treasury.—

Moneys received from sales of extra copies of documents,

paper shavings, imperfections, waste gold leaf, leather and

book cloth scraps, and for the sale of old and condemned

material, shall be deposited by the Public Printer in the

Treasury of the United States, and a detailed statement thereof shall be included in his annual report to Congress. (Jan.

12, 1895, c. 23, § 29, 28 Stat. 605.)

58. Sale of duplicate plates; copyright.—The Public Printer

shall sell, under such regulations as the Joint Committee on

Printing may prescribe, to any person or persons who may

apply, additional or duplicate stereotype or electrotype plates

from which any Government publication is printed, at a price

not to exceed the cost of composition, the metal and making

to the Government and 10 per centum added and the full

amount of the price shall be paid when the order is filed.

No publication reprinted from such stereotype or electrotype

plates and no other Government publication shall be copyrighted. (Jan. 12, 1895, c. 23, § 52, 28 Stat. 608.)

59. Machinery, material, equipment, or supplies from other

departments.—Any officer of the Government having machinery, material, equipment, or supplies for printing, binding,

and blank-book work, including lithography, photolithography,

and other processes of reproduction, which are no longer required or authorized for his service, shall submit a detailed

report of the same to the Public Printer, and the Public

Printer is hereby authorized, with the approval of the Joint

Committee on Printing, to requisition such articles of the

character herein described as are serviceable in the Government Printing Office, and the same shall be promptly delivered

to that office. (July 19, 1919, c. 24, 8 3, 41 Stat. 233.)

60. Consolidation of department printing offices.—All printing offices in the departments in operation on January 12,

1895, or thereafter put in operation, shall be considered a

part of the Government Printing Office, and shall be under

the control of the Public Printer, who shall furnish all presses,

types, imposing stones, and necessary machinery and material

for said" offices from the general supplies of the Government

Printing Office; and all paper and material of every kind

used in,the said offices for departmental work, except letter

and note paper and envelopes, shall be supplied by the Public

Printer; and all persons employed in said printing offices and

binderies shall be appointed by tlie Public Printer, and be

carried on his pay roll the same as employees in the main

office, and shall be responsible to him. This section shall not

apply to the office in the Weather Bureau, but the Public

Printer, with the approval of the Joint Committee on Printing,

may abolish such excepted office whenever in their judgment

the economy of the public service would be thereby advanced.

All work done in the said offices shall be ordered on blanks

prepared for that purpose by the Public Printer, which shall

be numbered consecutively, and must be signed by some one

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designated by the head of the department for which the work

is to be done, who shall be held responsible for all work thus

ordered, and who shall quarterly report to the head of the

department a classified statement of the work done and the

cost thereof, which report shall be transmitted to the Public

Printer in time for his annual report to Congress. The Public

Printer shall show in detail, in liis annual report, the cost

of operating each departmental office. (Jan. 12, 1895, c. 23,

§ 31, 28 Stat. 605; Mar. 6, 1902, c. 139, § 11, 32 Sta t 53;

Apr. 23, 1604, c. 1485, 33 Stat. 262; Mar. 2, 1907, c. 2511, 34

Stat. 1158; Mar. 3, 1917, c. 163, § 1, 39 Stat. 1083.)

61. Branches of printing office in executive departments.—

No money appropriated by any Act shall be used for maintaining more than one branch of the Government Printing Office in

any one building occupied by any executive department or departments of the Government, nor shall any branch of the

Government Printing Office be established unless specifically

authorized by law. (Aug. 1, 1914, c. 223, I 1, 38 Stat. 673.)

Chapter 3. SUPERINTENDENT OF DOCUMENTS; DISTRIBUTION OF DOCUMENTS IN GENERAL.

Sec. .

71. Superintendent of Documents; sale of documents.

72. Printing for sale to public; regulations.

73. Superintendent of Documents under control of Public Printer;

disbursements and report.

74. Assistants, blanks, printing, and binding for Superintendent of

Documents.

75. Compensation to employees in office of Superintendent of Documents for niglit, Sunday, holiday, and overtime work.

76. Index of documents ; number and distribution.

77. Catalogue of Government publications.

78. Documents in charge of departments to be turned over to Superintendent of Documents.

79. Reprinting documents required for sale.

SO. Printing and binding for President.

81. Documents for use of Public Printer.

82. Distribution of copies of publications to designated depositories.

S3. Designation of depositories.

84. Libraries as depositories continued; new designations.

85. Distribution of copies of publications to designated depositories

and libraries; land-grant colleges as depositories.

86. Investigation of libraries designated as depositories.

87. Libraries of executive departments and Military and Naval

Academies constituted depositories.

88. American Antiquarian Society to be depository.

89. Distribution of public documents to library of Philippine Government.

90. Books and documents not to be removed from depositories.

81. Documents and reports for foreign legations.

92. Ownership of publications furnished officers for official use ; free

use in depositories.

93. Exchange of documents.

94. Blank forms; printing and sale.

95. Distribution of publications to be by Public Printer; mailing lists.

96. Departmental distribution of documents.

Section 71. Superintendent of Documents; sale of documents.-v-The Public Printer shall appoint a competent person

to act as Superintendent of Documents. The Superintendent

of Documents so designated and appointed Is hereby authorized

to sell at cost any public document In his charge, the distribution of which is not herein specifically directed, said cost to be

estimated by the Public Printer and based upon printing from

stereotyped plates; but, except as provided in section 72 of this

title, only one copy of any document shall be sold to the same

person, excepting libraries or schools by which additional copies

are desired for separate departments thereof, and members

of Congress; and whenever any officer of the Government

having in his charge documents published for sale shall desire

to be relieved of the same, he Is hereby authorized to turn

them over to the Superintendent of Documents, who shall

receive and sell them under the provisions of this section.

All moneys received from the sale of documents shall be

returned to the Public Printer on the 1st day of each month

and be by him covered Into the Treasury monthly, and the

Superintendent of Documents shall report annually the number of copies of each and every document sold by him, and

the price of the same. He shall also report monthly to the

Public Printer the number of documents received by him and

the disposition made of the same. He shall have general

supervision of the distribution of all public documents, and

to his custody shall be committed all documents subject to

distribution, excepting those printed for the special official

use of the executive departments, which shall be delivered to

said departments, and those printed for the use of the two

Houses of Congress, which shall be delivered to the folding

rooms of said Houses and distributed or delivered ready for

distribution to Members and Delegates upon th<8f- order by

the superintendents of the folding rooms of the Senate and

House of Representatives. (Jan. 12, 1895, c. 23, $ 61, 28 Stat.

610.)

72. Printing for sale to public; regulations.—The Public

Printer shall print such additional copies of any Government

publication, not confidential in character, as may be required

for sale to the public by the Superintendent of Documents at

the cost of printing and binding, plus 10 per centum, without

limit as to the number of copies to any one applicant who

agrees not to resell or distribute the same for profit; but the

printing of such additional copies required for sale by the

Superintendent of Documents shall be subject to regulation

by the Joint Committee on Printing and shall not interfere

with the prompt execution of printing for the Government.

(May 11, 1922, c. 189, § 1, 42 Sta t 541.)

73. Superintendent of Documents under control of Public

Printer; disbursements and report.—The office of the Superintendent of Documents shall be under the control of the Public

Printer. The disbursements on account of salaries or other

expenses of the office of the Superintendent of Documents shall

be made by the disbursing clerk of the Government Printing

Office, and a statement thereof shall be included in the Public

Printer's annual report for each fiscal year. (June 25, 1910,

c. 384, § 1, 36 Sta t 770; Feb. 20, 1923, c. 98, 42 Stat. 1278.)

74. Assistants, blanks, printing, and binding for Superintendent of Documents.—The Public Printer is hereby authorized and directed, upon the requisition of the Superintendent

of Documents, to appoint such assistants as may be necessary,

and furnish such blanks and to do such printing and binding

as are required by his office, and the Public Printer shall provide convenient office, storage, and distributing rooms for the

use of the Superintendent of Documents. (Jan. 12, 1895, c. 23,

§ 66, 28 Stat. 61L)

75. Compensation to employees in office of Superintendent

of Documents for night, Sunday, holiday, and overtime

work.—Employees in the office of the Superintendent of Documents may be paid compensation for night, Sunday, holiday,

and overtime work at rates not in excess of the rates of additional compensation for such work allowed to other employees

of the Government Printing Office under the provisions of section 40 of this title. (Mar. 4, 1925, c. 549, § 1, 43 Stat. 1300.)

76. Index of documents; number and distribution.—The

Superintendent of Documents shall, a t the close of each regular

session of Congress, prepare and publish a comprehensive index

of public documents, upon such plan as shall be approved by

the Joint Committee on Printing; and the Public Printer shall,

immediately upon Its publication, deliver to him a copy of

each and every document printed by the Government Printing

Office; and the head of each of the executive departments,

bureaus, and offices of the Government shall deliver to him a

copy of each and every document issued or published by such

department, bureau, or office not confidential in its character.

He shall also prepare and print in one volume a consolidated

index of Congressional documents, and shall index such single

volumes of documents as the Joint Committee on Printing

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shall direct. Of the comprehensive Index and of the consolidated index two thousand copies each shall be printed and

bound in addition to the usual number, two hundred copies

for the use of the Senate, eight hundred copies for the use of

the House, and one thousand copies for distribution by the

Superintendent of Documents. (Jan. 12, 1895, c. 23, § 62, 28

Sta t 610.)

77. Catalogue of Government publications.—A catalogue of

Government publications shall be prepared by the Superintendent of Documents on the 1st day of each month, which

shall show the documents printed during the preceding month,

where obtainable, and the price thereof. Two thousand copies

of such catalogue shall be printed in pamphlet form for distribution. (Jan. 12, 1895, c. 23, § 69, 28 Stat. 612.)

78. Documents in charge of departments to be turned over

to Superintendent of Documents.—All public documents accumulating in the several executive departments, bureaus, and

offices not needed for official use shall be annually turned over

to the Superintendent of Documents for distribution or sale.

(Jan. 12, 1895, c. 23, § 67, 28 Stat. 611.)

79. Reprinting documents required for sale.—The Superintendent of Documents is hereby authorized to order reprinted,

from time to time, such public documents as may be required

for sale, such order for reprinting to be subject to the approval

of the Secretary or- head of the department in which such

public document shall have originated. The appropriation for

printing and binding shall be reimbursed for the cost of such

reprints from the moneys received by the Superintendent of

Documents from the sale of public documents. (Mar. 28, 1904,

No. M, 33 Stat. 584.)

80. Documents for President.—The Public Printer shall deliver to the Executive Mansion two copies each of all documents,

bills, and resolutions as soon as printed and ready for distribution. (Jan. 12, 1895, c. 23, § 88, 28 Stat. 622.)

81. Documents for use of Public Printer.—The Public

Printer may retain out of all documents, bills, and resolutions

printed the number of copies absolutely needful for the official

use of the Government Printing Office, not exceeding five of

each. (Jan. 12, 1895, c. 23, § 73, 28 Stat. 618.)

82. Distribution of copies of publications to designated depositories.—The copies of journals, books, and public documents which are or may be authorized to be distributed to incorporated bodies, institutions, and associations within the

Stales and Territories shall be distributed to such bodies as

shall be designated by each of the Senators from the several

States, respectively, and by the Representatives in Congress

from each congressional district, and by the Delegate from

each Territory. The distribution shall be made in such manner

that the quantity distributed to each congressional district and

Territory shall be equal. (R. S. § 501; Mar. 1, 1907, c. 2284,

§ 4, 34 Stat. 1014.)

83. Designation of depositories.—The selection of an institution to receive the documents ordered to be published or procured at the first session of any Congress shall control the

documents of the entire Congress, unless another designation

be made before any distribution has taken place under the

selection first made. And the public documents to be distributed by the Superintendent of Documents shall be sent to the

institutions already designated, unless he shall be satisfied

that any such institution is no longer a suitable depository of

the same. Congressional journals and public documents, authorized to be distributed to institutions on the designation of

Members of Congress, shall be sent to such libraries and institutions only as shall signify a willingness to pay the cost of

their transportation. (R. S. § 502; Jan. 12, 1895, c. 23, §§ 53,

61, 28 Stat. 608, 610.)

84. Libraries as depositories continued; new designations.—

Libraries designated by law prior to June 23, 1913, as depositories to receive books and other Government publications shall, '

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during their existence, continue such receipt; and new designations may be made when libraries chosen shall cease to exist

or other designations shall be authorized by law. (June 23,

1913, c. 3, § 5, 38 Stat. 75.)

85. Distribution of copics of publications to designated depositories and libraries; land-grant colleges as depositories.—

Upon request of the Superintendent of Documents the Public

Printer is hereby authorized and directed to either increase or

diminish the number of copies of publications furnished for

distribution, to designated depositories and State and Territorial

libraries, so that the number of copies delivered shall be equal

to the number of libraries on the list: Provided, That the number thus delivered shall at no time exceed the number authorized under existing statute. The allotment of Copies furnished

for distribution to libraries shall be increased or reduced, from

time to time, as the redisricting of States or the rearrangement of depository lists under provisions of law shall demand,

to such numbers as may be necessary to comply with the law.

All land-grant colleges shall be constituted as depositories for

public documents, subject to the provisions and limitations of

the depository laws. (Mar. 1, 1907, c. 2284, § 4, 34 Stat. 1014.)

86. Investigation of libraries designated as depositories.—

The Superintendent of Documents shall thoroughly investigate

the condition of all libraries tha t are designated depositories,

and whenever he shall ascertain that the number of books in

any such library, other than college libraries, is below one

thousand, other than Government publications, or it has ceased

to be maintained as a public library, he shall strike the same

from the list, and the Senator, Representative, or Delegate

shall designate another depository that shall meet the conditions herein required. (Jan. 12, 1895, c. 23, § 70, 28 Stat. 612.)

87. Libraries of executive departments and Military and

Naval Academies constituted depositories.—The libraries of

the executive departments, of the United States Military Academy, and United States Naval Academy are hereby constituted

designated depositories of Government publications, and the

Superintendent of Documents shall supply one copy of said

publications, in the same form as supplied to other depositories,

to each of said libraries. (Jan. 12, 1895, c. 23, § 98, 28 Stat.

624.)

88. American Antiquarian Society to be depository.—One

copy of the public journals of the Senate and of the House of

Representatives, and of the documents published under the

orders of the Senate and House of Representatives, respectively, shall be transmitted to the Executive of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts for the use and benefit of the American Antiquarian Society of said Commonwealth. (Dec. 1,

1814, No. 7, 3 Stat. 248.)

89. Distribution of public documents to library of Philippine government.—The Superintendent of Documents is hereby

authorized and directed to supply one copy of each document

delivered to him for distribution to State and Territorial libraries ajid designated depositories to the library of the Philippine' government, in the city of Manila, Philippine Islands;

and the Public Printer is hereby directed to print, bind, and

deliver *o the Superintendent of Documents the extra number

of documents required to comply with this section. (Jan. 18,

1907, c. 153, 34 Stat. 850.)

90. Books and documents not to^ be removed from depositories.—All such books and documents, when received at the

proper offices, libraries, and other depositories, as provided by

law, shall be kept there and not removed from such places.

(R. S. § 506.)

91. Documents and reports for foreign legations.—Documents and reports may be furnished to foreign legations to the

United States upon request specifying those desired and requisition made upon the Public Printer by the Secretary of State:.

Provided, That such gratuitous distribution shall only be made

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United States copies of their printed and legislative documents desired. (Jan. 12, 1895, c. 23, § 75, 28 Stat. 620.)

92. Ownership of publications furnished officers for official

use; free use in depositories.—Government publications furnished to judicial and executive officers of the United States

for their official use shall not become the property of these

officers, but on the expiration of their official term shall be by

them delivered to their successors in office and all Government publications delivered to designated depositories or other

libraries shall be for public use without charge. (Jan. 12,

1895, c. 23, § 74, 28 Stat. 620.)

93. Exchange of documents.—E^ads of departments are authorized to exchange surplus documents for such other documents and books as may be required by them, when the same

can be done to the advantage of the public service. (Jan. 12,

1895, c. 23, § 95, 28 Stat. 623.)

94. Blank forms; printing and sale.—The Public Printer is

authorized to print for sale by the Superintendent of Public

Documents to the public, upon prepayment, additional copies

of approved Government blank forms. (June 7, 1924, c. 303,

§ 1, 43 Stat. 592.)

95. Distribution of publications to be by Public Printer;

mailing lists.—No money appropriated by any Act shall be

used for services in any executive department or other Government establishment at Washington, District of Columbia, in

the work of addressing, wrapping, mailing, or otherwise dispatching any publication for public distribution, except maps,

weather reports, and weather cards issued by an executive

department or other Government establishment at Washington, District of Columbia, or for the purchase of material

or supplies to be used in such work; and it shall be

the duty of the Public Printer to perform such work a t the

Government Printing Office. Bach head of such executive department and other Government establishment at Washington, District of Columbia, shall furnish from time to time

to the Public Printer mailing lists, in convenient form, and

changes therein, or franked slips, for use in the public distribution of publications issued by such department or establishment; and the Public Printer shall furnish copies of any

publication only in accordance with the provisions of law or

tho Instruction of the head of the department or establishment

issuing the publication. Nothing in this section shall be construed as applying to orders, instructions, directions, notices,

or circulars of information printed for and Issued by any of

the executive departments or other Government establishments

or to the distribution of public documents by Senators or

Members of the House of Representatives or to the folding

rooms and document rooms of the Senate or House of Representatives. (Jan. 12, 1895, c. 23, | 92, 28 Stat. 623; Aug. 23,

1912, c. 350, | 8, 37 Sta t 414.)

96. Departmental distribution of documents.—Government

publications printed for or received by the executive departments, whether for official use or for distribution, except such

as are required by section 95 of this title to be distributed by

the Public Printer, shall be distributed by a competent person

detailed to such duty in each department by the head thereof.

He shall keep an account in detail of all publications received

and distributed by him. He shall prevent duplication, and

make detailed report to the head of the department, who shall

transmit the same annually to Congress. (Jan. 12, 1895, c.

23, § 92, 28 Sta t 623.)

Chapter 4. PRINTING AND BINDING GENERALLY.

Sec.

111. Government printing to be done at Government Printing Office;

Supreme Court excepted.

112. Stereotyping and electrotyplng.

113. Engraving and lithographing; contracts.

114. Printing and sale of extra copies of documents.

Sec.

116. Illustrations and maps In documents and reports; orders for

printing acted on within one year.

116. No printing and binding unless authorized; binding materials.

117. Certificate of necessity ; estimate of cost.

118. Restrictions on use of appropriations for printing and binding,

for Illustrations.

119. Blanks and letterheads for judges and officers of courts.

120. Disposition of receipts for work done.

Section 111. Government printing to be done at Government

Printing Office; Supreme Court excepted.—All printing, binding, and blank-book work for Congress, the Executive office, the

judiciary, and every executive department, independent office,

and ^establishment of the Government shall be done at the

Government Printing Office, except such classes rnf work as

shall be deemed by the Joint Committee on Printing to be

urgent or necessary to have done elsewhere than in the District of Columbia for the exclusive use of any field service

outside of said District The prlqfing and binding for the

Supreme Court shall be done by the printer It may employ,

unless it shall otherwise order. (Jan. 12, 1895, c. 23, § 87,

28 Stat. 622; Mar. 1, 1919, c. 86, § 11, 40 Sta t 1270; June 1,

1922, c. 204, Title II, 42 Stat. 614; Jan. 3, 1923, c. 21, Title II,

42 Sta t 1081; May 28, 1924, c. 204, Title II, 43 Sta t 218;

Feb. 27, 1925, c. 364, Title II, 43 Sta t 1028.)

112. Stereotyping and electrotyping.—The Public Printer

shall cause to be stereotyped or electrotyped all matter when

there is a reason to believe that it will be needed a second

time. (Jan. 12, 1895, c. 23, $ 25, 28 Stat. 604.)

113. Engraving and lithographing; contracts.—The Public

Printer shall preserve in his office samples of the paper on

which any engravings or lithographs are to be furnished by

contract, and he shall not receive any engraving or lithograph

which is not printed on paper equal to the sample, or which

is not executed in the proper manner or in the quantity contracted for, or within the time specified in the contract,

unless, for special reasons, he may have extended the time.

The contractor shall not be paid except upon the certificate

of the Public Printer tha t his contract has been complied

with. (Jan. 12, 1895, c. 23, $ 41, 28 Sta t 607.)

114. Printing and sale of extra copies of documents.—The

Public Printer shall furnish to all applicants giving notice

before the matter is put to press, not exceeding two hundred

and fifty to any one applicant, copies of bills, reports, and

documents, said applicants paying in advance the cost of such

printing with 10 per centum added: Provided, That the printing of such work for private parties shall not interfere with

the printing for the Government (Jan. 12, 1895, c. 23, § 42

28 Stat. 607.)

115. Illustrations and maps in documents and reports;

orders for printing acted on within one year.—No document

or report to be illustrated or accompanied by maps shall be

printed by the Public Printer until the illustrations or maps

designed .therefor shall be ready for publication; and no order

for public "printing shall be acted upon by the Public Printer

after the expiration of one year, unless the entire copy and

illustratloBS for the work shall have been furnished within

that period. (Jan. 12, 1895, c. 23, $ £0, 28 Stat. 621.)

116. No printing and binding unless authorized; binding

materials.—No printing or binding shYll be done at the Government Printing Office unless authorized by law. Binding for

the departments of the Government shall be done in plain

cheep or cloth, except that record and account books may be

bound in Russia leather, sheep fleshers, and skivers, when

authorized by the head of a department: Provided, The

libraries of the several departments, the Library of Congress,

the libraries of the Surgeon General's Office, the Patent Office,

and the Naval Observatory may have books for the exclusive

use of said libraries bound in half Turkey, or material no more

expensive. (Jan. 12, 1895, c. 23, $ 86, 28 Sta t 622.)
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117. Certificate of necessity-; estimate of cost.—When any

department, the Supreme Court, the Court of Claims, or the

Library of Congress shall require printing or binding to be

done, it shall be on certificate that such work be necessary for

the public service; whereupon the Public Printer shall furnish

un estimate of the cost by the principal items for such printing

or binding so called for, after which requisitions shall be

made upon him therefor by the head of such department, the

clerk of the Supreme Court, Chief Justice of the Court of

Claims, or the Librarian of Congress; and the Public Printer

shall place the cost thereof to the debit of such department in

its annual appropriation for printing and binding. (Jan. 12,

1895, c. 23, § 03, 28 Stat. 623.)

118. Restrictions on use of appropriations for printing and

binding, for illustrations.—No part of the appropriations made

for printing and binding shall be used for any illustration,

engraving, or photograph in any document or report ordered

printed by Congress unless»the order to print expressly authorizes the same, nor in any document or report of any executive

department or other Government establishment until the head

of the executive department or Government establishment shall

certify in a letter transmitting such report that the illustration is necessary and relates entirely to the transaction of

public business. (Mar. 3, 1905, c. 1483, 8 1, 33 Stat. 1213.)

119. Blanks and letterheads for judges and officers of

courts.—All blanks and letterheads for use by the judges and

other officials of the United States courts other than such as

are required to be paid for by any of these officers out of the

emoluments of their offices shall be printed at the Government

Printing Office upon forms prescribed by the Department of

Justice, and shall be distributed by it upon requisition. (Jan.

12, 1895, c. 23, § 97, 28 Stat. 624.)

120. Disposition of receipts for work done.—All sums paid

to the Public Printer for work tha t he "is authorized by law to

do shall be deposited to the credit, on the books of the Treasury Department, of the appropriation made for the working

capital of the Government Printing Office for the year In

which the work is done, and be subject to requisition by the

Public Printer. (Mar. 4, 1925, c. 549, } 1, 43 Stab 1300.)

Chapter 3.—CONGRESSIONAL PRINTING IN GENERAL.

Sec.

131. " Usual number " of documents and reports; distribution of House

and Senate documents and reports; binding; reports on private

bills; number of copies printed; distribution.

132. Extra copies of documents and reports.

133. Printing extra copies.

134. " Extra copies " defined.

135. Duplicate orders to print.

13G. Regulations for printing documents for Congress In two or more

editions; printing of full number and allotment of full quota.

137. Reprinting bills, laws, and reports from committees not exceeding

fifty pages.

138. Senate and House documents and reports for Department of State.

139. Distribution of documents to Library of Congress.

140. Printing of documents not provided for by law.

141. Lapse of authority to print, when.

142. Classification and numbering of publications ordered printed by

Congress ; designation of publications of departments; printing

of committee bearings.

143. Binding of publications for distribution to libraries.

144. Appropriation to which cost of print'ng by order of Congress

chargeable.

145. Requirements of reports recommending printing and binding for

Congress.

146. Stationery and blank books for Congress.

147. Journals of Houses of Congress.

148. Senate and House Manuals.

149. Congressional Directory.

150. Same; sale.

151. Eulogies; engraving.

152. Illustrations accompanying bound copies of memorial addresses.

153. Statement of appropriations; " usual number."

154. Printing for committees of Congress.

155. Committee reports; indexing and binding.

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156. Reports of Librarian of Congress.

157. Distribution of documents to Congressmen.

158. Allotments of public documents printed after expiration of term;

rights of retiring Congressmen to documents.

159. Time for distribution of documents by Congressmen extended.

160. Binding for Congressmen.

161. Same; binding at expense of Congressmen.

162. Documents and reports ordered by Congressmen; franks and

envelopes for Congressmen.

163. Payment of cost of printing extracts from Congressional Record, or

other documents.

164. Distribution of copies of Congressional Record, etc., to Governor

General of Philippines.

105. Senate and House documenj rooms ; superintendents.

166. Senate and House folding rooms; superintendents.

167. Disposition of documents stored at Capitol.

168. Binding tor Senate library.

Section 131. " Usual number " of documents and reports;

distribution of House and Senate documents and reports;

binding; reports on private bills; number of copies printed;

distribution.—Whenever any document or report shall be ordered printed by Congress, such order to print shall signify

the " usual number " of copies for binding and distribution

among those entitled to receive them. No greater number

shall be printed unless ordered by either House, or as hereinafter provided. When a special number of a document or

report is ordered printed, the usual number shall also be

printed, unless already ordered. The usual number of documents and reports shall be distributed as follows:

Of the House documents and reports, unbound.—To the Senate document room, one hundred and fifty copies; to the office

of the Secretary of the Senate, ten copies; to the House document room, not to exceed five hundred copies; to the Clerk's

office of the House, twenty copies; to the Library of Congress,

two copies, as provided in section 139 of this title; to the Governor General of the Philippine Islands at Manila, three

copies, as provided in section 164 of this title.

Of the Senate documents and reports, unbound.—To the

Senate document room, two hundred and twenty copies; office

of the Secretary of the Senate, ten copies; to the House document room, not to exceed five hundred copies; to the Clerk's

office of the House, ten copies; to the Library of Congress,

two copies, as provided in section 139 of this title; to the Governor General of the Philippine Islands at Manila, three

copies, as provided in section 164 of this title.

Of the number printed, the Public Printer shall bind a sufficient number of copies, which shall be distributed as follows:

Of the House documents and reports, bound.-—to the Senate

library, fifteen copies; to the Library of Congress, one hundred and twenty-five copies, as provided in section 139 of this

title; to the House library, fifteen copies; to the Superintendent of Documents, as many copies as may be required for

distribution to the State and Territorial libraries and designated .depositories.

Of the Senate documents and reports, bound.—To the Senate

library, fifteen copies; to the Library of Congress, one hundred

and twanty-five copies, as provided in section 139 of this title;

to the House library, fifteen copies; to the Superintendent of

Documents, as many copies as may be required for distribution

to State and Territorial libraries abd designated depositories.

In binding documents the Public Printer shall give precedence to those that are to be distributed to libraries and to

designated depositories. But any State or Territorial library

or designated depository entitled to documents that may prefer

to have its documents in unbound form, may do so by notifying the Superintendent of Documents to that effect prior to the

convening of each Congress.

All of the " usual number " shall be printed at one time.

The usual number of reports on private bills, concurrent or

simple resolutions, shall not be printed. In lieu thereof there
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shall be printed of each Senate report on a private bill, simple

or concurrent resolution, three hundred and forty-five copies,

in addition to those required to be furnished the Library of

Congress, which shall be distributed as follows: To the Senate

jument room, two hundred and twenty copies; to the Secre-

.„ry of the Senate, fifteen copies; to the House document

loom, one hundred copies; to the Superintendent of Documents, ten copies; and of each House report on a private

bill, simple or concurrent resolution, two hundred and sixty

copies, in addition to those for the Library of Congress, which

shall be distributed as follows: To the Senate document room,

one hundred and thirty-five copies; to the Secretary of the

Senate, fifteen copies; to the House document room, one hundred copies; to the Superintendent of Documents, ten copies.

Nothing herein shall be construed to prevent the binding of all

Senate and House reports in the reserve volumes bound for

and delivered to the Senate and House libraries; nor shall It

operate to abridge in any way the right of the Vice President,

Senators, Representatives, Delegates, Resident Commissioners,

Secretary of the Senate, and Clerk of the House to have

bound in half morocco, or material not more expensive, one

copy of every public document to which he may be entitled.

Not less than twelve copies of each report on bills for the payment or adjudication of claims against the Government shall

be kept on file in the Senate document room. (Jan. 12, 1895,

c. 23, § 54, 28 Stat. 608; Mar. 2, 1901, No. 16, §§ 1, 2, 31 Stat.

1464; Jan. 20, 1905, c. 50, § 1, 33 Stat. 610; Mar. 1, 1907, c.

2284, § 4, 34 Stat. 1014; Jan. 15, 1908, No. 3, § 2, 35 Stat. 566:

June 25, 1910, c. 439, § 1, 36 Stat. 868; Mar. 3, 1925, c. 421,

8 § 6, 7, 43 Stat. 1106.)

132. Extra copies of documents and reports.—Extra copies

of documents and reports shall be printed promptly when the

same shall be ready for publication, and shall be bound in

paper or cloth as directed by the Joint Committee on Printing. (Jan. 12, 1895, c. 23, § 73, 28 Stat. 612.)

133. Printing extra copies.—Orders for printing extra

copies, otherwise than herein provided for, shall be by simple,

concurrent, or joint resolution. Either House may print extra

copies to the amount of $500 by simple resolution; if the cost

exceeds that sum, the printing shall be ordered by concurrent

resolution, except when the resolution is self-appropriating,

when it shall be by joint resolution. Such resolutions, when

presented to either House, shall be referred immediately to the

Committee on Printing, who, in making their report, shall give

the probable cost of the proposed printing upon the estimate

of the Public Printer; and no extra copies shall be printed

before such committee has reported. The printing of additional copies may be performed upon orders of the Joint Committee on Printing within a limit of $200 in cost in any one

instance. (Jan. 12, 1895, c. 23, $ 2, 28 Stat. 601; Mar. 1, 1907,

c. 2284, § 1, 34 Stat. 1012.)

134. " Extra copies " defined.—The term " extra copies " as

used herein shall be construed to mean copies in addition to

the usual number as defined in section 131 of this title. (Jan.

12, 1895, c. 23, § 2, 28 Sta t 601; Mar. 1, 1907, c. 22S4, § 1, 34

Stat. 1012.)

135. Duplicate orders to print.—The Public Printer shall

examine closely the orders of the Senate and House for printing, and in case of duplication he shall print under the first

order received. (Jan. 12, 1895, c. 23, § 53, 28 Stat. 608.)

136. Regulations for printing documents for Congress in

two or more editions; printing of full number and allotment

of full quota.—The Joint Committee on Printing is authorized

and directed to establish rules and regulations, from time to

time, which shall be observed by the Public Printer, whereby

public documents and reports printed for Congress, or either

House thereof, may be printed Lq two or more editions, instead

of one, to meet the public requirements. In no case shall the

aggregate of said editions exceed the number of copies otherwise authorized. Nothing herein shall operate to obstruct the

printing of the full number of any document or report, or the

allotment of the full quota to Senators and Representatives,

as otherwise authorized, when a legitimate demand for the full

complement is known to exist. (Mar. 30, 1906, No. 14, 34

Stat. 826.)

137. Reprinting bills, laws, and reports from committees

not exceeding fifty pages.—The Secretary of the Senate and

the Clerk of the House of Representatives may order the reprinting in a number not exceeding one thousand copies of any

pending -till or resolution, or any public law not exceeding fifty

pages, or any report from any committee or congressional commission on pending legislation not accompanied by testimony

or exhibits or other appendices and not exceeding fifty pages,

when the supply shall have been exhausted. The Public

Printer shall require each requisition for reprinting to cite the

specific authority of law for its execution. (Jan. 12, 1895,

c. 23, § 2, 28 Stat. 601; Mar. 1, 1907, c. 2284, $ 1, 34 Stat. 1012.)

138. Senate and House documents and reports for Department of State.—The Public Printer is hereby authorized and

directed to print, in addition to the usual number, and furnish

the Department of State with twenty copies of each Senate and

House of Representatives document and report (Feb. 7, 1896,

No. 14, 29 Stat. 463.)

139. Distribution of documents to Library of Congress.—Of

the publications described in this section the number of copies

which shall be printed and distributed by the Public Printer to

the Library of Congress for its own use and for International

exchange shall be one hundred and twenty-five, to wit: The

House documents and reports, bound; the Senate documents

and reports, bound; the House Journals, bound; the Senate

Journals, bound; all other documents bearing a congressional

number and all documents not bearing a congressional number

printed by order of either House of Congress, or by order of

any department, bureau, commission, or officer of the Government, except confidential matter, blank forms, and circular letters not of a public character; the Revised Statutes, bound ; the

Statutes at Large, bound; the Congressional Record, bound;

the Official Register of the United States, bound. In addition

to the foregoing the Public Printer shall supply to the Library

of Congress for its own use two copies of each of the above-described publications, unbound, as published; five copies of all

bills and resolutions; ten copies of the daily Congressional

Record; and two copies of all documents printed for the use

of congressional committees not of a confidential character.

(Jan. 28,1899, No. 12, 30 Stat. 1388; Mar. 2, 1901, No. 16, S§ 1, 2,

31 Stat. 1464; Mar. 3, 1925, c. 421, § 7, 43 Sta t 1106.)

140. Printing of documents not provided for by law.—Either

House may order the printing of a document not already

provided for by law, but only when the same shall be accompanied: t>y an estimate from the Public Printer as to the

probable cost thereof. Any executive department, bureau,

board, or independent office of the Government submitting reports or documents in response to inquiries from Congress shall

submit therewith an estimate of the probable cost of printing

to the usual number. Nothing in this section relating to estimates shall apply to reports or documents not exceeding fifty

pages. (Jan. 12, 1895, c. 23, 1 2, 28 Sta t 601; Mar. 1, 1907,

C. 2284, i 1, 34 Sta t 1012.)

141. Lapse of authority to print, when.—In the printing of

any document or report or any publication authorized by law to

be printed, for distribution by Congress, the whole number of

copies of which shall not have been ordered within two years

from the date of the original order, the authority to print shall

lapse, except as orders for subsequent editions may be approved

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by the Joint Committee on Printing, and then In no instance

shall the whole number exceed the number originally authorized

by law. (Mar. 1, 1907, c. 2284, § 5, 34 Stat. 1014.)

142. Classification and numbering of publications ordered

printed by Congress; designation of publications of departments; printing of committee hearings.—Publications ordered

printed by Congress, or either House thereof, shall be In four

series, namely: One series of reports made oy the committees

of the Senate, to be known as Senate reports; one series of

reports made by the committees of the House of Representatives, to be known as House reports; one series of documents

other than reports of committees, the orders for printing

which originate in the Senate, to be known as Senate documents, and one series of documents other than committee reports, the orders for printing which originate in the House of

Representatives,-to be known as House documents. The publications in each scries shall be consecutively numbered, the numbers in each series continuing in unbroken sequence throughout

the entire term of a Congress, but the foregoing provisions

shall not apply to the documents printed for the use of the

Senate in executive session. Of the " usual number," the copies

which are intended for distribution to State and Territorial

libraries and other designated depositories of all annual or

serial publications originating in or prepared by au executive

department, bureau, office, commission, or board shall not be

numbered in the document or report series of either House oi

Congress, but shall be designated by title and bound as hereinafter provided, and the departmental edition, if any, shall be

printed concurrently with the " usual number." Hearings

of committees may be printed as congressional documents only

when specifically ordered by Congress or either House thereof.

(Jan. 15, 1908, No. 3, § 1, 35 Stat. 565.)

143. Binding of publications for distribution to libraries.—

In the binding of congressional documents and reports for

distribution by the Superintendent of Documents to State and

Territorial libraries and other designated depositories, every

publication of sufficient size on any one subject shall be

bound separately and receive the title suggested by the

subject of the volume, and the others shall be distributed

in unbound form as soon as printed. The Public Printer shall

supply the Superintendent of Documents sufficient copies of

those publications distributed in unbound form, to be bound

and distributed to the State and Territorial libraries and other

designated depositories for their permanent files. The library

edition, as well as all other bound sets of congressional numbered documents and reports, shall be arranged in volumes and

bound In the manner directed by the Joint Committee on Printing. (Jan. 15, 1908, No. 3, § 2,35 Sta t 566.)

144. Appropriation to which cost of printing by order of

Congress chargeable.—The cost of the printing of any document or report printed by order of Congress which can not,

under the provisions of section 214 of this title, be properly

charged to any other appropriation or allotment of appropriation already made, shall, upon order of the Joint Committee on Printing, be charged to the allotment of appropriation for printing and binding for Congress. (Jan. 12, 1895,

c. 23, § 2, 28 Stat. 601; Mar. 1, 1907, c. 2284, § 1, 34 Stat. 1012.)

145. Requirements of reports recommending printing and

binding for Congress.—Printing and binding for Congress,

when recommended to be done by the Committee on Printing

of either House, shall be so recommended in a report containing

an approximate estimate of the cost thereof, together with a

statement from the Public Printer of estimated approximate

cost of work previously ordered by Congress, within the fiscal

year. (July 1, 1916, c. 209, § 1, 39 Stat. 330; Mar. 4, 1925,

c. 549, § 1,43 Stat. 1299.)

146. Stationery and blank books for Congress.—Stationery,

blank books, tables, forms, and other necessary papers preparatory to congressional legislation, required for the official use

of the Senate and the House of Representatives, or the committees and officers thereof, shall be furnished by the Public

Printer upon requisition of the Secretary of the Senate and

the Clerk of the House of Representatives, respectively. This

shall not operate to prevent the purchase by the officers of the

Senate and House of Representatives of such stationery and

blank books as may be necessary for sale to Senators and

Members in the stationery rooms of the two Houses as provided by law. (Jan. 12, 1895, c. 23, § 2, 28 Sta t 601; Mar. 1,

1907, c. 2284, § 1, 34 Stat. 1012.)

147. Journals of Houses of Congress.—There shall be

printed of the Journals of the Senate and Hoifse of Representatives eight hundred and twenty-two copies; which shall be

distributed as follows: To the Senate document room, ninety

copies for distribution to Senators, and twenty-five additional

copies; to the Senate library, ten copies; to the House document room, three hundred and sixty copies for distribution to

Members, and twenty-five additional copies; to the Department

of State, four copies; t@ the Superintendent of Documents, one

hundred and forty-four copies to be distributed to three

libraries in each of the States and Territories to be designated

by the Superintendent of Documents; to the Library of Congress, one hundred and twenty-five bound copies and two unbound copies as provided in section 139 of this title; to the

Court of Claims, two copies; and to the library of the House of

Representatives, ten copies. The remaining number of the

Journals of the Senate and House of Representatives, consisting of twenty-five copies, shall be furnished to the Secretary

of the Senate and the Clerk of the House of Representatives,

respectively, as the necessities of their respective offices may

require, as rapidly as signatures are completed for such distribution. (Jan. 12k_189u, c. 23, § 57, 28 Stat. 609; Jan. 28,

1899, No. 12, 30 Sta t 1388; Mar. 2, 1901, No. 16, §§ 1, 2, 31

Sta t 1464; Mar. 3, 1925, c. 421, $ 7, 43 Sta t 1106.)

148. Senate and House Manuals.—Of the Senate Manual and

of the Digest and Manual of the House of Representatives,

each House shall print as many copies as it shall desire, even

though the cost exceed $500. (Jan. 12, 1895, c. 23, § 73, 28

Stat. 617.)

149. Congressional Directory.—There shall be prepared

under the direction of the Joint Committee on Printing a

Congressional Directory, of which there shall be three editions

during each long session and two editions during each short

session of Congress. The first edition shall be distributed to

Senators, Representatives, Delegates, the principal officers of

Congress, and heads of departments on the first day of the

session, and shall be ready for distribution to others within

one week thereafter. The number and distribution of such

directory shall be under the control of the Joint Committee on

Printing. Official correspondence concerning the directory

may be had in penalty envelopes tinder the direction of the

Joint Committee. All copies delivered to Senators and Representatives for distribution shall be bound in cloth. (Jan. 12,

1895, c. %3, § 73, 28 Sla t 617; July 1, 1902, c. 1351, 32 Stat. 583.)

150. Same; sale.—The Public Printer, under the direction

of the Joint Committee, may print for sale, at a price sufficient to reimburse the expense of Such printing, the current

Congressional Directory. The money derived from such sales

shall be paid into the Treasury and accounted for in his annual

report to Congress, and no sales shall be made on credit. (Jan.

12, 1895, c. 23, § 40, 28 Stat. 007.)

151. Eulogies; engraving.—There shall be printed of eulogies

of deceased Senators, Representatives, and Delegates eight

thousand copies, of which number fifty copies, bound in full

morocco, with gilt edges, shall be delivered to the family of

the deceased, and one thousand nine hundred and fifty copies

in cloth binding shall be delivered to the Senators, Representall
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lives, or Delegates of the State or Territory represented by

the deceased. The remaining number, also in cloth binding,

shall be distributed in the proportion of two thousand to the

Senate and four thousand to the House. The engraving for

such eulogies shall be done at the Bureau of Engraving and

Printing and paid for out of the appropriation for tha t bureau.

Of the " usual number " the bound volume shall contain in

one volume for each House all eulogies during the session of

Congress upon Senators and Representatives respectively. The

preparation of memorial addresses on deceased Senators and

Members of the House of Representatives shall be done under

the direction of the Joint Committee on Printing without extra

expense therefor. (Aug. 23, 1894, c. 307, 28 Sta t 447; Jan.

12, 1S95, c. 23, § 73, 28 Stat. 616.)

152. Illustrations accompanying bound copies of memorial

addresses.—The illustrations to accompany bound copies of

memorial addresses delivered in Congress shall be made a t

the Bureau of Engraving and Printing and paid for out of

the appropriation for that bureau, or, in the discretion of the

Joint Committee on Printing, shall be obtained elsewhere by

the Public Printer and charged to the allotment for printing

and binding for Congress. (Mar. 4, 1921, c. 161, § 1, 41 Stat.

1431.)

153. Statement of appropriations; " usual number."—Of

the statements of appropriations required to be prepared by

section 105 of Title 2, there shall be printed, after the close of

each regular session of Congress, the usual number of copies.

(Mar. 2, 1895, c. 189, § 1, 28 Stat. 958.)

154. Printing for committees of Congress.—No committee

»f Congress shall be empowered to procure the printing of more

than one thousand copies of any hearing or other document,

which shall be germane thereto, for its use except by simple,

concurrent, or joint resolution, as provided in this chapter.

(Jan. 12, 1895, c. 23, § 2, 28 Stat. 601; Mar. 1, 1907, c. 2284, § 1,

34 Sta t 1012.)

155. Committee reports; indexing and binding.—The Secretary of the Senate and Clerk of the House shall procure and

file for the use of their respective Houses copies of all reports

made by committees, and they are hereby directed at the close

of each session of Congress to cause such reports to be indexed

and bound, one copy to be deposited in the library of each

House and one copy in the room of the committee from which

the reports emanate. (Jan. 12, 1895, c. 23, § 83, 28 Stat. 622.)

156. Reports of Librarian of Congress.—Of the annual and

special reports of the Librarian of Congress submitted to Congress, there shall be printed and bound in cloth five thousand

copies for the use of the Library of Congress. (Feb. 24, 1904,

No. 8, 33 Stat. 583.)

157. Distribution of documents to Congressmen.—Whenever in the division among Senators, Representatives, and

Delegates of documents printed for the use of Congress there

shall l>e an apportionment to each or either House in round

numbers, the Public Printer shall not deliver the full number

so accredited at the respective folding rooms, but only the

largest multiple of the number constituting the full membership of each or either House, including the Secretary and Sergeant at Arms of the Senate and Clerk, Sergeant at Arms, and

Doorkeeper of the House, which shall be contained in the round

numbers thus accredited to each or either House, so that the

number delivered shall divide evenly and without remainder

among the Members of the House to which they are delivered;

and the remainder of the documents thus resulting shall be

turned over to the Superintendent of Documents, to be distributed by him, first, to public and school libraries for the purpose

of completing broken sets; second, to public and school libraries

that have not been supplied with any portions of such sets, and,

lastly, by sale to other persons; said libraries to be named to

him by Senators, Representatives, and Delegates in Congress;

and in this distribution the Superintendent of Documents shall

see that as fa r as practicable an equal allowance is made to

each Senator, Representative, and Delegate. (Jan. 12, 1895, c.

23, § 68, 28 Stat. 612; Apr. 6, 1904, c. 862, 33 Stat. 159.)

158. Allotments of public documents printed after expiration of term; rights of retiring Congressmen to documents.—

The congressional allotment of public documents printed after

the expiration of the term of office of any Senator, Representative, or Delegate shall be delivered to his or her successor in

office.

Any Senator, Representative, or Delegate having public

documents to his credit at the expiration of his term of office

shall take the same prior to the convening of the^x t succeeding Congress, and if he shall not do so within such period he

shall forfeit them to his or her successor in office. (Jan. 12,

1895, c. 23, | 72, 28 Stat. 612; Mar. IS, 1924, c. 60, 43 Stat. 24.)

159. Time for distribution of documents by Congressmen

extended.—The time allowed Members of Congress reelected

to distribute public documents to their credit, or the credit of

their respective districts in the Interior or other Departments

and bureaus, and in the Government Printing Office, shall

continue during their successive terms and until their right to

frank documents shall end. (June 4, 1897, c. 2, § 1, 30

Stat. 62.)

160. Binding for Congressmen.—Each Senator and Representative shall be entitled to the binding in half morocco, or

material not more expensive, of but one copy of each public

document to which he may be entitled, an account of which,

with each Senator and Representative, shall be kept by the

Secretary of the Senate and Clerk of the House, respectively.

(Jan. 12, 1895, c. 23, § 2, 28 Stat. 601; Mar. 1, 1907, c. 2284,

§ 1, 34 Stat. 1012.)

161. Same; binding at expense of Congressmen.—The Public Printer shall be authorized to bind at the Government

Printing Office any books, maps, charts, or documents published

by authority of Congress, upon application of any Member of

the Senate or House of Representatives, upon payment of the

actual cost of such binding. (Dec. 10, 1877, c. 6, 20 Stat. 5.)

162. Documents and reports ordered by Congressmen;

franks and envelopes for Congressmen.—Documents and reports of committees with the evidence and papers submitted

therewith, or any part thereof ordered printed by Congress,

may be reprinted by the Public Printer on order of any Member of Congress or Delegate, on prepayment of the cost thereof.

He may also furnish without cost to Senators, Members, and

Delegates blank franks printed on sheets and perforated, or

singly at the option of said Senators, Members, and Delegates,

for public documents. Franks so furnished shall contain in

the upper left-hand corner thereof the following words, to wit:

"Public document. Free. United States Senate (or House of

Representatives U. S.)" and in upper right-hand corner the

letters " LL S. S." or " M. C." But he shall not print any other

words thereon except where it may be desirable to affix the

official title of a document. All other words printed thereon

shall be at the personal expense of the Senator, Member, or

Delegate ordering the same.

At the request of any Congressman the Public Printer is

authorized to print upon franks or envelopes used for mailing

public documents or seed the facsimile stamp of said Congressman and a special request for return if not called for, ami

the name of the State and county and city. Said Congressman

to deposit with his order the extra expense involved in printing

these additional words.

The Public Printer may also, at the request of any Senator,

Representative, or Delegate in Congress, print on envelopes

authorized to be furnished the name of the Senator, Representative, or Delegate, and State, the date, and the topic or subject

matter, not exceeding twelve words.

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All moneys accruing under this section shall be deposited by

the Public Printer in the Treasury of the United States to the

credit on the books of the Treasury Department of the appropriation made for the working capital of the Government Printing Office for the year in which the work is dene, and accounted

for in .his annual report to Congress. (Jan. 12, 1895, c. 23, § 37,

2S Stat. 608; Mar. 2, 1*03, c. 189, I 1, 28 Stat. 961; Jan. 30,

1904, c. 39, § 1, 33 Stat. 9: Mar. 4, 1925, c. 549, § 1, 43 Stat. 1300.)

163. Payment of cost of printing extracts from Congressional Record, or other documents.—In case any Senator, Representative, or Delegate shall fail to pay the cost of printing

extracts from the Congressional Record or other documents

ordered by him to be printed, the Public Printer shall certify

the amount due to the Sergeant at Arms of the House or the

financial clerk of the 'Senate, as the case may be, and the

Sergeant at Arms or financial clerk shall deduct from any salary due. the said delinquent the said amount, or as much thereof

as the salary due may cover, and pay the amount so obtained

to the Public Printer, to be applied by him to the satisfaction

of the indebtedness. (Mar. 4, 1911, c. 285, 5 1, 36 Stat. 1446.)

184. Distribution of copies of Congressional Record, et<%,

to Governor General of Philippines.—The Public Printer is

hereby authorized to furnish gratuitously to the Governor General of the Philippine Islands at Manila ten copies of the daily

Congressional Record and three copies of all bills, resolutions,

documents, and reports, as printed, and he Is hereby directed

to print, if necessary, the extra number required to comply with

this section. (Mar. 4, 1909, c. 317, 8 1, 35 Sta t 1067.)

165. Senate and House document rooms; superintendents.—

There shall be one document room of the Senate and one of the

House of Representatives, to be designated, respectively, the

" Senate and House document room." Each shall be in charge

of a superintendent, who shall be appointed by the Secretary

of the Senate and the Doorkeeper~of the House, respectively,

who shall also appoint the necessary number of assistants.

The Senate document room shall be under the jurisdiction of

the Secretary of the Senate. (Jan. 12, 1895, c. 23, § 60, 28 Stat.

610; Mar. 3, 1901, c. 830, § 1, 31 Stat. 962.)

166. Senate and House folding rooms; superintendents.—

There shall be one folding room of the Senate and one folding

room of the House of Representatives. They shall be in charge

of superintendents, appointed respectively by the Sergeant at

Arms of the Senate and Doorkeeper of the House, who shall

also appoint the necessary assistants. All reports or documents to be distributed for Senators, Representatives, and

Delegates shall be folded and distributed from the folding

rooms, unless otherwise ordered and each Senator, Representative and Delegate shall be notified in writing once every sixty

days of the number a r d character of publications on hand and

assigned to him for use and distribution. (Jan. 12, 1895, c. 23,

§ 71, 28 Stat. 612.)

167. Disposition of documents stored at Capitol.—The Secretary and Sergeant lit Arms of the Senate and the Clerk and

Doorkeeper of the Hcuse of Representatives shall at the convening in regular session of each successive Congress cause

an invoice to be made of all public documents stored in and

about the Capitol, other than those belonging to the quota

of Members of such Congress, to the Library of Congress and

the Senate and House libraries and document rooms, and all

such documents shall by the superintendents, respectively, of

the Senate and House folding rooms be put to the credit of

Senators, Representatives, and Delegates of such Congress,

in quantities equal in the number of volumes and as nearly

as possible in value, to each Member of Congress, and

said documents shall be distributed upon the orders of Senators, Representatives, and Delegates, each of whom shall be

supplied by the superintendents of the folding rooms with a

list of the number and character of the publications thus put

to his credit, but before said apportionment Is made copies of

any of these documents desired for the use of committees of

the Senate or House shall be delivered to the chairmen of such

committees. Four copies of each and all leather-bound documents shall be reserved and carefully stored, to be used in

supplying deficiencies in the Senate and House libraries caused

by wear or loss. (Jan. 12, 1895, c. 23, § 03, 28 Stat. 611.)

168. Binding for Senate library.—The Secretary of the

Senate is authorized to make requisition upon the Public

Printer for the binding for the Senate library of such books

as he may deem necessary a t a cost not to exceed $200 per

rear. (Mar. 2, 1895, c. 189, § 1, 28 Stat. 958.) t : .

Chapter 6.—CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, BILLS, AND

LAWS.

Sec.

181. Congressional Record ; arrangement, style, contents, and indexes.

182. Same ; indexes.

183. Same; gratuitous copies; subscriptions.

184. Same ; unbound copies for Congressmen.

185. Same; extracts for Congressmen; mailing envelopes.

186. Same; distribution in exchange for foreign parliamentary

records.

187. Same; exchange for Parliamentary Hansard.

188. Same; sale.

189. Bills and resolutions ; number and distribution; " private bills "

defined.

190. Binding sets of bills and resolutions for Congress.

191. Public and private laws, postal conventions, and treaties.

192. Printing Acts, resolutions, and treaties.

193. Printing of postal conventions.

194. Distribution of copies of this Code to Senators and Representatives.

195. Pamphlet copies of statutes.

196. Statutes at Large.

197. Same; marginal references.

Section 181. Congressional Record; arrangement, style, contents, and indexes.—The Joint Committee on Printing shall

have control of the arrangement and style of the Congressional

Record, and while providing tha t it shall be substantially a

verbatim report of proceedings, shall take all needed action for

the reduction of unnecessary bulk, and shall provide for the

i "'blieation of an index of the Congressional Record semi,-

monuily during the sessions of Congress and at the close

thereof. (Jan. 12, 1895, c. 23, $ 13, 28 Sta t 603.)

182. Same^-'mdexes.—The Joint Committee on Printing shall

designate to the Public Printer a competent person to prepare

the semimonthly and session index to the Congressional Record,

and shall fix and regulate the compensation to be paid by the

Public Printer for the said work and direct the form and

manner of its publication and distribution. (Jan. 12, 1895,

c. 23, § 14, 28 Stat. 603.)

— 183. Same; gratuitous copies; subscriptions.—The Public

Printer shall furnish the Congressional Record as follows and

shall furnish gratuitously no others in addition thereto:

To the Vice President and each Senator, eighty-eight copies:

and to the Secretary and Sergeant at Arms of the Senate,

each twenty copies, and to the Secretary for office use ten

topies; to each Representative and Delegate, sixty copies, and

iO the Clerk and Doorkeeper of the House, each twenty copies,

and to the Clerk, for office use, ten copies; and to the Clerk

for use of Members of the House of Representatives fifty

copies, and to the Sergeant at Arms of the Senate, for the

use of the Senate, twenty copies to be supplied daily as

originally' published or in the revised and permanent form

bound only in half russia, or part in each form, as each may

elect.

To the Vice President and each Senator, Representative, and

Delegate there shall be furnished two copies of the daily

Record, one to be delivered a t his residence and one at the

CapitoL

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To the President, for use of the Executive Office, four copies

of the daily and one bound copy.

To the Chief Justice and each of the Associate Justices of

the Supreme Court of the United States, the marshal and clerk

of the said court, one daily and one bound copy.

To the governor of each State and Territory, one copy of

the daily and one bound copy of the Record.

To the Official Reporter of the Senate and each of his assistant reporters, and to the official reporters of the House, each

two copies of the daily and one copy of the bound Record.

To the superintendent of the Senate and House document

rooms, each one copy of the daily and one bound copy.

To the Library of Congress, one hundred and twenty-five

bound copies, for its own use and international exchange and

ten copies of the daily Record for its own use, as provided

in section 139 of this title, and such number of copies of the

daily Record, as may be required, not exceeding one hundred

copies, for distribution under section 186 of this title.

To the Senate and House libraries, twenty copies each.

To the library of each of the executive departments, and to

the Naval Observatory, Smithsonian Institution, the United

States National Museum, and Civil Service Commission, one

bound copy.

To the Soldiers' Home, and to each of the national homes

for disabled volunteer soldiers, and to each of the State

soldiers' homes established for either Federal or Confederate

soldiers, one copy of the daily.

To the Superintendent of Documents, as many bound copies

as may be required for distribution to depositories of public

documents.

To each of our legations abroad, one copy of the daily

Record, to be sent through the Secretary of State.

To each foreign legation in Washington whose government

extends a like courtesy to our legations abroad, one copy

of the daily Record, to be sent through the Secretary of

State and furnished upon his requisition. >

To each newspaper correspondent whose name appears in

the Congressional Directory, and who makes application therefor, for his personal use and that of the paper or papers

he represents, one copy of the daily Congressional Record

and one copy of the bound Congressional Record, the same

to be sent to the office address of each member of the press,

or elsewhere in the city of Washington, as he may direct.

To the Governor General of the Philippine Islands at Manila, ten copies of the daily Record as provided in section 164

of this title.

The Public Printer is authorized to furnish to subscribers

the daily Record at $8 for the long and $4 for the short session,

or $1.50 per month, payable in advance. The " usual number "

of the Congressional Record shall not be printed. The daily

and the permanent Record shall bear the same date which shall

be of the actual day's proceedings reported therein. (Jan. 12,

1895, c. 23, § 73, 28 Stat. 617; June 11, 1896, c. 420, 29 Stat.

454; Mar. 19, 1896, No. 31, 29 Stat. 468; Feb. 17, 1897, No. 12,

29 Stat. 700; Mar. 26, 1900, No. 15, 31 Stat. 713; Mar. 2, 1901,

No. 16, § 1, 31 Stat. 1464; Jan. 30, 1903, c. 338, 32 Stat. 786;

Mar. 1, 1907, c. 2284, § 4, 34 Stat. 1014; Mar. 4, 1909, c. 317,

§ 1, 35 Stat. 1067; Mar. 4, 1909, No. 25, 35 Sta t 1169; Mar. 3,

1925, c. 421, § 7, 43 Sta t 1106.)

184. Same; unbound Copies for Congressmen.—There shall

be reserved by the Public Printer from the quota of each

Member of Congress and Delegate one copy of the Congressional Record In unstitched form, to be delivered to each Member or Delegate; and there shall be furnished to each standing committee of Congress one copy, which copies for Members and committees shall be bound promptly in paper when

each semimonthly index shall be issued and shall be delivered

without delay. (Jan. 12, 1895, c. 23, § 24, 28 Stat. 604.)

185. Same; extracts for Congressmen; mailing envelopes.—

It shall be lawful for the Public Printer to print and deliver,

upon the order of any Senator, Representative, or Delegate,

extracts from the Congressional Record, the person ordering

the same paying the cost thereof. The Public Printer may furnish without cost to Senators, Members, and Delegates, envelopes, ready for mailing the Congressional Record or any

part thereof, or speeches, or reports therein contained. Envelopes so furnished shall contain in the upper left-hand corner thereof the following words, to wit; " Senate United States

(or House of Representatives, U. S.). Part of Congressional

Record. Free," and in upper right-hand corner the letters

" U. S. S." or " M. C.," and the Public Printer irray, at the request of any Senator, Representative, or Delegate In Congress,

print in addition to the foregoing, the name of the Senator,

Representative, or Delegate, and State, the date, and the topic

or subject matter, not exceeding twelve words. But he. shall

not print any other words thereon, except at the personal expense of the Senator, Member, or Delegate ordering the same,

except to affix the official title of a document. All moneys

accruing under this section shall be deposited by the Public

Printer in the Treasury of the United States to the credit on

the books of the Treasury Department of the appropriation

made for the working capital of the Government Printing

Office for the year In which the work is done and accounted

for in his annual report to Congress. (Jan. 12, 1895, c. 23,

§ 37, 28 Stat. 606; Mar. 2, 1895, c. 189, $ 1, 28 Stat. 961; Jan.

30, 1904, c. 39, § 1, 33 Stat. 9.)

186. Same; distribution in exchange for foreign parliamentary records.—For the purpose of more fully carrying into

effect the provisions of the convention concluded at Brussels on

March 15, 1886, and proclaimed by the President on January

15, 1889, the Public Printer is authorized and directed to supply to the Library of Congress such number as may be required,

not exceeding one hundred copies, of the daily Issue of the

Congressional Record for distribution, through the Smithsonian

Institution, to the legislative chambers of such foreign governments as may agree to send to the United States current

copies of their parliamentary record or like publication, such

documents, when received, to be deposited in the Library of

Congress. (Mar. 4, 1909, No. 25, 35 Stat. 1169.)

187. Same; exchange for Parliamentary Hansard.—The

Librarian of Congress is hereby authorized to furnish a copy

of the daily and bound Congressional Record to the Undersecretary of State for External Affairs of Canada in exchange

for a copy of the Parliamentary Hansard, and the Public

Printer is hereby directed to honor the requisition of the Librarian of Congress for such copy. The Parliamentary Hansard so received shall be the property of the Department of

State. (Apr. 10, 1912, No. 1-1, 37 Stat. 632.)

188. Same; sale.—The Public Printer, under the direction of

the Joint Committee, may print for sale, at a price sufficient

to reimburse the expense of such printing, the current numbers

and bound sets of the Congressional Record. The money derived ftpm such sales shall be paid into the Treasury and

accounted for in his annual report to Congress, and no sales

shall be made on credit. (Jan. 12, 1895, c. 23, § 40, 28 Stat.

607.) *

189. Bills and resolutions; number and distribution; "Private bills " defined.—There shall be printed of each Senate and

House public bill and joint resolution six hundred and twentyfive copies, which shall be distributed as follows: To the Senate

document room, two hundred and twenty-five copies; office of

Secretary of Senate, fifteen copies; House document room, three

hundred and eighty-five copies. There shall be printed of each

Senate private bill, when introduced, when reported, and when

passed, three hundred copies, which shall be distributed as

follows: To the Senate document room, one hundred and

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seventy copies; to the Secretary of the Senate, fifteen copies;

to the House document room, one hundred copies; to the Superintendent of Documents, ten copies. There shall be printed of

each House private bill, when introduced, when reported, and

when passed, two hundred and sixty copies, which shall be

distributed as follows: To the Senate document room, one hundred and thirty-five copies; to the Secretary of the Senate,

fifteen copies; to the House document room, one hundred

copies; to the Superintendent of Documents, ten copies. The

term " private bill " shall be construed to mean all bills for the

relief of private parties, bills granting pensions, bills removing

political disabilities, and bills for the survey of rivers and

harbors. All bills and resolutions shall be printed in bill form,

and. unless specially ordered by either House, shall only be

printed when referred to a committee, when favorably reported back, and after their passage by either House. Of concurrent and simple resolutions, when reported, and after their

passage by either House, only two hundred and sixty copies

shall be printed, except by special order, and the same shall

be distributed as follows: To the Senate document room, one

hundred and thirty-five copies; to the Secretary of the Senate,

fifteen copies: to the House document room, one hundred

copies; to the Superintendent of Documents, ten copies. (Jan.

12, 1895, c. 23, $ 55, 28 Stat. GOO; Jan. 20, 1905, c. 50, § 2, 33

Stat. 611.)

190. Binding sets of bills and resolutions for Congress.—

The Public Printer shall bind four sets of Senate and House

of Representatives bills, joint and concurrent resolutions of

each Congress, two for the Senate and two for the House, to

be furnished him from the files of the Senate and House document room, the volumes when bound to be kept there for

reference. (Jan. 12, 1895, c. 23, § 82, 28 Stat. 622.)

191. Public and private laws, postal conventions, and

treaties.—There shall be printed in-slip form two thousand one

hundred and ten copies of public and seven hundred and sixty

copies of private laws, postal conventions, and treaties, which

shall be distributed as follows: To the House document room,

one thousand copies of public and one hundred copies of private

laws; to the Senate document room, five hundred and fifty

copies of public and one hundred copies of private laws; to the

Department of State, five hundred copies of all laws; and to

the Treasury Department, sixty copies of all laws.

Postal conventions and treaties shall be distributed as private laws. (Jan. 12, 1895, c. 23, § 56, 28 Stat. 609.)

192. Printing Acts, resolutions, and treaties.—The Public

Printer on receiving from the Secretary of State a copy of

any Act or joint resolution, or treaty, shall immediately cause

an accurate printed copy thereof to be executed and sent in

duplicate to the Secretary of State for revision. On the return

of one of the revised duplicates, he shall at once have the

marked corrections made, and cause the number specified in

section 191 of this title to be printed. ( R S. § 8805; Jan. 12,

1895, c. 23, § 56, 28 Sta t 609.)

193. Printing of postal conventions.—The Public Printer, on

receiving from the Postmaster General a copy of any postal

convention between the Postmaster General, on the part of

the United States, and an equivalent officer of any foreign

government, shall immediately cause an accurate printed copy

thereof to be executed and sent in duplicate to the Postmaster

General. On the return of one of the revised duplicates, he

shall at once have the marked corrections made, and cause to

be printed the number specified in section 191 of this title.

(B. S. 8 3806.)

194. Distribution of copies of this Code to Senators and

Representatives.—The Secretary of the Interior shall, at the

beginning of the first session of each Congress, distribute to

each Senator and Representative in such Congress who may in

writing apply for the same, one copy of this Code; Provided,

That such applicant shall certify in his written application

for the same that the volume for which he applies is intended for his personal use exclusively; And provided further.

That no Senator or Representative during his term of service

shall receive more than one copy of such Code. (July 1, 1902,

c. 1355, § 5, 32 Stat. 631.)

195. Pamphlet copies of statutes.—The Secretary vf State

shall cause to be edited, printed, published, and distributed

pamphlet copies of the statutes of each session of Congress

to the officers and persons hereinafter provided for; said distribution shall be made at the close of every session of Congress, as follows:

To the President and Vice President of the United States,

two copies each; to each Senator, Representative, and Delegate

in Congress, one copy; to the librarian of the Senate, for the

use of Senators, one hundred copies; to the librarian of the

House, two hundred copies, for the use of Representatives and

Delegates; to the Library of Congress, the number specified in

section 139 of this title; to the Department of State, including

those for the use of legations and consulates, six hundred copies ;

to the Treasury Department, three hundred copies; to the War

Department, two hundred copies; to the Navy Department,

one hundred copies; to the Department of the Interior, including those for the use of United States Supervisor of Surveys

and registers of public land offices, two hundred and fifty

copies; to the Post Office Department, fifty copies; to the

Interstate Commerce Commission, ten copies; to the Civil

Service Commission, three copies; to the Department of Justice, including those for the use of the Chief Justice and Associate Justices of the Supreme Court and the judges and

officers of the United States and Territorial courts, eight hundred and fifty copies; to the Department of Agriculture, fifty

copies; to the Department of Commerce and the Department of

Labor, three hundred copies; to the Smithsonian Institution,

five copies; to the Government Printing Office, two copies; to

the governors and secretaries of Territories, one copy each.

The Secretary of State is authorized to have printed as many

additional copies of the pamphlet laws as he may deem needful

for distribution and sale by the Superintendent of Documents,

at cost price, not exceeding one thousand copies of the laws of

any one session in any one year.

The Public Printer shall deliver to the folding rooms of the

Senate and House of Representatives seven thousand copies

of the pamphlet laws, two thousand copies of which shall be

for the Senate and five thousand copies for the House, and to

the Superintendent of Documents as many copies as may be

required, for distribution to State and Territorial libraries and

to designated depositories. (Jan. 12, 1895, c. 23, $ 73, 28 Sta t

614; Mar. 15, 1898, c. 68, § 4, 30 Stat. 316; Apr. 2S, 1904, c. 1791,

33 Sta t 542; Mar. 1, 1907, c. 2284, § 4, 34 Sta t 1014; Mar. 4,

1907, No. 29, 34 Sta t 1426; Mar. 3, 1925, c. 462, 43 Sta t

1144, 1142.)

196. Statutes at Large.—After the close of each Congress

the Secretary of State shall have edited, printed, and bound

a sufficient number of the volumes containing the Statutes at

Large enacted by^that Congress to enable him to distribute

copies, or as many thereof as may be:, needed, as follows:

To the President of the United States, four copies, one of

which shall be for the library of the Executive Mansion; to

the Vice President of the United States, one copy; to each

Senator, Representative, and Delegate in Congress, one copy;

to the librarian of the Senate, for the use of Senators, one

hundred copies; to the librarian of the House, for the use

of Representatives and Delegates, two hundred copies; to the

Library of Congress, one hundred and twenty-five copies, as

provided in section 139 of this title, including four copies for

the law library; to the Department of State, including those

for the use of the legations and consulates, three hundred and

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eighty copies; to the Treasury Department, Including those

for the use of officers of customs, three hundred copies; to the

War Department, seventy-five copies; to the Navy Department, seventy-five copies; to the Department of the Interior,

including those for the use of the United States Supervisor of

Surveys and registers of public land offices, two hundred and

fifty copies; to the Post Office Department, fifty copies; to the

Interstate Commerce Commission, ten copies; to the Civil

Service Commission, three copies; to the Department of Justice,

including those for the use of the Chief Justice and Associate

Justices of the Supreme Court, and the judges and the officers

of the United States and Territorial courts and to State su-J

preme court libraries, eight hundred and fifty copies; to the

Department of Agriculture, fifty copies; to the Department of

Commerce and the Department of Labor, including those for

the officers of the Immigration Service, three hundred copies;

to the Smithsonian Institution, two copies; to the Government

Printing Office, one copy, and the Public Printer shall deliver

as many copies of the Statutes a t Large to the Superintendent

of Documents as may be required for distribution to State and

Territorial libraries and to designated depositories. And the

Secretary of State is authorized to have as many additional

copies printed and bound as may in his opinion be needed for

distribution and sale a t cost thereof, not exceeding in any one

year one thousand copies of the laws of any one Congress. He

shall also cause the Statutes at Large to be delivered to the

Superintendent of Documents, to supply deficiencies, and to be

sold by him under the provisions of section 71 of this title.

(Jan. 12, 1895, c. 23, § 73, 28 Sta t 615, Mar. 15, 1898, c. 68,

§ 4, 30 Stat. 316; Mar. 2, 1901, No. 16, § 1, 31 Stat. 1464; Apr.

28, 1904, c. 1791, 33 Sta t 542; Mar. 1, 1907, c. 2284, § 4, 34

Stat. 1014; Mar. 4, 1907, No. 29, 34 Stat. 1426; Mar. 3, 1925,

c. 421, § 7, 43 Stat. 1106; Mar. 3, 1925, c. 462, 43 Stat. 1144,

1145.)

197. Same; marginal references.—The Secretary of State is

directed to include in the marginal references of the United

States Statutes at Large the number of the Senate bill, House

bill, Senate joint resolution, or House joint resolution (designating same as S. for Senate bill, H. R. for House bill, S. J.

Res. for Senate joint resolution and H. J. Res. for House

joint resolution, as the case may be) under which each Act

was approved and became, a law, said marginal reference to

be placed within brackets immediately under the marginal

date of the approval of each Act a t the beginning of each

chapter as the same is now printed. (Apr. 12, 1904, No. 20,

33 Stat. 587.)

Chapter 7. EXECUTIVE AND DEPARTMENTAL PRINTING IN GENERAL.

Sec.

211. Printing and binding for President.

212. Iieports of departments.

213. Appropriations for printing not to be exceeded; limitation on

number of reports; bureau reports.

214. Appropriations to which cost of printing and binding for executive departments and bureaus to be charged.

215. Departments • to order documents required; limit; bills and

resolutions.

216. Form and style of work for departments.

217. Publications for department or officer.

218. Inserting " compliments " forbidden.

219. Restrictions on printing for executive departments.

220. Use by executive departments, independent offices, or establishments of appropriations for printing of Journals, magazines,

periodicals, etc.; number printed; sale to public.

221. Report of publications issued during preceding fiscal year.

222. Annual report of executive officers; type.

223. Certain reports not to be printed unless ordered.

224. Printing documents In two or more editions; requisitions;

printing of full number and allotment of full quota.

225. Paper and envelopes for departments, establishments, or services

of Government.

Sec.

226. Franks for Department of Agriculture for mailing seeds.

227. Supplies for executive departments.

228. Publications printed elsewhere than at Printing Office.

Section 211. Printing and binding for President.—The Public Printer shall execute such printing and binding for the

President as he shall order and make requisitions for. (Jan.

12, 1895, c. 23, § 88, 28 Stat. 022.)

212. Reports of departments.—Of the annual reports of the

departments to Congress there shall be printed one thousand

copies for the Senate and two thousand for the House, but

of the reports of the Chief of EngineersLof the Army, the

Commissioner of Patents, the Commissioner of Internal

Revenue, the report of the Chief Signal Officer of the War

Department, and of the Chief of Ordnance, the usual number

only shall be printed. (Jan. 12, 1895, c. 23, § 73, 28 Stat. 615.)

213. Appropriations for printing not to be exceeded; limitation on number of reports; bureau reports.—No printing shall

be done for the executive departments in apy fiscal year in

excess of the amount of the appropriation, and none shall be

done without a special requisition, signed by the chief of the

department and filed with the Public Printer.

Of the annual report of the head of the department without

appendices there may be printed in any one fiscal year not to

exceed five thousand copies, bound in pamphlet form; and of

the reports of chiefs of bureaus without appendices there may

be printed in any one fiscal year not to exceed two thousand

five hundred copies, bound in pamphlet form. The Secretary

of Agriculture may print such number of copies of the monthly

crop report and of other reports and bulletins containing not

to exceed one hundred octavo pages, as he shall deem requisite;

and this provision shall apply to the maps, charts, bulletins,

and minor reports of the Weather Bureau, which shall be

printed in such numbers as the Secretary of Agriculture may

deem for the best interests of the Government The Secretary

of the Treasury may authorize the printing of the annual

report of the general superintendent of the Life Saving Service,

the Secretary of Commerce may authorize the printing of the

notices to mariners, tide tables' coast pilots, bulletins, and

other special publications of the Coast and Geodetic Survey

and of the Bureau of Lighthouses, and the Secretary of the

Navy may authorize the printing of the charts, maps, notices

to mariners, tide tables, light lists, sailing directions, bulletins,

and other special publications of the Hydrograpliic Office in

such editions as the interests of the Government and of the

public may require.

Heads of executive departments shall direct whether reports made to them by bureau chiefs and chiefs of divisions

shall be printed or n o t (Jan. 12, 1895, c. 23, § 89, 28 Stat.

622; Mar. 13, 1896, No. 23, 29 Stat. 466; Feb. 14, 1903, c. 552,

§§ 4, 10, 32 Stat. 826, 829; June 17, 1910, c. 301, §§ 4, 6, 36

Stat.-587, 538; Mar. 3, 1925, c. 421, § 4, 43 Stat. 1106.)

214. Appropriations to which cost of printing and binding

for executive departments and bureaus to be charged.—In the

printing and binding of documents or reports emanating from

the executive departments, bureaus, and independent offices of

the Government, the cost of which was, on March 30, 1906,

charged to the allotment for printing and binding for Congress,'

or to appropriations or allotments of appropriations other than

those made to the executive departments, bureaus, or independent offices of the Government, the cost of illustrations, composition, stereoptyping, and other work involved in the actual

preparation for printing, apart from the creation of manuscript

shall be charged to the appropriation or allotment of appropriation for the printing and binding of the department, bureau, or

independent office of the Government in which such documents

or reports originate; the balance of cost shall be charged to the

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allotment for printing and binding for Congress, and to the appropriation or allotment of appropriation of the executive department, bureau, or independent office of the Government, In

proportion to the number delivered to each; the cost of any

copies of such documents or reports distributed otherwise than

through Congress, or the executive departments, bureaus, and

Independent offices of the Government, if such there be, shall be

charged as otherwise provided. On or before the 1st day of

December In each fiscal year each executive department, bureau,

or independent office of the Government to which an appropriation or allotment of appropriation for printing and binding is

made, shall obtain from the Public Printer an estimate of the

probable cost of all publications of such department, bureau, or

Independent office required by law to be printed, and so much

thereof as would, under the terms of this resolution, be charged

to the appropriation or allotment of appropriation of the department, bureau, or independent office of the Government in

which such publications originate, shall thereupon be set aside

to be applied only to the printing and binding of such documents and reports, and shall not be available for any other

purpose until all of such allotment of cost on account of such

documents and reports shall have been fully paid. (Mar. 30,

1006, No. 13, 34 Stat. 825.)

215. Departments to order documents required; limit; bills

and resolutions.—The heads of executive departments, and such

executive officers as are not connected with the departments, respectively, shall cause daily examination of the Congressional

Record for the purpose of noting documents, reports, and other

publications of interest to their departments, and shall cause an

immediate order to be sent to the Public Printer for the number of copies of such publications required for official use, not

to exceed, however, the number of bureaus in the department

and divisions in the office of the head thereof. The Public

Printer shall send to each executive department and to each

executive office not connected with the departments, as soon as

printed, five copies of all bills and resolutions, except the State

Department, to which shall be sent ten copies of bills and

resolutions. When the head of a department desires a greater

number of any class of bills or resolutions for official use, they

shall be furnished by the Public Printer on requisition promptly

made. (Jan. 12, 1805, c. 23, $ 90, 28 Stat. 623.)

216. Form and style of work for departments.—The forms

and style in which the printing or binding ordered by any of

the departments shall be executed, and the material and the

size of type to be used, shall be determined by ihe Public

Printer, having proper regard to economy, workmanship, and

the purposes for which the work is needed. (Jan. 12, 1895,

c. 23, § 51, 28 Stat. 608.)

217. Publications for department or officer.—Whenever printing not bearing a congressional number shall be done for

any department or officer of the Government, except confidential matter, blank forms, and circular letters not of a public

character, or shall be done for use of congressional committees, not of a confidential character, two copies shall be sent,

unless withheld by order of the committee, by the Public

Printer to the Senate and House libraries, respectively, and

one copy each to the document rooms of the Senate and House,

for reference; and these copies shall not be removed; and of

all publications of the executive departments not intended for

their especial use, but made for distribution, as many copies

as may be required shall be at once delivered to the Superintendent of Documents for distribution to designated depositories and State and Territorial libraries. (Jan. 12, 1895,

c. 23, § 58, 28 Stat. 610; Mar. 1, 1907, c. 2284, 5 4, 34 Stat. 1014.)

218. Inserting " compliments " forbidden.—No report, document, or publication of any kind distributed by or from an

executive department or bureau of the Government shall contain any notice that the same is sent with "th e compliments"

of an officer of the Government, or with any special notice

that it is so sent, except tha t notice that it has been sent,

with a request for an acknowledgment of its receipt, may be

given. (Jan. 12, 1895, c. 23, I 73, 28 Stat. 620.)

219. Restrictions on printing for executive departments.—

No book or document not having to do with the ordinary

business transactions of the executive departments shall be

printed on the requisition of any executive department

or unless the same shall have been expressly authorized

by Congress. Executive officers, before transmitting their

annual reports, shall carefully examine the same and all

accompanying documents, and exclude ,therefrom all matter,

including engravings, maps, drawings, and illustrations, except

such as they shall certify in their letters tififasmitting such

reports are necessary and relate entirely to the transaction

of the public business. (Jan. 12, 1895, c. 23, § 94, 2S Stat, 623;

Mar. 3, 1905, c. 1484, § 1, 33 Stat. 1249.)

220. Use by executive departments, independent offices, or

establishments of appropriations for printing of journals,

magazines, periodicals, etc.; number printed; sale to public.—

The head of any executive department, Independent office, or

establishment of the Government is authorized, with the approval of the Director of the Bureau of the Budget, to use

from the appropriations available for printing and binding

such sums as may be necessary for the printing of journals,

magazines, periodicals, and similar publications as he shall

certify in writing to be necessary in the transaction of the

public business required by law of such department, office, or

establishment. There may be printed, in addition to those

necessary for such public business, not to exceed two thousand

copies for free distribution by the department, office, or establishment issuing the same. The Public Printer shall print

such additional copies thereof as may be required for sale to

the public by the Superintendent of Documents at the cost of

printing and binding, plus 10 per centum, without limit as to

the number of copies to any one applicant "who agrees not to

resell or distribute the same for profit; but the printing of such

additional copies required for sale by the Superintendent of

Documents shall be subject to regulation by the Joint Committee on Printing and shall not interfere with the prompt

execution of printing for the Government. (Mar. 3, 1905, c.

1484, § 1, 33 Stat. 1249; Mar. 1, 1919, c. 86, § 11, 40 Stat. 1270;

July 24, 1919, c. 26, 41 Stat. 237 ; May 11, 1922, c. 189, § 1, 42

Stat. 541.)

221. Report of publications issued during preceding fiscal

year.—The head of each department and independent establishment of the Government shall on the first day of each regular

session submit in writing a report to the Congress giving the

aggregate number of the various publications it has issued during the preceding fiscal year giving same in detail, and shall

also report the cost of paper used for such publications, cost of

printing and the cost of preparation of each publication, and

the number of each which has been distributed. (June 5, 1920,

c. 253,7£ l, 41 Stat. 1037.)

222. Annual reports of executive officers; type.—The annual

reports of executive officers shall be printed in the same type

and form as the report of the head of the department which it

accompanies, unless otherwise ordered by the Joint Committee

on Printing. (Jan. 12, 1895, c. 23, ? 91, 28 Stat. 623.)

223. Certain reports not to be printed unless ordered.—The

following reports required by law to be made to Congress

shall not be printed unless the printing be recommended by the

head of the department making the -same, and ordered by concurrent resolution of Congress, namely: Report of contracts

for conveying the mails, report of fines and deductions in the

Post Office Department, the report of the treasurer of accounts

by him from time to time rendered to and settled with the

General Accounting Office, and the report of the proceedings of

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the annual meetings of the Board of Supervising Inspectors of

Steam Vessels. (July 31, 1894, c. 174, I 4, 28 Stat. 205; Jan.

12, 1805, c. 23, § 73, 28 Stat. GIG; June 10, 1921, c. 18, § 304, 42

Stat. 24.)

224. Printing documents in two or more editions; requisitions; printing .of full number and allotment of full quota.—

The number of copies of any public document or report authorized to be printed for any of the executive departments, or

bureaus or branches thereof, or independent offices of the

Government may be supplied in two or more editions, instead

of one, upon a requisition on the Public Printer by the official

head of such department or Independent office, but in no case

shall the aggregate of said editions exceed the number of

copies otherwise authorized. Nothing herein shall operate to

obstruct the printing of the full number of any document or

report, or the allotment of the full quota to Senators and Representatives, as otherwise authorized, when a legitimate demand for the full complement is known to exist (Mar. 30,

1900, No. 14, 34 Stat. 826.)

225. Paper and envelopes for departments, establishments,

or services of Government.—The Public Printer is hereby

authorized to procure, under direction of the Joint Committee

on Printing, and furnish on requisition paper and envelopes

(not including envelopes printed in the course of manufacture)

in common use by two or more departments, establishments,

or services of the Government in the District of Columbia, and

reimbursement therefor shall be made to the Public Printer

from appropriations or funds available for such purpose;

paper and envelopes so furnished by the Public Printer shall

not be procured in any other manner thereafter. (June 7,

1924, c. 303, § 1, 43 Stat. 592.)

226. Franks for Department of Agriculture for mailing

seeds.—The Public Printer shall furnish to the Department of

Agriculture such franks as the Secretary of Agriculture may

require for sending out seeds on congressional orders, the

franks to have printed thereon the facsimile signatures of

Senators, Representatives, and Delegates, also the names of

their respective States or Territories, and the words " United

States Department of Agriculture, Congressional Seed Distribution," or such other printed matter as the Secretary of

Agriculture may direct; the frank^Jto be of such size and style

as may be prescribed by the Secretary of Agriculture; the expense of printing the said franks to be charged to the allotment for printing and binding for the two Houses of Congress. (May 19, 1902, No. 23, 32 Stat. 741.)

227. Supplies for executive departments.—The Public

Printer is authorized hereafter to procure and supply, on the

requisition of the head of any executive department or other

Government establishment, complete manifold blanks, books,

and forms, required in duplicating processes; also complete

patented devices with which to file money-order statements, or

other uniform official papers, and to charge such supplies to

the allotment for printing and binding of the department or

Government establishment requiring the same. (June 28,

1902, c. 1301, § 1, 32 Stat. 481.)

228. Publications printed elsewhere than at printing office.—

Of any publication printed a t the Government expense by

direction of any department, commission, bureau, or officer of

the Government elsewhere than at the Government Printing

Office there shall be supplied to the Library of Congress for its

own use and for international exchange one hundred and

twenty-five copies. (Mar. 2, 1901, No. 16, § 3, 31 Sta t 1465;

Mar. 3, 1925, c. 421, § 7, 43 Stat. 1106.)

Chapte r 8. PARTICULAR REPORTS AND DOCUMENTS.

Sec.

241. Agricultural Department; report of Secretary.

242. Same ; progress of beet-sugar industry.

243. American Historical Association; report of.

Sec.

244. Animal Industry Bureau ; report of.

245. Army and Navy Registers.

246. Coast and Geodetic Survey; charts; sale and distribution.

247. Same; report.

248. Civil Service Commission ; report.

249. Commerce and Navigation.

250. Commercial and Foreign Relations.

251. Consular reports.

252. District of Columbia; report on improvement and care of public

buildings.

253. Education, Commissioner of; report.

254. Ephemeris and Nautical Almanac.

255. Ethnology, Bureau of; bulletins; size.

256. Same; report. £

257. Experiment Stations report of director of office.

258. Fisheries; bulletins of bureau.

250. Same; report of commissioner.

260. Geological Survey ; publications; size of volumes; editions : additional copies; bulletins; reports on gauging of streams and

utilization of water resources; additional copies; distribution.

261. Same; monographs, bulletins, and reports; estimates.

262. Same; distribution of publications to public libraries.

263. Health officer of District of Columbia ; report.

265. Hydrographic surveys; foreign surveys.

266. Immigration Bureau ; report.

'267. Immigration Commission ; reprinting public documents.

268. Industrial Relations ; report of commission.

269. Interstate Commerce Commission; report.

270. Labor Statistics, Bureau of; bulletins.

271. Same; report of commissioner.

272. Mines, Bureau of; publications.

273. Mint; reports of director.

274. National Academy of Sciences; memoirs.

275. Same; report.

276. National Home for Disabled Volunteer Soldiers; report of managers and inspectors.

277. National Monetary Commission ; reprinting public documents.

278. Naval Intelligence Office; additional copies of publications.

279. Naval Observatory Observations.

280. Official Register.

281. Same; report of Comptroller of Currency.

282. Pan American Union ; monthly bulletin.

283. Patent Office; printing.

284. Same; lithographing.

2S5. President's message.

286. Public Health Service; bulletins.

287. Same; report of Surgeon General.

288. Public Printer's report.

289. Smithsonian Institution ; report.

290. Soils, Bureau of; report on field operations.

291. Statistical Abstract.

292. Surgeon General of Army; bulletins for instruction of medical

officers.

293. Tests of Metals.

294. Treasury Department; binding registered bonds and written

records.

295. Same; reports.

296. Weather Bureau ; report.

Section 241. Agricultural Department; report of Secretary.—The annual report of the Secretary of Agriculture shall

be submitted and printed in two parts, as follows: Part 1,

which shall •contain purely business and executive matter which

it is necessary for the Secretary to submit to the President and

Congress; part 2, which shall contain such reports from the

different bu'reaus and divisions, and such papers prepared by

their special agents, accompanied by suitable illustrations as

shall, in the opinion of the Secretary,-be specially suited to

interest and instruct the farmers of the country, and to include

a general report of the operations of the department for their

information. In addition to the usual number, there shall be

printed of part 1, one thousand copies for the Senate, two

thousand copies for the House, and three thousand copies for

the Department of Agriculture; and of part 2, one hundred

and ten thousand copies for the use of the Senate, three hundred and sixty thousand copies for the use of the House of

Representatives, and thirty thousand copies for the use of the

Department of Agriculture, the illustrations for the same to be

executed under the supervision of the Public Printer, in accord19
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ance with directions of the Joint Committee on Printing, said

illustrations to be subject to the approval of the Secretary of

Agriculture; and the title of each of the said parts shall be such

as to show that such part is complete in itself. (Jan. 12, 1895,

c. 23, § 73, 28 Stat. 612.)

242. Same; progress of beet-sugar industry.—The Secretary

of Agriculture is authorized to print and distribute annually

eight thousand copies of the annual reports covering the progress of the beet-sugar industry. The preparation and publication of such annual reports shall be within the discretion of

the Secretary of Agriculture. (June 30, 1006, No. 51, 34

Stat. 839.)

243. American Historical Association; report of.—Of the

report of the American Historical Association, there shall be

printed in addition to the usual number, five thousand five

hundred copies; one thousand for the Senate, two thousand

for the House, and one thousand five hundred for distribution

by the association and the Smithsonian Institution, and one

thousand copies for the use of the association. (Jan. 12, 1895,

c. 23, § 73, 28 Stat. 616; May 25, 1900, No. 27, 31 Stat. 717.)

244. Animal Industry Bureau; report of.—Of the report of

the Bureau of Animal Industry, there shall be printed, in

addition to the usual number, thirty thousand copies, of which

seven thousand shall be for the Senate, fourteen thousand for

the House, and nine thousand for distribution by the Agricultural Department. (Jan. 12, 1895, c. 23, § 73, 28 Stat. 613.)

245. Army and Navy Registers—Of the registers of the

Army and Navy, there shall be printed, in addition to the

usual number, fifteen hundred copies of each; five hundred

for the Senate and one thousand for the House. (Jan. 12,

1895, c. 23, i 73, 28 Stat. 616.)

246. Coast and Geodetic Survey; charts; sale and distribution.—The charts published by the Coast and Geodetic Survey

shall be sold a t cost of paper and printing as nearly as practicable ; and there shall be no free-distribution of such charts

except to the departments and officers of the United States requiring them for public use; and a number of copies of each

sheet, not to exceed three hundred, to be presented to such

foreign governments, libraries, and scientific associations, and

institutions of learning as the Secretary of Commerce may

direct; but on the order of Senators, Representatives, and

Delegates not to exceed ten copies to each may be distributed

through the Superintendent of the Coast and Geodetic Survey.

Charts of the Coast Survey tha t are obsolete and have been

superseded by charts containing more advanced information

based on the most recent surveys, may be distributed free to

educational institutions, each of such charts to have stamped

or printed conspicuously thereon the words "Fo r school use

only." (Jan. 12, 1895, c. 23, § 76, 28 Sta t 621; Feb. 14, 1903, c.

552, §§ 4, 10, 32 Stat. 826, 829; July 1, 1916, c. 209, § 1, 39

Stat. 320.)

247. Same; report.—Of the report of the Superintendent of

the Coast and Geodetic Survey, there shall be printed, in addition to the usual number, two thousand eight hundred copies

in quarto form, bound in one volume, two hundred for the

Senate, six hundred for the House, and two thousand for distribution by the Coast and Geodetic Survey. (Jan. 12, 1895,

c. 23, § 73, 28 Stat. 613; Apr. 20, 1896, No. 46, 29 Stat. 471.)

248. Civil Service Commission; report.—Of the report of the

Civil Service Commission, there shall be printed, in addition

to the usual number, twenty-three thousand copies; one thousand for the Senate, two thousand for the House, and twenty

thousand for distribution by the Civil Service Commission.

(Jan. 12, 1895, c. 23, 8 73, 28 Stat. 614.)

249. Commerce and Navigation.—Of the report on Commerce and Navigation and on Internal Commerce, there shall

be printed one thousand copies for the Senate and two thousand for the House in addition to those published as part of

the departmental report.

Of the annual report of the Commissioner of Navigation,

one thousand copies for the Senate, two thousand for the

House, and one thousand copies for distribution by the commissioner; and of the annual list of merchant .vessels of the

United States, five thousand copies for distribution by Department of Commerce. (Jan. 12, 1895, c. 23, § 73, 28 Stat.

616; Feb. 14, 1903, c. 552, § 4, 32 Sta t 826; Mar. 4, 1907, No.

25, 34 Sta t 1425.)

250. Commercial and Foreign Relations.—Of Commercial

Relations, and of Foreign Relations, there shall be printed,

in addition to the usual number, three thousand copies of

each; one thousand for the Senate and two thousand for the

House. (Jan. 12, 1895, c. 23, § 73, 28 Sta t 613.)

251. Consular Reports.—The Secretary of Commerce is

authorized to have printed, for distribution by the Department of Commerce, an edition of Daily Consular Reports not

to exceed twenty thousand copies in any one issue. The usual

number shall not be printed. (June 25, 1910, c. 388, § 1, 36

Stat. 821; Mar. 4, 1913, c. 141, § 1, 37 Stat. 736.)

252. District of Columbia; report on improvement and care

of public buildings.—There shall be printed each year, in addition to the number of copies otherwise authorized by law,

two hundred copies of the annual report upon the improvement and care of public buildings and grounds, and the care

and maintenance of the Washington Monument, in the District

of Columbia, for the use of the officer in charge of public

buildings and grounds. (June 2, 1900, No. 30, 31 Stat. 718.)

253. Education, Commissioner of; report.—Of the report of

the Commissioner of Education, there shall be printed, in

addition to the usual number, thirty-five thousand copies; five

thousand for the Senate, ten thousand for the House, and

twenty thousand for distribution by the Commissioner of

Education. (Jan. 12, 1895, c. 23, § 73, 28 Sta t 614.)

254. Ephemeris and Nautical Almanac.—There shall be published, in lieu of the usual number of the American Ephemeris

and Nautical Almanac, two thousand five hundred copies, uniform with the editions printed for the Navy Department, five

hundred of which shall be for the use of the Senate, one thousand for the use of the BJeruse of Representatives, and one

thousand for distribution or sale by the Navy Department.

The Secretary of the Navy is also authorized to cause additional copies of the Ephemeris, and of the Nautical Almanacs

extracted therefrom, to be printed for the public service and

for sale to navigators and others. All moneys received from

sales of the Ephemeris and of the Nautical Almanacs shall be

deposited in the Treasury and placed to the credit of the general fund for public printing. (Jan. 12, 1895, c. 23, § 73, 28

Stat. 613; May 13, 1902, No. 20, 32 Stat. 740; July 1, 1902,

c. 1368, 32 Stat. 678.)

255. Ethnology, Bureau of; bulletins; size.—The bulletins

issued-tyr the Bureau of American Ethnology shall be In octavo

size. '(Mar. 29, 1904, No. 14, 33 Stat. 685.)

256. Same; report.—Of the report of the Bureau of Ethnology, uniform with the preceding volumes of the series, there

shall be printed, in addition to the usual number, eight thousand copies, one thousand five hundred for the Senate, three

thousand for the House, and three thousand five hundred for

distribution by the Bureau of Ethnology. (Jan. 12, 1895, c. 23,

§ 73, 28 Sta t 613; Mar. 29, 1904, No. 14, 33 Stat. 585.)

257. Experiment Stations; report of director of office.—

There shall be prepared annually a report of the Director of

the Office of Experiment Stations on the work and expenditures of that office and of the agricultural experiment stations

established in the several States and Territories under sections

362 to 365, 368, 377 to 379 of Title 7, and eight thousand

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copies thereof shall be printed, of which one thousand

copies shall be for the use of the Senate, two thousand copies

for the use of the House of Representatives, and five thousand

copies for the use of the Department of Agriculture. (Apr. 27,

1004, No. 29, 33 Stat. 500.)

258. Fisheries; bulletins of bureau.—Of the bulletins of the

Bureau of Fisheries, there shall be printed, In addition to the

usual number, five thousand copies; one thousand for the Senate, two thousand for the House, and two thousand for distribution by the bureau. (Jan. 12, 1805, c. 23, § 73, 28 Stat.

C14.)

259. Same; report of commissioner.—Of the report of the

Commissioner of Fisheries, there shall be printed, in addition

to the usual number, eight thousand copies; two thousand

for the Senate, four thousand for the House, and two thousand for distribution by the Bureau of Fisheries. (Jan. 12,

1805. c. 23, § 73, 28 Stat. 614.)

260. Geological Survey; publications; size of volumes; editions; additional copies; bulletins; reports on gauging of

streams and utilization of water resources; additional copies;

distribution.—The publications of the Geological Survey shall

consist of the annual report of the director, which shall be

confined to one volume of royal octavo size; monographs, of

quarto size; professional papers, of quarto size; bulletins, of

ordinary octavo size; water-supply and irrigation papers, of

ordinary octavo size; and such maps, folios, and atlases as

may be required by law.

Of the report of the Geological Survey, ten thousand copies

shall be printed in addition to the usual number; two thousand for the Senate, four thousand for the House, four thousand for distribution by the Geological Survey.

The reports of the Geological Survey, except the annual

report of the director, shall be published in editions as recommended in each case by the director and approved by the

Secretary of the Interior, but not to exceed ten thousand copies.

Whenever the edition of any of the reports of the survey

shall have become exhausted, and the demand for it continues, there shall be published, on the requisition of the

Secretary of the Interior, as many additional copies of the

report as the director of the survey shall state will, in his

judgment, be necessary to meet the demand.

The report of the mineral resources of the United States

shall be published in two octavo volumes and as a distinct

publication, the number of copies, printing of separate chapters, and mode of distribution of which shall be the same as

of the annual report.

Three thousand copies of the monographs and bulletins of

the Geological Survey shall be published.

The bulletins and professional papers shall be distributed

gratuitously, and not sold; and of the number published one

thousand copies shall be delivered to the Senate and two

thousand copies shall be delivered to the House of Representatives for distribution.

The director of the survey shall transmit to the Library of

Congress two copies of every report of the bureau as soon

as the first delivery to the survey is made, such copies to

be additional to those received by the Library of Congress

under any other provision of law. (Jan. 12, 1895, c. 23, § 73,

28 Stat. 614; Mar. 2, 1895, c. 189, § 1, 28 Stat. -060; June 11,

1806, c. 420, § 1, 29 Stat. 453; June 4, 1897, c. 2, § 1, 30 Stat.

61; Mar. 2, 1001, No. 17, 31 Stat. 1465; May 16, 1902, No. 22,

32 Stat. 741; Mar. 3, 1903, c. 1007, § 1, 32 Stat. 1146; Mar. 4,

1000, c. 299, § 1, 35 Stat. 988.)

261. Same; monographs, bulletins, and reports; estimates.—

The scientific reports known as the monographs and bulletins

of the Geological Survey shall not be published until specific

and detailed estimates are made therefor and specific appropriations made in pursuance of such estimates; and no engravings for the annual reports for such monographs and bulletins,

or of illustrations, sections, and maps, shall he done until specific estimates are submitted therefor and specific appropriations-made based on such estimates. (Jan. 12, 1895, c. 23, § 79,

28 Stat. 621.)

262. Same; distribution of publications to public libraries.—

Tl\e Director of the Geological Survey shall distribute to public

-libraries that have not already received them such copies of

sale publications as may remain on hand a t the expiration

of five years after date of delivery -to the survey document

room," excepting a reserve number n o t to exceed t c o hundred

copies. (Mar. 3, 1903, c. 1007, § 1, 32 Stat. 1146.)

263. Health officer of District of Columbia; report.—Of the

report of the health officer of the District of Columbia, there

shall be printed, in addition to the usual number, one thousand

five hundred copies; one hundred for the Senate, three hundred

and sixty for the House, and one thousand and forty for distribution by the health officer. (Jan. 12, 1895, c. 23, § 73, 28

Stat. 614.)

265. Hydrographic surveys; foreign surveys.—AH appropriations made for the preparation or publication of foreign

hydrographic surveys shall only be applicable to their object,

upon the approval by the Secretary of the Navy, after a report

from three competent naval officers to the effect that the

original data for proposed charts are such as to justify their

publication; and it is made the duty of the Secretary of the

Navy to order a board of three naval officers to examine and

report upon the data before he shall approve of any application

of moneys to the preparation or publication of such charts

or hydrographic surveys. (R. S. g 3686; Jan. 12, 1895, c. 23,

§ 78, 28 Sta t 621.)

266. Immigration Bureau; report.—The number of copies

to be printed of the annual reports of the Bureau of Immigration shall be subject to the discretion of the Secretary

of Labor, the number of copies not to exceed five thousand

in any one fiscal year. (Mar. 3, 1905, No. 33, 33 Stat. 1287;

Mar. 4, 1913, c. 141, 37 Sta t 736.)

267. Immigration Commission; reprinting public documents.—The Superintendent of Documents is authorized to

order reprinted from time to time such public documents of

the Immigration Commission as may be required for sale.

(June 25, 1910, c. 384, I 1, 36 Stat. 768.)

268. Industrial Relations; report of commission.—The Superintendent of Documents Is authorized to reprint for sale

or distribution as provided by law, copies of the final report

of the United States Commission on Industrial Relations, including the report of Basil M. Manly, director of research and

investigation, and the Individual reports and statements of

the several commissioners, together with all the testimony

taken at its hearings, except exhibits submitted in printed

form, whieir -ghall be appropriately referred to in said testimony, printed as a Senate document under the direction of

the Joint Committee on Printing. (Apr. 28, 1916, c. 98, 39

Stat. 59.)

269. Interstate Commerce Commission; report.—Of the

annual report of the Interstate Commerce Commission, there

shall be printed, in addition to the usual number, three thousand copies; one thousand for the Senate, two thousand for

the House, and for the use of the commission there may be

printed such number of said report and other documents incident to interstate commerce for distribution by them as they

may deem expedient (Jan. 12, 1895, c. 23, § 73, 28 Stat.

614.)

270. Labor Statistics, Bureau of; bulletins.—There shall be

printed one edition of not exceeding fifteen thousand copies

of each issue of the bulletin of the Bureau of Labor Statistics

authorized by section 5 of Title 29 and such number of extra

copies not to exceed twenty thousand of any single issue,

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when in the opinion of the commissioner the demand for the

bulletin makes an extra edition necessary. (Mar. 2, 1895,

e. 177, § 1, 2S Stat. 805; June 4, 1897, c. 2, $ 1, 30 Sta t 61;

June 6, 1900, c. 791, $ 1, 31 Sta t 644; Mar. 4, 1913, c. 141,

§ 3, 37 Stat. 737.)

271. Same; report of commissioner.—Of the report of the

Commissioner of Labor Statistics, twenty-five thousand copies

shall be printed, in addition to the usual number, five thousand for the Senate, ten thousand for the House, and ten

thousand for distribution -bjMiie commissioner. (Jan. 12, 1895,

c. 23. § 73, 28 Stat. 014: Mat»*»913, c. 141, § 3, 37 Sta t 737.)

272. Mines, Bureau of; publications—The publications of

the Bureau of Mines shall be published in such editions as

recommended by the Secretary of the Interior, but not to exceed ten thousand copies for the first edition. Whenever the

edition of any of the publications of the Bureau of Mines shall

have become exhausted and the demand for it continues, there

shall be published, on the requisition of the Secretary of the

Interior, as many additional copies as the Secretary of the

Interior may deem necessary to meet the demand. (June 25,

1910. No. 36, §§ 1, 2, 36 Stat. 883.)

273. Mint; reports of director.—There may be printed, in

the discretion of the Secretary of the Treasury, for distribution by

the Treasury Department, two thousand copies of the annual

report of the Director of the Mint on the operations of the

mint and assay offices with appendices, and of the annual report

of the Director of the Mint on the production of precious

metals. (Mar. 4, 1907, No. 24, 34 Stat. 1424.)

274. National Academy of Sciences; memoirs.—Of the

memoirs of the National Academy of Sciences, there shall be

printed, in addition to the usual number, two thousand five

hundred copies; five hundred for the Senate, one thousand for

the House, and one thousand for distribution by the Academy

of Sciences. (Jan. 12, 1895, c. 23, § 73, 28 Sta t 616.)

275. Same; report.—Of the report of the National Academy

of Sciences, there shall be printed, in addition to the usual number, two thousand copies, five hundred for the Senate, one thousand for the House, and five hundred for distribution by the

Academy of Sciences. (Jan. 12, 1896, c. 23, § 73, 28 Stat. 616.)

276. National Home for Disabled Volunteer Soldiers; report

of managers and inspectors.—There shall be printed of the

report of the board of managers of the National Home for Disabled Volunteer Soldiers, in addition to the usual number, for

the use of the National Homes for Disabled Volunteer Soldiers,

five hundred copies of the report proper, bound in cloth; two

hundred copies of the report of the inspection of the State

homes, bound in paper, and two hundred copies of the record

of members, bound in cloth. (Mar. 31, 1904, No. 15, 33 Stat.

585.)

277. National Monetary Commission; reprinting public

documents.—The Superintendent of Documents is hereby

authorized to order reprinted, from time to time, such public

documents of the National Monetary Commission as may be required for sale. (Feb. 25, 1910, c. 62, § 1, 36 Stat. 217.)

278. Naval Intelligence Office; additional copies of publications.—The Secretary of the Navy is authorized to print in

excess of one thousand copies, such extra copies of the publications of the Office of Naval Intelligence as may be necessary

for distribution to the naval service and to meet other official

demands. In no case shall the edition of any one publication

exceed two thousand copies. (Mar. 21, 1900, No. 14, 31 Stat.

713.)

279. Naval Observatory Observations.—Of the Observations

of the Naval Observatory, there shall be printed, in addition

to the usual number, one thousand eight hundred copies; three

hundred for the Senate, seven hundred for the House, and

eight hundred for distribution by the Naval Observatory, and

of the astronomical appendixes to the above observations, one

thousand two hundred separate copies, and of the meteorological and magnetic observations one thousand separate copies for

distribution by the Naval Observatory. (Jan. 12, 1895, c. 23.

§ 73, 28 Stat. 613.)

280. Official Register.—Of the Official Register published by

the Director of the Census there shall be printed and bound a

sufficient number of copies for the following distribution to be

made by the Superintendent of Documents: To the President of

the United States, four copies, one copy of which shall be for

the library of the Executive Office; to the Vice President of

-the United States, two copies; to each Senate^,. Representative,

Delegate and Resident Commissioner in Congress, three copies;

to the Secretary and the Sergeant at Arms of the Senate and

to the Clerk, the Sergeant at Arms, and the Doorkeeper of the

House, one copy each; to the library of the Senate and the

House, each, not to exceed fifteen copies; to the Library of

Congress, twenty-five copies, and to the Commissioners of the

District of Columbia, ten copies. The usual number of the

Official Register shall not be printed. (Jan. 12, 1895, c. 23,

§ 73, 28 Sta t 619; Oct. 22, 1913, c. 32, 38 Sta t 224; Feb. 18,

1922, c. 58, 6 4, 42 Stat. 391; Mar. 3, 1925, c. 421, § 2, 43 Stat.

1105.)

281. Same; report of Comptroller of Currency.—A full and

complete list of all officers, agents, clerks, and other employees

of the office of the Comptroller of the Currency, including bank

examiners, receivers and attorneys for receivers, and clerks

employed by such examiners and receivers, or any other person

connected with the work of said office in Washington or elsewhere, whose salary or compensation is paid from the Treasury

of the United States or a.Jsessed against or collected from

existing or failed banks under their supervision or control,

shall be transmitted to the Director of the Census, in accordance with the provisions of section 280 of this title. (Mar. 6,

1902, c. 139, $ 7, 32 Stat. 52; Apr. 28, 1902, c. 594, § 1, 32 Stat.

138; June 7, 1906, c. 3048, 34 Stat. 219; Mar. 3, 1925, c. 421, I 2,

43 Stat. 1105.) '

282. Pan American Union; monthly bulletin.—The Public

Printer is hereby authorized to print an edition of the Monthly

Bulletin of the Pan American Union, not to exceed five thousand

copies per month, for distribution by the Union every month.

(Mar. 3, 1911, c. 208, 36 Sta t 1032.)

283. Patent Office; printing.—The Commissioner of Patents,

upon the requisition of the Secretary of the Interior, is authorized to continue the printing of the following;

1. Patents issued.—First The patents for inventions and

designs issued by the Patent Office, including grants, specifications, and drawings, together with copies of the same, and of

patents already issued, in such aumber as may be needed for

the business of the office.

2. Trade-marks and labels.—Second. The certificates of

trademarks and labels registered in the Patent Office, including descriptions and drawings, together with copies of the

same, and of trade-marks and labels heretofore registered, in

such numbers as may be needed for the business of the office.

3. Official Gazette.—Third. The Official Gazette of the United

States Patent Office In numbers sufficient to supply all who

shall subscribe therefor at $5 per annum; also for exchange

for other scientific publications desirable for the use of the

Patent Office; -also to supply one copy to each Senator, Representative, and Delegate in Congress; with one hundred additional copies, together with weekly, monthly, and annual indexes for all the same; of the Official Gazette the " usual number " shall not be printed.

4. Report of Commissioner of Patents.—Fourth. The report

of the Commissioner of Patents for the fiscal year, not exceeding five hundred in number, for distribution by him; the

annual report of the Commissioner of Patents to Congress,

without the list of patents, not exceeding one thousand five

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hundred in number, for distribution by him; and of the annual

report of the Commissioner of Patents to Congress, with the

list of patents, five hundred copies for sale by him, if needed,

and in addition thereto the usual number only shall be printed.

5. Rules of practice, patent laics, etc.—Fifth. Pamphlet

copies of the rules of practice, pamphlet copies of the patent

laws, and pamphlet copies of the laws and rules relating to

trade-marks and labels, and circulars relating to the business

of the office, all in such numbers as may be needed for the

business of the office. The usual number shall not be printed.

6. Decisions of commissioner and courts.—Sixth. Annual

volumes of the decisions of the Commissioner of Patents and

of the United States courts in patent cases, not exceeding one

thousand five hundred in number, of which the usual number

shall be printed, and for this purpose a copy of each shall be

transmitted to Congress promptly when prepared.

7. Indexes.—Seventh. Indexes to patents relating to electricity, and indexes to foreign patents, in such numbers as may

lie needed for the business of office. The usual number shall

not be printed. (Jan. 12, 1895, c. 23, § 73, 28 Stat. 619, 620;

Aug. 24, 1912, c. 355, § 1, 37 Stat. 481; Feb. 18, 1922, c. 58, § 4,

42 Stat. 391; June 7, 1024, c. 303, § 1, 43 Stat. 592.)

284. Same; lithographing.—All printing for the Patent Office

making use of lithography or photolithography, together with

the plates for the same, shall be contracted for and performed

under the direction of the Commissioner of Patents, under

such limitations and conditions as the Joint Committee on

Printing may from time to time prescribe, and all other printing for the Patent Office shall be done by the Public Printer

under such •limitations and conditions as the Joint Committee

on Printing may from time to time prescribe. The entire work

may be done at the Government Printing Office whenever in

the judgment of the Joint Committee on Printing the same

would be to the interest of the Government. (Jan. 12, 1895,

c. 23. § 73, 28 Stat. 020.)

285. President's message.—The message of the President

without the accompanying documents and reports shall be

printed, immediately upon its receipt by Congress, in pamphlet

form. Fifteen thousand copies shall be printed, of which five

thousand shall be for the Senate, and ten thousand for the

House. Of the message and accompanying documents, there

shall be printed one thousand copies for the Senate and two

thousand for the House. (Jan. 12, 1895, c. 23, i 73, 28 Stat.

615.)

286. Public Health Service; bulletins.—There shall be

printed each year the bulletins of the Hygienic Laboratory,

not exceeding ten in number in any one year, ana of the yellow

fever institute of the Public Health Service of the United

States, not exceeding five in number in any one year, in such

editions, not exceeding five thousand copies in any one year, as

the interests of the Government and the public may require,

subject to the discretion of the Secretary of the Treasury.

(Feb. 24, 1905, No. 21, § 1, 33 Stat. 1283; Aug. 14, 1912, c. 288,

8 1, 37 Stat. 309.)

287. Same; report of Surgeon General.—There shall be

printed each year four thousand copies of the annual report

of the Surgeon General of the Public Health Service, bound

in cloth, to be distributed by the Surgeon General. (Feb. 24,

1905, No. 21, § 2, 33 Stat. 1884; Aug. 14, 1912, c. 288, 6 1, 37

Slat. 309.)

288. Public Printer's report.—There shall be printed of the

annual report of the Public Printer one thousand copies to be

distributed under his direction. (Jan. 12, 1895, c. 23, 5 73, 28

Stat. 618.)

289. Smithsonian Institution; report.—Of the report of the

Smithsonian Institution there shall be printed, in addition

to the usual number, ten thousand copies; one thousand for

the Senate, two thousand for the House, five thousand for distribution by the Smithsonian Institution, and two thousand for

distribution by the National Museum. (Jar.. 12, 1S95, c. 23,

§ 73, 28 Stat. 616.)

280. Soils, Bureau of; report on field operations.—There

shall be printed ten thousand five hundred copies of the report

on field operations of the Bureau of Soils, Department of Agriculture, of which one thousand five hundred copies shall be

for the use of the Senate, three thousand copies for the use of

the House of Representatives, and six thousand copies for the

use of the Department of Agriculture. In addition to the

number of copies above provided for there shalfcjie printed,

as soon as the manuscript can be prepared, with the necessary

maps and illustrations to accompany it, a report on each area

surveyed, in the form of advance sheets, bound in paper co\ ITS,

of which five hundred copies shall be for the use of each Senator

from the State, two thousand copies for the use of each Representative for the congressional district or districts in which

the survey is made, and one thousand copies for the use of the

Department of Agriculture. (Feb. 23, 1901, No. 8, 31 Stat.

1462; June 3, 1902, c. 985, 32 Stat. 303; Mar. 14, 1904, No. 9,

33 Stat. 583.)

291. Statistical Abstract.—Of the Statistical Abstract of the

United States, there shall be printed, in addition to the usual

number, twelve thousand copies; three thousand for the Senate, six thousand for the House, and three thousand for distribution by the Bureau of Foreign and Domestic Commerce.

(Jan. 12, 1895, c. 23, § 73, 28 Stat. 616; Aug. 23, 1912, c. 350,

§ 1, 37 Stat. 407.)

292. Surgeon General of Army; bulletins for instruction of

medical officers.—The sum of $3,000, or so much thereof as may

be necessary, may be used for the publication, from time to

time, of bulletins prepared under the direction of the Surgeon

General of the Army, for the instruction of medical officers,

when approved by the Secretary of War. (June 12. 1917,

c. 27, § 1, 40 Stat. 174; June 30, 1922, c. 253, Title I, 42 Sta t

717; Mar. 2, 1923, c. 178, Title I, 42 Stat. 1378; June 7, 1924,

c. 291, Title I, 43 Sta t 478; Feb. 12, 1925, c. 225. Title I,

43 Stat. 893.)

293. Tests of Metals.—Of the Tests of Metals, there shall be

printed, in addition to the usual number, five hundred copies

for distribution by the Wa r Department. (Jan. 12, 1895,

c. 23, § 73, 28 Stat. 616.)

294. Treasury Department; binding registered bonds and

written records.—Registered bonds and written records may be

bound at the Treasury Department. (Jan. 12, 1895, c. 23,

I 84, 28 Stat. 622.)

295. Same; reports.—Of the finance report of the Secretary

of the Treasury, there shall be printed one thousand copies

for the Senate and two thousand for the House in addition

to those published as part of the departmental report.

Of the "annual report of the Comptroller of the Currency

thirteen thousand copies; one thousand for the Senate, two

thousand fpr the House, and ten thousand for distribution

by the Comptroller of the Currency. (Jan. 12, 1895, c. 23,

§ 73, 28 Stat. 616: Mar. 4, 1907, No. 25, 34 Stat. 1425.)

296. Weather Bureau; report.—Of tlfe annual report of the

Chief of the Weather Bureau, there shall be printed, in addition to the usual number, four thousand copies; one thousand

copies for the Senate, two thousand copies for the House, and

one thousand copies for the bureau. (Jan. 12, 1895, c. 23, § 73,

28 Stat. 613.)

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Chapter

1. Joint Committee on Printing; General Powers; Contracts

2. Government Printing Office

3. Superintendent of Documents; Distribution of Documents in General

4. Printing and Binding Generally

5. Congressional Printing in General

6. Congressional Record, Bills, and Laws

7. Executive and Departmental Printing in General

8. Particular Reports and Documents

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TITLE 44.—PUBLIC

Chap. Bee.

L Joint Committee on Printing; general powersi contracts 1

L Government Printing Office IX

S. Superintendent of Documents: distribution of documents in general 71

4. Printing and binding generally 111

i . Congressional printing In general 1:1

5. Congressional Record, bills, and laws 181

7. Executive and departmental printing In general 111

S. Particular reports and documents 241

I. Advertisements - i l l

Chapter 1.—JOINT COMMITTEE ON PRINTING;

GENERAL POWERS; CONTRACTS

Sec.

1. Joint Committee on Printing.

2. Same ; reelected Congressmen to continue as members

of until successors chosen; powers during recess.

4. Same ; remedying neglect or delay In public printing.

6. Standards of paper; advertisements for proposals;

samples.

6. Specifications In advertisements.

7. Opening bids ; bonds.

8. Approval of contract; time for performance; bonds.

9. Comparison of paper with standard.

10. Determination of quality of paper.

1L Default of contractor; new contracts and purchase In

open market.

12. Liability of defaulting contractor.

18. Purchase of paper In open marke t

14. Purchase of other materials.

15. Lithographing and engraving; contracts : bids.

16. Schedule of materials required; advertisements for proposals ; contracts.

Section 1. Joint Committee on Printing. There

shall be a Joint Committee on Printing, consisting of

three members of the Senate and three members of

the House of Representatives, who shall have the

powers hereinafter stated. (Jan. 12, 1895, c. 23, | 1,

28 Stat. *01.) "

I 2. Same; reelected Congressmen to continue as

members of until successors chosen; powers during

recess. The members of the Joint Committee on

Printing who are reelected to the succeeding Congress

shall continue as members of said committee until

their successors are chosen. The President of the

Senate and the Speaker of the House of Representatives shall, on the last day of a Congress, appoint

members of their respective Houses who have been

elected to the succeeding Congress to fill any vacancies which may then be about to occur on said committee, and such appointees and the members of said

committee who shall have been reelected shall continue until their successors are chosen. The Joint

Committee on Printing shall, when Congress is not

in session, exercise all the power# and duties devolving upon said committee as provided by law, the

same as when Congress is in session. (Mar. 2, 1895,

c. 189, { 1, 28 Stat 962; Mar. 3, 1917, c. 163, § 6, 39

Stat. 1121.)

$ 4. Same; remedying neglect or delay in public

printing. The Joint Committee on Printing shall

have power to adopt and employ such measures as,

in its discretion, may be deemed necessary to remedy

any neglect, delay, duplication, or waste in the public

printing and binding and the distribution of Government publications. (Jan. 12, 1895, c. 23, $ 2, 28 Stat.

601; Mar. 1, 1907, c. 2284, $ 1, 34 Stat 1012; Mar. 1,

1919, c. 86, $ 11, 40 Stat 1270.)

15. Standards of paper; advertisements for proposals; samples. The Joint Committee on Printing

shall fix upon standards of paper for the different

descriptions of public printing and binding, and the

Public Printer shall, under their direction, advertise in

one newspaper or trade Journal, published in each of

six cities, for sealed proposals to furnish the Government with paper, as specified in the schedule to be

furnished applicants by the Public Printer, setting

forth in detail the quality and quantities required for

the public printing. And the Public Printer shall

riNG AND DOCUMENTS

furnish samples of the standard of papers fixed upon

to applicants therefor who shall desire to bid. (Jan.

12, 1895, a 23, $ 3, 28 Stat 601; Mar. 8, 1925, c. 421,

8 1, 43 Stat 1105.)

$ 6. Specifications in advertisements. The advertisements shall specify the minimum portion of each

quality of paper required for either three months, sixt.

months, or one year, as the Joint Committee on Printing may determine; but when the minimum portion

so specified exceeds, in any case, one thousand reams,

It shall state that proposals will be received for one

thousand reams or more. (Jan. 12, 1895, c. 23; 8 4,

28 Stat. 601.)

8 7. Opening bids; bonds. The sealed proposals to

furnish paper shall be opened In the presence of the

Joint Committee on Printing, and the contracts shall

be awarded by them to the lowest and best bidder for

the interest of the Government; but they shall not

consider any proposal which is not accompanied by a

bond approved by a judge or clerk of a court of

record in the penalty of $5,000 that the bidder or

bidders, if his or their proposal is accepted, shall enter

into a contract to furnish the articles proposed for

and by satisfactory evidence that the person making

it is a manufacturer of or dealer in the description of

paper which he proposes to furnish. (Jan. 12, 1895,

c. 23, 8 5, 28 Stat. 602.)

8 8. Approval of contract; time for performance;

bonds. No contract for furnishing paper shall be

valid until it has been approved by the Joint Committee on Printing. The award of each contract for

furnishing paper shall designate a reasonable time for

its performance. The contractor shall give bond in

such amount as may be fixed by, and to the approval

of, the Joint Committee on Printing. (Jan. 12, 1895,

c. 23, 8 6, 28 Stat 602; Mar. 3, 1917, c. 163, 8 6, 39

Stat 1121.)

8 9. Comparison of paper with standard. The

Public Printer shall compare every lot of paper delivered by any contractor with the standard of quality

fixed upofi by the Joint Committee on Printing and

shall not accept any paper which does not conform to

it in every particular. (Jan. 12, 1896, & 23, 8 7, 28

Stat 602.)

8 10. Determination of quality of paper. In case

of difference of opinion between the Public Printer

and any contractor for paper respecting its quality,

the matter of difference shall be determined by the

Joint Committee on Printing, and the decision of said

Joint Committee shall be final as to the United States.

(Jan. 12, 1895, c. 23, 8 8, 28 Stat 602; Mar. 3, 1917,

c. 163, 8 6, 39 Stat 1121.)

8 11. Default of contractor; new contracts and purchase in open market. If any contractor shall fall

to comply with his contract, the Public Printer shall

report such default to the Joint Committee on Printing, and he shall, under the direction of the committee,

enter into a lew contract with the lowest, best, and

most responsible bidder for the Interest of the Government among those whose proposals were rejected

at the last opening of bids, or he shall advertise for

new proposals, under the regulations hereinbefore

stated; and during the interval which may thus occur

he shall, under the direction of the Joint Committee

on Printing, purchase in open market, at the lowest

market price, all paper necessary for the public printing. (Jan. 12, 1895, c. 23, 8 9, 28 Stat 602; Mar. 3,

1917, c. 163, 8 6, 89 Stat 1121.)

8 12. Liability of defaulting contractor. In case of

the default of any contractor to furnish paper, be and

his sureties shall be responsible for any increase of

cost to the Government in procuring a supply of such

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paper which may be consequent upon such default

The Public Printer shall report every such default,

with a full statement of all the facts in the case, to

the General Counsel for the Department of the Treasury, who shall prosecute the defaulting contractor and

his sureties upon their bond, in the district court of

the United States In the district in which such defaulting contractors reside. (Jan. 12, 1895, c. 23, § 10,

28 Stat. 602; Mar. 3, 1911, c. 231, § 291, 36 Stat. 1167;

May 10, 1034, c. 277, § 512 (b), 4S Stat. 759.)

$ 13. Purchase of paper in open market. The Joint

Committee on Printing may authorize the Public

Printer to make purchases of paper in open market

whenever they may deem the quantity required so

small or the want so immediate as not to justify advertisement for proposals. (Jan 12, 1895, c. 23, § 11,

28 Stat. 602; Mar. 3, 1917, c. 163, § 6, 39 Stat. 1121.)

§ 14. Purchase of other materials. The Joint Committee is authorized to give permission to the Public

Printer to purchase material other than paper in open

market, whenever in their opinion it would not promote the public interest to advertise for proposals

and to make contracts for the same. Purchases herein authorized shall not in any term of six months

exceed the sum of $50 for any particular article required. (Jan. 12, 1895, c. 23, § 12, 28 Stat. 602.)

§15. Lithographing and engraving; contracts;

bids. When the probable total cost of the maps or

plates accompanying one work or document exceeds

$1,200, the lithographing or engraving thereof shall

be awarded to the lowest and best bidder, after advertisement by the Public Printer, under the direction

of the Joint Committee, which may authorize him to

make immediate contracts for lithographing or engraving whenever the exigencies of the public service

do not justify advertisement for proposals. (Jan. 12,

1895, c. 23, S 15, 28 Stat. 603.)

$ 16. Schedule of materials required; advertisements for proposals; contracts. The Public Printer

shall prepare a schedule of materials required to be

purchased, showing the description, quantity, and

quality of each article, and shall invite proposals for

furnishing the same, either by advertisement or circular, as the Joint Committee on Printing may direct,

and shall make contracts for the same with the lowest

responsible bidder, making a return of the same to

the Joint Committee, showing the number of bidders,

the amounts of each bid, and the awards of the contracts. (Jan. 12, 1895, c. 23, § 16, 28 Stat. 603.)

Chapter 2.—GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE

Sec.

31. Public Printer; appointment; bond.

32. Same ; vacancy in office.

33. Same ; duties.

34. Same ; annua l report.

35. Annual report of cost of printing, paper, contracts, and

payments.

36. Annual estimates; for paper.

37. Same ; of expenses.

38. Fraud of Public Printer; penalty.

39. Deputy Public Printer.

39a. Salaries of Public Printe r and Deputy Public Printer.

40. Employment by Public Printe r of employees; pay.

41. Employment of skilled workmen.

42. Night work.

43. Eight-hour law.

44. Holidays.

45. Leaves of absence.

46. Same ; payment of employees receiving annual salaries.

47. Details of employees to executive departments or establishments.

48. List of employees for Official Register. [Superseded.]

49. Examining boards.

50. Disbursing clerk ; duties.

51. Settlement of accounts.

52. Advances to disbursing clerk.

53. Interest of officers and assistants in printing contracts.

64. Accountability for and Issue of materials.

55. Purchase of press supplies.

56. Sale or exchange of condemned materials.

57. Receipts from sales to be covered into Treasury.

08. Sale of duplicate plates: copyright.

59. Machinery, material, equipment, or supplies from other

departments.

60. Consolidation of department printing offices.

61. Branches of printing office in executive departments.

62. Inks, glues, etc., furnished other departments; payment.

Section 31. Public Printer; appointment; bond.

The President of the United States shall nominate

and, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, appoint a suitable person, who must be a practical printer and versed in the art of bookbinding, to

take charge of and manage the Government Printing

Oflice. The title of said officer shall be Public Printer.

He shall give bond in the sum of $25,000 for the

faithful performance of the duties of his office, said

bond to be approved by the Secretary of the Treasury.

(Jan. 12, 1895, c. 23, § 17, 28 Stat. 603; June 12, 1917,

c. 27, § 1, 40 Stat 173; Feb. 20, 1923, c. 98, 42 Stat.

1278; Mar. 4, 1925, c. 549, $ 1, 43 Sta t 1299; May

29, 1928, c. 909, 45 Stat. 1006.)

Salary, sfee section 39a of this title.

8 32. Same; vacancy in office. In case of the death,

resignation, absence, or sickness of the Public Printer

the Deputy Public Printer shall perform the duties

of the Public Printer until a successor is appointed

or such absence or sickness shall cease; but the President may, in his discretion, authorize and direct any

other officer of the Government, whose appointment

is vested in the President by and with the advice and

consent of the Senate, to perform the duties of the

vacant office until a successor is appointed, or the

sickness or absence of the Public Printer shall cease.

A vacancy occasioned by death or resignation must

not be temporarily filled under the provisions of this

section for a longer period than ten days, and no

temporary appointment, designation, or assignment of

another officer to perform such duty shall be made

except to fill a vacancy happening during a recess of

the Senate. (Jan. 12, 1895, c. 23, § 36, 28 Stat. 606;

May 27, 1908, c. 200, $ 1, 35 Stat. 382.)

$ 33. Same; duties. It shall be the duty of the

Public Printer to purchase all materials and machinery which may be necessary for the Government

Printing Office; to take charge of all matter which

is to be printed, engraved, lithographed, or bound;

to keep an account thereof in the order in which it

is received, and to cause the work to be promptly

executed; to superintend all printing and binding

done at the Government Printing Office, and to see

that the sheets or volumes are promptly delivered

to the officer who is authorized to receive them. The

receipt of such officer shall be a sufficient voucher for

their delivery. (Jan. 12, 1895, c. 23, § 18, 28 Stat.

603.)

$ 34. Same; annual report. The Public Printer

shall make annual report to Congress, and in it

specify the number of copies of each department report and document printed upon requisition by the

head of the department for which the printing was

done, and he shall also specify in said report the

exact number of copies of books, giving the titles of

the books, bound upon requisition for Senators, Representatives, Delegates, and other officers of the Government and the cost thereof. (Jan. 12, 1895, c. 23,

$ 19, 28 Stat. 603.)

$ 35. Annual report of cost of printing, paper, contracts, and payments. The Public Printer shall, on

the first day of each regular session, report to Congress the exact condition and the quantity and cost of

all printing, bidding, lithographing, and engraving;

the quantity and cost of all paper purchased for the

same; a detailed statement of all proposals and contracts entered into for the purchase of paper and

other materials, and for lithographing and engraving;

of all payments made, during the preceding year,

under his direction; of the quantity of work Ordered

and done, with a general classification thereof, for

each department, and a detailed statement of each

account with the departments or public officers; a

classified detailed statement of the number of hands

employed and the sums paid to each; and such other

information touching all matters connected with the

printing office as may be in his possession. (Jan. 12,

1895, c. 23, $ 22, 28 Stat. 604.)

$ 36. Annual estimates; for paper. The Public

Printer shall, at the beginning of each session of

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Congress, submit to the Joint Committee on Printing

estimates of the quantity of paper of all descriptions

which will be required for the public printing and

binding during the ensuing year. (Jan. 12, 1895, c. 23,

$ 26, 28 Stat. 601.)

§ 37. Same; of expenses. He shall prepare and

submit to the Bureau of the Budget, annually, as

required by section 24 of Title 31, detailed estimates

of the sums which will be required for salaries, wages,

printing, engraving, lithographing, binding, materials,

and other necessary expenses of the printing office for

the ensuing fiscal year including estimates covering

appropriations requisite for all work to be done and

services to be rendered under his direction, and estimates for all clerks and employees who may be required in the executive or administrative offices of the

Government Printing Office; and no funds other than

those specifically appropriated under said estimates

shall be used during said fiscal year for services in the

Government Printing Office of the character specified

in said estimates and appropriated for thereunder.

(Jan. 12, 1895, c. 23, § 27, 28 Stat.,604; Mar. 2, 1895,

c. 1S9, $ 1, 28 Stat. 961; May 27, 190S, c. 200, $ 1,

35 Stat. 382; June 10, 1921, c. 18, §§ 215, 216, 42

Stset. 23.)

138. Fraud of Public Printer; penalty. If the

Public Printer shall, by himself or through others,

corruptly collude or have any secret understanding

with any person to defraud the United States, or

whereby the United States shall be made to sustain

a loss, he shall, on conviction thereof before any court

of competent jurisdiction, forfeit his office and be

imprisoned in the penitentiary for a term of not more

than seven years, and fined in a sum not exceeding

$3,000. (Jan. 12, 1895, c. 23, § 33, 28 Stat. 605.)

S 39. Deputy Public Printer. The office of Deputy

Public Printer shall be filled by the selection and appointment by the Public Printer of a-person skilled

as a practical printer and versed in the art of bookbinding, and who shall perform the duties formerly

required of the chief clerk, have supervision of the

buildings occupied by the Government Printing Office,

and perform such other duties as may be required of

him by the Public Printer. (May 27, 1908, c. 200,

I 1, 35 Stat. 382.)

$ 39a. Salaries of Public Printer and Deputy

Public Printer. The salary of the Public Printer shall

be $10,000 per annum and the salary of the Deputy

Public Printer shall be $7,500 per annum. (May 29,

1928, c. 909, 45 Sta t 1006.)

$ 40. Employment by Public Printer of employees;

pay. The Public Printer may employ, at such rates

of wages and salaries, including compensation for

night and overtime work, as he may deem for the

interest of the Government and Just to the persons

employed, except as otherwise provided herein, such

Journeymen, apprentices, laborers, and other persons

as may be necessary for the work of the Government

Printing Office; but he shall not, at any time, employ

more persons than the necessities of the public work

may require or more than two hundred apprentices

at any one time. The minimum pay of all journeymen printers, pressmen, and bookbinders employed in

(he Government Printing Office shall be at the rate of

90 cents an hour for the time actually employed. Except as hereinbefore provided, the rate of wages, including compensation for night and overtime work,

for more than ten employees of the same occupation

shall be determined by a conference between the

Public Printer and a committee selected by the trades

affected, and the rates and compensation so agreed

upon shall become effective upon approval by the

Joint Committee on Printing; If the Public Printer

and the committee representing any trade fail to agree

as to wages, salaries, and compensation, eithy party

is hereby granted the right of appeal to the Joint

Committee on Printing, and the decision of said committee shall be final; the wages, salaries, and compensation determined as provided herein shall not be

subject to change oftener than once a year thereafter.

Employees and officers of the Government Printing

Office, unless, otherwise herein fixed, shall continue to

be paid at the rates of wages, salaries, and compensation (including night rate) authorized by law on

June 7, 1924, until such time as their wages, salaries,

and compensation shall be determined as hereinbefore

provided. (Jan. 12, 1895, c. 23, §| 39, 49, 50, 28 Star.

607, 608; June 6, 1000, c. 791, § 1, 31 Stat. 643; Mar.

4, 1909, c. 299, { 1, 35 Stat. 1021, 1024; Aug. 24, 1912,

c. 355, § 1, 37 Stat. 4S2; July 8, 1918, c. 139, § 1, 40

Stat. 836; Aug. 2, 1919. c. 30, 41 Stat. 272; Feb. 20,

1923, c. 98, 42 Stat. 1278; June 7, 1924, c. 354, $ 1,

43 Sta t 658.)

$ 41. Employment of skilled workmen. It shall be

the duty of the Public Printer to employ workmen

who are thoroughly skilled In their respective

branches of industry, as shown by trial of their skill

under his direction. (Jan. 12, 1895, c. 23, § 45, 28

Sta t 607.)

8 42. Night work. The Public Printer shall cause

work to be done on the public printing in the Government Printing Office at night as well as through the

day, when the exigencies of the public service require

it, but the provisions of the existing eight-hour law

shall apply. (Jan. 12, 1895, c. 23, $ 47, 28 Stat. 607.)

5 43. Eight-hour law. The Public Printer is hereby

directed to rigidly enforce the provisions of the eighthour law in the department under his charge. (Mar.

30, 1888, c. 47, $ 1, 25 Stat. 57.)

§ 44. Holidays. The employees of the Government

Printing Office shall be allowed the following legal

holidays with pay, to wit: The 1st day of January,

the 22d day of February, the 4th day of July, the

25th day of December, Inauguration Day, Memorial

Day, Labor's Holiday, and such day as may be designated by the President of the United States as a day

of public fast or thanksgiving. (Jan. 12, 1895, c. 23,

$ 46. 28 Stat. 607.)

§ 45. Leaves of absence. The employees of the

Government Printing Office, whether employed by

the piece or otherwise, shall be allowed leaves of

absence with pay to the extent of not exceeding

thirty days in any one fiscal year under such regulations and at such times as the Public Printer may

designate at the rate of pay received by them during

the time in which said leave was earned; but such

leaves of absence shall not be allowed to accumulate

from year to year. Such employees as are engaged

on piecework shall "receive the same rate of pay for

the said thirty days' leave as will be paid to day

hands. It shall be lawful to allow pay for pro rata

leave to those serving fractional parts of a year;

also to allow pay for pro rata leave of absence to

employees of the Government Printing Office in any

fiscal year, notwithstanding the fact that thirty days'

leave of absence, with pay, may have been granted to

such employees in that fiscal year on account of

service rendered in a previous fiscal year. The

Public Printer is authorized to pay to the legal representatives of any employees who may die, and may

have any accrued leave of absence due them as such

employees, said claims to be paid out of any appropriations for leaves pf absence. (June 11, 1896, c.

420, § 1, 29 Stat. 453.)

See section 80a of Title 6.

$ 46. Same; payment of employees receiving Annual salaries. Employees in the Government Printing Office receiving animal salaries fixed by law shall

be allowed leave at the rate of pay received by them

at the time such leave is granted, the same to be payable from the specific appropriation for their salaries.

(June 25, 1910, c. 384, § 1, 36 Slat. 767.)

$ 47. Details of employees to executive departments or establishments. No employee of the Government Printing Office shall be detailed to duties not

pertaining to the work of public printing and binding

in any executive department or other Government

establishment unless expressly authorized by law.

(June 25, 1910, c. 384, J 1, 36 Sta t 770.)

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$ 48. List of employees for Official Register.

[Superseded.]

This section (Act .Tan. 12, 1895, c. 28, I 43, 28 Stat. 607 ;

>ct June 7, 1900. c. 304S. 34 Stat. 218) has been superseded by

Act Mar. 3, 1925, c. 421, $ 2, 43 Stat. 1105. See section 3

of Title 13.

$ 49. Examining boards. The Deputy Publi c

Printer, the superintendent of printing, and a person

designated by the Joint Committee on Printing, shall

constitute a board to examine and report in writing

on all paper delivered under contract, or by purchase

or otherwise, at the Government Printing Office.' The

Deputy Public Printer, superintendent of binding, and

a person designated by the Joint Committee on Printing shall constitute a board to examine and report in

writing on all material, except paper, for the use of

the bindery. The Deputy Public Printer, the superintendent of printing, and a person designated by the

Joint Committee on Printing shall constitute a board

of condemnation, who, upon the call of the Public

Printer, shall determine the condition of presses and

ether machinery and material used in the Government

Printing Office, with a view to condemnation. (Jan.

12, 1895. c. 23, § 20, 28 Stat. 603; May 27, 1908, c. 200,

$ 1, 35 Stat. 382; June 7, 1924, c. 303, 6 1, 43 Stat. 590.)

$50. Disbursing clerk; duties. The disbursing clerk

of the Government Printing Office shall be charged

with the receipt and disbursement of all moneys for

said office in accordance with the provisions of law

relating to other disbursing officers of the Government, under such bond and rules as the Secretary of

the Treasury shall prescribe. (Feb. 20, 1923, c. 98,

42 Stat. 1278.)

$ 51. Settlement of accounts. The disbursing clerk

of the Government Printing Office shall settle the

account of his receipts and disbursements in the same

manner required of other disbursing officers. (Jan. 12,

1895, c. 23, § 30, 28 Stat. 605; Feb. 20, 1923, c. 98,

42 Stat. 1278.)

8 52. Advances to disbursing clerk. There shall be

advanced to the disbursing clerk from time to time,

as the public service may require it, and under such

rules as the Secretary of the Treasury may prescribe,

a sum of money to enable him to pay for work and

material. (Mar. 30, 1900. c. 118, 31 Stat. 58; Feb.

20, 1923, c. 98, 42 Sta t 1278.)

$ 53. Interest of officers and assistants in printing

contracts. Neither the Public Printer, superintendent

of printing, superintendent of binding, nor any of

their assistants shall, during their continuance in

office, have any interest, direct or indirect, in the publication of any newspaper or periodical, or in any

printing, binding, engraving, or lithographing of any

kind, or in any contract for furnishing paper or other

material connected with the public printing, binding,

lithographing, or engraving; and for every violation

of this section the party offending shall, on conviction before any court of competent Jurisdiction, be

imprisoned in the penitentiary for a term of not less

than one nor more than five years, and shall be fined

not exceeding $500. (Jan. 12, 1895, c. 23, § 34, 28

Stat. 605; May 27, 1908, c. 200, $ 1, 35 Stat. 382; June

7, 1924, c. 303, § 1, 43 Stat. 590.)

§ 54. Accountability for and issue of materials.

The Public Printer shall charge himself with, and be

accountable for, all material received for the public

use. The superintendents of printing and binding

shall make out estimates of the quantity and kind of

material required for their respective departments and

file written requisitions therefor when it is needed.

The Public Printer shall furnish the same to them

on these requisitions, as required for the public service, and they shall receipt to him and be held accountable for all material so received. (Jan. 12, 1895, c.

23, § 32, 28 Stat. 005; June 7, 1924, c. 303, $ 1, 43

Stat. 590.)

$ 55. Purchase of press supplies. The Public

Printer may purchase in open market, and without

previous advertising, such supplies as the Government

Printing Office may require, of ink, rollers, composition for making rollers, tapes, press blankets, and

lubricating oils, taking care that only the lowest market prices be paid; and when practicable he shall issue circulars inviting bids. (Jan. 12, 1895, c. 23, $

38. 28 Sta t 607.)

156. Sale or exchange of condemned materials.

Whenever any machinery or material in the Government Printing Office shall have been regularly condemned as unserviceable, the Public Printer may sell

the same, after public advertisement, to the highest

bidder, for cash, and turn the proceeds into the Treasury of the United States: Provided, That in case the

sum or sums offered for such advertised property

should be deemed by him too low, he may exchange

said old 'machinery or material for new, paying the

difference in money, and render appropriate vouchers

for such expenditure. (Jan. 12, 1895, c. 23, $ 21, 28

Stat. 604.)

§ 57. Receipts from sales to be covered into Treasury. Moneys received from sales of extra copies of

documents, paper shavings, imperfections, waste gold

leaf, leather and book cloth scraps, and for the sale

of old and condemned material, shall be deposited by

the Public Printer in the Treasury of the United

States, and a detailed statement thereof shall be included in his annual report to Congress. (Jan. 12,

1895, c. 23, § 29, 28 Stat. 605.)

§58. Sale of duplicate plates; copyright. The

Public Printer shall sell, under such regulations as

the Joint Committee on Printing may prescribe, to

any person or persons who may apply, additional

or duplicate stereotype or electrotype plates from

which any Government publication is printed, at a

price not to exceed the cost of composition, the metal,

and making to the Government and 10 per centum

added, and the full amount of the price shall be paid

when the order is filed. No publication reprinted

from such stereotype or electrotype plates and no

other Government publication shall be copyrighted.

(Jan. 12, 1895, c. 23, $ 52, 28 Stat. 608.)

§ 59. Machinery, material, equipment, or supplies

from other departments. Any officer of the Government having machinery, material, equipment, or supplies for printing, binding, and blank-book work. Including lithography, photolithography, and other processes of reproduction, which are no longer required or

authorized for l}ls service, shall submit a detailed

report of the same to the Public Printer, and the

Public Printer is hereby authorized, with the approval

of the Joint Committee on Printing, to requisition

such articles of the character herein described as are

serviceable in the Government Printing Office, and

the same shall be promptly delivered to that office.

(July 19, 1919, c. 24, § 3, 41 Stat. 233.)

§ 60. Consolidation of department printing offices.

All printing offices in the departments in operation

on January 12, 1895, or thereafter put in operation,

shall be considered a part of the Government Printing Office, and shall be under the control of the Public

Printer,, who shall furnish all presses, types, imposing

stones, and necessary machinery and material for said

offices from the general supplies of the Government

Printing OfficeT #nd all paper and material of every

kind used in the said offices for departmental work,

except letter and note paper and envelopes, shall be

supplied by the ,Public Printer; and all persons employed in said printing offices and binderies shall be

appointed by the Public Printer, and be carried on

his pay roll the same as employees in the m^in office,

and shall be responsible .to him. This section shall

not apply to the office in the Weather Bureau, but the

Public Printer, with the approval of the Joint Committee on Printing, may abolish such excepted office

whenever in their judgment the economy of the public

service would be thereby advanced.

All work done in the said offices shall be ordered on

blanks prepared for that purpose by the Public Printer,

which shall be numbered consecutively, and must be

signed by some one designated by the head of the

department for which the work is to be done, who

shall be held responsible for all work thus ordered,

and who shall quarterly report to the head of the

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department a classified statement of the work done

and the cost thereof, which report shall be transmitted

to the Public Printer In time for his annual report to

Congress. The Public Printer shall show In detail,

*n his annual report, the cost of operating each detrimental office. (Jan. 12, 1895, c. 23, § 31, 28 Stat

605; Mar. 6, 1802, c. 139, | 11, 82 Stat 63; Apr. 23,

1904, c. 14S5, 33 Stat 262; Mar. 2, 1907, c. 2511, 84

Stat. 115S; Mar. 3, 1917, c. 163, $ 1, 39 Stat. 1083.)

$ 61. Branches of printing office in executive departments. No money appropriated by any Act shall

be used for maintaining more than one branch of the

Government Printing Office In any one building occupied by any executive department or departments of

the Government, nor shall any branch of the Government Printing Office be established unless specifically

authorized by law. (Aug. 1, 1914, c. 223, § 1, 38 Stat.

673.)

§ 62. Inks, glues, etc, furnished other departments; payment. Inks, glues, and other supplies

manufactured by the Government Printing Office In

connection with its work may be furnished to departments and other establishments of the Government

upon requisition, and payment made from appropriations available therefor.. (May 13, 192C, c. 294, § 1,

44 Stat 551; Feb. 23, 1927, c. 168, $ 1, 44 Stat. 1159;

May 14, 1928, c. 551, $ 1, 45 Stat. 530; Feb. 28, 1929,

c. 367, $ 1, 45 Stat. 1400; June 6, 1930, c. 407, $ 1,

46 Stat. 519; Feb. 20, 1931, c. 234, $ 1, 46 Stat 1189;

June 30, 1932, c. 314, Part I, $ 1, 47 Stat. 397.)

Chapter 3.—SUPERINTENDENT OF DOCU -

MENTS; DISTRIBUTION OF DOCUMENTS IN

GENERAL

Sec.

71. Superintendent of Documents; sale of documents.

72. Printing for sale to public; regulations.

72a. Same; regulations ; charges and fees.

73. Superintendent of Documents under control of Public

Printer; disbursements and report

74. Assistants, blanks, printing, and binding tor Superintendent of documents.

76. Compensation to employees In office of Superintendent

of Documents for night, Sunday, holiday, and overtime work.

76. Index of documents; number and distribution.

77. Catalogue of Government publications.

78. Documents in charge of deportments to be turned over

to Superintendent of Documents.

79. Reprinting documents required for male.

SO. Documents for President.

81. Documents for use of Public Printer.

82. Distribution of copies of publications to designated

depositories.

83. Designation of depositories.

84. Libraries as depositories continued ; new designations.

85. Distribution of copies of publications to designated

depositories and libraries; land-grant colleges as

depositories.

86. •Investigation of libraries designated as depositories.

87. Libraries of executive departments and Military and

Naval Academies constituted depositories.

88. American Antiquarian Society to be depositor#.

89. Distribution of public documents to library of Philippine government.

60. Books and documents not to be removed from depositories.

61. Documents and reports for foreign legations.

81a. Public documents for legations and consulates of United

Statea.

62. Ownership of publications furnished officers for official

use; tree use In depositories.

93. Exchange of documents.

64. Blank forms; printing snd sale.

65. Distribution of publications to be by Public Printer;

mailing lists.

66. Departmental distribution of documents.

Section 71. Superintendent of Documents; sale of

document*. The Public Printer shall appoint a competent person to act as Superintendent of Documents.

The Superintendent of Documents so designated and

appointed is hereby authorized to sell at cost any

public document In his charge, the distribution of

which Is not herein specifically directed, said cost to

be estimated by the Public Printer and based upon

printing from stereotyped plates; but only one copy

of any document shall be sold to the same person,

excepting libraries or schools by which additional

copies are desired for separate departments thereof,

and members of Congress; and whenever any officer

of the Government having In his charge documents

published for sale shall desire to be relieved of the

same, he is hereby authorized to turn them over to

the Superintendent of Documents, who shall receive

and sell them under the provisions of this section.

All moneys received from the sale of documents shall

be returned to- the Public Printer on the 1st day of

each month and be by him covered into the Treasury

monthly, and the Superintendent of Documents shall

report annually the number of copies of each and

every document sold by him, and the price of the

same. He shall also report monthly to the Public

Printer the number of documents received by him

and the disposition made of the same. He shall have

general supervision of the distribution of all public

documents, and to his custody shall be committed

all documents robject to distribution, excepting those

printed for the special official use of the executive

departments, which shall be delivered to said departments, and those printed for the use of the two

Houses of Congress, which shall be delivered to the

folding rooms of said Houses and distributed or delivered ready for distribution to Members and Delegates upon their order by the superintendents of the

folding rooms of the Senate and House of Representatives. (Jan. 12, 1895, c. 23, $ 61, 28 Stat 610.)

See section 72 of this title.

$ 72. Printing for sale to public; regulations. The

Public Printer shall print such additional copies of

any Government publication, not confidential in character, as may be required for sale to the public by

the Superintendent of Documents at the cost of printing and binding, plus 10 per centum, without limit as

to the number of copies to any one applicant who

agrees not to resell or distribute the same for profit;

but the printing of such additional copies required

for sale by the Superintendent of Documents shall

be subject to regulation by the Joint Committee on

Printing and shall not Interfere with the prompt

execution of printing for the Government (May 11,

1922, c. 189, $ 1, 42 Stat 541.)

See sections 72a. 114, and 220 of this title.

* 72a. Same; regulations; charges and fees. After

June 30, 1932, the price at which additional copies

of Government publications are offered for sale to the

public by the Superintendent of Documents shall be

based on the cost thereof as determined by the Public

Printer plus 50 per centum: Provided, That a discount of not to exceed 25 per centum may be allowed

to authorized book dealers and quantity purchasers,

but such printing shall not Interfere with the prompt

execution of work for the Government The surplus

receipts from such sales shall be deposited Id the

Treasury of the United States to the credit of miscellaneous receipts. The Superintendent of Documents

shall prescribe the terms and conditions under which

he may authorize the resale of Government publications by book dealers, and he may designate any Government officer his agent for the sale of Government

publications under such regulations as shall be agreed

upon by the Superintendent of Documents and thehead of the respective department or establishment of

the Government. The selling price of publications

as provided for herein shall be In lieu of that prescribed in sections 72, 114, and 220 of this title.

(June 30, 1932, c. 314, | 307, 47 Stat 409.)

173. Superintendent of Documents under control

of Public Printer; disbursements and report. The

office of the Superintendent of Documents shall be

under the control of the Public Printer. The disbursements on account of salaries or other expenses

of the office of the Superintendent of Documents shall

be made by the disbursing clerk of the Government

Printing Office, and a statement thereof shall be Included in the Public Printer's annual report for each,

fiscal year. (June 25, 1910, c. 384, § 1, 86 Stat 770;

Feb. 20, 1923, c. 98, 42 Stat 1278.)

$ 74. Assistants, blanks, printing, and binding for

Superintendent of Documents. The Public Printer

is hereby authorized and directed, upon the requisition of the Superintendent of Documents, to appoint

such assistants as may be necessary, and furnish such

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against the appropriation for printing and binding

for Congress, and the Public Printer shall provide

convenient office, storage, and distributing rooms for

the use of the Superintendent of Documents. (Jan.

12, 1895, c. 23, $ 06, 28 Sta t 611.)

$ 75. Compensation to employees in office of Superintendent of Documents for night, Sunday, holiday,

and overtime work. Employees in the office of the

Superintendent of Documents may be paid compensation for night, Sunday, holiday, and overtime work

at rates not in excess of the rates of additional compensation for such work allowed to other employees

of the Government Printing Office under the provisions of section 40 of this title. (Mar. 4, 1925, c.

549, g 1, 43 Sta t 1300; May 13, 1926, c. 294, 8 1, 44

Stat. 552; Feb. 23, 1927, c. 168, 44 Stat. 1160.)

8 76. Index of documents; number and distribution.

The Superintendent of Documents shall, at the close

of each regular session of Congress, prepare and publish a comprehensive index of public documents, upon

such plan as shall be approved by the Joint Committee on Printing; and the Public Printer shall,

immediately upon its publication, deliver to him a copy

of each and every document printed by the Government Printing Office; and the head of each of the

executive departments, bureaus, and offices of the

Government shall deliver to him a copy of each and

every document issued or published by such department bureau, or office not confidential in Its character.

He shall also prepare and print in one volume a consolidated Index of Congressional documents, and shall

index such single volumes of documents as the Joint

Committee on Printing shall direct. Of the comprehensive index and of the consolidated index two

thousand copies each shall be printed and bound in

addition to the usual number, two hundred copies for

the use of the Senate, eight hundred copies for the

use of the House, and one thousand copies for distribution by the Superintendent of Documents. (Jan.

12, 1895, C. 23, 8 62, 28 Stat. 610.)

8 77. Catalogue of Government publications. A

catalogue of Government publications shall be prepared by the Superintendent of Documents on the 1st

day of each month, which shall show the documents

printed during the preceding month, where obtainable,

and the price thereof. Two thousand copies of such

catalogue shall be printed in pamphlet form for distribution. (Jan. 12, 1895, c. 23, 8 69, 28 Stat. 612.)

8 78. Documents in charge of departments to be

turned over to Superintendent of Documents. All

public documents accumulating In the several executive departments, bureaus, and offices not needed for

official use shall be annually turned over to the Superintendent of Documents for distribution or sale.

(Jan. 12, 1895, c. 23, 8 67, 28 Stat. 611.)

8 79. Reprinting documents required for sale. The

Superintendent of Documents is hereby authorized to

order reprinted, from time to time, such public documents as may be required for sale, such order for

reprinting to be subject to the approval of the Secretary or head of the department in which such public

document shall have originated. The appropriation

for printing and binding shall be reimbursed for the

cost of such reprints from the moneys received by the

Superintendent of Documents from the sale of public

documents. (Mar. 28, 1904, No. 11, 33 Sta t 584.)

8 80. Documents for President. The Public Printer

shall deliver to the Executive Mansion two copies

each of all documents,! bills, and resolutions as soon

as printed and ready for distribution. (Jan. 12, 1895,

c. 23, 8 88, 28 Stat. 622.)

8 81. Documents for use of Public Printer. The

Public Printer may retain out of all documents, bills,

and resolutions printed I he number of copies absolutely needful for the official use of the Government

Printing Office, not exceeding five of each. (Jan. 12,

1895, c. 23, 8 73, 28 Stat. 618.)

8 82. Distribution of copies of publications to designated depositories. The copies of journals, books,

and public documents which are or may be authorized

to be distributed to Incorporated bodies, institutions,

and associations within the States and Territories

shall be distributed to such bodies as shall be designated by each of the Senators from (he several States,

respectively, and by the Representatives in Congress

from each congressional district, and by the Delegate

from each Territory. The distribution shall be made

in such manner that the quantity distributed to each

congressional district and Territory shall be equal.

(R. S. 8 501; Mar. 1, 1907, c. 2284, 8 4. 34 Stat. 1014.)

R. S. $ 501 from Res. Jan . 28, 1857, No. 5. 1 S, 11 Stat.

253; Act Feb. 5, 1859, c. 22, | 6, 11 Stat. 380 ; Act Mar. 2,

1861, c. 87. { 1, 12 Stat. 244.

8 83. Designation of depositories. The selection of

an institution to receive the documents ordered to be

published or procured at the first session of any

Congress shall control the documents of the entire

Congress, unless another designation be made before

any distribution has taken place under the selection

first made. And the public documents to be distributed by the Superintendent of Documents shall be

sent to the institutions already designated, unless he

shall be satisfied that any such institution is no longer

a suitable depository of the same. Congressional journals and public documents, authorized to be distributed

to institutions on the designation of Members of Congress, shall be sent to such libraries and Institutions

only as shall signify a willingness to pay the cost of

their transportation. (R. S. 8 502; Jan. 12, 1895, c. 23,

8§ 53, 61, 28 Sta t 60S, 610.)

R. S. | 602 from Act Mar. 2, 1861, c. 87, | 2, 12 Stat.

§ 84. Libraries as depositories continued; new designations. Libraries designated by law prior to June

23, 1913, as depositories to receive books and other

Government publications shall, during their existence,

continue such receipt; and new designations may be

made when libraries chosen shall cease to exist or

other designations shall be authorized by law. (June

23, 1913, c. 3, § 5, 38 Sta t 75.)

8 85. Distribution of copies of publications to designated depositories and libraries; land-grant colleges

as depositories. Upon request of the Superintendent

of Documents the Public Printer is hereby authorized

and directed to either increase or diminish the number of copies of publications furnished for distribution, to designated depositories and State and Territorial libraries, so that the number of copies delivered shall be equal to the number of libraries on the

list: Provided, That the number thus delivered shall

at no time exceed the number authorized under existing statute. The allotment of copies furnished for

distribution to libraries shall be increased or reduced,

from time to time, as the redisricting of States or

the rearrangement of depository lists under provisions of law shall demand, to such numbers as may

be necessary to comply with the law. All land-grant

colleges shall be constituted as depositories for public documents, subject to the provisions and limitations of the depository laws. (Mar. 1, 1907, c. 2284,

§ 4, 34 Stat. 1014.)

8 86. Investigation of libraries designated as depositories. The- Superintendent of Documents shall

thoroughly investigate the condition of all libraries

that are designated depositories, and whenever he

shall ascertain that the number of books in any such

library, other than college libraries, is below one

thousand, other than Government publications, or it

has ceased to be maintained as a public liBrary, he

shall strike the same from the list, and the Senator,

Representative, or Delegate shall designate another

depository that shall meet the conditions herein required. (Jan. 12, 1S95, c. 23, 8 70, 28 Stat. 612.)

See section 84 of this title.

8 87. Libraries of executive departments and Military and Naval Academies constituted depositories.

The libraries of the executive departments, of the

United States Military Academy, and United States

Naval Academy are hereby constituted designated depositories of Government publications, and the Superintendent of Documents shall supply one copy of said

publications, in the same form as supplied to other

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depositories, to each of said libraries. (Jan. 12, 1895,

c. 23, S 98, 28 Stat. 624.)

§88. American Antiquarian Society to be depository. One copy of the public Journals of the Senate

and of the House of Representatives, and of the

documents published under the orders of the Senate

and House of Representatives, respectively, shall be

transmitted to the Executive of the Commonwealth

of Massachusetts for the use and benefit of the

American Antiquarian Society of said Commonwealth.

(Dec. 1, 1814, No. 7, 3 Sta t 248.)

$ 89. Distribution of public documents to library

of Philippine government. The Superintendent of

Documents is hereby authorized and directed to supply one copy of each document delivered to him for

distribution to State and Territorial libraries and

designated depositories to the library of the Philippine government, in the city of Manila, Philippine

Islands; and the Public Printer is hereby directed

to print, bind, and deliver to the Superintendent of

Documents the extra number of documents required

to comply with this section. (Jan. 18, 1907, c. 153,

34 Stat. 850.)

$ 90- Books and documents not to be removed from

depositories. All such books and documents, when

received at the proper offices, libraries, and other depositories, as provided by law, shall be kept there and

not removed from such places. (R. S. § 506.)

§ 91. Documents and reports for foreign legations.

Documents and reports may be furnished to foreign

legations to the United States upon request specifying

those desired and requisition made upon the Public

Printer by the Secretary of State: Provided, That

such gratuitous distribution shall only be made to

legations whose Governments furnish to legations

from the United States copies of their printed and

legislative documents desired. (Jan. 12, 1895, c. 23,

8 75, 28 Stat. 620.)

$ 91a. Public documents for legations and consulates of United States. Only such of the books

published by the Government, and usually known by

the name of "Public Documents ", shall be supplied

to any legation or consulate of the United States as

are first designated by the Secretary of State, by an

order to be recorded in the State Department as suitable for and required by such legation and consulate.

(R. S. S 504.)

I 92. Ownership of publications furnished officers

for official use; free use in depositories. Government

publications furnished to Judicial and executive officers of the United States for their official uge shall

not become the property of these officers, but on the

expiration of their official term shall be by them delivered to their successors in office and all Government publications delivered to designated depositories

or other libraries shall be for public use without

charge. (Jan. 12, 1895, c. 23, § 74, 28 Stat. 620.)

$ 93. Exchange of documents. Heads of departments are authorized to exchange surplus documents

for such other documents and books as may be required by them, when the same can be done to the advantage of the public service. (Jan. 12, 1895, c. 23,

$ 95, 28 Sta t 623.)

I 94. Blank forms; printing and sale. The Public

Printer is authorized to print for sale by the Superintendent of Public Documents to the public, upon prepayment additional copies of approved Government

blank forms. (June 7, 1924, c. 303, $ 1, 43 Stat. 592.)

$ 95. Distribution of publications to be by Public

Printer; mailing lists. No money appropriated by

any Act shall be used for services In any executive

department or other Government establishment at

Washington, District of Columbia, in the work of

addressing, wrapping, mailing, or otherwise dispatching any publication for public distribution, except

maps, weather reports, and weather cards Issued by

an executive department or other Government establishment at Washington, District of Columbia, or for

the purchase of material or supplies to be used In

such work; and it shall be the duty of the Public

Printer to perform such work at the Government

Printing Offices Each head of such executive department and other Government establishment at Washington, District of Columbia, shall furnish from time

to time to the Public Printer mailing lists, in convenient form, and changes therein, or franked slips,

for use in the public distribution of publications issued

by such department or establishment; and the Public

Printer shall furnish copies of any publication only

In accordance with the provisions of law or the instruction of the head of the department or establishment issuing the publication. Nothing in this section

shall be construed as applying to orders, instructions,

directions, notices, or circulars of information printed

for and issued by any of the executive departments or

other Government establishments or to the distribution of public documents by Senators or Members of

the House of Representatives or to the folding rooms

and document rooms of the Senate or House of Representatives. (Jan. 12, 1895, c. 23, § 92, 28 Stat. 623;

Aug. 23, 1912, c. 350, § 8, 37 Stat. 414.)

§ 96. Departmental distribution of documents.

Government publications printed for or received by

the executive departments, whether for official use or

for distribution, except such as are required by section 95 of this title to be distributed by the Public

Printer, shall be distributed by a competent person

detailed to such duty In each department by the head

thereof. He shall keep an account in detail of all

publications received and distributed by him. He

shall prevent duplication, and make detailed report

to the head of the department (Jan. 12, 1895, c. 23,

§ 92, 28 Sta t 623; May 29, 1928, c. 901, $ 1, 45 Stat.

986.)

Chapter 4.—PRINTING AND BINDING

GENERALLY

Government printing to be done a t Government Printing Office.

Same ; exception.

Same; printing in veterans' hospitals.

Stereotyping and electrotyping.

Engraving and lithographing; contracts.

Printing and sale of extra copies of documents.

Illustrations and maps in documents and reports;

orders for printing acted on within one year.

No printing and binding unless authorized: binding

materials.

Certificate of necessity ; estimate of cost.

Restrictions on use of appropriations for printing and

binding, for illustrations.

Blanks and letterheads for Judges and officers of

courts.

Disposition of receipts for work done.

Sec.

111.

111a.

111b.

112.

113.

114.

115.

116.

Ill:

no.

320.

Section 111. Government printing to be done at

Government Printing Office. All printing, binding,

end blank-book work for Congress, the Executive

office, the Judiciary, and every executive department,

independent office, and establishment of the Government shall be done at the Government Printing Office,

except such classes of work as shall be deemed by the

Joint Committee on Printing to be urgent oi; necessary

to have done elsewhere than in the District of Columbia for the exclusive use of any field service outside

of said District. (Jan. 12, 1895, c. 23, $ 87, 28 Stat.

622; Mar. 1, 1919, c. 86, § 11, 40 Sta t 1270.)

See section 111a of this title.

Printing for Supreme Court, see section 354 of Title 28.

§ 111a. Same; exception. Such printing, binding,

and blank-book work authorized by law, as the Public

Printer is not able or equipped to do at the Government Printing Office, may be produced elsewhere under

contracts made by him with the approval of the Joint

Committee on Printing. (Feb. 28, 1929, e. 367, § 1,

45 Stat. 1400.)

1111b. Same; printing in veterans' hospitals. The

Administrator of Veterans' Affairs is authorized to

utilize the printing and binding equipment which the

various hospitals and homes of the Veterans' Administration use for occupational therapy purposes for the

purpose of doing such printing and binding as may, in

his Judgment, be found advisable for the use of the

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sions of section 111 of this title. (June 16, 1933, c.

101, § 1, 4S Stat. 302.)

§ 112. Stereotyping and electrotyping. The Public

Printer shall cause to be stereotyped or electrotyped

all matter when there Is a reason to believe that it

will be needed a second time. (Jan. 12, 1895, c. 23,

§ 25, 28 Stat. 604.)

§ 113. Engraving and lithographing; contracts.

The Public Printer shall preserve in his office samples

of the paper on which any engravings or lithographs

are to be furnished by contract, and he shall not

receive any engraying or lithograph which is not

printed on paper equal to the sample, or which is not

executed in the proper manner or in the quantity

contracted for, or within the time specified in the

contract, unless, for special reasons, he may have

extended the time. The contractor shall not be paid

except upon the certificate of the Public Printer that

his contract has been complied with. (Jan. 12, 1895,

c. 23, § 41, 28 Stat. 607.)

§ 114. Printing and sale of extra copies of documents. The Public Printer shall furnish to all applicants giving notice before the matter is put to press,

not exceeding two hundred and fifty to any one applicant, copies of bills, reports, and documents, said applicants paying in advance the cost of such printing

with 10 per centum added: Provided, That the printing of such work for private parties shall not interfere with the printing for the Government. (Jan. 12.

1895, c. 23, § 42, 28 Stat. 607.)

See section 72a of this title.

§ 115. Illustrations and maps in documents and reports; orders for printing acted on within one year.

No document or report to be illustrated or accompanied by maps shall be printed by the Public Printer

until the illustrations or maps designed therefor

shall be ready for publication; and no order for public printing shall be acted upon by th£ Public Printer

after the expiration of one year, unless the entire

copy and illustrations for the work shall have been

furnished within that period. (Jan. 12, 1895, c. 23,

§ 80, 28 Stat. 621.)

§ 116. No printing and binding unless authorized;

binding materials. No printing or binding shall be

done at the Government Printing Office unless authorized by law. Binding for the departments of the

Government shall be done in plain sheep or cloth,

except that record and account books may be bound

in Russia leather, sheep fleshers, and skivers, when

authorized by the head of a department: Provided,

The libraries of the several departments, the Library

of Congress, the libraries of the Surgeon General's

Office, the Patent Office, and the Naval Observatory

may have books for the exclusive use of said libraries

bound in half Turkey, or material no more expensive.

(Jan. 12, 1895, c. 23, § 86, 28 Stat. 622.)

$ 117. Certificate of necessity; estimate of cost.

When any department, the Supreme Court, the Court

of Claims, or the Library of Congress shall require

printing or binding to be done, it shall be on certificate that such work be necessary for the public service; whereupon the Public Printer shall furnish an

estimate of the cost by the principal items for such

printing or binding so called for, after which requisitions shall be made upon him therefor by the head of

such department, the clerk of the Supreme Court,

Chief Justice of the Court of Claims, or the Librarian

of Congress; and the Public Printer shall place the

cost thereof to the debit of such department In its

annual appropriation for printing and binding. (Jan.

12. 1895, c. 23, § 93. 28 Stat. 623.)

Printing for Supreme Court, see section 354 of Title 28.

§ 118. Restrictions on use of appropriations for

printing and binding for illustrations. No part of

the appropriations made for printing and binding

shall be used for any Illustration, engraving, or

photograph in any document or report ordered printed

by Congress unless the order to print expressly authorizes the same, nor in any document or report of

any executive department or other Government establishment until the head of the executive department

or Government establishment shall certify in a letter

transmitting such report that the illustration is necessary and.relates entirely to the transaction of public business. (Mar. 3, 1905, c. 1483, $ 1, 33 Stat. 1213.)

( 119. Blanks and letterheads for judges and officers of courts. All blanks and letterheads for use by

the judges and other officials of the United States

courts other than such as are required to be paid

for by any of these officers out of the emoluments of

their offices shall be printed at the Government Printing Office upon forms prescribed by the Department

of Justice, and shall be distributed by it upon requisition. (Jan. 12, 1895, c. 23, § 97, 28 Stat. 624.)

§ 120. Disposition of receipts for work done. All

sums paid to the Public Printer for work that he is

authorized by law to do shall be deposited to the

credit, on the books of the Treasury Department, of

the appropriation made for the working capital of

the Government Printing Office for the year in which

the work is done, and be subject to requisition by

the Public Printer. (Mar. 4, 1925, c. 549. § 1, 43

Stat. 1300; May 13, 1926, c. 294, § 1, 44 Stat. 551;

Feb. 23, 1927, c. 168, §,1,44 Stat 1160; May 14, 1928.

c. 551, § 1, 45 Stat. 531; Feb. 28, 1929, c. 307, § 1, 45

Sta t 1401; June 6, 1930. c. 407, $ 1, 46 Sta t 520;

Feb. 20. 1931, c. 234, § 1, 46 Stat. 1190; June 30, 1932,

c. 314, Part I, § 1, 47 Stat. 397; Feb. 28, 1933, C. 134,

§ 1, 47 Stat. 1306; May 30, 1934, c. 372, § 1, 48 Stat.

632.)

Chapter 5.—CONGRESSIONAL PRINTING IN

GENERAL

Sec.

131. " Usual number " of documents and reports ; distribution of House and Senate documents and reports;

binding; reports on private bills; number of copies

printed ; distribution.

132. Extra copies of documents and reports.

133. Printing extra copies.

134. " Extr a copies " defined.

135. Duplicate orders to print.

136. Regulations for printing documents for Congress in

two or more editions; printing of full number and

allotment of full quota.

137. Reprinting bills, laws, and reports from committees

not exceeding fifty pages.

138. Senate and House documents and reports for Department of State.

139. Distribution of documents to Library of Congress.

139a. Same ; additional copies.

140. Printing of documents not provided for by law.

141. Lapse of authority to print, when.

142. Classification and numbering of publications ordered

printed bv Congress ; designation of publications of

departments; printing of committee hearings.

143. Binding of publications for distribution to libraries.

144. Appropriation to which cost of printing by order of

Congress chargeable.

145. Requirements of reports recommending printing and

binding for Congress. [Temporary.)

146. Stationery and blank books for Congress.

147. Journals of Houses of Congress.

148. Senate and House Manuals.

149. Congressional Directory.

150. Same ; sale.

101. Eulogies; engraving.

152. Illustrations accompanying bound copies of memorial

addresses.

153. Statement of appropriations ; " usual number.

154. Printing for committees of Congress.

155. Committee reports; indexing and binding.

156. Reports of Librarian of Congress.

157. Distribution rot documents to Congressmen.

158. Allotments of public documents afte r expiration of

159. Time for distribution of documents by Congressmen

extended. ,

160. Binding for Congressmen.

161. Same ; binding a t expense of Congressmen.

162 Documents and reports ordered by Congressmen;

frank s and envelopes for Congressmen.

163. Payment of cost of printing extracts from Congressional Record, or other documents.

164. Distribution of copies of Congressional Record, etc..

to Governor General of Philippines.

165 Senate and House document rooms; superintendents.

166. Senate and House folding rooms; superintendents.

167. Disposition of documents stored at Capitol.

168. Binding for Senate library.

160. Parliamentary precedents; publication and distribution.

Section 131. "Usual number " of documents and

reports; distribution of House and Senate documents

and reports; binding; reports on private bills; number of copies printed; distribution. Whenever any

document or report shall be ordered printed by Congress, such order to print# shall signify the usual

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number " of copies for binding and distribution among

those entitled to receive them. No greater number

shall be printed unless ordered by either House, or as

hereinafter provided. When a special number of a

ument or report is ordered printed, the usual numshall also be printed, unless already ordered.

The usual number of documents and reports shall be

one thousand six hundred and eighty-two copies,

which shall be distributed as follows:

Of the Bouse documents and reports, unbound.—

To the Senate document room, one hundred and fifty

copies; to the office of the Secretary of the Senate,

ten copies; to the House document room, not to exceed

five hundred copies; to the Clerk's office of the House,

twenty copies; to the Library of Congress, two copies,

as provided in section 139 of this title; to the Governor General of the Philippine Islands at Manila,

three copies, as provided in section 164 of this title.

Of the Senate documents and reports, unbound.—

To the Senate document room, two hundred and

twenty copies; office of the Secretary of the Senate,

ten copies; to the House document room, not to exceed

five hundred copies; to the Clerk's office of the House,

ten copies; to the Library of Congress, two copies, as

provided in section 139 of this title; to the Governor

General of the Philippine Islands at Manila, three

copies, as provided in section 164 of this title.

Of the number printed, the Public Printer shall bind

a sufficient number of copies, which shall be distributed as follows:

Of the Bouse documents and reports, bound.—To

the Senate library, fifteen copies; to the Library of

Congress, one hundred and twenty-five copies, as provided in section 139 of this title; to the House library,

fifteen copies; to the Superintendent of Documents,

as many copies as may be required for distribution to

the State and Territorial libraries and designated

depositories.

Of the Senate documents and reports, bound.—To

the Senate library, fifteen copies; to the Library of

Congress, copies as provided in sections 139" and 139a

of this title; to the House library, fifteen copies; to

le Superintendent of Documents, as many copies as

jay be required for distribution to State and Territorial libraries and designated depositories. In binding documents the Public Printer shall give precedence to those that are to be distributed to libraries

and to designated depositories. But any State or

Territorial library or designated depository entitled to

documents that may prefer to have its documents in

unbound form, may do so by notifying the Superintendent of Documents to that effect prior to the convening of each Congress.

All of the " usual number " shall be printed at one

time.

The usual number of reports on private bills, eoncurrent or simple resolutions, shall not be printed.

In lieu thereof there shall be printed of each Senate

report on a private bill, simple or concurrent resolution, three hundred and forty-five copies, in addition

to those required to be furnished the Library of Congress, which shall be distributed as follows: To the

Senate document room, two hundred and twenty

copies; to the Secretary of the Senate, fifteen copies;

to the House document room, one hundred copies; to

the Superintendent of Documents, ten copies; and of

each House report on a private bill, simple or concurrent resolution, two hundred and sixty copies, in

addition to those for the Library of Congress, which

shall be distributed as follows: To the Senate document room, one hundred and thirty-five copies; to the

Secretary of the Senate, fifteen copies; to the House

document room, one hundred copies; to the Superintendent of Documents, ten copies. Nothing herein

shall be construed to prevent the binding of all Senate

and House reports in the reserve volumes bound for

and delivered to the Senate and House libraries; nor

shall it operate to abridge In any way the right of

the Vice President Senators, Representatives, Deletes, Resident Commissioners, Secretary of the Sente, and Clerk of the House to have bound in half

morocco, or material not more expensive, one copy of

every public document to which he may be entitled.

Not less than twelve copies of each report on bills for

the payment or adjudication of claims against the

Government shall.be kept on file in the Senate document room. (Jan. 12, 1895, c. 23, § 54, 28 Stat. 608;

Mar. 2, 1901, No. 16, §§ 1, 2, 31 Stat. 1464; Jan. 20,

1905, c. 50, § 1, 33 Stat. 610; Mar. 1, 1907, c. 2284, § 4,

34 Stat. 1014; Jan. 15, 1908, No. 3, § 2, 35 Stat. 506;

Mar. 4, 1909, c. 317, 35 Stat. 1067; June 25,1910, c. 439,

lioft) 3 1 '

808 'Mar '3

'

1925 , Cl 421 ' H 6, 7, 43 Stat.

§ 132. Extra copies of documents and reports.

Extra copies of documents and reports shall be printed

promptly when the same shall be ready for publication, and shall be bound in paper or cloth as directed

by the Joint Committee on Printing. (Jan. 12, 1895,

c. 23, § 73, 28 Stat. 612.)

§ 133. Printing extra copies. Orders for printing

extra copies, otherwise than provided for in this

title shall be by simple, concurrent, or joint resolution.

Either House may print extra copies to the amount

of $500 by simple resolution; if the cost exceeds that

sum, the printing shall be ordered by concurrent resolution, except when the resolution is self-appropriating, when it shall be by joint resolution. Such resolutions, when presented to either House, shall be referred immediately to the Committee on Printing,

who, in making their report, shall give the probable

cost of the proposed printing upon the estimate of

the Public Printer; and no extra copies shall be

printed before such committee has reported. The

printing of additional copies may be performed upon

orders of the Joint Committee on Printing within a

limit of $200 in cost in any one instance. (Jan. 12,

1805, c. 23. § 2, 28 Stat. 601; Mar. 1, 1907, c. 2284, § 1,

34 Stat. 1013.)

5134. "Extr a copies" defined. The term "extra

copies" as used in this title shall be construed to

mean copies in addition to the usual number as defined in section 131 of this title. (Jan. 12, 1895, c. 23,

28 Stat. 601; Mar. 1, 1907, c. 2284, § 1, 34 Sta t

$ 135. Duplicate orders to print. The Public

Printer shall examine closely the orders of the Senate and House for printing, and in case of duplication he shall print under the first order received

(Jan. 12, 1895, c. 23, $ 53, 2S Stat. 60S.)

1136. Regulations for printing documents for

Congress in two or more editions; printing of full

number and allotment of full quota. The Joint Committee on Printing is authorized and directed to establish rules and regulations, from time to time,

which shall be observed by the Public Printer,

whereby public documents and reports printed for

Congress, or either House thereof, may be printed

in two or more editions, instead of one, to meet the

public requirements. In no case shall the aggregate

of said editions exceed the number of copies otherwise

authorized. Nothing herein shall operate to obstruct

the printing of the full number of any document or

report, or the allotment of the full quota to Senators

and Representatives, aS'otherwise authorized, when a

legitimate demand for the full complement is known

to exist (Mar. 30, 1906, No. 14, 34 Stat. 826.)

$ 137. Reprinting bills, laws, and reports from

committees not exceeding fifty pages. The Secretary

of the Senate and the Clerk of the House of Representatives may order the reprinting in a number ndt

exceeding one thousand copies of any pending bill or

resolution, or any public law not exceeding fifty

pages, or any report from any committee or congressional commission on pending legislation not accompanied by testimony or exhibits or other appendices

and not exceeding fifty pages, when the supply shall

have been exhausted. The Public Printer shall require each requisition for reprinting to cite the specific

authority of law for its execution. (Jan. 12, 1895

c. 23, § 2, 28 Stat. 601; Mar. 1, 1907, c. 2284, $ 1, 34

Stat. 1012.)

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g 138. Senate and House documents and reports

for Department of State. The Public Printer Is

hereby authorized and directed to print, in addition

to the usual number, and furnish the Department

of State with twenty copies of each Senate and

House of Representatives document and report.

(Feb. 7, 1896, No. 14, 29 Sta t 463.)

See sections 139a and 280 of this title.

§ 139. Distribution of documents to Library of

Congress. Of the publications described in this section the number of copies which shall be printed

and distributed by the Public Printer to the Library

of Congress for its own use and for international

exchange shall be sixty-two except as such number

shall be enlarged to not exceeding one hundred

copies by request of the Librarian of Congress, to

wit: The House documents and reports, bound; the

Senate documents and reports, bound; the House

Journals, bound; the Senate Journals bound; all

other documents bearing a Congressional number and

all documents not bearing a Congressional number

printed by order of either House of Congress, or by

order of any department, bureau, commission, or

officer of the Government, except confidential matter, blank forms, and circular letters not of a public

character; the Revised Statutes, bound; the Statutes

at Large, bound; the Congressional Record, bound;

the Official Register of the United States, bound. In

addition to the foregoing the Public Printer shall

supply to the Library of Congress for its own use

two copies of each of the above-described publications, unbound, as published; five copies of all bills

and resolutions; ten copies of the daily Congressional

Record; and two copies of all documents printed for

the use of Congressional committees not of a confidential character. (Jan. 28, 1899, No. 12, 30 Stat.

13S8; Mar. 2, 1901, No. 16, §§ 1, 2, 31 Stat. 1464.)

See section 131 of this title.

§ 139a. Same; additional copies. After March 3,

1925, there shall be printed and delivered to the

Library of Congress for its own use and for international "exchange 125 copies [Publications For Library

of Congress] in lieu of the number theretofore provided by law. (Mar. 3, 1925, c. 421, §7,4 3 Stat.

1106.)

§ 140. Printing of documents not provided for by

law. Either House may order the printing of a

document not already provided for by law, but only

when the same shall be accompanied by an estimate

from the Public Printer as to the probable cost thereof.

Any executive department, bureau, board, or independent office of the Government submitting reports or

documents in response to inquiries from Congress

shall submit therewith an estimate of the probable

cost of printing to the usual number. Nothing in this

section relating to estimates shall apply to reports

or documents not exceeding fifty pages. (Jan. 12,

1895, c. 23, § 2, 28 Stat. 601; Mar. 1, 1907, c. 2284,

§ 1, 34 Stat. 1013.)

§ 141. Lapse of authority to print, when. In the

printing of any document or report, or any publication authorized by law to be printed, for distribution

by Congress, the whole number of copies of which

shall not have been ordered within two years from the

date of the original order, the authority to print

shall lapse, except as orders for subsequent editions

may be approved by the Joint Committee on Printing,

and then in no instance shall the whole number exceed

the number originally authorized by law. (Mar. 1,

1907, c. 2284, $ 5, 34 Stat. 1014.)

§ 142. Classification and numbering of publications ordered printed by Congress; designation of

publications of departments; printing of committee

hearings. Publications ordered printed by Congress,

or either House thereof, shall be in four series, namely;

One series of reports made by the committees of the

Senate, to be known as Senate reports; one series of

reports made by the committees of the House of Representatives, to be known as House reports; one series

of documents other than reports of committees, the

orders for printing which originate in the Senate, to

be known as Senate documents, and one series of documents other than committee reports, the orders for

printing which originate in the House of Representatives, to be known as House documents. The publications in each series shall be consecutively numbered,

the numbers in each series continuing in unbroken

sequence throughout the entire term of a Congress,

but the foregoing provisions shall not apply to the

documents printed for the use of the Senate in executive session. Of the " usual numberth e copies

which are intended for distribution to State and Territorial libraries and other designated depositories of

all annual or serial publications originating in or prepared by an executive department, bureau, office, commission, or board shall not be numbered in the document or rtport series of either House of Congress, but

shall be designated by title and bound as hereinafter

provided, and the departmental edition, if any, shall

be printed concurrently with the " usual number."

Hearings of committees may be printed as congressional documents only when specifically ordered by

Congress or either House thereof. (Jan. 15, 1908,

No. 3 , : 1,85 Stat. 565.)

$ 143. Binding of publications for distribution to

libraries. In the binding of congressional documents

and reports for distribution by the Superintendent of

Documents to State and Territorial libraries and

other designated depositories, ever?' publication of

sufficient size on any one subject shall be bound separately and receive the title suggested by the subject

of the volume, and the others shall be distributed in

unbound form as soon as printed. The Public

Printer shall supply the Superintendent of Documents

sufficient copies of those publications distributed in

unbound form, to be bound and distributed to the

State and Territorial libraries and other designated

depositories for their permanent files. The library

edition, as well as all other bound sets of congressional

numbered documents and reports, shall be arranged

in volumes and bound in the manner directed by the

Joint Committee on Printing. (Jan. 15, 1908, No. 3,

§ 2, 35 Stat. 566.)

§ 144. Appropriation to which cost of printing by

order of Congress chargeable. The cost of the printing of any document or report printed by order of

Congress which cannot, under the provisions of section 214 of this title, be properly charged to any other

appropriation or allotment of appropriation already

made, shall, upon order of the Joint Committee on

Printing, be charged to the allotment of appropriation for printing and binding for Congress. (Jan.

12, 1895, c. 23, 5 2, 28 Stat. 601; Mar. 1, 1907, c. 2284,

| 1, 34 Stat. 1013.)

§ 145. Requirements of reports recommending

printing and binding for Congress. [Temporary.]

This section (Act July 1, 1916. c. 209. $ 1, 39 Stat. 330;

Act Mar. 4, 1925, c. 549, $ 1, 43 Stat. 1299) Is temporary.

§ 146. Stationery, and blank books for Congress.

Stationery, blank books, tables, forms, and other

necessary papers preparatory to congressional legislation, required for the official use of the Senate and

the House of Representatives, or the committees and

officers thereof, shall be furnished by the Public

Printer upon requisition of the Secretary of the Senate and the Clerk of the House of Representatives,

respectively. This shall not operate to prevent the

purchase by the officers of the Senate and House of

Representatives,of such stationery and blank books as

may be necessary for sale to Senators and Members

in the stationery rooms of the two Houses as provided

by law. (Jan. 12, 1895, c. 23, $ 2, 28 Stat. Q01; Mar.

1, 1907, c. 2284, § 1, 34 Stat. 1013.)

$147. Journals of Houses of Congress. There

shall be printed of the Journals of the Senate and

House of Representatives eight hundred and twentytwo copies, which shall be distributed as follows: To

the Senate document room, ninety copies for distribution to Senators, and twenty-five additional copies;

to the Senate library, ten copies; to the House document room, three hundred and sixty copies for distribution to Members, and twenty-five additional copies- to the Department of State, four copies; to the

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/our copies to be distributed to three libraries in each

of tbe States and Territories to be designated by the

Superintendent of Documents; to the Court of Claims,

two copies; and to the library of the House of Representatives, ten copies. The remaining number of

tiie Journals of the Senate and House of Representatives. consisting of twenty-five copies, shall be furnished to the Secretary of the Senate and the Clerk

of the House of Representatives, respectively, as the

necessities of their respective offices may require, as

rapidly as signatures are completed for such distribution. (Jan. 12, 1805, c. 23, § 57, 28 Stat. 609; Mar.

2, 1901, No. 16, §§ 1, 2, 31 Stat. 1404.)

See sections 139 and 139a of this title.

$ 148. Senate and House Manuals. Of the Senate

Manual and of the Digest and Manual of the House

of Representatives, each House shall print as many

copies as it shall desire, even though the cost exceed

$500. (Jan. 12, 1895, c. 23, § 73, 28 Stat. 617.)

§ 149. Congressional Directory. There shall be

prepared under the direction of the Joint Committee

on Printing a Congressional Directory, of which there

shall be three editions during each long session and

two editions during each short session of Congress.

The first edition shall be distributed to Senators, Representatives, Delegates, the principal officers of Congress, and heads of departments on the first day of

the session, and shall be ready for distribution to

others within one week thereafter. The number and

distribution of such directory shall be under the control of the Joint Committee on Printing. Official correspondence concerning the directory may be had in

penalty envelopes under the direction of the Joint

Committee. All copies delivered to Senators and Representatives for distribution shall be bound in cloth

(Jan. 12, 1895, c. 23, § 73, 28 Stat. 617; July 1, 1902,

c. 1351, 32 Stat. 583.)

$ 150. Same; sale. The Public Printer, under the

direction of the Joint Committee, may print for sale,

at a price sufficient to reimburse the expense of such

printing, the current Congressional Directory. The

money derived from such sales shall be paid into the

Treasury and accounted for in his annual report to

Congress, and no sales shall be made on credit. (Jan.

12, 1895, c. 23, § 40, 28 Stat. 607.)

$ 151. Eulogies; engraving. There shall be printed

of eulogies of deceased Senators, Representatives, and

Delegates eight thousand copies, of which number

fifty copies, bound in full morocco, with gilt edges,

shall be delivered to ,the family of the deceased, and

one thousand nine hundred and fifty copies in cloth

binding shall be delivered to the Senators, Representatives, or Delegates of the State or Territory represented by the deceased. The remaining number, also

in cloth binding, shall be distributed fn the proportion

of two thousand to the Senate and four thousand to

the House. The engraving for such eulogies shall be

done at the Bureau of Engraving and Printing and

paid for out of the appropriation for that bureau. Of

the " usual number " the bound volume shall contain

in one volume for each House all eulogies during

the session of Congress upon Senators and Representatives respectively. The preparation of memorial

addresses on deceased Senators and Members of the

House of Representatives shall be done under the

direction of the Joint Committee on Printing without

extra expense therefor. (Aug. 23,1894, c. 307, 2S Stat.

447; Jan. 12, 1895, c. 23, $ 73, 28 Stat. 616.)

See section 152 of this title.

$ 152. Illustrations accompanying bound copies of

memorial addresses. The illustrations to accompany

bound copies of memorial addresses delivered in

Congress shall be made at the Bureau of Engraving

and Printing and paid for out of the appropriation

for that bureau, or, in the discretion of the Joint

Committee on Printing, shall be obtained elsewhere

by the Public Printer and charged to the allotment

for printing and binding for Congress. (Mar. 4,

1921, c. 161, $ 1, 41 Stat. 1431.)

$ 153. Statement of appropriations; " usual number." Of the statements of appropriations required to

be prepared by section 105 of Title 2, there shall be

printed, after the close of each regular session of

Congress, the usual number of copies. (Mar. 2, 1S95,

c. 189, § 1, 28 Stat. 958.)

$ 154. Printing for committees of Congress. No

committee of Congress shall be empowered to procure

the printing of more than one thousand copies of any

hearing or other document, which shall be germane

thereto, for its use except by simple, concurrent, or

joint resolution, as provided in this chapter. (Jan

12, 1S95, C. 23, 3 2, 28 Stat. 601; Mar. 1, 1907, c. 2284,

§ 1, 34 Stat. 1012.)

§ 156. Committee reports, indexing and binding.

The Secretary of the Senate and Clerk of the Huufc.

shall procure and tile for the use of their respective

Houses copies of all reports made by committees,

and they are hereby directed at the close of each

session of Congress to cause such reports to be indexed and bound, one copy to be deposited in the

library of each House and one copy in the room of

the committee from which the reports emanate

(Jan. 12, 1S95, c. 23, $ 83, 28 Stat. 622.)

§ 156. Reports of Librarian of Congress. Of the

annual and special reports of the Librarian of Congress submitted to Congress, there shall be printed

and bound in cloth five thousand copies for the use

of the Library of Congress. (Feb. 24, 1904, No. 8,

33 Stat. 583.)

$ 157. Distribution of documents to Congressmen.

Whenever in the division among Senators, Representatives, and Delegates of documents printed for

the use of Congress there shall be an apportionment

to each or either House in round numbers, the Public

Printer shall not deliver the full number so accredited

at the respective folding rooms, but only the largest

multiple of the number constituting the full membership of each or either House, including the Secretary

and Sergeant at Arms of the Senate and Clerk, Sen

grant at Arms, and Doorkeeper of the House, which

shall be contained in the round numbers thus accredited to each or either House, so that the number

delivered shall divide evenly and without remainder

among the Members of the House to which they are

delivered; and the remainder of the documents' thus

resulting shall be turned over to the Superintendent

of Documents, to be distributed by him, first, to

public and school libraries for the purpose of completing broken sets; second, to public and school

libraries that have not been supplied with any portions of such sets, and, lastly, by sale to other persons; said libraries to be named to him by Senators,

Representatives, and Delegates in Congress; and In

this distribution the Superintendent of Documents

shall see that as far as practicable an equal allowance is made to each Senator, Representative, and

Delegate. (Jan. 12, 1895, c. 23, $ 68, 28 Stat. 612;

Apr. 6, 1904, c. 862, 33 Sta t 159.)

§ 158. Allotments of public documents after expiration of term. The Congressional allotment of

public documents (except the Congressional Record)

printed after the expiration of the term of office of

the Vice President of the United States, or anv Senator, Representative, Delegate, or Resident Commissioner shall be delivered to his or her successor in

office.

The Vice* President of the United States and any

Senator, Representative, Delegate, or Resident Commissioner in Congress, having public documents to

his credit at the expiration of his term;of office shall

take the same prior to the 30th day of June next

following the date of such expiration, and if he shall

not do so within such period he shall forfeit them

to his or her successor in office. (Jan. 12, 1695, c. 23,

§ 72, 28 Stat. 612; Mar. IS, 1924, c. 60, 43 Stat. 24;

June 18, 1934, c. 600, § 1, 48 Stat. 1017.)

$ 159. Time for distribution of documents by Congressmen extended. The time allowed Members of

Congress reelected to distribute public documents to

their credit, or the credit of their respective districts

in the Interior or other Departments and bureaus, and

In the Government Printing Office, shall continue dur37
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ing their successive terms and until their right to

frank documents shall end. (June 4, 1897, c. 2, $ 1,

SO Stat. 62.)

$ 160. Binding for Congressmen. Each Senator

and Representative shall be entitled to the binding in

halt morocco, or material not more expensive, of but

one copy of each public document to which he may be

entitled, an account of which, with each Senator and

Representative, shall be kept by the Secretary of the

Senate and Clerk of the House, respectively. (Jan.

12, 1895, c. 23, § 2, 28 Stat. 601; Mar. 1, 1907, c. 2284,

$ 1, 34 Stat. 1013.)

8 161. Same; binding at expense of Congressmen.

The Public Printer is authorized to bind at the Government Printing Office any books, maps, charts, or

documents published by authority of Congress, upon

application of any Member of the Senate or House of

Representatives, upon payment of the actual cost of

such binding. (Dec. 10, 1877, c. 6, 20 Stat. 5.)

8 162. Documents and reports ordered by Congressmen; franks and envelopes for Congressmen. Documents and reports of committees with the evidence

and papers submitted therewith, or any part thereof

ordered printed by Congress, may be reprinted by the

Public Printer on order of any Member of Congress

or Delegate, on prepayment of the cost thereof.

He may also furnish without cost to Senators, Members, and Delegates blank franks printed on sheets

and perforated, or singly at the option of said Senators, Members, and Delegates, for public documents.

Franks so furnished shall contain in the upper lefthand corner thereof the following words, to wit:

" Public document. Free. United States Senate (or

House of Representatives U. S.)" and in upper righthand corner the letters " U. S. S." or " M. C." But

he shall not print any other words thereon except

where it may be desirable to affix the official title of

a document. All other words printed thereon shall

be at the personal expense of the Senator, Member, or

Delegate ordering the same.

At the request of any Congressman the Public

Printer is authorized to print upon franks or envelopes used for mailing public documents or seed the

facsimile stamp of said Congressman and a special

request for return if not called for, and the name of

the State and county and city. Said Congressman

to deposit with his order the extra expense Involved in

printing these additional words.

The Public Printer may also, at the request of any

Senator, Representative, or Delegate In Congress,

print on envelopes authorized to be furnished the

name of the Senator, Representative or Delegate,

and State, the date, and the topic or subject matter,

not exceeding twelve words.

All moneys accruing under this section shall be

deposited by the Public Printer in the Treasury of

the United States to the credit on the books of the

Treasury Department of the appropriation made for

the working capital of the Government Printing Office

for the year in which the work is done, and accounted

for in his annual report to Congress. (Jan. 12, 1895,

c. 23, $ 37, 28 Sta t 606; Mar. 2, 1895, c. 189, § 1, 28

Stat. 961; Jan. 30, 1904, c. 39, 33 Stat. 9; Mar. 4,

1925, c. 549, $ 1, 43 Stat. 1300.)

$ 163. Payment of cost of printing extracts from

Congressional Record, or other documents. In case

anv Senator, Representative, or Delegate shall fall

to pay the cost of printing extracts from the Congressional Record or other documents ordered by him to

be printed, the Public Printer shall certify the amount

due to the Sergeant at Arms of the House or the

financial clerk of the Senate, as the case may be, and

the Sergeant at Arms or financial clerk shall deduct

from any salary due the said delinquent the said

amount, or as much thereof as the salary due may

cover, and pay the amount so obtained to the Public

Printer, to be applied by him to the satisfaction of

the Indebtedness. (Mar. 4, 1911, c. 285, $ 1, 36 Stat.

1446.)

§164. Distribution of copies of Congressional

Record, etc., to Governor General of Philippines.

The Public Printer is hereby authorized to furnish

gratuitously to the Governor General of the Philippine Islands at Manila ten copies of the. dally Congressional Record and three copies of all bills, resolutions, documents, and reports, as printed, and be Is

hereby directed to print. If necessary, the extra number required to comply with this section. (Mar. 4,

1909, c. 317, 35 Stat. 1067.)

8 165. Senate and House document rooms; superintendents. There shall be one document room of the

Senate and one of the House of Representatives, to

be designated, respectively, the " Senate and House

document room." Each shall be in charge of a superintendent, who shall be appointed by the Secretary of

the Senate and the Doorkeeper of the House, respectively, who shall also appoint the necessary number of assistants. The Senate document room shall

be under the jurisdiction of the Secretary of the Senate. (Jan. 12, 1895, c. 23, 8 60, 28 Sta t 610; Mar. 3,

1901, c. 830, 8 1- 31 Stat. 902.)

8 166. Senate and House folding rooms; superintendents. There shall be one folding room of the

Senate and one folding room of the House of Representatives. They shall be in charge of superintendents, appointed respectively by the Sergeant at Arms

of the Senate and Doorkeeper of the House, who shall

also appoint the necessary assistants. All reports or

documents to be distributed for Senators, Representatives, and Delegates shall be folded and distributed

from the folding rooms, unless otherwise ordered and

each Senator, Representative, and Delegate shall be

notified in writing once every sixty days of the number

and character of publications on hand and assigned

to him for use and distribution. (Jan. 12, 1895, c. 23,

§ 71, 28 Stat. 612.)

8 167. Disposition of documents stored at Capitol.

The Secretary and Sergeant at Arms of the Senate

and the Clerk and Doorkeeper of the House of Representatives shall at the convening in regular session of

each successive Congress cause an invoice to be made

of all public documents stored In and about the Capitol, other than those belonging to the quota of Members of such Congress, to the Library of Congress and

the Senate and House libraries and document rooms,

and all such documents shall by the superintendents,

respectively, of the Senate and House folding rooms

be put to the credit of Senators, Representatives, and

Delegates of such Congress, In quantities equal in the

number of volumes and as nearly as possible in value,

to each Member of Congress, and said documents shall

be distributed upon the orders of Senators, Representatives, and Delegates, each of whom shall be supplied

by the superintendents of the folding rooms with a

list of the number and character of the publications

thus put to his credit, but before said apportionment

is made copies of any of these documents desired for

the use of committees of the Senate or House shall be

delivered to the chairmen of such committees. Four

copies of each and all leather-bound documents shall

be reserved and carefully stored, to be used in supplying deficiencies In the Senate and House libraries

caused by wear or loss. (Jan. 12, 1895, c. 23, § 63,

28 Stat. 611.) T

$ 168. Binding for Senate library. The Secretary

of the Senate is authorized to make requisition upon

the Public Prieter for the binding for the Senate

library of such books as he may deem necessary at a

cost not to exceed $200 per year. (Mar. 2, 1895, c.

189, 8 1, 28 Stat. 958.)

8 169. Parliamentary precedents;" publication and

distribution. The sets of volumes of parliamentary

precedents authorized to be published by Act March 1,

1921, c. 89, 41 Sta t 1181, shall be distributed as follows: One set to each Representative, Delegate, and

Senator In the Sixty-sixth Congress and one set to

each Representative, Delegate, and Senator in the

Sixty-seventh Congress who is not a Member of the

Sixty-sixth Congress; one set to each committee room

of the House and Senate; one set each to the Senate

and the House branches of the legislative drafting

service; ten sets to the Library of Congress; ten sets

each to the House and Senate libraries; five hundred

copies for distribution tt> the State and Territorial

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libraries and designated depositories as In the case

of documents printed under section 131 of this title,

and when such precedents are prepared the Superintendent of Documents of the Government Printing

Office shall notify each of the State and Territorial

ibraries and designated depositories that such precedents are available for distribution to them, If requested within ninety days after the receipt of such

notice, and any sets remaining at the end of such

period shall be delivered by the Superintendent of

Documents to the Doorkeeper of the House of Representatives for disposal as provided herein; and the

residue to the folding room of the House, to be distributed by the Doorkeeper, commencing with the

Sixty-eighth Congress, one set to each Representative, Delegate, or Senator who has not previously

received one. The plates used in printing the work

shall be the property of the Government and shall be

preserved for such future use as may be hereafter

authorized. The cost of printing and binding such

precedents shall be charged to the allotments for

printing and binding for Congress current at the time

of the performance of the work. (Mar. 1, 1921, c. 89,

$ 1, 41 Sta t 1181.)

Chapter 6.—CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, BILLS,

AND LAWS

Sec.

181. Congressional Record; arrangement, style, contents,

and indexes.

182. Same ; indexes.

183. Same ; gratuitous copies ; subscriptions.

184. Same ; unbound copies for Congressmen.

185. Same ; extracts for Congressmen ; mailing envelopes.

186. Same ; distribution in exchange for foreign parliamentary records.

187. Same ; exchange for Parliamentary Hansard.

188. Same ; sale.

189. Bills and resolutions; number and distribution.

189a. Same : style and form; authority of Joint Committee

on Printing ; Inapplicable to Committee on Revision

of the Laws.

190. Binding sets of bills and resolutions for Congress.

191. Public and privat e laws, postal conventions, and

treaties.

192. Printing Acts, resolutions, and treaties.

193. Printing of postal conventions.

194. Distribution of copies of this Code to Senators and

Representatives. [Repealed.)

195. Pamphlet copies of statutes.

196. Statute s a t Large.

197. Same ; marginal references.

Section 181. Congressional Record; arrangement,

style, contents, and indexes. The Joint Committee on

Printing shall have control of the arrangement and

style of the Congressional Record, and while providing that it shall be substantially a verbatim report of proceedings, shall take all needed action for

the reduction of unnecessary bulk, and shall provide

for the publication of an index of the Congressional

Record semimonthly during the sessions of Congress

and at the close thereof. (Jan. 12, 1895, c. 23, $ 13,

28 Sta t 603.)

$182. Same; indexes. The Joint Committee on

Printing shall designate to the Public Printer a competent person to prepare the semimonthly and session index to the Congressional Record, and shall fix

and regulate the compensation to be paid by the

Public Printer for the said work and direct the form

and manner of its publication and distribution. (Jan.

12, 1805, c. 23, § 14, 28 Stat. 603.)

$183. Same; gratuitous copies; subscriptions.

The Public Printer shall furnish the Congressional

Record as follows and shall furnish gratuitously no

others In addition thereto:

To the Vice President and each Senator, eightyeight copies; and to the Secretary and Sergeant at

Arms of the Senate, each twenty copies, and to the

Secretary for office use, ten copies; to each Representative and Delegate, sixty copies, and to the

Clerk and Doorkeeper of the House, each twenty

copies, and to the Clerk, for office use, ten copies;

and to the Clerk for use of Members of the House

of Representatives, fifty copies; and to the Sergeant

at Arms of the Senate, for the use of the Senate,

twenty copies; to be supplied daily as originally published or in the revised and permanent form bound

only in half russla, or part in each form, as each

may elect.

To the Vice President and each Senator, Representative, and Delegate there shall be furnished two

copies of the daily Record, one to be delivered at his

residence and one at the Capitol.

To the President, for use of the Executive Office,

four copies of the daily and one bound copy.

To the Chief Justice and each of the Associate Justices of the Supreme Court of the United States, the

marshal and clerk of the said court, one daily and

one bound copy.

To the governor of each State and Territory, one

copy of the daijy and one bound copy of the Record.

To the Official Reporter of the Senate and each of

his assistant reporters, and to the official reporters

of the House, each two copies of the daily and one

copy of the bound Record.

To the superintendent of the Senate and House document rooms, each one copy of the daily and one

bound copy.

To the Library of Congress, one hundred and

twenty-five bound copies, for its own use and international exchange and ten copies of the daily Record

for its own use, as provided in sections 139 and 139a

of this title, and such number of copies of the daily

Record, as may be required, not exceeding one hundred copies, for distribution under section 186 of this

title.

To the Senate and House libraries, twenty copies

each.

To the library of each of the executive departments,

and to the Naval Observatory, Smithsonian Institution, the United States National Museum, and Civil

Service Commission, one bound copy.

To the Soldiers' Home, and to each of the national

homes for disabled volunteer soldiers, and to each of

the State soldiers' homes established for either Federal or Confederate soldiers, one copy of the dailv.

To the Superintendent of Documents, as many

bound copies as may be required* for distribution to

depositories of public documents.

To each of our legations abroad, one copy of the

daily Record, to be sent through the Secretary of

State.

To each foreign legation in Washington whose government extends a like courtesy to our legations

abroad, one copy of the daily Record, to be sent

through the Secretary of State and furnished upon

his requisition.

To each newspaper correspondent whose name appears in the Congressional Directory, and who makes

application therefor, for his personal use and that of

the paper or papers he represents, one copy of the

daily Congressional Record and one copy of the bound

Congressional Record, the same to be sent to the office address of each member of the press, or elsewhere in the city of Washington, as he may direct.

To the Governor General of the Philippine Islands

at Manila, ten copies of the daily Record as provided

in section 164 of this title.

The Public Printer Is authorized to furnish to subscribers the daily Record at $8 for the long and $4

for the short session, or $1.50 per month, pavable in

advance. The " usual number " of the Congressional

Record shall not be printed. The daily and the permanent Record shall bear the same date which shall

be of the actual day's proceedings reported therein.

(Jan. 12, 1895, c. 23, § 73, 28 Stat. 617; June 11. 1896,

c. 420, § 1, 29 Stat. 454; Mar. 19, 1896, No. 31, 29 Stat.

468; Feb. 17, 1S97, No. 12, 29 Sta t 700; Mar. 26, J900,

No. 15, 31 Stat. 713; Mar. 2, 1901, No. 16, §§ 1, 2, 31

Stat. 1464; Jan. 30, 1903, c. 338, 32 Sta t 786; Mar. 1,

1907, c. 2284, § 4, 34 Stat. 1014; Mar. 4, 1909, c. 317,

35 Sta t 1067; Mar. 4. 1909, No. 25. 35 Sta t 1169; Mar.

3, 1925, c. 421, $ 7, 43 Sta t 1106.)

$184. Same; unbound copies for Congressmen.

There shall be reserved by the Public Printer from

the quota of each Member of Congress and Delegate

one copy of the Congressional Record in unstitched

form, to be delivered to each Member or Delegate;

and there shall be furnished to each standing committee of Congress one copy, which copies for Members
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and committees shall be bound promptly In paper

when each semimonthly Index shall be Issued and

shall be delivered without delay. (Jan. 12, 1895, c.

23, } 24, 28 Stat. 604.)

$ 185. Same; extracts for Congressmen; mailing

envelopes. It shall be lawful for the Public Printer

to print and deliver, upon the order of any Senator,

Representative, or Delegate, extracts from the Congressional Record, the person ordering the same

paying the cost thereof. The Public Printer may furnish without cost to Senators, Members, and Delegates, envelopes, ready for mailing the Congressional

Record or any part thereof, or speeches, or reports

therein contained. Envelopes so furnished shall contain in the upper left-hand corner thereof the following words, to wit: " Senate United States (or House

of Representatives, U. S.). Part of Congressional

Record. Free ", and in upper right-hand corner the

letters " U. S. S." or " M. C.", and the Public Printer

may, at the request of any Senator, Representative,

or Delegate in Congress, print In addition to the

foregoing, the name of the Senator, Representative,

or Delegate, and State, the date, and the topic or

subject mutter, not exceeding twelve words. But he

shall not print any other words thereon, except at

the personal expense of the Senator, Member, or

Delegate ordering the same, except to affix the official

title of a document All moneys accruing under this

section shall be deposited by the Public Printer in

the Treasury of the United States to the credit on the

books of the Treasury Department of the appropriation made for the working capital of the Government

Printing Office for the year in which the work is done

and accounted for in his annual report to Congress.

(Jan. 12, 1895, c. 23, § 37, 28 Stat. 606; Mar. 2, 1895,

c. 189, $ 1, 28 Stat. 961; Jan. 30, 1904, c. 39, 33 Stat.

9; Mar. 4, 1925, c. 549, $ 1, 43 Stat. 1300.)

§ 186. Same; distribution in exchange for foreign

parliamentary records. For the purpose of more

fully carrying into* effect the provisions of the convention concluded at Brussels on March 15, 1886, and

proclaimed by the President on January 15, 1889, the

Public Printer is authorized and directed to supply

to the Library of Congress such number as may be

required, not exceeding one hundred copies, of the

daily issue of the Congressional Record for distribution, through the Smithsonian Institution, to the

legislative chambers of such foreign governments as

may agree to send to the United States current copies

of their parliamentary record or like publication, such

documents, when received, to be deposited in the

Library of Congress. (Mar. 4, 1909, No. 25, 35 Stat.

1169.)

See sections 139 and 139a of this title.

$ 187. Same; exchange for Parliamentary Hansard.

The Librarian of Congress is hereby authorized to

furnish a copy of the daily and bound Congressional

Record to the Undersecretary of State for External

Affairs of Canada in exchange for a copy of the Parliamentary Hansard, and the Public Printer is hereby

directed to honor the requisition of the Librarian of

Congress for such copy. The Parliamentary Hansard

so received shall be the property of the Department

of State. (Apr. 10, 1912, No. 14, 37 Sta t 632.)

g 188. Same; sale. The Public Printer, under the

direction of the Joint Committee, may print for sale,

at a price sufficient to reimburse the expense of such

printing, the current numbers and bound sets of the

Congressional Record. The money derived from such

sales shall be paid into the Treasury and accounted

for in his annual report to Congress, and no sales

shall be made on credit. (Jan. 12, 1895, c. 23, { 40,

28 Stat. 607.)

See section 183 of this title.

§189. Bills and resolutions; number and distribution. There shall be printed of each Senate and

House public bill and joint resolution six hundred

and twenty-five copies, which shall be distributed as

follows: To the Senate document room, two hundred

and twenty-five copies; office of Secretary of Senate,

fifteen copies; House document room, three hundred

and eighty-five copies. There shall be printed of each

Senate private bill, when introduced, when reported,

and when passed, three hundred copies, which shall

be distributed as follows: To the Senate document

room, ohe hundred and seventy copies; to the Secretary of the Senate, fifteen copies; to the House document room, one hundred copies; to the Superintendent of Documents, ten copies. There shall be printed

of each House private bill, when introduced, when reported, and when passed, two hundred and sixty

copies, which shall be distributed as follows; To the

Senate document room, one hundred and thirty-five

copies; to the Secretary of the Senate, fifteen copies;

to the Hi)use document room, one hundred copies; to

the Superintendent of Documents, ten copies. The

term " private bill" shall be construed to mean all

bills for the relief of private parties, bills granting

pensions, bills removing political disabilities, and bills

for the survey of rivers and harbors. All bills and

resolutions shall be printed in bill form, and, unless

specially ordered by either House, shall only be

printed when referred to a committee, when favorably

reported back, and after their passage by either House.

Of concurrent and simple resolutions, when reported,

and after their passage by either House, only two

hundred and sixty copies shall be printed, except by

special order, and the same shall be distributed as

follows: To the Senate document room, one hundred

and thirty-five copies; to the Secretary of the Senate,

fifteen copies; to the House document room, one hundred copies; to the Superintendent of Documents, ten

copies. (Jan. 12, 1895, c. 23, § 55, 28 Stat. 609; Jan.

20, 1905, c. 50, § 2, 33 Sta t 611.)

See section 54b of Title 1 and section 189a of this title.

§ 189a. Same; style and form; authority of Joint

Committee on Printing; inapplicable to Committee

on Revision of the Laws. Subject to the provisions

of sections 54a and 54b of Title 1, the Joint Committee

on Printing is hereby empowered to authorize the

printing of any bill or resolution, with Index and

ancillaries, In such style and form as the Joint Committee on Printing shall deem to be most suitable

in the interest of economy and efficiency, and to so

continue until final enactment thereof in both Houses

of Congress; and such committee may also curtail

the number of copies of such bills or resolutions, including the slip form of such public Act or public

resolution. (June 13,1934, c. 483, $ 3, 48 Sta t 948.)

$ 190. Binding sets of bills and resolutions for

Congress. The Public Printer shall bind four sets

of Senate and House of Representatives bills, joint

and concurrent resolutions of each Congress, two for

the Senate and two for the House, to be furnished him

from the files of the Senate and House document room,

the volumes when bound to be kept there for reference. (Jan. 12, 1895, c. 23, § 82, 28 Stat. 622.)

$ 191. Public and private laws, postal conventions,

and treaties. There shall be printed in slip form two

thousand one hundred and ten copies of public and

seven hundred and sixty copies of private laws, postal

conventions, and treaties, which shall be distributed

as follows: To .the House document room, one thousand copies of public and one hundred copies of private laws; to the Senate document room, five hundred

and fifty copies of public and one hundred copies of

private laws; to the Department of State, five hundred

copies of all laws; and to the Treasury Department,

sixty copies of all laws.

Postal conventions and treaties shall be distributed

as private laws. (Jan. 12, 1895, c. 23; $ 56, 28 Sta t

609.)

$ 192. Printing Acts, resolutions, and treaties.

The Public Printer on receiving from the Secretary

of State a copy of any Act or joint resolution, or

treatv, shall immediately cause an accurate printed

copy thereof to be executed and sent in duplicate to

the Secretary of State for revision. On the return

of one of the revised duplicates, he shall at once have

the marked corrections made, and cause the number

specified in section 191 of this title to be printed.

(R. S. 6 3805; Jan. 12. 1895, c. 23, § 56, 28 Stat. 609.)

R. S. « 8805 from Act Mar. g. 1808. c. 22. | 2, 16 But . 40.

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$ 193. Printing of postal conventions. The Public

Printer, on receiving from the Postmaster General a

copy of any postal convention between the Postmaster

General, on the part of the United States, and an

equivalent officer of any foreign government, shall

immediately cause an accurate printed copy thereof to

be executed and sent in duplicate to the Postmaster

General. On the return of one of the revised duplicates, he shall at once have the marked corrections

made, and cause to be printed the number specified

in section 191 of this title. (R. S. § 3806; June 20,

1874, c. 328, $ 1, 18 Stat. 88; June 12, 1895, c. 23, $ 56,

28 Sta t 609.)

R. S. i 8806 from Act Mar. 9, 1868, e. 22. | 4. 15 Stat. 40.

§ 194. Distribution of copies of this Code to Senators and Representatives. [Repealed.)

This section (Act July 1, 1902, c. 1355, I 6, 82 Stat. 631)

was repealed by Act May 29, 1928, c. 910, | 9, 45 Stat. 1008.

See section 56 of Title 1.

$ 195. Pamphlet copies of statutes. The Secretary

of State shall cause to be edited, printed, published,

end distributed pamphlet copies of the statutes of each

session of Congress to the officers knd persons hereinafter provided for; said distribution shall be made at

the close of every session of Congress, as follows:

To the President and Vice President of the United

States, two copies each; to each Senator, Representative, and Delegate in Congress, one copy; to the librarian of the Senate, for the use of Senators, one

hundred copies; to the librarian of the House, two

hundred copies, for the use of Representatives and

Delegates; to the Library of Congress, the number

specified in section 139 of this title; to the Department of State, Including those for the use of legations

and consulates, six hundred copies; to the Treasury

Department, three hundred copies; to the War Department, two hundred copies; to the Navy Department, one hundred copies; to the Department of the

Interior, including those for the use of United States

Supervisor of Surveys and registers of public land

offices, two hundred and fifty copies; to the Post Office Department, fifty copies; to the Interstate Commerce Commission, ten copies; to the Civil Service

Commission, three copies; to the Department of Justice, including those for the use of the Chief Justice

and Associate Justices of the Supreme Court and the

judges and officers of the United States and Territorial courts, eight hundred and fifty copies; to the

Department of Agriculture, fifty copies; to the Department of Commerce and the Department of Labor,

three hundred copies; to the Smithsonian Institution,

five copies; to the Government Printing Office, two

copies; to the governors and secretaries of Territories,

one copy each.

The Secretary of State is authorized to have

printed as many additional copies of the pamphlet

laws as he may deem needful for distribution and

sale by the Superintendent of Documents, at cost

price, not exceeding one thousand copies of the laws

of any one session in any one year.

The Public Printer shall deliver to the folding

rooms of the Senate and House of Representatives

seven thousand copies of the pamphlet laws, two

thousand copies of which shall be for the Senate and

five thousand copies for the House, and to the Superintendent of Documents as many copies as may be

required, for distribution to State and Territorial libraries and to designated depositories. (Jan. 12,

1895, c. 23, $ 73, 28 Sta t 614; Mar. 15, 1898, c. 68,

$ 4, 30 Sta t 316; Mar. 2, 1901, No. 16, 88 1, 2, 31 Stat.

14G4; Apr. 28, 1904, c. 1791, 33 Sta t 542; Mar. 1,

1907, c. 2284, $ 4, 34 Stat. 1014; Mar. 4, 1907, No. 29.

34 Stat. 1426; Mar. 3, 1925, c. 421, $ 7, 43 Sta t 1106 f

Mar. 3, 1925, c. 462, 43 Sta t 1144, 1145.)

$ 196. Statutes at Large. After the close of each

Congress the Secretary of State shall have edited,

printed, and bound a sufficient number of the volumes containing the Statutes at Large enacted by

that Congress to enable him to distribute copies, or

as many thereof as may be needed, as follows:

To the President of the United States, four copies,

one of which shall be for the library of tiie Executive

Mansion; to the Vice President of the United States,

one copy; to #ach Senator, Representative, and Delegate in Congress, one copy; to the librarian of the

Senate, for the use of Senators, one hundred copies;

to the librarian of the House, for the use of Representatives and Delegates, two hundred copies; to the

Library of Congress, one hundred and twenty-five

copies, as provided in sections 139 and 139a of this

title, including four copies for the law library; to the

Department of State, including those for the use of

the legations and consulates, three hundred and eighty

copies; to the Treasury Department, Including those

for the use of officers of customs, three hundred

copies; to the War Department, seventy-five copies; to

the Navy Department, seventy five copies; to the Department of the Interior, including those for the use

of the United States Supervisor of Surveys and registers and receivers of public land offices, two hundred

and fifty copies; to the Post Office Department, fifty

copies; to the Interstate Commerce Commission, ten

copies; to the Civil Service Commission, three copies;

to the Department of Justice, including those for the

use of the Chief Justice and Associate Justices of the

Supreme Court and the judges and the officers of the

United States and Territorial courts and to State supreme court libraries, eight hundred and fifty copies;

to the Department of Agriculture, fifty copies; to the

Department of Commerce and the Department of

Labor, including those for the officers of the Immigration Service, three hundred copies; to the Smithsonian

Institution, two copies; to the Government Printing

Office, one copy, and the Public Printer shall deliver

as many copies of the Statutes at Large to the Superintendent of Documents as may be required for distribution to State and Territorial libraries and to designated depositories. And the Secretary of State Is

authorized to have as many additional copies printed

and bound as may in his opinion be needed for distribution and sale at cost thereof, not exceeding in

any one year one thousand copies of the laws of any

one Congress. He shall also cause the Statutes at

Large to be delivered to the Superintendent of Documents, to supply deficiencies, and to be sold by him

under the provisions of section 71 of this title. (Jan.

12, 1895, c. 23, § 73, 28 Stat. 615; Mar. 15, 1898, c. 68,

$ 4, 30 Stat. 316; Mar. 2, 1901, No. 16, 8 1. 31 Sta t

1464; Apr. 28, 1904, c. 1791, 33 Stat. 542; Mar. 1, 1907,

c. 2284, 8 4, 34 Sta t 1014; Mar. 4,. 1907, No. 29, 34

Stat. 1426; Mar. 3, 1925, c. 421, 8 7, 43 Sta t 1106.)

8 197. Same; marginal references. The Secretary

of State is directed to include in the marginal references of the United States Statutes at Large the

number of the Senate bill, House bill. Senate joint

resolution, or House joint resolution (designating

same as S. for Senate bill, H. R. for House bill, S. J.

Res. for Senate joint resolution and H. J. Res. for

House joint resolution, as the case may be) under

which each Act was approved and became a law, said

marginal reference to be placed within brackets immediately under the marginal date of the approval of

each Act at the beginning of each chapter as the same

is now printed. (Apr. 12, 1904, No. 20, 33 Stat. 587.)

Chapter 7.—EXECUTIVE AND DEPARTMENTAL

PRINTING IN GENERAL

Sec.

211. Printing and binding for President.

212. Reports of departments.

213. Appropriations for printing not to be exceeded ; limitation on number of reports; bureau reports. .

214. Appropriations te whlcb cost of printing and binding

lor executive departments and bureaus to be

charged.

215. Departments to order documents required; limit; bills

and resolutions.

216. Form and style of work for departments.

217. Publications for department or officer.

218. Inserting " compliments " forbidden.

219. Restrictions on printing for executive departments.

219a. Same ; documents beyond scope of ordinary departmental business.

220. Use by executive departments. Independent offices, or

establishments of appropriations for printing of

Journals, magazines, periodicals, etc.; number

printed ; sale to public.

221. Report of publications Issued during preceding fiscal

year.. [Repealed.]

222. Annual report of executive officers; type.

223. Certain reports not to be printed unless ordered.

224. Printing documents In two or more editions; requisitions ; printing of full number and allotment of

full quota.
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See.

225. Paper and envelopes for departments, establishments,

or services of Government.

226. Frank* (or Department of Agriculture for mailing

seeds.

227. Supplies for executive departments.

228. Publications printed elsewhere than a t printing office.

Section 211. Printing and binding for President.

The Public Printer shall execute such printing and

binding for the President as he shall order and make

requisitions for. (Jan. 12, 1S95, c. 23, 8 88, 28 Stat.

622.)

8 212. Reports of departments. The annual reports

of the Executive Departments and the accompanying

documents shall be delivered by the printer to the

proper officers of each House of Congress at the first

meeting thereof; and fhe reports of the Executive

Departments, and the abridgment of accompanying

documents, shall be so delivered on or before the

third Wednesday In December next after the meeting

of Congress, or as soon thereafter as may be practicable. Of the annual reports of the departments

to Congress there shall be printed one thousand copies

for the Senate and two thousand for the House:

Provided, That of the reports of the Chief of Engineers of the Army, the Commissioner of Patents, the

Commissioner of Internal Revenue, the report of the

Chief Signal Officer of the War Department, and of

the Chief of Ordnance, the usual number only shall

be printed. (R. S. § 3810; Jan. 12, 1895, c. 23, 8 73,

28 Stat. 615; Mar. 3, 1925, c. 421, $ 5, 43 Stat. 1106.)

R. S. | 3810 from Act June 25, 1864, c. 155, | 4, 13 Stat.

See sections 106. 107, and 108 of Title 5.

I 213. Appropriations for printing not to be exceeded ; limitation on number of reports; bureau reports. No printing shall be done for the executive

departments in any fiscal year in excess of the amount

of the appropriation, and none shall be done without

a special requisition, signed by the chief of the department and filed with the Public*Printer.

Of the annual report of the head of the department

without appendices there may be printed in any one

fiscal year not to exceed five thousand copies, bound

in, pamphlet form; and of the reports of chiefs of

bureaus without appendices there may be printed in

any one fiscal year not to exceed two thousand five

hundred copies, bound in pamphlet form. The Secretary of Agriculture may print such number of copies

of the monthly crop report, and of other reports and

bulletins containing not to exceed one hundred octavo

pages,, as he shall deem requisite; and this provision

shall apply to the maps, charts, bulletins, and minor

reports of the Weather Bureau, which shall be

printed in such numbers as the Secretary of Agriculture may deem for the best interests of the Government. The Secretary of the Treasury may authorize

the printing of the annual report of the Commandant

of the Coast Guard, the Secretary of Commerce may

authorize the printing of the notices to mariners, tide

tables, coast pilots, bulletins, and other special publications of the Coast and Geodetic Survey and of the

Bureau of Lighthouses, and the Secretary of the Navy

may authorize the printing of the charts, maps, notices

to mariners, tide tables, light lists, sailing directions,

bulletins, and other special publications of the Hydrographic Office in such editions as the interests of the

Government and of the public may require.

Heads of executive departments shall direct whether

reports made to them by bureau chiefs and chiefs of

divisions shall be printed or not. (Jan. 12, 1895,

c. 23, 8 89, 28 Stat. 622; Mar. 13, 1896, No. 23, 29 Stat.

466; Feb. 14, 1903, c. 552, §§ 4, 10. 32 Stat. 826, 829;

June 17, 1910, c. 301, §§ 4, 6, 36 Stat. 537, 538; Jan.

28, 1915, c. 20, H 1, 2, 5, 38 Stat. 800-802; Jan. 12,

1923, c. 25, 8 2, 42 Stat. 1130; Mar. 3,1925, c. 421, 8 4,

43 Stat. 1106.)

§ 214. Appropriations to which cost of printing and

binding for executive departments and bureaus to

be charged. In the printing and binding of documents or reports emanating from the executive departments, bureaus, and independent offices of the

Government, the cost of which was, on March 30,

1906, charged to the allotment for printing and binding for Congress, or to appropriations or allotments of

appropriations other than those made to the executive departments, bureaus, or independent offices of the

Government, the cost of illustrations, composition,

stereotyping, and other work involved in the actual

preparation for printing, apart from the creation of

manuscript, shall be charged to the appropriation or

allotment of appropriation for the printing and binding of the department, bureau, or independent office

of the Government In which such documents or reports originate; the balance of cost shall be charged

to the allotment for printing and binding for Congress, ahd to the appropriation or allotment of appropriation of the executive department, bureau, or

Independent office of the Government, in proportion

to the number delivered to each; the cost of any copies of such documents or reports distributed otherwise

than through Congress, or the executive departments,

bureaus, and independent offices of the Government,

if such there be, shall be charged as otherwise provided. On or before the 1st day of December in each

fiscal year each executive department, bureau, or independent office of the Government to which an appropriation or allotment of appropriation for printing

and binding is made, shall obtain from the Public

Printer an estimate of the probable cost of all publications of such department, bureau, or independent office required by law to be printed, and so

much thereof as would, under the terms of this resolution, be charged to the appropriation or allotment

of appropriation of the department, bureau, or independent office of the Government in which such publications originate, shall thereupon be set aside to be

applied only to the printing and binding of such documents and reports, and shall not be available for any

other purpose until all of such allotment of cost on

account of such documents and reports shall have

been fully paid. (Mar. 30, 1906, No. 13, 34 Sta t

825.)

8 215. Departments to order documents required;

limit; bills and resolutions. The heads of executive

departments, and such executive officers as are not

connected with the departments, respectively, shall

cause daily examination of the Congressional Record

for the purpose of noting documents, reports, and

other publications of interest to their departments,

and shall cause'an immediate order to be sent to the

Public Printer for the number of copies of such publications required for official use, not to exceed, however, the number of bureaus in the department and divisions in the office of the head thereof. The Public

Printer shall send to each executive department and

to each executive office not connected with the departments, as soon as printed, five copies of all bills

and resolutions, except the State Department, to

which shall be sent ten copies of bills and resolutions.

When the head of a department desires a greater

number of any class of bills or resolutions for official

use, they shall be furnished by the Public Printer

on requisition promptly made. (Jan. 12, 1895, c. 23,

8 90, 28 Stat. 623.)

8 216. Form ^ and style of work for departments.

The forms arid-style in which the printing or binding

ordered by any of the departments shall be executed,

and the material and the size of type to be used, shall

be determined' by the Public Printer, having proper

regard to economy, workmanship, and the purposes

for which the work is needed. (Jan. 12, 1895, c. 23,

8 51, 28 Stat. 60S.)

8 217. Publications for department or officer.

Whenever printing not bearing a Congressional number shall be done for any department or officer of the

Government, except confidential matter, blank forms,

and circular letters not of a public character, or shall

be done for use of Congressional committees, not of a

confidential character, two copies shall be sent, unless withheld by order of the committee, by the Public

Printer to the Senate and House libraries, respectively, and one copy each to the document rooms of

the Senate and House, for reference; and these copies

shall not be removed; and of all publications of the

executive departments, net intended for their especial

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use, but made for distribution, as many copies as may

be required shall be at once delivered t a the Superintendent of Documents for distribution to designated

'Repositories and State and Territorial libraries,

iJan. 12, 1893, c. 23, $ 58, 28 Stat. 610; Mar. 1, 1907,

c. 2284, § 4, 34 Stat. 1014.)

§ 218. Inserting "compliments" forbidden. No report, document, or publication of any kind distributed

by or from an executive department or bureau of the

Government shall contain any notice that the same Is

sent with " the compliments" of an officer of the

Government, or with any special notice that it is bo

sent, except that notice that it has been sent, with a

request for an acknowledgment of its receipt, may be

given. (Jan. 12, 1895, c. 23, | 73, 28 Stat. 620.)

$ 219. Restrictions on printing for Executive Departments.—No head of any Executive Department,

or of any bureau, branch, or office of the Government,

shall cause to be printed, nor shall the Public Printer

print, any document or matter except that which is

authorized by law and necessary to the public business ; and executive officers, before transmitting their

annual reports, shall carefully examine the same and

all accompanying documents, and exclude therefrom

all matter, including engravings, maps, drawings, and

illustrations, except such as they shall certify in their

letters transmitting such reports are necessary and

relate entirely to the transaction of the public business. (Jan. 12, 1893. c. 23, § 94, 28 Stat. 623.)

§ 219a. Same; documents beyond scope of ordinary

departmental business.—No book or document not

having to do with the ordinary business transactions

of the Executive Departments shall be printed on the

requisition of any Executive Department or unless

the same shall have been expressly authorized by

Congress. (Mar. 3, 1905, c. 1484, $1, 33 Stat. 1249.)

$ 220. Use by executive departments, independent

offices, or establishments of appropriations for printing of journals, magazines, periodicals,-etc.; number

printed; sale to public. The head of any executive

department, independent office, or establishment of

the Government is authorized, with the approval of

the Director of the Bureau of the Budget, to use

from the appropriations available for printing and

binding such sums as may be necessary for the printing of journals, magazines, periodicals, and similar

publications as he shall certify in writing to be

necessary in the transaction of the public business

required by law of such department, office, or establishment. There may be printed, in addition to those

necessary for such public business, not to exceed two

thousand copies for free distribution by the department, office, or establishment issuing the same. The

Public Printer shall print such additional, copies

thereof as may be required for sale to the public by

the Superintendent of Documents at the cost of

printing and binding, plus 10 per centum, without

limit as to the number of copies to any one applicant

who agrees not to resell or distribute the same for

profit: but the printing of such additional copies required for sale by the Superintendent of Documents

shall he subject to regulation by the Joint Committee

on Printing and shall not interfere with the prompt

execution of printing for the Government. (Mar. 1,

1919, c. 86. § 11. 40 Stat. 1270; July 24, 1919. c. 26,

41 Sta t 237; May 11, 1922, c. 189, § 1, 42 Stat.

541.)

See section 72a of this title.

$ 221. Report of publications issued during preceding fiscal year. [Repealed.]

This section (Act June 5. 1920. c. 253. | 1. 41 Stat. 1037)

was repealed by Act May 29, 1928. c. 901, | 1 (3. 119), 45

©tat. 980, 995.

$222. Annual reports of executive officers; type.

The annual reports of executive officers shall be

printed in the same type and form as the report of

the head of the department which it accompanies,

unless otherwise ordered by the Joint Committee on

Printing. (Jan. 12, 1895, c. 23, $ 91, 28 Stat. 623.)

$ 223. Certain reports not to be printed unless

ordered. The following reports required by law to

be made to Congress shall not be printed unless the

printing be recommended by the head of the department making the same, and ordered by concurrent

resolution of Congress, namely: Report of contracts

for conveying the mails, report of fines and deductions

in the Post Office Department, the report of the treasurer of accounts by him from time to time rendered

to and settled with the General Accounting Office, and

the report of the proceedings of the annual meetings

of the Board of Supervising Inspectors of Steam Vessels. (July 31, 1894. c. 174, S 4. 28 Stat. 205; Jan. 12,

1895, e. 23, § 73, 28 Stat. 616; June 10, 1921, c. 18,

$ 304, 42 Slat. 24.)

§ 224. Printing documents in two or more editions;

requisitions; printing of full number and allotment

of full quota. The number of copies of any public

document or report authorized to be printed for any

of the executive departments, or bureaus or branches

thereof, or independent offices of the Government may

be supplied in two or more editions, instead of one,

upon a requisition on the Public Printer by the official

head of such department or independent office, but in

no case shall the aggregate of said editions exceed

the number of copies otherwise authorized. Nothing

herein shall operate to obstruct the printing of the

full number of any document or report, or the allotment of the full quota to Senators and Representatives, as otherwise authorized, when a legitimate demand for the full complement is known to exist.

(Mar. 30, 1906. No. 14, 34 Stat. 826.)

_ $ 225. Paper and envelopes for departments, establishments, or services of Government. The Public

Printer is hereby authorized to procure, under direction of the Joint Committee on Printing, as provided

in sections 5 to 12, inclusive, of this title, and furnish

on requisition paper and envelopes (not including

envelopes printed in the course of manufacture) in

common use by two or more departments, establishments. or services of the Government in the District

of Columbia, and reimbursement therefor shall be

made to the Public Printer from appropriations or

funds available for such purpose; paper and envelopes

so furnished by the Public Printer shall not be procured in any other manner thereafter. (June 7, 1924,

c. 303, § 1, 43 Stat. 592.)

§ 226. Franks for Department of Agriculture for

mailing seeds. The "Public Printer shall furnish to

the Department of Agriculture such franks as the

Secretary of Agriculture may require for sending out

seeds on congressional orders, the franks to have

printed thereon the facsimile signatures of Senators,

Representatives, and Delegates, also the names of

their respective States or Territories, and the words

" United States Department of Agriculture. Congressional Seed Distribution ", or such other printed matter as the Secretary of Agriculture may direct; the

franks to be of such size and style as may be prescribed by the Secretary of Agriculture; the expense

of printing the said franks to be charged to the allotment for printing and binding for the two Houses of

Congress. (May 19, 1902, No. 23, 32 Stat. 741.)

1 227. Supplies ^fer executive departments. The

Public Printer is authorized hereafter to procure and

supply, on the requisition of the head of any executive

department or other Government establishment, complete manifold blanks, books, and forms, required in

duplicating processes; also complete patented devices

with which to file money-order statements, or other

uniform official papers, and to charge such supplies

to the allotment for printing and binding of the department or Government establishment requiring the

same. (June 28, 1902, c. 1301, § 1, 32 Stat. 481.)

$ 228. Publications printed elsewhere than at printing office. Of any publication printed at the Govern,

ment expense by direction of any department, commission, bureau, or officer of the Government elsewhere

than at the Government Printing Office there shall be

supplied to the Library of Congress for its own use

and for international exchange one hundred and

twenty-five copies. (Mar. 2, 1901, No. 16, $ 3, 31 Stat.

1465; Mar. 3, 1925, c. 421, § 7, 43 Stat. 1106.)

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Chapter 8.—PARTICULAR REPORTS AND

DOCUMENTS

Sec.

241. Agricultural Department; report of Secretary.

242. Same ; progress of beet-sugar Industry.

243. American Historical Association; report of.

244. Animal Industry Biireau; report of.

245. Army and Navy Registers.

240. Coast and Geodetic Survey; charts; sale and distribution.

247. Same ; report.

248. Civil Service Commission; report.

249. Commerce and Navigation.

250. Commercial and Foreign Relations.

251. Consular Reports.

252. District of Columbia; report on improvement and care

of public buildings.

253. Education, Commissioner o f; report.

254. Ephemeris and Nautical Almanac.

255. Ethnology, Bureau o f; bulletins; size.

256. Same ; report.

257. Experiment Stations; report of director of office.

[Superseded.]

258. Fisheries; bulletins of bureau.

259. Same ; report of commissioner.

200. Geological Survey ; publications; size of volumes; editions ; additional copies : bulletins; reports on gauging of streams and utilization of wate r resources;

additional copies ; distribution.

261. Same ; monographs, bulletins, and reports; estimates.

262. Same ; distribution of publications to public libraries.

263. Health officer of District of Columbia; report.

265. Hydrographic surveys; foreign surveys.

266. Immigration and Naturalization Service; report.

267. Immigration Commission; reprinting public documents.

268. Industria l Relations; report of commission.

209. Interstat e Commerce Commission; report.

270. Labor Statistics. Bureau o f; bulletins.

271. Same ; report of commissioner.

272. Mines, Bureau o f; publications.

273. Mint ; reports of director.

274. National Academy of Sciences; memoirs.

275. Same ; report.

275a. National encampments of Grand Army of Republic,

United Spanish Wa r Veterans, and American Legion ; proceedings printed annually for Congress.

[Repealed.]

275b. National encampments of Grand Army of Republic,

United Spanish War Veterans, Veterans of Foreign

Wars. American Legion, and Disabled American

Veterans; proceedings printed annually for Congress.

276. National Home for Disabled Volunteer Soldiers; report of managers and Inspectors. [Superseded.]

277. National Monetary Commission; reprinting public

documents.

278. Naval Intelligence Office; additional copies of publications.

279. Naval Observatory Observations.

280. Official Register.

281. Same ; report of Comptroller of Currency.

282. Pan American Union ; monthly bulletin.

283. Paten t Office ; printing.

283a. Same ; exchange for scientific or useful publications.

284. Same ; lithographing.

285. President's message.

286. Public Health Service; bulletins.

287. Same ; report of Surgeon General.

288. Public Printer's report.

289. Smithsonian Institution ; report.

290. Soils and Chemistry Bureau o f; report on soil area

surveys.

291. Statistical Abstract. '

292. Surgeon General of Army ; bulletins for Instruction

of medical officers. [Temporary.]

293. Tests of Iron and Steell

294. Treasury Department; binding registered bonds and

written records.

295. Same ; reports.

296. Weather Bureau ; report.

297. Comptroller General; decisions of.

298. Bureau of Foreign and Domestic Commerce.

Section 241. Agricultural Department; report of

Secretary. The annual report of the Secretary of

Agriculture shall be submitted and printed in two

parts, as follows: Part 1, which shall contain purely

business and executive matter which it is necessary

for the Secretary to submit to the President and

Congress; part 2, which shall contain such reports

from the different bureaus and divisions, and such

papers prepared by their special agents, accompanied

by suitable illustrations as shall, in the opinion of the

Secretary, be specially suited to interest and instruct

the farmers of the country, and to include a general

report of the operations of the department for their

information. In addition to the usual number, there

shall be printed of part 1, one thousand copies for the

Senate, two thousand copies for the House, and three

thousand copies for the Department of Agriculture;

and of part 2, one hundred and ten thousand copies

for the use of the Senate, three hundred and sixty

thousand copies for the use of the House of Representatives, and thirty thousand copies for the use of

the Department of Agriculture, the illustrations for

the same to be executed under the supervision of the

Public Printer, in accordance with directions of the

Joint Committee on Printing, said illustrations to be

subject to the approval of the Secretary of Agriculture; and the title of each of the said parts shall be

such as to show that such part is complete in itself.

(Jan. 12, 1895, c. 23, § 73, 28 Stat. 612.)

§ 242. Same; progress of beet-sugar industry. The

Secretary of Agriculture is authorized to print and

distribute annually eight thousand copies of the annual reports covering the progress of the beet-sugar

industry: Provvled, That the preparation and publication of such annual reports shall be within the

discretion of the Secretary of Agriculture. (June 30,

1906, No. 51, 34 Stat. 839.)

I 243. American Historical Association; report of.

Of the report of the American Historical Association,

there shall be printed in addition to the usual number,

five thousand five hundred copies; one thousand for

the Senate, two thousand for the House, and one

thousand five hundred for distribution by the association and the Smithsonian Institution, and one thousand copies for the use of the association. (Jan. 12,

1895, c. 23, § 73, 28 Stat. 616; May 25, 1900, No. 27,

31 Stat. 717.)

§ 244. Animal Industry Bureau; report of. Of the

report of the Bureau of Animal Industry, there shall

be printed, in addition to the usual number, thirty

thousand copies, of which seven thousand shall be

for the Senate, fourteen thousand for the House, and

nine thousand for distribution by the Agricultural

Department. (Jan. 12, 1895, c. 23, § 73, 28 Stat. 613.)

§ 245. Army and Navy Registers. Of the registers

of the Army and Navy, there shall be printed, in

addition to the usual number, fifteen hundred copies

of each; five hundred for the Senate and one thousand

for the House. (Jan. 12, 1895, c. 23, § 73, 28 Stat.

616.)

8 246. Coast and Geodetic Survey; charts; sale and

distribution. The charts published by the Coast and

Geodetic Survey shall be sold at cost of paper and

printing as nearly as practicable; and there shall be

no free distribution of such charts except to the

departments and officers of the United States requiring them for public use; and a number of copies of

each sheet, not to exceed three hundred, to be presented to such foreign governments, libraries, and

scientific associations, and institutions of learning as

the Secretary of Commerce may direct; but on the order of Senators, Representatives, and Delegates not to

exceed ten copies to each may be distributed through

the Director of the Coast and Geodetic Survey.

Charts of the Coast Survey that are obsolete and

have been superseded by charts containing more advanced information based on the most recent surveys,

may be distributed free to educational institutions,

each of such charts to have stamped or printed conspicuously thereon the words " For school use only."

(Jan. 12, 1895, :c. 23, § 76, 28 Stat. 620; Feb. 14, 1903,

c. 552, §§ 4, 10, 32 Stat. 826, 829; July 1, 1916, c. 209,

I 1, 39 Sta t 320; June 5, 1920, c. 235, § 1, 41 Stat

929.)

5 247. Same; report. Of the report of the Director

of the Coast and Geodetic Survey, there shall be

printed, in addition to the usual number, two thousand

eight hundred copies in quarto form, bound in one

volume, two hundred for the Senate, six hundred for

the House, and two thousand for distribution by the

Coast and Geodetic Survey. (Jan. 12, 1895, c. 23,

§ 73, 28 Stat. 613; Apr. 20, 1896, No. 46, 29 Sta t 471;

June 5, 1920, c. 235, § 1, 41 Sta t 929.)

$ 248. Civil Service Commission; report. Of the

report of the Civil Service Commission, there shall

be printed, in addition to the usual number, twentythree thousand copies; one thousand for the Senate,

two thousand for the House, and twenty thousand for

distribution by the Civil Service Commission. (Jan.

12, 1895, c. 23, $ 73, 28 Sta t 614.)

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$ 249. Commerce end Navigation. Of the report on

Commerce and Navigation and on Internal Commerce, there shall be printed, in addition to the

usual number, one thousand copies for the Senate

and two thousand for the House, in addition to those

published as part of the departmental report

Of the annual report of the Chief of the Bureau of

Navigation and Steamboat Inspection, in addition to

the usual number, one thousand copies for the Senate,

two thousand for the House, and one thousand copies

for distribution by the commissioner; and of the

annual list of merchant vessels of the United States,

five thousand copies for distribution by the Department of Commerce. (Jan. 12, 1805, c. 23, $ 73, 28 Stat.

C16; Feb. 14, 1903, c. 552, § 4, 32 Sta t 826; June 30,

1932, c. 314, $ 501, 47 Stat. 415.)

$ 250. Commercial and Foreign Relations. Of Commercial Relations, and of Foreign Relations, there

shall be printed, in addition to the usual number,

three thousand copies of each; one thousand for the

Senate and two thousand for the House. (Jan. 12,

1895, c. 23, § 73, 28 Stat. 613.)

§ 251. Consular Reports. The Secretary of Commerce is authorized to have pritited, for distribution

by the Department of Commerce, an edition of Daily

Consular Reports not to exceed twenty thousand

copies in any one issue. The usual number shall

not be printed. (June 25, 1910, c. 388, § 1, 36 Sta t

821; Mar. 4, 1913, c. 141, $ 1, 37 Stat. 736.)

§ 252. District of Columbia; report on improvement

and care of public buildings. There shall be printed

each year, in addition to the number of copies otherwise authorized by law, two hundred copies of the

annual report upon the improvement and care of

public buildings and grounds, and the care and maintenance of the Washington Monument, in the District of Columbia, for the use of the officer in charge

of public buildings and grounds. (June 2, 1900, No.

30, 31 Sta t 718.)

5 253. Education, Commissioner of; report Of the

report of the Commissioner of Education, there shall

be printed, in addition to the usual number, thirty-five

thousand copies; five thousand for the Senate, ten

thousand for the House, and twenty thousand for

distribution by the Commissioner of Education. (Jan.

12, 1895, c. 23, § 73, 28 Stat. 614.)

$ 254. Ephemeris and Nautical Almanac. The

" usual number " of copies of the American Ephemeris

and Nautical Almanac shall not be printed. In lieu

thereof, there shall be printed and bound two thousand five hundred copies of the same, uniform with

the editions printed for the Navy Department, five

hundred of which shall be for the use of-the Senate,

one thousand for the use of the House of Representatives, and one thousand for distribution or sale by

the Navy Department. The Secretary of the Navy is

also authorized to publish of the papers supplementary

to the Ephemeris and Nautical Almanac, one thousand five hundred copies, in addition to the usual

number, one hundred copies for the Senate, four hundred for the House, and one thousand for distribution

or sale by the Navy Department. The Secretary of

the Navy is also authorized to cause additional copies

of the Nautical Almanacs extracted from the Ephemeris, to be printed for the public service and for sale

to navigators and others. All moneys received from

sales of the Ephemeris and of the Nautical Almanacs

shall be deposited in the Treasury and placed to the

credit of the general fund for public printing. (Jan.

12, 1895, c. 23, $ 73, 28 Stat. 613; May 13, 1902, No.

20, 32 Stat. 740; July 1, 1902, c. 1368, 32 Stat. 678.)

$255. Ethnology, Bureau of; bulletins; size. The

bulletins issued by the Bureau of American Ethnology

shall be in octavo size. (Mar. 29, 1904, No. 14, 33

Stat. 585.)

S 256. Same; report. Of the report of the Bureau

of Ethnology, uniform with the preceding volumes of

the series, there shall be printed, in addition to the

usual number, eight thousand copies, one thousand

five hundred for the Senate, three thousand for the

House, and three thousand five hundred for distribution by the Bureau of Ethnology. (Jan. 12,1895, c. 23,

$ 73, 28 Stat. 613.)

$257. Experiment Stations; report of director of

office. [Superseded.]

This section (Res. Apr. 27, 1904, No. 29, 33 Stat. 590) has

been superseded by Act Mar. 4, 1915, c. 144, 38 Stat. 1110.

See section 418 of Title 7.

$258. Fisheries; bulletins of bureau. Of the bulletins of the Bureau of Fisheries, there shall be printed,

in addition to the usual number, five thousand copies;

one thousand for the Senate, two thousand for the

House, and two thousand for distribution by the bureau. (Jan. 12, 1895, c. 23, § 73, 28 Stat. 614.)

$ 259. Same; report of commissioner. Of the report of the Commissioner of Fisheries, there shall be

printed, in addition to the usual number, eight thousand copies; two thousand for the Senate, four thousand for the House) and two thousand for distribution by the Bureau of Fisheries. (Jan. 12, 1895, c.

23, § 73, 28 Stat. 614.)

$260. Geological Survey; publications; size of

volumes; editions; additional copies; bulletins; reports on gauging of streams and utilization of water

resources; additional copies; distribution. The publications of the Geological Survey shall consist of the

annual report of the director, which shall be confined

to one volume of royal octavo size; monographs, of

quarto size; professional papers, of quarto size; bulletins, of ordinary octavo size; water-supply and irrigation papers, of ordinary octavo size; and such

maps, folios, and atlases as may be required by law.

Of the report of the Geological Survey, ten thousand copies shall be printed in addition to the usual

number; two thousand for the Senate, four thousand

for the House, four thousand for distribution by the

Geological Survey.

The reports of the Geological Survey, except the annual report of the director, shall be published in editions as recommended in each case by the director and

approved by the Secretary of the Interior, but not to

exceed ten thousand copies.

Whenever the edition of any of the reports of the

survey shall have become exhausted, and the demand

for it continues, there shall be published, on the requisition of the Secretary of the Interior, as many additional copies of the report as the director of the survey shall state will, in his judgment, be necessary to

meet the demand.

The report of the mineral resources of the United

States shall be published in two octavo volumes and

as a distinct publication, the number of copies, printing of separate chapters, and mode of distribution

of which shall be the same as of the annual report.

Three thousand copies of the monographs and bulletins of the Geological Survey shall be published.

The bulletins and professional papers shall be distributed gratuitously, and not sold; and of the number published one thousand copies shall be delivered

to the Senate and two thousand copies shall be delivered to the House of Representatives for distribution. - ,

The director "of the survey shall transmit to the

Library of Congress two copies of every report of the

bureau as soon as the first delivery to the survey is

made, such copfes to be additional to those received

by the Library of Congress under any other provision

of law. (Jan. 12, 1895, c. 23, $ 73, 28 Stat. 614; Mar.

2, 1895, c. 189, § 1, 28 Stat. 9C0; June 11, 1896, c. 420,

$ 1, 29 Stat. 453; June 4, 1897, c. 2, $ 1, 30 Stat. 61;

Mar. 2, 1901, No. 17, 31 Stat. 1465; May 16, 1902, No.

22, 32 Stat. 741; Mar. 4, 1909, c. 299, $ 1, 35 Sta t 9S8.)

$261. Same; monographs, bulletins, and reports;

estimates. The scientific reports known as the monographs and bulletins of the Geological Survey shall

not be published until specific and detailed estimates

are made therefor and specific appropriations made in

pursuance of such estimates; and no engravings for

the annual reports for such monographs and bulletins

or of illustrations, sections, and maps, shall be done

until specific estimates are submitted therefor and

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specific appropriations made based on such estimates.

(Jan. 12, 1895, c. 23, $ 79, 28 Stat. 621; June 7, 1924,

c. 303, 43 Stat. 092.)

§ 262. Same; distribution of publications to public

libraries. The Director of the Geological Survey shall

distribute to public libraries that have not already

received them such copies of sale publications as may

remain on hand at the expiration of five years after

date of delivery to the survey document room, excepting a reserve number not to exceed two hundred

copies. (Mar. 3, 1903, c. 1007, § 1, 32 Stat. 1146.)

$ 263. Health officer of District of Columbia; report. Of the report of the health officer of tlie District of Columbia, there shall be printed, in addition

to the usual number, one thousand five hundred copies;

one hundred for the Senate, three hundred and sixty

for the House, and one thousand and forty for distribution by the health officer. (Jan. 12, 1895, c. 23,

§ 73, 28 Stat. 614.)

§ 265. Hydrographic surveys; foreign surveys. All

appropriations made for the preparation or publication of foreign hydrographic surveys shall only be

applicable to their object, upon the approval by the

Secretary of the Navy, after a report from three competent naval officers to the effect that the original

data for proposed charts are such as to justify their

publication; and it is made the duty of the Secretary

of the Navy to order a board of three naval officers

to examine and report upon the data before he shall

approve of any application of moneys to the preparation or publication of such charts or hydrographic

surveys. (R. S. § 368G; Jan. 12, 1895, c. 23, § 78, 28

Stat 621.)

K. S. | 3686 from Act Feb. 21, 1861, c. 49, | 7, 12 Stat.

150.

5 266. Immigration and Naturalization Service;

report. The number of copies to be printed of the

annual reports of the Immigration and Naturalization Service of the Department of-Labor shall be

subject to the discretion of the Secretary of Labor,

the number of copies not to exceed five thousand in

any one fiscal year. (Mar. 3, 1905, No. 33, 33 Stat.

1287; Mar. 4, 1913, c. 141, § 3, 37 Stat. 737; June 10,

1933, Ex. Or. 6166, § 14.)

$ 267. Immigration Commission; reprinting public

documents. The Superintendent of Documents is authorized to order reprinted from time to time such

public documents of the Immigration Commission as

may be required for sale. (June 25, 1910, c. 384,

{ 1, 36 Stat. 768.)

The Bureaus of Immigration and Naturalization were consolidated as an Immigration and Naturalization Service by

Executive Order Jun e 10, 1933, No. 6166, i 14, set out in

the notes to section 132 of Title 5.

$ 268. Industrial Relations; report of commission.

The Superintendent of Documents is authorized to

reprint for sale or distribution as provided by law,

copies of the final report of the United States Commission on Industrial Relations, including the report

of Basil M Manly, director of research and investigation, and the individual reports and statements of

the several commissioners, together with all the testimony taken at its hearings, except exhibits submitted

in printed form, which shall be appropriately referred to in said testimony, printed as a Senate document under the direction of the Joint Committee on

Printing. (Apr. 28, 1916, c. 98, 39 Stat. 59.)

§ 269. Interstate Commerce Commission; report.

Of the annual report of the Interstate Commerce

Commission, there shall be printed, in addition to the

usual number, three thousand copies; one thousand

for the Senate, two thousand for the House, and for

the use of the commission there may be printed such

number of said report and other documents incident

to interstate commerce for distribution by them as

they may deem expedient. (Jan. 12, 1895, c. 23, § 73,

28 Stat. 614.)

5 270. Labor Statistics, Bureau of; bulletins.

There shall be printed one edition of fifteen thousand

copies of each issue of the bulletin of the Bureau of

Labor Statistics authorized by section 5 of Title 29

and such number of extra copies not to exceed twenty

thousand of.any single issue, when in the opinion of

the commissioner the demand for the bulletin makes

an extra edition necessary. (Mar. 2, 1805, c. 177, § 1,

28 Stat. SOS; June 4, 1897, c. 2, § 1, 30 Stat. 61;

June 6, 1900, c. 791, § 1, 31 Stat. 644; Mar. 4, 1913,

c. 141, § 3, 37 Stat. 737.)

§ 271. Same; report of commissioner. Of the report of the Commissioner of Labor Statistics, twentyfive thousand copies shall be printed, in addition to

the usual number, five thousand for the Senate, ten

thousand for the House, and ten thousand for distribution by the commissioner. (Jan. 12, 1895, c.<23, § 73,

28 Stat. 614; Mar. 4, 1913, c. 141, § 3, 37 Stat. 737.)

$ 272. Mines, Bureau of; publications. The publications of the Bureau of Mines shall be published in

such editions as recommended by the Secretary of the

Interior, but not to exceed ten thousand copies for the

first edition. Whenever the edition of any of the

publications of the Bureau of Mines shall have become

exhausted and the demand for it continues, there shall

be published, on the requisition of the Secretary of

the Interior, as many additional copies as the Secretary of the Interior may deem necessary to meet the

demand. (June 25, 1910. No. 30, §§ 1, 2, 36 Stat. 883;

Feb. 22, 1934, Ex. Or. 6611.)

See section 1 of Title 30.

1 273. Mint; reports of director. There may be

printed, in the discretion of the Secretary of the

Treasury, for distribution by the Treasury Department, two thousand copies of the annual report of the

Director of the Mint on the operations of the mint and

assay offices with appendices, and of the annual report

of the Director of the Mint on the production of

precious metals. (Mar. 4, 1907, No. 24, 34 Stat. 1424.)

$ 274. National Academy of Sciences; memoirs.

Of the memoirs of the National Academy of Sciences,

there shall be printed, in addition to the usual number,

two thousand five hundred copies; five hundred for the

Senate, one thousand for the House, and one thousand

for distribution by the Academy of Sciences. (Jan.

12, 3895, c. 23, § 73, 28 Stat. 616.)

| 275. Same; report. Of the report of the National

Academy of Sciences, there shall be printed, in addition to the usual number, two thousand copies, five

hundred for the Senate, one thousand for the House,

and five hundred for distribution by the Academy

of Sciences. (Jan. 12, 1895, c. 23, § 73, 28 Stat. 616.)

$ 275a. National encampments of Grand Army of

Republic, United Spanish War Veterans and American Legion; proceedings printed annually for Congress. [Repealed.]

This section (Res. June 6. 1924. c. 277, 43 Stat. 473) was

repealed by Act Mar. 2, 1931, c. 378, f 2, 46 Stat. 1481.

§ 275b. National encampments of Grand Army of

Republic, United Spanish War Veterans, Veterans of

Foreign Wars, American Legion, and Disabled American Veterans; proceedings printed annually for

Congress. The proceedings of the National Encampment of the Grand Army of the Republic, the United

Spanish War Veterans, the Veterans of Foreign Wars

of the United States, the American Legion, and the

Disabled America^ Veterans of the World War, respectively, shall, with accompanying illustrations, be

printed annually as separate House documents of the

session of Congress to which they may be submitted.

(Mar. 2, 1931. c. 378, § 1, 46 Stat. 1481.)

§ 276. National Home for Disabled Volunteer

Soldiers; report of managers and inspectors. [Superseded.]

This section (Res. Mar. 31. 1904. No. 15, 33 Stat. 585)

was superseded by Art July 3, 1930. c. RR3, | 6, 46 Stat.

1017. See sections l i d and l i e of Title 38.

8 277. National Monetary Commission; reprinting

public documents. The Superintendent of Documents

is hereby authorized to order reprinted, from time to

time, such public documents of the National Monetary

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Commission as may be required for sale. (Feb. 25,

1910. c. 62, $ 1, 36 Stat. 217.)

8 278. Naval Intelligence Office; additional copies

of publications. The Secretary of the Navy is authorized to print, In excess of one thousand copies,

such extra copies of the publications of the Office of

Naval Intelligence as may be necessary for distribution to the naval service and to meet other official

demands. In no case shall the edition of any one

publication exceed two thousand copies. (Mar. 21,

li>00, No. 14. 31 Stat. 713.)

$ 279. Naval Observatory Observations. Of the

Observations of the Naval Observatory, there shall be

printed, in addition to tlie usual number, one thousand

eight hundred copies; three hundred for the Senate,

seven hundred for the House, and eight hundred for

distribution by the Naval Observatory, and of the

astronomical appendixes to the above observations,

one thousand two hundred separate copies, and of the

meteorological and magnetic observations one thousand separate copies for distribution by the Naval Observatory. (Jan. 12, 1895, c. 23, § 73, 28 Stat. 613.)

§ 280. Official Register. Of the Official Register

published by the Director of the Census there shall

be printed and bound a sufficient number of copies for

the following distribution to be made by the Superintendent of Documents: To the President of the United

States, four copies, one copy of which shall be for

the library of the Executive Office; to the Vice President of the United States, two copies; to each Senator,

Representative, Delegate, and Resident Commissioner

in Congress, three copies; to the Secretary and the

Sergeant at Arms of the Senate and to the Clerk, the

Sergeant at Arms, and the Doorkeeper of the House,

one copy each; to the library of the Senate and the

House, each, not to exceed fifteen copies; to the

Library of Congress, twenty-five copies; and to the

Commissioners of the District q{_ Columbia, ten copies.

The usual number of the Official Register shall not be

printed. (Jan. 12, 1895, c. 23, § 73, 28 Stat. 619; Feb.

18, 1922, c. 58, § 4, 42 Stat. 391; Mar. 3, 1925, c. 421,

§ 2, 43 Stat. 1105.)

See sections 139 and 139a of this title.

§ 281. Same; report of Comptroller of Currency.

A full and complete list of all officers, agents, clerks,

and other employees of the office of the Comptroller

of the Currency, Including bank examiners, receivers

and attorneys for receivers, and clerks employed by

such examiners and receivers, or any other person

connected with the work of said office in Washington

or elsewhere, whose salary or compensation is paid

from the Treasury of the United States or assessed

against or collected from existing <y failed banks

under their supervision or control, shall be transmitted to the Director of the Census. (Mar. 6, 1902,

c. 139, § 7, 32 Stat. 52; Apr. 28, 1902, c. 594, § 1, 32

Stat. 138; June 7, 1906, c. 3048, 34 Stat. 219.)

See section 3 of Title 13.

$ 282. Pan American Union; monthly bulletin.

The Public Printer is hereby authorized to print an

edition of the Monthly Bulletin of the Pan American

Union, not to exceed five thousand copies per month,

for distribution by the Union every month. (Mar. 3,

1911, c. 208, 36 Stat. 1032.)

$ 283. Patent Office; printing. The Commissioner

of Patents, upon the requisition of the Secretary of

Commerce, is authorized to continue the printing of

the following:

1. Patents issued.—First. The patents for inventions and designs issued by the Patent Office, including grants, specifications, and drawings, together with

copies of the same, and of patents already issued, in

such number as may be needed for the business of the

office.

2. Trade-marks and labels.—Second. The certificates of trade-marks and labels registered in the Patent Office, including descriptions and drawings,

together with copies of the same, and of trade-marks

and labels heretofore registered, in such numbers as

may be needed for the business of the office.

3. Official Gazette.—Third. The Official Gazette of

the United States Patent Office in numbers sufficient

to supply all who shall subscribe therefor at $5 per

annum; also for exchange for other scientific publications desirable for the use of the Patent Office;

also to supply one copy to each Senator, Representative, and Delegate in Congress; with one hundred

additional copies, together with weekly, monthly, and

annual indexes for all the same; of the Official Gazette the " usual number " shall not be printed.

4. Report of Commissioner of Patents.—Fourth.

The report of the Commissioner of Patents for th&

fiscal year, not exceeding five hundred in number, for

distribution by him; the annual report of the Commissioner of Patents to Congress, without the list of

patents, not exceeding one thousand five hundred in

number, for distribution by him; and of the annual

report of the Commissioner of Patents to Congress,

with the list of patents, five hundred copies for sale

by him, if needed, and in addition thereto the usual

number only shall be printed.

5. Rules of practice, patent laics, etc.—Fifth.

Pamphlet copies of the rules of practice, pamphlet

copies of the patent laws, and pamphlet copies of

the laws and rules relating to trade-marks and labels,

and circulars relating to the business of the office,

all in such numbers as may be needed for the business of the office. The usual number shall not be

printed.

6. Decisions of commissioner and courts.—Sixth.

Annual volumes of the decisions of the Commissioner

of Patents and of the United States courts in patent

cases, not exceeding one thousand five hundred in

number, of which the usual number shall be printed,

and for this purpose a copy of each shall be transmitted to Congress promptly when prepared.

7. Indexes.—Seventh. Indexes to patents relating

to electricity, and indexes to foreign patents, in such

numbers as may be needed for the business of office.

The usual number shall not be printed. (Jan. 12,

1895, c. 23, | 73, 28 Stat. 619, 620; Feb. 14, 1903, c. 552,

§5 4, 12, 32 Stat. 826, 830; Aug. 24, 1912, c. 355, § 1,

37 Stat. 481; Feb. 18, 1922, c. 58, § 4, 42 Stat. 391;

June 7, 1924, c. 303, § 1, 43 Stat. 592.)

See sections 72 and 72a of this title.

§ 283a. Same; exchange for scientific or useful publications. The Official Gazette may be exchanged for

publications of a scientific or useful character published in this or any foreign country adapted to the

needs and uses of the scientific library of the Patent

Office. (July 11, 1890, c. 667, 26 Stat. 259.)

8 284. Same; lithographing. All printing for the

Patent Office making use of lithography or photolithography, together with the plates for the same, shall

be contracted for and performed under the direction

of the Commissioner of Patents, under such limitations and conditions as the Joint Committee on Printing may from time to time prescribe, and all other

printing for the Patent Office shall be done by the

Public Printer under such limitations and conditions

as the Joirit 'Committee on Printing may from time to

time prescribe. The entire work may be done at the

Government Printing Office whenever in the judgment

of the Joint* Committee on Printing the same would

be to the interest of the Government. (Jan. 12, 1895,

c. 23. § 73, 28 Stat. 620.)

1285. President's message. The meisage of the

President without the accompanying documents and

reports shall be printed, immediately upon its receipt

by Congress, in pamphlet form.

In addition to the usual number, fifteen thousand

copies shall be printed, of which five thousand shall

be for the Senate, and ten thousand for the House.

Of the President's message and accompanying documents, there shall be printed in addition to the usual

number, one thousand copies for the Senate and two

thousand for the House. The President's message

shall be delivered by the printer to the proper officers

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of each House of Congress on or before the third

Wednesday next after the meeting of Congress, or as

soon thereafter as may be practicable. (R. S. § 3S10;

Jan. 12, 1805, c. 23, § 73, 28 Stat. 615.)

R. s. | 3810 (rom Act June 25, 1864, c. 155, | 4, 13 Stat.

185. . ,

See the Twentieth Amendment to the Constitution.

§ 286. Public Health Service; bulletins. There shall

be printed each year the bulletins of the Nt-tional

Institute of Health, not exceeding ten in number in

any one year, and of the yellow fever institute of the

Public Health Service of the United States, not exceeding five in number in any one year, in such editions,

not exceeding five thousand copies in any one year, as

the interests of the Government and the public may require, subject to the discretion of the Secretary of the

Treasury. (Feb. 24, 190o, No. 21, g 1, 33 Stat. 1283;

Aug. 14, 1912, c. 288, § 1, 37 Stat. 309; May 26, 1030,

c. 320, § 1, 46 Stat. 379.)

§ 287. Same; report of Surgeon General. There

shall be printed each year four thousand copies of

the annual report of the Surgeon General of the

Public Health Service, bound in cloth, to be distributed by the Surgeon General. (Feb. 24, 1905, No. 21,

§ 2, 33 Sta t 12S4; Aug. 14, 1912, c. 288, § 1, 37 Stat.

309.)

§ 288. Public Printer's report. There shall be

printed of the annual report of the Public Printer, in

addition to the usual number, one thousand copies to

be distributed under his direction. (Jan. 12, 1895,

c. 23, § 73, 28 Stat. 618.)

$ 289. Smithsonian Institution; report. Of the report of the Smithsonian Institution there shall be

printed, in addition to the usual number, ten thousand

copies; one thousand for the Senate, two thousand for

the House, five thousand for distribution by the Smithsonian Institution, and two thousand for distribution

by the National Museum. (Jan. 12, 1895, c. 23, § 73,

28 Stat. 616.)

$ 290. Soils and Chemistry, Bureau of; report on

soil area surveys. There shall be printed as soon as

the manuscript can be prepared with the necessary

maps and illustrations to accompany it a report on

each soil area surveyed by the Bureau of Chemistry

and Soils, Department of Agriculture, in the form of

advance sheets bound in paper covers, of which not

more than two hundred and fifty copies shall be for

the use of each Senator from the State and not more

than one thousand copies for the use of each Representative for the congressional district or districts

in which a survey is made, the actual number to be

determined on inquiry by the Secretary of Agriculture

made to the aforesaid Senators and Representatives,

and as many copies for the use of the Department of

Agriculture as in the judgment of the Secretary of

Agriculture are deemed necessary. The total congressional and department edition shall be held for two

years by the Superintendent of Documents, who shall

distribute the soil surveys within the above limitations according to the requests of the said Senators,

Representatives, or department, and at the expiration

of the two-year period the residue of the edition shall

be turned over to the Department of Agriculture.

(Feb. 23, 1901, No. 8. 31 Stat. 1462; June 3, 1902,

c. 985, 32 Stat. 303; Mar. 4, 1904, No. 9, 33 Sta t 583;

July 7, 1932, c. 443, § 1, 47 Stat. 612.)

1291. Statistical Abstract. Of the Statistical Abstract of the United States, there shall be printed,

in addition to the usual number, twelve thousand

copies; three thousand for the Senate, six thousand

for the House, and three thousand for distribution by

the Bureau of Foreign and Domestic Commerce.

(Jan. 12, 1895, c. 23, g 73, 28 Stat. 616; Aug. 23, 1912,

c. 350, § 1, 37 Stat. 407.)

$ 292. Surgeon General of Army; bulletins for instruction of medical officers. [Temporary.]

1293. Tests of Iron and Steel. Of the Tests of

Iron and Steel, there shall be printed, in addition to

the usual number, five hundred copies for distribution

by the War Department. (Jan. 12, 1895, c. 23, $ 73,

28 Stat. 616.)

1294. Treasury Department; binding registered

bonds and written records. Registered bonds and

written records may be bound at the Treasury Department. (Jan. 12, 1895, c. 23, g 84, 28 Stat. 022.)

§ 295. Same; reports. Of the finance report of the

Secretary of the Treasury, there shall be printed, in

addition to the usual number, one thousand copies for

the Senate and two thousand for the House in addition to those published as part of the departmental

report.

Of the annual report of the Comptroller of the Currency, in addition to the usual number, thirteen

thousand copies; one thousand for the Senate, two

thousand for the House, and ten thousand for distribution by the Comptroller of the Currency. (Jan.

12, 1895, c. 23, § 73, 28 Sta t 616; Mar. 4, 1907, No. 25,

34 Stat. 1425.)

I 296. Weather Bureau; report. Of the annual report of the Chief of the Weather Bureau, there shall

be printed, in addition to the usual number, four

thousand copies; one thousand copies for the Senate,

two thousand copies for the House, and one thousand

copies for the bureau. (Jan. 12, 1895, c. 23, § 73, 28

Stat. 613.)

§ 297. Comptroller General; decisions of. The

Public Printer is required to print not more than one

volume each year of the decisions and opinions of the

Comptroller General, with such explanatory matter as

he may furnish, and to furnish for the use of each

Senator, Representative, and Delegate in Congress

ten copies thereof, to the Comptroller General two

thousand copies, and for distribution in the manner

provided in section seven of the act of June twentieth,

eighteen hundred and seventy-four (eighteenth Statutes at Large, page one hundred and thirteen), providing for the publication of the statutes, one-half the

number therein mentioned. (Aug. 3, 1882, No. 63, 22

Stat. 391; June 10, 1921, c. 18, 42 Stat. 23-27.)

See section 196 of this title.

| 298. Bureau of Foreign and Domestic Commerce.

There shall be printed monthly by the Public Printer

thirty-five hundred copies of the Monthly Summary

Statement of Imports and Exports and other statistical information prepared by the Director of the

Bureau of Foreign and Domestic Commerce, Department of Commerce, five hundred copies of which shall

be for the use of the Senate, one thousand copies for

the use of the House of Representatives, and two

thousand copies for the use of the Department of

Commerce. (Dec. 18, 1895, No. 1, 29 Stat. 459; Feb.

14, 1903, c. 552, § 4, 32 Sta t 826; Aug. 23,1912, c. 350,

g 1, 37 Sta t 407.)

See section 179 of Title 15.

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UNITED STATES CODE

1940 EDITION

Chapter

1. Joint Committee on Printing; General Powers; Contracts

2. Government Printing Office

3. Superintendent of Documents; Distribution of Documents in General

4. Printing and Binding Generally

5. Congressional Printing in General

6. Congressional Record, Bills, and Laws

7. Executive and Departmental Printing in General

8. Particular Reports and Documents

8A. National Archives

8B. Federal Register

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TITLE 44.—PUBLIC PRINTING AND DOCUMENTS

Chap. _ See .

1. Joint Committee on Printing; general powers; contracts 1

2. Government Printing Office 31

3. Superintendent of Documents; distribution

of documents in general 71

4. Printing and binding generally 111

5. Congressional printing in general 131

6. Congressional Record, bills, and laws 181

7. Executive and departmental printing in

general 211

8. Particular reports and documents 241

8A. National Archives 300

SB. Federal Register 301

9. Advertisements 321

10. Disposition of records 351

Chapter 1.—JOINT COMMITTEE ON PRINTING;

GENERAL POWERS; CONTRACTS

Sec.

1. Join t Committe e o n Printing .

2. Same ; reelecte d Congressme n t o continu e a s mem -

bers o r unti l successors chosen ; powers durin g

recess.

4. Same ; remedyin g neglec t o r dela y i n publi c printing .

5. Standard s of paper ; advertisements f o r proposals;

samples.

6. Specification s i n advertisements.

7. Openin g bids; bonds.

8. Approva l of contract ; tim e f o r performance ; bonds.

9. Compariso n of pape r a n d envelope s wit h standar d

quality .

10. Determinatio n of qualit y of paper.

11. Defaul t of contractor; n e w contracts a n d mirchas e

i n ope n market .

12. Liabilit y of defaultin g contractor.

13. Purchas e of pape r i n ope n market .

14. Purchas e of othe r materials: purchas e b y departments

a n d governmenta l agencies.

15. Lithographin g a n d engraving ; contracts; bids.

16. Schedul e of materials required ; advertisements f o r

proposals; contracts.

§ 1. Joint Committee on Printing.

There shall be a Joint Committee on Printing, consisting of three members of the Senate and three

members of the House of Representatives, who shall

have the powers hereinafter stated. (Jan. 12, 1895,

ch- 23. § 1, 23 Stat. 601.)

§2. Same; reelected Congressmen to continue as

members of until succcssors chosen; powers dur-

•A ing recess.

The members of the Joint Committee on Printing

w

ho are reelected to the succeeding Congress shall

continue as members of said committee until their

successors are chosen. The President of the Senate

and the Speaker of the House of Representatives

shall, on the last day of a Congress, appoint members

of their respective Houses who have been elected to

the succeeding Congress to fill any vacancies which

may then be about to occur on said committee, and

such appointees and the members of said committee

who shall have been reelected shall continue until

their successors are chosen. The Joint Committee

on Printing shall, when Congress is not in session,

exercise all the powers and duties devolving upon

said committee as provided by law, the same as when

Congress is in session. (Mar. 2, 1895, ch. 189, § 1,

28 Stat. 962; Mar. 3, 1917, ch. 163, § 6, 39 Stat.

1121.)

§ 4. Same; remedying neglect or delay in public printing.

The Joint Committee on Printing shall have power

to adopt and employ such measures as, in its discretion, may be deemed necessary to remedy any neglect, delay, duplication, or waste in the public printing and binding and the distribution of Government

publications. . (Jan. 12, 1895, ch. 23. § 2, 28 Stat.

601; Mar. 1, 1907, ch. 2284, § 1, 34 Stat. 1012; Mar.

1. 1919, ch. 86, $ 11, 40 Stat. 1270.)

§ 5. Standards of paper; advertisements for proposals;

samples.

The Joint Committee on Printing shall fix upon

standards of paper for the different descriptions of

public printing and binding, and the Public Printer

shall, under their direction, advertise in one newspaper or trade journal, published in each of six

cities, for sealed proposals to furnish the Government with paper, as specified in the schedule to be

furnished applicants by the Public Printer, setting

forth in detail the quality and quantities required for

the public printing. And the Public Printer shall

furnish samples of the standard of papers fixed upon

to applicants therefor who shall desire to bid. (Jan.

12,1895, ch. 23, § 3, 28 Stat. 601; Mar. 3, 1925, ch. 421,

5 1, 43 Stat. 1105.)

§6. Specifications in advertisements.

The advertisements shall specify the minimum portion of each quality of paper required for either three

months, six months, or one year, as the Joint Committee on Printing may determine; but when the

minimum portion so specified exceeds, in any case,

one thousand reams, it shall state that proposals

will be received for one thousand reams or more.

(Jan. 12, 1895, ch. 23, § 4, 28 Stat. 601.)

§ 7. Opening bids; bonds.

The sealed proposals to furnish paper and envelopes shall be opened in the presence of the Joint

Committee on Printing and the contracts shall be

awarded by them to the lowest and best bidder for

the interest of the Government; but they shall not

consider any proposal which is not accompanied by

a bond with security or certified check in the amount

of $5,000 guaranteeing that the bidder or bidders,

If his or their proposal is accepted, will enter into

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a formal contract with the United States to furnish the paper or envelopes specified; nor shall any

proposal from persons unknown to them be considered unless accompanied by satisfactory evidence

that the person making the proposal is a manufacturer of or dealer in the description of paper or envelopes proposed to be furnished. (Jan. 12, 1895,

ch. 23, § 5, 28 Stat. 602; June 16, 1938, ch. 477, § 3,

52 Stat. 761.)

-O REPEAL

Sectio n 4 of a c t Jun e 16, 1938, cite d t o text , repeale d

a ll acts o r parts of acts Inconsisten t therewith .

§8. Approval of contract; time for performance;

bonds.

No contract for furnishing paper shall be valid

until it has been approved by the Joint Committee

on Printing. The award of each contract for furnishing paper shall designate a reasonable time for

its performance. The contractor shall give bond in

such amount as may be fixed by, and to the approval

of, the Joint Committee on Printing. (Jan. 12,1895,

ch. 23, § 6, 28 Stat. 602; Mar. 3, 1917, ch. 163, § 6,

39 Stat. 1121.)

§ 9. Comparison of paper and envelopes with standard quality.

The Public Printer shall compare every lot of

paper and envelopes delivered by a contractor with

the standard of quality fixed upon by the Joint Committee on Printing, and shall not accept any paper

or envelopes which does not conform to it in every

particular: Provided, however, That any lot of delivered paper or envelopes which does not conform

to such standard of quality may be accepted by the

Joint Committee on Printing at such discount as,

in its opinion, may be sufficient to protect the interests of the Government. (Jan. 12, 1895, ch. 23, § 7,

28 Stat. 602; June 20, 1936, ch. 630, § 13, 49 Stat.

1553.)

§ 10. Determination of quality of paper.

In case of difference of opinion between the Public Printer and any contractor for paper respecting

its quality, the matter of difference shall be determined by the Joint Committee on Printing, and the

decision of said Joint Committee shall be final as to

the United States. (Jan. 12, 1895, ch. 23, § 8, 28

Stat. 602; Mar. 3, 1917, ch. 163, § 6, 39 Stat. 1121.)

§ 11. Default of contractor; new contracts and purchase in open market.

If any contractor shall fail to comply with his

contract, the Public Printer shall report such default

to the Joint Committee on Printing, and he shall,

under the direction of the committee, enter into a

new contract with the lowest, best, and most responsible bidder for the interest of the Government

among those whose proposals were rejected at the

last opening of bids, or he shall advertise for new

proposals, under the regulations hereinbefore stated;

and during the interval which may thus occur he

shall, under the direction of the Joint Committee

on Printing, purchase in open market, at the lowest

market price, all paper necessary for the public printing. (Jan. 12, 1895, ch. 23, § 9, 28 Stat. 602; Mar. 3,

1917. ch. 163, § 6, 39 Stat. 1121.)

§ 12. Liability of defaulting contractor.

In case of the default of any contractor to furnish

paper, he and his sureties shall be responsible for

any increase of cost to the Government in procuring

a supply of such paper which may be consequent upon

such default. The Public Printer shall report every

such default, with a full statement of all the facts

in the case, to the General Counsel for the Department of the Treasury, who shall prosecute the defaulting contractor and his sureties upon their bond,

in the district court of the United States in the district in which such defaulting contractors reside.

(Jan. 12, 1895, ch. 23, § 10, 28 Stat. 602; Mar. 3, 1911,

ch. 231, § 291, 36 Stat. 1167; May 10, 1934, ch. 277.

§ 512 (b), 48 Stat. 759.) ~

§ 13. Purchase of paper in open market.

The Joint Committee on Printing may authorize

the Public Printer to make purchases of paper in

open market whenever they may deem the quantity

required so small or the want so immediate as not to

justify advertisement for proposals. (Jan. 12, 1895,

ch. 23, § 11, 28 Stat. 602; Mar. 3, 1917, ch. 163, § 6, 39

Stat. 1121.)

§14. Purchase of other materials; purchase by departments and governmental agencies.

The Joint Committee on Printing may permit the

Public Printer to authorize any executive department or independent office or establishment of the

Government to purchase direct for its use such printing, binding, and blank-book work, otherwise authorized by law, as the Government Printing Office

is not able or suitably equipped to execute or as may

be more economically or in the better interest of the

Government executed elsewhere; and such Joint

Committee also may authorize the Public Printer

to procure services, materials, and supplies for use

of the Government Printing Office without regard

to the provisions of section 5 of Title 41 whenever

the aggregate amount involved is less than $50. (Jan.

12, 1895, ch. 23, § 12, 28 Stat. 602; July 8, 1935, ch.

374, § 1, 49 Stat. 475.)

§ 15. Lithographing and engraving; contracts; bids.

When the probable total cost of the maps or plates

accompanying one work or document exceeds $1,200,

the lithographing or engraving thereof shall be

awarded to the lowest and best bidder, after advertisement by the Public Printer, under the direction

of the Joint Committee, which may authorize him to

make immediate contracts for lithographing or engraving whenever the exigencies of the public service

do not justify advertisement for proposals. (Jan. 12,

1895, ch. 23, § 15, 28 Stat. 603.)

§16. Schedule of materials required; advertisements

for proposals; contracts.

The Public Printer shall prepare a schedule of

materials required to be purchased, showing the description, quantity, and quality of each article, and

shall invite proposals for furnishing the same, either

by advertisement or circular, as the Joint Committee on Printing may direct, and shall make contracts for the same with the lowest responsible bidder, making a return of the same to the Joint Com52
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mittee, showing the number of bidders, the amounts

of each bid, and the awards of the contracts. (Jan.

12, 1895, Ch. 23, § 16, 28 Stat. 603.)

Chapter 2.—GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE

Sec. ' • ' '

31. Publi c Printer ; appointment ; bond .

32. Same ; vacanc y I n office.

33. Same ; duties.

34. Same ; annua l report .

35. Annua l repor t of cost of printing , paper, contracts,

a n d payments .

36. Annua l estimates: tor paper.

37. Same ; of expenses.

38. Frau d of Publi c Printer ; penalty .

39. Deput y Publi c Printer .

39a. Salarie s of Publi c Printe r a n d Deput y Publi c Printer .

40. Employmen t b y Publi c Printe r of employees; pay .

41. Employmen t of skille d workmen .

42. Nigh t work .

43. Eight-hou r law .

44. Holidays.

45. Leave s of absence .

46. Same ; paymen t of employee s receivin g annua l salaries.

47. Details of employee s t o executiv e department s or

establishments.

48. List of employee s f o r Official Register.

49. Examinin g boards.

50-52. Disbursin g clerk .

53. Interest of officers a n d assistants I n printin g con -

tracts.

54. Accountabilit y f o r a n d Issu e of materials.

55. Purchas e of press supplies.

56. Sal e o r exchang e of condemne d materials.

57. Receipts fro m sale s t o b e covere d Int o Treasury .

58. Sal e of duplicat e plates: copyright . .

59. Machinery , material , equipment , o r supplie s fro m

othe r departments .

60. Consolidatio n of departmen t printin g offices.

61. Branche s of printin g office I n executiv e departments.

62. Inks, glues, etc. , furnishe d othe r departments; pay -

ment. r.

§31. Public Printer; appointment; bond.

The President of thg United States shall nominate

and, by and with the advice and consent of the

Senate, appoint a suitable person, who must be a

practical printer and versed in the art of bookbinding, to take charge of and manage the Government

Printing Office. The title of said officer shall be

Public Printer. He shall give bond in the sum of

$25,000 for the faithful performance of the duties of

his office, said bond to be approved by the Secretary

of the Treasury. (Jan. 12, 1895, ch. 23, § 17, 28

Stat. 603; June 12, 1917, ch. 27, § 1. 40 Stat. 173;

Feb. 20, 1923, ch. 98, 42 Stat. 1278; Mar. 4, 1925, ch.

549, § 1, 43 Stat. 1299; May 29, 1928, ch. 903. 45 Stat.

1006.)

CROSS REFERENCE

Salary, s e e sectio n 3 9 a of this title .

§ 32. Same; vacancy in office.

In case of the death, resignation, absence, or

sickness of the Public Printer the Deputy Public

Printer shall perform the duties of the Public Printer

until a successor is appointed or such absence or

sickness shall cease; but the President may, in his

discretion, authorize and direct any other officer

of the Government, whose appointment is vested in

the President by and with the advice and consent

of the Senate, to perform the duties of the vacant

office until a successor is appointed, or the sickness

or absence of the Public Printer shall cease. A

vacancy occasioned by death or resignation must not

be temporarily filled under the provisions of this

section for a longer period than ten days, and no

temporary appointment, designation, or assignment

of another officer to perform such duty shall be

made except to fill a vacancy happening during a

recess of the Senate. (Jan. 12, 1895, ch. 23, § 36. 28

Stat. 606; May 27, 1908, ch. 200, § 1, 35 Stat. 382.)

§33. Same; duties.

It shall be the duty of the Public Printer to purchase all materials and machinery which may be

necessary for the Government Printing Office; to

take charge of all matter which is to be printed,

engraved, lithographed, or bound; to keep an account thereof in the order in which it is received,

and to cause the work to be promptly executed; to

superintend all printing and binding done at the

Government Printing Office, and to see that the

sheets or volumes are promptly delivered to the officer who is authorized to receive them. The receipt

of such officer shall be a sufficient voucher for their

delivery. (Jan. 12, 1895, ch. 23, § 18, 28 Stat. 603.)

§34. Same; annual report.

The Public Printer shall make annual report to

Congress, and in it specify the number of copies of

each department report and document printed upon

requisition by the head of the department for which

the printing was done, and he shall also specify in

said report the exact number of copies of books,

giving the titles of the books, bound upon requisition for Senators, Representatives, Delegates, and

other officers of the Government and the cost thereof.

(Jan. 12, 1895, ch. 23, § 19, 28 Stat. 603.)

§ 35. Annual report of cost of printing, paper, contracts, and payments.

The Public Printer shall, on the first day of each

regular session, report to Congress the exact condition and the quantity and cost of all printing, binding, lithographing, and engraving; the quantity and

cost of all paper purchased for the same; a detailed

statement of all proposals and contracts entered into

for the purchase of paper and other materials, and

for lithographing and engraving; of all payments

made, during the preceding year, under his direction; of the quantity of work ordered and done, with

a general classification thereof, for each department,

and a detailed statement of each account with the

departments or public officers; a classified detailed

statement of the number of hands employed and

the sums paid to each; and such other information

touching all matters connected with the printing

office as may be in his possession. (Jan. 12, 1895,

ch. 23, § 22, 28 Stat. 604.)

§36. Annual estimates; for paper.

The Public Printer shall, at the beginning of each

session of Congress, submit to the Joint Committee

on Printing estimates of the quantity of paper of

all descriptions which will be required for the public

printing and binding during the ensuing year. (Jan.

12, 1895, ch. 23, § 26, 28 Stat. 604.)

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.§37. Same; of expenses. *-.'.•

•He shall prepare and submit to the Bureau of

the Budget, annually, as required by section 24 of

Title 31, detailed estimates of the sums which will

be required for salaries, wages, 'printing, engraving,

lithographing, binding, materials, and other necessary expenses of the printing office for the ensuing

•fiscal year including estimates covering appropriations requisite for all work to be done and services to

be rendered under his direction, and estimates for

all clerks and employees who may be required in

the executive or administrative offices of the Government Printing Office; and no funds other' than

those specifically appropriated under said estimates

shall be used during said fiscal year for services in

the Government Printing Office of the character

specified in said estimates and appropriated for

thereunder. (Jan. 12, 1895, ch. 23, § 27, 28 Stat.

604; Mar. 2, 1695, ch. 189, § 1, 28 Stat. 961; May 27,

1908; ch. 200, § 1, 35 Stat. 382; June 10, 1921, ch.

18, §§ 215, 216, 42 Stat. 23.) •

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§ 38. Fraud of Public Printer; penalty.

If the Public Printer shall, by himself or through

others, corruptly collude or have any secret understanding with any person to defraud the United

States, or whereby the United States shall be made

to sustain a loss, he shall, on conviction thereof before any court of competent jurisdiction, forfeit his

office and be imprisoned in the penitentiary for a

term of not more than seven years, and fined in a

sum not exceeding $3,000. (Jan. 12, 1895, ch. 23,

§ 33, 28 Stat. 605.)

§ 39. Deputy Public Printer.

The office of Deputy Public Printer shall be filled

by the selection and appointment by the Public

Printer of a person skilled as a practical printer

and versed in the art of bookbinding, and who shall

perform the duties formerly required of the chief

clerk, have supervision of the. buildings occupied

by the Government Printing Office, and perform such

other duties as may be required of him by the

Public Printer. (May 27, 1908, ch. 200, § 1, 35 Stat.

382.)

§ 39a. Salaries of Public Printer and Deputy Public

Printer.

The salary of the Public Printer shall be $10,000

per annum and the salary of the Deputy Public

Printer shall be $7,500 per annum. (May 29, 1928,

ch. 909, 45 Stat. 1006.)

§40. Employment by Public Printer of employees;

pay.

The Public Printer may employ, at such rates of

wages and salaries, including compensation for

night and overtime work, as he may deem for the

interest of the Government and just to the persons

employed, except as otherwise provided herein, such

journeymen, apprentices, laborers, and other persons as may be necessary for the work of the Government Printing Office; but he shall not, at any

time, employ more persons than the necessities of

the public work may require or more than two hundred apprentices at any one time. The minimum

pay of all journeymen printers, pressmen, and book,

binders employed in the Government Printing Office

shall be at the rate of 90 cents an hour for the

time actually employed. Except as hereinbefore

provided, the rate of wages, including compensation for night and overtime work, for more than

ten employees of the same occupation shall be determined by a conference between the Public Printer

and a committee selected by the trades affected,

and the rates and compensation so agreed, upon

shall become effective upon approval by the Joint

Committee on Printing; if the Public Printer and

the committee representing any trade fail, to agree

as to wages, salaries, and compensation, either, party

is hereby granted the right of appeal to the Joint

Committee on Printing, and the decision of said

committee shall be final; the wages, salaries, and

compensation determined as provided herein shall

not be subject to change oftener than once a year

thereafter. Employees and officers of the Government Printing Office, unless otherwise herein fixed,

shall continue to be paid at the rates of wages,

salaries, and compensation (including night rate)

authorized by law on June 7, 1924, until such time

as their wages, salaries, and compensation shall be

determined as hereinbefore provided. (Jan. 12,1895,

ch. 23, §§ 39, 49, 50, 28 Stat. 607, 608; June 6, 1900,

ch. 791, § 1, 31 Stat. 643; Mar. 4, 1909, ch. 299, $ 1,

35 Stat. 1021, 1024; Aug. 24, 1912, ch. 355, §1, 37

Stat. 482; July 8, 1918, ch. 139, § 1, 40 Stat. 836;

Aug. 2, 1919, ch. 30, 41 Stat. 272; Feb. 20, 1923.

Ch. 98, 42 Stat. 1278; June 7. 1924, ch. 354, § 1,

43 Stat. 658.)

§41. Employment of skilled workmen.

It shall be the duty of the Public Printer to

employ workmen who are thoroughly skilled in their

respective branches of industry, as shown by trial

of their skill under his direction. (Jan. 12, 1895,

ch. 23, § 45, 28 Stat. 607.) '

:

§ 42. Night work. '

The Public Printer shall cause work to be done

on the public printing in the Government Printing

Office at night as well as through the day, when

the exigencies of the public service require it, but

the provisions of the existing eight-hour law shall

apply. (Jan. 12, 1895, ch. 23, § 47. 28 Stat. 607.)

§ 43. Eight-hour law.

The Public Printer is hereby directed to rigidly

enforce the provisions of the eight-hour law in the

department under his charge. (Mar. 30, 1888, ch.

47, $ 1, 25 Stat. 57.)

CROSS REFERENCE

Eight-hou r law, se e section s 321-32 6 of Titl e 40, Publi c

Buildings, Property , a n d Works.

§44. Holidays.

Subjec t matte r of this section , a c t Jan . 12. 1895, ch.

23, 5 46, 28 Stat . 607, is n o w covere d b y sectio n 86a of

Titl e 5,' Executiv e Department s a n d Governmen t Officer*

a n d Employees.

§ 45. Leaves of absence. -

The employees of the Government Printing Office,

whether employed by the piece or otherwise, shall be

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allowed leaves of absence with pay to the extent of

not exceeding thirty days in any one fiscal year under

such regulations and at such times as the Public

Printer may designate at the rate of pay received

by them during the time in which said leave was

earned; but such leaves of absence shall not be

allowed to accumulate from year to year. Such employees as are engaged on piecework shall receive the

same rate of pay for the said thirty days' leave as

will be paid to day hands. It shall be lawful to allow

pay for pro rata leave to those serving fractional

parts of a year; also to allow pay for pro rata leave

of absence to employees of the Government Printing

Office in any fiscal year, notwithstanding the fact

that thirty days' leave of absence, with pay, may have

been granted to such employees in that fiscal year on

account of service rendered in a previous fiscal year.

The Public Printer is authorized to pay to the legal

representatives of any employees who may die, and

may have any accrued leave of absence due them

as such employees, said claims to be paid out of any

appropriations for leaves of absence. (June 11, 1896,

ch. 420, § 1, 29 Stat. 453.)

CROSS REFERENCE

Civilia n officers a n d employee s of Unite d States, leav e

of absence , s e e section s 30a a n d 3 0 b of Titl e 5, Executiv e

Department s a n d Governmen t Officers a n d Employees.

§ 46. Same; payment of employees receiving annual

salaries.

Employees in the Government Printing Office receiving annual salaries fixed by law shall be allowed

leave at the rate of pay received by them at the time

such leave is granted, the same to be payable from

the specific appropriation for their salaries. (June

25, 1910, ch. 384, § 1..36 Stat. 767.)

§ 47. Details of employees to executive departments

or establishments.

No employee of the Government Printing Office

shall be detailed to duties not pertaining to the work

of public printing and binding in any executive department or other Government establishment unless

expressly authorized by law. (June 25,1910, ch. 384,

5 1, 36 Stat. 770.)

§ 48. List of employees for Official Register.

Subjec t matte r of this section , a c t Jan . 12, 1895, c h . 23,

5 43, 28 Stat . 607, a n d a c t Jun e 7, 1906, c h . 3048, 34 Stat .

218, Is n o w covere d b y sectio n 3 of Titl e 13, CJensus.

§ 49. Examining boards.

The Deputy Public Printer, the superintendent of

printing, and a person designated by the Joint Committee on Printing, shall constitute a board to examine and report in writing on all paper delivered

under contract, or by purchase or otherwise, at the

Government Printing Office. The Deputy Public

Printer, superintendent of binding, and a person designated by the Joint Committee on Printing shall

constitute a board to examine and report in writing

on all material, except paper, for the use of the bindery. The Deputy Public Printer, the superintendent

of printing, and a person designated by the Joint

Committee on Printing shall constitute a board of

condemnation, who, upon the call of the Public

Printer, shall determine the condition of presses and

other machinery and material used in the Government Printing Office, with a view to condemnation.

(Jan. 12,1895, ch. 23, § 20, 28 Stat. 603; May 27,1908,

ch. 200, § 1, 35 Stat. 382; June 7.1924, ch. 303, § 1, 43

Stat. 590.) ...

§§ 50-52. Disbursing clerk.

Thes e sections, relatin g t o t h e function s of t h e disbursi n g cler k of t h e Governmen t Printin g Office, wer e base d

o n t h e followin g acts:

Sectio n 50.—Ac t Feb . 20, 1923, c h . 98, 42 Stat . 1278.

Sectio n 51.—Ac t Jan . 12, 1895, c h . 23, 5 30, 28 Stat . 605;

a c t Feb . 20, 1923, c h . 98, 42 Stat . 1278.

Sectio n 52.—Ac t Mar. 30, 1900, c h . 118, 3 1 Stat . 68; a c t

Feb . 20, 1923, c h . 98, 42 Stat . 1278.

T h e functio n of disbursemen t of money s of t h e Unite d

State s b y a n y agenc y excep t t h e W a r Department , Nav y

Departmen t a n d Panam a Canal , w a s transferre d t o t h e

Treasur y Departmen t and , togethe r wit h t h e Office of Disbursin g Cler k of tha t Department , w a s consolidate d i n a

Divisio n of Disbursements, b y sectio n 4 of Ex. Ord . N o .

6166, Jun e 10, 1933, a n d Ex. Ord . No. 6728, M a y 29, 1934,

s e t o u t i n not e t o sectio n 132 of Titl e 5, Executiv e Depart -

ment s a n d Governmen t Officers a n d Employees. T h e Divisio n of Disbursements w a s consolidate d In t h e Fisca l Serv -

ic e b y Reorg . Pla n N o . H I , § 1 ( a ) (3) . 5 Fed . Reg . 2107,

54 Stat . 1231, s e t o u t I n not e t o sectio n 133t of Titl e 5,

supra .

Sectio n 51a is n o w s e t o u t a s sectio n 120 of this title .

§53. Interest of officers and assistants in printing

contracts.

Neither the Public Printer, superintendent of

printing, superintendent of binding, nor any of their

assistants shall, during their continuance in office,

have any interest, direct or indirect, in the publication of any newspaper or periodical, or in any

printing, binding, engraving, or lithographing of any

kind, or in any contract for furnishing paper or

other material connected with the public printing,

binding, lithographing, or engraving; and for every

violation of this section the party offending shall, on

conviction before any court of competent jurisdiction, be imprisoned in the penitentiary for a term

of not less than one nor more than five years, and

shall be fined not exceeding $500. (Jan. 12, 1895,

ch. 23, § 34, 28 Stat. 605; May 27, 1908, ch. 200, § 1,

35 Stat. 382; June 7, 1924, ch. 303, § 1, 43 Stat. 590.)

§ 54. Accountability for and issue of materials.

The Public Printer shall charge himself with, and

be accountable for, all material received for the public use. The superintendents of printing and binding

shall make out estimates of the quantity and kind of

material required for their respective departments

and file written requisitions therefor when it is

needed. The Public Printer shall furnish the same

to them on these requisitions, as required for the

public service, and they shall receipt to him and be

held accountable for all material so received. (Jan.

12, 1895, ch. 23, I 32, 28 Stat. 605; June 7, 1924, ch.

303, § 1, 43 Stat. 590.)

§ 55. Purchase of press supplies.

The Public Printer may purchase in open market,

and without previous advertising, such supplies as

the Government Printing Office may require, of ink,

rollers, composition for making rollers, tapes, press

blankets, and lubricating oils, taking care that only

the lowest market prices be paid; and when practicable he shall issue circulars inviting bids. (Jan. 12,

1895, ch. 23, 5 38, 28 Stat. 607.)

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§ 56. Sale or exchange of condemned materials. :

Whenever any machinery or material in the Government Printing Office shall have been regularly

condemned as unserviceable, the Public Printer may

sell the same, after public advertisement, to the

highest bidder, for cash, and turn the proceeds into

the Treasury of the United States: Provided, That

in case the sum or sums offered for such advertised

property should be deemed by him too low, he may

exchange said old machinery or material for new,

paying the difference in money, and render appropriate vouchers for such expenditure. (Jan. 12, 1895,

ch. 23, § 21, 23 Stat. 604.)

§ 57. Receipts from sales to be covered into Treasury.

Moneys received from sales of extra copies of

documents, paper shavings, imperfections, waste gold

leaf, leather and book cloth scraps, and for the sale

of old. and condemned material, shall be deposited

by the Public Printer in the Treasury of the United

States, and a detailed statement thereof shall be

included in his annual report to Congress. (Jan. 12,

1895, ch. 23, § 29, 28 Stat. 605.)

CROSS REFERENCES

Dispositio n of receipts l o r wor k don e b y Publi c Printer ,

s e e sectio n 120 of thi s title .

Surplu s receipts fro m sale s of additiona l copie s of

Governmen t pubUcation s b y Superintenden t of Docu -

ments, deposi t I n Treasury , s e e sectio n 7 2 a of this title .

§58. Sale of duplicate plates; copyright.

The Public Printer shall sell, under such regulations as the Joint Committee on Printing may prescribe, to any person or persons who may apply,

additional or duplicate stereotype or electrotype

plates from which any Government publication is

printed, at a price not to exceed the cost of composition, the metal, and making to the Government

and 10 per centum added, and the full amount of the

price shall be paid when the order is filed. No publication reprinted from such stereotype or electrotype plates and no other Government publication

shall be copyrighted. (Jan. 12, 1895, ch. 23, § 52,

28 Stat. 608.) T"

CROSS REFERENCE -

Sal e o r dispositio n of stereotyp e o r electrotyp e plate s of

blac k a n d whit e Illustration s of Unite d State s a n d foreig n

postag e stamp s forbidden , s e e sectio n 3 7 1 of Titl e 39, T h e

Posta l Service . • -

§ 59. Machinery, material, equipment, or supplies from

other departments.

Any officer of the Government having machinery,

material, equipment, or supplies for printing, binding, and blank-book work, including lithography,

photolithography, and other processes of reproduction, which are no longer required or authorized for

his service, shall submit a detailed report of the same

to the Public Printer, and the Public Printer is

hereby authorized, with the approval of the Joint

Committee on Printing, to requisition such articles

of the character herein described as are serviceable

in the Government Printing Office, and the same

shall be promptly delivered to that office. (July 19,

1919, ch. 24. § 3, 41 Stat. 233.)

§ 60. Consolidation of department printing offices, u*

All printing offices in the departments in operation

on January 12, 1895, or thereafter put in operation,

shall be considered a part of the Government Printing Office, and shall be under the control of the

Public Printer, who shall furnish all presses, types,

imposing stones, and necessary machinery and material for said offices from the general supplies of the

Government Printing Office; and all paper and material of every kind used in the said offices for departmental work, except letter and note paper and

envelopes, shall be supplied by the Public Printer;

and all persons employed in said printing offices and

binderies shall be appointed by the Public Printer;

and be carried on his pay roll the same as employees

in the main office, and shall be responsible to him.

This section shall not apply to the office in the

Weather Bureau, but the Public Printer, with the

approval of the Joint Committee on Printing, may

abolish such excepted office whenever in their judgment the economy of the public service would be

thereby advanced.

All work done in the said offices shall be ordered on

blanks prepared for that purpose by the Public

Printer, which shall be numbered consecutively, and

must be signed by some one designated by the head

of the department for which the work is to be done,

who shall be held responsible for all work thus ordered, and who shall quarterly report to the head of

the department a classified statement of the work

done and the cost thereof, which report shall be

transmitted to the Public Printer in time for his annual report to Congress. The Public Printer shall

show in detail, in his annual report, the cost of operating each departmental office. (Jan. 12,1895, ch. 23,

§ 31, 28 Stat. 605; Mar. 6, 1902, ch. 139, § 11, 32 Stat.

53; Apr. 23, 1904, ch. 1485, 33 Stat. 262; Mar. 2, 1907,

ch. 2511, 34 Stat. 1158; Mar. 3. 1917, ch. 163, 5 1, 39

Stat. 1083.)

CROSS REFERENCE

Weathe r Bureau , printin g b y . see , also, sectio n 319 of

Titl e 15, Commerc e a n d Trade .

§ 61. Branches of printing office in executive departments.

No money appropriated by any act shall be used

for maintaining more than one branch of the Government Printing Office in any one building occupied

by any executive department or departments of the

Government, nor shall any branch of the Government Printing Office be established unless specifically

authorized by law. (Aug. 1, 1S14, ch. 223, § 1, 38

Stat. 673.)

§ 62. Inks, glues, etc., furnished other departments;

payment.

This sectio n w a s base d upo n a provis o repeate d i n

appropriatio n provision s f o r t h e Governmen t Printin g

Office i n t h e followin g acts: M a y 13. 1926, c h . 294, $ 1,

4 4 Stat . 551: Feb . 23, 1927. c h . 168, § 1. 44 Stat . 1159;

M a y 14, 1928, c h . 551, § 1, 45 Stat . 530: Feb . 28, 1929.

c h . 367, 5 1, 45 Stat . 1400; Jun e 6, 1930, c h . 407, § 1,

46 Stat . 519; Feb . 20, 1931, c h . 234, § 1. 46 Stat . 1189;

Jun e 30. 1932, c h . 314, par t I, § 1. 47 Stat . 397. Sai d

provis o h a s n o t bee n repeate d sinc e t h e a c t of Jun e 30,

1932, supra . '

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Chapte r 3.—SUPERINTENDENT OF DOCUMENTS;

DISTRIBUTION OF DOCUMENTS IN GENERAL " •• •• "" " I. V T

Sec. ,

71. Superintenden t of Documents ; sal e of documents.

72. Printin g f o r sale.t o public ; regulations.

72a. Same ; regulations; charge s a n d fees.

73. Superintenden t of Document s unde r contro l of

Publi c Printer ; disbursements a n d report .

74. Assistants, blanks, printing , a n d bindin g f o r Super -

intenden t of Documents . '

75. Compensatio n t o employee s I n office of Superin -

tenden t of Document s f o r night , Sunday , holiday ,

a n d overtim e work .

76. Inde x of documents ; numbe r a n d distribution .

77. Catalogu e of Governmen t publications.

78. Document s I n charg e of department s t o b e turne d

ove r t o Superintenden t of Documents .

79. Reprintin g document s require d f o r sale . ;

80. Document s f o r President .

81. Document s f o r u s e of Publi c Pririter.

82. Distributio n of copie s of publication s t o designate d

depositories.

83. Designatio n of depositories.

84. Librarie s a s depositorie s continued ; n e w designa -

tions.

85. Distributio n of copie s of publication s t o designate d

depositorie s a n d libraries; land-gran t college s a s

depositories. •

86. Investigatio n of librarie s designate d a s depositories.

87. Librarie s of executiv e department s a n d Militar y

a n d Nava l Academie s constitute d depositories.

87a. Librar y of Unite d State s Coast Guar d Academ y con -

stitute d depository .

88. America n Antiquaria n Societ y t o b e depository .

89. Distributio n of publi c document s t o librar y of

Philippin e government .

90. Repealed .

91. Document s a n d reports f o r foreig n legations.

91a. Publi c document s f o r legation s a n d consulate s of

Unite d States.

92. Governmen t publication s a s publi c property ; fre e

u s e I n depositories.

93. Exchang e of documents .

94. Blan k forms ; printin g a n d sale .

95. Distributio n of publication s t o b e b y Publi c Printer ;

mailin g lists. '

96. Departmenta l distributio n of documents.

§71. Superintendent of Documents; sale of documents.

The Public Printer shall appoint a competent person to act as Superintendent of Documents. The

Superintendent of Documents so designated and appointed is hereby authorized to sell at cost any

public document In his charge, the distribution of

which is not herein specifically directed, said cost to

be estimated by the Public Printer and based upon

printing from stereotyped plates; but only one copy

of any document shall be sold to the same person,

excepting libraries or schools by which additional

copies are desired for separate departments thereof,

and members of Congress; and whenever any officer

of the Government having in his charge documents

published for sale shall desire to be relieved of the

same, he is hereby authorized to turn them over to

the Superintendent of Documents, who shall receive

and sell them under the provisions of this section.

All moneys received from the sale of documents

shall be returned to the Public Printer on the 1st

day of each month and be by him covered into the

Treasury monthly, and the Superintendent of Documents shall report annually the number of copies

of each and every document sold by him, and the

price of the same. He shall also report monthly

to the Public Printer the number of documents received by him and, the disposition made of the

same. He shall have general supervision of the distribution of all public documents, and to his custody

shall be committed all documents subject to distribution, excepting those printed for the special offi-r

cial use of the executive departments, which shall

be delivered to said departments, and those printed

for the use of the. two Houses of Congress, which

shall be delivered to the folding rooms of said Houses

and distributed or delivered ready for distribution

to Members and Delegates upon their order by the

superintendents of the folding rooms of the Senate

and House of Representatives. (Jan. 12, 1895, ch.

23, § 61, 28 Stat. 610.)

§ 72, Printing for sale to public; regulations.

The Public Printer shall print such additional

copies of any Government publication, not confidential in character, as may be required for sale to

the public by the Superintendent of Documents;

but the printing of such additional copies required

for sale by the Superintendent of Documents shall

be subject to regulation by the Joint Committee on

Printing and shall not interfere with the prompt

execution of printing for the Government. (May 11,

1922, ch. 189, § 1, 42 Stat. 541; June 30. 1932, ch.

314, § 307, 47 Stat. 409.)

CODIFICATION'

This sectio n originall y provide d f o r t h e sal e of docu -

ment s " a t t h e cost of printin g a n d binding , plu s 10 p e r

centum , withou t limi t a s t o t h e numbe r of copie s t o a n y

o n e applican t w h o agree s n o t t o resell o r distribut e t h e

sam e f o r profit. " A c t Jun e 30, 1932, cite d t o text , pro -

vide d tha t t h e sellin g pric e of publication s a s provide d

I n sectio n 7 2 a of this titl e shoul d b e J n lie u of tha t

prescribe d I n this section .

CKOSS REFERENCES

Federa l Register, fixing of price s t o b e charge d for, s e e

sectio n 303 of this title .

Printin g a n d sal e of extr a copie s b y Publi c Printer , see

section s 114 a n d 220 of thi s title .

§ 72a. Same; regulations; charges and fees.

The price at which additional copies of Government publications are offered for sale to the public

by the Superintendent of Documents shall be based

on the cost thereof as determined by the Public

Printer plus 50 per centum: Provided, That a discount of not to exceed 25 per centum may be allowed

to authorized book dealers and quantity purchasers,

but such printing shall not interfere with the prompt

execution of work for the Government. The surplus

receipts from such sales shall be deposited in the

Treasury of the United States to the credit of miscellaneous receipts. H i e Superintendent of Documents

shall prescribe the terms and conditions under which

he may authorize the resale of Government publications by book dealers, and he may designate any Government officer his agent for the sale of Government

publications under such regulations as shall be agreed

upon by the Superintendent of Documents and the

head of the respective department or establishment

of the Government. (June 30, 1932, ch. 314, § 307,

47 Stat. 409.)

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V J * , R . . CROSS REFERENCES . < . • • >

Dispositio n of receipts b y Publi c Printer , s e e section s

6 7 a n d 120 of this title . v

Federa l Register, fixing of price s t o b e charge d for, s e e

sectio n 303 of thi s title .

- HISTORICAL AND NAVAL DOCUMENTS

~ A c t Mar. 15, 1934, c h . 69, 4 8 Stat . 414, authorize d

Superintenden t of Document s t o sell historica l a n d nava l

document s a t t h e prorate d cost withou t referenc e t o this

section . • isi . 1 ' . V ' > "• i : ? : 2 i

§73. Superintendent of Documents under control of

Public Printer; disbursements and report.

The office of the Superintendent of Documents

shall be under the control of. the Public Printer.

The disbursements on account of salaries or other

expenses of the office of the Superintendent of Documents shall be made by the disbursing clerk of the

Government Printing Office, and a statement thereof

shall be included in the Public Printer's annual report for each fiscal year. (June 25, 1910, ch. 384,

§ 1, 36 Stat. 770; Feb. 20,1923, ch. 98, 42 Stat. 1278.)

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§74. Assistants, blanks, printing, and binding for

Superintendent of Documents.

•Hie Public Printer is hereby authorized and directed, upon the requisition of the Superintendent

of Documents;to appoint such assistants as may be

necessary, and furnish such blanks and to do such

printing and binding as are required by his office, the

cost of the same to be charged against the appropriation for printing and binding for Congress, and the

Public Printer shall provide convenient office, storage, and distributing rooms for the use of the Superintendent of Documents. (Jan. 12, 1895, ch. 23,

§ 66, 28 Stat. 611.)

§ 75. Compensation to employees in office of Superintendent of Documents for night, Sunday, holiday,

and overtime work.

Employees in the office of the Superintendent of

Documents may be paid compensation for night,

Sunday, holiday, and overtime work at rates not in

excess of the rates of additional compensation for

such work allowed to other employees of the Government Printing Office under the provisions of section

40 of this title. (Mar. 4, 1925, ch. 549, § 1, 43 Stat.

1300; May 13, 1926, ch. 294, § 1, 44 Stat. 552; Feb. 23,

1927, ch. 168, 44 Stat. 1160.)

§76. Index of documents; number and distribution.

The Superintendent of Documents shall, at the

close of each regular session of Congress, prepare

and publish a comprehensive index of public documents, upon such plan as shall be approved by the

Joint Committee on Printing; and the Public Printer

shall, immediately upon its publication, deliver to

him a copy of each and every document printed by

the Government Printing Office; and the head of

each of the executive departments, bureaus, and

offices of the Government shall deliver to him a copy

of each and every document issued or published by

such department, bureau, or office not confidential

in its character. He shall also prepare and print in

one volume a consolidated index of Congressional

documents, and shall index such single volumes of

documents as the Joint Committee on Printing shall

direct. Of the comprehensive index and of the consolidated index two thousand copies each shall be

printed and bound in addition to the usual number,

two hundred copies for the use of the Senate, eight

hundred copies for the use of the House, and one

thousand copies for distribution by the Superintendent of Documents. (Jan. 12, 1895, ch. 23, $ 62, 28

Stat. 610.) - ,

§ 77. Catalogue of Government publications.

A catalogue of Government publications shall be

prepared by the Superintendent of Documents on

the 1st day of each month, which shall show the

documents printed during the preceding month,

where obtainable, and the price thereof. Two

thousand copies of such catalogue shall be printed

in pamphlet form for distribution. (Jan. 12, 1895,

ch. 23, § 69, 28 Stat. 612.)

§ 78. Documents in charge of departments to be turned

over to Superintendent of Documents.

All public documents accumulating in the several

executive departments, bureaus, and offices not

needed for official use shall be annually turned over

to the Superintendent of Documents for distribution

or sale. (Jan. 12. 1895, ch. 23, § 67, 28 Stat. 611.)

§ 79. Reprinting documents required for sale.

The Superintendent of Documents is hereby authorized to order reprinted, from time to time, such

public documents as may be required for sale, such

order for reprinting to be subject to the approval

of the Secretary or head of the department in which

such public document shall have originated. The

appropriation for printing and binding shall be

reimbursed for the cost of such reprints from the

moneys received by the Superintendent of Documents from the sale of public documents. (Mar.

28, 1904, No. 11, 33 Stat. 584.)

§ 80. Documents for President.

The Public Printer shall deliver to the Executive

Mansion two copies each of all documents, bills, and

resolutions as soon as printed and ready for distribution. (Jan. 12, 1895, ch. 23, § 88, 28 Stat. 622.)

§ 81. Documents for use of Public Printer.

The Public Printer may retain out of all documents, bills, and resolutions printed the number of

copies absolutely needful for the official use of the

Government Printing Office, not exceeding five of

each. (Jan. 12, 1895, ch. 23, § 73, 28 Stat. 618.)

§ 82. Distribution of copies of publications to designated depositories. >

The copies of journals, books, and public documents which are or may be authorized to be distributed to incorporated bodies, institutions, and associations within the States and Territories shall be

distributed to such bodies as shall be designated

by each of the Senators from the several States,

respectively, and by the Representatives in Congress

from each congressional district, and by the Delegate

from each Territory. The distribution shall be

made in such manner that the quantity distributed

to each congressional district and Territory shall be

equal. (R. S. § 501; Mar. 1, 1907, ch. 2284, $ 4. 34

Stat. 1014.)

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DERIVATION

Res. Jan . 28. 1857, N o . 5. § 3. 11 Stat . 253; a c t Feb . 5,

1859, c h . 22, 5 5, 11 Stat . 380; a c t Mar . 2, 1861, c h . 87. 5 1,

12 Stat . 244.

§ 83. Designation of depositories.

The selection of an institution to receive the documents ordered to be published or procured at the

first session of any Congress shall control the documents of the entire Congress, unless another designation be made before any distribution has taken

place under the selection first made. And the public documents to be distributed by the Superintendent of Documents shall be sent to the institutions

already designated, unless he shall be satisfied that

any such institution is no longer a suitable depository of the same. Congressional journals and public documents, authorized to be distributed to institutions on the designation of Members of Congress,

shall be sent to such libraries and institutions only

as shall signify a willingness to pay the cost of their

transportation. (R. S. § 502; Jan. 12, 1895, ch. 23,

§§ 53, 61, 28 Stat. 608, 610.)

> DERIVATION

Ac t Mar. 2, 1881, c h . 87, S 2 , 12 Stat . 245.

§84. Libraries as depositories continued; new designations.

Libraries designated by law prior to June 23,

1913, as depositories to receive books and other Government publications shall, during their existence,

continue such receipt; and new~cTesignations may be

made when libraries chosen shall cease to exist or

other designations shall be aittnonzeS by law.

(June 23, 1913, ch. 3, § 5, 38 Stat. 75.)

§ 85. Distribution of copies of publications to designated depositories and libraries; land-grant colleges as depositories.

Upon request of the Superintendent of Documents,

the Public Printer is hereby authorized and directed

to either increase or diminish the number of copies

of publications furnished for distribution, to designated depositories and State and Territorial libraries

so that the number of copies delivered shall be equal

to the number of libraries on the list: Provided,

That the number thus delivered shall at no time

exceed the number authorized under existing statute: Provided further, That the Public Printer shall

furnish the necessary number of copies as above

provided, of the Journals of the Senate and House

of Representatives, of all publications, not confidential in character, printed upon the requisition of any

Congressional committee, of all Senate and House

public bills and resolutions, and of all reports on

private bills, concurrent or simple resolutions. The

allotment of copies furnished for distribution to

libraries shall be increased or reduced, from time to

time, as the redisricting of States or the rearrangement of depository lists under provisions of law shall

demand, to such numbers as may be necessary to

comply with the law. All land-grant colleges shall

be constituted as depositories for public documents,

subject to the provisions and limitations of the

depository laws. (Mar. 1, 1907, ch. 2284, § 4, 34

Stat. 1014; June 25, 1938, ch. 708, 52 Stat. 1206.)

REPEAL OP INCONSISTENT LAWS

A c t Jun e 25, 1938, cite d t o text , provide d In par t a s

follows: "An y provisio n containe d i n section s 54, 55. o r

57 of t h e Printin g A c t of 1895 (28 Stat . 608, 609; U. S. O.

Titl e 44, section s 131, 147, a n d 189, o r a n y othe r act) ,

whic h m a y b e inconsisten t herewith , is hereb y repeale d t o

t h e exten t of suc h Inconsistenc y only. "

§ 86. Investigation of libraries designated as depositories.

The Superintendent of Documents shall thoroughly investigate the condition of all libraries that

are designated depositories, and whenever he shall

ascertain that the number of books in any such

library, other than college libraries, is below one

thousand, other than Government publications, or

it has ceased to be maintained as a public library, |

he shall strike the same from the list, and the Senator, Representative, or Delegate shall designate

another depository that shall meet the conditions

herein required. (Jan. 12, 1895, ch. 23, § 70, 28 Stat.

612.)

CROSS REFERENCE

Designate d librarie s t o receiv e Governmen t publication s

durin g their existenc e e n d n e w designation s t o b e mad e

whe n chose n librarie s ceas e t o exist, se e sectio n 84 of

this tlC K ==== =

§ 87. Libraries of executive departments and Military

and Naval Academies constituted depositories.

The libraries of the executive departments, of the

United States Military Academy, and United States

Naval Academy are hereby constituted designated

depositories of Government publications, and the

Superintendent of Documents shall supply one copy

of said publications, in the same form as supplied to

other depositories, to each of said libraries. (Jan.

12, 1895, ch. 23, § 98, 28 Stat. 624.)

§ 87a. Library of United States Coast Guard Academy

constituted depository.

The library of the United States Coast Guard

Academy, New London, Connecticut, is hereby constituted a designated depository of Government publications, and the Superintendent of Documents shall

supply to such library one copy of each such publication, in the same form as supplied to other designated

depositories. (Aug. 5, 1939, ch. 445, 53 Stat. 1209.)

§88. American Antiquarian Society to be depository.

One copy of the public journals of the Senate and

of the House of Representatives, and of the documents published under the orders of the Senate and

House of Representatives, respectively, shall be transmitted to the Executive of the Commonwealth of

Massachusetts for the use and benefit of the American Antiquarian Society of said Commonwealth.

(Dec. 1, 1814, No. 7, 3 Stat. 248.)

§89. Distribution of public documents to library of

Philippine government.

The Superintendent of Documents is hereby authorized and directed to supply one copy of each

document delivered to him for distribution to State

and Territorial libraries and designated depositories

to the library of the Philippine government, in the

city of Manila, Philippine Islands; and the Public

Printer is hereby directed to print, bind, and deliver

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to the Superintendent of Documents the extra number of documents required to comply with this section.

(Jan: 18, 1907. ch. 153, 34 Stat. 850.), ;

§90. Repealed. June 20, 1936, ch. 630, § 12, 49 Stat

1553.

Section , B . S. I 506, prohibite d t h e remova l o l book s

a n d document s fro m depositories.

§ 91. Documents and reports for foreign legations.

; Documents and reports may be furnished to foreign legations to the United States upon request

specifying those desired and requisition made upon

the Public Printer by the Secretary of State: Provided, That such gratuitous distribution shall only

be made to legations whose Governments furnish

to legations from the United States copies of their

printed and legislative documents desired. (Jan. 12,

1895. ch. 23, § 75, 28 Stat. 620.)

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;

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§ 91a. Public documents for legations and consulates

of United States.

Only such of the books published by the Government, and usually known by the name of "Public

Documents", shall be supplied to any legation or

consulate of the United States as are first designated

by the Secretary of State, by an order to be recorded

in the State Department as suitable for and required

by such legation and consulate. (R. S. § 504.)

§92. Government publications as public property;

free use in depositories.

All Government publications furnished by authority of law to officers (except members of Congress)

of the United States Government, for their official

use, shall be stamped "Property of the United States

Government", and shall be preserved by such officers

and by them delivered to their successors in office

as a part of the property appertaining to the office.

Government publications furnished depository libraries shall be made available for the free use of

the general public and must not be disposed of

except as the Superintendent of Documents may direct. (Jan. 12, 1895, ch. 23, § 74, 28 Stat. 620; June

20.1936, ch. 630, $ 11, 49 Stat. 1552.)

§ 93. Exchange of documents.

Heads of departments are authorized to exchange

surplus documents for such other documents and

books as may be required by them, when the same

can be done to the advantage of the public service.

(Jan. 12, 1895, ch. 23, § 95, 28 Stat. 623.)

§94. Blank forms; printing and sale.

The Public Printer is authorized to print for sale

by the Superintendent of Public Documents to the

public, upon prepayment, additional copies of approved Government blank forms. (June 7. 1924, ch.

303, § 1, 43 Stat. 592.)

§ 95. Distribution of publications to be by Public

Printer; mailing lists.

No money appropriated by any Act shall be used

for services in any executive department or other

Government establishment at Washington, District

of Columbia, in the work of addressing, wrapping,

mailing, or otherwise dispatching any publication

for public distribution, except maps, weather reports,

and weather cards issued by an executive department or other Government establishment at Washington, District of Columbia, or for the purchase of

material or supplies to be used In such work; and

It shall be the duty of the Public Printer to perform

such work at the Government Printing Office. Each

head of such executive department and other Government establishment at Washington, District, of

Columbia, shall furnish from time to time to the

Public Printer mailing lists, in convenient form, and

changes therein, or franked slips, for use in the public distribution of publications issued by such department or establishment; and the Public Printer

shall furnish copies of any publication only in

accordance with the provisions of law or the instruction of the head of the department or establishment issuing the publication. Nothing in this

section shall be construed as applying to orders,

instructions, directions, notices, or circulars of information printed for and issued by any of the

executive departments or other Government establishments or to the distribution of public documents

by Senators or Members of the House of Representatives or to the folding rooms and document rooms

of the Senate or House of Representatives. (Jan.

12, 1895, ch. 23, § 92, 28 Stat. 623; Aug. 23, 1912, ch.

350, § 8, 37 Stat. 414.)

§ 96. Departmental distribution of documents.

Government publications printed for or received

by the executive departments, whether for official

use or for distribution, except such as are required

by section 95 of this title to be distributed by the

Public Printer, shall be distributed by a competent

person detailed to such duty in each department by

the head thereof. He shall keep an account in

detail of all publications received and distributed by

him. He shall prevent duplication, and make detailed report to the head of the department. (Jan.

12, 1895, ch. 23, § 92, 28 Stat. 623; May 29, 1928, ch.

901, § 1, 45 Stat. 986.)

Chapter 4.—PRINTING AND BINDING

GENERALLY

Sec .

111. Governmen t printin g t o b e don e a t Governmen t

Printin g Office.

111a. Same ; exception .

111b. Same ; printin g i n veterans' hospitals.

112. Stereotypin g a n d electrotyping .

113. Engravin g a n d lithographing ; contracts.

114. Printin g a n d sal e of extr a copie s of documents.

115. Illustration s a n d map s I n document s a n d reports;

orders f o r printin g acte d o n withi n o n e year.

116. No printin g a n d bindin g unless authorized ; bindin g

materials.

117. Certificat e of necessity ; estimat e of cost .

118. Restriction s o n u s e of appropriation s f o r printin g

a n d bindin g f o r illustrations.

119. Blank s a n d letterhead s f o r Judge s a n d officers of

courts.

120. Dispositio n of receipts f o r wor k done .

§ 111. Government printing to be done at Government Printing Office.

All printing, binding, and blank-book work for

Congress, the Executive office, the judiciary, and

every executive department, independent office, and

establishment of the Government shall be done at

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the Government Printing Office, except such classes

of work as shall be deemed by the Joint Committee

on Printing to be urgent or necessary to have done

elsewhere than in the District of Columbia for the

exclusive use of any field service outside of said District. (Jan. 12, 1895, ch. 23, § 87, 28 Stat. 622; Mar.

1, 1919, ch. 86, § 11, 40 Stat. 1270.)

,'ICR CROSS REFERENCES ;

Suprem e Court , printin g for, s e e sectio n 354 of Titl e 28,

Judicia l Cod e a n d Judiciary .

Veterans' Administration , printin g t o b e don e I n veterans' hospitals wher e foun d advisabl e notwithstandin g

this section , s e e sectio n 111 b of thi s title .

Wor k whic h Publi c Printe r n o t abl e o r n o t equippe d t o

do, s e e sectio n 111a of this title . >.«,

§ 111a. Same; exception.

Such printing, binding, and blank-book work authorized by law, as the Public Printer is not able or

equipped to do at the Government Printing Office,

may be produced elsewhere under contracts made by

him with the approval of the Joint Committee on

Printing. (Feb. 28, 1929, ch. 367, § 1, 45 Stat. 1400.)

§ 111b. Same; printing in veterans' hospitals.

The Administrator of Veterans' Affairs is authorized to utilize the printing and binding equipment

which the various hospitals and homes of the Veterans' Administration use for occupational therapy

purposes for the purpose of doing such printing and

binding as may, In his judgment, be found advisable

for the use of the Veterans' Administration, notwithstanding the provisions of section 111 of this title.

(June 16,1933, ch. 101, 11, 48 Stat. 302; Feb. 2,1935,

ch. 3, § 1, 49 Stat. 18; Mar. 19, 1936, ch. 156, § 1, 49

Stat. 1182.)

§ 112. Stereotyping and electrotyping.

The Public Printer shall cause to be stereotyped

or electrotyped all matter when there is a reason to

believe that it will be needed a second time. (Jan.

12, 1896 ch. 23. § 25. 28 Stat. 604.)

§ 113. Engraving and lithographing; contracts.

The Public Printer shall preserve in his office

samples of the paper on which any engravings or

lithographs are to be furnished by contract, and he

shall not receive any engraving or lithograph which

is not printed on paper equal to the sample, or which

is not executed in the proper manner or in the

quantity contracted for, or within the time specified

in the contract, unless, for special reasons, he may

have extended the time. The contractor shall not

be paid except upon the certificate of the Public

Printer that his contract has been complied with.

(Jan. 12, 1895, ch. 23, § 41, 28 Stat. 607.)

§114. Printing and sale of extra copies of documents.

The Public Printer shall furnish to all applicants giving notice before the matter is put to press,

not exceeding two hundred and fifty to any one

applicant, copies of bills, reports, and documents,

said applicants paying in advance the price of such

printing: Provided, That the printing of such work

for private parties shall not interfere with the printing for the Government. (Jan. 12, 1895, ch. 23,

§ 42. 28 Stat. 607; June 30, 1932, ch. 314, 5 307, 47

Stat. 409.) " " i • < % -

PRICE OP Pmwih q ••.-?••• % , v .-j

S e e sectio n 7 2 a of this title . , ;

CODOTCATTON

This sectio n originall y provide d f o r t h e paymen t i n

advanc e of "th e cost of suc h printin g wit h 10 p e r centu m

added. " A c t Jun e 30, 1932. cite d t o text , provide d tha t

t h e sellin g pric e of publication s a s provide d I n sectio n

72a of this titl e shoul d b e I n lie u of tha t prescribe d I n

section .

§ 115. Illustrations and maps in documents and reports; orders for printing acted on within one

;

year. - - -

No document or report to be illustrated or accompanied by maps shall be printed by the Public

Printer until the illustrations or maps designed

therefor shall be ready for publication; and no order

for public printing shall be acted upon by the Public

Printer after the expiration of one year, unless the

entire copy and illustrations for the work shall have

been furnished within that period. (Jan. 12, 1895.

Ch. 23, § 80, 28 Stat. 621.)

§ 116. No printing and binding unless authorized;

binding materials.

No printing or binding shall be done at the Government Printing Office unless authorized by law.

Binding for the departments of the Government

shall be done in plain sheep or cloth, except that

record and account books may be bound in Russia

leather, sheep fleshers, and skivers, when authorized

by the head of a department: Provided, The libraries

of the several departments, the Library of Congress,

the libraries of the Surgeon General's Office, the

Patent Office, and the Naval Observatory may have

books for the exclusive use of said libraries bound

in half Turkey, or material no more expensive.

(Jan. 12, 1895, ch. 23, § 86, 28 Stat. 622.)

§ 117. Certificate of necessity; estimate of cost. •:

When any department, the Supreme Court, the

Court of Claims, or the Library of Congress shall

require printing or binding to be done, it shall _be

on certificate that such work be necessary for the

public service; whereupon the Public Printer shall

furnish an estimate of the cost by the principal items

for such printing or binding so called for, after which

requisitions shall be made upon him therefor by the

head of such department, the clerk of the Supreme

Court, Chief Justice of the Court of Claims, or the

Librarian of Congress; and the Public Printer shall

place the cost thereof to the debit of such department

in its annual appropriation for printing and binding.

(Jan. 12, 1895. ch. 23, § 93, 28 Stat. 623.)

CROSS REFERENCE

Printin g f o r Suprem e Court , s e e sectio n 354 of Titl e 28,

Judicia l Cod e a n d Judiciary .

§ 118. Restrictions on use of appropriations for printing and binding for illustrations.

No part of the appropriations made for printing

and binding shall be used for any illustration, engraving, or photograph in any document or'report

ordered printed by Congress unless the order to print

expressly authorizes the same, nor in any document

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or report of any executive department or other Gov4

eminent establishment until the head of the executive department or Government establishment shall

certify in a letter transmitting such report that the

illustration is necessary and relates entirely to the

transaction of public business. (Mar. 3, 1905, ch.

1483, § 1, 33 Stat. 1213.)

§ 119. Blanks and letterheads for judges and officers

1 Of COlirtS. - - " - -• •»*-' - CI JiW* . iz

All blanks and letterheads for use by the judges

and other officials of the United States courts other

than such as are required to be paid for by any of

these officers out of the emoluments of their offices

shall be printed at the Government Printing Office

upon forms prescribed by the Department of Justice,

and shall be distributed by it upon, requisition.

(Jan. 12, 1895, ch. 23, § 97, 28 Stat. 624.)

§ 120. Disposition of receipts for work done. '. j

M All sums paid to the Public Printer for work that he

is authorized by law to do shall be deposited to the

credit, on the books of the Treasury Department, of

the appropriation made for the working capital of

the Government Printing Office for the year in which

the work is done, and be subject to requisition by the

Public Printer. (June 18, 1940, ch. 396, § 1, 54 Stat.

478.) v • v

SIMILAR PROVISIONS

Substantiall y simila r provision s wer e containe d i n prio r

Legislativ e Branc h Appropriatio n Acts, a s follows:

, 1939—Jun e 16, 1939, c h . 208, 5 1, 63 Stat . 838.

1938—Ma y 17, 1938, c h . 236, 5 1, 52 Stat . 398.

1937—Ma y 18, 1937, c h . 223, 5 1, 50 Stat . 185.

1936—Apr. 17, 1936, c h . 233, I 1, 49 Stat . 1230.

1935—Jul y 8, 1935, c h . 374, § 1, 49 Stat . 475.

1934—May 30, 1934, c h . 372, § 1, 48 Stat . 832.

1933—Feb. 28, 1933. c h . 133, 5 1, 4 7 Stat . 1366.

1932—Jun e 30, 1932, c h . 314. par t I, § 1, 47 Stat . 397.

1931—Feb . 20, 1931, c h . 234, I 1, 46 Stat . 1190.

1930—Jun e 6, 1930, c h . 407. 5 1, 46 Stat . 520.

1929—Feb. 28, 1929, c h . 367, 5 1, 45 Stat . 1401.

1928—May 14, 1928, c h . 551, $ 1, 45 Stat . 531.

1927—Feb. 23, 1927, c h . 168, 5 1, 44 Stat . 1160.

. 1926—Ma y 13, 1926, c h . 294, § 1, 44 Stat . 551.

a J925—Mar. 4, 1925, c h . 549, § 1, 43 Stat . 1300.

...» V- CROSS REFERENCE

Dispositio n of money s receive d b y Publi c Printe r a n d

Superintenden t of Documents, se e section s 57 a n d 72a of

thi s title : • -

Chapter 5.—CONGRESSIONAL PRINTING IN

GENERAL

Sec .

131. "Usua l number " of document s a n d reports; distributio n of Hous e a n d Senat e document s a n d

reports; binding ; reports o n privat e bills; numbe r

of copie s printed ; distribution .

132. Extr a copie s of document s a n d reports.

133. Printin g extr a copies.

134. "Extr a copies " defined .

135. Duplicat e orders t o print .

136. Regulation s f o r printin g document s f o r Congress In

t w o o r mor e editions; printin g of ful l numbe r

a n d allotmen t of ful l quota .

137. Reprintin g bills, laws, a n d reports fro m committee s

n o t exceedin g fifty pages.

138. Senat e a n d Hous e document s a n d reports f o r D e -

partmen t of State .

139. Distributio n of Governmen t publication s t o t h e

Librar y of Congress.

139a. Internationa l exchang e of Governmen t publica -

tions.

140. Printin g of document s n o t provide d f o r b y law.

141. Laps e of authorit y t o print , when .

SeC. - •• ;•

142. Classificatio n a n d numberin g of publication s o rdere d printe d b y Congress; designatio n of pub -

lication s of departments; printin g of committe e

hearings. - -

143. Bindin g of publication s f o r distributio n t o l ibraries.

144. Appropriatio n t o whic h cost of printin g b y orde r

of Congress chargeable. •<•.•} ,i- ..t ,±

145. Requirements of reports recommendin g printin g

,_an d bindin g f o r Congress.

146. Stationer y a n d blan k book s f o r Congress.

147. Journals of House s of Congress. ' -

148. Senat e a n d Hous e Manuals. V:-3"aV .

149. Congressiona l Directory . —1' - -c-r y

150. Same ; sale . " •

151. Memoria l addresses; preparation ; distribution . '

152. Illustration s accompanyin g boun d copie s of memo -

rial addresses.

153. Statemen t of appropriations; "usua l number." - • I

154. Printin g f o r committee s of Congress. , -t-y ?

155. Committe e reports; Indexin g a n d binding .

156. Reports of Libraria n of Congress. "-'.Ur.j

157. Distributio n of documents t o Congressmen .

158. Allotments of publi c document s afte r expiratio n a t

term . - -

159. Tim e f o r distributio n of document s b y Congress-'

m e n extended . - -' -

160. Bindin g f o r Congressmen .

161. Same ; bindin g a t expens e of Congressmen . f162. Document s a n d reports ordere d b y Congressmen ;

frank s a n d envelope s f o r Congressmen .

163. Paymen t of cost of printin g extracts fro m Congressiona l Record , o r othe r documents.

164 Distributio n of copie s of Congressiona l Record , etc..

t o Governo r Genera l of Philippines.

165. Senat e a n d Hous e documen t rooms; superin -

tendents.

166. Senat e a n d Hous e foldin g rooms; superintendents.-

167. Dispositio n of document s store d a t Capitol .

168. Bindin g f o r Senat e library .

169. Parliamentar y precedents; publicatio n a n d distribu -

tion .

§ I3l. "Usual number" of documents and reports;

distribution of House and Senate documents and

reports; binding; reports on private bills; number of copies printed; distribution.

Whenever any document or report shall be ordered

printed by Congress, such order to print shall signify the "usual number" of copies for binding and

distribution among those entitled to receive them.

No greater number shall be printed unless ordered

by either House, or as hereinafter provided. When

a special number of a document or report is ordered

printed, the usual number shall also be printed,

unless already ordered. The usual number of documents and reports shall be one thousand six hundred and eighty-two copies, which shall be distributed as follows:

Of the House documents and reports, unbound.

To the Senate document room, one hundred and

fifty copies; to the office of the Secretary of the

Senate, ten copies; to the House document room,

not to exceed five hundred copies; to the Clerk's

office of the House, twenty copies; to the Library

of Congress, ten copies, as provided in section 139

of this title; to the Governor General of the Philippine Islands at Manila, three copies, as provided in

section 164 of this title.

Of the Senate documents and reports, unbound.

To the Senate document room, two hundred and

twenty copies; office of the Secretary of the Senate,

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ceed five hundred copies; to the Clerk's office of the

House, ten copies; to the Library of Congress, ten

copies, as provided in section 139 of this title; to

the Governor General of the Philippine Islands at

Manila, three copies, as provided in section 164 of

this title.

Of the number printed, the Public Printer shall

bind a sufficient number of copies, which shall be

distributed as follows:

Of the House documents and reports, bound.

To the Senate library, fifteen copies; to the Library of Congress, not to exceed one hundred and

fifty copies, as provided in section 139 of this title;

to the House library, fifteen copies; to the Superintendent of Documents, as many copies as may be

required for distribution to the State and Territorial

libraries and designated depositories.

Of the Senate documents and reports, bound.

To the Senate library, fifteen copies; to the Library

of Congress, copies as provided in sections 139 and

139a of this title; to the House library, fifteen

copies; to the Superintendent of Documents, as

many copies as may be required for distribution to

State and Territorial libraries and designated depositories. In binding documents the Public Printer

shall give precedence to those that are to be distributed to libraries and to designated depositories.

But any State or Territorial library or designated

depository entitled to documents that may prefer

to have its documents in unbound form, may do so

by notifying the Superintendent of Documents to

that effect prior to the convening of each Congress.

All of the "usual number" shall be printed at

one time.

The usual number of reports on private bills, concurrent or simple resolutions, shall not be printed.

In lieu thereof there shall be printed of each Senate

report on a private bill, simple or concurrent resolution, three hundred and forty-five copies, in addition to those required to be furnished the Library

of Congress, which shall be distributed as follows:

To the Senate document room, two hundred and

twenty copies; to the Secretary of the Senate, fifteen copies; to the House document room, one

hundred copies; to the Superintendent of Documents, ten copies; and of each House report on a

private bill, simple or concurrent resolution, two

hundred and sixty copies, in addition to those for

the Library of Congress, which shall be distributed

as follows: To the Senate document room, one hundred and thirty-five copies; to the Secretary of the

Senate, fifteen copies; to the House document room,

one hundred copies; to the Superintendent of Documents, ten copies. Nothing herein shall be construed to prevent the binding of all Senate and

House reports in the reserve volumes bound for

and delivered to the Senate and House libraries;

nor shall it operate to abridge in any way the

right of the Vice President, Senators, Representatives, Delegates, Resident Commissioners, Secretary

of the Senate, and Clerk of the House to have bound

in half morocco, or material not more expensive,

one copy of every public document to which he may

be entitled. Not less than twelve copies of each

report on bills for the payment or adjudication of

claims against the Government shall be kept on

file in the Senate document room. (Jan. 12,1895, ch.

23, § 54, 28 Stat. 608; Mar. 2, 1901, No. 16, §§ 1, 2,

31 Stat. 1464; Jan. 20, 1905, ch. 50, $ 1. 33 Stat. 610;

Mar. 1, 1907, ch. 2284, §4, 34 Stat. 1014; Jan. 15,

1908, No. 3, I 2, 35 Stat. 566; Mar. 4, 1909, ch. 317,

35 Stat. 1067; June 25, 1910, ch. 439, 36 Stat. 868;

Mar. 3, 1925, ch. 421, §§ 6. 7, 43 Stat. 1106; June 20,

1936, ch. 630, § 6. 49 Stat. 1550.) •: '

REPEAL

A c t Jun e 25, 1938, c h . 708, 52 Stat . 1206, amendin g

sectio n 85 of this title , repeale d provision s of this sec -

tio n inconsisten t therewit h t o t h e exten t of t h e Incon -

sistency . j

§ 132. Extra copies of documents and reports.

Extra copies of documents and reports shall be

printed promptly when the same shall be ready for

publication, and shall be bound in paper or cloth

as directed by the Joint Committee on Printing.

(Jan. 12, 1895, ch. 23. § 73, 28 Stat. 612.)

§ 133. Printing extra copies.

Orders for printing extra copies, otherwise than

provided for in this title shall be by simple, concurrent, or joint resolution. Either rfouse may print

extra copies to the amount of $500 by simple resolution; if the cost exceeds that sum, the printing

shall be ordered by concurrent resolution, except

when the resolution is self-appropriating, when it

shall be by joint resolution. Such resolutions, when

presented to either House, shall be referred immediately to the Committee on Printing, who, in making their report, shall give the probable cost of

the proposed printing upon the estimate of the

Public Printer; and no extra copies shall be printed

before such committee has reported. The printing

of additional copies may be performed upon orders

of the Joint Committee on Printing within a limit

of $200 in cost in any one instance. (Jan. 12, 1895.

ch. 23, § 2, 28 Stat. 601; Mar. 1, 1907. ch. 2284 § l'

34 Stat 1013.)

§ 134. "Extra copies" defined.

The term "extra copies" as used in this title shall

be construed to mean copies in addition to the

usual number as defined in section 131 of this title.

(Jan. 12, 1895, ch. 23, § 2, 28 Stat. 601; Mar. 1, 1907

ch. 2284, § 1. 34 Stat. 1013.)

§ 135. Duplicate orders to print.

The Public Printer shall examine closely the

orders of the Senate and House for printing, and

in case of duplication he shall print under the first

order received. (Jan. 12, 1895, ch. 23, § 53, 28 Stat

608.)

§ 136. Regulations for printing documents for Congress in two or more editions; printing of full

number and allotment of full quota.

The Joint Committee on Printing is authorized

and directed to establish rules and regulations, from

time to time, which shall be observed by the Public

Printer, whereby public documents and reports

printed for Congress, or either House thereof, may

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be printed in two or more editions, instead of one,

to meet the public requirements. In no case shall'

the aggregate of said editions exceed the number

of copies otherwise authorized. Nothing herein shall

operate to obstruct the printing of the full number:

of any document or report, or the allotment of the'

full quota to Senators and Representatives, as other-:

wise authorized, when a legitimate demand for the

full complement is known to exist. (Mar. 30, 1906.

No. 14, 34 Stat. 826.) .

§ 137. Reprinting bills, laws, and reports from committees not exceeding fifty pages.

The Secretary of the Senate and the Clerk of the

House of Representatives may order the reprinting

in a number not exceeding one thousand copies of

any pending bill or resolution, or any public law not

exceeding fifty pages, or any report from any committee or congressional commission on pending legislation not accompanied by testimony or exhibits

or other appendices and not exceeding fifty pages,

when the Supply shall have been exhausted. The

Public Printer shall require each requisition for reprinting to cite the specific authority of law for

its execution. (Jan. 12, 1895, ch. 23, § 2, 28 Stat.

601; Mar. 1, 1907, ch. 2284, § 1, 34 Stat. 1012.)

§ 138. Senate and House documents and reports for

Department of State.

The Public Printer is hereby authorized and directed to print, in addition to the usual number, and

furnish the Department of State with twenty copies

of each Senate and House of Representative document and report. (Feb. 7, 1896, No. 14, 29 Stat.

463.)

CROSS REFERENCES

Distributio n o l Hous e a n d Senat e document s a n d r e -

ports, se e section s 131, 139, 139a, of this title .

Official Register, distributio n o f, s e e sectio n 280a of this

title.

§ 139. Distribution of Government publications to the

Library of Congress.

There shall be printed and furnished to the

Library of Congress for official use in Washington,

District of Columbia, and for international exchange

as provided in section 139a of this title, not to exceed

one hundred and fifty copies of the publications

described to this section, to wit: House documents

and reports, bound; Senate documents and reports,

bound; Senate and House journals, bound; public

bills and resolutions; the United States Code and

supplements, bound; the Official Register of the

United States, bound; and all other publications and

maps which are printed, or otherwise reproduced,

under authority of law, upon the requisition of any

Congressional committee, executive department,

bureau, independent office, establishment, commission, or officer of the Government: Provided, That

confidential matter, blank forms, and circular letters

not of a public character shall be excepted.

In addition to the foregoing, there shall be delivered as printed to the Library of Congress ten copies

of each House document and report, unbound; ten

copies of each Senate document and report, unbound; and ten copies of each private bill and resolution and fifty copies of the laws in slip form. (Jan.

28, 1899, No. 12, 30 Stat. 1388; Mar. 2, 1901, No. 16,

§5 1, 2, 31 Stat. 1464; June 20. 1936, ch. 630, § 6, 49

Stat. 1550.)' - <•': r.$

CROSS REFERENCE • OORTJ

1 Distributio n of Official Register, s e e sectio n 280a of thi ,

title . \

§ 139a. International exchange of Government publications. . >.i

For the purpose of more fully carrying Into effect

the provisions of the convention concluded at Brussels on March 15, 1886, and proclaimed by the President of the United States on January 15,1889, there

shall be supplied to the Library of Congress not to

exceed one hundred and twenty-five copies each of

all Government publications, including the daily and

bound copies of the Congressional Record, for distribution, through the Smithsonian Institution, to

such foreign governments as may agree to send to

the United States similar publications of their governments for delivery to the Library of Congress.

(Mar. 2, 1901, No. 16, § 3, 31 Stat. 1465; Mar. 3, 1925,

ch. 421, | 7, 43 Stat. 1106; June 20, 1936, ch. 630.

§ 6, 49 Stat. 1550.)

§ 140. Printing of documents not provided for by law.

Either House may order the printing of a document not already provided for by law, but only when

the same shall be accompanied by an estimate from

the Public Printer as to the probable cost thereof.

Any executive department, bureau, board, or independent office of the Government submitting reports

or documents in response to inquiries from Congress

shall submit therewith an estimate of the probable

cost of printing to the usual number. Nothing in

this section relating to estimates shall apply to

reports or documents not exceeding fifty pages.

(Jan. 12, 1895, ch. 23, § 2, 28 Stat. 601; Mar. 1. 1907,

Ch. 2284, § 1, 34 Stat. 1013.)

§ 141. Lapse of authority to print, when.

In the printing of any document or report, or any

publication authorized by law to be printed, for distribution by Congress, the whole number of copies

of which shall not have been ordered within two years

from the date of the original order, the authority to

print shall lapse, except as orders for subsequent editions may be approved by the Joint Committee on

Printing, and then in no instance shall the whole

number exceed the number originally authorized by

law. (Mar. 1, 1907, ch. 2284, § 5, 34 Stat. 1014.)

§ 142. Classification and numbering of publications

ordered printed by Congress; designation of publications of departments; printing of committee

hearings. .

Publications ordered printed by Congress, or either

House thereof, shall be in four series, namely: One

series of reports made by the committees of the Senate, to be known as Senate reports; one series of reports made by the committees of the House of Representatives, to be known as House reports; one series

of documents other than reports of committees, the

orders for printing which originate in the Senate,

to be known as Senate documents, and one series of

documents other than committee reports, the orders

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sentatives, to be known as House documents. The

publications in each series shall be consecutively

numbered, the numbers in each series continuing in

unbroken sequence throughout the entire term of a

Congress, but the foregoing provisions shall not apply

to the documents printed for the use of the Senate

in executive session. Of the "usual number", the

copies which are intended for distribution to State

and Territorial libraries and other designated depositories of all annual or serial publications originating

in or prepared by an executive department, bureau,

office, commission, or board shall not be numbered

in the document or report series of either House of

Congress, but shall be designated by title and bound

as hereinafter provided, and the departmental edition, if any, shall be printed concurrently with the

"usual number." Hearings of committees may be

printed as congressional documents only when specifically ordered by Congress or either House thereof.

(Jan. 15, 1908, No. 3, § 1, 35 Stat. 5&5.)

§ 143. Binding of publications for distribution to

libraries.

In the binding of congressional documents and reports for distribution by the Superintendent of Documents to State and Territorial libraries and other

designated depositories, every publication of sufficient

size on any one subject shall be bound separately

and receive the title suggested by the subject of the

volume, and the others shall be distributed in unbound form as soon as printed. The Public Printer

shall supply the Superintendent of Documents sufficient copies of those publications distributed in unbound form, to be bound and distributed to the State

and Territorial libraries and other designated depositories for their permanent files. The library edition, as well as all other bound sets of congressional

numbered documents and reports, shall be arranged

in volumes and bound in the manner directed by the

Joint Committee on Printing. (Jan. 15, 1908, No. 3,

§ 2, 35 Stat. 566.)

§ 144. Appropriation to which cost of printing by

order of Congress chargeable.

The cost of the printing of any document or report

printed by order of Congress which cannot, under

the provisions of section 214 of this title, be properly

charged to any other appropriation or allotment of

appropriation already made, shall, upon order of the

Joint Committee on Printing, be charged to the allotment of appropriation for printing and binding

for Congress. (Jan. 12,1895, ch. 23, § 2, 28 Stat. 601;

Mar. 1, 1907, ch. 2284, § 1, 34 Stat. 1013.)

§ 145. Requirements of reports recommending printing and binding for Congress.

Section , a c t Jul y 1, 1916, c h . 209. § 1, 39 Stat . 330; a c t

Mar. 4, 1925, c h . 549, § 1, 43 Stat . 1299, w a s limite d t o t h e

variou s appropriation s of whic h i t w a s a part . A simila r

provisio n appeare d i n a c t Jun e 18, 1940, c h . 396, 54 Sta t

478.

§ 146. Stationery and blank books for Congress.

Stationery, blank books, tables, forms, and other

necessary papers preparatory to congressional legislation, required for the official use of the Senate and

the House of Representatives, or the committees and

officers thereof, shall be furnished by the Public

Printer upon requisition of the Secretary of the

Senate and the Clerk of the House of Representatives, respectively. This shall not operate to prevent

the purchase by the officers of the Senate and House

of Representatives of such stationery and blank books

as may be necessary for sale to Senators and Members in the stationery rooms of the two Houses as

provided by law. (Jan. 12, 1895, ch. 23, § 2, 28 Stat.

601; Mar. 1, 1907, ch. 2284, § 1, 34 Stat. 1013.)

§ 147. Journals of Houses of Congress.

There shall be printed of the Journals of the Senate and House of Representatives eight hundred and

twenty-two copies, whiph shall be distributed as follows: To the Senate document room, ninety copies

for distribution to Senators, and twenty-five additional copies; to the Senate library, ten copies; to the

House document room, three hundred and sixty copies for distribution to Members, and twenty-five

additional copies; to the Department of State, four

copies; to the Superintendent of Documents, one

hundred and forty-four copies to be distributed to

three libraries in each of the States and Territories

to be designated by the Superintendent of Documents, to the Court of Claims, two copies; and to

the library of the House of Representatives, ten

copies. The remaining number of the Journals of

the Senate and House of Representatives, consisting

of-twenty-five copies, shall be furnished to the Secretary of the Senate and the Clerk of the House of

Representatives, respectively, as the necessities of

their respective offices may require, as rapidly as

signatures are completed for such distribution. (Jan

12, 1895, ch. 23, § 57, 28 Stat. 609; Mar. 2, 1901 No

16, §§ 1, 2,31 Stat. 1464.)

REPEAL

A c t Jun e 25. 1938, c h . 708, 52 Stat . 1206. amendin g sec -

tio n 85 of this title , repeale d provision s of this sectio n

inconsisten t therewit h t o t h e exten t of t h e Inconsistency .

CROSS REFERENCES

Journals of House s of Congress, distribution : t o Librar y

of Congress, s e e section s 139, 139a of this title ; t o Nationa l

Archives, see sectio n 215a of this title .

§ 148. Senate and House Manuals.

Of the Senate Manual and of the Digest and Manual of the House of Representatives, each House shall

print as many copies as it shall desire, even though

the cost exceed $500. (Jan. 12, 1895, ch. 23 § 73

28 Stat. 617.)

§ 149. Congressional Directory.

There shall be prepared under the direction of the

Joint Committee on Printing a Congressional Directory, of which there shall be three editions during

each long session and two editions during each short

session of Congress. The first edition shall be distributed to Senators, Representatives, Delegates, the

principal officers of Congress, and heads of departments on the first day of the session, and shall be

ready for distribution to others within one week

thereafter. The number and distribution of such

directory shall be under the control of the Joint

Committee on Printing. Official correspondence

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velopes under the direction of the Joint Committee.

All copies delivered to Senators and Representatives

for distribution shall be bound in cloth. (Jan. 12,

1895, ch. 23. $ 73, 28 Stat. 617; July 1, 1902, ch. 1351,

32 Stat. 583.)

SHORT SESSION OF CONGRESS

T h e shor t o r 'lam e duck " sessio n of Congress w a s

eUmlnate d b y Amendmen t X X t o t h e Unite d State s

Constitution .

§ 150. Same; sale.

The Public Printer, under the direction of the

Joint Committee, may print for sale, at a price sufficient to reimburse the expense of such printing, the

current Congressional Directory. The money derived

from such sales shall be paid into the Treasury and

accounted for in his annual report to Congress, and

no sales shall be made on credit. (Jan. 12,1895, ch.

23, § 40, 28 Stat. 607.)

CROSS REFERENCE

Charge s a n d fee s f o r printin g f o r sal e t o public , s e e

sectio n 7 2 a of this title .

§151. Memorial addresses; preparation; distribution.

After the final adjournment of each session of

Congress, there shall be compiled, prepared, printed

with illustrations, and bound in cloth in one volume,

in such style, form, and manner as may be directed

by the Joint Committee on Printing, without extra

compensation to any employee therefor, the legislative proceedings of Congress and the exercises at the

general memorial services held in the House of Representatives during each session relative to the death

of any Member of Congress, together with all memorial addresses and eulogies published in the Congressional Record during the same session of Congress in connection therewith, and such other matter

as the committee may consider relevant thereto; and

there shall be printed as many copies as may be required to supply the total quantity hereinafter provided, of which number fifty copies, bound in full

morocco, with gilt edges, suitably lettered as may be

requested, shall be delivered to the family of the

deceased, and the remaining copies shall be distributed as follows:

Of all eulogies on deceased Members of Congress

there shall be delivered, through the Postmaster

of each House, to the Vice President and each Senator, Representative, Delegate, and Resident Commissioner in Congress, one copy.

Of the eulogies on deceased Senators there shall

be furnished two hundred and fifty copies for each

Senator of the State represented by the deceased

and twenty copies for each Representative therefrom.

Of the eulogies on deceased Representatives, Delegates, and Resident Commissioners there shall be

furnished two hundred and fifty copies for the successor in office of the deceased Member; twenty

copies for each of the other Representatives, Delegates, or Resident Commissioners of the State, Territory. or insular possession represented by the deceased, and twenty copies for each Senator therefrom. The "usual number" of memorial addresses

shall not be printed. (Aug. 23, 1894, ch. 307, 28

Stat. 447; Jan. 12, 1895, ch. 23, 5 73. 28 Stat. 616;

June 20, 1936, ch. 630, $ 1. 49 Stat. 1545.)

CROSS REFERENCE

IUustration s accompanyin g copies, s e e sectio n 152 of

this title . • "•v-.vU

§ 152. Illustrations accompanying bound copies of

memorial addresses. ..

The illustrations to accompany bound copies of

memorial addresses delivered in Congress shall be

made at the Bureau of Engraving and Printing

and paid for out of the appropriation for that bureau, or, in the discretion of the Joint Committee on

Printing, shall be obtained elsewhere by the Public

Printer and charged to the allotment for printing

and binding for Congress. (Mar. 4, 1921, ch. 161,

§ 1, 41 Stat. 1431.)

§ 153. Statement of appropriations; "usual number."

Of the statements of appropriations required to

be prepared by section 105 of Title 2, there shall be

printed, after the close of each regular session of

Congress, the usual, number of copies. (Mar. 2.

1895, ch. 189, § 1, 28 Stat. 958.)

§ 154. Printing for committees of Congress.

No committee of Congress shall be empowered to

procure the printing of more than one thousand

copies of any hearing or other document, which shall

be germane thereto, for its use except by simple,

concurrent, or joint resolution, as provided in this

chapter. (Jan. 12, 1895, ch. 23, § 2, 28 Stat. 601;

Mar. 1, 1907, ch. 2284, § 1, 34 Stat. 1012.)

§ 155. Committee reports, indexing and binding.

The Secretary of the Senate and Clerk of the

House shall procure and file for the use of their respective Houses copies of all reports made by committees, and they are hereby directed at the close of

each session of Congress to cause such reports to be

indexed and bound, one copy to be deposited in the

library of each House and one copy in the room of

the committee from which the reports emanate.

(Jan. 12, 1895, ch. 23, § 83, 28 Stat. 622.)

§ 156. Reports of Librarian of Congress.

Of the annual and special reports of the librarian

of Congress submitted to Congress, there shall be

printed and bound in cloth five thousand copies for

the use of the Library of Congress. (Feb. 24, 1904,

No. 8, 33 Stat. 583.)

§ 157. Distribution of documents to Congressmen.

Whenever in the division among Senators,

Representatives, and Delegates of documents printed

for the use of Congress there shall be an apportionment to each or either House in round numbers, the

Public Printer shall not deliver the full number so

accredited at the respective folding rooms, but only

the largest multiple of the number constituting the

full membership of each or either House, including

the Secretary and Sergeant at Arms of the Senate

and Clerk, Sergeant at Arms, and Doorkeeper of the

House, which shall be contained in the round numbers thu s accredited to each or either House, so

that the number delivered shall divide evenly and

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without remainder among the Members of the House

to which they are delivered; and the remainder of

the documents thus resulting shall be turned over to

the Superintendent of Documents, to be distributed

by him, first, to public and school libraries for the

purpose of completing broken sets; second, to public

and school libraries that have not been supplied with

any portions of such sets, and, lastly, by sale to other

persons; said libraries to be named to him by Senators, Representatives, and Delegates in Congress;

and in this distribution the Superintendent of Documents shall see that as far as practicable an equal

allowance is made to each Senator, Representative,

and Delegate. (Jan. 12, 1895, ch. 23, § 68, 28 Stat.

612; Apr. 6, 1904, ch. 862, 33 Stat. 159.)

§ 158. Allotments of public documents after expiration of term.

The Congressional allotment of public documents

(except the Congressional Record) printed after the

expiration of the term of office of the Vice President

of the United States, or any Senator, Representative, Delegate, or Resident Commissioner shall be

delivered to his or her successor in office.

The Vice President of the United States and any

Senator, Representative, Delegate, or Resident Commissioner in Congress, having public documents to

his credit at the expiration of his term of office* shall

take the same prior to the 30th day of June next

following the date of such expiration, and if he shall

not do so within such period he shall forfeit them

to his or her successor in office. (Jan. 12, 1895, ch.

23, § 72, 28 Stat. 612; Mar. 18, 1924, ch. 60, 43 Stat.

24; June 18, 1934, ch. 606, 5 1, 48 Stat. 1017.)

§ 159. Time for distribution of documents by Congressmen extended.

The time allowed Members of Congress reelected

to distribute public documents to their credit, or

the credit of their respective districts in the Interior

or other Departments and bureaus, and in the Government Printing Office, shall continue during their

successive terms and until their right to frank documents shall end. (June 4, 1897, ch. 2, § 1, 30 Stat.

62.)

§ 160. Binding for Congressmen.

Each Senator and Representative shall be entitled

to the binding in half morocco, or material not more

expensive, of but one copy of each public document

to which he may be entitled, an account of which,

with each Senator and Representative, shall be kept

by the Secretary of the Senate and Clerk of the

House, respectively. (Jan. 12, 1895, ch. 23, § 2, 28

Stat. 601; Mar. 1, 1907, ch. 2284, § 1, 34 Stat. 1013.)

§ 161. Same; binding at expense of Congressmen.

The Public Printer is authorized to bind at the

Government Printing Office any books, maps, charts,

or documents published by authority of Congress,

upon application of any Member of the Senate or

House of Representatives, upon payment of the

actual cost of such binding. (Dec. 10, 1877, ch. 6.

20 Stat. 5.)

§ 162. Documents and reports ordered by Congressmen; franks and envelopes for Congressmen.

Documents and reports of committees with the

evidence and papers submitted therewith, or any

part thereof ordered printed by Congress, may be

reprinted by the Public Printer on order of any

Member of Congress or Delegate, on prepayment of

the cost thereof.

He may also furnish without cost to Senators,

Members, and Delegates blank franks printed on

sheets and perforated, or singly at the option of

said Senators, Members, and Delegates, for public

documents. Pranks so furnished shall contain in

the upper left-hand corner thereof the following

words, to wit: "Public document. Free. United

States Senate (or House of Representatives U. S.)"

and in upper right-hand corner the letters "U. S. S."

or "M. C." But he shall not print any other words

thereon except where it may be desirable to affix

the official title of a document. All other words

printed thereon shall be at the personal expense

of the Senator, Member, or Delegate ordering the

same.

At the request of any Congressman the Public

Printer is authorized to print upon franks or envelopes used for mailing public documents or seed

the facsimile stamp of said Congressman and a

special request for return if not called for, and the

name of the State and county and city. Said Congressman to deposit with his order the extra expense

involved in printing these additional words.

The Public Printer may also, at the request of

any Senator, Representative, or Delegate in Congress, print on envelopes authorized to be furnished

the name of the Senator, Representative or Delegate, and State, the date, and the topic or subject

matter, not exceeding twelve words.

All moneys accruing under this section shall be

deposited by the Public Printer in the Treasury of

the United States to the credit on the books of the

Treasury Department of the appropriation made

for the working capital of the Government Printing

Office for the year in which the work is done, and

accounted for in his annual report to Congress.

(Jan. 12, 1895, ch. 23, § 37, 28 Stat. 606; Mar. 2,

1895, ch. 189, § 1, 28 Stat. 961; Jan. 30, 1904, ch. 39, 33

Stat. 9; Mar. 4, 1925, ch. 549, § 1, 43 Stat. 1300.)

§ 163. Payment of cost of printing extracts from Congressional Record, or other documents.

In case any Senator, Representative, or Delegate

shall fail to pay the cost of printing extracts from

the Congressional Record or other documents ordered by him to be printed, the Public Printer shall

certify the amount due to the Sergeant at Arms of

the House or the financial clerk of the Senate, as

the case may be, and the Sergeant at Arms or financial clerk shall deduct from any salary due the said

delinquent the said amount, or as much thereof as

the salary due may cover, and pay the amount so

obtained to the Public Printer, to be applied by him

to the satisfaction of the indebtedness. (Mar. 4,

1911, ch. 285, § 1, 36 Stat. 1446.)

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§ 164. Distribution of copies of Congressional Record,

etc, to Governor General of Philippines.

The Public Printer is hereby authorized to furnish

gratuitously to the Governor General of the Philippine Islands at Manila ten copies of the daily Congressional Record and three copies of all bills, resolutions, documents, and reports, as printed, and he

is hereby directed to print, if necessary, the extra

number required to comply with this section. (Mar.

4, 1909, ch. 317, 35 Stat. 1067.)

§ 165. Senate and House document rooms; superintendents.

There shall be one document room of the Senate

and one of the House of Representatives, to be designated, respectively, the "Senate and House document room." Each shall be in charge of a superintendent, who shall be appointed by the Secretary of

the Senate and the Doorkeeper of the House, respectively, who shall also appoint the necessary number

of assistants. The Senate document room shall be

under the jurisdiction of the Secretary of the Senate.

(Jan. 12,1895, ch. 23, § 60, 28 Stat. 610; Mar. 3,1901,

ch. 830, § 1, 31 Stat. 962.)

§ 166. Senate and House folding rooms;, superintendents. «

There shall be one folding room of the Senate and

one folding room of the House of Representatives.

They shall be in charge of superintendents, appointed

respectively by the Sergeant at Arms of the Senate

and Doorkeeper of the House, who shall also appoint

the necessary assistants. All reports or documents

to be distributed for Senators, Representatives, and

Delegates shall be folded and distributed from the

folding rooms, unless otherwise ordered and each

Senator, Representative, and Delegate shall be notified in writing once every sixty days of the number

and character of publications on hand and assigned

to him for use and distribution. (Jan. 12, 1895,

ch. 23, § 71, 28 Stat. 612.)

§ 167. Disposition of documents stored at Capitol.

The Secretary and Sergeant at Arms of the Senate

and the Clerk and Doorkeeper of the House of Representatives shall at the convening in regular session

of each successive Congress cause an invoice to be

made of all public documents stored in and about the

Capitol, other than those belonging to the quota of

Members of such Congress, to the Library of Congress and the Senate and House libraries and document rooms, and all such documents shall by the

superintendents, respectively, of the Senate and

House folding rooms be put to the credit of Senators,

Representatives, and Delegates of such Congress, in

quantities equal in the number of volumes and as

nearly as possible in value, to each Member of Congress, and said documents shall be distributed upon

the orders of Senators, Representatives, and Delegates, each of whom shall be supplied by the superintendents of the folding rooms with a list of the number and character of the publications thus put to his

credit, but before said apportionment is made copies

of any of these documents desired for the use of

committees of the Senate or House shall be delivered

to the chairman of such committees. Four copies of

each and all leather-bound documents shall be .re.

served and carefully stored, to be used in supplying

deficiencies in the Senate and House libraries caused

by wear or loss. (Jan. 12, 1895, ch. 23, § 63, 28 Stat

611.) -v

' > to

§ 168. Binding for Senate library. > -'i-= fc-:

The Secretary of the Senate is authorized to

make requisition upon the Public Printer for the

binding for the Senate library of such books as he

may deem necessary at a cost not to exceed $200

per year. (Mar. 2, 1895, ch. 189, § 1, 28 Stat. 958.)

•' •*'' « ' ' ' ii

§ 169. Parliamentary precedents; publication and distribution. • • _

This section , a c t Mar. 1, 1921, c h . 89, 5 1, 41 Stat.

1181, a s amende d b y a c t Aug . 2. 1935, c h . 426, 49 Stat.

509, provide d f o r t h e publicatio n a n d distributio n of

Hinds' Parliamentar y Precedents of t h e Hous e of Repre -

sentative s of t h e Unite d States, revised u p t o a n d includ -

i n g t h e Seventy-thir d Congress.

Chapter 6,-CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, BILLS,

« AND LAWS ..v" .

Sec .

181. Congressiona l Record ; arrangement , style , contents.

a n d indexes. • ,

182. Same ; Indexes.

182a. Same ; daUy a n d permanen t forms.

182b. Same ; Illustrations; maps; diagrams.

183. Same ; gratuitou s copies; delivery ; subscriptions.

184. Repealed .

185. Congressiona l Record ; extracts f o r Congressmen ;

mailin g envelopes.

186. Repealed .

187. Congressiona l Record ; exchang e f o r Parliamentar y

Hansard .

188. Same ; sale .

189. Bills a n d resolutions; numbe r a n d distribution .

189a. Same ; styl e a n d form ; authorit y of Join t Committe e

o n Printing ; Inapplicabl e t o Committe e o n Revisio n of t h e Laws.

190. Bindin g sets of bills a n d resolution s f o r Congress.

191. Publi c a n d privat e laws, posta l conventions, a n d

treaties. •

192. Printin g acts, resolutions, a n d treaties.

193. Printin g of posta l conventions.

194,195. Repealed .

196. Statute s a t Large ; contents; admissibilit y i n evidence . 1

196a. Same ; distribution . ' -

197. Same ; margina l references. . T a n

§ 181. Congressional Record; arrangement, style, contents, and indexes.

The Joint Committee on Printing shall have control of the arrangement and style of the Congressional Record, and while providing that it shall

be substantially a verbatim report of proceedings,

shall take all needed action for the reduction of

unnecessary bulk, and shall provide for the publication of an index of the Congressional Record

semimonthly during the sessions of Congress and

at the close thereof. (Jan. 12, 1895, ch. 23, § 13,

28 Stat. 603.)

§ 182. Same; indexes.

The Joint Committee on Printing shall designate

to the Public Printer competent persons to prepare

the semimonthly and the session index to the Congressional Record and shall fix and regulate the

compensation to be paid by the Public Printer for

the said work and direct the form and manner of

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its publication and distribution. (Jan. 12, 1895,

ch. 23, $ 14, 28 Stat. 603; June 20, 1936, ch. 630,

title D, § 2, 49 Stat. 1546.)

§lS2a. Same; daily and permanent forms.

The public proceedings of each House of Congtess, as reported by the Official Reporters thereof,

shall be printed in the Congressional Record, which

shall be issued in daily form during each session

and shall be revised, printed, and bound promptly,

as may be directed by the Joint Committee on

Printing, in permanent form, for distribution during

zed after the close of each session of Congress.

The daily and the permanent Record shall bear

the same date, which shall be that of the actual

day's proceedings reported therein. The "usual

number" of the Congressional Record shall not be

Printed. (Jan. 12, 1895, ch. 23, § 14, 28 Stat. 603;

June.20, 1936, ch. 630, § 2, 49 Stat. 1546.)

§ 182b. Same; illustrations; maps; diagrams.

No maps, diagrams, or Illustrations may be inserted in the Record without the approval of the

Joint Committee on Printing. (Jan. 12, 1895, ch.

23, §14, 28 Stat. 603; June 20, 1936, ch. 630, §2,

49 Stat. 1546.)

§ 1S3. Same; gratuitous copies; delivery; subscriptions.

The Public Printer shall furnish the Congressional

Record as follows and shall furnish gratuitously no

others in addition thereto:

Of the bound edition to the folding room of the

Senate five copies for the Vice President and each

Senator; to the Secretary and Sergeant at Arms of

the Senate, each, two copies, and to the Joint Committee on Printing not to exceed one hundred copies;

to the folding room of the House of Representatives

three copies for each Representative, Delegate, and

Resident Commissioner in Congress, and to the

Clerk, Sergeant at Arms, and Doorkeeper of the

House of Representatives, each, two copies.

Of the daily edition to the Vice President and each

Senator, one hundred copies; to the Secretary and

Sergeant at Arms of the Senate, each, twenty-five

copies; to the Secretary, for official use, not to exceed

thirty-five copies, and to the Sergeant at Arms for

use on the floor of the Senate, not to exceed fifty

copies.

To each Representative, Delegate, and Resident

Commissioner in Congress, sixty-eight copies; to the

Clerk, Sergeant at Arms, and Doorkeeper of the

House of Representatives, each, twenty-five copies;

to the Clerk, for official use, not to exceed fifty copies,

and to the Doorkeeper for use on the floor of the

House of Representatives, not to exceed seventy-five

copies.

To the Vice President and each Senator, Representative, Delegate, and Resident Commissioner in

Congress, there shall also be furnished (and shall not

be transferable) three copies of the daily Record,

of which one shall be delivered at his residence, one

at his office, and one at the Capitol.

In addition to the foregoing the Congressional

Record shall also be furnished as follows:

There shall be printed and held in reserve by the

Public Printer, in unstitched form, as many copies

of the daily Record as may be required to supply a

semimonthly edition, which shall be bound in paper

cover together with each semimonthly index when

the same is issued and shall then be delivered

promptly as hereinafter provided.

To each committee and commission of Congress,

one daily and one semimonthly copy.

To each joint committee and joint commission in

Congress, as may be designated by the Joint Committee on Printing, two copies of the daily, one semimonthly copy, and one bound copy.

To the Secretary and the Sergeant at Arms of the

Senate, for office use, each, six semimonthly copies.

To the Clerk, Sergeant at Arms, and Doorkeeper of

the House, for office use, each, six semimonthly

copies.

To the Joint Committee on Printing, ten semimonthly copies.

To the Vice President and each Senator, Representative, Delegate, and Resident Commissioner in

Congress, one semimonthly copy.

To the President of the United States, for the use

of the Executive Office, ten copies of the daily, two

semimonthly copies, and one bound copy.

To the Chief Justice of the United States and each

of the Associate Justices of the Supreme Court of

the United States, one copy of the daily.

To the offices of the marshal and clerk of the

Supreme Court of the United States, each, two copies

of the daily and one semimonthly copy.

To the offices of the Vice President and the Speaker

of the House of Representatives, each, six copies of

the daily and one semimonthly copy.

To the Sergeant at Arms, the Chaplain, the Postmaster, the superintendent and the foreman of the

folding room of the Senate and House df Representatives, respectively; to the Secretaries to the Majority and the Minority of the Senate, and to the Doorkeeper of the House of Representatives, each, one

copy of the daily.

To the office of the Parliamentarian of the House

of Representatives, six copies of the daily, one semimonthly copy, and two bound copies.

To the offices of the Official Reporters of Debates

of the Senate and House of Representatives, respectively, each, fifteen copies of the daily, one semimonthly copy, and three bound copies.

To the office of the stenographers to committees of

the House of Representatives, four copies of the

daily and one semimonthly copy.

To the office of the Congressional Record Index,

ten copies of the daily and two semimonthly copies.

To the offices of the superintendents of the Senate

and House document rooms, each, three copies of

the daily, one semimonthly copy, and one bound

copy.

To the offices of the superintendents of the Senate

and House press galleries, each, two copies of the

daily, one semimonthly copy, and one bound copy.

To the offices of the Legislative Counsel of the

Senate and House of Representatives, respectively,

and the Architect of the Capital,1each, three copies

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of the daily, one semimonthly copy, and one bound

copy.

To the Library of Congress for official use in Washington, District of Columbia, and for international

exchange, as provided in sections 139, 139a of this

title, not to exceed one hundred and forty-five

copies of the daily, five semimonthly copies, and

one hundred and fifty bound copies.

To the library of the Senate, three copies of the

daily, two semimonthly copies, and not to exceed

fifteen bound copies.

To the library of the House of Representatives,

five copies of the daily, two semimonthly copies,

and not to exceed twenty-eight bound copies, of

which eight copies may be bound in such style and

manner as may be approved by the Joint Committee

on Printing.

To the library of the supreme Court of the United

States, two copies of the daily, two semimonthly

copies, and not to exceed five bound copies.

To the Public Printer for official use, not to exceed

seventy-five copies of the daily, ten semimonthly

copies, and two bound copies.

To the Director of the Botanic Garden, two copies

of the daily and one semimonthly copy.

To the National Archives, five copies of the daily,

two semimonthly copies, and two bound copies.

To the library of each executive department, independent office, and establishment of the Government now in Washington, District of Columbia, or

which hereafter may be created, except those designated as depository libraries, and to the libraries

of the municipal government of the District of

Columbia, the Naval Observatory, and the Smithsonian Institution, each, two copies of the daily, one

semimonthly copy, and one bound copy.

To the Government of the Philippine Islands at

Manila, ten copies in both daily and bound form.

To the offices of the Governors of Alaska, Hawaii,

Puerto Rico, and the Virgin Islands, each, five copies

in both daily and bound form.

To the office of the Governor of the Panama Canal, five copies in both daily and bound form.

To each ex-President and ex-Vice President of

the United States, one copy of the daily.

To the governor of each State, one copy in both

daily and bound form.

To the United States Soldiers' Home and to each

of the National Homes for Disabled Volunteer Soldiers, and to each of the State soldiers' homes now

established or which hereafter may be created for

either Federal or Confederate soldiers, one copy of

the daily.

To the Superintendent of Documents, as many

daily and bound copies as may be required for distribution to depository libraries.

To the Department of State, not to exceed one

hundred and fifty copies of the daily, for distribution to each of our embassies and legations abroad,

and to the principal consular offices in the discretion of the Secretary of State.

To each foreign legation in Washington whose

government extends a like courtesy to our embassies and legations abroad, one copy of the daily, to

be furnished upon requisition of and sent through

the Secretary of State.

To each newspaper correspondent whose name

appears In the Congressional Directory, and who

makes application therefor, for his personal use and

that of the paper or papers he represents, one copy

of the daily and one copy of the bound, the same

to be sent to the office address of each member of the

press or elsewhere as he may direct: Provided, however, That not to exceed four copies in all shall be

furnished to members of the same press bureau.

All copies of the dally edition shall, unless otherwise directed by the Joint Committee on Printing,

be supplied and delivered promptly on the day after

the actual day's proceedings as originally published.

Each order for the daily Record shall begin with

the current issue thereof, if previous Issues of the

same session are not available. The apportionment

herein specified for daily copies shall not be transferable for the bound form and any allotment of

daily copies not used by any Member during a

session shall lapse when the session ends.

The Public Printer is authorized to furnish to subscribers the dally Record at $1.50 per month, payable

in advance. (Jan. 12, 1895, ch. 23, § 73, 28 Stat.

617; June 11, 1896, ch. 420, 5 1. 29 Stat. 454; Mar.

19, 1896, No. 31, 29 Stat. 468; Feb. 17, 1897, No. 12,

29 Stat. 700; Mar. 26, 1900, No. 15, 31 Stat. 713;

Mar. 2, 1901, No. 16, §§ 1, 2, 31 Stat. 1464; Jan. 30.

1903, ch. 338, 32 Stat. 786; Mar. 1. 1907, ch. 2284.

§ 4, 34 Stat. 1014; Mar. 4, 1909, ch. 317, 35 Stat.

1067; Mar. 4, 1909, No. 25, 35 Stat. 1169; Mar. 3,

1925, ch. 421, § 7, 43 Stat. 1106; June 20, 1936, ch.

630, § 3, 49 Stat. 1547.)

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So In original.

§ 184. Repealed. June 20, 1936, ch. 630, § 4, 49 Stat.

1549.

Section, act Jan. 12, 1895, ch. 23, 5 24, 28 Stat. 604,

reserved unbound copies of Congressional Record for

Congressmen and standing committees.

§ 185. Congressional Record; extracts for Congressmen; mailing envelopes.

It shall be lawful for the Public Printer to print

and deliver, upon the order of any Senator, Representative, or Delegate, extracts from the Congressional Record, the person ordering the same paying

the cost thereof. The Public Printer may furnish

without cost to Senators, Members, and Delegates, envelopes, ready for mailing the Congre -

sional Record or any part thereof, or speeches, or

reports therein contained. Envelopes so furn'jhed

shall contain in the upper left-hand corner thereof

the following words, to wit: "Senate United States

(or House of Representatives, U. S.). Part of Congressional Record. Free", and in upper right-hand

corner the letters "U. S. S." or "M. C.", and the Public Printer may, at the request of any Senator, Representative, or Delegate in Congress, print in addition

to the foregoing, the name of the Senator, Representative, or Delegate, and State, the date, and

the topic or subject matter, not exceeding twelve

words. But he shall not print any other words

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cept to affix the official title of a document. All

moneys accruing under this section shall be deposited by the Public Printer in the Treasury of the

United States to the credit on the books of the Treasury Department of the appropriation made for the

working capital of the Government Printing Office

for the year in which the work Is done and accounted

for in his annual report to Congress. (Jan. 12,1895,

ch. 23, § 37, 28 Stat. 606; Mar. 2, 1895, ch. 189, § 1,

28 Stat. 961; Jan. 30, 1904, ch. 39, 33 Stat. 9; Mar. 4,

1925, ch. 549, § 1, 43 Stat. 1300.)

§ 186. Repealed. June 20, 1936, ch. 630, § 7, 49 Stat.

1550.

Section, act Mar. 4, 1909, No. 2c, 35 Stat. 1169, provided

for distribution of copies of Congressional Record In exchange for foreign records.

See section 139a of this title for present provisions relating to this subject.

§ 187. Congressional Record; exchange for Parliamentary Hansard.

The Librarian of Congress Is hereby authorized to

furnish a copy of the daily and bound Congressional

Record to the Undersecretary of State for External

Affairs of Canada in exchange for a copy of the Parliamentary Hansard, and the Public Printer is hereby

directed to honor the requisition of the Librarian of

Congress for such copy. The Parliamentary Hansard

so received shall be the property of the Department

of State. (Apr. 10, 1912, No. 14, 37 Stat. 632.)

§ 188. Same; sale.

The Public Printer, under the direction of the

Joint Committee, may print for sale, at a price sufficient to reimburse the expense of such printing, the

current numbers and bound sets of the Congressional

Record. The money derived from such sales shall be

paid into the Treasury and accounted for in his

annual report to Congress, and no sales shall be

made on credit. (Jan. 12, 1895, ch. 23, § 40, 28 Stat.

607.)

CROS S REFERENCE S

Charges and fees for printing for sale to public, see

section 72a of this title.

Subscriptions, see section 183 of this title.

§ 189. Bills and resolutions; number and distribution.

There shall be printed of each Senate and House

public bill and joint resolution six hundred and

twenty-five copies, which shall be distributed as follows: To the Senate document room, two hundred

and twenty-five copies; office of Secretary of Senate,

fifteen copies; House document room, three hundred

and eighty-five copies. There shall be printed of

each Senate private bill, when introduced, when reported, and when passed, three hundred copies,

which shall be distributed as follows: To the Senate

document room, one hundred and seventy copies; to

the Secretary of the Senate, fifteen copies; to the

House document room, one hundred copies; to the

Superintendent of Documents, ten copies. There

shall be printed of each House private bill, when

introduced, when reported, and when passed, two

hundred and sixty copies, which shall be distributed

as follows: To the Senate document room, one hundred and thirty-five copies; to the Secretary of the

Senate, fifteen copies; to the House document room,

one hundred copies; to the Superintendent of Documents, ten copies. The term "private bill" shall be

construed to mean all bills for the relief of private

parties, bills granting pensions, bills removing political disabilities, and bills for the survey of rivers and

harbors. All bills and resolutions shall be printed

in bill form, and, unless specially ordered by either

House, shall only be printed when referred to a committee, when favorably reported back, and after their

passage by either House. Of concurrent and simple

resolutions, when reported, and after their passage

by either House, only two hundred and sixty copies

shall be printed, except by special order, and the

same shall be distributed as follows: To the Senate

document room, one hundred and thirty-five copies;

to the Secretary of the Senate, fifteen copies; to the

House document room, one hundred copies; to the

Superintendent of Documents, ten copies. (Jan. 12,

1895, ch. 23, § 55, 28 Stat. 609; Jan. 20, 1905, ch. 50

§ 2, 33 Stat. 611.)

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Act June 25, 1938, ch. 703, 52 Stat. 1206, amending section 85 of this title, repealed provisions of this section

inconsistent therewith to the extent of the inconsistency.

CROS S REFERENCE S

Committee on Revision of Laws of House to prescribe

form and style of bills and resolutions referred to or reported by it, and to have power to curtail the number of

copies, see section 54b of Title 1, General Provisions.

Joint Committee on Printing to determine style and

form of bill or resolution and to have power to curtail

the number of copies, see section 189a of this title.

§ 189a. Same; style and form; authority of Joint Committee on Printing; inapplicable to Committee

on Revision of the Laws.

Subject to the provisions of sections 54a and 54b

of Title 1, the Joint Committee on Printing is

hereby empowered to authorize the printing of any

bill or resolution, with index and ancillaries, in such

style and form as the Joint Committee on Printing shall deem to be most suitable in the interest

of economy and efficiency, and to so continue until

final enactment thereof in both Houses of Congress; and such committee may also curtail the

number of copies of such bills or resolutions, including the slip form of such public Act or public

resolution. (June 13, 1934, ch. 483, §3, 48 Stat.

948.)

§ 190. Binding sets of bills and resolutions for Congress.

The Public Printer shall bind four sets of Senate

and House of Representatives bills, joint and concurrent resolutions of each Congress, two for the

Senate and two for the House, to be furnished him

from the files of the Senate and House document

room, the volumes when bound to be kept there

for reference. (Jan. 12, 1895, ch. 23, § 82, 28 Stat.

622.)

§ 191. Public and private laws, postal conventions, and

treaties.

There shall be printed in slip form two thousand

one hundred and ten copies of public and seven

hundred and sixty copies of private laws, postal

conventions, and treaties, which shall be distributed

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as follows: To the House document room, one thousand copies of public and one hundred copies of

private laws; to the Senate document room, five

hundred and fifty copies of public and one hundred

copies of private laws; to the Department of State,

five hundred copies of all laws; and to the Treasury

Department, sixty copies of all laws.

Postal conventions and treaties shall be distributed as private laws. (Jan. 12, 1895, ch. 23, § 56,

28 Stat. 609.)

§ 192. Printing acts, resolutions, and treaties.

The Public Printer on receiving from the Secretary of State a copy of any act or joint resolution,

or treaty, shall immediately cause an accurate

printed copy thereof to be executed and sent in

duplicate to the Secretary of State for revision.

On the return of one of the revised duplicates, he

shall at once have the marked corrections made,

and cause the number specified in section 191 of

this title to be printed. (R. S. § 3805; Jan. 12, 1895,

ch. 23, § 56, 28 Stat. 609.)

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Act Mar. 9, 1868, ch. 22, $ 2, 15 Stat. 40.

§ 193. Printing of postal conventions.

The Public Printer, on receiving from the Postmaster General a copy of any postal convention between the Postmaster General, on the part of the

United States, and an equivalent officer of any

foreign government, shall immediately cause an accurate printed copy thereof to be executed and sent

in duplicate to the Postmaster General. On the

return of one of the revised duplicates, he shall at

once have the marked corrections made, and cause

to be printed the number specified in section 191 of

this title. (R. S. § 3806; June 20, 1874, ch. 328. $ 1,

18 Stat. 88; Jan. 12, 1895, ch. 23, § 56, 28 Stat. 609.)

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Act Mar. 9, 1868, ch. 22, § 4, 15 Stat. 40.

§ 194. Repealed. May 29, 1928, ch. 910, § 9, 45 Stat.

1008.

Section, act July 1, 1902, ch. 1355, § 5, 32 Stat. 631, provided for distribution of copies of code to Senators and

Representatives.

Supplements to Code of Laws of United States, and District of Columbia Code and Supplements, see section 56

of Title 1, General Provisions.

§ 195. Repealed. June 20, 1936, ch. 630, § 10, 49 Sta t

1552.

Section, act Jan. 12, 1895, ch. 23, § 73, 28 Stat. 614;

Mar. 15, 1898, ch. 63, I 4, 30 Stat. 316; Mar. 2, 1901, No. 16.

§§1,2, 31 Stat. 1464; Apr. 28, 1904, ch. 1791, 33 Stat. 542;

Mar. 1, 1907, ch. 2284, § 4. 34 Stat. 1014; Mar. 4, 1907,

No. 29, 34 Stat. 1426; Mar. 3, 1925, ch. 421, § 7, 43 Stat.

1106, provided for publication and distribution of pamphlet copies of the statutes of each session of Congress

to named persons and officers.

§ 196. Statutes at Large; contents; admissibility in

evidence.

The Secretary of State shall cause to be compiled,

edited, indexed, and published, the United States

Statutes at Large, which shall contain all the laws

and concurrent resolutions enacted during each regular session of Congress; all treaties to which the

United States is a party that have been proclaimed

since the date of the adjournment of the regular

session of Congress next preceding; all international

agreements other than treaties to which the United

States Is a party that have been signed, proclaimed,

or with reference to which any other final formality

has been executed, since that date; all proclamations

by the President in the numbered series issued since

that date; and also any amendments to the Constitution of the United States proposed or ratified pursuant to article V thereof since that date, together with

the certificate of the Secretary of State issued in

compliance with the provision contained in section

160 of Title 5. In the event of an extra session of

Congress, the Secretary of State shall cause all the

laws and concurrent resolutions enacted during said

extra session to be consolidated with, and published as part of, the contents of the volume for the

next regular session. The United States Statutes at

Large shall be legal evidence of the laws, concurrent

resolutions, treaties, international agreements other

than treaties, proclamations by the President, and

proposed or ratified amendments to the Constitution of the United States therein contained, in all the

courts of the United States, the several States, and

the Territories and insular possessions of the United

States. (Jan. 12, 1895, ch. 23, § 73, 28 Stat. 615;

Mar. 15, 1898, ch. 68, § 4, 30 Stat. 316; Mar. 2, 1901,

No. 16, $ 1, 31 Stat. 1464; Apr. 28, 1904, ch. 1791, 33

Stat. 542; Mar. 1, 1907, ch. 2284, § 4, 34 Stat. 1014;

Mar. 4, 1907, No. 29, 34 Stat. 1426; Mar. 3, 1925, ch.

421, § 7. 43 Stat. 1106; June 20, 1936, ch. 630, § 9, 49

Stat. 1551; June 16, 1938. ch. 477, § 1, 52 Stat. 760.)

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Section 4 of act June 16, 1938, repealed all acts or parts

of acts Inconsistent therewith.

§ 196a. Same; distribution.

The Public Printer shall print, and after the final

adjournment of each regular session of Congress,

bind and deliver to the Superintendent of Documents

as many copies of the Statutes at Large as may be

required for distribution as follows:

To the President of the United States, four copies,

one of which shall be for the library of the Executive

Mansion;

To the Vice President of the United States, two

copies;

To each Senator, Representative, Delegate, and

Resident Commissioner in Congress, one copy;

To the office of the Parliamentarian of the House

of Representatives, two copies;

To the offices of the Legislative Counsel of the

Senate and House of Representatives, each, one copy;

To the Senate Library, not to exceed seventy-five

copies;

To the House Library, not to exceed one hundred

copies;

To the Library of Congress for international exchange and for official use in Washington, District

of Columbia, not to exceed one hundred and fifty

copies;

To the library of the Supreme Court of the United

States, for distribution to the Chief Justice and Associate Justices, the officers of the Court, and for use

in the library, not to exceed twenty copies;

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To the Architect of the Capitol, one copy;

To the Public Printer, two copies;

To the National Archives, not to exceed five copies;

To the Department of State, including those for

the use of embassies, legations, and consulates, not

to exceed six hundred copies;

To the Treasury Department, including those for

the use of officers of customs, not to exceed three

hundred copies;

To the War Department, not to exceed two hundred copies;

To the Navy Department, not to exceed one hundred copies;

To the Department of the Interior, including those

for the use of the United States Supervisors of Surveys and registers and receivers of public-land

offices, not to exceed three hundred copies;

To the Post Office Department, nqt to exceed fifty

copies;

To the Department of Justice, including those for

the judges and the officers of the United States and

Territorial courts, not to exceed eight hundred

copies;

To the Department of Agriculture, not to exceed

one hundred copies;

To the Department of Commerce, not to exceed

one hundred copies;

To the Department of Labor, including those for

the officers of the Immigration and Naturalization

Service, not to exceed one hundred and seventy-five

copies;

To the government of the Philippine Islands, at

Manila, ten copies;

To the offices of the Governors of Alaska, Hawaii,

Puerto Rico, and the Virgin Islands, each, two copies;

To the office of the Governor of the Panama Canal,

three copies;

To the library of the court of last resort of each

State, Territory, and insular possession, and of the

District of Columbia, each, one copy;

To each designated depository library in each State,

Territory, and insular possession, one copy;

To each independent office and establishment of

the Government now in Washington, District of

Columbia, or which hereafter may be created, not

to exceed six copies; and

To the library of the municipal government of

the District of Columbia, the Naval Observatory,

and the Smithsonian Institution, each, one copy.

In addition to the foregoing the Public Printer

shall print one thousand two hundred copies of the

Statutes at Large, of which three hundred copies

shall be for the use of the Senate and nine hundred

copies for the use of the House of Representatives.

The "usual number" shall not be printed. (Jan. 12,

1895, ch. 23, § 73, 28 Stat. 615; June 20, 1936, ch. 630,

§ 9, 49 Stat. 1551; June 16, 1938, ch. 477, § 2, 52 Stat.

761.)

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Section 4 of act June 16, 1938, repealed all acts or parts

of acts inconsistent therewith.

§ 197. Same; marginal references.

The Secretary of State is directed to include in

the marginal references of the United States Statutes at Large the number of the Senate bill. House

bill, Senate joint resolution, or House joint resolution (designating same as S. for Senate bill, H. R.

for House bill, S. J. Res. for Senate joint resolution

and H. J. Res. for House joint resolution, as the

case may be) under which each act was approved

and became a law, said marginal reference to be

placed within brackets immediately under the marginal date of the approval of each act at the beginning of each chapter as the same is now printed.

(Apr. 12, 1904, No. 20, 33 Stat. 587.)

Chapter 7.—EXECUTIVE AND DEPARTMENTAL

PRINTING IN GENERAL

Sec.

211. Printing and binding for President.

212. Reports of departments.

213. Appropriations for printing not to be exceeded;

limitation on number of reports; bureau reports.

214. Appropriations to which cost of printing and binding for executive departments and bureaus to be

charged.

215. Departments to order documents required; limit;

bills and resolutions.

215a. Publications for National Archives.

216. Form and style of work for departments.

217. Publications for department or officer.

218. Inserting "compliments" forbidden.

219. Restrictions on printing for Executive Departments.

219a. Same; documents beyond scope of ordinary departmental business.

220. Use by executive departments. Independent offices,

or establishments of appropriations for printing

of Journals, magazines, periodicals, etc.; number

printed; sale to public.

221. Repealed.

222. Annual reports of executive officers; type.

223. Certain reports not to be printed unless ordered.

224. Printing documents in two or more editions; requisitions; printing of full number and allotment of

full quota.

225. Paper and envelopes for departments, establishments, or services of Government.'

226. Franks for Department of Agriculture for mailing

seeds.

227. Supplies for executive departments.

228. Publications printed elsewhere than at printing

office.

§ 211. Printing and binding for President.

The Public Printer shall execute such printing and

binding for the President as he shall order and make

requisitions for. (Jan. 12, 1895, ch. 23, § 88, 28 Stat

622.)

§ 212. Reports of departments.

The annual reports of the Executive Departments

and the accompanying documents shall be delivered

by the printer to the proper officers of each House

of Congress at the first meeting thereof; and the

reports of the Executive Departments, and the

abridgment of accompanying documents, shall be so

delivered on or before the third Wednesday in De -

cember next after the meeting of Congress, or as

soon thereafter as may be practicable. Of the annual reports of the departments to Congress there

shall be printed one thousand copies for the Senate

and two thousand for the House: Provided, That

of the reports of the Chief of Engineers of the Army,

the Commissioner of Patents, the Commissioner of

Internal Revenue, the report of the Chief Signal

Officer of the War Department, and of the Chief

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of Ordnance, the usual number only shall be printed.

<R. S. § 3810; Jan. 12, 1895, ch. 23, 5 73, 28 Stat.

615; Mar. 3, 1925, ch. 421, § 5, 43 Stat. 1106.)

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Act June 25, 1864. ch. 155, $ 4, 13 Stat. 185.

TEMPORAR Y DISCONTINUANC E O P PRINTIN G O P REPORT S

The Legislative Branch Appropriation Act, 1941, act

June 18, 1940, ch. 396, 54 Stat. 462, contained the following provision: "To keep the expenditures for printing

and binding for the fiscal year 1941 within or under the

appropriations for such fiscal year, the heads of the

various executive departments and independent establishments are authorized to discontinue the printing of

annual or special reports under their respective Jurisdictions: Provided, That where the printing of such reports is discontinued the original copy thereof shall be

kept on file in the offices of the heads of the respective

departments or independent establishments for public

Inspection." Similar provisions were contained In prior

appropriation acts, as follows:

1939—June 16, 1939, ch. 208, 53 Stat. 839.

1938—May 17, 1938, ch. 236, 52 Stat. 397.

1937—May 18, 1937, ch. 223, 50 Stat. 186.

1936—April 17, 1936, ch. 233, 49 Stat. 1231.

1935—July 8, 1935, ch. 374, 49 Stat. 476.

1934—May 30, 1934, ch. 372, 48 Stat. 833.

CROS S REFERENCE S

Manuscript of annual reports and accompanying documents, see section 108 of Title 5, Executive Departments

and Government Officers and Employees.

Time of making annual reports, see section 106 of Title

6, Executive Departments and Government Officers and

Employees.

§213. Appropriations for printing not to be exceeded;

limitation on number of reports; bureau reports.

No printing shall be done for the executive departments in any fiscal year In excess of the amount

of the appropriation, and none shall be done without

a special requisition, signed by the chief of the department and filed with the Public Printer.

Of the annual report of the head of the department

without appendices there may be printed in any one

fiscal year not to exceed five thousand copies, bound

in pamphlet form; and of the reports of chiefs of

bureaus without appendices there may be printed in

any one fiscal year not to exceed two thousand five

hundred copies, bound in pamphlet form. The Secretary of Agriculture may print such number of

copies of the monthly crop report, and of other reports and bulletins containing not to exceed one

hundred octavo pages, as he shall deem requisite;

and this provision shall apply to the maps, charts,

bulletins, and minor reports of the Weather Bureau, which shall be printed in such numbers as

the Secretary of Commerce may deem for the best

interests of the Government. The Secretary of the

Treasury may authorize the printing of the annual

report of the Commandant of the Coast Guard, the

Secretary of Commerce may authorize the printing

of the notices to mariners, tide tables, coast pilots,

bulletins, and other special publications of the Coast

and Geodetic Survey and of the Coast Guard, and

the Secretary of the Navy may authorize the printing

of the charts, maps, notices to mariners, tide tables,

light lists, sailing directions, bulletins, and other

spccial publications of the Hydrographic Office in

such editions as the interests of the Government and

of the public may require.

Heads of executive departments shall direct

whether reports made to them by bureau chiefs and

chiefs of divisions shall be printed or not. (Jan. 12,

1895, ch. 23, § 89, 28 Stat. 622; Mar. 13,1896, No. 23,

29 Stat. 466; Feb. 14, 1903, ch. 552, §§ 4, 10, 32 Stat.

826, 829; June 17, 1910, ch. 301, §§ 4, 6, 36 Stat. 537,

538; Jan. 28, 1915, ch. 20. §8 1, 2, 5, 38 Stat. 800-802;

Jan. 12,1923, ch. 25, § 2, 42 Stat. 1130; Mar. 3,1925,

ch. 421, § 4, 43 Stat. 1106; Reorg. Plan No. II, $ 2 (a),

eff. July 1, 1939, 4 Fed. Reg. 2731, 53 Stat. 1432;

Reorg. Plan No. IV, § 8, eff. June 30, 1940, 5 Fed.

Reg. 2422, 54 Stat. 1236.) J

TRANSFE R O F FUNCTION S ' - -

Reorganization Plan No. H, cited to text, provided:

"The Bureau of Lighthouses in the Department of Commerce and its functions are hereby transferred to and

shall be consolidated with and administered as a part

of the Coast Guard in the Department of the Treasury."

Reorganization Plan No. IV, cited to text, transferred

the Weather Bureau in the Department of Agriculture

and its functions to the Department of Commerce, to be

administered under the direction and supervision of the

Secretary of Commerce, with a proviso "That the Department of Agriculture may continue to make snow surveys

and to conduct research concerning: (a) relationships

between weather and crops, (b) long-range weather forecasting, and (c) relationships between weather and soil

erosion."

§ 214. Appropriations to which cost of printing and

binding for executive departments and bureaus to

be charged.

In the printing and binding of documents or reports emanating from the executive departments,

bureaus, and independent offices of the Government,

the cost of which was, on March 30, 1906, charged

to the allotment for printing and binding for Congress, or to appropriations or allotments of appropriations other than those made to the executive

departments, bureaus, or independent offices of the

Government, the cost of illustrations, composition,

stereotyping, and other work involved in the actual

preparation for printing, apart from the creation of

manuscript, shall be charged to the appropriation or

allotment of appropriation for the printing and binding of the department, bureau, or independent office

of the Government in which such documents or reports originate; the balance of cost shall be charged

to the allotment for printing and binding for Congress, and to the appropriation or allotment of appropriation of the executive department, bureau, or

independent office of the Government, in proportion

to the number delivered to each; the cost of any

copies of such documents or reports distributed otherwise than through Congress, or the executive departments, bureaus, and independent offices of the

Government, if such there be, shall be charged as

otherwise provided. On or before the 1st day of

December in each fiscal year each executive department, bureau, or independent office of the Government to which an appropriation or allotment of

appropriation for printing and binding is made, shall

obtain from the Public Printer an estimate of the

probable cost of all publications of such department,

bureau, or independent office required by law to be

printed, and so much thereof as would, under the

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partment, bureau, or independent office of the Government in which such publications originate, shall

thereupon be set aside to be applied only to the

printing and binding of such documents and reports, and shall not be available for any other purpose until all of such allotment of cost on account

of such documents and reports shall have been fully

paid. (Mar. 30, 1906, No. 13, 34 Stat. 825.)

§ 215. Departments to order documents required;

limit; bills and resolutions.

The heads of executive departments, and such

executive officers as are not connected with the

departments, respectively, shall cause daily examination of the Congressional Record for the purpose

of noting documents, reports, and other publications

of interest to their departments, and shall cause an

immediate order to be sent to the Public Printer for

the number of copies of such publications required

for official use, not to exceed, however, the number

of bureaus in the department and divisions in the

office of the head thereof. The Public Printer shall

send to each executive department and to each executive office not connected with the departments, as

soon as printed, five copies of all public bills and

resolutions, except the State Department, to which

shall be sent ten copies of bills and resolutions.

When the head of a department desires a greater

number of any class of bills or resolutions for official

use, they shall be furnished by the Public Printer on

requisition promptly made. (Jan. 12, 1895, ch. 23,

; 90, 28 Stat. 623; June 20, 1936, ch. 630, § 14, 49

Stat. 1553.)

§ 215a. Publications for National Archives.

There shall be printed and delivered by the Public

Printer to The National Archives for official use

which shall be chargeable to Congress two copies each

of the following publications:

House documents and public reports, bound; Senate documents and public reports, bound; Senate

and House journals, bound; United States Code and

Supplements, bound; Statutes at Large, bound; Official Register of the United States, bound; Decisions

of the Supreme Court of the United States, bound;

and all other documents bearing a congressional

number, and all documents not bearing a congressional number printed upon order of any committee

in either House of Congress, or by order of any department, bureau, independent office or establishment, commission, or officer of the Government

except confidential matter, blank forms, and circular

letters not of a public character; and two copies each

of all public bills and resolutions in Congress in each

parliamentary stage.

Tht Superintendent of Documents shall furnish

without cost copies of such publications as may be

available for free distribution. (Jan. 12, 1895, ch.

23, § , added June 17, 1935, ch. 267, 49 Stat. 386.)

§ 216. Form and style of work for departments.

The forms and style in which the printing or

binding ordered by any of the departments shall be

executed, and the material and the size of type to

be used, shall be determined by the Public Printer,

having proper regard to economy, workmanship, and

the purposes for which the work is needed. (Jan.

12,1895, ch. 23, § 61, 28 Stat. 608.)

§ 217. Publications for department or officer.

Whenever printing not bearing a Congressional

number shall be done for any department or officer

of the Government, except confidential matter, blank

forms, and circular letters not of a public character,

or shall be done for use of Congressional committees,

not of a confidential character, two copies shall be

sent, unless withheld by order of the committee, by

the Public Printer to the Senate and House libraries,

respectively, and one copy each to the document

rooms of the Senate and House, for reference; and

these copies shall not be removed; and of all publications of the executive departments not intended for

their especial use, but made for distribution, as many

copies as may be required shall be at once delivered

to the Superintendent of Documents for distribution

to designated depositories and State and Territorial

libraries. (Jan. 12, 1895, ch. 23, § 58, 28 Stat. 610;

Mar. 1, 1907, ch. 2284, § 4, 34 Stat. 1014.)

§218. Inserting "compliments" forbidden.

No report, document, or publication of any kind

distributed by or from an executive department or

bureau of the Government shall contain any notice

that the same is sent with "the compliments" of an

officer of the Government, or with any special notice

that it is so sent, except that notice that it has been

sent, with a request for an acknowledgment of its

receipt, may be given. (Jan. 12, 1895, ch. 23, § 73

28 Stat. 620.)

§ 219. Restrictions on printing for Executive Departments.

No head of any Executive Department, or of any

bureau, branch, or office of the Government shall

cause to be printed, nor shall the Public Printer print,

any document or matter except that which is authorized by law and necessary to the public business;

and executive officers, before transmitting their annual reports, shall carefully examine the same and

all accompanying documents, and exclude therefrom

all matter, including engravings, maps, drawings,

and illustrations, except such as they shall certify

in their letters transmitting such reports are necessary and relate entirely to the transaction of the

public business. (Jan. 12, 1895, ch. 23, § 94, 28 Stat.

623.)

§219a. Same; documents beyond scope of ordinary

departmental business.

No book or document not having to do with the

ordinary business transactions of the Executive Departments shall be printed on the requisition of any

Executive Department or unless the same shall have

been expressly authorized by Congress. (Mar. 3,

1905, ch. 1484, § 1, 33 Stat. 1249.)

§ 220. Use by executive departments, independent

offices, or establishments of appropriations for

printing of journals, magazines, periodicals, etc.;

number printed; sale to public.

The head of any executive department, independent office, or establishment of the Government is

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authorized, with the approval of the Director of the

Bureau of the Budget, to use from the appropriations

available for printing and binding such sums as may

be necessary for the printing of journals, magazines,

periodicals, and similar publications as he shall certify in writing to be necessary in the transaction of

the public business required by law of such department, office, or establishment. There may be printed,

in addition to those necessary for such public business, not to exceed two thousand copies for free distribution by the department, office, or establishment

issuing the same. The Public Printer shall print

such additional copies thereof as may be required

for sale to the public by the Superintendent of Documents; but the printing of such additional copies

required for sale by the Superintendent of Documents shall be subject to regulation by the Joint

Committee on Printing and shall not interfere with

the prompt execution of printing for the Government. (May 11. 1922, ch. 189, I 1, 42 Stat. 541; June

30, 1932, ch. 314, 5 307, 47 Stat. 409.)

CODIFICATIO N

This section originally provided lor the sale of documents "at the cost of printing and binding, plus 10 per

centum, without limit as to the number of copies to

any one applicant who agrees not to resell or distribute

the same for profit." Act June 30, 1932, cited to text,

provided that the selling price of publications as provided

In section 72a of this title should be In lieu of that

prescribed In this section.

§221. Repealed. May 29, 1928, ch. 901, § 1 (pars. 3,

119), 45 Stat. 986, 995.

Section, act June 5, 1920, ch. 253, 5 1, 41 Stat. 1037,

required heads of departments and Independent establishments to make report of publications Issued during

previous fiscal year.

§222. Annual reports of executive officers; type.

The annual reports of executive officers shall be

printed in the same type and form as the report of

the head of the department which it accompanies,

unless otherwise ordered by the Joint Committee on

Printing. (Jan. 12, 1895, ch. 23, § 91, 28 Stat. 623.)

CBOS S REFERENC E

Temporary discontinuance of printing of reports, see

note to section 212 of this title.

§ 223. Certain reports not to be printed unless

ordered.

The following reports required by law to be made

to Congress shall not be printed unless the printing

be recommended by the head of the department

making the same, and ordered by concurrent resolution of Congress, namely: Report of contracts

for conveying the mails, report of fines and deductions in the Post Office Department, the report of

the treasurer of accounts by him from time to time

rendered to and settled with the General Accounting Office, and the report of the proceedings of the

annual meetings of the Board of Supervising Inspectors of Steam Vessels. (July 31, 1894, ch. 174,

5 4, 28 Stat. 205; Jan. 12, 1895, ch. 23, § 73, 28 Stat.

616; June 10, 1921, ch. 18, ! 304, 42 Stat. 24.)

§ 224. Printing documents in two or more editions;

requisitions; printing of full number and allotment of full quota.

The number of copies of any public document or

report authorized to be printed for any of the executive departments, or bureaus or branches thereof,

or independent offices of the Government may be

supplied in two or more editions, instead of one,

upon a requisition on the Public Printer by the

official head of such department or Independent

office, but in no case shall the aggregate of said

editions exceed the number of copies otherwise

authorized. Nothing herein shall operate to obstruct

the printing of the full number of any document

or report, or the allotment of the full quota to Senators and Representatives, as otherwise authorized,

when a legitimate demand for the full complement

is known to exist. (Mar. 30, 1906, No. 14, 34 Stat.

826.)

§ 225. Paper and envelopes for departments, establishments, or services of Government.

The Public Printer is hereby authorized to procure, under direction of the Joint Committee on

Printing, as provided in sections 5-12 of this title,

and furnish on requisition paper and envelopes (not

including envelopes printed in the course of manufacture) in common use by two or more departments,

establishments, or services of the Government in

the District of Columbia, and reimbursement therefor shall be made to the Public Printer from appropriations or funds available for such purpose; paper

and envelopes so furnished by the Public Printer

shall not be procured in any other manner thereafter. (June 7, 1924, ch. 303, § 1, 43 Stat. 592.)

§ 226. Franks for Department of Agriculture for mailing seeds.

The Public Printer shall furnish to the Department of Agriculture such franks as the Secretary of

Agriculture may require for sending out seeds on

congressional orders, the franks to have printed

thereon the facsimile signatures of Senators, Representatives, and Delegates, also the names of their

respective States or Territories, and the words

"United States Department of Agriculture, Congressional Seed Distribution", or such other printed

matter as the Secretary of Agriculture may direct;

the franks to be of such size and style as may be

prescribed by the Secretary of Agriculture; the expense of printing the said franks to be charged to

the allotment for printing and binding for the two

Houses of Congress. (May 19, 1902, No. 23, 32

Stat. 741.)

§ 227. Supplies for executive departments.

The Public Printer is authorized hereafter to

procure and supply, on the requisition of the head of

any executive department or other Government establishment, complete manifold blanks, books, and

forms, required in duplicating processes; also complete patented devices with which to file moneyorder statements, or other uniform official papers,

and to charge such supplies to the allotment for

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merit establishment requiring the same. (June 28,

1902, ch. 1301, § 1, 32 Stat. 481.)

§ 228. Publications printed elsewhere than at printing

office. ;; •

Section, act Mar. 2, 1901, No. 16. i S, 31 Stat. 1465;

Mar. 3, 1925. ch. 421, 5 7, 43 Stat. 1106. was amended by act

June 20, 1936, ch. 630, 5 6, 49 Stat. 1550. As eo amended.

It now appears as section 139 of this title.

I

Chapter 8.—PARTICULAR REPORTS AND

DOCUMENTS

Sec.

241. Agricultural Department; report of Secretary.

242. Same: progress of beet-sugar Industry.

243. American Historical Association; report of.

244. Animal Industry Bureau; report of.

245. Army and Navy Registers.

246. Coast and Geodetic Survey; charts; sale and distribution.

247. Same; report.

248. Civil Service Commission; report.

249. Commerce and Navigation.

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250. Commercial and Foreign Relations.

251. Consular Reports.

252. District of Columbia; report on improvement and

care of public buildings.

253. Education, Commissioner of: report.

254. Ephemerls and Nautical Almanac.

255. Ethnology, Bureau of; bulletins; size.

256. Same; report.

257. Experiment Stations; report of director of office.

258. Fish and Wildlife Service; bulletins.

259. Same: report of service.

260. Geological Survey; publications; size of volumes;

editions; additional copies; bulletins; reports on

gauging of streams and utilization of water resources; additional copies; distribution.

261. Same; monographs, bulletins, and reports; estimates.

262. Same: distribution of publications to public libraries.

263. Health officer of District of Columbia; report.

265. Hydrographlc surveys; foreign surveys.

266. Immigration and Naturalization Service; report.

267. . Immigration Commission; reprinting public documents.

268. Industrial Relations; report of commission.

269. Interstate Commerce Commission; report.

270. Labor Statistics, Bureau of; bulletins.

271. Same; report of commissioner.

272. Mines, Bureau of; publications.

273. Mint: reports of director.

274. National Academy of Sciences; memoirs.

275. Same; report. i'1* t

275a. Repealed.

275b. National encampments of Grand Army of Republic,

United Spanish War Veterans, Veterans of Foreign Wars, American Legion, and Disabled American Veterans; proceedings printed annually for

Congress.

276. National Home for Disabled Volunteer Soldiers; report of managers and inspectors.

277. National Monetary Commission; reprinting public

documents.

278. Naval Intelligence Office; additional copies of publications.

279. Naval Observatory Observations.

280. Repealed.

280a. Distribution of Official Register.

281. Same; report of Comptroller of Currency.

232. Pan American Union; monthly bulletin.

283. Patent Office; printing.

233a. Same; exchange for scientific or useful publications.

284. Same; lithographing.

285. President's message.

286. Public Health Service; bulletins.

237. Same; report of Surgeon General.

233. Public Printer's report.

289. Smithsonian Institution; report.

Sec.

290. Soils and Chemistry, Bureau of; report on soil area

surveys.

291. Statistical Abstract.

292. Surgeon General of Army; bulletins for Instruction

of medical officers.

293. Tests of Iron and Steel.

294. Treasury Department; binding registered bonds and

written records.

295. Same; reports. •" . ...

296. Weather Bureau; report.

297. Comptroller General; decisions of. ,

298. Bureau of Foreign and Domestic Commerce.

§ 241. Agricultural Department; report of Secretary.

The annual report of the Secretary of Agriculture

shall be submitted and printed in two parts, as follows: Part 1, which shall contain purely business and

executive matter which it is necessary for the Secretary to submit to the President and Congress; part 2,

which shall contain such reports from the different

bureaus and divisions, and such papers prepared by

their special agents, accompanied by suitable illustrations as shall, in the opinion of the Secretary, be

specially suited to interest and instruct the farmers

of the country, and to include a general report of the

operations of the department for their information.

In addition to the usual number, there shall be

printed of part 1, one thousand copies for the Senate, two thousand copies for the House, and three

thousand copies for the Department of Agriculture;

and of part 2, one hundred and ten thousand copies

for the use of the Senate, three hundred and sixty

thousand copies for the use of the House of Representatives, and thirty thousand copies for the use of

the Department of Agriculture, the illustrations for

the same to be executed under the supervision of the

Public Printer, in accordance with directions of the.

Joint Committee on Printing, said illustrations to bet

subject to the approval of the Secretary of Agriculture; and the title of each of the said parts shall besuch as to show that such part is complete in Itself.

(Jan. 12,1895, ch. 23, $ 73, 28 Stat. 612.)

§242. Same; progress of beet-sugar industry.

The Secretary of Agriculture is authorized to print

and distribute annually eight thousand copies of

the annual reports covering the progress of the beetsugar industry: Provided, That the preparation and

publication of such annual reports shall be within

the discretion of the Secretary of Agriculture. (June

30. 1906, No. 51, 34 Stat. 839.)

§ 243. American Historical Association; report of.

Of the report of the American Historical Association, there shall be printed in addition to the usual

number, five thousand five hundred copies; one

thousand for the Senate, two thousand for the

House, and one thousand five hundred for distribution by the association and the Smithsonian Institution, and one thousand copies for the use of the association. (Jan. 12,1895, ch. 23, § 73, 28 Stat. 616; May

25, 1900, No. 27, 31 Stat. 717.)

§244. Animal Industry Bureau; report of.

Of the report of the Bureau of Animal Industry,

there shall be printed, in addition to the usual number, thirty thousand copies, of which seven thousand

shall be for the Senate, fourteen thousand for the

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House, and nine thousand for distribution by the

Agricultural Department. (Jan. 12,1895, ch. 23, § 73,

28 Stat. 613.)

§ 245. Army and Navy Registers.

Of the registers of the Army and Navy, there shall

be printed, in addition to the usual number, fifteen

hundred copies of each; five hundred for the Senate

and one thousand for the House. (Jan. 12, 1895,

ch. 23, § 73, 28 Stat. 616.)

§246. Coast and Geodetic Survey; charts; sale and

distribution.

The charts published by the Coast and Geodetic

Survey shall be sold at cost of paper and printing as

nearly as practicable; and there shall be no free distribution of such charts except to the departments

and officers of the United States requiring them for

public use: and a number of copies of each sheet, not

to exceed three hundred, to be presented to such foreign governments, libraries, and scientific associations, and institutions of learning as the Secretary

of Commerce may direct; but on the order of Senators, Representatives, and Delegates not to exceed

ten copies to each may be distributed through the

Director of the Coast and Geodetic Survey. Charts

of the Coast Survey that are obsolete and have been

superseded by charts containing more advanced information based on the most recent surveys, may be

distributed free to educational institutions, each of

such charts to have stamped or printed conspicuously thereon the words "For school use only." (Jan.

12, 1895, ch. 23, § 76, 28 Stat. 620; Feb. 14, 1903,

ch. 552, §§ 4, 10, 32 Stat. 826, 829; July 1, 1916, Ch.

209, § 1, 39 Stat. 320; June 5, 1920, ch. 235, $ 1, 41

Stat. 929.)

CROS S REFERENC E

Charges and fees for printing lor sale to public, see section 72a of this title.

§247. Same; report.

Of the report of the Director of the Coast and

Geodetic Survey, there shall be printed, in addition

to the usual number, two thousand eight hundred

copies In quarto form, bound in one volume, two

hundred for the Senate, six hundred for the House,

and two thousand for distribution by the Coast and

Geodetic Survey. (Jan. 12, 1895, ch. 23, § 73, 28

Stat. 613; Apr. 20, 1896, No. 46, 29 Stat. 471; June 5.

1920. ch. 235, 5 1, 41 Stat. 929.)

§248. Civil Service Commission; report.

Of the report of the Civil Service Commission,

there shall be printed, in addition to the usual number, twenty-three thousand copies; one thousand for

the Senate, two thousand for the House, and twenty

thousand for distribution by the Civil Service Commission. (Jan. 12, 1895, ch. 23, $ 73, 28 Stat. 614.)

§ 249. Commerce and Navigation.

Of the report on Commerce and Navigation and on

Internal Commerce, there shall be printed, in addition to the usual number, one thousand copies for

the Senate and two thousand for the House, in addition to those published as part of the departmental

report.

Of the annual report of the Chief of the Bureau

of Marine Inspection and Navigation, in addition to

the usual number, one thousand copies for the Senate, two thousand for the House, and one thousand

copies for distribution by the commissioner; and of

the annual list of merchant vessels of the United

States, five thousand copies for distribution by the

Department of Commerce. (Jan. 12, 1895, ch. 23,

§ 73, 28 Stat. 616; Feb. 14. 1903, ch. 552, § 4, 32 Stat.

826; June 30, 1932, ch. 314, § 501, 47 Stat. 415; May

27, 1936, Ch. 463, § 1. 49 Stat. 1380.)

CHANG E O P NAM E

"Bureau of Navigation and Steamboat Inspection" was

changed to "Bureau of Marine Inspection and Navigation"

by act May 27, 1936, cited to text.

§ 250. Commercial and Foreign Relations.

Of Commercial Relations, and of Foreign Relations, there shall be printed, in addition to the usual

number, three thousand copies of each; one thousand for the Senate and two thousand for the House.

(Jan. 12, 1895, ch. 23, § 73, 28 Stat. 613.)

§ 251. Consular Reports.

The Secretary of Commerce is authorized to have

printed, for distribution by the Department of Commerce, an edition of Daily Consular Reports not to

exceed twenty thousand copies in any one issue.

The usual number shall not be printed. (June 25.

1910, ch. 388, § 1. 36 Stat. 821; Mar. 4, 1913, ch. 141.

§ 1. 37 Stat. 736.)

§252. District of Columbia; report on improvement

and care of public buildings.

There shall be printed each year, in addition to

the number of copies otherwise authorized by law,

two hundred copies of the annual report upon the

improvement and care of public buildings and

grounds, and the care and maintenance of the Washington Monument, in the District of Columbia, for

the use of the officer in charge of public buildings

and grounds. (June 2, 1900, No. 30, 31 Stat. 718.)

§ 253. Education, Commissioner off report.

Of the report of the Commissioner of Education,

there shall be printed, in addition to the usual number, thirty-five thousand copies; five thousand for

the Senate, ten thousand for the House, and twenty

thousand for distribution by the Commissioner of

Education. (Jan. 12, 1895, ch. 23, § 73, 28 Stat.

614.)

§ 254. Ephemeris and Nautical Almanac.

The "usual number" of copies of the American

Ephemeris and Nautical Almanac shall not be

printed. In lieu thereof, there shall be printed and

bound two thousand five hundred copies of the same,

uniform with the editions printed for the Navy Department, five hundred of which shall be for the

use of the Senate, one thousand for the use of the

House of Representatives, and one thousand for distribution or sale by the Navy Department. The

Secretary of the Navy is also authorized to publish

of the papers supplementary to the Ephemeris

and Nautical Almanac, one thousand five hundred

copies, in addition to the usual number, one hundred

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copies for the Senate, four hundred for the House,

and one thousand for distribution or sale by the

Navy Department. The Secretary of the Navy is

also authorized to cause additional copies of the Nautical Almanacs extracted from the Ephemeris, to be

printed for the public service and for sale to navigators and others. All moneys received from sales of

:he Ephemeris and of the Nautical Almanacs shall be

deposited in the Treasury and placed to the credit

of the general fund for public printing. (Jan. 12,

1895, ch. 23, 5 73, 28 Stat. 613; May 13. 1902, No.

20, 32 Stat. 740; July 1, 1902, ch. 1368, 32 Stat. 678.)

CROS S REFERENC E

Charges and fees for printing for sale to public, see

section 72a of this title.

§ 255. Ethnology, Bureau of; bulletins; size.

The bulletins issued by the Bureau of American

Ethnology shall be in octavo size. (Mar. 29, 1904,

No. 14, 33 Stat. 585.)

§ 256. Same; report.

Of the report of the Bureau of Ethnology, uniform with the preceding volumes of the series, there

shall be printed, in addition to the usual number,

eight thousand copies, one thousand five hundred

for the Senate, three thousand for the House, and

three thousand five hundred for distribution by

the Bureau of Ethnology. (Jan. 12, 1895, ch. 23,

5 73, 28 Stat. 613.)

CROS S REFERENC E

Ethnology Bureau bulletins to be In octavo size, see

section 255 of this title.

§ 257. Experiment Stations; report of director of office.

Subject matter of this section. Res. Apr. 27, 1904, No.

29, 33 Stat. 590, is now covered by section 418 of Title

7, Agriculture.

§ 258. Fish and Wildlife Service; bulletins.

Of the bulletins of the Fish and Wildlife Service,

there shall be printed, in addition to the usual number. five thousand copies; one thousand for the Senate, two thousand for the House, and two thousand

for distribution by the bureau. (Jan. 12, 1895, ch.

23, § 73, 28 Stat. 614; Reorg. Plan No. HI, § 3, eft.

June 30, 1940, 5 Fed. Reg. 2108, 54 Stat. 1232.)

TRANSFE R O F FUNCTION S

Reorg. Plan No. HI, cited to text, consolidated the

Bureau of Fisheries and the Bureau of Biological

Survey In the Department of the Interior and their

respective functions Into the Fish and Wildlife Service,

to be administered under the direction and supervision

of the Secretary of the Interior. Said Reorganization

Plan further abolished the offices of Commissioner and

Deputy Commissioner of Fisheries and transferred their

functions to the consolidated agency.

§ 259. Same; report of service.

Of the report of the Director of the Fish and

Wildlife Service, there shall be printed, in addition

to the usual number, eight thousand copies; two

thousand for the Senate, four thousand for the

House, and two thousand for distribution by the

Service. (Jan. 12, 1895, ch. 23, § 73, 28 Stat. 614;

Reorg. Plan No. IH, § 3, eft. June 30, 1940, 5 Fed. Reg.

2108, 54 Stat. 1232.)

TRANSFE R O F FUNCTION S

Reorg. Plan No. IH. cited to text, abolished the office

of Commissioner of Fisheries, and transferred functions

to the Fish and Wildlife Service.

§260. Geological Survey; publications; size of volumes; editions; additional copies; bulletins; reports on gauging of streams and utilization of

water resources; additional copies; distribution.

The publications of the Geological Survey shall

consist of the annual report of the director, which

shall be confined to one volume of royal octavo size;

monographs, of quarto size; professional papers, of

quarto size; bulletins, of ordinary octavo size; watersupply and Irrigation papers, of ordinary octavo size;

and such maps, folios, and atlases as may be

required by law.

Of the report of the Geological Survey, ten thousand copies shall be printed in addition to the usual

number; two thousand for the Senate, four thousand

for the House, four thousand for distribution by the

Geological Survey.

The reports of the Geological Survey, except the

annual report of the director, shall be published in

editions as recommended in each case by the director

and approved by the Secretary of the Interior, but

not to exceed ten thousand copies.

Whenever the edition of any of the reports of the

survey shall have become exhausted, and the demand for it continues, there shall be published, on

the requisition of the Secretary of the Interior, as

many additional copies of the report as the director

of the survey shall state will, in his judgment, be

necessary to meet the demand.

The report of the mineral resources of the United

States shall be published in two octavo volumes and

as a distinct publication, the number of copies, printing of separate chapters, and mode of distribution

of which shall be the same as of the annual report.

Three thousand copies of the monographs and bulletins of the Geological Survey shall be published.

The bulletins and professional papers shall be distributed gratuitously, and not sold; and of the number published one thousand copies shall be delivered

to the Senate and two thousand copies shall be delivered to the House of Representatives for distribution.

The director of the survey shall transmit to the

Library of Congress two copies of every report of the

bureau as soon as the first delivery to the survey is

made, such copies to be additional to those received

by the Library of Congress under any other provision of law. (Jan. 12, 1895, ch. 23, I 73, 28 Stat.

614; Mar. 2, 1895, ch. 189, § 1, 28 Stat. 960; June 11,

1896, ch. 420, § 1, 29 Stat. 453; June 4, 1897, ch. 2,

§ 1. 30 Stat. 61; Mar. 2. 1901, No. 17, 31 Stat. 1465;

May 16, 1902, No. 22, 32 Stat. 741; Mar. 4, 1909, ch.

299, $ 1, 35 Stat. 988.)

§ 261. Same; monographs, bulletins, and reports; estimates.

The scientific reports known as the monographs

and bulletins of the Geological Survey shall not be

published until specific and detailed estimates are

made therefor and specific appropriations made in

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pursuance of such estimates; and no engravings for

the annual reports for such monographs and bulletins, or of illustrations, sections, and maps, shall be

done until specific estimates are submitted therefor

and specific appropriations made based on such estimates. (Jan. 12, 1895, ch. 23, § 79, 28 Stat. 621;

June 7, 1924, ch. 303, 43 Stat. 592.)

§ 262. Same; distribution of publications to public libraries. .

The Director of the Geological Survey shall distribute to public libraries that have not already

received them such copies of sale publications as

may remain on hand at the expiration of five years

after date of delivery to the survey document room,

excepting a reserve number not to exceed two hundred copies. (Mar. 3, 1903, ch. 1007, § 1, 32 Stat.

1146.)

§263. Health officer of District of Columbia; report.

Of the report of the health officer of the District of Columbia, there shall be printed, in addition

to the usual number, one thousand five hundred

copies; one hundred for the Senate, three hundred

and sixty for the House, and one thousand and forty

for distribution by the health officer. (Jan. 12, 1895,

ch. 23, § 73, 28 Stat. 614.)

§ 265. Hydrographic surveys; foreign surveys.

All appropriations made for the preparation or

publication of foreign hydrographic surveys shall

only be applicable to their object, upon the approval

by the Secretary of the Navy, after a report from

three competent naval officers to the effect that the

original data for proposed charts are such as to

Justify their publication; and it is made the duty of

the Secretary of the Navy to order a board of three

naval officers to examine and report upon the data

before he shall approve of any application of moneys

to the preparation or publication of such charts or

hydrographic surveys. (R. S. § 3686; Jan. 12, 1895,

ch. 23, § 78, 28 Stat. 621.)

DERIVATIO N

Act Feb. 21, 1861, ch. 49, § 7, 12 Stat. 150.

§ 266. Immigration and Naturalization Service; report.

The number of copies to be printed of the annual

reports of the Immigration and Naturalization Service of the Department of Justice shall be subject to

the discretion of the Attorney General, the number

of copies not to exceed five thousand in any one fiscal

year. (Mar. 3, 1905, No. 33, 33 Stat. 1287; Mar. 4,

1913, ch. 141, ! 3, 37 Stat. 737; Ex. Ord. No. 6166,

§ 14, June 10, 1933; Reorg. Plan No. V, § 1, eff. June

14, 1940, 5 Fed. Reg. 2223, 54 Stat. 1238.)

TRANSFE R O F FUNCTION S

Reorg. Plan No. V, cited to text, transferred the Immigration and Naturalization Service of the Department

of Labor (Including Office of Commissioner of Immigration and Naturalization) and Its functions to the Department of Justice, to be administered under the direction

and supervision of the Attorney General. It further

transferred the functions and powers of Secretary of Labor

relating to administration cf the Immigration and Naturalization Service and its functions or to the administration of immigration and naturalization laws to the

Attorney General.

§267. Immigration Commission; reprinting public

documents.

The Superintendent of Documents is authorized to

order reprinted from time to time such public documents of the Immigration Commission as may be

required for sale. (June 25, 1910, ch. 384, § l, 36

Stat. 768.)

CROS S REFERENC E

Reprinting documents required for sale, see section 79

of this title. . s , •

§268. Industrial Relations; report of Commission.

The Superintendent of Documents is authorized to

reprint for sale or distribution as provided by law,

copies of the final report of the United States Commission on Industrial Relations, including the report

of Basil M. Manly, director of research and investigation, and the individual reports and statements of

the several commissioners, together with all the testimony taken at its hearings, except exhibits submitted in printed form, which shall be appropriately

referred to in said testimony, printed as a Senate

document under the direction of the Joint Committee on Printing. (Apr. 28, 1916, ch. 98, 39 Stat

59.)

CROS S REFERENC E

Reprinting documents required for sale, see section 79

of this title.

§ 259. Interstate Commerce Commission; report.

Of the annual report of the Interstate Commerce

Commission, there shall be printed, in addition to the

usual number, three thousand copies; one thousand

for the Senate, two thousand for the House, and for

the use of the commission there may be printed such

number of said report and other documents incident

to interstate commerce for distribution by them as

they may deem expedient. (Jan. 12, 1895, ch. 23,

§ 73, 28 Stat. 614.)

§270. Labor Statistics, Bureau of; bulletins.

There shall be printed one edition of fifteen thousand copies of each issue of the bulletin of the Bureau of Labor Statistics authorized by section 5 of

Title 29, and such number of extra copies not to exceed twenty thousand of any single issue, when in the

opinion of the commissioner the demand for the

bulletin makes an extra edition necessary. (Mar.

2, 1895, ch. 177, § 1, 28 Stat. 805; June 4, 1897, ch. 2,

§ 1. 30 Stat. 61; June 6.1900, ch. 791, § 1, 31 Stat. 644;

Mar. 4, 1913, ch. 141, § 3, 37 Stat. 737.)

§ 271. Same; report of Commissioner.

Of the report of the Commissioner of Labor Statistics, twenty-five thousand copies shall be printed,

in addition to the usual number, five thousand for

the Senate, ten thousand for the House, and ten

thousand for distribution by the commissioner.

(Jan. 12. 1895, ch. 23, § 73, 28 Stat. 614; Mar. 4, 1913,

ch. 141, § 3, 37 Stat. 737.)

§ 272. Mines, Bureau of; publications.

The publications of the Bureau of Mines shall be

published in such editions as recommended by the

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tion of any of the publications of the Bureau of Mines

shall have become exhausted and the demand for It

continues, there shall be published, on the requisition

of the Secretary of the Interior, as many additional

copies as the Secretary of the Interior may deem

necessary to meet the demand. (June 25, 1910, No.

36, §§ 1, 2, 36 Stat. 883; Ex. Ord. No. 6611, Feb. 22,

1934.)

CROS S REFERENC E

Establishment of bureau, see section 1 of Title 30, Mineral Lands and Mining.

§273. Mint; reports of director.

There may be printed, in the discretion of the

Secretary of the Treasury, for distribution by

the Treasury Department, two thousand copies of

the annual report of the Director of the Mint on the

operations of the mint and assay offices with appendices, and of the annual report of the Director

of the Mint on the production of precious metals.

(Mar. 4, 1907, No. 24, 34 Stat. 1424.)

§274. National Academy of Sciences; memoirs.

Of the memoirs of the National Academy of Sciences, there shall be printed, in addition to the usual

number, two thousand five hundred copies; five

hundred for the Senate, one thousand for the House,

and one thousand for distribution by the Academy

of Sciences. (Jan. 12. 1895, ch. 23, $ 73, 28 Stat.

616.)

§ 275. Same; report.

Of the report of the National Academy of Sciences,

there shall be printed, in addition to the usual m m .

ber, two thousand copies, five hundred for the Senate,

one thousand for the House, and five hundred for

distribution by the Academy of Sciences. (Jan. 12,

1895, ch. 23, § 73, 28 Stat. 616.)

§ 275 148? eP6aled 'MaC * ^1931 , ch"378 ,

§

2

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4 6

Stat.

Section, Res. June 6. 1924, ch. 277, 43 Stat. 473, related

to national encampments of Grand Army of the Republic,

United Spanish War Veterans and American Legion, and

to printing proceedings annually for Congress.

§ 275b. National encampments of Grand Army of Republic, United Spanish War Veterans, Veterans

of Foreign Wars, American Legion, and Disabled

American Veterans; proceedings printed annually

for Congress.

The proceedings of the National Encampment of

the Grand Army of the Republic, the United Spanish

War Veterans, the Veterans of Foreign Wars of the

United States, the American Legion, and the Disabled

American Veterans of the World War, respectively,

shall, with accompanying illustrations, be printed

annually as separate House documents of the session

of Congress to which they may be submitted. (Mar.

2,1931, ch. 378, § 1, 46 Stat. 1481.)

§ 276. National Home for Disabled Volunteer Soldiers;

report of managers and inspectors.

Section, Res. Mar. 31. 1904, No. 15, 33 Stat. 585, related

to reports of managers and Inspectors of the National

Home for Disabled Volunteer Soldiers, which was abolished

by act July 3, 1930, ch. 863, $ 5, 48 Stat. 1017.

§ 277. National Monetary Commission; reprinting

public documents.

The Superintendent of Documents is hereby authorized to order reprinted, from time to time, such

public documents of the National Monetary Commission as may be required for sale. (Feb. 25, 1910,

ch. 62, § 1, 36 Stat. 217.)

§ 278. Naval Intelligence Office; additional copies of

publications.

The Secretary of tfoe Navy is authorized to print,

in excess of one thousand copies, such extra copies

of the publications of the Office of Naval Intelligence

as may be necessary for distribution to the naval

service and to meet other official demands. In no

case shall the edition of any one publication exceed

two thousand copies. (Mar. 21, 1900, No. 14 31

Stat. 713.)

§ 279- Naval Observatory Observations.

Of the Observations of the Naval Observatory,

there shall be printed, in addition to the usual number, one thousand eight hundred copies; three hundred for the Senate, seven, hundred for the House,

and eight hundred for distribution by the Naval

Observatory, and of the astronomical appendixes to

the above observations, one thousand two hundred

separate copies, and of the meteorological and magnetic observations one thousand separate copies for

distribution by the Naval Observatory. (Jan. 12,

1895, ch. 23, § 73, 28 Stat. 613.)

§ 280^ Repealed. Aug. 28, 1935, ch. 795, § 5, 49 Stat.

Section, act Jan. 12, 1895, ch. 23, $' 73, 28 Stat. 619-

as amended Feb. 18, 1922, ch. 58, § 4, 42 Stat. 391; Mar.

3, 1925, ch. 421. § 2, 43 Stat. 1105, provided for printing

and distributing Official Register published by Director

of Census.

§ 250a. Distribution of Official Register.

Of the Official Register there shall be printed,

bound, and delivered to the Superintendent of Documents and charged to the Congressional allotment

for printing and binding a sufficient number of

copies for distribution as follows: To the President

of the United States, four copies, one copy of which

shall be for the library of the Executive Office; to

the Vice President of the United States, two copies;

to each Senator, Representative, Delegate, and Resident Commissioner in Congress, three copies; to the

Secretary and the Sergeant at Arms of the Senate

and to the Clerk, the Sergeant at Arms, and the

Doorkeeper of the House of Representatives, each

one copy; to the library of the Senate and the House,

each, not to exceed* fifteen copies; to the library of

the Supreme Court, two copies; to the Library of

Congress, for international exchange and for official use in Washington, District of Columbia, not to

exceed one hundred and fifty copies; to the municipal library of the District of Columbia, two copies;

and to the Commissioners of the District of Columbia, ten copies. The "usual number" shall not be

printed.

The head of each executive department, independent office, or establishment of the Government,

not mentioned above, desiring copies of the Official

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Register shall Issue, on or before May 1 of each year,

a requisition upon the Public Printer for the number of copies of the Official Register necessary to

meet its official requirements, the cost of such supply to be charged to the appropriations available

for printing and binding for such executive department, independent office, or establishment. (Aug.

23, 1935, ch. 795, §§ 3, 4, 49 Stat. 957.)

CROS S REFERENCE S

Distribution to Library of Congress and International

exchange, see sections 139 and 139a of this title.

preparation and publication of Official Register by

Civil Service Commission, see section 654 of Title 5, Executive Departments and Government Officers and Employees.

§281. Same; report of Comptroller of Currency.

A full and complete list of all officers, agents,

clerks, and other employees of the office of the

Comptroller of the Currency, including bank examiners, receivers and attorneys for receivers, and

clerks employed by such examiners and receivers,

or any other person connected with the work of

said office in Washington or elsewhere, whose salary or compensation is paid from the Treasury of

the United States or assessed against or collected

from existing or failed banks under their supervision or control, shall be transmitted to the Director

of the Census. (Mar. 6, 1902. ch. 139, § 7, 32 Stat.

52; Apr. 28, 1902, ch. 594, § 1, 32 Stat. 138; June 7,

1906. ch. 3048, 34 Stat. 219.)

§ 282. Pan American Union; monthly bulletin.

The Public Printer is hereby authorized to print

an edition of the Monthly Bulletin of the Pan

American Union, not to exceed five thousand copies

per month, for distribution by the Union every

month. (Mar. 3, 1911, ch. 208, 36 Stat. 1032.)

§ 283. Patent Office; printing.

The Commissioner of Patents, upon the requisition

of the Secretary of Commerce, is authorized to continue the printing of the following:

1. Patents issued.—First. The patents for inventions and designs issued by the Patent Office, Including grants, specifications, and drawings, together

with copies of the same, and of patents already issued, in such number as may be needed for the

business of the office.

2. Trade-marks and labels.—Second. The certificates of trade-marks and labels registered in the

Patent Office, Including descriptions and drawings,

together with copies of the same, and of trademarks and labels heretofore registered, in such numbers as may be needed for the business of the office.

3. Official Gazette.—Third. The Official Gazette of

the United States Patent Office in numbers sufficient to supply all who shall subscribe therefor at $5

per annum; also for exchange for other scientific

publications desirable for the use of the Patent Office; also to supply one copy to each Senator, Representative. and Delegate in Congress; with one

hundred additional copies, together with weekly,

monthly, and annual indexes for all the same; of

the Official Gazette the "usual number" shall not be

printed.

4. Report of Commissioner of Patents.—Fourth.

The report of the Commissioner of Patents for the

fiscal year, not exceeding five hundred in number,

for distribution by him; the annual report of the

Commissioner of Patents to Congress, without the

list of patents, not exceeding one thousand five hundred in number, for distribution by him; and of

the annual report of the Commissioner of Patents

to Congress, with the list of patents, five hundred

copies for sale by him, if needed, and in addition

thereto the usual number only shall be printed.

5. Rules of practice, patent laws, etc.—Fifth,

pamphlet copies of the rules of practice, pamphlet

copies of the patent laws, and pamphlet copies of

the laws and rules relating to trade-marks and labels,

and circulars relating to the business of the office,

all in such numbers as may be needed for the business of the office. The usual number shall not be

printed.

6. Decisions of Commissioner and courts.—Sixth.

Annual volumes of the decisions of the Commissioner of Patents and of the United States courts in

patent cases, not exceeding one thousand five hundred in number, of which the usual number shall be

printed, and for this purpose a copy of each shall

be transmitted to Congress promptly when prepared.

7. Indexes.—Seventh. Indexes to patents relating

to electricity, and indexes to foreign patents, in such

numbers as may be needed for the business of office.

The usual number shall not be printed. (Jan. 12,

1895, ch. 23. § 73, 28 Stat. 619, 620; Feb. 14, 1903, ch.

552, §§4. 12. 32 Stat. 826, 830; Aug. 24, 1912, ch. 355,

§ 1, 37 Stat. 481; Feb. 18, 1922, ch. 58, § 4, 42 Stat.

391; June 7, 1924, ch. 303, § 1. 43 Stat. 592.)

CROS S REFERENC E

Printing for sale to public, fees and charges, see sections 72, 72a of this title.

§ 283a. Same; exchange for scientific or useful publications.

The Official Gazette may be exchanged for publications of a scientific or useful character published

in this or any foreign country adapted to the needs

and uses of the scientific library of the Patent Office.

(July 11, 1890, ch. 667, 26 Stat. 259.)

§ 284. Same; lithographing.

All printing for the Patent Office making use of

lithography or photolithography, together with the

plates for the same, shall be contracted for and performed under the direction of the Commissioner of

Patents, under such limitations and conditions as

the Joint Committee on Printing may from time to

time prescribe, and all other printing for the Patent

Office shall be done by the Public Printer under such

limitations and conditions as the Joint Committee

on Printing may from time to time prescribe. The

entire work may be done at the Government Printing Office whenever in the judgment of the Joint

Committee on Printing the same would be to the

interest of the Government. (Jan. 12, 1895, ch. 23,

§ 73, 28 Stat. 620.)

§ 285. President's message.

The message of the President without the accompanying documents and reports shall be printed,

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immediately upon its receipt by Congress, In pamphlet form.

In addition to the usual number, fifteen thousand

copies shall be printed, of which five thousand shall

be for the Senate, and ten thousand for the House.

Of the President's message and accompanying

documents, there shall be printed in addition to the

usual number, one thousand copies for the Senate

and two thousand for the House. The President's

message shall be delivered by the printer to the

proper officers of each House of Congress on or

before the third Wednesday next after the meeting

of Congress, or as soon thereafter as may be practicable. <R. S. I 3810; Jan. 12, 1895, ch. 23, § 73, 28

Stat. 615.)

DERIVATIO N

Act June 25, 1864, ch. 155, $ 4, 13 Stat. 185.

CROS S REFERENC E

Terms of Congress, and of President and Vice President,

see the Twentieth Amendment to the Constitution.

§286. Public Health Service; bulletins.

There shall be printed each year the bulletins of

the National Institute of Health, not exceeding ten in

number in any one year, and of the yellow fever institute of the Public Health Service of the United

States, not exceeding five in number in any one year,

in such editions, not exceeding five thousand copies

in any one year, as the interests of the Government

and the public may require, subject to the discretion

of the Federal Security Administrator. (Feb. 24,

1905, No. 21, § 1, 33 Stat. 1283; Aug. 14, 1912, ch. 288,

$ 1, 37 Stat. 309; May 26, 1930, ch. 320, I 1, 46 Stat.

379; Reorg. Plan No. I, §§ 201, 205, eff. July 1, 1939.

4 Fed. Reg. 2728, 53 Stat. 1424.)

TRANSFE R O F FUNCTION S

Reorganization Plan No. I, $5 201, 205, cited to text,

transferred and consolidated the Public Health Service In

the Department of the Treasury and Its functions and

personnel. Including the Surgeon General, into the Federal Security Agency, and provided that the Public Health

Service and its functions should be administered by the

Surgeon General of the Public Health Service under the

direction and supervision of the Federal Security Administrator, and that all the functions of the Secretary of

the Treasury relating to the administration of the Public

Health Service, with certain exceptions, should be transferred to, and exercised by, the Federal Security Administrator.

§ 287. Same; report of Surgeon General.

There shall be printed each year four thousand

copies of the annual report of the Surgeon General

of the Public Health Service, bound in cloth, to be

distributed by the Surgeon General. (Feb. 24, 1905,

No. 21, § 2, 33 Stat. 1284; Aug. 14. 1912, ch. 288, § 1.

37 Stat. 309.)

§ 288. Public Printer's report.

There shall be printed of the annual report of the

Public Printer, in addition to the usual number, one

thousand copies to be distributed under his direction.

(Jan. 12, 1895, ch. 23, § 73, 28 Stat. 618.)

§ 289. Smithsonian Institution; report.

Of the report of the Smithsonian Institution there

shall be printed, in addition to the usual number, ten

thousand copies; one thousand for the Senate, two

thousand for the House, five thousand for distribution by the Smithsonian Institution, and two thousand for distribution by the National Museum. (Jan.

12, 1895, ch. 23, § 73, 28 Stat. 616.)

§ 290. Soils and Chemistry, Bureau of; report on soil

area surveys.

There shall be printed as soon as the manuscript

can be prepared with the necessary maps and illustrations to accompany it a report on each soil area

surveyed by the Bureau of Chemistry and Soils, Department of Agriculture, in the form of advance

sheets bound in paper covers, of which not more than

two hundred and fifty copies shall be for the use of

each Senator from the State and not more than one

thousand copies for the use of each Representative

for the congressional district or districts in

which a survey is made, the actual number to be

determined on inquiry by the Secretary of Agriculture made to the aforesaid Senators and Representatives, and as many copies for the use of the Department of Agriculture as in the judgment of the Secretary of Agriculture are deemed necessary. The total

congressional and department edition <haU be held

for two years by the Superintendent of Documents,

who shall distribute the soil surveys within the above

limitations according to the requests of the said Senators, Representatives, or department, and at the

expiration of the two-year period the residue of the

edition shall be turned over to the Department of

Agriculture. (Feb. 23, 1901, No. 8, 31 Stat. 1462;

June 3, 1902, ch. 985, 32 Stat. 303; Mar. 14, 1904, No.

9, 33 Stat. 583; July 7,1932, ch. 443, § 1, 47 Stat. 612.)

§ 291. Statistical Abstract.

Of the Statistical Abstract of the United States,

there shall be printed, in addition to the usual number, twelve thousand copies; three thousand for the

Senate, six thousand for the House, and three thousand for distribution by the Bureau of Foreign and

Domestic Commerce. (Jan. 12, 1895, ch. 23, §73,

28 Stat. 616; Aug. 23, 1912, ch. 350, § 1, 37 Stat. 407.)

§292. Surgeon General of Army; bulletins for instruction of medical officers.

Section, act June 12, 1917, ch. 27, $ 1, 40 Stat. 174; act

June 30, 1922, ch. 253, title I, 42 Stat. 717; act Mar. 2, 1923,

ch. 178, title I, 42 Stat. 1378; act June 7, 1924, ch. 29l[

title I, 43 Stat. 478; act Feb. 12, 1925, ch. 225, title I, 43

Stat. 893, was limited to the various appropriation acts of

which It was a part. A slmUar provision appeared in act

Apr. 26, 1939, ch. 88, 53 Stat. 594.

§ 293. Tests of Iron and Steel.

Of the Tests of Iron and Steel, there shall be

printed, in addition to the usual number, five hundred copies for distribution by the War Department.

(Jan. 12,1895, ch. 23, § 73, 28 Stat. 616.)

§ 294. Treasury Department; binding registered bonds

and written records.

Registered bonds and written records may be

bound at the Treasury Department. (Jan. 12, 1895,

ch. 23, $ 84, 28 Stat. 622.)

§295. Same; reports.

Of the finance report of the Secretary of the

Treasury, there shall be printed, in addition to the

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usual number, one thousand copies for the Senate

and two thousand for the House in addition to those

published as part of the departmental report.

Of the annual report of the Comptroller of the

Currency, in addition to the usual number, thirteen

thousand copies; one thousand for the Senate, two

thousand for the House, and ten thousand for distribution by the Comptroller of the Currency. (Jan.

12, 1895, ch. 23, 5 73, 28 Stat. 616; Mar. 4, 1907, No.

25, 34 Stat. 1425.)

§296. Weather Bureau; report.

Of the annual report of the Chief of the Weather

Bureau, there shall be printed, in addition to the

usual number, four thousand copies; one thousand

copies for the Senate, two thousand copies for the

House, and one thousand copies for the bureau.

(Jan. 12, 1895, ch. 23, 5 73, 28 Stat. 613.)

§ 297. Comptroller General; decisions of.

The Public Printer is required to print not more

than one volume each year of the decisions and

opinions of the Comptroller General, with such explanatory matter as he may furnish, and to furnish

for the use of each Senator, Representative, and

Delegate in Congress ten copies thereof, to the Comptroller General two thousand copies, and for distribution in the manner provided in section seven

of the act of June twentieth, eighteen hundred and

seventy-four (eighteenth Statutes at Large, page

one hundred and thirteen), providing for the publication of the statutes, one-half the number therein

mentioned. (Aug. 3, 1882, No. 63, 22 Stat. 391; June

10, 1921, ch. 18, 42 Stat. 23-27.)

CROS S REFERENC E

Distribution of Copies of Statutes at Large, see section

196 of this title.

§ 298. Bureau of Foreign and Domestic Commerce.

There shall be printed monthly by the Public

Printer thirty-five hundred copies of the Monthly

Summary Statement of Imports and Exports and

other statistical information prepared by the Director of the Bureau of Foreign and Domestic Commerce, Department of Commerce, five hundred copies

of which shall be for the use of the Senate, one thousand copies for the use of the House of Representatives, and two thousand copies for the use of the

Department of Commerce. (Dec. 18, 1895, No. 1, 29

Stat. 459; Feb. 14, 1903, ch. 552, § 4, 32 Stat. 826;

Aug. 23, 1912, Ch. 350, § 1, 37 Stat. 407.)

CROS S REFERENC E

Quarterly reports of exports and Imports, see section 179

of Title 15, Commerce and Trade.

Chapter 8A.—NATIONAL ARCHIVES

Sec.

300. Office of Archivist of United States; creation; appointment of Archivist.

300a. Same; salary; employees; appointment; rules and

regulations.

300b. Employees as subject to civil-service laws.

300c. Archives and records of United States; supervision;

Inspection; cooperation of agencies; requisition;

custody and use.

300d. National Archives Building; custody and control.

300e. National Historical Publications Commission; creation; functions and duties; publications.

Sec.

300f. National Archives Council; creation; duties.

300g. Motion picture films and sound recordings; projection room - ...

300h. Seal; reproduction of archives; fee; admissibility la

evidence of reproductions.

3001. Reports.

300j. Appropriations.

300k. Repeal of Inconsistent acts.

§300. Office of Archivist of United States; creation;

appointment of Archivist.

There is created the Office of Archivist of the

United States, the Archivist to be appointed by the

President of the United States, by and with the

advice and consent of the Senate. (June 19, 1934,

ch. 668, I 1, 48 Stat. 1122.)

§ 300a. Same; salary; employees; appointment; rules

and regulations.

The salary of the Archivist shall be $10,000 annually. All persons to be employed in the National

Archives Establishment shall be appointed by the

Archivist solely with reference to their fitness for

their particular duties and without regard to civilservice law; and the Archivist shall make rules and

regulations for the government of the National Archives; but any official or employee with salary of

$5,000 or over shall be appointed by the President by

and with the advice and consent of the Senate. (June

19. 1934, ch. 668, § 2. 48 Stat. 1122.)

CIVIL-SERVIC E LAW S

Employees now appointed by Archivist In accordance

with civil-service laws, see section 300b of this title.

§ 300b. Employees as subject to civil-service laws.

Six months after May 23, 1938, notwithstanding

any provisions to the contrary in sections 300a and

301 of this title, all persons employed in The National

Archives establishment under said sections shall be

appointed by the Archivist in accordance with the

civil-service laws and sections 661-673 and 674 of

Title 5. (May 23, 1938, ch. 259, § 1, 52 Stat. 421.)

PERSONNE L EMPLOYE D 6 MONTH S AFTE R M A T 2 3 , 193 8

Act May 23, 1938, cited to text, also provided for the

manner In which persons employed In the National Archives Establishment six months after May 23, 1938.

should acquire a civU-service status.

§ 300c. Archives and records of United States; supervision; inspection; cooperation of agencies; requisition; custody and use.

All archives or records belonging to the Government of the United States (legislative, executive,

judicial, and other) shall be under the charge and

superintendence of the Archivist to this extent: He

shall have full pow?r to inspect personally or by

deputy the records of any agency of the United States

Government whatsoever and wheresoever located,

and shall have the full cooperation of any and all

persons in charge of such rccords in such inspections,

and to requisition for transfer to the National Archives Establishment such archives, or records as

the National Archives Council, hereafter provided

shall approve for such transfer, and he shall have

authority to make regulations for the arrangement,

custody, use, and withdrawal of material deposited

In the National Archives Building: Provided, That

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any bead of an executive department, independent

office, or other agency of the Government may, for

limited periods, not exceeding in duration his tenure

cf that office, exempt from examination and consultation by officials, private individuals, or any other

persons such confidential matter transferred from

bis department or office, as he may deem wise. (June

19,1934, ch. 668, § 3, 48 Stat. 1122.)

CROS S REFERENC E

Disposition ol obsolete records, see section 351 et seq.

of this title.

§ 300d. National Archives Building; custody and control.

The immediate custody and control of the National

Archives Building and such other buildings, grounds,

and equipment as may from time to time become a

part of the National Archives Establishment (except

as the same is vested by law in the Federal Works

Administrator), and their contents shall be vested

in the Archivist of the United States. (Mar. 2, 1934,

ch. 38, $ 1, 48 Stat. 389; June 19, 1934, ch. 668, § 4, 48

Stat. 1123; Reorg. Plan No. I, § 303, eff. July 1, 1939,

4 Fed. Reg. 2727, 53 Stat. 1427.)

TRANSFE R or FUNCTION S

"Federal Works Administrator" as used in this section

orlglnaUy read "Director of National Buildings, Parks,

and Reservations." The name of the Office of National

Buildings, Parks, and Reservations was changed to "National Park Service" by Act Mar. 2, 1934, cited to text.

The functions of the Director of the National Park Service

relating to public buildings was transferred to the Federal Works Administrator by section 303 (b) of Reorg.

Plan No. I, cited to text and set out in note to section

133t ol Title 5, Executive Departments and Government

Officers and Employees.

§300e. National Historical Publications Commission;

creation; functions and duties; publications.

There Is created a National Historical Publications

Commission which shall make plans, estimates, and

recommendations for such historical works and collections of sources as seem appropriate for publication and/or otherwise recording at the public expense, said Commission to consist of the Archivist

of the United States, who shall be its chairman; the

historical adviser of the Department of State; the

chief of the historical section of the War Department, General Staff; the superintendent of naval

records in the Navy Department; the Chief of the

Division of Manuscripts in the Library of Congress;

and two members of the American Historical Association appointed by the president thereof from

among those persons who are or have been members

of the executive council of the said association: Provided, That the preparation and publication of annual and special reports on the archives and records

of the Government, guides, inventory lists, catalogs,

and other instruments facilitating the use of the

collections shall have preccdence over detailed calendars and textual reproductions. This Commission

shall meet at least once a year, and the members

shall serve without compensation except repayment

of expenses actually incurred in attending meetings

of the Commission. (June 19, 1934, ch. 668, § 5, 48

Stat. 1123.)

§ 300f. National Archives Council; creation; duties.

There is created a National Archives Council composed of the Secretaries of each of the executive departments of the Government (or an alternate from

each department to be named by the Secretary

thereof), the Chairman of the Senate Committee on

the Library, the Chairman of the House Committee

on the Library, the Librarian of Congress, the Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution, and the Archivist of the United States. The said Council shall define the classes of material which shall be transferred

to the National Archives Building and establish regulations governing such transfer; and shall have

power to advise the Archivist in respect to regulations

governing the disposition and use of the archives and

records transferred to his custody. (June 19, 1934.

ch. 668, § 6, 48 Stat. 1123.)

§ 300g. Motion picture films and sound recordings;

projection room.

The National Archives may also accept, store, and

preserve motion-picture films and sound recordings

pertaining to and illustrative of historical activities

of the United States, and in connection therewith,

maintain a projecting room for showing such films

and reproducing such sound recordings for historical

purposes and study. (June 19, 1934, ch. 668, § 7,

48 Stat. 1123.)

§300h. Seal; reproduction of archives; fee; admissibility in evidence of reproductions.

The National Archives shall have an official seal,

which shall be judicially noticed.

The Archivist of the United States may make or

reproduce and furnish authenticated or unauthenticated copies of any of the documentary,, photographic

or other archives or records in his custody that are

not exempt from examination as confidential or

protected by subsisting copyright, and may charge

therefor a fee sufficient to cover the cost or expenses

thereof. There shall be no charge for the making

or authentication of such copies or reproductions

furnished to any department or other agency of the

Government for official use. When any such copy

or reproduction furnished under the terms hereof is

authenticated by the official seal of The National

Archives and certified by the Archivist of the United

States, or in his name attested by the head of any

office or the chief of any division of The National

Archives designated by the Archivist with such authority, it shall be admitted in evidence equally with

the original from which it was made. (June 19,

1934, ch. 668, § 8, 48 Stat. 1123; June 22,1936, ch. 706,

49 Stat. 1821.)

FEDERAL RULE S O F CIVI L PROCEDURE

Effect of Rule 44 on this section, see note by Advisory

Committee under said Rule 44.

Proof of official records, see Rule 44, following § 723c of

Title 28, Judicial Code and Judiciary.

§ 300i. Reports.

The Archivist shall make to Congress, at the beginning of each regular session, a report for the

preceding fiscal year as to the National Archives, the

said report including a detailed statement of all

accessions and of all receipts and expenditures on

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account of the said establishment. He shall also

transmit to Congress the recommendations of the

Commission on National Historical Publications,

and, on January 1 of each year, with the approval

of the Council, a list or description of the papers,

documents, and so forth (among the archives and

records of the Government), which appear to have

no permanent value or historical interest, and which,

with the concurrence of the Government agency

concerned, and subject to the approval of Congress,

shall be destroyed or otherwise effectively disposed

of. (June 19. 1934, ch. 668, $ 9, 48 Stat. 1123.)

§ 300j. Appropriations.

There are authorized such appropriations as may

be necessary for the maintenance of the National

Archives Building and the administration of the

collections, the expenses, and work of the Commission on National Historical Publications, the supply

of necessary equipment and expenses incidental to

the operations aforesaid, including transfer of records to the Archives Building; printing and binding;

personal services in the District of Columbia and

elsewhere; travel and subsistence and per diem in

lieu of subsistence, notwithstanding the provisions

of any other Acts; stenographic services by contract

or otherwise as may be deemed necessary; purchases

and exchange of books and maps; purchase, exchange, and operation of motor vehicles; and all

absolutely necessary contingent expenses, all to be

expended under the direction of the Archivist, who

shall annually submit to Congress estimates therefor

in the manner prescribed by law. (June 19, 1934,

ch. 668, § 10, 48 Stat. 1124.)

APPROPRIATIO N FOR FEDERA L REGISTER

See section 309 of this title.

§ 300k. Repeal of inconsistent acts.

All acts or parts of acts relating to the charge and

superintendency, custody, preservation, and disposition of official papers and documents of executive

departments and other governmental agencies inconsistent with the provisions of this chapter are

repealed. (June 19,1934, ch. 668, § 11, 48 Stat. 1124.)

Chapter SB.—FEDERAL REGISTER

Sec.

301. Custody and printing of Federal documents; "Division" created In Archives Establishment; Director,

appointment and compensation.

302. Filing documents with "Division"; notation of time;

public Inspection; transmission for printing.

303. "Federal Register"; printing; contents; distribution;

price.

304. "Document", "Federal Agency", "Agency", and

"person" defined.

305. Documents to be published in Federal Register;

comments and news items excluded.

306. "Administrative Committee"; establishment and

composition; powers and duties.

307. FUing document as constructive notice; publication

in Register as presumption of validity; Judicial

notice; citation.

308. Publication in Register as notice of hearing.

309. Cost of publication; appropriations authorized;

franking privilege.

310. Effective date of section 302; time for publication

of Register.

310a. Same; availability of increased appropriation.

Sec.

311. Report by Government agencies of documents is.

sued; publication in supplement to Register.

312. International agreements excluded from provisions

of chapter.

313. Repeal of conflicting laws.

314. Citation of chapter.

§301. Custody and printing of Federal documents-

"Division" created in Archives Establishment;

Director, appointment and compensation.

The Archivist of the United States, acting through

a division established by him in the National Archives Establishment, hereinafter referred to as the

"Division", is charged with the custody and, together

with the Public Printer, with the prompt and uniform printing and distribution of the documents

required or authorized to be published under section

305 of this title. There shall be at the head of the

Division a director, appointed by the President,

who shall act under the general direction of the

Archivist of the United States in carrying out the

provisions of this chapter and the regulations prescribed hereunder, who shall receive a salary, to be

fixed by the President, not to exceed $5,000 a year.

(July 26, 1935, ch. 417, § 1, 49 Stat. 500.)

REFERENCE S I N TEX T

Word "chapter" in text originally read "act." meaning

act of July 26. 1935, constituting sections 301-310, 311-

314 of this title.

CIVI L SERVICE LAW S

Employees now appointed by Archivist In accordance

with civil-service laws, see section 300b of this title.

§ 302. Filing documents with "Division"; notation of

time; public inspection; transmission for printing.

The original and two duplicate originals or certified copies of any document required or authorized

to be published under section 305 of this title shall

be filed with the Division, which shall be open for

that purpose during all hours of the working days

when the Archives Building shall be open for official

business. The Director of the Division shall cause

to be noted on the original and duplicate originals

or certified copies of each document the day and

hour of filing thereof: Provided, That when the original is issued, prescribed, or promulgated outside of

the District of Columbia and certified copies are filed

before the filing of the original, the notation shall

be of the day and hour of filing of the certified copies.

Upon such filing, at least one copy shall be immediately available for public inspection in the office of

the Director of the Division. The original shall be

retained in the archives of the National Archives

Establishment and shall be available for inspection

under regulations to be prescribed by the Archivist.

The Division shall transmit immediately to the Government Printing Office for printing, as provided in

this chapter, one duplicate original or certified copy

of each document required or authorized to be published under section 305 of this title. Every Federal

agency shall cause to be transmitted for filing as

herein required the original and the duplicate originals or certified copies of all such documents issued,

prescribed, or promulgated by the agency. (July 26,

1935, ch. 417, § 2. 49 Stat. 500.)

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Word "chapter" In text, see note under section 301 of

this title.

§ 303. "Federal Register"; printing; contents; distribution; price.

All documents required or authorized to be published under section 305 of this title shall be printed

and distributed forthwith by the Government Printins Office in a serial publication designated the

•'Federal Register." It shall be the duty of the

Public Printer to make available the facilities of the

Government Printing Office for the prompt printing

and distribution of the Federal Register in the manner and at the times required in accordance with

the provisions of this chapter and the regulations

prescribed hereunder. The contents of the daily

issues shall be indexed and shall comprise all documents, required or authorized to be published, filed

with the Division up to such time of the day immediately preceding the day of distribution as shall be

fixed by regulations hereunder. There shall be

printed with each document a copy of the notation,

required to be made under section 302 of this title,

of the day and hour when, upon filing with the Division, such document was made available for public

inspection. Distribution shall be made by delivery

or by deposit at a post office at such time in the

morning of the day of distribution as shall be fixed

by such regulations prescribed hereunder. The

prices to be charged for the Federal Register may be

fixed by the administrative committee established

by section 306 of this title without reference to the

restrictions placed upon and fixed for the sale of

Government publications by sections 72 and 72a

of this title. (July 26, 1935, ch. 417, § 3, 49 Stat.

500.)

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Word "chapter" In text, see note under section 301 of

this title.

§304. 'Document", "Federal Agency", "Agency", and

"person" defined.

As used in this chapter, unless the context otherwise requires, the term "document" means any Presidential proclamation or Executive order and any

order, regulation, rule, certificate, code of fair competition, license, notice, or similar instrument issued,

prescribed, or promulgated by a Federal agency; the

terms "Federal agency" or "agency" mean the President of the United States, or any executive department, independent board, establishment, bureau,

agency, institution, commission, or separate office of

the administrative branch of the Government of the

United States but not the legislative or judicial

branches of the Government; and the term "person"

means any individual, partnership, association, or

corporation. (July 26, 1935, ch. 417, § 4, 49 Stat.

501.)

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Word "chapter" In text, see note under section 301 of

this title.

§ 305. Documents to be published in Federal Register; comments and news items excluded.

(a) There shall be published in the Federal Register (1) all Presidential proclamations and Executive

orders, except such as have no general applicability

and legal effect or are effective only against Federal

agencies or persons in their capacity as officers,

agents, or employees thereof; (2) such documents

or classes of documents as the President shall determine from time to time have general applicability

and legal effect; and (3) such documents or classes

of documents as may be required so to be published

by Act of the Congress: Provided, That for the purposes of this chapter every document or order which

shall prescribe a penalty shall be deemed to have

general applicability and legal effect.

(b) In addition to the foregoing there shall also

be published in the Federal Register such other

documents or classes of documents as may be authorized to be published pursuant hereto by regulations prescribed hereunder with the approval of

the President, but in no case shall comments or

news items of any character whatsoever be authorized to be published in the Federal Register. (July

26, 1935, Ch. 417, § 5, 49 Stat. 501.)

REFERENCE S I N TEX T

Word "chapter" In text, see note under section 301 of

this title.

§ 306. "Administrative Committee"; establishment and

composition; powers and duties.

There is established a permanent Administrative

Committee of three members consisting of the

Archivist or Acting Archivist, who shall be chairman,

an officer of the Department of Justice designated

by the Attorney General, and the Public Printer or

Acting Public Printer. The Director of the Division

shall act as secretary of the committee. The committee shall prescribe, with the approval of the President, regulations for carrying out the provisions of

this chapter. Such regulations shall provide, among

other things: (a) The manner of certification of

copies required to be certified under section 302 of

this title, which certification may be permitted to

be based upon confirmed communications from outside of the District of Columbia; (b) the documents

which shall be authorized pursuant to section 305

(b) of this title to be published in the Federal Register; (c) the manner and form in which the Federal Register shall be printed, reprinted, compiled,

indexed, bound, and distributed; (d) the number of

copies of the Federal Register, which shall be

printed, reprinted, and compiled, the number which

shall be distributed without charge to Members of

Congress, officers and employees of the United

States, or any Federal agency for their official use,

and the number which shall be avaiable 1for distribution to the public; and (e) the prices to be

charged for individual copies of, and subscriptions

to, the Federal Register and reprints and bound

volumes thereof. (July 26, 1935, ch. 417, § 6, 49 Stat.

501.)

1

So in original.

REFERENCE S I N TEX T

Word "chapter" In text, see note under section 301

of this title.

§ 307. Filing document as constructive notice; publication in Register as presumption of validity;

judicial notice; citation.

No document required under section 305 (a) of

this title to be published in the Federal Register shall

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be valid as against any person who has not had actual knowledge thereof until the duplicate originals

or certified copies of the document shall have been

filed with the Division and a copy made available for

public inspection as provided in section 302 of this

title; and, unless otherwise specifically provided by

statute, such filing of any document, required or

authorized to be published under section 305 of this

title, shall, except in cases where notice by publication is insufficient in law, be sufficient to give notice

of the contents of such document to any person subject thereto or affected thereby. The publication

in the Federal Register of any document shall create

a rebuttable presumption (a) that it was duly issued,

prescribed, or promulgated; (b) that it was duly filed

with the Division and made available for public inspection a t the day and hour stated in the printed

notation; (c) that the copy contained in the Federal

Register is a true copy of the original; and, (d) that

all requirements of this chapter and the regulations

prescribed hereunder relative to such document have

been complied with. The contents of the Federal

Register shall be judicially noticed and, without

prejudice to any other mode of citation, may be cited

by volume and page number. (July 26, 1935, ch. 417,

$ 7, 49 Stat. 502.)

REFERENCE S I N TEX T

Word "chapter" In text, see note under section 301 of

this title.

§ 308. Publication in Register as notice of hearing.

Whenever notice of hearing or of opportunity to be

heard is required or authorized to be given by or

under an Act of the Congress, or may otherwise

properly be given, the notice shall be deemed to have

been duly given to all persons residing within the

continental United States (not including Alaska),

except in cases where notice by publication is insufficient in law, if said notice shall be published in the

Federal Register at such time that the period between the publication and the date fixed in such

notice for the hearing or for the termination of the

opportunity to be heard shall be (a) not less than

the time specifically prescribed for the publication

of the notice by the appropriate Act of the Congress;

or (b) not less than fifteen days when no time for

publication is specifically prescribed by the Act,

without prejudice, however, to the effectiveness of

any notice of less than fifteen days where such

shorter period is reasonable. (July 26, 1935, ch. 417,

§ 8, 49 Stat. 502.)

§309. Cost of publication; appropriations authorized;

franking privilege.

Every payment made for the Federal Register shall

be covered into the Treasury as a miscellaneous receipt. The cost of printing, reprinting, wrapping,

binding, and distributing the Federal Register and

any other expenses incurred by the Government

Printing Office in carrying out the duties placed upon

it by this chapter shall be borne by the appropriations to the Government Printing Office and such

appropriations are hereby made available, and are

authorized to be increased by such additional sums

as are necessary for such purposes, such increases

to be based upon estimates submitted by the Public

Printer. The purposes for which appropriations

are available and are authorized to be made under

section 300j of this title are enlarged to cover the

additional duties placed upon the National Archives

Establishment by the provisions of this chapter.

Copies of the Federal Register mailed by the Government shall be entitled to the free use of the United

States mails in the same manner as the official mail

of the executive departments of the Government.

The cost of mailing the Federal Register to officers

and employees of Federal agencies in foreign countries shall be borne by the respective agencies. (July

26,1935, ch. 417, § 9, 49 Stat. 502.)

REFERENCE S I N TEX T

Word "chapter" in text, see note under section 301 of

this title.

§310. Effective date of section 302; time for publication of Register.

The provisions of section 302 of this title shall

become effective sixty days after July 26, 1935, and

the publication of the Federal Register shall begin

within three business days thereafter: Provided,

That the appropriations involved have been increased as required by section 309 of this title. The

limitations upon the effectiveness of documents required, under section 305 (a) of this title, to be

published in the Federal Register shall not be operative as to any document issued, prescribed, or promulgated prior to the date when such document is

first required by this chapter or subsequent Act of

the Congress or by Executive order to be published in

the Federal Register. (July 26, 1935, ch. 417, § 10,

49 Stat. 503.)

REFERENCE S I N TEX T

Word "chapter" In text, see note under section 301 of

this title.

§ 310a. Same; availability of increased appropriation.

The provisions of section 302 of this title shall

become effective thirty days after appropriations to

the Government Printing Office become available and

the publication of the Federal Register shall begin

within two business days thereafter. (Feb. 11, 1936,

ch. 49, § 1, 49 Stat. 1110.)

§ 311. Report by Government agencies of documents

issued; publication in supplement to Register.

(a) On July 1, 1938, and on the same date of every

fifth year thereafter, each agency of the Government

shall have prepared and shall file with the Administrative Committee a complete codification of all

documents which, in the opinion of the agency, have

general applicability and legal effect and which have

been issued or promulgated by such agency and are

in force and effect and relied upon by the agency

as authority for, or invoked or used by it in the discharge of, any of its functions or activities on June

1, 1938. The Committee shall, within ninety days

thereafter, report thereon to the President, who may

authorize and direct the publication of such codification in special or supplemental editions of the

Federal Register.

(b) The Division of the Federal Register shall

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ment, and Indexing of the codifications of the various agencies.

(c) The codified documents of the several agencies published in the supplemental edition of the

Federal Register pursuant to the provisions of subsection (a) hereof, as amended by documents subsequently filed with the Division, and published in the

daily issues of the Federal Register, shall be primafacie evidence of the text of such documents and

of the fact that they are in full force and effect on

and after the date of publication thereof.

(d) The Administrative Committee shall prescribe, with the approval of the President, regulations for carrying out the provisions of this section.

(July 26. 1935, ch. 417, § 11, 49 Stat. 503; June 19,

1937, ch. 369, 50 Stat. 304; Reorg. Plan No. H, § 202,

eff. July 1,, 1939, 4 Fed. Reg. 2732, 53 Stat. 1435.)

REFERENCE S I N TEX T

Codification Board established by act June 19, 1937,

cited to text, was abolished, and Its functions were

transferred to National Archives, to be consolidated therein

with functions of Division of Federal Register, and to

be administered by such Division under direction and

supervision of Archivist, by Reorg. Plan No. H. cited to

text and set out in note to section 133t of Title 5, Executive Departments and Government Officers and Employees.

Former provisions of subsection (b) of this section

relating to the Codification Board read as follows: "There

is hereby established a Codification Board, which shall

consist of six members: The Director of the Division of

the Federal Register, chairman ex officio; three attorneys

of the Department of Justice, designated by the Attorney

General; and two attorneys of the Division of the Federal

Register, designated by the Archivist."

§ 312. International agreements excluded from provisions of chapter.

Nothing in this chapter shall be construed to apply

to treaties, conventions, protocols, and other international agreements, or proclamations thereof by

the President. (July 26, 1935, ch. 417, § 12, 49 Stat.

503.)

REFERENCE S I N TEX T

Word "chapter" In text, see note under section 301

of this title.

§ 313. Repeal of conflicting laws.

All Acts or parts of Acts in conflict with this

chapter enacted prior to July 26, 1935, are hereby

repealed insofar as they conflict herewith. (July

26, 1935. ch. 417, § 13, 49 Stat. 503.)

REFERENCE S I N TEX T

Word "chapter" In text, see note under section 301 of

this title.

§ 314. Citation of chapter.

Sections 301-310, 311-314 of this title may be cited

as the "Federal Register Act." (July 26, 1935, ch.

417, § 14, 49 Stat. 503.)

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UNITED STATES CODE

1946 EDITION

Chapter

1. Joint Committee on Printing; General Powers; Contracts

2. Government Printing Office

3. Superintendent of Documents; Distribution of Documents in General

4. Printing and Binding Generally

5. Congressional Printing in General

6. Congressional Record, Bills, and Laws

7. Executive and Departmental Printing in General

8. Particular Reports and Documents

8A. National Archives

8B. Federal Register

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TITLE 44.—PUBLIC PRINTING AND DOCUMENTS

Chap. Bee.

L Joint Committee on Printing; general powers; contracts 1

2. Government Printing Office SI

3. Superintendent of Documents; distribution

of documents in general 71

4. Printing end binding generally 111

5. Congressional printing in general 131

6. Congressional Record, bills, and laws 181

7. Executive and departmental printing in

general 211

8. Particular reports and documents 241

8A. National Archives 300

8B. Federal Register 301

9. Advertisements 321

10. Disposition of records 351

Chapter 1.—JOINT COMMITTEE ON PRINTING;

GENERAL POWERS; CONTRACTS

Sec.

1. Joint Committee on Printing.

2. Same; reelected Congressmen to continue as members of until successors chosen; powers during

recess.

4. Same; remedying neglect or delay In public printing.

6. Standards of paper; advertisements for proposals;

samples.

fl. Specifications In advertisements.

7. Opening bids; bonds.

6. Approval of contract; time for performance; bonds.

9. Comparison of paper and envelopes with standard

quality.

10. Determination of quality of paper.

11. Default of contractor; new contracts and purchase

In open market.

18. Liability of defaulting contractor.

18. Purchase of paper in open market.

14. Purchase of other materials; purchase by departments

and governmental agencies.

15. Lithographing and engraving; contracts; bids.

16. Schedule of materials required; advertisements for

proposals; contracts.

§ 1. Joint Committee on Printing.

There shall be a Joint Committee on Printing, consisting of the chairman and two members of the

Committee on Rules and Administration of the'senate and the chairman and two members of the Committee on House Administration of the House of

Representatives, who shall have the powers hereinafter stated. (Jan. 12.1866, ch. 23, $ 1, 28 Stat. 601;

Aug. 22,1946, ch. 763, title n. 5 222, 60 Stat. 834.)

AMENDMZNTS

1946—Act Aug. 2, 1946, cited to text, amended section

by realigning membership of committee due to the abolishment of the Committees on Printing of both Houses.

Emcnv r DATE

Effective date, see note set out under section 72a of

Title 2, The Congress.

§2. Same; re&eted Congressmen to continue as

members •rantil successors chosen; powers during recess.

The members of the Joint Committee on Printing

who are reelected to the succeeding Congress shall

continue as members of said committee until their,

successors are chosen. The President of the Senate

and the Speaker of the House of Representatives

shall, on the last day of a Congress, appoint members

of their respective Houses who have been elected IB

the succeeding Congress to fill any vacancies which

may then be about to occur on said committee, and

such appointees and the members of said committee

who shall have been reelected shall continue until

their successors are chosen. The Joint Committee

on Printing shall, when Congress Is not in session,

exercise all the powers and duties devolving upon

said committee as provided by law, the same as when

Congress is In session. (Mar. 2, 1886, ch. 189, 8 1.

28 Stat. 962; Mar. 3, 1917, ch. 163. 1 6. 39 Stat.

1121.)

8 V Same; remedying neglect or delay in public printing.

The Joint Committee on Printing shall have power

to adopt and employ such measures as, In Its discretion, may be deemed necessary to remedy any neglect, delay, duplication, or waste In the public printing and binding and the distribution of Government

publications. (Jan. 12, 1895, ch. 23. 1 2, 28 Stat.

601; Mar. 1, 1907, ch. 2284. 8 1, 34 Stat. 1012; Mar.

1, 1919, ch. 86, 8 11. 40 Stat. 1270.)

8 5. Standards of paper; advertisements for proposals;

, samples.

The Joint Committee on Printing shall fix upon

standards of paper for the different descriptions of

public printing and binding, and the Public Printer

shall, under their direction, advertise In one newspaper or trade Journal, published In each of six

cities, for sealed proposals to furnish the Government with paper, as specified In the schedule to be

furnished applicants by the Public Printer, setting

forth In detail the quality and quantities required for

the public printing. And the Public Printer shall

furnish samples of the standard of papersfixed upon

to applicants therefor who shall desire to bid. (Jan!

12.1896, ch. 23, 8 3, 28 Stat. 601; Mar. 8,1926, ch. 421,

I 1, 43 Stat. 1103.)

86. Specifications in advertisements.

The advertisementsshall specify the minimum portion of each quality of paper required for either three

months, six months, or one year, as the Joint Committee on Printing may determine; but when the

minimum portion so specified exceeds, in any case,

one thousand reams. It shall state that proposals

will be received for one thousand reams or mitre.

(Jan. 12,1895, ch. 23, { 4, 28 Stat. 601,)

8 7. Opening bids; bonds. . ..

The sealed proposals to furnish paper and en

lopes shall be opened In the presence at the J

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Committee on Printing and the contracts shall be

awarded by them to the lowest and best bidder for

the Interest of the Government; but they shall not

consider any proposal which is not accompanied by

a bond with security or certified check In the amount

of $5,000 guaranteeing that the bidder or bidders.

If his or their proposal Is accepted, will enter into

a formal contract with the United States to furnish the paper or envelopes specified; nor shall any

proposal from persons unknown to them be considered unless accompanied by satisfactory evidence

that the person making the proposal Is a manufacturer of or dealer In the description of paper or envelopes proposed to be furnished. (Jan. 12, 1895,

ch. 23, 1 6, 28 Stat. 602; June 16, 1938, ch. 477, 8 3,

62 Stat. 761.)

AMENDMENTS

1938—Act June 16, 1988, cited to text, specifically Included envelopes as well as paper, omitted provision for

approval of bond and substituted therefore provision for

security or certified check to accompany bond, and Inserted provision as to consideration of proposal of unknown persons.

grrix;iiv DATE

Amendment by act June 16, 1B38, cited to test, became

effective as of the beginning of the third session of the

seventy-fifth Congress, Jan. 8, 1938.

REPEALS

Section 4 of act June 16, 1988, cited to text, repealed

ell met# or parts of acts inconsistent therewith.

68. Approval of contract; time for performance;

bonds.

No contract for furnishing paper shall be valid

until It has been approved by the Joint Committee

on Printing. The award of each contract for furnishing paper shall designate a reasonable time for

its performance. The contractor shall give bond In

much amount as may be fixed by, and to the approval

of, the Joint Committee on Printing. (Jan. 12,1895,

ch. 23, I 6, 28 Stat. 602; Mar. 8, 1917, ch. 163, 1 6,

39 Stat. 1121.)

8 9. Comparison of paper and envelopes with standard quality.

The Public Printer shall compare every lot of

paper and envelopes delivered by a contractor with

the standard of quality fixed upon by the Joint Committee on Printing, and shall not accept any paper

or envelopes which does not conform to It In every

particular: Provided, however, That any lot of delivered paper or envelopes which does not conform

to such standard of quality may be accepted by the

Joint Committee on Printing at such discount as,

In Its opinion, may be sufficient to protect the interests of the Government, (Jan. 12, 1895, ch. 23, 8 7,

28 Stat. 60Z; June 20, 1936, ch. 630, I 13, 49 Stat.

1553.)

8 it. Determination of quality of paper.

In case of difference of opinion between the Public Printer and any contractor for paper respecting

its quality, the matter of difference shall be determined by the Joint Committee on Printing, and the

decision of said Joint Committee shall be final as to

the United States. (Jan. 12, 1895, ch. 23. § 8, 28

Stat. 602; Mar. 3, 1917, ch. 163, $ 6, 39 Stat. 1121.)

8 11. Default of contractor; new contracts and purchase in open market.

If any contractor shall fall to comply with his

contract, the Public Printer shall report such default

to the Joint Committee on Printing, and he shall,

under the direction of the committee, enter into a

new contract with the lowest, best, and most responsible bidder for the Interest of the Government

among those whose proposals were rejected at the

last opening of bids, or he shall advertise for new

proposals, under the regulations hereinbefore stated;

and during the interval which may thus occur he

shall, under the direction of the Joint Committee

on Printing, purchase in open market, at the lowest

market price, all paper necessary for the public printing. (Jan. 12, 1895, ch. 23, § 9, 28 Stat. 602; Mar. 3,

1917. ch. 163, $ 6, 39 Stat. 1121.)

6 12. Liability of defaulting contractor.

In case of the default of any contractor to furnish

paper, he and his sureties shall be responsible for

any Increase of cost to the Government in procuring

B supply of such paper which may be consequent upon

such default. The Public Printer shall report every

such default, with a full statement of all the facts

In the case, to the General Counsel for the Department of the Treasury, who shall prosecute the defaulting contractor and his sureties upon their bond,

in the district court of the United States In the district In which such defaulting contractors reside.

(Jan. 12. 1895, ch. 23, $ 10, 28 Stat. 602; Mar. 3, 1911,

ch. 231, 5 291, 36 Stat. 1167; May 10, 1934, ch. 277,

8 512 (b), 48 Stat. 759.)

6 13. Purchase of paper in open market.

Hie Joint Committee on Printing may authorize

the Public Printer to make purchases of paper in

open market whenever they may deem the quantity

required so small or the want so immediate as not to

Justify advertisement for proposals. (Jan. 12, 1895,

ch. 23, 8 11, 28 Stat. 602; Mar. 3, 1917, ch. 163, $ 6. 39

Stat. 1121.)

814. Purchase of other materials; purchase by departments and governmental agencies.

The Joint Committee on Printing may permit the

Public Printer to authorize any executive department or independent office or establishment of the

Government to purchase direct for its use such printing, binding, and blank-book work, otherwise authorized by law, as the Government Printing Office

Is not able or suitably equipped to execute or as may

be more economically or in the better interest of the

Government executed elsewhere; and such Joint

Committee also may authorize the Public Printer

to procure services, materials, and supplies for use

of the Government Pjgbting Office without regard

to the provisions of section 5 of Title 41 whenever

the aggregate amount involved is less than $50. (Jan.

12, 1895, ch. 23. 8 12, 2##t8t. 602; July 8, 1935, ch.

374, 8 1, 49 Stat. 475.)

§ 15. Lithographing and engraving; contracts; bids.

When the probable total cost of the maps or plates

accompanying one work or document exceeds $1,200,

the lithographing or engraving thereof shall be

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awarded to the lowest and best bidder, after advertisement by the Public Printer, under the direction

of the Joint Committee, which may authorize him to

make Immediate contracts for lithographing or engraving whenever the exigencies of the public service

do not Justify advertisement for proposals. (Jan. 12,

1695, ch. 23, $ 15. 28 Stat. 603.)

§16. Schedule of materials required; advertisements

for proposals; contracts.

The Publicprinter shall prepare a schedule of

materials required to be purchased, showing the description, quantity, and quality of each article, and

shall Invite proposals for furnishing the same, either

by advertisement or circular, as the Joint Committee on Printing may direct, and shall make contracts for the same with the lowest responsible bidder, making a return of the same to the Joint Committee, showing the number of bidders, the amounts

of each bid. and the awards of the contracts. (Jan.

12, 1895. ch. 23, { 16, 28 Stat. 603.)

Chapter 2.—GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE

8ec.

81. Public Printer; appointment; bond.

32. Same; vacancy In office.

83. Same; duties.

34. Same; annual report.

86. Annual report of cost of printing, paper, contract*,

and payments.

88. Annual estimates; for paper.

87. Same; of expenses.

38. Fraud of Public Printer; penalty.

88. Deputy Public Printer.

88a. Salaries of Public Printer and Deputy Public Printer.

40. Employment by Public Printer of employees; pay.

41. Employment of skilled workmen.

42. Night work.

43. Eight-hour law.

44. Holidays.

48. Leaves of absence.

46. Same; payment of employees receiving annual salaries.

47. Detail* of employees to executive departments or

establishments.

48. List of employees for Official Register.

49. Examining boards.

60-62. Disbursing clerk.

63. Interest of officers and assistants In printing contracts.

64. Accountability for and Issue of materials.

66. Purchase of press supplies.

68. Sale or exchange of condemned materials.

67. Receipts from sales to be covered Into Treasufy.

68. Sale of duplicate plates; copyright.

69. Machinery, material, equipment, or supplies from

other departments.

80. Consolidation of department printing offices.

81. Branches of printing office In executive departments.

62. Inks, glues, etc.. furnished other departments; payment.

§31. Public Printer; appointment; bond.

The President of the United States shall nominate

and, by and with the advice and consent of the

Senate, appoint a suitable person, who must be a

practical printer and versed in the art of bookbinding, to take ^krge of and manage the Government

Printing The title of said officer shall be

Public PrintCTT He shall give bond in the sum of

$25,000 for the faithful performance of the duties of

his office, said bond to be approved by the Secretary

of the Treasury. (Jan. 12. 1895, ch. 23. 6 17. 28

Stat. 603: June 12, 1917, ch. 27, $ 1, 40 Stat. 173;

Feb. 20, 1923. ch. 98, 42 Stat. 1278; Mar. 4, 1925, ch.

549. $ 1, 43 Stat. 1299; May 29, 1928, ch. 909, 45 Stat.

1006.)

Ceoes RmuKCK

Salary, see section 86a of this title.

§32. Same; vacancy in office.

In case of the death, resignation, absence, of

sickness of the Public Printer the Deputy Public

Printer shall perform the duties of the Public Printer

until a successor Is appointed or such absence or

sickness shall cease; but the President may, In his

discretion, authorize and direct any other officer

of the Government, whose appointment Is vested in

the President by and with the advice and consent

of the Senate, to perform the duties of the vacant

office until a successor Is appointed, or the sickness

or absence of the Public Printer shall cease. A

vacancy occasioned by death or resignation must not

be temporarily Ailed under the provisions of this

section for a longer period than ten days, and no

temporary appointment, designation, or assignment

of another officer to perform such duty shall be

made except to fill a vacancy happening during a

recegs of the Senate. (Jan. 12, 1895, ch. 23, 1 36, 38

Stat. 606; May 27, 1908, qh. 200, 1 1. 35 Stat. 382.).

833. Same; duties.

It shall be the duty of the Public Printer to purchase all materials and machinery which may be

necessary for the Government Printing Office; to

take charge of all matter which Is to be printed,

engraved, lithographed, or bound; to keep an account thereof in the order In which It Is received,

and to cause the work to be promptly executed; to

superintend all printing and binding done at the

Government Printing Office, and to see that the

sheets or volumes are promptly delivered to the officer who Is authorized to receive them. The receipt

of such officershall be a sufficient voucher for thqi?

delivery. (Jan. 12, 1895, ch. 23, $ 18. 28 Stat. 603.)

8 34. Same; annual report.

The Public Printer shall make annual report to

Congress, and In It specify the number of copies of

each department report and document printed upon

requisition by the head of the department for which

the printing was done, and he shall also specify in

said report the exact number of copies of books,

giving the titles of the books, bound upon requisition for Senators, Representatives, Delegates, and

other officers of the Government and the cost thereof.

(Jan. 12, 1895, ch. 23, 8 19, 28 Stat. 603.)

CROSS REFERENCES

Statement of receipts from fees and charges to be Included In annual report, see section 104a of Title 6, Executive Departments and Government Officer* and Employees.

8 35. Annual report of cost of printing, paper, contracts, and payments.

"Hie Public Printer shall, on the first day of eadh

regular session, report to Congress the exact condition and the quantity and cost of all printing, bin*:'

lng, lithographing, and engraving; the quantity ad*

cost of all paper purchased for the same; a detailed

statement of all proposals and contracts entered into

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for the purchase of paper and other materials, and

for lithographing and engraving; of all payments

made, during the preceding year, under his direction; of the quantity of work ordered and done, with

a general classification thereof, for each department,

and a detailed statement of each account with the

departments or public officers; a classified detailed

statement of the number of hands employed and

the sums paid to each; and such other Information

touching all matters connected with the printing

Office as may be In his possession. (Jan. 12, 1895,

ch. 23, 1 22, 28 Stat. 604.)

|3& Anneal estimates; for paper.

The Public Printer shall, at the beginning of each

session of Congress, submit to the Joint Committee

on Printing estimates of the quantity of paper of

#11 descriptions which will be required for the public

printing and binding during the ensuing year. (Jan.

t*, 1886, ch. 23. 126, 28 Stat. 604.)

117, Same; ef expenses.

He shall prepare and submit to the Bureau of

the Budget, annually, as required by section 24 of

Title 81, detailed estimates of the sums which will

be required for salaries, wages, printing, engraving,

lithographing, binding, materials, and other necessary expenses of the printing office for the ensuing

fiscal year Including estimates covering appropriations requisite for all work to be done and services to

be rendered under his direction, and estimates for

all clerks and employees who may be required In

the executive or administrative offices of the Government Printing Office; and no funds other than

those specifically appropriated under said estimates

shall be used during said fiscal year for services In

the Government Printing Office of the character

specified In said estimates and appropriated for

thereunder. (Jan. 12, 1896, ch. 23, 8 27, 28 Stat.

604; Mar. 2, 1895, ch. 189, $ 1, 28 Stat. 961; May 27.

1908, ch. 200, 1 1. 35 Stat. 382; June 10, 1921, ch.

18, 88 216. 216, 42 Stat. 23.)

888. Fraud of Public Printer; penalty.

If the Public Printer shall, by himself or through

others, corruptly collude or have any secret understanding with any person to defraud the United

States, Or whereby the United States shall be made

to sustain a loss, he shall, on conviction thereof before any court of competent jurisdiction, forfeit his

office and be imprisoned in the penitentiary for a

term of not more than seven years, and fined in a

Him not exceeding <3,000- (Jan 13, 1866, ch. 93,

| 33, 28 Stat. 605.)

g 39. Deputy Public Printer.

The office of Deputy Public Printer shall be filled

by the selection and appointment by the Public

Printer of a person skilled as a practical printer

and versed in the art of bookbinding, and who shall

perform the duties formerly required of the chief

clerk, have supervision of the buildings occupied

by the Government Printing Office, and perform such

other duties as may be required of him by the

Public Printer. (May 27. 1908, ch. 200, 8 1, 35 Stat.

882.)

g 39a. Salaries of Public Printer and Deputy Public

Printer.

The salary of the Public Pinter shall be $10,000

per annum and the salary e^ the Deputy Public

Printer shall be $7,500 per anzium. (May 29, 1928,

ch. 909, 45 Stat. 1006.)'

6 40. Employment-by Public Printer of employees;

pay.

The Public Printer may employ, at such rates of

wages and salaries, including compensation for

night and overtime work, as he may deem for the

Interest of the Government and just to the persons

employed, except as otherwise provided herein, such

journeymen, apprentices, laborers, and other persons as may be necessary for the work of the Government Printing Office; but he shall not, at any

time, employ more persons than the necessities of

the public work may require or more than two hundred apprentices at apy one time. The minimum

pay of all journeymen printers, pressmen, and bookbinders employed in the Government Printing Office

shall be at the rate of 90 cents an hour for the

time actually employed. Except as hereinbefore

provided, the rate of wages, including compensation for night and overtime work, for more than

ten employees of the same occupation shall be determined by a conference between the Public Printer

and a committee selected by the trades affected,

and the rates and compensation so agreed upon

shall become effective upon approval by the Joint

Committee on Printing; If the Public Printer and

the committee representing any trade fail to agree

as to wages, salaries, and compensation, either party

Is granted the right of appeal to the Joint Committee on Printing, and the decision of said committee shall be final: the wages, salaries, and

compensation determined as provided herein shall

not be subject to change oftener than once a year

thereafter. Employees and officers of the Government printing Office, unless otherwise herein fixed,

shall continue to be paid at the rates of wages,

salaries, and compensation (Including night rate)

authorized by law on June 7, 1924, until such time

as their wages, salaries, and compensation shall be

determined as hereinbefore provided. (Jan. 12,1895,

ch. 23, §8 39, 49, 50, 28 Stat. 607, 608; June 6, 1900,

ch. 791, 8 1. 31 Stat. 643; Mar. 4, 1909, ch. 299, 8 1.

35 Stat. 1021, 1024; Aug. 24, 1912, ch. 355, 8 1. 37

Stat. 482; July 8, 1918, ch. 139, 8 1. 40 Stat. 836;

Aug. 2, 1919, ch. 30, 41 Stat. 272; Peb. 20, 1923,

Ch. 98, 42 Stat. 1978; June 7, 1934. ch. 854, 1 1.

43 Stat. 658.)

8 41. Employment of skilled workmen.

It shall be the duty of the Public Printer to

employ workmen who are thoroughly skilled in their

respective branches of industry, as shown by trial

of their skill under his direc#on. (Jan. 12. 1895,

ch. 23. 8 45. 28 Stat. 607.)

g 42. Night work.

Hie Public Printer shall cause work to be done

on the public printing In the Government Printing

Office at night as well as through the day, when

the exigencies of the public service require it, but

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the provisions of the existing eight-hour law shall

apply. (Jan. 12, 1895, ch. 23, 8 47, 28 Stat. 607.)

§ 43. Eight-hour law.

The Public Printer is directed to rigidly enforce

the provisions of the eight-hour law in the department under his charge. (Mar. 30, 1888, ch. 47, $ 1,

25 Stat. 57.)

RKTBTENCES I N TEXT

Eight-hour law, see sections 321-326 of Title 40, Public

Buildings, Property, s q ^ Works.

§ 44. Holidays.

titiemcATtox

Section, set Jnn, ll,' lies, eh. U, | *e, 38 Btat. 607.

is now covered by lection B6a Ot Title 8, Executive Departments and Government Officer* and Employees.

8 45. Leaves of absence.

The employees of the Government Printing Office,

whether employed by the piece or otherwise, shall be

allowed leaves of absence with pay to the extent Of

not exceeding thirty days in any one fiscal year under

such regulations and at such times as the Public

Printer may designate at the rate of pay received

by them during the time in which said leave was

earned; but such leaves of absence shall not be

allowed to accumulate from year to year. Such employees as are engaged on piecework shall receive the

same rate of pay for the said thirty days' leave as

will be paid to day hands. It shall be lawful to allow

pay for pro rata leave to those serving fractional

parts of a year; also to allow pay for pro rata leave

of absence to employees of the Government Printing

Office in any fiscal year, notwithstanding the fact

that thirty days' leave of absence, with pay, may have

been granted to such employees in that fiscal year on

account of service rendered In a previous fiscal year.

"Hie Public Printer Is authorized to pay to the legal

representatives of any employees who may die, and

may have any accrued leave of absence due them

as such employees, said claims to be paid out of any

appropriations for leaves of absence. (June U. 1806,

ch. 420. 1 1, 29 Stat. 453.)

Cmoes Rimznc n

Civilian officers and employees of United States, leave

of absence, see sections 80a and 80b of Title 8, Executive

Departments and Government Officers and Employees.

|46. Same; payment of employees receiving annual

salaries.

Employees in the Government Printing Office receiving annual salaries fixed by law shall be allowed

leave at the rate of pay received by them at the time

such leave Is granted, the same to be payable from

the specific appropriation for their salaries. (June

25, 1910, ch. 384. i 1. 36 Stat. 767.)

g 47. Details of employees to executive departments

or establishments.

No employer of^fee Government Printing Office

shall be detailed tjgpBties not pertaining to the work

of public printing and binding in any executive department or other Government establishment unless

expressly authorized by law. (June 25,1910, ch. 384,

I 1. 36 Stat. 770.)

§ 48. List of employees for Official Register.

CODIFICATION

Section, act Jan. 12, 1895, ch. 23, I 43, 28 8tat. 607;

June 7, 1906, ch. 3048, 34 Stat. 218; Mar. 3, 1926, ch.

421, | 2, 43 Btat. 1106; la now covered by section 3 of

Title 13, Census.

6 49. Examining boards.

The Deputy Public Printer, the superintendent of

printing, and a person designated by the Joint Committee on Printing, shall constitute a board to examine and report In writing on all paper delivered

under contract, or by purchase or otherwise, at the

Government Printing Office. The Deputy Publip

Printer, superintendent of binding, and a person designated by the Joint Committee on Printing slyui

constitute a broad to examine and report In writing

on all material, except paper, for the use of the bindery. The Deputy Public Printer, the

of printing, and a psrgqn designated by the Joint

Committee on Printing shall constitute a board of

condemnation, who. upon the call of the Public

Printer, shall determine the condition of presses and

other machinery and material used in the Government Printing Office, with a view to condemnation.

(Jan. 12,1895, ch. 23, $ 20,28 Stat. 603; May 27,1908,

ch. 200,1 1, 35 Stat. 382; June 7,1924, ch.303, 1 1; 43

Stat. 590.) r. , • . «o t.Ui .8$ g

16 50-52. Disbursing clerk. <:• viVvH-if.'f

CooortcATXoif »•••"-. i lust-Mi*

These sections, relating to the functions of the disbars*

lng cleric of the Government Printing Office, were based

on the following acts:

Section 60.—Act Feb. 20, 1623, eh. 88, 42 81*1 1278; ,

Section 61.—Act Jan. 19, 1886, ch. 23, | 30, M Btat. (KM:

act Feb. 20, 1823, ch. p8. 43 Stat. 1278. - TTT

Section 61a Is now set out as section 120 of tills title.

• Section 62/—Act Mar. 80, 1800, ch. 118, SI Btat. 88; act

Feb. 20, 1828. Ch. 88. 48 Btat. 1278. ie

Taamraa or FUNCTION S • >'

The function of disbursement of moneys of the United

States by any agency except the War Department, Navy

Department and Panama Canal, was transferred to the

Treasury Department and, together with the Office of Disbursing Clerk of that Department, was consoUdatfld In a

Division of Disbursements, by section 4 of Ex. '6rd. No.

6166, June 10, 1888, and Br. Ord. ltd. 6738, May 30, 1834,

set out In note to section 133 of Title 6, Executive Depart*

men u and Government Officers and Bnplpyeee-i TheDlflr

slon of Disbursements was consolidated In the Fiscal Service by 1940 Reorg. Plan No. Ill, | 1 (a) (8), eff. June 80,

1940, 6 F. R. 3107, 64 Stat. 1331, set out in note to section

183t of Title 6, supra. C2 .ii: :1

§53. Interest of officers and assistants In printing

contracts.

Neither the Public Printer, superintendent of

printing, superintendent of binding, nor any of their

assistants shall, during their continuance In office,

have any interest, direct or Indirect, in the publication of any newspaper or periodical, or in any

printing, binding, engraving, or lithographlpg of any

kind, or in any contract for furnishing paper or

other material connected with the public printing,

binding,-lithographing, or engraving; and for every

violation of this section the party offending *haii on

conviction before any court of competent Jurisdiction, be imprisoned In the penitentiary for a term

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of not less than one nor more than five years, and

shall be fined not exceeding $600. (Jan. 12, 1895,

ch. 23. 8 34, 28 Stat. 606.)

§64. Accountability for and issue 'of materials.

The Public Printer shall charge himself with, and

be acceptable for, all material received for the public use*, The superintendents of printing and binding

shall nj&ke out estimates of the quantity and kind of

materiel required for their respective departments

and file written requisitions therefor when it Is

needed. The Public Printer shall furnish the same

to them on these requisitions, as required for the

public service, and they shall receipt to him and be

held accountable for all material so received. (Jan.

12, 1896, ch. 23, 1 32, 28 Stat. 606; June 7, 1924, ch.

803, I 1, 43 Stat. 690.)

§ 66. Purchase of press supplies.

The Public Printer may purchase in open market,

and without previous advertising, such supplies as

the Government Printing Office may require, of ink,

rollers, composition for making rollers, tapes, press

blankets, and lubricating oils, taking care that only

tile lowest market prices be paid; and when practicable he shall Issue circulars inviting bids. (Jan. 12,

1895, ch. 23, 1 38. 28 Stat. 607.)

8 56. Sale or exchange of condemned materials.

Whenever any machineryor material In the Government Printing Office shall have been regularly

condemned as unserviceable, the Public Printer may

sen the same, after public advertisement, to the

highest bidder, for cash, and turn the proceeds into

the Treasury of the United States; Provided, That

in case the sum or sums offered for such advertised

property should be deemed by him too low, he may

exchange said old machinery or material for new,

paying the difference in money, and render appropriate vouchers for such expenditure. (Jan. 12, 1895,

ch. 23, 6 21, 28 Stat. 604.)

6 57. Receipts from sales to be covered into Treasury.

Moneys received from sales of extra copies of

documents, paper shavings, Imperfections, waste gold

leaf, leather and book cloth scraps, and for the sale

of old and condemned material, shall be deposited

by the Public Printer in the Treasury of the United

States, and a detailed statement thereof shall be

included in his annual report to Congress. (Jan. 12,

1895, ch. 23, 8 29, 28 Stat. 605.)

CROSS RETOUCHe r a

Disposition of receipts for work done by Public Printer,

see section 120 of this title.

Surplus receipts from sales of additional copies of

Governmeat publications by Superintendent of Documents, deposit In Treasury, see section 72a of this title.

8 58. S4g*f duplicate plates; copyright.

The Public Printer shall sell, under such regulations as the Joint Committee on Printing may prescribe, to any person or persons who may apply,

additional or duplicate stereotype or electrotype

plates from which any Government publication Is

printed, at a price not to exceed the cost of composition, the metal, and making to the Government

and 10 per centum added, and the full amount of the

price shall be paid when the order is filed. No publication reprinted from such stereotype or_ electrotype plates and no other Government publication

shall be copyrighted. (Jan. 12, 1895, ch. 28, 6 52,

28 Stat. 608.)

CROSS RJEFTRENCES

Sale or disposition of stereotype or electrotype plates of

black and white Illustrations of United States and foreign

postage stamps forbidden, see section 371 of Title 39, The

Postal Service.

6 59. Machinery, material, equipment, or supplies from

other departments.

Any officer of the Government having machinery,

material, equipment, or supplies for printing, binding, and blank-book work, Including lithography,

photolithography, and other processes of reproduction, which are no longer required or authorized for

his service,shall submit a detailed report of the same

to the Public Printer, and the Public Printer is

authorized, with the approval of the Joint Committee on Printing, to requisition such articles of

the character herein described as are serviceable

in the Government Printing Office, and the same

shall be promptly delivered to that office. (July 19,

1919, Ch. 24, 8 3, 41 Stat. 233.)

6 60. Consolidation of department printing offices.

All printing offices in the departments in operation

on January 12, 1896, or thereafter put in operation,

shall be considered a part of the Government Printing Office, and shall be under the control of the

Public Printer, who shall furnish all presses, types,

imposing stones, and necessary machinery and material for said offices from the general supplies of the

Government Printing Office; and all paper and material of every kind used in the said offices for departmental work, except, letter and note paper and

envelopes, shall be supplied by the Public Printer;

and all persons employed in said printing offices and

binderies shall be appointed by the Public Printer,

and be carried on his pay roll the same as employees

in the main office, and shall be responsible to him.

This section shall not apply to the office In the

Weather Bureau, but the Public Printer, with the

approval of the Joint Committee on Printing, may

abolish such excepted office whenever In their judgment the economy of the public service would be

thereby advanced.

All work done in the said offices shall be ordered on

blanks prepared for that purpose by the Public

Printer, which shall be numbered consecutively, and

must be signed by some one designated by the head

of the department for which the work Is to be done,

who shall be held responsible for all work thus ordered, and who shall quarterly report to the head of

the department a classified statement of the work

done and the cost thereof, which report Audi be

transmitted to the Public Printer in time for Iris annual report to Congress. The Public Printifc shall

show in detail, in his annual report, the cost of operating each departmental office. (Jan. 12,1895, ch. 23,

8 31, 28 Stat. 605; Mar. 6, 1902, ch. 139, § 11. 32 Stat.

53; Apr. 23, 1904, ch. 1485, 33 Stat. 262; Mar. 2, 1907,

ch. 2511, 34 Stat. 1158; Mar. 3, 1917, ch. 163, § 1. 39

Stat. 1083.)

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CROSS REFERENCES

Weather Bureau, printing by, see, also, section 818 of

Title 15, Commerce and Trade.

§61. Branches of printing office in executive departments.

No money appropriated by any act shall be used

for maintaining more than one branch of the Government Printing Office In any one building occupied

by any executive department or departments of the

Government^ nor shall any branch of the Government Print#* Office be established unless specifically

authorized |pr-law. (Aug. 1, 1814, ch. 223, 8 1, 38

Stat. 673.) V

161 Ink*. glues, etc, furnished other departments;

payment.

Inks, glues, and other supplies manufactured by

the Government Printing Office in connection with

its work may be furnished to departments and other

establishments of the Government upon requisition,

and payment made from appropriations available

therefor. (June 30, 1932, ch. 314, part I. $ 1. 47

Stat. 397.)

CODIFICATION

This section Is based upon a proviso In the appropriation act for 1933, cited to text, for the Government Printing Office. It was not Included In the act for 1934. The

public Printer stated at that time that Its Inclusion was

not requested because It was considered permanent law.

SIMILAR PROVISIONS

1981—Feb. 20, 1931, ch. 234, 1 1, 46 Stat. 1189.

1930—June 6. 1930, ch. 407, I 1, 46 Stat. 619.

1929—Feb. 28. 1929. ch. 867, I 1, 46 Stat. 1400.

1928—May 14, 1928, ch. 661, i 1, 46 Stat. 630.

1927—Feb. 23, 1927, ch. 168, I 1. 44 Stat. 1166.

1926—May 13, 1926, ch. 294, 1 1, 44 Stat. 661.

Chapter 3.—SUPERINTENDENT OF DOCUMENTS;

DISTRIBUTION OF DOCUMENTS IN GENERAL

Sec.

71. Superintendent of Documents; sale of document*.

72. Printing for sale to public; regulations.

72a. fcume; regulations; charges and fees.

73. Superintendent of Documents under control of

Public Printer; disbursements and report.

74. Assistants, blanks, printing, and binding for Superintendent of Documents.

76. Compensation to employees In office of Superintendent of Documents for night, Sunday, holiday,

and overtime work.

76. Index of documents; number and distribution.

77. Catalogue of Government publications.

78. Documents In charge of departments to be turned

over to Superintendent of Documents.

79. Reprinting documents required for sale.

80. Documents for President.

81. Documents for use of Public Printer.

82. Distribution of copies of publications to designated

depositories.

83. Designation of depositories.

84. Libraries as depositories continued; new designations.

86. Distribution of copies of publications to designated

depositories and libraries; land-grant colleges as

depositories.

86. Investigation of libraries designated as depositories. •

87. LIbigg # of executive departments and Military

amAfaval Academies constituted depositories.

87a. Library of United States Coast Guard Academy constituted depository.

88. American Antiquarian Society to be depository.

89. Distribution of public documents to library of

Philippine government.

Sec.

90. Repealed.

81. Documents and reports for foreign legations.

91a. Public documents for legations and consulates of

United States.

92. Governigent publications as public property; free

use in depositories.

93. Exchange of documents.

94. Blank forms; printing and sale.

96. Distribution of publications to be by Public Printer;

mailing lists. r

96. Departmental distribution of documents.

8 71. Superintendent of Documents; male of "Wnments.

The Public Printer shall appoint a competent per-

•on to act as Superintendent of Documents. The

Superintendent of Documents so designated and appointed is authorized to sell at cost any public document in his charge, the distribution of which is not

herein specifically directed, said cost to be estimated

by the Public Printer and based upon printing from

stereotyped plates; but only one copy of any document shall be sold to the same person, excepting

libraries or schools by which additional copies are

desired for separate departments thereof, and members of Congress; and whenever any officer of the

Government having in his charge documents published for sale shall desire to be relieved of the same,

he is authorized to turn them oyer to the Syperjn-r

tendent of Documents, who shall receive and sqll

them under the provisions of this section. All

moneys received from the sale of documents shall be

returned to the Public Printer on the 1st day of each

month and be by him covered into the Treasury

monthly. He shall also report monthly to the

Public Printer the number of documents received

by him and the disposition made of the same. He

shall have general supervision of the distribution of

all public documents, and to his custody shall be

committed all documents subject to distribution, excepting those printed for the special official use of

the executive departments, which shall be delivered

to said departments, and those printed for the use

of the two Houses of Congress, which shall be delivered to the folding rooms of said Houses and distributed or delivered ready for distribution to Members and Delegates upon their order by the superintendents of the folding rooms of the Senate and

House of Representatives. (Jan. 12,1895, ch. 23, { 61,

28 Stat. 610; Aug. 7, 1946, ch. 770, 6 1 .(62). 60 Stat.

871.)

AMENDMENT S

1946—Act Aug. 7,1946, cited to text, amended section by

repealing provisions of second sentence requiring the

Superintendent of Documents to report annually to ttifc

Public Printer as to all sales made by him.

CROSS REFERENCES

Public Printer to print documents for sale to public at

cost plus 50 per centum, see section 72a of this title.

§ 72. Printing for sale to public; regulations.

The Public Printer shall print such additional

copies of any Government publication, not confidential in character, as may be required for ssto to

the public by the Superintendent of Documents;

but the printing of such additional copies required

for sale by the Superintendent of Documents liiall

be subject to regulation by the Joint Committee on

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Printing and shall not Interfere with the prompt

execution of printing for the Government. (May 11,

1922, ch. 189. % 1. 42 Stat. 541; June 80, 1932, ch.

314, 1 307, 47 Btat. 409.)

CODIFICATION

Section originally provided for the sale of documents

"at the cost of printing and binding, plus 10 per centum,

without limit as to the number of copies to any one

applicant who agrees not to resell or distribute the

same for profit." Act June 30, 1932, cited to text, provided tha t the selling price of publications as provided

in section 73a of this title should be In lieu of that

prescribed In this section.

„ ' ( ; I: ni' Caoos BflWDKSI

Federal Register, fixing of prices to be charged for, see

ftctlon 806 of this title.

Printing and sale of extra copies by Public Printer, tee

sections 114 and 330 of this title.

172a. Same; regulations; charges and fees. A

- The price at which additional coplcs of Government publications are offered for sale to the public

by the Superintendent of Documents shall be based

on the cost thereof as determined by the Public

Printer plus 60 per centum: Provided, That a discount of not to exceed 25 per centum may be allowed

to authorised book dealers and quantity purchasers,

but Such printing shall not interfere with the prompt

eSeCntiOn of Work fbr the Government. The surplus

Receipts froth such sales shall be deposited in the

Treasury of the United States to the credit of miscellaneous receipts. The Superintendent of Documents

shall prescribe the terms and conditions under Which

he may authorize the resale of Government publications by book dealers, and he may designate any Government officer his agent for the sale of Government

publications under such regulations as shall be agreed

upon by the Superintendent of Documents and the

head of the respective department or establishment

of the Government. (June 30, 1932, ch. 314, I 307,

47 Stat. 409.) i

REPEALS

. Sections 801 and 803 of act June 30, 1033, cited to text,

provided: ,

"Sec. 801. If any provision of this Act, or the application thereof to any person or circumstances. Is held Invalid, the remainder of the Act, and the application of

such provision to other persons or circumstances, shall

not be affected thereby.

"Sec. 803. All Acts and parts of Acts Inconsistent or In

conflict with those provisions of this Act which are of

temporary duration are hereby suspended during the

period In which such provisions of this Act are In effect.

All Astf or part# ef Aete w in eesfliot wit*

those provision* of this Act which are of permanent

mature are hereby repealed to the extent of such Inconsistency or conflict."

HISTORICAL AND NAVAL DOCUMENTS

Act Mar 16, 1934, ch. 09, 48 Stat. 414, authorized

Superintendent of Documents to sell historical and naval

documents at the prorated cost without reference to this

section.

CROSS REFERENCES

Charges for publications furnished by Department of

Commerce, see section 606 of Title 5, Executive Departments and Government Officers and Employees.

Cost of naval charts, see section 379a of this title.

Disposition of receipts by Public Printer, see sections

67 and 130 of this title.

Federal Register, fixing of prices to be charged for, see

section 303 of this title.

§ 73. Superintendent of Documents under control of

Public Printer; disbursements and report.

The office of the Superintendent of Documents

shall be under the control of the Public Printer.

The disbursements on account of salaries or other

expenses of the office of the Superintendent of Documents shall be made by the disbursing clerk of the

Government Printing Office, and a statement, thereof

shall be Included in the Public Printer's annual report for each fiscal year. (June 25, 1910, ch. 384,

8 1, 36 Stat. 770; Feb. 20, 1923, ch. 98, 42 Stat. 1278.)

8 74. Assistants, blanks, printing, and binding for

Superintendent of Documents.

The Public Printer Is authorized and directed,

upon the requisition of tl superintendent of Documents, to appoint such assistants as may be

necessary, and furnish such blanks and to do such

printing and binding as are required by his office, the

cost of the same to be charged against the appropriation for printing and binding for Congress, and the

Public Printer shall provide convenient office, storage, and distributing rooms for the use of the Superintendent of Documents. (Jan. 12, 1895, ch. 23,

$ 66, 28 Stat. 611.)

g 75. Compensation to employees in office of Superintendent of Documents for night, Sunday, holiday,

and overtime work.

Employees In the office of the Superintendent of

Documents may be paid compensation for night,

Sunday, holiday, and overtime work at rates not in

excess of the rates of additional compensation for

such work allowed to other employees of the Government Printing Office under the provisions of section

40 of this title. (Mar. 4, 1925, ch. 549, 6 1. 43 Stat.

1300; May 13, 1926, ch. 294, 1 1, 44 Stat. 552; Feb. 23,

1927, Ch. 168, 44 Stat. 1160.)

8 76. Index of documents; number and distribution.

The Superintendent of Documents shall, at the

close of each regular session of Congress, prepare

and publish a comprehensive index of public documents, upon such plan as shall be approved by the

Joint Committee on Printing; and the Public Printer

shall, immediately upon its publication, deliver to

him a copy of each and every document printed by

the Government Printing Office; and the head of

each of the executive departments, bureaus, and

offices of the Government shall deliver to him a copy

of each and every document Issued or published by

such department, bureau, or office not confidential

In its character. He shall also prepare and print In

one volume a consolidated index of Congressional

documents, and shall Index such single volumes of

documents as the Joint Committee on Printing shall

direct. Of the comprehensive index and of the consolidated Index two thousand copies each shall be

printed and bound In addition to the usual number,

two hundred copies for the use of the Senate, eight

hundred copies for the use of the House, and one

thousand copies for distribution by the Superintendent of Documents. (Jan. 12, 1895, ch. 23, § 62, 28

Stat. 610.)

8 77. Catalogue of Government publications.

A ca'alogue of Government publications shall be

prepare^ by the Superintendent of Documents on

100
the 1st day of each month, which shell show the

documents printed during the preceding month,

where obtainable, and the price thereof. Two

thousand copies of such catalogue shall be printed

in pamphlet form for distribution. (Jan. U, 1896,

ch. 23, $ 69, 28 Stat. 612.)

Caoes RETDENCE B

Charges for publications furnished by Department at

Commerce, see section 606 of Title 6. Executive Departments and Government officers and Employeae.

178. Document In charge of departments U be tereed

over to Superintendent of Document*.

1

All public documents accumulating in the eevsral

executive departinenti, bureaus, and irfflO— not

needed for official use shall be annually turned over

to the Superintendent of Documents for distribution

or sale. (Jan. 12, 1895, ch. 23, I 67, 28 Stat. #11.)

179. Reprinting documents required for sal*

The Superintendent of Documents Is authorized to order reprinted, from time to time,

public documents as may be required for sale, such

order for reprinting to be subject to the approval

of the Secretary or head of the department In which

such public document shall have originated. Tile

appropriation for printing and binding dmn be

reimbursed for the cost of such reprints from the

moneys received by the Superintendent of Documents from the sale of public documents, (Mar,

28, 16(H, No. 11, 38 8tat. 684.)

Oioai RBBMCM

Sale of extra copies of documents and publications,

cost thereof, see sections 72, 72a. 114, and 830 oftillstitle.

j 80. Documents for President. -• • -

The Public Printer shall deliver to the executive

Mansion two copies each of all documents, hm#,

resolutions as soon as printed and ready for distribution. (Jan. 12, 1895, ch. 23, I 88. 28 Stat. 8*2.)

•»* ' jCO'- * ." —

§81. Documents for use of Public Printer.

The Public Printer may retain out "all'"documents, bills, and resolutions printed the of

copies absolutely needful for the official use at the

-m Government Printing Office, not exceeding flvp Of

each. (Jan. 12, 1895, ch. 23. I 73, 28 Stat. ;

181 Distribution of copies of publications to designated depositories. i 1

The copies of Journals, books, and ptibhe

meats which are or may be authorised to be distributed to Incorporated bodies. Institutions, end associations within the States and Terrltoriee be

distributed to such bodies as shall be designated

by each of the Senators from the several States,

respectively, and by the Representatives In Congress

from each congressional district, and by the Delegate

from each Territory. The distribution be

made in such manner that the quantity

to each congressional district and Territory shall be

equal. (R. «.ft01 ; Mar. 1, 1907, ch. 2284, j < Si

Stat. 1014.) . ... .. -

DERIVATION

Res Jan 28, 1867, No. 6, I 8, 11 Btat. 288; art M . g,

1866. ch. 22. I 6. 11 Btat. 880; act Mar. a, 1661. eh.87, f t

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8 83. Designation of depositories.

The selection of an institution to receive the documents ordered to be published or procured at the

first session of any Congress shall control the documents of the entire Congress, unless another designation be made before any distribution has taken

place under the selection first made. And the pub*

11c documents to be distributed by the Superintendent of Documents shall be sent to the Institutions':

already designated, unless he shall be satisfied that

any such institution Is no longer a suitable depository of the same. Congressional Journals and public documents, authorized to be distributed to institutions on the designation of Members of Congress,

shall be sent to such libraries and institutions only

as shall signify a willingness to pay the cost of their

transportation. (R. 8. 8 602; Jan. 12, 1895, ch. 23,

St 63, 61, 28 Stat. 608, 610.)

DERIVATION

Act Mar. 2. 1861, ch 87, I 2,12 Btat. 348.

§84. Libraries as depositories continued; new designations. y

Libraries designated by law prior to June 23,

1913, as depositories to receive books and other government publications shall, during their existence,

continue such receipt; and new designations may be

made when libraries chosen shall cease to exist or

other designations shall be authorized by law.

(June 23,1913, ch. 3, f 6, 38 Stat. 76.)

§ 85. Distribution of copies of publications to dpel*.

nated depositories and libraries; land-grant colleges as depositories.

Upon request of the Superintendentof Documents,

the Public Printer is authorized and.directed to

either Increase or diminish the number of copies,

of publications furnished for distribution, to designated depositories and State and Territorial libraries,

so that the number of copies delivered sh&ll be equal

to the number of libraries on the list: Provided,

That the number thu4 delivered shall at no time^

exceed the number authorized under existing statute: Provided further. That the Public Printer shall

furnish the necessary number of copies *s above

provided, of the journals of the Senate and House

of Representatives, of. all publication#, pot confidential in character, printed upon the requisition of any

Congressional committee, of all Senate and House

public bills and resolutions, and of all 'report* on

private bills, concurrent or simple resolutions. The

allotment of oeples furnished for distribution to

libraries shall be lrfcreased or reduced, from time to

time, as the redisricting of States or the rearrangement of depository lists under provisions of law shall

demand, to such numbers as may be necessary to

comply with the law. All land-grant cplleges shall

be constituted as depositories for public documents,

subject to the provisions and limitations of the

depository laws. (Mar. 1, 1907, ch. 2284, 8 4. 34

Stat. 1014; June 25,1938, ch. 708. 52 Stat. 1206.) ,

REPEAL OR INCONSISTENT LAWS

Act June 26, 1838, cited to text, provided In part 88

follows: "Any provision contained in sections 64, 66,

87 of the Printing Act of 1886 (28 Btat. 608, 608; 0. B. Cf.

Title 44, sections 131, 147, and 188, or any other act),

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which may be inconsistent herewith. Is hereby repealed to

the extent of such inconsistency only."

8 86. Investigation of libraries designated as depositories.

The Superintendent of Documents shall thoroughly investigate the condition of all libraries that

are de^feated depositories, and whenever he shall

ascertatHPthat the number of books In any such

library, ether than college libraries, Is below one

thousand, other than Government publications, or

It has ceased to be maintained as a public library,

he shall strike the same from the list, and the Senator, Representative, or Delegate shall designate

another depository that shall meet the conditions

herein required. (Jan. 12,1895, ch. 23, i 70, 28 Stat.

612.) •'

' - Cfcoee Simnc B

Designated libraries to recef+e Government publications

during their existence and new designations to be made

when chosen libraries cease, to exist, see section.84 of

this title. ' ' '

|W. Libraries tff exectitlfre departments and Military

and Naval Academies constituted depositories.

#The llWArieeTof the executive departments, of the

Ubltfed States Military Academy, and United States

NaVal Academy are constituted designated depositories of Government publications, and the Superintendent of Documents shall supply one copy of

said publications, in, the same form as supplied to

other depositories, to each of said libraries. (Jan.

12, ltoS.ch; 23,1 66,28 Stat: 624,>

g 87a. Library of United States Coast Guard Academy

•. constituted depository. ,• ••. i

The library of the United States Coast Guard

Academy, New London, Connecticut, is constituted

a designated depository of Government publications, and the Superintendent of Documents shall

supply to euch library one copy of each such publication, in the same form as supplied to other designated

depositories. (Aug. 6,1939, ch. 445, 53 Stat. 1209.)

888. American Antiquarian Society to be" depository.

One copy of the public Journals of the Senate and

Of the House of Representatives, and of the documents published under the orders of the Senate and

House of Representatives, Respectively, shall be transmitted to the Executive of the Commonwealth of

Massachusetts for the use and benefit of the American Antiquarian Society of said Commonwealth.

(Dec. 1, 1814, No. 7, 3 Stat. 248.) •

189. Distribution of public documents to library of

Philippine government.

The Superintendent of Documents is authorized

and dtiflpted to supply one copy of each document

delivers t'd him for distribution to State and Territorial libraries and designated depositories to the

library of the Philippine Government, in the city

of Manila, Philippine Islands; and the Public Printer is directed to print, bind, and deliver to the Superintendent of Documents the extra number of

documents required to comply with this section.

(Jan. 18,1907, ch. 153, 34 Stat. 850.)

8 90. Repealed. June 20, 1936, ch. 630, 8 12, 49 Stat

1553.

Section, R. 8. 1 806. prohibited the removal o^ booka

and documents from depositories.

8 91. Documents and reports for foreign legations.

Documents and reports may be furnished to foreign legations to the United States upon request

specifying those desired and requisition made upon

the Public Printer by the Secretary of State: Provided, That such gratuitous distribution shall only

be made to legations whose Governments furnish

to legations from the United States copies of their

printed and legislative documents desired. (Jan. 12,

1895, Ch. 23, » 75, 28 Stat. 620.)

8 91a. Public documents for legations and consulates

of United States.

Only such of the books published by the Government, and usually known by the name of "Public

Documents", shall be supplied to any legation or

consulate of the United States as are first designated

by the Secretary of State, by an order to be recorded

in the State Department as suitable for and required

by such legation and consulate. (R. 8. { 504.)

8 92. Government publications as public property;

free use in depositories.

All Government publications furnished by authority of law to officers (except members of Congress)

of the United States Government, for their official

use, shall be stamped "Property of the United States

Government", and shall be preserved by such officers

and by them delivered to their successors in office

as a part of the property appertaining to the office.

Government publications furnished depository libraries shall be made available for the free use of

the general public and must not be disposed of

except as the Superintendent of Documents may direct. (Jan. 12, 1895, ch. 23, 6 74, 28 Stat. 620; June

20,1936, ch. 630, i 11, 49 Stat. 1552.)

8 93. Exchange of documents.

Heads of departments are authorized to exchange

surplus documents for such other documents and

books as may be required by them, when the same

can be done to the advantage of the public service.

(Jan. 12, 1895, ch. 23, § 95. 28 Stat. 623.)

8 94. Blank forms; printing and sale.

The Public Printer Is authorized to print for sale

by the Superintendent of Public Documents to the

public, upon prepayment, additional copies of approved Government blank forms. (June 7, 1924, ch.

803, I 1. 43 Stat. 592.)

8 95. Distribution of publications to be by Public

Printer; mailing lists.

No money appropriated by any Act shall be used

for services in any executive department or other

Government establishment at Washington, BBstrlct

of Columbia, In the work of addressing, wrapping,

mailing, or otherwise dispatching any publication

for public distribution, except maps, weather reports,

and weather cards issued by an executive department or other Government establishment at Washington, District of Columbia, or for the purchase of

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material or supplies to be used in such work; and

it shall be the duty of the Public Printer to perform

such work at the Government Printing Office. Each

head of such executive department and other Government establishment at Washington, District of

Columbia, shall furnish from time to time to the

Public Printer mailing lists, in convenient form, and

changes therein, or franked slips, for use in the public distribution of publications issued by such department or sstablishment; and the Public Printer

shall furnish copies of any publication only In

accordance Wth the provisions of law or the instruction of tile head of the department or establishment Issuing the publication. Nothing In this

section shall be construed as applying to orders,

Instructions, directions, notices, of circulars of Information printed for and issued by any of the

executive departments or other Government establishments or to the distribution of public documents

by Senators or Members of the House of Representatives or to the folding rooms and document rooms

of the Senate or House of Representatives. (Jan.

12, 1895, Ch. 23, 8 92, 28 Stat. 623; Aug. 23, 1912, ch.

350, $ 8, 37 Stat. 414.)

§96. Departmental distribution of documents.

Government publications printed for or received

by the executive departments, whether for official

use or for distribution, except such as are required

by section 95 of this title to be distributed by the

Public Printer, shall l>e distributed by a competent

person detailed to such duty In each department by

the head thereof. He shall keep an account in

detail of all publications received and distributed by

him. He shall prevent duplication, and make detailed report to the head of the department. (Jan.

12, 1895, ch. 23, $ 92, 28 Stat. 623; May 29, 1928, ch.

901, $ 1, 45 Stat. 986.)

REPEALS

Section Is repealed in part by act May 29, 1928, cited to

text, which provides: "That the following reports and

statements now required by law to be made to Congress

are hereby discontinued, and all Acts or parts of Acts

herein cited as requiring such statements and reports are

hereby repealed to the extent of such requirement: • • •

2. Detailed report of publications received and distributed. (Statutes at Large, volume 28, page 623; title 44,

section 96, United States Code.)"

Chapter 4,—PRINTING AND BINDING

GENERALLY

Sec.

111. Government printing to be done at Government

Printing Office.

111a. Same; exception.

111b. Same; printing In veterans' hospitals.

111c. Same; printing and binding outside continental

limits of United States.

112. Stereotyping and electrotyplng.

113. Engraving and lithographing: contracts.

114. Printing and sale of extra copies of documents.

115. Illustrations and maps In documents and reports;

orders tor printing acted on within one year.

116. No prlntflfc-and binding unless authorized; binding

materia#

117. Certlflcateof necessity; estimate of cost.

118. Restrictions on use of appropriations for printing

and binding for Illustrations.

119. Blanks and letterheads for Judges and officers of

courts.

120. Disposition of receipts.

8 111. Government printing to be done at Government Printing Office.

All printing, binding, and blank-book work for

Congress, the Executive office, the Judiciary, and

every executive department, independent office, and

establishment of the Government shall be doneyrt

the Government Printing Office, except such, clasie*

of work as shall be deemed by the Joint Committee

on Printing to be urgent or necessary to have done

elsewhere than In the District of Columbia for tb£

exclusive use of any field service outside of said District. (Jan. 12, 1895, Ch. 23, 8 87, 28 Stat. 622; Mar.

1, 1919, ch. 86, 1 11, 40 Stat. 1270.)

Gsoss HtrxRENCis

Supreme Court, printing for, see section 884 of Title 98,

Judicial Code and Judiciary.

Veterans' Administration, printing to be done In veterans' hospitals where found advisable notwithstanding

this section, see section 111b of this title.

Work which Public Printer not able or not equipped to

do. see section Ili a of this title.

8 Ilia. Same; exception.

Such printing, binding, and blank-book work authorized by law, as the Public Printer is not able or

equipped to do at the Government Printing Office,

may be produced elsewhere under contracts made by

him with the approval of the Joint Committee on

Printing. (Feb. 28, 1929, ch. 367, i 1, 45 Stat. 1400.)

8111b. Same; printing in veteran#' hospitals.

The Administrator of Veterans' AffairsIs authorleed to utilize the printing and binding equipment

which the various hospitals and homes of the Veterans' Administration use for occupational therapy

purposes for the purpose of doing such printing and

binding as may, in his judgment, be found advisable

for the use of the Veterans' Administration, notwithstanding the provisions of section 111 of this title.

(June 16,1933, ch. 101, 11, 48 Stat. 302; Feb. 2,1935,

ch. 3, 81, 49 Stat. 18; Mar. 19, 1936, ch. 156.11, 49

Stat. 1182.)

8 111c. Same; printing and binding outside continental

limits of United States.

Printing and binding outside the continental

limits of the United States shall be without regard

to section 111 of this title. (July 6, 1946, ch. 641

title I, 8101, 60 Stat. 447.) - •.>

8 112. Stereotyping and electrotyplng.

The Public Printer shall cause to be stereotyped

or electrotyped all matter when there Is a reason to

believe that It will be needed a second time. (Jan.

12. 1895, ch. 23, 8 25. 28 Stat. 604.)

8 113. Engraving and lithographing; contracts.

The Public Printer shall preserve In his office

samples of the paper on which any engravings or

lithographs are to be furnished by contract, and be

shall not receive any engraving or lithograph which

Is not printed on paper equal to the sample, or which

Is not executed in the proper manner or in the

quantity contracted for, or within the time specified

in the contract, unless, for special reasons, he may

have extended the time. The contractor not

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be paid except upon the certificate of the Public

Printer that his contract has been complied with.

(Jan. 12, 1890, ch. 23, 1 41, 28 Stat. 607.)

(114. Printing and sale of extra copies of documents.

The Public Printer shall furnish to all applicants giving notice before the matter is put to press,

not exceeding two hundred and fifty to any one

applicant, copies of bills, reports, and documents,

said applicants paying in advance the price of such

printing: Provided, That the printing of such work

for private parties shall not interfere with the printing for the Government. (Jan. 12, 1895, ch. 23,

<42, 28 Stat. 607; June 30, 1932, ch. 314, $307, 47

Stat. 409.)

OODEFICATIOIF

This section originally provided tor the payment In

advance U "the cost of such printing with 10 per centum

added." Act Jtine 80, 1633, cited to text, provided that

the selling price of publications as provided In section

13a of this title should be In lieu of that prescribed In this

section.

does RDHJDIC U

Price of printing, see section 73a of this title.

1116. Illustrations and maps in documents and reports; orders for printing acted on within one

-'.r. yewNo document or report to be illustrated or accompanied by maps shall be printed by the Public

Printer until the Illustrations or maps designed

therefor shall be ready for publication; and no order

tor public printing shall be acted upon by the Public

printer after the expiration of one year, unless the

entire oopy and illustrations for the work shall have

been furnished within that period. (Jan. 12, 1895,

ch. 23, I 80, 28 Stat. 621.)

§116. No printing and binding unless authorized;

binding materials.

No printing or binding shall be done at the Government Printing Office unless authorized by law.

pinning for the departments of the Government

«haii be done in plain sheep or cloth, except that

record and account books may be bound in Russia

leather, sheep fieshers, and skivers, when authorized

by the head of a department: Provided, The libraries

of the several departments, the Library of Congress,

the libraries of the Surgeon General's Office, the

Patent Office, and the Naval Observatory may have

books for the exclusive use of said libraries bound

in hall Turkey, or material no more expensive.

(Jan. 12, 1895, ch. 23, $ 86, 28 Stat. 622.)

1117. Certificate of necessity; estimate of cost.

When pny department, the Supreme Court, the

Court of Claims, or the Library of Congress shall

require printing or binding to be done, it shall be

on certificate that such work be necessary for the

public service; whereupon the Public Printer shall

furnish an estimate of the cost by the principal items

for such printing or binding so called for, after which

requisitions shall be made upon him therefor by the

head of such department, the clerk of the Supreme

Court, Chief Justice of the Court of Claims, or the

Librarian of Congress; and the Public Printer shall

place the cost thereof to the debit of such department

in its annual appropriation for printing and binding.

(Jan. 12, 1895, ch. 23, 8 93, 28 Stat. 623.)

CROSS RDTHINCE S

Printing for Supreme Court, see section 354 of Title 38,

Judicial Code and Judiciary.

8118. Restrictions on use of appropriations for printing and binding for illustrations.

No part of the appropriations made for printing

and binding shall be used for any illustration, engraving, or photograph in any document or report

ordered printed by Congress unless the order to print

expressly authorizes the same, nor in any document

or report of any executive department or other Government establishment until the head "of the executive department or Government establishment shall

certify in a letter transmitting such report that the

illustration is necessary and relates entirely to the

transaction of public business. (Mar. 3, 1905, ch.

1483, 1 1, 33 Stat. 1213.)

1119. Blanks and letterheads for judges and officers

of courts.

All blanks and letterheads for use by the Judges

and other officials of the United States courts other

than such as are required to be paid for by any of

these officers out of the emoluments of their offices

shall be printed at the Government Printing Office

upon forms prescribed by the Department of Justice,

and shall be distributed by it upon requisition.

(Jan. 12, 1895, ch. 23, | 97, 28 Stat. 624.)

§ 120. Disposition of receipts.

All sums paid to the Public Printer for work that

he is authorized by law to do; all sums received from

sales of wastepaper, other waste material, and condemned property; and for losses or damage to Government property; shall be deposited to the credit,

on the books of the Treasury Department, of the

appropriation made for the working capital of the

Government Printing Office for the year in which the

work is done, and be subject to requisition by the

Public Printer. (July 1,1946, ch. 530,5 101. 60 Stat.

406.)

SIMILAR PROVISIONS

Substantially similar provisions were contained In prior

Legislative Branch Appropriation Acts, as follows:

1945—June 13, 1946, ch. 189, * 1,59 Stat. 267.

1944—June 26. 1944. ch. 277, title 1,11.58 Stat. 363.

1943—June 28, 1943, ch. 173, title I, I 101, 57 Stat. 338

1942—June 8, 1942, ch. 396, f 1, 66 Stat. 348.

1941—Jul y 1, 1941 , c h . 268 . « 1, 5 5 Stat . 463 .

1940—June 18, 1940, Ch. 396, 5 1, 64 Stat. 478.

1939—June 16, 1939, ch. 208, $ 1, 63 Stat. 838.

IMS—May 17, 1938, oh. 836. I 1, 63 Stmt. 896.

1937—May 18, 1937, eh 31*. I 1, 80 Stat. IBS

1936—Apr. 17, 1936, ch 833, « 49 ptat. ISilO.

1935—July 8, 1936, ch. 374, * 1.49 Stmt. 476.

1934—May 80, 1934, ch. 873, 1 1. 48 Stat. *32.

1933—Feb. 28. 1933, ch. 184, I 1, *1 Stat. 1366

1932—June 30, 1933, ch. 814, part L I 1. 47 Stat. 397.

1931—Feb. 20, 1931, ch. 234, I 1,-46 Stat. 1190.

1930—June 6, 1930, ch. 407, i 1, 40 Stat. 530

1929—Feb. 28, 1929, Ch. 367, I 1, 48 Stat. 1401.

1928—May 14, 1928, Ch. 651. I 1, # Stat. 631.

1927—Feb. 23, 1927, ch. 168, I 1, 44 Stat. 1160.

1926—May 13, 1926, ch. 294, * 1, 44 Stat. 661.

1926—Mar. 4, 1926, ch. 549, * 1, 43 Stat. 1300.

CROSS REFERENCES

Disposition of moneys received by Public Printer and

Superintendent of Documents, see sections 67 and 72a of

this title.

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Chapter 5.—CONGRESSIONAL PRINTING IN

GENERAL

Sec.

131. "Usual number" of documents and reports; distribution of House and Senate documents and

reports; binding; reports on private bills; number

of copies printed; distribution.

132. Extra copies of documents and reports.

133. Printing extra copies.

134. "Extra copies" defined.

135. Duplicate orders to print.

136. Regulations for printing documents for Congress In

two or more editions; printing of full number

aod allotment of full quota.

137. RepMntlng bills, laws, and reports from committees

not exceeding fifty pages.

188. Senate end House documents and reports for Department of State.

139. Distribution of Government publications to the

Library of Congress.

139a. International exchange of Government publications.

140. Printing of documents not provided for by lav.

141. Lapse of authority to print, when.

142. Classification and numbering of publications ordered printed by Congress; designation of publications of departments; printing of committee

hearings.

148. Binding of publications for distribution to libraries.

144. Appropriation to which cost of printing by order

of Congress chargeable.

146. Requirements of reports recommending printing

*nd binding for Congress.

146. Stationery and blank book* for Congress.

147. Journals of Houses of Congress.

148. Senate and House Manuals.

149. Congressional Directory.

160. Same; sale.

161. Memorial addresses; preparation; distribution.

162. Illustrations accompanying bound copies of memorial addresses.

163. Statement of appropriations; "usual number."

164. Printing for committees of Congress.

156. Committee reports; indexing and binding.

166. Reports of Librarian of Congress.

167. Distribution of documents to Members of Congress.

168. Allotments of public documents printed after expiration of term; rights of retiring Members of

Congress to documents.

169. Time for distribution of documents by members of

Congress extended.

160. Binding for Members of Congress.

161. Same; binding at expense of Members of Congress.

162. Documents and reports ordered by Members of

Congress; franks and envelopes for Members of

Congress.

163. Payment of cost of printing extracts frozq Congressional Record, or other documents.

164. Distribution of copies of Congressional Record, etc.,

to Governor General of Philippines.

166. Senate and House document rooms; superintendents.

166. Senate and House folding rooms; superintendents.

167. Disposition of documents stored at Capitol.

168. Binding for Senate library.

169. Parliamentary precedents; publication and distribution.

g 131. "Usual number" of documents and reports;

distribution of House and Senate documents and

reports; binding; reports on private bills; number of copies printed; distribution.

Whenewr any document or report sh^ll be ordered

printed tfljpongress, such order to print shall signify the %ual number" of copies for binding and

distribution among those entitled to receive them.

No greater number shall be printed unless ordered

by either House, or as hereinafter provided. Whpn

a special number of a document or report Is ordered

printed, the usual number shall also be printed,

unless already ordered. The usual number of documents and reports shall be one thousand six hundred and fighty-two copies, which shall be distributed as follows:

Of the House documents and reports, unbound.

To the Senate document room, one hundred and

fifty copies; to the office of the Secretary at the

Senate, ten copies; to the House document room,

not to exceed five hundred copies; to the Clerk's

office of the House, twenty copies; to the Library

of Congress, ten copies, as provided In section 130

of this title.

Of the Senate documents and reports, unbound.

To the Senate document room, two hundred and

twenty copies; office of the Secretary of the Senate,

ten copies; to the House document room, not to exceed five hundred copies; to the Clerk's office of the

House, ten copies; to the Library of Congress, ten

copies, as provided in section 139 of this title; to

the Governor General of the Philippine Islands at

Manila, three copies, as provided in section 164 of

this title.

Of the number printed, the Public Printer shall

bind a sufficient number of copies, which shall be

distributed as follows:

Of the House documents and reports, bound.

To the Senate library, fifteen copies; to the library of Congress, not to exceed one hundred and

fifty copies, as provided In section 139 of this title;

to the House library, fifteen copies; to the Superintendent of Documents, as many copies as may be

required for distribution to the State and Territorial

libraries and designated depositories.

Of the Senate documents and reports, bound.

To the Senate library, fifteen copies; to the Library

of Congress, copies as provided in sections 139 and

139a of this title; to the House library, fifteen

copies; to the Superintendent of Documents, as

many copies as may be required for distribution to

State and Territorial libraries and designated depositories. In binding documents the Public Printer

shall give precedence to those that are to be distributed to libraries and to designated depositories.

But any State or Territorial library or designated

depository entitled to documents that may prefer

to have its documents in unbound form, may do so

by notifying the Superintendent of Document* to

that effect prior to the convening pf each Congress.

All of the "usual number" shall' be' printed at

one time.

The usual number of reports on private bills, concurrent or simple resolutions, shall not be printed.

In lieu thereof there shall be printed of each Senate

report on a private bill, simple or concurrent resolution, three hundred and forty-five copies, in addition to those required to be furnished the Library

of Congress, which shall be distributed as follows:

To the Senate document room, two hundred And

twenty copies; to the Secretary of the Senate,fifteen copies; to the House document toom.'jgie

hundred copies; to the Superintendent of Documents, ten copies; and of each House report on a

.private bill, simple or concurrent resolution, two'

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hundred and sixty copies, In addition to those for

the Library of Congress, which shall be distributed

as follows: To the Senate document room, one hundred and thirty-five copies; to the Secretary of the

Senatf, fifteen copies; to the House document room,

one h^pdred copies; to the Superintendent of Documents^ ten copies. Nothing herein shall be construed* to prevent the binding of all Senate and

House .reports in the reserve volumes bound for

and delivered to the Senate and House libraries;

nor shall It operate to abridge in any way the

right of the Vice President, Senators, Representatives, Delegates, Resident Commissioners, Secretary

of the Senate, and Clerk of the House to have bound

In half morocco, or material not more expensive,

one copy of every public document to which he may

be entitled. Not less than twelve copies of each

report on Mils for the payment or adjudication of

claims against the Government shall be kept on

file In the Senate document room. (Jan, 12,1895, ch.

23, 8 54, 28 Stat. 608; Mar, 2, 1901, No. 16, $8 1, 2,

31 Stat. 1464; Jan. 20,1905, ch. 60, $ 1, 33 Stat. 610;

$lar. 1, 1907, ch. 2284, 8 4, 34 Stat. 1014; Jan. 15,

1908, No. 3, 8 2, 35 Stat. 566; Mar. 4, 1909, ch. 317,

35 Stat. 1067; June 25, 1910, ch. 439, 36 Stat. 868;

Mar. 3, 1925, ch. 421, 88 6, 7, 43 Stat. 1106; June 20,

1936, ch. 630, 8 6, 49 Stat. 1560; 1946 Proc. No. 2695,

eff.July 4, 1946, 11 P. R. 7517, 60 Stat. 1352.)

COWNCATIOL*

m second paragraph of this section, provision for distribution of three copies to the Governor General of the

Philippine Islands at Manila was omitted on authority

of Proc. No. 2806, cited to text, which recognized the

Independence of the Philippines as of July 4, 1946. For

text of Proc. No. 2695, see note under section 1240 of Title

48, Territories and Insular Possessions.

RIFIA U

Act June 20, 1088, ch. 708, 83 Stat. 1206, amending

section 86 of this title, repealed provisions of this section Inconsistent therewith to the extent of the inconsistency.

Caoss Rxnaumces

Distribution of Government publications to Library Of

Congress, see section 139 of this title.

g 132. Extra copies of documents and reports.

Extra copies of documents and reports shall be

printed promptly when the same shall be ready for

publication, and shall be bound in paper or cloth

as directed by the Joint Committee on Printing.

(Jan. 12, 1895, ch. 23, 8 73, 28 Stat. 612.)

1183. Printing extra copies.

Orders for printing extra copies, otherwise than

provided for In this title shall be by simple, concurrent, or Joint resolution. Either House may print

extra £pples to the amount of $500 by simple resolutlozepf the cost exceeds that sum, the printing

shall n ordered by concurrent resolution, except

when the resolution is self-appropriating, when it

shall be by joint resolution. Such resolutions, when

presented to either House, shall be referred Immediately to the Committee on Printing, who, in making their report, shall give the probable cost of

the proposed printing upon the estimate of the

Public Printer; and no extra copies shall be printed

before such committee has reported. The printing

of additional copies may be performed upon orders

of the Joint Committee on Printing within a limit

of $200 in cost in any one instance. (Jan. 12. 1895,

ch. 23, 8 2, 28 Stat. 601; Mar. 1, 1907, ch. 8284, 8 1,

34 Stat 1013.)

§ 134. "Extra copies" defined:

The term "extra copies" as used in this title shall

be construed to mean copies in addition to the

usual number as defined in section 131 of this title.

(Jan. 12. 1895, ch. 23, § 2, 28 Stat. 601; Mar. 1, 1907,

ch. 2284, 8 1, 34 Stat. 1013.)

8 135. Duplicate orders to print.

The Public Printer shall examine closely the

orders of the Senate and House for printing, and

In case of duplication he shall print under the first

order received. (Jan. 12, 1895, ch. 23, 8 53, 28 Stat.

608.)

§ 136. Regulations for printing documents for Congress in two or more editions; printing of full

number and allotment of full quota.

The Joint Committee on Printing Is authorized

and directed to establish rules and regulations, from

time to time, which shall be observed by the Public

Printer, whereby public documents and reports

printed for Congress, or either House thereof, may

be printed In two or more editions, Instead of one,

to meet the public requirements. In no case shall

the aggregate of said editions exceed the number

of copies otherwise authorized. Nothing herein shall

operate to obstruct the printing of the full number

of any document or report, or the allotment of the

full quota to Senators and Representatives, as otherwise authorized, when a legitimate demand for the

full complement Is known to exist. (Mar. 30, 1906,

No. 14, 34 Stat. 826.)

gl37. Reprinting bills, laws, and reports from committees not exceeding fifty pages.

The Secretary of the Senate and the Clerk of the

House of Representatives may order the reprinting

In a number not exceeding one thousand copies of

any pending bill or resolution, or any public law not

exceeding fifty pages, or any report from any committee or congressional commission on pending legislation not accompanied by testimony or exhibits

or other appendices and not exceeding fifty pages,

when the supply shall have been exhausted. The

Public Printer shall require each requisition for reprinting to cite the specific authority of law for

Its execution, (Jan. 12, 1895, eh- 23, 8 2, 28 Stat.

601; Mar. 1,1907, ch. 2284, 8 1. 34 Stat. 1012.)

8 138. Senate and House documents and reports for

Department of State.

The Public Printer Is authorized and directed

to print, in addition to the usual number, and

furnish the Department of State with twenty copies

of each Senate and House of Representative document and report. (Feb. 7, 1896, No. 14, 29 Stat.

463.)

CROSS REFERENCES

Distribution of House and Senate documents and reports, see sections 131, 139, 139a, of this title.

Official Register, distribution of, see section 280a of this

title.

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8 139. Distribution of Government publications to the

Library of Congress.

There shall be printed and furnished to the

Library of Congress for official use In Washington,

District of Columbia, and for international exchange

as provided in section 139a of this title, not to exceed

one hundred and fifty copies of the publications

described in this section, to wit: House documents

and reports, bound; Senate documents and reports,

bound; Sefeate and House Journals, bound; public

bills and tesolutions; the United States Code and

supplement#, bound; the Official Register of the

United Suites, bound; and all other publications and

maps which are printed, or otherwise reproduced,

under authority of law, upon the requisition of any

Congressional committee, executive department,

bureau, independent office, establishment, commission, or officer of the Government: Provided, That

confidential matter, blank forms, and circular letters

not of a public character shall be excepted.

In addition to the foregoing, there shall be delivered as printed to the Library of Congress ten copies

of each House document and report, unbound; ten

copies of each Senate document and report, unbound; and ten copies of each private bill and resolution and fifty copies of the laws in slip form. (Jan.

28, 1899, No. 12, 30 Stat. 1388; Mar. 2. 1901, No. 16,

88 1, 2, 31 Stat. 1464; June 20, 1936, ch. 630. $ 6, 49

Stat. 1650.)

CBOSS RDTHZNCE S

Distribution of Official Register, see section 880a of this

tlUe.

g 139a. International exchange of Government publications.

For the purpose of more fully carrying into effect

the provisions of the convention concluded at Brussels on March 15, 1886, and proclaimed by the President of the United States on January 15,1889, there

shall be supplied to the Library of Congress not to

exceed one hundred and twenty-five copies each of

all Government publications, including the dally and

bound copies of the Congressional Record, for distribution, through the Smithsonian Institution, to

such foreign governments as may agree to send to

the United States similar publications of their governments for delivery to the Library of Congress.

(Mar. 2, 1901, No. 16, 6 3, 31 Stat. 1465; Mar. 3, 1925,

ch. 421, 8 7, 43 Stat. 1106; June 20, 1936, ch. 630,

1 6, 49 Stat. 1550.)

8140. Printing of documents not provided for by law.

Either House may order the printing of a document not already provided for by law, but only when

the same shall be accompanied by an estimate from

the Public Printer as to the probable cost thereof.

Any executive department, bureau, board, or independent office of the Government submitting reports

or documents In response to Inquiries from Congress

shall subnjfeherewith an estimate of the probable

cost of prtStng to the usual number. Nothing In

this section relating to estimates shall apply to

reports or documents not exceeding fifty pages.

(Jan. 12, 1895, ch. 23, 5 2, 28 Stat. 601; Mar. 1, 1907,

Ch. 2284, 8 1, 34 Stat. 1013.)

8 141. Lapse of authority to print, when.

In the printing of any document or report, or any

publication authorized by law to be printed, for distribution by Congress, the whole number of copies

of which shall not have been ordered within two years

from the date of the original order, the authority to

print shall lapse, except as orders for subsequent edltlons may be approved by the Joint Committee on

Printing, and then In no instance shall the whole

number exceed the number originally authorized by

law. (Mar. 1,1907, ch. 2284, 8 5, 34 Stat. 1014.)

8142. Classification and numbering of publication*

ordered printed by Congress; designation of publications of departments; printing of committee

hearings.

Publications ordered printed by Congress, or either

House thereof, shall be In four series, namely: One

series of reports made by the committees of the Senate, to be known as Senate reports; one series of reports made by the committees of the House of Representatives, to be known as House reports; one series

of documents other than reports of committees, the

orders for printing which originate In the Senate,

to be known as Senate documents, and one series of

documents other than committee reports, the orders

for printing which originate in the House of Representatives, to be known as House documents. The

publications in each series shall be consecutively

numbered, the numbers In each series continuing In

unbroken sequence throughout the entire term of a

Congress, but the foregoing provisions shall not apply

to the documents printed for the use of the Senate

in executive session. Of the "usual number", the

copies which are Intended for distribution to State

and Territorial libraries and other designated depositories of all annual or serial publications originating

In or prepared by an executive department, bureau,

office, commission, or board shall not be numbered

In the document or .report series of either House of

Congress, but shall be designated by title and bound

as hereinafter provided, and the departmental edition, if any, shall be printed concurrently with the

"usual number," Hearings of committees may be

printed as congressional documents only when specifically ordered by Congress or either House thereof.

(Jan. 15, 1908, No. 3, 8 1, 35 Stat. 665.)

6143. Binding of publications for distribution to

libraries.

In the binding of congressional documents and rePorts for distribution by the Superintendent of Documents to State and Territorial libraries and other

designated depositories, every publication of sufficient

size on any one subject shall be bound separately

and receive the title suggested by the subject of the

volume, and the others shall be distributed in unbound form as soon as printed. The Public Printer

shall supply the Superintendent of Documents sufficient copies of those publications distributed in unbound form, to be bound and distributed to the State

and Territorial libraries and other designated depositories for their permanent files. The library edition, a3 well as all other bound sets of congressional

numbered documents and reports, shall be arranged

In volumes and bound in the manner directed by the

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Joint Committee on Printing. (Jan. 15, 1908, No. 3,

$ 2, 35 Stat. 566.)

S144. Appropriation to which cost of printing by

order of Congress chargeable.

The cost of the printing of any document or report

printed by order of Congress which cannot, under

the provisions of section 214 of this title, be properly

charged to any other appropriation or allotment of

appropriation already made, shall, upon order of the

joint Committee on Printing, be charged to the allotment of appropriation for printing and binding

for Congress. (Jan. 12.1895, ch. 23, 5 2, 28 Stat. 601;

Mar. 1,1907, ch. 2284, $ 1, 34 Stat. 1013.}

g 145. Requirements of reports recommending printing and binding for Congress.

< •-CODIFICATION

Section, act July 1, 1616, ch. 309, 11, 89 Btat. 880; aflt

Mar, 4, 1035. ch. 548. 11, 48 Stat. 1399, was limited to the

various appropriations of which It was a part. A similar

"provision appeared In act June 18, 1940, ch. 896. 54 Btat.

478.

6 146. Stationery and blank books for Congress.

Stationery, blank books, tables, forms, and other

necessary papers preparatory to congressional legislation, required for the official use of the Senate and

the House of Representatives, or the committees and

officers thereof, shall be furnished by the Public

Printer upon requisition of the Secretary of the

Senate and the Clerk of the House of Representatives, respectively. .This shall not operate to prevent

the purchase by the officers of the Senate and House

of Representatives of such stationery and blank books

as may be necessary for sale to Senators and Members In the stationery rooms of the two Houses as

provided by law. (Jan. 12, 1895, ch. 23, 8 2, 28 Stat.

601; Mar. 1, 1907, ch. 2284, 8 1, 34 Stat. 1013.)

1147. Journal! of House* of Congress,

There shall be printed of the Journals of the 8enate and House of Representatives eight hundred and

twenty-two copies, which shall be distributed as follows: To the Senate document room, ninety copies

for distribution to Senators, @nd twenty-five additional copies; to the Senate library, ten copies; to the

House document room, three hundred and sixty copies for distribution to Members, and twenty-five

additional copies; to the Department of State, four

copies; to the Superintendent of Documents, one

hundred and forty-four copies to be distributed to

three libraries in each of the States and Territories

to be designated by the Superintendent of Documents! to the Court of Claim*, two copies; and to

the library of the House of Representatives, ten

copies. The remaining number of the Journals of

the Senate and House of Representatives, consisting

of twenty-five copies, shall be furnished to the Secretary of the Senate and the Clerk of the House of

Representatives, respectively, as the necessities of

their respective offices may require, as rapidly as

signatures are completed for such distribution. (Jan.

12, 1895, ch. 23, S 57, 28 Stat. 609; Mar. 2, 1901, No.

16. $81, 2, 31 Stat. 1464.)

REPEALS

Act June 26, 1938, ch. 708. 52 Stat. 1206, amending section 85 of this title, repealed provisions of this section

inconsistent therewith to the extent of the Inconsistency.

CROSS REFERENCES

Journals of Houses of Congress, distribution: to Library

of Congress, see sections 139, 139a of this title; to National

Archives, see section 215a of this tltto.

8 148. Senate and House Manuals.

Of the Senate Manual and of the Digest and Manual of the House of Representatives, each House shall

print as many copies as it shall desire, even though

the cost exceed $500. (Jan. 12, 1895, ch. 23, $ 73,

28 Stat. 617.)

8 149. Congressional Directory.

There shall be prepared under the direction of the

Joint Committee on Printing a Congressional Directory, of which there shall be three editions during

each long session and two editions during each short

session of Congress. The first edition shall be distributed to Senators, Representatives, Delegates, the

.principal officers of Congress, and heads of departments on the first day of the session, and shall be

ready for distribution to others within one week

thereafter. The number and distribution of such

directory shall be under the control of the Joint

Committee on Printing. Official correspondence

concerning the directory may be had in penalty envelopes under the direction of the Joint Committee.

All copies delivered to Senators and Representatives

for distribution shall be bound in cloth. (Jan. 12,

1895, ch. 23, $ 73, 28 Stat. 617; July 1, 1902, ch. 1351,

32 Stat. 583.)

SHORT SESSION o r CONGRESS

The short or name duck" session of Congress was

eliminated by Amendment XX to the United States

Constitution.

6 150. Same; sale.

The Public Printer, under the direction of the

Joint Committee, may print for sale, at a price sufficient to reimburse the expense of such printing, the

current Congressional Directory. The money derived

from such sales shall be paid into the Treasury and

accounted for in his annual report to Congress, and

no sales shall be made on credit. (Jan. 12, 1895, ch.

23, $ 40, 28 Stat. 607.)

CROSS REFDUSNCES

Charges and fees for printing for sale to public, see

section 72a of this title.

8151. Memorial addresses; preparation; distribution.

After the final adjournment of each session of

Congress, there shall be compiled, prepared, printed

with illustrations, and bound in cloth in one volume,

In such style, form, and manner as may be directed

by the Joint Committee on Printing, without extra

compensation to any employee therefor, the legislative proceedings of Congress and the exercises at the

general memorial services held in the House of Representatives during each session relative to the death

of any Member of Congress, together with all memorial addresses and eulogies published in the Congressional Record during the same session of Congress in connection therewith, and such other matter

as the committee may consider relevant thereto; and

there shall be printed as many copies as may be required to supply the total quantity hereinafter provided, of which number fifty copies, bound in full

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morocco, with gilt edges, suitably lettered as may be

requested, shall be delivered to the family of the

deceased, and the remaining copies shall be distributed as follows:

Of all eulogies on deceased Members of Congress

there shall be delivered, through the Postmaster

of each House, to the Vice President and each Senator, Representative, Delegate, and Resident Commissioner in Congress, one copy.

Of the euloglee on deceased Senators there shall

be furnished two'hundred and fifty copies for each

Senator of the State represented by the deceased

and twenty copies for each Representative therefrom.

Of the eulogies on deceased Representatives, Delegates, and Resident Commissioners there shall be

furnished two hundred and fifty copies for the successor in office of the deceased Member; twenty

copies for each of the other Representatives, Delegates, or Resident Commissioners of the State,

Territory, or Insular possession represented by the

deceased, and twenty copies for each Senator therefrom. The "usual number" of memorial addresses

shall not be printed. (Aug. 23, 1894, ch. 307, 28

Stat. 447; Jan. 12, 1896, ch. 23, $ 73, 28 Stat. 616;

June 20, 1936, ch. 630, $ 1, 49 Stat. 1546.)

Csosa RBSUCNGE B

Illustration* accompanying copies, see section 182 of

this title.

1152. Illustrations accompanying bound copies of

memorial addresses.

The illustrations to accompany bound copies of

memorial addresses delivered in Congress shall be

made at the Bureau of Engraving and Printing

and paid for out of the appropriation for that bureau, or. In the discretion of the Joint Committee on

Printing, shall be obtained elsewhere by the Public

Printer and charged to the allotment for printing

and binding for Congress. (Mar. 4, 1921, ch. 161,

§ 1. 41 Stat. 1431.)

8 153. Statement of appropriations; "usual number."

Of the statements of appropriations required to

be prepared by section 105 of Title 2, there shall be

printed, after the close of each regular session of

Congress, the usual number of copies. (Mar, 1,

1895, ch. 180, i 1, 28 Stat. 958.)

9 154. Printing for committees of Congress.

No committee of Congress shall be empowered to

procure the printing of more than one thousand

copies of any hearing or other document, which

be germane thereto, for its use except by simple,

concurrent, or joint resolution, as provided in this

chapter. (Jan. 12, 1895, ch. 23, $ 2, 28 Stat. 601;

Mar. 1, 1907, ch. 2284, $ 1, 34 Stat. 1012.)

§155. Committee reports; indexing and binding.

The Secretary the Senate and Clerk of the

House shall procuqgand file for the use of their respective Houses copies of all reports made by committees, and they are hereby directed at the close of

each session of Congress to cause such reports to be

indexed and bound, one copy to be deposited In the

library of each House and one copy In the room of

the committee from which the reports emanate.

(Jan. 12, 1895, ch. 23, 8 83, 28 Stat. 622.)

§ 156. Reports of Librarian of Congress.

Of the annual and special reports of the Librarian

of Congress submitted to Congress, there shall be

printed and bound in cloth five thousand copies for

the use of the Library of Congress. (Feb. 24, 1904,

No. 8, 33 Stat. 683.)

6157. Distribution of documents to Members of Congress.

Whenevei In the division among Senators,

Representatives, and Delegates of documents printed

for the use of Congress there shall be an apportionment to each or either House in round numbers, the

Public Printer shall not deliver the full number so

accredited at the respective folding rooms, but only

the largest multiple of the number constituting the

full membership of each or either House, iwiiirfiny

the Secretary and Sergeant at Arms of the Senate

and Clerk, Sergeant at Arms, and Doorkeeper of the

House, which shall be contained In the round numbers thus accredited to each or either House, so

that the number delivered shall divide evenly and

without remainder among the Members of the'House

to which they are delivered; and the remainder of

the documents thus resulting shall be turned over to

the Superintendent of Documents, to be distributed

by him, first, to public and school libraries for the

purpose of completing broken sets; second, to public

and school libraries that have not been supplied with

any portions of such sets, and, lastly, by sale to other

persons;.said libraries to pe named to J^lm.hy Senators, Representatives, and Delegates In CgQgre#;

and In this distribution the Superintendent of Documents shall see that as far as practicable an equal

allowance is yiade to each Senator, Representative,

and Delegate. (Jan. 12, 1895, ch. 23, I 6& 28 Styt

612; Apr. 6, 1904, ch. 862, 33 Stat. 159.), .

§ 158. Allotments of public documents printed after

expiration of term; rights of retiring Members of

Congress to documents.; i u,a ' .0 1Z

The Congressional allotment of public documents

(except the Congressional Record) printed after the

expiration of the term of office of the Vice President

of the.United States, or any Senator, Representative, Delegate, or Resident Commissioner shall be

delivered to his or her successor in office. • "A

Hie Vice President of the United States and any

Senator, Representative, Delegate, or Resident Commissioner In Congress, having public documents to

his credit at the expiration of his term of office shall

take the same prior to the 30th day of June next

following the date of such expiration, and if he shall

not do so within such period he shall forfeit them

to his or her successor in office. (Jan. 12, 1895, ch.

23, 6 72, 28 Stat. 612; Mar. 18, 1924, ch. 60, 43 Stat

24; June 18, 1934, ch. 606, §1, 48 Stat. 1017.), ; .

6 159, Time for distribution of documents by Members

of Congress extended. • '

The time allowed Members of Congress reelected

to distribute public documents to their credit, or

the credit of their respective districts to the Interior

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or other Departments and bureaus, and In the Government Printing Office,shall continue during their

successive terms and until their right to frank documents shall end. (June 4, 1897, ch. 2, § 1, 30 Stat.

62.)

6160. Binding for Members of Congress.

Bach Senator and Representative shall be entitled

to the binding in half morocco, or material not more

expensive, of but one copy of each public document

to which he may be entitled, an account of which,

with each Senator and Representative, shall be kept

by the Secretary of the Senate and Clerk of the

House, respectively. (Jan. 12, 1895, ch. 23, $ 2, 28

etat. 601; Mar. 1, 1907, ch. 2284, I 1, 34 Stat. 1018.)

|181, Seme; binding at expense of Members of Congress,

Hi e Public Printer Is authorized to bind at the

Government Printing Office any books, maps, charts,

or documents published by authority of Congress,

upon application of any Member of the Senate or

House of Representatives, upon payment of the

-actual cost of such binding. (Dec. 10, 1877, ch. 0,

M Stat. 6.)

f 162. Documents and reports ordered by Members of

Congress; franks and envelopes for Members of

Congress.

Documents and reports of committees with the

•evidence and papers submitted therewith, or any

part thereof ordered printed by Congress, may be

reprinted by the Public Printer on order of any

Member of Congress or Delegate, on prepayment of

the cost thereof.

He may also furnish without cost to Senators,

Members, and Delegates blank franks printed on

sheets and perforated, or sirigly at the option of

said Senators, Members, and Delegates, for public

-documents. Pranks so furnished shall contain in

the upper left-hand corner thereof the following

-words, to wit: "Public document. Free. United

States Senate (or House of Representatives U. S.)"

end In upper right-hand corner the letters "U. S. S."

or "M. C." But he shall not print any other words

thereon except where it may be desirable to affix

the official title of a document. All other words

printed thereon shall be at the personal expense

of the Senator, Member, or Delegate ordering the

same.

At the request of any Congressman the Public

Printer Is authorised to print upon franks or envelopes used for mailing public documents or seed

the facsimile stamp of said Congressman and a

Special request for return if not called for, and the

name of the State and county and city. Said Congressman to deposit with his order the extra expense

Involved in printing these additional words.

The Public Printer may also, at the request of

any Senator, Representative, or Delegate in Congress, print on envelopes authorized to be furnished

the name of the Senator, Representative or Delegate, and State, the date, and the topic or subject

matter, not exceeding twelve words.

All moneys accruing under this section shall be

deposited by the Public Printer in the Treasury of

the United States to the credit on the books of the

Treasury Department of the appropriation made

for the working capital of the Got^rnment Printing

Office for the year in which the work is done, and

accounted for in his annual report to Congress.

(Jan. 12, 1895, ch. 23, I 37, 28 Stat. 606: Mar. 2,

1895, ch. 189, 5 1, 28 Stat. 961; Jan. 30, 1904, ch. 39, 33

Stat. 9; Mar. 4, 1925, ch. 549, § 1, 43 Stat. 1300.)

8 163. Payment of cost of printing extracts from Congressional Record, or other documents.

In case any Senator, Representative, or Delegate

shall fall to pay the cost of printing extracts from

the Congressional Record or other documents ordered by him to be printed, the Public Printer shall

certify the amount due to the Sergeant at Arms of

the House or the financial clerk of the Senate, as

the case may be, and the Sergeant at Arms or financial clerk shall deduct from any salary due the said

delinquent the said amount, or as much thereof as

the salary due may cover, and pay the amount so

obtained to the Public Printer, to be applied by him

to the satisfaction of the Indebtedness. (Mar. 4,

1911, ch. 285, 8 1, 36 Stat. 1446.)

g 164. Distribution of copies of Congressional Record,

etc., to Governor General of Philippines.

CODIFICATION

Section, act Mar. 4, 1909. ch. 817, 36 Stat. 1067, was

omitted on authority ot 1946 Proc. No. 3695, elT. July 4,

1946, 11 F. R. 7617, 60 Stat. 1362, Issued pursuant to section

1240 of Title 48, which proclamation recognized the

Independence of the Philippines as of July 4. 1910. For

text of Proc. No. 2696, see note under section 1240 of Title

48, Territories and Insular Possessions.

8165. Senate and House document rooms; superintendents.

There shall be one document room of the Senate

and one of the House of Representatives, to be designated, respectively, the "Senate and House document room." Each shall be in charge of a superintendent, who shall be appointed by the Secretary of

the Senate and the Doorkeeper of the House, respectively, who shall also appoint the necessary number

of assistants. The Senate document room shall be

under the jurisdiction of the Secretary of the Senate.

(Jan. 12, 1895, ch. 23, 5 60, 28 Stat. 610; Mar. 3,1901,

ch. 830, $ 1, 31 Stat. 962.)

6 166. Senate and House folding rooms; superintendents.

There shall be one folding room of the Senate and

one folding room of the House of Representatives.

They shall be in charge of superintendents, appointed

respectively by the Sergeant at A'ms of the Senate

and Doorkeeper of the House, who shall also appoint

the necessary assistants. All reports or documents

to be distributed for Senators. Representatives, and

Delegates shall be folded and distributed from the

folding rooms, unless otherwise ordered and each

Senator, Representative, and Delegate shall be notified in writing once every sixty days of the number

and character of publications on hand and assigned

to him for use and distribution. (Jan. 12, 1895,

ch. 23, 5 71, 28 Stat. 612.)

8 167. Disposition of documents stored at Capitol.

The Secretary and Sergeant at Arms of the Senate

and the CleA and Doorkeeper of the H"use of Rcp1 1 0
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resentatives shall at the convening In regular session

of each successive Congress cause an invoice to be

made of all public documents stored in and about the

Capitol, other than those belonging to*the quota of

Members of such Congress, to the Library of Congress and the Senate and House libraries and document rooms, and all such documents shall by the

superintendents, respectively, of the Senate and

House folding rooms be put to the credit of Senators,

Representatives, and Delegates of such Congress, in

quantities equatin the number of volumes and as

nearly as possible In value, to each Member of Congress, and said documents shall be distributed upon

the orders of Senators, Representatives, and Delegates, each of whom shall be supplied by the superintendents of the folding rooms with a list of the number and character of the publications thus put to his

credit, but before said apportionment is made copies

of any of these documents desired tor the use of

committees of the Senate or House shall be delivered

to the chairman of such committees. Pour copies of

each and all leather-oound documents shall be reserved and carefully stored, to be used in supplying

deficienciesIn the Senate and House libraries caused

by wear or loss. (Jan. 12, 1895. ch. 23, { 63, 28 Stat.

611.)

§ 168. Binding for Senate library.

The Secretary of the Senate la authorized to

make requisition upon the Public Printer for the

binding for the Senate library of such books as he

may deem necessary at a cost not to exceed #200

per year. (Mar. 2, 1896, ch. 189, | 1, 28 Stat. 968.)

§169. Parliamentary precedents; publication and distribution.

CODIFICATION

Section, acts Mar. 1, 1821, ch. 88. ; 1, 41 Stat. 1181; Aug.

a, 1935, ch 426, 49 Stat. 609, provided for the publication

and distribution of Hinds' Parliamentary Precedents of

the House of Representatives of the United States, revised

up to and Including the Seventy-third Congress.

Chapter 6.—CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, RTI.I.g,

AND LAWS

Sec.

181. Congressional Record; arrangement, style, contents,

and indexes.

182. Same; Indexes.

182a. Same; daUy and permanent forms.

182b. Same; Illustrations; maps; diagrams.

182c. Same; additional Insertions.

183. Same; gratuitous copies; delivery; subscriptions.

184. Repealed.

180. Congressional Record; extracts for Congressmen;

mailing envelopes.

186. Repealed.

187. Congressional Record; exchange for Parliamentary

Hansard.

188. Same; sale.

189. Bills and resolutions; number and distribution.

189a. Same; style and form; authority of Joint Committee

on Printing; Inapplicable to Committee on Revision of the Laws.

190. Binding sets at bills and resolutions for Congress.

191. Public and private laws, postal conventions, and

treaties.

192. Printing actfleeolutlons, and treaties.

193. Printing of pdBal conventions.

194,195. Repealed.

196. Statutes at Large; contents; admissibility In evidence.

196a. Same; distribution.

197. Same; marginal references.

§ 181. Congressional Record; arrangement, style, contents, and indexes.

The Joint Committee on Printing shall have control of the arrangement and style of the Congressional Record, and while providing that it shall

be substantially a verbatim report of proceedings,

shall take all needed action for the reduction ofl

unnecessary bulk, and shall provide for the publi- '

cation of an index of the Congressional Record

semimonthly during the sessions of Congress and

at the close thereof. (Jan. 12, 1895, ch. 23, 8 13

28 Stat. 603.)

8 182. Same; indexes.

The Joint Committee on Printing shall designate

to the Public Printer competent persons to prepare

the semimonthly and the session index to the Congressional Record and shall fix and regulate the

compensation to be paid by the Public Printer for

the said work and direct the form and m-nn f r o f

Its publication and distribution. (Jan. 12, 1895,

ch. 23, i 14, 28 Stat. 603; June 20, 1936, ch. 630,

title H, 8 2, 49 Stat. 1546.)

1182a. Same; daily and permanent forms.

The public proceedings of each House of Congress. as reported by the Official Reporters thereof,

shall be printed In the Congressional Record, which

shall be issued in dally form during each session

and shall be revised, printed, and bound promptly,

as may be directed by the Joint Committee on

Printing, In permanent form, for distribution during

and after the close of each session of Congress.

The daily and the permanent Record shall bear

the same date, which shall be that of the actual

day's proceedings reported- therein. Hie "usual

number" of the Congressional Record shall not be

printed. (Jan. 12, 1895, ch. 23, 8 14, 28 Stqt. 603;

June 20, 1936, ch. 630, 8 2, 49 Stat. 1546.)

6 182b. Same; illustrations; maps; diagrams.

No maps, diagrams, or illustrations may be inserted in the Record without the approval of the

Joint Committee on Printing. (Jan. 12, 1895, ch.

23, 8 14. 28 Stat. 603; June 20, 1936, ch. 630, 8 2,

49 Stat. 1546.)

8182c. Same; additional insertions.

The Joint Committee on Printing is authorized

and directed to provide for printing in the Daily Record the legislative program for the day, together with

a list of congressional committee meetings and hearings, and the place of meeting and subject matter;

and to cause a brief r6sum6 of congressional activities for the previous day to be incorporated in

the Record, together with an index of Its contents.

Such data shall be prepared under the supervision of

the Secretary of the Senate and the Clerk of the

House of Representatives, respectively. (Aug. 2,

1946, ch. 753, title II, § 221, 60 Stat. 837.)

EFFECTIVE DATE

Effective date, see note set out under section 72a of

Title 2, The Congress.

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g 183. Same; gratuitous copies; delivery; subscriptions.

The Public Printer shall furnish the Congressional

Record as follows and shall furnish gratuitously no

others in addition thereto:

Of the bound edition to the folding room of the

Senate five copies for the Vice President and each

Senator; to the Secretary and Sergeant at Arms of

the Senate, each, two copies, and to the Joint Committee on Printing not to exceed one hundred copies;

to the folding room of the House of Representatives

three copies for each Representative, Delegate, and

Resident Commissioner in Congress, and to the

Clerk, Sergeant at Arms, and Doorkeeper of the

House of Representatives, each, two copies.

Of the dally edition to the Vice president and each

Senator, one hundred copies: to the Secretary and

Sergeant at Arms of the Senate, each, twenty-five

copies: to the Secretary, for official use, not to exceed

thirty-five copies, and to the Sergeant at Arms for

use on the floor of the Senate, not to exceed fifty

copies.

To each Representative, Delegate, and Resident

Commissioner.in Congress, sixty-eight copies; to the

Clerk, Sergeant at Arms, and Doorkeeper of the

House of Representatives, each, twenty-five copies;

to the Clerk, for official use, not to exceed fifty copies,

and to the Doorkeeper for use on the floor of the

House of Representatives, not to exceed seventy-flve

copies.

To the Vice President and each Senator, Representative, Delegate, and Resident Commissioner in

Congress, there shall also be furnished (and shall not

be transferable) three copies of the daily Record,

of which one shall be delivered at his residence, one

at his office, and one at the Capitol.

In addition to the foregoing the Congressional

Record shall also be furnished as follows:

There shall be printed and held in reserve by the

Public Printer, in unstitched form, as many copies

of the daily Record as may be required to supply a

semimonthly edition, whi*h shall be bound in paper

cover together with each semimonthly index when

the same is issued and shall then be delivered

promptly as hereinafter provided.

To each committee and commission of Congress,

One daily and one semimonthly copy.

To each joint committee and Joint commission in

Congress, as may be designated by the Joint Committee on Printing, two copies of the daily, one semimonthly copy, and one bound copy.

To the Secretary and the Sergeant at Arms of the

Senate, for office use, each, six semimonthly copies.

To the Clerk, Sergeant at Arms, and Doorkeeper of

the House, for office use, each, six semimonthly

copies.

To the Joint Committee on Printing, ten semimonthly copies.

To the Vice President and each Senator, Representative, Delegate, and Resident Commissioner in

Congress, one semimonthly copy.

To the President of the United States, for the use

of the Executive Office, ten copies of the daily, two

semimonthly copies, and one bound copy.

To the Chief Justice of the United States and each

of the Associate Justices of title Supreme Court of

the United States, one copy oftoe daily.

To the offices of the marshal and clerk of the

Supreme Court of the United States, each, two copies

of the daily and one semimonthly copy.

To the offices of the Vice President and the Speaker

of the House of Representatives, each, six copies of

the daily and one semimonthly copy.

To the Sergeant at Arms, the Chaplain, the Postmaster, the superintendent and the foreman of the

folding room of the Senate and House of Hrepresentatives, respectively; to the Secretaries to the Majority and the Minority of the Senate, and to the Doorkeeper of the House of Representatives, each, one

copy of the daily.

To the office of the Parliamentarian of the House

of Representatives, six copies of the dally, one semimonthly copy, and two bound copies.

To the offices of the Official Reporters of Debates

of the Senate and House of Representatives, respectively, each, fifteen copies of the daily, one semimonthly copy, and three bound copies.

To the office of the stenographers to committees of

the House of Representatives, four copies of the

daily and one semimonthly copy.

To the office of the Congressional Record Index,

ten copies of the daily and two semimonthly copies.

To the offices of the superintendents of the Senate

and House document rooms, each, three copies of

the daily, one semimonthly copy, and one bound

copy.

To the offices of the superintendents of the Senate

and House press galleries, each, two copies of the

daily, one semimonthly copy, and one bound copy.

To the offices of the Legislative Counsel of the

Senate and House of Representatives, respectively,

and the Architect of the Capital,' each, three copies

of the daily, one semimonthly copy, and one bound

copy.

To the Library of Congressfor official use in Washington, District of Columbia, and for international

exchange, as provided in sections 139 and 139a of

this title, not to exceed one hundred and forty-five

copies of the daily, five semimonthly copies, and

one hundred and fifty bound copies.

To the library of the Senate, three copies of the

daily, two semimonthly copies, and not to exceed

fifteen bound copies.

To the library of the House of Representatives,

five copies of the dally, two semimonthly copies,

and not to exceed twenty-eight bound copies, of

Which eight copies may be bound in such style and

manner as may be approved by the Joint Committee

on Printing.

To the library of the Supreme Court of the United

States, two copies of the daily, two semimonthly

copies, and not to exceed five bound copies.

To the Public Printer for official use, not to exceed

seventy-five copies of the daily, ten semimonthly

copies, and two bound copies.

To the Director of the Botanic Garden, two copies

of the daily and one semimonthly copy.

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To the National Archives, five copies of the daily,

two semimonthly copies, and two bound copies.

To the library of each executive department, Independent office, and establishment of the Government now in Washington, District of Columbia, or

which hereafter may be created, except those designated as depository libraries, and to the libraries

of the municipal government of the District of

Columbia, the Naval Observatory, and the Smithsonian Institution, each, two copies of the daily, one

semimonthly ccpf. and one bound copy.

To the office! Of the Governors of Alaska, Hawaii,

Puerto Rico, and the Virgin Islands, each, five copies

in both dally and bound form.

, To the office of the Governor of the Panama Canal, five copies in both daily and bound form.

To each ex-President and ex-Vice President of

the United States, one copy of the daily.

To the governor of each State, one copy in both

daily and bound form.

To the United States Soldiers' Home and to each

of the National Homes for Disabled Volunteer Soldiers, and to each of the State soldiers' homes now

established or which hereafter may be created for

either Federal or Confederate soldiers, one copy of

the daily.

To the Superintendent of Documents, as many

daily and bound copies as may be required for distribution to depository libraries.

To the Department of State, not to exceed one

hundred and fifty copies of the dally, for distribution to each of our embassies and legations abroad,

and to the principal consular offices in the discretion of the Secretary of State.

To each foreign legation in Washington whose

government extends a like courtesy to our embassies and legations abroad, one copy of the daily, to

be furnished upon requisition of and sent through

the Secretary of State.

To each newspaper correspondent whose name

appears in the Congressional Directory, and who

makes application therefor, for his personal use and

that of the paper or papers he represents, one copy

of the daily and one copy of the bound, the same

to be sent to the office address of each member of the

press or elsewhere as he may direct: Provided, however, That not to exceed four copies In all shall be

furnished to members of the same press bureau.

All copies of the dally edition shall, unless otherwise directed by the Joint Committee on Printing,

be supplied and delivered promptly on the day after

the actual day's proceedings as originally published.

Each order for the daily Record shall begin with

the current issue thereof, if previous Issues of the

same session are not available. The apportionment

herein specified for daily copies shall not be transferable for the bound form and any allotment of

dally copies not used by any Member during a

session shall lapse when the session ends.

Hie Public Bjlnter Is authorized to furnish to subscribers the dsj$r Record at $1.50 per month, payable

in advance. (Jan. 12, 1895, ch. 23. 8 73, 28 Stat.

617; June 11, 1896, ch. 420, $ 1, 29 Stat. 454; Mar.

19, 1896, No. 31. 29 Stat. 468; ftb . 17. 1897, No. 12.

29 Stat. 700; Mar. 26, 1900, No. 16. 31 Stat. 713;

Mar. 2, 1901, No. 16, 88 1, 2, 31 Stat. 1464; Jan. 30,

1903, ch. 338, 32 Stat. 786; Mar. 1, 1907, ch. 2284,

I 4, 34 Stat. 1014; Mar. 4, 1909, ch. 317, 35 Stat.

1067; Mar. 4, 1Q09, No. 25, 35 Stat. 1169; Mar. 3,

1925, ch. 421, 8 7, 43 Stat. 1106; June 20, 1936, ch.

630. 8 3, 49 Stat. 1547; Proc. No. 2695, eft. July 4,

1946, 11 P. R. 7517, 60 Stat. 1352.)

CODIFICATION

Provision providing for the distribution of ten copies

both In dally and bound form to the Philippine Government has been omitted pursuant to 1946 Proe. No. 3088,

cited to text, which granted Independence to the Philippines on July 4, 1646, under the authority of section

18*0 or Title 48, Territories and Insular Possesions, and

under which section said Proc. No. 3666 U set out as a note.

1184. ^Repealed. June 20, 1936, eh. 680, § 4, 4# Stat.

Section, act Jan. 13, 1886, ch. 33, 1 34, 38 Stat. 6(H.

reserved unbound copies of Congressional Record for

Congressmen and standing committees, and Is now covered by section 188 of this title. ' >

8 185. Congressional Record; extracts for Congressmen; mailing envelopes.

It shall be lawful for the Public Printer to print

and deliver, upon the order of any Senator, Representative, or Delegate, extracts from the Congressional Record, the person ordering the same paying

the costithereof. The Public Printer may furnish

without cost to Senators, Members, and Delegates, envelopes, ready for mailing the Congressional Record or any part thereof, or speeches, or

reports therein contained. Envelopes so furnished

shall contain in the upper left-hand corner thereof

the following words, to wit: "Senate United States

(or House of Representatives, U. 8 ). Part of Con*

gressional Record. Free", and in upper right-hand

corner the letters "U. 8. 8." or "M. C/\ and the Pub.

lie Printer may, at the request of any Senator, Representative, or Delegate In Congress, print in addition

to the foregoing, the name of the Senator, Representative, or Delegate, - and State, the date, and

the topic or subject matter, not exceeding twelve

words. But he shall not print any qther words

thereon, except at the personal expense of the Senator, Member, or Delegate ordering the same, except to affix the official title of a document. All

moneys accruing under this section shall be deposited by the Public Printer In the Treasury of the

United States to the credit on the books ofthie Treasury Department of the appropriation made for the

working capital of the Government Printing Office

for the year in which the work is done and accounted

for in his annual report to Congress. (Jan. 12,1895,

ch. 23, 8 37, 28 Stat. 606; Mar. 2, 1895, ch. 189, f 1,

28 Stat. 861; Jan. 30, 1904, ch. 39, 33 Stat. 9; Mar. 4,

1925, ch. 549, 8 1, 43 Stat. 1300.) . .

6 186. Repealed. June 20, 1936, ch. 630, § 7, 49 Stat.

1550.

Section, act Mar. 4, 1809, No. 36, 36 Stat. 116»t provided

for distribution of copies of Congressional Record In exchange for foreign records, which Is now covered by

section 138a of this title. .J. .

8187. Congressional Record; exchange tor Parlia;

mentary Hansard.

1

S

The Librarian of Congress Is authorized to furnish a copy of the dally and bound Congressional

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Record to the Undersecretary of State for External

Affairs of Canada In exchange for a copy of the

Parliamentary Hansard, and the Public Printer Is

directed to honor the requisition of the Librarian of

Congress for such copy. The Parliamentary Hansard

so received shall be the property of the Department

of State. (Apr. 10, 1912, No. 14, 37 Stat. 632.)

§188. Same; sale.

The Public Printer, under the direction of the

Joint Committee, may print for sale, at a price sufficient to reimburse the expense of such printing, the

current numbers and bound sets of the Congressional

Record. The money derived from such sales shall be

paid into the Treasury and accounted for In his

annual report to Congress, and no sales shall be

made on credit. (Jan. 12, 1895, ch. 23, 140, 28 Stat.

607.)

CROSS RUraiNces

Charges and fees for printing lor sale to publlo, see

section 72a of this title.

Subscriptions, eee section 183 of thia title.

1189. Bills and resolutions; number and distribution.

There shall be printed of each Senate and House

public bill and joint resolution six hundred and

twenty-five copies, which shall be distributed as follows: To the Senate document room, two hundred

and twenty-five copies; office of Secretary of Senate,

fifteen copies; House document room, three hundred

and eighty-five copies. There shall be printed of

each Senate private bin, when Introduced, when reported, and when passed, three hundred copies,

which shall be distributed as follows: To the Senate

document room, one hundred and seventy copies; to

the Secretary of the Senate, fifteen copies; to the

House document room, one hundred copies; to the

Superintendent of Documents, ten copies. There

shall be printed of each House private bill, when

Introduced, when reported, and when passed, two

hundred and sixty copies, which shall be distributed

as follows: To the Senate document room, one hundred and thirty-five copies; to the Secretary of the

Senate, fifteen copies; to the House document room,

one hundred copies; to the Superintendent of Documents, ten copies. The term "private bill" shall be

construed to mean all bills for the relief of private

parties, bills granting pensions, bills removing political disabilities, and bills for the survey of rivers and

harbors. All bills and resolutions shall be printed

In bill form, and, unless specially ordered by either

House, shall only be printed when referred to a committee. when favorably reported back, and after their

passage by either House. Of concurrent and simple

resoiattons, when reported, and after their passage

by alber House, only two hundred and sixty copies

shall be printed, except by special order, and the

same shall be distributed as follows: To the Senate

document room, one hundred and thirty-five copies;

to the Secretary of the Senate, fifteen copies; to the

House document room, one hundred copies; to the

Superintendent of Documents, ten copies. (Jan. 12,

1895, ch. 23. 6 55, 28 Stat. 609; Jan. 20, 1905, ch. 50,

$ 2, 33 Stat. 611.)

REPEALS

Act June 26, 1938, ch. 703, 62 Stat. 1206, amending section 86 of this title, repealed provisions of.jthls section

Inconsistent therewith to the extent of the inconsistency.

CROSS REFERENCES

Joint Committee on Printing to determine style and

form of bill or resolution and to have power to curtail

the number of copies, see section 189a of this title.

8 189a. Same; style and form; authority of Joint Committee on Printing: inapplicable to Committee

on Revision of the Laws.

Subject to the provisions of sections 54a and 54b

of Title 1, the Joint Committee on Printing is

empowered to authorize the printing of any bill or

resolution, with index and ancillaries, in such style

and form as the Joint Committee on Printing shall

deem to be most suitable in the Interest of economy and efficiency, and to so continue until final

enactment thereof in both Houses of Congress; and

such committee may also curtail the number of

copies of such bills or resolutions, including the slip

form Of such public Act or public resolution. (June

13, 1934, ch. 483, 1 3, 48 Stat. 948.)

§ 190. Binding sets of bills and resolutions for Congress.

The Public Printer shall bind four sets of Senate

and House of Representatives bills, joint and concurrent resolutions of each Congress, two for the

Senate and two for the House, to be furnished him

from the files of the Senate and House document

room, the volumes when bound to be kept there

for reference. (Jan. 12, 1895, ch. 23, 1 82, 28 Stat.

622.)

1191. Public and private laws, postal conventions, and

treaties. -

There shall be printed In slip form two thousand

one hundred and ten copies of public and seven

hundred and sixty copies of private laws, postal

conventions, and treaties, which shall be distributed

as follows: To the House document room, one thousand copies of public and one hundred copies of

private laws; to the Senate document room, five

hundred and fifty copies of public and one hundred

copies of private laws; to the Department of State,

five hundred copies of all laws; and to the Treasury

Department, sixty copies of all laws.

Postal conventions and treaties shall be distributed as private laws. (Jan. 12, 1895, ch. 23, $ 56-

28 Btat. 609.)

§ 192. Printing arts, resolutions, and treatlea.

The Public Printer on receiving from the Secretary of State a copy of any act or joint resolution,

or treaty, shall immediately cause an accurate

printed copy thereof to be executed and sent in

duplicate to the Secretary of State for revision.

On the return of one of the revised duplicates, he

shall at once have the marked corrections made,

and cause the number specified in section 191 of

this title to be printed. (R. S. § 3805; Jan. 12, 1895,

ch. 23, f 56, 28 Stat. 609.)

DERIVATION

Act Mar. 9, 1868. ch^2» 6 2, 16 Stat. 40.

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§ 193. Printing of postal conventions.

The Public Printer, on receiving from the Postmaster General a copy of any postal convention between the Postmaster General, on the part of the

United States, and an equivalent officer of any

foreign government, shall immediately cause an accurate printed copy thereof to be executed and sent

in duplicate to the Postmaster General. On the

return of one of the revised duplicates, he shall at

once havq, the marked corrections made, and cause

to be prin#d the number specified in section 191 of

this title. XR. S. 8 3806; June 20, 1874, ch. 328. 5 1,

18 Stat. 88; Jan. 12, 1895, ch. 23, 6 66, 28 Stat. 609.)

DERIVATION

Act Mar. 9, 1868, ch. 22, I 4, 16 Stat. 40.

g 194. Repealed. May 29, 1928, ch. 916, § 9, 45 Stat.

1008.

Section, act July 1, 1902, ch. 1366, 5 6, 32 Stat. 631, provided for distribution of copies of code to Senators and

Representatives.

g 195. Repealed. June 20, 1936, ch. 630, g 10, 49 Stat.

1552.

Section, act Jan. 12, 1896, ch. 23, ( 73, 28 Stat. 614;

Mar. 16, 1898, ch. 68, $ 4, 30 Stat. 316; Mar. 2, 1901, No. 16,

If 1, 2, 81 Stat. 1464; Apr. 28, 1904, ch. 1791, 33 Stat. 642;

Mar. 1, 1907, ch. 2284, I 4 34 Stat. 1014; Mar. 4, 1907,

No. 29, 34 Stat. 1426; Mar. 3, 1926, ch. 421, f 7, 43 Stat.

1106, provided for publication and distribution of pamphlet copies of the statutes of each session of Congress

to named persons and officers.

#196. Statutes at Large; contents; admissibility la

evidence.

The Secretary of State shall cause to be compiled,

edited, Indexed, and published, the United States

Statutes at Large, which shall contain all the laws

and concurrent resolutions enacted during each regular session of Congress; all treaties to which the

United States is a party that have been proclaimed

since the date of the adjournment of the regular

session of Congress next preceding; all international

agreements other than treaties to which the United

States is a party that have been signed, proclaimed,

or with reference to which any other final formality

has been executed, since that date; all proclamations

by the President in the numbered series issued since

that date: and also any amendments to the Constitution of the United States proposed or ratified pursuant to article V thereof since that date, together with

the certificate of the Secretary of State issued In

compliance with the provision contained in section

160 of Title 5. In the event of an extra bt ssion of

Congress, the Secretary of State shall cause all the

laws and concurrent resolutions enacted during said

extra session to be consolidated with, and published as part of, the contents of the volume for the

next regular session. The United States Statutes at

Large shall be legal evidence of the laws, concurrent

resolutions, treaties. International agreements other

than treaties, proclamations by the President, and

proposed or ratified amendments to the Constitution of theBMted States therein contained, in all the

courts of tflfe United States, the several States, and

the Territories and insular possessions of the United

States. (Jan. 12, 1895, ch. 23, § 73, 28 Stat. 615;

Mar. 15, 1898, ch. 68, $ 4, 30 Stat. 316; Mar. 2, 1901.

No. 16, $8 1, 2. 31 Stat. 1464; Apr. 28. 1904, ch. 1791,

33 Stat. 542; Mar. 1,1907, ch. 2284, 8 4. 34 Stat. 1014;

Mar. 4, 1907, No. 29, 34 Stat. 1426; Mar. 3, 1925, ch.

421. 8 7. 43 Stat. 1106; June 20, 1936, ch. 630, 6 9, 49>

Stat. 1551;-June 16, 1938, ch. 477, 8 1, 62 Stat. 760.)

REPEALS

Section 4 of act June 16, 1938, cited to text, repealed

all acts or parts of acts Inconsistent therewith.

8196a. Same; distribution.

The Public Printer shall print, and after the final

adjournment of each regular session of Congress,

bind and deliver to the Superintendent of Documents

as many copies of the Statutes at Large as may be

required for distribution as follows:

To the President of the United States, four copies,

one of which shall be for the library of the Executive

Mansion; . i . , . f l . „ :•

To the Vice President of the United States, two

Oppies; ,, 1 J, ji-.j.,,i ! •/!.,; o;I

To each Senator, Representative, Delegate,: and

Resident Commissioner in Congress, one copy;

To the office of the Parliamentarian of the House

of Representatives, two copies; . ,

To the offices of the Legislative Counsel of the

Senate and House of Representatives, each, one

copy; ,, j . , .... , .

To the Senate Library, not to exceed seventy-five

Copies; I-„ ..V ' .. ... ;• !

To the House Library, not to exceed one hundred

copies; ,.K,:

To the Library of Congress for International exchange and for official use In Washington, District

of Columbia, not to exceed one hundred and fifty

^

i To the library of the Supreme Court of the United

States, for distribution to the Chief Justice and Associate Justices, the officers of the Court, and for use

In the library, not to exceed twenty copies;

To the Architect of the Capitol, one copy;

To the Public Printer, two copies:

To the National Archives, not to exceed five copies;

To the Department of State, including those tor

the use of embassies, legations, and consulates, pqt

to exceed six hundred copies;

To the Treasury Department, including those fof

the use of officers of customs, not to exceed three

hundred copies: ^ -*> •. »->i.ts ii.rt; triJ

' To the War Department, not tb exceed two huri^

dred copies;

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To the Navy Department, not to exceed one hundred copies;

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To the Department of the Interior, including those

for the use of the United States Supervisors of Surveys and registers and receivers of public-land

offin'S, not to exceed three hundred copies;

To the Post Office Department, not to exceed fifty

copies; ., r

To the Department of Justice, including those for

the judges and the officers of the United States and

Territorial courts, not to exceed: eight hundsed

copies; ix.:.. / . ,i. *1

To the Department of Agriculture, not to exceed

one hundred copies;

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To the Department of Commerce, not to exceedone hundred copies;

To the Department of Labor, including those for

the officers of the Immigration and Naturalization

Service, not to exceed one hundred and seventy-five

copies;

To the offices of the Governors of Alaska, Hawaii,

Puerto Rico, and the Virgin Islands, each, two copies;

To the office of the Governor of the Panama Canal,

three copies;

To the library of the court of last resort of each

State, Territory, and insular possession, and of the

District of Columbia, each, one copy;

TO each designated depository library in each State,

Territory, and infeular possession, one copy;

To each Independent office and establishment of

the Government now In Washington, District of

Columbia, or which hereafter may be created, not

to exceed six copies; and

To the library of the municipal government of

<he District of Columbia, the Naval Observatory,

and the Smithsonian Institution, each, one copy.

In addition to the foregoing the Public Printer

shall print one thousand two hundred copies of the

Statutes at Large, of which three hundred copies

be for the use of the Senate and nine hundred

copies for the use of the House of Representatives.

The "usual number" shall not be printed. (Jan. 12,

1895. ch. 23, I 73, 28 Stat. 615; June 20, 1936, ch. 630,

19, *9 Stat. 1651; June 16. 1938, ch. 477,12. 52 Stat.

761.)

CoorriCATioH

: Provisions providing for the distribution of ten copies

t o the Philippine Government has been omitted pursuant

to 1948 Proc. No. 3696, cited to text, which granted Independence to the Philippines on July 4, 1946, under the

authority of sections 1340 of Title 48, Territories and

Insular Possessions, and under which section said Proc.

No. 3666 Is set out as a note.

. XrrecTivx DATE

Amendment by act Jun e 16, 1938, cited t o text, became

effective as of the beginning of the third session of the

seventy-fifth Congress, Jan. 3, 1938.

Bmu s

Section 4 of act June 16. 1938, cited to text, repealed all

acts or parte of acts Inconsistent therewith.

§ 197. Same; marginal references.

The Secretary of State Is directed to Include In

the marginal references of the United States Statutes at Large the number of the Senate bill, House

bill, Senate joint resolution, or House joint resolution (designating same as 8. for Senate bill, H. R.

for House bill, 8 J. Res. for Senate Joint resolution

and H J Res. for House Joint resolution, as the

eese may be) under which each act was approved

and became a law, said marginal reference to be

placed within brackets Immediately under the marjgfeial date of the approval of each act at the beginning of each chapter as the same Is now printed.

(Apr. 12, 1904, No. 20, 33 Stat. 587; Proc. No. 2695,

eff. July 4, 1946, 11 F. R. 7517, 60 Stat. 1352.)

Chapter 7.—EXECUTIVE AND DEPARTMENTAL

PRINTING IN GENERAL

Bee.

211. Printing and binding for President.

212. Reports of departments.

Sec.

213. Appropriations for printing not to be exceeded:

limitation on number of reports: bureau reports.

214. Appropriations to which cost of printing and binding for executive departments and bureaus to be

charged.

316. Departments to order documents required; limit;

bills and resolutions.

316a. Publications for National Archives.

316. Porm and style of work for departments.

317. Publications for department or officer.

318. Inserting "compliments" forbidden.

319. Restrictions on printing for Executive Departments.

319a. Same: documents beyond scope of ordinary departmental business.

330. Dee by executive departments. Independent offices,

or establishments of appropriations for printing

of Journals, magazines, periodicals, etc.; number

printed: sale to public.

331. Repealed.

332. Annual reports of executive officers; type.

333. Certain reports not to be printed unless ordered.

334. Printing documents In two or more editions; requisitions; printing of full number and allotment of

full quota.

235. Paper and envelopes for departments, establishments, or services of Government.

336. Pranks for Department of Agriculture for mailing

seeds.

337. Supplies for executive departments,

338. Publications printed elsewhere than at printing

office.

339. Orders for printing and binding for Department of

Treasury.

8 211. Printing and binding for President.

Hie Public Printer shall execute such printing and

binding for the President as he shall order and make

requisitions for. (Jan. 12, 1895, ch. 23, 6 88, 28 Stat.

622.)

g 212. Reports of departments.

The annual reports of the Executive Departments

and the-accompanying documents shall be delivered

by the printer to the proper officers of each House

of Congress at the first meeting thereof; and the

reports of the Executive Departments, and the

abridgment of accompanying documents, shall be so

delivered on or before the third Wednesday in December next after the meeting of Congress, or as

soon thereafter as may be practicable. Of the annual reports of the departments to Congress there

shall be printed one thousand copies for the Senate

and two thousand for the House: Provided, That

of the reports of the Chief of Engineers of the Army,

the Commissioner of Patents, the Commissioner of

Internal Revenue, the report of the Chief Signal

Officer of the War Department, and of the Chief

of Ordnance, the usual number only shall be printed.

(R. S. I 3810; Jan. 19. 1896. ch. 23, 1 73, 38 Bt»t.

615; Mar. 3, 1925, ch. 421, 8 5, 43 Stat 1106.)

DERIVATION

Act June 35, 1864, ch. 165. i 4, 13 Stat. 185.

TEMPORARY DISCONTINUANCE o r PRINTIN O o r REPORTS

The Legislative Branch Appropriation Act of 1947, July

1, 1946, ch. 630, 5 103 , 60 Stat. 407, provided: "In order to

keep the expenditures for printing and binding for the

fiscal year 1947 within or under the appropriations for

such fiscal year, the heads of the various executive departments and Independent establishments are authorized

to discontinue the printing of annual or special reports

under their respective Jurisdictions: Provided, That where

the printing of such reports Is discontinued the original

copy thereof shall be kept on file In the offices or the

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heads of the respective departments or Independent establishments lor public Inspection." Similar provisions

were contained In prior appropriation acts, as follows:

1946—June 13, 1645, ch. 189, $ 103, 69 8tut. 258.

1944—June 26, 1944, ch. 277, title I, $ 102, 68 Stat. 354.

1943—June 28,1943, ch. 173, title X, $ 102, 67 Stat. 239.

1942—June 8, 1942, ch. 396, 1 2, 66 Stat. 349.

1941—July 1, 1941, ch. 268, $ 1, 65 Stat. 464.

1940—June 18, 1940, ch. 396, 54 Stat. 462.

1939—June 16, 1939, ch. 208, 53 Stat. 839.

1938—May 17. 1938, ch. 236, 52 Stat. 397.

1937—May 18, 1987, oh. 223, 50 Stat. 186.

1936—April 17, 1836, e | . 983. 49 Stat. 1231.

1936—July 8. 1985. ch. #74, 40 Stat. 476.

1934—May 80, 1984, all, »72, 48 8tat. 838.

Cum Hoik *Nets

Manuscript at annual reports and accompanying documents. see section 108 of Title ft, Executive Department*

snd Government Officers and Employees.

Time of making annual reports, see section 106 of Title

6, Executive Departments and Government Officers and

Bnployees.

g 213. Appropriations for printing not to be exceeded;

limitation on number of reports; bureau reports.

No printing shall be done for the executive departments in any fiscal year in excess of the amount

of the appropriation, and none shall be done without

a special requisition, signed by the chief of the department and filed with the Public Printer.

Of the annual report of the head of the department

without appendices there may be printed in any one

fiscal year not to exceed five thousand copies, bound

in pamphlet form; and of the reports of chiefs of

bureaus without appendices there may be printed in

any one fiscal year not to exceed two thousand five

hundred copies, bound in pamphlet form. The Secretary of Agriculture may print such number of

copies of the monthly crop report, and of other reports and bulletins containing not to exceed one

hundred octavo pages, as he shall deem requisite;

end this provision shall apply to the maps, charts,

bulletins, and minor reports of the Weather Bureau, which shall be printed in such numbers as

the Secretary of Commerce may deem for the best

interests of the Government. The Secretary of the

Treasury may authorize the printing of the annual

report of the Commandant of the Coast Guard, the

Secretary of Commerce may authorize the printing

of the notices to mariners, tide tables, coast pilots,

bulletins, and other special publications of the Coast

and Geodetic Survey and of the Coast Guard, and

the Secretary of the Navy may authorize the printing

of the charts, maps, notices to mariners, tide tables,

light lists, sailing directions, bulletins, and other

special publications of the Hydrographic Office in

such editions as the interests of the Government and

of the public may require.

Heads of executive departments shall direct

whether reports made to them by bureau chiefs and

chiefs of divisions shall be printed or not. (Jan. 12,

1895, ch. 23, $ 89, 28 Stat. 622; Mar. 13. 1896, No. 23,

39 Stat. 466; Feb. 14^603, ch. 652, $$ 4, 10, 32 St&t.

826, 829; June 17, 1»B, ch. 301, 55 4, 6. 36 Stat. 537.

638; Jan. 28, 1915. ch. 20, 55 1, 2, 6, 38 Stat. 800-802;

Jan. 12, 1923, ch. 25, 5 2, 42 Stat. 1130; Mar. 3, 1925,

Ch. 421, $ 4. 43 Stat. 1106; 1939 Reorg. Plan No. U,

53(a), eff. July 1, 1939, 4 F. R. 2731, 63 Stat. 1432;

1940 Reorg. Plan No. IV. 5 8. eff. June 30.1940, 6 F. R.

2422, 54 Stat. 1236.)

TBANSTER o r FUNCTION S

1939 Reorg. Plan No. n , cited to text, provided: "The

Bureau of Lighthouses in the Department of Commerce

and Its functions are hereby transferred to and shall be

consolidated with and administered as a part of the Coast

Guard In the Department of the Treasury." See note

under section 133t of Title 6, Executive Departments and

Government Officers and Employees.

1940 Reorg. Plan No. IV, cited to text, transferred the

Weather Bureau In the Department of Agriculture and

Its functions to the Department of Commerce, to be

administered under the direction and supervision of the

Secretary of Commerce, with a proviso "That the Department of Agriculture may continue to make snow surveys

and to conduct research concerning: (a) relationships

between weather and crops, (b) long-range weather forecasting, and (c) relationships between weather and soil

erosion." See note under section 133t of Title 6. supra.

8 21'-Appropriations to which cost of printing and

binding for executive departments and bureaus to

be charged.

In the printing and binding of documents or reports emanating from the executive departments,

bureaus, and independent offices of the Government,

the cost of which was, on March 30, 1906, charged

to the allotment for printing and binding for Congress, or to appropriations or allotments of appropriations other than those made to the executive

departments, bureaus, or independent offices of the

Government, the cost of illustrations, composition,

stereotyping, and other work involved in the actual

preparation for printing, apart from the creation of

manuscript, shall be charged to the appropriation or

allotment of appropriation for the printing and binding of the department, bureau, or Independent office

of the Government in which such documents or reports originate; the balance of cost shall be charged

to the allotment for printing and binding for Congress, and to the appropriation or allotment of appropriation of the executive department, bureau, or

independent office of the Government, in proportion

to the number delivered to each; the cost of any

copies of such documents or reports distributed otherwise than through Congress, or the executive departments, bureaus, and Independent offices of the

Government, if such there be, shall be charged as

otherwise provided. On or before the 1st day of

December in each fiscal year each executive department, bureau, or Independent office of the Government to which an appropriation or allotment of

appropriation for printing and binding is made, «h»ii

obtain from the Public Printer an estimate of the

probable cost of all publications of such department,

bureau, or Independent office required by law to be

printed, and so much thereof as would, under the

terms of this resolution, be charged to the appropriation or allotment of appropriation of the department, bureau, or independent office of the Government in which such publications originate, shall

thereupon be set aside to be applied only to the

printing and binding of such documents and reports, and shall not be available for any other puis

pose until all of such allotment of cost on account

of such documents and reports shall have been fully

paid. (Mar. 30, 1806, No. 13, 34 Stat. 826.) 3- i ,!>I

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$215. Departments to order documents required;

limit; bills and resolutions.

The heads of executive departments, and such

executive officers as are not connected with the

departments, respectively, shall cause dally examination of |he Congressional Record for the purpose

of noting documents, reports, and other publications

of Interest to their departments, and shall cause an

immediate order to be sent to the Public Printer for

the number of copies of such publications required

for official use, not to exceed, however, the number

of bureaus In the department and divisions in the

office of the head thereof. The Public Printer shall

send to each executive department and to each executive office not connected with the departments, as

soon as printed, five copies of all public bills and

resolutions, except the State Department, to which

shall be sent ten copies of .bills and resolutions.

When the heid of a department desires a greater

number of any class of bills or resolutions for official

use, they be furnished by the Public Printer on

requisition promptly made. (Jan. 13, 1805, ch. 23,

f 90. 28 Stat. 623; June 20, 1036, ch. 630, 8 14, 49

Stat. 1553.)

8 215a. Publications for National Archives.

There shall be printed and delivered by the Public

Printer to The National Archives for official use

which shall be chargeable to Congress two copies

each of the following publications:

House documents and public reports, bound; Senate documents and public reports, bound; Senate

and House Journals, bound; United States Code and

Supplements, bound; Statutes at Large, bound; Official Register of the United States, bound; Decisions

of the Supreme Court of the United States, bound;

and all other documents bearing a congressional

number, and all documents not bearing a congressional number printed upon order of any committee

In either House of Congress, or by order of any department, bureau, Independent office or establishment, commission, or officer of the Government

except confidential matter, blank forms, and circular

letters not of a public character; and two copies each

of all public bills and resolutions in Congress in each

parliamentary stage.

The Superintendent of Documents shall furnish

without cost copies of such publications as may be

available for free distribution. (Jan. 12, 1895, ch.

23, 8 , as added June 17, 1985, ch. 267, 49 Stat.

386.)

AMnroimmi

1935—Act Jun e 17, 1936. cited to text, added the above

new section t o act Jan. 12, 1896, ch. 23, without designating It by number.

§ 216. Form and style of work for departments.

The forms and style in which the printing or

binding ordered by any of the departments shall be

executed, and the material and the size of type to

be used, shall be determined by the Public Printer,

having proper regard to economy, workmanship, and

the purposes for which the work is needed. (Jan.

12,1895, ch. 23, 8 51, 28 Stat. 608.)

S 217. Publications for department or officer.

Whenever printing not bearing a Congressional

number shall be done for any department or officer

of the Government, except confidential matter, blank

forms, and circular letters not of a public character,

or shall be done for use of Congressional committees,

not of a confidential character, two copies shall be

sent, unless withheld by order of the committee, by

the Public Printer to the Senate and House libraries,

respectively, and one copy each to the document

rooms of the Senate and House, for reference; and

these copies shall not be removed; and of all publications of the executive departments not intended for

their especial use, but made for distribution, as many

copies as may be required shall be at once delivered

to the Superintendent of Documents for distribution

to designated depositories and State and Territorial

libraries. (Jan. 12, 1895, ch. 23, 8 68, 26 Stat. 610;

Mar. 1,1907, ch. 2284, 8 4, 34 Stat. 1014.)

§ 218. inserting "compliments" forbidden.

No report, document, or publication of any kind

distributed by or from an executive department or

bureau of the Government shall contain any notice

that the same is sent with "the compliments" of an

officer of the Government, or with any special notice

that it is so sent, except that notice that it has been

sent, with a request for an acknowledgment of its

receipt, may be given. (Jan. 12, 1895, ch. 23, 8 73,

28 Stat. 620.)

g 219. Restrictions on printing for Executive Departments.

No head of any Executive Department, or of any

bureau, branch, or office of the Government ihell

cause to be printed, nor shall the Public Printer print,

any document or matter except that which is authorized by law and necessary to the public business:

and executive officers, before transmitting their annual reports, shall carefully examine the same and

all accompanying documents, and exclude therefrom

all matter. Including engravings, maps, drawings,

and illustrations, except such as they shall certify

In their letters transmitting such reports are necessary and relate entirely to the transaction of the

public business. (Jan. 12, 1895, ch. 23, 8 94, 28 Stat.

623.)

6219a. Same; documents beyond scope of ordinary

departmental business.

No book or document not having to do with the

ordinary business transactions of the Executive Departments shall be printed on the requisition of any

Executive Department or unless the same shall have

been expressly authorized by Congress. (Mar. 3,

1905, ch. 1484, 8 1, 33 Stat. 1249.)

CODIFICATION'

This section formerly constituted the first sentence of

section 219 of this title, as set out In the original.

8 220. Use by executive departments, independent

offices, or establishments of appropriations for

printing of journals, magazines, periodicals, etc.;

number printed; sale to public.

The head of any executive department, independent office, or establishment of the Government is

authorized, with the approval of the Director of the

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Bureau of the Budget, to use from the appropriations

available for printing and binding such sums as may

be necessary for the printing of journals, magazines,

periodicals, and similar publications as he shall certify in writing to be necessary in the transaction of

the public business required by law of such department, office, or establishment. There may be printed,

in addition to those necessary for such public business, not to exceed two thousand copies for free distribution by the department, office, or establishment

issuing the pame. The Public Printer shall print

such additional copies thereof as may be required

for sale to the public by the Superintendent of Documents; but the printing of such additional copies

required for sale by the Superintendent of Documents shall be subject to regulation by the Joint

Committee on Printing and shall not interfere with

the prompt execution of printing for the Government. (May 11, 1922, ch. 189, §1,42 Stat. 541; June

30,1932, ch. 314, 8 307, 47 Stat. 409.)

CODIFICATION

Section originally provided for the sale of documents

"at the cost of printing and binding, plus 10 per centum,

without limit as to the number of copies to any one

applicant who agrees not to resell or distribute the

same for profit." Act June 30, 1932, cited to text," provided that the selling price of publications as provided

In section 72a of this title should be in lieu of that

prescribed In this section.

CEOas Reratuices

Sale of extra copies of documents and publications, see

sections 72, 79, and 114 of this title.

8 221. Repealed. May 29, 1928, ch. 901, | 1 (pare. 8,

119), 45 Stat. 986, 995.

Section, act June 6. 1920, ch. 263, 1 1, 41 Stat. 1037.

required heads of departments and Independent establishment# to make report of publications Issued during

previous fiscal year.

§222. Annual reports of executive officers; type.

The annual reports of executive officers shall be

printed in the same type and form as the report of

the head of the department which it accompanies,

unless otherwise ordered by the Joint Committee on

Printing. (Jan. 12, 1895, ch. 23, 8 91, 28 Stat. 623.)

CROSS REFXRZNCBS

Temporary discontinuance of printing of reports, see

note to section 212 of this title.

1123. Certain report# not to be printed 'unless

ordered.

The following reports required by law to be made

to Congress shall not be printed unless the printing

be recommended by the head of the department

making the same, and ordered by concurrent resolution of Congress, namely: Report of contracts

for conveying the mails, report of fines and deductions in the Post Office Department, the report of

the treasurer of accounts by him from time to time

rendered to and settled with the General Accounting Office. (July 31, 1894, ch. 174, § 4, 28 Stat. 205;

Jan. 12, 1895, ch. 23, § 73, 28 Stat. 616; June 10,

1921, ch. 18^1304, 42 Stat. 24; 1946 Reorg. Plan

No. 3, 68 10K104, eff. July 16, 1946, 11 P. R. 7875,

60 Stat. 1097.)

TRANSFER OF FUNCTION S

Reference to the report of proceedings of annual meetings of the Board of Supervising Inspectors of Steam

Vessels was omitted on authority of 1946 Reorg. Plan No.

8, cited to text, which abolished tha t board. See note

under section 1 of Title 46, Shipping.

8 224. Printing documents in two or more editions;

requisitions; printing of full number and allotment of full quota.

Hie number of copies of any public document or

report authorized to be printed for any of the executive departments, or bureaus or branches thereof,

or independent offices of the Government may be

supplied in two or more editions, instead of one,

upon a requisition on the Public Printer by the official head of such department or independent office,

but in no case shall the aggregate of said editions

exceed the number of copies otherwise authorized.

Nothing In this section shall operate to obstruct

the printing of the full number of any document

or report, or the allotment of the full quota to Senators and Representatives, as otherwise authorized,

when a legitimate demand for the full complement

Is known to exist. (Mar. 30, 1906, No, 14, 34 Stat.

826.)

8 225. Paper and envelopes for departments, establishments, or services of Government.

The Public Printer is authorized to procure,

under direction of the Joint Committee on Printing. as provided in sections 5-12 of this title, and

furnish on requisition paper and wvelopes (not

including envelopes printed in the course of manufacture) in common use by two or morti departments,

establishments, or services of the Ooverqmfpt in

the District of Columbia, and reimbursement therefor shall be made to the Public Printer from appropriations or funds available for such purpose; paper

and envelopes so furnished by the Public Printer

shall not be procured in any other manner thereafter. (June 7, 1924, ch. 303, 8 1, 43 Stat. 692.)

6 226. Franks for Department of Agriculture for mailing seeds.

The Public Printer shall furnish to the Department of Agriculture such franks as the Secretary <jt

Agriculture may require for sending out seeds on

congressional orders, the franks to have printed

thereon the facsimile signatures of Senators, Representatives, and Delegates, also the zyunes of their

respective States or Territories,j and the words

"United States Department of Agriculture, Congressional Seed Distribution", or such other printed

matter as the Secretary of Agriculture e^ay direct;

the franks to be of such size and style as may be

prescribed by the Secretary of Agriculture; the expense of printing the said franks to be charged to

the allotment for printing and binding for the two

Houses of Congress. (May 19, 1902, No. 23, 32

Stat. 741.) *•

8 227. Supplies for executive departments.

The Public Printer is authorized hereafter to

procure and supply, on the requisition of the head of

any executive department or other Government establishment, complete manifold blanks, books, and

forms, required in duplicating processes; also complete patented devices with which to file moneyorder statements, or other uniform official papers,

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and to charge such supplies to the allotment for

printing and binding of the department or Government establishment requiring the same. (June 28,

1903, ch. 1381, { 1, 32 Stat. 481,)

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8 228. Publeations printed elsewhere than at printing

office. . . .

3. 1 CODMCATIO K

Section, Mar. 2, 1901, Wo. IS. f 8, 31 Stat. 1465;

liar. 3, 1936, Oh. 431, I 7. 48 Stat. 1106, was amended by act

June 30. 1636, ch. 630, I 6, 49 Stat. 1660. As eo amended,

It now appears as section 139 of this title.

§2%9. Orders for printing and binding for Departwent of Treasury. -"•' - • ' •''-1

'/'itiiortetii tor printing arid binding for the Treasury Department, exclusive of Work performed In the

Bureau of Engraving and Printing and exclusive of

Such printing and binding as may under existing

Uw be procured by field offices under authorization

of the Joint Comrtilttee on Printing, shall be placed

by the jbtr^ctof (rf frrocutemmt Id accord with the

VroViiioci oi'Existing i»w. (*uly 20, 1646, ch. 688,

title I, 1101, 80 Stat. 679.)

-:r^,.•,• i.(Ii'-^eniiBvniPtdtebei w V:« •

:

Section was from the Treasury a i d Pewt Office Departments Appropriation Act, 1647, elted to text. Similar

provisions were contained In prior appropriation acts

-1P46-AP , H . l«4i, ch. 93. title I, 69 Stat. 67.

1944—Apr. 33, 1044, ch. 176, title I, 1 1, 68 Stat. 306.

1643-^June 80, 1648, ch. 178, title I, 67 Stat. 383.

1643—Mar. 10, 1643, ch.. 178, tltlf I. » 1. 66 Stat. 161.

Chapter 8,—PARTICULAR REPORTS AND

. DOCUMENTS

Sec. "• ' ' -

941. Agricultural Department; report of Secretary.

343. Same; progress of beet-sugar Industry.

343. American Historical Association; report of.

344. Animal Industry Bureau; report Of.

345. Army and Navy Registers.

346. Coast and Geodetic Survey; charts; sale and distribution.

347. Same; report.

948. OlvU Service Commission; report.

349. Commerce and Navigation.

950. Commercial and Foreign Relations.

961. Consular Reports.

963. District of Columbia; report on Improvement and

care of public buildings.

363. Education, Commissioner of; report.

364. Bphemeris and Nautical Almanac.

955. Ethnology, Bureau Of; bulletins; size.

966. Same; report.

367. Experiment Stations; report of director of office.

358. Fish and Wildlife Service; bulletins.

980. Same; report of service.

NO. ecological Purvey: piiblirmMewi: siee of volume"!

editions; additional copies; bulletins; reports on

gauging of streams and utilisation of water resources; additional copies; distribution.

Ml. Same; monographs, bulletins, and reports; eetl363. Sam# distribution of publications to public 11-

bnalee

968. Health officer of District of Columbia; report.

366. Hydrographlc surveys; foreign surveys.

366. Immigration and Naturalization Service; report.

367. Immigration Commission; reprinting pubUc documents.

368. Industrial Relations; report of commission.

369. Interstate Commerce Commission; report.

370. Labor Statistics, Bureau of; buUetins.

371. Same; report of commissioner.

373. Mines, Bureau of; publications.

373. Mint; reports of director.

See.

374. National Academy of Sciences: memoirs.

376. Same; report.

975a. Repealed.

376b. National encampments of Grand Army of Republic,

• ' United Spanish War Veterans, Veterans of Foreign Wars, American Legion, and Disabled American Veterans; proceedings printed annually for

Congress.

376. National Home for Disabled Volunteer Soldiers; report of managers and Inspectors.

377. National Monetary Commission; reprinting public

documents.

378. ifeval Intelligence Office; additional copies of publications.

378; Naval Observatory Observations.

978a. . Naval charts; sale and distribution.

380. Repealed.

380a. Distribution of Official Register.

381. Same; report of Comptroller of Currency.

383. Pan American Union: monthly bulletin.

388. patent,Office; printing.

388a. Same; exchange for scientific or useful publications.

984.'' Same; lithographing.

386. President's message.

• 386,387. Repealed.

388. Public Printer's report.

386. Smithsonian Institution; report.

960* Soils and Chemistry, Bureau of; report on soil area

surveys.

391. Statistical Abstract.

363. Surgeon General of Army; bulletins for Instruction

of medical officers.

363. Tests of Iron and Steel.

364. Treasury Department; binding registered bonds and

written records.

966. Same; reports.

966. Weather Bureau; report.

367. Comptroller General; decisions of.

368. Bureau of Foreign and Domestic Commerce.

6 241. Agricultural Department; report of Secretary.

The annual report of the Secretary of Agriculture

shall be submitted and printed In two parts, as follows: Part 1, which shall contain purely business and

executive matter which It is necessary for the Secretary to submit to the President and Congress; part 2,

which shall contain such reports from the different

bureaus and divisions, and such papers prepared by

their special agents, accompanied by suitable illustrations as shall, in the opinion of the Secretary, be

specially suited to Interest and instruct the farmers

of the country, and to include a general report of the

operations of the department for their information.

In addition to the usual number, there shall be

printed of part 1, one thousand copies for the Senate, two thousand copies for the House, and three

thousand copies for the Department of Agriculture;

and of part a, one hundred and ton thousand copies

for the use of the Senate, three hundred *nd sixty

thousand copies for the use of the House of Representatives, and thirty thousand copies for the use of

the Department of Agriculture, the Illustrations for

the same to be executed under the supervision of the

Public Printer, in accordance with directions of the

Joint Committee on Printing, said Illustrations to be

subject to the approval of the Secretary of Agriculture; and the title of each of the said parts shall be

such as to show that such part Is complete in itself.

(Jan. 12,1895, ch. 23, i 73, 28 Stat. 612.)

§242. Same; progress of beet-sugar industry.

The Secretary of Agriculture is authorized to print

and distribute annually el«ht thousand copies of

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the annual reports covering the progress of the beetsugar industry: Provided. That the preparation and

publication of such annual reports shall be within

the discretion of the Secretary of Agriculture. (June

30. 1906. No. 61, 34 Stat. 839.)

§243. American Historical Association; report of.

Of the report of the American Historical Association, there shall be printed in addition to the usual

number, Ave thousand five hundred copies; one

thousand for *he Senate, two, thousand for the

House, and on* thousand five hundred for distribution by the association and the Smithsonian Institution, and one thousand copies for the use of the association. (Jan. 12,1898. ch. 23. | 78, 28 8tat. 018; May

25, 1900, No. 27, 31 Stat. 717.)

§244. Animal Industry Bureau; report of.

Of the report of the Bureau of Animal Industry,

there shall be printed, in addition to the usual num.

ber, thirty thousand copies, of which seven thousand

shall be for the Senate, fourteen thousand for the

House, and nine thousand for distribution by the

Agricultural Department. (Jan. 12,1895, ch. 23, $ 73,

28 Stat. 613.)

TBANST D or Fmrcnows

Bureau of Animal Industry consolidated with certain

other agencies Into Agricultural Research Administration

for duration of war, see Ex. Ord. No. 6066, set out In note

under section 601 of Appendix to Title 60, War.

8 245. Army and Navy Registers.

Of the registers of the Army and Navy, there shall

be printed, in addition to the usual number, fifteen

hundred copies of each; five hundred for the Senate

and one thousand for the House. (Jan. 12, 1895,

ch. 23, $ 73, 28 Stat. 616.)

8246. Coast and Geodetic Survey; charts; wff and

distribution.

The charts published by the Coast and Geodetic

Survey shall be sold at cost of paper and printing as

nearly as practicable; and there shall be no free distribution of such charts except to the departments

and officers of the United States requiring them for

public use; and a number of copies of each sheet, not

to exceed three hundred, to be presented to such foreign governments, libraries, and scientific associations, and institutions of learning as the Secretary

of Commerce may direct; but on the order of Senators, Representatives, and Delegates not to exceed

ten copies to each may be distributed through the

Director of the Coast and Geodetic Survey. Charts

of the Coast Survey that are obsolete and have been

superseded by charts containing more advanced information based on the most recent surveys, may be

distributed free to educational institutions, each of

such charts to have stamped or printed conspicuously thereon the words "For school use only." (Jan.

12. 1895, ch. 23, $ 76. 28 Slat. 620; Feb. 14, 1903,

ch. 552, 5$ 4, 10Stat . 826, 829; July 1, 1916. ch!

209, 6 1. 39 6taU*20; June 6. 1920, ch. 235. J 1 41

Stat. 929.)

CROSS RKITMNCB S

Charges and fees for printing for sale to public, see section 72a of this title.

8 247. Same; report.

Of the report of the Director of the Coast and

Geodetic Survey, there shall be printed, in addition

to the usual number, two thousand eight hundred

copies In quarto form, bound in one volume, two

hundred for the Senate, six hundred for the House,

and two thousand for distribution by the Coast and

Geodetic Survey. (Jan. 12, 1895, ch. 23, $ 73, 28

Stat. 613; Apr. 20, 1896, No, 46. 29 Stat. *71; June 6,

1920, ch. 235, 8 1. 41 Stat. 929.)

§ 248. Civil Service Commission; report.

Of the report of the Civil Service Commission,

there shall be printed, in addition to the usual number, twenty-three thousand copies; one thousand for

the Senate, two thousand for the House, and twenty

thousand for distribution by the Civil Service Commission. (Jan. 12, 1895, ch. 23, f 73, 28 Stat, 614.)

8 249. Commerce and Navigation.

Of the report on Commerce and Navigation and on

Internal Commerce, there shall be printed, to addition to the usual number, one thousand copies for

the Senate and two thousand for the House, in addition to those published as part of the departmental

report.

Of the annual list of merchant vessels of the

United States, fiv^ thousand copies for distribution

by the Bureau of Customs. (Jan. 12. 1895, ch. 23,

8 73, 28 Stat. 616; Feb. 14, 1903, ch. 552, | 4, 32 sta t

826; June 30, 1932. ch. 314, 8 501, 47 Stat. 416; May

27, 1936, ch. 463, 8 1, 49 Stat. 1380; 1946 Reorg.

Plan No. 3. 88 101-104, eff. July 16, 1946, 11 F. R.

7875, 60 Stat. 1097.)

' TtAwsro or PuNonowe <

Provision* relating to the annual report of the Chief ct

toe Bureau °f Marine Inspection ana Navigation were

°* Customs" was substituted for

Department of Commerce" on authority of 1046 Reorc.

£L*n olte dto text. See note under section 1 of

Tltie 46, Shipping. •j; •. ;,

CHANGE o r NAME

"Bureau of Navigation and Steamboat Inspection" was

changed to "Bureau of Marine Inspection Navigation"

by act May 37, 1836, cited to text.

8250. Commercial and Foreign Relations.' "

1

'•

Of Commercial Relations, and of Foreign Relations, there shall be printed, in addition tp the usual

number, three thousand copies of each; one thousand for the Senate and two thousand for the House.

iJan. 12,1896. ch, 23. 8 73. 28 Stat, 618.) , .,ui

8 251. Consular Reports. ' '''

i:

' ' ' -

The Secretary of Commerce is authorized to have

printed, for distribution by the Department of Commerce, an edition of Daily Consular Reports not to

exceed twenty thousand copies in any one issue.

The usual number shall not be printed. (June 25

1910. ch. 388, 8 1, 36 Stat. 821; Mar. 4, 1913, ch. 141

8 1. 37 Stat. 736.) ,

8 252. District of Columbia; report on improvement

and care of public buildings. , . i. . v -

There shall be printed each year, in addition to

the number of copies otherwise authorized by law,

two hundred copies of the annual report upon the

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Improvement and care of public buildings" and

grounds, and the care and maintenance of the Washington Monument, in the District of Columbia, for

the use of the officer In charge of public buildings

and grounds. (June 2, 1900, No. 30, 31 Stat. 718.)

g 253. Education, Commissioner of; report.

Of the report of the Commissioner of Education,

there shall be printed, in addition to the usual number, thirty-five thousand copies; five thousand for

the Senate, ten thousand for the House, and twenty

thousand for distribution by the Commissioner of

Education. (Jan. 12, 1895, ch. 23, $ 73, 28 Stat.

614.)

1254. Ephemerls and Nautical Almanac.

The "usual number" of copies of the American

8phemerls and Nautical Almanac shall not be

printed. In lieu thereof, there shall be printed and

bound two thousand five hundred copies of the same,

uniform with the editions printed for the Navy Department, five hundred of which shall be for the

use of the Senate, one thousand for the use of the

House of Representatives, and one thousand for distribution or sale by the Navy Department. The

Secretary of the Navy Is also authorized to publish

of the papers supplementary to the Ephemerls

and Nautical Almanac, one thousand five hundred

copies, In addition to the usual number, one hundred

Copies for the Senate, four hundred for the House,

and one thousand for distribution or sale by the

Navy Department. The Secretary of the Navy Is

also authorized to cause additional copies of the Nautical Almanacs extracted from the Ephemerls, to be

printed for the public service and for sale to navigators and others. All moneys received from sales of

the Ephemerls and of the Nautical Almanacs shall be

deposited In the Treasury and placed to the credit

of the general fund for public printing. (Jan. 12,

1895, ch. 23, | 73, 28 Stat. 613; May 13. 1902. No.

20, 32 Stat. 740; July 1, 1902, ch. 1368, 32 Stat. 678.)

CROSS REFERENCES

Charges end fees for printing for sale to public, see

section 72a of this title.

§255. Ethnology, Bureau of; bulletins; size.

The bulletins Issued by the Bureau of American

Ethnology shall be in octavo size. (Mar. 29, 1904,

No. 14, 33 Stat. 585.)

§256. Same; report.

Of the report of the Bureau of Ethnology, uniform with the preceding volumes of the eerles. there

shall be printed, In addition to the usual number,

eight thousand copies, one thousand five hundred

for the Senate, three thousand for the House, and

three thousand five hundred for distribution by

the Bureau of Ethnology. (Jan. 12, 1895, ch. 23,

S 73, 28 Stat. 613.)

CROSS REFERENCES

Ethnology Bureau bulletins to be in octavo size, see

section 256 of this title.

8 257. Experiment Stations; report of director of office.

CODIFICATION

Section, Res. Apr. 27, 1904, No. 29, 33 Stat. 590, Is now

covered by section 418 of Title 7. Agriculture.

6 258. Fish and Wildlife Service; bulletins.

Of the bulletins of the Fish and Wildlife Service,

(here shall be printed, in addition to the usual number, five thousand copies; one thousand for the Senate, two thousand for the House, and two thousand

for distribution by the bureau. (Jan. 12, 1895, ch.

23, § 73, 28 Stat. 614; 1940 Reorg. Plan No. Ill, §3,

eft. June 30, 1940, 5 F. R. 2108, 54 Stat. 1232.)

TRANSFER OF FUNCTION S

1940 Reorg. Plan No. m , cited to text, consolidated

the Bureau of Fisheries and the Bureau of Biological

Survey In the Department of the Interior and their

respective functions Into the Fish and Wildlife Service,

to be administered under the direction and supervision

of the Secretary of the Interior. Said Reorganization

Plan further abolished the ofBces of Commissioner and

Deputy Commissioner of Fisheries and transferred their

functions to the consolidated agency. Sen note set out

under section 133t of Title 6, Executive Departments and

Oovernment Officers and Employees.

6 259. Same; report of service.

Of the report of the Director of the Fish and

Wildlife Service, there shall be printed, in addition

to the usual number, eight thousand copies; two

thousand for the Senate, four thousand for the

House, and two thousand for distribution by the

Service. (Jan. 12, 1895, ch. 23, $ 73, 28 Stat. 614;

1940 Reorg. Plan No. Ill, $ 3, eff. June 30, 1940,

6 F. R. 2108, 64 Stat. 1232.)

TRANSFER OF FUNCTION S

1940 Reorg. Plan No. i n , cited to text, abolished the

office of Commissioner of Fisheries, and transferred functions to the Fish and Wildlife Service. See note set out

under section l33t of Title 6, Executive Departments and

Oovernment Officers and Employees.

8 260. Geological Survey; publications; size of volumes; editions; additional copies; bulletins; reports on gauging of streams and utilization of

water resources; additional copies; distribution.

The publications of the Geological Survey shall

consist of the annual report of the director, which

shall be confined to one volume of royal octavo size;

monographs, of quarto size; professional papers, of

quarto size; bulletins, of ordinary octavo size; watersupply and Irrigation papers, of ordinary octavo size;

and such maps, folios, and atlases as may be

required by law.

Of the report of the Geological Survey, ten thousand copies shall be printed in addition to the usual

number; two thousand for the Senate, four thousand

for the House, four thousand for distribution by the

Geological Survey.

The reports of the Geological Survey, except the

annual report of the director, shall be published in

editions as recommended in each case by the director

and approved by the Secretary of the Interior, but

not to exceed ten thousand copies.

Whenever the edition of any of the reports of the

survey shall have become exhausted, and the demand for it continues, there shall be published, on

the requisition of the Secretary of the Interior, as

many additional copies of the report as the director

of the survey shall state will, in his judgment, be

necessary to meet the demand.

The report of the mineral resources of the United

States shall be published in two octavo volumes and

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as a distinct publication, the number of copies, printing of separate chapters, and mode of distribution

of which shall be the same as of the annual report.

Three thousand copies of the monographs and bulletins of the Geological Survey shall be published.

The bulletins and professional papers shall be distributed gratuitously, and not sold; and of the number published one thousand copies shall be delivered

to the Senate and two thousand copies shall be delivered to the House of Representatives for distribution. £

The director of the survey shall transmit to the

Library of Congrele two copies of every report of the

bureau as soon as the first delivery to the survey Is

made, such copies to be additional to those received

by the Library of Congress under any other provision of law. (Jan. 12, 1895, ch. 23, I 73. 28 Stat.

614; Mar. 2. 1895, ch. 189. § 1, 28 Stat. 960; June 11.

1896, ch. 420, § 1, 29 Stat. 453; June 4, 1897, ch. 2,

5 1, 30 Stat. 61; Mar. 2, 1901, No. 17, 31 Stat. 1465;

May 16, 1902, No. 22, 32 Stat. 741, Mar. 4, 1909, ch.

299, 5 1, 35 Stat. 988.)

8 261. Same; monographs, bulletins, and reports; estimates

The scientific reports known as the monographs

and bulletins of the Geological Survey shall not be

published until specific and detailed estimates are

made therefor and specific appropriations made in

pursuance of such estimates; and no engravings for

the annual reports for such monographs and bulletins, or of illustrations, sections, and maps, shall be

done until specific estimates are submitted therefor

and specific appropriations made based on such estimates. (Jan. 12, 1895, ch. 23, I 79, 28 Stat. 621;

June 7, 1924, ch. 303, 43 Stat. 592.)

S262. Same; distribution of publications to public libraries.

The Director of the Geological Survey shall distribute to public libraries that have not already

received them such copies of sale publications as

may remain on hand at the expiration of five years

after date of delivery to the survey document room,

excepting a reserve number not to exceed two hundred copies. (Mar. 3, 1903, ch. 1007, 8 1, 32 Stat.

1146.)

8 263. Health officer of District of Columbia; report.

Of the report of the health officer of the District of Columbia, there shall be printed, in addition

to the usual number, one thousand five hundred

copies; one hundred for the Senate, three hundred

and sixty for the House, and one thousand and forty

for distribution by the health officer. (Jan. 12, 1895,

ch. 23, $ 73, 28 Stat. 614.)

8 265. Hydrographic surveys; foreign surveys.

All appropriations made for the preparation or

publication of foreign hydrographic surveys shall

only be applicable to their object, upon the approval

by the Secretary of the Navy, after a report from

three competent n|yal officers to the effect that the

original data for {iroposed charts are such as to

Justify their publication; and it is made the duty of

the Secretary of the Navy to order a board of three

naval officers to examine and report upon the data

before he shall approve of any application of moneys

to the preparation or publication of such charts or

hydrographic surveys. (R. S. $ 3686; Jan. 12, 1895.

ch. 23, $ 78, 28 Stat. 621.)

DERIVATION

Act Feb. 31. 1861, ch. 49, I 7. 13 Stat. 160.

§266. Immigration and Naturalization Service; report.

Hie number of copies to be printed of the annual

reports of the Immigration and Naturalization Service of the Department of Justice shall be subject to

the discretion of the Attorney General, the number

of copies not to exceedfivethousand in any one fiscal

year. (Mar. 3, 1905, No. 33. 33 Stat. 1287; Mar. 4,

1913, ch. 141, 1 8, 87 Stat. 737; Ex. Ord. No. 6166.

114, June 10, 1933; 1940 Reorg. Plan No. V, 81, elf.

June 14,1940, 5 P. R. 2223, 54 Stat. 1238.)

TRANSFER o r FUNCTION S

1940 Reorg. Plan No. V, cited to text, transferred the Immigration and Naturalization Service of the Department

of Labor (Including Office of Commissioner of Immigration and Naturalization) and Its functions to the Department of Justice, to be administered under the direction

and supervision of the Attorney General. It further

transferred the functions and powers of Secretary of Labor

relating to administration of the Immigration and Naturalization Service and Its functions or to the administration of Immigration and naturalization laws to the

Attorney General. See note set out under section 133t of

Title 6, Executive Departments and Government Officers

and Employees.

8267. Immigration Commission; reprinting public

documents.

The Superintendent of Documents is authorized to

order reprinted from time to time such public documents pf the Immigration Commission as may be

required for sale. (June 25, 1910, ch. 384, 8 1, 36

Stat. 768.)

CBOSS REFERENCES

Reprinting documents required for sale, see section 7»

of this title.

8 268. Industrial Relations; report of Commission.

The Superintendent of Documents is authorized to

reprint for sale or distribution as provided by law,

copies of the final report of the United States Commission on Industrial Relations, including the report

of Basil M. Manly, director of research and investigation, and the individual reports and statements of

the several commissioners, together with all the testimony taken at its hearings, except exhibits submitted in printed form, which shall be appropriately

referred to in said testimony, printed as a Senate

document under the direction of the Joint Committee on Printing. (Apr. 28, 1916, ch. 98, 39 Stat.

69.)

CROSS REFERENCES

Reprinting documents required for sale, see section 79

of this title.

8 269. Interstate Commerce Commission; report.

Of the annual report of the Interstate Commerce

Commission, there shall be prinh d, in addition to the

usual number, three thousand copies; one thousand

for Uie Senate, two thousand for the House, and for

the use of the commission there may be printed such

number of said report and other documents Incident

to interstate commerce for distribution by them as

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they may deem expedient. (Jan. 12, 1895, ch. 23,

1 73, 28 Stat. 614.)

$270. Labor Statistics, Bureau of; bulletins.

There shall be printed one edition of fifteen thousand apples of each issue of the bulletin of the Bureau of Labor Statistics authorized by section 5 of

Title 29, and such number of extra copies not to exceed twenty thousand of any single issue, when In the

opinion of the commissioner the demand for the

bulletin makes an extra edition necessary. (Mar.

% 1895, ch. 177, i 1, 28 Stat. 805; JUne 4,1897, ch. 2,

11,30 Stat. 61; June 6,1900, ch. 791, 81,31 Stat. 644;

Mar. 4.1913, ch. 141, $ 3, 37 Stat. 737.)

1271. Same; report of Commissioner.

Of the report of the Commissioner of Labor Statistics, twenty-five thousand copies shall be printed,

In addition to the usual number, five thousand for

the Senate, , ten thousand for the House, and ten

thousand for distribution by the commissioner.

(Jan. 12,1895, ch. 23,8 73,28 Stat. 614; Mar. 4,1913,

ch. 141, 8 3, 37 Stat. 731.)

(til. Minee, Bureau of; publications.

The publications of the Bureau of Mines shall be

-published in such editions as recommended by the

Secretary of the Interior, but not to exceed ten thousand copies for the first edition. Whenever the edition of any of the publications of the Bureau of Mines

jshall have become exhausted and the demand for it

poptinues, there shall be published, on the requisition

of the Secretary of the Interior, as many additional

copies as the Secretary of the Interior may deem

necessary to meet the demand. (June 25, 1910, No.

36, 88 1. 2, 36 Stat. 883; Ex. Ord. No. 6611, Feb. 22,

1934.)

CaoM Renmorcee

Brtabllshment of bureau, see section 1 of Title 80, Mineral Lands and Mining.

§ 273. Mint; reports of director.

There may be printed, in the discretion of the

Secretary of the Treasury, for distribution by

the Treasury Department, two thousand copies of

the annual report of the Director of the Mint on the

operations of the mint and assay offices with appendices, and ol the annual report of the Director

of the Mint on the production of precious metals.

(Mar. 4,1907, No. 24, 34 Stat. 1424.)

J 274. National Academy of Sciences; memoirs.

Of the memoirs of the National Academy of Sciences, there shall be printed, in addition to the usual

number, two thousand five hundred copies; five

hundred for the Senate, one thousand for the House,

and cue thousand for distribution by the Academy

of ScSnceg. (Jan. 12, 1895, ch. 23, 8 73. 28 Stat.

*16.)

§ 275. Same; Report.

Of the report of the National Academy of Sciences,

there shall be printed, in addition to the usual number, two thousand copies,fivehundred for the Senate,

.one thousand for the House, and five hundred for

.distribution by the Academy of Sciences. (Jan. 12,

1895, ch. 23, 8 73, 28 Stat. 616.)

8275a. Repealed. Mar. 2, 1931, ch. 378, g 2, 46 Stat.

1481.

Section, Res. June 8, 1924, ch. 277. 43 Stat. 473, related

t o national encampments of Grand Army of the Republic.

United Spanish War Veterans and American Legion, and

to printing proceedings annually for Congress, and Is

now covered by section 276b of this title.

8 275b. National encampments of Grand Army of Republic, United Spanish War Veterans, Veterans

of Foreign Wars, American Legion, and Disabled

American Veterans; proceedings printed annually

for Congress.

The proceedings of the national encampments ol

the Grand Army of the Republic, the United Spanish

War Veterans, the Veterans of Foreign Wars of the

United States, the American Legion, the Military

Order of the Purple Heart, and the Disabled American Veterans of the World War, respectively, shall

be printed annually, with accompanying illustrations,

as separate House documents of the session of the

Congress to which they may be submitted. (Mar. 2,

1931, ch. 378, 8 1,46 Stat. 1481; Sept. 18,1941, ch. 411,

55 Stat. 686.)

AMENDMENTS

1641—Act Sept. 18, 1941, cited to text, added the words

"the Military Order of the Purple Heart."

5 276. National Home for Disabled Volunteer Soldiers;

report of managers and inspectors.

COOOTCATION

Section, Bee Mar. 31, 1904. No. IS, 33 Stat. 665, related

to reports of managers and Inspectors of the National

Home for Disabled Volunteer Soldiers, which was abolished

by act July 3, 1930, ch. 863, I 5, 46 Stat. 1017.

6 277. National Monetary Commission; reprinting

public documents.

The Superintendent of Documents is authorized

to order reprinted, from time to time, such public

documents of the National Monetary Commission as

may be required for sale. (Feb. 25. 1910, ch. 62,

1 1, 36 Stat. 217.)

8 278. Naval Intelligence Office; additional copies of

publications.

Hie Secretary of the Navy is authorized to print,

In excess of one thousand copies, such extra copies

of the publications of the Office of Naval Intelligence

as may be necessary for distribution to the naval

service and to meet other official demands. In no

case shall the edition of any one publication exceed

two thousand copies. (Mar. 21, 1900, No. 14, 31

Stat. 713.)

6279. Naval Observatory Observations.

Of the Observations of the Naval Observatory,

there shall be printed, in addition to the usual number, one thousand eight hundred copies; three hundred for the Senate, seven hundred for the House,

and eight hundred for distribution by the Naval

Observatory, and of the astronomical appendixes to

the above observations, one thousand two hundred

separate copies, and of the meteorological and magnetic observations one thousand separate copies for

distribution by the Naval Observatory. (Jan. 12,

1895, ch. 23, 8 73, 28 Stat. 613.)

g279a. Naval charts; sale and distribution.

After February 14, 1879 all charts furnished to

mariners or others no^ In the government service

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shall be paid for at the cost price of paper and printing paid by the government. (Feb. 14, 1879, ch. 68,

20 Stat. 286.)

CROSS REFERENCES

Cost of copies of government publications, see section

72a of this title.

§ 280. Repealed. Aug. 28, 1935, ch. 795, § 5, 49 Stat.

957.

Section, act Jan. 12, 1695, ch. 23, 5 73, 28 Stat. 619;

Feb. 18, 1928. ch. 58, $ 4, 42 Stat. 391; Mar. 3, 1925, ch.

421, $ 2, 43 Stat. 1105, provided for printing and distributing Official Register published by Director of Census.

6 280a. Distribution of Official Register.

Of the Official Register there shall be printed,

bound, and delivered to the Superintendent of Documents and charged to the Congressional allotment

for printing and binding a sufficient number of

copies for distribution as follows: To the President

of the United States, four copies, one copy of which

shall be for the library of the Executive Office; to

the Vice President of the United States, two copies;

to each Senator, Representative, Delegate, and Resident Commissioner in Congress, three copies; to the

Secretary and the Sergeant at Arms of the Senate

and to the Clerk, the Sergeant at Arms, and the

Doorkeeper of the House of Representatives, each

one copy; to the library of the Senate and the House,

each, not to exceed fifteen copies; to the library of

the Supreme Court, two copies; to the Library of

Congress, for international exchange and for official use in Washington, District of Columbia, not to

exceed one hundred and fifty copies; to the municipal library of the District of Columbia, two copies;

and to the Commissioners of the District of Columbia, ten copies. The "usual number" shall not be

printed.

The head of each executive department, independent office, or establishment of the Government,

not mentioned above, desiring copies of the Official

Register shall issue, on or before May 1 of each year,

a requisition upon the Public Printer for the number of copies of the Official Register necessary to

meet its official requirements, the cost of such supply to be charged to the appropriations available

for printing and binding for such executive department, independent office, or establishment. (Aug.

28, 1935, ch. 795, 8$ 3, 4, 49 Stat. 857.)

CROSS RimiiNCKS

Distribution to Library of Congress and International

exchange, see sections 139 and 139a of this title.

preparation and publication of Official Register by

Civil Service Commission, see section 654 of Title 5, Executive Departments and Government Officers and Employees.

§281. Same; report of Comptroller of Currency.

A full and complete list of all officers, agents,

clerks, and other employees of the office of the

Comptroller of the Currency, including bank examiners, receivers and attorneys for receivers, and

clerks employed by such examiners and receivers,

or any ottifcr person connected with the work of

said office in Washington or elsewhere, whose salary or compensation is paid from the Treasury of

the United States or assessed against or collected

from existing or failed banks under their supervision or control, shall be transmitted to the Director

of the Census. (Mar. 6, 1902, ch. 139, $ 7, 32 Stat.

52; Apr. 28, 1902, ch. 594, § 1, 32 Stat. 138; June 7,

1906, Ch. 3048, 34 Stat. 219.)

§ 282. Pan American Union; monthly bulletin.

The Public Printer is authorized to print an edition of the Monthly Bulletin of the Pan American

Union, not to exceed five thousand copies per month,

for distribution by the Union every month. (Mar.

3, 1911, ch. 208, 36 Stat. 1032.)

§ 283. Patent Office; printing.

The Commissioner of Patents, upon the requisition

of the Secretary of Commerce, is authorized to continue the printing of the following:

1. Patents issued.—First. The patents for inventions and designs issued by the Patent Office, including grants, specifications, and drawings, together

with copies of the same, and of patents already issued, in such number as may be needed for the

business of the office.

2. Trade-marks and labels.—Second. The certificates of trade-marks and labels registered in the

Patent Office, including descriptions and drawings,

together with copies of the same, and of trademarks and labels heretofore registered, in such numbers as may be needed for the business of the office.

3. Official Gazette.—Third. The Official Gazette of

the United States Patent Office in numbers sufficient to supply all who shall subscribe therefor at $5

per annum; also for exchange for other scientific

publications desirable for the use of the Patent Office; also to supply one copy to each Senator, Representative, and Delegate in Congress; with one

hundred additional copies, together with weekly,

monthly, and annual indexes for all the same; of

the Official Gazette the "usual number" shall not be

printed.

4. Report of Commissioner of Patents.—Fourth.

The report of the Commissioner of Patents for the

fiscal year, not exceeding five hundred in number,

for distribution by him; the annual report of the

Commissioner of Patents to Congress, without the

list of patents, not exceeding one thousand five hundred in number, for distribution by him; and of

the annual report of the Commissioner of Patents

to Congress, with the list of patents, five hundred

copies for sale by him, if needed, and In addition

thereto the usual number only shall be printed.

5. Rules of practice, patent laws, etc.—Fifth.

Pamphlet copies of the rules of practice, pamphlet

copies of the patent laws, and pamphlet copies of

the laws and rules relating to trade-marks and labels,

and circulars relating to the business of the office,

all in such numbers as may be needed for the business of the office. The usual number shall not be

printed.

6. Decisions of Commissioner and courts.—Sixth.

Annual volumes of the decisions of the Commissioner of Patents and of the United States courts in

patent cases, not exceeding one thousand five hundred in number, of which the usual number shall be

printed, and for this purpose a copy of each shall

be transmitted to Congress promptly when prepared.

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7. Indexes.—Seventh. Indexes to patents relating

to electricity, and Indexes to foreign patents, in such

numbers as may be needed for the business of office.

The usual number shall not be printed. (Jan. 12,

1895, ch. 23, 5 73, 28 Stat. 619, 620; Feb. 14. 1903, ch.

652, §5 4 12, 32 Stat. 826, 830; Aug. 24, 1912, ch. 355,

$ 1, 37 Stat. 481; Feb. 18, 1922, ch. 58, § 4, 42 Stat.

391; June 7, 1924, ch. 303, § 1, 43 Stat. 592.)

CROSS REFERENCES

Printing for sale to public, fees and charges, see sections 72, 72a of this title.

g283a. Same; exchange for scientific or useful publications.

The Official Gazette may be exchanged for publications of a scientific or useful character published

In this or any foreign country adapted to the needs

and uses of the scientific library of the Patent Office.

(July 11, 1890. Ch. 667, 26 Stat. 259.)

8284. Same; lithographing.

All printing for the Patent Office making use of

lithography or photolithography, together with the

plates for the same, shall be contracted for and performed under the direction of the Commissioner of

Patents, under such limitations and conditions as

the Joint Committee on Printing may from time to

time prescribe, and all other printing for the Patent

Office shall be done by the Public Printer under such

limitations and conditions as the Joint Committee

on Printing may from time to time prescribe. The

entire work may be done at the Government Printing Office whenever in the Judgment of the Joint

Committee on Printing the same would be to the

interest of the Government. (Jan. 12, 1895, ch. 23,

8 73, 28 Stat. 620.)

8285. President's message.

The message of the President without the accompanying documents and reports shall be printed,

Immediately upon its receipt by Congress, in pamphlet form.

In addition to the usual number, fifteen thousand

copies shall be printed, of which five thousand shall

be for the Senate, and ten thousand for the House.

Of the President's message and accompanying

documents, there shall be printed in addition to the

usual number, one thousand copies for the Senate

and two thousand for the House. The President's

message shall be delivered by the printer to the

proper officers of each House of Congress on or

before the third Wednesday next after the meeting

of Congress, or as soon thereafter as may be practicable. (R. 8. 8 3810; Jan. 12, 1895, ch. 23, S73, 28

Stat. 615.)

DERIVATION

Act JOBe 25, 1864, ch. 165, 8 4, 13 Stat. 185.

CROSS REFERENCES

Terms of Congress, and of President and Vice President,

see the Twentieth Amendment to the Constitution.

g§ 286, 287. Repealed. July 1, 1944, ch. 373, title VII,

§ 711, 58 Stat. 714, renumbered Aug. 13, 1946, ch. 958,

§ 5, 60 Stat. 1049.

Section 286. act Feb. 24, 1905, No. 21. 5 1, 33 Stat. 1283;

Aug. 14, 1912, ch. 288, { 1, 37 Stat. 309; May 26. 1930, ch.

320. §1,46 Stat. 379; 1939 Reorg. Plan No. I. IS 201, 205,

elT. July 1, 1939, 4 P. R. 2728, 53 Stat. 1424, which provided

for the printing of Public Health Service bulletins, Is now

covered by section 247 of Title 42, The Public Health and

Welfare.

Section 287, act Feb. 24, 1905, No. 21, $ 2, 33 Stat. 1284;

Aug. 14, 1912, ch. 288, I 1, 37 Stat. 309, which provided for

the printing of the Surgeon General's annual report. Is

now covered by section 229 of Title 42, The Public Health

and Welfare.

8 288. Public Printer's report.

There shall be printed of the annual report of the

Public Printer, in addition to the usual number, one

thousand copies to be distributed under his direction.

(Jan. 12,1895, ch. 23, 5 73, 28 Stat. 618.)

8 289. Smithsonian Institution; report.

Of the report of the Smithsonian Institution there

shall be printed, in addition to the usual number, ten

thousand copies; one thousand for the Senate, two

thousand for the House, five thousand for distribution by the Smithsonian Institution, and two thousand for distribution by the National Museum, (Jan.

12, 1895, ch. 23, i 73, 28 Stat. 616.)

8 290. Soils and Chemistry, Bureau of; report on soil

area surveys.

There shall be printed as soon as the manuscript

caii be prepared with the necessary maps and illustrations to accompany It a report on each soli area

surveyed by the Bureau of Chemistry and Soils, Department of Agriculture, in the form of advance

sheets bound in paper covers, of which not more than

two hundred and fifty copies shall be for the use of

each Senator from the State and not more than one

thousand copies for the use of each Representative

for the congressional district or districts in

which a survey is made, the actual number to be

determined on inquiry by the Secretary of Agriculture made to the aforesaid Senators and Representatives, and as many copies for the use of the Department of Agriculture as in the Judgment of the Secretary of Agriculture are deemed necessary. The total

congressional and department edition shall be held

for two years by the Superintendent of Documents,

who shall distribute the soil surveys within the above

limitations according to the requests of the said Senators, Representatives, or department, and at the

expiration of the two-year period the residue of the

edition shall be turned over to the Department of

Agriculture. (Feb. 23, 1901, No. 8, 31 Stat. 1462;

June 3. 1902, ch. 985, 32 Stat. 303; Mar. 14, 1904, No.

9, 33 Stat. 583; July 7, 1932, ch. 443, 8 1, 47 Stat. 612.)

8291. Statistical Abstract.

Of the Statistical Abstract of the United States,

there shall be printed, in addition to the usual number, twelve thousand copies; three thousand for the

Senate, six thousand for the House, and three thousand for distribution by the Bureau of Foreign and

Domestic Commerce. (Jan. 12, 1895, ch. 23, § 73,

28 Stat. 616; Aug. 23, 1912, ch. 350, § 1, 37 Stat. 407.)

8 292. Surgeon General of Army; bulletins for instruction of medical officers.

CODIFICATION

Section, act June 12, 1917, ch. 27. § 1, 40 Stat. 174; act

June 30, 1922, ch. 253, title I, 42 Stat. 717; act Mar. 2, 1923,

ch. 178, title I, 42 Stat. 1378; act June 7, 1924, ch. 291,

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title I, 43 Stat. 478; act Feb. 13, 1926, cb. 338, title I. 43

Stat. 8$3, was limited to the various appropriation acts of

which It was a part. A similar provision appeared In act

Apr. 36, 1939, ch. 88, 63 Stat. 694.

§ 293. Tests of Iron and Steel.

Of the Tests of Iron and Steel, there shall be

printed, In addition to the usual number, five hundred copies for distribution by the War Department.

(Jan. 12,1895, ch. 23, $ 73, 28 Stat. 616.)

§294. Treasury Department; binding registered bonds

and written records.

Registered bonds and written records may be

bound at the Treasury Department. (Jan. 12, 1895,

ch. 23, $ 84, 28 Stat. 622.)

8 295. Same; reports.

Of the finance report of the Secretary of the

Treasury, there shall be printed, in addition to the

usual number, one thousand copies, for the Senate

and two thousand for the House in addition to those

published as part of the departmental report.

Of the annual report of the Comptroller of the

Currency, in addition to the usual number, thirteen

thousand copies; one thousand for the Senate, two

thousand for the House, and ten thousand for distribution by the Comptroller of the Currency. (Jan.

12, 1895, Ch. 23, 8 73, 28 Stat. 616; Mar. 4, 1807, No.

25, 34 Stat. 1425.)

§296. Weather Bureau; report.

Of the annual report of the Chief of the Weather

Bureau, there shall be printed, In addition to the

usual number, four thousand copies; one thousand

copies for the Senate, two thousand copies for the

House, and one thousand copies for the bureau.

(Jan. 12, 1895, ch. 23, 8 73. 28 Stat. 613.)

8 297. Comptroller General; decisions of.

The Public Printer is required to print not more

than one volume each year of the decisions and

opinions of the Comptroller General, with such explanatory matter as he may furnish, and to furnish

for the use of each Senator, Representative, and

Delegate in Congress ten copies thereof, to the Comptroller General .two thousand copies, and for distribution in the manner provided In section seven

of the act of June twentieth, eighteen hundred and

seventy-four (eighteenth Statutes at Large, page

one hundred and thirteen), providing for the publication of the statutes, one-half the number therein

mentioned. (Aug. 3, 1882, No. 63, 22 Stat. 391; June

10, 1921, ch. 18, 42 Stat. 23-27.)

CROSS RDUHNCE S

Distribution of Copies of Statutes at Large, see section

166 of this title.

§ 298. Bureau of Foreign and Domestic Commerce.

There shall be printed monthly by the Public

printer thirty-five hundred copies of the Monthly

Summary Statement of Imports and Exports and

other statistical information prepared by the Director of the Bureau of Foreign and Domestic Commerce, Department of Commerce,fivehundred copies

of which shall be for the use of the Senate, one thousand copies for the use of the House of Representatives, and two thousand copies for the use of the

Department of Commerce. (Dec. 18, 1895, No. 1, 29

Stat. 459; Feb. 14, 1903, ch. 552, 8 4, 32 Stat. 826;

Aug. 23, 1912, cb. 350. 8 1, 37 Stat. 407.)

Ceoes REFKHXNCES

Quarterly reports of exports end Imports, see section 179

of Title 15, Commerce and Trade.

Chapter 8A.—NATIONAL ARCHIVES

SUBCHAPTER I.—ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS

Sec.

300. Office of Archivist of United States; creation; appointment of Archivist.

800a. Same; salary; employees; appointment; rules and

regulations.

300b. Employees as subject to clvll-servlce laws.

800c. Archives and records of United States; supervision;

inspection; cooperation of agencies; requisition;

custody and use.

800d. National Archives Building; custody and control.

800e. National Historical Publications Commission; creation; functions and duties; publications.

300f. National Archives Council; creation; duties.

800g. Motion picture films and sound recordings; projection room.

300h. Seal; reproduction of archives; fee; admissibility In

evidence of reproductions.

8001. Reports.

S00J. Appropriations.

800k. Repeal of Inconsistent acts.

SUBCHAPTER n.—TRUST FUND BOARD

800aa. Short title.

300bb. Establishment of Board; membership.

SOOcc. Acceptance of gifts.

800dd. Investment of funds.

300ee. Trust fund account; disbursements.

SOOff. Powers and obligations of Board; llabUlty of members. . . .

SOOgg. Tax exemption for gifts.

800hh. Authority of board; adoption of seal; appointment of employees; adoption of bylaws, etc. i

80011. Compensation of members; expenses at Board. >

800JJ. Report to Congress.

SUBCHAPTER I.—ADMINISTRATIVE

PROVISIONS

CODIFICATION

This subchapter heading has been inserted to precede

section 300 of this title. , V,' ' njj .ill .ij: .

§ 300. Office of Archivist of United States; creation;

appointment of Archivist.

There is created the Office of Archivist of the

United States, the Archivist to be appointed by the

President of the United States, by and with the

advice and consent of the Senate. (June 19, 1934,

ch. 668, 8 1, 48 Stat. 1122.) ;> :,r. .,

8300a. Same; salary; employees; appointment; rules

and regulations. ;...

The salary of the Archivist shall be $10,000 annually. All persons to be employed in the National

Archives Establishment shall be appointed by the

Archivist solely with reference to their, fitness for

their particular duties and without regard to civilservice law; and the Archivist shall make .rules and

regulations for the government of the National A#>

chives; but any official or employee with salary of

$5,000 or over shall be appointed by the President by

and with the advice and consent of the Senate. (June

19,1934, ch. 668, 8 2, 48 Stat. 1122.)

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CmL-Semc i Lews

Employees now appointed by Archivist In accordance

with civil-service laws, see section 300b of this title.

6300b. Employees as subject to civil-service laws.

Six months after May 23, 1938, notwithstanding

any provisions to the contrary in sections 300a and

301 of this title, all persons employed in The National

Archives establishment under said sections shall be

appointed by the Archivist in accordance with the

civil-service laws and sections 661-663, 664-669, 670-

672, 673, and 674 of Title 5. (May 23, 1938, ch. 259,

8 1,62 Stat. 421.)

PERSONNEL EMPLOYED 6 MONTH S A R M M A T 3 3 , 193 8

Act May 33, 1938, cited to text, also provided for the

manner In which persons employed In the National Archives btabllthment six months after May 38, 1688,

Should acquire a civil-service status.

1800c. Archives and records of United States; supervision ; inspection; cooperation of agencies; requisition; custody and use.

All archives or records belonging to the Government of the United States (legislative, executive,

Judicial, and other) shall be under the charge and

superintendence of the Archivist to this extent: He

shall have full power to inspect personally or by

deputy the records of any agency of the United States

Government whatsoever and wheresoever located,

and shall have the full cooperation of any and all

persons in charge of such records in such inspections,

and to requisition for transfer to the National Archives Establishment such archives, or records as

the National Archives Council, hereafter provided

shall approve for such transfer, and he shall have

authority to make regulations for the arrangement,

custody, use, and withdrawal of material deposited

In the National Archives Building: Provided, That

any head of an executive department, Independent

office, or other agency of the Government may, for

limited periods, not exceeding in duration his tenure

of that office, exempt from examination and consultation by officials, private individuals, or any other

persons such confidential .matter transferred from

his department or office, as he may deem wise. (June

19,1934, ch. 668, 8 3, 48 Stat. 1122.)

Cxoes KBTRXNCE S

Maps of certain recreational demonstration projects to

be filed In National Archives, see section 466s of Title 10,

Conservation.

8 300d. National Archives Building; custody and control.

The immediate custody and control of the National

Archives Building and such other buildings, grounds,

and equipment as may from time to time become a

part of the National Archives Establishment (except

as the same la vested by law in the Federal Works

Administrator), and their contents shall be vested

In the Archivist of the United States. (Mar. 2, 1934,

ch. 38, 8 1, 48 Stat. 389; June 19,1934, ch. 668, 8 4, 48

Stat. 1123; 1939 Reorg. Plan No. I, 8 303, eft. July 1,

1939, 4 P. R. 2727, 63 Stat. 1427.)

TRANSFER o r FUNCTION S

"Federal Works Administrator" as used In this section

originally read "Director of National Buildings, Parks,

and Reservations." The name of the Office of National

Buildings, Parks, and Reservations was changed to "National Park Service" by Act Mar. 3, 1934, cited to text.

TOe functions of the Director of the National Park Service

relating to public buildings was transferred to the Federal Works Administrator by section 303 (b) of 1939 Reorg.

Plan No. I, cited to text and t e t out In note to section

133t of Title 6. Executive Departments and Government

Officers and Employees.

§300e. National Historical Publications Commission;

creation; functions and duties; publications.

There is created a National Historical Publications

Commission which shall make plans, estimates, and

recommendations for such historical works and collections of sources as seem appropriate for publication and/or otherwise recording at the public expense, said Commission to consist of the Archivist

of the United States, who shall be its chairman; the

historical adviser of the Department of State; the

chief of the historical section of the War Department, General Staff; the superintendent of naval

records in the Navy Department; the Chief of the

Division of Manuscripts in the Library of Congress;

and two members of the American Historical Association appointed by the president thereof from

among those persons who are or have been members

of the executive council of the said association: Provided, Tliat the preparation and publication of annual and special reports on the archives and records

of the Government, guides, inventory lists, catalogs,

and other Instruments facilitating the use of the

collections shall have preccdence over detailed calendars and textual reproductions, mils Commission

shall meet at least once a year, and the members

shall serve without compensation except repayment

of expenses actually Incurred in attending meetings

of the Commission. (June 19, 1934, ch. 668, 8 5, 48

Start,. 1123.)

§300f. National Archives Council; creation; duties.

There is created a National Archives Council composed of the Secretaries of each of the executive departments of the Government (or an alternate from

each department to be named by the Secretary

thereof), the Chairman of the Senate Committee on

the Library, the Chairman of the House Committee

on the Library, the Librarian of Congress, the Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution, and the Archivist of the United States. The said Council shall define the classes of material which shall be transferred

to the National Archives Building and establish regulations governing such transfer; and shall have

power to advise the Archivist in respect to regulations

governing the disposition end use of the archive* »"d

records transferred t£ his custody. (June 10, 1934,

ch. 668, 8 6. 48 Stat. 1123.)

8 300g. Motion picture films and sound recordings;

projection room.

The National Archives may also accept, store, and

preserve motion-picture films and sound recordings

pertaining to and illustrative of historical activities

of the United States, and in connection therewith,

maintain a projecting room for showing such films

and reproducing such sound recordings for historical

purposes and study. (June 19, 1934, ch. 668, 8 7,

48 Stat. 1123.)

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gSOOh. Seal; reproduction of archives; fee; admissibility in evidence of reproductions.

The National Archives shall have an official seal,

which shall be judicially noticed.

The Archivist of the United States may make or

reproduce and furnish authenticated or unauthentlcated copies of any of the documentary, photographic

or other archives or records in his custody that are

not exempt from examination as confidential or

protected by subsisting copyright, and may charge

therefor a fee sufficient to cover the cost or expenses

thereof. There shall be no charge for the making

or authentication of such copies or reproductions

furnished to any department or other agency of the

Government for official use. When any such copy

or reproduction furnished under the terms hereof is

authenticated by the official seal of The National

Archives and certified by the Archivist of the United

States, or in his name attested by the head of any

office or the chief of any division of The National

Archives designated by the Archivist with such authority, it shall be admitted in evidence equally with

the original from which it was made. (June 19.

1934, ch. 668, ? 8, 48 Stat. 1123; June 22,1936, ch. 706,

49 Stat. 1821.)

FEDERAL RULE S o r Own . PROCEDURE

Effect of Rule 44 on this section, see note by Advisory

Committee under said Rule 44.

Proof of official records, see Rule 44, following I 728o of

Title 38, Judicial Code and Judiciary.

g 300i. Reports.

The Archivist shall make to Congress, at the beginning of each regular session, a report for the

preceding fiscal year as to the National Archives, the

said report including a detailed statement of all

accessions and of all receipts and expenditures on

account of the said establishment. He shall also

transmit to Congress the recommendations of the

Commission on National Historical Publications,

and, on January 1 of each year, with the approval

01 the Council, a list or description of the papers,

documents, and so forth (among the archives and

records of the Government), which appear to have

no permanent value or historical interest, and which,

with the concurrence of the Government agency

concerned, and subject to the approval of Congress,

shall be destroyed or otherwise effectively disposed*

of. (June 19, 1934, ch. 668, 8 9. 48 Stat. 1123.)

|SOOJ. Appropriations.

There are authorized such appropriations as may

be necessary for the maintenance of the National

Archives Building and the administration of the

collections, the expenses, and work of the Commission on National Historical Publications, the supply

of jfiecessary equipment and expenses incidental to

the operations aforesaid, including transfer of recordsto the Archives Building; printing and binding;

personal services in the District of Columbia and

elsewhere; travel and subsistence and per diem in

lieu of subsistence, notwithstanding the provisions

of any other Acts; stenographic services by contract

or otherwise as may be deemed necessary; purchases

and exchange of books and maps; purchase, exchange, and operation of motor vehicles; and all

absolutely necessary contingent expenses, all to be

expended under the direction of the Archivist, who

shall annually submit to Congress estimates therefor

in the manner prescribed by law. (June 19, 1934,

ch. 668, 5 10, 48 Stat. 1124.)

APPROPRIATION FOR FEDERAL REGISTER

Enlargement of purposed of appropriations authorized

by this section to cover cost of Federal Register, see section

309 of this title.

8 300k. Repeal of inconsistent acts.

All acts or parts of acts relating to the charge and

superlntendency, custody, preservation, and disposition of official papers and documents of executive

departments and other governmental agencies Inconsistent with the provisions of this subchapter are

repealed. (June 19,1934, ch. 668, $ 11,48 Stat. 1124.)

SUBCHAPTER II.—TRUST FUND BOARD

1300aa. Short title.

This subchapter may be cited as the "National

Archives Trust Fund Board Act". (July 9,1941, ch.

284. 8 1, 65 Stat. 681.)

fi 300bb. Establishment of Board; membership.

The board is created and established, to be known

as the National Archives Trust Fund Board (hereinafter referred to as the "Board"), which shall

consist of the Archivist of the United States, as

Chairman, and the chairman of the House Library

Committee and the chairman of the Senate Library

Committee. ' Membership on the Board shall not be

deemed to be an office within the meaning of the

statutes of the United States. (July 9,1941, ch. 284.

8 2, 55 Stat. 581.)

8 300cc. Acceptance of gifts.

The Board is authorized to accept, receive, hold,

and administer such gifts or bequests of money,

securities, or other personal property, f y the benefit of or in connection with'The National Archives,

its collections, or its services, as may be approved

by the Board. (July 9, 1941, ch. 284, $ 3, 55 Stat.

681.)

6 300dd. Investment of funds.

Any moneys or securities composing trust funds

given or bequeathed to the Board shall be receipted

for by the Secretary of the Treasury, who shall

Invest, reinvest, and retain such moneys or securities as the Board may from time to time determine.

The Board shall not engage in any business or exercise any voting privilege which may be Incidental to

securities in such trust funds, nor shall the Secretary

of the Treasury make any investments for the account of the Board which could not lawfully be made

by a trust company in the District of Columbia, except that he may make any Investment directly authorized by the instrument of gift or bequest under

which the funds to be Invested are derived, and may

retain any investments accepted by the Board. (July

9.1941, ch. 284, 8 4. 55 Stat. 581.)

8 300ee. Trust fund account; disbursements.

The Income from any trust funds held by the

Board, and the money received and proceeds from

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the sale of securities and other personal property,

as and when collected, shall be covered into the

Treasury of the United States in a trust fund account to be known as the National Archives Trust

Fund, subject to disbursement by the Division of

Disbursement, Treasury Department, on the basis of

certified vouchers of the Archivist or his duly authorized agent, except where otherwise restricted by the

instrument of gift or bequest, for and in the interest

of The National Archives, its collections, or its services, including but not restricted to the preparation

and publication of special works and collections of

sources and the preparation, duplication, editing,

and release of historical photographic materials and

sound recordings. The Archivist may make sales of

any such publications and releases authorized by

this section and paid for out of the income derived

from trust funds at, a price which will cover their

cost and 10 per centum added, and all moneys received from such sales shall be paid into, administered, and expended as a part of the trust fund

account herein provided for. (July 6, 1941, ch. 284,

t 5, 65 Stat. 681.)

8 SOOff. Powers and obligations of Board; liability of

members.

The Board shall have all the usual powers and

obligations of a trustee with respect to all property

and funds administered by it, but the members of

the Board shall not be personally liable, except for

malfeasance. (July 9,1941, ch. 284, $ 6,55 Stat. 682.)

8 300gg. Tax exemption for gifts.

Gifts and bequests received by the Board under

the provisions of this subchapter, and the income

therefrom, shall be exempt from all taxes. (July 9,

1941, ch. 284, 8 7, 65 Stat. 582.)

8 300hh. Authority of Board; adoption of seal; appointment of employees; adoption of bylaws, etc.

In carrying out the purposes of this subchapter,

the Board shall have authority—

(a) To adopt an officialseal, which shall be judicially noticed;

(b) To appoint, or to authorize the Archivist to

appoint, without regard to the civil-service laws, all

necessary employees, and to fix their duties; and

(c) To adopt bylaws, rules, and regulations necessary for the administration of its functions under

this subchapter. (July 9, 1941, ch. 284, 5 8, 55 Stat.

682.)

8 30011. Compensation of members; expenses of Board;

No compensation shall be paid to the members of

the Board for their services as such members. All

costs incurred by the Board in carrying out its duties

under this subchapter, including the expenditures

necessarily made by the members of the Board in the

performance of their duties and the compensation

of persons employed by the Board, shall be paid out

of Income from trust funds available to the Board

for the purpose. Unless otherwise restricted by the

instrument of gift or bequest, the Board, by resolution duly adopted, may authorize the Archivist to

use for such purposes, or for any other purpose or

purposes for which funds may be expended under

this subchapter, the principal of any gift or bequest

accepted under this subchapter. (July 9, 1941, ch.

284, $ 9. 55 Stat. 582.)

8 300jj. Report to Congress.

The Board shall submit to the Congress an annual

report of the moneys, securities, and other personal

property received and held by it and of its operations.

(July 9,1941, ch. 284, 5 10, 55 Stat. 582.)

Chapter 8B.—FEDERAL REGISTER

Seo.

801. Custody and printing of Federal documents; "Division" created In Archives Establishment; Director,

appointment and compensation.

802. Piling documents with "Division"; notation of time;

public Inspection; transmission for printing.

808. "Federal Register"; printing; contents; distribution;

price.

804. "Document", "Federal Agency", "Agency", and

"person" defined.

806. Documents to be published In Federal Register;

comments and news items excluded.

806. "Administrative Committee"; establishment and

composition; powers and duties.

807. Filing document as constructive notice; publication

In Register as presumption of validity; Judicial

notice: citation.

808. Publication In Register as notice of hearing.

800. Cost of publication; appropriations authorized;

franking privilege.

810. Effective date of section 803; time for publication

of Register.

810a. Same; availability of Increased appropriation.

811. Report by Government agencies of documents Issued; publication In supplement to Register.

811a. Publication of cumulative supplement to Code of

Federal Regulations.

813. International agreements excluded from provisions

of chapter.

818. Repeal of conflicting laws.

814. Short title.

CROSS REFERENCES

Coordination of Federal reporting services, see section

139 et scq. of Title 6, Executive Departments and Government Officers and Employees.

8301. Custody and printing of Federal documents;

"Division" created in Archives Establishment;

Director, appointment and compensation.

The Archivist of the United States, acting through

a division established by him in the National Archives Establishment, hereinafter referred to as the

"Division", is charged with the custody and, together

with the Public Printer, with the prompt and uniform printing and distribution of the documents

required or authorized to be published under section

806 of thlB title. There ehall be at the head of the

Qivision a director, appointed by the President,

who shall act under the general direction of the

Archivist of the United States in carrying out the

provisions of sections 301-310, 311, 312-314 of this

title and the regulations prescribed hereunder, who

shall receive a salary, to be fixed by the President,

not to exceed $5,000 a year. (July 26, 1935, ch.

417, S 1, 49 Stat. 500; 1939 Heorg. Plan No. II, $ 202,

eff. July 1, 1939, 4 P. R. 2732, 53 Stat. 1435.)

TRANSFER OF FUNCTION S

Codification Board was abolished and Its functions were

transferred to National Archives, to be consolidated therein

with function of Division of Federal Register, and to be

administered by such Division under direction and supervision of Archivist, by 1939 Reorg. Plan No. IX. cited

to text, and set out In note umder section 133t of Title 6,

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Executive Departments and Oonrnmeu . Officers and Employees. See also sections 401-404 of said plan for provisions relating to transfer of functions, records, property,

personnel, and funds.

CIVIL Slavics LAWS

Employees now appointed by Archivist in accordance

with clvll-servlce laws, see section 300b of this title.

Publication and effective date of rules and regulations

under Trust-Indenture Act of 1939, see section 77sss of

Title 16, Commerce and Trade.

Publication In register of certificates of necessity for

violation of antitrust, etc., laws, see section 1113 of Appendix to Title 80, War.

§302. Filing documents with "Division"; notation of

time; public inspection; transmission for printing.

Hie original and two duplicate originals or certified copies of any document required or authorized

to be published under section 305 of this title shall

be filed with the Division, which shall be open for

that purpose during all hours of the, working days

when the Archives Building shall be open for official

business. The Director of the Division shall cause

to be noted on the original and duplicate originals

or certified copies of each document the day and

hour of filing thereof: Provided, That when the original is Issued, prescribed, or promulgated outside of

the District of Columbia and certified copies are filed

before the filing of the original, the notation shall

be of the day and hour of filing of the certified copies.

Upon such filing, at least one copy shall be Immediately available for public inspection in the office of

the Director of the Division. The original shall be

retained In the archives of the National Archives

Establishment and shall be available for Inspection

under regulations to be prescribed by the Archivist.

The Division shall transmit Immediately to the Government Printing Office for printing, as provided in

sections 301-310, 311, 312-314 of this title, one duplicate original or certified copy of each document required or authorized to be published under section

305 of this title. Every Federal agency shall cause

to be transmitted for filing as herein required the

original and the duplicate originals or certified copies

of all such documents issued, prescribed, or promulgated by the agency. (July 26, 1935, ch. 417, § 2, 49

Stat. 500.)

@303. "Federal Register"; printing; contents; distribution; price.

All documents required or authorized to be published under section 305 of this title shall be printed

and distributed forthwith by the Government Printing Office in a serial publication designated the

"Federal Register." It shall be the duty of the

Public Printer to make available the facilities of the

Government Printing Office for the prompt printing

and distribution of the Federal Register in the manner and at the times required in accordance with

the provisions of sections 301-310, 311, 312-314 of

this title and the regulations prescribed hereunder.

The contents of the daily issues shall be indexed and

shall comprise all documents, required or authorized

to be published, filed with the Division up to such

time of the day immediately preceding the day of

distribution as shall be fixed by regulations hereunder. There shall be printed with each document a copy of the notation, required to be made

under section 302 of this title, of the day and hour

when, upon filing with the Division, such document was made available for public inspection.

Distribution Shall be made by delivery or by deposit at a post office at such time In the morning

of the day of distribution as shall be fixed by such

regulations prescribed hereunder. The prices to be

charged for the Federal Register may be fixed by

the administrative committee established by section

306 of this title without reference to the restrictions placed upon and fixed for the sale of Government publications by sections 72 and 72a of this

title. (July 26, 1935, ch. 417, $ 3, 49 Stat; 600.)

|304. "Document", "Federal Agency", "Agency", and

"person" defined.

As used in sections 301-310, 311, 312-314 of this

title, unless the context otherwise requires, the

term "document" means any Presidential proclamation or Executive order and any order, regulation, rule, certificate, code of fair competition, license, notice, or similar instrument Issued, prescribed, or promulgated by a Federal agency; the

terms "Federal agency" or "agency" mean the President of the United States, or any executive department, Independent board, establishment, bureau,

agency, institution, commission, or separate office of

the administrative branch of the Government of the

United States but not the legislative or judicial

branches of the Government; and the term "person"

means any individual, partnership, association, or

corporation. (July 26. 1935, ch. 417, 8 4, 49 Stat.

501.)

§305. Documents to be published in Federal Register; comments and news items excluded.

(a) There shall be published In the Federal Register (1) all Presidential proclamations and Executive

orders, except such as have no general applicability

and legal effect or are effective only against Federal

agencies or persons In their capacity as officers,

agents, or employees thereof; (2) such documents

or classes of documents as the President shall determine from time to time have general applicability

and legal effect; and (3) such documents or classes

of documents as may be required so to be published

by Act of the Congress: Provided, That for the purposes of sections 301-310, 311, 312-314 of this title

every document or order which shall prescribe a

penalty shall be deemed to have general applicability

and legal effect.

(b) In addition to the foregoing there shall also

be published in the Federal Register such other

documents or classes of documents as may be authorized to be published pursuant hereto by regulations prescribed hereunder with the approval of

the President, but in no case shall comments or

news items of any character whatsoever be authorized to be published in the Federal Register. (July

26, 1935, ch. 417, § 5, 49 Stat. 501.)

O . P . A . CEILING PRICE ORDERS AND SCHEDULES

Act Apr. 1, 1944, ch. 162, title I, § 1, 68 Stat. 161, provided In part tha t celling price orders and schedules were

not required to be printed In the Federal Register b a t

notice of Issuance was.

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|806. "Administrative Committee"; establishment and

composition; powers and duties.

There Is established a permanent Administrative

Committee of three members consisting of the

Archivist or Acting Archivist, who shall be chairman,

an officer of the Department of Justice designated

by the Attorney General, and the Public Printer or

Acting Public Printer. The Director of the Division

shall act as secretary of the committee. The committee shall prescribe, with the approval of the President, regulations for carrying out the provisions of

sections 301-310, 311, 312-314 of this title. Such

regulations shall provide, among other things: (a)

The manner of certification of copies required to be

certified under section 302 of this title, which certification may be permitted to be based upon confirmed communications from outside of the District

of Columbia; (b) the documents which shall be authorized pursuant to section 305 (b) of this title

to be published in the Federal Register; (c) the

manner and form In which the Federal Register

shall be printed, reprinted, compiled, indexed,

bound, and distributed; (d) the number of copies

of'the Federal Register, which shall be printed,

reprinted, and compiled, the number which shall

be distributed without charge to Members of

Congress, officers and employees of the United

States, or any Federal agency for their official use,

and the number which shall be avaiable1for distribution to the public; and (e) the prices to be

charged for individual copies of, and subscriptions

to, the Federal Register and reprints and bound

volumes thereof. (July 26,1935, ch. 417, 5 6,49 Stat.

601.)

§307. Filing document as constructive notice; publication in Register as presumption of validity;

judicial notice; citation.

No document required under section 305 (a) of

this title to be published In the Federal Register shall

be valid as against any person who has not had actual knowledge thereof until the duplicate originals

or certified copies of the document shallJtiave been

filed with the Division and a copy made available for

public inspection as provided in section 302 of this

title; and, unless otherwise specifically provided by

statute, such filing of any document, required or

authorized to be published under section 305 of this

title, shall, except In cases where notice by publication is insufficient in law, be sufficient to give notice

of the contents of such document to any person subject thereto or affected thereby. The publication

in the Federal Register of any document shall create

a rebuttable presumption (a) that It was duly Issued,

prescribed, or promulgated; (b) that it was duly filed

with the Division and made available for public Inspection at the day and hour stated in the printed

notation; (c) that the copy contained in the Federal

Register Is a true copy of the original; and, (d) that

all requirements of sections 301-310, 311, 312-314 of

this title and the regulations prescribed hereunder

relative to such document have been complied with.

The contents of the Federal Register shall be judicially noticed and, without prejudice to any other

mode of citation, may be cited by volume and page

•So In original.

number. (July 26, 1935, ch. 417, 8 7, 49 Stat.

502.)

§ 308. Publication in Register as notice of hearing.

Whenever notice of hearing or of opportunity to be

heard Is required or authorized to be given by or

under an Act of the Congress, or may otherwise

properly be given, the notice shall be deemed to have

been duly given to all persons residing within the

continental United States (not including Alaska),

except In cases where notice by publication Is insufficient in law, if said notice shall be published in the

Federal Register at such time that the period between the publication and the date fixed in such

notice for the hearing or for the termination of the

opportunity to be heard shall be (a) not less than

the time specifically prescribed for the publication

of the notice by the appropriate Act of the Congress;

or (b) not less than fifteen days when no time for

publication Is specifically prescribed by the Act,

without prejudice, however, to the effectiveness of

any notice of less than fifteen days where such

shorter period Is reasonable. (July 26, 1935, ch. 417,

$ 8, 49 Stat. 502.)

§309. Cost, of publication; appropriations authorized;

franking privilege.

Every payment made for the Federal Register shall

be covered Into the Treasury as a miscellaneous receipt. The cost of printing, reprinting, wrapping,

binding, and distributing the Federal Register and

any other expenses Incurred by the Government

Printing Office In carrying out the duties placed upon

It by sections 301-310, 311, 312-314 of this title shall

be borne by the appropriations to the Government

Printing Office and such appropriations are made

available, and are authorized to be increased by

such additional sums as are necessary for such purposes, such Increases to be based upon estimates

submitted by the Public Printer. The purposes

for which appropriations are available and are authorized to be made under section 300j of this title

are enlarged to cover the additional duties placed

upon the National Archives Establishment by the

provisions of sections 301-310, 311, 312-314 of this

title. Copies of the Federal Register mailed by the

Government shall be entitled to the free use of the

United States mails in the same manner as the official mall of the executive departments of the Government. The cost of mailing the Federal Register to officers and employees of Federal agencies in

foreign countries shall be borne tiy the respective

agencies. (July 26, 1935, ch. 417, 5 9, 49 Stat. 502.)

§310. Effective date of section 302; time for publication of Register.

The provisions of section 302 of this title shall

become effective sixty days after July 26, 1935, and

the publication of the Federal Register shall begin

within three business days thereafter: Provided,

That the appropriations involved have been increased as required by section 309 of this title. The

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mulgated prior to the date when such document is

first required by sections 301-310, 311, 312-314 of

this title or subsequent Act of the Congress or by

Executive order to be published in the Federal Register. (July 26, 1935, ch. 417, § 10, 49 Stat. 503.)

§310a. Same; availability of increased appropriation.

The provisions of section 302 of this title shall

become effective thirty days after appropriations to

the Government Printing Office become available and

the publication of the Federal Register shall begin

within two business days thereafter. (Feb. 11, 1936,

ch. 49, $ 1, 49 Btat. 1110.)

§811. Report by Government agencies of documents

issued; publication in supplement to Register.

(a) On July 1,1938, and on the same date of every

fifth year thereafter, each agency of the Government shall have prepared and shall file with the Administrative Committee a complete codification of

all documents which, in the opinion of the agency,

have general applicability and legal effect and which

have been issued or promulgated by such agency and

are in force and effect and relied upon by the agency

as authority for, or invoked or used by it in the discharge of, any of its functions or activities on June

1,1938, or on the same date of every fifth year thereafter. The Committee shall, within ninety days

thereafter, report thereon to the President, who may

authorize and direct the publication of such codification in special or supplemental editions of the Federal Register.

(b) The Division of the Federal Register shall

supervise and coordinate the form, style, arrangement, and indexing of the codifications of the various agencies.

(c) The codified documents of the several agencies published in the supplemental edition of the

Federal Register pursuant to the provisions of subsection (a) of this section, as amended by documents

subsequently filed with the Division, and published in

the daily issues of the Federal Register, shall be

prima-facie evidence of the text of such documents

and of the fact that they are in full force and effect

on and after the date of publication thereof.

(d) The Administrative Committee shall pre*

scribe, with the approval of the President, regulations for carrying out the provisions of this section.

(JUly 26, 1935, ch. 417, 8 11. 49 Stat. 503; June 19,

1837, ch. 369, 50 Stat. 304; 1939 Reorg. Plan No. H,

1 202, eff. July 1. 1939, 4 F. R. 2732, 53 Stat. 1435;

Dec. 10, 1942, ch. 717, 5 2, 56 Stat. 1045.)

AMENDMENTS

1942—Subsec. (a) amended by act Dec. 10, 1942, cited to

text, Which added words following "on June 1,1938" at end

thereof.

TRANSFER OF FUNCTION S

Codification Board established by act June 19, 1937,

cited to text, was abolished, and Its functions were

transferred to National Archives, to be consolidated therein

with functions of Division of Federal Register, and to

be administered by such Division under direction and

iupervlslon of Archivist, by 1939 Reorg. Plan No. n , cited

to text, and set out In note to section 133t of Title 6,

Executive Departments and Government Officers and Employees.

SUSPENSIO N OF SECTION

Provisions of first sentence of this section were suspended for the duration of the war by section 1 of act

Dec. 10, 1942, ch. 717, 66 Stat. 1045, which provided In part:

"The provisions contained In the first sentence of section

11 (a) of the Federal Register (act of July 26, 1936,

49 Stat. 503, as amended, U. 8. C.. Title 44, sec. 311) are

hereby suspended until such time after the termination

of the present war as the Administrative Committee of

the Federal Register shaU determine."

1311a. Publication of cumulative supplement to Code

of Federal Regulations.

Hie publication of a cumulative supplement to

the Code of Federal Regulations instead of a new

codification, prepared under the supervision of the

Division of the Federal Register pursuant to the

provisions of subsections (c) and (d) of section 311

of this title, Is authorized and required. (Dec. 10,

1942, ch. 717, g 1, 56 Stat. 1045.)

CODIFICATION

Section was from second sentence of section 1 of act

Dec. 10, 1642, cited to text.

8 312. International agreements excluded from provisions of chapter.

Nothing in sections 301-310, 311, 312-314 of this

title shall be construed to apply to treaties, conventions, protocols, and other international agreements,

or proclamations thereof by the President. (July

26,1935, ch. 417, 8 12,49 Stat. 503.)

6 313. Repeal of conflicting laws.

All Acts or parts of Acts in conflict with sections

301-310, 311, 312-314 of this title enacted prior to

July 26, 1935, are repealed Insofar as they conflict

herewith. (July 26,1935, ch. 417, 8 13. 49 Stat. 503.)

§ 314. Short title.

Sections 301-310, 311, 312-314 of this title may

be cited as the "Federal Register Act." (July 26,

1935, ch. 417, 8 14, 49 Stat. 503.)

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UNITED STATES CODE

1952 EDITION

Chapters

1. Joint Committee on Printing ; General Powers; Contracts

2. Government Printing Offic e

3. Superintendent of Documents; Distribution of Documents in General

4. Printing and Binding Generally

5. Congressional Printing in General

6. Congressional Record, Bills, and Laws

7. Executive and Departmental Printing in General

8. Particula r Reports and Documents

8A. National Archives

8B. Federal Registe r

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TITLE 44.—PUBLIC PRINTING A ND DOCUMENTS

Chap. Sec.

1. Joint Committee on Printing; General Powers ; Contracts 1

1 Government Printing Office 31

3. Superintendent of Documents; Distribution

of Documents in General 71

4. Printing and Binding Generally 111

5. Congressional Printing in General 131

6. Congressional Record, Bills, and Laws 181

7. Executive and Departmental Printing in

General 211

8. Particular Reports and Documents 241

8A. National Archives 300

8B. Federal Register 301

9. Advertisements 321

10. Disposition of Records 351

11. Federal Recc rd Management 391

Chapter 1.—JOINT COMMITTEE ON PRINTING;

gec GENERAL POWERS; CONTRACTS

1. Joint Committee on Printing.

3. Same; reelected Congressmen to continue as members of until successors chosen; powers during

recess.

4. Same; remedying neglect or delay In public printing.

5. Standards of paper; advertisements for proposals;

samples.

6. Specifications In advertisements.

7. Opening bids; bonds.

8. Approval of contract; time for performance; bonds.

8. Comparison of paper and envelopes with standard

quality.

10. Determination of quality of paper.

11. Default of contractor; new contracts a n d purchase

In open market.

13. Liability of defaulting contractor.

13. Purchase of paper In open market.

14. Purchase of othe r materlals;_purchase by departments

and governmental agencies.

15. Lithographing and engraving; contracts; bids.

16. Schedule of materials required; advertisements for

proposals; contracts.

6 1. Joint Committee on Printing.

There shall be a Joint Committee on Printing, consisting of the chairman and two members of the

Committee on Rules and Administration of the Senate and the chairman and two members of the Committee on House Administration of the House of

Representatives, who shall have the powers hereinafter stated. (Jan. 12,1895, ch. 23, § 1, 28 Stat. 601;

Aug. 2, 1946, ch. 753, title H, § 222, 60 Stat. 838.)

AMENDMENT S

1846—Act Aug. 2, 1846 amended section by realigning

membership of committee due to t he abolishment of t he

Committees on Printin g of bot h Houses.

EFFECTIVE DATE OF 184 6 AMENDMEN T

Effective date, see not e set o u t unde r section 72a of

Title 2, The Congress.

§2. Same; reelected Congressmen to continue as

members of until successors chosen; powers during recess.

The members of the Joint Committee on Printing

who are reelected to the succeeding Congress shall

continue as members of said committee until their

successors are chosen. The President of the Senate

and the Speaker of the House of Representatives

shall, on the last day of a Congress, appoint members

of their respective Houses who have been elected to

the succeeding Congress to fill any vacancies which

may then be about to occur on said committee, and

such appointees and the members of said committee

who shall have been reelected shall continue until

their successors are chosen. The Joint Committee

on Printing shall, when Congress is not in session,

exercise all the powers and duties devolving upon

said committee as provided by law, the same as when

Congress is in session. (Mar. 2, 1895, ch. 189, $ 1,

28 Stat. 962; Mar. 3, 1917, ch. 163, $ 6, 39 Stat.

1121.)

§ 4.' Same; remedying neglect or delay in public printing. *

The Joint Committee on Printing shall have power

to adopt and employ such measures as, in its discretion, may be deemed necessary to remedy any neglect, delay, duplication, or waste in the public printing and binding and the distribution of Government

publications. (Jan. 12, 1895, ch. 23, $ 2, 28 Stat.

601; Mar. 1, 1907, ch. 2284, § I, 34 Stat. 1012; Mar.

1, 1919, ch. 86, § 11, 40 Stat. 1270.)

§ 5. Standards of paper; advertisements for proposals;

samples.

The Joint Committee on Printing shall fix upon

standards of paper for the different descriptions of

public printing and binding, and the Public Printer

shall, under their direction, advertise in one newspaper or trade journal, published in each of six

cities, for sealed proposals to furnish the Government with paper, as specified In the schedule to be

furnished applicants by the Public Printer, setting

forth in detail the quality and quantities required for

the public printing. And the Public Printer shall

furnish samples of the standard of papers fixed upon

to applicants therefor who shall desire to bid. (Jan.

12,1895, ch. 23, $ 3, 28 Stat. 601; Mar. 3, 1925, ch. 421,

§ 1, 43 Stat. 1105.)

§6. Specifications in advertisements.

The advertisements shall specify the minimum portion of each quality of paper required for either three

months, six months, or one year, as the Joint Committee on Printing may determine; but when the

minimum portion so specified exceeds, in any case,

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one thousand reams, it shall state that proposals

will be received for one thousand reams or more.

(Jan. 12, 1895, ch. 23, $ 4, 28 Stat. 601.)

§ 7. Opening bids; bonds.

The sealed proposals to furnish paper and envelopes shall be opened in the presence of the Joint

Committee on Printing and the contracts shall be

awarded by them to the lowest and best bidder for

the interest of the Government; but they shall not

consider any proposal which is not accompanied by

a bond with security or certified check in the amount

of $5,000 guaranteeing that the bidder or bidders,

if his or their proposal is accepted, will enter into

a formal contract with the United States to furnish the paper or envelopes specified; nor shall any

proposal from persons unknown to them be considered unless accompanied by satisfactory evidence

that the person making the proposal is a manufacturer of or dealer in the description of paper or envelopes proposed to be furnished. (Jan. 12, 1895,

ch. 23, 5 5, 28 Stat. 602; June 16, 1938, ch. 477, $ 3,

52 Stat. 761.)

AMENDMENT S

1938—Act Jun e 16, 1938 specifically Included envelopes

as well as paper, omitted provision for approval of bond

and substituted therefor e provision for security or certified check to accompany bond, and Inserted provision as

to consideration of proposal of unknown persons.

EFFECTIVE DAT E o r 193 8 AMENDMEN T

Amendment by ac t Jun e 16, 1938 became effective as of

the beginning of t h e thir d session of the " seventy-fifth

Congress, Jan . 3, 1938.

REPEALS

Section 4 of act Jun e 16, 1938 repealed all acts or parts

of acts inconsistent therewith .

§8. Approval of contract; time for performance;

bonds.

No contract for furnishing paper shall be valid

until it has been approved by the Joint Committee

on Printing. The award of each contract for furnishing paper shall designate a reasonable time for

its performance. The contractor shall give bond in

such amount as may be fixed by, and to the approval

of, the Joint Committee on Printing. (Jan. 12,1895,

ch. 23, $ 6, 28 Stat. 602; Mar. 3. 1917, ch. 163, $ 6,

39 Stat. 1121.)

§ 9. Comparison of paper and envelopes with standard quality.

The Public Printer shall compare every lot of

paper and envelopes delivered by a contractor with

the standard of quality fixed upon by the Joint Committee on Printing, and shall not accept any paper

or envelopes which does not conform to it In every

particular: Provided, however, That any lot of delivered paper or envelopes which does not conform

to such standard of quality may be accepted by the

Joint Committee on Printing at such discount as,

in its opinion, may be sufficient to protect the interests of the Government. (Jan. 12, 1895, ch. 23, $ 7,

28 Stat. 602; June 20, 1936, ch. 630, i 13, 49 Stat.

1553.)

§ 10. Determination of quality of paper.

In case of difference of opinion between the Public Printer and any contractor for paper respecting

its quality, the matter of difference shall be determined by the Joint Committee on Printing, and the

decision of said Joint Committee shall be final as to

the United States. (Jan. 12, 1895, ch. 23, § 8, 28

Stat. 602; Mar. 3, 1917, ch. 163, 5 6, 39 Stat. 1121.)

§11. Default of contractor; new contracts and purchase in open market.

If any contractor shall fail to comply with his

contract, the Public Printer shall report such default

to the Joint Committee on Printing, and he shall,

under the direction of the committee, enter into a

new contract with the lowest, best, and most responsible bidder for the interest of the Government

among those whose proposals were rejected at the

last opening of bids, or he shall advertise for new

proposals, under the regulations hereinbefore stated;

and during the interval which may thus occur he

shall, under the direction of the Joint Committee

on Printing, purchase in open market, at the lowest

market price, all paper necessary for the public printing. (Jan. 12, 1895, ch. 23, § 9, 28 Stat. 602; Mar. 3,

1917, ch. 163, § 6, 39 Stat. 1121.)

§ 12. Liability of defaulting contractor.

In case of the default of any contractor to furnish

paper, he and his sureties shall be responsible for

any increase of cost to the Government in procuring

a supply of such paper which may be consequent upon

such default. The Public Printer shall report every

such default, with a full statement of all the facts

in the case, to the General Counsel for the Department of the Treasury, who shall prosecute the defaulting contractor and his sureties upon their bond,

in the district court of the United States in the district in which such defaulting contractors reside.

(Jan. 12, 1895, ch. 23, § 10, 28 Stat. 602; Mar. 3, 1911,

ch. 231, $ 291, 36 Stat. 1167; May 10, 1934, ch. 277,

$512 (b). 48 Stat. 759.)

TRANSFER O F FUNCTION S

All function s of all officers of the Department of the

Treasury, and all function s of all agencies and employees

of such Department, were transferred, with certain exceptions, to t he Secretary of t h e Treasury, with power

vested in h im to authorize their performance or the performanc e of any of his functions, by any of such officers,

agencies, and employees, by 1950 Reorg. Plan No. 26.

$$ 1, 2. eff. July 31, 1950, 15 F. R. 4935, 64 Stat. 1280, set out

In not e unde r section 241 of Title 5, Executive Departments and Government Officers a n d Employees.

CROSS REFERENCE S

General Counsel of Treasury Department, see section

248a of Title 5, Executive Departments and Government

Officers and Employees.

§ 13. Purchase of paper in open market.

The Joint Committee on Printing may authorize

the Public Printer to make purchases of paper in

open market whenever they may deem the quantity

required so small or the want so immediate as not to

Justify advertisement for proposals. (Jan. 12, 1895,

ch. 23, $ 11, 28 Stat. 602; Mar. 3, 1917, ch. 163, $ 6, 39

Stat. 1121.)

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§ 14. Purchase of other materials; purchase by departments and governmental agencies. '

The Joint Committee on Printing may permit the

Public Printer to authorize any executive department or independent office or establishment of the

Government to purchase direct for its use such

printing, binding, and blank-book work, otherwise

authorized by law, as the Government Printing Office is not able or suitably equipped to execute or

as may be more economically or in the better interest of the Government executed elsewhere. (Jan.

12, 1895, ch. 23, $ 12, 28 Stat. 602; July 8, 1935, ch.

374, § 1, 49 Stat. 475; Oct. 31, 1951, ch. 654, $ 3 (10),

65 Stat. 708.)

AlUNDMXNTS

1961—Act Oct. 81, 1951 struck out t h e former provision

tha t t h e Join t Committe e might authorize t h e Public

Printer to procure services, materials, and supplies for

use of t h e Government Printing Office withou t regard to

section 5 of title 41 whenever t h e aggregate amoun t Involved was less tha n $50.

CROSS REFERENCES

Purchas e of supplies, see chapter 4 of Title 41, Public

Contracts.

§ 15. Lithographing and engraving; contracts; bids.

When the probable total cost of the maps or plates

accompanying one work or document exceeds $1,200,

the lithographing or engraving thereof shall be

awarded to the lowest and best bidder, after advertisement by the Public Printer, under the direction

of the Joint Committee, which may authorize him to

make immediate contracts for lithographing or engraving whenever the exigencies of the public service

do not justify advertisement for proposals. (Jan..12,

1895, ch. 23, $ 15. 28 Stat. 603.)

§ 16. Schedule of materials required; advertisements

for proposals; contracts.

The Public Printer shall prepare a schedule of

materials required to be purchased, showing the description, quantity, and quality of each article, and

shall invite proposals for furnishing the same, either

by advertisement or circular, as the Joint Committee on Printing may direct, and shall make contracts for the same with the lowest responsible bidder, making a return of the same to the Joint Committee, showing the number of bidders, the amounts

of each bid, and the awards of the contracts. (Jan.

12, 1895, ch. 23, 8 16, 28 Stat. 603.)

Chapter 2.—GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE

Sec.

31. Public Printer; appointment; bond.

33. Same; vacancy in office.

33. Same; duties.

34. Same; annua l report.

35. Annual report of cost of printing, paper, contracts,

a n d payments.

36. Annual estimates; for paper.

37,38. Repealed.

39. Deputy Public Printer.

39a. Salaries of Public Printer and Deputy Public Printer.

40. Employment by Public Printer of employees; pay.

41. Employment of skilled workmen.

42. Night work.

43. Eight-hour law.

44. Holidays.

45. Repealed.

Sec.

46. Same; payment of employees receiving annua l salaries.

47. Details of employees to executive departments or

establishments.

48. List of employees for Official Register.

49. Examining boards.

50—52. Omitted.

53. Repealed.

54. Accountability for and Issue of materials.

55. Purchase of press supplies.

56. Sale or exchange of condemned materials.

57. Receipts from sales to be covered Into Treasury.

58. Sale of duplicate plates; copyright.

59. Machinery, material, equipment, or supplies from

other departments.

60. Consolidation of department printing offices.

61. Branches of printing office In executive departments.

62. Inks, glues, etc., furnished other departments; payment.

§31. Public Printer; appointment; bond.

The President of the United States shall nominate

and, by and with the advice and consent of the

Senate, appoint a suitable person, who must be a

practical printer and versed in the art of bookbinding, to take charge of and manage the Government

Printing Office. The title of said officer shall be

Public Printer. He shall give bond in the sum of

$25,000 for the faithful performance of the duties of

his office, said bond to be approved by the Secretary

of the Treasury. (Jan. 12, 1895, ch. 23, § 17, 28

Stat. 603; June 12, 1917, ch. 27, $ 1, 40 Stat. 173;

Feb. 20, 1923, ch. 98, 42 Stat. 1278; Mar. 4, 1925, ch.

549, $ 1, 43 Stat. 1299; May 29, 1928, ch. 909, 45 Stat.

1006.)

CROSS RETDUENCXS

Salary of Public Printer, see section 39a of this title.

§ 32. Same; vacancy in office.

In case of the death, resignation, absence, or

sickness of the Public Printer the Deputy Public

Printer shall perform the duties of the Public Printer

until a successor is appointed or such absence or

sickness shall cease; but the President may, in his

discretion, authorize and direct any other officer

of the Government, whose appointment is vested in

the President by and. with the advice and consent

of the Senate, to perform the duties of the vacant

office until a successor is appointed, or the sickness

or absence of the Public Printer shall cease. A

vacancy occasioned by death or resignation must not

be temporarily filled under the provisions of this

section for a longer period than ten days, and no

temporary appointment, designation, or assignment

of another officer to perform such duty shall be

made except to fill a vacancy happening during a

recess of the Senate. (Jan. 12, 1895, ch. 23, § 36, 28

Stat. 606; May 27, 1908, ch. 200, $ 1, 35 Stat. 382.)

§33. Same; duties.

It shall be the duty of the Public Printer to purchase all materials and machinery which may be

necessary for the Government Printing Office; to

take charge of all matter which is to be printed,

engraved, lithographed, or bound; to keep an account thereof in the order in which it is received,

and to cause the work to be promptly executed; to

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superintend all printing and binding done at the

Government Printing Office, and to see that the

sheets or volumes are promptly delivered to the officer who is authorized to receive them. The receipt

of such officer shall be a sufficient voucher for their

delivery. (Jan. 12. 1895, ch. 23, 8 18, 28 Stat. 603.)

§34. Same; annual report.

The Public Printer shall make annual report to

Congress, and in it specify the number of copies of

each department report and document printed upon

requisition by the head of the department for which

the printing was done, and he shall also specify in

said report the exact number of copies of books,

giving the titles of the books, bound upon requisition for Senators, Representatives, Delegates, and

other officers of the Government and the cost thereof.

(Jan. 12, 1895, ch. 23, $ 19, 28 Stat. 603.)

CROSS REFERENCES

Statemen t of receipts from fees a n d charges to be included in annua l report, see section 104a of Title 5, Executive Departments a n d Government Officers a n d Employees.

§35. Annual report of cost of printing, paper, contracts, and payments.

The Public Printer shall, on the first day of each

regular session, report to Congress the exact condition and the quantity and cost of all printing, binding, lithographing, and engraving; the quantity and

cost of all paper purchased for the same; a detailed

statement of all proposals and contracts entered into

for the purchase of paper and other materials, and

for lithographing and engraving; of all payments

made, during the preceding year, under his direction; of the quantity of work ordered and done, with

a general classification thereof, for each department,

and a detailed statement of each account with the

departments or public officers; a classified detailed

statement of the number of hands employed and

the sums paid to each; and such other Information

touching all matters connected with the printing

office as may be in his possession. (Jan. 12, 1895,

ch. 23, 5 22, 28 Stat. 604,)

§ 36. Annual estimates; for paper.

The Public Printer shall, at the beginning of each

session of Congress, submit to the Joint Committee

on Printing estimates of the quantity of paper of

all descriptions which will be required for the public

printing and binding during the ensuing year. (Jan.

12, 1895, ch. 23, $ 26, 28 Stat. 604.)

§ 37. Repealed. Sept. 12, 1950, ch. 946, title III, § 301

(104) (105), 64 Stat. 844.

Section, acts Jan . 12, 1895, ch. 23, 8 27, 28 Stat. 604;

Mar. 2,1895, ch. 189, { 1, 28 Stat. 961: May 27, 1908, ch. 200,

$ 1, 35 Stat. 382; Jun e 10, 1921, ch. 18, 15 215, 216, 42 Stat.

23, related to preparation and annua l submission to t he

Bureau of t he Budget of detailed estimates of expenses

of t he Government Printing Office.

SAVINGS CLAUSE

Jurisdiction or responsibility of any agency or officer

over any functio n or organizational unit, referred to In

this former section, as affected by Its repeal, see not e

unde r former sections 682—591 of Title 31, Money and

Finance.

§ 38. Repealed. June 25, 1948, ch. 645, § 21, 62 Stat. 862,

eff. Sept. 1,1948.

Section 38, act Jan . 12, 1895, ch. 23, $ 33, 28 Stat. 605,

related to penalty for conspiracy to defrau d by Public

Printer, and Is now covered by section 371 of Title 18.

Crimes and Criminal Procedure.

R. S. $ 3788 which former section 38 superseded was also

repealed by act Jun e 25, 1948, ch. 465, $ 21, 62 Stat. 862.

§ 39. Deputy Public Printer.

The office of Deputy Public Printer shall, be filled

by the selection and appointment by the Public

Printer of a person skilled as a practical printer

and versed in the art of bookbinding, and who shall

perform the duties formerly required of the chief

clerk, have supervision of the buildings occupied

by the Government Printing Office, and perform such

other duties as may be required of him by the

Public Printer. (May 27, 1908, ch. 200, $ 1, 35 Stat.

382.)

§ 39a. Salaries of Public Printer and Deputy Public

Printer.

The basic compensation of the Public Printer shall

be at the rate of $15,000 per annum and the basic

compensation of the Deputy Public Printer shall be

at the rate of $14,000 per annum. (May 29, 1928,

ch. 909, 45 Stat. 1006; Oct. 15, 1949, ch. 695, §§5

(a), 6 (a), 63 Stat. 880, 881.)

AMENDMENTS

1949—Act Oct. 15, 1949 increased t he compensation of

t he Public Printe r from $10,330 to $15,000 per annum and

t he Deputy Public Printer from $7,830 to $14,000 per

annum.

EFFECTIVE DATE

The Increased compensation provided for by act Oct. 15,

1949, took effect on t he first day of the first pay period

which began afte r Oct. 15, 1949, by t h e provisions of

section 9 of said act Oct. 15, 1949, which Is set out as a

note unde r section 3 of Title 5, Executive Departments

a n d Government Officers a n d Employees.

§40. Employment by Public Printer of employees;

pay.

The Public Printer may employ, at such rates of

wages and salaries, including compensation for

night and overtime work, as he may deem for the

Interest of the Government and just to the persons

employed, except as otherwise provided herein, such

journeymen, apprentices, laborers, and other persons as may be necessary for the work of the Government Printing Office; but he shall not, at any

time, employ more persons than the necessities of

the public work may require or more than two hundred apprentices at any one time. The minimum

pay of all journeymen printers, pressmen, and bookbinders employed in the Government Printing Office

shall be at the rate of 90 cents an hour for the

time actually employed. Except as hereinbefore

provided, the rate of wages, including compensation for night and overtime work, for more than

ten employees of the same occupation shall be determined by a conference between the Public Printer

and a committee selected by the trades affected,

and the rates and compensation so agreed upon

shall become effective upon approval by the Joint

Committee on Printing; if the Public Printer and

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the committee representing any trade fail to agree

as to wages, salaries, and compensation, either party

is granted the right of appeal to the Joint Committee on Printing, and the decision of said committee shall be final; the wages, salaries, and

compensation determined as provided herein shall

not be subject to change oftener than once a year

thereafter. Employees and officers of the Government Printing Office, unless otherwise herein fixed,

shall continue to be paid at the rates of wages,

salaries, and compensation (including night rate)

authorized by law on June 7, 1924, until such time

as their wages, salaries, and compensation shall be

determined as hereinbefore provided. (Jan. 12,1895,

ch. 23, $$ 39, 49, 50, 28 Stat. 607, 608; June 6, 1900,

ch. 791, § 1, 31 Stat. 643; Mar. 4, 1909, ch. 299, § 1,

35 Stat. 1021, 1024: Aug. 24, 1912, ch. 355, § 1, 37

Stat. 482; July 8, 1918, ch. 139, $ 1, 40 Stat. 836;

Aug. 2, 1919, ch. 30, 41 Stat. 272; Feb. 20, 1923,

ch. 98, 42 Stat. 1278; June 7, 1924, ch. 354, $ 1,

43 Stat. 658.)

CROSS REFERENCES

Compensation of employees In office of Superintendent

of Documents payable In accordance with this section,

see section 75 of this title.

Compensation schedules generally, see sections 1111—

1115 of Title 5, Executive Departments and Government

Officers and Employees.

Overtime compensation, see chapter 18 of Title 6,

Executive Departments and Government Officers and

Employees.

§41. Employment of skilled workmen.

It shall be the duty of the Public Printer to

employ workmen who are thoroughly skilled in their

respective branches of industry, as shown by trial

of their skill under his direction. (Jan. 12, 1895,

ch. 23, § 45, 28 Stat. 607.)

§ 42. Night work.

The Public Printer shall cause work to be done

on the public printing in the Government Printing

Office at night as well as through the day, when

the exigencies of the public service require it, but

the provisions of the existing tight-hour law shall

apply. (Jan. 12, 1895, ch. 23. § 47, 28 Stat. 607.)

REFERENCES I N TEX T

The eight-hour law, referred to In the text, Is classified

to sections 321—326 of Title 40, Public Buildings, Property and Works.

Compensation for night work, see section 921 of Title 5,

Executive Departments and Government Officers and

Employees.

§ 43. Eight-hour law.

The Public Printer is directed to rigidly enforce

the provisions of the eight-hour law in the department under his charge. (Mar. 30, 1888, ch. 47, § 1,

25 Stat. 57.)

REFERENCES I N TEX T

The eight-hour law, referred to In the text, Is classified

to sections 321—326 of Title 40, Public Buildings, Property and Works.

§44. Holidays.

CODIFICATION

Section, act Jan. 12, 1895, ch. 23, $ 46, 28 Stat. 607,

Is now covered by section 86a of Title 6, Executive Departments and Government Officers and Employees.

§ 45. Repealed. Oct. 30, 1951, ch. 631, title II, § 207 (a)

(4), 65 Stat. 682.

Section, act Jun e 11, 1896, ch. 420, 5 1, 29 Stat. 453,

which related to leaves of absence for employees of the

Government Printing Office, Is now covered by chapter 23

of Title 5. Executive Departments and Government Officers and Employees.

EFFECTIVE DATE OF REPEA L

Repeal of this section as effective on January 6, 1952,

see note under section 2061 of Title 5, Executive Departments and Government Officers a n d Employees.

§46. Same; payment of employees receiving annual

salaries.

Employees in the Government Printing Office receiving annual salaries fixed by law shall be allowed

leave at the rate of pay received by them at the time

such leave is granted, the same to be payable from

the specific appropriation for their salaries. (June

25, 1910, ch. 384, $ 1, 36 Stat. 767.)

CROSS REFERENCES

Annual and sick leave, see chapter 23 of Title 5, Executive Departments and Government Officers and Employees.

§ 47. Details of employees to executive departments

or establishments.

No employee of the Government Printing Office

shall be detailed to duties not pertaining to the work

of public printing and binding in any executive department or other Government establishment unless

expressly authorized by law. (June 25,1910, ch. 384,

I 1, 36 Stat. 770.)

§ 48. List of employees for Official Register.

CODIFICATION

Section, act Jan. 12, 1895, ch. 23, $ 43, 28 Stat. 607;

June 7, 1906, ch. 3048, 34 Stat. 218; Mar. 3, 1925, ch.

421, $ 2, 43 Stat. 1105, Is now covered by section 3 of

Title 13, Census.

§ 49. Examining boards.

The Deputy Public Printer, the superintendent of

printing, and a person designated by the Joint Committee on Printing, shall constitute a board to examine and report in writing on all paper delivered

under contract, or by purchase or otherwise, at the

Government Printing Office. The Deputy Public

Printer, superintendent of binding, and a person designated by the Joint Committee on Printing shall

constitute a board to examine and report in writing

on all material, except paper, for the use of the bindery. The Deputy Public Printer, the superintendent

of printing, and a person designated by the Joint

Committee on Printing shall constitute a board of

condemnation, who, upon the call of the Public

Printer, shall determine the condition of presses and

other machinery and material used in the Government Printing Office, with' a view to condemnation.

(Jan. 12,1895, ch. 23, § 20. 28 Stat. 603; May 27,1908,

ch. 200, $ 1, 35 Stat. 382; June 7. 1924, ch. 303, $ 1, 43

Stat. 590.)

§§50—52. Omitted.

CODIFICATION

Sections, relating to the function s of the disbursing

clerk of the Government Printing Office, were based on

the following acts:

Section 50.—Act Feb. 30, 1023, ch. 98, 42 Stat. 1378.

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Section 51.—Act Jan . 12, 1895, ch. 33, I 30, 38 Stat. 605;

act Feb. 20, 1933, ch. 98. 42 Stat. 1278.

Section 51a Is now set o u t as section 120 of this title.

Section 52.—Act Mar. 30, 1900, ch. 118, 31 Stat. 58: ac t

Feb. 20, 1923, ch. 88. 42 Stat. 1278.

TKANSTEB o r FUNCTION S

The function of disbursement of moneys of t h e United

States by any agency except t h e War (now Army) Department, Navy Departmen t a n d Panama Canal, was transferred to t h e Treasury Departmen t and, together with t h e

Office of Disbursing Cleric of tha t Department, was consolidated In a Division of Disbursements, by section 4 of

Ex. Ord. No. 6166, Jun e 10, 1933, a n d Ex. Ord. No. 6728,

May 29, 1934, set out In not e to section 132 of Title 5,

Executive Departments and Government Officers a n d

Employees. The Division of Disbursements was consolidated In t h e Fiscal Service by 1940 Reorg. Plan No. m ,

I 1 (a) (3). eff. Jun e 30, 1940, 5 F. R. 2107, 54 Stat. 1231,

set out in not e t o section 133t of said Title 5.

§ 53. Repealed. June 25, 1948, ch. 645, § 21, 62 Stat. 862,

eff. Sept. 1, 1948.

Section, act Jan . 12, 1895, ch. 33, $ 34, 28 Stat. 605, re -

lated to Interest of employees In printing contracts, a n d

is now covered by section 442 of Title 18, Crimes a n d

Criminal Procedure.

I 54. Accountability for and issue of materials.

The Public Printer shall charge himself with, and

be accountable for, all material received for the public use. The superintendents of printing and binding

shall make out estimates of the quantity and kind of

material required for their respective departments

and file written requisitions therefor when it is

needed. The Public Printer shall furnish the same

to them on these requisitions, as required for the

public service, and they shall receipt to him and be

held accountable for all material so received. (Jan.

12, 1895, ch. 23, 1 32, 28 Stat. 605; June 7, 1924, ch.

303, I 1, 43 Stat. 590.)

§55. Purchase of press supplies.

The Public Printer may purchase in open market,

and without previous advertising, such supplies as

the Government Printing Office may require, of ink,

rollers, composition for making rollers, tapes, press

blankets, and lubricating oils, taking care that only

the lowest market prices be paid; and when practicable he shall issue circulars inviting bids. (Jam 12,

1895, ch. 23, $ 38, 28 Start. 607.)

§ 56. Sale or exchange of condemned materials.

Whenever any machinery or material in the Government Printing Office shall have been regularly

condemned as unserviceable, the Public Printer may

sell the same, after public advertisement, to the

highest bidder, for cash, and turn the proceeds into

the Treasury of the United States: Provided, That

in case the sum or sums offered for such advertised

property should be deemed by him too low, be may

exchange said old machinery or material for new.

paying the difference in money, and render appropriate vouchers for such expenditure. (Jan. 12,1895,

ch. 23, 5 21, 28 Stat. 604.)

g 57. Receipts from sales to be covered into Treasury.

Moneys received from sales of extra copies of

documents, paper shavings, imperfections, waste gold

leaf, leather and book cloth scraps, and for the sale

of old and condemned material, shall be deposited

by the Public Printer in the Treasury of the United

States, and a detailed statement thereof shall be

included in his annual report to Congress. (Jan. 12,

1895, ch. 23, $ 29, 28 Stat. 605.)

CROSS REFERENCES

Disposition of receipts for work done by Public Printer,

see section 120 of this title.

Surplus receipts from sales of additional copies of

Government publications by Superintendent of Documents, deposit in Treasury, see section 72a of this title.

§58. Sale of duplicate plates; copyright.

The Public Printer shall sell, under such regulations as the Joint Committee on Printing may prescribe, to any person or persons who may apply,

additional or duplicate stereotype or electrotype

plates from which any Government publication is

printed, at a price not to exceed the cost of composition, the metal, and making to the Government

and 10 per centum added, and the full amount of the

price shall be paid when the order is filed. No publication reprinted from such stereotype or electrotype plates and no other Government publication

shall be copyrighted. (Jan. 12, 1895, ch. 23, $ 52,

28 Stat. 608.)

CROSS REFERENCES

Copyright on publications of t h e United States Government. see section 8 of Title 17, Copyrights.

Sale or disposition of stereotype or electrotype plates of

black and white Illustrations of United States and foreign

postage stamps forbidden, see section 371 of Title 39, The

Postal Service.

§ 59. Machinery, material, equipment, or supplies from

other departments.

Any officer of the Government having machinery,

material, equipment, or supplies for printing, binding, and blank-book work, including lithography,

photolithography, and other processes of reproduction, which are no longer required or authorized for

his service, shall submit a detailed report of the same

to the Public Printer, and the Public Printer is

authorized, with the approval of the Joint Committee on Printing, to requisition such articles of

the character herein described as are serviceable

In the Government Printing Office, and the same

shall be promptly delivered to that office. (July 19,

1919, ch. 24, $ 3, 41 Stat. 233.)

§ 60. Consolidation of department printing offices.

All printing offices in the departments in operation

on January 12, 1895, or thereafter put in operation,

shall be considered a part of the Government Printing Office, and shall be under the control of the

Public Printer, who shall furnish all presses, types,

imposing stones, and necessary machinery and material for said offices from the general supplies of the

Government Printing Office; and all paper and material of every kind used in the said offices for departmental work, except letter and note paper and

envelopes, shall be supplied by the Public Printer;

and all persons employed in said printing offices and

binderies shall be appointed by the Public Printer,

and be carried on his pay roll the same as employees

in the main office, and shall be responsible to him.

This section shall not apply to the office In the

Weather Bureau, but the Public Printer, with the

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approval of the Joint Committee on Printing, may

abolish such excepted office whenever in their judgment the economy of the public service would be

thereby advanced.

All work done in the said offices shall be ordered on

blanks prepared for that purpose by the Public

Printer, which shall be numbered consecutively, and

roust be signed by some one designated by the head

of the department for which the work is to be done,

who shall be held responsible for all work thus ordered, and who shall quarterly report to the head of

the department a classified statement of the work

done and the cost thereof, which report shall be

transmitted to the Public Printer in time for his annual report to Congress. The Public Printer shall

show in detail, in his annual report, the cost of operating each departmental office. (Jan. 12,1895, ch. 23,

I 31, 28 Stat. 605; Mar. 6,1902, ch. 138, $ 11, 32 Stat.

53; Apr. 23, 1904, ch. 1485, 33 Stat. 262; Mar. 2, 1907,

ch. 2511. 34 Stat. 1158; Mar. 3, 1917, ch. 163, $ 1, 39

Stat. 1083.)

Csoe s REFERENCES

Weather Bureau, printin g by, see section 319 of Title

15, Commerce a n d Trade.

§61. Branches of printing office in executive departments.

No money appropriated by any act shall be used

for maintaining more than one branch of the Government Printing Office in any one building occupied

by any executive department or departments of the

Government, nor shall any brancirof the Government Printing Office be established unless specifically

authorized by law. (Aug. 1, 1914, ch. 223, $ 1, 38

Stat. 673.)

§62. Inks, glues, etc., furnished other departments;

payment

Inks, glues, and other supplies manufactured by

the Government Printing Office in connection with

its work may be furnished to departments and other

establishments of the Government upon requisition,

and payment made from appropriations available

therefor. (June 30, 1932, ch. 314, part "I, § 1, 47

Stat. 397.)

CODIFICATION

Section based upo n a proviso in t h e appropriation act

lor 1933 for t h e Government Printing Office. It was not

included in t h e act for 1934. The Public Printer stated

it tha t time tha t Its Inclusion was not requested because

It was considered permanen t law.

SNMJU T PROVISIONS

1931—Feb. 30, 1931, ch. 234, i 1, 46 Stat. 1188.

1930—June 6, 1930, ch. 407, ( 1, 46 Stat. 519.

1929—Feb. 28, 1929, ch. 367, I 1, 45 Stat. 1400.

1928—May 14, 1928, ch. 651, I 1, 46 Stat. 630.

1927—Feb. 23, 1927, ch. 168, 1 1, 44 Stat. 1169.

1926—May 13. 1928, ch. 294, § 1, 44 Stat. 551.

Chapter 3.—SUPERINTENDENT OF DOCUMENTS;

DISTRIBUTION OF DOCUMENTS IN GENERAL

Sec.

71. Superintendent of Documents; sale of documents.

72. Printing for sale to public; regulations.

72a. Same; regulations; charges and fees.

73. Superintendent of Documents unde r control of

Public Printer; disbursements and report.

Sec.

74. Assistants, blanks, printing, and binding for Superintendent of Documents.

75. Compensation to employees in office of Superintenden t of Documents for night, Sunday, hoUday,

and overtime work.

76. Index of documents; numbe r and distribution.

77. Catalogue of Government publications.

78. Documents In charge of departments to be turned

over to Superintendent of Documents.

79. Reprinting documents required for sale.

80. Documents for President.

81. Documents for use of Public Printer.

82. Distribution of copies of pubUcatlons to designated

depositories.

83. Designation of depositories.

84. Libraries as depositaries continued; new designations.

85. Distribution of copies of publications to designated

depositories and libraries; land-grant colleges as

depositories.

86. Investigation of libraries designated as depositories.

87. Libraries of executive departments and Military

a n d Naval Academies constituted depositories.

87a. Library of United States Coast Guard Academy constituted depository.

88. American Antiquarian Society to be depository.

89. Distribution of public documents t o Ubrary of

Philippine government.

90. Repealed.

91. Documents and reports for foreign legations.

91a. Public documents for legations and consulates of

United States.

92. Government publications as public property; free

use in depositories.

93. Exchange of documents.

94. Blank forms; printing and sale.

95. Distribution of publications to be by Public Printer:

mailing lists.

96. Departmental distribution of documents.

§71. Superintendent of Documents; sale of documents.

The Public Printer shall appoint a competent person to act as Superintendent of Documents. The

Superintendent of Documents so designated and appointed is authorized to sell at cost any public document in his charge, the distribution of which is not

herein specifically directed, said cost to be estimated

by the Public Printer and based upon printing from

stereotyped plates; but only one copy of any document shall be sold to the same person, excepting

libraries or schools by which additional copies are

desired for separate departments thereof, and members of "Congress; and whenever any officer of the

Government having in his charge documents published for sale shall desire to be relieved of the same,

he is authorized to turn them over to the Superintendent of Documents, who shall receive and sell

them under the provisions of this section. All

moneys received from the sale of documents shall be

returned to the Public Printer on the Jst day of each

month and be by him covered into the Treasury

monthly. He shall also report monthly to the

Public Printer the number of documents received

by him and the disposition made of the same. He

shall have general supervision of the distribution of

all public documents, and to his custody shall be

committed all documents subject to distribution, excepting those printed for the special official use of

the executive departments, which shall be delivered

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to said departments, and those printed for the use

of the two Houses of Congress, which shall be delivered to the folding rooms of said Houses and distributed or delivered ready for distribution to Members and Delegates upon their order by the superintendents of the folding rooms of the Senate and

House of Representatives. (Jan. 12,1895, ch. 23,1 61,

28 Stat. 610; Aug. 7, 1946, ch. 770, $ 1 (62), 60 Stat.

871.)

AMENDMENTS

1846—Act Aug. 7, 1646 amended section by repealing

provisions of second sentence requiring the Superintendent of Documents t o report annually t o the Public Printer

as to all sales made by him.

Caoss RBTBXNCBS

Public Printer to print documents for sale t o public a t

cost plus 60 per centum, see section 72a of this title.

§ 72. Printing for sale to public; regulations.

The Public Printer shall print such additional

copies of any Government publication, not confidential in character, as may be required for sale to

the public by the Superintendent of Documents;

but the printing of such additional copies required

for sale by the Superintendent of Documents shall

be subject to regulation by the Joint Committee on

Printing and shall not interfere with the prompt

execution of printing for the Government. (May 11,

1922, ch. 189, §1, 42 Stat. 541; June 30, 1932, ch.

314, $ 307, 47 Stat. 409.)

CODIFICATION

Section originally provided for the salt of documents

"at the cost of printing and binding, plus 10 per centum,

without limit as t o the numbe r of copies to any one

applicant who agrees not to resell or distribute the

same for profit." Act Jun e 30, 1932 provided tha t the

selling price of publications as provided In section 72a of

this title should be In lieu of tha t prescribed In this

section.

CROSS REFERENCES

Federal Register, fixing of prices to be charged for. see

section 303 of this title.

Printing and sale of extra copies by Public Printer, see

sections 114 and 220 of this title.

§ 72a. Same; regulations; charges and fees.

The price at which additional copies of Government publications are offered for sale to the public

by the Superintendent of Documents shall be based

on the cost thereof as determined by the Public

Printer plus 50 per centum: Provided, That a discount of not to exceed 25 per centum may be allowed

to authorized book dealers and quantity purchasers,

but such printing shall not interfere with the prompt

execution of work for the Government. The surplus

receipts from such sales shall be deposited in the

Treasury of the United States to the credit of miscellaneous receipts. Hie Superintendent of Documents

shall prescribe the terms and conditions under which

he may authorize the resale of Government publications by book dealers, and he may designate any Government officer his agent for the sale of Government

publications under such regulations as shall be

agreed upon by the Superintendent of Documents

and the head of the respective department or establishment of the Government. (June 30, 1932, ch.

314, $ 307, 47 Stat. 409.)

REPEALS

Sections 801 ahd 802 of act Jun e 30, 1932 provided:

"Sec. 801. If any provision of this Act, or the application thereof to any person or circumstances, is held Invalid, the remainder of the Act, and the application of

such provision t o other persons or circumstances, »v>gu

not be affected thereby.

"Sec. 802. All Acts and parts of Acts Inconsistent or in

conflict with those provisions of this Act which are of

temporary duration are hereby suspended during the

period in which such provisions of this Act are in effect.

All Acts or parts of Acts Inconsistent or in conflict with

those provisions of this Act which are of permanent

natur e are hereby repealed to the extent of such inconsistency or conflict."

HISTORICAL AND NAVAL DOCUMENTS

Act Mar. 15, 1934, ch. 69, 48 Stat. 414, authorized

Superintendent of Documents t o sell historical and naval

documents at the prorated cost without reference to this

section.

CROSS REFERENCES

Charges for publications furnished by Department of

Commerce, see section 606 of Title 5, Executive Departments and Government Officers and Employees.

Cost of naval charts, see section 279a of this title.

Disposition of receipts by Public Printer, see sections

57 and 120 of this title.

Federal Register, fixing of prices to be charged for, see

section 303 of this title.

§73. Superintendent of Documents under control of

Public Printer; disbursements and report.

The office of the Superintendent of Documents

shall be under the control of the Public Printer.

The disbursements on account of salaries or other

expenses of the office of the Superintendent of Documents shall be made by the disbursing clerk of the

Government Printing Office, and a statement thereof

shall be Included in the Public Printer's annual report for each fiscal year. (June 25, 1910, ch. 384,

§ 1, 36 Stat. 770; Feb. 20, 1923, ch. 98, 42 Stat. 1278.)

§ 74. Assistants, blanks, printing, and binding for

Superintendent of Documents.

The Public Printer is authorized and directed,

upon the requisition of the Superintendent of Documents, to appoint such assistants as may be

necessary, and furnish such blanks and to do such

printing and binding as are required by his office, the

cost of the same to be charged against the appropriation for printing and binding for Congress, and the

Public Printer shall provide convenient office, storage, and distributing rooms for the use of the Superintendent of Documents. (Jan. 12, 1895, ch. 23,

$ 66, 28 Stat. 611.)

g 75. Compensation to employees in office of Superintendent of Documents for night, Sunday, houdsy.

and overtime work.

Employees in the office of the Superintendent of

Documents may be paid compensation for night

Sunday, holiday, and overtime work at rates not in

excess of the rates of additional compensation

such work allowed to other employees of the Govern -

ment Printing Office under the provisions of section

40 of this title. (Mar. 4, 1925, ch. 549, $ 1, 43 Stat

1300; May 13, 1926, ch. 294, $ 1. 44 Stat. 552; Feb. 23.

1927, ch. 168, 44 Stat. 1160.)

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Cros s RBHENCZ S

Compensation for nigh t work, see section 921 of Title 5,

Executive Departments a n d governmen t Officers and

employees.

Overtime compensation, see chapte r 18 of Title 5,

Executive Departments a n d Government Officers a n d

Bnployees.

§76. Index of documents; number and distribution.

The Superintendent of Documents shall, at the

close of each regular session of Congress, prepare

and publish a comprehensive index of public documents, upon such plan as shall be approved by the

Joint Committee on Printing; and the Public Printer

shall, immediately upon its publication, deliver to

him a copy of each and every document printed by

the Government Printing Office; and the head of

each of the executive departments, bureaus, and

offices of the Government shall deliver to him a copy

of each and every document issued or published by

such department, bureau, or office not confidential

in its character. He shall also prepare and print in

one volume a consolidated index of Congressional

documents, and shall index such single volumes of

documents as the Joint Committee on Printing shall

direct. Of the comprehensive index and of the consolidated index two thousand copies each shall be

printed and bound in addition to the usual number,

two hundred copies for the use of the Senate, eight

hundred copies for the use of the House, and one

thousand copies for distribution by the Superintendent of Documents. (Jan. 12, 1895, ch. 23, § 62, 28

Stat. 610.)

§ 77. Catalogue of Government publications.

A catalogue of Government publications shall be

prepared by the Superintendent of Documents on

the 1st day of each month, which shall show the

documents printed during the preceding month,

where obtainable, and the price thereof. Two

thousand copies of such catalogue shall be printed

in pamphlet form for distribution. (Jan. 12, 1895,

ch. 23, § 69, 28 Stat. 612.)

CKOSS RrraxNCES

Charges for publications furnished by Department of

Commerce, see section 606 of Title 6, Executive Departments and Government Officers a n d Employees.

8 78. Documents in charge of departments to be turned

over to Superintendent of Documents.

All public documents accumulating in the several

executive departments, bureaus, and offices not

needed for official use shall be annually turned over

to the Superintendent of Documents for distribution

or sale. (Jan. 12, 1895, ch. 23, $ 67, 28 Stat. 611.)

8 79. Reprinting documents required for sale.

The Superintendent of Documents is authorized to order reprinted, from time to time, such

public documents as may be required for sale, such

order for reprinting to be subject to the approval

of the Secretary or head of the department in which

such public document shall have originated. The

appropriation for printing and binding shall be

reimbursed for the cost of such reprints from the

moneys received by the Superintendent of Documents from the sale of public documents. (Mar.

28, 1904, No. 11, 33 Stat. 584.)

CROSS RXTTRZNCES

Sale of extra copies of documents and publications, and

cost thereof, see sections 72, 72a, lit , and 220 of this title.

8 80. Documents for President.

The Public Printer shall deliver to the Executive

Mansion two copies each of all documents, bills, and

resolutions as soon as printed and ready for distribution. (Jan. 12, 1895, ch. 23, § 88, 28 Stat. 622.)

CODIFICATION

Section constitute s part of section 88 of ac t Jan . 12,

1895. The remainde r of such section 88 Is set out In

section 211 of this title.

§ 81. Documents for use of Public Printer.

The Public Printer may retain out of all documents, bills, and resolutions printed the number of

copies absolutely needful for the official use of the

Government Printing Office, not exceeding five of

each. (Jan. 12, 1895, ch. 23, § 73, 28 Stat. 618.)

§ 82. Distribution of copies of publications to designated depositories.

The copies of journals, books, and public documents which are or may be authorized to be distributed to incorporated bodies, institutions, and associations within the States and Territories shall be

distributed to such bodies as shall be designated

by each of the Senators from the several States,

respectively, and by the Representatives in Congress

from each congressional district, and by the Delegate

from each Territory. The distribution shall be

made in such manner that the quantity distributed

to each congressional district and Territory shall be

equal. (R. S. § 501; Mar. 1, 1907, ch. 2284. $ 4, 34

Stat. 1014.)

DERIVATION

Res. Jan. 28, 1857, No. 5, $ 3, 11 Stat. 258; act Feb. 6,

1859, ch. 22, $ 5, 11 Stat. 380; act Mar. 2, 1861, ch. 87, $ 1.

12 Stat. 244.

8 83. Designation of depositories.

The selection of an institution to receive the documents ordered to be published or procured at the

first session of any Congress shall control the documents of the entire Congress, unless another designation be made before any distribution has taken

place under the selection first made. And the public documents to be distributed by the Superintendent of Documents shall be sent to the institutions

already designated, unless he shall be satisfied that

any such institution is no longer a suitable depository of the same. Congressional journals and public documents, authorized to be distributed to institutions on the designation of Members of Congress,

shall be sent to such libraries and Institutions only

as shall signify a willingness to pay the cost of their

transportation. (R. S. 5 502; Jan. 12, 1895, ch. 23,

§i 53, 61, 28 Stat. 608, 610.)

DERIVATION

Act Mar. 3, 1861, ch. 87. I 2, 12 Stat. 245.

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§ 84. Libraries as depositories continued; new designations.

Libraries designated by law prior to June 23,

1913, as depositories to receive books and other Government publications shall, during their existence,

continue such receipt; and new designations may be

made when libraries chosen shall cease to exist or

other designations shall be authorized by law.

(June 23,1913, ch. 3, $ 5, 38 Stat. 75.)

6 85. Distribution of copies of publications to designated depositories and libraries; land-grant colleges as depositories.

Upon request of the Superintendent of Documents,

the Public Printer Is authorized and directed to

either increase or diminish the number of copies

of publications furnished for distribution, to designated depositories and State and Territorial libraries

so that the number of copies delivered shall be equal

to the number of libraries on the list: Provided,

That the number thus delivered shall at no time

exceed the number authorized under existing statute: Provided further, That the Public Printer shall

furnish the necessary number of copies as above

provided, of the Journals of the Senate and House

of Representatives, of all publications, not confidential in character, printed upon the requisition of any

Congressional committee, of, all Senate and House

public bills and resolutions, and of all reports on

private bills, concurrent or simple resolutions. The

allotment of copies furnished for distribution to

libraries shall be increased or reduced,"from time to

time, as the redisricting of States or the rearrangement of depository lists under provisions of law shall

demand, to such numbers as may be necessary to

comply with the law. All land-grant colleges shall

be constituted as depositories for public documents,

subject to the provisions and limitations of the

depository laws. (Mar. 1, 1907, ch. 2284, § 4, 34

Stat. 1014; June 25,1938, ch. 708, 52 Stat. 1206.)

REPEAL o r INCONSISTEN T LAWS

Act Jun e 25. 1938 provided In part as follows: "Any provision contained in sections 54, 55, or 57 of t h e Printing

Act of 1895 ( 28 Stat. 60.8, 609; U. S. C. Title 44, sections

131, 147, and 189, or any other act), which may be inconsistent herewith, is hereby repealed to t h e extent of suc h

Inconsistency only."

8 86. Investigation of libraries designated as depositories.

The Superintendent of Documents shall thoroughly investigate the condition of all libraries that

are designated depositories, and whenever he shall

ascertain that the number of books In any such

library, other than college libraries, is below one

thousand, other than Government publications, or

It has ceased to be maintained as a public library,

he shall strike the same from the list, and the Senator, Representative, or Delegate shall designate

another depository that shall meet the conditions

herein required. (Jan. 12,1895, ch. 23, $ 70, 28 Stat.

612.)

CROSS RonnrcB

Designated libraries to receive Government publications

during their existence and new designations to be made

when chosen libraries e w e to exist, see section 84 at

this title.

§87. Libraries-of executive departments and Military

and Naval Academies constituted depositories.

The libraries of the "executive departments, of the

United States Military Academy, and United States

Naval Academy are constituted designated depositories of Government publications, and the Superintendent of Documents shall supply one copy of

said publications, in the same form as supplied to

other depositories, to each of said libraries. (Jan.

12, 1895, Ch. 23, $ 98, 28 Stat. 624.)

§ 87a. Library of United States Coast Guard Academy

constituted depository.

The library of the United States Coast Guard

Academy, New London, Connecticut, is constituted

a designated depository of Government publications, and the Superintendent of Documents shall

supply to such library one copy of each such publication, in the same form as supplied to other designated

depositories. (Aug. 5, 1939, ch. 445, 53 Stat. 1209.)

TRANSFER o r FUNCTION S

All function s of all officers of t he Departmen t of the

Treasury, and all function s of all agencies and employees

of such Department, were transferred, with certain exceptions, to t h e Secretary of t h e Treasury, with power

vested in him to authorize their performanc e or the

performance of any of his functions, by any of such

officers, agencies, and employees, by 1950 Reorg. Plan No.

26, $$ 1, 2, elf. July 31, 1950, 15 F. R. 4935, 64 Stat. 1280,

set out In note unde r section 241 of Title 5, Executive

Departments and Government Officers a n d Employees.

The Coast Guard, referred to In this section, Is generally

a service In t h e Treasury Department, b u t such Plan

excepted, from t h e transfer, t h e function s of t he Coast

Guard, and of t he Commandan t thereof, when the Coast

Guard Is operating as a part of t h e Navy unde r sections 1

a n d 3 of Title 14. Coast Guard.

§ 88. American Antiquarian Society to be depository.

One copy of the public journals of the Senate and

of the House of Representatives, and of the documents published under the orders of the Senate and

House of Representatives, respectively, shall be transmitted to the Executive of the Commonwealth of

Massachusetts for the use and benefit of the American Antiquarian Society of said Commonwealth.

(Dec. 1,1814, No. 7, 3 Stat. 248.)

g 89. Distribution of public documents to library of

Philippine government.

CODIFICATION

Section, act Jan . 18, 1907, ch. 153, 34 Stat. 850, which

related to distribution of public documents to the library

of t h e Philippine Government, Philippine Islands was

omitted as obsolete In view of t h e Independence of the

PhUlpplnes by 1946 Proc. No. 2695, Jul y 14, 1946, 11 F- R7517. 60 Stat. 1352, Issued unde r t h e authorit y of section

1394 of Title 22, Foreign Relations a n d Intercourse and

set out unde r said Section 1394.

g 90. Repealed. June 20, 1936, ch. 630, g 12, 49 Stat.

1553.

Section, R. S. i 506, prohibited t h e removal of books

and documents from depositories.

§ 91. Documents and reports for foreign legations.

Documents and reports may be furnished to foreign legations to the United States upon request

specifying those desired and requisition made upon

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the Public Printer by the Secretary of State: Provided, That such gratuitous distribution shall only

be made to legations whose *«3overnments furnish

to legations from the United States copies of their

printed and legislative documents desired. (Jan. 12,

1895, ch. 23, $ 75. 28 Stat. 620.)

8 91a. Public documents for legations and consulates

of United States.

Only such of the books published by the Government, and usually known by the name of "Public

Documents", shall be supplied to any legation or

consulate of the United States as are first designated

by the Secretary of State, by an order to be recorded

In the State Department as suitable for and required

by such legation and consulate. (R. S. $ 504.)

§92. Government publications as public property;

free use in depositories.

All Government publications furnished by authority of law to officers (except members of Congress)

of the United States Government, for their official

use, shall be stamped "Property of the United States

Government", and shall be preserved by such officers

and by them delivered to their successors in office

as a part of the property appertaining to the office.

Government publications furnished depository 11-

I

braries shall be made available for the free use of

the general public and must not be disposed of

except as the Superintendent of Documents may direct. (Jan. 12, 1895, ch. 23, $ 74, 28 Stat. 620; June

20, 1936, ch. 630, $ 11, 49 Stat. 1552.)

§ 93. Exchange of documents.

Heads of departments are authorized to exchange

surplus documents for such other documents and

books as may be required by them, when the same

can be done to the advantage of the public service.

(Jan. 12, 1895, ch. 23. I 95, 28 Stat. 623.)

§ 94. Blank forms; printing and sale.

The Public Printer is authorized to print for sale

by the Superintendent of Public Documents to the

public, upon prepayment, additional copies of approved Government blank forms. (June 7, 1924, ch.

303, 5 1. 43 Stat. 592.)

§ 95. Distribution of publications to be by Public

Printer; mailing lists.

No money appropriated by any Act shall be used

for services in any executive department or other

Government establishment at Washington, District

of Columbia, in the work of addressing, wrapping,

mailing, or otherwise dispatching any publication

for public distribution, except maps, weather reports,

and weather cards issued by an executive department or other Government establishment at Washington, District of Columbia, or for the purchase of

material or supplies to be used in such work; and

it shall be the duty of the Public Printer to perform

such work at the Government Printing Office. Each

head of such executive department and other Government establishment at Washington, District of

Columbia, shall furnish from time to time to the

Public Printer mailing lists, In convenient form, and

changes therein, or franked slips, for use In the public distribution of publications issued by such department or establishment; and the Public Printer

shall furnish copies of any publication only in

accordance with the provisions of law or the instruction of the head of the department or establishment issuing the publication. Nothing in this

section shall be construed as applying to orders,

instructions, directions, notices, or circulars of information printed for and Issued by any of the

executive departments or other Government establishments or to the distribution of public documents

by Senators or Members of the House of Representatives or to the folding rooms and document rooms

of the Senate or House of Representatives. (Aug

23,1912, ch. 350, 8 8, 37 Stat. 414.)

CODIFICATION

Section Is from section 8 of the Legislative, Executive

and Judicial Appropriation Act, fiscal year 1B13, act Aug.

23. 1912. Words "shall be used alter the first day of

October, nineteen hundred and twelve" following "Act"

and "and or after October first, nineteen hundred and

twelve, each head of such executive department and

other Government establishment at Washington, District

of Columbia" and sentences "The employment of all

persons In the several executive Departments and other

Government establishments at Washington, District of

Columbia, wholly In connection with the duties herein

transferred to the Public Printer, or whose services can

be dispensed with or devalued upon another because of

such transfer, shall close and determine on or before the

first day of October, nineteen hundred and twelve, and

their salaries or compensation shall lapse for the remainder of the fiscal year nineteen hundred and thirteen

and be covered Into the Treasury. A detailed statement

of all machines, equipment', and material transferred to

the Government Printing Office by operation of this provision and of all employments discontinued shall be submitted to the Congress at Its next session by the head of

each executive department and other Government establishments at Washington, District of Columbia, In the

annua l estimates of appropriations" were omitted as

executed and temporary In character.

§96. Departmental distribution of documents.

Government publications printed for or received

by the executive departments, whether for official

use or for distribution, except such as are required

by section 95 of this title to be distributed by the

Public Printer, shall be distributed by a competent

Person detailed to such duty in each department by

the head thereof. He shall prevent duplication and

make detailed report to the head of the department.

(Jan. 12,1895, ch. 23, § 92, 28 Stat. 623; May 29,1928,

ch. 901, $ 1 (2), 45 Stat. 986.)

REPEALS

Section Is repealed In part by act May 29, 1928, which

provides: "That the following reports and statements

now required by law to be made to Congress are hereby

discontinued, and all Acts or parts of Acts herein cited

as requiring such statements and reports are hereby

repealed to the extent of such requirement: • • •

2. Detailed report of publications received and distributed. "

Chapter 4.—PRINTING AND BINDING

g*. GENERALLY

111. Government printing to be done at Government

Printing Office.

111a. Same; exception.

111b. Same; printing In veterans' hospitals.

111c. Same; printing and binding outside continental

limits of United States for State Department.

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Sec.

112. Stereotyping and electrotyplng.

113. Engraving and lithographing; contracts.

114. Printing a n d sale of extra copies of documents.

115. Illustrations and map s in documents and reports;

orders for printing acted on within one year.

116. No printing and binding unless authorized; binding

materials.

117. Certificate of necessity; estimate of cost.

118. Restrictions on use of appropriations for printing

and binding for Illustrations.

119. Blanks a n d letterheads for Judges a n d officers of

courts.

120. Disposition of receipts.

§ Hi. Government printing to be done at Government Printing Office.

All printing, binding, and blank-book work for

Congress, the Executive Office, the Judiciary (other

than the Supreme Court of the United States), and

every executive department, Independent office, and

establishment of the Government, shall be d6ne at

the Government Printing Office, except (1) such

classes of work as shall be deemed by the Joint Committee on Printing to be urgent or necessary to have

done elsewhere; and (2) printing in field printing

plants operated by any such executive department,

independent office, or establishment, and the procurement of printing by any such executive department, independent office, or establishment from allotments for contract field printing, if approved by

the Joint Committee on Printing. (Jan. 12, 1895,

ch. 23, $ 87, 23 Stat. 622; Mar. 1, 1919, ch. 86, $ 11, 40

Stat. 1270; July 5,1949, ch. 296, 63 Stat. 405.)

AMENDMENT S

1949—Act Jul y 5, 1949 amended section in order t o

permit essential Government printing to be produced In

field printing shops.

CROSS REFERENCES

Supreme Court, printing for, see section 676 of Title 28,

Judiciary and Judicial Procedure.

Veterans' Administration, printing to be done In veterans' hospitals where foun d advisable notwithstanding

this section, see section 111b of this title.

Work which Public Printe r not able or n o t equipped to

do, see section 111a of this title.

§ 111a. Same; exception..

Such printing, binding, and blank-book work authorized by law, as the Public Printer is not able or

equipped to do at the Government Printing Office,

may be produced elsewhere under contracts made by

him with the approval of the Joint Committee on

Printing. (Feb. 28, 1929, ch. 367, $ 1, 45 Stat. 1400.)

§ 111b. Same; printing in veterans' hospitals.

The Administrator of Veterans' Affairs is authorized to utilize the printing and binding equipment

which the various hospitals and homes of the Veterans' Administration use for occupational therapy

purposes for the purpose of doing such printing and

binding as may, in his judgment, be found advisable

for the use of the Veterans' Administration, notwithstanding the provisions of section 111 of this title.

(June 16,1933, ch. 101, § 1, 48 Stat. 302; Feb. 2,1935,

ch. 3, $ 1, 49 Stat. 18; Mar. 19, 1936, ch. 156, $ 1, 49

Stat. 1182.)

glllc. Same; printing and binding outside continental

limits of United fitates for State Department

Printing and binding outside the continental

limits of the United States shall be without regard

to section 111 of this title. (July 10, 1952, ch. 651,

title I, $ 101, 66 Stat. 549.)

SIMILAR PROVISIONS

The text of this section Is from the Department of

State Appropriation Act, 1953. Similar provisions appeared In prior appropriation acts as follows:

1951—Oct. 22, 1951, ch. 533, title I. $ 101, 65 Stat. 575.

1950—Sept. 6, 1950, ch. 896, title HI, 5 101, 64 Stat. 603.

1949-^July 20, 1949. ch. 354. title I, 5 101, 63 Stat. 448.

1948—June 3. 1948, ch. 400, title I, $ 101, 62 Stat. 308.

1947—July 9, 1947, ch. 211, title I, $ 101, 61 Stat. 282.

8 112. Stereotyping and electrotyping.

The Public Printer shall cause to be stereotyped

or electrotyped all matter when there Is a reason to

believe that it will be needed a second time. (Jan.

12. 1895, ch. 23, $ 25, 28 Stat. 604.)

8 113. Engraving and lithographing; contracts.

The Public Printer shall preserve in his office

samples of the paper on which any engravings or

lithographs are to be furnished by contract, and he

shall not receive any engraving or lithograph which

is not printed on paper equal to the sample, or which

is not executed in the proper manner or in the

quantity contracted for, or within the time specified

in the contract, unless, for special reasons, be may

have extended the time. The contractor shall not

be paid except upon the certificate of the Public

Printer that his contract has been complied with.

(Jan. 12, 1895, ch. 23, I 41, 28 Stat. 607.)

8 114. Printing and sale of extra copies of documents.

The Public Printer shall furnish to all applicants giving notice before the matter is put to press,

not exceeding two hundred and fifty to any one

applicant, copies of bills, reports, and documents,

said applicants paying in advance the price of such

printing: Provided, That the printing of such work

for private parties shall not interfere with the printing for the Government. (Jan. 12, 1895, ch. 23.

$ 42, 28 Stat. 607; June 30. 1932, ch. 314, $ 307, 47

Stat. 409.)

CODIFICATION

Section originally provided for t h e payment In advance

of "th e cost of such printing with 10 per centum added."

Act Jun e 30, 1932 provided tha t the selling price of publications as provided In section 72a of this title should be

In lieu of tha t prescribed In this section.

CROSS REFERENCES

Price of printing, see section 72a of this title.

8-115. Illustrations and maps in documents and reports; orders for printing acted on within one

year.

No document or report to be illustrated or accompanied by maps shall be printed by the Public

Printer until the illustrations or maps designed

therefor shall be ready for publication; and no order

for public printing shall be acted upon by the Public

Printer after the expiration of one year, unless the

entire copy and illustrations for the work shall have

been furnished within that period. (Jan. 12, 1895,

ch. 23, $ 80, 28 Stat. 621.)

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§ 116. No printing and binding unless authorized;

binding materials.

No printing or binding shall be done at the Government Printing Office unless authorized by law.

Binding for the departments of the Government

shall be done in plain sheep or cloth, except that

record and account books may be bound in Russia

leather, sheep fleshers, and skivers, when authorized

by the head of a department: Provided, The libraries

of the several departments, the Library of Congress,

the libraries of the Surgeon General's Office, the

Patent Office, and the Naval Observatory may have

books for the exclusive use of said libraries bound

in half Turkey, or material no more expensive.

(Jan. 12, 1895, ch. 23. I 86, 28 Stat. 622.)

TRANSFER o r FUNCTION S

The function s of all othe r officers of t he Department of

Commerce a n d all function s of all agencies and employees

of such Department, -were, wit h a few exceptions, transferred to t h e Secretary of Commerce, with power vested

In h im to authoriz e their performance or the performance

of any of his function s by any of such officers, agencies,

and employees, by 1950 Reorg. Plan No. 5, SSI, 2, eff.

May 24, 1950, 15 F. R. 3174, 64 Stat. 1263, set out In not e

unde r section 591 of Title 5, Executive Departments and

Government Officers a n d Employees. The Paten t Office,

referred to In this section, Is a n agency of t h e Department

of Commerce.

§ 117. Certificate of necessity; estimate of cost.

When any department, the Supreme Court, the

Court of Claims, or the Library of Congress shall

require printing or binding to be done, it shall be

on certificate that such work be necessary for the

public service; whereupon thrPublic Printer shall

furnish an estimate of the cost by the principal items

for such printing or binding so called for, after which

requisitions shall be made upon him therefor by the

head of .such department, the clerk of the Supreme

Court, chief judge of the Court of Claims, or the

Librarian of Congress; and the Public Printer shall

place the cost thereof to the debit of such department

in its annual appropriation for printing and binding.

(Jan. 12,1895, ch. 23, $ 93. 28 Stat. 623; June 25,1948,

ch. 646, $ 32 (a), 62 Stat. 991; May 24, 1949, ch. 139,

§ 127, 63 Stat. 107.)

CHANC E OF NAME

"Chief Justice " of t h e Court of Claims was changed

to "chief Judge" by act Jun e 25, 1948, eff. Sept. 1, 1948,

as amended by ac t May 24, 1949.

CROSS REFERENCES

Printin g for Supreme Court, see section 676 of Title 28,

Judiciary a n d Judicial Procedure.

§ 118. Restrictions on use of appropriations for printing and binding for illustrations.

No part of the appropriations made for printing

and binding shall be used for any illustration, engraving, or photograph in any document or report

ordered printed by Congress unless the order to print

expressly authorizes the same, nor in any document

or report of any executive department or other Government establishment until the head of the executive department or Government establishment shall

certify in a letter transmitting such report that the

illustration is necessary and relates entirely to the

transaction of public business. (Mar. 3, 1905, ch.

1483, $ 1, 33 Stat. 1213.)

CODIFICATION

Section Is from t he Sundry Civil Appropriation Act

for fiscal year 1906, act Mar. 3, 1905.

§ 119. Blanks and letterheads for judges and officers

of courts.

All blanks and letterheads for use by the judges

and other officials of the United States courts other

than such as are required to be paid for by any of

these officers out of the emoluments of their offices

shall be printed at the Government Printing Office

upon forms prescribed by the Department of Justice,

and shall be distributed by it upon requisition.

(Jan. 12, 1895, ch. 23, $ 97, 28 Stat. 624.)

CROSS REFERENCES

Distribution of equipment a n d supplies by Director

of Administrative Office of United States Courts, see

section 604 (9) of Title 28, Judiciary a n d Judicial Procedure.

§ 120. Disposition of receipts.

All sums paid to the Public Printer for work that

he is authorized by law to do; all sums received from

sales of wastepaper, other waste material, and condemned property; and for losses or damage to Government property; shall be deposited to the credit

of the appropriation made for the working capital

of the Government Printing Office and be subject

to requisition by the Public Printer. (July 9, 1952,

ch. 598, § 101, 66 Stat. 472.)

SIMILAR PROVISIONS

T h e text of this section is from t he Legislative Branch

Appropriation Act, 1953.

Substantially similar provisions were contained in prior

Legislative Branch Appropriation Acts, as follows:

1951—Oct. 11, 1951, ch. 485, § 101, 65 Stat. 402.

1950—Sept. 6, 1950, ch. 896, ch. H, $ 101, 64 Stat. 607.

1949—June 22, 1949, ch. 235, $ 101, 63 Stat. 229.

1948—June 14, 1948, ch. 467, § 101, 62 Stat. 436.

1947—July 17, 1947, ch. 262, $ 101, 61 Stat. 376.

1946—July 1, 1946. ch. 530, § 101, 60 Stat. 406.

1945—June 13, 1945, ch. 189, § 1, 59 Stat. 257.

1944—June 26, 1944, ch. 277, title I, 6 1, 58 Stat. 353.

1943—June 28, 1943, ch. 173, title I, I 101. 57 Stat. 238.

1942—June 8, 1942, ch. 396, $ 1, 56 Stat. 348.

1941—July 1, 1941, ch. 268, $ 1, 55 Stat. 463.

1940—June 18, 1940, ch. 396, § 1, 54 Stat. 478.

1939—June 16, 1939, ch. 208, $ 1, 53 Stat. 838.

1938—May 17, 1938, ch. 236, $ 1, 52 Stat. 396.

1937—May 18, 1937, ch. 223, $ 1, 50 Stat. 185.

1936—Apr. 17, 1936, ch. 233, $ 1, 49 Stat. 1230.

1935—July 8, 1935, Ch. 374, § 1, 49 Stat. 475.

1934—May 30, 1934, ch. 372, 5 1, 48 Stat. 832.

1933—Feb. 28, 1933, ch. 134, $ 1, 47 Stat. 1366.

1932—June 30, 1932, ch. 314, part I, $ 1, 47 Stat. 397.

1931—Feb. 20, 1931, ch. 234, I 1. 46 Stat. 1190.

1930—June 6, 1930, ch. 407. g 1,46 Stat. 520.

1929—Feb. 28, 1929, ch. 367, 6 1, 45 Stat. 1401.

1928—May 14, 1928, ch. 551, $ 1, 45 Stat. 531.

1927—Feb. 23, 1927, ch. 168, $ 1, 44 Stat. 1160.

1926—May 13, 1926, ch. 294, $ 1, 44 Stat. 551.

1925—Mar. 4, 1925, ch. 549, $ 1, 43 Stat. 1300.

CROSS REFERENCES

Disposition of moneys received by Public Printer end

Superintendent of Documents, see sections 57 and 72a of

this title.

Chapter 5.—CONGRESSIONAL PRINTING IN

Be c GENERAL

181. "Usual number " of documents and reports; distribution of House and Senate documents and

reports; binding; reports on private bills; number

of copies printed; distribution.

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132. Extra copies of documents and reports.

133. Printing extra copies.

134. "Extra copies" defined.

135 Duplicate orders to print.

136. Regulations tor printing documents for Congress In

two or more editions; printing of full numbe r

and allotment of full quota .

137. Reprinting bills, laws, and reports from committees

not exceeding fifty pages.

138 Senate and House documents and reports for Departmen t of State.

139. Distribution of Government publications to the

Library of Congress.

139a. Internationa l exchange of Government publications.

140. Printing of documents not provided for by law.

1*1. Lapse of authority to print, when.

142. Classification a n d numberin g of publications ordered printed by Congress; designation of publications of departments; printing of committee

hearings.

143 Binding of publications for distribution to libraries.

144. Appropriation to which cost of printing by order

of Congress chargeable.

145. Requirements of reports recommending printing

and binding for Congress.

146. Stationery and blank books for Congress.

147. Journals of Houses of Congress.

148. Senate and House Mnnuals.

149. Congressional Directory.

150. Same; sale.

151. Memorial addresses: preparation; distribution.

152. Illustrations accompanying bound copies of memorial addresses.

153. Statement of appropriations; "usual number. "

154. Printing for committees of Congress.

155. Committee reports; Indexing and binding.

156. Reports of Librarian of Congress.

157. Distribution of documents to Members of Congress.

158. Allotments of public documents printed afte r expiration of term; rights of retiring Members of

Congress t o documents.

159. Time for distribution of documents by members of

Congress extended.

160. Binding for Members of Congress.

161. Same; binding a t expense of Members of Congress.

162. Documents a n d reports ordered by Members of

Congress; frank s a n d envelopes for Members of

Congress.

163. Payment of cost of printing extracts from Congressional Record, or othe r documents.

164. Distribution of copies of Congressional Record, etc.,

t o Governor General of Philippines.

165. Senate and House document rooms; superintendents.

166. Senate and House folding rooms; superintendents.

167. Disposition of documents stored a t Capitol.

168. Binding for Senate library.

169. Parliamentary precedents; publication and distribution.

§131. "Usual number" of documents and reports;

distribution of House and Senate documents and

reports; binding; reports on private bills; number of copies printed; distribution.

Whenever any document or report shall be ordered

printed by Congress, such order to print shall signify the "usual number" of copies for binding and

distribution among those entitled to receive them.

No greater number shall be printed unless ordered

by either House, or as hereinafter provided. When

a special number of a document or report is ordered

printed, the usual number shall also be printed,

unless already ordered. The usual number of documents and reports shall be one thousand six hundred and eighty-two copies, which shall be distributed as follows:

Of the House documents and reports, unbound.

To the Senate document room, one hundred ana

fifty copies; to the office of the Secretary of the

Senate, ten copies; to the House document room,

not to exceed five hundred copies; to the Clerk's

office of the House, twenty copies; to the Library

of Congress, ten copies, as provided in section 139

of this title.

Of the Senate documents and reports, unbound.

To the Senate document room, two hundred and

twenty copies; office of the Secretary of the Senate,

ten copies; to the House document room, not to exceed five hundred copies; to the Clerk's office of the

House, ten copies; to the Library of Congress, ten

copies, as provided in section 139 of this title.

Of the number printed, the Public Printer shall

bind a sufficient number of copies, which shall be

distributed as follows:

Of the House documents and reports, bound.

To the Senate library, fifteen copies; to the Library of Congress, not to exceed one hundred and

fifty copies, as provided in section 139 of this title;

to the House library, fifteen copies; to the Superintendent of Documents, as many copies as may be

required for distribution to the State and Territorial

libraries and designated depositories.

Of the Senate documents and reports, bound.

To the Senate library,fifteen copies; to the Library

of Congress, copies as provided in sections 139 and

139a of this title; to the House library, fifteen

copies; to the Superintendent of Documents, as

many copies as may be required for distribution to

State and Territorial libraries and designated depositories. In binding documents the Public Printer

shall give precedence to those that are to be distributed to libraries and to designated depositories.

But any State or Territorial library or designated

depository entitled to documents that may prefer

to have its documents in unbound form, may do so

by notifying the Superintendent of Documents to

that effect prior to the convening of each Congress.

All of the "usual number" shall be printed at

one time.

The usual number of reports on private bills, concurrent or simple resolutions, shall not be printed.

In lieu thereof there shall be printed of each Senate

report on a private bill, simple or concurrent resolution, three hundred and forty-five copies, in addition to those required to be furnished the Library

of Congress, which shall be distributed as follows:

To the Senate document room, two hundred and

twenty copies; to the Secretary of the Senate, fifteen copies; to the House document room, one

hundred copies; to the Superintendent of Documents, ten copies; and of each House report on a

private bill, simple or concurrent resolution, two

hundred and sixty copies, in addition to those for

the Library of Congress, which shall be distributed

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dred and thirty-flve copies; to the Secretary of the

Senate, fifteen copies; to the House document room,

one hundred copies; to the Superintendent of Documents, ten copies. Nothing herein shall be construed to prevent the binding of all Senate and

House reports in the reserve volumes bound for

and delivered to the Senate and House libraries;

nor shall it operate to abridge in any way the

right of the Vice President, Senators, Representatives, Delegates, Resident Commissioners, Secretary

of the Senate, and Clerk of the House to have bound

in half morocco, or material not more expensive,

one copy of every public document to which he nlay

be entitled. Not less than twelve copies of each

report on bills for the payment or adjudication of

claims against the Government shall be kept on

file in the Senate document room. (Jan. 12,1895, ch.

23, $ 54, 28 Stat. 608; Mar. 2, 1901, No. 16, $$ 1, 2,

31 Stat. 1464; Jan. 20, 1905, c h 50/ $ 1, 33 Stat. 610;

Mar. 1, 1907, ch. 2284, $ 4, 34 Stat. 1014; Jan. 15,

1908, No. 3, $ 2, 35 Stat. 566; Mar. 4, 1909, ch. 317,

35 Stat. 1067; June 25, 1910, ch. 439, 36 Stat. 868;

Mar. 3, 1925, ch. 421, $5 6, 7, 43 Stat. 1106; June 20,

1936. ch. 630, $ 6, 49 Stat. 1550; 1946 Proc. No. 2695,

eff. July 4, 1946,11 F. R. 7517, 60 Stat. 1352.)

CODITICATION

I n second paragraph of this section, provision for distribution of thre e copies to t he Governor General of t he

Philippine Islands a t Manila was omitted on authority

of 1946 Proc. No. 2695, which recognized t he independence

of t h e Philippines as of July 4, 1946. For text of Proc.

No. 2695, see note unde r section 1394 of Title 22, Foreign

Relations a n d Intercourse.

R ZPIAL S

Act Jun e 25, 1838, ch. 708. 52 Stat. 1206, amending

section 85 of this title, repealed provisions of this section Inconsistent therewith to t h e extent of t he Inconsistency.

Cioss RETTRENCZS

Distribution of Government publications to Library of

Congress, see section 189 of this title.

6 132. Extra copies of documents and reports.

Extra copies of documents and reports shall be

printed promptly when the same shall be ready for

publication, and shall be bound in paper or cloth

as directed by the Joint Committee on Printing.

(Jan. 12, 1895, ch. 23, $ 73, 28 Stat. 612.)

§133. Printing extra copies.

Orders for printing extra copies, otherwise than

herein provided for, shall be by simple, concurrent,

or Joint resolution. Either House may print extra

copies to the amount of $1,200 by simple resolution;

if the cost exceeds that sum, the printing shall be

ordered by concurrent resolution, except when the

resolution is self-appropriating, when It shall be by

joint resolution. Such resolutions, when presented

to either House, shall be referred Immediately to the

Committee on House Administration of the House

of Representatives or the Committee on Rules and

Administration of the Senate, who, in making their

report, shall give the probable cost of the proposed

printing upon the estimate of the Public Printer;

and no extra copies shall be printed before such

committee has reported: Provided, That the printing of additional copies may be performed upon

orders of the Joint Committee on Printing within

a limit of $700 in cost in any one instance. (Jan. 12,

1895; ch. 23, § 2, 28 Stat. 601; Mar. 1, 1907, ch. 2284,

8 1, 34 Stat. 1013; Apr. 19, 1949, ch. 72, 63 Stat. 48.)

AMENDMENTS

1949—Act Apr. 19, 1949, amended section by Increasing

t he limitation from $500 to $1200 on printing extra

copies and from $200 to $700 on printing additional

copies.

§ 134. "Extra copies" defined.

The term "extra copies" as used in sections 132

and 133 of this title shall be construed to mean copies

In addition to the usual number as defined in section

131 of this title. (Jan. 12, 1895, ch. 23, $ 2, 28 Stat.

601; Mar. 1. 1907, ch. 2284, § 1, 34 Stat. 1013.)

§ 135. Duplicate orders to print.

The Public Printer shall examine closely the

orders of the Senate and House for printing, and

in case of duplication he shall print under the first

order received. (Jan. 12, 1895, ch. 23, $ 53, 28 Stat.

608.)

§ 136. Regulations for printing documents for Congress in two or more editions; printing of full

number and allotment of full quota.

The Joint Committee on Printing is authorized

and directed to establish rules and regulations, from

time to time, which shall be observed by the Public

Printer, whereby public documents and reports

printed for Congress, or either House thereof, may

be printed in two or more editions, instead of one,

to meet the public requirements. In no case shall

the aggregate of said editions exceed the number

of copies otherwise authorized. Nothing herein shall

operate to obstruct the printing of the full number

of any document or report, or the allotment of the

full quota to Senators and Representatives, as otherwise authorized, when a legitimate demand for the

full complement is known to exist. (Mar. 30, 1906,

No. 14, 34 Stat. 826.)

§ 137. Reprinting bills, laws, and reports from committees not exceeding fifty pages.

The Secretary of the Senate and the Clerk of the

House of Representatives may order the reprinting

in a number not exceeding one thousand copies of

any pending bill or resolution, or any public law not

exceeding fifty pages, or any report from any committee or congressional commission on pending legislation not accompanied by testimony or exhibits

or other appendices and not exceeding fifty pages,

when the supply shall have been exhausted. The

Public Printer shall require each requisition for reprinting to cite the specific authority of law for

its execution. (Jan. 12, 1895, ch. 23, $ 2, 28 Stat.

601; Mar. 1. 1907, ch. 2284, $ 1, 34 Stat. 1012.)

§ 138. Senate and House documents and reports for

Department of State.

The Public Printer is authorized and directed

to print, in addition to the usual number, and

furnish the Department of State with twenty copies

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of each Senate and House of Representative document and report. (Feb. 7, 1896, No. 14, 29 Stat.

463.)

CROSS REFERENCES

Distribution of House e n d Senate documents end re -

ports, see sections 181, 189, a n d 139a of this title.

Official Register, distribution of, see section 280a of this

title.

§ 139. Distribution of Government publications to the

Library of Congress.

There shall be printed and furnished to the

Library of Congress for official use In Washington,

District of Columbia, and for international exchange

as provided in section 139a of this title, not to exceed

one hundred and fifty copies of the publications

described In this section, to wit: House documents

and reports, bound; Senate documents and reports,

bound; Senate and House journals, bound; public

bills and resolutions: the United States Code and

supplements, bound; the Official Register of the

United States, bound; and all other publications and

maps which are printed, or otherwise reproduced,

under authority of law, upon the requisition of any

Congressional committee, executive department,

bureau, independent office, establishment, commission, or officer of the Government: Provided, That

confidential matter, blank forms, and circular letters

not of a public character shall be excepted.

In addition to the foregoing, there shall be delivered as printed to the Library of Congress ten copies

of each House document and report, unbound; ten

copies of each Senate document and report, unbound; and ten copies of each private bilLand resolution and fifty copies of the laws in slip form. (Jan.

28, 1899, No. 12, 30 Stat. 1388; Mar. 2, 1901, No. 16,

§§ 1, 2, 31 Stat. 1464; June 20, 1936, ch. 630, 5 6, 49

Stat. 1550.)

CROSS REFERENCES

Distribution of Official Register, see section 280a of this

title.

§ 139a. International exchange of Government publications.

For the purpose of more fully carrying Into effect

the provisions of the convention concluded at Brussels on March 15, 1886, and proclaimed by the President of the United States on January 15,1889, there

shall be supplied to the Library of Congress not to

exceed one hundred and twenty-five copies each of

all Government publications, Including the dally and

bound copies of the Congressional Record, for distribution, through the Smithsonian Institution, to

such foreign governments as may agree to send to

the United States similar publications of their governments for delivery to the Library of Congress.

(Mar. 2,1901, No. 16, I 3, 31 Stat. 1465; Mar. 3, 1925,

ch. 421, $ 7, 43 Stat. 1106; June 20, 1936, ch. 630,

$ 6, 49 Stat. 1550.)

§ 140. Printing of documents not provided for by law.

Either House may order the printing of a document not already provided for by law, but only when

the same shall be accompanied by an estimate from

the Public Printer as to the probable cost thereof.

Any executive department, bureau, board, or Independent office of the Government submitting reports

or documents in response to inquiries from Congress

shall submit therewith an estimate of the probable

cost of printing to.the usual number. Nothing in

this section relating to estimates shall apply to

reports or documents not exceeding fifty pages.

(Jan. 12. 1895, ch. 23, $ 2, 28 Stat. 601; Mar. 1,1907

ch. 2284, $ 1, 34 Stat. 1013.)

6 141. Lapse of authority to print, when.

In the printing of any document or report, or any

publication authorized by law to be printed, for distribution by Congress, the whole number of copies

of which shall not have been ordered within two years

from the date of the original order, the authority to

print shall lapse, except as orders for subsequent editions may be approved by the Joint Committee on

Printing, and then in no instance shall the whole

number exceed the number originally authorized by

law. (Mar. 1,1907, ch. 2284, § 5, 34 Stat. 1014.)

§ 142. Classification and numbering of publications

ordered printed by Congress; designation of publications of departments; printing of committee

hearings.

Publications ordered printed by Congress, or either

House thereof, shall be in four series, namely: One

series of reports made by the committees of the Senate, to be known as Senate reports; one series of reports made by the committees of the House of Representatives, to be known as House reports; one series

of documents other than reports of committees, the

orders for printing which originate in the Senate,

to be known as Senate documents, and one series of

documents other than committee reports, the orders

for printing which originate in the House of Representatives, to be known as House documents. The

publications in each series shall be consecutively

numbered, the numbers in each series continuing in

unbroken sequence throughout the entire term of a

Congress, but the foregoing provisions shall not apply

to the documents printed for the use of the Senate

in executive session. Of the "usual number", the

copies which are intended for distribution to State

and Territorial libraries and other designated depositories of all annual or serial publications originating

In or prepared by an executive department, bureau,

office, commission, or board shall not be numbered

in the document or report series of either House of

Congress, but shall be designated by title and bound

as hereinafter provided, and the departmental edition, if any, shall be printed concurrently with the

"usual number." Hearings of committees may be

printed as congressional documents only when specifically ordered by Congress or either House thereof.

(Jan. 15, 1908, No. 3, § 1. 35 Stat. 565.)

8143. Binding of publications for distribution to

libraries.

In the binding of congressional documents and reports for distribution by the Superintendent of Documents to State and Territorial libraries and other

designated depositories, every publication of sufficient

size on any one subject shall be bound separately

and receive the title suggested by the subject of the

volume, and the others shall be distributed in unbound form as soon as printed. The Public Printer

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shall supply the Superintendent of Documents sufficient copies of those publications distributed in unbound form, to be bound and distributed to the State

,nd Territorial libraries and other designated depositories for their permanent flies. The library edition, as well as all other bound sets of congressional

numbered documents and reports, shall be arranged

& volumes and bound in the manner directed by the

joint Committee on Printing. (Jan. 15. 1908, No. 3,

j 2, 35 Stat. 566.)

1144. Appropriation to which coat of printing by

order of Congress chargeable.

The cost of the printing of any document or report

printed by order of Congress which cannot, under

the provisions of section 214 of this title, be properly

charged to any other appropriation or allotment of

appropriation already made, shall, upon order of the

joint Committee on Printing, be charged to the allotment of appropriation for printing and binding

for Congress. (Jan. 12,1895, ch. 23, $ 2, 28 Stat. 601;

Mar. 1. 1907. ch. 2284, § 1, 34 Stat. 1013.)

§145. Requirements of reports recommending printing and binding for Congress.

CODIFICATION

Section, a c t Jul y 1, 1916. ch. 209, 11, 89 Stat. 830; ac t

Mar 4. 1925. ch. 649, i 1, 43 Stat. 1299, was limited to t h e

tvlous appropriation s of which It was a part. A similar

provision appeared In act Jun e 18. 1940, ch. 396, 64 Stat.

478.

§146. Stationery and blank books for Congress.

Stationery, blank books, tables, forms, and other

necessary papers preparatory to congressional-legislation, required for the official use of the Senate and

the House of Representatives, or the committees and

officers thereof, shall be furnished by the Public

Printer upon requisition of the Secretary of the

Senate and the Clerk of the House of Representatives, respectively. This shall not operate to prevent

the purchase by the officers of the Senate and House

of Representatives of such stationery and blank books

as may be necessary for sale to Senators and Members in the stationery rooms of the two Houses as

Provided by law. (Jan. 12. 1895, ch. 23. § 2, 28 Stat.

601; Mar. 1, 1907, ch. 2284, § 1, 34 Stat. 1013.)

§ 147. Journals of Houses of Congress.

There shall be printed of the Journals of the Senate and House of Representatives eight hundred and

twenty-two copies, which shall be distributed as follows: To the Senate document room, ninety copies

for distribution to Senators, and twenty-flve additional copies; to the Senate library, ten copies; to the

House document room, three hundred and sixty copies for distribution to Members, and twenty-five

additional copies; to the Department of State, four

copies; to the Superintendent of Documents, one

hundred and forty-four copies to be distributed to

three libraries in each of the States and Territories

to be designated by the Superintendent of Documents; to the Court of Claims, two copies; and to

the library of the House of Representatives, ten

copies. The remaining number of the Journals of

the Senate and House of Representatives, consisting

of twenty-five copies, shall be furnished to the Secretary of the Senate and the Clerk of the House of

Representatives, respectively, as the necessities of

their respective offices may require, as rapidly as

signatures are completed for such distribution. (Jan.

12, 1895, ch. 23, § 57, 28 Stat. 609; Mar. 2. 1901, No.

16, S! 1, 2, 31 Stat. 1464.)

REPEALS

Act Jun e 25, 1938, ch. 708, 62 Stat. 1206, amendin g section 85 of this title , repealed provisions of this section

inconsistent therewit h t o t h e extent of t h e Inconsistency.

CBOSS REFERENCES

Journals of Houses of Congress, distribution : t o Library

of Congress, see sections 189 a n d 139a of this title; t o

Nationa l Archives, see section 215a of this title .

§ 148. Senate and House Manuals.

Of the Senate Manual and of the Digest and Manual of the House of Representatives, each House shall

print as many copies as it shall desire, even though

the cost exceed $500. (Jan. 12. 1895, ch. 23, § 73.

28 Stat. 617.)

§ 149. Congressional Directory.

There shall be prepared under the direction of the

Joint Committee on Printing a Congressional Directory, of which there shall be three editions during

each long session and two editions during each short

session of Congress. The first edition shall be distributed to Senators, Representatives, Delegates, the

principal officers of Congress, and heads of departments on the first day of the session, and shall be

ready for distribution to others within one week

thereafter. The number and distribution of such

directory shall be under the control of the Joint

Committee on Printing. Official correspondence

concerning the directory may be had in penalty envelopes under the direction of the Joint Committee.

All copies delivered to Senators and Representatives

for distribution shall be bound in cloth. (Jan. 12,

1895, ch. 23, § 73, 28 Stat. 617; July 1, 1902, ch. 1351.

32 Stat. 583.)

SHORT SESSION O F CONGRESS

T he short or "lame duck " session of Congress wa s

eliminated by Amendmen t XX t o t h e United State s

Constitution.

§ 150. Same; sale.

The Public Printer, under the direction of the

Joint Committee, may print for sale, at a price sufficient to reimburse the expense of such printing, the

current Congressional Directory. The money derived

from such sales shall be paid into the Treasury and

accounted for in his annual report to Congress, and

no sales shall be made on credit. (Jan. 12,1895. ch.

23. § 40, 28 Stat. 607.)

CMoss REFERENCES

Charges a n d fees for printin g for sale t o public, see

section 72a of this title .

§ 151. Memorial addresses; preparation; distribution.

After the final adjournment of each session of

Congress, there shall be compiled, prepared, printed

with illustrations, and bound in cloth in one volume,

in such style, form, and manner as may be directed

by the Joint Committee on Printing, without extra

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compensation to any employee therefor, the legislative proceedings of Congress and the exercises at the

general memorial services held in the House of Representatives during each session relative to the death

of any Member of Congress, together with all memorial addresses and eulogies published in the Congressional Record during the same session of Congress in connection therewith, and such other matter

as the committee may consider relevant thereto; and

there shall be printed as many copies as may be required to supply the total quantity hereinafter provided, of which number fifty copies, bound in full

morocco, with gilt edges, suitably lettered as may be

requested, shall be delivered to the family of the

deceased, and the remaining copies shall be distributed as follows: ... „

Of all eulogies on deceased Members of Congress

there shall be delivered, through the Postmaster

of each House, to the Vice President and each Senator, Representative, Delegate, and Resident Commissioner in Congress, one copy.

Of the eulogies on deceased Senators there shall

be furnished two hundred and fifty copies for each

Senator of the State represented by the deceased

and twenty copies for each Representative therefrom.

Of the eulogies on deceased Representatives, Delegates, and Resident Commissioners there shall be

furnished two hundred and fifty copies for the successor in office of the deceased Member; twenty

copies for each of the other Representatives, Delegates, or Resident Commissioners -of-'ttie State,

Territory, or insular possession represented by the

deceased, and twenty copies for each Senator therefrom. The "usual number" of memorial addresses

shall not be printed. (Aug. 23, 1894, ch. 307, 28

Stat. 447; Jan. 12, 1895, ch. 23. $ 73, 28 Stat. 616;

June 20, 1936, ch. 630, § 1, 49 Stat. 1545.); .

CEOSS RZTERENCZS

Illustrations accompanying copies, see section 163 of

this title. ,

§ 152. Illustrations accompanying bound copies of

memorial addresses.

The illustrations to accompany bound copies of

memorial addresses delivered in Congress shall be

made at the Bureau of Engraving and Printing

and paid for out of the appropriation for that bureau, or, in the discretion of the Joint Committee on

Printing, shall be obtained elsewhere by the Public

Printer and charged to the allotment for printing

and binding for Congress. (Mar. 4 1921, ch. 161,

5 1. 41 Stat. 1431.)

§ 153. Statement of appropriations; "usual number."

Of the statements of appropriations required to

be prepared by section 105 of Title 2, there shall be

printed, after the close of each regular session of

Congress, the usual number of copies. (Mar. 2,

1895, ch. 189, $ 1, 28 Stat. 958.) '

8 154. Printing for committees of Congress.

No committee of Congress shall be empowered to

procure the printing of more than one thousand

copies of any hearing or other document, which shall

be germane thereto, for its use except by simple

concurrent, or Joint resolution, as provided in this

chapter. (Jan'. 12, 1895, ch. 23, $ 2, 28 Stat. 601-

Mar. 1, 1907, ch. 2284, § 1, 34 Stat. 1012.)

g 155. Committee reports; indexing and binding.

The Secretary of the Senate and Clerk of the

House shall procure and file for the use of their respective Houses copies of all reports made by committees, and they are directed at the close of each

session of Congress to cause such reports to be

Indexed and bound, one copy to be deposited in the

library of each House and one copy in the room of

the committee from which the reports emanate.

(Jan. 12. 1895, ch. 23. I 83, 28 Stat. 622.) v

§ 156. Reports of Librarian of Congress.

Of the annual and special reports of the librarian

of Congress submitted to Congress, there shall be

printed and bound in cloth five thousand copies for

the use of the Library of Congress. (Feb. 24,1604.

No. 8,33 Stat. 583.) • . , ;

§ 157. Distribution of documents to Members of Congress.

Whenever in the division among Senators,

Representatives, and Delegates of documents printed

for the use of Congress there shall be an apportionment to each or either House in round numbers, the

Public Printer shall not deliver the full number so

accredited at the respective folding rooms, but only

the largest multiple of the number constituting the

full membership of each or either House, including

the Secretary and Sergeant at Arms of the Senate

and Clerk, Sergeant at Arms, and Doorkeeper of the

House, which shall be contained in the round numbers thus accredited to each or either House, so

that the number delivered shall divide evenly and

without remainder among the Members of the House

to which they are delivered; and the remainder of

the documents thus resulting shall be turned over to

the Superintendent of Documents, to be distributed

by him, first, to public and school libraries for the

purpose of completing broken sets; second, to public

and school libraries that have not been supplied with

any portions of such sets, and, lastly, by sale to other

persons; said libraries to be named to him by Senators, Representatives, and Delegates in Congress;

and in this distribution the Superintendent of Documents shalTsee that as far as practicable an equal

allowance is made to each Senator, Representative,

and Delegate. (Jan. 12, 1895, ch. 23, $ 68, 28 StaL

612; Apr. 6, 1904, ch. 862, 33 Stat. 159.)

6158. Allotments of public documents printed after

expiration of term; rights of retiring Members

Congress to documents.

The Congressional allotment of public document*

(except the Congressional Record) printed after the

expiration of the term of office of the Vice President

of the United States, or any Senator, Representative, Delegate, or Resident Commissioner shall be

delivered to his or her successor in office. : . ~

The Vice President of the United States and any

Senator, Representative, Delegate, or Resident Commissioner In Congress, having public documents to

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his credit at the expiration of his term of office shall

take the same prior to the 30th day of June next

following the date of such expiration, and if he

not do so within such period he shall forfeit them

to his or her successor in office. (Jan. 12, 1895, ch.

23, $ 72, 28 Stat. 612; Mar. 18, 1924, ch. 60, 43 Stat.

24; June 18.1934. ch. 606. $ 1. 48 Stat. 1017.)

§ 159. Time for distribution of documents by Members

of Congress extended.

The time allowed Members of Congress reelected

to distribute public documents to their credit, or

the credit of their respective districts in the Interior

or other Departments and bureaus, and in the Government Printing Office, shall continue during their

successive terms and until their right to frank documents shall end. (June 4, 1897, ch. 2, $ 1, 30 Stat.

62.)

§ 160. Binding for Members of Congress.

Each Senator and Representative shall be entitled

to the binding in half morocco, or material not more

expensive, of but one copy of each public document

to which he may be entitled, an account of which,

with each Senator and Representative, shall be kept

by the Secretary of the Senate and Clerk of the

House, respectively. (Jan. 12, 1895, ch. 23. § 2. 28

Stat. 601; Mar. 1, 1907, ch. 2284, $ 1, 34 Stat. 1013.)

§ 161. Same; binding at expense of Members of Congress. •.. v,

Hie Public Printer Is authorized^,-bind at the

Government Printing Office any booksf maps, charts,

or documents published by authority of Congress,

upon application of any Member of the Senate or

House of Representatives, upon payment of the

actual cost of such binding. (Dec. 10, 1877, ch. 6,

20 Stat. 5.)

8162. Documents and reports ordered by Members of

Congress; franks and envelopes for Members of

Congress.

Documents and reports of committees with the

evidence and papers submitted therewith, or any

part thereof ordered printed by Congress,, may be

reprinted by the Public Printer on order of any

Member of Congress or Delegate, on prepayment of

the cost thereof. . ...

He may also furnish without cost to Senators,

Members, and Delegates blank franks printed on

sheets and perforated, or singly at the option of

said Senators, Members, and Delegates, for public

documents. Pranks so furnished shall contain in

the upper left-hand corner thereof the following

words, to wit; "Public document. Free. United

States Senate (or House of Representatives U. 6.)"

and in upper right-hand corner the letters "U. S. S."

or "M. C." But he shall not print any other words

thereon except where It may be desirable to affix

the official title of a document. All other words

Printed thereon shall be at the personal expense

of the Senator. Member, or Delegate ordering the

same.

At the request of any Congressman the Public

Printer is authorized to print upon franks or envelopes used for mailing public documents or seed

the facsimile stamp of said Congressman and a

special request for return if not called for, and the

name of the State and county and city. Said Congressman to deposit with his order the extra expense

Involved In printing these additional words.

The Public Printer may also, at the request of

any Senator, Representative, or Delegate in Congress, print on envelopes authorized to be furnished

the name of the Senator, Representative or Delegate, -and State, the date, and the topic or subject

matter, not exceeding twelve words.

All moneys accruing under this section shall be

deposited by the Public Printer in the Treasury of

the United States to the credit on the books of the

Treasury Department' of the appropriation made

for the working capital of the Government Printing

Office for the year in which the work is done, and

accounted for in his annual report to Congress.

(Jan. 12, 1895, ch. 23, § 37, 28 Stat. 606; Mar. 2,

1895, ch. 189, $ 1, 28 Stat. 961; Jan. 30,1904, ch. 39, 33

Stat. 9; Mar. 4, 1925, ch. 549, $ 1, 43 Stat. 1300.)

§ 163. Payment of cost of printing extracts from Congressional Record, or other documents.

In case any Senator, Representative, or Delegate

shall fail to pay the cost of printing extracts from

the Congressional Record or other documents ordered by him to be printed, the Public Printer shall

certify the amount due to the Sergeant at Arms of

the House or the financial clerk of the Senate, as

the case may be, and the Sergeant at Arms or financial clerk shall deduct from any salary due the said

delinquent the said amount, or as much thereof as

the salary due may cover, and pay the amount so

obtained to the Public Printer, to be applied by him

to the satisfaction of the indebtedness. (Mar. 4,

1911, ch. 285, $ 1, 36 Stat. 1446.)

§ 164. Distribution of copies of Congressional Record,

etc, to Governor General of Philippines.

CODIFICATION

Section, act Mar. 4, 1909, ch. 317, 35 Stat. 1067, was

omitted on authority of 1946 Proc. No. 2695, eff. July 4,

1946,11 P. R. 7517, 60 Stat. 1352, Issued pursuant to section

1394 of Title 22, which proclamation recognized t h e

Independence of t he Philippines as of July 4, 1916. For

text of Proc. No. 2695, see not e unde r section 1394 of Title

22, Foreign Relations a n d Intercourse .

§ 165. Seriate and House document rooms; superintendents.

There shall be one document room of the Senate

and one of the House of Representatives, to be designated, respectively, the "Senate and House document room." Each shall be in charge of a superintendent. who shall be appointed by the Secretary of

the Senate and the Doorkeeper of the House, respectively, who shall also appoint the necessary number

of assistants. The Senate document room shall be

under the jurisdiction of the Secretary of the Senate.

(Jan. 12.1895, ch. 23. $ 60, 28 Stat. 610; Mar. 3.1901.

ch. 830, 5 1. 31 Stat. 962.)

8 166. Senate and House folding rooms; superintendents.

There shall be one folding room of the Senate and

one folding room of the House of Representatives.

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They shall be In charge of superintendents, appointed

respectively by the Sergeant at Arms of the Senate

and Doorkeeper of the House, who shall also appoint

the necessary assistants. All reports or documents

to be distributed for Senators, Representatives, and

Delegates shall be folded and distributed from the

folding rooms, unless otherwise ordered and each

Senator, Representative, and Delegate shall be notified in writing once every sixty days of the number

and character of publications on hand and assigned

to him for use and distribution. (Jan. 12, 1895,

ch. 23, $ 71, 28 Stat. 612.)

8 167. Disposition df documents stored at Capitol.

The Secretary and Sergeant at Arms of the Senate

and the Clerk and Doorkeeper of the House of Representatives shall at the convening in regular session

of each successive Congress cause an invoice to be

made of all public documents stored in and about the

Capitol, other than those belonging to the quota of

Members of such Congress, to the Library of Congress and the Senate and House libraries and document rooms, and all such documents shall by the

superintendents, respectively, of the Senate and

House folding rooms be put to the credit of Senators,

Representatives, and Delegates of such Congress, in

quantities equal in the number of volumes and as

nearly as possible in value, to each Member of Congress, and said documents shall be distributed upon

the orders of Senators, Representatives, and Delegates, each of whom shall be supplied by the superintendents of the folding rooms with a list of the number and character of the publications thus put to his

credit, but before said apportionment is made copies

of any of these documents desired for the use of

committees of the Senate or House shall be delivered

to the chairman of such committees. Four copies of

each and all leather-bound documents shall be reserved and carefully stored, to be used in supplying

deficiencies in the Senate and House libraries caused

by wear or loss. (Jan. 12, 1895,"ch. 23, $ 63, 28 Stat.

611.)

§ 168. Binding for Senate library.

The Secretary of the Senate is authorized to

make requisition upon the Public Printer for the

binding for the Senate library of such books as he

may deem necessary at a cost not to exceed $200

per year. (Mar. 2, 1895, ch. 189, § 1, 28 Stat. 958.)

§169. Parliamentary precedents; publication and distribution.

CODIFICATION

Section, acts Mar. 1, 1921. ch. 89, 8 1, 41 Stat. 1181; Aug.

2. 1935. ch. 426, 49 Stat. 509, provided lor t he publication

and distribution of Hinds' Parliamentary Precedents of

the House of Representatives of the United States, revised

up to and Including the Seventy-third Congress.

Chapter 6.—CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, BILLS,

AND LAWS

Sec.

181 Congressional Record; arrangement, style, contents,

and Indexes.

182. Same; Indexes.

182a. Same; dally and permanent forms.

182b. Same; illustrations; maps; diagrams.

182c. Same; additional Insertions.

Sec.

183. Same; gratuitous copies; delivery; subscriptions.

184. Repealed.

185. Congressional Record; extracts for Congressmen;

mailing envelopes.

186. Repealed.

187. Congressional Record; exchange for Parliamentary

Hansard.

188. Same; sale.

189. Bills and resolutions; numbe r and distribution.

189a. Same; style and form; authority of Joint Committee

on Printing.

190. Binding sets of bills and resolutions for Congress.

191. Public and private laws, postal conventions, and

treaties.

191a. Copies of Acts furnished to printer.

192. Printing acts, resolutions, and treaties.

193. Printing of postal conventions.

194—196. Repealed.

166a. Statute s at Large; distribution.

197. Same; marginal references.

§181. Congressional Record; arrangement, style, contents, and indexes.

The Joint Committee on Printing shall have control of the arrangement and style of the Congressional Record, and while providing that it shall

be substantially a verbatim report of proceedings,

shall take all needed action for the reduction of

unnecessary bulk, and shall provide for the publication of an index of the Congressional Record

semimonthly during the sessions of Congress and

at the close thereof. (Jan. 12, 1895, ch. 23, § 13,

28 Stat. 603.)

§ 182. Same; indexes.

The Joint Committee on Printing shall designate

to the Public Printer competent persons to prepare

the semimonthly and the session index to the Congressional Record and shall fix and regulate the

compensation to be paid by the Public Printer for

the said work and direct the form and manner of

its publication and distribution. (Jan. 12, 1895,

ch. 23, $ 14, 28 Stat. 603; June 20, 1936, ch. 630,

title H, $ 2, 49 Stat. 1546.)

§ 182a. Same; daily and permanent forms.

The public proceedings of each House of Congress, as reported by the Official Reporters thereof,

shall be printed in the Congressional Record, which

shall be issued in daily form during each session

and shall be revised, printed, and bound promptly,

as may be directed by the Joint Committee on

Printing, in permanent form, for distribution during

and after the close of each session of Congress.

The daily and the permanent Record shall bear

the same date, which shall be that of the actual

day's proceedings reported therein. The "usual

number" of the Congressional Record shall not be

printed. (Jan. 12j, 1895, ch. 23, $ 14, 28 Stat. 603;

June 20, 1936, ch. 630, § 2, 49 Stat. 1546.)

§ 182b. Same; illustrations; maps; diagrams.

No maps, diagrams, or illustrations may be inserted in the Record without the approval of the

Joint Committee on Printing. (Jan. 12, 1895, ch23, $ 14. 28 Stat. 603; June 20, 1936, ch. 630, 8 2.

49 Stat. 1546.)

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§ l.S2c. Same; additional insertions.

The Joint Committee on Printing is authorized

and directed to provide for printing in the Daily Record the legislative program for the day, together with

a iist of congressional committee meetings and hearings, and the place of meeting and subject matter;

and to cause a brief r6sum6 of congressional activities for the previous day to be incorporated in

the Record, together with an index of its contents.

Such data shall be prepared under the supervision of

the Secretary of the Senate and the Clerk of the

House of Representatives, respectively. (Aug. 2.

1943, ch. 753, title H, 8 221, 60 Stat. 837.)

EFFECTIVE DATE

Effective date, see note set out unde r section 72a of

Tliis 2, The Congress.

§ !u3. Same; gratuitous copies; delivery; subscriptions.

-he Public Printer shall furnish the Congressional

Record as follows and shall furnish gratuitously no

others in addition thereto:

Of the bound edition to the folding room of the

Senate five copies for the Vice President and each

Senator; to the Secretary and Sergeant at Arms of

the Senate, each, two copies, and to the Joint Committee on Printing not to exceed one hundred copies;

to the folding room of the House of Representatives

th;ee copies for each Representative, Delegate, and

Resident Commissioner in Congress, and to the

Chrk, Sergeant at Arms, and Doorkeeper of the

House of Representatives, each, two copies.

Of the daily edition to the Vice President and each

Senator, one hundred copies; to the Secretary and

Sergeant at Arms of the Senate, each, twenty-five

copies; to the Secretary, for official use, not to exceed

thirty-five copies, and to the Sergeant at Arms for

use on the floor of the Senate, not to exceed fifty

copies.

To each Representative, Delegate, and Resident

Commissioner in Congress, sixty-eight copies; to the

Clerk, Sergeant at Arms, and Doorkeeper of the

House of Representatives, each, twenty-flve copies;

to the Clerk, for official use, not to exceed fifty copies,

and to the Doorkeeper for use on the floor of the

House of Representatives, not to exceed seventy-flve

copies.

To the Vice President and each Senator, Representative, Delegate, and Resident Commissioner in

Congress, there shall also be furnished (and shall not

be transferable) three copies of the daily Record,

of which one shall be delivered at his residence, one

at his office, and one at the Capitol.

In addition to the foregoing the Congressional

Record shall also be furnished as follows:

There shall be printed and held in reserve by the

Public Printer, in unstitched form, as many copies

of the daily Record as may be required to supply a

semimonthly edition, which shall be bound in paper

cover together with each semimonthly index when

the same is issued and shall then be delivered

Promptly as hereinafter provided.

To each committee and commission of Congress,

one daily and one semimonthly copy.

To each joint committee and joint commission in

Congress, as may be designated by the Joint Committee on Printing, two copies of the daily, one semimonthly copy, and one bound copy.

To the Secretary and the Sergeant at Arms of the

Senate, for office use, each, six semimonthly copies.

To the Clerk, Sergeant at Arms, and Doorkeeper of

the House, for office use, each, six semimonthly

copies.

To the Joint Committee on Printing, ten semimonthly copies.

To the Vice President and each Senator, Representative, Delegate, and Resident Commissioner in

Congress, one semimonthly copy.

To the President of the United States, for the use

of the Executive Office, ten copies of the daily, two

semimonthly copies, and one bound copy.

To the Chief Justice of the United States and each

of the Associate Justices of the Supreme Court of

the United States, one copy of the daily.

To the offices of the marshal and clerk of the

Supreme Court of the United States, each, two copies

of the daily and one semimonthly copy.

To the offices of the Vice President and the Speaker

of the House of Representatives, each, six copies of

the daily and one semimonthly copy.

To the Sergeant at Arms, the Chaplain, the Postmaster, the superintendent and the foreman of the

folding room of the Senate and House of Representatives, respectively; to the Secretaries to the Majority and the Minority of the Senate, and to the Doorkeeper of the House of Representatives, each, one

copy of the daily.

To the office of the Parliamentarian of the House

of Representatives, six copies of the daily, one semimonthly copy, and two bound copies.

To the offices of the Official Reporters of Debates

of-the Senate and House of Representatives, respectively, each, fifteen copies of the daily, one semimonthly copy, and three bound copies.

To the office of the stenographers to committees of

the House of Representatives, four copies of the

daily and one semimonthly copy.

To the office of the Congressional Record Index,

ten copies of the daily and two semimonthly copies!

To the offices of the superintendents of the Senate

and House document rooms, each, three copies of

the daily, one semimonthly copy, and one bound

copy.

To the offices of the superintendents of the Senate

and House press galleries, each, two copies of the

daily, one semimonthly copy, and one bound copy.

To the offices of the Legislative Counsel of the

Senate and House of Representatives, respectively,

and the Architect of the Capital," each, three copies

of the daily, one semimonthly copy, and one bound

copy.

To the Library of Congress for official use in Washington, District of Columbia, and for international

exchange, as provided in sections 139 and 139a of

this title, not to exceed one hundred and forty-five

copies of the daily, five semimonthly copies, and

one hundred and fifty bound copies.

1

So In original. Probably should read "Capitol".

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To the library of the Senate, three copies of the

daily, two semimonthly copies, and not to exceed

fifteen bound copies.

To the library of the House of Representatives,

five copies of the daily, two semimonthly copies,

and not to exceed twenty-eight bound copies, of

which eight copies may be bound in such style and

manner as may be approved by the Joint Committee

on Printing.

To the library of the Supreme Court of the United

States, two copies of the daily, two semimonthly

copies, and not to exceed five bound copies.

To the Public Printer for official use, not to exceed

seventy-five copies of the daily, ten semimonthly

copies, and two bound copies.

To the Director of the Botanic Garden, two copies

of the daily and one semimonthly copy.

To the National Archives, five copies of the daily,

two semimonthly copies, and two bound copies.

To the library of each executive department, independent office, and establishment of the Government now in Washington, District of Columbia, or

which hereafter may be created, except those designated as depository libraries, and to the libraries

of the municipal government of the District of

Columbia, the Naval Observatory, and the Smithsonian Institution, each, two copies of the daily, one

semimonthly copy, and one bound copy.

To the offices of the Governors of Alaska, Hawaii,

Puerto Rico, and the Virgin Islands, each, five copies

in both daily and bound form.

To the office of the Governor of the Canal Zone,

five copies in both daily and bound form.

To each ex-President and ex-Vice President of

the United States, one copy of the daily.

To the governor of each State, one copy in both

daily and bound form.

To the United States Soldiers' Home and to each

of the National Homes for Disabled Volunteer Soldiers, and to each of the State soldiers' homes now

established or which hereafter may be created for

either Federal or Confederate soldiers, one copy of

the daily.

To the Superintendent of Documents, as many

daily and bound copies as may be required for distribution to depository libraries.

To the Department of State, not to exceed one

hundred and fifty copies of the daily, for distribution to each of our embassies and legations abroad,

and to the principal consular offices in the discretion of the Secretary of State.

To each foreign legation in Washington whose

government extends a like courtesy to our embassies and legations abroad, one copy of the daily, to

be furnished upon requisition of and sent through

the Secretary of State.

To each newspaper correspondent whose name

appears in the Congressional Directory, and who

makes application therefor, for his personal use and

that of the paper or papers he represents, one copy

of the daily and one copy of the bound, the same

to be sent to the office address of each member of the

press or elsewhere as he may direct: Provided, however, That not to exceed four copies in all shall be

furnished to members of the same press bureau.

All copies of the daily edition shall, unless otherwise directed by the Joint Committee on Printing,

be supplied and delivered promptly on the day after

the actual day's proceedings as originally published.

Each order for the daily Record shall begin with

the current issue thereof, if previous issues of the

same session are not available. The apportionment

herein specified for daily copies shall not be transferable for the bound form and any allotment of

daily copies not used by any Member during a

session shall lapse when the session ends.

The Public Printer is authorized to furnish to subscribers the daily Record at $1.50 per month, payable

in advance. (Jan. 12, 1895, ch. 23, $ 73, 28 Stat.

617; June 11, 1896, ch. 420, § 1, 29 Stat. 454; Mar.

19, 1896, No. 31, 29 Stat. 468; Feb. 17, 1897, No. 12.

29 Stat. 700; Mar. 26, 1900, No. 15, 31 Stat. 713;

Mar. 2. 1901, No. 16, §§ 1, 2, 31 Stat. 1464; Jan. 30,

1903, ch. 338, 32 Stat. 786; Mar. 1, 1907, ch. 2284,

§ 4, 34 Stat. 1014; Mar. 4, 1909, ch. 317, 35 Stat.

1067; Mar. 4, 1909, No. 25, 35 Stat. 1169; Mar. 3,

1925, ch. 421, § 7, 43 Stat. 1106; June 20, 1936, ch.

630, § 3, 49 Stat. 1547; 1946 Proc. No. 2695, eff.July 4,

1946, 11 F. R. 7517, 60 Stat. 1352; June 30, 1949, ch.

288, title I, 63 Stat. 381; Sept. 26, 1950, ch. 1049,

§ 2 (b), 64 Stat. 1038.)

REFERENCES I N TEXT

The National Homes for Disabled Volunteer Soldiers,

referred to In the text, together with the corporation

known as the National Home for Disabled Volunteer

Soldiers were abolished and all personnel transferred to

the Administrator of Veterans' Affairs by act July 3, 1930,

ch. 863, $5 1—4, 46 Stat. 1016. See, also, sections 11—11c

and note under section l i d of Title 38, Pensions. Bonuses,

and Veterans' Relief.

CODIFICATION

Provision providing for the distribution of ten copies

both In dally and bound form to the Philippine Government has been omitted pursuant to 1946 Proc. No. 2695,

which granted independence to the Philippines on July 4.

1946, under the authority of section 1394 of Title 22,

Foreign Relations and Intercourse, and under which section said Proc. No. 2695 Is set out as a note.

CHANGE OF NAME

The term "Governor of the Panama Canal" was changed

to "Governor of the Canal Zone" by act Sept. 26, 1950.

TRANSFER OF FUNCTION S

The National Archives Establishment was transferred

to the General Services Administration by section 104

(a) of act June 30, 1949. Said section 104 (a) Is set

out as section 391 (a) of this title.

EFFECTIVE DATE OF TRANSFER OF FUNCTION S

Transfer of functions as effective July 1, 1949, see note

set out under section 471 of Title 40, Public Buildings,

Property, and Works.

§ 184. Repealed. June 20, 1936, ch. 630, § 4, 49 Stal.

1549.

Section, act Jan. 12. 1895. ch. 23, $ 24, 28 Stat 604,

reserved unbound copies of Congressional Record for

Congressmen and standing committees, and Is now covered by section 183 of this title.

§ 185. Congressional Record; extracts for Congressmen; mailing envelopes.

It shall be lawful for the Public Printer to print

and deliver, upon the order of any Senator. Representative, or Delegate, extracts from the Congressional Record, the person ordering the same paying

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the cost thereof. The Public Printer may furnish

without cost to Senators, Members, and Delegates, envelopes, ready for mailing the Congressional Record or any part thereof, or speeches, or

reports therein contained. Envelopes so furnished

shall contain in the upper left-hand corner thereof

the following words, to wit: "Senate United States

(or House of Representatives, U. S.). Part of Congressional Record. Free", and in upper right-hand

corner the letters "U. S. S." or "M. C ", and the Public Printer may, at the request of any Senator, Representative, or Delegate in Congress, print in addition

to the foregoing, the name of the Senator, Representative, or Delegate, and State, the date, and

the topic or subject matter, not exceeding twelve

words. But he shall not print any other words

thereon, except at the personal expense of the Senator, Member, or Delegate ordering the same, except to affix the official title of a document. All

moneys accruing under this section shall be deposited by the Public Printer In the Treasury of the

United States to the credit on the books of the Treasury Department of the appropriation made for the

working capital of the Government Printing Office

for the year in which the work is done and accounted

for in his annual report to Congress. (Jan. 12, 1895,

ch. 23, § 37, 28 Stat. 606; Mar. 2, 1895, ch. 189, § 1,

28 Stat. 961; Jan. 30, 1904, ch. 39, 33 Stat. 9; Mar. 4,

1925, ch. 549, 43 Stat. 1300.)

§ 1S6. Repealed. June 20, 1936, ch. 630, § 7, 49 Stat.

1550.

Section, act Mar. 4, 1909, No. 25, 35 Stat. 1169, provided

for distribution of copies of Congressional Record In exchange for foreign records, which Is now covered by

section 139a of this title.

I 187. Congressional Record; exchange for Parliamentary Hansard.

The Librarian of Congress is authorized to furnish a copy of the daily and bound Congressional

Record to the Undersecretary of State for External

Affairs of Canada in exchange for a copy of the

Parliamentary Hansard, and the Public Printer is

directed to honor the requisition of the Librarian of

Congress for such copy. The Parliamentary Hansard

sc received shall be the property of the Department

of State. (Apr. 10, 1912, No. 14, 37 Stat. 632.)

§ 188. Same; sale.

The Public Printer, under the direction of the

Joint Committee, may print for sale, at a price sufficient to reimburse the expense of such printing, the

current numbers and bound sets of the Congressional

Record. The money derived from such sales shall be

Paid into the Treasury and accounted for In his

annual report to Congress, and no sales shall be

made on credit. (Jan. 12, 1895, ch. 23, § 40, 28 Stat.

607.)

CROSS REFERENCES

Charges and fees for printing for sale to public, see

section 72a of this title.

Parchment or paper for printing enrolled bills or

resolutions, see section 107 of Title 1, General Provisions.

Printing bills and Joint resolutions, see section 106 of

Title l, General Provisions.

Subscriptions, see section 183 of this title.

§189. Bills and resolutions; number and distribution.

There shall be printed of each Senate and House

public bill and joint resolution six hundred and

twenty-five copies, which shall be distributed as follows: To the Senate document room, two hundred

and twenty-five copies; office of Secretary of Senate,

fifteen copies; House document room, three hundred

and eighty-five copies. There shall be printed of

each Senate private bill, when introduced, when reported, and when passed, three "hundred copies,

which shall be distributed as follows: To the Senate

document room, one hundred and seventy copies; to

the Secretary of the Senate, fifteen copies; to the

House document room, one hundred copies; to the

Superintendent of Documents, ten copies. There

shall be printed of each House private bill, when

introduced, when reported, and when passed, two

hundred and sixty copies, which shall be distributed

as follows: To the Senate document room, one hundred and thirty-five copies; to the Secretary of the

Senate, fifteen copies; to the House document room,

one hundred copies; to the Superintendent of Documents, ten copies. The term "private bill" shall be

construed to mean all bills for the relief of private

parties, bills granting pensions, bills removing political disabilities, and bills for the survey of rivers and

harbors. All bills and resolutions shall be printed

in bill form, and, unless specially ordered by either

House, shall only be printed when referred to a committee, when favorably reported back, and after their

passage by either House. Of concurrent and simple

resolutions, when reported, and after their passage

by either House, only two hundred and sixty copies

shall be printed, except by special order, and the

same shall be distributed as follows: To the Senate

document room, one hundred and thirty-five copies;

to the Secretary of the Senate, fifteen copies; to the

House document room, one hundred copies; to the

Superintendent of Documents, ten copies. (Jan. 12,

1895, ch. 23, § 55, 28 Stat. 609; Jan. 20, 1905, ch. 50,

§ 2, 33 Stat. 611.)

REPEALS

Act June 25, 1938, ch. 703, 52 Stat. 1206, amending section 85 of this title, repealed provisions of this section

Inconsistent therewith to the extent of the Inconsistency.

CROSS REFERENCES

Joint Committee on Printing to determine style and

form of bill or resolution and to have power to curtail

the numbe r of copies, see section 189a of this title.

Parchment or paper for printing enrolled bills or

resolutions, see section 107 of Title 1, General Provisions.

Printing bills and Joint resolutions, see section 106 of

Title 1, General Provisions.

§ 189a. Same; style and form; authority of Joint Committee on Printing.

Subject to the provisions of sections 54a and 54b

of Title 1, the Joint Committee on Printing is

empowered to authorize the printing of any bill or

resolution, with index and ancillaries, in such style

and form as the Joint Committee on Printing shall

deem to be most suitable in the interest of economy and efficiency, and to so continue until final

enactment thereof in both Houses of Congress; and

such committee may also curtail the number of

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copies of such bills or resolutions. Including the slip

form of such public Act or public resolution. (June

13, 1934, ch. 483. $ 3, 48 Stat. 948.)

REFERENCES I N TEXT

Sections 54a and 54b of Title 1, referred to In the text,

were repealed by act July 30, 1947, ch. 388, i 2. 61 Stat.

633 and are now covered by sections 205 and 206 of Title

1, General Provisions.

8 190. Binding sets of bills and resolutions for Congress.

The Public Printer shall bind four sets of Senate

and House of Representatives bills, joint and concurrent resolution# of each Congress, two for the

Senate and two for the House, to be furnished him

from the files of the Senate and House document

room, the volumes when bound to be kept there

for reference. (Jan. 12, 1895, ch. 23, $ 82, 28 Stat.

622.)

8 191. Public and private laws, postal conventions, and

treaties.

The Public Printer shall print in slip form copies

of public and private laws, postal conventions, and

treaties, to be charged to the congressional allotment

for printing and binding. The number and distribution of copies shall be under the control of the

Joint Committee on Printing- (Jan. 12, 1895, ch. 23,

§ 56, 28 Stat. 609; July 10, 1952, ch. 632, g 7, 66 Stat.

541.)

AMENDMENT S

1952—Act July 10, 1952. amended section generally to

provide for flexibility In administration of this section

under congressional control.

TRANSFER OF FUNCTION S

Functions of the Secretary of State and the Department of State, with respect to the publication of acts and

Joint resolutions In slip form, were transferred to the

Administrator of General Services by section 1 of 1950

Reorg. Plan No. 20, eff. May 24, 1950, 15 F. R. 3178, 64 Stat.

1272, set out In note under section 133&-15 of Title 5,

Executive Departments and Government Officers and Employees. Such Plan excepted, from the transfer, such

functions of the Secretary of State with respect to publication In slip form of treaties and gther international

obligations. Section 3 of such Plan vested power In the

Administrator of General Services to delegate any of the

functions transferred to him to any other officer, or to any

agency or employee, of the General Services Administration. For transfer of records, property, personnel, and

funds, see section 4 of such Plan.

§ 191a. Copies of Acts furnished to printer.

The Administrator of General Services shall furnish to the Public Printer a correct copy of every

Act and joint resolution, as soon as possible after its

approval by the President, or after it has become a

law in accordance with the Constitution without such

approval. (R. S. § 210; June 20, 1874, ch. 328, 18

Stat. 88; 1950 Reorg. Plan No. 20, I 1, eff. May 24,

1950, 15 P. R. 3178, 64 Stat. 1272.)

DERIVATION

Act Mar. 9, 1868, ch. 22, $ 1, 15 Stat. 40: act June 8,

1872, Ch. 335, $ 20, 17 Stat. 287.

CODIFICATION

R. S. I 210; act June 20, 1874, and 1950 Reorg. Plan No.

20, In so far as they relate to duty of the Secretary of

State to furnish to the Public Printer a correct copy of

every treaty and postal convention, are set out as section

165 of Title 5, Executive Departments and Government

Officers and Employees. See note under tha t section.

TRANSFER o r FUNCTION S

Functions under this section, which were formerly in

the Secretary of State, were transferred to the Administrator of General Services by 1950 Reorg. Plan No. 20.

set out In note under section 133z-15 of Title 5, Executive Departments and Government Officers and Employees.

Section 3 of such Plan vested power In the Administrator

of General Services to delegate any of such transferred

functions to any other officer, or to any agency or employee, of the General Services Administration. For

transfer of records, property, personnel, and funds, see

section 4 of such Plan.

CROSS REFERENCES

Treaties, copies to be furnished to the Public Printer

by Secretary of State, see section 165 of Title 5, Executive

Departments and Government Officers and Employees.

§ 192. Printing acts, resolutions, and treaties.

The Public Printer on receiving from the Administrator of General Services a copy of any act or joint

resolution, or from the Secretary of State, a copy

of any treaty, shall immediately cause an accurate

printed copy thereof to be executed and sent in

duplicate to the Administrator of General Services

or to the Secretary of State, as the case may be, for

revision. On the return of one of the revised duplicates, he shall at once have the marked corrections

made, and cause the number specified in section 191

of this title to be printed. (R. S. I 3805; Jan. 12.

1895, ch. 23, § 56, 28 Stat. 609; 1950 Reorg. Plan No.

20, § 1, eff. May 24, 1950,15 P. R. 3178, 64 Stat. 1272.)

DERIVATION

Act Mar. 9, 1868, ch. 22, $ 2, 15 Stat. 40.

TRANSFER OF FUNCTION S

Functions of the Secretary of State and Department

of State, with respect to the publication of acts and Joint

resolutions In slip form, as prescribed by this section and

section 191 of this title, were transferred to the Administrator of General Services by 1950 Reorg. Plan No. 20.

set out in note under section 133Z-15 of Title 5, Executive Departments and Government Officers and

Employees. Such Plan excepted, from the transfer,

such functions of the Secretary of State with respect to

treaties and other international obligations. Section 3

of such Plan vested in the Administrator of General Services the power to delegate any of the functions transferred to him to any other officer, or to any agency or

employee, of the General Services Administration. For

transfer of records, property, personnel, and funds, see

section 4 of such Plan.

CROSS REFERENCES

Acts and Joint resolutions, copies to be furnished to

Public Printer by Administrator of General Services, see

section 191a of this title.

Treaties, copies to be furnished to Public Printer by

Secretary of State, see section 165 of Title 5, Executive

Departments and Government Officers and Employees.

§ 193. Printing of postal conventions.

The Public Printer, on receiving from the Postmaster General a copy of any postal convention between the Postmaster General, on the part of the

United States, and an equivalent officer of any

foreign government, shall immediately cause an accurate printed copy thereof to be executed and sent

in duplicate to the Postmaster General. On the

return of one of the revised duplicates, he shall at

once have the marked corrections made, and cause

to be printed the number specified in section 191 of

this title. (R. S. $ 3806; June 20, 1874, ch. 328. § 1.

18 Stat. 88; Jan. 12, 1895, ch. 23, $ 56, 28 Stat. 609.)

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DERIVATION

Act Mar. 9, 1868, ch. 22, 5 4. 15 Stat. 40.

CROSS REFERENCES

Number and. distribution of postal conventions unde r

control of Joint Committee on Printing, see section 191

of this title.

5194. Repealed. May 29, 1928, ch. 910, § 9, 45 Stat.

1008.

Section, act July 1, 1902, ch. 1355, $ 5, 32 Stat. 631, protided for distribution of copies of code to Senators and

Representatives.

§ 195. Repealed. June 20, 1936, ch. 630, § 10, 49 Stat.

1552.

Section, act Jan. 12, 1895, ch. 23, 5 73, 28 Stat. 614;

Mar. 15, 1898, ch. 68, § 4, 30 Stat. 316; Mar. 2, 1901, No. 16,

II1, 2. 31 Stat. 1464; Apr. 28, 1904, ch. 1791, 33 Stat. 542;

Mar. 1, 1907, ch. 2284, 5 4, 34 Stat. 1014; Mar. 4, 1907,

No. 29, 34 Stat. 1426; Mar. 3, 1925, ch. 421, 5 7, 43 Stat.

1106, provided for publication and distribution of pamphlet copies of t he statutes of each session of Congress

:o named persons and officers.

§ 19G. Repealed. Oct. 31, 1951, ch. 655, § 56 (i), 65 Stat.

729.

Section, acts Jan. 12, 1895, ch. 23, 5 73 (part), 28 Stat.

615; Mar. 15, 1898, ch. 68, $ 4, 30 Stat. 316; Mar. 2, 1901,

No. 19. 5 1, 31 Stat. 1464; Apr. 28, 1904, ch. 1791, 33 Stat.

>42: Mar. 1. 1907, ch. 2284, § 4, 34 Stat. 1014; Mar. 4, 1907,

No. 29, 34 Stat. 1426; Mar. 3, 1925, ch. 421, § 7, 43 Stat.

'106: Mar. 3, 1925, ch. 462, 43 Stat. 1144, 1145; June 20,

1936, ch. 630, § 9 (part), 49 Stat. 1551; Jun e 16, 1938, ch.

477, 5 1, 52 Stat. 760; 1950 Reorg. Plan No. 20, § 1. eff. May

-4, 1950, 15 F. R. 3178, 64 Stat. 1272, which related to t he

contents, compilation, editing, indexing, and publication

of the United States Statute s a t Large, and treaties and

International agreements, is now covered by sections 112

lad 112a of Title I, General Provisions.

SAVINGS CLAUSE

Subsec. (Z) of section 56 of act Oct. 31, 1951 provided

that the repeal of this section should not affect any rights

or liabilities existing hereunder on the effective date of

such repeal (Oct. 31, 1951).

REPEAL AS AFFECTING OTHER LAWS

In addition to providing for t he repeal of this section,

section 56 (1) of act Oct. 31, 1951 provided tha t such rePeal should not be construed as repealing tha t part of

section 73 of act Jan. 12. f895, ch. 23, as amended, which

1$

classified to section 196a of this title, nor construed as

repealing sections 112 and 112a of Title 1, General Prolilons.

§ 196a. Statutes at Large; distribution.

The Public Printer shall, after the final adjournment of each regular session of Congress, print and

bind copies of the Statutes at Large to be charged

to the congressional allotment for printing and

binding. The number and distribution of the copies

shall be under the control of the Joint Committee

°n Printing.

The Public Printer shall print and, after the end

°f each calendar year, bind and deliver to the

Superintendent of Documents a number of copies

°f the United States Treaties and Other International Agreements not exceeding the number of

copies of the Statutes at Large required for distribution in the manner provided by law. (Jan. 12, 1895,

ch

- 23, 5 73, 28 Stat. 615; June 20, 1936, ch. 630,

5

9, 49 Stat. 1551; June 16. 1938, ch. 477, §2, 52

s

tat. 761; Sept. 23. 1950. ch. 1001, $ 4, 64 Stat. 980;

JWy 10, 1952, ch. 632, § 2, 66 Stat. 540.)

AMENDMENT S

1952—Act July 10, 1952, amended section generally to

eliminate excess verbiage, to make the section more

flexible, and to p u t t he numbe r and distribution of

copies unde r t he control of t he Joint Committee on

Printing.

1950—Act Sept. 23, 1950 amended section to provide for

printing and distribution of new volume "United States

Treaties and Other Internationa l Agreements".

EFFECT OF REPEAL OF SECTION 1 9 6

This section was not affected by repeal of section 196 of

this title, see not e unde r tha t former section.

REPEALS

Section 4 of act Jun e 16, 1938, repealed all acts or parts

of acts inconsistent therewith.

§ 197. Same; marginal references.

The Administrator of General Services is directed

to include in the marginal references of the United

States Statutes at Large the number of the Senate

bill. House bill, Senate joint resolution, or House

joint resolution (designating same as S. for Senate

bill, H. R. for House bill, S. J. Res. for Senate joint

resolution and H. J. Res. for House joint resolution,

as the case may be) under which each act was approved and became a law, said marginal reference

to be placed within brackets immediately under the

marginal date of the approval of each act at the

beginning of each chapter as the same is now

printed. (Apr. 12, 1904, No. 20, 33 Stat. 587; 1950

Reorg. Plan No. 20. SI, eff. May 24, 1950, 15 F. R.

3178, 64 Stat. 1272.)

TRANSFER OF FUNCTION S

Functions of the Secretary of State and Department of

State, unde r this section, were transferred to the Administrator of General Services by 1950 Reorg. Plan No. 20,

set o u t In note unde r section 133z-15 of Title 5, Executive Departments and Government Officers and Employees. Such Plan excepted, from t he transfer, functions

af the Secretary of State with respect to publication,

In slip form and within t he United States Statute s a t

Large, of all treaties and other internationa l obligations,

as prescribed by sections 191—193 and 196 of this title,

and section 112 of Title 1, General Provisions. Section

3 of such Plan vested power in t he Administrator of

General Services to delegate any of t h e functions transferred to him to any other officer, or to any agency or

employee, of the General Services Administration. For

transfer of records, property, personnel, and funds, see

section 4 of such Plan.

Chapter 7.—EXECUTIVE AND DEPARTMENTAL

6 e c PRINTING IN GENERAL

211. Printing and binding for President.

212. Reports of departments.

213. Appropriations for printing not to be exceeded;

limitation on numbe r of reports; bureau reports.

214. Appropriations to which cost of printing and binding for executive departments and bureaus to be

charged.

215. Departments to order documents required; limit;

bills and resolutions.

215a. Publications for National Archives.

216. Form and style of work for departments.

217. Publications for department or officer.

218. Inserting "compliments" forbidden.

219. Restrictions on printing for Executive Departments.

219a. Same; documents beyond scope of ordinary departmental business.

220. Use by executive departments, independent offices,

or establishments of appropriations for printing

of Journals, magazines, periodicals, etc.; number

printed; sale to public.

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221. Repealed.

222. Annual reports of executive officers; type.

223. Certain reports not to be printed unless ordered.

224. Printing documents In two or more editions; requisitions; printing of full number and allotment of

full quota.

225. Paper and envelopes for departments, establishments, or services of Government.

226. Franks for Department of Agriculture for mailing

seeds.

227. Supplies for executive departments.

228,229. Omitted.

§211. Printing and binding for President.

The Public Printer shall execute such printing and

binding for the President as he shall order and make

requisitions for. (Jan. 12, 1895, ch. 23, § 88, 28 Stat.

622.)

CODIFICATION

Section constitute s part of section 88 of act Jan. 12,

1895. The remainder of such section 88 is set out in

section 211 of this title.

§ 212. Reports of departments.

The annual reports of the Executive Departments

and the accompanying documents shall be delivered

by the printer to the proper officers of each House

of Congress at the first meeting thereof; and the

reports of the Executive Departments, and the

abridgment of accompanying documents, shall be so

delivered on or before the third Wednesday in December next after the meeting of Congress, or as

soon thereafter as may be practicable. Of the annual reports of the departments to Congress there

shall be printed one thousand copies for the Senate

and two thousand for the House: Provided, That

of the reports of the Chief of Engineers of the Army,

the Commissioner of Patents, the Commissioner of

Internal Revenue, the report of the Chief Signal

Officer of the Department of the Army, and of the

Chief of Ordnance, the usual number only shall be

printed. <R. S. § 3810; Jan. 12, 1895, ch. 23, $ 73, 28

Stat. 615; Mar. 3, 1925, ch. 421. $5, 43 Stat. 1106;

July 26, 1947, ch. 343, title II, § 205 Ca), 61 Stat. 501.)

DERIVATION

Act June 25, 1864, ch. 155, I 4, 13 Stat. 185.

CHANCE o r NAME

The Department of War was designated the Department

of the Army and t he title of the Secretary of War was

changed to Secretary of the Army by act July 26, 1947.

TRANSFER OF FUNCTION S

All functions of all officers of the Department of t he

Treasury, and all functions of all agencies and employees

of such Department, were transferred, with certain exceptions, to t he Secretary of the Treasury, with power

vested In him to authorize their performance or the performance of any of his functions, by any of such officers,

agencies, and employees, by 1950 Reorg. Plan No. 26, H I ,

2, eff. July 31, 1950, 15 F. R. 4935, 64 Stat. 1280, set out In

note under section 241 of Title 5. Executive Departments

and Government Officers and Employees. The Commissioner of Internal Revenue, referred to In this section. Is

an officer of t he Treasury Department.

EXPENDITURES KEP T WITHI N APPROPRIATIONS

Section 103 of Legislative Branch Appropriation Act,

1953, act July 9, 1952, ch. 598, 66 Stat. 478. provided in

part that : "In order to keep the expenditures for printing and binding for the current fiscal year within or

unde r the appropriations for such fiscal year, the heads

of the various executive departments and Independent

establishments are authorized to discontinue the printing of annua l or special reports unde r their respective

Jurisdictions: Provided, Tha t where the printing of such

reports is discontinued the original copy thereof shall be

kept on file In t he offices of the heads of t he respective

departments or Independent establishments for public

Inspection."

Similar provisions were contained in prior appropriation

acts as follows:

1951—Oct. 11, 1951. ch. 485, 65 Stat. 403.

1950—Sept. 6, 1950, ch. 896, ch. II, 5 103, 64 Stat. 760.

1949—June 23, 1949, ch. 235, 5 106. 63 Stat. 230.

1948—June 14, 1948, ch. 467, 62 Stat. 437.

1947—July 17, 1947, ch. 263, 61 Stat. 377.

1946—July 1, 1946, ch. 530. $ 103, 60 Stat. 407.

1945—June 13, 1945, ch. 189, 8 103, 59 Stat. 258.

1944—June 26, 1944, ch. 277, title I, § 102. 58 Stat. 354.

1943—June 28, 1943, ch. 173, title I, § 102, 57 Stat. 239.

1942—June 8, 1942, ch. 396, $ 2, 56 Stat. 349.

1941—July 1, 1941, ch. 268, 5 1, 55 Stat. 464.

1940—June 18, 1940, ch. 396, 54 Stat. 462.

1939—June 16, 1939, ch. 208, 53 Stat. 839.

1938—May 17. 1938. ch. 236, 52 Stat. 397.

1937—May 18. 1937, ch. 223, 50 Stat. 186.

1936—April 17, 1936. ch. 233. 49 Stat. 1231.

1935—July 8, 1935, ch. 374, 49 Stat. 476.

1934—May 30, 1934, ch. 372, 48 Stat. 833.

CROSS REFERENCES

Manuscript of annua l reports and accompanying documents, see section 108 of Title 5, Executive Departments

and Government Officers and Employees.

Time of making annua l reports, see section 106 of Title

5. Executive Departments and Government Officers and

Employees.

§213. Appropriations for printing not to be exceeded;

limitation on number of reports; bureau reports.

No printing shall be done for the executive departments in any fiscal year in excess of the amount

of the appropriation, and none shall be done without

a special requisition, signed by the chief of the department and filed with the Public Printer.

Of the annual report of the head of the department

without appendices there may be printed in any one

fiscal year not to exceed five thousand copies, bound

in pamphlet form; and of the reports of chiefs of

bureaus without appendices there may be printed in

any one fiscal year not to exceed two thousand five

hundred copies, bound in pamphlet form. The Secretary of Agriculture may print such number of

copies of the monthly crop report, and of other reports and bulletins containing not to exceed one

hundred octavo pages, as he shall deem requisite;

and this provision shall apply to the maps, charts,

bulletins, and minor reports of the Weather Bureau, which shall be printed in such numbers as

the Secretary of Commerce may deem for the best

interests of the Government. The Secretary of the

Treasury may authorize the printing of the annual

report of the Commandant of the Coast Guard, the

Secretary of Commerce may authorize the printing

of the notices to mariners, tide tables, coast pilots,

bulletins, and other special publications of the Coast

and Geodetic Survey and of the Coast Guard, and

the Secretary of the Navy may authorize the printing

of the charts, maps, notices to mariners, tide tables,

light lists, sailing directions, bulletins, and other

special publications of the Hydrographic Office in

such editions as the interests of the Government and

of the public may require.

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Heads of executive departments shall direct

whether reports made to them by bureau chiefs and

chiefs of divisions shall be printed or not. (Jan. 12,

1835, ch. 23, i 89, 28 Stat. 622; Mar. 13,1896, No. 23,

29 Stat. 466; Feb. 14, 1903, ch. 552, §§ 4, 10, 32 Stat.

826, 829: Mar. 3. 1925, ch. 421, $ 4. 43 Stat. 1106; 1939

Reorg. Plan No. H. § 2 (a), eff. July 1, 1939, 4 F. R.

2731, 53 Stat. 1432; 1940 Reorg. Plan No. IV, § 8, eff.

June 30, 1940, 5 F. R. 2422, 54 Stat. 1236; Aug. 4,1949,

ch. 393, §§ 1, 20. 63 Stat. 496, 561.)

AMENDMENT S

1949—Act Aug. 4, 1949, 51 1. 20, amended section by

reestablishing t he Coast Guard and by repealing acts

Jr.ne 17, 1910, ch. 301, | | 4, 6, 36 Stat. 537, 538; Jan. 28,

1315, ch. 20, 5 1, 38 Stat. 800; Jan. 12, 1923, ch. 25, 42 Stat.

1130.

EFFECTIVE DATE OF 194 9 AMENDMEN T

Amendment of section by act Aug. 4, 1949, effective as

of the first day of the third mont h after t he mont h of

avoroval, August 1949. see note set out preceding chapter 1 of Title 14, Coast Guard.

TRANSFER OF FUNCTION S

The functions of all officers of the Department of

Commerce and all function s of all officers and employees

of such Department, were, with a few exceptions, transferred to t h e Secretary of Commerce, with power vested

in him to authorize their performance or t he performance

of any of his functions by any of such officers, agencies,

and employees, by 1950 Reorg. Plan No. 5, SSI. 2, eff. May

24. 1950, 15 F. R. 3174, 64 Stat. 1263, set out in note unde r

section 591 of Title 5, Executive Departments and Government Officers and Employees. The Coast and Geodetic Survey, referred to in this section, is an agency

within t he Department of Commerce.

One of t h e functions of t he Lighthouse Service prior

to its transfer to the Coast Guard was the publication

of notices to mariners. Upon the transfer of t he Lighthouse Service and all Its functions to the Coast Guard,

to be administered by the Secretary of the Treasury

under the provisions of 1939 Reorg. Plan No. II, § 2 (a),

the function of publication of notices to mariners was

Included in this transfer and the Secretary of Treasury

now has t he authority to authorize t he printing of these

notices.

Bureau of Lighthouses and its functions were transferred to Coast Guard In Department of Treasury, to be

consolidated with and be administered as part of Coast

Guard, by Reorg. Plan No. II, § 2 (a), effective July 1,

1939, set out in note unde r section 133t of Title 5, Executive Departments and Government Officers and Employees.

See, also, sections 401—404 of said plan for provisions

relating to transfe r of functions, records, property, personnel, and funds.

Weather Bureau in Department of Agriculture and its

functions were transferred to Department of Commerce,

to be administered unde r direction and supervision of

Secretary of Commerce, "Provided, Tha t the Department

of Agriculture may continue to make snow surveys and

to conduct research concerning: (a) relationships between weather and crops, (b) long-range weather forecasting, and (c) relationships between weather and soil

erosion," by Reorg. Plan No. IV, § 8, eff. June 30, 1940, set

out In note under section 133t of Title 5. See, also, sections 13—15 of said plan for provisions relating to transfer

of functions of department heads, records, property, personnel, and funds.

§ 214. Appropriations to which cost of printing and

binding for executive departments and bureaus to

be charged.

In the printing and binding of documents or rePorts emanating from the executive departments,

bureaus, and independent offices of the Government,

the cost of which was, on March 30, 1906, charged

to the allotment for printing and binding for Congress, or to appropriations or allotments of appropriations other than those made to the executive

departments, bureaus, or independent offices of the

Government, the cost of illustrations, composition,

stereotyping, and other work involved in the actual

preparation for printing, apart from the creation of

manuscript, shall be charged to the appropriation or

allotment of appropriation for the printing and binding of the department, bureau, or independent office

of the Government in which such documents or reports originate; the balance of cost shall be charged

to the allotment for printing and binding for Congress, and to the appropriation or allotment of appropriation of the executive department, bureau, or

Independent office of the Government, in proportion

to the number delivered to each; the cost of any

copies of such documents or reports distributed otherwise than through Congress, or the executive departments, bureaus, and independent offices of the

Government, if such there be, shall be charged as

otherwise provided. On or before the 1st day of

December in each fiscal year each executive department, bureau, or independent office of the Government to which an appropriation or allotment of

appropriation for printing and binding is made, shall

obtain from the Public Printer an estimate of the

probable cost of all publications of such department,

bureau, or independent office required by law to be

printed, and so much thereof as would, under the

terms of this resolution, be charged to the appropriation or allotment of appropriation of the department, bureau, or independent office of the Government in which such publications originate, shall

thereupon be set aside to be applied only to the

printing and binding of such documents and reports, and shall not be available for any other purpose until all of such allotment of cost on account

of such documents and reports shall have been fully

paid. (Mar. 30, 1906, No. 13, 34 Stat. 825.)

§ 215. Departments to order documents' required;

limit; bills and resolutions.

The heads of executive departments, and such

executive officers as are not connected with the

departments, respectively, shall cause daily examination of the Congressional Record for the purpose

of noting documents, reports, and other publications

of interest to their departments, and shall cause an

immediate order to be sent to the Public Printer for

the number of copies of such publications required

for official use, not to exceed, however, the number

of bureaus in the department and divisions in the

office of the head thereof. The Public Printer shall

send to each executive department and to each executive office not connected with the departments, as

soon as printed, five copies of all public bills and

resolutions, except the State Department, to which

shall be sent ten copies of bills and resolutions.

When the head of a department desires a greater

number of any class of bills or resolutions for official

use, they shall be furnished by the Public Printer on

requisition promptly made. (Jan. 12, 1895, ch. 23,

$ 90, 28 Stat. 623; June 20, 1936, ch. 630, § 14, 49

Stat. 1553.)

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§ 215a. Publications for National Archives.

There shall be printed and delivered by the Public

Printer to The National Archives for official use

which shall be chargeable to Congress two copies

each of the following publications:

House documents and public reports, bound; Senate documents and public reports, bound; Senate

and House journals, bound; United States Code and

Supplements, bound; Statutes at Large, bound; Official Register of the United States, bound; Decisions

of the Supreme Court of the United States, bound;

and all other documents bearing a congressional

number, and all documents not bearing a congressional number printed upon order of any committee

in either House of Congress, or by order of any department, bureau, independent office or establishment, commission, or officer of the Government

except confidential matter, blank forms, and circular

letters not of a public character; and two copies each

of all public bills and resolutions in Congress in each

parliamentary stage.

The Superintendent of Documents shall furnish

without cost copies of such publications as may be

available for free distribution. (Jan. 12, 1895, ch.

23, § , as added June 17, 1935, ch. 267, 49 Stat.

386, and amended June 30, 1949, ch. 288, title I, 63

Stat. 381.)

AMENDMENT S

1935—Act Jun e 17. 1935, added the above new section to

act Jan. 12, 1895, ch. 23, without designating It by number.

TRANSFER OF FUNCTION S

The National Archives Establishment was transferred

to the General Services Administration by section 104 (a)

of act June 30, 1949. Said section 104 (a) is set out as

section 391 (a) of this title.

EFFECTIVE DATE OF TRANSFER OF FUNCTION S

Transfer of functions as effective July 1, 1949, see not e

set out unde r section 471 of Title 40, Public Buildings,

Property, and Works.

§ 216. Form and style of work for departments.

The forms and style in which the printing or

binding ordered by any of the departments shall be

executed, and the material and the size of type to

be used, shall be determined by the Public Printer,

having proper regard to economy, workmanship, and

the purposes for which the work is needed. (Jan.

12, 1895. ch. 23, 5 51. 28 Stat. 608.)

§ 217. Publications for department or officer.

Whenever printing not bearing a Congressional

number shall be done for any department or officer

of the Government, except confidential matter, blank

forms, and circular letters not of a public character,

or shall be done for use of Congressional committees,

not of a confidential character, two copies shall be

sent, unless withheld by order of the committee, by

the Public Printer to the Senate and House libraries,

respectively, and one copy each to the document

rooms of the Senate and House, for reference; and

these copies shall not be removed; and of all publications of the executive departments not intended for

their especial use, but made for distribution, as many

copies as may be required shall be at once delivered

to the Superintendent of Documents for distribution

to designated depositories and State and Territorial

libraries. (Jan. 12, 1895, ch. 23, § 58, 28 Stat. 610;

Mar. 1, 1907, ch. 2284, § 4, 34 Stat. 1014.)

§ 218. Inserting "compliments" forbidden.

No report, document, or publication of any kind

distributed by or from an executive department or

bureau of the Government shall contain any notice

that the same is sent with "the compliments" of an

officer of the Government, or with any special notice

that it is so sent, except that notice that it has been

sent, with a request for an acknowledgment of its

receipt, may be given. (Jan. 12, 1895, ch. 23, $ 73,

28 Stat. 620.)

§ 219. Restrictions on printing for Executive Departments.

No head of any Executive Department, or of any

bureau, branch, or office of the Government shall

cause to be printed, nor shall the Public Printer print,

any document or matter except that which is authorized by law and necessary to the public business;

and executive officers, before transmitting their annual reports, shall carefully examine the same and

all accompanying documents, and exclude therefrom

all matter, including engravings, maps, drawings,

and illustrations, except such as they shall certify

in their letters transmitting such reports are necessary and relate entirely to the transaction of the

public business. (Jan. 12, 1895, ch. 23, 5 94, 28 Stat.

623.)

§ 219a. Same; documents beyond scope of ordinary

departmental business.

No book or document not having to do with the

ordinary business transactions of the Executive Departments shall be printed on the requisition of any

Executive Department or unless the same shall have

been expressly authorized by Congress. (Mar. 3,

1905, ch. 1484, $ 1, 33 Stat. 1249.)

CODIFICATION

Section formerly constituted t he first sentence of section 219 of this title, as set out In the original.

§ 220. Use by executive departments, independent

offices, or establishments of appropriations for

printing of journals, magazines, periodicals, etc.;

number printed; sale to public.

The head of any executive department, independent office, or establishment of the Government is

authorized, with the approval of the Director of the

Bureau of the Budget, to use from the appropriations

available for printing and binding such sums as may

be necessary for the printing of journals, magazines,

periodicals, and similar publications as he shall certify in writing to be necessary in the transaction of

the public business required by law of such department, office, or establishment. There may be printed,

in addition to those necessary for such public business, not to exceed two thousand copies for free distribution by the department, office, or establishment

issuing the same. The Public Printer shall print

such additional copies thereof as may be required

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ments; but the printing of such additional copies

required for sale by the Superintendent of Documents shall be subject to regulation by the Joint

Committee on Printing and shall not interfere with

the prompt execution of printing for the Government. (May 11, 1922, ch. 189, § 1, 42 Stat. 541; June

30, 1932, ch. 314, § 307, 47 Stat. 409.)

CODIFICATION

Section originally provided for the sale of documents

"at t he cost of printing and binding, plus 10 per centum,

without limit as to the numbe r of copies to any one

applicant who agrees not to resell or distribute the

*ame for profit." Act Jun e 30, 1932, provided tha t the

selling price of publications as provided in section 72a of

this title should be in lieu of tha t prescribed in this

ectlon.

CROSS REFERENCES

Sale of extra copies of documents and publications, see

sections 72, 79, and 114 of this title.

§221. Repealed. May 29, 1928, ch. 901, § 1 (pars. 3.

119), 45 Stat. 986, 995.

Section, act Jun e 5, 1920, ch. 253, I 1, 41 Stat. 1037,

required heads of departments and independent establishments to make report of publications Issued during

previous fiscal year.

3222. Annual reports of executive officers; type.

The annual reports of executive officers shall be

printed in the same type and form as the report of

the head of the department which it accompanies,

unless otherwise ordered by the Joint Committee on

Printing. (Jan. 12, 1895, ch. 23, § 91, 28 Stat. 623.)

CROSS REFERENCES

Temporary discontinuance of printing of annua l or special reports, see note unde r section 212 of this title.

§ 223. Certain reports not to be printed unless

ordered.

The following reports required by law to be made

to Congress shall not be printed unless the printing

be recommended by the head of the department

making the same, and ordered by concurrent resolution of Congress, namely: Report of contracts

for conveying the mails, report of fines and deductions in the Post Office Department, the report of

the treasurer of accounts by him from time to time

rendered to and settled with the General Accounting Office. (July 31, 1894, ch. 174, § 4, 28 Stat. 205;

Jan. 12, 1895, ch. 23, § 73, 28 Stat. 616; June 10,

1921, ch. 18, § 304, 42 Stat. 24; 1946 Reorg. Plan

No. 3, §§ 101—104, eff. July 16, 1946, 11 P. R. 7875,

60 Stat. 1097.)

TRANSFER OF FUNCTION S

All functions of all officers of the Department of the

Treasury, and all functions of all agencies and employees

of such Department, were transferred, with certain exceptions, to the Secretary of the Treasury, with power

vested in him to authorize their performance or t he performance of any of his functions, by any of such officers,

agencies, and employees, by 1950 Reorg. Plan No. 26, S§ 1,

2. eff. July 31, 1950, 15 P. R. 4935, 64 Stat. 1280. set out In

note under section 241 of Title 5, Executive Departments

and Government Officers and Employees. The Treasurer

of t he United States, referred to in this section. Is an

officer of t he Treasury Department.

Board of Supervisory Inspectors was abolished by 1946

Reorg. Plan No. 3, 55 101—104, eff. July 16, 1946. 11 P. R.

7875. 60 Stat. 1097. See note unde r section 1 of Title

46. Shipping.

§ 224. Printing documents in two or more editions;

requisitions; printing of full number and allotment of full quota.

The number of copies of any public document or

report authorized to be printed for any of the executive departments, or bureaus or branches thereof,

or independent offices of the Government may be

supplied in two or more editions, instead of one,

upon a requisition on the Public Printer by the official head of such department or"independent office,

but in no case shall the aggregate of said editions

exceed the number of copies otherwise authorized.

Nothing in this section shall operate to obstruct

the printing of the full number of any document

or report, or the allotment of the full quota to Senators and Representatives, as otherwise authorized,

when a legitimate demand for the full complement

is known to exist. (Mar. 30, 1906, No. 14, 34 Stat.

826.)

§ 225. Paper and envelopes for departments, establishments, or services of Government.

The Public Printer is authorized to procure,

under direction of the Joint Committee on Printing, as provided in sections 5—12 of this title, and

furnish on requisition paper and envelopes (not

including envelopes printed in the course of manufacture) in common use by two or more departments,

establishments, or services of the Government in

the District of Columbia, and reimbursement therefor shall be made to the Public Printer from appropriations or funds available for such purpose; paper

and envelopes so furnished by the Public Printer

shall not be procured in any other manner thereafter. (June 7, 1924, ch. 303, § 1, 43 Stat. 592.)

§ 226. Franks for Department of Agriculture for mailing seeds.

The Public Printer shall furnish to the Department of Agriculture such franks as the Secretary of

Agriculture may require for sending out seeds on

congressional orders, the franks to have printed

thereon the facsimile signatures of Senators, Representatives, and Delegates, also the names of their

respective States or Territories, and the words

"United States Department of Agriculture, Congressional Seed Distribution", or such other printed

matter as the Secretary of Agriculture may direct;

the franks to be of such size and style as may be

prescribed by the Secretary of Agriculture; the expense of printing the said franks to be charged to

the allotment for printing and binding for the two

Houses of Congress. (May 19, 1902, No. 23, 32

Stat. 741.)

CROSS REFERENCES

Franking privilege for seeds and reports transmitted by

Secretary of Agriculture to Members of Congress, see section 329 of Title 39, The Postal Service.

§ 227. Supplies for executive departments.

The Public Printer is authorized hereafter to

procure and supply, on the requisition of the head of

any executive department or other Government establishment, complete manifold blanks, books, and

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order statements, or other uniform official papers,

and to charge such supplies to the allotment for

printing and binding of the department or Government establishment requiring the same. (June 28,

1902, ch. 1301, 5 1. 32 Stat. 481.)

§§ 228,229. Omitted.

CODIFICATION

Section 228, act Mar. 2, 1901. No. 16, § 3, 31 Stat. 1465;

Mar. 3, 1925, ch. 421, § 7, 43 Stat. 1106. was amended by act

June 20, 1936, ch. 630, § 6, 49 Stat. 1550. As so amended,

it now appears as section 139 of this title.

Section 229, r e t July 20, 1946, ch. 588, title I, § 101, 60

Stat. 579, related tq orders for printing and binding for

the Department of t h e Treasury and was not repeated

In t h e Treasury and Post Office Departments Appropriation Act, 1947, Act July 1, 1947, c. 186, 61 Stat. 216.

SIMILAR PROVISIONS

Similar provisions were contained in prior appropriations acts as follows:

1945—Apr. 24, 1945, ch. 92, title I, 59 Stat. 67.

1944—Apr. 22, 1944, ch. 175, title I, § 1, 58 Stat. 206.

1943—June 30, 1943, ch. 179, title I, 57 Stat. 262.

1942—Mar. 10, 1942, ch. 178, title I, § 1, 56 Stat. 161.

Chapter 8.—PARTICULAR REPORTS AND

DOCUMENTS

Sec.

241. Agricultural Department; report of Secretary.

242. Same; progress of beet-sugar Industry.

243. American Historical Association: report of.

244. Animal Industry Bureau; report of.

245. Army and Navy Registers.

246. Coast and Geodetic Survey; charts; sale and distribution.

247. Same; report.

248. Civil Service Commission; report.

249. Commerce and Navigation.

250. Commercial and Foreign Relations.

251. Consular Reports.

252. District of Columbia: report on Improvement and

care of public buildings.

253. Education, Commissioner of: report.

254. Ephemeris and Nautical Almanac.

255. Ethnology, Bureau of; bulletins: size.

256. Same; report.

257. Experiment Stations; report of director of office.

258. Fish and Wildlife Service; bulletins.

259. Same; report of service.

260. Geological Survey; publications; size of volumes;

editions; additional copies; bulletins; reports on

gauging of streams and utilization of water resources; additional copies; distribution.

261. Same: monographs, bulletins, and reports: estimates.

262. Same; distribution of publications to public libraries.

263. Health officer of District of Columbia; report.

265. Hydrographlc surveys; foreign surveys.

266. Immigration and Naturalization Service: report.

267. Immigration Commission; reprinting public documents.

268. Industrial Relations; report of commission.

269. Interstat e Commerce Commission; report.

270. Labor Statistics, Bureau of; bulletins.

271. Same; report of commissioner.

272. Mines, Bureau of; publications.

273. Mint; reports of director.

274. National Academy of Sciences; memoirs.

275. Same; report.

275a. Repealed.

275b. National encampments of Grand Army of Republic.

United Spanish War Veterans. Veterans of Foreign Wars, American Legion, and Disabled American Veterans; proceedings printed annually for

Congress.

276. 277. Omitted.

Sec.

278. Naval Intelligence Office; additional copies of publications.

279. Naval Observatory Observations.

279a. Naval charts; sale and distribution.

280. Repealed.

280a. Distribution of Official Register.

281. Same; report of Comptroller of Currency.

282. Pan American Union; monthly bulletin.

283. Patent Office; printing.

283a. Repealed.

284. Lithographing.

285 President's message.

286. 287. Repealed.

288 Public Printer's report.

989. Smithsonian Institution: report.

290. Soils and Chemistry, Bureau of; report o n soil area

surveys.

291. Statistical Abstract.

292. Surgeon General of Army; bulletins for Instruction

of medical officers.

293. Tests of Iron and Steel.

294. Treasury Department; binding registered bonds and

written records.

295. Same: reports.

296. Weather Bureau; report.

297. Comptroller General; decisions of.

298 Bureau of Foreign and Domestic Commerce.

§ 241. Agricultural Department; report of Secretary.

The annual report of the Secretary of Agriculture

shall be submitted and printed in two parts, as follows: Part 1, which shall contain purely business and

executive matter which it is necessary for the Secretary to submit to the President and Congress; part 2.

which shall contain such reports from the different

bureaus and divisions, and such papers prepared by

their special agents, accompanied by suitable illustrations as shall, in the opinion of the Secretary, be

specially suited to interest and instruct the farmers

of the country, and to include a general report of the

operations of the department for their information.

In addition to the usual number, there shall be

printed of part 1, one thousand copies for the Senate, two thousand copies for the House, and three

thousand copies for the Department of Agriculture;

and of part 2, one hundred and ten thousand copies

for the use of the Senate, three hundred and sixty

thousand copies for the use of the House of Representatives, and thirty thousand copies for the use of

the Department of Agriculture, the illustrations for

the same to be executed under the supervision of the

Public Printer, in accordance with directions of the

Joint Committee on Printing, said illustrations to be

subject to the approval of the Secretary of Agriculture: and the title of each of the said parts shall be

such as to show that such part is complete in itself.

(Jan. 12, 1895, ch. 23, § 73, 28 Stat. 612.)

§ 242. Same; progress of beet-sugar industry.

The Secretary of Agriculture is authorized to print

and distribute annually eight thousand copies of

the annual reports covering the progress of the beetsugar industry: Provided, That the preparation and

publication of such annual reports shall be within

the discretion of the Secretary of Agriculture. (June

30. 1906, No. 51, 34 Stat. 839.)

§ 243. American Historical Association; report of.

Of the report of the American Historical Association, there shall be printed in addition to the usual

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number, five thousand five hundred copies; one

thousand for the Senate, two thousand for the

House, and one thousand five hundred for distribution by the association and the Smithsonian Institution, and one thousand copies for the use of the association. (Jan. 12,1895, ch. 23, § 73, 28 Stat. 616: May

25, 1900, No. 27, 31 Stat. 717.)

CODIFICATION

Words "Tha t there be printed of the annua l reports of

the American Historical Association, beginning with the

import of t he year eighteen hundred and ninety-nine "

appearing In t he Joint Res. No. 27 of May 27, 1900 were

emitted as executed and obsolete.

g 244. Animal Industry Bureau; report of.

Of the report of the Bureau of Animal Industry,

there shall be printed, in addition to the usual number, thirty thousand copies, of which seven thousand

shall be for the Senate, fourteen thousand for the

House, and nine thousand for distribution by the

Agricultural Department. (Jan. 12,1895, ch. 23, § 73,

28 Stat. 613.)

TRANSFER OF FUNCTION S

Functions of the Bureau of Animal Industry were

transferred to t he Secretary of Agriculture by 1947 Reorg.

Plan No. 1, § 301, eff. July 1, 1947. 12 F. R. 4534, 61 Stat.

052. See not e to section 391 of Title 7, Agriculture.

Bureau of Animal Industry consolidated with certain

other agencies into Agricultural Research Administration

for duration of war, see Ex. Ord. No. 9069, set out In note

under section 601 of Appendix to Title 50, War and National Defense.

§ 245. Army and Navy Registers.

Of the registers of the Army and Navy, there shall

be printed, in addition to the usual number, fifteen

hundred copies of each; five hundred for the Senate

and one thousand for the House. (Jan. 12, 1895,

ch. 23, $ 73, 28 Stat. 616.)

§ 246. Coast and Geodetic Survey; charts; sale and

distribution.

The charts published by thp Coast and Geodetic

Survey shall be sold at cost of paper and printing as

nearly as practicable; and there shall be no free distribution of such charts except to the departments

and officers of the United States requiring them for

public use: and a number of copies of each sheet, not

to exceed three hundred, to be presented to such foreign governments, libraries, and scientific associations, and institutions of learning as the Secretary

of Commerce may direct; but on the order of Senators, Representatives, and Delegates not to exceed

ten copies to each may be distributed through the

Director of the Coast and Geodetic Survey. (Jan.

12, 1895, ch. 23, 5 76, 28 Stat. 620: Feb. 14, 1903, ch.

552, §§ 4, 10, 32 Stat. 826, 829; July 1, 1916, ch. 209,

$ 1, 39 Stat. 320; June 5, 1920, ch. 235, § 1, 41 Stat.

929; Oct. 31, 1951, ch. 654. $ 3 (11), 65 Stat. 708.)

AMENDMENTS

1951—Act Oct. 31, 1951 struck out former second sentence which related to free distribution to educational

institutions of obsolete charts.

CROSS REFERENCES

Charges and fees for prlntlng'for sale to public, see section 72a of this title.

§247. Same; report.

Of the report of the Director of the Coast and

Geodetic Survey, there shall be printed, in addition

to the usual number, two thousand eight hundred

copies in quarto form, bound In one volume, two

hundred for the Senate, six hundred for the House,

and two thousand for distribution by the Coast and

Geodetic Survey. (Jan. 12, 1895, ch. 23, § 73, 28

Stat. 613; Apr 20, 1896, No. 46, 29 Stat. 471; June 5,

1920, ch. 235, $ 1, 41 Stat. 929.)

§248. Civil Service Commission; report.

Of the report of the Civil Service Commission,

there shall be printed, In addition to the usual number, twenty-three thousand copies; one thousand for

the Senate, two thousand for the House, and twenty

thousand for distribution by the Civil Service Commission. (Jan. 12, 1895, ch. 23, 5 73, 28 Stat. 614.)

TRANSFER OF FUNCTION S

All executive and administrative functions of t he Civil

Service Commission were transferred to the Chairman of

the Civil Service Commission by 1949 Reorg. Plan No. 6

eff. Aug. 20, 1949, 14 F. R. 5227, 63 Stat. 1067. See not e set

out unde r section 632 of Title 5, Executive Departments

and Government Officers and Employees.

§ 249. Commerce and Navigation.

Of the report on Commerce and Navigation and on

Internal Commerce, there shall be printed, in addition to the usual number, one thousand copies for

the Senate and two thousand for the House, in addition to those published as part of the departmental

report.

Of the annual list of merchant vessels of the

United States, five thousand copies for distribution

by the Bureau of Customs. (Jan. 12, 1895, ch. 23,

§ 73, 28 Stat. 616; Feb. 14, 1903, ch. 552, § 4, 32 Stat

826; June 30, 1932, ch. 314, § 501, 47 Stat. 415; May

27, 1936, ch. 463, § 1, 49 Stat. 1380; 1946 Reorg.

Plan No. 3, §1 101—104, eff. July 16, 1946, 11 F. R.

7875. 60 Stat. 1097.)

TRANSFER OF FUNCTION S

Provisions relating to the annua l report of the Chief of

the Bureau of Marine Inspection and Navigation were

omitted and "Bureau of Customs " was substituted for

"Department of Commerce" on authority of 1946 Reorg.

Plan No. 3. See note under section 1 of Title 46, Shipping.

CHANCE OF NAME

"Bureau of Navigation and Steamboat Inspection" was

changed to "Bureau of Marine Inspection and Navigation"

by act May 27, 1936.

§ 250. Commercial and Foreign Relations.

Of Commercial Relations, and of Foreign Relations, there shall be printed, in addition to the usual

number, three thousand copies of each; one thousand for the Senate and two thousand for the House.

(Jan. 12. 1895. ch. 23, § 73. 28 Stat. 613.)

§ 251. Consular Reports.

The Secretary of Commerce is authorized to have

printed, for distribution by the Department of Commerce, an edition of Daily Consular Reports not to

exceed twenty thousand copies In any one issue.

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The usual number shall not be printed. (June 25,

1910, ch. 388, § 1, 36 Stat. 821; Mar. 4, 1913, ch. 141.

$ 1, 37 Stat. 736.)

§252. District of Columbia; report on improvement

and care of public buildings.

There shall be printed each year. In addition to

the number of copies otherwise authorized by law,

two hundred copies of the annual report upon the

improvement and care of public buildings and

grounds, and the care and maintenance of the Washington Monument, in the District of Columbia, for

the use of the, officer in charge of public buildings

and grounds. (June 2, 1900, No. 30, 31 Stat. 718.)

§ 253. Education, Commissioner of; report.

Of the report of the Commissioner of Education,

there shall be printed, in addition to the usual number, thirty-five thousand copies; five thousand for

the Senate, ten thousand for the House, and twenty

thousand for distribution by the Commissioner of

Education. (Jan. 12, 1895, ch. 23, § 73, 28 Stat.

614.)

§ 254. Ephemeris and Nautical Almanac.

The "usual number" of copies of the American

Ephemeris and Nautical Almanac shall not be

printed. In lieu thereof, there shall be printed and

bound two thousand five hundred copies of the same,

uniform with the editions printed for the Navy Department, five hundred of which shall be for the

use of the Senate, one thousand for the use of the

House of Representatives, and one thousand for distribution or sale by the Navy Department. The

Secretary of the Navy is also authorized to publish

of the papers supplementary to the Ephemeris

and Nautical Almanac, one thousand five hundred

copies, in addition to the usual number, one hundred

copies for the Senate, four hundred for the House,

and one thousand for distribution or sale by the

Navy Department. The Secretary of the Navy is

also authorized to cause additional copies of the Nautical Almanacs extracted from the Ephemeris, to be

printed for the public service and for sale to navigators and others. All moneys received from sales of

the Ephemeris and of the Nautical Almanacs shall be

deposited in the Treasury and placed to the credit

of the general fund _for public printing. (Jan. 12,

1895, ch. 23, § 73, 28 Stat. 613; May 13, 1902, No.

20, 32 Stat. 740; July 1, 1902, ch. 1368, 32 Stat. 678.)

CROSS REFERENCES

Charges and fees for printing for sale to public, see

aectlon 72a of this title.

§255. Ethnology, Bureau of; bulletins; size.

The bulletins issued by the Bureau of American

Ethnology shall be in octavo size. (Mar. 29, 1904,

No. 14, 33 Stat. 585.)

§ 256. Same; report.

Of the report of the Bureau of Ethnology, uniform with the preceding volumes of the series, there

shall be printed, in addition to the usual number,

eight thousand copies, one thousand five hundred

for the Senate, three thousand for the House, and

three thousand five hundred for distribution by

the Bureau of Ethnology. (Jan. 12, 1895, ch. 23,

8 73, 28 Stat. 613.)

CROSS REFERENCES

Ethnology Bureau bulletins to be In octavo size, see

section 255 of this title.

§ 257. Experiment Stations; report of director of office.

CODIFICATION

Section, Res. Apr. 27, 1904, No. 29, 33 Stat. 690, Is now

covered by section 418 of Title 7, Agriculture.

§258. Fish and Wildlife Service; bulletins.

Of the bulletins of the Fish and Wildlife Service,

there shall be printed, in addition to the usual number, five thousand copies; one thousand for the Senate, two thousand for the House, and two thousand

for distribution by the bureau. (Jan. 12, 1895, ch.

23, § 73, 28 Stat. 614; 1940 Reorg. Plan No. HI, § 3.

eff. June 30, 1940, 5 F. R. 2108, 54 Stat. 1232.)

TRANSFER OF FUNCTIONS

All functions of all other officers of t he Department of

t he Interior and all function s of all agencies and employees of such Department were, with two exceptions,

transferred to t he Secretary of t he Interior, with power

vested In him to authorize their performance or the performance of any of his functions by any of such officers,

agencies, and employees, by 1950 Reorg. Plan No. 3, $5 1,

2, eff. May 24, 1950, 15 F. R. 3174, 64 Stat. 1262, set out In

note under section 481 of Title 5, Executive Departments

and Government Officers and Employees.

Bureau of Fisheries was consolidated with Bureau of

Biological Survey Into Fish and Wildlife Service In Departmen t of Interior, and offices of Commissioner and

Deputy Commissioner of Fisheries were abolished by

Reorg. Plan No. Ill, § 3, eff. Jun e 30, 1940, set out in note

unde r section 133t of Title 5. See, also, sections 8 and

9 of said plan for provisions relating to transfer of

records, property, personnel, and funds. The bureau had

been previously transferred to Department of Interior

by Reorg. Plan No. II, 5 4 (e), eff. July 1, 1939, also set

out In note under section 133t of Title 5.

§ 259. Same; report of service.

Of the report of the Director of the Fish and

Wildlife Service, there shall be printed, in addition

to the usual number, eight thousand copies; two

thousand for the Senate, four thousand for the

House, and two thousand for distribution by the

Service. (Jan. 12, 1895, ch. 23, § 73, 28 Stat. 614;

1940 Reorg. Plan No. HI, I 3, eff. June 30, 1940,

5 F. R. 2108, 54 Stat. 1232.)

TRANSFER OF FUNCTIONS

All functions of all other officers of t he Department of

the Interior and all functions of all agencies and employees of such Department were, with two exceptions,

transferred to the Secretary of the Interior, with power

vested in him to authorize their performance or the performance of any of his functions by any of such officers,

agencies, and employees, by 1950 Reorg. Plan No. 3.55 1. 2,

eff. May 24, 1950. 15 F. R. 3174. 64 Stat. 1262, set out In

note unde r section 481 of Title 5, Executive Departments

and Government Officers and Employees.

Bureau of Fisheries was consolidated with Bureau of

Biological Survey Into Fish and Wildlife Service In Department of Interior, and offices of Commissioner and

Deputy Commissioner of Fisheries were abolished by

Reorg. Plan No. Ill, 5 3. eff. June 30. 1940, set out In note

under section 133t of Title 5. See, also, sections 8 and 9

of said plan for provisions relating to transfer of records,

property, personnel, and funds. The bureau had been

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previously transferred to Department of Interior by

Reorg. Plan No. II, 5 4 (e), eff. July 1, 1939, also set out

in note unde r section 133t of Title 5.

§260. Geological Survey; publications; size of volumes; editions; additional copies; bulletins; reports on gauging of streams and utilization of

water resources; additional copies; distribution.

The publications of the Geological Survey shall

consist of the annual report of the director, which

shall be confined to one volume of royal octavo size;

monographs, of quarto size; professional papers, of

quarto size; bulletins, of ordinary octavo size; watersupply and irrigation papers, of ordinary octavo size;

and such maps, folios, and atlases as may be

required by law.

Of the report of the Geological Survey, ten thousand copies shall be printed in addition to the usual

number; two thousand for the Senate, four thousand

for the House, four thousand for distribution by the

Geological Survey.

The reports of the Geological Survey, except the

annual report of the director, shall be published in

editions as recommended in each case by the director

and approved by the Secretary of the Interior, but

not to exceed ten thousand copies.

Whenever the edition of any of the reports of the

survey shall have become exhausted, and the demand for it continues, there shall be published, on

the requisition of the Secretary of the Interior, as

many additional copies of the report as the director

of the survey shall state will, in his judgment, be

necessary to meet the demand.

The report of the mineral resources of the United

States shall be published in two octavo volumes and

as a distinct publication, the number of copies, printing of separate chapters, and mode of distribution

of which shall be the same as of the annual report.

Three thousand copies of the monographs and bulletins of the Geological Survey shall be published.

The bulletins and professional papers shall be distributed gratuitously, and not sold; and of the number published one thousand copies shall be delivered

to the Senate and two thousand copies shall be delivered to the House of Representatives for distribution.

The director of the survey shall transmit to the

Library of Congress two copies of every report of the

bureau as soon as the first delivery to the survey is

made, such copies to be additional to those received

by the Library of Congress under any other provision of law. (Jan. 12, 1895, ch. 23. $ 73, 28 Stat.

614; Mar. 2, 1895, ch. 189, I 1. 28 Stat. 960; June 11,

1896, ch. 420, $ 1, 29 Stat. 453; June 4, 1897, ch. 2,

5 1, 30 Stat. 61; Mar. 2, 1901, No. 17, 31 Stat. 1465;

May 16, 1902, No. 22, 32 Stat. 741; Mar. 4, 1909, ch.

299, § 1, 35 Stat. 988.)

TRANSFER o r FUNCTION S

All functions of all other officers of the Department of

the Interior and all functions of all agencies and employees of such Department were, with two exceptions,

transferred to the Secretary of the Interior, with power

vested in him to authorize their performance or the performance of any of his functions by any of such officers,

agencies, and employees, by 1950 Reorg. Plan No. 3. 5 5 1, 2,

eff. May 24, 1950, 15 F. R. 3174, 64 Stat. 1262, set out in

Rote under section 481 of Title 5, Executive Departments

and Government Officers and Employees.

§ 261. Same; monographs, bulletins, and reports; estimates.

The scientific reports known as the monographs

and bulletins of the Geological Survey shall not be

published until specific and detailed estimates are

made therefor and specific appropriations made in

pursuance of such estimates; and no engravings for

the annual reports for such monographs and bulletins, or of illustrations, sections, and maps, shall be

done until specific estimates are submitted therefor

and specific appropriations made based on such estimates. (Jan. 12, 1895, ch. 23, $ 79, 28 Stat. 621;

June 7, 1924, ch. 303, 43 Stat. 592.)

TRANSFER OF FUNCTION S

All functions of all other officers of the Department of

t h e Interior and all functions of all agencies and employees of such Department were, with two exceptions,

transferred to the Secretary of the Interior, with power

vested in him to authorize their performance or the performance of any of his functions by any of such officers,

agencies, and employees, by 1950 Reorg. Plan No. 3, §§ 1, 2,

eff. May 24, 1950, 15 F. R. 3174, 64 Stat. 1262, set out in

note under section 481 of Title 5, Executive Departments

and Government Officers a n d Employees.

§262. Same; distribution of publications to public libraries.

The Director of the Geological Survey shall distribute to public libraries that have not already

received them such copies of sale publications as

may remain on hand at the expiration of five years

after date of delivery to the survey document room,

excepting a reserve number not to exceed two hundred copies. (Mar. 3. 1903, ch. 1007, § 1, 32 Stat.

1146.)

TRANSFER o r FUNCTION S

All functions of all other officers of the Department of

t he Interior and all functions of all agencies and employees of such Department were, with two exceptions,

transferred to the Secretary of the Interior, with power

vested in him to authorize their performance or the performance of any of his functions by any of such officers,

agencies, and employees, by 1950 Reorg. Plan No. 3, § § 1, 2.

eff. May 24, 1950, 15 F. R. 3174, 64 Stat. 1262, set out In

not e under section 481 of Title 5, Executive Departments

and Government Officers and Employees.

§263.' Health officer of District of Columbia; report.

Of the report of the health officer of the District of Columbia, there shall be printed, in addition

to the usual number, one thousand five hundred

copies; one hundred for the Senate, three hundred

and sixty for the House, and one thousand and forty

for distribution by the health officer. (Jan. 12, 1895,

ch. 23, § 73, 28 Stat. 614.)

§ 265. Hydrographic surveys; foreign surveys.

All appropriations made for the preparation or

publication of foreign hydrographic surveys shall

only be applicable to their object, upon the approval

by the Secretary of the Navy, after a report from

three competent naval officers to the effect that the

original data for proposed charts are such as to

Justify their publication; and it is made the duty of

the Secretary of the Navy to order a board of three

naval officers to examine and report upon the data

before he shall approve of any application of moneys

1

Section numbe r 264 was not used in the Code.

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to the preparation or publication of such charts or

hydrographic surveys. (R. S. § 3686; Jan. 12, 1895,

ch. 23, $ 78, 28 Stat. 621.)

DERIVATION

Act Feb. 21, 1861, ch. 49, § 7, 12 Stat. 150.

§ 266. Immigration and Naturalization Service; report.

Hie number of copies to be printed of the annual

reports of the Immigration and Naturalization Service of the Department of Justice shall be subject to

the discretion of the Attorney General, the number

of copies not to exceed five thousand in any one fiscal

year. (Mar. 3, 1905, No. 33, 33 Stat. 1287; Mar. 4,

1913, ch. 141, § 3, 37 Stat. 737; Ex. Ord. No. 6166,

I 14, June 10, 1933; 1940 Reorg. Plan No. V, § 1, eff.

June 14,1940, 5 F. R. 2223, 54 Stat. 1238.)

TRANSFER OF FUNCTION S

All functions of all other officers of the Department of

Justice, and all functions of all agencies and employees

of such Department were, with a few exceptions, transferred to t he Attorney General, with power vested in

him to authorize their performance or t h e performance

of any of his functions by any of such officers, agencies,

and employees, by 1950 Reorg. Plan No. 2, §§1, 2, eff.

May 24, 1950, 15 F. R. 3173, 64 Stat. 1261, set out as a note

under section 291 of Title 5. Executive Departments and

Government Officers and Employees. The Immigration

and Naturalization Service, referred to In this section, is

a bureau in t he Department of Justice.

Immigration and Naturalization Service of Department

of Labor (including Office of Commissioner of Immigration and Naturalization) and its functions were transferred to Department of Justice, to be administered u n -

der direction and supervision of Attorney General; and

functions and powers of Secretary of Labor relating to

administration of said service and its functions or to

administration of Immigration and naturalization laws

were transferred to Attorney General, by Reorg. Plan

No. v, eff. Jun e 14, 1940, set out In note under section

133t of Title 5.

§ 267. Immigration Commission; reprinting public

documents.

Section, act Jun e 25. 1910, ch. 384. 8 1, 36 Stat. 768, was

t he Sundry Civil Expense Appropriation Act, 1911, and

was not repeated in subsequent appropriation acts.

§ 268. Industrial Relations; report of Commission.

The Superintendent of Documents is authorized to

reprint for sale or distribution as provided by law,

copies of the final report of the United States Commission on Industrial Relations, including the report

of Basil M. Manly, director of research and investigation, and the individual reports and statements of

the several commissioners, together with all the testimony taken at its hearings, except exhibits submitted in printed form, which shall be appropriately

referred to In said testimony, printed as a Senate

document under the direction of the Joint Committee on Printing. (Apr. 28, 1916, ch. 98, 39 Stat.

59.)

CROSS REFERENCES

Reprinting documents required for sale, see section 79

of this title.

§ 269. Interstate Commerce Commission; report.

Of the annual report of the Interstate Commerce

Commission, there shall be printed, in addition to the

usual number, three thousand copies; ene thousand

for the Senate, two thousand for the House, and for

the use of the commission there may be printed such

number of said report and other documents incident

to interstate commerce for distribution by them as

they may deem expedient. (Jan. 12, 1895, ch. 23,

§ 73, 28 Stat. 614.)

§270. Labor Statistics, Bureau of; bulletins.

There shall be printed one edition of fifteen thousand copies of each issue of the bulletin of the Bureau of Labor Statistics authorized by section 5 ol

Title 29, and such number of extra copies not to exceed twenty thousand of any single issue, when in the

opinion of the commissioner the demand for the

bulletin makes an extra edition necessary. (Mar.

2, 1895, ch. 177, § 1, 28 Stat. 805; June 4, 1897, ch. 2,

§ 1, 30 Stat. 61; June 6.1900, ch. 791, $ 1, 31 Stat. 644;

Mar. 4, 1913, ch. 141, § 3, 37 Stat. 737.)

§ 271. Same; report of Commissioner.

Of the report of the Commissioner of Labor Statistics, twenty-five thousand copies shall be printed,

in addition to the usual number, five thousand for

the Senate, ten thousand for the House, and ten

thousand for distribution by the commissioner.

(Jan. 12,1895, ch. 23, 5 73, 28 Stat. 614; Mar. 4, 1913.

ch. 141, § 3, 37 Stat. 737.)

§ 272. Mines, Bureau of; publications.

The publications of the Bureau of Mines shall be

published in such editions as recommended by the

Secretary of the Interior, but not to exceed ten thousand copies for the first edition. Whenever the edition of any of the publications of the Bureau of Mines

shall have become exhausted and the demand for it

continues, there shall be published, on the requisition

of the Secretary of the Interior, as many additional

copies as the Secretary of the Interior may deem

necessary to meet the demand. (June 25, 1910, No.

36, §§ 1, 2, 36 Stat. 883; Ex. Ord. No. 6611, Feb. 22,

1934.)

CROSS REFERENCES

Establishment of bureau, see section 1 of Title 30, Mineral Lands and Mining.

§ 273. Mint; reports of director.

There may be printed, in the discretion of the

Secretary of the Treasury, for distribution by

the Treasury Department, two thousand copies of

the annual report of the Director of the Mint on the

operations of the mint and assay offices with appendices, and ol the annual report of the Director

of the Mint on the production of precious metals.

(Mar. 4, 1907, No. 24, 34 Stat, 1424.)

TRANSFER OF FUNCTION S

All functions of all officers of t he Department of

the Treasury, and all functions of all agcncies and emplovees of such Department, were transferred, with certain exceptions, to the Secretary of t he Treasury, with

power vested in him to authorize their performance or

the performance of any of his functions, by any of such

officers, agencies, and employees, by 1950 Reorg. Plan No.

20, §11,2, eff. July 31. 1950. 15 F. R 4935, 64 Stat. 1280. set

out in note under section 241 of Title 5. Executive Departments and Government Officers and Employees. The

Director of the Mint, referred to In this section, is an

officer int he Treasury Department, and the mint and

assay offices, also referred to in this section, are under

such Department.

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§ 274. National Academy of Sciences; memoirs.

Of the memoirs of the National Academy of Sciences, there shall be printed, in addition to the usual

number, two thousand Ave hundred copies; five

hundred for the Senate, one thousand for the House,

and one thousand for distribution by the Academy

of Sciences. (Jan. 12, 1895, ch. 23, 5 73, 28 Stat.

616.)

§275. Same; report.

Of the report of the National Academy of Sciences,

there shall be printed, in addition to the usual number, two thousand copies, five hundred for the Senate,

one thousand for the House, and five hundred for

distribution by the Academy of Sciences. (Jan. 12.

1895, ch. 23, § 73, 28 Stat. 616.)

§ 275a. Repealed. Mar. 2, 1931, ch. 378, § 2, 46 Stat.

1481.

Section, Res. June 6, 1924, ch. 27i, 43 Stat. 473, related

to national encampments of Grand Army ol the Republic,

United Spanish War Veterans and American Legion, and

to printing proceedings annually lor Congress, and Is

now covered by section 275b of this title.

5 275b. National encampments of Grand Army of Republic, United Spanish War Veterans, Veterans

of Foreign Wars, American Legion, and Disabled

American Veterans; proceedings printed annually

for Congress.

The proceedings of the national encampments of

the Grand Army of the Republic, the United Spanish

War Veterans, the Veterans of Foreign Wars of the

United States, the American Legion, the Military

Order of the Purple Heart, and the Disabled American Veterans of the World War, respectively, shall

be printed annually, with accompanying illustrations,

as separate House documents of the session of the

Congress to which they may be submitted. (Mar. 2,

1931, ch. 378, § 1, 46 Stat. 1481; Sept. 18, 1941, ch. 411,

55 Stat. 686.)

AMENDMENTS

1941—Act Sept. 18, 1941, added the words "the Military

Order of the Purple Heart."

§§ 27C, 277. Omitted.

CODIFICATION

Section 276, Res. Mar. 31, 1904, No. 15, 33 Stat. 585, related to reports of managers and Inspectors of the National Home for Disabled Volunteer Soldiers, which was

abolished by act July 3, 1930, ch. 863, § 5. 46 Stat. 1017.

Section 277, act Feb. 25. 1910, ch. 62, § 1, 36 Stat. 217,

Urgent Deficiencies Appropriation Act, 1910, related to

reprinting public documents of the National Monetary

Commission, and was not repeated In subsequent appropriation acts.

§ 278. Naval Intelligence Office; additional copies of

publications.

The Secretary of the Navy is authorized to print,

in excess of one thousand copies, such extra copies

of the publications of the Office of Naval Intelligence

as may be necessary for distribution to the naval

service and to meet other official demands. In no

case shall the edition of any one publication exceed

two thousand copies. (Mar. 21, 1900, No. 14, 31

Stat. 713.)

§ 279. Naval Observatory Observations.

Of the Observations of the Naval Observatory,

there shall be printed, in addition to the usual number, one thousand eight hundred copies; three hundred for the Senate, seven hundred for the House,

and eight hundred for distribution by the Naval

Observatory, and of the astronomical appendixes to

the above observations, one thousand two hundred

separate copies, and of the meteorological and magnetic observations one thousand separate copies for

distribution by the Naval Observatory. (Jan. 12,

1895, ch. 23, § 73, 28 Stat. 613.)

§ 279a. Naval charts; sale and distribution.

After February 14, 1879 all charts furnished to

mariners or others not in the government service

shall be paid for at the cost price of paper and printing paid by the government. (Feb. 14, 1879, ch. 68,

20 Stat. 286.)

CROSS REFERENCES

Cost of copies of government publications, see section

72a of this title.

§280. Repealed. Aug. 28, 1935, ch. 795, §5, 49 Stat.

957.

Section, act Jan. 12, 1895, ch. 23, $ 73 , 28 Stat. 619;

Feb. 18, 1922, ch. 58, I 4, 42 Stat. 391; Mar. 3, 1925, ch.

421, § 2, 43 Stat. 1105, provided for printing and distributing Official Register published by Director of Census.

§ 280a. Distribution of Official Register.

Of the Official Register there shall be printed,

bound, and delivered to the Superintendent of Documents and charged to the Congressional allotment

for printing and binding a sufficient number of

copies for distribution as follows: To the President

of the United States, four copies, one copy of which

shall be for the library of the Executive Office; to

the Vice President of the United States, two copies;

to each Senator, Representative, Delegate, and Resident Commissioner in Congress, three copies; to the

Secretary and the Sergeant at Arms of the Senate

and to the Clerk, the Sergeant at Aims, and the

Doorkeeper of the House of Representatives, each

one copy; to the library of the Senate and the House,

each, not to exceed fifteen copies; to the library of

the Supreme Court, two copies; to the Library of

Congress, for international exchange and for official use in Washington, District of Columbia, not to

exceed one hundred and fifty copies; to the municipal library of the District of Columbia, two copies;

and to the Commissioners of the District of Columbia, ten copies. The "usual number" shall not be

printed.

The head of each executive department, independent office, or establishment of the Government,

not mentioned above, desiring copies of the Official

Register shall issue, on or before May 1 of each year,

a requisition upon the Public Printer for the number of copies of the Official Register necessary to

meet its official requirements, the cost of such supply to be charged to the appropriations available

for printing and binding for such executive department, independent office, or establishment. (Aug.

28, 1935. ch. 795, §§ 3, 4, 49 Stat. 957.)

CROSS REFERENCES

Distribution to Library of Congress and International

exchange, see sections 139 and 139a of this title.

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Preparation and publication of Official Register by

Civil Service Commission, see section 654 of Title 6, Executive Departments and Government Officers and Employees.

§ 281. Same ; report of Comptroller of Currency.

A full and complete list of all officers, agents,

clerks, and other employees of the office of the

Comptroller of the Currency, including bank examiners, receivers and attorneys for receivers, and

clerks employed by such examiners and receivers,

or any other person connected with the work of

said office in Washington or elsewhere, whose salary or compensation is paid from the Treasury of

the United States or assessed against or collected

from existing or failed banks under their supervision or control, shall be transmitted to the Director

of the Census. (Mar. 6, 1902, ch. 139, § 7, 32 Stat.

52; Apr. 28, 1902, ch. 594, § 1, 32 Stat. 138; June 7.

1906, ch. 3048, 34 Stat. 219.)

EXCEPTION AS TO TRANSFER o r FUNCTION S

Functions vested by any provision of law In the Comptroller of the Currency, referred to In this section, were

not Included In the transfer of functions of officers, agencies and employees of the Department of the Treasury to

the Secretary of the Treasury, made by 1950 Reorg. Plan

No. 26, I 1, eff. July 31, 1950, 15 P. R. 4935, 64 Stat. 1280, set

out In note under section 241 of Title 5, Executive Departments and Government Officers and Employees.

§ 282. Pan American Union; monthly bulletin.

The Public Printer is authorized to print an edition of the Monthly Bulletin of the Pan American

Union, not to exceed five thousand copies per month,

for distribution by the Union every month. (Mar.

3, 1911, ch. 208, 36 Stat. 1032.)

§ 283. Patent Office; printing.

The Commissioner of Patents, upon the requisition

of the Secretary of Commerce, is authorized to continue the printing of the following:

1. Patents issued.—First. The patents for inventions and designs issued by the Patent Office, including grants, specifications, and drawings, together

with copies of the same, and of patents already issued, in such number as may be needed for the

business of the office.

2. Trade-marks and labels.—Second. The certificates of trade-marks and labels registered in the

Patent Office, including descriptions and drawings,

together with copies of the same, and of trademarks and labels heretofore registered, in such numbers as may be needed for the business of the office.

3. Official Gazette.—Third. The Official Gazette of

the United States Patent Office in numbers sufficient to supply all who shall subscribe therefor at $5

per annum; also for exchange for other scientific

publications desirable for the use of the Patent Office: also to supply one copy to each Senator, Representative, and Delegate in Congress; with one

hundred additional copies, together with weekly,

monthly, and annual indexes for all the same; of

the Official Gazette the "usual number" shall not be

printed.

4. Report of Commissioner of Patents.—Fourth.

The report of the Commissioner of Patents for the

fiscal year, not exceeding five hundred in number,

for distribution by him; the annual report of the

Commissioner of Patents to Congress, without the

list of patents, not exceeding one thousand five hundred in number, for distribution by him; and of

the annual report of the Commissioner of Patents

to Congress, with the list of patents, five hundred

copies for sale by him, if needed, and in addition

thereto the usual number only shall be printed.

5. Rules of practice, patent laws, etc.—Fifth.

Pamphlet copies of the rules of practice, pamphlet

copies of the patent laws, and pamphlet copies of

the laws and rules relating to trade-marks and labels,

and circulars relating to the business of the office,

all in such numbers as may be needed for the business of the office. The usual number shall not be

printed.

6. Decisions of Commissioner and courts.—Sixth.

Annual volumes of the decisions of the Commissioner of Patents and of the United States courts in

patent cases, not exceeding one thousand five hundred in number, of which the usual number shall be

printed, and for this purpose a copy of each shall

be transmitted to Congress promptly when prepared.

7. Indexes.—Seventh. Indexes to patents relating

to electricity, and indexes to foreign patents, in such

numbers as may be needed for the business of office.

The usual number shall not be printed. (Jan. 12,

1895, ch. 23, § 73, 28 Stat. 619, 620; Feb. 14, 1903, ch.

552, |§ 4, 12, 32 Stat. 826, 830; Aug. 24, 1912, ch. 355,

I 1, 37 Stat. 481; Feb. 18, 1922, ch. 58, I 4, 42 Stat.

391; June 7, 1924, ch. 303, I 1, 43 Stat. 592.)

TRANSFER OF FUNCTION S

The functions of all other officers of the Department of

Commerce and all functions of all agencies and employees of such Department, were, with a few exceptions,

transferred to the Secretary of Commerce, with power

vested in him to authorize their performance or the performance of any of his functions by any of such officers,

agencies, and employees, by 1950 Reorg. Plan No. 5, §5 1, 2,

eff. May 24, 1950, 15 F. R. 3174, 64 Stat. 1263, set out In note

under section 591 of Title 5, Executive Departments and

Government Officers and Employees. The Patent Office,

referred to In this section, Is an agency of the Department of Commerce, and the Commissioner of Patents,

referred to In this section, Is an officer of such Department.

CROSS REFERENCES

Printing for sale to public, fees and charges, see sections 72, 72a of this title.

§ 283a. Repealed. Oct. 31, 1951, ch. 654, §1 (115), 65

Stat. 706.

Section, act July 11, 1890, ch. 667, 26 Stat. 259, which

related to exchange of the Official Gazette for scientific

or useful publications published in the United States or

foreign countries and adapted to the needs and uses of

the scientific library of the Patent Office. Is now covered

by section 481 (c) of Title 40, Public Buildings, Property,

and Works.

§284. Lithographing.

All printing for the Patent Office making use of

lithography or photolithography, together with the

plates for the same, shall be contracted for and performed under the direction of the Commissioner of

Patents, under such limitations and conditions as

the Joint Committee on Printing may from time to

time prescribe, and all other printing for the Patent

Office shall be done by the Public Printer under such

limitations and conditions as the Joint Committee

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on Printing may from time to time prescribe. The

entire work may be done at the Government Printing Office whenever in the judgment of the Joint

Committee on Printing the same would be to the

interest of the Government. (Jan. 12, 1895, ch. 23,

§ 73, 28 Stat. 620.)

TRANSFER OF FUNCTION S

The functions of all other officers of the Department of

Commerce and all function s of all agencies and employees

cf such Department, were, with a few exceptions, transferred to the Secretary of Commerce, with power vested in

him to authorize their performance or t he performance of

any of his functions by any of such officers, agencies, and

employees, by 1950 Reorg. Plan No. 5, §§ 1, 2, eff. May 24,

1950, 15 F. R. 3174, 64 Stat. 1263, set out in note unde r section 581 of Title 5, Executive Departments and Government Officers and Employees. The Patent Office, referred to in this section, is an agency of the Department

of Commerce, and the Commissioner of Patents, referred

to in this section, is a n officer of such Department.

§ 285. President's message.

The message of the President without the accompanying documents and reports shall be printed,

immediately upon its receipt by Congress, in pamphlet form.

In addition to the usual number, fifteen thousand

copies shall be printed, of which five thousand shall

be for the Senate, and ten thousand for the House.

Of the President's message and accompanying

documents, there shall be printed in addition to the

usual number, one thousand copies for the Senate

and two thousand for the House. The President's

message shall be delivered by the printer to the

proper officers of each House of Congress on or

before the third Wednesday next after the meeting

of Congress, or as soon thereafter as may be practicable. (R. S. § 3810; Jan. 12, 1895, ch. 23, § 73, 28

Stat. 615.)

DERIVATION

Act June 25, 1864, ch. 155, § 4, 13 Stat. 185.

CROSS REFERENCES

Terms of Congress, and of President and Vice President,

see the Twentieth Amendment to t he Constitution.

§§286, 287. Repealed. July 1, 1944, ch. 373, title VII,

§ 711, 58 Stat. 714, renumbered Aug. 13,1946, ch. 958,

§ 5, 60 Stat. 1049.

Section 286, act Feb. 24, 1905. No. 21. § 1. 33 Stat. 1283;

Aug. 14, 1912, ch. 288, $ 1, 37 Stat. 309; May 26, 1930, ch.

320, 5 I, 46 Stat. 379; 1939 Reorg. Plan No. I, 5$ 201, 205,

eff. July 1, 1939, 4 F. R. 2728. 53 Stat. 1424, which provided

for the printing of Public Health Service bulletins, is now

covered by section 247 of Title 42, The Public Health and

Welfare.

Section 287, act Feb. 24, 1905, No. 21, 5 2, 33 Stat. 1284;

Aug. 14, 1912, ch. 288. § 1, 37 Stat. 309, which provided for

the printing of t he Surgeon General's annua l report, Is

now covered by section 229 of Title 42, The Public Health

and Welfare.

§ 288. Public Printer's report.

There shall be printed of the annual report of the

Public Printer, in addition to the usual number, one

thousand copies to be distributed under his direction.

(Jan. 12, 1895, ch. 23, $ 73, 28 Stat. 618.)

§ 289. Smithsonian Institution; report.

Of the report of the Smithsonian Institution there

shall be printed, in addition to the usual number, ten

thousand copies; one thousand for the Senate, two

thousand for the House, five thousand for distribution by the Smithsonian Institution, and two thousand for distribution by the National Museum. (Jan.

12, 1895, ch. 23, § 73, 28 Stat. 616.)

§ 290. Soils and Chemistry, Bureau of; report on soil

area surveys.

There shall be printed as soon as the manuscript

can be prepared with the necessary maps and illustrations to accompany it a report on each soil area

surveyed by the Bureau of Chemistry and Soils, Department of Agriculture, in the form of advance

sheets bound in paper covers, of which not more than

two hundred and fifty copies shall be for the use of

each Senator from the State and not more than one

thousand copies for the use of each Representative

for the congressional district or districts in

which a survey is made, the actual number to be

determined on inquiry by the Secretary of Agriculture made to the aforesaid Senators and Representatives, and as many copies for the use of the Department of Agriculture as in the judgment of the Secretary of Agriculture are deemed necessary. The total

congressional and department edition shall be held

for two years by the Superintendent of Documents,

who shall distribute the soil surveys within the above

limitations according to the requests of the said Senators, Representatives, or department, and at the

expiration of the two-year period the residue of the

edition shall be turned over to the Department of

Agriculture. (Feb. 23, 1901, No. 8, 31 Stat. 1462;

June 3, 1902, ch. 985, 32 Stat. 303; Mar. 14, 1904, No.

9, 33 Stat. 583; July 7. 1932, ch. 443, § 1, 47 Stat. 612.)

TRANSFER OF FUNCTION S

The soil survey work of t he Bureau of Chemistry and

Soils was transferred to the Bureau of Plant Industry,

now the Bureau of Plant Industry, Soils, and Agricultural Engineering, by Secretary's Memorandum 784 of

Oct. 6, 1938. The former Bureau of Chemistry and Soils

Is now the Bureau of Agricultural and Industrial Chemistry. Functions of both Bureaus were transferred to

the Secretary of Agriculture by 1947 Reorg. Plan No. 1,

S 301, eff. July 1. 1947, 12 F. R. 4534, 61 Stat. 952. See

note to section 391 of Title 7, Agriculture.

§ 291. Statistical Abstract.

Of the Statistical Abstract of the United States,

there shall be printed, in addition to the usual nunvber, twelve thousand copies; three thousand for the

Senate, six thousand for the House, and three thousand for distribution by the Bureau of Foreign and

Domestic Commerce. (Jan. 12. 1895, ch. 23, § 73,

28 Stat. 616; Aug. 23, 1912, ch. 350, § 1. 37 Stat. 407.)

§ 292. Surgeon General of Army; bulletins for instruction of medical officers.

CODIFICATION

Section, act June 12, 1917, ch. 27, $ 1, 40 Stat. 174; act

June 30. 1922, cb. 253, title I, 42 Stat. 717; act Mar. 2. 1923,

ch. 178. title I, 42 Stat. 1378; act June 7. 1924, ch. 291,

title I. 43 Stat. 478; act Feb. 12, 1925, ch. 225, title I, 43

Stat. 893. was limited to the various appropriation acts of

which It was a part. A similar provision appeared in act

Apr. 26. 1939, ch 88, 53 Stat. 594.

§ 293. Tests of Iron and Steel.

Of the Tests of Iron and Steel, there shall be

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dred copies for distribution by the Department of

the Army (Jan. 12, 1895, ch. 23, § 73, 28 Stat. 616;

July 26, 1947, ch. 343, title II, § 205 (a), 63 Stat. 501.)

CHANCE OF NAM E

The Department of War was designated the Department

of the Army and the title of the Secretary of War was

changed to Secretary of the Army by act July 26, 1947.

§294. Treasury Department; binding registered bonds

and written records.

Registered bonds and written records may be

bound at the Treasury Department. (Jan. 12, 1895,

ch. 23, § 84, 28 Stat. 622.)

§295. Same; reports.

Of the finance report of the Secretary of the

Treasury, there shall be printed, in addition to the

usual number, one thousand copies for the Senate

and two thousand for the House in addition to those

published as part of the departmental report.

Of the annual report of the Comptroller of the

Currency, in addition to the usual number, thirteen

thousand copies; one thousand for the Senate, two

thousand for the House, and ten thousand for distribution by the Comptroller of the Currency. (Jan.

12, 1895, ch. 23, i 73, 28 Stat. 616; Mar. 4, 1907, No.

25, 34 Stat. 1425.)

EXCEPTION AS TO TRANSFER OP FUNCTION S

Functions vested by any provision of law in the Comptroller of the Currency, referred to in this section, were

not Included in the transfer of functions of officers, agencies and employees of the Department of the Treasury to

the Secretary of the Treasury, made by 1950 Reorg. Plan

No. 26. § 1, eff, July 31, 1950, 15 F. R. 4935, 64 Stat. 1280, set

out in note under section 241 of Title 5, Executive Departments and Government Officers and Employees.

§296. Weather Bureau; report.

Of the annual report of the Chief of the Weather

Bureau, there shall be printed, in addition to the

usual number, four thousand copies; one thousand

copies for the Senate, two thousand copies for the

House, and one thousand copies for the- bureau.

(Jan. 12, 1895, ch. 23, § 73, 28 Stat. 613.)

EXCEPTION AS TO TRANSFER OF FUNCTION S

Functions vested by any provision of law in the Comptroller of t h e Currency, referred to in this section, were

not included In the transfer of functions of officers, agencies and employees of the Department of the Treasury to

the Secretary of the Treasury, made by 1950 Reorg. Plan

No. 26, 5 1, eff, July 31, 1950, 15 F. R. 4935, 64 Stat. 1280, set

out in note under section 241 of Title 5, Executive Departments and Government Officers and Employees.

§ 297. Comptroller General; decisions of.

The Public Printer is required to print not more

than one volume each year of the decisions and

opinions of the Comptroller General, with such explanatory matter as he may furnish, and to furnish

for the use of each Senator, Representative, and

Delegate in Congress ten copies thereof, to the Comptroller General two thousand copies, and for distribution in the manner provided in section seven

of the act of June twentieth, eighteen hundred and

seventy-four (eighteenth Statutes at Large, page

one hundred and thirteen), providing for the publication of the statutes, one-half the number therein

mentioned. (Aug. 3. 1882, No. 63, 22 Stat. 391; June

10, 1921. ch. 18, 42 Stat. 23—27.)

CROSS REFERENCES

Distribution of Copies of Statutes at Large, see section

196 of this title.

§ 298. Bureau of Foreign and Domestic Commerce.

There shall be printed monthly by the Public

Printer thirty-five hundred copies of the Monthly

Summary Statement of Imports and Exports and

other statistical information prepared by the Director of the Bureau of Foreign and Domestic Commerce, Department of Commerce, five hundred copies

of which shall be for the use of the Senate, one thousand copies for the use of the House of Representatives, and two thousand copies for the use of the

Department of Commerce. (Dec. 18, 1895, No. 1, 29

Stat. 459; Feb. 14, 1903, ch. 552, §4, 32 Stat. 826;

Aug. 23, 1912, ch. 350, $ 1, 37 Stat. 407.)

CROSS REFERENCES

Quarterly reports of exports and imports, see section 179

of Title 15. Commerce and Trade.

Chapter 8A.—NATIONAL ARCHIVES

SUBCHAPTER I.—ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS

Sec.

300, 300a. Repealed.

300b. Employees OF subject to civil-service laws.

300c—300k. Repealed.

SUBCHAPTER II.—TRUST FUND BOARD

300aa. Short title.

300bb. Establishment of Board: membership.

300cc. Acceptance of gifts.

300dd. Investment of funds.

300ee. Trust fun d account; disbursements.

30011. Powers and obligations of Board; liability of members.

300gg. Tax exemption for gifts.

300hh. Authority of board; adoption of seal; appointment of employees; adoption of bylaws, etc.

30011. Compensation of members; expenses of Board.

300JJ. Repealed.

SUBCHAPTER I.—ADMINISTRATIVE

PROVISIONS

§§300, 300a. Repealed. June 30, 1949, ch. 288, title VI,

§ 602 (a ) (32), renumbered and added Sept. 5, 1950,

ch. 849, § 7 (d), 64 Slat. 590.

Section 300, act June 19. 1934, ch. 668. $ 1, 48 Stat.

1122. related to the creation of the Office of Archivist of

the United States and the appointment of the Archivist.

Section 300a, act June 19, 1950, ch. 668, § 2, 48 Stat.

1122. related to salary of Archivist and appointment of

employees, and is now covered by section 393 of this title.

§ 300b. Employees as subject to civil-service laws.

Six months after May 23, 1938, notwithstanding

any provisions to the contrary in sections 300a and

301 of this title, all persons employed in The National

Archives establishment under said sections shall be

appointed by the Archivist in accordance with the

civil-service laws and the Classification Act of 1949

(May 28, 1938. ch. 259, 5 1, 52 Stat. 421; June 30,

1949, ch. 288. title I, 5 104 (a). 63 Stat. 381; Oct. 28,

1949, ch. 782, title XI. 5 1106 (a), 63 Stat. 972.)

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REFERENCES I N TEXT

The civil-service laws and the Classification Act of 1949,

referred to in the text of the section, are classified to

chapters 12 and 21, respectively, of Title 5, Executive Departments and Government Officers and Employees.

Section 300a of this title, referred to In the text, was

repealed by act Jun e 30, 1949, ch. 288, title VI, § 602 (a)

(32), renumbered and added by act Sept. 5, 1950, ch. 849,

5 7 (d), 64 Stat. 590, and is now covered by section 393

of this title.

AMENDMENT S

1949—Act Oct. 28, 1949 amended section by substituting

the "Classification Act of 1949" for the "Classification

Act of 1923".

1938—Act May 23, 1938 provided for the manner in

which persons employed In the National Archives Establishment six months after May 23, 1938, should acquire a

civil-service status.

TRANSFER OF FUNCTION S

The National Archives Establishment and its functions,

records, etc., were transferred to the General Services

' dmlnistration by section 104 (a) of act June 30, 1949.

Section 104 (a) Is set out as section 393 (a) of this title.

The functions of the Archivist were transferred to the

Administrator of General Services by said section 104 (a)

of act June 30, 1949, except tha t he is to continue to be

i. member or chairman, as the case may be of the National

Archives Council and the National Historical Publications

Commission, the National Archives Trust Fund, the Board

of Trustees of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Library, and the

Administrative Committee.

EFFECTIVE DATE OF TRANSFER OF FUNCTION S

Transfer of functions as effective July 1, 1949, see note

set out under section 471 of Title 40, Public Buildings,

Property and Works.

g§ 300c—300k. Repealed. June 30, 1949, ch. 2S8, Title

VI, § 602 (a) (32), renumbered and added Sept. 5,

1950, ch. 849, § 7 (d), 64 Stat. 590.

Section 300c, acts June 19, 1934, ch. 668, 5 3, 48 Stat.

1122; Mar. 3, 1948, ch. 89, 5 1 (a), 62 Stat. 58, related to

archives and records of United States and Is now covered

by section 394 of this title.

Section 300d, acts Mar. 2, 1934, ch. 38, § 1, 48 Stat. 389;

June 19, 1934, ch. 668, $ 4, 48 Stat. 1123; 1939 Reorg. Plan

No. I, $ 303. eff. July 1. 1939, 4 F. R. 2727, 53 Stat. 1427,

related to custody and control of National Archives Building and Is now covered by section 392 of this title.

Section 300e, act June 19, 1934, ch. 668, § 5, 48 Stat. 1123,

related to the creation of the National Historical Publications Commission, and Is now covered by section 393 of

this title.

Section 300f, act June 19, 1934, ch. 668, § 6, 48 Stat.

1123, related to the creation of the National Archives

Council, and Is now covered by section 394 of this title.

Section 300f-l, act June 19, 1934, ch. 668, 5 6a, as added

Mar. 3. 1948, ch. 89, I 1 (13), 62 Stat. 58, related to limitations and restrictions on use of certain records, and is

now covered by section 397 of this title.

Section 300g. act Jun e 19, 1934. ch. 668, 5 7, 48 Stat.

1123, related to motion picture and sound recordings, and

Is now covered by section 397 of this title.

Section 300h, acts June 19, 1934, ch. 668. § 8, 48 Stat.

1123; June 22, 1936, ch. 706, 49 Stat. 1821; June 25, 1948,

ch. 657, 62 Stat. 1026, related to seal, reproduction of

archives and admissibility, and Is now covered by sections

397 and 399 of this title.

Section 300h-l, act June 19, 1934, ch. 668, $ 8a, as added

Mar. 3, 1948, ch. 89, 5 1 (C), 62 Stat. 58, related to certification or determination of transferred records, and is

how covered by section 396 of this title.

Section 3001, act June 19, 1934, ch. 668, $ 9, 48 Stat. 1123,

related to reports, and is now covered by section 393 of

this title.

Section 300J, act June 19, 1934, ch. 668, 8 10, 48 Stat.

1124, related to appropriations, and is not now covered.

Section 300k, act June 19, 1934, ch. 668, 5 11, 48 Stat.

1124, related to repeal of Inconsistent acts and is not now

covered.

SUBCHAPTER II.—TRUST FUND BOARD

§ 300aa. Short title.

This subchapter may be cited as the "National

Archives Trust Fund Board Act". (July 9, 1941, ch.

284, § 1, 55 Stat. 581; June 30, 1949, ch. 288, title I,

§ 104 (b), 63 Stat. 381.)

TRANSFER OF FUNCTION S

The National Archives Trust Fund Board was transferred to the General Services Administration by section

104 (b) of act June 30,11949. Said section 104 (b) is set

out as section 391 (b) of this title.

EFFECTIVE DATE OF TRANSFER OF FUNCTION S

Transfer of functions as effective July 1, 1949, see note

set out under section 471 of Title 40, Public Buildings,

Property, and Works.

§ 300bb. Establishment of Board; membership.

The board is created and established, to be known

as the National Archives Trust Fund Board (hereinafter referred to as the "Board"), which shall

consist of the Archivist of the United States, as

Chairman, and the chairman of the House Post Office

and Civil Service Committee and the chairman of the

Senate Civil Service Committee. Membership on the

Board shall not be deemed to be an office within the

meaning of the statutes of the United States. (July

9,1941, ch. 284, § 2, 55 Stat. 581; Aug. 2, 1946, ch. 753,

title I, 102,121, 60 Stat. 814, 822; June 30,1949, ch.

288, title I, § 104 (b), 63 Stat. 381.)

AMENDMENT S

1946—Act Aug. 2, 1946 amended section by transferring

function of House Library Committee to the House Post

Office and Civil Service Committee and the function of

the Senate Library Committee to the Senate Civil Service

Committee.

TRANSFER OF FUNCTION S

The National Archives Trust Fund Board was transferred to the General Services Administration by section

104 (b) of act June 30, 1949. Said section 104 (b) Is set

out as section 391 (b) of this title.

The Archivist is to retain his position as Chairman of

the Board under the provisions of section 391 (b) of this

title.

EFFECTIVE DATE OF TRANSFER OF FUNCTION S

Transfer of functions as effective July 1, 1949, see flbte

set out under section 471 of Title 40, Public Buildings,

Property, and Works.

§ 300cc. Acceptance of gifts.

The Board is authorized to accept, receive, hold,

and administer such gifts or bequests of money,

securities, or other personal property, for the benefit of or in connection with The National Archives,

its collections, or its services, as may be approved

by the Board. (July 9, 1941, ch. 284, § 3, 55 Stat.

581; June 30,1949, ch. 288, title I, § 104, 63 Stat. 381.)

TRANSFER OF FUNCTION S

The National Archives Trust Fund Board was transferred to the General Services Administration by section

104 (b) of act Jun e 30, 1949. Said section 104 (b) is set

out as section 391 (b) of this title.

EFFECTIVE DATE OF TRANSFER OF FUNCTION S

Transfer of functions as effective July 1, 1949. see note

set out under section 471 of Title 40, Public Buildings,

Property, and Works.

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6 300dd. Investment of funds.

Any moneys or securities composing trust funds

given or bequeathed to the Board shall be receipted

for by the Secretary of the Treasury, who shall

invest, reinvest, and retain such moneys or securities as the Board may from time to time determine.

The Board shall not engage in any business or exercise any voting privilege which may be incidental to

securities in such trust funds, nor shall the Secretary

of the Treasury make any investments for the account of the Board which could not lawfully be made

by a trust company in the District of Columbia, except that he may make any investment directly authorized by the instrument of gift or bequest under

which the funds to be invested are derived, and may

retain any investments accepted by the Board. (July

9, 1941, ch. 284, § 4, 55 Stat. 581; June 30, 1949, ch.

288, title I, $ 104, 63 Stat. 381.)

TRANSFER OF FUNCTION S

The National Archives Trust Fund Board was transferred to the General Services Administration by section

104 (b) of act June 30, 1949. Said section 104 (b) Is set

out as section 391 (b) of this title.

EFFECTIVE DATE OF TRANSFER OF FUNCTION S

Transfer of functions as effective July 1, 1949, see note

set out under section 471 of Title 40, Public Buildings,

Property, and Works.

§ 300ee. Trust fund account; disbursements.

The income from any trust funds held by the

Board, and the money received and proceeds from

the sale of securities and other personal property,

as and when collected, shall be covered into the

Treasury of the United States in a trust fund account to be known as the National Archives Trust

Fund, subject to disbursement by the Division of

Disbursement, Treasury Department, on the basis of

certified vouchers of the Administrator of General

Services or his duly authorized agent, except where

otherwise restricted by the instrument of gift or

bequest, for and in the Interest of The National

Archives, its collections, or its services, including but

not restricted to the preparation and publication of

special works and collections of sources and the

preparation, duplication, editing, and release of

historical photographic materials and sound recordings. The Administrator of General Services may

make sales of any. such publications and releases

authorized by this section and paid for out of the

income derived from trust funds at a price which

will cover their cost and 10 per centum added, and

all moneys received from such sales shall be paid

into, administered, and expended as a part of the

trust fund account herein provided for. (July 9,

1941, ch. 284, I 5, 55 Stat. 581; June 30, 1949, ch. 288,

title I. § 104, 63 Stat. 381.)

TRANSFER OF FUNCTION S

The National Archives Establishment and Its functions,

records, etc., were transferred to the General Services

Administration by section 104 (a) of act June 30, 1949.

Section 104 (a) Is set out as section 391 of this title.

The National Archives Trust Fund Board was transferred to the General Services Administration by section

104 (b) of act June 30, 1949, ch. 288, title I, 63 Stat. 381.

Said section 104 (b) Is set out as section 474 (b) of Title

40, Public Buildings, Property, and Works.

EFFECTIVE DATE OF TRANSFER OF FUNCTION S

Transfer of functions as effective July 1, 1949, see note

set out under section 471 of Title 40, Public Buildings,

Property, and Works.

§300ff. Powers and obligations of Board; liability of

members.

The Board shall have all the usual powers and

obligations of a trustee with respect to all property

and funds administered by it, but the members of

the Board shall not be personally liable, except for

malfeasance. (July 9, 1941, ch. 284, § 6, 55 Stat.

582; June 30, 1949, ch. 288, title I, i 104 (b), 63 Stat.

381.)

TRANSFER OF FUNCTION S

The National Archives Trust Fund Board was transferred to the General Services Administration by section 104 (b) of act Jun e 30, 1949. Said section 104 (b) Is

set out as section 391 (b) of this title.

EFFECTIVE DATE OF TRANSFER OF FUNCTION S

Transfer of functions as effective July 1, 1949, see note

set out under section 471 of Title 40, Public Buildings,

Property, and Works.

§ 300gg. Tax exemption for gifts.

Gifts and bequests received by the Board under

the provisions of this subchapter, and the income

therefrom, shall be exempt from all taxes. (July 9,

1941, ch. 284, $ 7, 55 Stat. 582; June 30, 1949, ch. 288,

title I, $ 104 (b), 63 Stat. 381.)

TRANSFER o r FUNCTION S

The National Archives Trust Fund Board was transferred to the General Services Administration by section

104 (b) of act Jun e 30, 1949. Said section 104 (b) Is set

out as section 391 (b) of this title.

EFFECTIVE DATE OF TRANSFER OF FUNCTION S

Transfer of functions as effective July 1, 1949, see note

set out under section 471 of Title 40, Public Buildings,

Property, and Works.

§ 3001th. Authority of Board; adoption of seal; appointment of employees; adoption of bylaws, etc.

In carrying out the purposes of this subchapter,

the Board shall have authority—

(a) To adopt an official seal, which shall be judicially noticed;

(b) To appoint, or to authorize the Administrator

of General Services to appoint, without regard to the

civil-service laws, all necessary employees, and to

fix their duties; and

(c) To adopt bylaws, rules, and regulations necessary for the administration of its functions under

this subchapter. (July 9, 1941, ch. 284, $ 8, 55 Stat.

582; June 30,1949, ch. 288, title I. $ 104, 63 Stat. 381.)

TRANSFER OF FUNCTION S

The National Archives Trust Fund Board was transferred to the General Services Administration by section

104 (b) of act Jun e 30, 1949. Said section 104 (b) Is set

out as section 391 (b) of this title.

The functions of the Archivist were transferred to the

Administrator of General Services by section 104 (a) of

act June 30. 1949. ch. 288. title I, 63 Stat. 381, except

tha t he Is to continue to be a member or chairman, as

the case may be, of the National Archives Council and

the National Historical Publications Commission, the

National Archives Trust Fund, the Board of Trustees of

the Franklin D. Roosevelt Library, and the Administrative

Committee.

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EFFECTIVE DATE OF TRANSFER OF FUNCTION S

Transfer of functions as effective July 1, 1949, see note

set out under section 471 of Title 40, Public Buildings,

Property, and Works.

§ 300ii. Compensation of members; expenses of Board.

No compensation shall be paid to the members of

the Board for their services as such members. All

costs incurred by the Board in carrying out its duties

under this subchapter, including the expenditures

necessarily made by the members of the Board in the

performance of their duties and the compensation

cf persons employed by the Board, shall be paid out

of income from trust funds available to the Board

lor the purpose. Unless otherwise restricted by the

instrument of gift or bequest, the Board, by resolution duly adopted, may authorize the Administrator

of General Services to use for such purposes, or for

any other purpose or purposes for which funds may

be expended under this subchapter, the principal of

any gift or bequest accepted under this subchapter.

(July 9, 1941, ch. 284, § 9, 55 Stat. 582; June 30, 1949,

ch. 288, title I, § 104, 63 Stat. 381.)

TRANSFER OF FUNCTION S

The National Archives Trust Fund Board was transferred to the General Services Administration by section

104 (b) of act June 30, 1949. Said section 104 (b) Is set

out as section 391 (b) of this title.

The functions of the Archivist were transferred to the

Administrator of General Services by section 104 (a) of

act June 30, 1949, ch. 288, title I, 63 Stat. 381, except

tha t he Is to continue to be a member or chairman, as

the case may be, of the National Archives Council and

the National Historical Publications Commission, the

National Archives Trust Fund, the Board of Trustees of

the Franklin D. Roosevelt Library, and the Administrative

Committee.

EFFECTIVE DATE OF TRANSFER OF FUNCTION S

Transfer of functions as effective July 1, 1949, see note

set out under section 471 of Title 40, Public Buildings,

Property, and Works.

§300jj. Repealed. Oct. 31, 1951, ch. 654, §1 (116), 65

Stat. 706.

Section, act July 9. 1941, -ch. 284, § 10, 65 Stat. 582,

which related to annual reports to Congress of moneys,

securities, and other personal property received and held

by the Board, and of the Board's operations, is now covered by section 492 of Title 40, Public Buildings, Property, and Works.

ggg Chapter SB.—FEDERAL REGISTER

301. Custody and printing of Federal documents: "Division" created in Archives Establishment; Director,

appointment and compensation.

302. Filing documents with "Division"; notation of time;

public inspection; transmission for printing.

303. "Federal Register"; printing; contents; distribution;

price.

304. Definitions.

305. Documents to be published in Federal Register;

comments and news Items excluded.

306. Administrative Committee of the Federal Register;

establishment and composition; powers and

duties.

307. Filing document as constructive notice; publication

In Register as presumption of validity; judicial

notice; citation.

308. Publication in Register as notice of hearing.

309. Cost of publication; appropriations authorized;

franking privilege.

310. Effective date of section 302; time for publication

of Register.

Sec.

310a. Same; availability of Increased appropriation.

311. Report by Government agencies of documents Issued; publication in supplement to Register.

311a. Publication of cumulative supplement to Code of

Federal Regulations.

312. International agreements excluded from provisions

of chapter.

813. Repeal of conflicting laws.

314. Short title.

CROSS REFERENCES

Coordination of Federal reporting services, see section

139 et seq. of Title 5, Executive Departments and Government Officers and Employees.

^*n d printing of Federal documents;

Division" created in Archives Establishment;

Director, appointment and compensation.

The Administrator of General Services, acting

through a division established by him in the National Archives Establishment, hereinafter referred

to as the "Division", is charged with the custody and,

together with the Public Printer, with the prompt

and uniform printing and distribution of the documents required or authorized to be published under

section 305 of this title. There shall be at the head

of the Division a director, appointed by the President, who shall act under the general direction of

the Administrator of General Services in carrying

out the provisions of this chapter and the regulations

prescribed hereunder, who shall receive a salary, to

be fixed by the President, not to exceed $5,000 a year.

(July 26, 1935, ch. 417, § 1, 49 Stat. 500; 1939 Reorg.

Plan No. II, § 202, eff. July 1, 1939, 4 P. R. 2732, 53

Stat. 1435; June 30, 1949, ch. 288, title I, § 104 (a)

63 Stat. 381.)

TRANSFER OF FUNCTION S

The functions of the Archivist and the Director of the

Division of the Federal Register of the National Archives

Establishment were transferred to the Administrator of

General Services by section 104 (a) of act June 30, 1949.

Said section 104 (a) is set out as section 391 (a) of this

title.

The National Archives Establishment was transferred to

the General Services Administration by section 104 (a) of

said act June 30, 1949.

Codification Board was abolished and Its functions were

transferred to National Archives, to be consolidated therein

with function of Division of Federal Register, and to be

administered by such Division under direction and supervision of Archivist, by 1939 Reorg. Plan No. II, set out in

note under section 133t of Title 5, Executive Departments

and Government Officers and Employees. See also sections 401-404 of said plan for provisions relating to transfer of functions, records, property, personnel, and funds.

EFFECTIVE DATE OF TRANSFER OF FUNCTION S

Transfer of functions as effective July 1, 1949, see note

set out under section 471 of Title 40, Public Buildings,

Property, and Works.

CROSS REFERENCES

Compensation schedules, generally, see sections 1111—

1115 of Title 5, Executive Departments and Government

Officers and Employees.

§ 302. Filing documents with "Division"; notation of

time; public inspection; transmission for printing.

The original and two duplicate originals or certified copies of any document required or authorized

to be published under section 305 of this title shall

be filed with the Division, which shall be open for

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that purpose during all hours of the working days

when the Archives Building shall be open for official

business. The Administrator of General Services

shall cause to be noted on the original and duplicate

originals or certified copies of each document the day

and hour of filing thereof: Provided, That when the

original is issued, prescribed, or promulgated outside

of the District of Columbia and certified copies are

filed before the filing of the original, the notation

shall be of the day and hour of filing of the certified

copies. Upon such filing, at least one copy shall be

Immediately available for public inspection in the

office of the Administrator of General Services. The

original shall be retained in the archives of the

National Archives Establishment and shall be available for inspection under regulations to be prescribed

by the Administrator of General Services. The

Division shall transmit immediately to the Government Printing Office for printing, as provided in this

chapter, one duplicate original or certified copy of

each document required or authorized to be published under section 305 of this title. Every Federal

agency shall cause to be transmitted for filing as

herein required the original and the duplicate

originals or certified copies of all such documents

issued, prescribed, or promulgated by the agency.

(July 26, 1935, ch. 417, $ 2, 49 Stat. 500; June 30,

1949, ch. 288, title I, § 104 (a), 63 Stat. 381.)

TRANSFER OF FUNCTION S

The functions of the Archivist and the Director of the

Division of the Federal Register of the National Archives

Establishment were transferred to the Administrator of

General Services by section 104 (a) of act June 30. 1949.

Said section 104 (a) Is set out as section 391 (a) of this

title.

The National Archives Establishment was transferred to

the General Services Administration by section 104 (a)

of said act Jun e 30, 1949.

EFFECTIVE DATE OF TRANSFER OF FUNCTION S

Transfer of functions as effective July 1, 1949, see note

set out under section 471 of Title 40, Public Buildings,

Property, and Works.

§ 303. "Federal Register"; printing; contents; distribution; price.

All documents required or authorized to be published under section 305 of this title shall be printed

and distributed forthwith by the Government Printing Office in a serial publication designated the

"Federal Register.". It shall be the duty of the

Public Printer to make available the facilities of the

Government Printing Office for the prompt printing

and distribution of the Federal Register in the manner and at the times required in accordance with

the provisions of this chapter and the regulations

prescribed hereunder. The contents of the daily

issues shall be indexed and shall comprise all documents, required or authorized to be published, filed

with the Division up to such time of the day immediately preceding the day of distribution as shall be

fixed by regulations hereunder. There shall be

printed with each document a copy of the notation,

required to be made under section 302 of this title,

of the day and hour when, upon filing with the

Division, such document was made available for

public inspection. Distribution shall be made by

delivery or by deposit at a post office at such time in

the morning of the day of distribution as shall be

fixed by such regulations prescribed hereunder. The

prices to be charged for the Federal Register may

be fixed by the administrative committee established

by section 306 of this title without reference to the

restrictions placed upon and fixed for the sale of

Government publications by sections 72 and 72a of

this title. (July 26, 1935, ch. 417, I 3. 49 Stat. 500.)

TRANSFER OF FUNCTION S

The functions of the Archivist and the Director of the

Division of the Federal Register of the National Archives

Establishment were transferred to the Administrator of

General Services by section 104 (a) of act Jun e 30, 1949.

Said section 104 (a) is set out as section 391 (a) of this

title.

The National Archives Establishment was transferred to

the General Services Administration by section 104 (a)

of said act Jun e 30, 1949.

EFFECTIVE DATE OF TRANSFER OF FUNCTION S

Transfer of functions as effective July 1, 1949, see note

set out under section 471 of Title 40, Public Buildings.

Property, and Works.

§ 304. Definitions.

As used in this chapter, unless the context otherwise requires, the term "document" means any

Presidential proclamation or Executive order and

any order, regulation, rule, certificate, code of fair

competition, license, notice, or similar instrument

issued, prescribed, or promulgated by a Federal

agency; the terms "Federal agency" or "agency"

mean the President of the United States, or any

executive department, independent board, establishment, bureau, agency, institution, commission, or

separate office of the administrative branch of the

Government of the United States but not the legislative or judicial branches of the Government; and

the term "person" means any individual, partnership, association, or corporation. (July 26,1935, ch.

417, 5 4, 49 Stat. 501.)

TRANSFER OF FUNCTION S

The functions of the Archivist and the Director of the

Division of the Federal Register of the National Archives

Establishment were transferred to the Administrator of

General Services by section 104 (a) of act June 30, 1949.

Said section 104 (a) Is set out as section 391 (a) of this

title.

The National Archives Establishment was transferred to

the General Services Administration by section 104 (a)

of said act June 30, 1949.

EFFECTIVE DATE OF TRANSFER o r FUNCTION S

Transfer of functions as effective July 1, 1949, see note

set out under section 471 of Title 40. Public Buildings,

Property, and Works.

§ 305. Documents to be published in Federal Register; comments and news items excluded.

(a) There shall be published in the Federal Register (1) all Presidential proclamations and Executive

orders, except such as have no general applicability

and legal effect or are effective only against Federal

agencies or persons in their capacity as officers,

agents, or employees thereof; (Z) such documents

or classes of documents as the President shall determine from time to time have general applicability

and legal effect; and (3) such documents or classes

of documents as may be required so to be published

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by Act of the Congress: Provided, That for the purposes of this chapter every document or order which

shall prescribe a penalty shall be deemed to have

general applicability and legal effect.

(b) In addition to the foregoing there shall also

be published in the Federal Register such other

documents or classes of documents as may be authorized to be published pursuant hereto by regulations prescribed hereunder with the approval of

the President, but in no case shall comments or

news items of any character whatsoever be authorized to be published in the Federal Register. (July

26. 1935, Ch. 417, § 5, 49 Stat. 501.)

TRANSFER o r FUNCTION S

The functions of the Archivist and the Director of the

Di\ ision of the Federal Register of the National Archives

Establishment were transferred to the Administrator of

General Services by section 104 (a) of act June 30, 1949,

ch. 288, title I, 63 Stat. 381. Said seatlon 104 (a) Is set

out as section 391 (a) of this title.

The National Archives Establishment was transferred to

the General Services Administration by section 104 (a) of

said act June 30, 1949.

EFFECTIVE DATE OF TRANSFER OF FUNCTION S

transfe r of functions as effective July 1, 1949, see note

sei out under section 471 of Title 40, Public Buildings,

Property, and Works.

O . P . A . CEILING PRICE ORDERS AND SCHEDULES

Act Apr. 1, 1944, ch. 152, title I, § 1, 58 Stat. 151, provided In part tha t celling price orders and schedules were

not required to be printed In the Federal Register but

notice of issuance was.

E x . ORD. N O . 10006 . PREPARATION, PRESENTATION, FILING ,

AND PUBLICATION OF EXECUTIVE ORDERS AND PROCLAMATIONS.

Ex. Ord. No. 10006, Oct. 11, 1948, 13 F. R. 5927, provided:

By virtue of authority vested in me by the Federal

Register Act [this chapter], and as President of the

United States, It is hereby ordered as follows:

1. The following regulations shall govern the preparation, presentation, filing, and publication of Executive

orders and proclamations, and shall constitute $$ 1.91

through 1.97 of Chapter I of Title 1 of the Code of Federal Regulations:

§ 1.91 Form. Proposed Executive orders and proclamations shall be prepared in accordance with the following

requirements:

(a) The order or proclamation shall be given a suitable

title.

(b) The authority under which the order or proclamation is issued shall be cited In the body thereof.

(c) Punctuation, capitalization, orthography, and other

matters of style shall. In general, conform to the most

recent edition of the Style Manual of the United States

Government Printing Office.

(d) The spelling of geographic names shall conform to

the most recent official decisions of the Board on Geographic Names established pursuant to the act of July

25, 1947, 61 Stat. 456 [section 364 et seq. of Title 43).

(e) Descriptions of tracts of land shall conform, BO

tar as practicable, to the most recent edition of the

"Specifications for Descriptions of Tracts of Land for Use

In Executive Orders and Proclamations," published by, or

under the direction of, the Director of the Bureau of the

Budget.

(f) Proposed Executive orders and proclamations shall

be typewritten on paper approximately 8x1 2 y2 inches.

Shall have a left-hand margin of approximately 1'/,

Inches and a right-hand margin of approximately 1 inch,

and shall be double-spaced, except tha t quotations, tabulations, and descriptions of land may be single-spaced.

5 1.92 Routing and approval of drafts. A proposed Executive order or proclamation shall first be submitted,

with seven copies thereof, to the Director of the Bureau

of the Budget. If the Director of the Bureau of the

Budget approves It, he shall transmit It to the Attorney

General for his consideration as to both form and

legality. If the Attorney General approves It. he shall

transmit It to the Director of the Division of the Federal

Register, the National Archives. After determining tha t

It conforms to the requirements of § 1.91 and Is free from

typographical or clerical error, the Director of the Division

of the Federal Register shall transmit it and three copies

thereof to the President. If It is disapproved by the

Director of the Bureau of the Budget, or by the Attorney

General, It shall not thereafter be presented to the President unless It Is accompanied by a statement of the

reasons for such disapproval.

S 1.93 Routing of originals and copies; seal. If the

order or proclamation is signed by the President, the original and two copies thereof shall be forwarded to the

Director of the Division 6f the Federal Register for appropriate action In conformity with the provisions of the

Federal Register Act: Provided, Tha t the seal of the United

States shall be affixed, pursuant to direction of the President, to the originals of all proclamations prior to such

forwarding.

5 1.94 Numbering and certification. The Division of the

Federal Register shall number chronologically all Executive orders and proclamations and shall cause to be placed

upon the copies thereof the following - notation, to be

signed by the Director or by some person authorized by

him: "Certified to be a true copy of the original."

5 1.95 Disposition of originals. The Division of the

Federal Register from time to time shall file in the National Archives the originals of all Executive orders and

proclamations.

5 1.96 Publication and distribution. The Division of

the Federal Register shall publish currently In the Federal Register all Executive orders and proclamations and

shall supervise the promulgation and distribution thereof.

I 1.97 Proclamations of treaties excluded. Consonant

with the provisions of section 12 of the Federal Register

Act [section 312 of this title], nothing In this chapter shall

be construed to apply to treaties, conventions, protocols,

or other international agreements, or proclamations

thereof by the President.

2. This order shall become effective upon publication

In the Federal Register, and shall thereupon supersede

Executive Order No. 7298 of February 18, 1936, entitled

"Regulations Governing the Preparation, Presentation

Filing, and Distribution of Executive Orders and Proclamations".

§ 306. Administrative Committee of the Federal Register; establishment and composition; powers and

duties.

There is established a permanent Administrative

Committee of the Federal Register of three members

consisting of the Archivist or Acting Archivist, who

shall be chairman, an officer of the Department of

Justice designated by the Attorney General, and the

Public Printer or Acting Public Printer. The Administrator of General Services shall act as secretary of the committee. The committee shall prescribe, with the approval of the President, regulations for carrying out the provisions of this chapter.

Such regulations shall provide, among other things:

(a) The manner of certification of copies required

to be certified under section 302 of this title, which

certification may be permitted to be based upon confirmed communications from outside of the District

of Columbia: <b) the documents which shall be authorized pursuant to section 305 (b) of this title

to be published in the Federal Register; (c) the

manner and form in which the Federal Register

shall be printed, reprinted, compiled, Indexed,

bound, and distributed: id) the number of copies

of the Federal Register, which shall be printed,

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reprinted, and compiled, the number which shall

be distributed without charge to Members of

Congress, officers and employees of the United

States, or any Federal agency for their official use,

and the number which shall be avaiable1for distribution to the public; and (e) the prices to be

charged for individual copies of, and subscriptions

to, the Federal Register and reprints and bound

volumes thereof. (July 26, 1935, ch. 417, I 6, 49 Stat.

501; June 30,1949, ch. 288, title I, § 104, 63 Stat. 381.)

TRANSFER OF FUNCTIONS

The Administrative Committee was transferred to t he

General Services Administration and renamed t he Administrative Committee of the Federal Register by section

104 (b) of act Jun e 30, 1949. Said section 104 (b) Is set

out as section 391 (b) of this title.

The functions of t h e Archivist and t he Director of t h e

Division of the Federal Register were transferred to t he

Administrator of General Services by section 104 (a) of

said act Jun e 1, 1949. However, t he Archivist was to retain

his chairmanship of the Committee by t he provisions of

said section 104 (a), which is set o u t as section 391 (a) of

this title.

The National Archives Establishment was transferred

t o t he General Services Administration by said section

104 (a).

EFFECTIVE DATE OF TRANSFER OF FUNCTIONS

Transfer of functions as effective July 1, 1949, see note

set out under section 471 of Title 40, Public Buildings,

Property, and Works.

§307. Filing document as constructive notice; publication in Register as presumption of validity;

judicial notice; citation.

No document required under section 305 (a) of

this title to be published in the Federal Register shall

be valid as against any person who has not had actual knowledge thereof until the duplicate originals

or certified copies of the document shall have been

filed with the Division and a copy made available for

public inspection as provided in section 302 of this

title; and, unless otherwise specifically provided by

statute, such filing of any document, required or

authorized to be published under section 305 of this

title, shall, except in cases where notice by publication is insufficient in law, be sufficient to give notice

of the contents of such document to any person subject thereto or affected thereby. The publication

in the Federal Register of any document shall create

a rebuttable presumption (a) that It was duly issued,

prescribed, or promulgated: (b) that it was duly filed

with the Division and made available for public inspection at the day and hour stated in the printed

notation; (c) that the copy contained in the Federal

Register is a true copy of the original; and, (d) that

all requirements of this chapter and the regulations

prescribed hereunder relative to such document

have been complied with. The contents of the

Federal Register shall be judicially noticed and,

without prejudice to any other mode of citation,

may be cited by volume and page number. (July 26,

1935, ch. 417, I 7, 49 Stat. 502.)

TRANSFER OF FUNCTIONS

The functions of the Archivist and t he Director of the

Division of the Federal Register of the National Archives

Establishment were transferred to t he Administrator of

1

So in original. Probably should read "available."

General Services by section 104 (a) of act Jun e 30, 1949,

ch. 288, title I, 63 Stat. 381. Said section 104 (a) Is set

out as section 391 (a) of this title.

The National Archives Establishment was transferred

to the General Services Administration by section 104 (a)

of said act Jun e 30, 1949.

EFFECTIVE DATE OF TRANSFER OF FUNCTIONS

Transfer of functions as effective July 1, 1949, see note

set out under section 471 of Title 40, Public Buildings,

Property, and Works.

§ 308. Publication in Register as notice of hearing.

Whenever notice of hearing or of opportunity to be

heard is required or authorized to be given by or

under an Act of the Congress, or may otherwise

properly be given, the notice shall be deemed to have

been duly given to all persons residing within the

continental United States (not including Alaska),

except in cases where notice by publication is insufficient in law, if said notice shall be published in the

Federal Register at such time that the period between the publication and the date fixed In such

notice for the hearing or for the termination of the

opportunity to be heard shall be (a) not less than

the time specifically prescribed for the publication

of the notice by the appropriate Act of the Congress;

or (b) not less than fifteen days when no time for

publication is specifically prescribed by the Act,

without prejudice, however, to the effectiveness of

any notice of less than fifteen days where such

shorter period is reasonable. (July 26, 1935, ch. 417.

I 8, 49 Stat. 502.)

TRANSFER OF FUNCTIONS

The functions of the Archivist and the Director of the

Division of the Federal Register of the National Archives

Establishment were transferred to the Administrator of

General Services by section. 104 (a) of act Jun e 30, 1949,

ch. 288, title I, 63 Stat. 381. Said section 104 (a) Is set

out as section 391 (a) of this title.

The National Archives Establishment was transferred

to the General Services Administration by section 104

(a) of said act Jun e 30, 1949.

EFFECTIVE DATE OF TRANSFER OF FUNCTIONS

Transfe r of function s a s effectiv e Jul y 1, 1949 . s e e not e

s e t o u t unde r sectio n 4 7 1 of Titl e 4 0 , Publi c Buildings ,

Property, and Works.

§ 309. Cost of publication; appropriations authorized;

franking privilege.

Every payment made for the Federal Register shall

be covered into the Treasury as a miscellaneous receipt. The cost of printing, reprinting, wrapping,

binding, and distributing the Federal Register and

any other expenses incurred by the Governmen t

Printing Office in carrying out the duties placed upon

it by this chapter shall be borne by the appropriations to the Government Printing Office and such

appropriations are made available, and are authorized to be increased by such additional sums as are

necessary for such purposes, such increases to be

based upon estimates submitted by the Public

Printer. The purposes for which appropriation s

are available and are authorized to be made under

section 300j of this title are enlarged to cover the

additional duties placed upon the National Archives

Establishment by the provisions of this chapter.

Copies of the Federal Register mailed by the Government shall be entitled to the free use of the United

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States mails in the same manner as the official mail

of the executive departments of the Government.

The cost of mailing the Federal Register to officers

and employees of Federal agencies in foreign countries shall be borne by the respective agencies. (July

26, 1935, ch. 417, § 9, 49 Stat. 502.)

REFERENCES I N TEXT

Section 300J of this title, referred to In the text, was

repealed by act Jun e 30, 1949, ch. 288. title VI, $ 602 (a)

(32), renumbered and added by act Sept. 5, 1950, ch. 849,

S 7 (a), 64 Stat. 590 and Is not now covered.

TRANSFER OF FUNCTION S

The functions of the Archivist and the Director of the

Division of the Federal Register of the National Archives

Establishment were transferred to the Administrator of

General Services by section 104 (a) of act June 30, 1949,

ch. 288, title I, 63 Stat. 381. Said section 104 (a) is set

out as section 391 (a) of this title.

The National Archives Establishment was transferred to

the General Services Administration by section 104 (a) of

said act Jun e 30, 1949.

EFFECTIVE DATE OF TRANSFER OF FUNCTION S

Transfer of functions as effective July 1, 1949, see note

s:t out under section 471 of Title 40, Public Buildings,

Property, and Works.

CROSS REFERENCES

Franking privilege of official mail of executive departments of the Government, see section 321 of Title 39,

Postal Service.

§310. Effective date of section 302; time for publication of Register.

The provisions of section 302 of this title shall

become effective sixty days after July 26, 1935, and

the publication of the Federal Register shall begin

within three business days thereafter: Provided,

That the appropriations involved have been increased as required by section 309 of this title. The

limitations upon the effectiveness of documents required, under section 305 (a) of this title, to be

published in the Federal Register shall not be operative as to any document issued, prescribed, or promulgated prior to the date when such document is

first required by this chapter or subsequent Act of

the Congress or by Executive order to be published

in the Federal Register. (July 26, 1935, ch. 417,

§ 10, 49 Stat. 503.)

TRANSFER OF FUNCTION S

The functions of the Archivist and the Director of the

Division of the Federal Register of the National Archives

Establishment were transferred to the Administrator of

General Services by section 104 (a) of act June 30, 1949,

ch. 288, title I, 63 Stat. 381. Said section 104 (a) Is set

out as section 391 (a) of this title.

The National Archives Establishment was transferred to

the General Services Administration by section 104 (a)

of said act June 30, 1949.

EFFECTIVE DATE OF TRANSFER OF FUNCTION S

Transfer of functions as effective July 1, 1949, see note

set out under section 471 of Title 40. Public Buildings,

Property, and Works.

§3I0a. Same; availability of increased appropriation.

The provisions of section 302 of this title shall

become effective thirty days after appropriations to

the Government Printing Office become available and

the publication of the Federal Register shall begin

within two business days thereafter. (Feb. 11, 1936,

ch. 49, 5 1, 49 Stat. 1110.)

CODIFICATION

Section not enacted as a part of the Federal Register

Act which comprises this chapter.

TRANSFER OF FUNCTION S

The functions of the Archivist and the Director of the

Division of the Federal Register of the National Archives

Establishment were transferred to the Administrator of

General Services by section 104 (a) of act June 30, 1949,

ch. 288, title I, 63 Stat. 381. Said section 104 (a) Is set

out as section 391 (a) of this title.

The National Archives Establishment was transferred to

the General Services Administration by section 104 (a)

of said act Jun e 30, 1949.

EFFECTIVE DATE OF TRANSFER OF FUNCTION S

Transfer of functions as effective July 1, 1949, see note

set out under section 471 of Title 40, Public Buildings,

Property, and Works.

§311. Report by Government agencies of documents

issued; publication in supplement to Register.

(a) On July 1, 1938, and on the same date of

every fifth year thereafter, each agency of the Government shall have prepared and shall file with the

Administrative Committee of the Federal Register

a complete codification of all documents which, in

the opinion of the agency, have general applicability

and legal effect and which have been issued or

promulgated by such agency and are in force and

effect and relied upon by the agency as authority

for, or invoked or used by it in the discharge of,

any of its functions or activities on June 1, 1938, or

on the same date of every fifth year thereafter. The

Committee shall, within ninety days thereafter, report thereon to the President, who may authorize

and direct the publication of such codification in

special or supplemental editions of the Federal Register.

(b) The Division of the Federal Register shall

supervise and coordinate the form, style, arrangement, and indexing of the codifications of the various agencies.

(c) The codified documents of the several agencies published in the supplemental edition of the

Federal Register pursuant to the provisions of subsection (a) of this section, as amended by documents

subsequently filed with the Division, and published in

the daily issues of the Federal Register, shall be

prima-facie evidence of the text of such documents

and of the fact that they are in full force and effect

on and after the date of publication thereof.

(d) The Administrative Committee of the Federal

Register shall prescribe, with the approval of the

President, regulations for carrying out the provisions

of this section. (July 26, 1935, ch. 417, § 11, 49 Stat.

503; June 19, 1937, ch. 369, 50 Stat. 304; 1939 Reorg.

Plan No. II, § 202, eff. July 1, 1939, 4 F. R. 2732, 53

Stat. 1435; Dec. 10, 1942, ch. 717, § 2, 56 Stat. 1045;

June 30. 1949, ch. 288, title I, § 104 (b), 63 Stat. 381.)

AMENDMENTS

1949—Act June 30, 1949 amended section by changing

name of "The Administrative Committee" to "The Administrative Committee of the Federal Register".

1942—Subsec. (a) amended by act Dec. 10, 1942. which

added words following "on Jurnj 1, 1938" at end thereof.

TRANSFER OF FACTION S

The Administrative Committee was transferred to the

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mlnistratlve Committee of the Federal Register by section

104 (b) of act Jun e 30, 1949. Said section 104 (b) Is set

out as section 391 (b) of this title.

The functions of the Archivist and the Director of the

Division of the Federal Register were transferred to the

Administrator of General Services by section 104 (a) of

said act June 1, 1949. However, the Archivist was to retain his chairmanship of the Committee by the provisions

of said section 104 (a), which Is set out as section 391 (a)

of this title.

The National Archives Establishment was transferred

to the General Services Administration by said section

104 (a).

Codification Board established by act June 19, 1937 was

abolished, and Its functions were transferred to National

Archives, to be consolidated therein with functions of

Division of Federal Register, and to be administered by

such Division under direction and supervision of Archivist,

by 1939 Reorg. Plan No. II, set out in note to section 133t

of Title 5, Executive Departments and Government Officers

and Employees. See, also, sections 401—404 of said plan

for provisions relating to transfer of functions, records,

property, personnel, and funds.

EFFECTIVE DATE OF TRANSFER OF FUNCTION S

Transfer of functions as effective July 1, 1949, see note

set out under section 471 of Title 40, Public Buildings,

Property, and Works.

TERMINATION OF SUSPENSIO N OF SECTION

Provisions of first sentence of this section were suspended for the duration of the war by section 1 of act

Dec. 10, 1942, ch. 717, 66 Stat. 1045, were revitalized by

Joint Res. July 25, 1947, ch. 327, I 3, 61 Stat. 451, which

provided tha t in the interpretation of said act Dec. 10,

1942, the date July 25, 1947, shall be deemed to be the date

of termination of any state of war theretofore declared

by Congress and of the national emergencies proclaimed

by the President on Sept. 8, 1939, and May 27, 1941.

E x . OHD. N o . 9930 . PUBLICATION OF 194 9 EDITION OF T H E

CODE OF FEDERAL REGULATIONS

EX. Ord. No. 9930, Feb. 4, 1948, 13 F. R. 519, provided:

WHEREAS the act of December 10, 1942, 56 Stat. 1045,

suspended the provision of section 11 (a) of the Federal

Register Act as amended by the act of June 19, 1937 (50

Stat. 304: 44 U. S. C. 311 (a)), requiring the quinquennial

preparation and the filing with the Administrative Committee of the Federal Register of the codification of certain classes of documents "until such time after the termination of the present war as the Administrative Committee of the Federal Register shall determine"; and

WHEREAS section 3 of Public Law 239, 80th Congress,

1st session, approved July 25, 1947 (act July 25, 1947, ch.

327, § 3, 61 Stat. 451], provides tha t in the interpretation

of the said act of December 10, 1942, the war shall be

deemed to be terminated; and

WHEREAS on November 12, 1947, the suspension of

the above-mentioned provision of section 11 (a) of the

Federal Register Act as amended was formally terminated

by the Administrative Committee of the Federal Register,

effective December 31, 1948; and

WHEREAS the required codification of documents In

force and effect on December 31, 1948, will, under present

procedures, be on file with the Administrative Committee of the Federal Register on tha t date; and

WHEREAS section 11 (a) of the Federal Register Act

as amended provides tha t the President may, after report

thereon to him by the Administrative Committee, authorize and direct the publication of the codification required

by tha t section In special or supplemental editions of the

Federal Register; and

WHEREAS the Administrative Committee of the Federal Register has made an appropriate report to me with

the recommendation tha t I authorize and direct the

publication of the said codification of documents In force

and effect on December 31, 1948; and

WHEREAS It is In the public Interest and in the Interest

of efficient government tha t such codification be published:

NOW, THEREFORE, by virtue of the authority vested

In me by section 11 (a) of the Federal Register Act,

and as President of the United States, and subject to the

appropriation by the Congress of fund s therefor, the

publication of the said codification as it is in force and

effect on December 31, 1948, Is hereby authorized and

directed to be made In a special edition of the Federal

Register dated January 1, 1949, and designated "Code of

Federal Regulations, 1949 Edition."

All Federal agencies coming within the purview of the

Federal Register Act are requested to cooperate with the

Division of the Federal Register, the National Archives,

in carrying out the purposes of this order.

This order shall be published in the Federal Register.

§311a. Publication of cumulative supplement to Code

of Federal Regulations.

Hie publication of a cumulative supplement to

the Code of Federal Regulations Instead of a new

codification, prepared under the supervision of the

Division of the Federal Register pursuant to the

provisions of subsections (c) and (d) of section 311

of this title, is authorized and required. (Dec. 10,

1942, ch. 717, § 1, 56 Stat. 1045.)

CODIFICATION

Section was from second sentence of section 1 of act

Dec. 10, 1942.

TRANSFER OF FUNCTION S

The functions of the Archivist and the Director of the

Division of the Federal Register of the National Archives

Establishment were transferred to the Administrator of

General Services by section 104 (a) of act June 30. 1949,

ch. 288, title I, 63 Stat. 381. Said section 104 (a) is set

out as section 391 (a) of this title.

The National Archives Establishment was transferred to

the General Services Administration by section 104 (a) of

said act June 30, 1949.

EFFECTIVE DATE OF TRANSFER OF FUNCTION S

Transfer of functions as effective July 1, 1949. see note

set out under section 471 of Title 40, Public Buildings,

Property, and Works.

TERMINATION OF WAR AND EMERGENCIES

Joint Res. July 25. 1947, ch. 327, 5 3, 61 Stat. 451, provided tha t In the interpretation of this section, the date

July 25, 1947, shall be deemed to be the date of termination of any state of war theretofore declared by Congress

and of the national emergencies proclaimed by the President on September 8, 1939, and May 27, 1941.

§ 312. International agreements excluded from provisions of chapter.

Nothing in this chapter shall be construed to

apply to treaties, conventions, protocols, and other

international agreements, or proclamations thereof

by the President. (July 26, 1935, ch. 417, I 12, 49

Stat. 503.)

TRANSFER OF FUNCTION S

The functions of the Archivist and the Director of the

Division of the Federal Register of the National Archives

Establishment were transferred to the Administrator of

General Services by section 104 (a) of act June 30, 1949,

ch. 288, title I. 63 Stat. 381. Said section 104 (a) Is set out

as section 391 (a) of this title.

The National Archives Establishment was transferred to

the General Services Administration by section 104 (a) of

said act June 30, 1949.

EFFECTIVE DATE OF TRANSFER OF FUNCTION S

Transfer of functions as effective July 1, 1949, see note

set out under section 471 of Title 40, Public Buildings,

Property, and Works.

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§ 313. Repeal of conflicting laws.

All Acts or parts of Acts in conflict with this chapter enacted prior to July 26, 1935, are repealed insofar as they conflict herewith. (July 26, 1935, ch.

417, § 13, 49 Stat. 503.)

TRANSFER OP FUNCTION S

The functions of the Archivist were transferred to the

Administrator of General Services by section 104 (a) of act

June 30, 1949, ch. 288, title I. 63 Stat. 381. Said section

104 (a) is set out as section 391 (a) of this title.

EFFECTIVE DATE OF TRANSFER OF FUNCTION S

Transfer of functions as effective July 1, 1949, see note

set out under section 471 of Title 40, Public Buildings,

Property, and Works.

§ 314. Short title.

This chapter may be cited as the "Federal Register Act." (July 26, 1935, ch. 417, § 14, 49 Stat. 503.)

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UNITED STATES CODE

1958 EDITION

Chapters

1. Joint Committee on Printing; General Powers; Contracts

2. Government Printing Office

3. Superintendent of Documents; Distribution of Documents in General

4. Printing and Binding Generally

5. Congressional Printing in General

6. Congressional Record, Bills, and Laws

7. Executive and Departmental Printing in General

8. Particular Reports and Documents

8A. National Archives

8B. Federal Register

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TITLE 44.—PUBLIC PRINTING AND DOCUMENTS

Chap. Bee.

1. Joint Committee on Printing; General Powers; Contracts 1

2. Government Printing Office 31

3. Superintendent of Documents; Distribution

of Documents in General 71

4. Printing and Binding Generally 111

5. Congressional Printing in General 131

6. Congressional Record, Bills, and Laws 181

7. Executive and Departmenta l Printing in

General 211

8. Particula r Reports and Documents 241

8A. National Archives 300

8B. Federal Register 301

9. Advertisement* 321

10. Disposition of Records 351

11. Federal Record Management 391

Chapter 1.—JOINT COMMITTEE ON PRINTING;

8 e o GENERAL POWERS; CONTRACTS

1. Joint Committee on Printing.

3. Same; reelected Congressmen to continue as members of until successors chosen; powers during

recess.

4. Same, remedying neglect or delay In public printing.

6. Standards of paper; advertisements tor proposals;

samples.

6. Specifications In advertisements.

7. Opening bids; bonds.

8. Approval of contract; time for performance; bonds.

B. Comparison of paper and envelopes with standard

quality.

10. Determination of quality of paper.

11. Default of contractor; new contracts and purchase

In open market.

12. Liability of defaulting contractor.

13. Purchase of paper In open market.

14. Purchase of other materials; purchase by departments

and governmental agencies.

15. Lithographing and engraving; contracts; bids.

16. Schedule of materials required; advertisements for

proposals; contracts.

11. Joint Committee on Printing.

Ther e shall be a Join t Committe e on Printing, consisting of t h e chairma n and two members of t h e

Committe e on Rules a n d Administration of t h e Sen -

ate and t h e chairma n a n d two members of the Committe e on House Administration of t h e House of

Representatives, who shall have the powers herein -

afte r stated. (Jan . 12. 1895, ch. 23, 8 1, 28 Stat. 601;

Aug. 2. 1946. ch. 753. title II. $ 222, 60 Stat. 838.)

AMENDMENT S

1846—Act Aug. 2. 1946, amended section by realigning

membership of committee due to the abolishment of the

Committees on Printing of both Houses.

ETTECTIVK DATE o r 184 6 AMENDMEN T

Amendment of section by act Aug. 2, 1B46. as effective

Jan. 3, 1647, see note set out under section 72a of Title 2,

The Congress.

g2. Same ; reelected Congressmen to continue a s

members of until successors chosen; powers during recess.

T h e members of the Join t Committe e on Printing

who ar e reelected to t h e succeeding Congress shall

continue as members of said committe e until their

successors ar e chosen. T h e President of t h e Senat e

a n d t h e Speake r of t h e House of Representatives

shall, on the last day of a Congress, appoint members

of their respective Houses who have been elected to

t h e succeeding Congress to fill any vacancies which

m a y the n be about to occur on said committee, and

such appointees a n d the members of said committe e

who shall have been reelected shall continue until

their successors ar e chosen. T h e Join t Committe e

on Printin g shall, when Congress Is not in session,

exercise all the powers a n d duties devolving upon

said committe e a s provided by law, the same as when

Congress is in session. (Mar. 2, 1895, ch. 189, ( 1,

28 Stat. 962; Mar. 3, 1917, ch. 163, | 6. 39 Stat.

1121.)

@4- Same ; remedying neglect or delay in public printT h e Join t Committe e on Printin g shall have power

to adopt and employ such measure s as, In Its discretion, m a y be deemed necessary to remedy a n y neglect. delay, duplication, or wast e in t h e public printing a n d binding a n d the distribution of Government

publications. (Jan . 12. 1895, ch. 23. | 2, 28 Stat.

601; Mar. 1. 1907, ch. 2284, 6 1, 34 Stat. 1012; Mar.

1.1919, ch. 86, 8 11. 40 Stat. 1270.)

8 5. Standards of paper; advertisements for proposals:

samples.

T h e Join t Committe e on Printin g shall fix upon

standard s of pape r for the different descriptions of

public printing a n d binding, and the Public Printe r

shall, unde r their direction, advertise in one newspape r or trad e Journal, published In each of six

cities, for sealed proposals to furnis h t h e Govern -

men t with paper, as specified in t h e schedule to be

furnished applicants by t h e Public Printer, setting

fort h in detail the quality and quantities required for

the public printing. And the Public Printe r shall

furnis h samples of the standar d of papers fixed upon

to applicants therefor who shall desire to bid. (Jan .

12. 1895, ch. 23, 6 3, 28 Stat. 601; Mar. 3, 1925. ch. 421.

1 1, 43 Stat. 1105.)

6 6. Specifications in advertisements.

T h e advertisements shall specify t h e minimum portion of each quality of paper required for either thre e

months, six months, or one year, a s t h e Joint Committe e on Printing m ay determine ; but when the

minimum portion so specified exceeds, in a n y case,

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one thousan d reams. It shall stat e tha t proposals

will be received for one thousan d reams or more.

(Jan . 12, 1895, Ch. 23, 8 4. 28 Stat. 601.)

67. Opening bide; bonds.

T h e sealed proposals to furnis h pape r and envelopes shall be opened In t h e presenc e of t h e Join t

Committe e on Printin g a n d t h e contracts shall be

awarded by them to t h e lowest and best bidder for

t h e interest of the Government; but they shall not

consider a n y proposal which is not accompanied by

a bond with security or certified check in t h e amoun t

of $5,000 guaranteeing tha t t h e bidder or bidders,

If his or their proposal Is accepted, will ente r into

a forma l contrac t with t h e United State s to furnish the pape r or envelopes specified; nor shall a n y

proposal from persons unknown to them be considered unless accompanied by satisfactory evidence

tha t t h e person makin g t h e proposal is a manufac -

ture r of or dealer In t h e description of paper or e n -

velopes proposed to be furnished . (Jan . 12, 1895,

ch. 23, I 8. 28 Stat. 602; Jun e 16, 1938, ch. 477, 1 3,

62 Stat. 761.)

AMENDMENT S

1938—Act June 16, 1838, specifically Included envelopes

as well as paper, omitted provision for approval of bond

and substituted therefore provision for security or certified check to accompany bond, and Inserted provision as

to consideration of proposal of unknown persons.

KrrecnvE DATE or 193 8 AMENDMEN T

Amendment by act June 18, 1938, became effective as of

the beginning of the third session of the seventy-fifth

Congress, Jan. 3, 1938.

REPEALS

Section 4 of act June 16, 1938, repealed all acts or parts

of acts Inconsistent therewith.

18. Approval of contract; time for performance;

bonds.

No contrac t for furnishin g pape r shall be valid

until it h a s been approved by t h e Join t Committe e

on Printing. T h e award of each contrac t for furnishing pape r shall designate a reasonable time for

its performance . T h e contractor shall give bond in

such amoun t a s m a y be fixed by, a n d to the approva l

of, the Join t Committe e on Printing. (Jan. 12, 1895,

ch. 23, 8 6, 28 Stat. 602; Mar. 3, 1917, ch. 163, 5 6,

39 Stat. 1121.)

g 9. Comparison of paper and envelopes with standard quality.

T h e Public Printe r shall compar e every lot of

pape r and envelopes delivered by a contractor with

the standar d of quality fixed upon by the Join t Committe e on Printing, a n d shall not accept any paper

or envelopes which does not conform to it In every

particular: Provided, however, Tha t any lot of de -

livered paper or envelopes which does not conform

to such standar d of quality m ay be accepted by the

Joint Committe e on Printin g a t such discount as,

in its opinion, m a y be sufficient to protect t h e interests of the Government. (Jan . 12, 1895, ch. 23, 5 7,

28 Stat. 602; Jun e 20, 1936, ch. 630, title VIII, 8 13,

49 Stat. 1553.)

AMENDMENT S

1936—Act June 30, 1936, amended section to permit

the Joint Committee to accept paper and envelopes

which do not conform to the standard of quality.

g 10. Determination of quality of paper.

I n case of difference of opinion between the Public Printe r and any contractor for paper respecting

its quality, the matte r of dlfff'ience shall be determined by the Join t Committe e on Printing, and the

decision of said Join t Committe e shall be final as to

the United States. (Jan . 12. 1895, ch. 23, § 8, 28

Stat. 602; Mar. 3, 1917, ch. 163, 8 6, 39 Stat. 1121.)

g 11. Default of contractor; new contracts and purchase in open market.

If any contractor shall fail to comply with his

contract, the Public Printe r shall report such default

to the Joint Committe e on Printing, and he shall,

unde r t h e direction of t h e committee, enter Into a

new contrac t with the lowest, best, and most responsible bidder for t h e interest of the Government

among those whose proposals were rejected at the

last opening of bids, or he shall advertise for new

proposals, unde r the regulations hereinbefore stated;

and during t h e interval which may thu s occur he

shall, unde r t h e direction of the Joint Committee

on Printing, purchas e in open market, at the lowest

marke t price, all paper necessary for the public printing. (Jan. 12, 1895, ch. 23. 5 9, 28 Stat. 602; Mar. 3.

1917, ch. 163, 8 6, 39 Stat. 1121.)

8 12. Liability of defaulting contractor.

I n case of t h e default of any contracto r to furnish

paper, he and his sureties shall be responsible for

any Increase of cost to t h e Governmen t in procuring

a supply of such pape r which m a y be consequent

upon such default. T h e Public Printe r shall report

every such default, with a full statemen t of all the

facts in t h e case, to t h e Genera l Counsel for the Departmen t of t h e Treasury, who shall prosecute the

defaulting contractor and his sureties upon their

bond in t h e district court of t h e United State s in

t h e district in which such defaultin g contractors

reside. (Jan. 12. 1895, ch. 23. 8 10, 28 Stat. 602;

Mar. 3, 1911, ch. 231, 8 291, 36 Stat. 1167; May 10,

1934, ch. 277, 8 512 (b), 48 Stat. 759.)

TRANSFER o r FUNCTION S

All functions of all officers of the Department of the

Treasury, and all functions of all agencies and employees

of such Department, were transferred, with certain exceptions, to the Secretary of the Treasury, with power

vested In him to authorize their performance or the performance of any of his functions by any of such officers,

agencies, and employees, by 1950 Reorg. Plan No. 26.

II 1, 2, efl. July 31. 1950, 15 P. R. 4936, 64 Stat. 1280. set out

In note under section 241 of Title 6, Executive Departments and Government Officers and Employees,

"General Counsel for the Department of the Treasury"

was substituted for "Solicitor of the Treasury" by tint

May 10. 1934. which abolished the office of Solicitor and

transferred functions and duties to the General Counsel.

CROSS REFERENCE S

General Counsel of Treasury Department, see section

24Ba of Title 5, Executive Departments and Government

Officers and Employees.

g 13. Purchase of paper in open market.

T h e Joint Committe e on Printing m ay authorize

t h e Public Printe r to mak e purchase s of paper in

open marke t whenever they m ay deem t h e quantity

required so small or the want so immediate as not to

Justify advertisement for proposals. (Jan. 12. 1895,

ch. 23, 5 11, 28 Stat. 602; Mar. 3, 1917, ch. 163, 8 6, 39

Stat. 1121.)

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§14. Purchase of othe r materials; purchase by departments and governmental agencies.

T h e Join t Committe e on Printin g m a y permit t h e

Public Printe r to authoriz e a n y executive departmen t or independen t office or establishment of t h e

Governmen t to purchas e direct f o r its use such

printing, binding, a n d blank-book work, otherwise

authorized by law, a s t h e Governmen t Printin g O ffice is n o t able or suitably equipped to execute or

a s m a y be mor e economically or in the bette r i n -

terest of t h e Governmen t executed elsewhere. (Jan.

12. 1895, ch. 23, § 12, 28 Stat. 602; Jul y 8, 1935, ch.

374, $ 1, 49 Stat. 475; Oct. 31, 1951, ch. 654, § 3 (10).

65 Stat. 708.)

AMENDMENT S

1951—Act Oct. 31, 1951, struck out provisions which

permitted Joint Committee to authorize the Public

Printer to procure services, materials, and supplies tor

use of the Government Printing Office without regard to

section 5 of Title 41 whenever the aggregate amount Involved was less than 150.

1935—Act July 8, 1935, amended iectlon generally.

CROS S REFERENCE S

Purchase of supplies, see chapter 4 of Title 41, Public

Contracts.

6 15. Lithographing and engraving; contracts; bide.

Whe n the probable total cost of t h e map s or plates

accompanying one work or document exceeds $1,200.

the lithographing or engraving thereof shall be

awarded to t h e lowest and best bidder, afte r advertisement by the Public Printer, unde r the direction

of the Join t Committee, which may authorize him to

mak e immediat e contracts for lithographing or e n -

graving whenever the exigencies of the public service

do not justify advertisement for proposals. (Jan. 12,

1895, ch. 23, 6 15, 28 Stat. 603.)

8 16. Schedule of materials required; advertisements

for proposals; contracts.

T h e Public Printe r shall prepar e a schedule of

materials required to be purchased, showing the description, quantity, and quality of each article, a n d

shall invite proposals for furnishing the same, either

by advertisement or circular, a s t h e Joint Committee on Printing m a y direct, and shall make contracts for t h e same with the lowest responsible bidder, making a retur n of the same to t h e Joint Committee, showing the numbe r of bidders, the amounts

of each bid. and t h e award s of the contracts. (Jan.

12, 1895, ch. 23, $ 16, 28 Stat. 603.)

Chapter 2.—GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE

Sec.

31. Public Printer; appointment; bond.

32. Same; vacancy in office.

33. Same; duties.

34. Same; annual report.

35. Annual report of cost of printing, paper, contracts,

and payments.

36. Annual estimates; for paper.

37. 38. Repealed.

39 Deputy Public Printer.

39a. Salaries of Public Printer and Deputy Public Printer.

40. Employment by Public Printer of employees; pay.

41. Employment of skilled workmen.

42. Night work.

43. Eight-hour law.

44. Holidays.

45. Repealed.

46. Leaves of absence of employees receiving annual

salaries.

Sec.

47. Details of employees to executive departments or

establishments.

48. List of employees for Official Register.

49. Examining boards.

50—52. Omitted.

53. Repealed.

54. Accountability for and Issue of materials.

55. Purchase of press supplies.

56. Sale or exchange of condemned materials.

57. Receipts from sales to be covered Into Treasury.

68. Sale of duplicate plates: copyright.

59. Machinery, material, equipment, or supplies from

other departments.

60. Consolidation of department printing offices.

61. Branches of printing office In executive departments.

62. Inks, glues, etc., furnished other departments; payment.

63. Revolving fund for operation and maintenance;

capitalization; unexpended balances; reimbursements and credits; accounting and budgeting;

reports.

64. Purchases from appropriations.

131. Public Printer; appointment; bond.

T h e President of the United State s shall nominat e

and, by a n d with the advice a n d consent of the

Senate , appoint a suitable person, who must be a

practical printe r a n d versed in the a rt of bookbinding, to take charge of a n d manag e the Governmen t

Printin g Office. T h e title of said officer shall be

Public Printer. He shall give bond in t h e sum of

$25,000 for t h e faithfu l performanc e of the duties of

his office, said bond to be approved by the Secretary

of the Treasury. (Jan . 12, 1895, ch. 23, I 17, 28

Stat. 603; Jun e 12, 1917, ch. 27, I 1, 40 Stat. 173;

Feb. 20, 1923, ch. 98. 42 Stat. 1278; Mar. 4. 1926, ch.

549, 8 1, 43 Stat. 1299; May 29, 1928, ch. 909, 45 Stat.

1006.)

CROSS REFERENCE S

Salary of Public Printer, see section 2205 (a) of Title 6,

Executive Departments and Oovernment Officers and

Employees.

§ 32. Same ; vacancy in office.

I n case of the death, resignation, absence, or

sickness of the Public Printe r the Deputy Public

Printe r shall perform the duties of the Public Printe r

until a successor is appointed or such absence or

sickness shall cease; but t h e President may, in his

discretion, authorize a n d direct a n y othe r officer

of the Government, whose appointmen t is vested in

the President by and with t h e advice a n d consent

of the Senate , to perform the duties of the vacant

office until a successor is appointed, or the sickness

or absence of the Public Printe r shall cease. A

vacancy occasioned by death or resignation must not

be temporarily filled unde r the provisions of this

section for a longer period tha n ten days, and no

temporar y appointment, designation, or assignment

of anothe r officer to perform such duty shall be

mad e except to fill a vacancy happenin g during a

recess of the Senate . (Jan. 12, 1895, ch. 23, § 36, 28

Stat. 606; May 27, 1908, ch. 200, $ 1, 35 Stat. 382.)

§33. Same; duties.

It shall be t h e duty of the Public Printe r to purchase all materials and machinery which may be

necessary for the Governmen t Printin g Office; to

tak e charg e of all matte r which Is to be printed,

engraved, lithographed, or bound; to keep an ac -

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a n d to cause the work to be promptly executed; to

superintend all printin g a n d binding done a t t h e

Government Printin g Office, a n d to see tha t the

sheets or volumes ar e promptly delivered to t h e officer who Is authorized to receive them. T h e receipt

of such officer shall be a sufficient voucher for their

delivery. (Jan . 12, 1895, ch. 23, 5 18. 28 Stat. 603.)

8 34. Same ; annual report.

T h e Public Printe r shall mak e annua l report to

Congress, a n d in it specify t h e numbe r of copies of

each departmen t report a n d document printed upon

requisition by the head of the departmen t for which

the printing wa s done, a n d he shall also specify In

said report t h e exact numbe r of copies of books,

giving the titles of t h e books, bound upon requisition for Senators, Representatives, Delegates, a n d

Other officers of the Governmen t and the cost thereof.

(Jan. 12, 1895. ch. 23, 6 10, 28 Stat. 603.)

635. Annual report of cost of printing, paper, contracts, and payments.

T h e Public Printe r shall, on the first day of each

regular session, report to Congress the exact condition a n d t h e quantity a n d cost of all printing, binding, lithographing, a n d engraving; the quantity and

cost of all pape r purchased for t h e same ; a detailed

statemen t of all proposals a n d contracts entered Into

for the purchas e of pape r a n d othe r materials, a n d

for lithographing a n d engraving; of all payments

made , durin g t h e preceding year, unde r his direction; of the quantity of work ordered a n d done, with

a general classification thereof, for each department,

and a detailed statemen t of each account with the

departments or public officers; a classified detailed

statemen t of t h e numbe r of hand s employed a n d

the sums paid to each; and such othe r Information

touching all matters connected with the printing

office a s m ay be in his possession. (Jan. 12, 1895,

ch. 23, 5 22, 28 Stat. 604.)

8 36. Annual estimates; for paper.

T h e Public Printe r shall; a t the beginning of each

session of Congress, submit to the Join t Committe e

on Printin g estimate s of t h e quantity of paper of

all descriptions which will be required for the public

printing a n d binding during the ensuing year. (Jan.

12, 1895, ch. 23, $ 26, 28 Stat. 604.)

8 37. Repealed. Sept. 12, 1950, ch. 946, title III, 6 301

(104), (105), 64 Stat. 844.

Section, acta Jan. 13, 1895, ch. 33. i 37, 38 Stat. 604;

MAT. 3, 1 BPS, ch. 186, I 1, 38 Stat. 981; May 37. 1808. ch. 300.

| 1, 36 Stat. 883; June 10. 1931, ch. 18, II 316, 310. 43 Stat.

33, related to preparation and annual submission to the

Bureau of the Budget of detailed estimates of expenses

of the Government Printing Office.

SAVINGS CLAUSE

Jurisdiction or responsibility of any agency or officer

over any function or organizational unit, referred to In

this former section, as affected by Its repeal, see note

under former sections 682—591 of Title 31, Money and

Finance.

638. Repealed. Jun e 25, 1948, ch. 645, 8 21, 62 Stat. 862,

eff. Sept. 1, 1948.

Section, act Jan. 13, 1895, ch. 23. 133. 28 Stat. 805,

related to penalty for conspiracy to defraud by Public

Printer, and Is now covered by section 371 of Title 18,

Crimes and Criminal Procedure.

R. S. I 3788 which former section 38 superseded was also

repealed by act June 25, 1948, ch. 846, I 21, 62 Stat. 862.

8 39. Deputy Public Printer.

T h e office of Deputy Public Printe r shall be filled

by the selection a n d appointmen t by t h e Public

Printe r of a person skilled as a practical printer

a n d versed in the a rt of bookbinding, and who shall

perform the duties formerly required of t h e chief

clerk, have supervision of t h e buildings occupied

by the Governmen t Printing Office, and perform such

othe r duties as m a y be required of h im by the

Public Printer. (May 27, 1908, ch. 200, $ 1, 35 Stat.

382.)

6 86e. Salaries of Public Printe r and Deputy Public

Printer.

OoemcwoK

Section, acts May 39, 1038, Ch. 909, 45 Stnt. 1008; Oct.

15, 1949, ch. 696, II 5 (a), 6 (a), 63 8t»t 880, 881, which

prescribed the salaries of the Public Printer and the

Deputy Public Printer, was omitted from the Code, and

Is now covered by sections 2205 (a) and 2206 <a) of Tllle

6, Executive Departments and Government Officers and

Employees.

6 40. Employment by Public Printe r of employees;

pay.

T h e Public Printe r m a y employ, a t such rates of

wages a n d salaries. Including compensation for

night a n d overtime work, as h e m a y deem for the

Interest of t h e Governmen t and just to t h e persons

employed, except as otherwise provided herein, such

Journeymen, apprentices, laborers, and othe r persons as m ay be necessary for the work of t h e Governmen t Printin g Office; but he shall not, a t any

time, employ mor e persons tha n t h e necessities of

the public work m ay require or mor e tha n two hun -

dred apprentice s a t a n y one time. T h e minimum

pay of all journeymen printers, pressmen, and bookbinders employed In the Governmen t Printing Office

shall be a t t h e rat e of 90 cents an hour for the

time actually employed. Except a s hereinbefore

provided, t h e rat e of wages. Including compensation for nigh t a n d overtime work, for more tha n

ten en "'oyees of t h e same occupation shall be determined by a conferenc e between t h e Public Printer

and a committe e selected by the trade s affected,

and the rate s a n d compensation so agreed upon

shall become effective upon approval by the Joint

Committe e on Printing ; if t h e Public Printe r and

t h e committe e representing any trad e fail to agree

a s to wages, salaries, a n d compensation, eithe r party

is granted t h e right of appeal to t h e Joint Committe e on Printing, and t h e decision of said committe e shall be final; t h e wages, salaries, and

compensation determined as provided herein shall

not be subject to change oftene r tha n once a year

thereafter. Employees and officers of the Governmen t Printin g Office, unless otherwise herein fixed,

shall continue to be paid a t t h e rate s of wages,

salaries, and compensation (Including night rate)

authorized by law on Jun e 7, 1924, until such time

a s their wages, salaries, and compensation shall be

determined as hereinbefor e provided. (Jan. 12, 1895,

ch. 23, 55 39, 49, 50, 28 Stat. 607, 608; Jun e 6, 1900,

ch. 791, 5 1. 31 Stat. 643; Mar. 4. 1909, ch. 299, 5 1.

35 Stat. 1021, 1024: Aug. 24, 1912, ch. 355, 5 1. 37

Stat. 482; July 8, 1918. ch. 139, 5 1. 40 Stat. 836;

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Aug. 2. 1919, ch. 30. 41 Stat. 272; Feb. 20, 1923,

ch. 98, 42 Stat. 1278; Jun e 7, 1924, ch. 354, $ 1,

43 Stat. 658.)

CROSS REFERENCE S

Compensation of employees In office of Superintendent

of Documents payable in accordance with this section,

see section 75 of this title.

Compensation schedules generally, see sections 1111—

1115 of Title 5, Executive Departments and Government

Officers and Employees.

Overtime compensation, see chapter 18 of Title 6.

§ 41. Employment of skilled workmen.

It shall be t h e dut y of t h e Publi c Printe r to

employ workmen who ar e thoroughly skilled in their

respective branche s of Industry, as shown by trial

of their skill unde r his direction, (Jan . 12, 1895,

ch. 23, § 45. 28 Stat. 607.)

g 42. Night work.

T h e Public Printe r shall cause work to be done

on t h e public printing in t h e Governmen t Printin g

Office a t night as well as throug h the day, when

t h e exigencies of t h e public service require it, but

the provisions of t h e existing eight-hou r law shall

apply. <

J

Jan. 12, 1895, ch. 23, § 47, 28 Stat. 607.)

REFERENCE S I N TEX T

The eight-hour law, referred to In the text, is classified

to sections 321—326 of Title 40, Public Buildings, Property and Works.

CROSS REFERENCE S

Compensation for night work, see section B21 of Title 6,

Executive Departments and Government Officers and

Employees.

§ 43. Eight-hour law.

T h e Public Printe r is directed to rigidly enforc e

t h e provisions of t h e eight-hou r law in t h e departmen t unde r his charge . (Mar. 30, 1888, ch. 47, 5 1,

25 Stat. 57.)

REFERENCE S I N TEX T

The eight-hour law, referred to In the text, Is classified

to sections 321—326 of Title 40, Public Buildings, Property and Works.

§ 44. Holidays.

CODIFICATION

Section, act Jan. 12, 1895, ch. 33, I 46, 28 Stat. 607,

was omitted from the Code, and Is now covered by section

86a of Title 6, Executive Departments and Government

Officers and Employees.

8 45. Repealed. Oct. 30, 1951, ch. 631, title II, 8 207 (a)

(4), 65 Stat. 682.

Section, act June 11, 1866, ch. 420, | 1, 28 Stat. 453,

which related to leaves of absence for employees of the

Government Printing Office. Is now covered by chapter 23

of Title 5, Executive Departments and Government Officers and Employees.

EFFECTIVE DATE OF REPEA L

Repeal of this section as effective on January 6, 1952,

see note under section 2061 of Title 5, Executive Departments and Government Omcers and Employees.

846. Leaves of absence of employees receiving annual

salaries.

Employees in t h e Government Printing Office re -

ceiving u.uiual salaries fixed by law shall be allowed

leave a t the rat e of pay received by them a t the time

such leave Is granted, the same to be payable from

the specific appropriation for their salaries. (June

25, 1910, ch. 384, i 1, 36 Stat. 767.)

CROSS REFERENCE S

Annual and sick leave, see chapter 23 of Title 6, Executive Departments and Government Officers and Employees.

8 47. DelaHs of employees to executive departments

or establishments.

No employee of the Governmen t Printing Office

shall be detailed to duties not pertaining to the work

of public printing and binding in any executive departmen t or othe r Government establishment unless

expressly authorized by law. (Jun e 25, 1910, ch. 384,

6 1, 36 Stat. 770.)

8 48. List of employees for Official Register.

CODIFICATION

Section, act Jan. 12, 1895, ch. 23. 8 43, 28 Stat. 807;

June 7, 1906, ch. 3048. 34 Stat. 218; Mar. 3, 1925, ch.

421, J 2, 43 Stat. 1105, Is now covered by section 654 of

Title 5, Executive Departments and Government Officers

and Employees.

8 49. Examining boards.

T h e Deputy Public Printer, the superintendent of

printing, a n d a person designated by the Joint Committe e on Printing, shall constitute a board to examine a n d report in writing on all paper delivered

unde r contract, or by purchas e or otherwise, a t the

Government Printing Office. T h e Deputy Public

Printer, superintendent of binding, a n d a person designated by the Join t Committe e on Printin g shall

constitut e a board to examin e a n d report in writing

on all material, except paper, for t h e use of the bindery. T h e Deputy Public Printer, t h e superintenden t

of printing, a n d a person designated by the Joint

Committe e on Printin g shall constitut e a board of

condemnation, who, upon t h e call of t h e Public

Printer, shall determin e t h e condition of presses a n d

othe r machinery a n d materia l used in t h e Governmen t Printin g Office, with a view to condemnation.

(Jan . 12, 1895, ch. 23. 8 20, 28 Stat. 603; May 27.1808,

ch. 200, 6 1, 35 Stat. 382; Jun e 7,1924. ch. 303, t 1. 43

Stat. 590.)

88 50—52. Omitted.

CODIFICATION

Sections, relating to the functions of the disbursing

clerk of the Government Printing Office, were based on

the following acts:

Section 50.—Act Feb. 20, 1923, ch. 68, 42 Stat. 1278.

Section 51—Act Jan. 12, 1895, ch. 23, ( 30, 28 Stat. 606;

act Feb. 20, 1923, ch. 98. 42 Stat. 1278.

Section 51a was transferred to section 120 of this title,

and was omitted as superseded by section 63 of this title.

Section 52—Act Mar. 30, 1900, ch. 118, 31 Stat. 68; act

Feb. 20, 1923, ch. 68, 42 Stat. 1278.

8 53. Repealed. Jun e 25, 1948, ch. 645, 8 21, 62 Stat. 862,

eff. Sept. 1, 1948.

Section, act Jan. 12, 1895, ch. 23. I 34, 28 Stat. 605, related to Interest of employees In printing contracts, and

is now covered by section 442 of Title 18, Crimes and

Criminal Procedure.

8 54. Accountability for and issue of materials.

T h e Public Printe r shall charge himself with, and

be accountable for, all materia l received for the public use. T h e superintendents of printing and binding

shall make out estimates of the quantity and kind of

materia l required for their respective departments

a n d file written requisitions therefor when it is

needed. T h e Public Printe r shall furnis h the same

to them on these requisitions, a s required for the
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public service, a n d they shall receipt to h im a n d be

held accountable for all materia l so received. (Jan.

12. 1895, ch. 23, i 32. 28 Stat. 605; Jun e 7, 1924, ch.

303, I 1, 43 Stat. 590.)

6 55. Purchase of press supplies.

T h e Public Printe r m ay purchas e In open market,

a n d without previous advertising, such supplies as

t h e Governmen t Printin g Office may require, of Ink,

rollers, composition f o r makin g rollers, tapes, press

blankets, a n d lubricating oils, taking care tha t only

t h e lowest marke t prices be paid; and when practicable he shall Issue circulars inviting bids. (Jan . 12,

1895, ch. 23, 6 38, 28 Stat. 607.)

156. Sale or exchange of condemned materials.

Wheneve r any machiner y or materia l In t h e Governmen t Printin g Office shall have been regularly

condemned as unserviceable, t h e Public Printe r m a y

sell t h e same, afte r public advertisement, to t h e

highest bidder, for cash, a n d tur n t h e proceeds into

t h e Treasur y of t h e United States: Provided. Tha t

In case t h e sum or sums offered f o r such advertised

property should be deemed by him too low, he m a y

exchange said old machiner y or materia l for new,

paying the difference In money, a n d rende r appropriat e vouchers for such expenditure . (Jan . 12.1895,

ch. 23. I 21, 38 Stat. 604.)

8 57. Receipts from sales to be covered into Treasury.

CODIFICATION

Section, act Jan. 13, 1895. ch. 23, 129, 28 Stat. 606,

which related to disposition of receipts from sales of

extra copies of documents, paper shavings, Imperfections, waste gold leaf, leather and book cloth scraps,

and old and condemned material, has been omitted

from the Code as superseded and covered by sections

03, 71, 72a and 309 of this title.

(58. Sale of duplicate plates; copyright.

T h e Public Printe r shall sell, unde r such regulations as t h e Join t Committe e on Printin g m ay pre -

scribe, to any person or persons who may apply,

additiona l or duplicate stereotype or electrotype

plates from which any Governmen t publication is

printed, a t a price not to exceed t h e cost of composition, t h e metal, a n d makin g to t h e Government

a n d 10 per centum added, a n d the full amoun t of t h e

price shall be paid when t h e orde r is filed. No publication reprinted from such stereotype or electrotype plates a n d no othe r Governmen t publication

shall be copyrighted. (Jan . 12, 1895, ch. 23, $ 52,

28 Stat. 608.)

CROSS R*re*titers

Copyright on publications of the United States Government, see section 8 of Title 11, Copyrights.

Sale or disposition of stereotype or electrotype plates of

black and white Illustrations of United States and foreign

postage stamps forbidden, see section 871 of Title 39, The

Postal Service.

8 59. Machinery, material, equipment, or supplies from

other departments.

Any officer of the Governmen t having machinery,

material, equipment, or supplies for printing, binding, a n d blank-book work, including lithography,

photolithography, a n d othe r processes of reproduc -

tion, which ar e no longer required or authorized for

his service, shall submit a detailed report of the same

to the Public Printer, a n d the Public Printe r is

authorized, with t h e approva l of t h e Join t Committe e on Printing , to requisition such articles of

t h e characte r herein described as ar e serviceable

in the Governmen t Printin g Office, a n d the same

shall be promptly delivered to tha t office. (July 19.

1919, ch. 24, i 3, 41 Stat. 233.)

6 60. Consolidation of department printing offices.

All printing offices in the departments in operation

on Januar y 12, 1895, or thereafte r put In operation,

shall be considered a part of t h e Governmen t Printing Office, and shall be unde r t h e control of the

Public Printer, who shall furnish all presses, types,

imposing stones, and necessary machinery a n d m a -

terial for said offices from the general supplies of the

Governmen t Printing Office; and all pape r and m a -

terial of every kind used In the said offices for departmenta l work, except letter a n d note paper and

envelopes, shall be supplied by t h e Public Printer;

a n d all persons employed in said printing offices and

binderies shall be appointed by the Public Printer,

a n d be carried on his pay roll the same as employees

in t h e main office, a n d shall be responsible to him.

This section shall n o t apply to the office In the

Weathe r Bureau, but t h e Public Printer, with the

approval of the Join t Committe e on Printing, may

abolish such excepted office whenever in their judgmen t the economy of t h e public service would be

thereby advanced.

All work done In the said offices shall be ordered on

blanks prepared for tha t purpose by the Public

Printer, which shall be numbered consecutively, and

must be signed by some one designated by the head

of the departmen t for which the work is to be done,

who shall be held responsible for all work thus ordered, and who shall quarterly report to t h e head of

the departmen t a classified statemen t of the work

done and t h e cost thereof, which report shall be

transmitted to the Public Printe r in time for his a n -

nua l report to Congress. T h e Public Printe r shall

show in detail, In his annua l report, t h e cost of operating each departmenta l office. (Jan. 12,1895, ch. 23,

i 31, 28 Stat. 605; Mar. 6, 1902, ch. 139, 5 11. 32 Stat.

53; Apr. 23, 1904, ch. 1485, 33 Stat. 262; Mar. 2, 1907.

ch. 2511. 34 Stat. 1158; Mar. 3, 1917. ch. 163, $ 1, 39

Stat. 1083.)

CROSS RETDIENCE S

Weather Bureau, printing by, see section 326 of Title

15, Commerce and Trade.

8 61. Branches of printing office in executive departments.

No money appropriated by any act shall be used

for maintainin g more tha n one branch of the Governmen t Printing Office in any one building occupied

by any executive departmen t or departments of t h e

Government, nor shall any branc h of the Governmen t Printing Office be established unless specifically

authorized by law. (Aug. 1, 1914, ch. 223, S 1, 38

Stat. 673.)

8 62. Inks, glues, etc , furnished other departments;

payment.

Inks, glues, and othe r supplies manufacture d by

t h e Governmen t Printin g Office in connection with

its work may be furnished to departments and othe r

establishments of the Governmen t upon requisition,

a n d paymen t mad e from appropriations available

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therefor. (Jun e 30, 1932, ch. 314, pt. I, 5 1. 47

Stat. 397.)

CODIFICATION

Section based upon a proviso In the appropriation act

for 1933 for the Government Printing Office. It was not

Included In the act for 1934. Tlie Public Printer stated

at that time tha t Its inclusion was not requested because

It was considered permanent law.

SIMILA I PROVISIONS

1931—Feb. 30, 1931, ch. 234, I 1, 46 Stat. 1189.

1930—June 6, 1930, ch. 407, I 1, 46 Stat. 619.

1929—Feb. 28, 1929, ch. 367. 1 1, 46 Stat. 1400.

1928—May 14, 1928, ch. 661, I 1, 46 Stat. 630

1927—Feb. 23. 1927, ch. 168. * 1, 44 Stat. 1169

1926—May 18, 1926. ch. 294. I 1, 44 Slat. 661.

863. Revolving fund for operation and maintenance;

capitalization; unexpended balanced; reimbursements and credits; accounting and budgeting;

reports.

Ther e is established a revolving fun d of $1,000,000

effective July 1, 1953. to be available without fiscal

yea r limitation, f o r expenses necessary f o r the opera -

tion a n d maintenanc e of the Governmen t Printin g

Office (except t h e Office of Superintenden t of Documents). including renta l of buildings; expenses of

attendanc e a t meetings n o t to exceed $3,000 in a n y

fiscal year; maintenanc e a n d operation of t h e

emergency room; uniforms, or allowances therefor,

as authorized by sections 2131—2133 of Title 5;

boots, coats, a n d gloves; repairs a n d mino r altera -

tions to buildings; a n d expenses authorized In

wilting by t h e Join t Committe e on Printin g

for Inspection of Governmen t printing activities;

a n d In addition, t h e Public Printe r shall provide

capita l for said fun d by capitalizing, a t fair a n d

reasonabl e values as jointly determine d by h im a n d

the Comptrolle r General, the presen t inventories,

plant, a n d building appurtenance s (except building

structure s a n d land), equipment, a n d othe r assets

of the Governmen t Printin g Office: Provided, Tha t

t h e unexpende d balance s (including t h e amounts

otherwis e required to be returne d to t h e Treasury )

a n d t h e obligations a n d outstanding commitments

of existing appropriation s f o r "Working capita l

a n d congressional printin g a n d binding" shall be

transferre d to this fund . T h e fun d shall be (1)

reimbursed f o r t h e cost of all services a n d sup -

plies furnishe d (including those furnishe d othe r

appropriations of t h e Governmen t Printin g Office)

a t rate s which shall Include charge s for overhead

a n d related expenses, depreciation of plan t a n d

building appurtenance s (except building structure s

a n d land ) a n d equipment, a n d accrued leave; (2)

credited with all receipts including sales of Govern -

men t publications, waste, condemned, a n d surplus

property a n d with payments received f o r losses or

damag e to property ; a n d (3) charge d with paymen t

into miscellaneous receipts of t h e Treasur y of such

part of t h e receipts from t h e sales of Governmen t

publications a s is required !>v law.

An adequat e system of accounts for t h e fun d shall

be maintaine d on the accrua l metho d a n d financial

reports prepared on t h e basis of such accounts.

T h e Public Printe r shall prepar e a n d submit a n

annua l business type budge t program for the operations unde r this fund . T h e activities of t h e

Governmen t Printin g Office shall be audited by t h e

Genera l Accounting Office a n d an audit report fur -

nished annuall y to the Congress a n d t h e Public

Printer. F o r t h e purpose s hereof t h e Comptroller

Genera l shall hav e such access to t h e records, files,

personnel, a n d facilities of t h e Governmen t Printin g

Office a s h e m a y deem necessary. (Aug. 1, 1953,

ch. 304, title I, 5 101, 67 Stat. 330; Aug. 5, 1955, ch.

568. 5 101, 69 Stat. 519; Jun e 27, 1956, ch. 453, 5 101,

70 Stat. 369.)

AMENDMENT S

1956—Act June 27, 1956, amended section by substituting "uniforms, or allowances therefor, as authorized by

sections 2131—2133 of Title 6" for "purchase of uniforms

for guards", and "and building appurtenances (except

building structures and land) " for "(except buildings and

land)", In two Instances.

1956—Act Aug. 5,1956, amended section by substituting

"expenses of attendance at meetings not to exceed 63,000

in any fiscal year" for "expenses of attendance at meetings, when authorized by the Joint Committee on

Printing".

CROS S REFERENCE S

Receipts from sales, disposition—

Documents, see section 71 of this title.

Federal Register, see section 309 of this title.

Government publications, additional copies, see

section 72a of this title.

§64. Purchase s from appropriations.

Purchase s m a y be mad e on a n d afte r August 1,

1953 from appropriation s unde r t h e "Governmen t

Printing Office", a s provided for in t h e Printing Act

approved Januar y 12, 1895, a n d without referenc e t o

the Act approved Jun e 30, 1949 (Public Law 162),

a s amended, concerning purchase s for the Federa l

Government. (Aug. 1, 1983, ch. 304, title I, 1102,

67 Stat. 332.)

RETE*ENOE » I N TEX T

The Printing Act approved January 12, 1896, referred

to in the text, la act Jan. 12, 1895, ch. 23, 28 Stat. 601,

which Is distributed generally throughout this title. See

tables.

The Act approved June 30, 1949 (Public Law 152), as

amend, <i, referred to In the text, Is act Jund 30, 1949, ch.

288, 63 Stat. 379 (Federal Property and Administrative

Services Act of 1949). The provisions thereof with respect to procurement are classified to section 481 of Title

40, Public Buildings, Property, and Works, and to section

251 et seq., of Title 41, Public Contracts. For other

classifications of such act Into this Code, see tables.

Chapter 3.—SUPERINTENDENT OF DOCUMENTS;

DISTRIBUTION OF DOCUMENTS IN GENERAL

Sec.

71. Superintendent of Documents; sale of documents.

72. Printing for sale to public; regulations.

72a. Same; regulations; charges and fees.

78. Superintendent of Documents under control of

Public Printer; disbursements and report.

74. Assistants, blanks, printing, and binding for Superintendent of Documents.

76. Compensation to employees In office of Superintendent of Documents for night, Sunday, holiday,

and overtime work.

76. Index of documents; number and distribution.

77. Catalogue of Government publications.

78. Documents In charge of departments to be turned

over to Superintendent of Documents.

79. Reprinting documents required for sale.

80. Documents for President.

81. Documents for use of Public Printer.

82. Distribution of copies of publications to designated

depositories.

83. Designation of depositories.

84. Libraries as depositories continued; new designations.

85. Distribution of copies of publications to designated

depositories and libraries; land-grant colleges as

depositories.
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8ec.

85B. Appropriations for supplying depository libraries;

restriction.

80. Investigation of libraries designated as depositories.

87. Libraries of executive departments and Military

and Naval Academies constituted depositories.

87a. Library of United States Coast Guard Academy constituted depository.

88. American Antiquarian Society to be depository.

88. Distribution of public documents to library of

Philippine Government.

60. Repealed.

81. Documents and reports for foreign legations.

61a. Public documents for legations and consulates of

United States.

03. Government publications as public property; free

use In depositories.

08. Exchange of document*.

04. Blink forms; printing and sale.

08. Distribution of publications to be by Public Printer;

mailing lists.

08. Departmental distribution of documents.

171. Superintendent of Documents; male of document*.

T h e Public Printe r shall appoint a competent person to act as Superintenden t of Documents. T h e

Superintenden t of Documents so designated a n d a p -

pointed Is authorized to sell a t cost any public documen t In his charge , t h e distribution of which Is not

herei n specifically directed, said cost to be estimated

by t h e Public Printe r a n d based upon printing from

stereotyped plates; but only one copy of any documen t shall be sold to t h e same person, excepting

libraries or schools by which additiona l copies ar e

desired for separat e departments thereof, and members of Congress; a n d whenever any officer of t h e

Governmen t having In his charg e documents published for sale shall desire to be relieved of t h e same,

he Is authorized to tur n them over to t h e Superin -

tenden t of Documents, who shall receive a n d sell

them unde r t h e provisions of this section. All

moneys received from t h e sale of documents shall be

returne d to t h e Public Printe r on the 1st day of each

mont h a n d be by him covered into the Treasur y

monthly. He shall also report monthl y t o t h e

Public Printe r t h e numbe r of documents received

by him a n d t h e disposition mad e of t h e same. He

shall have general supervision of the distribution of

all public documents, a n d to his custody shall be

committed all documents subjec t to distribution, excepting thos e printe d for t h e special official use of

t h e executive departments, which shall be delivered

t o said departments, a n d those printed for t h e use

of t h e two Houses of Congress, which shall be delivered to t h e folding rooms of said Houses and distributed or delivered ready for distribution to Members a n d Delegates upon their orde r by t h e superintendents of t h e folding rooms of t h e Senat e a n d

House of Representatives. (Jan . 12,1895, ch. 23, $ 61,

28 Stat. 610; Aug. 7. 1946, ch. 770, 5 1 (62), 60 Stat.

871.)

AMENDMENT S

1946—Act Aug. 7. 1946, amended section by repealing

provisions of second sentence which required the Superintendent of documents to report annually to the Public

Printer as to all sales made by him.

CROS S REFERENCE S

Public Printer to print documents for sale to public at

cost plus 60 per centum, see section 72a of this title.

g 72. Printing for sale to public; regulations.

T h e Public Printe r shall prin t such additional

copies of any Governmen t publication, not confidential in character, as m a y be required for sale to

t h e public by the Superintenden t of Documents;

but t h e printing of such additional copies required

for sale by t h e Superintenden t of Documents shall

be subject to regulation by t h e Join t Committe e on

Printing a n d shall not Interfer e with t h e promp t

execution of printing for t h e Government. (May 11,

1922, ch. 189, 5 1, 42 Stat. 541; Jun e 30, 1932, ch.

314. { 307, 47 Stat. 409.)

CODIFICATION

Section originally provided for the sale of documents

"at the cost of printing and binding, plus 10 per centum,

without limit as to the number of copies to any one

applicant who agrees not to resell or distribute the

same for profit." Act June 80, 1933 provided that the

selling price of publications m provided In section 73a of

this title should be in lieu of that prescribed in this

section.

CUOSS REFERENCE S

Federal Register, fixing of prices to be charged for. see

section 303 of this title.

Printing and sale of extra copies by Public Printer, see

sections 114 end 330 of this title.

g 72#. Same; regulations; charges and fees.

T h e price a t which additional copies of Governmen t publications ar e offered for sale to the public

by the Superintendent of Documents shall be based

on the cost thereof as determined by the Public

Printe r plus 50 per centum: Provhlrd. Tha t a discount of not to exceed 25 per centum may be allowed

to authorized book dealers and quantity purchasers,

but such printing shall not interfer e with the prompt

execution of work for t h e Government. T h e surplus

receipts from such sales shall be deposited in the

Treasury of the United State s to the credit of miscellaneous receipts. T h e Superintendent of Documents

shall prescribe the terms and conditions under which

h e m a y authorize the resale of Government publications by book dealers, and he m a y designate any Governmen t officer his agent for the sale of Government

publications unde r such regulations a s shall be

agreed upon by t h e Superintenden t of Documents

a n d t h e head of the respective departmen t or establishment of t h e Government. (Jun e 30, 1932, ch.

314, 5 307, 47 Stat. 409.)

REPEAL S

Sections 801 and 802 of act June 30, 1932. provided:

"Sec. 801. If any provision of this Act, or the application thereof to any person or circumstances, is held Invalid, the remainder of the Act, and the application of

such provision to other persons or circumstances, shall

not be affected thereby.

"Sec. 802. All Acts and parts of Acts Inconsistent or In

conflict with those provisions of this Act which are of

temporary duration are hereby suspended during the

period in which such provisions of this Act are In effect.

All Acts or parts of Acts Inconsistent or In conflict with

those provisions of this Act which are of permanent

nature are hereby repealed to the extent of such Inconsistency or conflict."

HISTORICAL AND NAVAL DOCUMENT S

Act Mar. 16. 1934. ch. 69. 48 Stat. 414. authorized

Superintendent of Documents to sell historical and naval

documents at the prorated cost without reference to this

section.

CROS S REFERENCE S

Charges for publications furnished by Department of

Commerce, see section 606 of Title 5. Executive Departments and Government Officers and Employees.

Cost of navnl charts, see section 279a of this title.

Disposition of receipts by Public Printer, see sections

63, 71, and 309 of this title.

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Federal Register, fixing of prices to be charged for, see

section 303 of this title.

8 73. Superintendent of Documents under control of

Public Printer; disbursements and report.

T h e office of the Superintendent of Documents

shall be unde r the control of the Public Printer.

T h e disbursements on account of salaries or othe r

expenses of the office of the Superintendent of Documents shall be mad e by t h e disbursing clerk of the

Government Printing Office, and a statement thereof

shall be Included In the Public Printer's annua l report for each fiscal year. (Jun e 25, 1910, ch. 384,

i 1. 36 Stat. 770; Feb. 20, 1923, ch. 98, 42 Stat. 1278.)

§ 74. Assistants, blanks, printing, and binding for

Superintendent of Documents.

T h e Public Printe r is authorized and directed,

upon t h e requisition of t h e Superintenden t of Documents, to appoint such assistants as m a y be

necessary, and furnis h such blanks and to do such

printing and binding as ar e required by his office, the

cost of the same to be charged against the appropriation for printing and binding for Congress, and t h e

Public Printe r shall provide convenient office, storage, a n d distributing rooms for the use of the Superintendent of Documents. (Jan. 12, 1895, ch. 23,

I 66, 28 Stat. 611.)

175. Compeneallon to employees in office of Superintendent of Documents for night, Sunday, holiday,

and overtime work.

Employees in the office of the Superintendent of

Documents m ay be paid compensation for night,

Sunday, holiday, a n d overtime work a t rate s not in

excess of the rate s of additional compensation for

such work allowed to othe r employees of the Governmen t Printin g Office unde r the provisions of section

40 of this title. (Mar. 4 1925, ch. 549, $ 1, 43 Stat.

1300; M a y 13. 1926, ch. 294, 8 1, 44 Stat. 552; Feb. 23,

1927, ch. 168, 44 Stat. 1160.)

CROSS REFERENCES

Compensation for night work, see section 921 of Title 5,

Executive Departments and Government Officers and

Employees.

Overtime compensation, see chapter 18 of Title 5,

Executive Departments and Government Officers and

Employees.

8 76. Index of documents; number and distribution.

T h e Superintenden t of Documents shall, a t t h e

close of each regular session of Congress, prepar e

a n d publish a comprehensive index of public documents, upon such plan as shall be approved by the

Joint Committe e on Printing; a n d the Public Printe r

'hall, immediately upon Its publication, deliver to

h im a copy of each a n d every document printed by

the Governmen t Printin g Office; and the head of

each of the executive departments, bureaus, a n d

offices of the Governmen t shall deliver to him a copy

of each a n d every document issued or published by

such department, bureau, or office not confidential

in its character. He shall also prepar e a n d print in

one volume a consolidated index of Congressional

documents, a n d shall index such single volumes of

documents as the Join t Committe e on Printing shall

direct. Of t h e comprehensive Index a n d of the consolidated index two thousand copies each shall be

printed a n d bound in addition to the usual number,

two hundre d copies for t h e use of the Senate, eight

hundred copies for the use of the House, and one

thousand copies for distribution by the Superintendent of Documents. (Jan . 12, 1895, ch. 23, $ 62, 28

Stat. 610.)

8 77. Catalogue of Government publications.

A catalogue of Governmen t publications shall be

prepared by the Superintenden t of Documents on

the 1st day of each month , which shall show the

documents printed during t h e preceding month,

where obtainable, a n d the price thereof. Two

thousand copies of such catalogue shall be printed

in pamphle t form for distribution. (Jan. 12, 1895,

ch. 23. 5 69, 28 Stat. 612.)

CROSS REFERENCES

Charges for publications furnished by Department of

Commerce, see section 606 of Title 5, Executive Departments and Government Officers and Employees.

8 78. Documents in charge of departments to be turned

over to Superintendent of Documents.

All public documents accumulating in the several

executive departments, bureaus, and offices not

needed for official use shall be annually turned over

to t h e Superintendent of Documents for distribution

or sale. (Jan. 12, 1895, ch. 23. i 67, 28 Stat. 611.)

8 79. Reprinting documents required for male.

T h e Superintenden t of Documents Is authorized to orde r reprinted, from time to time, such

public documents a s m a y be required for sale, such

order for reprinting to be subject to the approval

of the Secretary or head of the departmen t in which

Euch public documen t shall hav e originated. T h e

appropriation f o r printing a n d binding shall be

reimbursed for the cost of such reprints from the

moneys received by t h e Superintenden t of Documents from the sale of public documents. (Mar.

28, 1904, No. 11, 33 Stat. 684.)

CROS S REFERENCES

Sale of extra copies of documents end publications, and

cost thereof, see sections 72, 72a, 114, and 220 of this title.

8 80. Documents for President.

T h e Public Printe r shall deliver to the Executive

Mansion two copies each of all documents, bills, and

resolutions a s soon a s printed a n d ready f o r distribution. (Jan . 12. 1895, ch. 23. i 88. 28 Stat. 622.)

CODIFICATION

Section constitutes part of section 88 of act Jan. 12,

1896. The remainder of section 88 Is classified to section

211 of this title.

8 81. Documents for uae of Public Printer.

T h e Public Printe r m a y retai n out of all documents, bills, a n d resolutions printed the numbe r of

copies absolutely needful for t h e official use of the

Governmen t Printin g Office, not exceeding five of

each. (Jan . 12, 1895, ch. 23, i 73, 28 Stat. 618.)

8 82. Distribution of copies of publications to designated depositories.

T h e copies of journals, books, and public documents which ar e or m ay be authorized to be distributed to incorporated bodies, institutions, a n d associations within t h e State s a n d Territorie s shall be

distributed to such bodies a s shall be designated

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by each of t h e Senators from t h e several States,

respectively, a n d by t h e Representative s in Congress

from each congressional district, and by the Delegate

from each Territory. T h e distribution shall be

mad e in such manne r tha t the quantity distributed

t o each congressional district and Territory shall be

equal. (R. 8. 5 501: Mar. 1, 1907, ch. 2284, 5 4. 34

Stat. 1014.)

DERIVATION

Res. Jan. 28, 1857, No. 6, S3, 11 Stat. 253; acts Feb. 5,

1859. ch. 22, I 6, 11 Stat. 380; Mar. 2, 1861, ch. 87, $ 1,

12 Stat. 244.

§ 83. Designation of depositories.

T h e selection of a n institution to receive the documents ordered to be published or procured a t t h e

first session of any Congress shall control the documents of t h e entir e Congress, unless anothe r designation be mad e before any distribution h a s taken

place unde r t h e selection first made . And t h e public documents to be distributed by the Superintend -

e n t of Documents shall be sent to the institutions

already designated, unless he shall be satisfied tha t

any such institution is no longer a suitable depository of the same. Congressional journals and public documents, authorized to be distributed to institutions on the designation of Members of Congress,

shall be sent to such libraries and institutions only

a s shall signify a willingness to pay the cost of their

transportation . (R. S. 5 502; Jan . 12, 1895, ch. 23,

i i 63, 61, 28 Stat. 608, 610.)

DERIVATION

Act Mar. 2, 1861, ch. 87, I 2. 12 8tat. 248.

| 84. Libraries me depositories continued; new designations.

Libraries designated by law prior to Jun e 38,

1913, as depositories to receive books and othe r Governmen t publications shall, during their existence,

continue such receipt; and new designations may be

mad e when libraries chosen shall cease to exist or

othe r designations shall be authorized by law.

(June 23, 1913, ch. 3, 5 « , 38 Stat. 75.)

185. Distribution of copies of publications to designated depositories and libraries; land-grant colleges as depositories.

Upo n request of t h e Superintenden t of Documents,

t h e Public Printe r Is authorized a n d directed to

eithe r Increase or diminish t h e numbe r of copies

of publications furnishe d for distribution, to designated depositories a n d Stat e a n d Territorial libraries

so tha t the numbe r of copies delivered shall be equal

to the numbe r of libraries on the list; Provided,

Tha t the numbe r thu s delivered shall a t no time

exceed the numbe r authorized unde r existing statute : Provided further. Tha t t h e Public Printe r shall

furnis h the necessary numbe r of copies as above

provided, of the Journals of the Senat e and House

of Representatives, of all publications, not confidential In character, printed upon the requisition of any

Congressional committee , of all Senat e and House

public bills and resolutions, and of all reports on

private bills, concurrent or simple resolutions. T h e

allotment of copies furnishe d for distribution to

libraries shall be increased or reduced, from time to

time, as t h e redisrictin g of State s or the rearrange -

men t of depository lists unde r provisions of law shall

demand, to such numbers as m ay be necessary to

comply with the law. All land-gran t colleges shall

be constituted as depositories for public documents,

subject to the provisions a n d limitations of the

depository laws. (Mar. 1, 1907, ch. 2284, $ 4, 34

Stat. 1014; Jun e 25,1938, ch. 708, 52 Stat. 1206.)

AMENDMENT S

1938—Act June 25. 1938, amended section to require

the Public Printer to furnish the necessary ' imber "

r

copies of the Journals of the Senate and House of

Representatives, of all publications, not confidential In

character, printed upon the requisition of any Congressional committee, of all Senate and House public bills

and resolutions, and of all reports on private bills, concurrent or simple resolutions.

REPEAL o r INCONSISTEN T LAW S

Act June 25, 1838. provided In part as follows: "Any

provision contained In sections 64. 55. or 57 of the Printing Act of 1895 (2H 8tat. 808. 609; U. R. V Title 44,

sections 131, 147, and 189, or any other net), which may

be Inconsistent herewith, Is hereby repealed to the extent

of such inconsistency only."

§ 85a. Appropriations for supplying depository libraries; restriction.

On a n d afte r Jun e 27, 1956, appropriations available for t h e Office of Superintenden t of Documents

shall not be used to supply depository libraries any

documents, books, or othe r printed matte r n o t re -

quested by such libraries, a n d the requests therefor

shall be subjec t to approva l by t h e Superintenden t

of Documents. (Jun e 27,1956, ch. 453, 5 101, 70 Stat.

369.)

8 86. Investigation of libraries designated as depositories.

T h e Superintendent of Documents shall thoroughly Investigate the condition of all libraries tha t

ar e designated depositories, and whenever he shall

ascertain tha t the numbe r of books In any such

library, other tha n college libraries. Is below one

thousand, other tha n Governmen t publications, or

It ha s ceased to be maintaine d as a public library,

h e shall strike the same from the list, and the Senator, Representative, or Delegate shall designate

anothe r depository tha t shall mee t the conditions

herein required. (Jan . 12, 1895, ch. 23, 5 70, 28 Stat.

612.)

CROSS REFERENCE S

Designated libraries to receive Government publications

during their existence and new designations to be made

when chosen libraries cease to exist, see section 84 of

this title.

6 87. Libraries of executive departments and Military

and Naval Academies constituted depositories.

T h e libraries of the executive departments, of the

United State s Military Academy, and United State s

Naval Academy ar e constituted designated depositories of Governmen t publications, a n d t h e Superintenden t of Documents shall supply one copy of

said publications, in t h e same form as supplied to

othe r depositories, to each of said libraries. (Jan.

12, 1895, ch. 23, § 98, 28 Stat. 624.)

A IR FORCE

For transfer of f-ertain functions Insofar as they pertain

to the Air Force, and to the extent that they were not

previously transferred to the Secretary of the Air Force

and Department of the Air Force from the Secretary of

the Army and Department of the Army, see Secretary of

Defense Transfer Order No. 40 |App A(82) |, July 22. 1949.

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§ 87a. Library of Unite I KIHIC H Coast (iunrd Academy

constituted depository.

T h e library of the United State s Coast Guard

Academy, New London, Connecticut, Is constituted

a designated depository of Governmen t publications, a n d the Superintenden t of Documents shall

supply to such library one copy of each such publication, in the same form as supplied to othe r designated

depositories. (Aug. 5. 1939, ch. 445, 53 Stat. 1209.)

§88. American Antiquarian Society to be depository.

One copy of the public journals of the Senat e a n d

of t h e House of Representatives, a n d of the documents published unde r the orders of t h e Senat e a n d

House of Representatives, respectively, shall be transmitted to the Executive of the Commonwealth of

Massachusetts for the use and benefit of the American Antiquarian Society of said Commonwealth.

(Dec. 1. 1814, No. 7, 3 Stat. 248.)

§ 89. Distribution of public documents to library of

Philippine Government.

CODIFICATION

Section, act Jan. 18, 1907. ch. 153. 34 Stat. 850, which

related to distribution of public documents to the library

of the Philippine Government, Philippine Islands was

omitted as obsolete In view of the Independence of the

Philippines by 1946 Proc No. 2695, July 14, 1946, 11 P. R.

7817, 60 Stat 1352, Issued under the authority of section

1304 of Title 22, foreign Relatione and Intercourse. Proc.

No. 2695 Is set out as a note Under section 1394 of Title 22.

8 80. Repealed. Jun e 20, 1938, ch. 630, title VII, §12,

49 Slut. 1663.

Section, R. S, I 606, prohibited the removal of books

and document# from depositories.

§ 91. Documents and reports for foreign legations.

Documents a n d reports m ay be furnished to foreign legations to the United State s upon request

specifying those desired and requisition mad e upon

the Public Printe r by t h e Secretary of State : Provided. Tha t such gratuitous distribution shall only

be mad e to legations whose Governments furnis h

to legations from the United State s copies of their

printed and legislative documents desired. (Jan. 12,

1896, ch. 23, « 75, 28 Stat. 620.)

6 91a. Public documents for legations and consulates

of United States.

Only such of the books published by the Government, a n d usually known by the name of "Public

Documents" , shall be supplied to any legation or

consulate of the United State s a s are first designated

by the Secretary of State, by a n order to be recorded

In the Stat e Departmen t as suitable for and required

by such legation a n d consulate. (R. S. 5 504.)

§92. Government publications as public property;

fre e use in depositories.

All Governmen t publications furnished by authority of law to officers (except members of Congress)

of the United State s Government, for their official

use, shall be stamped "Property of the United State s

Government" , and shall be preserved by such officers

and by them delivered to their successors in office

as a part of the property appertaining to t h e office.

Governmen t publications furnished depository libraries shall be mad e available for the fre e use of

the general public a n d must not be disposed of

except as the Superintenden t of Documents may direct. (Jan. 12, 1805, ch. 23. 6 74, 28 Slut. 620; Jun e

20. 1936, ch. 630, title VII, « 11, 4V Stat. 1562.)

AMENDMENT S

1936—Act June 20, 1936, amended section to extend

provisions to all officers of the Government, except

members of Congress.

6 93. Exchange of documents.

Heads of departments ar e authorized to exchange

surplus documents for such othe r documents a n d

books as may be required by them, when the same

can be done to the advantage of the public service.

(Jan. 12, 1895, ch. 23. 5 95, 28 Stat. 623.)

§94. Blank forms; printing and Bale.

T h e Public Printe r Is authorized to prin t for sale

by the Superintendent of Public Documents to t h e

public, upon prepayment, additiona l copies of a p -

proved Governmen t blank forms. (Jun e 7, 1924, ch.

303. 8 1, 43 Stat. 592.)

§95. Distribution of publications to be by Public

Printer; mailing lists.

No money appropriated by a n y Act shall be used

for services In any executive departmen t or othe r

Government establishment a t Washington, District

of Columbia, in the work of addressing, wrapping,

mailing, or otherwise dispatching any publication

for public distribution, except maps, weathe r reports,

and weathe r cards Issued by a n executive departmen t or othe r Governmen t establishment a t Wash -

ington, District of Columbia, or for the purchas e of

materia l or supplies to be used in such work; a n d

It shall be the duty of the Public Printe r to perform

such work a t the Governmen t Printin g Office. Each

head of such executive departmen t and othe r Governmen t establishment a t Washington, District of

Columbia, shall furnis h from time to time to t h e

Public Printe r mailing lists, In convenient form, a n d

changes therein, or franke d slips, for use in the public distribution of publications issued by such departmen t or establishment; and the Public Printe r

shall furnis h copies of any publication only In

accordance with the provisions of law or the instruction of the head of the departmen t or establishment issuing t h e publication. Nothing in this

section shall be construed a s applying to orders,

Instructions, directions, notices, or circulars of informatio n printed for a n d issued by any of the

executive departments or othe r Governmen t establishments or to the distribution of public documents

by Senators or Members of the House of Representatives or to t h e Senat e Service Department, House

Folding Room a n d documen t rooms of t h e Senat e

or House of Representatives. (Aug. 23, 1912, ch. 350,

{ 8, 37 Stat. 414; July 2, 1954, ch. 455, title I, } 101.

68 Stat. 397.)

CODIFICATION

Section Is from section 8 of the Legislative, Executive

and Judicial Appropriation Act, fiscal year 1913, act Aug.

23. 1912. Words "shall be used after the first day of

October, nineteen hundred and twelve" following "Act"

and "and or after October first, nineteen hundred and

twelve, each head of such executive department and

other Government establishment at Washington. District

of Columbia" and sentences "The employment of all

persons In the several executive Departments and other

Government establishments at Washington, District of

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Columbia, wholly In connection with the duties herein

transferred to the Public Printer, or whose services can

be dispensed with or devalued upon another because of

such transfer, shall close and determine on or before the

first day of October, nineteen hundred and twelve, and

their salaries or compensation shall lapse for the remainder of the fiscal year nineteen hundred and thirteen

and be covered Into the Treasury. A detailed statement

of all machines, equipment, and material transferred to

the Government Printing Office by operation of this provision and of all employments discontinued shall be submitted to the Congress at Its next session by the head of

each executive department and other Government establishments at Washington, District of Columbia. In the

annual estimates of appropriations" were omitted as

executed and temporary In character.

"Senate Service Department, House Folding Room"

W B I substituted for "folding rooms" In view of act July

S. 1864, which redesignated the Senate Folding Room

u the Senate Service Department.

CHANQ X o r NAM *

Act July 2, 1*54, provided In part that "hereafter" the

Senate Folding Room should be known as the Senate

Service Department.

8 96. Departmental distribution of documents.

Governmen t publications printed for or received

by the executive departments, whethe r for official

use or for distribution, except such as ar e required

by section 95 of this title to be distributed by t h e

Public Printer, shall be distributed by a competent

person detailed to such duty in each departmen t by

t h e hea d thereof. He shall preven t duplication a n d

mak e detailed report to t h e hea d of t h e department.

(Jan. 12,1895, ch. 23,1 92, 28 Stat. 623; M a y 29, 1928,

ch. 901. 8 1 (2), 45 Stat. 986.)

RXPXALS

Section Is repealed In part by act May 20. 1028, which

provides: "That the following reports and statements

now required by law to be made to Congress are hereby

discontinued, and all Acts or parts of Acts herein cited

es requiring such statements and reports are hereby

repealed to the extent of such requirement: *

2. Detailed report of publications received and distributed."

Chapter 4.—PRINTING AND BINDING

GENERALLY

Sec.

111. Government printing to be done at Government

Printing Office.

Ilia . Same: exception.

111b. Same- printing In veterans' hospitals.

111c. Same; printing and binding outside continental

limits of United States for State Department.

112. Stereotyping and electrotyplng.

113. Engraving and lithographing; contracts.

114. printing snd sale of extra copies of documents.

H8, illustrations and maps In documents and reports;

orders for printing acted on within one year.

116. No printing and binding unless authorized; binding

materials.

117. Certificate of necessity; estimate of cost.

118. Restrictions on use of appropriations for printing

and binding for Illustrations.

119. Blanks and letterheads for Judges and officers of

courts.

120. Disposition of receipts.

gill . Government printing to be done at Government Printing Office.

All printing, binding, a n d blank-book work for

Congress, t h e Executive Office, t h e Judiciar y (other

tha n t h e Supreme Court of t h e United States), a n d

every executive department , Independen t office, a n d

establishment of t h e Government, shall be done at

t h e Governmen t Printin g OBce , except (1) such

classes of work as shall be deemed by t h e Join t Committe e on Printin g to be urgen t or necessary to have

done elsewhere; and <2) printing in field pratin g

plants operated by any such executive department.

Independent office, or establishment, and the procuremen t of printing by a n y such executive department, independen t office, or establishment from allotments for contrac t field printing. If approved by

t h e Join t Committe e on Printing. (Jan . 12, 1895,

ch. 23, 5 87. 28 Stat. 622; Mar. 1, 1919, ch. 86, $ 11, 40

Stat. 1270; July 5,1949, ch. 296, 63 Stat. 405.)

AMENDMENT S

1040—Act July 8, 1940, amended section In order to

permit essential Government printing to be produced In

field printing shops.

CHOSS RxrxBXNCEF

Supreme Court, printing for, see section 676 of Title 28.

Judiciary and Judicial Procedure.

Veterans' Administration, printing to be done In veterans' hospitals where found advisable notwltlistendlng

this section, see section 111b of this title.

Work which Public Printer not able or not equipped to

do. see section 111a of this title.

gllla . Same; exception.

Such printing, binding, and blank-book work

thorizcd by law, as the Public Printe r is not able or

equipped to do a t t h e Government Printing Office,

m a y be produced elsewhere unde r contracts made by

him with the approval of t h e Joint Committe e on

Printing. (Feb. 28, 1929, ch. 367, 8 1, 45 Stat. 1400.)

8 111b. Same ; printing in veterans' hospitals.

T h e Administrator of Veterans' Affairs is authorized to utilize the printing and binding equipment

which t h e various hospitals a n d homes of the Veterans' Administration use for occupational therapy

purposes for t h e purpose of doing such printing and

binding as may, in his judgment, be found advisable

for t h e use of the Veterans' Administration, notwithstanding the provisions of section 111 of this title.

(June 16, 1933, ch. 101, 5 1, 48 Stat. 302; Feb. 2, 1935,

ch. 3, § 1. 49 Stat. 18; Mar. 19, 1936, ch. 156, § 1, 49

Stat. 1182.)

g 111c. Same; printing and binding outside continental

limits of United Stale s for State Department.

CODIFICATION

Section, acts July 6. 1046. ch. 641, title I. 60 Stat. 447;

July 0. 1047, ch. 211, title I, « 101, 61 Stat. 283; June 3.

1948. ch. 400. title I, I 101, 62 Stat. 306; July 20. 1040.

ch. 354. title I, I 101, 63 Stat. 448; Sept. 6, 1050, rli B00.

ch. ni. title I, I 101, 64 Stat. 600; Oct. 22. 1951, ell 533.

title I. I 101, 65 Stat. 575; July 10. 1952, ch. 651, title I.

| 101, 66 Stat. 549; Aug. 5. 1953, ch. 328, title I. i 101. 67

Stat. 367: July 2, 1954, ch 456. title I. i 101, 68 Stat. 413;

July 7. 1955, ch. 279, title I. f 101, 60 Stat. 264; June 20.

1056, ch. 414, title I, 6 101, 70 Stat. 299. was from annual

Department of State Appropriation Acts. Similar provisions were made permanent and are classified to section

170g (a) of Title 5. Executive Departments and Government Officers and Employees.

8 112. Stereotyping and elect retyping.

T h e Public Printe r shall cause to be stereotyped

or electrotyped all matte r when ther e is a reason to

believe tha t It will be needed a second time. (Jan.

12. 1895, ch, 23, 8 25, 28 Stat. 604.)

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1113. Engraving and lithographing; contracts.

T h e Public Printe r shall preserve in his office

samples of t h e pape r on which any engravings or

lithographs ar e to be furnished by contract, and he

shall not receive any engraving or lithograph which

is not printed on paper equal to the sample, or which

is not executed In the proper manne r or In t h e

quantity contracted for, or within the time specified

in the contract, unless, for special reasons, he m ay

have extended the time. T h e contractor shall not

be paid except upon the certificate of the Public

Printe r tha t his contrac t h a s been complied with.

(Jan . 12, 1895, ch. 23, § 41, 28 Stat. 607.)

§ 114. Printing and sale of extra copies of documents.

T h e Public Printe r shall furnis h to all applicants giving notice before the matte r is put to press,

not exceeding two hundre d and fifty to any one

applicant, copies of bills, reports, and documents,

said applicants paying in advance the price of such

printing : Provided, Tha t the printing of such work

for privat e partie s shall not Interfere with the printing for the Government. (Jan. 12, 1895, ch. 23,

6 42, 28 Stat. 607; Jun e 30. 1932, ch. 314, « 307. 47

Stat. 409.)

OODlriCATION

Section originally provided for the payment In advance

of "the cost of much printing with 10 per centum added."

Act June 80, 1633 provided that the selling price of publications as provided In section 72a of this title should be

In lieu of that prescribed In this section.

CROSS REFERENCE S

Price of printing, see section 72a of this title.

1115. Illustrations and maps In documents and reports ; orders for printing acted on within one

year.

No document or report to be Illustrated or accompanied by map s shall be printed by t h e Public

Printe r until t h e illustrations or map s designed

therefo r shall be ready for publication; a n d no order

for public printing shall be acted upon by the Public

Printe r afte r t h e expiration of one year, unless the

entir e copy and illustrations for the work shall have

been furnished within tha t period. (Jan . 12, 1895,

ch. 23, I 80. 28 Stat. 621.)

6116. No printing and binding unless authorized;

binding materials.

No printing or binding shall be done a t the Governmen t Printin g Office unless authorized by law.

Binding for the departments of the Government

shall be done in plain sheep or cloth, except tha t

record a n d account books m a y be bound In Russia

leather, sheep fleshers, and skivers, when authorized

by the hea d of a department: Provided, T h e libraries

of the several departments, the Library of Congress,

the libraries of the Surgeon General's Office, t h e

Paten t Office, and the Naval Observatory may have

books for the exclusive use of said libraries bound

In half Turkey, or materia l no mor e expensive.

(Jan. 12, 1895, ch. 23. I 86. 28 Stat. 622.)

A IR FORCE

For transfer of certain functions Insofar as they pertain

to the Air Force, and to the extent that they were not

previously transferred to the Secretary of the Air Force

and Department of the Air Force from the Secretary of

the Army and Department of the Army, see Secretary of

Defense Transfer Order No. 40 | App. A(82) ], July 22,

1949.

8 117. Certificate of necessity; estimate of cost.

When any department, the Supreme Court, the

Court of Claims, or the Library of Congress shall

require printing or binding to be done, It shall be

on certificate tha t such work be necessary for the

public service; whereupon the Public Printe r shall

furnis h a n estimat e of the cost by the principal items

for such printing or binding so called for, afte r which

requisitions shall be mad e upon h im therefor by the

head of such department, the clerk of the Supreme

Court, chief judge of t h e Court of Claims, or t h e

Librarian of Congress; a n d t h e Public Printe r shall

place the cost thereof to the debit of such departmen t

In its annua l appropriation for printing a n d binding.

(Jan . 12,1895, ch. 23, $ 93, 28 Stat. 623; Jun e 25,1948,

ch. 646, i 32 (a). 62 Stat. 991; May 24, 1949, ch. 139,

i 127. 63 Stat. 107.)

CHANG E o r NAM E

"Chief Justice" of the Court of Claims was changed

to "chief Judge" by act June 26, 1846, eg. Sept. 1, 1948,

as amended by act May 24, 1949.

CROSS REFERENCES

Printing for Supreme Court, see section 678 of Title 28,

Judiciary and Judicial Procedure.

1118. Restrictions on use of appropriations for printing and binding for illustrations.

No part of t h e appropriations mad e for printing

a n d binding shall be used for any Illustration, e n -

graving, or photograph In any document or report

ordered printed by Congress unless the order to print

expressly authorizes the same, nor in any document

or report of any executive departmen t or othe r Governmen t establishment until t h e hea d of the executive departmen t or Governmen t establishment shall

certify In a letter transmittin g such report tha t the

Illustration Is necessary a n d relates entirely to the

transaction of public business. (Mar. 3, 1905, ch.

1483, 1 1, 33 Stat. 1213.)

CODIFICATION

Section Is from the Sundry Civil Appropriation Act

for fiscal year 1606, act Mar. 3, 1906.

8119. Blanks and letterheads for Judges and officers

of courts.

All blanks and letterheads for use by the judges

a n d othe r officials of the United State s courts othe r

tha n such as ar e required to be paid for by any of

these officers out of the emoluments of their offices

shall be printed a t the Governmen t Printin g Office

upon forms prescribed by the Departmen t of Justice,

a n d shall be distributed by It upon requisition.

(Jan. 12, 1895. ch. 23. 5 97, 28 Stat. 624.)

CROS S REFERENCE S

Distribution of equipment and supplies by Director

of Administrative Office of United States Courts, see

section 804 ( 9) of Title 28. Judiciary and Judicial Procedure.

8120. Disposition of receipts.

CODIFICATION

Section, act July 9. 1962, ch. 698. I 101. 68 Stat. 472

(Legislative Branch Appropriation Act, 1963), which related to disposition of sums received for work done, and

of receipts from sales of waste paper and other waste

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material, and condemned property, and for loss or damage to Government property, was not repeated In the

Legislative Appropriation Act, 1054. act Aug. 1, 1953,

ch. 804, title I. 67 Stat. 318, and has been omitted from

the Code. Present provisions on the subject are covered

In section 63 of this title.

BIMTI PROVISIONS

Substantially similar provisions were contained In prior

Legislative Branch Appropriation Acts, as follows:

1951—Oct. 11, 1951, Ch. 485, 8 101, 65 Stat. 402.

1950—Sept. 6, 1950, ch. 896, ch. H, 8 101, 64 Stat. 607.

1949—June 22. 1949, ch. 235, i 101, 63 Stat. 229.

1948—June 14, 1948, ch. 467, 8 101, 62 Stat. 436.

1947—July 17, 1947, ch. 262, I 101, 61 Stat. 376.

1946—July 1, 1946, ch. 630, I 101, 60 Stat. 406.

1945—June 13, 1945, ch. 189, 8 1. 59 Stat. 257.

1944—June 26, 1944, ch. 277, title 1.8 1.58 Stat. 353.

1943—June 28. 1943, ch. 173, title I, 8 101, 57 Stat. 238.

1942—June 8, 1942, ch. 396, 6 1, 56 Stat. 848.

1941—July 1, 1941, Ch. 268. 8 1, 55 Stat. 463.

1940—June 18. 1940, ch. 396, 8 1, 84 Stat. 478.

1939—June 16, 1939, ch. 208, 8 1, 63 Stat. 838.

1988—May 17, 1938, Ch. 236. 8 1. 52 Stat. 396.

1937—May 18, 1937, Ch. 228 , 8 1, 60 Stat. 185.

1936—Apr. 17, 1936, ch. 233, 8 1, 49 Stat. 1230.

1935—July 8, 1936, Ch. 374, 8 1. 49 Stat. 475.

1934—May 30, 1934. ch. 872, 8 1, 48 Stat. 832.

1933—Feb. 28, 1933. ch. 134, 8 1, 47 Stat. 1366.

1932—June 30, 1932, ch. 314, part I, 8 1, 47 Stat. 897.

1931—Feb. 20, 1931. ch. 234, 8 1, 46 Stat. 1190.

1930—June 6, 1930, ch. 407, 8 1, 46 Stat. 820.

1929—Feb 28, 1929, ch. 367, 8 1, 45 Stat. 1401.

1928—May 14, 1928. ch. 551, 8 1, 46 Stat. 631.

1927—Feb. 23. 1927, ch. 168, 8 1 44 Stat. 1160.

1926—May 13, 1926, ch. 294. 8 1, 44 Stat. 561.

1926—Mar. 4, 1926, ch. 649, 8 1, 43 Stat. 1300.

Chapter 5.—CONGRESSIONAL PRINTING IN

GENERAL

Sec.

131. "Usual number" of documents and reports; distribution of House and Senate documents and

reports; binding; reports on private bills; number

of copies printed; distribution.

132. Extra copies of documents and reports.

133. Printing extra copies.

134. "Extra copies" defined.

135. Duplicate orders to print.

136. Regulations for printing documents for Congress In

two or more editions; printing- of full number

and allotment of full quota.

137. Reprinting bills, laws, and reports from committees

not exceeding fifty pages.

138. Senate and House documents and reports for Department of State.

139. Distribution of Government publications to the

Library of Congress.

139a. International exchange of Government publications.

140. Printing of documents not provided for by law.

141. Lapse of authority to print, when.

142. Classification and numbering of publications ordered printed by Congress; designation of publications of departments; printing of committee

hearings.

148. Binding of publications for distribution to libraries.

144. Appropriation to which coat of printing by order

of Congress chargeable.

145. Requirements of reports recommending printing

and birtdlng for Congress.

146. Stationery and blank books for Congress.

147. Journals of Houses of Congress.

148. Senate and House Manuals.

149. Congressional Directory.

150. Same; sale.

161. Memorial addresses: preparation; distribution.

162. Illustrations accompanying bound copies of memorial addresses.

153. Statement of appropriations; "usual number."

154. Printing for committees of Congress.

155. Committee reports; Indexing and binding.

Sec.

166. Reports of Librarian of Congress.

157. Distribution of documents to Members of Congress.

168. Allotments of public documents printed after expiration of term; rights of retiring Members of

Congress to documents.

159. Time for distribution of documents by members of

Congress extended.

160. Binding for Members of Congress.

161. Same: binding at expense of Members of Congress.

162. Documents and reports ordered by Members of

Congress; franks and envelopes for Members of

Congress.

163. Payment of cost of printing extracts from Congressional Record, or other documents.

164. Distribution of copies of Congressional Record, etc.,

to Governor General of Philippines.

165. Senate and House document rooms; superintendents.

166. Senate Service Department and House Folding

Room; superintendents.

167. Disposition of documents stored at Capitol.

168. Binding for Senate library.

169. Parliamentary precedents; publication and distribution.

6131. "Usual number" of documents and reports;

distribution of House and Senate documents and

reports; binding; reports on private bills; number of copies printed; distribution.

Wheneve r any documen t or report shall be ordered

printed by Congress, such order to print shall signify t h e "usual number " of copies for binding and

distribution among those entitled to receive them.

No greate r numbe r shall be printed unless ordered

by eithe r House, or as hereinafte r provided. Whe n

a special numbe r of a document or report Is ordered

printed, the usual numbe r shall also be printed,

unless already ordered. T h e usual numbe r of documents a n d reports shall be one thousand six hun -

dred and eighty-two copies, which shall be distributed as follows:

Of the House documents and reports, unbound.

To the Senat e document room, one hundre d and

fifty copies; to the office of the Secretary of the

Senate, ten copies; to t h e House document room,

not to exceed five hundre d copies; to the Clerk's

office of the House, twenty copies: to the Library

of Congress, ten copies, as provided in section 139

of this title.

Of the Senate documents and reports, unbound.

To the Senat e document room, two hundre d and

twenty copies; office of the Secretary of the Senate,

ten copies; to the House documen t room, not to exceed five hundre d copies; to t h e Clerk's office of the

House, ten copies; to the Library of Congress, ten

copies, a s provided in section 139 of this title.

Of t h e numbe r printed, the Public Printe r shall

bind a sufficient numbe r of copies, which shall be

distributed as follows:

Of the House documents and reports, bound.

To t h e Senat e library, fifteen copies; to the Library of Congress, not to exceed one hundre d and

fifty copies, as provided in section 139 of this title;

to t h e House library, fifteen copies: to the Superintenden t of Documents, as man y copies a s m a y be

required for distribution to the Stat e a n d Territorial

libraries a n d designated depositories.

Of the Senate documents and reports, bound.

To t h e Senat e library,fifteen copies; to t h e Library

of Congress, copies as provided in sections 139 and

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139a of this title; t o t h e Hous e library, fifteen

copies; to t h e Superintenden t of Documents, as

man y copies as m a y be required for distribution to

Stat e a n d Territoria l libraries and designated de -

positories. I n binding documents t h e Public Printe r

shall give precedence to those tha t ar e to be distributed to libraries a n d to designated depositories.

B u t a n y Stat e or Territorial library or designated

depository entitled to documents tha t m ay prefe r

to have its documents in unbound form, m ay do so

by notifying t h e Superintenden t of Documents to

tha t effect prior to t h e convening of each Congress.

All of t h e "usual number " shall be printed a t

one time.

T h e usual numbe r of reports on private bills, concurren t or simple resolutions, shall not be printed.

I n lieu thereof ther e shall be prlnled of each Senat e

report on a private bill, simple or concurrent resolution, thre e hundre d and forty-five copies, in addition to thos e required to be furnished the Library

of Congress, which shall be distributed as follows:

To the Senat e documen t room, two hundred and

twenty copies; to the Secretary of t h e Senate , fifteen copies; to t h e House document room, one

hundre d copies; to t h e Superintenden t of Documents, ten copies; a n d of each House report on a

private bill, simple or concurrent resolution, two

hundre d a n d sixty copies, In addition to those for

t h e Library of Congress, which shall be distributed

as follows: To the Senat e document room, one hun -

dred and thirty-five copies; to t h e Secretary of t h e

Benate, fifteen copies; to the House document room,

one hundre d copies; to t h e Superintenden t of Documents, ten copies. Nothing herein shall be construed to prevent t h e binding of all Senat e and

House reports in t h e reserve volumes bound for

and delivered to t h e Senat e and House libraries;

n or shall It operat e to abridge In any way the

right of t h e Vice President, Senators, Representa -

tives, Delegates, Resident Commissioners, Secretary

of t h e Senate , a n d Clerk of t h e House to have bound

In half morocco, or materia l not mor e expensive,

one copy of every public document to which he may

be entitled. Not less tha n twelve copies of each

report on bills for t h e paymen t or adjudication of

claims against t h e Governmen t Shall be kept on

file in the Senat e documen t room. (Jan. 12,1895, ch.

23, § 54, 28 Stat. 608; Mar. 2, 1901, No. 16, $8 1, 2,

31 Stat. 1464; Jan . 20, 1905, ch. 50, ( 1, 33 Stat. 610;

Mar. 1, 1907, ch. 2284, 5 4, 34 Stat. 1014; Jan . 15,

1908, No. 3, $ 2, 35 Stat. 566; Mar. 4, 1909, ch. 317,

35 Stat. 1067; Jun e 25. 1910, ch. 439, 36 Stat. 868;

Mar. 3, 1925, ch. 421, 53 6, 7, 43 Stat. 1106; Jun e 20,

1936, ch. 630, title IV. 5 6, 49 Stat. 1550; Proc. No.

2695, July 4, 1946, 11 P. R. 7517, 60 Stat. 1352.)

CODIFICATION

In second paragraph of this section, provision for distribution of three copies to the Governor General of the

Philippine Islands at Manila waa omitted on authority

of 1946 Proc No. 2695, which recognized the Independence

of the Philippines as of July 4. 1946. For text of Proc.

No. 2695. sec note under section 1394 of Title 22, Foreign

Relations and Intercourse.

The number of copies for distribution to the Library

of Congress were Increased by act June 20. 1936 See

sections 139 and 139a of this title.

REPEAL S

Act June 25, 1938, ch. 708, 62 Stat. 1206, amending

section 86 of this title, repealed provisions of this section inconsistent therewith to the extent of the inconsistency.

Cxoss REFERENCE S

Distribution of Government publications to Library of

Congress, see section 139 of this title.

8 132. Extr a copies of documents and reports.

Extr a copies of documents a n d reports shall be

printed promptly when t h e same shall be ready for

publication, and shall be bound in paper or cloth

a s directed by the Join t Committe e on Printing.

(Jan. 12, 1895, ch. 23, 5 73, 28 Stat. 612.)

§ 133. Printing extra copies.

Orders for printing extr a copies, otherwise tha n

herein provided for, shall be by simple, concurrent,

or joint resolution. Eithe r House m a y print extr a

copies to the amoun t of $1,200 by simple resolution;

If t h e cost exceeds tha t sum, t h e printing shall be

ordered by concurren t resolution, except when t h e

resolution is self-appropriating, when It shall be by

Joint resolution. Such resolutions, when presented

t o either House, shall be referred immediately to the

Committe e on House Administratio n of t h e House

of Representative s or t h e Committe e on Rule s and

Administration of the Senate , who, in making their

report, shall give t h e probable cost of t h e proposed

printing upon t h e estimat e of t h e Public Printer;

a n d no extr a copies shall be printed before such

committe e h a s reported : Provided, Tha t t h e printing of additional copies m a y be performed upon

orders of t h e Join t Committe e on Printin g within

a limit of $700 in cost in a n y one Instance. (Jan. 12,

1895, ch. 23, 5 2, 28 Stat. 601; Mar. 1, 1907, ch. 2284^

! 1, 34 Stat. 1013; Apr. 19, 1949, ch. 72>, 63 Stat. 48.)

AMENDMENT S

1949—Act Apr. 19. 1949, amended section by increasing

the limitation from $500 to $1200 on printing extra

copies and from $200 to $700 on printing additional

copies.

§ 134. "Extr a copies" defined.

T h e term "extr a copies" a s used in sections 132

a n d 133 of this title shall be construed to mea n copies

In addition to t h e usua l numbe r a s defined in section

131 of this title. (Jan. 12, 1895. ch. 23, § 2, 28 Stat.

601; Mar. 1, 1907, ch. 2284, J 1, 34 Stat. 1013.)

I 135. Duplicate orders to print.

T h e Public Printe r shall examin e closely the

orders of the Senat e a n d Hous e for printing, and

In case of duplication h e shall print unde r the first

order received. (Jan. 12, 1895, ch. 23. 5 53, 28 Sta t

608.)

g 136. Regulations for printing documents for Congress in two or more editions; printing of full

number and allotment of full quota.

T h e Join t Committe e on Printing is authorized

and directed to establish rules and regulations, from

time to time, which shall be observed by the Public

Printer, whereby public documents and reports

printed for Congress, or eithe r House thereof, m a y

be printed in two or mor e editions, instead of one.

to mee t the public requirements. In no case shall

the aggregate of said editions exceed t h e numbe r

of copies otherwise authorized. Nothing herein shall

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operat e to obstruc t the printing of the full numbe r

of any documen t or report, or t h e allotment of t h e

full quot a to Senators a n d Representatives, as otherwise authorized, whe n a legitimat e deman d for t h e

full complement Is known to exist. (Mar. 30, 1906,

No. 14. 34 Stat. 826.)

§137. Reprinting bills, lews, and reports from committees not exceeding fifty pages.

T h e Secretary of t h e Senat e a n d the Clerk of t h e

House of Representative s m a y order t h e reprinting

In a numbe r n o t exceeding one thousan d copies of

a n y pending bill or resolution, or any public law not

exceeding fifty pages, or any report from any committe e or congressional commission on pending legislation not accompanied by testimony or exhibits

or othe r appendices a n d not exceeding fifty pages,

when t h e supply shall have been exhausted. T h e

Public Printe r shall require each requisition for r e -

printing to cite t h e specific authority of law for

its execution. (Jan . 12, 1895, ch. 23, 6 2, 28 Stat.

601; Mar. 1.1607, ch. 2284,1 1, 34 Stat. 1012.)

§188. Senate and House documents and reports for

Department of State.

T h e Public Printe r is authorized a n d directed

to print, In addition t o t h e usua l number, a n d

furnis h t h e Departmen t of Stat e with twenty copies

of each Senat e a n d House of Representative documen t a n d report. (Feb. 7, 1896, No. 14, 29 Stat.

463.)

Csosa REFERENCES

Distribution of House and Senate documents and reports, gee sections 131, 189, and 138a of this title.

Official Register, distribution of, see section 280a of this

litis.

1189. Distribution of Government publications to the

Library of Congress.

There shall be printed a n d furnished to the

Library of Congress f o r official use In Washington,

District of Columbia, a n d for internationa l exchange

as provided in section 139a of this title, not to exceed

one hundre d a n d fifty copies of the publications

described in this section, to wit: House documents

and reports, bound; Senat e documents and reports,

bound; Senat e a n d House Journals, bound; public

bills and resolutions: t h e United State s Code and

supplements, bound; t h e Official Register of the

United States, bound; a n d all othe r publications and

map s which ar e printed, or otherwise reproduced,

unde r authority of law, upon t h e requisition of any

Congressional committee , executive department,

bureau, Independent office, establishment, commission, or officer of the Government: Provided, Tha t

confidential matter, blank forms, and circular letters

not of a public characte r shall be excepted.

I n addition to t h e foregoing, ther e shall be delivered as printed to the Library of Congress ten copies

of each House document and report, unbound; ton

copies of each Senat e document and report, u n -

bound; and ten copies of each privat e bill and resolution a n d fifty copies of the laws in slip form. (Jan .

28, 1899, No. 12, 30 Stat. 1388; Mar. 2, 1901, No. 16,

$6 1, 2, 31 Stat. 1464; Jun e 20, 1936, ch. 630, title IV,

$6,4 9 Stat. 1550.)

AMENDMENT S

1636—Act June 20, 1936, increased the amount of

publications for distribution to the Library of Congress.

CSOSS REFERENCES

Distribution of Official Register, see section 280a of this

title.

8 139a. International exchange of Government publications.

F o r t h e purpose of mor e fully carrying into cffect

the provisions of t h e convention concluded at Brussels on Marc h 15, 1886, a n d proclaimed by t h e President of t h e United State s on Januar y 15, 1889, ther e

shall be supplied to the Library of Congress not to

exceed one hundre d and twenty-five copies each of

all Government publications, including the daily and

bound copies of the Congressional Record, for distribution, throug h t h e Smithsonia n Institution, to

such foreign governments am m a y agree to send to

t h e United State s similar publications of their governments for delivery to t h e Library of Congress.

(Mar. 2, 1901, No. 16, $ 3, 31 Stat. 1465; Mar. 3. 1925.

ch. 421, S 7. 43 Stat. 1106; Jun e 20, 1936, ch. 630, title

IV, 8 6, 49 Stat. 1550.)

AMENDMENT S

1936—Act June 20. 1936. Increased the amount of publications for distribution to the Library of Congress.

6 140. Printing of documents not provided for by law.

Eithe r House m a y order the printing of a documen t not already provided for by law, but only when

t h e same shall be accompanied by an estimate from

t h e Public Printe r a s to t h e probable cost thereof.

Any executive department, bureau, board, or Independen t office of the Governmen t submitting reports

or documents in response to inquiries from Congress

shall submit therewith an estimat e of the probable

cost of printing to the usual number. Nothing in

this section relating to estimate s shall apply to

reports or documents not exceeding fifty pages.

(Jan. 12, 1R95, ch. 23, S 2, 28 Stat. 601; Mar. 1.1907,

Ch. 2284, | 1, 84 Stat. 1013.)

6 141. Lapse of authority to print, when.

I n the printing of any document or report, or any

publication authorized by law to be printed, for distribution by Congress, the whole numbe r of copies

of which shall not have been ordered within two years

from the dat e of the original order, t h e authority to

print shall lapse, except as orders for subsequent editions m a y be approved by the Join t Committe e on

Printing, a n d then In no Instance shall the whole

numbe r exceed t h e numbe r originally authorized by

law. (Mar. 1, 1907, ch. 2284, 5 5. 34 Stat. 1014.)

6142. Classification and numbering of publications

ordered printed by Congress; designation of publications of departments; printing of committee

hearings.

Publications ordered printed by Congress, or either

House thereof, shall be in four series, namely : One

series of reports mad e by t h e committee s of the Senate, to be known as Senat e reports; one series of re -

ports mad e by t h e committee s of the House of Representatives, to be known as House reports; one series

of documents other tha n reports of committees, the

orders for printing which originate in the Senate,

to be known as Senat e documents, and one series of

documents othe r tha n committe e reports, the orders

for printing which originate in the House of Repre -

sentatives, to be known a s House documents. The

publications In each series shall be consecutively

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numbered, the numbers In each series continuing in

unbroken sequence throughout the entire term of a

Congress, but the foregoing provisions shall not apply

to t h e documents printed for the use of the Senat e

in executive session. Of the "usual number" , the

copies which ar e intended for distribution to Stat e

and Territorial libraries and othe r designated depositories of all annua l or serial publications originating

in or prepared by a n executive department, bureau,

office, commission, or board shall n o t be numbere d

in t h e documen t or report series of eithe r House of

Congress, but shall be designated by title and bound

a s hereinafte r provided, a n d the departmenta l edition, if any, shall be printed concurrently with t h e

"usual number. " Hearings of committees m a y be

printed as congressional documents only when specifically ordered by Congress or either House thereof.

(Jan . 15, 1908, No. 3, § 1, 35 Stat. 565.)

8143. Binding of publications for distribution to

libraries.

In the binding of congressional documents and reports for distribution by the Superintendent of Documents to Stat e and Territoria l libraries and othe r

designated depositories, every publication of sufficient

size on any one subject shall be bound separately

a n d receive t h e title suggested by the subject of t h e

volume, a n d t h e others shall be distributed in u n -

bound form a s soon as printed. T h e Public Printe r

shall supply the Superintendent of Documents sufficient voples of those publications distributed in u n -

bound form, to be bound and distributed to the Stat e

and Territorial libraries and othe r designated depositories for their permanen t files. T h e library edition, as well as all othe r bound sets of congressional

numbered documents and reports, shall be arranged

in volumes a n d bound in the manne r directed by t h e

Joint Committe e on Printing. (Jan. 15, 1908, No. 3,

I 2, 35 Stat. 566.)

S144. Appropriation to which cost of printing by

order of Congress chargeable.

T h e cost of t h e printing of any document or report

printed by order of Congress which cannot, unde r

the provisions of section 214 of this title, be properly

charged to any othe r appropriation or allotment of

appropriation already made , shall, upon order of the

Joint Committe e on Printing, be charged to t h e allotment of appropriation for printing and binding

for Congress. (Jan. 12, 1695, ch. 23, { 2, 26 Stat. 601;

Mar. 1, 1907, ch. 2284, I 1, 34 Stat. 1013.)

§ 145. Requirements of reports recommending printing and binding for Congress.

CODIFICATION

Section, act July 1, 1816, ch. 209. I 1, 39 Stat. 330; act

Mar. 4. 1926. ch 549 . 5 1. 43 Stat. 1299. was limited to the

various appropriations of which It was a part. A similar

provision appeared In act June 18, 1940. ch. 396 64 Stat

478.

§ 146. Stationery and blank books for Congress.

Stationery, blank books, tables, forms, and othe r

necessary papers preparatory to congressional legislation, required for t h e official use of the Senat e a n d

the House of Representatives, or the committees and

officers thereof, shall be furnished by the Public

Printe r upon requisition of the Secretary of the

Senat e and t h e Clerk of t h e House of Representa -

tives, respectively. This shall not operate to prevent

the purchas e by the officers of the Senat e and House

of Representatives of such stationery and blank books

as may be necessary for sale to Senators and Members in the stationery rooms of the two Houses as

provided by law. (Jan . 12, 1895, ch. 23, 8 2, 28 Stat.

601; Mar. 1, 1907, ch. 2284, $ 1, 34 Stat. 1013.)

§ 147. Journals of Houses of Congress.

Ther e shall be printed of the Journals of the Sen -

a t e and House of Representative s eight hundre d and

twenty-two copies, which shall be distributed as follows: To the Senat e document room, ninety copies

for distribution to Senators, and twenty-five additional copies; to the Senat e library, ten copies; to t h e

House document room, thre e hundred a n d sixty copies for distribution to Members, a n d twenty-five

additional copies; to t h e Departmen t of State, four

copies; to t h e Superintenden t of Documents, one

hundred and forty-fou r copies to be distributed to

thre e libraries in each of the State s a n d Territories

to be designated by t h e Superintendent of Documents; to the Court of Claims, two copies; and to

the library of the House of Representatives, ten

copies. T h e remaining numbe r of t h e Journals of

the Senat e and House of Representatives, consisting

of twenty-five copies, shall be furnished to t h e Secretary of the Senat e a n d the Clerk of the House of

Representatives, respectively, a s t h e necessities of

their respective offices m a y require, as rapidly a s

signatures ar e completed for such distribution. (Jan.

12, 1895, ch. 23, 8 57, 28 Stat. 609; Mar. 2, 1901, No.

16, «i 1. 2, 31 6tat. 1464.)

REPEAL S

Act June 26, 1938, ch 708, 62 Stat. 1206, amending section 86 of this title, repealed provision! of this section

Inconsistent therewith to the extent of the inconsistency.

CROSS REFERENCE S

Journals of Houses of Congress, distribution: to Library

of Congress, see sections 139 and 138a of this title; to

National Archives, see section 216a of this title.

8 148. Senate and House Manuals.

Of the Senat e Manua l and of t h e Digest and Man -

ual of the House of Representatives, each House shall

print as man y copies a s It shall desire, even though

t h e cost exceed $500. (Jan. 12. 1895, ch. 23, 1 73,

28 Stat. 617.)

8 146. Congressional Directory.

Ther e shall be prepared unde r t h e direction of the

Join t Committe e on Printing a Congressional Directory, of which ther e shall be thre e editions during

each long session and two editions during each short

session of Congress. H i e first edition shall be distributed to Senators, Representatives, Delegates, the

principal officers of Congress, a n d head s of departments on the first day of the session, and shall be

ready for distribution to others within one week

thereafter. T h e numbe r a n d distribution of such

directory shall be unde r the control of t h e Joint

Committe e on Printing. Official correspondence

concerning t h e directory m a y be h a d in penalty e n -

velopes unde r the direction of t h e Join t Committee.

All copies delivered to Senators a n d Representatives

for distribution shall be bound in cloth. (Jan . 12,

1895, ch. 23, $ 73, 28 Stat. 617; July 1, 1902, ch. 1351,

32 Stat. 583.)
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SHOR T SESSIO N o r CONGRESS

The short or "lame duck" session of Congress was

eliminated by Amendment XX to the United States

Constitution.

g 150. Same ; sale.

T h e Public Printer, unde r the direction of t h e

Joint Committee , m a y print for sale, at a price sufficient to reimburse t h e expense of such printing, t h e

curren t Congressional Directory. T h e money derived

from such sales shall be paid into t h e Treasury a n d

accounted for in his annua l report to Congress, a n d

no sales shall be mad e on credit. (Jan . 12, 1895, ch.

23, 6 40, 28 Stat. 607.)

CROSS RDTRKNCE S

Charge* and fees for printing for sale to public, see

section 73a of this title.

§ 151. Memorial addresses; preparation; distribution.

Afte r t h e final adjournmen t of each session of

Congress, ther e shall be compiled, prepared, printed

with illustrations, and bound in cloth in one volume,

in such style, form, a n d manne r as m a y be directed

by the Joint Committe e on Printing, without extr a

compensation to a n y employee therefor, t h e legislative proceedings of Congress a n d the exercises a t t h e

general memoria l services held in t h e House of Rep -

resentatives during each session relative to the deat h

of any Membe r of Congress, together with all memo -

rial addresses and eulogies published in the Congressional Record during the same session of Congress in connection therewith, and such othe r matte r

a s t h e committe e m a y consider relevant thereto; and

ther e shall be printed as man y copies as m a y be re -

quired to supply the total quantity hereinafte r provided, of which numbe r fifty copies, bound in full

morocco, with gilt edges, suitably lettered as may be

requested, shall be delivered to the family of the

deceased, a n d t h e remaining copies shall be distributed as follows:

Of all eulogies on deceased Members of Congress

ther e shall be delivered, throug h t h e Postmaste r

of each House, to t h e Vice President and each Sen -

ator, Representative , Delegate, a n d Resident Commissioner in Congress, one copy.

Of the eulogies on deceased Senators ther e shall

be furnished two hundre d a n d fifty copies for each

Senator of t h e Stat e represented by t h e deceased

a n d twenty copies f o r each Representative there -

from.

Of the eulogies on deceased Representatives. Delegates, a n d Resident Commissioners ther e shall be

furnished two hundre d a n d fifty copies for t h e successor in office of t h e deceased Member; twenty

copies for each of t h e othe r Representatives, Delegates, or Resident Commissioners of t h e State ,

Territory, or insula r possession represented by t h e

deceased, a n d twenty copies for each Senato r there -

from. T h e "usual number " of memoria l addresses

shall not be printed. (Aug. 23, 1894, ch. 307, 28

Stat. 447; Jan . 12, 1895, ch. 23, § 73, 28 Stat. 616;

Jun e 20, 1936, ch. 630, title I, 6 1, 49 Stat. 1545.)

AMENDMENT S

1036—Act June 20. 1936, amended section to change

the manner of distribution of the eulogies.

CROSS REFERENCE S

Illustrations accompanying copies, see section 163 of

this title.

§152. Illustrations accompanying bound copies of

memorial addresses.

T h e Illustrations to accompany bound copies of

memorial addresses delivered in Congress shall be

mad e a t the Bureau of Engraving and Printin g

a n d paid for out of t h e appropriation for tha t bureau. or, in the discretion of the Join t Committe e on

Printing, shall be obtained elsewhere by the Public

Printe r and charged to the allotment for printing

a n d binding for Congress. (Mar. 4, 1921, ch. 161,

$ 1, 41 Stat. 1431.)

g 153. Statement of appropriations; "usual number."

Of the statements of appropriations required to

be prepared by section 105 of Title 2, ther e shall be

printed, afte r t h e close of each regular session of

Congress, t h e usual numbe r of copies. (Mar. 3,

1895, ch. 189, 5 1, 28 Stat. 958.)

8 154. Printing for committees of Congress.

No committe e of Congress shall be empowered to

procure the printing of mor e tha n one thousan d

copies of any hearing or othe r document, which shall

be german e thereto, for its use except by simple,

concurrent, or Joint resolution, as provided in this

chapter. (Jan . 12, 1895, ch. 23, § 2. 28 Stat. 601;

Mar. 1, 1907, ch. 2284, $ 1, 34 Stat. 1012.)

8 155. Committee reports; indexing and binding.

T h e Secretary of t h e Senat e a n d Clerk of the

House shall procure a n d file for t h e use of their re -

spective Houses copies of all reports mad e by committees, a n d they ar e directed a t t h e close of each

session of Congress to cause such reports to be

Indexed and bound, one copy to be deposited in the

library of each House a n d one copy in the room of

t h e committe e from which the reports emanate .

(Jan. 12, 1895, ch. 23, 6 83, 28 Stat. 622.)

8 156. Reports of Librarian of Congress.

Of the annua l and special reports of the Librarian

of Congress submitted to Congress, ther e shall be

printed and bound in cloth five thousand copies for

t h e use of the Library of Congress. (Feb. 24, 1904,

No. 8, 33 Stat, 583.)

§ 157. Distribution of documents to Members of Congress.

Wheneve r In t h e division amon g Senators,

Representatives, and Delegates of documents printed

for t h e use of Congress ther e shall be an apportionmen t to each or eithe r House in round numbers, the

Public Printe r shall not deliver the full numbe r so

accredited a t t h e Senat e Service Departmen t and

House Folding Room, but only t h e largest multiple

of t h e numbe r constituting t h e full membershi p of

each or either House, Including the Secretary and

Sergean t a t Arms of t h e Senat e a n d Clerk. Sergeant

a t Arms, a n d Doorkeeper of t h e House, which shall

be contained in t h e roun d numbers thu s accredited

t o each or either House, so tha t the numbe r delivered

shall divide evenly and without remainde r among

t h e Members of t h e Hous e to which they ar e delivered: and t h e remainde r of t h e documents thus

resulting sha II be turned over to t h e Superintendent

of Documents, to be distributed by him, first, to

public a n d school libraries for the purpose of completing broken sets; second, to public a n d school

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libraries tha t hav e n o t been supplied with a n y portions of such sets, and, lastly, by sale t o othe r persons; said libraries to be name d to h im by Senators,

Representatives, a n d Delegates in Congress; a n d in

this distribution t h e Superintenden t of Documents

shall see tha t a s f;tr a s practicabl e a n equal allowanc e is mad e to each Senator, Representative , a n d

Delegate. (Jan. 12, 1895, ch. 23. $ 68, 28 Stat. 612;

Apr. 6. 1904, ch. 862, 33 Stat. 159; July 2, 1954, ch.

455, title I, 5 101. 68 Stat. 397.)

CODIFICATION

"Senate Service Department and House Folding Room"

was substituted for "respective folding rooms" In view

of act July 2. 1954, which redesignated the Senate Folding Room as the Senate Service Department.

CHANC E o r NAM E

Act July 2, 1954, provided In part tha t "hereafter"

the Senate Folding Room should M known as the Senate

Service Department.

§ 158. Allotments of public documents printed afte r

expiration of term; rights of retiring Members of

Congress to documents.

T h e Congressional allotment of public documents

(except the Congressional Record) printed afte r t h e

expiration of the term of office of the Vice President

of the United States, or any Senator, Representa -

tive, Delegate, or Resident Commissioner shall be

delivered to his or he r successor in office.

T h e Vice President of the United State s a n d any

Senator, Representative, Delegate, or Resident Commissioner in Congress, having public documents to

his credit a t the expiration of his term of office shall

take t h e same prior to t h e 30th day of Jun e next

following the dat e of such expiration, and if he shall

not do so within such period he shall forfeit them

to his or he r successor in office. (Jan . 12, 1895, ch.

23, 8 72, 28 Stat. 612; Mar. 18. 1924, ch. 60, 43 Stat.

24; Jun e 18, 1934, ch. 606, : 1,48 Stat. 1017.)

AMENDMENT S

1934—Act June 18, 1934, amended section to Include

the Vice-President and the Resident Commissioner.

6 159. Time for distribution of documents by Members

of Congress extended.

T h e time allowed Members of Congress reelected

to distribute public documents to their credit, or

t h e credit of their respective districts in the Interior

or othe r Departments and bureau*: and In t h e Governmen t Printing Office, shall cui 'inue during their

successive terms and until their right to fran k documents shall end. (June 4, 1897, ch. 2, 6 1, 30 Stat.

62.)

§ 160. Binding for Members of Congress.

Eac h Senato r and Representative shall be entitled

to the binding in half morocco, or materia l not more

expensive, of but one copy of each public document

to which h e may be entitled, an account of which,

with each Senato r and Representative, shall be kept

by the Secretary of the Senat e and Clerk of the

House, respectively. (Jan . 12, 1895, ch. 23, $ 2, 28

Stat. 601; Mar. 1, 1907, ch. 2284, S 1, 34 Stat. 1013.)

§161. Same ; binding at expense of Members of Congress.

H i e Public Printe r is authorized to bind a t t h e

Governmen t Printin g Office any books, maps, charts,

or documents published by authority of Congress,

upon application of a n y Membe r of the Senat e or

House of Representatives, upon paymen t of the

actual cost of such binding. (Dec. 10, 1877, ch. 6,

20 Stat. 5.)

g 162. Documents and reports ordered by Members of

Congress; franks and envelopes for Members of

Congress.

Documents a n d reports of committee s with the

evidence and papers submitted therewith, or a n y

part thereof ordered printed by Congress, m ay be

reprinted by the Public Printe r on order of a n y

Membe r of Congress or Delegate, on prepaymen t of

the cost thereof.

He m a y also furnis h without cost to Senators,

Members, a n d Delegates blank frank s printed on

sheets a n d perforated, or singly a t the option of

said Senators, Members, a n d Delegates, for public

documents. Prank s so furnishe d shall contain In

the uppe r left-han d corner thereof t h e following

words, to wit: "Public document. Free. United

State s Senat e (or House of Representatives U. 8.) "

a n d in uppe r right-han d corne r the letters "U. 8. 8. "

or "M. C." But he shall not prin t any othe r words

thereon except wher e it m ay be desirable to affix

t h e official title of a document. All othe r words

printed thereon shall be a t t h e personal expense

of the Senator, Member, or Delegate ordering t h e

same.

At t h e request of a n y Congressman the Public

Printe r Is authorized to prin t upon frank s or e n -

velopes used for mailing public documents or seed

the facsimile stamp of said Congressman and a

special request for retur n if not called for, and the

name of the Stat e a n d county a n d city. Said Congressman to deposit with his order the extr a expense

involved in printing these additional words.

T h e Public Printe r m a y also, a t t h e request of

any Senator, Representative , or Delegate in Congress, print on envelopes authorized to be furnished

the name of the Senator, Representative or Delegate, a n d State , t h e date , a n d the topic or subject

matter, not exceeding twelve words.

All moneys accruing unde r this section shall be

deposited by the Public Printe r in the Treasury of

t h e United State s to t h e credit on the books of the

Treasury Departmen t of the appropriation made

f o r the working capital of t h e Governmen t Printing

Office for the yea r in which the work is done, a n d

accounted for in his annua l report to Congress.

(Jan. 12, 1895, ch. 23, I 37, 28 Stat. 606; Mar. 2,

1895. ch. 189, 6 1, 28 Stat. 961; Jan . 30, 1904, ch. 39, 33

Stat. 9; Mar. 4, 1925, ch. 549, 5 1. 43 Stat. 1300.)

8 163. Payment of cost of printing extracts from Congressional Record, or other documents.

In case any Senator, Representative, or Delegate

shall fail to pay the cost of printing extracts from

t h e Congressional Record or othe r documents ordered by him to be printed, the Public Printe r shall

certify the amoun t due to the Sergeant a t Arms of

the House or t h e financial clerk of the Senate , as

the case may be, and the Sergeant a t Arms or financial clerk shall deduct from a n y salary due the said

delinquent the said amount, or a s muc h thereof a s

the salary due may cover, a n d pay the amoun t so

obtained to the Public Printer, to be applied by him

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to t h e satisfaction of t h e Indebtedness. (Mar. 4,

1911, ch. 285, 1 1, 36 Stat. 1446.)

1164. Distribution of copies of Congressional Record,

etc , to Governor General of Philippines.

CODIFICATION

Section, act Mar. 4. 1909, ch. 317, 35 Stat. 1067, was

omitted on authority of 1946 Proc. No. 2698, etf. July 4,

1946.11 P. R. 7517, 80 Stat. 1352, Issued pursuant to section

1394 of Title 22. which proclamation recognized the

Independence of the Philippines as of July 4, 1916. For

text of Proc. No. 2695, see note under section 1394 of Title

22, Foreign Relations and Intercourse.

6165. Senat e and House document rooms; superintendents.

Ther e shall be one documen t room of t h e Senat e

a n d one of t h e House of Representatives, to be designated , respectively, t h e "Senat e a n d Hous e documen t room. " Eaclh shall be in charge of a superintendent. who shall be appointed by t h e Secretary of

t h e Senat e a n d t h e Doorkeeper of t h e House, respectively, who shall also appoint t h e necessary numbe r

of assistants. T h e Senat e document room shall be

unde r t h e Jurisdiction of t h e Secretary of the Senate .

(Jan . 12.1895, ch. 23, I 60, 28 Stat. 610; Mar. 3,1901.

ch. 830, | 1. 31 Stat. 962.)

1166. Senate Service Department and House Folding

Room; superintendents.

Ther e shall be a Senat e Service Departmen t a n d

one folding room of t h e House of Representatives.

They shall be In charge of superintendents, appointed

respectively by t h e Sergeant a t Arms of t h e Senat e

a n d Doorkeeper of t h e House, who shall also appoint

t h e necessary assistants. All reports or documents

t o be distributed for Senators, Representatives, a n d

Delegates shall be folded a n d distributed from t h e

Senat e Service Departmen t a n d Hous e Folding

Room, unless otherwis e ordered a n d each Senator,

Representative , a n d Delegate shall be notified in

writing onc e every sixty days of t h e numbe r a n d

characte r of publications on han d a n d assigned to

h im for use a n d distribution. (Jan . 12, 1895, ch.

23, i 71, 28 Stat. 612; Jul y 2, 1954, ch. 455, title I.

I 101, 68 Stat. 397.

CODIFICATION

"A Senate Service Department" was substituted for

"one folding room of the Senate", and "Senate Service

Department and House Folding Room" was substituted

for "folding rooms" In view of act July 2, 1954, which

redesignated the Senate Folding Room as the Senate

Service Department.

CHANO E O F NAM E

Act July 2, 1964, provided In part that "hereafter" the

Senate Folding Room should be known as the Senate

Service Department.

1167. Disposition of documents stored at Capitol.

T h e Secretary a n d Sergeant a t Arms of the Senat e

a n d the Clerk and Doorkeeper of t h e House of Rep -

resentatives shall a t t h e convening in regular session

of each successive Congress cause an Invoice to be

mad e of all public documents stored in and about the

Capitol, othe r tha n those belonging to the quota of

Members of such Congress, to t h e Library of Con -

gress a n d the Senat e a n d House libraries a n d documen t rooms, and all such documents shall by the

superintendents, respectively, of t h e Senat e Service

Departmen t a n d House Folding Room be put to the

credit of Senators, Representatives, a n d Delegates of

such Congress, in quantitie s equal in t h e numbe r of

volumes a n d a s nearly a s possible in value, to each

Membe r of Congress, and said documents shall be

distributed upon the orders of Senators, Representa -

tives, a n d Delegates, each of whom shall be supplied

by the superintendents of t h e Senat e Service Departmen t a n d House Folding Room with a list of the

numbe r a n d characte r of the publications thu s put to

his credit, but before said apportionmen t is made

copies of a n y of thes e documents desired for the use

of committee s of the Senat e or House shall be delivered to t h e chairma n of such committees. Four

copies of eac h a n d all leather-boun d documents shall

be reserved a n d carefully stored, to be used in sup -

plying deficiencies In the Senat e a n d Hous e libraries

caused by wea r or loss. (Jan . 12, 1895, ch. 23, f 63,

28 Stat. 611; Jul y 2, 1954, ch. 455, title I, i 101, 68

Stat. 397.)

CODIFICATION

"Senate Service Department and House Folding Room"

was substituted for "Senate and House folding rooms",

and "superintendents of the Senate Service Department

and House Folding Room" was substituted for "superintendents of the folding rooms" In view of act July

2, 1954, which redesignated the Senate Folding Room

as the Senate Service Department.

CHANG S O F NAM E

Act July 2, 1954, provided In part that "hereafter" the

Senate Folding Room should be known as the Senate

Service Department.

§ 168. Binding for Senate library.

T h e Secretary of t h e Senat e is authorized to

mak e requisition upon t h e Public Printe r for the

binding for t h e Senat e library of such books as he

m a y deem necessary at a cost not to exceed $200

per year. (Mar. 2, 1895, ch. 189, 1 1, 28 Stat. 958.)

1169. Parliamentary precedents; publication and distribution.

CODIFICATION

Section, acts Mar. 1, 1921, ch. 89, I 1, 41 Stat. 1181; Aug.

2, 1936. ch. 426, 49 Stat. 609. provided for the publication

and distribution of Hinds' Parliamentary Precedents of

the House of Representatives of the United States, revised

up to and Including the Seventy-third Congress.

Chapter 6.—CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, BILLS,

Bee.

A N D LAW S

181. Congressional Record; arrangement, style, contents,

and Indexes.

182. Same; Indexes.

182a. Same; daily and permanent forms.

182b. Same; illustrations; maps; diagrams.

182c. Same; additional Insertions.

183. Same: gratuitous copies; delivery; subscriptions.

184. Repealed.

186. Congressional Record; extracts for Congressmen:

mailing envelopes.

186. Repealed.

187. Congressional Record; exchange for Parliamentary

Hansard.

188. Same: sale.

189. Bills and resolutions: number and distribution.

189a. Same; style and form; authority of Joint Committee

on Printing.

190. Binding sets of bills and resolutions for Congress.

191. Public and private laws, postal conventions, and

treaties.

191a. Copies of Acts furnished to printer.

192. Printing acts, resolutions, and treaties.

193. Printing of postal conventions.

194—196. Repealed.

196a. Statutes at Large; distribution.

197. Same; marginal references.

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§ 181. Congressional Record; arrangement, style, contents, and indexes.

T h e Join t Committe e on Printin g shall hav e control of t h e arrangemen t and style of t h e Con -

gressional Record, a n d while providing tha t It shall

be substantially a verbatim report of proceedings,

shall tak e all needed action for t h e reduction of

unnecessary bulk, a n d shall provide for t h e publication of a n index of t h e Congressional Record

semimonthly during t h e sessions of Congress and

a t t h e close thereof. (Jan . 12, 1895, ch. 23, 8 13,

28 Stat. 603.)

§ 182. Same; indexes.

T h e Join t Committe e on Printin g shall designate

to t h e Public Printe r competent persons to prepar e

t h e semimonthly a n d the session index to the Congressional Record a n d shall fix and regulate t h e

compensation to bo paid by t h e Public Printe r for

t h e said work a n d direct t h e form a n d manne r of

Its publication a n d distribution. (Jan . 12, 1895,

ch. 23, 6 14, 28 Stat. 603; Jun e 20, 1936, ch. 630,

title II, f 2, 49 Stat. 1546.)

8 182a. Same; daily and permanent forms.

T h e public proceedings of each House of Con -

gress, as reported by the Official Reporters thereof,

shall be printed In t h e Congressional Record, which

shall be Issued in dally form during each session

and shall be revised, printed, a n d bound promptly,

a s m a y be directed by t h e Join t Committe e on

Printing, In permanen t form, for distribution during

a n d afte r the close of each session of Congress.

T h e dally and t h e permanen t Record shall bea r

t h e same date, which shall be tha t of t h e actual

day's proceedings reported therein. T h e "usua l

number " of t h e Congressional Record shall not be

printed. (Jan . 12, 1895, ch. 23, 6 14, as added Jun e

20. 1936, ch. 630, title H. 1 2, 49 Stat. 1546.)

§ 182b. Same; illustrations; maps; diagrams.

No maps, diagrams, or illustrations m a y be Inserted in t h e Record without t h e approval of t h e

Join t Committe e on Printing. (Jan . 12, 1895, ch.

23, 6 14, a s added Jun e 20. 1936, ch. 630, title n , I 2,

49 Stat. 1546.)

6 182c. Same; additional insertions.

T h e Join t Committe e on Printin g is authorized

a n d directed to provide for printing In t h e Dally Rec -

ord t h e legislative program for t h e day, togethe r with

a list of congressional committe e meetings a n d hearings. and t h e place of meeting a n d subject matter;

a n d to cause a brief r6sum6 of congressional activities for the previous day to be incorporated in

t h e Record, togethe r with a n index of Its contents.

Suc h dat a shall be prepared unde r t h e supervision of

t h e Secretary of t h e Senat e a n d t h e Clerk of t h e

House of Representatives, respectively. (Aug. 2,

1946. ch. 753. title II, I 221, 60 Stat. 837.)

Emcnv i DATE

Section as effective August 2. 1046, see note set out

under section 73a of Title 2. The Congress.

§ 183. Same; gratuitous copies; delivery; subscriptions.

T h e Public Printe r shall furnis h t h e Congressional

Record a s follows a n d shall furnis h gratuitously n o

others in addition thereto :

Of t h e bound edition to t h e Senat e Service De -

partmen t five copies f o r t h e Vice President and each

Senator; to t h e Secretary a n d Sergean t a t Arms of

t h e Senate , each, two copies, a n d to t h e Join t Committe e on Printin g n o t to exceed one hundre d copies;

to t h e folding room of t h e Hous e of Representative s

thre e copies for each Representative , Delegate, a n d

Resident Commissione r In Congress, a n d to t h e

Clerk, Sergean t a t Arms, a n d Doorkeeper of t h e

House of Representatives, each, two copies.

Of the dally edition to the Vice President a n d each

Senator, one hundre d copies; to the Secretary a n d

Sergeant a t Arms of the Senate , each, twenty-five

copies; to the Secretary, f o r official use, not to exceed

thirty-flve copies, a n d to the Sergean t a t Arms for

use on the floor of t h e Senate , not to exceed fifty

copies.

To each Representative, Delegate, a n d Resident

Commissioner in Congress, sixty-eight copies; to the

Clerk, Sergeant a t Arms, a n d Doorkeeper of the

Houi.v of Representatives, each, twenty-flve copies;

to the Clerk, for official use, not to exceed fifty copies,

a n d to the Doorkeeper for use on the floor of the

House of Representatives, not to exceed seventy-flve

copies.

To t h e Vice President and each Senator, Repre -

sentative. Delegate, a n d Resident Commissioner in

Congress, ther e shall also be furnished (and shall not

be transferable ) thre e copies of the dally Record,

of which one shall be delivered a t his residence, one

a t his office, and one a t the Capitol.

I n addition to t h e foregoing t h e Congressional

Record shall also be furnished as follows:

Ther e shall be printed a n d held In reserve by the

Public Printer, in unstitched form, as man y copies

of the daily Record as m a y be required to supply a

semimonthly edition, which shall be bound In pape r

cover togethe r with each semimonthly index when

t h e same Is Issued a n d shall the n be delivered

promptly as hereinafte r provided.

To each committe e a n d commission of Congress,

one daily a n d one semimonthly copy.

To each Joint committe e a n d Joint commission In

Congress, as m a y be designated by the Joint Committee on Printing, two copies of t h e dally, one semimonthl y copy, a n d one bound copy.

To the Secretary a n d the Sergeant a t Arms of the

Senate , for office use, each, six semimonthly copies.

To t h e Clerk. Sergeant a t Arms, a n d Doorkeeper uf

the House, f o r office use, each, six semimonthly

copies.

To the Join t Committe e on Printing, ten semimonthly copies.

To the Vice President a n d each Senator, Repre -

sentative, Delegate, a n d Resident Commissioner In

Congress, one semimonthly copy.

To the President of the United States, for t h e use

of the Executive Office, ten copies of the dally, two

semimonthly copies, and one bound copy.

To the Chief Justic e of t h e United State s a n d each

of the Associate Justices of the Supreme Court of

the United States, one copy of t h e dally.

To the offices of t h e marsha l a n d clerk of t h e

Supreme Court of t h e United States, each, two copies

of the dally a n d one semimonthly copy.

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To the offices of t h e Vice President and the Speake r

of the House of Representatives, each, six copies of

t h e dally a n d one semimonthly copy.

To t h e Sergean t a t Arms, t h e Chaplain, t h e Postmaster, t h e superintenden t a n d t h e forema n of t h e

Senat e Service Departmen t a n d of t h e folding room

of t h e House of Representatives, respectively; to t h e

Secretarie s to t h e Majorit y a n d t h e Minority of t h e

Senate , a n d t o t h e Doorkeepe r of t h e House of Rep -

resentatives, each, one copy of t h e daily.

To the office of t h e Parliamentaria n of t h e House

of Representatives, six copies of t h e daily, one semimonthl y copy, a n d two bound copies.

To t h e offices of t h e Official Reporters of Debate s

of the Senat e a n d House of Representatives, respectively. each, fifteen copies of t h e dally, one semimonthl y copy, a n d thre e bound copies.

To t h e office of t h e stenographers to committee s of

t h e House of Representatives, four copies of t h e

daily a n d one semimonthly copy.

To t h e office of t h e Congressional Record Index,

ten copies of t h e daily and two semimonthly copies.

To t h e offices of t h e superintendents of t h e Senat e

a n d House documen t rooms, each, thre e copies of

t h e dally, one semimonthly copy, a n d one bound

copy.

To the offices of the superintendents of the Senat e

a n d House press galleries, each, two copies of the

dally, one semimonthly copy, a n d one bound copy.

To t h e offices of t h e Legislative Counsel of t h e

Senat e a n d House of Representatives, respectively,

a n d t h e Architect of the Capital, 1each, thre e copies

of t h e dally, one semimonthl y copy, a n d one bound

copy.

To the Library of Congress for official use in Wash -

ington, District of Columbia, a n d for Internationa l

exchange , as provided in sections 139 a n d 13Ba of

this title, n o t to exceed one hundre d a n d forty-five

copies of t h e daily, five semimonthly copies, a n d

one hundre d a n d fifty bound copies.

To t h e library of t h e Senate , thre e copies of t h e

dally, two semimonthly copies, a n d not to exceed

fifteen bound copies.

To t h e library of t h e House of Representatives,

five copies of t h e dally, two semimonthly copies,

a n d not to exceed twenty-eight bound copies, of

which eight copies m a y be bound In such style a n d

manne r a s m a y be approved by t h e Join t Committe e

on Printing.

To t h e library of t h e Supreme Court of t h e United

States, two copies of t h e dally, two semimonthly

copies, a n d not to exceed five bound copies.

To t h e Public Printe r for official use, n o t to exceed

seventy-five copies of t h e dally, ten semimonthly

copies, a n d two bound copies.

To t h e Director of t h e Botani c Garden , two copies

of t h e dally a n d one semimonthly copy.

To t h e Nationa l Archives, five copies of the dally,

two semimonthly copies, a n d two bound copies.

To t h e library of each executive department, inde -

penden t office, a n d establishment of t h e Govern -

men t now In Washington , District of Columbia, or

which hereafte r m a y be created, except thos e designate d a s depository libraries, a n d to t h e libraries

of t h e municipa l government of t h e District of

1

So In original. Probably should read "Capitol".

Columbia, t h e Naval Observatory, and the Smith -

sonian Institution, each, two copies of t h e daily, one

semimonthly copy, a n d one bound copy.

To t h e offices of the Governors of Alaska, Hawaii,

Puert o Rico, Guam, and t h e Virgin Islands, each, five

copies in bot h daily and bound form.

To t h e office of t h e Governor of t h e Cana l Zone,

five copies in both daily and bound form.

To each ex-President a n d ex-Vice President of

t h e United States, one copy of t h r daily.

To t h e governor of each State , one copy in both

daily and bound form.

To the United State s Soldiers' Home and to each

of the National Homes for Disabled Volunteer Soldiers, and to each of the Stat e soldiers' home s now

established or which hereafte r m a y be created for

eithe r Federa l or Confederat e soldiers, one copy of

t h e dally.

To t h e Superintenden t of Documents, as man y

dally a n d bound copies as m ay be required for distribution to depository libraries.

To the Departmen t of State , not to exceed one

hundre d a n d fifty copies of the daily, for distribution to each of our embassies and legations abroad,

a n d to t h e principal consular offices in t h e discretion of the Secretary of State .

To each foreign legation In Washington whose

government extends a like courtesy to our embassies a n d legations abroad, one copy of the daily, to

be furnished upon requisition of a n d sent through

the Secretary of State .

To each newspaper correspondent whose name

appears In t h e Congressional Directory, a n d who

make s application therefor, for his personal use and

tha t of the pape r or papers h e represents, one copy

of t h e dally a n d one copy of the bound, the same

to be sent to the office address of each membe r of the

press or elsewhere a s he m a y direct; Provided, however, Tha t not t o exceed four copies In all shall be

furnishe d to members of the same press bureau.

All copies of the daily edition shall, unless otherwise directed by the Join t Committe e on Printing,

be supplied and delivered promptly on the day afte r

the actual day's proceedings as originally published.

Eac h order for t h e daily Record shall begin with

t h e curren t Issue thereof. If previous Issues of the

same session ar e not available. T h e apportionment

herein specified for daily copies shall not be transferabl e for t h e bound form and any allotment of

dally copies n o t used by any Member during a

session shall lapse when t h e session ends.

T h e Public Printe r Is authorized to furnis h to subscribers t h e dally Record a t $1.50 per month, payable

In advance. (Jan. 12, 1895, ch. 23, 5 73, 28 Stat.

617; Jun e 11, 1896, ch. 420, S 1, 29 Stat. 454; Mar.

19, 1896, No. 31, 29 Stat. 468; Feb. 17, 1897, No. 12,

29 Stat. 700; Mar. 26, 1900, No. 15, 31 Stat. 713;

Mar. 2, 1901, No. 16, 58 1, 2, 31 Stat. 1464; Jan . 30.

1903, ch. 338, 32 Stat. 786; Mar. 1. 1907. ch. 2284.

5 4, 34 Stat. 1014; Mar. 4. 1909 ch. 317, 35 Stat.

1067; Mar. 4, 1909. No. 25, 35 Stat. 1169; Mar. 3.

1925, ch. 421, § 7. 43 Stat. 1106: Jun e 20, 1936. ch.

630, title II, $ 3, 49 Stat. 1547: Proc. No. 2695, July 4,

1946, 11 F. R. 7517, 60 Stat. 1352: Jun e 30, 1949. ch.

288, title I. ; 104 (a), 63 Stat. 381; Sept. 26, 1950, ch.

1049, 5 2 (b), 64 Stat. 1038; July 2, 1954, ch. 455,

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title I, § 101. 68 Stat. 397; Aug. 1, 1956, ch. 852. § 20,

70 Stat. 911.)

REFERENCE S I N TEX T

The National Homes for Disabled Volunteer Soldiers,

referred to In the text, together with the corporation

known as the National Home for Disabled Volunteer

Soldiers were abolished and all personnel transferred to

the Administrator of Veterans' Affairs by act July 3 1930

ch. 663, $} 1—4, 46 Stat. 1016.

CODIFICATION

Act July 2, 1954, amended the second and eighteenth

paragraphs by providing In part that hereafter the Senate Folding Room should be known as the Senate Service

Department.

Provision providing for the distribution of ten copies

both In dally and bound form to the Philippine Government has been omitted pursuant to 1946 Proc. No. 2696,

which granted Independence to the Philippines on July 4.

1946, under the authority of section 1394 of Title 22.

Foreign Relations and Intercourse, and under which section Proc. No. 2695 Is set out as a note.

AMENDMENT S

1

1956—Act Aug. 1, 1956, amended section by Inserting

word "Guam," after the words "Puerto Rico,"

CHANC E O F NAM E

Act July 2, 1954, provided In part that "hereafter" the

Senate Folding Room should be known as the Senate

Service Department.

The term "Governor of the Panama Canal" was changed

to "Governor of the Canal Zone" by act Sept. 26, 1950.

TRANSFER O F FUNCTION S

The National Archives Establishment was transferred

to the General Services Administration by section 104

(a) of act June 30, 1949. Section 104 (u) Is set out as

section 391 (a) of this title.

EFFECTIVE DATE O F TRANSFER O F FUNCTION S

Transfer of functions by act June 60, 1949 as effective

July 1, 1949, see note set out under section 471 of Title

40, Public Buildings, Property, and Works.

§ 184. Repealed. June 20, 1936, ch. 630, title II, §4,4 9

Slat. 1549.

Section, act Jan. 12, 1896, ch. 23, I 24. 28 Stat. 604,

reserved unbound copies of Congressional Record for

Congressmen and standing committees, and is now covered by section 183 of this title.

9 185. Congressional Record; extracts for Congressmen; mailing envelopes.

It shall be lawful for the Public Printe r to prin t

a n d deliver, upon the order of any Senator, Repre -

sentative, or Delegate, extracts from t h e Congressional Record, the person ordering the same paying

t h e cost thereof. T h e Public Printe r m a y furnis h

Without cost to Senators, Members, a n d Delegates, envelopes, ready for mailing t h e Congressional Record or any part thereof, or speeches, or

reports therein contained. Envelopes so furnished

shall contain in the uppe r left-han d corner thereof

t h e following words, t o wit: "Senat e United State s

(or House of Representatives, U. S.). Part of Con -

gressional Record. Free" , a n d in uppe r right-han d

corner the letters "U. S. S. " or "M. C.", a n d the Pub -

lic Printe r may, a t t h e request of any Senator, Rep -

resentative. or Delegate in Congress, print In addition

to the foregoing, the name of the Senator, Repre -

sentative. or Delegate, a n d State, the date, and

the topic or subject matter, not exceeding twelve

words. But he shall not prin t any othe r words

thereon, except a t t h e personal expense of the Sen -

ator, Member, or Delegate ordc iing the same, except to affix the official title of a document. All

moneys accruing unde r this section shall be deposited by the Public Printe r in t h e Treasur y of t h e

United State s to t h e credit on the books of the Treasury Departmen t of t h e appropriation mad e for the

working capital of the Governmen t Printin g Office

for the year In which the work is done a n d accounted

for in his annua l report to Congress. (Jan . 12, 1895,

ch. 23, $ 37. 28 Stat. 606; Mar. 2, 1895, ch. 189. $ 1.

28 Slat. 961; Jan . 30, 1904, ch. 39, 33 Stat. 9; Mar. 4,

1925, ch. 549, 43 Stat. 1300.)

8 186. Repealed. June 20, 1936, ch. 630, title IV, §7, 49

Stat. 1550.

Section, act Mar. 4, 1909, No. 25, 35 Stat. 1166, provided

for distribution of copies of Congressional Record In exchange for foreign records, which Is now covered by

section 139a of this title.

6187. Congressional Record; exchange for Parliamentary Hansard.

T h e Librarian of Congress is authorized to furnish a copy of t h e daily a n d bound Congressional

Record to the Undersecretary of Stat e for Externa l

Affairs of Canad a in exchange for a copy of t h e

Parliamentar y Hansard , a n d the Public Printe r is

directed to honor the requisition of the Librarian of

Congress for such copy. T h e Parliamentar y Hansar d

so received shall be t h e property of the Departmen t

of State . (Apr. 10, 1912, No. 14. 37 Stat. 632.)

6 188. Same ; male.

T h e Public Printer, unde r t h e direction of t h e

Join t Committee, m a y prin t for sale, a t a price sufficient to reimburse t h e expense of such printing, the

curren t numbers a n d bound sets of t h e Congressional

Record. T h e money derived from such sales shall be

paid into the Treasur y a n d accounted for in his

annua l report to Congress, a n d no sales shall be

mad e on credit. (Jan . 12, 1895, ch. 23, S 40, 28 Stat.

607.)

Cmoes REFERENCES

Charges and fees for printing for sale to public, see

section 72a of this title.

Parchment or paper for printing enrolled bills or

resolutions, see section 107 of Title 1, General Provisions.'

Printing bills and Joint resolutions, see section 106 of

Title 1, General Provisions.

Subscriptions, see section 188 of this title.

6 189. Bills and resolutions; number and distribution.

Ther e shall be printed of each Senat e and House

public bill a n d Joint resolution six hundred and

twenty-five copies, which shall be distributed as follows: To the Senat e documen t room, two hundred

a n d twenty-five copies; office of Secretary of Senate,

fifteen copies; House document room, thre e hundred

a n d eighty-five copies. Ther e shall be printed of

each Senat e private bill, when Introduced, when re -

ported, and when passed, thre e hundre d copies,

which shall be distributed a s follows: To the Senat e

document room, one hundre d a n d seventy copies; to

t h e Secretary of t h e Senate , fifteen copies; to the

House document room, one hundre d copies; to the

Superintendent of Documents, ten copies. Ther e

shall be printed of each House private bill, when

introduced, when reported, a n d when passed, two

hundre d a n d sixty copies, which shall be distributed

as follows: To t h e Senat e documen t room, one hun -

dred and thirty-five copies; to the Secretary of the

Senate, fifteen copies; to the House document room.

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one hundred copies; to the Superintendent of Documents, ten copies. The term "private bill" shall be

construed to mean all bills for the relief of private

parties, bills granting pensions, bills removing political disabilities, and bills for the survey of rivers and

harbors. All bills and resolutions shall be printed

In bill form, and, unless specially ordered by either

House, shall only be printed when referred to a committee, when favorably reported back, and after their

passage by either House. Of concurrent and simple

resolutions, when reported, and after their passage

by either House, only two hundred and sixty copies

shall be printed, except by special order, and the

same shall be distributed as follows: To the Senate

document room, one hundred and thirty-five copies;

to the Secretary of the Senate, fifteen copies; to the

House document room, one hundred copies; to the

Superintendent of Documents, ten copies. (Jan. 12,

1885, oh. 23, I 85. 28 Stat. 609; Jan. 20. 1905, ch. 60,

I 2. 33 Stat. 611.)

RXFSALS

Act June 28, 1936, ch. 708, 83 Stat. 1306, amending section 88 of till! title, repealed provisions of this section

inconsistent therewith to the extent of the Inconsistency.

Caoee Rxmxncta

Joint Committee on Printing to determine style and

form of bill or resolution and to have power to curtail

the number of copies, see section 180a of this title.

Parchment or paper for printing enrolled bills or

resolutions, see section 107 of Title 1, General Provisions.

Printing blUs and Joint resolutions, see section 106 of

Title 1, General Provisions.

1189a. Same; style and form; authority of Joint Committee on Printing.

Subject to the provisions of sections 54a and 54b

of Title 1, the Joint Committee on Printing Is

empowered to authorize the printing of any bill or

resolution, with Index and anclllaries. In such style

and form as the Joint Committee on Printing shall

deem to be most suitable in the Interest of economy and efficiency, and to so continue until final

enactment thereof In both Houses of Congress; and

such committee may also curtail the number of

copies of such bills or resolutions, Including the slip

form of such public Act or public resolution. (June

13, 1934, ch. 483, I 3, 48 Stat. 948.)

REFERENCE S I N TEX T

Sections 64a and Mb of Title 1, referred to In the text,

were repealed by act July 30, 1947, ch. 388. 1 2, 61 Stat.

633. and are now covered by sections 206 and 206 of Title

1, General Provisions..

1190. Binding sets of bills and resolutions for Congress.

The Public Printer shall bind four sets of Senate

end House of Representatives bills, Joint and concurrent resolutions of each Congress, two for the

Senate and two for the House, to be furnished him

from the files of the Senate and House document

room, the volumes when bound to be kept there

for reference. (Jan. 12. 1895, ch. 23, 5 82, 28 Stat.

622.)

g 191. Public and private laws, postal conventions, and

treaties.

T h e Public Printe r shall prin t in slip form copies

of public a n d privat e laws, postal conventions, a n d

treaties, to be charged to t h e congressional allotment

f o r printing a n d binding. T h e numbe r a n d distribution of copies shall be unde r t h e control of t h e

Join t Committe e on Printing- (Jan . 12, 1895, ch. 23,

$ 56, 28 Stat. 609; July 10, 1952, ch. 632, $ 7, 66 Stat.

541.)

AMENDMENT S

1952—Act July 10, 1952, amended section generally to

provide for flexibility In art ministration of this section

under congressional control.

TRANSFER o r FUNCTION S

Functions of the Secretary of State and the Department of State, with respect to the publication of acts and

Joint resolutions In slip form, were transferred to the

Administrator of General Services by section 1 of 1050

Reorg. Plan No. 20, eft. May 24. 1050, 15 F. R 3178. 64 Stat,

1273, set out In note under section 133®-15 of Title 5,

Executive Departments and Government Officers and Employees. That Plan excepted, from the transfer, such

functions of the Secretary of State with respect to publication In slip form of treaties and other International

obligations. Section 3 of the Plsn vested power In the

Administrator of General Services to delegate any of the

functions transferred to him to any other officer, or to any

agency or employee, of the General Services Administration. For transfer of records, property, personnel, and

funds, see section 4 of the Plan.

g 191a. Copies of Acts furnished to printer.

T h e Administrator of Genera l Services shall furnish to t h e Public Printe r a correc t copy of every

Act a n d Joint resolution, a s soon a s possible afte r Its

approva l by t h e President, or afte r it h a s become a

law in accordanc e with t h e Constitution without such

approval. (R. S. 6 210; Jun e 20, 1874. ch. 328, 18

Stat. 88; 1950 Reorg. Pla n No. 20, § 1, efi. May 24,

1950, 15 P. R. 3178, 64 Stat. 1272.)

DERIVATION

Acts Mar. 9, 1868. ch. 22, I 1, 16 Stat. 40; June 8, 1872,

Ch. 335, I 20, 17 Stat. 287.

CODIFICATION

R. 8. I 310; act June 20. 1874. and 1950 Reorg. Plan No.

30. In so far as they relate to duty of the Secretary of

State to furnish to the Public Printer a correct copy of

every treaty and postal convention, are set out as section

165 of Title 5, Executive Departments and Government

Ofllcers and Employees. See note under that section.

TRANSFER O F FUNCTION S

Functions under this section, which were formerly In

the Secretary of State, were transferred to the Administrator of General Services by 1050 Reorg. Plan No. 20,

set out In note under section 133z-15 of Title 5, Executive Departments and Government Officers and Employees.

Section 3 of that Plan vested power In the Administrator

of General Services to delegate any of such transferred

functions to any other officer, or to any agency or employee, of the General Services Administration. For

transfer of records, property, personnel, and funds, see

section 4 of the Plan.

CROSS ROTSAEXCXA

Treaties, copies to be furnished to the Public Printer

by Secretary of State, see section 165 of Title 6, Executive

Departments and Government Officers and Employees.

g 192. Printing acts, resolutions, and treaties.

T h e Public Printe r on receiving from t h e Administrato r of Genera l Services a copy of any ac t or Joint

resolution, or from t h e Secretary of State , a copy

of any treaty, shall immediately cause a n accurat e

printe d copy thereof to be executed a n d sent in

duplicat e to t h e Administrator of Genera l Services

or to the Secretary of State , as the case m a y be, for

revision. On t h e retur n of one of t h e revised duplicates, he shall a t once hav e the marke d corrections

made , a n d cause t h e numbe r specified in section 191

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of this title to be printed. (R. S. 5 3805; Jan . 12,

1895, ch. 23, 5 56, 28 Stat. 609; 1950 Reorg. Pla n No.

20, § 1, eff. May 24, 1950,15 P. R. 3178, 64 Stat. 1272.)

DERIVATIO N

Act Mar. 8, 1868, ch. 22, $ 2. 15 Stat. 40.

TRANSFE R o r FUNCTION S

Functions of the Secretary of State and Department

of State, with respect to the publication of acts and Joint

resolutions In slip form, as prescribed by this section and

section 191 of this title, were transferred to the Administrator of General Services by 1950 Reorg. Plan No. 20,

set out in note under section 133E-15 of Title 6, Executive Departments and Government Officers and

Employees. That Plan excepted, from the transfer,

such functions of the Secretary of State with respect to

treaties and other International obligations. Section 3

of the Plan vested In the Administrator of General Services the power to delegate any of the I unctions transferred to him to any other officer, or to any agency or

employee, of the General Services Administration. For

transfer of records, property, personnel, and fundi, see

section 4 of the Plan.

CROS S REFERENCE S

Acts and Joint resolutions, copies to be furnished to

Public Printer by Administrator of General Services, see

section 191a of this title.

Treaties, copies to be furnished to Public Printer by

Secretary of State, see section 165 of Title 6, Executive

Departments and Government Officers and Employees.

1193. Printing of postal conventions.

T h e Public Printer, on receiving from t h e Postmaste r Genera l a copy of any postal convention between the Postmaste r General, on t h e part of t h e

United States, and an equivalent officer of a n y

foreign government, shall Immediately cause an a c -

curat e printed copy thereof to be executed a n d sent

in duplicate to the Postmaste r General. On t h e

retur n of one of t h e revised duplicates, he shall a t

onc e have t h e marke d corrections made , and cause

to be printed the numbe r specified in section 191 of

this title. (R. S. 1 3806; Jun e 20, 1874, ch. 328. 1 1,

18 Stat. 88; Jan . 12. 1895, ch. 23, 8 56, 28 Stat. 609.)

DERIVATIO N

Act Mar. 9, 1868, ch. 22. $ 4, 16 Stat. 40.

CROS S REFERENCE S

Number and distribution of postal conventions under

control of Joint Committee on Printing, see section 191

of this title.

8194. Repealed. May 29, 1928, ch. 910, 8 9, 45 Stat.

1008.

This section provided for the distribution of the

Revised Statutes to Senators and Representatives. The

distribution of the Code of Laws of the United States

and Supplements thereto, Is provided for by sections

210—212 of Title 1, General Provisions.

Act June 30, 1826. ch. 713, 44 Stat. 778, provided as

follows:

"That upon the enactment of H. R. 10000, a bill to

consolidate, codify, and set forth the general and

permanent laws of the United States In force December

7, 1925, such Act shall be plated from the type In

which H. R. 10000 was printed when It passed the House

of Representatives, with the amendments made thereto

before Its enactment, and shall be printed In the same

style and form. Such Act shall be entitled and labeled

"The Code of the Laws of the United States of America."

The general provisions of law for the printing and distribution of laws are hereby modified with respect to

such Act as follows:

"1. No slip copies need be printed or distributed.

"2. In lieu of distributing such Act in pamphlet form

the Public Printer Is hereby authorized and directed to

print a sufficient number of copies without the Index,

reference tables, and other anclllarles provided for in

section 2 hereof, except a table of contents, to supply

the requisitions therefor, and to furnish one copy each

to Members of the Sixty-ninth Congress and others who

are entitled to copies of laws In slip or pamphlet form.

"Sec. 2. That the Committee on the Revision of the

Laws of the House of Representatives Is hereby authorized to have prepared for such Act to be published with

It In a single volume and the Public Printer Is authorized to print as anclllarles thereto—

"1. Preface.

"2. Table of contents.

"3. Parallel reference tables to the Revised Statutes of

the United States.

"4. Parallel reference tables to the Statutes at Large

of the United States.

"6. Parallel reference tables to the United States Complied Statutes, Annotated.

"6. Parallel reference tables to the Federal Statutes,

Annotated.

"7. The Declaration of Independence.

"8. The Articles of Confederation.

"8. The Ordinance of 1787.

"10. The Constitution of the United States and amendments.

"11. Appendix with the general and permanent laws of

the first session of the Sixty-ninth Congress, other than

such Act.

"12. Index.

"Sec. 3. That In addition to quotas already provided

by law, except as modified by section 1 hereof, there

shall be printed, published, and distributed of such Act

with the said anclllarles all bound In one volume In

law buckram ten copies for each Member of the Senate

and House of Representatives of the Sixty-ninth Congress for his use and distribution, and In addition for

the Committees on the Revision of the Laws of the Senate and House of Representatives a number of bound

copies equal to ten times the number of members of

the respective committees.

"Sec. 4. That the Committee on the Revision of the

Laws of the House of Representatives Is hereby authorized to prepare and the Public Printer to print, in slip

form, and furnish with each copy a statement Inviting

scrutiny of the work and encouraging constructive

criticism.

"Sec. 6. That such Act shall be published as Part I

of volume 44 of the Statutes at Large and may be

printed and distributed before the expiration of the

Sixty-ninth Congress."

8 195. Repealed. June 20, 1936, ch. 630, title VI, § 10, 49

Stat. 1552.

Section, act Jan. 12, 1895, ch. 23, I 73, 28 Stat. 614:

Mar. 15, 1898, ch. 68, I 4, 30 Stat. 316; Mar. 2. 1801, No. 16,

1*1,2. 31 Stat. 1464; Apr. 28, 1804, ch. 1781, 33 Stat. 642;

Mar. 1. 1907, ch. 2284, i 4. 34 Stat. 1014; Mar. 4. 1807,

No. 28. 34 Stat. 1426; Mar. 3. 1825, ch. 421, I 7, 48 Stat.

1106, provided for publication and distribution of pamphlet copies of the statutes of each session of Congress

to named persons and officers.

8196. Repealed. Oct. 31, 1951, ch. 655, 8 56 (I), 65 Stat.

729.

Section, acts Jan. 12. 1895, ch. 23, I 73 (part), 28 Stat.

615; Mar. 15, 1888, ch. 68, I 4, 30 Stat. 316; Mbr. 2. 1801,

No. 16, f 1, 31 Stat. 1464; Apr. 28, 1804. ch. 1781, 33 Stat.

542; Mar. 1. 1907, ch. 2284, 1 4. 34 Stat. 1014; Mar. 4, 1807,

No. 29. 34 Stat. 1426; Mar. 3, 1925, ch. 421, I 7, 43 Stat.

1106; Mar. 3. 1925, ch. 462, 43 Stat. 1144, 1145; June 20,

1936, ch. 630, title VI. 6 9 (part), 49 Stat. 1551; June 16,

1938. ch 477, f 1, 52 Stat. 760; 1950 Reorg. Plan No. 20.

$ 1. eff. May 24, 1950, 15 F. R. 3178, 64 Stat. 1272, which

related to the contents, compilation, editing, Indexing,

and publication of the United States Statutes at Large,

and treaties and International agreements, is now covered

by sections 112 and 112a of Title 1, General Provisions.

SAVINGS CLAUS E

Subsec. (1) of section 66 of act Oct. 31, 1951, provided

that the repeal of this section should not affect any rights

or liabilities existing hereunder on the effective date of

such repeal (Oct. 31, 1951).

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REPEA L AS ATTECTINO OTHE E LAW S

In addition to providing for the repeal of this section,

section 66 (1) of act Oct. 31, 1951. provided that such repeal should not be construed as repealing that part of

section 78 of act Jan. 12, 1886, ch. 23, as amended, which

Is classified to section 196a of this title, nor construed as

repealing sections 112 and 112a of Title 1, General Provisions.

6196a. Statute s e t Large ; distribution.

T h e Public Printe r shall, afte r t h e final adjourn -

men t of eac h regula r session of Congress, prin t a n d

bind copies of t h e Statute s a t Large to be charge d

t o t h e congressional allotmen t f o r printin g a n d

binding. T h e numbe r a n d distribution of the copies

shall be unde r t h e control of t h e Join t Committe e

on Printing.

T h e Public Printe r shall prin t and, afte r t h e e n d

of each calenda r year, bind a n d deliver to t h e

Superintenden t of Documents a numbe r of copies

of t h e United State s Treatie s a n d Othe r Interna -

tiona l Agreements n o t exceeding t h e numbe r of

copies of t h e Statute s a t Larg e required for distribution in t h e manne r provided by law. (Jan . 12,1895,

Ch. 23, I 73. 28 Stat. 616; Jun e 20, 1936, ch. 630,

title VI. I 9, 49 Stat. 1651; Jun e 16, 1938, ch. 477, i 2,

62 Stat. 761; Sept. 23,1950, ch. 1001, 8 4, 64 Stat. 980;

July 10, 1962, ch. 632, I 3, 66 Stat. 640.)

AMENDMENT S

1962—Act July 10, 1982, amended section generally to

eliminate excess verbiage, to make the section more

flexible, and to put the number and distribution of

copies under the control of the Joint Committee on

Printing.

1960—Act Sept. 23, 1960, amended section to provide for

printing and distribution of new volume "United States

Treaties and Other International Agreements".

RTTECT o r REPEA L o r SECTIO N 1 9 6

Section as not affected by repeal of section 196 of this

title, see note under former section 196.

REPEAL S

Section 4 of act June 16, 1938, repealed all acta or parts

of acts Inconsistent therewith.

8 197. Same ; marginal references.

T h e Administrato r of Genera l Services Is directed

to Include In t h e margina l reference s of t h e United

State s Statute s a t Large t h e numbe r of t h e Senat e

bill. Hous e bill, Senat e Joint resolution, or House

Joint resolution (designating same a s S. for Senat e

bill, H. R. f o r Hous e bill, S. J. Res. f o r Senat e Joint

resolution a n d H. J. Res. for Hous e Joint resolution,

a s t h e case m a y be) unde r which eac h a c t was a p -

proved a n d became a law, said margina l referenc e

to be placed within brackets immediately unde r t h e

margina l dat e of t h e approva l of each a c t a t t h e

beginning of each chapte r a s t h e same Is now

printed . (Apr. 12, 1904, No. 20, 33 Stat. 687; 1950

Reorg. Pla n No. 20. S 1, eft. M a y 24, 1950, 15 F. R.

3178, 64 Stat. 1272.)

TBANSFXX OP FUNCTION S

functions of the Secretary of State and Department of

State, under this section, were transferred to the Administrator of General Services by 1960 Reorg. Plan No. 20,

set out In note under section 133&-16 of Title 6, Executive Departments and Government Officers and Employees. That Plan excepted, from the transfer, functions

of the Secretary of State with respect to publication.

In slip form and within the United States Statutes at

Large, of all treaties and other International obligations,

as prescribed by sections 191—193 and 196 of this title,

and section 112 of Title 1, General Provisions. Section

3 of the Plan vested power In the Administrator of

General Services to delegate any of the functions transferred to him to any other officer, or to any agency or

employee, of the General Services Administration. For

transfer of records, property, personnel, and funds, see

section 4 of the Plan.

Chapter 7.—EXECUTIVE AND DEPARTMENTAL

PRINTING IN GENERAL

Sec.

211. Printing and binding for President.

212. Reports of departments.

213. Appropriations for printing not to be exceeded:

limitation on number of reports: bureau reports.

213a. Same; discontinuance of printing in order to keep

within appropriations.

214. Appropriations to which cost of printing and binding for executive departments and bureaus to be

charged.

218. Departments to order documents required: limit;

bills and resolutions.

216a. Publications for National Archives.

216. Form and style of work for department*.

217. Publications for department or officer.

218. Inserting "compliments" forbidden.

219. Restrictions on printing for Executive Departments.

219a. Same; documents beyond scope of ordinary departmental business.

220. Use by executive departments, Independent offices,

or establishments of appropriations for printing

of Journals, magazines, periodicals, etc.; number

printed; sale to public.

221. Repealed

222. Annual reports of executive officers; type.

228. Certain reports not to be printed unless ordered.

224. Printing documents In two or more editions; requisitions: printing of full number and allotment of

full quota.

226. Paper and envelopes for departments, establishments, or services of Government.

228. Franks for Department of Agriculture for mailing

seeds.

227. Supplies for executive departments.

228. 229 Omitted.

230. Payments In advance for printing and supplies;

subsequent adjustments.

§ 211. Printing and binding for President.

T h e Public Printe r shall execute such printing and

binding for t h e President as h e shall order and mak e

requisitions for. (Jan. 12, 1895, ch. 23, § 88, 28 Stat.

622.)

CODIFICATION

Section constitutes part of section 88 of act Jan. 12.

1896. Remainder of section 88 is classified to section 80

of this title.

6212. Reports of departments.

T h e annua l reports of t h e Executive Departments

a n d t h e accompanying documents shall be delivered

by the printe r to t h e proper officers of each House

of Congress a t t h e first meeting thereof; and the

reports of t h e Executive Departments, a n d the

abridgmen t of accompanying documents, shall be so

delivered on or befor e t h e third Wednesday In Decembe r next afte r t h e meeting of Congress, or as

soon thereafte r as m a y be practicable. Of t h e a n -

nua l reports of the departments to Congress ther e

shall be printed one thousan d copies for t h e Senat e

a n d two thousan d for t h e House; Provided, Tha t

of t h e reports of t h e Chief of Engineers of t h e Army,

t h e Commissioner of Patents, the Commissioner of

Interna l Revenue, t h e report of t h e Chief Signal

Officer of t h e Departmen t of t h e Army, a n d of the

Chief of Ordnance , t h e usual numbe r only shall be

printed. (R. S. 5 3810; Jan . 12, 1895, ch 23. 5 73. 28

Stat. 615; Mar. 3. 1925, ch. 421, $ 5, 43 Stat. 1106.)

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DERIVATION

Act June 25, 1864, ch. 155, 5 4, 13 Stat. 185.

CODIFICATION

The Department of War was designated the Department of the Army and the title of the Secretary of War

was changed to Secretary of the Army by section 205 (a)

of act July 26, 1947, ch. 343, title II, 61 Stat. 501. Section 205 (a) of act July 26, 1947, was repealed by section

53 of act Aug. 10, 1956, ch. 1041, 70A Stat. 641. Section

1 of act Aug. 10. 1956, enacted "Title 10, Armed Force*"

which In sections 3011—3013 continued the military Department of the Army under the administrative supervision of a Secretary of the Army.

TRANSFER o r FUNCTION S

All functions of all officers of the Department of the

Treasury, and all functions of all agencies and employees

of such Department, were transferred, with certain exceptions, to the Secretary of the Treasury, with power

vested In him to authorize their performance or the performance of any of his functions, by any of such officers,

agencies, and employees, by 1950 Reorg. Plan No. 26, | | 1,

2, elf. July 31, 1950, 15 F. R. 4936, 64 Stat. 1280, set out In

note under section 241 of Title 5, Executive Departments

and Government Officers and Employees. The Commissioner of Internal Revenue, referred to In this section. Is

an officer of the Treasury Department.

EXPENDITURES KEP T WITHI N APPROPRIATIONS

Section 103 of Legislative Branch Appropriation Act,

1953, act July 9, 1952, ch. 598, 66 Stat. 478, provided In

part that: "In order to keep the expenditures for printing and binding for the current fiscal year within or

under the appropriations for such fiscal year, the heads

of the various executive departments and Independent

establishments are authorized to discontinue the printing of annual or special reports under their respective

Jurisdictions: provided. That where the printing of such

reports Is discontinued the original cc,,y thereof shall be

kept on file in the offices of the heads of the respective

departments or Independent establishments for public

Inspection."

Similar provisions were contained In prior appropriation

acts as follows:

1951—Oct. 11, 1951, ch. 485, 65 Stat. 403.

1950—Sept. 6, 1950, ch. 896, ch. II, | 103, 64 Stat. 760.

1949—June 23. 1949, ch. 235, 1 103, 63 Stat. 230.

1948—June 14, 1948, ch. 467, 62 Stat. 437.

1947—July 17, 1947, ch. 263, 61 Stat. 377.

1946—July 1, 1946, ch. 630, $ 103. 60 Stat. 407.

1945—June 13, 1945, ch. 189, 5 103, 59 Stat. 258.

1944—June 26. 1944, ch. 277, title I, 5 102, 58 Stat. 354.

1943—June 28, 1943, ch. 173. title I. I 102. 57 Stat. 239.

1942—June 8. 1942, ch. 396, 5 2. 56 Stat. 349.

1941—July 1, 1941, ch. 268, { 1. 55 Stat. 464.

1940—June 18, 1940, ch. 396, 64 Stat. 463.

1939—June 16, 1939, ch. 208. 63 Stat. 839.

1938—May 17, 1938, ch. 236, 52 Stat. 397.

1937—May 18, 1937, ch. 223, 80 Stat. 186.

1936—April 17, 1936. ch. 233, 49 Stat. 1231.

1935—July 8. 1935, ch. 374. 49 Stat. 476.

1934—May 80, 1934, ch. 372, 48 Stat. 838.

CROSS REFERENCES

Manuscript of annual reports and accompanying documents, see section 108 of Title 6, Executive Departments

and Government Officers and Employees.

Time of making annual reports, see section 106 of Title

5, Executive Departments and Government Officers and

Employees.

§ 213. Appropriations for printing not to lie exceeded;

limitation on number of reports; bureau reports.

No printing shall be done for t h e executive d e -

partments in any fiscal year In excess of the amoun t

of the appropriation, a n d none shall be done without

a special requisition, signed by the chief of the de -

partmen t a n d filed with the Public Printer.

Of the annua l report of the head of the departmen t

without appendices ther e m ay be printed in any one

fiscal yea r not to exceed five thousand copies, bound

In pamphle t form: a n d of the reports of chiefs of

bureaus without appendices ther e m ay be printed In

any one fiscal year not to exceed two thousand five

hundred copies, bound in pamphle t form. T h e Secretary of Agriculture m ay print such numbe r of

copies of the monthly crop report, and of othe r r e -

ports and bulletins containing not to exceed one

hundre d octavo pages, as he shall deem requisite;

and this provision shall apply to the maps, charts,

bulletins, and minor reports of the Weathe r B u -

reau, which shall be printed in such numbers as

the Secretary of Commerc e may deem for the best

interests of the Government. T h e Secretary of t h e

Treasury may authoriz e the printing of t h e annua l

report of the Commandan t of the Coast Guard, the

Secretary of Commerc e m ay authoriz e the printing

of t h e notices to mariners, tide tables, coast pilots,

bulletins, a n d othe r special publications of the Coast

and Geodetic Survey a n d of the Coast Guard, a n d

the Secretary of the Navy may authorize the printing

of the charts, maps, notices to mariners, tide tables,

light lists, sailing directions, bulletins, and othe r

special publications of the Hydrographi c Office In

such editions as the interests of the Government and

of the public may require.

Heads of executive departments shall direct

whethe r reports mad e to them by bureau chiefs a n d

chiefs of divisions shall be printed or not. (Jan. 12,

1896, ch. 23, i 89, 28 Stat. 622; Mar. 13, 1896, No. 23,

29 Stat. 466; Feb. 14. 1903, ch. 552, $5 4, 10, 32 Stat.

826, 829; Mar. 3, 1925, ch. 421, 1 4, 43 Stat. 1106; 1939

Reorg. Pla n No. IX, 5 2 (a), eff. July 1, 1939, 4 P. R.

2731, 53 Stat. 1432; 1940 Reorg. Pla n No. IV, 5 8, eff.

Jun e 30, 1940, 5 P. R. 2422, 54 Stat. 1236; Aug. 4.1949.

ch. 393, §§ 1, 20, 63 Stat. 496, 561.)

AMENDMENT S

1949—Act Aug. 4. 1949, | | I, 20, amended section by

reestablishing the Coast Guard and by repealing acts

June 17, 1910. ch. 301. II 4, 6, 36 Stat. 537, 538; Jan. 28,

1915, ch. 20, I 1, 38 Stat. 800; Jan. 12, 1923, eh. 26, 42 Stat.

1130.

EPTECTIVS DATE O F 194 9 AMENDMEN T

Amendment of section by act Aug. 4, 1949, effective as

of the first day of the third month after the month of

approval, August 1949, see note set out preceding chapter 1 of Title 14, Coast Guard.

TRANSFER o r FUNCTION S

The functions of all officers of the Department of

Commerce and all functions of all officers and employees

of such Department, were, with a few exceptions, transferred to the Secretary of Commerce, with power vested

In him to authorize their performance or the performance

of any of his functions by any of such officers, agencies,

and employees, by 1960 Reorg. Plan No. 6, II 1, 2, eft. May

24, 1950, 16 F. R. 3174, 64 Stat. 1263, set out In note under

section 591 of Title 5, Executive Departments and Government Officers and Employees. The Coast and Geodetic Survey, referred to In this section, is an agency

within the Department of Commerce.

One of the functions of the Lighthouse Service prior

to Its transfer to the Coast Guard was the publication

of notices to mariners. Upon the transfer of the Lighthouse Service and all Its functions to the Coast Guard,

to be administered by the Secretary of the Treasury

under the provisions of 1939 Reorg. Plan No. II, 1 2 (a),

the function of publication of notices to mariners was

Included In this transfer and the Secretary of Treasury

now has the authority to authorize the printing of these

notices.

Bureau of Lighthouses and Its functions were transferred to Coast Guard 111 Department of Treasury, to be

consolidated with and be administered as part of Coast

Guard, by 1939 Reorg. Plan No. II. 12 (a), effective July 1,

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1939, set out in note under eectlon 133t of Title 6, Executive Departments and Government Officers and Employees.

See, also, sections 401—*04 of the plan lor provisions

relating to transfer, of functions, records, property, personnel, and funds.

Weather Bureau in Department of Agriculture and Its

functions were transferred to Department of Commerce,

to be administered under direction and supervision of

Secretary of Commerce, "Provided, That the Department

of Agriculture may continue to make snow surveys and

to conduct research concerning: (a) relationships between weather and crops, (b) long-range weather forecasting, and (c) relationships between weather and soil

erosion," by 1940 Reorg. Plan No. IV, I 8, eff. June 30, 1940,

set out In note under section 133t of Title 6. See. also,

sections 13—16 of the plan for provisions relating to transfer of functions of department heads, records, property,

personnel, and funds.

| SIS*. Seme I discontinuance of printing in order to

keep within appropriations.

In order to keep the expenditures for printing

and binding within or under the appropriations

therefor, the heads of the various executive departments and independent establishments are authorized on and after August 1, 1863 to discontinue the

printing of annual or special reports under their respective Jurisdictions: Provided, Tha t where the

printing of such reports Is discontinued the original

copy thereof shall be kept on file In the offices of the

heads of the respective departments or independent

establishments for public inspection. (Aug. 1. 1953,

ch. 304, title I, 1 103, 67 Stat. 332.)

SLMILAB PBOVISION S

Similar provisions, on a fiscal year basis, were contained In the following prior appropriation acts:

1962—July 9, 1962, ch. 698, I 103, 66 Stat. 478.

1961—Oct. 11, 1961, ch. 486, 66 Stat. 103.

1960—Sept. 6. 1960. ch. 896, ch. II, I 103, 64 Stat. 608.

1949—June 22, 1949, ch. 235, I 103. 63 Stat. 230.

1948—June 14, 1948. ch. 467. 62 Stat. 437.

1947—July 17, 1947. ch. 262. 81 Stat. 377.

1946—July 1. 1946, ch. 630. I 103, 60 Stat. 407.

1946—June 18, 1946, ch. 189. I 103, 69 Stat. 268.

1944—June 26, 1944, ch. 277, title I, 1 102, 68 Stat. 864.

1943—June 28. 1943, ch. 173. title I, I 102, 67 Stat. 239.

1942—June 8, 1942, ch. 396, I 2, 66 Stat. 349.

1941—July 1, 1941, Ch. 268. I 1, 66 Stat. 464.

1940—June 18, 1940, ch. 396, 64 Stat. 462.

1939—June 16, 1939, ch. 208 , 63 Stat. 839.

1938—May 17, 1938. ch. 238, 62 Stat. 397.

1937—May 18, 1937, ch. 223. 60 Stat. 186.

1936—Apr. 17, 1936, ch. 233, 49 Stat. 1231.

1936—July 8. 1936, ch. 374, 49 Stat. 476.

1934—May 30. 1934. ch. 372. 48 Stat. 833.

§214. Appropriations to which cost of printing and

binding for executive departments and bureaus to

be charged.

I n the printing a n d binding of documents or r e -

ports emanatin g from t h e executive departments,

bureaus, and Independent offices of the Government,

the cost of which was, on Marc h 30, 1906, charged

to the allotment f o r printing a n d binding for Con -

gress, or to appropriations or allotments of appro -

priations other tha n those mad e to t h e executive

departments, bureaus, or independent offices of t h e

Government, the cost of illustrations, composition,

stereotyping, and othe r work involved In the actual

preparation for printing, apart from t h e creation of

manuscript, shall be charged to t h e appropriation or

allotment of appropriation for t h e printing a n d binding of the department, bureau, or independent office

of the Governmen t in which such documents or re -

ports originate; t h e balance of cost shall be charged

to t h e allotment for printing and binding for Con -

gress, and to the appropriation or allotment of appropriation of the executive department, bureau, or

independent office of t h e Government, in proportion

to the numbe r delivered to each: the cost of any

copies of such documents or reports distributed otherwise tha n through Congress, or t h e executive departments, bureaus, and Independent offices of the

Government, if such ther e be, shall be charged as

otherwise provided. On or before t h e 1st day of

December in each fiscal year each executive department, bureau, or independent office of the Governmen t to which an appropriation or allotment of

appropriation for printing and binding Is made, shall

obtain from the Public Printe r an estimat e of the

probable cost of all publications of such department,

bureau, or Independent office required by law to be

printed, and so muc h thereof as would, unde r the

terms of this resolution, be charged to t h e appropriation or allotment of appropriation of the department, bureau, or independent office of the Governmen t In which such publications originate, shall

thereupon be set aside to be applied only to the

printing and binding of such documents and re -

ports, and shall not be available for any othe r purpose until all of such allotment of cost on account

of such documents and reports shall have been fully

paid. (Mar. 30, 1906, No. 13, 34 Stat. 825.)

8 215. Departments to order documents required;

limit; bills and resolutions.

T h e heads of executive departments, a n d such

executive officers a s ar e not connected with the

departments, respectively, shall cause dally examination of the Congressional Record for the purpose

of noting documents, reports, and othe r publications

of Interest to their departments, a n d shall cause a n

immediat e order to be sent to t h e Public Printe r for

the numbe r of copies of such publications required

for official use, not to exceed, however, the numbe r

of bureaus in the departmen t and divisions in the

office of the head thereof. T h e Public Printe r shall

send to each executive departmen t and to each executive office not connected with the departments, as

soon as printed, five copies of all public bills and

resolutions, except t h e Stat e Department, to which

shall be sent ten copies of bills a n d resolutions.

Whe n the head of a departmen t desires a greater

numbe r of any class of bills or resolutions for official

use, they shall be furnished by the Public Printe r on

requisition promptly made . (Jan. 12, 1895, ch. 23,

I 90. 28 Stat. 623; Jun e 20, 1936, ch. 630, title IX,

* 14,49 Stat. 1553.)

AMENDMENT S

1936—Act June 20, 1936, amended section, substituting

"all public bills" for "all bills".

8 215a. Publications for National Archives.

Ther e shall be printed a n d delivered by the Public

Printe r to T h e National Archives for official use

which shall be chargeabl e to Congress two copies

each of t h e following publications:

House documents and public reports, bound; Senat e documents and public reports, bound; Senate

a n d House journals, bound; United State s Code and

Supplements, bound; Statute s a t Large, bound; Official Register of the United States, bound; Decisions

of the Supreme Court of the United States, bound;

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and all othe r documents bearing a congressional

number, a n d all documents not bearing a congressional numbe r printed upon order of any committe e

In eithe r House of Congress, or by order of any department, bureau, independent office or establishment, commission, or officer of t h e Government

except confidential matter, blank forms, and circular

letters not of a public character; and two copies each

of all public bills and resolutions in Congress in each

parliamentar y stage.

T h e Superintenden t of Documents shall furnis h

without cost copies of such publications as m a y be

available for fre e distribution. (Jan. 12, 1895, ch.

23, § , as added Jun e 17, 1935, ch. 267, 49 Stat.

386, a n d amende d Jun e 30, 1949, ch. 288, title I,

S 104(a), 63 Stat. 381.)

CODIFICATION

Act June 17, 1935, added the above new section to

act Jan. 12, 1895, ch. 23. without designating It by number.

TRANSFER O F FUNCTION S

The National Archives Establishment was transferred

to the General Services Administration by section 104 (a)

of act June 30, 1949. Section 104 (a) Is set out as section 391 (a) of this title.

EFFECTIVE DATE O F TRANSFER O F FUNCTION S

Transfer of functions by act June 30, 1949, as effective

July 1, 1949, see note set out under section 471 of Title

40, Public Buildings, Property, and Works.

| 216. Form and style of work for departments.

T h e forms a n d style In which the printing or

binding ordered by any of the departments shall be

executed, a n d the materia l a n d t h e size of type to

be used, shall be determined by the Public Printer,

having proper regard to economy, workmanship, and

the purposes for which the work is needed. (Jan .

12. 1895, ch. 23, 6 61, 28 Stat. 608.)

§ 217. Publications for department or officer.

Wheneve r printing not bearing a Congressional

numbe r shall be done for any departmen t or officer

of the Government, except confidential matter, blank

forms, a n d circular letters not of a public character,

or shall be done for use of Congressional committees,

not of a confidential character, two copies shall be

sent, unless withheld by order of the committee, by

the Public Printe r to the Senat e and House libraries,

respectively, a n d one copy each to.th e document

rooms of the Senat e a n d House, for reference ; and

these copies shall not be removed; a n d of all publications of the executive departments not Intended for

their especial use, but mad e tor distribution, as man y

copies as m ay be required shall be a t once delivered

to the Superintendent of Documents for distribution

to designated depositories and Stat e a n d Territorial

libraries. (Jan . 12, 1895, ch, 23, $ 58, 28 Stat. 610;

Mar. 1, 1907, ch. 2284, I 4, 34 Stat. 1014.)

§ 218. Inserting "compliments" forbidden.

No report, document, or publication of any kind

distributed by or from an executive departmen t or

bureau of the Governmen t shall contain any notice

tha t the same is sent with "the compliments " of an

officer of t h e Government, or with any special notice

tha t it is so sent, except tha t notice iliat it h a s been

sent, with a request for an acknowledgment of Its

receipt, m ay be given. (Jan . 12, 1895, ch. 23, ! 73,

28 Stat. 620.)

8 219. Restrictions on printing for Executive Departments.

No head of any Executive Department, or of any

bureau, branch, or office of the Government shall

cause to be printed, nor shall t h e Public Printe r print,

any document or matte r except tha t which is a u -

thorized by law and necessary to t h e public business;

and executive officers, before transmittin g their a n -

nua l reports, shall carefully examin e t h e same and

all accompanying documents, a n d exclude therefrom

all matter. Including engravings, maps, drawings,

a n d illustrations, except such as they shall certify

in their letters transmittin g such reports ar e necessary and relate entirely to the transaction of the

public business. (Jan. 12, 1895, ch. 23, $ 94, 28 Stat.

623.)

§219a. Same; documents beyond scope of ordinary

departmental business.

No book or document hot having to do with the

ordinary business transactions of t h e Executive Departments shall be printed on the requisition of any

Executive Departmen t or unless the same shall have

been expressly authorized by Congress. (Mar. 3,

1905, ch. 1484, 5 1, 33 Stat. 1249.,

CODIFICATION

Section formerly constituted the first sentence of section 219 of this title.

§ 220. Use by executive departments, independent

offices, or establishments of appropriations for

printing of journals, magazines, periodicals, etc.;

number printed; sale to public.

T h e head of any executive department, Independent office, or establishment of t h e Government is

authorized, with t h e approval of the Director of the

Burea u of the Budget, to use from t h e appropriations

available for printing a n d binding such sums as may

be necessary for t h e printing of Journals, magazines,

periodicals, and similar publications as he shall certify in writing to be necessary In t h e transaction of

the public business required by law of such department, office, or establishment. Ther e m a y be printed,

in addition to those necessary for such public business, not to exceed two thousand copies for fre e distribution by the department, office, or establishment

Issuing the same. T h e Public Printe r shall print

such additional copies thereof as m ay be required

for sale to the public by the Superintendent of Documents; but the printing of such additional copies

required for sale by the Superintenden t of Documents shall be subject to regulation by the Joint

Committe e on Printin g and shall not interfer e with

the prompt execution of printing for t h e Government. (May 11, 19U2, ch. 189. § 1, 42 Stat. 541; Jun e

30, 1932, ch. 314, 5 307, 47 Stat. 409.)

CODIFICATION

Section originally provided for the sale of documents

"at the cost of printing and binding, plus 10 per centum,

without limit as to the number of copies to any one

applicant who agrees not to resell or distribute the

same for profit." Act June 30, 1932, provided that the

selling price of publications as provided In section 72a of

this title should be In lieu of that prescribed In this

section.

CROSS REFERENCES

Sale of extra copies of documents and publications, see

sections 72, 79, and 114 of this title.

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§221. Repealed. May 29, 1928, ch. 901, § 1 (pars. 3,

119), 45 Stat. 986, 995.

Section, act June 6, 1920, ch. 253, 5 1. 41 Stat. 1037.

required beade of departments and Independent establishments to make report of publications Issued during

previous fiscal year.

§222. Annual reports of executive officers; type.

T h e annua l reports of executive officers shall be

printed In t h e same type a n d form as the report of

the head of the departmen t which It accompanies,

unless otherwise ordered by the Join t Committe e on

Printing. (Jan. 12, 1895, ch. 23, § 91, 28 Stat. 623.)

1223. Certain reports not to be printed unless

ordered.

T h e following reports required by law to be mad e

to Congress shall not be printed unless t h e printing

be recommended by t h e hea d of the departmen t

making t h e same , a n d ordered by concurrent resolution of Congress, namely : Report of contracts

for conveying t h e malls, report of fines and deduc -

tions In t h e Post Office Department, t h e report of

t h e treasure r of accounts by him from time to time

rendered to a n d settled with the Genera l Accounting Office. (July 31, 1894. ch. 174, $ 4, 28 Stat. 205;

Jan . 12, 1895, ch. 23, 5 73, 28 Stat. 616; Jun e 10,

1921, ch. 18, 6 304, 42 Stat. 24; 1946 Reorg. Pla n

No. 3, If 101—104, eff. July 16, 1946, 11 F. R. 7875,

60 Stat. 1097.)

CODITICATION

Provisions which related to report of annual meetings of the Board of Supervising Inspectors of Steam

Vessels were omitted since the Board of Supervisory Inspectors was abolished by 1846 Reorg. Plan No. 3. See

note under section 1 of Title 46, Shipping.

6 224. Printing documents in two or more editions;

requisitions; printing of full number and allotment of full quota.

T h e numbe r of copies of any public document or

report authorized to be printe d for a n y of t h e executive departments, or bureaus or branche s thereof,

or Independent officers of t h e Governmen t m a y be

supplied in two or mor e editions, instead of one,

upon a requisition on t h e Public Printe r by the official hea d of such departmen t or Independent office,

but in no case shall the aggregat e of said editions

exceed t h e numbe r of copies otherwis e authorized.

Nothing In this section shall operat e to obstruc t

t h e printing of t h e full numbe r of any document

or report, or t h e allotment of the full quota to Sena -

tors a n d Representatives, as otherwise authorized,

when » legitimate deman d for the full complement

Is known to exist, (Mar. 30, 1906, No. 14, 34 Stat.

836.)

§ 225. Paper and envelopes for departments, establishments, or services of Government.

T h e Public Printe r Is authorized to procure,

unde r direction of t h e Join t Committe e on Printing, a s provided in sections 5—12 of this title, a n d

furnis h on requisition pape r a n d envelopes (not

including envelopes printed in t h e course of manu -

facture ) In common use by two or mor e departments,

establishments, or services of t h e Government in

t h e District of Columbia, a n d reimbursement there -

for shall be mad e t o the Public Printe r from appro -

priations or fund s available for such purpose: pape r

and envelopes so furnished by the Public Printe r

shall not be procured in any othe r manne r there -

after. (Jun e 7, 1924, ch. 303, § 1, 43 Stat. 592.)

§ 226. Franks for Department of Agriculture for mailing seeds.

T h e Public Printe r shall furnis h to the Departmen t of Agriculture such frank s as the Secretary of

Agriculture m ay require for sending out seeds on

congressional orders, the frank s to have printed

thereon the facsimile signature s of Senators, Representatives, a n d Delegates, also the name s of their

respective State s or Territories, and t h e words

"United State s Departmen t of Agriculture, Congressional Seed Distribution" , or such othe r printed

matte r as the Secretary of Agriculture m a y direct;

t h e frank s to be of such sise a n d style ns may be

prescribed by t h e Secretary of Agriculture; the expense of printing the said frank s to be charged to

t h e allotment for printing a n d binding for the two

Houses of Congress. (May 19, 1902, No. 23, 32

Stat. 741.)

CROSS REFERENCE S

Franking privilege for seeds and reports transmitted by

Secretary of Agriculture to Members of Congress, see section 329 of Title 39, The Postal Service.

g 227. Supplies for executive departments.

T h e Public Printe r Is authorized hereafte r to

procure and supply, on the requisition of the head of

any executive departmen t or othe r Governmen t establishment, complete manifold blanks, books, and

forms, required in duplicating processes; also complete patented devices with which to file moneyorder statements, or othe r uniform official papers,

a n d to charge such supplies to the allotment for

printing and binding of the departmen t or Governmen t establishment requiring the same. (Jun e 28,

1902, ch. 1301, 5 1, 32 Stat. 481.)

88 228, 229. Omitted.

CODIFICATION

Section 228, act Mar. 2, 1901. No. 16, 13, 31 Stat. 1465;

Mar. 3. 1925, ch. 421, $ 7, 43 Stat. 1106, was amended by act

June 20, 1936. ch. 630, i 6, 49 Stat. 1550 As so amended.

It now appears as sections 139 and 139a of this title.

Section 229, act July 20, 1946, ch. 588, title I. 5 101. 60

Stat. 579, related to orders for printing and binding for

the Department of the Treasury and was not repeated

in the Treasury and Post Office Departments Appropriation Act, 1947, act July 1, 1947, ch. 186, 61 Stat 216

SIMILAR PROVISIONS

Similar provisions were contained In prior appropriations acts as follows:

1945—Apr. 24, 1945, ch. 92, title I. 59 Stat 67.

1944—Apr. 33, 1*44. ch. 17S, title I. I 1. 6B fltnt. 306.

1943—June 30. 1943. ch. 179. title I, 67 Stnl 362.

1942—Mar. 10. 1942, ch. 178, title I, I 1. 66 Stat. 161.

8 230. Payments in advance for printing and supplies;

subsequent adjustments.

On and afte r August 1, 1953. any executive departmen t or independent establishment of the Governmen t ordering printing a n d binding or blank paper

a n d supplies from t h e Governmen t Printing Office

shall pay promptly by check to t h e Public Printer

upon his written request, eithe r in advanc e or upon

completion of the work, all or part of the estimated

or actua l cost thereof, as t h e case m ay be, and bills

rendered by t h e Public Printe r in accordanc e here -

with shall not be subjec t to audit or certification

in advanc e of payment : Provided, Tha t proper ad2 1 6
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justments on t h e basis of t h e actua l cost of delivered

work paid f o r in advanc e shall be mad e monthl y

or quarterly a n d a s m a y be agreed upo n by t h e

Public Printe r a n d the departmen t or establishment

concerned. (Aug. 1, 1953, ch. 304, title I. $ 101, 67

Stat. 331.)

Chapter 8.—PARTICULAR REPORTS AND

3 ^ DOCUMENTS

Ml, Agricultural Department; report of Secretary.

M2. Same; progress of beet-sugar Industry.

M3. American Historical Association; report of.

M4. Animal Industry Bureau; report of.

MS. Army and Navy Registers.

MO. Coast and Geodetic Survey; charts; sale end distribution.

247. Repealed.

248. Civil Service Commission; report.

249. Commerce and Navigation

260. Commercial and Foreign Relations.

251. Consular Reports.

252. District of Columbia; report on Improvement and

care of public buildings.

263. Education, Commissioner of; report.

254. Kphemerls and Nautical Almanac.

255. Ethnology. Bureau of; bulletins; size.

268. Same, report.

267. Experiment Stations; report of director of office.

258. Fish and Wildlife Service; bulletins.

259. Same: report of service.

260. Geological Survey; publications; size of volumes:

editions; additional copies; bulletins; reports on

gauging of streams and utilization of water resources; additional copies; distribution.

261. Seme; monographs, bulletins, and reports; estimate*.

>63. Seme; distribution of publications to public 11-

brerlee.

263. Health officer of District of Columbia; report.

265. Hydrographlc surveys; foreign surveys.

266. Immigration and Naturalization Service; report.

267. Immigration Commission; reprinting public documents.

268. Industrial Relations; report of Commission.

269. Interstate Commerce Commission; report.

970. Labor Statistics, Bureau of; bulletins.

271. Same; report of Commissioner.

272. Mines, Bureau of; publications.

273. Mint; reports of director.

274. National Academy of Sciences; memoirs.

275. Same: report.

276a Repealed.

275b. National encampments of Veterans' organizations;

proceedings printed annually for Congress.

276. Repealed.

277. National Monetary Commission; reprinting public

documents.

278. Naval Intelligence Office; eddltlonel copies of publications.

279. Navel Observatory Observations.

279a. Naval charts; sale and distribution.

280. Repealed.

280a. Distribution of Official Register.

281. Repealed.

282. Pan American Union; monthly bulletin.

283. Patent Office; printing.

283a. Repealed.

284. Lithographing.

285. President's message.

286. 287. Repealed.

288. Public Printer's report.

289. Smithsonian Institution; report.

290. Soils and Chemistry, Bureau of; report on soil area

surveys.

291. Statistical Abstract.

292. Surgeon General of Army; bulletins for Instruction

of medical officers

293. Tests of Iron and Steel.

294. Treasury Department; binding registered bonds and

written records.

Sec.

295. Same; reports.

296. Weather Bureau; report.

297. Comptroller General; decisions of.

298. Monthly Summary Statement of Imports and

Exports.

§ 241. Agricultural Department; report of Secretary.

T h e annua l report of the Secretary of Agriculture

shall be submitted a n d printed in two parts, a s follows: Part 1, which shall contain purely business a n d

executive matte r which It is necessary for t h e Secretar y to submit to the President a n d Congress; part 2,

which shall contain such reports from the different

bureaus and divisions, a n d such papers prepared by

their special agents, accompanied by suitable illustrations as shall, in the opinion of the Secretary, be

specially'suited to Interest a n d instruc t the farmers

of t h e country, a n d to include a general report of the

operations of the departmen t for their Information.

I n addition to t h e usual number, ther e shall be

printed of part 1, one thousand copies for t h e Senate, two thousan d copies for t h e House, a n d thre e

thousan d copies for t h e Departmen t of Agriculture;

and of part 2, one hundre d and ten thousand copies

for the use of t h e Senate , thre e hundre d and sixty

thousand copies for t h e use of the House of Repre -

sentatives, a n d thirty thousand copies for the use of

t h e Departmen t of Agriculture, the Illustrations for

the same to be executed unde r the supervision of t h e

Public Printer, in accordanc e with directions of t h e

Join t Committe e on Printing, said illustrations to be

subject to the approval of t h e Secretary of Agriculture ; a n d the title of each of the said parts shall be

such as to show tha t such part Is complete In itself.

(Jan. 12, 1895, ch. 23, I 73, 28 Stat. 612.)

6 242. Same; progress of beet-sugar industry.

T h e Secretary of Agriculture Is authorized to print

a n d distribute annually eight thousand copies of

the annua l reports covering the progress of the beetsuga r Industry: Provided, Tha t the preparation and

publication of such annua l reports shall be within

the discretion of the Secretary of Agriculture. (June

30, 1906, No. 51, 34 Stat. 839.)

1

§ 243. American Historical Association; report of.

Of the report of the American Historical Association, ther e shall be printed in addition t o t h e usual

number, five thousand five hundre d copies; one

thousand for the Senate , two thousand for the

House, a n d one thousand five hundre d for distribution by the association a n d t h e Smithsonian Institution, a n d one thousand copies for the use of the association. (Jan. 12,1895, ch. 23. $ 73, 28 Stat. 616; May

25, 1900, No. 27, 31 Stat. 717.)

CODOTCATTON

Words "That there be printed of the annual reports of

the American Historical Association, beginning with the

report of the year eighteen hundred and ninety-nine"

appearing In the Joint Res. No. 27 of May 27, 1900 were

omitted as executed and obsolete.

§ 244. Animal Industry Bureau; report of.

Of the report of t h e Burea u of Animal Industry,

ther e shall be printed, in addition to the usual num -

ber, thirty thousand copies, of which seven thousand

shall be for t h e Senate , fourteen thousand for the

House, and nine thousan d for distribution by t h e

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Agricultural Department . (Jan . 12,1895, ch. 23, 5 73,

28 Stat. 613.)

TEANSTT * o r FUNCTION S

Functions of the Bureau of Animal Industry were

transferred to the Secretary of Agriculture by 1647 Reorg.

Plan No. 1, I SOI, eff. July 1, 1847, 12 P. R 4634, 61 8tat.

863. See note to section 391 of Title 7. Agriculture.

Bureau of Animal Industry consolidated with certain

other agencies Into Agricultural Research Administration,

see Ex Ord. No. 9069, set out In note under section 601

of Appendix to Title 60, War and National Defense.

g 245. Army and Navy Registers.

Of t h e registers of the Army a n d Navy, ther e shall

be printed, In addition to t h e usual number, fifteen

hundre d copies of each; five hundre d for the Senat e

a n d one thousan d for t h e House. (Jan . 12, 1885,

ch. 23, I 73, 28 Stat. 616.)

1246. Coast and Geodetic Surrey; charts; sale end

distribution.

T h e charts published by t h e Coast a n d Geodetic

Survey shall be sold a t cost of pape r a n d printin g a s

nearly a s practicable ; a n d ther e shall be no fre e distribution of such charts except to t h e departments

fend officers of t h e United State s requiring them f o r

public use ; a n d a numbe r of copies of each sheet, n o t

t o exceed thre e hundred , t o be presented to such foreign governments, libraries, a n d scientific associations. a n d Institutions of learning a s the Secretary

of commerc e m a y direct; b u t on t h e orde r of Sena -

tors, Representatives, a n d Delegates n o t to exceed

one hundre d copies t o each m a y be distributed

throug h t h e Director of t h e Coast a n d Geodetic Survey. (Jan . 12, 1895. ch. 23, I 76, 28 Stat. 620; Feb.

14. 1903, ch. 552. II 4, 10, 32 Stat. 826, 829; July 1.

1916, ch. 209, I I . 39 Stat. 320; Jun e 5. 1920, ch.

235, 1 1. 41 Stat. 929; Oct. 31, 1951, ch. 654, 1 3

(11), 65 Stat. 708; Jul y 9, 1956, ch. 628, 70 Stat. 512.)

AMENDMENTS

1866—Act July 8, 1866. amended section by substituting

"one hundred" for "ten" in the last clause.

1861—Act Oct. 81, 1861, struck out former second sentence which related to free distribution to educational

Institutions of obsolete charts.

Caoss RmniKCis

Charges and fees for printing for sale to public, see section 73a of this title.

8 247. Repealed. Aug. SO, 1954, ch. 1076, 6 1 (12), 68

Stat. 967.

Section, act Jan. 13, 1896. ch. 33, I 73. 38 Stat. 613;

Joint Res. Apr. 20. 1896, No. 46, 39 Stat. 471, required that

two thousand eight hundred copies of the report of the

Director of the Coast and Geodetic Survey be printed in

quarto form, bound In one volume, two hundred for the

Senate, six hundred for the House, and two thousand

for distribution by the Coast and Geodetic Survey.

ADDITIONAL REPEA L

Section was additionally repealed by act June 21, 1966,

Ch. 172, I 6 (8), 69 Stat. 170.

|248. Civil Service Commission; report.

Of t h e report of t h e Civil Service Commission,

ther e shall be printed, in addition to t h e usual number, twenty-thre e thousan d copies; one thousand for

t h e Senate , two thousan d for t h e House, a n d twenty

thousand for distribution by t h e Civil Service Commission. (Ja n 12, 1895, ch. 23. I 73, 28 Stat. 614.)

TRANSFER o r FUNCTION S

All executive and administrative functions of the Civil

Service Commission were transferred to the Chairman of

the Civil Service Commission by 1949 Reorg. Plan No. 6.

eff. Aug. 20, 1949, 14 P. R. 6227. 63 Stat. 1067. See note set

out under section 632 of Title 6, Executive Departments

and Government Officers and Employees.

1249. Commerce and Navigation.

Of the .report on Commerc e a n d Navigation a n d on

Interna l Commerce, ther e shall be printed, in addition to t h e usual number, one thousand copies for

the Senat e and two thousand for the House, in addition to those published as part of the departmenta l

report.

Of the annua l list of merchan t vessels of t h e

United States, five thousan d copies for distribution

by t h e Burea u of Customs. (Jan . 12, 1895, ch 23,

I 73, 28 Stat. 616; Feb. 14, 1903, ch. 552, | 4, 32 Stat.

826; Jun e 30, 1932, ch. 314, I 501, 47 Stat. 415; M a y

27, 1936, ch. 463, S 1, 49 Stat. 1380; 1946 Reorg.

Pla n No. 3, II 101—104, eff. July 16, 1946, 11 F. R.

7875, 60 Stat. 1097.)

TBANSFTR OP FUNCTION S

Provisions relating to the annual report of the Chief of

the Bureau of Marine, Inspection and Navigation were

omitted and "Bureau of Customs" was substituted for

"Department of Commerce" on authority of 1946 Reorg.

Plan No. 3. See note under section 1 of Title 46, Shipping.

"Bureau of Navigation and Steamboat Inspection" was

changed to "Bureau of Marine Inspection and Navigation"

by act May 37. 1836.

g 250. Commercial and Foreign Relations.

Of Commercial Relations, a n d of Foreign Rela -

tions, ther e shall be printed, in addition to the usual

number, thre e thousand copies of each; one thousan d for the Senat e and two thousand for the House.

(Jan. 12. 1895, ch. 23. I 73. 28 Slat. 613.)

8 251. Consular Reports.

H i e Secretary of Commerc e is authorized to have

printed, for distribution by the Departmen t of Commerce, a n edition of Daily Consula r Reports not to

exceed twenty thousan d copies in any one issue.

T h e usual numbe r shall not be printed. (Jun e 25,

1910, ch. 388, I 1. 36 Stat. 821; Mar. 4, 1913, ch. 141.

1 1, 37 Stat. 736.)

8 252. District of Columbia; report on improvement

and care of public buildings.

Ther e shall be printed each year, In addition to

t h e numbe r of copies otherwise authorized by law,

two hundre d copies of t h e annua l report upon the

improvement and care of public buildings and

grounds, and the care a n d maintenanc e of the Wash -

ington Monument, in the District of Columbia, for

t h e use of t h e officer In charg e of public buildings

a n d grounds. (Jun e 2, 1900, No. 30, 31 Stat. 718.)

8 253. Education. Commissioner of; report.

Of the report of the Commissioner of Education,

ther e shall be printed, in addition to t h e usual number, thirty-five thousand copies; five thousand for

the Senate , ten thousand for t h e House, and twenty

thousan d for distribution by t h e Commissioner of

Education. (Jan . 12, 1895, ch. 23, I 73, 28 Stat.

614.)

g 254. Ephemeris and Nautical Almanac.

T h e "usual number " of copies of the American

Ephemeris a n d Nautical Almana c shall not be

printed. In lieu thereof, ther e shall be printed and

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bound two thousand five hundre d copies of t h e same,

uniform with the editions printed for the Navy De -

partment, five hundre d of which shall be for t h e

use of t h e Senate , one thousand for the use of t h e

House of Representatives, a n d one thousand for distribution or sale by t h e Navy Department. T h e

Secretary of t h e Navy is also authorized to publish

of t h e papers supplementar y to the Ephemerls

and Nautical Almanac , one thousan d five hundre d

copies, in addition to the usual number, one hundre d

copies for the Senate , four hundre d for t h e House,

and one thousand for distribution or sale by the

Navy Department. T h e Secretary of t h e Navy is

also authorized to cause additional copies of the Nau -

tical Almanac s extracte d from the Ephemerls, to be

printed for the public service a n d for sale to navigators and others. All moneys received from sales of

t h e Ephemerls and of t h e Nautical Almanac s shall be

deposited in t h e Treasur y a n d placed to the credit

of the general fun d for public printing. (Jan. 12,

1895, ch. 23. 5 73, 28 Stat. 613; May 13, 1902, No.

20, 32 Stat. 740; July 1, 1902, ch. 1368, 32 Stat. 678.)

CROS S REFERENCE S

Charges and fees for printing for sale to public, see

section 72a of this title.

§ 255. Ethnology, Bureau of; bulletins; size.

T h e bulletins issued by the Bureau of American

Ethnology shall be in octavo size. (Mar. 29, 1904,

No. 14, 33 Stat. 585.)

§ 256. Same; report.

Of t h e report of the Bureau of Ethnology, uniform with t h e preceding volumes of the series, ther e

shall be printed, in addition to the usual number,

eight thousand copies, one thousand five hundred

for the Senate , thre e thousan d for t h e House, a n d

thre e thousand five hundre d for distribution by

the Bureau of Ethnology. (Jan . 12, 1895, ch. 23,

I 73, 28 Stat. 613.)

CROS S REFERENCE S

Ethnology Bureau bulletins to be In octavo size, see

section 255 of tills title.

8 257. Experiment Stations; report of director of office.

CODIFICATION

Section. Res. Apr. 27. 1804, No. 29, 33 Stat. 690, Is now

covered by section 418 of Title 7, Agriculture.

8 258. Fish and Wildlife Service; bulletins.

Of the bulletins of the Pish a n d Wildlife Service,

ther e shall be printed, in addition to the usual number, five thousand copies; one thousand for the Sen -

ate, two thousand for the House, and two thousand

f o r distribution by t h e Service. (Jan . 12. 1895, ch.

23, $ 73, 28 Stat. 614; 1940 Reorg. Plan No. i n , 6 3,

eff. Jun e 30, 1U40, 5 P. R. 2108, 54 Stat. 1232.)

TRANSFER OF FUNCTION S

All functions of all other offlcers of the Department of

the Interior and all functions of all agencies and employees of such Department were, with two exceptions,

transferred to the Secretary of the Interior, with power

vested In him to authorize their performance or the performance of any of his functions by any of such offlcers,

agencies, and employees, by 1950 Reorg. Plan No. 3. 55 1,

a. eff. May 24. 1950, 16 F. R. 3174, 64 Stat. 1262. set out In

note under section 481 of Title 6, Executive Departments

and Government Offlcers and Employees.

Bureau of Fisheries was consolidated with Bureau of

Biological Survey into Fish and Wildlife Service In Department of Interior, and offices of Commissioner and

Deputy Commissioner of Fisheries were abolished by

1940 .Reorg. Plan No. Ill, set out In note under section

133t of Title 6. See, also, sections 8 and 9 of said plan

for provisions relating to transfer of records, property,

personnel, and funds. The bureau had been previously

transferred to Department of Interior by 1939 Reorg.

Plan No. II, | 4 (e), eff July 1, 1939, also set out In note

under section 133t of Title 6. See, also, section 742b of

Title 16, Conservation.

§ 259. Same ; report of service.

Of t h e report of the Director of the Pish and

Wildlife Service, ther e shall be printed, In addition

to t h e usual number, eight thousand copies; two

thousand for the Senate , fou r thousand for the

House, and two thousand for distribution by the

Service. (J .h, 12, 1895, ch. 23, § 73, 28 Stat. 614;

1940 Reorg. Pla n No. Ill , | 3, eff. Jun e 30, 1940,

5 P. R. 2108, 54 Stat. 1232.)

TRANSFER o r FUNCTION S

All functions of all other offlcers of the Department of

the Interior and all functions of all agencies and employees of such Department were, with two exceptions,

transferred to the Secretary of the Interior, with power

vested In him to authorize their performance or the performance of any of his functions by any of such offlcers,

agencies, and employees, by 1960 Reorg. Plan No. 3, 111, 2,

eff. May 24, 1950, 15 F. R 3174 . 64 Stat. 1262, set out In

note under section 481 of Title 6, Executive Departments

and Government Officers and Employees.

Bureau of Fisheries was consolidated with Bureau of

Biological Survey Into Fish and Wildlife Service In Department of Interior, and offices of Commissioner and

Deputy Commissioner of Fisheries were abolished by

1940 Reorg. Plan No. Ill, set out In note under section

133t of Title 5. See, also, sections 8 and 9 of the plan

for provisions relating to transfer of records, property,

personnel, and funds. The bureau had been previously

transferred to Department of Interior by 1939 Reorg.

Plan No. II. 14 (e). eff. July 1, 1939, also set out In note

under section 133t of Title 6. See, also, section 742b

of Title 16, Conservation.

8 260. Geological Survey; publications; size of volumes; editions; additional copies; bulletins; reports on gauging of streams and utilization of

water resources; additional copies; distribution.

T h e publications of t h e Geological Survey shall

consist of the annua l report of the director, which

shall be confined to one volume of royal octavo size;

monographs, of quart o size; professional papers, of

quart o size; bulletins, of ordinary octavo size; watersupply and irrigation papers, of ordinary octavo size;

a n d such maps, folios, a n d atlases as m ay be

required by law.

Of the report of the Geological Survey, ten thou -

sand copies shall be printed in addition to the usual

number; two thousand for t h e Senate , four thousand

for the House, four thousand for distribution by the

Geological Survey.

T h e reports of t h e Geological Survey, except the

annua l report of the director, shall be published in

editions as recommended in each case by the director

and approved by the Secretary of the Interior, but

not to exceed ten thousand copies.

Wheneve r t h e edition of any of the reports of the

survey shall have become exhausted, and the deman d for it contintifcs, ther e shall be published, on

the requisition of t h e Secretary of the Interior, as

man y additional copies of the report as the director

of t h e survey shall stat e will, in his Judgment, be

necessary to mee t the demand.

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T h e report of the minera l resources of the United

State s shall be published in two octavo volumes and

as a distinct publication, the numbe r of copies, printing of separat e chapters, and mode of distribution

of which shall be the same as of the annua l report.

Thre e thousand copies of the monograph s and bulletins of the Geological Survey shall be published.

T h e bulletins a n d professional papers shall be distributed gratuitously, a n d not sold; and of the number published one thousan d copies shall be delivered

to the Senat e a n d two thousand copies shall be delivered to the House of Representative s for distribution.

T h e director of t h e survey shall transmit to t h e

Library of Congress two copies of every report of t h e

bureau a s soon a s the first delivery to the survey is

made , such copies to be additional to those received

by the Library of Congress unde r any othe r provision of law. (Jan . 12. 1895, ch. 23, 5 73, 28 Stat.

614; Mar. 2, 1895, ch. 189, $ 1, 28 Stat. 960: Jun e 11,

1896, ch. 420, § 1. 29 Stat. 453; Jun e 4, 1897, ch. 2,

1 1, 30 Stat. 61; Mar. 2, 1901, No. 17, 31 Stat. 1465;

May 16, 1902, No. 22, 32 Stat. 741; Mar. 4. 1909, ch.

299, 5 1, 35 Stat. 988.)

TRANSFER o r FUNCTION S

All functions of all other officers of the Department of

the Interior and all functions of all agencies and employees of such Department were, with two exceptions,

transferred to the Secretary of the Interior, with power

vested In him to authorize their performance or the performance of any of his functions by any of such officers,

agencies, and employees, by 1950 Reorg. Plan No. 3, 55 1, 2,

eff. May 24, 1950, 15 F. R. 3174, 04 Stmt. 1262. set out In

note under section 481 of Title 5, Executive Departments

and Government Officers and Employees.

g 261. Same; monographs, bulletins, and reports; estimates.

T h e scientific reports known a s the monographs

and bulletins of t h e Geological Survey shall not be

published until specific a n d detailed estimates ar e

made therefor a n d specific appropriations mad e in

pursuanc e of such estimates: and no engravings for

t h e annua l reports for such monograph s a n d bulletins, or of illustrations, sections, a n d maps, shall be

done until specific estimate s ar e submitted therefo r

and specific appropriations mad e based on such estimates. (Jan. 12. 1895, ch. 23, 5 79. 28 Stat. 621;

Jun e 7, 1924, ch. 303, 43 Stat. 592.)

TRANSFER o r FUNCTION S

All functions of all other officers of the Department of

the Interior and all functions of all agencies and employees gf sutth Department were, with two exreptuins,

transferred

t o

the Secretary of the Interior, with i>nwpr

vested In him to authorize their performance or the performance of any of his functions by any of such officers,

agencies, and employees, by 1950 Reorg. Plan No. 3. I! 1.2.

eff. May 24, 1950, 15 F. R. 3174, 64 Stat. 1262. set. out in

note under section 481 of Title 5. Executive Departments

and Government Officers and Employees.

g 262. Same; distribution of publications to public libraries.

T h e Director of t h e Geological Survey shall distribute to public libraries tha t have not already

received them such copies of sale publications as

m ay remain on han d a t the expiration of five years

afte r dat e of delivery to the survey document room,

excepting a reserve numbe r not to exceed two hun -

dred copies. (Mar. 3, 1903, ch. 1007, 5 1. 32 Stat.

1146.)

TRANSFER O F FUNCTION S

All functions of all other officers of the Department of

the Interior and all functions of all agencies and employees of such Department were, with two exceptions,

transferred to the Secretary of the Interior, with power

vested In him to authorize their performance or the performance of any of his functions by any of such officers,

agencies, and employees, by 1950 Reorg. Plan No. 3, 55 1. 2,

eff. May 24, 1950. 15 F. R 3174, 64 flint. 1262. set out in

note under section 481 of Title 5, Executive Departments

and Government Officers and Employees.

g263. Health officer of District of Columbia; report.

Of the report of t h e health officer of the Distric t of Columbia, ther e shall be printed, in addition

to t h e usual number, one thousand five hundred

copies; one hundre d for t h e Senate , thre e hundred

and sixty for the House, and one thousand and forty

for distribution by the health officer. (Jan. 12, 1895,

ch. 23. 6 73, 28 Stat. 614.)

8 265. Hydrographic surveys; foreign surveys.

All appropriations mad e for the preparation or

publication of foreign hydrographi c surveys shall

only be applicable to their object, upon the approval

by the Secretary of t h e Navy, afte r a report from

thre e competent naval officers to the effect tha t the

original dat a for proposed charts ar e such as to

Justify their publication: and It is mad e t h e duty of

the Secretary of the Navy to orde r a board of three

nava l officers to examine a n d report upon the dat a

before he shall approve of any application of moneys

to the preparation or publication of such charts or

hydrographi c surveys. (R. S. § 3686; Jan . 12, 1895,

ch. 23, 5 78, 28 Stat. 621.)

DERIVATION

Act Feb. 31, 1861, ch. 49, i 7, 12 6tat. 150.

6 266. Immigration and Naturalization Service; report.

T h e numbe r of copies to be printed of the annua l

reports of the Immigratio n and Naturalization Service of the Departmen t of Justice shall be subject to

t h e discretion of t h e Attorney General, the numbe r

of copies not to exceed five thousand in nny one fiscal

year. (Mar. 3, 1905, No. ,13. 33 Slat. 1287; Mar. 4,

1913, ch. 141, 5 3, 37 Stat. 737; Ex. Ord. No. 6166,

5 14, Jun e 10, 1933; 1940 Reorg. Plan No. V, § 1, eff.

Jun e 14, 1940, 5 P. R. 2223, 54 Stat. 1238.)

TRANSFER o r FUNCTION S

All functions of all other officers of the Department of

Justice, and all functions of all agencies and employees

of such Department were, with a few exceptions, transferred to the Attorney General, with power vested In

him to authorise their performance or the performsnre

of any of his functions by any of such officers, agencies,

and employees, by 1050 Reorg Plan No. 2. H i . 2. eff.

May 24, 1950, 15 F. R. 3173, 64 Stat. 1261, set out as a note

under section 291 of Title 5. Executive Departments and

Government Officers and Employees. The Immigration

and Naturalization Service, referred to in this section, is

a bureau In the Department of Justice.

Immigration and Naturalization Service of Department

of Labor (including Office of Commissioner of Immigration and Naturalization) and its functions were transferred to Department of Justice, to be administered under direction and supervision of Attorney General; and

functions and powers of Secretary of Labor relating to

administration of said service and its functions or to

administration of immigration and naturalization laws

were transferred to Attorney General, by 1940 Reorg.

Plan No. V, eff June 14, 1940, set out in note under section

133t of Title 5.

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8267. Immigration Commission; reprinting public

documents.

Section, act June 25, 1910, ch. 384, I 1, 36 Stat. 768, was

the Sundry Civil Expense Appropriation Act, 1911, and

was not repeated In subsequent appropriation acts.

8 268. Industrial Relations; report of Commission.

T h e Superintenden t of Documents is authorized to

reprint f o r sale or distribution a s provided by law,

copies of the final report of the United State s Commission on Industria l Relations, including the report

of Basil M. Manly, director of research a n d investigation, a n d the individual reports and statements of

the several commissioners, togethe r with all the testimony taken 61 its hearings, except ekhlblts submitted in printed form, which shall be appropriately

referred to In said testimony, printed as a Senat e

document unde r t h e direction of the Join t Committee on Printing. (Apr. 28, 1916, ch. 98, 39 Stat.

59.)

CROS S REFERENCES

Reprinting documents required for sale, see section 79

of this title.

§269. Interstat e Commerce Commission; report.

Of t h e annua l report of the Interstat e Commerc e

Commission, ther e shall be printed, In addition to the

usual number, thre e thousand copies; one thousand

for the Senate , two thousand for the House, a n d for

the use of the commission ther e m ay be printed such

numbe r of said report a n d othe r documents incident

to interstat e commerc e for distribution by them as

they m ay deem expedient. (Jan . 12, 1895, ch. 23,

i 73, 28 Stat. 614.)

§270. Labor Statistics, Bureau of; bulletins.

Ther e shall be printed one edition of fifteen thou -

sand copies of each issue of the bulletin of the B u -

reau of Labor Statistic s authorized by section 5 of

Title 29, and such numbe r of extr a copies not to exceed twenty thousand of any single Issue, when in the

opinion of the commissioner the deman d for t h e

bulletin make s an extr a edition necessary. (Mar.

2, 1895, ch. 177, $ 1, 28 Stat. 805; Jun e 4, 1897, ch. 2,

i 1, 30 Stat. 61; Jun e 6.1900, ch. 791, 8 1, 31 Stat. 644;

Mar. 4, 1913, ch. 141, 5 3, 37 Stat. 737.)

§271. Same ; report of Commissioner.

Of the report of t h e Commissioner qf Labor Statistics. twenty-five thousand copies shall be printed,

in addition to the usual number, five thousan d for

t h e Senate , ten thousan d for the House, and ten

thousand for distribution by the commissioner.

(Jan . 12,1895, ch. 23, 9 73, 28 StaC 614; Mar. 4. 1913.

ch. 141, $ 3, 37 Stat. 737.)

§272. Mines, Bureau of; publications.

T h e publications of the Bureau of Mines shall be

published In such editions as recommended by the

Secretary of the Interior, but not to exceed ten thou -

san d copies for the first edition. Wheneve r the edition of any of t h e publications of the Bureau of Mines

shall have become exhausted and the deman d for it

continues, ther e shall be published, on the requisition

of the Secretary of the Interior, a s man y additional

copies a s the Secretary of the Interior m ay deem

necessary to mee t the demand. (June 25, 1910, No.

36, 5$ 1, 2, 36 Slat. 883; Ex. Ord. No. 6611, Feb. 22,

1934.)

CROSS REFERENCES

Establishment of bureau, see section 1 of Title 30, Mineral La_pds and Mining.

§ 273. Mint; reports of director.

Ther e m ay be printed, In t h e discretion of t h e

Secretary of t h e Treasury, f o r distribution by

t h e Iteasur y Department, two thousan d copies of

the annua l report of the Director of t h e Mint on the

operations of t h e min t a n d assay offices with a p -

pendices, a n d of the annua l report of the Director

of the Min t on t h e production of precious metals.

(Mar. 4, 1907, No. 24, 34 Stat. 1454.)

TRANSFER O F FTOWENOITB

All functions of all officers of the Department of

the Treasury, and all functions of all agencies and employees of such Department, were transferred, with certain exceptions, to the Secretary of the Treasury, with

power vested In him to authorize their performance or

the performance of any of his functions, by any of such

officers, agencies, and employees, by 1960 Reorg. Plan No.

26, If 1, 2, eff. July 31, 1960, 16 P. R. 4935, 64 Stat. 1280, set

out In note under section 241 of Title 6, Executive Departments and Government Officers and Employees. The

Director of the Mint, referred to In this section, Is an

officer In the Treasury Department, and the mint and

assay offices, also referred to In this section, are under

such Department.

§274. National Academy of Sciences; memoirs.

Of the memoirs of t h e National Academy of Sciences, ther e shall be printed, in addition t o t h e usua l

number, two thousan d five hundre d copies; five

hundre d for t h e Senate , one thousan d f o r t h e House,

and one thousand f o r distribution by t h e Academy

of Sciences. (Jan . 12, 1895, ch. 23, i 73. 28 Stat.

616.)

§275. Same ; report.

Of t h e report of t h e National Academy of Sciences,

ther e shall be printed, In addition t o the. usual number, two thousand copies, five hundre d for t h e Senate ,

one thousand for the House, and five hundre d for

distribution by t h e Academy of Sciences. (Jan . 12,

1896, ch. 23, 8 73. 28 Stat. 616.)

8275a. Repealed. Mar. 2, 1931, ch. 378, §2,4 6 Stat.

1481.

Section, Res. June 6, 1924, ch. 277, 43 Stat. 473, related

to national encampments of Grand Army of the Republic,

United Spanish War Veteran* and American Legion, and

to printing proceedings annually for Congress, and is

now covered by section 276b of this title.

8 275b. National encampments of Veterans' organizations; proceedings printed annually for Congress.

T h e proceedings of the nationa l encampments of

the Gran d Army of the Republic, the United Spanish

W a r Veterans, t h e Veterans of Foreign Wars of t h e

United States, t h e American Legion, t h e Military

Orde r of the Purpl e Heart, a n d t h e Disabled American Veterans of the World War, respectively, shall

be printed annually, with accompanying illustrations,

a s separat e House documents of t h e session of t h e

Congress to which they m a y be submitted. (Mar. 2,

1931, ch. 378, $ 1/46 Stat. 1481; Sept. 18,1941, ch. 411.

55 Stat. 686.)

AMENDMENT S

1941—Act Sept. 18, 1941, added the words "the Military

Order of the Purple Heart."

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1276. Repealed. Pub. L. 85-857, g 14(28), Sept. 2, 1958,

72 Stat. 1270.

Section, Joint Res. Mar. 81, 1004, No. 15, 33 Stat. 685,

related to the printing of the report of the managers

and Inspectors of the National Home for Disabled Volunteer Soldiers.

Erimiv a DATE or REPCA L

Repeal of section by Pub. L. 85-867 as effective Jan.

1, 1959, see section 2 of Pub. L. 85-867, set out as a note

preceding Part 1 of Title 38, Veterans' Benefits.

6277. National Monetary Commission; reprinting public documents.

CODIFICATION

Section, act Feb. 95, 1010, ch. 62. | 1, 36 Stat. 317,

Urgent Deficiencies Appropriation Act, 1910, related to

reprinting public documents of the National Monetary

Commission, and was not repeated In subsequent appropriation acts.

g278. Navel Intelligence Office; additional copies of

publications.

T h e Secretary of t h e Navy is authorized to print,

in excess of one thousan d copies, such extr a copies

of t h e publications of t h e Office of Naval Intelligence

a s m a y be necessary f o r distribution t o t h e nava l

service a n d t o mee t othe r official demands. I n n o

case shall t h e edition of a n y one publication exceed

two thousan d copies. (Mar. 21, 1900, No. 14, 31

Stat. 713.)

1279. Naval Observatory Observations.

Of t h e Observations of t h e Naval Observatory,

ther e shall be printed. In addition t o t h e usua l num -

ber, one thousan d eight hundre d copies; thre e hun -

dred f o r t h e Senate , seven hundre d f o r t h e House,

a n d eight hundre d for distribution by t h e Naval

Observatory, a n d of t h e astronomica l appendixe s to

t h e above observations, one thousan d two hundre d

separat e copies, a n d of t h e meteorological and mag -

neti c observations one thousan d separat e copies f o r

distribution by t h e Nava l Observatory. (Jan . 12.

1895, Ch. 23, 1 73. 28 Stat. 613.)

1279a. Naval charts; sale and distribution.

Afte r Februar y 14, 1879 all charts furnishe d to

mariners o r others n o t In t h e governmen t service

shall be paid f o r a t t h e cost price of pape r a n d printing paid by t h e government. (Feb. 14, 1879, ch. 08,

20 Stat. 286.)

Caoss Rtramcr a

Cost of copies of government publications, see section

73a of this title.

1280. Repealed. Aug. 28, 1935, ch. 795, | 5 , 49 Stat.

Section. a«t Jan (3. 1896, ch. 33, I TO, 38 Stmt 619;

Feb 16, 1933, ch. 58, I 4, 43 Stat. 891; Mar. 8, 1935. ch.

431. I 3 43 Stat. 1106, provided for printing and distributing Official Register published by Director of Census. See

section 664 of Title 6, Executive Departments and Government Officers and Employees.

1280a. Distribution of Official Register.

Of t h e Official Registe r ther e shall be printed,

bound, a n d delivered to t h e Superintenden t of Documents a n d charged to the Congressional allotment

for printing a n d binding a sufficient numbe r of

copies for distribution a s follows: To t h e President

of t h e United States, four copies, one copy of which

shall be for t h e library of t h e Executive Office; t o

t h e Vice President of t h e United States, two copies;

to each Senator, Representative , Delegate, a n d Resident Commissioner In Congress, thre e copies; to the

Secretary and the Sergeant a t Arms of the Senate

and to t h e Clerk, t h e Sergean t a t Arms, and the

Doorkeeper of the House of Representatives, each

one copy; to the library of the Senat e and the House,

each, not to exceed fifteen copies; t o the library of

t h e Supreme Court, two copies; to the Library of

Congress, for internationa l exchange and for official use in Washington. District of Columbia, not to

exceed one hundre d a n d fifty copies; to the municipal library of the District of Columbia, two copies;

a n d to the Commissioners of t h e District of Columbia, ten copies. T h e "usua l number " shall not be

printed.

T h e head of each executive department, independen t office, or establishmen t of t h e Government,

not mentioned above, desiring copies of the Official

Register shall Issue, on or before May 1 of each year,

a requisition upon t h e Public Printe r for the number of copies of t h e Official Register necessary to

mee t its official requirements, t h e cost of such supply to be charged to t h e appropriations available

for printing a n d bindin g for such executive department, Independent office, or establishment. (Aug.

28,1935, ch. 795, $6 3, 4, 49 Stat. 957.)

Citoe* Ttarcantccs

Distribution to Library of Congress and International

exchange, see sections 139 and 189a of this title.

Preparation and publication of Official Register by

Civil Service Commission, see section 654 of Title 6, Executive Departments and Government Officers and Employees.

8 281. Repealed. Aug. 81, 1954, ch. 1158, 6 7, 68 Stat

1026.

Section, acte Mar. 6, 1903, ch. 189, I 7, 33 Stat. 53; Apr.

38. 1903, ch. 694. « 1. 33 Stat. 138; June 7, 1906. ch. 3048,

84 Stat. 319: Mar. 8, 1926, ch. 431, 13, 43 Stat. 1106,

related to report of Comptroller of Currency, and Is now

covered by section 664 of Title 5, Executive Departments

and Government Officers and Employees.

8 282. Pan American Union; monthly bulletin.

T h e Public Printe r is authorized to prin t an edition of t h e Monthl y Bulletin of t h e P a n American

Union, not to exceed five thousan d copies per month,

for distribution by t h e Union every month . (Mar.

3, 1911, ch. 208, 36 Stat. 1032.)

6283. Patent Office; printing.

T h e Commissioner of Patents, upon t h e requisition

of t h e Secretary of Commerce, is authorized to continue t h e printing of the following:

1. Patent) tinted.—First. T h e patent* for inventions and designs Issued by the Paten t Office, Including grants, specifications, and drawings, together

with copies of the same , a n d of patents already issued, in such numbe r as m ay be needed for the

business of t h e office.

2. Trade-marks and labels.—Second. T h e certificates of trade-mark s and labels registered In the

Paten t Office, including descriptions and drawings,

togethe r with copies of the same, and of trade -

mark s and labels heretofor e registered, in such numbers a s may be needed for the business of the office.

3. Official Gazette.—Third. T h e Official Gazette of

the United State s Paten t Office In numbers sufficient to supply all who shall subscribe therefor a t $5

per annum : also for exchange for othe r scientific

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flee; also to supply one copy to each Senator, Representative, a n d Delegate In Congress; with one

hundre d additiona l copies, togethe r with weekly,

monthly, a n d annua l indexes for all the same ; of

the Official Gazett e the "usual number " shall not be

printed.

4. Report of Commissioner of Patents.—Fourth.

T h e report of the Commissioner of Patents for the

fiscal year, not exceeding five hundre d in number,

for distribution by him; the annua l report of t h e

Commissioner of Patents to Congress, without t h e

list of patents, not exceeding one thousand five hun -

dred in number, f o r distribution by him; a n d of

the annua l report of t h e Commissioner of Patents

to Congress, with t h e list of patents, five hundre d

copies for sale by him, if needed, a n d in addition

thereto the usua l numbe r only shall be printed.

5. Rules of practice, patent laws, etc.—Fifth.

Pamphle t copies of t h e rules of practice, pamphle t

copies of the paten t laws, and pamphle t copies of

t h e laws a n d rules relating to trade-mark s and labels,

and circulars relating to the business of the office,

all in such numbers as m ay be needed for the business of the office. T h e usual numbe r shall not be

printed.

6. Decisions of Commissioner and courts.—Sixth.

Annua l volumes of the decisions of the Commissioner of Patents and of the United State s courts In

paten t cases, not exceeding one thousand five hun -

dred In number, of which t h e usual numbe r shall be

printed, a n d for this purpose a copy of each shall

be transmitte d to Congress promptly when prepared.

7. Indexes.—Seventh. Indexes to patents relating

to electricity, a n d Indexes to foreign patents, in such

numbers as m ay be needed for the business of office.

T h e usual numbe r shall not be printed. (Jan. 12,

1895, ch. 23, 8 73, 28 Stat. 619, 620; Feb. 14, 1903, ch.

652, $6 4, 12, 32 Stat. 826, 830; Aug. 24, 1912, ch. 355,

8 1, 37 Stat. 481; Feb. 18, 1922, ch. 58, « 4, 42 Stat.

391; Jun e 7. 1924, ch. 303, 8 1, 43 Stat. 592.)

TKANSPEB o r FUNCTION S

The functions of all other officers of the Department of

Commerce and all functions of all agencies and employees of such Department, were, with a few exceptions,

transferred to the Secretary of Commerce, with power

vested In him to authorize their performance or the performance of any of his functions by any of such officers,

agencies, and employees, by I960 Keorg. Plan No. 5, 111. 3,

etf. May 24, 1960, 18 F. R. 3174, 64 atat. 1363. set out In note

under section 691 of Title 6, Executive Departments and

Government Officers and Employees. The Patent Office,

referred to In this section, Is an agency of the Department of Commerce, and the Commissioner of Patents,

referred to In this section, Is an officer of such Department.

Ciosa RDMNCTO S

Printing for sale to public, tees and charges, see sections 72, 72a of this title.

§ 283a. Repealed. O c t 31, 1951, ch. 654, §1 (115), 65

Stat. 706.

Section, act July 11. 1800, ch. 667, 26 Stat. 259, which

related to exchange of the Official Gazette for scientific

or useful publications published In the United States or

foreign countries and adapted to the needs and uses of

the scientific library of the Patent Office, Is now covered

by section 481 (c) of Title 40, Public Buildings, Property,

and Works.

§284. Lithographing.

All printing f o r the Paten t Office makin g use of

lithography or photolithography, togethe r with t h e

plates for the same, shall be contracted for a n d performed unde r t h e direction of the Commissioner of

Patents, unde r such limitations a n d conditions a s

the Join t Committe e on Printin g m a y from time to

time prescribe, a n d all othe r printing f o r the Paten t

Office shall be done by the Public Printe r unde r such

limitations a n d conditions a s t h e Join t Committe e

on Printin g m a y from time to time prescribe. H i e

entir e work m a y be done a t the Governmen t Printing Office whenever in the Judgmen t of the Join t

Committe e on Printin g the same would be to t h e

interest of t h e Government. (Jan . 12, 1895, ch. 23,

8 73, 28 Stat. 620.)

TBANSTB I o r FUNCTION S

The functions of all other officers of the Department of

Commerce and all functions of all agencies and employees

of such Department, were, with a few exceptions, transferred to the Secretary of Commerce, with power vested In

him to authorize their performance or the performance of

any of his functions by any of such officers, agencies, and

employees, by 1960 Reorg. Plan No. 6, II 1, 2. eff. May 24,

1860, 16 F. R. 8174, 64 Stat. 1263, set out In note under section 691 of Title 6, Executive Departments end Government Officers and Employees. The Patent Office, referred to In this section, Is an agency of the Department

of Commerce, and the Commissioner of Patents, referred

to In this section, Is an officer of the Department.

8285. President # message.

T h e message of the President without the accompanyin g documents a n d reports shall be printed,

immediately upon i u receipt by Congress, In pamphlet form.

In addition to t h e usual number, fifteen thousand

copies shall be printed, of which five thousand shall

be for t h e Senate , a n d t e n thousan d f o r t h e House.

Of the President's message a n d accompanying

documents, ther e shall be printed in addition to the

usual number, one thousan d copies for t h e Senat e

a n d two thousand for t h e House. T h e President's

message shall be delivered by the printe r to t h e

proper officers of each House of Congress on or

before t h e thir d Wednesday next afte r the meeting

of Congress, or a s soon thereafte r a s may be prac -

ticable. (R. 8. 8 3810; Jan . 12, 1895, ch. 23, 8 73, 28

Stat. 615.)

DERIVATION

Act June as, 1864. ch. 166, I 4, 18 Btat. 188.

Caoaa REFERENCES

Terms of Congress, and of President and Vice President,

see the Twentieth Amendment to the Constitution.

66 286, 287. Repealed. July 1, 1944, ch. 878, title VIII,

6813,58 Stat. 714.

Section 286, act Feb. 34. 1806, No. 31, I 1. 83 Stat. 1283;

Aug. 14. 1813, ch. 388, | 1. 87 Stat. 809; May 36, 1930, ch.

330, 1 1, 46 Stat. 379; 1939 Reorg. Plan No. I, II 301, 306,

eff. July 1, 1939, 4 F. R. 3738, 63 Stat. 1434, which provided

for the printing of Public Health Service bulletins. Is now

covered by section 347 of Title 43, The Public Health and

Welfare.

Section 287, act Feb. 24, 1905, No. 21, 12, 33 Stat. 1384;

Aug. 14, 1913, ch. 388, I 1, 37 Stat. 308, which provided for

the printing of the Surgeon General's annual report, Is

now covered by section 339 of Title 43, The Public Health

and Welfare.

RENUMBERIN G o r REPEALIN G A CT

Section 611 of act July 1, 1944, which repealed these

sections, was renumbered 711 by act Aug. 13, 1846, ch.

868, I 6. 60 Stat. 1049. 713 by act Feb. 38. 1948, ch. 83,

18 (b), 63 Stat. 47. and 813 by act July 80, 1866. ch. 778,

18(b), 70 Stat. 730.

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1288. Public Printer's report.

Hier e shall be printed of t h e annua l report of t h e

Public Printer, in addition t o t h e usual number, one

thousand copies to be distributed unde r his direction.

(Jan. 12,1895, ch. 23, S 73, 28 Stat. 618.)

g 289. Smithsonian Institution; report.

Of t h e report of t h e Smithsonia n Institution ther e

shall be printed, in addition to the usua l number, ten

thousand copies; one thousand for t h e Senate, two

thousand for t h e House, five thousan d for distribution by the Smithsonia n Institution, a n d two thou -

sand for distribution by t h e National Museum. (Jan .

12, 1866, ch. 33, I 73, 28 Stat. 616.)

1280. Bolls and Chemistry, Bureau of; report on soil

area surveys.

Ther e shall be printed as soon as t h e manuscrip t

c a n be prepare d wit h t h e necessary map s a n d illustration s to accompany It a report on eac h soil are a

surveyed by t h e Burea u of Chemistry a n d Soils, De -

partmen t of Agriculture, in t h e form of advanc e

sheets bound in pape r covers, of which n o t mor e

tha n two hundre d a n d fifty copies shall be f o r t h e

use of eac h Senato r from t h e Stat e a n d not mor e

tha n one thousan d copies f o r t h e use of each Rep -

resentative for t h e congressional distric t or districts

In which a survey is made , t h e actua l numbe r to be

determine d on Inquiry by t h e Secretary of Agricultur e mad e t o t h e aforesaid Senators a n d Repre -

sentatives, a n d a s man y copies f o r t h e use of t h e

Departmen t of Agriculture a s in t h e Judgmen t of

t h e Secretary of Agriculture a r e deemed necessary.

T h e tota l congressional a n d departmen t edition

shall be held for two years by t h e Superintenden t

of Documents, w h o shall distribut e t h e soli surveys

within t h e above limitations according t o the r e -

quests of t h e said Senators, Representatives, or d e -

partment, a n d a t t h e expiration of t h e two-yea r

period t h e residue of t h e edition shall be turne d over

t o t h e Departmen t of Agriculture. (Feb. 23, 1901,

No. 8. 31 Stat. 1462; Jun e 3, 1*02, ch. 985, 32 Stat.

303; Mar. 14, 1904, No. 9, 33 Stat. 583; July 7, 1932,

ch. 443, $ 1, 47 Stat. 612.)

TKANSFB I o r FUNCTION S

All functions of all officers, agencies and employees of

the Department of Agriculture were transferred, with

certain exceptions, to the Secretary of Agriculture by 1053

Reorg. Plan No. 2, I 1, eff. June 4. 1053, 18 P. R 3219, 67

Stat. 633, set out as a note under section 511 of Title 6,

Btecutlve Departments and Government Officers and

Employees.

The soil survey work of the Bureau of Chemistry and

Soils was transferred to the Bureau of Plant Industry,

which became the Bureau of Plant Industry, Soils, and

Agricultural Engineering, by Secretary's Memorandum

784 of Oct. 6, 1938. The former Bureau of Chemistry

and Soils was transferred to the Bureau of Agricultural

and Industrial Chemistry. Functions of both Bureaus

were transferred to the Secretary of Agriculture by 1947

Reorg Plan No. 1, I 301, eff. July 1, 1947, 12 F. R. 4534,

61 Stat. 952. Functions transferred to Agricultural

Research Service under Secretary's memorandum 1320,

supplement 4, of Nov. 2, 1953.

8 291. Statistical Abstract.

Of the Statistical Abstract of the United States,

ther e shall be printed, in addition to the usual num -

ber, twelve thousand copies; thre e thousand for t h e

Senate, six thousand for the House, a n d thre e thou -

san d for distribution by t h e Secretary of Commerce.

(Jan . 12, 1895, ch. 23, $ 73. 28 Stat. 616; Aug. 23,

1912, ch. 350, $ 1. 37 Stat. 407; 1950 Reorg. Plan

No. 5, 58 1, 2, ef[. May 24, 1950, 15 P. R. 3174, 64 Stat.

1263.

TRANSFER or FUNCTION S

According to Information received from the Bureau

of the Census, the function of preparing and distributing

the Statistical Abstract of the United States was transferred by the Secretary of Commerce from the Bureau

of Foreign and Domestic Commerce to the Bureau of the

Census under the authority of section 601 of Title 6.

Executive Departments and Government Officers and

Employees, and the Bureau has since performed such

function. This change was made prior to the promulgation of 1960 Reorganization Plan No. 5. set out as a

note under section 591 of Title 6, which transferred

all functions of all officers, employees, bureaus, and

agencies of the Department of Commerce to the Secretary

of Commerce, and vested power in him to delegate thrm

or any of his other functions to any of such officers, employees, bureaus and agencies. Therefore, while the

above mentioned Statistical Abstract Is prepared and

distributed by the Bureau of the Census, the primary responsibility therefore Is In the Secretary, In view of such

Plan, and "Secretary of Commerce" has accordingly been

substituted for "Bureau of Foreign and Domestic Commerce", In this section.

8 292. Surgeon General of Army; bulletins for instruction of medical officers.

CODIFICATION

Section, acts June 12. 1917, ch. 37, I I , 40 Stmt. 174;

June 30. 1922, ch. 263, title I, 42 Stat. 717; Mar. 2, 1023,

ch. 178, title I, 42 8tat. 1378; June 7, 1924, ch. 291,

title I. 43 Stat 478; Feb. 12, 1925, ch. 225, title I, 43

Stat. 893, was limited to the various appropriation acts of

which It was a part. A similar provision appeared In act

Apr. 26. 1939, ch. 88, 63 Stat. 694.

6 293. Tests of Iron and Steel.

Of the Tests of Iron a n d Steel, ther e shall be

printed, in addition to the usual number, five hun -

dred copies for distribution by t h e Departmen t of

t h e Army (Jan . 12, 1895, ch. 23, 5 73, 28 Stat. 616.)

CODIFICATION

The Department of War was designated the Department

of the Army and the title of thi Secretary ol War was

changed to Secretary of the Army by section 205 (a) of

act July 26, 1947, ch. 343. title II, 61 Stat. 601. Section

205 (a) of act July 26, 1947, was repealed by section 53

of act Aug. 10, 1956, ch. 1041, 70A Stat. 641. Section 1 of

act Aug. 10, 1956, enacted "Title 10, Armed Forces" which

In sections 3011—3013 continued the military Department

of the Army under the administrative supervision of a

Secretary of the Army.

6 294. Treasury Department; binding registered bonds

and written records.

Registered bonds and written records m ay be

bound a t the Treasury Department. (Jan. 12, 1895.

ch. 23, 5 84, 28 Stat. 622.)

6 295. Same; reports.

Of t h e finance report of the Secretory of the

Treasury, ther e shall be printed, In addition to the

usual number, one thousand copies for the Senate

a n d two thousand for the House in addition to those

published as part of t h e departmenta l report.

Of t h e annua l report of t h e Comptroller of the

Currency, in addition to t h e usual number, thirteen

thousand copies; one thousan d for the Senate, two

thousand for the House, and ten thousand for distribution by the Comptroller of the Currency. (Jan.

12, 1895, ch. 23. 5 73. 28 Stat. 616; Mar. 4, 1907. No.

25, 34 Stat. 1425.)

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EXCEPTION AS TO THA N a m o r FUNCTION S

Functions vested by any provision of law In the Comptroller of the Currency, referred to In this section, were

not Included In the transfer of functions of officers, agencies and employees of the Department of the Treasury to

the Secretary of the Treasury, made by 1950 Reorg. Plan

No. 26, I 1, eff, July 31. 1950, 16 F. R 4935, 64 Stat. 1280, set

out In note under section 241 of Title 6, Executive Departments and Government Officers and Employees.

§296. Weather Bureau; report.

Of t h e annua l report of the Chief of the Weathe r

Bureau, ther e shall be printed, in addition to t h e

usual number, fou r thousan d copies; one thousand

copies f o r the Senate , two thousand copies for t h e

House, a n d one thousand copies for the bureau.

(Jan. 12, 1895, ch. 23, § 73, 28 Stat. 613.)

§ 297. Comptroller General; decisions of.

"ITie Public Printe r is required to print not mor e

tha n one volume each yea r of t h e decisions a n d

opinions of t h e Comptroller General, with such explanatory matte r a s h e m ay furnish, a n d to furnis h

for t h e use of each Senator, Representative, and

Delegate in Congress ten copies thereof, t o the Comptroller Genera l two thousand copies, a n d for distribution in the manne r provided in section seven

of t h e ac t of Jun e twentieth, eighteen hundre d a n d

seventy-four (eighteenth Statute s a t Large, page

one hundre d a n d thirteen), providing for t h e publication of the statutes, one-half the numbe r therein

mentioned. (Aug. 3, 1882, No. 63, 22 Stat. 391; Jun e

10, 1921, ch. 18, 42 Stat. 23—27.)

CBO M Hereunto*

Distribution of Copies of Statutes at Large, see section

196 of this title.

§298. Monthly Summary Statement of Imports and

Exports.

Ther e shall be printe d monthly by the Public

Printe r thirty-flve hundre d copies of the Monthly

Summar y Statemen t of Imports a n d Exports a n d

othe r statistical Informatio n prepare d by t h e Secre -

tar y of Commerce , five hundre d copies of which

shall be f o r t h e use of t h e Senate , one thousan d

copies f o r t h e use of t h e Hous e of Representatives,

a n d two thousan d copies for t h e use of t h e Departmen t of Commerce . (Dec. 18, 1895, No. 1, 29 Stat.

459; Feb. 14, 1903, ch. 652, ( 4 , 32 Stat. 826; Aug.

23, 1912, ch. 350, } 1, 37 Stat. 407; 1950 Reorg. Pla n

No. 6, II 1, 2, eff. May 24, 1950, 16 F.R. 3174, 64 Stat.

1263.)

TKANirnt or FUNCTION S

According to Information received from the Bureau of

the Census, the function of preparing the Monthly Summary Statement of Imports and Exports and certain other

statistical Information relating to foreign trade, was

transferred by the Secretary of Commerce from the Director of the Bureau of Foreign and Domestic Commerce

to the Bureau of the Census under the authority of section 601 of Title 6. Executive Departments and Government Officers and Employees, and the Bureau of the Census has since performed such function. This change was

made prior to the promulgation of 1950 Reorganization

Plan No. 5. set out as a note under section 691 of such

Title 8, which transferred all functions of all officers,

employees, bureaus, and agencies of the Department of

Commerce to the Secretary of Commerce, and vested

power In him to delegate them or any of his other functions to any of such officers, employees, bureaus, and agencies. Therefore. whUe the above mentioned report and

statistics are prepared by the Bureau of the Census, the

primary responsibility therefore Is In the Secretary, In

view of such plan, and "Secretary of Commerce" has accordingly been substituted for "Director of the Bureau

of Foreign and Domestic Commerce, Department of Commerce", In. this section.

Caoea REFERENCES

Quarterly reports of exports and Imports, see section 178

of Title 16, Commerce and Trade.

Chapter 8A.—NATIONAL ARCHIVES

SUBCHAPTER I.—ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS

Sec.

300,300a. Repealed.

300b. Bnployees aa subject to clvll-servlce laws.

300c—300k. Repealed.

SUBCHAPTER Bt.—TRUST FUND BOARD

300aa. Citation.

SOObb. Establishment of Board; membership.

SOOcc. Acceptance of gifts.

SOOdd. Investment of funds.

300ee. Trust fund account; disbursements.

80011. Powers and obligations of Board; liability of members.

SOOgg. Tax exemption for gifts.

SOOhh. Authority of Board; adoption of seal; appointment of employees; adoption of bylaws, etc.

30011. Compensation of members; expenses of Board.

300JJ. Repealed.

SUBCHAPTER I.—ADMINISTRATIVE

PROVISIONS

16 300, 300a. Repealed. Jun e 30, 1949, ch. 288, title VI,

§ 602 (a ) (32), renumbered and added Sep t 5,1950,

ch. 849, g 7 (d), 64 Stat. 590.

Section 300, act June 19, 1934, ch. MB | 1, 48 Stat.

1122, related to the creation of the Office of Archivist of

the United States and the appointment of the Archivist.

Section 300a, act June 19, 1960, ch. 668, I 2, 48 Stat.

1122, related to salary of Archivist and appointment of

employees, and Is now covered by section 393 of this title.

§300b. Employees as subject to civil-service laws.

Six month s afte r May 23, 1938, notwithstandin g

a n y provisions t o t h e contrar y in sections 300a a n d

301 of this title, all persons employed in T h e Nationa l

Archives establishment unde r said sections shall be

appointed by t h e Archivist in accordanc e with t h e

civil-service laws a n d t h e Classification Act of 1949.

(May 28, 1938. ch. 259, $ 1, 52 Stat. 421; Oct. 28,

1949. ch. 782, title XI, | 1106 (a), 63 Stat. 972.)

REFERENCES IN TEXT

Section 300a of this title, referred to in the text, was

repealed by act June 30, 1949, ch. 388, title VI. | 602 (a)

(82), renumbered and added by act Sept. t, 1960, ch. 649,

17 (d), 64 Stat. 690, and la now covered by section 898

of this title.

The civil service laws, referred to In the text, are classified generally to Title 6, Executive Departments and

Government Officers and Employees.

The Classification Act of 1949, referred to In the text, Is

classified to chapter 21 of Title 6.

AMENDMENT S

1949—Act Oct. 28, 1949, amended section by substituting "Classification Act of 1949" for "Classification Act of

1923".

TRANSFER o r FUNCTION S

The National Archives Establishment and Its functions,

records, etc., were transferred to the General Services

Administration by section 104 (a) of act June 30, 1949, ch.

288, title I, 63 Stat. 381. Section 104 (a) Is set out as

section 393 (a) of this title.

The functions of the Archivist were transferred to the

Administrator of General Services by section 104 (a)

of act June 30, 1949, except that he Is to continue

to be a member or chairman, as the case may be of the

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National Archives Council and the National Historical

Publications Commission, the National Archives Trust

Fund, the Board of Trustees of the Franklin D. Roosevelt

Library, and the Administrative Committee.

EmcnvE DAT E O F TBANST O or FUNCTION S

Transfer of functions by act June 30, 1949, as effective

July 1, 1949, see note set out under section 471 of Title

40. Public Buildings, Property and Works.

86 300c—300k, Repealed. Jun e SO, 1949, ch. 288, title

VI, | 602 (a ) (32), renumbered and added Sept. 5,

1950, eh. 849, § 7 (d), 64 Stat. 590.

Section 800c, acts June 19, 1934, ch. 668, I 3, 48 Stat.

11M; Mar. 3, 194S. ch. 89. I I (a), 62 Stat. 88, related to

archives and records of United States and Is now covered

by section 894 of this title.

Section 300d, acta Mar. 3. 1934, ch. 88. I 1. 48 Stat. 389;

June 19, 1934, ch. 668, I 4. 48 Stat. 1133; 1939 Reorg. Plan

No. I. I 303, eft. July 1, 1939, 4 F. R. 3727, 63 Stat. 1427,

related to custody and control of National Archives Building and is now covered by section 392 of this title.

Section 300e, act June 19, 1934, ch. 668, § 6, 48 Stat. 1123,

related to the creation of the National Historical Publications Commission, and is now covered by section 393 of

this title.

Section 300f, act June 19, 1934, ch. 668, 1 6, 48 Stat.

1123, related to the creation of the National Archives

Council, and Is now covered by section 394 of this title.

Section 300f-l. act June 19, 1934, ch. 668. 5 6a, as added

Mar. 3. 1948. ch. 89, I 1 (13), 62 Stat. 58. related to limitations and, restrictions on use of certain records, and Is

now covered by section 897 of this title.

Section SOOg. act June 19, 1934, ch. 668, i 7, 48 Stat.

1123, related to motion picture and sound recordings, and

1» now covered by section 397 of this title.

Section 300h, acts June 19, 1934, ch. 668. I 8, 48 Stat.

1123; June 22, 1936, ch. 706, 49 Stat. 1821: June 25, 1948,

ch. 667. 62 Stat. 1026. related to seal, reproduction of

archives and admissibility, and Is now covered by sections

397 and 899 of this title.

Section 300h-l, act June 19, 1934, ch. 668, 1 8a, as added

Mar. 8. 1948, ch. 89, I I (C), 62 Stat. 88. related to certification or determination of transferred records, and Is

now covered by section 386 of this title.

Section 3001, act June 19, 1934, ch. 668, I 9, 48 Stat. 1123,

related to reports, and Is now covered by section 398 of

this title.

Section 300j, act June 19, 1934, ch. 668. I 10. 48 Stat.

1124. related to appropriations, and Is not now covered.

Section 300k, act June 19, 1934, ch. 668. I 11, 48 Stat.

1124, related to repeal of Inconsistent acts and Is not now

covered.

SUBCHAPTER H —TRUST FUND BOARD

§300aa. Citation.

This subchapte r m a y be cited a s t h e "National

Archives Trust Fun d Board Act" . (July 9, 1941. ch.

284, 5 1.55 Stat. 581.)

TRANS M or FUNCTION S

The National Archives Trust Fund Board was transferred to the General Services Administration by section

104 (b) of act June 30, 1949, ch. 288, title I, 63 Stat. 381.

Section 104 (b) Is set out as section 391 (b) of this title.

Emcnv E DAT E or TaANsnca or FUNCTION S

Transfer of functions by act June 30, 1949, as effective

July 1, 1949. see note set out under section 471 of Title 40,

Public Buildings, Property, and Works.

|SOObb. Establishment of Board; membership.

T h e board Is created a n d established, t o be known

a s t h e Nationa l Archives Trust Fun d Boar d (here -

inafte r referre d to a s t h e "Board"), which shall

consist of t h e Archivist of t h e United States, as

Chairman , a n d t h e chairma n of t h e Hous e Post Office

a n d Civil Service Committe e a n d t h e chairma n of t h e

Senat e Civil Service Committee . Membershi p on t h e

Board shall n o t be deemed to be a n office withi n t h e

meanin g of the statute s of t h e United States. (July

9,1941, ch. 284, 5 2, 55 Stat. 581; Aug. 2.1946, ch. 753,

title I. 5$ 102,121, 60 Stat. 814, 822.)

AMENDMENT S

1946—Act Aug. 2, 1946, amended section by transferring

function of House Library Committee to the House Post

Office and Civil Service Committee and the function of

the Senate Library Committee to the Senate Civil Service

Committee.

TKANSR A o r FUNCTION S

The National Archives Trust Fund Board was transferred to the General Services Administration by section

104 (b) of act June 30, 1949, ch. 288, title I. 63 Stat. 381.

Section 104 (b) Is set out as section 391 (b) of this title.

The Archivist Is to retain his position as Chairman of

the Board under the provisions of section 391 (b) of this

title.

KTFECTIVE DATE o r TBANSFE S o r FUNCTION S

Transfer of functions by act June 30, 1949, as effective

July 1, 1949. see note set out under section 471 of Title 40,

Public Buildings, Property, and Works.

§300cc. Acceptance of gifts.

T h e Board is authorized t o accept, receive, hold,

a n d administe r such gifts or bequests of money,

securities, or othe r personal property, for t h e benefit of or in connection with T h e Nationa l Archives,

its collections, or its services, as m a y be approved

by t h e Board. (July 9, 1941, ch. 284, $ 3, 55 Stat.

581.) __

TRANSFER o r FUNCTION S

The National Archives Trust Fund Board was transferred to the General Services Administration by section

104 (b) of act June 30. 1949, ch. 288. title I, 63 Stat. 381.

Section 104 (b) Is set out as section 391 (b) of this title.

EmcnvE DATE or TRANSFER or FUNCTION S

Transfer of functions by act June 30, 1949. as effective

July 1, 1949. see note set out under section 471 of Title 40.

Public Buildings, Property, and Works.

6 300dd. Investment of funds.

Any moneys or securities composing trust funds

given or bequeathed to t h e Boar d shall be receipted

for by t h e Secretary of t h e Treasury, who shall

Invest, reinvest, a n d retain such moneys or securities as the Board m a y from time to time determine.

T h e Board shall not engage in a n y business or exercise a n y voting privilege which m a y be incidental to

securities In such trust funds, n or shall the Secretary

of t h e Treasur y mak e a n y Investments for the account of the Board which could not lawfully be made

by a trust compan y in t h e Distric t of Columbia, except tha t he m a y mak e any investment directly authorized by the Instrumen t of gift or bequest under

which t h e fund s to be invested a r e derived, a n d may

retain any investments accepted by t h e Board. (July

9,1941, ch. 284, $ 4.55 Stat. 581.)

TRANSFER o r FUNCTION S

The National Archives Trust Fund Board was transferred to the General Services Administration by section

104 (b) of act June 30, 1949, ch. 288. title I, 63 Stat. 381.

Section 104 (b) Is set out as section 391 (b) of this title.

EFFECTIVE DATE o r TRANSFER o r FUNCTION S

Transfer of functions by act June 30, 1949, as effective

July 1, 1949, see note set out under section 471 of Title

40, PubUc Buildings, Property, and Works.

§ SOOee. Trust fund account; disbursements.

T h e income from a n y trust fund s held by the

Board, a n d t h e money received a n d proceeds from

t h e sale of securities a n d othe r personal property,

a s a n d when collected, shall be covered into the

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Treasur y of t h e United State s In a trust fun d a c -

count to be known as t h e Nationa l Archives Trust

Fund, subjec t to disbursement by t h e Division of

Disbursement, Treasur y Department, on the basis of

certified vouchers of t h e Administrato r of Genera l

Services o r his duly authorized agent, except wher e

otherwis e restricted by t h e instrumen t of gift or

bequest, f o r a n d in t h e interest of T h e Nationa l

Archives, Its collections, or its services, including b u t

n o t restricted to t h e preparatio n a n d publication of

special works a n d collections of sources a n d t h e

preparation , duplication, editing, a n d release of

historical photographi c materials a n d sound recordings. T h e Administrato r of Genera l Services m a y

mak e sales of a n y such publications a n d releases

authorized by this section a n d paid for o u t of t h e

income derived from trust fund s a t a price which

will cover their cost a n d 10 pe r centum added, a n d

all money s received from such sales shall be paid

into, administered, a n d expended a s a part of t h e

trust fun d accoun t herei n provided for. (July 9,

1941, ch. 284, $ 5, 55 Stat. 581; Jun e 30.1949, ch. 288,

title I, 5 104, 63 Stat. 381.)

TRANSFER o r FUNCTIONS

The National Archives Establishment and Its functions,

records, etc., were transferred to the General Services

Administration by section 104 (a) of act June 30, 1949.

Section 104 (a) is set out as section 391 (a) of this title.

The National Archives Trust Fund Board was transferred to the General Services Administration by section

104 (b) of act June 30, 1949, ch. 288, title I, 63 Stat. 381.

Section 104 (b) Is set out as section 391 (b) of this title.

Errxcnv i DATE o r TRANSFER o r FUNCTIONS

Transfer of functions by act June 30, 1949, as effective

July 1, 1949, see note set out under section 471 of Title 40,

Public Buildings, Property, and Works.

6 300ff. Powers and obligations of Board; liability of

•embers.

T h e Boar d shall hav e all the usual powers a n d

obligations of a truste e with respect to all property

a n d fund s administered by It, but t h e members of

t h e Board shall not be personally liable, except for

malfeasance . (July 9, 1941. ch. 284, $ 6, 55 Stat.

582.)

TRANSFER o r FUNCTION S

The National Archives Trust Fund Board was transferred to the General Services Administration by section 104 (b) of act June 30, 1949, ch. 288, title I, 63 Stat.

881. Section 104 (b) Is set out as section 381 (b) of this

title.

EFFECTIVE DATE o r TRANSTER o r FUNCTIONS

Transfer of functions by act June 30, 1949, as effective

July 1, 1949, see note set out under section 471 of Title

40, Public BuUdlngs, Property, and Works.

§ 300gg. Tax exemption for gifts.

Gifts a n d bequests received by t h e Board unde r

t h e provisions of this subchapter, a n d t h e income

therefrom, shall be exempt from all taxes. (July 9,

1941, c h. 284, | 7,55 Stat. 582.)

TRANSFER OF FUNCTIONS

The National Archives Trust Fund Board was transferred to the General Services Administration by section

104 (b) of act June 30, 1649, ch. 288, title I, 63 Stat. 381.

Section 104 (b) Is set out as section 391 (b) of this title.

EFFECTIVE DATE o r TRANSFER OF FUNCTIONS

Transfer of functions by act June 30, 1949, as effective

July 1, 1MB, see note set out under section 471 of Title

40, Public Buildings, Property, and Works.

§300hh. Authority of Board; adoption of seal; appointment of employees; adoption of bylaws, etc.

I n carrying out t h e purposes of this subchapter,

t h e Board shall hav e authority—

(a) To adopt a n official seal, which shall be Judicially noticed;

(b) To appoint, or to authoriz e t h e Administrator

of Genera l Services to appoint, withou t regard to the

civil-service laws, all necessary employees, and to

fix their duties; a n d

(c) To adopt bylaws, rules, a n d regulations necessary for the administratio n of Its functions unde r

this subchapter. (July 9, 1941, ch. 284, $ 8, 55 Stat.

582; Jun e 30,1949, ch. 288, title I, $ 104, 63 Stat. 381.)

TRANSFER o r FUNCTION S

The National Archives Trust Fund Board was transferred to the General Services Administration by section

104 (b) of act June 30, 1949. Section 104 (b) Is set

out as section 391 (b) of this title.

The functions of the Archivist were transferred to the

Administrator of General Services by section 104 (a) of

act June 30. 1949, ch. 288, title I, 63 Stat. 381, except

that he Is to continue to be a member or chairman, as

the case may be, of the National Archives Council and

the National Historical Publications Commission, the

National Archives Trust Fund, the Board of Trustees of

the Franklin D. Roosevelt Library, and the Administrative

Committee.

EFFECTIVE DATE OF TRANSFER OF FUNCTION S

Transfer of functions by act June 30, 1949, as effective

July 1, 1949, see note set out under section 471 of Title 40,

Public Buildings, Property, and Works.

8 300ii. Compensation of members; expenses of Board.

No compensation shall be paid to the members of

t h e Board for their services a s such members. All

costs incurred by t h e Board In carrying out its duties

unde r this subchapter. Including t h e expenditure s

necessarily mad e by t h e members of the Board in t h e

performanc e of their duties a n d the compensation

of persons employed by t h e Board, shall be paid out

of income from trust fund s available to t h e Board

for the purpose. Unless otherwise restricted by t h e

instrumen t of gift or bequest, t h e Board, by resolution duly adopted, m a y authoriz e t h e Administrator

of Genera l Services to use for such purposes, or f o r

a n y othe r purpos e or purpose s for which fund s m a y

be expended unde r this subchapter, t h e principa l of

a n y gift or bequest accepted unde r this subchapter.

(July 9, 1941, ch. 284, 5 9, 55 Stat. 582; Jun e 30,1949,

ch. 288, title I, $ 104, 63 Stat. 361.)

TRANSFER OF FUNCTIONS

The National Archives Trust Fund Board was transferred to the General Services Administration by section

104 (b) of act June 30, 1949. Section 104 (b) Is set

out as section 391 (b) of this title.

The functions of the Archivist were transferred to the

Administrator of General Services by section 104 (a) of

act June 30, 1949, ch. 288, title I, 63 Stat. 381, except

that he Is to continue to be a member or chairman, as

the case may be, of the National Archives Council and

the National Historical Publications Commission, the

National Archives Trust Fund, the Board of Trustees of

the Franklin D. Roosevelt Library, and the Administrative

Committee.

EFFECTIVE DATE OF TRANSFER o r FUNCTIONS

Transfer of functions by act June 30, 1949, as effective

July 1, 1949, see note set out under section 471 of Title

40, Public Buildings, Property, and Works.

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gSOOjj. Repealed. Oct. 81, 1951, ch. 654, @1 (116), 65

Stat. 706.

Section, act July 8. 19*1, ch. 384, I 10, 65 Stat. 682,

which related to annual reports to Congress of moneys,

securities, and other personal property received and held

by the Board, and of the Board's operations. Is now covered by section *83 of Title 40, Public Buildings, Property, and Work*.

Chapter 8B.—FEDERAL REGISTER

801. Custody and printing of Federal documents; "Division" created In Archives Establishment; appointment of Director.

803. Filing documents with "Division"; notation of time;

public Inspection; transmission for printing.

80S. "Federal Register"; printing; contents; distribution;

price.

804. Definitions.

808. Documents to be published In Federal Register.

(a) Proclamations and Executive orders; documents having general applicability and

legal effect; documents required to be published by Congress.

(b) Documents authorized to be published by

regulations; comments and news Items

excluded.

(c) Suspension of requirements for filing of

documents; alternate systems for promulgating, filing or publishing documents;

preservation of originals.

800. Administrative Committee of the Federal Register;

establishment and composition; powers and

duties.

807. Filing document as constructive notice: publication

In Register as presumption of validity; Judicial

notice; citation.

808. Publication In Register as notice of hearing.

808. Cost of publication; appropriations authorized;

franking privilege.

810. Effective date of section 803; time for publication

of Register.

810a. Same; availability of Increased appropriation.

811. Federal Register annual supplements; style and

composition; application to Code of Federal

Regulations.

811a. Publication of cumulative supplement to Code of

Federal Regulations.

813. International agreements excluded from provisions

of chapter.

813. Repeal of conflicting lawf.

814. Citation.

Caoss REFERENCES

Coordination of Federal reporting services, see section

188 et seq. of Title 6, Executive Departments and Government Officers and Employees.

|$01. Custody and printing of Federal documents;

"Division" created in Archives Establishment;

appointment of Director.

T h e Administrato r of Genera l Services, actin g

throug h a division established by h im In t h e N a -

tional Archives Establishment, hereinafte r referre d

to a s t h e "Division", Is charge d with t h e custody and .

togethe r with t h e Public Printer, with t h e promp t

a n d uniform printin g a n d distribution of t h e docu -

ments required or authorized t o be published unde r

section 305 of this title. Ther e shall be a t t h e hea d

of t h e Division a director, appointed by t h e President, who shall a c t unde r t h e genera l direction of

t h e Administrator of Genera l Services In carrying

out the provisions of this chapte r a n d t h e regulations

prescribed hereunder. (July 26, 1935, ch. 417, $ 1,

49 Stat. 500; 1939 Reorg. Plan. No. II, | 202, eff. Jul y

1, 1939, 4 P. R. 2732, 53 Stat. 1435; Jun e 30, 1949, ch.

288, title I, 1104 (a), 63 Stat. 381.)

CODIFICATION

Provisions of section which required the salary of the

Director to be Axed by the President at not more than

$5,000 a year were omitted as supserseded.

For positions covered by the Classification Act of 1949,

see sections 1081 and 1082 of Title 5. For the power of

the Civil Service Commission to determine the applicability of those sections to specific positions, see section

1083 of Title 5.

TRANSFER o r FUNCTION S

The functions of the Archivist and the Director of the

Division of the Federal Register of the National Archives

Establishment were transferred to the Administrator of

General Services by section 104 (a) of act June 30, 1949.

Section 104 (a) Is set out as section 381 (a) of this title.

The National Archives Establishment was transferred to

the General Services Administration by section 10* (a) of

act June 80, 18*9.

Codification Board was abolished and Its functions were

transferred to National Archives, to be consolidated therein

with function of Division of Federal Register, and to be

administered by such Division under direction and supervision of Archivist, by 1938 Reorg. Plan No. H, set out in

note under section 133t of Title 6, Executive Departments

and Government Officers and Employees. See also sections *01—*0* of the plan for provisions relating to transfer of functions, records, property, personnel, and funds.

EFFECTIVE DATE o r TRANSFER o r FUNCTION S

Transfer of functions by act June 30, 19*9 as effective

July 1, 1849, see note set out under section 471 of Title

40, Public Buildings, Property, and Works.

CROSS REFERENCES

Compensation schedules, generally, see sections 1111—

1116 of Title 5, Executive Departments and Government

Officers and Employees.

g 302. Filing documents with "Division"; notation of

time; public inspection; transmission for printing.

T h e original and two duplicate originals or certified copies of any document required or authorized

to be published unde r section 305 of this title shall

be filed with t h e Division, which shall be open for

tha t purpose during all hours of the working days

when t h e Archives Building shall be open for official

business. T h e Administrato r of Genera l Services

shall cause to be noted on the original a n d duplicate

originals or certified copies of each documen t the day

a n d hou r of filing thereof: Provided, Tha t when the

original is issued, prescribed, or promulgated outside

of t h e District of Columbia a n d certified copies are

filed before t h e filing of t h e original, the notation

shall be of t h e day a n d hou r of filing of the certified

copies. Upon such filing, a t least one copy shall be

Immediately available for public inspection in the

office of t h e Administrator of Genera l Services. T h e

original shall be retained In t h e archives of the

Nationa l Archives Establishmen t a n d shall be available for Inspection unde r regulations to be prescribed

by t h e Administrator of Genera l Services. T h e

Division shall transmi t immediately to t h e Governmen t Printin g Office for printing, as provided in this

chapter, one duplicat e original or certified copy of

each documen t required or authorized to be published unde r section 305 of this title. Every Federal

agency shall cause to be transmitte d for filing as

herei n required t h e original a n d the duplicate

originals or certified copies of all such documents

Issued, prescribed, or promulgated by t h e agency.

(July 26. 1935, ch. 417, 5 2. 49 Stat. 500; Jun e 30,

1949, ch. 288, title I. $ 104 (a), 63 Stat. 381.)

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EFFECTIVE DATE

Effective date of section, see sections 310 and 310a of

this title.

TRANSFER o r FUNCTION S

The functions of the Archivist and the Director of the

Division of the Federal Register of the National Archives

Establishment were transferred to the Administrator of

General Services by section 104 (a) of act June 30, 1949.

Section 104 (a) Is set out as section 391 (a) of this title.

The National Archives Establishment was transferred to

the General Services Administratis by section 104 (a)

of act June 30, 1949.

EFFECTIVE DATE o r TRANSFER o r FUNCTIONS

Transfer of functions by act June 80, 1649, as effective

July 1, 1949, see note set out under section 471 of Title

40, Public Buildings, Property, and Works.

§303. "Federal Register"; printing; contents; distribution; price.

All documents required or authorized to be published unde r section 305 of this title shall be printed

a n d distributed forthwit h by t h e Governmen t Printing Office In a serial publication designated t h e

"Federa l Register. " It shall be t h e duty of the

Public Printe r to mak e available t h e facilities of the

Governmen t Printin g Office for the promp t printing

a n d distribution of t h e Federa l Register in t h e man -

ne r and a t the time s required In accordanc e with

t h e provisions of this chapte r a n d t h e regulations

prescribed hereunder. T h e contents of t h e dally

Issues shall be indexed a n d shall comprise all documents, required or authorized to be published, filed

with t h e Division u p to such time of t h e day Imme -

diately preceding t h e day of distribution a s shall be

fixed by regulations hereunder. Ther e shall be

printe d with each documen t a copy of t h e notation,

required to be mad e unde r section 302 of this title,

of t h e day a n d hou r when, upon filing with t h e

Division, such documen t wa s mad e available for

public inspection. Distribution shall be mad e by

delivery or by deposit a t a post office a t such time In

t h e mornin g of t h e day of distribution a s shall be

fixed by such regulations prescribed hereunder. T h e

prices to be charge d f o r t h e Federa l Register m a y

be fixed by t h e administrativ e committe e established

by section 306 of this title without referenc e to t h e

restrictions placed upo n a n d fixed for t h e sale of

Governmen t publications by sections 72 a n d 72a of

this title. (July 26, 1935, ch. 417, S 3, 49 Stat. 600.)

TRANSFER o r FUNCTIONS

The functions of the Archivist and the Director of the

Division of the Federal Register of the National Archives

Establishment were transferred to the Administrator of

General Services by section 104 (a) of act June 80, 1949,

ch. 288, title I, 83 Stat. 881. Section 104 (a) Is set out

as section 391 (a) of this title.

The National Archives Establishment was transferred to

the General Services Administration by section 104 (a)

of act June 30, 1949, ch. 288, title I, 63 Stat. 381.

EFFECTIVE DATE OF TRANSFER o r FUNCTION S

Transfer of functions by act June 30, 1949, as effective

July 1, 1949, see note set out under section 471 of Title

40, Public Buildings, Property, and Works.

§304. Definitions.

As used in this chapter, unless t h e contex t otherwise requires, t h e term "document " mean s a n y

Presidentia l proclamation or Executive orde r a n d

a n y order, regulation, rule, certificate, code of fair

competition, license, notice, or similar Instrumen t

Issued, prescribed, or promulgated by a Federa l

agency; t h e terms "Federa l agency " or "agency "

mea n t h e Presiden t of t h e United States, or a n y

executive department , Independen t board, establishment, bureau, agency, Institution, commission, or

separat e office of t h e administrativ e branc h of t h e

Governmen t of t h e United State s b u t not t h e legislative or Judicial branche s of t h e Government; a n d

t h e term "person " mean s a n y Individual, partnership, association, or corporation. (July 26,1936, ch.

417. i 4, 49 Stat. 601.)

TRANSFER o r FUNCTIONS

The functions of the Archivist and the Director of the

Division of the Federal Register of the National Archives

Establishment were transferred to the Administrator of

General Services by section 104 (a) of act June 30, 1949,

ch. 288, title I, 83 Stat. 881. Section 104 (a) Is set out

as section 391 (a) of this title.

The National Archives Establishment was transferred to

the General Services Administration by section 104 (a)

of act June 30. 1949, ch. 288, title I, 83 Stat. 881.

EFFECTIVE DATE o r TRANSFER o r FUNCTIONS

Transfer of functions by act June 30, 1949, as effective

July 1, 1949, see note set out under section 471 of Title

40, Public Buildings, Property, and Works.

8 305. Documents to be published in Federal Register.

(a) Proclamations and Executive orders; documents

having general applicability and legal effect;

documents required to be published by Congress.

Ther e shall be published In t h e Federa l Register

(1) all Presidentia l proclamation s a n d Executive

orders, except suc h a s hav e no genera l applicability

a n d legal effect or a r e effective only against Federa l

agencies or persons In their capacity a s officers,

agents, or employees thereof; (2) such documents

or classes of documents a s t h e President shall determin e from time to time hav e genera l applicability

a n d legal effect; a n d (3) suc h documents or classes,

of documents a s m a y be required so to be published

by Act of t h e Congress: Provided, Tha t f o r t h e purposes of this chapte r every documen t or orde r which

shall prescribe a penalt y shall be deemed to hav e

genera l applicability a n d legal effect.

(b) Documents authorized to be published by regulations; comments and news items excluded.

I n addition to t h e foregoing ther e shall also be

published In t h e Federa l Registe r such othe r documents or classes of documents as m a y be authorized

t o be published pursuan t heret o by regulations pre -

scribed hereunde r with t h e approva l of t h e President, but in no case shall comments or news Items

of any characte r whatsoeve r be authorized to be

published In t h e Federa l Register.

(e) Suspension of requirements for filing of documents; alternate systems for promulgating, filing

or publishing documents; preservation of originals.

I n t h e event of a n attac k or threatene d attac k

upon t h e continenta l United States, by air or otherwise, a n d a determinatio n by t h e President tha t a s a

result of such attac k or threatene d attac k (I) publication of t h e Federa l Registe r or filing of documents

with t h e Division is Impracticable , or (11) unde r

existing conditions publication In t h e Federa l Reg -

ister would not serve t o give appropriat e notice t o t h e

public of t h e contents of documents, t h e President

may , without regard to t h e provisions of this chap -

t e r or of t h e Administrative Procedur e Act, or of

a n y othe r provision of law, suspend all or a n y part

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of t h e requirements of law or regulation for filing

with t h e Division or publication in t h e Federa l Reg -

ister of all or a n y documents or classes of documents. Suc h suspensions shall remai n in effect until

revoked by t h e President, or by concurren t resolution of t h e Congress. T h e Presiden t shall establish

such alternat e systems for promulgating, filing, or

publishing documents or classes of documents

affected by such suspensions, including require -

ments relating to their effectiveness or validity, a s

m a y be deemed unde r t h e the n existing circumstance s practicabl e to provide public notice of t h e

Issuance a n d of t h e contents of such documents.

Suc h alternat e systems may , withou t limitation,

mak e provision for t h e use of regional or specialized

publications or depositories for documents, or of the

press, t h e radio, or similar mediums of genera l communication. Complianc e with such alternat e systems of filing or publication shall hav e t h e same

force a n d effect a s filing with t h e Division or publication in t h e Federa l Registe r pursuan t to t h e pro -

visions of this chapte r or of a n y othe r Act, or of a n y

regulation. Wit h respect to documents promulgated

unde r such alternat e systems, each agency shall

preserve t h e original a n d two duplicat e originals or

two certified copies thereof for filing with t h e Division when the President determine s tha t it is prac -

ticable to do so. (July 26. 1925, ch. 417, § 5, 49 Stat.

501; Jun e 25.1956, ch. 444, 70 Stat. 337.)

REFERENCE S I N TEX T

The Administrative procedure Act, referred to in subsec. (c), Is classified to chapter 19 of Title 6. Executive

Departments and Government Officers and Employees.

AMENDMENT S

1956—8ubs.ee. (c) added by act June 28, 1856.

TRANSFER o r FUNCTION S

The functions of the Archivist and the Director of the

Division of the Federal Register of the National Archives

Establishment were transferred to the Administrator of

General Services by section 104 (a) of act June 30, 1849,

ch. 288. title I. 63 Stat. 381. Section 104 (a) Is set out as

section 391 (a) of this title.

The National Archives Establishment was transferred to

the General Services Administration by section 104 (a) of

act June 30, 1949.

EFFECTIVE DATE OF TRANSFER o r FUNCTION S

Transfer of functions by act June 30, 1949, as effective

July 1. 1949, see note set out under section 471 of Title

40. Public Buildings, Property, and Works.

DELEGATION O F FUNCTION S

For delegation of functions, vested In the President

by subsection (a) of this section, to the Attorney General

and Administrator of General Services, see section 6 (a)

of Ex. Ord. No. 10530, May 11, 1964, 19 F. R. 2709, set out as

a note under section 301 of Title 3, The President.

O . P . A . CEILIN G PRICE ORDERS AND SCHEDULES

Act Apr. 1, 1944, ch 152, title I, I 1. 68 Stat. 151. provided In part that celling price orders and schedules were

not required to be printed in the Federal Register but

notice of Issuance was.

Ex. ORD. No. 10006. PREPARATION, PRESENTATION , FILING ,

AND PUBLICATION OF EXECUTIVE ORDERS AND PROCLA -

MATIONS .

Ex. Ord No 10006, Oct. 11, 1948, 13 F. R. 5927, provided:

By virtue of authority vested In me by the Federal

Register Act (this chapter], and as President of the

United States, It Is hereby ordered as follows:

I. The following regulations shall govern the preparation, presentation, filing, and publication of Executive

orders and proclamations, and shall constitute i t 1J1

through 1.97 of Chapter I of Title 1 of the Code of Federal Regulations:

I 1.91 Form. Proposed Executive orders and proclamations shall be prepared In accordance with the following

requirements:

(a) The order or proclamation shall be given a suitable

title.

(b) The authority under which the order or proclamation Is issued shall be cited in the body thereof.

(c) Punctuation, capitalization, orthography, and other

matters of style shall, In general, conform to the most

recent edition of the Style Manual of the United States

Government Printing Office.

(d) The spelling of geographic names shall conform to

the most recent official decisions of the Board on Geographic Names established pursuant to the act of July

25, 1947, 61 Stat. 456 |section 364 et seq. of Title 431.

(e) Descriptions of tracts of land shall conform, so

far as practicable, to the most recent edition of the

"Specifications for Descriptions of Tracts of Land for Use

In Executive Orders and Proclamations," published by, or

under the direction of, the Director of the Bureau of the

Budget.

(f) Proposed Executive orders and proclamations shall

be typewritten on paper approximately 8x12% Inches,

shall have a left-hand . margin of approximately 1 Va

Inches and a right-hand margin of approximately 1 Inch,

and shall be double-spaced, except that quotations, tabulations, and descriptions of land may be single-spaced.

I 1.92 Routing and approval o/ drafts. A proposed Executive order or proclamation shall first be submitted,

with seven copies thereof, to the Director of the Bureau

of the Budget. If the Director of the Bureau of the

Budget approves it, he shall transmit It to the Attorney

General for his consideration as to both form and

legality. If the Attorney General approves It, he shall

transmit It to the Director of the Division of the Federal

Register, the National Archives. After determining that

It conforms to the requirements of i 1.91 and Is free from

typographical or clerical error, the Director of the Division

of the Federal Register shall transmit It and three copies

thereof to the President. If It Is disapproved by the

Director of the Bureau of the Budget, or by the Attorney

General, It shall not thereafter be presented to the President unless It Is accompanied by a statement of the

reasons for such disapproval.

f 1.93 Routing of originals and copies: Meal. If the

order or proclamation Is signed by the President, the original and two copies thereof shall be forwarded to the

Director of the Division of the Federal Register for appropriate action In conformity with the provisions of the

Federal Register Act: Provided, That the seal of the United

States shall be affixed, pursuant to direction of the President, to the originals of all proclamations prior to such

forwarding.

$ 1.94 Numbering and certification. The Division of the

Federal Register shall number chronologically all Executive orders and proclamations and shall cause to be placed

upon the copies thereof the following notation, to be

signed by the Director or by some person authorized by

him: "Certified to be a true copy of the original."

I 1.95 Disposition of originals. The Division of the

Federal Register from time to time shall file In the National Archives the originals of all Executive orders and

proclamations.

I 1.96 Publication and distribution. The Division of

the Federal Register shall publish currently in the Federal Register all Executive orders and proclamations and

shall supervise the promulgation and distribution thereof.

I 1.97 Proclamations of treaties excluded. Consonant

with the provisions of section 12 of the Federal Register

Act (section 312 of this title|, nothing In this chapter shall

be construed to apply to treaties, conventions, protocols,

or other International agreements, or proclamations

thereof by the President.

2. This order shall become effective upon publication

In the Federal Register, and shall thereupon supersede

Executive Order No. 7298 of February 18, 1936, entitled

"Regulations Governing the Preparation, Presentation,

Filing, and Distribution of Executive Orders and Proclamations".

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§ 306. Administrative Committee of the Federal Register; establishment and composition; powers and

duties.

Ther e Is established a permanen t Administrative

Committe e of t h e Federa l Register of thre e members

consisting of t h e Archivist or Acting Archivist, who

shall be chairman , a n officer of t h e Departmen t of

Justic e designated by t h e Attorney General, a n d t h e

Public Printe r or Acting Public Printer. T h e Administrato r of Genera l Services shall a c t as secretar y of t h e committee . T h e committe e shall pre -

scribe, with the approva l of t h e President, regula -

tions f o r carryin g out t h e provisions of this chapter.

Such regulations shall provide, amon g othe r things:

(a) T h e manne r of certification of copies required

to be certified unde r section 302 of this title, which

certification m a y be permitte d to be based upon con -

firmed communication s from outside of t h e District

of Columbia ; (b) t h e documents which shall be a u -

thorized pursuan t to section 305 (b) of this title

to be published In t h e Federa l Register; (c) t h e

manne r a n d form in which t h e Federa l Registe r

shall be printed, reprinted, compiled. Indexed,

bound, a n d distributed; (d> t h e numbe r of copies

of t h e Federa l Register, which shall be printed,

reprinted, a n d complied, t h e numbe r which' shall

be distributed without charg e to Members of

Congress, officers a n d employees of the United

States, or any Federa l agency for their official use,

a n d t h e numbe r which shall be avaiable * for distribution to the public; a n d (e) the prices to be

charged for individual copies of, a n d subscriptions

to, t h e Federa l Registe r a n d reprints and bound

volumes thereof. (July 26, 1935, ch. 417, i 6, 49 Stat.

501; Jun e 30,1949, ch. 288, title I. $ 104, 63 Stat. 381.)

TEANBra t o r FUNCTION S

The Administrative Committee wte transferred to the

General Services Administration and renamed the Administrative Committee of the Federal Register by section

104 (b) of act June 30. 1849. Section 104 (b) Is set out

as section 391 (b) of this title.

The functions of the Archivist and the Director of the

Division of the Federal Register were transferred to the

Administrator of General Services by section 104 (a) of

act June 30, 1949. However, the Archivist was to retain

his chairmanship of the Committee by the provisions of

section 104 (a). which Is set out as section 391 (a) of this

title.

The National Archives Establishment was transferred

to the General Services Administration by section 104 (a)

of act June 30, 1949.

KrrecnvB DAT S or TBAXSTEB or FUNCTION S

Transfer of functions by act June 30. 1949 as effective

July 1, 1949, see note set out under section 471 of Title

40, Public Buildings, Property, and Works.

DELEGATION o r FUNCTION S

For delegation of functions, vested In the President

by subsection (a) of this section, to the Attorney General and Administrator of General Services, see section

6 (a) of Ex Ord No. 10530, May 11, 1964, 19 F. R. 2709,

set out as a note under section 801 of Title 8, The

President.

§ 307. Filing document as constructive notice; publication In Register as presumption of validity;

judicial notice; citation.

No document required unde r section 305 (a) of

this title to be published In the Federa l Register shall

1

So In original. Probably should read "available."

be valid a s against any person who h a s not h a d actual knowledge thereof until t h e duplicate originals

or certified copies of t h e documen t shall hav e been

filed with the Division and a copy mad e available for

public inspection a s provided In section 302 of this

title; and, unless otherwise specifically provided by

statute , such filing of any document, required or

authorized to be published unde r section 305 of this

title, shall, except in cases wher e notice by publication Is Insufficient in law, be sufficient to give notice

of the contents of such document to any person subject theret o or affected thereby. T h e publication

in the Federa l Register of any document shall create

a rebuttable presumption (a) tha t it was duly Issued,

prescribed, or promulgated; (b) tha t It was duly filed

with t h e Division a n d mad e available f o r public inspection a t t h e day and hou r stated in t h e printed

notation; (c) tha t the copy contained In the Federal

Register is a tru e copy of t h e original; and, (d) tha t

all requirements of this chapte r a n d the regulations

prescribed hereunde r relative to such documen t

hav e been complied with. T h e contents of t h e

Federa l Register shall be Judicially noticed and,

without prejudic e to a n y othe r mode of citation,

m a y be cited by volume a n d page number. (July 26,

1935, ch. 417, $ 7. 49 Stat. 502.)

TBANSRZ* o r FUNCTION S

The functions of the Archivist and the Director of the

Division of the Federal Register of the National Archives

Establishment were transferred to the Administrator of

General Services by section 104 (a) of act June 30. 1949

ch. 288, title I, 63 Stat. 381. Section 104 (a) Is set out

as section 391 (a) of this title.

The National Archives Establishment was transferred

to the General Services Administration by section 104 (a)

of act June 30, 1949.

Errtcnv i DATE or TRANSFE * or FUNCTION S

Transfer of functions by act June 30, 1949, as effective

July 1, 1949, see note set out under section 471 of Title

40, Public Buildings, Property, and Works.

g 308. Publication in Register as notice of hearing.

Wheneve r notice of hearin g or of opportunity to

be hear d Is required or authorized to be given by or

unde r a n Act of the Congress, or m ay otherwise

properly be given, t h e notice shall be deemed to have

been duly given to all persons residing within the

continenta l United State s (not including Alaska),

except In cases where notice by publication Is insufficient In law, if said notice shall be published In the

Federa l Register a t such time tha t the period between t h e publication a n d the dat e fixed in such

notice for t h e hearing or for the termination of the

opportunity to be hear d shall be (a) not less tha n

t h e time specifically prescribed for t h e publication

of the notice by the appropriat e Act of the Congress;

or (b) not less tha n fifteen days when no time for

publication Is specifically prescribed by the Act,

without prejudice, however, to the effectiveness of

any notice of less tha n fifteen days where such

shorte r period Is reasonable. (July 26, 1935, ch. 417,

18, 49 Stat. 602.)

TatNsrta or FUNCTION S

The functions of the Archivist and the Director of the

Division of the Federal Register of the National Archives

Establishment were transferred to the Administrator of

General Services by section 104 (a) of act June 30, 1949,

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ch. 268, title I, 63 8tat. 381. Section 104 (a) U set out

am section 361 (a) of this title.

The National Archives Establishment was transferred

to the General Services Administration by section 104

(a) of act June 80, 1649.

EFFECTIVE DATE o r TRANSFER o r FUNCTION S

Transfer of functions by act June 30, 1949, as effective

July 1, 1949, see note set out under section 471 of Title

40, Public Buildings, Property, and Works.

8$09. Coet of publication; appropriations authorized;

franking privilege.

Every paymen t mad e for t h e Federa l Register shall

be covered Into t h e Treasur y a s a miscellaneous r e -

ceipt. T h e cost of printing, reprinting, wrapping,

binding, e n d distributing t h e Federa l Register a n d

any othe r expenses incurred by t h e Government

Printing Office In carrying out t h e duties placed upon

It by this chapte r shall be borne by t h e appropria -

tions to t h e Governmen t Printin g Office a n d such

appropriations a r e mad e available, a n d a r e authorized to be Increased by such additiona l sums a s a r e

necessary f o r such purposes, such Increases to be

based upo n estimate s submitte d by t h e Public

Printer. T h e purpose s f o r which appropriation s

ar e available a n d a r e authorized to be mad e unde r

section 300] of this title a r e enlarged to cover t h e

additiona l dutie s placed upo n t h e Nationa l Archives

Establishmen t by t h e provisions of this chapter.

Copies of the Federa l Registe r mailed by t h e Govern -

men t shall be entitled to t h e fre e use of t h e United

State s malls In t h e same manne r as t h e official mail

of t h e executive departments of t h e Government.

T h e cost of mailing t h e Federa l Register to officers

a n d employees of Federa l agencies In foreign coun -

tries shall be borne by t h e respective agencies. (July

26, 1935, ch. 417, I 9, 49 Stat. 502.)

Rimmci s I K TEXT

Section 800) of this title, referred to in the text, was

repealed by act June 30, 1949, ch. 388, title VI, I 602 (a)

(32), renumbered and added by act Sept. 6, 1950, ch. 849,

I 7 (a), 64 Stat. 680.

T*ANSFER_OF FUNCTION S

The functions of the Archivist and the Director of the

Division of the Federal Register of the National Archives

Establishment were transferred to the Administrator of

General Services by section 104 (a) of act June 30, 1949,

ch. 288, title I, 63 Stat. 381. Section 104 (a) Is set out as

section 391 (a) of this title.

The National Archives Establishment was transferred to

the General Services Administration by section 104 (a) of

act June 30, 1846.

Errscnvs DATS or TIUNIR A or FUNCTION S

Transfer (if functions by act June go. IHJ, M effective

July I, 1646, see note set put under eectlon 471 of Title

40, Public Buildings, Property, and Works.

CROSS RErEXENCES

FTanklng privilege of offlclal mall of executive departments of the Government, see section 821 of Title 89,

The Postal Service.

6110. Effective date of section 302; time for publication of Register.

T h e provisions of section 302 of this title shall

become effective sixty days afte r July 26, 1935, a n d

the publication of the Federa l Register shall begin

within thre e business days thereafter: Provided,

Tha t t h e appropriations Involved have been Increased as required by section 309 of this title. T h e

limitations upon the effectiveness of documents re -

quired, unde r section 305 (a) of this title, to be

published In the Federa l Register shall not be operative as to any document issued, prescribed, or promulgated prior to the dat e when such document Is

first required by this chapte r or subsequent Act of

t h e Congress or by Executive order to be published

in t h e Federa l Register. (July 26, 1935, ch. 417,

6 10,49 Stat. 503.)

TRANSFER o r FUNCTION S

The functions of the Archivist and the Doctor of the

Division of the Federal Register of the National Archives

Establishment were transferred to the Administrator of

General Services by section 104 (a) of act June 30, 1649,

ch. 288, title I, 63 Stat. 381. Section 104 (a) Is set out

es section 391 (a) of this title.

The National Archives Establishment was transferred to

the General Services Administration by lection 104 (•)

of act June 30, 1849.

Emcnv E DATE or TRANSFER or FUNCTIONS

Transfer of functions by act June 30, 1948, as effective

July 1, 1848, see note set out under section 471 of Title

40, Public Buildings, Property, and Works.

8310a. Same ; availability of increased appropriation.

T h e provisions of section 302 of this title shall

become effective thirty days afte r appropriations to

the Governmen t Printin g Office become available and

t h e publication of t h e Federa l Register shall begin

within two business days thereafter. (Feb. 11, 1936,

ch. 49, 8 1, 49 Stat. 1110.)

CODIFICATION

Section was not enacted as a part of the Federal

Register Act, which comprises this chapter.

TRANSFER OF FUNCTION S

The functions of the Archivist and the Director of the

Division of the Federal Register of the National Archives

Establishment were transferred to the Administrator of

General Services by section 104 (a) of act June 30, 1946,

ch. 288, title I, 63 Stat. 381. Section 104 (a) Is set out

as section 381 (a) of this title.

The National Archives Establishment was transferred to

the General Services Administration by section 104 (a)

of act June 30, 1849.

EFFECTIVE DATE OF TRANSFER o r FUNCTIONS

Transfer of functions by act June 30, 1649, as effective

July 1, 1849, see note set out under section 471 of Title

40, Public Buildings, Property, and Works.

§311. Federal Register annual supplements; style and

composition; application to Code of Federal Regulations.

(a) T h e Administrative Committe e of the Federal

Register is authorized, with t h e approval of the

President, to require, from time to time as it may

deem necessary, t h e preparatio n and publication ITM

special or supplementa l editions of the Federal Register of complete codifications of t h e documents of

each agency of the Governmen t which have general

applicability a n d legal effect, which have been issued

or promulgated by such agency by publication in the

Federa l Register or by filing with the Committee,

a n d which ar e relied upon by t h e agency as authority

for, or ar e Invoked or used by It in the discharge of,

Its activities or functions, a n d a r e in force and in

effect as to facts arising on or afte r such dates M

m a y be specified by t h e Committee .

(b) Any codification published pursuant to subsection (a) of this section shall be printed and bound

In permanen t form. As f a r as practicable, each title

In such codification shall constitut e a separate book.

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Eac h book shall include a n Index thereto, a n d a

pocket f o r cumulative supplements. A genera l Index to t h e entir e edition shall be separately printe d

a n d bound a n d shall be provided with a pocket f o r

cumulative supplements.

(c) Cumulative supplements to t h e codifications

m a y be published annually. Such supplements shall

contai n t h e full text of all change s a n d additions

issued since t h e codification dat e specified by t h e

Committe e which a r e still in effect. Individua l

books. Including t h e cumulative supplements thereto,

m a y be collated a n d republished whe n deemed necessary by t h e Committee .

(d) T h e Federa l Registe r Division shall prepare ,

index, a n d publish t h e codifications a n d supplements

theret o including t h e collations a s authorized by

subsection (c) of this section.

(e) T h e codified documents of t h e several agencies

published in t h e supplementa l edition of t h e Federa l

Register pursuan t to the provisions of this section,

a s amende d by documents subsequently filed with

t h e division a n d published in t h e dally Issues of t h e

Federa l Register, shall be prima facie evidence of

t h e tex t of such documents a n d of t h e fac t tha t they

a r e In full forc e a n d effect on a n d afte r t h e dat e of

publication.

(f) T h e Administrative Committe e of t h e Federa l

Registe r shall prescribe, with t h e approva l of t h e

President, regulations f o r carrying out t h e provisions

of this section.

(g) T h e provisions of this section shall apply to

t h e Code of Federa l Regulations, 1949 Edition, a u -

thorized by a n d published pursuan t t o Executive

Orde r No. 9930 of Februar y 4, 1948. (July 26, 1935,

ch. 417, 8 11, 49 Stat. 503; Jun e 19, 1937, ch. 369,

50 Stat. 304; 1939 Reorg. Pla n No. II, { 202, eff.

July 1,1939.4. F. R. 2732, 53 Stat. 1435; Dec. 10,1942,

ch. 717, 1 2, 56 Stat. 1045; Jun e 30, 1949, ch. 288,

title I, i 104 (b). 63 Stat. 381; Aug. 5, 1953, ch. 333,

67 Stat. 388.)

Rertamce s iw Terr

Executive Order No. 8830 of February 4, 1848, referred

to in the text. Is set out as a note under this section.

AMENDMENT S

1853—Act Aug. 8, 1863, amended section generally to

make It possible to keep up to date the Federal Register

by the Issuance of annual cumulative supplements to

the Federal Register In the form of pocket parts and to

eliminate the necessity of bringing out a new "edition

every Ave years.

1848—Act June 80, 1840, amended section by changing

name of "The Administrative Committee" to "The Administrative Committee of the Federal Register".

1843—Subsec. (a) amended by act Dec. 10, 1843, which

added words following "on June 1, 1838" at end thereof.

TtANsrsa or FUNCTION S

The Administrative Committee was transferred to the

General ti- i vices Administration and renamed the Administrative Committee of the Federal Register by section

104 (b) of act June 30, 1846. Section 104 (b) Is set out

as section 381 (b) of this title.

The functions of the Archivist and the Director of the

Division of the Federal Register were transferred to the

Administrator of General Services by section 104 (a) of

act June 30, 1949. However, the Archivist was to retain

his chairmanship of the Committee by the provisions of

section 104 (a), which Is set out as section 391 (a) of

this title.

The National Archives Establishment was transferred

to the General Services Administration by section 104 (a).

Codification Board established by act June 18, 1937, was

abolished, and Its functions were transferred to National

Archives, to be consolidated therein with functions of

Division of Federal Register, and to be administered by

such Division under direction and supervision of Archivist,

by 1838 Reorg. Plan No. II, set out in note to section 133t

of Title 6, Executive Departments and Government Offlcers

and Employees. See, also, sections 401—404 of the plan

for provisions relating to transfer of functions, records,

property, personnel, and funds.

EMENV X DATE o r TBANSFE S o r FUNCTION S

Transfer of functions by act June 30, 1848, as effective

July 1, 1848, see note set out under section 471 of Title

40, Public Buildings, Property, and Works.

DELEGATION o r FUNCTION S

For delegation of functions, vested In the President

by subsections (a) and (f) of this section, to the Attorney General and Administrator of General Services, see

section 6 (b) of Ex. Ord. No. 10680, May 11, 1864, 18

F. R. 3708, set out as a note under section 301 of Title 3,

The President.

TERMINATION or SUSPENSION or SECTION

Provisions of first sentence of this section which were

suspended for the duration of World War n by section 1

of act Dec. 10, 1843, ch. 717, 66 Stat. 1046, were revitalized

by Joint Res. July 36, 1847, ch. 337, | 3, 81 Stat. 461,

which provided that In the interpretation of act Dec. 10,

1843, the date July 36,1847, shall be deemed to be the date

of termination of any state of war theretofore declared

by Congress and of the national emergencies proclaimed

by the President on Sept. 8, 1838, and May 37, 1841.

E x . ORD. N o . 8830 . PUBLICATION o r 184 8 EDITION o r T H E

CODE o r FEDEBAL REGULATION S

Ex. Ord. No. 8830 . Feb. 4 . 1848 , 1 3 F. R. 618 , provided:

WHEREAS the act of December 10, 1843, 66 Stat. 1048,

suspended the provision of section 11 (a) of the Federal

Register Act as amended by the act of June 18, 1837 (80

Stat. 804; 44 U. S. C. 811 (a)), requiring the quinquennial

preparation and the filing with the Administrative Committee of the Federal Register of the codification of certain classes of documents "until such time after the termination of the present war as the Administrative Committee of the Federal Register shall determine"; and

WHEREAS section 3 of Public Law 338, 80th Congress,

1st session, approved July 36, 1847 (act July 36, 1847, ch.

837, I 8, 61 Stat. 461), provides that In the Interpretation

of the said act of December 10, 1843, the war shall be

deemed to be terminated; and

WHEREAS on November 13, 1847, the suspension of

the above-mentioned provision of section 11 (a) of the

Federal Register Act as amended was formally terminated

by the Administrative Committee of the Federal Register,

effective December 81, 1848; and

WHEREAS the required codification of documents in

force and effect on December 31. 1848, will, under present

procedures, be on file with the Administrative Committee of the Federal Register on tha t date; and

WHEREAS section 11 (a) of the Federal Register Act

as amended provides that the President may, after report

thereon to him by the Administrative Committee, authorIce and direct the publication of the codification required

by that section in special or supplemental editions of the

Federal Register; and

WHEREAS the Administrative Committee of the Federal Register has made an appropriate report to me with

the recommendation tha t I authorize and direct the

publication of the said codification of documents In force

and effect on December 31, 1948; and

WHEREAS It Is In the public Interest and In the Interest

of efficient government that such codification be published:

NOW, THEREFORE, by virtue of the authority vested

In me by section 11 (a) of the Federal Register Act,

and as President of the United States, and subject to the

appropriation by the Congress of funds therefor, the

publication of the said codification as It Is in force and

effect on December 31, 1948, Is hereby authorized and

directed to be made In a special edition of the Federal

Register dated January 1, 1848, and designated "Code of

Federal Regulations, 1840 Edition."

All Federal agencies coming within the purview of the

Federal Register Act are requested to cooperate with the

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Division of the Federal Register, the National Archives,

In carrying out the purposes of this order.

This order shall be published in the Federal Register.

§311*. Publication of cumulative supplement to Code

of Federal Regulations.

T h e publication of a cumulative supplement to

t h e Code of Federa l Regulations Instead of a new

codification, prepared unde r the supervision of the

Division of t h e Federa l Register pursuan t to the

provisions of subsections (c) a n d (d) of section 311

of this title, is authorized a n d required. (Dec. 10,

1942, ch. 717, $ 1, 56 Stat. 1045.)

COOITICATTON

Section was from second sentence of section 1 of act

Dec. 10, 1943.

TuAitara or FUNCTION S

The functions of the Archivist and the Director of the

Division of the Federal Register of the National Archives

Establishment were transferred to the Administrator of

General Services by section 104 (a) of act June 80, 1948,

ch. 388, title I, 63 Stat. 381. Section 104 (a) Is set out

as section 391 (a) of this title.

The National Archives Establishment was transferred to

the General Services Administration by section 104 (a) of

act June SO, 1949.

Krrxcnv* DATE or TSANST O or FUNCTION S

Transfer of functions by act June 30, 1949, as effective

July 1, 1949, see note set out under section 471 of Title

40, Public Buildings, Property, and Works.

g $12. International agreements excluded from provisions of chapter.

Nothing in this chapte r shall be construed t o

apply to treaties, conventions, protocols, a n d othe r

Internationa l agreements, or proclamation s thereof

by t h e President. (July 26, 1935, ch. 417, i 12, 49

Stat. 503.)

6 313. Repeal of conflicting laws.

All Acts or parts of Acts in conflict with this chap -

te r enacted prior t o July 26, 1935, a r e repealed insof a r a s they conflict herewith. (July 26, 1935, ch.

417, I 13, 49 Stat. 503.)

§314. Citation.

This chapte r m a y be cited as t h e "Federa l Register Act. " (July 26,1935, ch. 417, 6 14, 49 Stat. 503.)

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UNITED STATES CODE

1964 EDITION

Chapter

1. Joint Committee on Printing; General Powers; Contracts

2. Government Printing Office

3. Superintendent of Documents; Distribution of Documents in General

4. Printing and Binding Generally

5. Congressional Printing in General

6. Congressional Record, Bills, and Laws

7. Executive and Departmental Printing in General

8. Particular Reports and Documents

8A. National Archives

8B. Federal Register

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TITLE 44.—PUBLIC PRINTING AND DOCUMENTS

Chap. Bee.

1. Joint Committee on Printing; General Powers; Contracts 1

2. Government Printing Office 31

3. Superintendent of Documents; Distribution

of Documents in General 71

4. Printing and Binding Generally 111

5. Congressional Printing in General 131

6. Congressional Record, Bills, and Laws 181

7. Executive and Departmental Printing in

General - 211

8. Particular Reports and Documents 241

8A. National Archives 300

8B. Federal Register 301

9. Advertisements 321

10. Disposition of Records 351

11. Federal Record Management 391

Chapter 1.—JOINT COMMITTEE ON PRINTING;

GENERAL POWERS; CONTRACTS

Sec.

1. Joint Committee on Printing.

3. Same; reelected Congressmen to continue as members of until successors chosen; powers during

recess.

4. Same; remedying neglect or delay In public printing.

5. Standards of paper; advertisements for proposals;

samples.

6. Specifications In advertisements.

7. Opening bids; bonds.

8. Approval of contract; time for performance; bonds.

9. Comparison of paper and envelopes with standard

quality.

10. Determination of quality of paper.

11. Default of contractor; new contracts and purchase

In open market.

12. Liability of defaulting contractor.

13. Purchase of paper In open market.

14. Purchase of other materials; purchase by departments

and governmental agencies.

15. Lithographing and engraving; contracts: bids.

18. Schedule of materials required; advertisements for

proposals; contracts.

§ 1. Joint Committee on Printing.

Ther e shall be a Joint Committee on Printing, consisting of t h e chairman and two members of the

Committee on Rules and Administration of the Senate and the chairman and two members of the Committee on House Administration of the House of

Representatives, who shall have the powers hereinafte r stated. (Jan. 12, 1895, ch. 23, § 1, 28 Stat. 601;

Aug. 2, 1946, ch. 753, title II, § 222, 60 Stat. 838.)

AMENDMENT S

1946—Act Aug. 2, 1946, realigned membership of committee due to the abolishment of the Committees on

Printing of both Houses.

EFFECTIV E DAT E O F 194 6 AMENDMEN T

Amendment of section by act Aug. 2, 1946, effective

Jan. 3, 1947, see note set out under section 72a of Title 2,

The Congress.

§2. Same; reelected Congressmen to continue as

members of until successors chosen; powers during recess.

The members of the Joint Committee on Printing

who are reelected to the succeeding Congress shall

continue as members of said committee until their

successors are chosen. The President of the Senate

and the Speaker of the House of Representatives

shall, on the last day of a Congress, appoint members

of their respective Houses who have been elected to

the succeeding Congress to fill any vacancies which

may then be about to occur on said committee, and

such appointees and the members of said committee

who shall have been reelected shall continue until

their successors are chosen. The Joint Committee

on Printing shall, when Congress is not in session,

exercise all the powers and duties devolving upon

said committee as provided by law, the same as when

Congress is in session. (Mar. 2, 1895, ch. 189, § 1,

28 Stat. 962; Mar. 3, 1917, ch. 163, § 6. 39 Stat.

1121.)

§4. Same; remedying neglect or ?*jlay in public printing.

The Joint Committee on Printing shall have power

to adopt and employ such measures as, in Its discretion, may be deemed necessary to remedy any neglect, delay, duplication, or waste in the public printing and binding and the distribution of Government

publications. (Jan. 12. 1895, ch. 23, § 2, 28 Stat.

601; Mar. 1. 1907, ch. 2284, § 1, 34 Stat. 1012; Mar.

1.1919, ch. 86, $ 11, 40 Stat. 1270.)

§ 5. Standards of paper; advertisements for proposals;

samples.

The Joint Committee on Printing shall fix upon

standards of paper for the different descriptions of

public printing and binding, and the Public Printer

shall, under their direction, advertise in one newspaper or trade journal, published in each of six

cities, for sealed proposals to furnish the Government with paper, as specified in the schedule to be

furnished applicants by the Public Printer, setting

forth in detail the quality and quantities required for

the public printing. And the Public Printer shall

furnish samples of the standard of papers fixed upon

to applicants therefor who shall desire to bid. (Jan.

12, 1895, ch. 23, § 3, 28 Stat. 601; Mar. 3, 1925, ch. 421.

$ 1, 43 Stat. 1105.)

§ 6. Specifications in advertisements.

The advertisements shall specify the minimum portion of each quality of paper required for either three

months, six months, or one year, as the Joint Committee on Printing may determine; but when the

minimum portion so specified exceeds. In any case,

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one thousand reams, it shall state tha t proposals

will be received for one thousand reams or more.

(Jan. 12, 1895, ch. 23, § 4, 28 Stat. 601.)

§7. Opening bids; bonds.

The sealed proposals to furnish paper and envelopes shall be opened in the presence of the Joint

Committee on Printing and the contracts shall be

awarded by them to the lowest and best bidder for

the interest of the Government; but they shall not

consider any proposal which is not accompanied by

a bond with security or certified check in the amount

of $5,000 guaranteeing that the bidder or bidders,

if his or their proposal is accepted, will enter into

a formal contract with the United States to furnish the paper or envelopes specified; nor shall any

proposal from persons unknown to them be considered unless accompanied by satisfactory evidence

that the person making the proposal is a manufacturer of or dealer in the description of paper or envelopes proposed to be furnished. (Jan. 12, 1895,

ch. 23. $ 5, 28 Stat. 602; June 16, 1938, ch. 477, 5 3,

52 Stat. 761.)

AMENDMENT S

1938—Act Jun e 16, 1938, specifically Included envelopes

as well as paper, omitted provision for approval of bond

and substituted therefor e provision for security or certified check to accompany bond, and inserted provision as

to consideration of proposal of unknown persons.

EFFECTIV E DAT E O F 193 8 AMENDMEN T

Amendmen t by act Jun e 16, 1938, became effective as of

t he beginning of t h e thir d session of t h e seventy-fifth

Congress. Jan . 3, 1938.

REPEAL S

Section 4 of ac t Jun e 16, 1938, repealed all acts or parts

of acts inconsistent therewith.

§ 8. Approval of contract; time for performance;

bonds.

No contract for furnishing paper shall be valid

until It has been approved by the Joint Committee

on Printing. The award of each contract for furnishing paper shall designate a reasonable time for

its performance. The contractor shall give bond in

such amount as may be fixed by, and to the approval

of, the Joint Committee on Printing. (Jan. 12, 1895,

ch. 23. § 6, 28 Stat. 602; Mar. 3, 1917, ch. 163, § 6,

39 Stat. 1121.)

§ 9. Comparison of paper and envelopes with standard quality.

The Public Printer shall compare every lot of

paper and envelopes delivered by a contractor with

the standard of quality fixed upon by the Joint Committee on Printing, and shall not accept any paper

or envelopes which does not conform to it in every

particular: Provided, however, That any lot of delivered paper or envelopes which does not conform

to such standard of quality may be accepted by the

Joint Committee on Printing at such discount as,

in its opinion, may be sufficient to protect the interests of the Government. (Jan. 12, 1895, ch. 23, § 7,

28 Stat. 602; June 20, 1936, ch. 630, title VIII, § 13,

49 Stat. 1553.)

AMENDMENT S

1936—Act Jun e 20, 1936, permitted t h e Join t Committee to accept paper a n d envelopes which do not conform

to t h e standar d of quality.

§ 10. Determination of quality of paper.

In case of difference of opinion between

lie Printer and any contractor for paper respects

its quality, the matter of difference shall be

mined by the Joint Committee on Printing. «ad the

decision of said Joint Committee shall be w ^

the United States. (Jan. 12, 1895, ch. 23, | -g

Stat. 602; Mar. 3, 1917, ch. 163, § 6, 39 Stat ii^ j

§ 11. Default of contractor; new contracts aatf

chase in open market.

If any contractor shall fail to comply with I *

contract, the Public Printer shall report such

J

rfiMi

to the Joint Committee on Printing, and be

under the direction of the committee, enter *

new contract with the lowest, best, and mo* responsible bidder for the interest of the Government

among those v/hose proposals were rejected at the

last opening of bids, or he shall advertise for new

proposals, under the regulations hereinbefore stated!

and during the interval which may thus occur he

shall, under the direction of the Joint Committee

on Printing, purchase in open market, at the lowest

market price, all paper necessary for the public print,

ing. (Jan. 12, 1895, ch. 23. I 9, 28 Stat. 602; Mar. J.

1917, ch. 163, § 6, 39 Stat. 1121.)

§ 12. Liability of defaulting contractor.

In case of the default of any contractor to furnish

paper, he and his sureties shall be responsible for

any increase of cost to the Government in procuringa supply of such paper which may be consequent

upon such default. The Public Printer shall report

every such default, with a full statement of all the

facts in the case, to the General Counsel for the Department of the Treasury, who shall prosecute the

defaulting contractor and his sureties upon their

bond in the district court of the United States in

the district in which such defaulting contractor*

reside. (Jan. 12, 1895, ch. 23, $ 10, 28 Stat. 602;

Mar. 3, 1911, ch. 231, § 291, 36 Stat. 1167; May 10.

1934, ch. 277, § 512 (b), 48 Stat. 759.)

TRANSFER O F FUNCTION S

All function s of all officers of t h e Department of the

Treasury, a n d all function s of all agencies and employees

of such Department, were transferred, with certain e x -

ceptions, to t h e Secretary of t he Treasury, with power

vested in h im to authorize their performance or the performanc e of any of his function s by any of such officers,

agencies, a n d employees, by 1950 Reorg. Plan No. 26,

$$ 1. 2, eff. July 31, 1950. 15 F. R. 4935, 64 Stat. 1280, set out

in note unde r section 241 of Title 5, Executive Departments and Government Officers and Employees.

"General Counsel for t h e Department of t he Treasury*"

was substituted for "Solicitor of t h e Treasury" by act

May 10, 1934, which abolished the office of Solicitor and

transferred function s and duties to t h e General Counsel.

CROS S REFERENCE S

General Counsel of Treasury Department, see section

248a of Title 5, Executive Departments and Government

Officers and Employees.

§ 13. Purchase of paper in open market.

The Joint Committee on Printing may authorize

the Public Printer to make purchases of paper in

open market whenever they may deem the quantity

required so small or the want so immediate as not to

justify advertisement for proposals. (Jan. 12, 1895,

ch. 23, § 11, 28 Stat. 602; Mar. 3, 1917, ch. 163, § 6. 39

Stat. 1121.)

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§14. Purchase of other materials; purchase by departments and governmental agencies.

The Joint Committee on Printing may permit the

public Printe r to authorize any executive department or independent office or establishment of the

Government to purchas e direct for its use such

printing, binding, and blank-book work, otherwise

authorized by law, a s the Government Printing O ffice is not able or suitably equipped to execute or

as may be more economically or in the better interest of the Government executed elsewhere. (Jan.

12, 1895, ch. 23, § 12, 28 Stat. 602; July 8, 1935, ch.

374, § 1, 49 Stat. 475; Oct. 31, 1951, ch. 654, § 3 (10),

65 Stat. 708.)

AMENDMENT S

1951—Act Oct. 31, 1951, struck out provisions which

permitted Joint Committee to authorize the Public

printer to procure services, materials, and supplies for

use of the Government Printing Office without regard to

section 5 of Title 41 whenever the aggregate amount involved was less tha n $50.

1935—Act July 8, 1935, amended section generally.

CROS S REFERENCE S

Purchase of supplies, see chapter 4 of Title 41, Public

Contracts.

§15. Lithographing and engraving; contracts; bids.

When the probable total cost of the maps or plates

accompanying one work or document exceeds $1,200,

the lithographing or engraving thereof shall be

awarded to the lowest and best bidder, afte r advertisement by the Public Printer, under the direction

of the Joint Committee, which may authorize him to

make immediate contracts for lithographing or engraving whenever the exigencies of the public service

do not justify advertisement for proposals. (Jan. 12,

1895, ch. 23, § 15, 28 Stat. 603.)

§16. Schedule of materials required; advertisements

for proposals; contracts.

The Public Printe r shall prepare a schedule of

materials required to be purchased, showing the description, quantity, and quality of each article, and

shall invite proposals for furnishing the same, either

by advertisement or circular, as the Joint Committee on Printing may direct, and shall make contracts for the same with the lowest responsible bidder, making a return of the same to the Joint Committee, showing the number of bidders, the amounts

of each bid, and the awards of the contracts. (Jan.

12, 1895, ch. 23, § 16, 28 Stat. 603.)

Chapter 2.—GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE

Sec.

31. Public Printer; appointment; bond.

32. Same; vacancy in office.

33. Same; duties.

34. Same; annual report.

35. Annual report of cost of printing, paper, contracts,

and payments.

36. Annual estimates; for paper.

37,38. Repealed.

39. Deputy Public Printer.

39a. Compensation of Public Printer and Deputy Public

Printer.

<0. Employment by Public Printer of employees; pay.

<1. Employment of skilled workmen.

(

2. Night work.

•3. Eight-hour law.

Holidays.

•5. Repealed.

Sec.

46. Leaves of absence of employees receiving annual

salaries.

47. Details of employees to executive departments or

establishments.

48. List of employees for Official Register.

49. Examining boards.

50—52. Omitted.

52a. Disbursing officer; continuation and settlement of

accounts during vacancy In office; responslbUlty

for accounts.

53. Repealed.

54. Accountability for and Issue of materials.

55. Purchase of press supplies.

56. Sale or exchange of condemned materials.

57. Receipts from sales to be covered Into Treasury.

58. Sale of duplicate plates; copyright.

59. Machinery, material, equipment, or supplies from

other departments.

60. Consolidation of department printing offices.

61. Branches of printing office In executive departments.

62. Inks, glues, etc., furnished other departments; payment.

63. Revolving fund for operation and maintenance;

capitalization; unexpended balances; reimbursements and credits: accounting and budgeting;

reports.

64. Purchases from appropriation'

§31. Public Printer; appointment; bond.

The President of the United States shall nominate

and, by and with the advice and consent of the

Senate, appoint a suitable person, who must be a

practical printer and versed in the art of bookbinding, to take charge of and manage the Government

Printing Office. The title of said officer shall be

Public Printer. He shall give bond in the sum of

$25,000 for the faithful performance of the duties of

his office, said bond to be approved by the Secretary

of the Treasury. (Jan. 12, 1895, ch. 23, § 17, 28

Stat. 603; Jun e 12, 1917, ch. 27, § 1, 40 Stat. 173;

Feb. 20, 1923, ch. 98, 42 Stat. 1278; Mar. 4, 1925, ch.

549, § 1, 43 Stat. 1299; May 29, 1928, ch. 909, 45 Stat.

1006.)

CROS S REFERENCE S

Salary of Public Printer, see section 39a of this title.

§32. Same; vacancy in office.

I n case of the death, resignation, absence, or

sickness of the Public Printer the Deputy Public

Printer shall perform the duties of the Public Printer

until a successor is appointed or such absence or

sickness shall cease; but the President may, in his

discretion, authorize and direct any other officer

of the Government, whose appointment is vested in

the President by and with the advice and consent

of the Senate, to perform the duties of the vacant

office until a successor is appointed, or the sickness

or absence of the Public Printer shall cease. A

vacancy occasioned by death or resignation must not

be temporarily filled under the provisions of this

section for a longer period tha n ten days, and no

temporary appointment, designation, or assignment

of another officer to perform such duty shall be

made except to fill a vacancy happening during a

recess of the Senate. (Jan. 12, 1895, ch. 23, § 36, 28

Stat. 606; May 27, 1908, ch. 200, § 1, 35 Stat. 382.)

§33. Same; duties.

It shall be the duty of the Public Printer to purchase all materials and machinery which may be

necessary for the Government Printing Office; to

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engraved, lithographed, or bound; to keep an account thereof in the order in which it is received,

and to cause the work to be promptly executed; to

superintend all printing and binding done at the

Government Printing Office, and to see that the

sheets or volumes are promptly delivered to the officer who is authorized to receive them. The receipt

of such officer shall be a sufficient voucher for their

delivery. (Jan. 12, 1895, ch. 23, $ 18, 28 Stat. 603.)

§ 34. Same; annual report.

The Public Printer shall make annual report to

Congress, and in it, specify the number of copies of

each department report and document printed upon

requisition by the head of the department for which

the printing was done, and he shall also specify in

said report the exact number of copies of books,

giving the titles of the books, bound upon requisition for Senators, Representatives, Delegates, and

other officers of the Government and the cost thereof.

(Jan. 12, 1895, ch. 23, § 19, 28 Stat. 603.)

§35. Annual report of cost of printing, paper, contracts, and payments.

The Public Printer shall, on the first day of each

regular session, report to Congress the exact condition and the quantity and cost of all printing, binding. lithographing, and engraving; the quantity and

cost of all paper purchased for the same; a detailed

statement of all proposals and contracts entered into

for the purchase of paper and other materials, and

for lithographing and engraving; of all payments

made, during the preceding year, under his direction; of the quantity of work ordered and done, with

a general classification thereof, for each department,

and a detailed statement of each account with the

departments or public officers; a classified detailed

statement of the number of hands employed and

the sums paid to each; and such other information

touching all matters connected with the printing

office as may be in his possession. (Jan. 12, 1895,

ch. 23, 8 22, 28 Stat. 604.)

§36. Annual estimates; for paper.

The Public Printer shall, at the beginning of each

session of Congress, submit to the Joint Committee

on Printing estimates of the quantity of paper of

all descriptions which will be required for the public

printing and binding during the ensuing year. (Jan.

12, 1895, ch. 23, § 26, 28 Stat. 604.)

§37. Repealed. Sept. 12, 1950, ch. 946, title III, § 301

(104), (105), 64 Stat. 844.

Section, acts Jan. 12, 1895, ch. 23, § 27, 28 Stat. 604;

Mar. 2.1895, ch. 189, $ 1, 28 Stat. 961: May 27, 1908, ch. 200,

$ 1, 35 Stat. 382; Jun e 10, 1921, ch. 18, §§ 215, 216, 42 Stat.

23, related to preparation and annua l submission to the

Bureau or the Budget of detailed estimates of expenses

of the Government Printing Office.

SAVING S CLAUS E

Jurisdiction or responsibility of any agency or officer

over any function or organizational unit, referred to in

this former section, as affected by Its repeal, see note

under former sections 582—591 of Title 31, Money and

Finance.

§ 38. Repealed. June 25, 1948, ch. 645, § 21, 62 Sta t 862,

eff. Sept. 1,1948.

Section, act Jan. 12. 1895, ch. 23, 5 33, 28 Stat. 605,

related to penalty for conspiracy to defraud by Public

Printer, and Is now eovered by section 371 of Title la,

Crimes and Criminal Procedure.

R. S. i 3788 which former section 38 superseded was also

repealed by act June 25, 1948, ch. 646, 5 21, 62 Stat. 862.

§ 39. Deputy Public Printer.

The office of Deputy Public Printer shall be filled

by the selection and appointment by the Public

Printer of a person skilled as a practical printer

and versed in the art of bookbinding, and who shall

perform the duties formerly required of the chief

clerk, have supervision of the buildings occupied

by the Government Printing Office, and perform such

other duties as may be required of him by the

Public Printer. (May 27. 1908, ch. 200, 5 1. 35 Sta t

382.)

§39a. Compensation of Public Printer and Deputy

Public Printer.

The compensation of the Public Printer shall be at

the rate of $27,000 per annum and the compensation

of the Deputy Public Printer shall be a t the rate of

$25,500 per annum. (Pub. L. 88-426, title H, $ 203(c).

(d). Aug. 14,1964,78 Stat. 415.)

EFFECTIV E DAT E

Section effective on t he first day of the first pay period

which begins on or after July 1, 1964, except to the extent

provided In section 501(c) or Pub. L. 88-426, see section

501 of Pub. L. 88-426, set out as a note under section 1113

of Title 5, Executive Departments and Government Offlcer*

and Employees.

PRIO R PROVISION S

Acts May 29, 1928, c. 909, 45 Stat. 1006; Oct. 15, 1M».

c. 695, 55 5(a), 6(a), 63 Stat. 880, 881, prescribed the annual salaries of t he Public Printer and the Deputy PubUe

Printer.

§ 40. Employment by Public Printer of employees;

pay.

The Public Printer may employ, at such rates of

wages and salaries, including compensation for

night and overtime work, as he may deem for the

interest of the Government and just to the persons

employed, except as otherwise provided herein, such

journeymen, apprentices, laborers, and other persons as may be necessary for the work of the Government Printing Office; but he shall not, at any

time, employ more persons than the necessities of

the public work may require or more than two hundred apprentices at any one time. The minimum

pay of all journeymen printers, pressmen, and bookbinders employed In the Government Printing Office

shall be at the rate of 90 cents an hour for the

time actually employed. Except as hereinbefore

provided, the rate of wages, including compensation for night and overtime work, for more than

ten employees of the same occupation shall be determined by a conference between the Public Printer

and a committee selected by the trades affected,

and the rates and compensation so agreed upon

shall become effective upon approval by the Joint

Committee on Printing; if the Public Printer and

the committee representing any trade fall to agree

as to wages, salaries, and compensation, either party

is granted the right of appeal to the Joint Committee on Printing, and the decision of said committee shall be final; the wages, salaries, and

compensation determined as provided herein shall

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not be subject to change oftener than once a year

thereafter. Employees and officers of the Government Printing Office, unless otherwise herein fixed,

shall continue to be paid at the rates of wages,

salaries, and compensation (Including night rate)

authorized by law on June 7, 1924, until such time

as their wages, salaries, and compensation shall be

determined as hereinbefore provided. (Jan. 12,1895,

ch. 23, §§ 39, 49, 50, 28 Stat. 607, 608; June 6, 1900,

ch. 791. § 1, 31 Stat. 643; Mar. 4. 1909, ch. 299, 5 1,

35 Stat. 1021, 1024; Aug. 24, 1912, ch. 355, § 1. 37

Stat. 482; July 8, 1918, ch. 139, 5 1, 40 Stat. 836;

Aug. 2, 1919, ch. 30, 41 Stat. 272; Feb. 20, 1923,

Ch. 98, 42 Stat. 1278; June 7, 1924, ch. 354, § 1,

43 Stat. 658.)

CROS S REFERENCE S

Compensation of employees In office of Superintendent

of Documents payable In accordance with this section,

see section 75 of this title.

Compensation schedules generally, see sections 1111—

1115 of Title 6, Executive Departments and Government

Officers and Employees.

Overtime compensation, see chapter 18 of Title 6.

§41. Employment of skilled workmen.

It shall be the duty of the Public Printer to

employ workmen who are thoroughly skilled in their

respective branches of industry, as shown by trial

of their skill under his direction. (Jan. 12, 1895,

ch. 23, 5 45. 28 Stat. 607.)

I 42. Night work.

The Public Printer shall cause work to be done

on the public printing in the Government Printing

Office at night as well as through the day, when

the exigencies of the public service require It, but

the provisions of the existing eight-hour law shall

apply. (Jan. 12, 1895, ch. 23, $ 47, 28 Stat. 607.)

REFERENCE S I N TEX T

The eight-hour law, referred to In t he text, was classified to former sections 321—328 of Title 40, Public Buildings, Property and Works. See sections 327—332 of Title

40.

CROS S REFERENCE S

Compensation for night work, see section 921 of Title 6,

Executive Departments and Government Officers a n d

Employees.

§ 43. Eight-hour law.

The Public Printer Is directed to rigidly enforce

the provisions of the eight-hour law In the department under his charge. (Mar. 30, 1888, ch. 47. 5 1.

25 Stat. 57.)

REFERENCE S I N TEX T

The eight-hour law, referred to In t he next, was classified to former sections 321—326 of Title 40, Public Buildings, Property and Works. See sections 327—332 of

Title 40.

§44. Holidays.

CODIFICATIO N

Section, act Jan . 12, 1895, ch. 23, 5 46. 28 Stat. 607,

was omitted from t he Code, and Is now covered by section

83a of Title 6, Executive Departments and Government

Officers and Employees.

§ 45. Repealed. Oct. 30, 1951, ch. 631, title II, § 207 (a)

(4), 65 Sta t 682.

Section, act Jun e 11, 1896, ch. 420, 6 1. 29 Stat. 453,

which related to leaves of absence for employees of the

Government Printing Office, Is now covered by chapter 23

of Title 5, Executive Departments and Government Officers and Employees.

EFFECTIVE DAT E O F REPEA L

Repeal of this section effective on January 6, 1952,

see note under section 2061 of Title 5. Executive Departments and Government Officers and Employees.

§ 46. Leaves of absence of employees receiving annual

salaries.

Employees in the Government Printing Office receiving annual salaries fixed by law shall be allowed

leave at the rate of pay received by them at the time

such leave is granted, the same to be payable from

the specific appropriation for their salaries. (June

25, 1910, ch. 384, § 1, 36 Stat. 767.)

CROS S REFERENCE S

Annual and sick leave, see chapter 23 of Title 6, Executive Departments and Government Officers and Employees.

§ 47. Details of employees to executive departments

or establishments.

No employee of the Government Printing Office

shall be detailed to duties not pertaining to the work

of public printing and binding In any executive department or other Government establishment unless

expressly authorized by law. (June 25,1910, ch. 384,

$ 1. 36 Stat. 770.)

§ 48. List of employees for Official Register.

CODIFICATION

Section, act Jan. 12. 1895. ch. 23, S 43, 28 Stat. 607;

June 7, 1906, ch. 3048, 34 Stat. 218; Mar. 3, 1925. ch.

421, $ 2, 43 Stat. 1105. See section 161 of Title 13, Census.

§ 49. Examining boards.

The Deputy Public Printer, the superintendent of

printing, and a person designated by the Joint Committee on Printing, shall constitute a board to examine and report In writing on all paper delivered

under contract, or by purchase or otherwise, at the

Government Printing Office. The Deputy Public

Printer, superintendent of binding, and a person designated by the Joint Committee on Printing shall

constitute a board to examine and report In writing

on all material, except paper, for the use of the bindery. The Deputy Public Printer, the superintendent

of printing, and a person designated %y the Joint

Committee on Printing shall constitute a board of

condemnation, who, upon the call of the Public

Printer, shall determine the condition of presses and

other machinery and material used in the Government Printing Office, with a view to condemnation.

(Jan. 12,1895, ch. 23, § 20, 28 Stat. 603; May 27.1908,

ch. 200. $ 1, 35 Stat. 382; June 7,1924, ch. 303, § 1, 43

Stat. 590.)

§§50—52. Omitted.

CODIFICATION

Sections, relating to the functions of t he disbursing

clerk of t he Government Printing Office, were based on

t he following acts:

Section 50.—Act Feb. 20, 1923. ch. 98, 42 Stat. 1278.

Section 51.—Act Jan. 12, 1895, ch. 23, $ 30, 28 Stat. 605;

act Feb. 20. 1923. ch. 98. 42 Stat. 1278.

Section 51a was transferred to section 120 of this title,

and was omitted as superseded by section 63 of this title.

Section 52—Act Mar. 30, 1900, ch. 118, 31 Stat. 58; act

Feb. 20, 1923, ch. 98, 42 Stat. 1278.

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§52a. Disbursing officer; continuation and settlement

of accounts during vacancy in office; responsibility

for accounts.

(a) The disbursing clerk of the Government

Printing Office is designated as the disbursing officer

for the Government Printing Office.

(b) In the case of the death, resignation, or separation from office of such disbursing officer, his

accounts may be continued, and payments and collections may be made in his name, by the deputy

disbursing officer or officers designated by the Public

Printer, for a period of time not to extend beyond

the last day of the second month following the

month in which such death, resignation, or separation occurred. Such accounts and payments shall

be allowed, audited, and settled, and checks signed

in the name of the former disbursing officer for the

Government Printing Office by any such deputy disbursing officer shall be honored, in the same manner

as if the former disbursing officer for the Government Printing Office had continued in office.

(c) No former disbursing officer for the Government Printing Office, his estate, or the surety on his

official bond, shall be subject to any legal liability or

penalty for the official accounts or defaults of any

deputy disbursing officer acting in the name or in the

place of such former disbursing officer. Each such

deputy disbursing officer shall be responsible for

accounts entrusted to him pursuant to subsection

(b) of this section, and such deputy disbursing officer and the sureties upon his bond shall be liable

for any default occurring during the service as such

pursuant to such subsection. (Pub. L. 86-31, May

26, 1959, 73 Stat. 60.)

§ 53. Repealed. June 25, 1948, ch. 645, § 21, 62 Stat. 862,

eff. Sept. 1, 1948.

Section, act Jan. 12, 1895, ch. 23, 5 34, 28 Stat. 605, related to Interest of employees In printing contracts, and

Is now covered by section 442 of Title 18, Crimes and

Criminal Procedure.

§ 54. Accountability for and issue of materials.

The Public Printer shall charge himself with, and

be accountable for, all material received for the public use. The superintendents of printing and binding

shall make out estimates of the quantity and kind of

material required for their respective departments

and file written requisitions therefor when it is

needed. The Public Printer shall furnish the same

to them on these requisitions, as required for the

public service, and they shall receipt to him and be

held accountable for all material so received. (Jan.

12, 1895, ch. 23, § 32, 28 Stat. 605; June 7. 1924, ch.

303, § 1, 43 Stat. 590.)

§ 55. Purchase of press supplies.

The Public Printer may purchase in open market,

and without previous advertising, such supplies as

the Government Printing Office may require, of ink,

rollers, composition for making rollers, tapes, press

blankets, and lubricating oils, taking care that only

the lowest market prices be paid; and when practicable he shall issue circulars inviting bids. (Jan. 12,

1895, ch. 23, I 38, 28 Stat. 607.)

§ 56. Sale or exchange of condemned materials.

Whenever any machinery or material in the Government Printing Office shall have been regularly

condemned as unserviceable, the Public Printer may

sell the same, after public advertisement,, to- the

highest bidder, for cash, and turn the proceeds into

the Treasury of the United States: Provided, That

in case the sum or sums offered for such advertised

property should be deemed by him too low, he may

exchange said old machinery or material for new,

paying the difference in money, and render appropriate vouchers for such expenditure. (Jan. 12,1895,

ch. 23, § 21, 28 Stat. 604.) J ,%

§ 57. Receipts from sales to be covered into Treasury.

CODIFICATION

Section, act Jan. 12, 1895, ch. 23, § 29, 28 Stat. 60S,

which related to disposition of receipts from sales of

extra copies of documents, paper shavings, imperfections, waste gold leaf, leather and book cloth scrape,-

and old and condemned material, has been omitted

from the Code as superseded and covered by section*

63, 71, 72a and 309 of this title. * 1 V

§58. Sale of duplicate plates; copyright.

The Public Printer shall sell, under such regulations as the Joint Committee on Printing may prescribe, to any person or persons who may apply,

additional or duplicate stereotype or electrotype

plates from which any Government publication to

printed, at a price not to exceed the cost of com- ,

position, the metal, and making to the Government

and 10 per centum added, and the full amount of the

price shall be paid when the order is filed. No publication reprinted from such stereotype or electrotype plates and no other Government publication

shall be copyrighted. (Jan. 12, 1895, ch. 23, 5 52.

28 Stat. 608.) ,f

CROSS REFERENCE S

Copyright on publications of the United States Government, see section 8 of Title 17, Copyrights.

Sale or disposition of stereotype or electrotype plates of

black and white illustrations of United States and foreign

postage stamps forbidden, see section 2506 of Title 39, The

Postal Service.

§ 59. Machinery, material, equipment, or supplies from

other departments. • ~"

Any officer of the Government having machinery,

material, equipment, or supplies for printing, binding, and blank-book work, including lithography,

photolithography, and other processes of reproduction. which are no longer required or authorized for

his service, shall submit a detailed report of the same

to the Public Printer, and the Public Printer to

authorized, with the approval of the Joint Committee on Printing, to requisition such articles of

the character herein described as are serviceable

in the Government Printing Office, and the same

shall be promptly delivered to tha t office. (July 19.

1919, ch. 24, § 3, 41 Stat. 233.)

§ 60. Consolidation of department printing offices.

All printing offices in the departments in operation

on January 12, 1895, or thereafter put in operation,

shall be considered a part of the Government Printing Office, and shall be under the control of the

Public Printer, who shall furnish all presses, types,

imposing stones, and necessary machinery and material for said offices from the general supplies of the

Government Printing Office; and all paper and material of every kind used in the said offices for departmental work, except letter and note paper and

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envelopes, shall be supplied by the Public Printer;

and all persons employed in said printing offices and

binderies shall be appointed by the Public Printer,

and be carried on his pay roll the same as employees

in the main office, and shall be responsible to him.

This section shall not apply to the office in the

Weather Bureau, but the Public Printer, with the

approval of the Joint Committee on Printing, may

abolish such excepted office whenever in their judgment the economy of the public service would be

thereby advanced.

All work done in the said officesshall be ordered on

blanks prepared for tha t purpose by the Public

Printer, which shall be numbered consecutively, and

must be signed by some one designated by the head

of the department for which the work is to be done,

who shall be held responsible for all work thus ordered, and who shall quarterly report to the head of

the department a classified statement of the work

done and the cost thereof, which report shall be

transmitted to the Public Printer in time for his annual report to Congress. The Public Printer shall

show in detail, in his annual report, the cost of operating each departmental office. (Jan. 12,1895, ch. 23,

§ 31. 28 Stat. 605; Mar. 6,1902, ch. 139, § 11, 32 Stat.

53; Apr. 23, 1904, ch. 1485, 33 Stat. 262; Mar. 2, 1907,

ch. 2511, 34 Stat. 1158; Mar. 3. 1917, ch. 163, § 1, 39

Stat. 1083.)

CROS S REFERENCE S

Weather Bureau, printing by, see section 326 of Title

15, Commerce and Trade.

§ 61. Branches of printing office in executive departments.

No money appropriated by any act shall be used

for maintaining more than one branch of the Government Printing Office in any one building occupied

by any executive department or departments of the

Government, nor shall any branch of the Government Printing Office be established unless specifically

authorized by law. (Aug. 1, 1914, ch. 223, § 1, 38

Stat. 673.)

FIREPROO F ANNE X BUILDIN G FOR G P O

Pub. L. 87-373, Oct. 4, 1961, 75 Stat. 803, authorized

the construction of a fireproof annex building for use of

the Government Printing Office.

§ 62. Inks, glues, etc., furnished other departments;

payment.

Inks, glues, and other supplies manufactured by

the Government Printing Office in connection with

its work may be furnished to departments and other

establishments of the Government upon requisition,

and payment made from appropriations available

therefor. (June 30, 1932, ch. 314, pt. I, § 1, 47

Stat. 397.)

CODIFICATION

Section based upon a proviso in the appropriation act

tor 1933 for the Government Printing Office. It was not

included in the act for 1934. The Public Printer stated

at tha t time tha t its inclusion was not requested because

it was considered permanent law.

SIMILA R PROVISION S

1931—Feb. 20, 1931, ch. 234, § 1, 46 Stat. 1189.

1930—June 6, 1930. ch. 407, 5 1, 46 Stat. 519.

1929—Feb. 28, 1929, ch. 367, f 1, 45 Stat. 1400.

1928—May 14, 1928, ch. 551, 8 1, 45 Stat. 530.

1927—Feb. 23, 1927, ch. 168, I 1, 44 Stat. 1159.

1926—May 13, 1926, ch. 294, 5 1. 44 Stat. 551.

§ 63. Revolving fund for operation and maintenance;

capitalization; unexpended balances; reimbursements and credits; accounting and budgeting;

reports.

There is established a revolving fund of $1,000,000

effective July 1, 1953, to be available without fiscal

year limitation, for expenses necessary for the operation and maintenance of the Government Printing

Office (except the Office of Superintendent of Documents), including rental of buildings; expenses of

attendance at meetings not to exceed $3,000 in any

fiscal year; maintenance and operation of the

emergency room; uniforms, or allowances therefor,

as authorized by sections 2131—2133 of Title 5;

boots, coats, and gloves; repairs and minor alterations to buildings; and expenses authorized in

writing by the Joint Committee on Printing

for inspection of Government printing activities;

and in addition, the Public Printer shall provide

capital for said fund by capitalizing, at fair and

reasonable values as jointly determined by him and

the Comptroller General, the present inventories,

plant, and building appurtenances (except building

structures and land), equipment, and other assets

of the Government Printing Office: Provided, Tha t

the unexpended balances (including the amounts

otherwise required to be returned to the Treasury)

and the obligations and outstanding commitments

of existing appropriations for "Working capital

and congressional printing and binding" shall be

transferred to this fund. The fund shall be (1)

reimbursed for the cost of all services and supplies furnished (including those furnished other

appropriations of the Government Printing Office)

at rates which shall include charges for overhead

and related expenses, depreciation of plant and

building appurtenances (except building structures

and land) and equipment,, and accrued leave; (2)

credited with all receipts including sales of Government publications, waste, condemned, and surplus

property and with payments received for losses or

damage to property; and (3) charged with payment

into miscellaneous receipts of the Treasury of such

part of the receipts from the sales of Government

publications as is required by law.

An adequate system of accounts for the fund shall

be maintained on the accrual method and financial

reports prepared on the basis of such accounts.

The Public Printer shall prepare and submit an

annual business type budget program for the operations under this fund. The activities of the

Government Printing Office shall be audited by the

General Accounting Office and an audit report furnished annually to the Congress and the Public

Printer. For the purposes hereof the Comptroller

General shall have such access to the records, files,

personnel, and facilities of the Government Printing

Office as he may deem necessary. (Aug. 1, 1953,

ch. 304, title I, § 101, 67 Stat. 330; Aug. 5, 1955, ch.

568, § 101, 69 Stat. 519; June 27, 1956, ch. 453, § 101,

70 Stat. 369.)

AMENDMENT S

1956—Act June 27, 1956, substituted "uniforms, or

allowances therefor, as authorized by sections 2131—2133

of Title 5" for "purchase of uniforms for guards", and

"and building appurtenances (except building structures

and land) " for "(except buildings and land)" , In two

Instances.

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1955—Act Aug. 5, 1955, substituted "expenses of a ttendanc e a t meetings n o t t o exceed $3,000 In any fiscal

year " for "expenses of attendanc e a t meetings, when

authorized by t h e Join t Committee on Printing" .

CROS S REFERENCE S

Receipts fro m sales, disposition—

Documents, see section 71 of this title.

Federal Register, see section 309 of this title.

Government publications, additiona l copies, see

section 72a of this title.

§ 64. Purchase s fro m appropriations.

Purchase s m a y b e mad e o n a n d afte r August 1,

1953 fro m appropriation s unde r t h e "Governmen t

Printin g Office" , a s provide d f o r i n t h e Printin g A c t

approve d Januar y 12,1895 , a n d withou t referenc e t o

t h e A c t approve d Jun e 30, 1949 (Publi c L a w 152),

a s amended , concernin g purchase s f o r t h e Federa l

Government . (Aug . 1, 1953, c h . 304, titl e I, § 102,

67 Stat . 332.)

REFERENCE S I N TEX T

T h e Printing Act approved Januar y 12, 1895, referred

t o i n t h e text, Is ac t Jan . 12, 1895, ch. 23, 28 Stat. 601,

whic h Is distributed generally throughou t this title. See

tables.

T h e Act approved Jun e 30, 1949 (Public Law 152), as

amended, referred t o In t h e text, Is act Jun e 30, 1949, ch.

288, 63 Stat. 379 (Federal Property and Administrative

Services Act of 1949). T he provisions thereof with re -

spect t o procurement are classified t o section 481 of Title

40, Publi c Buildings, Property, a n d Works, a n d t o section

251 et seq., of Title 41, Public Contracts. For othe r

classifications of such act Into this Code, see tables.

Chapte r 3.—SUPERINTENDEN T O F DOCUMENTS ;

DISTRIBUTIO N O F DOCUMENT S I N GEN -

ERA L

Sec.

71. Superintendent of Documents; sale of documents.

72. Printing for sale to public: regulations.

72a. Same; regulations; charges and fees.

73. Superintendent of Documents unde r control of

Public Printer; disbursements and report.

74. Assistants, blanks, printing, a n d binding for Superintenden t of Documents.

75. Compensation t o employees In office of Superintenden t of Documents for night, Sunday, holiday,

and overtime work.

76. Index of documents; numbe r and distribution.

77. Catalogue of Government publications.

78. Documents In charge of departments t o be turned

over to Superintendent of Documents.

79. Reprinting documents required for sale.

80. Documents f o r President.

81. Documents for use of Public Printer.

81a. Definition of Government publication.

81b. Availability of Government publications throug h

Superintenden t of Documents; lists of publications Issued by components of Government.

81c. Adoption a n d employment of measures by Publi c

Printe r for economical a n d practical Implementatio n of laws relating t o depository libraries.

82. Distribution of copies t o designated depositories;

designation of additiona l libraries; Justification;

authorzatlo n for certain designations.

83. Classified list of Government publications containing annotations, a n d Item Identification num -

bers; selection a n d distribution of publications

t o depositories.

84. New designations of depositories; limitations on

numbers; conditions.

84a. Regional depositories; designation; functions; disposal of publications.

85. Distribution of copies of publications to designated

depositories; notice t o Government components;

cost of printin g and binding; land-gran t colleges

a s depositories.

85a. Appropriations for supplying depository libraries;

restriction.

S®0- '

86. Requirements of depository librarie s „ r •

conditions; investigation by SuperlatZlL* *

Documents; withdrawal of depoeltory^TL *

designation of a replacement. *

87. Libraries of executive departments. Servlc* V M

mles, a n d Independent agencies constatTM!. "L

posltorles; certifications of need; dlspcai^ J T T

wanted pubUcatlons. .

87a. Repealed. f gl

88. American Antiquarian Society to be depository "

89. Distribution of public documents to Ubm i t*

Philippine Government. .

90. Repealed. • .«.

91. Documents and reports for foreign legation*.

91a. Public documents for legations and consulate -#

United States. *

92. Government publications as public property- 6 *

use In depositories; disposal of unwanted —

llcations. '

93. Exchange of documents. - —

94. Blank forms; printing and sale. ~ ; »

95. Distribution of publications to be by Public Prtat w

malllng lists. .

96. Departmental distribution of documents.

§ 71. Superintenden t of Documents; sal e of docnroesU.

T h e Publi c Printe r shal l appoin t a competen t pers o n t o a c t a s Superintenden t of Documents. The

Superintenden t of Documents so designate d a n d a p -

pointe d is authorize d t o sell a t cost a n y publi c docu -

men t i n h is charge , t h e distributio n of whic h is n o t

herei n specifically directed , sai d cost t o b e estimated

by t h e Publi c Printe r a n d base d upo n printin g from

stereotype d plates; b u t onl y o n e copy of a n y documen t shal l b e sold t o t h e sam e person , excepting

librarie s o r schools by whic h additiona l copies a r e

desire d f o r separat e departments thereof, a n d mem -

bers of Congress; a n d wheneve r a n y officer of t h e

Governmen t havin g in h is charg e documents pub -

lished f o r sal e shal l desir e t o b e relieved of t h e same,

h e is authorize d t o tur n the m ove r t o t h e Superin -

tenden t of Documents, w h o shal l receive a n d sen

the m unde r t h e provision s of this section. All

money s receive d fro m t h e sal e of documents shall be

returne d t o t h e Publi c Printe r o n t h e 1st d a y of eac h

mont h a n d b e by h i m covere d int o t h e Treasur y

monthly . H e shal l Also repor t monthl y t o t h e

Publi c Printe r t h e numbe r of documents received

by h i m a n d t h e dispositio n mad e of t h e same . H e

shal l hav e genera l supervisio n of t h e distributio n of

all publi c documents, a n d t o h is custod y shall be

committe d all documents subjec t t o distribution , exceptin g thos e printe d f o r t h e specia l official us e of

t h e executiv e departments, whic h shal l b e delivered

t o sai d departments, a n d thos e printe d f o r t h e use

of t h e t wo House s of Congress, whic h shal l b e d e -

livered t o t h e foldin g room s of sai d House s a n d distribute d o r delivere d read y f o r distributio n t o Mem -

bers a n d Delegate s upo n their orde r b y t h e superintendents of t h e foldin g room s of t h e Senat e a n d

Hous e of Representatives. (Jan . 12,1895, c h . 23, § 61,

28 Stat . 610; Aug . 7, 1946, c h . 770, 1 1 (62). 60 Sta t

871.)

AMENDMENT S

1946—Act Aug. 7, 1946, repealed provisions of second

sentence which required t h e Superintenden t of documents t o report annually t o t h e Publi c Printe r as t o all

sales made by him.

CROS S REFERENCE S

Public Printer to prin t documents for sale t o public at

cost plus 50 per centum, see section 72a of this title.

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§72. Printing for sale to public; regulations.

The Public Printer shall print such additional

copies of any Government publication, not confidential in character, as may be required for sale to

the public by the Superintendent of Documents;

but the printing of such additional copies required

for sale by the Superintendent of Documents shall

be subject to regulation by the Joint Committee on

Printing and shall not interfere with the prompt

execution of printing for the Government. (May 11,

1922, ch. 189, § 1, 42 Stat. 541; June 30, 1932, ch.

314, § 307, 47 Stat. 409.)

CODIFICATION

Section originally provided tor the sale of documents

"at the cost of printing and binding, plus 10 per centum,

without limit as to t he numbe r of copies to any one

applicant who agrees not to resell or distribute the

same for profit." Act June 30, 1932 provided tha t t he

selling price of publications as provided In section 72a of

this title should be In lieu of tha t prescribed In this

section.

CROS S REFERENCE S

Federal Register, fixing of prices to be charged for, see

section 303 of this title.

Printing and sale of extra copies by Public Printer, see

sections 114 and 220 of this title.

§72a. Same; regulations; charges and fees.

The price at which additional copies of Government publications are offered for sale to the public

by the Superintendent of Documents shall be based

on the cost thereof as determined by the Public

Printer plus 50 per centum: Provided, Tha t a discount of not to exceed 25 per centum may be allowed

to authorized book dealers and quantity purchasers,

but such printing shall not interfere with the prompt

execution of work for the Government. The surplus

receipts from such sales shall be deposited in the

Treasury of the United States to the credit of miscellaneous receipts. The Superintendent of Documents

shall prescribe the terms and conditions under which

he may authorize the resale of Government publications by book dealers, and he may designate any Government officer his agent for the sale of Government

publications under such regulations as shall be

agreed upon by the Superintendent of Documents

and the head of the respective department or establishment of the Government. (June 30, 1932, ch.

314. § 307, 47 Stat. 409.)

SEPARABILITY O F PROVISIONS ; REPEAL S

Sections 801 and 802 of act Jun e 30, 1932, provided:

"Sec. 801. If any provision of this Act, or the application thereof to any person or circumstances, is held Invalid, the remainder of the Act, and the application of

such provision to other persons or circumstances, shall

not be affected thereby.

"Sec. 802. All Acts and parts of Acts inconsistent or In

conflict with those provisions of this Act which are of

temporary duration are hereby suspended during the

period in which such provisions of this Act are in effect.

All Acts or parts of Acts Inconsistent or In conflict with

those provisions of this Act which are of permanent

nature are hereby repealed to the extent of such inconsistency or conflict."

HISTORICA L AND NAVAL DOCUMENT S

Act Mar. 15, 1934, ch. 69, 48 Stat. 414, authorized

Superintendent of Documents to sell historical and naval

documents at the prorated cost without reference to this

section.

CROS S REFERENCE S

Charges for publications furnished by Department of

Commerce, see section 606 of Title 6, Executive Departments and Government Officers and Employees.

Cost of naval charts, see section 7394 of Title 10, Armed

Forces.

Disposition of receipts by Public Printer, see sections

63, 71, and 309 of this title.

Federal Register, fixing of prices to be charged for. see

section 303 of this title.

§ 73. Superintendent of Documents under control of

Public Printer; disbursements and report.

The office of the Superintendent of Documents

shall be under the control of the Public Printer.

The disbursements on account of salaries or other

expenses of the office of the Superintendent of Documents shall be made by the disbursing clerk of the

Government Printing Office, and a statement thereof

shall be included in the Public Printer's annual report for each fiscal year. (June 25, 1910, ch. 384.

§ 1," 36 Stat. 770; Feb. 20,1923, ch. 98, 42 Stat. 1278.)

§ 74. Assistants, blanks, printing, and binding for

Superintendent of Documents.

The Public Printer is authorized and directed,

upon the requisition of the Superintendent of Documents, to appoint such assistants as may be

necessary, and furnish such blanks and to do such

printing and binding as are required by his office, the

cost of the same to be charged against the appropriation for printing and binding for Congress, and the

Public Printer shall provide convenient office, storage, and distributing rooms for the use of the Superintendent of Documents. (Jan. 12, 1895, ch. 23,

§ 66, 28 Stat. 611.)

§ 75. Compensation to employees in office of Superintendent of Documents for night, Sunday, holiday,

and overtime work.

Employees in the office of the Superintendent of

Documents may be paid compensation for night,

Sunday, holiday, and overtime work at rates not in

excess of the rates of additional compensation for

such work allowed to other employees of the Government Printing Office under the provisions of section

40 of this title. (Mar. 4, 1925, ch. 549, § 1, 43 Stat.

1300; May 13, 1926, ch. 294, § 1, 44 Stat. 552; Feb. 23,

1927, ch. 168, 44 Stat. 1160.)

CROS S REFERENCE S

Compensation for night work, see section 921 of Title 5,

Executive Departments a n d Government Officers and

Employees.

Overtime compensation, see chapter 18 of Title 6,

Executive Departments and Government Officers and

Employees.

§76. Index of documents; number and distribution.

The Superintendent of Documents shall, at the

close of each regular session of Congress, prepare

and publish a comprehensive index of public documents, upon such plan as shall be approved by the

Joint Committee on Printing; and the Public Printer

shall, immediately upon its publication, deliver to

him a copy of each and every document printed by

the Government Printing Office; and the head of

each of the executive departments, bureaus, and

offices of the Government shall deliver to him a copy

of each and every document issued or published by

such department, bureau, or office not confidential

in its character. He shall also prepare and print in

one volume a consolidated index of Congressional

documents, and shall index such single volumes of

documents as the Joint Committee on Printing shall

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direct. Of the comprehensive index and of the consolidated index two thousand copies each shall be

printed and bound in addition to the usual number,

two hundred copies for the use of the Senate, eight

hundred copies for the use of the House, and one

thousand copies for distribution by the Superintendent of Documents. (Jan. 12, 1895, ch. 23, 5 62, 28

Stat. 610.)

§ 77. Catalogue of Government publications.

A catalogue of Government publications shall be

prepared by the Superintendent of Documents on

the 1st day of each month, which shall show the

documents printed during the preceding month,

where obtainable, and the price thereof. Two

thousand copies of such catalogue shall be printed

in pamphlet form for distribution. (Jan. 12, 1895,

ch. 23. § 69, 28 Stat. 612.)

CROS S REFERENCE S

Charges for publications furnished by Department of

Commerce, see section 60S of Title 6, Executive Departments and Government Officers and Employees.

§ 78. Documents in charge of departments to be turned

over to Superintendent of Documents.

All public documents accumulating in the several

executive departments, bureaus, and offices not

needed for official use shall be annually turned over

to the Superintendent of Documents for distribution

or sale. (Jan. 12, 1895, ch. 23, § 67, 28 Stat. 611.)

§ 79. Reprinting documents required for sale.

The Superintendent of Documents is authorized to order reprinted, from time to time, such

public documents as may be required for sale, such

order for reprinting to be subject to the approval

of the Secretary or head of the department In which

such public document shall have originated. The

appropriation f o r printing and binding shall be

reimbursed for the cost of such reprints from the

moneys received by the Superintendent of Documents from the sale of public documents. (Mar.

28, 1904, No. 11, 33 Stat. 584.)

CROS S REFERENCE S

Sale of extra copies of documents and publications, and

cost thereof, see sections 72, 72a, 114, and 220 of this title.

§ 80. Documents for President.

The Public Printe r shall deliver to the Executive

Mansion two copies each of all documents, bills, and

resolutions as soon as printed and ready for distribution. (Jan. 12. 1895, ch. 23. § 88, 28 Stat. 622.1

CODIFICATION

Section constitutes part of section 88 of act Jan. 12,

1895. The remainder of section 88 Is classified to section

211 of this title.

§ 81. Documents for use of Public Printer.

The Public Printe r may retain out of all documents, bills, and resolutions printed the number of

copies absolutely needful for the official use of the

Government Printing Office, not exceeding five of

each. (Jan. 12, 1895, ch. 23. $ 73, 28 Stat. 618.)

§ 81a. Definition of Government publication.

The term "Government publication" as used in

this Act and the amendments made by it means

Informational matte r which is published as an individual document a t Government expense, or as

required by law. (Pub. L. 87-579, § 1, Aug. 9, 1962,

76 Stat. 352.) ,

REFERENCE S I N TEX T

This Act, referred to In the text, means Pub. L. 87-679,

which enacted this section and sections 81b, 81c. and

84a of this title, amended sections 82—84, 85—87, and 92

of this title, repealed section 87a of this title, and enacted

provisions set out as a note under this section. •, , ,,

SHOR T TTTLT

Section 1 of Pub. L. 87-579 provided tha t Pub. L. 87-

579, which enacted this section and sections 81b, 81c.

and 84a of this title, amended sections 82—84. 85—87.

and 92 of this title, and repealed section 87a of this title,

may be cited as the "Depository Library Act of 1962."

§81b. Availability of Government publications

through Superintendent of Documents; lists of

publications issued by components of Government. ,

Government publications, except those determined by their issuing components to be required

for official use only or those required for strictly administrative or operational purposes which have no

public interest or educational value and publications

classified for reasons of national security, shall be

made available to depository libraries through

the facilities of the Superintendent of Documents

for public information. Each component • of the

Government shall furnish the Superintendent of

Documents a list of publications, except those required for official use only or those required for

strictly administrative or operational purposes

which have no public interest or educational value

and publications classified for reasons of national

security, which it issued during the previous month

tha t were obtained from sources other than the

Government Printing Office. (Pub. L. 87-579, 5 1.

Aug. 9, 1962, 76 Stat. 352.)

§ 81c. Adoption and employment of measures by Public Printer for economical and practical implementation of laws relating to depository libraries. -

The Public Printer, with the approval of the Joint

Committee on Printing, ns provided for by section

4 of this title, shall adopt and employ such measures as he deems necessary for the economical and

practical implementation of this Act. (Pub. L. 87-

579. § 10, Aug. 9, 1962, 76 Stat. 356.)

REFERENCE S I N TEX T

This Act, referred to In the text, means Pub. L. 87-579.

which enacted this section and sections 81a and 81b of

this title, amended sections 82—84, 85—87 and 92 of this

title, and repealed section 87a of this title.

§82. Distribution of copies to designated depositories:

designation of additional libraries; justification;

authorization for certain designations.

The Government publications, which may be

selected from lists prepared by the Superintendent

of Documents and when requested from him. shall

be distributed to depository libraries specifically designated by law and to such libraries as have been or

shall be designed by each of the Senators from the

several States, by the Representatives in Congress

from each congressional district and at large, by

the Resident Commissioner from Puerto Rico, by

the Board of Commissioners of the District of Columbia, and by the Governors of Guam, American

Samoa, and the Virgin Islands, respectively: Pro246
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vided, Tha t (1) additional libraries within areas

served by Representatives or the Resident Commissioner from Puerto Rico may be designated by

them to receive Government publications to the extent tha t the total number of libraries designated by

Representatives or the Resident Commissioner from

Puerto Rico, as the case may be, shall not exceed

two within each area, and (2) additional libraries

within any State may be designated by each of the

Senators from such State to the extent tha t the

libraries within such State designated by Senators

shall not exceed two designated by a Senator of each

class; however before any additional library within

a State, congressional district or the Commonwealth

of Puerto Rico shall be designated as a depository

for Government publications, the head of tha t library shall furnish his Senator, Representative or

the Resident Commissioner from Puerto Rico, as

the case may be, with justification of the necessity

for the additional designation. This justification,

which shall also include a certification as to the

need for the additional depository library designation, shall be signed by the head of every existing

depository library within the congressional district

or the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico or by the

head of the library authority of the State or the

Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, within which the

additional depository library is to be located. The

justification for additional depository library designations shall be transmitted to the Superintendent

of Documents by the Senator, Representative or the

Resident Commissioner from Puerto Rico, as the

case may be. Notwithstanding any other provision

of this section, the Board of Commissioners of the

District of Columbia may designate two depository

libraries in the District of Columbia, the Governor

of Guam and the Governor of American Samoa may

each designate one depository library in Guam and

American Samoa, respectively, and the Governor of

the Virgin Islands may designate one depository

library on the island of Saint Thomas and one on

the island of Saint Croix. (R.S. $ 501; Mar. 1, 1907,

ch. 2284, § 4, 34 Stat. 1014; Aug. 9, 1962, Pub. L.

87-579, 8 2, 76 Stat. 353.)

DERIVATION

Res. Jan. 28, 1857, No. B, 5 3, 11 Stat. 253; acts Feb. 6,

1859, ch. 22, $ 5, 11 Stat. 380; Mar. 2, 1861, ch. 87, $ 1,

12 Stat. 244.

AMENDMENT S

1962—Pub. L. 87-579 substituted provisions for the distribution of Government publications, which may be

selected from lists prepared by the Superintendent of

Documents and when requested by him, to depository

libraries designated by law or by each of the Senators

or Representatives In Congress, the Resident Commissioner from Puerto Rico, the Board of Commissioners of

the District of Columbia, and by the Governors of Guam,

American Samoa, and the Virgin Islands, nrov'dtne tha t

additional libraries within areas served by Representatives or the Resident Commissioner from Puerto Rico

may be designated by either to the extent tha t the total

numbe r shall not exceed two within each area, and

within any State, by each of the Senators from such

State, not exceeding two designated by a Senator of each

class, and tha t before so designating additional libraries.

Justification of the necessity thereof must be given by

the head of the library, Including a certification as to

the need for the additional designation, and signed by

the head of every existing depository library within the

congressional district or the Commonwealth of Puerto

Rico or by the head of the library authority of the State

or Commonwealth of Puerto Rico within which It Is to

be located, tha t such Justification Is to be transmitted

to the Superintendent of Documents, and tha t notwithstanding any other provisions of the section, the Board

of Commissioners of t he District of Columbia may designate two libraries, the Governors of Guam and of American Samoa one each, and the Governor of the Virgin

Islands two, for the Islands of Saint Thomas and of

Saint Croix, for provisions directing distribution of copies

of Journals, books, and public documents, authorized to

be distributed, to corporations, institutions, and associations within the States and Territories as designated by

each of the Senators, Representatives, and Delegates from

each Territory, In such manne r tha t the quantity distributed to each Congressional district and Territory

shall be equal.

§83. Classified list of Government publications containing annotations and item identification numbers; selection and distribution of publications to

depostories.

The Superintendent of Documents shall currently

Issue a classified list of Government publications in

suitable form, containing annotations of contents

and listed by item identification numbers in such

manner as to facilitate the selection of only those

publications which may be needed by designated

depository libraries. The selected publications shall

be distributed to depository libraries In accordance

with regulations issued by the Superintendent of

Documents, so long as they fulfill the conditions

provided by law. (R.S. § 502; Jan. 12, 1895, ch. 23,

§§ 53, 61, 28 Stat. 608, 610; Aug. 9, 1962, Pub. L.

87-579, I 3, 76 Stat. 353.)

DERIVATION

Act Mar. 2, 1861, ch. 87, I 2, 12 Stat. 245

AMENDMENT S

1962—Pub. L. 87-579 substituted provisions requiring

the Superintendent of Documents to issue a classified

list of Government publications containing annotation of

contents listed by item Identification numbers to facilitate selection of only those publications which may be

needed by the designated libraries, and distribution of

t he publications in accordance with regulations Issued

by the Superintendent of Documents, for provisions

which let the selection of an institution to receive documents published or procured a t the first session of

Congress control the documents of the entire Congress,

unless another designation was made prior to any distribution under the first selection, required the distribution of documents to designated Institutions, unless the

Superintendent did not consider any such institution a

suitable depository any longer, and required Journals

and documents authorized to be distributed on the designation of Congressmen to be sent only to Institutions

signifying a willingness to pay transportation costs.

§84. New designations of depositories; limitations

on numbers; conditions.

The designation of a library to replace any depository library, other than a depository library specifically designated by law, may be made only within

the limitations on total numbers specified in section

82 of this title, as amended, and only when the

library to be replaced shall cease to exist, or when

the library voluntarily relinquishes its depository

status, or when the Superintendent of Documents

determines tha t it no longer fulfills the conditions

provided by law for depository libraries. (June 23,

1913, ch. 3, § 5, 38 Stat. 75; Aug. 9, 1962, Pub. L.

87-579, § 4, 76 Stat. 353.)

AMENDMENT S

1962—Pub. L. 87-579 substituted provisions permitting

the replacement of depository libraries, other than those

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specifically designated by law, to be made within the

limitations of sections 82 of this title, and only when the

library to be replaced shall cease to exist, or relinquishes

its depository statiiS'or when the Superintendent determines It no longer fulfills the conditions for depository

libraries, for provisions which continued libraries designated as depositories prior to June 23, 1913, and permitted

new designations when others ceased to exist, or other

designations were authorized by law.

§84a. Regional depositories; designation; functions;

disposal of publications.

Not to exceed two depository libraries in each

State and t h e Commonwealth of Puerto Rico may

be designated as herein provided to be regional depositories, and a s such shall receive from the Superintendent of Documents copies of all new and revised

Government publications authorized for distribution

to depository libraries. Designation of regional depository libraries may be made by a Senator or the

Resident Commissioner from Puerto Rico within the

areas served by them, afte r approval by the head of

the library authority of the Stat e or the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, as the case may be, who shall

first ascertain from the head of the library to be so

designated tha t the library will, in addition to fulfilling the requirements for depository libraries, re -

tain a t least one copy of all Government publications

either in printed or microfacsimile form (except

those authorized to be discarded by the Superintendent of Documents); and within the region served

will provide interlibrary loan, reference service, and

assistance for depository libraries in the disposal of

unwanted Government publications as herein provided. The agreement to function as a regional

depository library shall be transmitted to the Superintendent of Documents by t h e Senator or the Resident Commissioner from Puerto Rico when designation is made.

T h e libraries designated as regional depositories

shall be authorized to permit depository libraries,

within the area s served by them, to dispose of

Government publications which they have retained

for a t least five years afte r first offering them to

other depository libraries within their area, then to

other libraries, and then if not wanted to discard.

(Pub. L. 87-579, § 9, Aug. 9, 1962, 76 Stat. 355.)

§85. Distribution of copies of publications to designated depositories; notice to Government components; cost of printing and binding; land-grant

colleges as depositories.

Upon request of t h e Superintendent of Documents,

the components of t h e Government which order the

printing of publications shall either increase or decrease t h e numbe r of copies of publications furnished for distribution to designated depository

libraries and Stat e libraries so tha t the number of

copies delivered to the Superintendent of Documents

shall be equal to the numbe r of libraries on the list:

Provided, Tha t the numbe r thu s delivered shall not

be restricted by any existing statutory limitation:

Provided further. Tha t such copies of publications

which are furnished the Superintendent of Documents for distribution to designated depository libraries shall include the Journals of the Senate and

House of Representatives; all publications, not confidential in character, printed upon the requisition

of any congressional committee; all Senate and

House public bills and resolutions; and all reports

on private bills, concurrent or simple rtsohmooc

but shall not include so-called cooperative pahaL

cations which must necessarily be sold In order to be

self-sustaining.

The Superintendent of Documents shall curtmity

inform the components of the Government whicb

order the printing of publications as to the -nmfc t

of copies of their publications required for

tion to depository libraries. The cost of prtnis *

and binding those publications whoch are distributed

to depository libraries, when obtained elaewbe**

tha n from the Government Printing Office. «h«tj

borne by components of the Government respoouMe

for their issuance; those requisitioned from Uw

Government Printing Office shall be charged to

appropriations provided the Superintendent of Documents for tha t purpose.

All land-grant colleges shall be constituted u

depositories to receive Government publications subject to the provisions and limitations of the depository laws. (Mar. 1,1907, ch. 2284, $ 4, 34 Stat. 1014;

Jun e 25, 1938, ch. 708, 52 Stat. 1206; Aug. 9, 1963;

Pub. L. 87-579, § 5, 76 Stat. 354.)

AMENDMENT S

1962—Pub. L. 87-579 required t h e components of t t »

Government which order t h e printing of publications u»

be responsible for Increasing or decreasing t he number o<

copies of publications furnished for distribution, lnste»4

of t h e Public Printer, substituted "depository llbrvrtee

a n d Stat e libraries" for "depositories a n d State and Territorial libraries", removed t h e limitation tha t the number delivered shall n o t exceed t h e numbe r authorised

unde r statut e a n d provided tha t such numbe r shall not

be restricted by existing statutory limitations, excluded

so-called cooperative publications which must be eold

In order t o be self-sustaining from the publications furnished t h e Superintendent for distribution, required the

Superintendent to currently Inform t he components oi

t h e Government which order t he printing of publications

as t o t h e numbe r of copies of their publications required

for distribution to depositories, and provided tha t the

cost of printing and binding of t h e publications, when

obtained from t h e Government Printing Office, shall be

charged t o appropriations provided t h e Superintendent

for tha t purpose and, whe n obtained elsewhere, shall be

borne by t h e components of t h e Government responsible

for their Issuance.

1938—Act Jun e 25, 1938, amended section to require

t h e Public Printe r t o furnis h t he necessary number at

copies of t h e Journals of t h e Senate and House of

Representatives, of all publications, not confidential In

character, printed upo n t h e requisition of any Congressional committee, of all Senate a n d House public bills

a n d resolutions, a n d of all reports on private bills, concurren t or simple resolutions.

REPEA L O F INCONSISTEN T LAW S

Act Jun e 25, 1938, provided In part as follows: "Any

provision contained In sections 64, 55, or 67 of the Printing Act of 1895 (28 Stat. 608, 609; U. S. C. Title M.

sections 131, 147, and 189, or any other act), which may

be Inconsistent herewith, Is hereby repealed to the extent

of such Inconsistency only."

§85a. Appropriations f o r supplying depository libraries; restriction.

On and afte r Jun e 27. 1956, appropriations available for the Office of Superintendent of Documents

shall not be used to supply depository libraries any

documents, books, or other printed matte r not requested by such libraries, and the requests therefor

shall be subject to approval by the Superintendent

of Documents. (June 27,1956, ch. 453, § 101, 70 Stat.

369.)

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§86. Requirements of depository libraries; reports on

conditions; investigation by Superintendent of

Documents; withdrawal of depository statutes;

designation of a replacement.

Each library which may hereafter be designated

by Senators, Representatives, the Resident Commissioner from Puerto Rico, the Board of Commissioners of the District of Columbia, or the Governors of

Guam, American Samoa, or the Virgin Islands as a

depository of Government publications shall be able

to provide custody and service for depository materials and be located in an area where it can best

serve the public need, and shall be located within

an area not already adequately served by existing

depository libraries. The Superintendent of Documents shall receive reports from designated depository libraries at least every two years concerning the

condition of each and shall make firsthand investigation of conditions for which need is indicated;

the results of such lnvestgations shall be included

In his annual report. Whenever he shall ascertain

that the number of books in any such library is

below ten thousand, other than Government publications, ^ it ha s ceased to be maintained so as to

be accessible to the public, or tha t the Government

publications which have been furnished the library

have not been properly maintained, he shall delete

the library from the list of depository libraries if

the library fails to correct the unsatisfactory conditions within six months. The Representative or

the Resident Commissioner from Puerto Rico in

whose area the library is located (or (1) in the case

of a library designated by a Senator, the Senator

who made such designation or any successor of such

Senator, (2) in the case of a library in the District

of Columbia, the Board of Commissioners of the

District of Columbia, and (3) in the case of a library in Guam, American Samoa, or the Virgin Islands, the Governor) shall be notified and shall

then be authorized to designate another library

within the area served by him, which shall meet

the conditions herein required, but which shall not

be in excess of the number of depository libraries

authorized by law within the State, district, territory, or the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, as the

case may be. (Jan. 12, 1895, ch. 23, 1 70, 28 Stat.

612; Aug. 9. 1962, Pub. L. 87-579, $ 6. 76 Stat. 354.)

AMENDMENT S

1962—Pub. L. 87-579 substituted provisions requiring

depositories designated by Senators, Representatives, the

Resident Commissioner of Puerto Rico, t he Board of

Commissioners of the District of Columbia, or the Governors of Guam, American Samoa, or the Virgin Islands,

to be able to provide custody and service for depository

materials, be located to serve public needs and in an

area not already served by existing depositories, and

report on conditions every two years to the Superintendent who shall Investigate when necessary, and include

the results In his annua l report, and providing tha t if

books In any such library fall below 10,000, other than

Government publications, or If It has ceased to be accessible to the public, or~l?"It~TlSs not properly malft"-

talned t he publications, such library Is to be deleted from

the list of depository libraries If the Inadequacy Is not

corrected within six months, and notice shall be given

to the Representative, Senator. Resident Commissioner

from Puerto Rico, Board of Commissioners of the District

of Columbia, of Governor of Guam, American Samoa,

or t h e Virgin Islands, concerned, who shall be authorized

to designate another library In his area which meets the

required conditions b u t does not exceed the number

authorized for tha t area, for provisions requiring the

Superintendent to investigate all designated libraries,

and to strike any from the list If It Is no longer maintained as a public library, or, excepting college libraries,

If t he number of books other tha n Government publications falls below 1000, and authorizing the Senator, Representative, or Delegate to designate another library

which meets the requirements.

CROS S REFERENCE S

Designated libraries to receive Government publications

during their existence and new designations to be made

when chosen libraries cease to exist, see section 84 of

this title.

§87. Libraries of executive departments, Service

Academies, and independent agencies constituted

depositories; certifications of need; disposal of

unwanted publications.

The libraries of the executive departments, of the

United States Military Academy, of the United

States Naval Academy, of the United States Air

Force Academy, of the United States Coast Guard

Academy, and of the United States Merchant Marine

Academy are constituted designated depositories of

Government publications. A depository library

within each independent agency may be designated

upon certification of need by the head of the independent agency to the Superintendent of Documents. Additional depository libraries within executive departments and independent agencies may

be designated to receive Government publications

to the extent tha t the number so designated shall

not exceed the number of major bureaus or divisions

of such departments and independent agencies.

These designations shall be made only after certification by the head of each executive department

or independent agency to the Superintendent of

Documents as to the justifiable need for additional

depository libraries. Depository libraries within executive departments and independent agencies are

authorized to dispose of unwanted Government publications after first offering them to the Library of

Congress and the National Archives. (Jan. 12, 1895,

ch. 23, $ 98, 28 Stat. 624; Aug. 9,1962, Pub. L. 87-579,

5 7, 76 Stat. 355.)

AMENDMENT S

1962—Pub. L. 87-679 added the Air Force, Coast Guard,

and Merchant Marine Academies to the enumeration of

designated depositories, authorized designations of depositories within Independent agencies upon certification

of need by the head of any such agency to the Superintendent, additional designations within executive departments and independent agencies to t he extent tha t

they do not exceed the number of major bureaus or divisions therein, and upon Certification by the head of

each department or agency as to the' justifiable need

therefor, and authorized depository libraries within such

departments and agencies to dispose of unwanted publications after first offering them to the Library of Congress

and the National Archives, and deleted provisions requiring the Superintendent to "supply one copy of said publications, in the same form as supplied to other depositories, to each of said libraries."

§ 87a. Repealed. Pub. L. 87-579, §11, Aug. 9, 1962,

76 Stat. 356.

Section, act Aug. 5, 1939, ch. 445, 63 Stat. 1209, constituted the United States Coast Guard Academy library

as a designated depository of Government publications,

and Is now covered by section 87 of this title.

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§ 88. American Antiquarian Society to be depository.

One copy of the public journals of the Senate and

of the House of Representatives, and of the documents published under the orders of the Senate and

House of Representatives, respectively, shall be transmitted to the Executive of the Commonwealth of

Massachusetts for the use and benefit of the American Antiquarian Society of said Commonwealth.

(Dec. 1,1814, No. 7. 3 Stat. 248.)

§ 89. Distribution of public documents to library of

Philippine Government.

CODIFICATIO N

Section, act Jan . 18. 1907, ch. 153, 34 Stat. 850, which

related to distribution of public documents to t he library

of t he Philippine Government, Philippine Islands was

omitted as obsolete in view of t h e independence of t h e

Philippines by 1946 Proc. No. 2695. Jul y 4. 1946, 11 F.R.

7517, 60 Stat. 1352. issued unde r t h e authorit y of section

1394 of Title 22, Foreign Relations a n d Intercourse. Proc.

No. 2695 is set out as a not e unde r section 1394 of Title 22.

§ 90. Repealed. June 20, 1936, ch. 630, title VII, § 12,

49 Stat. 1553.

Section, R. S. § 506, prohibited t h e removal of books

and documents from depositories.

§ 91. Documents and reports for foreign legations.

Documents and reports may be furnished to foreign legations to the United States upon request

specifying those desired and requisition made upon

the Public Printer by the Secretary of State: Provided, Tha t such gratuitous distribution shall only

be made to legations whose Governments furnish

to legations from the United States copies of their

printed and legislative documents desired. (Jan. 12,

1895, ch. 23, 5 75, 28 Stat. 620.)

§ 91a. Public documents for legations and consulates

of United States.

Only such of the books published by the Government, and usually known by the name of "Public

Documents", shall be supplied to any legation or

consulate of the United States as are first designated

by the Secretary of State, by an order to be recorded

in the State Department as suitable for and required

by such legation and consulate. (R. S. § 504.)

§92. Government publications as public property; free

use in depositories; disposal of unwanted publications

All Government publications of a permanent

nature which are furnished by authority of law to

officers (except Members of Congress) of the United

States Government, for their official use, shall be

stamped "Property of the United States Government", and shall be preserved by such officers and

by them delivered to their successors in office as a

part of the property appertaining to the office.

Government publications which are furnished to

depository libraries shall be made available for the

free use of the general public, and may be disposed

! by depository libraries after retention for a minimum period of five years, and in accordance with

the provisions of section 84a of this title, if the depository library is served by a regional depository

library. When the depository libraries are not

served by a regional depository library, or if they

are regional depository libraries themselves, the

Government publications, except superseded publications or those issued later in bound form which,

may be discarded as authorized by the Superintendent of Documents, shall be retained permanently in either printed form or in microfacsimile

form. (Jan. 12. 1895, ch. 23, § 74, 28 Stat. 620; June

20, 1936, ch. 630, title VH, § 11,49 Stat. 1552; Aug. 9,

1962, Pub. L. 87-579, § 8, 76 Stat. 355.)

AMENDMENT S

1962—Pub. L. 87-579 Inserted "of a permanent nature

which are " preceding "furnished by authority" , substitute d provisions permitting disposal of publications by

depository libraries afte r five years and in accordance with

section 84a of this title If served by a regional depository,

library, for provisions forbidding disposal except as the

Superintendent migh t direct, and provided tha t when the

depositories are n o t served by regional depositories, or are

regional depositories themselves, t he publications, except

those superseded or issued later in boun d form which may

be discarded as authorized by t he Superintendent, shall

be permanently retained In either printed or microfacsimile form.

1936—Act Jun e 20. 1936, extended provisions to all o n -

cers of t h e Government, except members of Congress.

§93. Exchange of documents.

Heads of departments are authorized to exchange

surplus documents for such other documents and

books as may be required by them, when the same

can be done to the advantage of the public service.

(Jan. 12, 1895, ch. 23, § 95, 28 Stat. 623.)

§94. Blank forms; printing and sale.

The Public Printer is authorized to print for sale

by the Superintendent of Public Documents to the

public, upon prepayment, additional copies of approved Government blank forms. (June 7, 1924, ch.

303, § 1, 43 Stat. 592.)

§ 95. Distribution of publications to be by Public

Printer; mailing lists.

No money appropriated by any Act shall be used

for services in any executive department or other

Government establishment at Washington, District

of Columbia, in the work of addressing, wrapping,

mailing, or otherwise dispatching any publication

for public distribution, except maps, weather reports,

and weather cards issued by an executive department or other Government establishment at Washington, District of Columbia, or for the purchase oI

material or supplies to be used in such work; and

it shall be the duty of the Public Printer to perform

such work at the Government Printing Office. Each

head of such executive department and other Government establishment at Washington, District of

Columbia, shall furnish from time to time to the

Public Printer mailing lists, in convenient form, and

changes therein, or franked slips, for use in the public distribution of publications issued by such department or establishment; and the Public Printer

shall furnish copies of any publication only In

accordance with the provisions of law or the instruction of the head of the department or establishment issuing the publication. Nothing in this

section shall be construed as applying to orders,

instructions, directions, notices, or circulars of information printed for and issued by any of the

executive departments or other Government establishments or to the distribution of public documents

by Senators or Members of the H^use of Representatives or to the Senate Service Department, House

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Folding Roo m a n d documen t rooms of t h e Senat e

or Hous e of Representatives. (Aug. 23.1912, c h . 350,

§ 8, 37 Stat . 414; Jul y 2, 1954, c h . 455, titl e I, § 101,

68 Stat . 397.) r

CODIFICATIO N

Section is from section 8 of the Legislative, Executive

and Judicial Appropriation Act, fiscal year 1913, act Aug.

23, 1912. Words "shall be used after the first day of

October, nineteen hundred and twelve" following "Act"

and "and or afte r October first, nineteen hundred and

twelve, each head of such executive department and

other Government establishment at Washington, District

of Columbia" and sentences "The employment of all

persons In the several executive Departments and other

Government establishments at Washington, District of

Columbia, wholly In connection with the duties herein

transferred to t he Public Printer, or whose services can

be dispensed with or devalued upon another because of

such transfer, shall close and determine on or before the

first day of October, nineteen hundred and twelve, and

their salaries or compensation shall lapse for the remainder of t he fiscal year nineteen hundred and thirteen

and be covered into the Treasury. A detailed statement

of all machines, equipment, and material transferred to

the Government Printing Offlce by operation of this provision and of all employments discontinued shall be submitted to the Congress at its next session by the head of

each executive department and other Government establishment? at Washington, District of Columbia, in the

annual estimates of appropriations'" were omitted as

executed and temporary in character.

"Senate Service Department, House Folding Room"

was substituted for "folding rooms" In view of act July

2, 1954, which redesignated the Senate Folding Room

as the Senate Service Department.

CHANG E O P NAM E

Act July 2, 1954, provided in part tha t "hereafter" the

Senate Folding Room should be known as the Senate

Service Department.

§ 96. Departmenta l distribution of documents.

Governmen t publications printe d f o r or received

by t h e executive departments, whethe r f o r official

use or for distribution, except suc h a s a r e required

by section 95 of this titl e to be distributed by t h e

Public Printer, shall be distributed by a competen t

person detailed to suc h dut y in eac h departmen t by

t h e hea d thereof. H e shall preven t duplicatio n a n d

mak e detailed report to t h e hea d of t h e department .

(Jan . 12,1895, c h . 23, § 92, 28 Stat. 623; M a y 29, 1928,

c h . 901, § 1 (2), 45 Stat . 986.)

REPEAL S

Section Is repealed in part by act May 29, 1928, which

provides: "Tha t the following reports and statements

now required by law to be made to Congress are hereby

discontinued, and all Acts or parts of Acts herein cited

as requiring such statements and reports are hereby

repealed to the extent of such requirement: • • •

2. Detailed report of publications received and distributed. "

Chapte r 4.—PRINTING AND BINDING

S e c GENERALLY

111. Government printing to be done at Government

Printing Offlce.

111a. Same: exception.

111b. Same: printing in veterans' hospitals.

111c. Same: printing and binding outside continental

limits of United States for State Department.

112. Stereotyping and electrotyplng. .

113. Engraving and lithographing: contracts.

114. Printing and sale of extra copies of documents.

115. Illustrations and maps In documents and reports;

orders for printing acted on within one year.

116. No printing and binding unless authorized: binding

materials.

Sec. .

117. Certificate of necessity; estimate of cost.

118. Restrictions on use of appropriations for printing

and binding for Illustrations.

119. Blanks and letterheads for Judges and officers of

courts.

120. Disposition of receipts. rit

§ 111. Government printing to be done at Government Printin g Office.

All printing , binding , a n d blank-boo k work f o r

Congress, t h e Executiv e Office, t h e Judiciar y (othe r

tha n t h e Supreme Court of t h e Unite d States), a n d

every executive department , independen t office, a n d

establishmen t of t h e Government , shall be don e a t

t h e Governmen t Printin g Office, excep t (1) suc h

classes of work a s shall be deeme d by t h e Join t Committe e on Printin g t o be urgen t or necessary to hav e

done elsewhere ; a n d (2) printin g in field printin g

plants operate d by a n y suc h executive department ,

independen t office, or establishment, a n d t h e pro -

curemen t of printin g by a n y suc h executive department , independen t office, or establishmen t fro m allotments for contrac t field printing , If approve d by

t h e Join t Committe e o n Printing . (Jan . 12. 1895,

ch. 23, § 87, 28 Stat. 622; Mar. 1, 1919, ch. 86, § 11, 40

Stat . 1270; Jul y 5,1949, c h . 296, 63 Stat. 405.)

AMENDMENT S

1949—Act July 5, 1949. permitted essential Government

printing to be produced in field printing shops.

CROS S REFERENCE S

Supreme Court, printing for, see section 676 of Title 28,

Judiciary and Judicial Procedure.

Veterans' Administration, printing to be done In veterans' hospitals where found advisable notwithstanding

this section, see section 111b of this title.

Work which Public Printer not able or not equipped to

do. see section 111a of this title.

§ 111a. Same ; exception.

Suc h printing , binding, a n d blank-book work a u -

thorized by law, a s t h e Public Printe r is n o t able or

equipped to do a t t h e Governmen t Printin g Office,

m a y be produced elsewhere unde r contracts mad e by

h im wit h t h e approva l of t h e Join t Committe e on

Printing . (Feb. 28, 1929, c h . 367, § 1, 45 Stat. 1400.)

§ 111b. Same ; printing in veterans' hospitals.

T h e Administrato r of Veterans' Affairs is authorized to utilize t h e printin g a n d binding equipmen t

which t h e various hospitals a n d home s of t h e Veterans' Administratio n use f o r occupationa l therap y

purposes for t h e purpos e of doing such printing a n d

binding a s may , in his judgment , be foun d advisable

f o r t h e use of t h e Veterans' Administration, notwith -

standin g t h e provisions of section 111 of this title.

(Jun e 16. 1933, ch. 101, § 1, 48 Stat. 302; Feb. 2, 1935,

ch. 3, I 1, 49 Stat . 18; Mar. 19, 1936, ch. 156, § 1, 49

Stat. 1182.)

§ 111c. Same ; printing and binding outside continental

limits of United State s for Stat e Department.

CODIFICATION

Section, acts July 5, 1946, ch. 541, title I, 60 Stat. 447;

July 9, 1947, ch. 211, title I, $ 101, 61 Stat. 282; June 3,

1948, ch. 400, title I, 5 101, 62 Stat. 306; July 20. 1949.

ch. 354. title I, $ 101, 63 Stat. 448; Sept. 6. 1950, ch. 896,

ch. HI. title I, $ 101, 64 Stat. 609; Oct. 22. 1951, ch. 533,

title I, $ 101, 65 Stat. 575: July 10, 1952, ch. 651, title I.

§ 101, 66 Stat. 549; Aug. 5, 1953, ch. 328. title I, § 101, 67

Stat. 367; July 2. 1954, ch. 456, title I, § 101, 63 Stat. 413:

July 7, 1955. ch. 279, title I, $ 101, 69 Stat. 264; June 20.
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1956. ch. 414. titl e I. $ 101. 70 Stat. 299. was from annua l

Departmen t of Stat e Appropriation Acts. Similar provisions were made permanen t a n d are classified t o section

170g (a) of Title 5, Executive Departments a n d Governmen t Officers and Employees.

§ 112. Stereotyping and electrotyping.

The Public Printer shall cause to be stereotyped

or electrotyped all matter when there is a reason to

believe tha t it will be needed a second time. (Jan.

12, 1895. ch. 23. 5 25. 28 Stat. 604.)

§ 113. Engraving and lithographing; contracts.

The Public Printer shall preserve in his office

samples of the paper on which any engravings or

lithographs are to be furnished by contract, and he

shall not receive any engraving or lithograph which

is not printed on paper equal to the sample, or which

is not executed in the proper manner or in the

quantity contracted for. or within the time specified

in the contract, unless, for special reasons, he may

have extended the time. The contractor shall not

be paid except upon the certificate of the Public

Printer tha t his contract has been complied with.

(Jan. 12, 1895, ch. 23, § 41, 28 Stat. 607.)

§114. Printing and sale of extra copies of documents.

The Public Printer shall furnish to all applicants giving notice before the matter is put to press,

not exceeding two hundred and fifty to any one

applicant, copies of bills, reports, and documents,

said applicants paying In advance the price of such

printing: Provided, Tha t the printing of such work

for private parties shall not interfere with the printing for the Government. (Jan. 12, 1895, ch. 23,

§ 42. 28 Stat. 607; June 30, 1932, ch. 314, § 307, 47

Stat. 409.)

CODIFICATION

Section originally provided for t h e paymen t In advance

of "the cost of such printing with 10 per centum added. "

Act Jun e 30. 1932 provided tha t t h e selling price of publications as provided In section 72a of this title should

govern f o r extr a copies printed unde r this section.

CROS S REFERENCE S

Price of printing, see section 72a of this title.

§ 115. Illustrations and maps in documents and reports; orders for printing acted on within one

year.

No document or report to be illustrated or accompanied by maps shall be printed by the Public

Printer until the illustrations or maps designed

therefor shall be ready for publication; and no order

for public printing shall be acted upon by the Public

Printer after the expiration of one year, unless the

entire copy and illustrations for the work shall have

been furnished within tha t period. (Jan. 12, 1895,

ch. 23, § 80, 28 Stat. 621.)

§ 116. No printing and binding unless authorized;

binding materials.

No printing or binding shall be done at the Government Printing Office unless authorized by law.

Binding for the departments of the Government

shall be done in plain sheep or cloth, except tha t

record and account books may be bound in Russia

leather, sheep fieshers, and skivers, when authorized

by the head of a department: Provided, The libraries

of the several departments, the Library of Congress,

the libraries of the Surgeon General's Office, the

Patent Office, and the Naval Observatory may have

books for the exclusive use of said libraries bound

in half Turkey, or material no more expensive.

(Jan. 12, 1895, ch. 23. 1 86. 28 Stat. 622.)

A m FORCE

For transfe r of certain function s Insofar as they pertain

t o t he Air Force, a n d to t h e extent tha t they were not

previously transferred to t h e Secretary of the Air Force

a n d Department of t h e Air Force from t h e Secretary of

t h e Army and Department of t he Army, see Secretary of

Defense Transfe r Order No. 40 [App. A(82) ], July 22,

1949.

§ 117. Certificate of necessity; estimate of cost.

When any department, the Supreme Court, the

Court of Claims, or the Library of Congress shall

require printing or binding to be done, it shall be

on certificate that such work be necessary for the

public service; whereupon the Public Printer shall

furnish an estimate of the cost by the principal items

for such printing or binding so called for, after which

requisitions shall be made upon him therefor by the

head of such department, the clerk of the Supreme

Court, chief judge of the Court of Claims, or the

Librarian of Congress; and the Public Printer shall

place the cost thereof to the debit of such department

in its annual appropriation for printing and binding.

(Jan. 12,1895,ch. 23, § 93,28 Stat. 623; June 25,1948,

ch. 646, § 32 (a), 62 Stat. 991; May 24, 1949, ch. 139,

§ 127, 63 Stat. 107.)

CHANC E O F NAM E

"Chief Justice " of t h e Court of Claims was changed

to "chief judge " by act Jun e 25, 1948, eff. Sept. 1, 1948,

as amended by act May 24, 1949.

CROSS REFERENCE S

Printing for Supreme Court, see section 678 of Title 28.

Judiciary and Judicial Procedure.

§ 118. Restrictions on use of appropriations for printing and binding for illustrations.

No part of the appropriations made for printing

and binding shall be used for any illustration, engraving, or photograph in any document or report

ordered printed by Congress unless the order to print

expressly authorizes the same, nor in any document

or report of any executive department or other Government establishment until the head of the executive department or Government establishment shall

certify in a letter transmitting such report that the

illustration is necessary and relates entirely to the

transaction of public business. (Mar. 3, 1905, ch.

1483, § 1, 33 Stat. 1213.)

CODIFICATION

Section is from t h e Sundry Civil Appropriation Act

for fiscal year 1908, act Mar. 3, 1905.

§ 119. Blanks and letterheads for judges and officer*

of courts.

All blanks and letterheads for use by the judges

and other officials of the United States courts other

than such as are required to be paid for by any of

these officers out of the emoluments of their offices

shall be printed at the Government Printing Office

upon forms prescribed by the Department of Justice,

and shall be distributed by it upon requisition.

(Jan. 12, 1895, ch. 23, § 97, 28 Stat. 624.)

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CROS S REFERENCE S

Distribution of equipment and supplies by Director

of Administrative Office of United States Courts, see

section 604 (9) of Title 28, Judiciary a n d Judicial Procedure.

§ 120. Disposition of receipts.

CODIFICATIO N

Section, act July 9, 1952, ch. 598, § 101, 66 Stat. 472

(Legislative Branch Appropriation Act. 1953), which related to disposition of sums received for work done, and

of receipts from sales of waste paper and other waste

material, and condemned property, and for loss or damage to Government property, was not repeated in the

Legislative Appropriation Act, 1954, act Aug. 1, 1953,

ch. 304, title I, 67 Stat. 318, and ha s been omitted from

t he Code. Present provisions on t he subject are covered

In section 63 of this title.

SIMILA R PROVISION S

Substantially similar provisions were contained In prior

Legislative Branch Appropriation Acts, as follows:

1951—Oct. 11, 1951, Ch. 485, 5 101, 65 Stat. 402.

1950—Sept. 6, 1950, ch. 896. ch. H. $ 101, 64 Stat. 607.

1949—June 22, 1949, ch. 235, 5 101, 63 Stat. 229.

1948—June 14, 1948, ch. 467, § 101, 62 Stat. 436.

1947—July 17, 1947. ch. 262, § 101. 61 Stat. 376.

1946—July 1. 1946, ch. 530, § 101, 60 Stat. 406.

1945—June 13, 1945, ch. 189, 5 1, 59 Stat. 257.

1944—June 26, 1944. ch. 277, title I, $ 1, 58 Stat. 353.

1943—June 28,1943, ch. 173, title I, $ 101, 57 Stat. 238.

1942—June 8, 1942, ch. 396, $ 1, 56 Stat. 348.

1941—July 1. 1941, ch. 268. § 1, 55 Stat. 463.

1940—June 18, 1940, ch. 396, $ 1, 54 Stat. 478.

1939—June 16, 1939, ch. 208, 8 1, 53 Stat. 838.

1938—May 17. 1938, ch. 236. § 1, 52 Stat. 396.

1937—May 18, 1937, ch. 223, 5 1, 50 Stat. 185.

1936—Apr. 17, 1936, ch. 233, $ 1, 49 Stat. 1230.

1935—July 8, 1935. ch. 374, 5 1, 49 Stat. 475.

1934—May 30, 1934, ch. 372, $ 1, 48 Stat. 832.

1933—Feb. 28, 1933. ch. 134, $ 1. 47 Stat. 1366.

1932—June 30. 1932, ch. 314, part I, § 1. 47 Stat. 397.

1931—Feb. 20, 1931, ch. 234, $ 1, 46 Stat. 1190.

1930—June 6, 1930, ch. 407, § 1.46 Stat. 520.

1929—Feb. 28, 1929, ch. 367, 5 1, 45 Stat. 1401.

1928—May 14, 1928, ch. 551, $ 1, 45 Stat. 531.

1927—Feb. 23, 1927, Ch. 168, § 1, 44 Stat. 1160.

1926—May 13, 1926, ch. 294, $ 1, 44 Stat. 551.

1925—Mar. 4, 1925, ch. 549, § 1, 43 Stat. 1300.

Chapte r 5.—CONGRESSIONAL PRINTIN G IN

8 e c GENERA L

131. "Usual number " of documents and reports; distribution of House and Senate documents and

reports; binding: reports on private bills; number

of copies printed; distribution.

132. Extra copies of documents and reports.

133. Printing extra copies.

134. "Extra copies" defined.

135. Duplicate orders to print.

136. Regulations for printing documents for Congress In

two or more editions; printing of full number

and allotment of full quota.

137. Reprinting bills, laws, and reports from committees

not exceeding fifty pages.

138. Senate and House documents and reports for Department of State.

139. Distribution of Government publications to the

Library of Congress.

139a. International exchange of Government publications.

140. Printing of documents not provided for by law.

141. Lapse of authority to print, when.

142. Classification and numbering of publications ordered printed by Congress; designation of publications of departments; printing of committee

hearings.

143. Binding of publications for distribution to 11-

brarles.

Sec.

144. Appropriation to which cost of printing by order

of Congress chargeable.

145. Requirements of reports recommending printing

and binding for Congress.

146. Stationery and blank books for Congress.

147. Journals of Houses of Congress.

148. Senate and House Manuals.

149. Congressional Directory.

150. Same; sale.

151. Memorial addresses; preparation; distribution.

152. Illustrations accompanying bound copies of memorial addresses.

153. Statement of appropriations; "usual number."

154. Printing for committees of Congress.

155. Committee reports; indexing and binding.

156. Reports of Librarian of Congress.

157. Distribution of documents to Members of Congress.

158. Allotments of public documents printed after expiration of term: rights of retiring Members of

Congress to documents.

159. Time for distribution of documents by members of

Congress extended.

160. Binding for Members of Congress.

161. Same; binding at expense of Members of Congress.

162. Documents and reports ordered by Members of

Congress; franks and envelopes for Members of

Congress.

163. Payment of cost of printing extracts from Congressional Record, or other documents.

164. Distribution of copies of Congressional Record, etc.,

to Governor General of Philippines.

165. Senate and House document rooms; superintendents.

166. Senate Service Department and House Folding

Room; superintendents.

167. Disposition of documents stored a t Capitol.

168. Binding for Senate library.

169. Parliamentary precedents; publication and distribution.

§ 131. "Usua l number " of documents and reports;

distribution of Hous e and Senat e documents and

reports; binding; reports on privat e bills; number of copies printed ; distribution.

Wheneve r a n y documen t or report shall be ordere d

printe d by Congress, suc h orde r to prin t shall signif y t h e "usua l number " of copies f o r bindin g a n d

distribution amon g thos e entitled to receive them.

No greate r numbe r shall be printe d unless ordere d

by eithe r House , or a s hereinafte r provided. Whe n

a special numbe r of a documen t or report is ordere d

printed , t h e usua l numbe r shall also be printed ,

unless alread y ordered. T h e usua l numbe r of docu -

ments a n d reports shall be o n e thousan d six hun -

dred a n d eighty-two copies, whic h shall be distribute d a s follows:

Of t he House documents and reports, unbound.

To t h e Senat e documen t room, o n e hundre d a n d

fifty copies; to t h e office of t h e Secretar y of t h e

Senate , t e n copies; to t h e Hous e documen t room,

n o t to exceed five hundre d copies; to t h e Clerk's

office of t h e House , twent y copies; to t h e Librar y

of Congress, t e n copies, a s provided in section 139

of this title.

Of the Senat e documents and reports, unbound.

To t h e Senat e documen t room, two hundre d a n d

twent y copies; office of t h e Secretar y of t h e Senate ,

t e n copies: to t h e Hous e documen t room, n o t to e x -

ceed five hundre d copies; t o t h e Clerk's office of t h e

House , t e n copies; to t h e Librar y of Congress, t e n

copies, a s provided i n section 139 of this title .

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Of the number printed, the Public Printer shall

bind a sufficient number of copies, which shall be

distributed as follows:

Of the House documents and reports, bound.

To the Senate library, fifteen copies; to the Library of Congress, not to exceed one hundred and

fifty copies, as provided in section 139 of this title;

to the House library, fifteen copies; to the Superintendent of Documents, as many copies as may be

required for distribution to the State and Territorial

libraries and designated depositories.

Of the Senate documents and reports, bound.

To the Senate library, fifteen copies; to the Library

of Congress, copies as provided in sections 139 and

139a of this title; to the House library, fifteen

copies; to the Superintendent of Documents, as

many copies as may be required for distribution to

Stat e and Territorial libraries and designated depositories. I n binding documents the Public Printer

shall give precedence to those tha t are to be distributed to libraries and to designated depositories.

But any State or Territorial library or designated

depository entitled to documents tha t may prefer

to have its documents in unbound form, may do so

by notifying the Superintendent of Documents to

tha t effect prior to the convening of each Congress.

All of the "usual number " shall be printed at

one time.

The usual number of reports on private bills, concurrent or simple resolutions, shall not be printed.

In lieu thereof there shall be printed of each Senate

report on a private bill, simple or concurrent resolution, three hundred and forty-five copies, in addition to those required to be furnished the Library

of Congress, which shall be distributed as follows:

To the Senate document room, two hundred and

twenty copies; to the Secretary of the Senate, fifteen copies; to the House document room, one

hundred copies; to the Superintendent of Documents, ten copies; and of each House report on a

private bill, simple or concurrent resolution, two

hundred and sixty copies, in addition to those for

the Library of Congress, which shall be distributed

as follows: To the Senate document room, one hun -

dred and thirty-five copies; to the Secretary of the

Senate, fifteen copies; to the House document room,

one hundred copies; to the Superintendent of Documents, ten copies. Nothing herein shall be construed to prevent the binding of all Senate and

House reports in the reserve volumes bound for

and delivered to the Senate and House libraries;

nor shall it operate to abridge in any way the

right of the Vice President, Senators, Representatives, Delegates, Resident Commissioners, Secretary

of the Senate, and Clerk of the House to have bound

in half morocco, or material not more expensive,

one copy of every public document to which he may

be entitled. Not less tha n twelve copies of each

report on bills for the payment or adjudication of

claims against the Government shall be kept on

file in the Senate document room. (Jan. 12,1895, ch.

23, § 54, 28 Stat. 608; Mar. 2, 1901, No. 16, §§1, 2.

31 Stat. 1464; Jan . 20, 1905. ch. 50, § 1, 33 Stat. 610;

Mar. 1, 1907, ch. 2284, 5 4. 34 Stat. 1014; Jan . 15,

1908, No. 3, 5 2, 35 Stat. 566; Mar. 4, 1909, ch. 317,

35 Stat. 1067; Jun e 25. 1910, ch. 439, 36 Stat. 868;

Mar. 3, 1925, ch. 421, §§ 6, 7, 43 Stat. 1106; June 20, -

1936, ch. 630, title IV, § 6, 49 Stat. 1550; Proc. No.

2695, July 4, 1946, 11 P. R. 7517, 60 Stat. 1352.) '

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CODIFICATION *

In second paragraph of this section, provision for distribution of three copies to the Governor General of the

Philippine Islands at Manila was omitted on authority

of 1946 Proc. No. 2695, which recognized the Independence

of the Philippines as of July 4, 1946. For text of Proc.

No. 2695. see note under section 1394 of Title 22, Foreign

Relations and Intercourse.

The number of copies for distribution to the Library

of Congress were increased by act June 20, 1936. See

sections 139 and 139a of this title. . .

REPEAL S

Act June 25, 1938, ch. 708. 52 Stat. 1206, amending

section 85 of this title, repealed provisions of this section Inconsistent therewith to the extent of the inconsistency. _ „ . : -

CROSS REFERENCE S T- »

Distribution of Government publications to Library of

Congress, see section 139 of this title. >

§ 132. Extra copies of documents and reports.

Extra copies of documents and reports shall be

printed promptly when the same shall be ready for

publication, and shall be bound in paper or cloth

as directed by the Joint Committee on Printing.

(Jan. 12, 1895, ch. 23, § 73, 28 Stat. 612.)

§ 133. Printing extra copies.

Orders for printing extra copies, otherwise than

herein provided for, shall be by simple, concurrent,

or joint resolution. Either House may print extra

copies to the amount of $1,200 by simple resolution:

if the cost exceeds tha t sum, the printing shall be

ordered by concurrent resolution, except when the

resolution is self-appropriating, when it shall be by

joint resolution. Such resolutions, when presented

to either House, shall be referred immediately to the

Committee on House Administration of the House

of Representatives or the Committee on Rules and

Administration of the Senate, who, in making their

report, shall give the probable cost of the proposed

printing upon the estimate of the Public Printer;

and no extra copies shall be printed before such

committee ha s reported: Provided, Tha t the printing of additional copies may be performed upon t

orders of the Joint Committee on Printing within

a limit of $700 in cost in any one Instance. (Jan. 12.

1895, ch. 23, § 2. 28 Stat. 601; Mar. 1, 1907, ch. 2284.

§ 1. 34 Stat. 1013; Apr. 19, 1949, ch. 72, 63 Stat. 48.1

AMENDMENT S

1949—Act Apr. 19, 1949, Increased the limitation from

$500 to $1200 on printing extra copies and from $200 to

$700 on printing additional copies.

§ 134. "Extra copies" defined.

.The term "extra copies" as used in sections 132

and 133 of this title shall be construed to mean copies

in addition to the usual numbe r as defined in section

131 of this title. (Jan. 12. 1895. ch. 23, § 2, 28 StaL

601; Mar. 1, 1907, ch. 2284, § 1, 34 Stat. 1013.)

§135. Duplicate orders lo print. . -

The Public Printer shall examine closely the

orders of the Senate and House for printing, and

in case of duplication he shall print under the first

order received. (Jan. 12, 1895, ch. 23, § 53, 28 Stat

608.) "

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§ 13G. Regulations for printing documents for Congress in two or more editions; printing of full

number and allotment of full quota

The Joint Committee on Printing is authorized

and directed to establish rules and regulations, from

time to time, which shall be observed by the Public

Printer, whereby public documents and reports

printed for Congress, or either House thereof, may

be printed in two or more editions, instead of one,

to meet the public requirements. In no case shall

the aggregate of said editions exceed the number

of copies otherwise authorized. Nothing herein shall

operate to obstruct the printing of the full number

of any document or report, or the allotment of the

full quota to Senators and Representatives, as otherwise authorized, when a legitimate demand for the

full complement is known to exist. (Mar. 30, 1906.

No. 14, 34 Stat. 826.)

§ 137. Reprinting bills, laws, and reports from committees not exceeding fifty pages.

The Secretary of the Senate and the Clerk of the

House of Representatives may order the reprinting

in a number not exceeding one thousand copies of

any pending bill or resolution, or any public law not

exceeding fifty pages, or any report from any committee or congressional commission on pending legislation not accompanied by testimony or exhibits

or other appendices and not exceeding fifty pages,

when the supply shall have been exhausted. The

Public Printer shall require each requisition for reprinting to cite the specific authority of law for

its execution. (Jan. 12, 1895, ch. 23, § 2, 28 Stat.

601; Mar. 1, 1907, ch. 2284, § 1, 34 Stat. 1012.)

§ 138. Senate and House documents and reports for

Department of State.

The Public Printer is authorized and directed

to print, in addition to the usual number, and

furnish the Department of State with twenty copies

of each Senate and House of Representative document and report. (Feb. 7, 1896, No. 14, 29 Stat.

463.)

- ' CROS S REFERENCE S

Distribution of House and Senate documents and reports, see sections 131, 139, and 139a of this title.

Official Register, distribution of, see section 280a of this

title.

§ 139. Distribution of Government publications to the

Library of Congress.

There shall be printed and furnished to the

Library of Congress for official use in Washington,

District of Columbia, and for international exchange

as provided in section 139a of this title, not to exceed

one hundred and fifty copies of the publications

described in this section, to wit: House documents

and reports, bound; Senate documents and reports,

bound; Senate and House journals, bound; public

bills and resolutions: the United States Code and

supplements, bound: the Official Register of the

United States, bound: and all other publications and

maps which are printed, or otherwise reproduced,

under authority of law, upon the requisition of any

Congressional committee, executive department,

bureau, independent office, establishment, commission, or officer of the Government: Provided, That

confidential matter, blank forms, and circular letters

not of a public character shall be excepted.

In addition to the foregoing, there shall be delivered as printed to the Library of Congress ten copies

of each House document and report, unbound; ten

copies of each Senate document and report, unbound; and ten copies of each private bill and resolution and fifty copies of the laws in slip form. (Jan.

28, 1899, No. 12. 30 Stat. 1388; Mar. 2. 1901. No. 16,

§§ 1, 2, 31 Stat. 1464; June 20, 1936, ch. 630, title IV,

§6,49 Stat. 1550.)

AMENDMENT S

1936—Act June 20, 1936, increased t he amount of

publications for distribution to the Library of Congress.

CROS S REFERENCE S

Distribution of Official Register, see section 280a of this

title.

§ 139a. International exchange of Government publications.

For the purpose of more fully carrying into effect

the provisions of the convention concluded at Brussels on March 15, 1886, and proclaimed by the President of the United States on January 15,1889, there

shall be supplied to the Library of Congress not to

exceed one hundred and twenty-five copies each of

all Government publications, including the daily and

bound copies of the Congressional Record, for distribution, through the Smithsonian Institution, to

such foreign governments as may agree to send to

the United States similar publications of their governments for delivery to the Library of Congress.

(Mar. 2, 1901, No. 16. § 3. 31 Stat. 1465: Mar. 3. 1925,

ch. 421, § 7, 43 Stat. 1106; June 20, 1936, ch. 630, title

IV, § 6. 49 Stat. 1550.)

AMENDMENT S

1936—Act June 20, 1936, increased the amount of publications for distribution to the Library, of Congress.

§ 140. Printing of documents not provided for by law.

Either House may order the printing of a document not already provided for by law, but only when

the same shall be accompanied by an estimate from

the Public Printer as to the probable cost thereof.

Any executive department, bureau, board, or independent office of the Government submitting reports

or documents in response to inquiries from Congress

shall submit therewith an estimate of the probable

cost of printing to the usual number. Nothing in

this section relating to estimates shall apply to

reports or documents not exceeding fifty pages.

(Jan. 12, 1895, ch. 23, § 2, 28 Stat. 601; Mar. 1, 1907,

ch. 2284, § 1, 34 Stat. 1013.)

§ 141. Lapse of authority to print, when.

In the printing of any document or report, or any

publication authorized by law to be printed, for distribution by Congress, the whole number of copies

of which shall not have been ordered within two years

from the date of the original order, the authority to

print shall lapse, except as orders for subsequent editions may be approved by the Joint Committee on

Printing, and then in no instance shall the whole

number exceed the number originally authorized by

law. (Mar. 1, 1907, ch. 2284, § 5. 34 Stat. 1014.)
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§ 142. Classification and numbering of publications

ordered printed by Congress; designation of publications of departments; printing of committee

hearings.

Publications ordered printed by Congress, or either

House thereof, shall be in four series, namely: One

series of reports made by the committees of the Senate, to be known as Senate reports; one series of re -

ports made by the committees of the House of Representatives, to be known as House reports; one series

of documents other tha n reports of committees, the

orders for printing which originate In the Senate,

to be known as Senate documents, and one series of

documents other tha n committee reports, the orders

for printing which originate in the House of Representatives, to be known a s House documents. The

publications in each series shall be consecutively

numbered, the numbers in each series continuing in

unbroken sequence throughout the entire term of a

Congress, but the foregoing provisions shall not apply

to the documents printed for the use of the Senate

in executive session. Of the "usual number", the

copies which are intended for distribution to State

and Territorial libraries and other designated depositories of all annual or serial publications originating

in or prepared by an executive department, bureau,

office, commission, or board shall not be numbered

in the document or report series of either House of

Congress, but shall be designated by title and bound

as hereinafte r provided, and the departmental edition, if any, shall be printed concurrently with the

"usual number. " Hearings of committees may be

printed as congressional documents only when specifically ordered by Congress or either House thereof.

(Jan. 15. 1908, No. 3. $ 1, 35 Stat. 565.)

§ 143. Binding of publications for distribution to

libraries.

In the binding of congressional documents and reports for distribution by the Superintendent of Documents to State and Territorial libraries and other

designated depositories, every publication of sufficient

size on any one subject shall be bound separately

and receive the title suggested by the subject of the

volume, and the others shall be distributed in unbound form as soon as printed. The Public Printer

shall supply the Superintendent of Documents sufficient copies of those publications distributed in u n -

bound form, to be bound and distributed to the State

and Territorial libraries and other designated depositories for their permanent flies. The library edition, as well as all other bound sets of congressional

numbered documents and reports, shall be arranged

in volumes and bound in the manne r directed by the

Joint Committee on Printing. (Jan. 15, 1908, No. 3,

§ 2, 35 Stat. 566.)

§ 144. Appropriation to which cost of printing by

order of Congress chargeable.

The cost of the printing of any document or report

printed by order of Congress which cannot, under

the provisions of section 214 of this title, be properly

charged to any other appropriation or allotment of

appropriation already made, shall, upon order of the

Joint Committee on Printing, be charged to the allotment of appropriation for printing and binding

for Congress. (Jan. 12,1895, ch. 23, 5 2. 28 Stat. 601;

Mar. 1, 1907, ch. 2284, 5 1. 34 Stat. 1013.)

§ 145. Requirements of reports recommending printing and binding for Congress.

CODIFICATION

Section, act July 1, 1016. ch. 209, 5 1. 39 Stat. 330; act

Mar. 4, 1925, ch. 549, 5 1, 43 Stat. 1299, was limited to thei

various appropriations of which It was a part. A similar

provision appeared In act June 18, 1940, ch. 396. 54 Stat.

478.

§ 146. Stationery and blank books for Congress.

Stationery, blank books, tables, forms, and other

necessary papers preparatory to congressional legislation, required for the official use of the Senate and

the House of Representatives, or the committees and

officers thereof, shall be furnished by the Public

Printer upon requisition of the Secretary of the

Senate and the Clerk of the House of Representatives, respectively. This shall not operate to prevent

the purchase by the officers of the Senate and House

of Representatives of such stationery and blank books

as may be necessary for sale to Senators and Members in the stationery .rooms of the two Houses as

provided by law. (Jan. 12,1895, ch. 23, § 2, 28 Stat.

601; Mar. 1, 1907, ch. 2284, § 1, 34 Stat. 1013.)

§ 147. Journals of Houses of Congress.

There shall be printed of the Journals of the Senate and House of Representatives eight hundred and

twenty-two copies, which shall be distributed as follows: To the Senate document room, ninety copies

for distribution to Senators, and twenty-five additional copies; to the Senate library, ten copies; to the

House document room, three hundred and sixty copies for distribution to Members, and twenty-five

additional copies; to the Department of State, four

copies; to the Superintendent of Documents, one

hundred and forty-four copies to Be distributed to

three libraries in each of the States and Territories

to be designated by the Superintendent of Documents; to the Court of Claims, two copies; and to

the library of the House of Representatives, ten

copies. The remaining number of the Journals of

the Senate and House of Representatives, consisting

of twenty-five copies, shall be furnished to the Secretary of the Senate and the Clerk of the House of

Representatives, respectively, as the necessities of

their respective offices may require, as rapidly ai

signatures are completed for such distribution. (Jan.

12, 1895, ch. 23, I 57, 28 Stat. 609; Mar. 2, 1901, No.

16, §§ 1. 2. 31 Stat. 1464.)

REPEAL S

Act June 25, 1938, ch. 708. 52 Stat. 1208, amending section 85 of this title, repealed provisions of this section

inconsistent therewith to the extent of the Inconsistency.

CBOS S REFERENCE S

Journals of Houses of Congress, distribution: to Library

of Congress, see sections 139 and 139a of this title: to

National Archives, see section 215a of this title.

§ 148. Senate and House Manuals.

Of the Senate Manual and of the Digest and Manual of the House of Representatives, each House shall

print as many copies as it shall desire, even though

the cost exceed $500. (Jan'. 12, 1895, ch. 23, 5 73.

28 Stat. 617.)

§ 149. Congressional Directory.

There shall be prepared under the direction of the

Joint Committee on Printing a Congressional Di"

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rectory, of which there shall be three editions during

each long session and two editions during each short

session of Congress. The first edition shall be distributed to Senators, Representatives. Delegates, the

principal officers of Congress, and heads of departments on the first day of the session, and shall be

ready for distribution to others within one week

thereafter. The number and distribution of such

directory shall be under the control of the Joint

Committee on Printing. Official correspondence

concerning the directory may be had in penalty envelopes under the direction of the Joint Committee.

All copies delivered to Senators and Representatives

for distribution shall be bound in cloth. (Jan. 12,

1895, ch. 23, § 73, 28 Stat. 617; July 1, 1902, ch. 1351,

32 Stat. 583.)

SHOB T SESSIO N O F CONGRESS

The short or "lame duck" session of Congress was

eliminated by Amendment XX to the United States

Constitution.

§ 150. Same; sale.

The Public Printer, under the direction of the

Joint Committee, may print for sale, at a price sufficient to reimburse the expense of such printing, the

current Congressional Directory. The money derived

from such sales shall be paid into the Treasury and

accounted for in his annual report to Congress, and

no sales shall be made on credit. (Jan. 12, 1895, ch.

23. $ 40. 28 Stat. 607.)

CROS S REFERENCE S

Charges and fees for printing for sale to public, see

section 72a of this title.

§151. Memorial addresses; preparation; distribution.

After the final adjournment of each session of

Congress, there shall be compiled, prepared, printed

with illustrations, and bound in cloth in one volume,

in such style, form, and manner as may be directed

by the Joint Committee on Printing, without extra

compensation to any employee therefor, the legislative proceedings of Congress and the exercises at the

general memorial services held in the House of Representatives during each session relative to the death

of any Member of Congress, together with all memorial addresses and eulogies published in the Congressional Record during the same session of Congress in connection therewith, and such other matter

as the committee may consider relevant thereto; and

there shall be printed as many copies as may be required to supply the total quantity hereinafter provided, of which number fifty copies, bound in full

morocco, with gilt edges, suitably lettered as may be

requested, shall be delivered to the family of the

deceased, and the remaining copies shall be distributed as follows:

Of all eulogies on deceased Members of Congress

there shall be delivered, through the Postmaster

of each House, to the Vice President and each Senator, Representative, Delegate, and Resident Commissioner in Congress, one copy.

Of the eulogies on deceased Senators there shall

be furnished two hundred and fifty copies for each

Senator of the State represented by the deceased

and twenty copies for each Representative therefrom.

Of the eulogies on deceased Representatives, Delegates, and Resident Commissioners there shall be

furnished two hundred and fifty copies for the successor in office of the deceased Member; twenty

copies for each of the other Representatives, Delegates, or Resident Commissioners of the State,

Territory, or insular possession represented by the

deceased, and twenty copies for each Senator therefrom. The "usual number" of memorial addresses

shall not be printed. (Aug. 23, 1894, ch. 307, 28

Stat. 447; Jan. 12, 1895. ch. 23, § 73, 28 Stat. 616;

June 20, 1936, ch. 630, title I, § 1, 49 Stat. 1545.)

AMENDMENT S

1936—Act Jun e 20, 1936, changed the manner of distribution of the eulogies.

CROSS REFERENCE S

Dlustratlons accompanying copies, see section 162 of

this title.

§ 152. Illustrations accompanying bound copies of

memorial addresses.

The illustrations to accompany bound copies of

memorial addresses delivered in Congress shall be

made at the Bureau of Engraving and Printing

and paid for out of the appropriation for tha t bureau, or, in the discretion of the Joint Committee on

Printing, shall be obtained elsewhere by the Public

Printer and charged to the allotment for printing

and binding for Congress. (Mar. 4, 1921. ch. 161,

I 1, 41 Stat. 1431.)

§ 153. Statement of appropriations; "usual number."

Of the statements of appropriations required to

be prepared by section 105 of Title 2, there shall be

printed, after the close of each regular session of

Congress, the usual number of copies. (Mar. 2,

1895, ch. 189, § 1, 28 Stat. 958.)

§ 154. Printing for committees of Congress.

No committee of Congress shall be empowered to

procure the printing of more than one thousand

copies of any hearing or other document, which shall

be germane thereto, for its use except by simple,

concurrent, or joint resolution, as provided in this

chapter. (Jan. 12, 1895, ch. 23, $ 2, 28 Stat. 601;

Mar. 1, 1907, ch. 2284, § 1, 34 Stat. 1012.)

§ 155. Committee reports; indexing and binding.

The Secretary of the Senate and Clerk of the

House shall procure and file for the use of their respective Houses copies of all reports made by committees, and they are directed at the close of each

session of Congress to cause such reports to be

indexed and bound, one copy to be deposited in the

library of each House and one copy in the room of

the committee from which the reports emanate.

(Jan. 12, 1895, ch. 23, § 83, 28 Stat. 622.)

§ 156. Reports of Librarian of Congress.

Of the annual and special reports of the Librarian

of Congress submitted to Congress, there shall be

printed and bound in cloth five thousand copies for

the use of the Library of Congress. (Feb. 24, 1904,

No. 8, 33 Stat. 583.)

§ 157. Distribution of documents to Members of Congress.

Whenever in the division among Senators,

Representatives, and Delegates of documents printed

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for the use of Congress there shall be an apportionment to each or either House in round numbers, the

Public Printer shall not deliver the full number so

accredited a t the Senate Service Department and

House Folding Room, but only the largest multiple

of the number constituting the full membership of

each or either House, including the Secretary and

Sergeant at Arms of the Senate and Clerk, Sergeant

a t Arms, and Doorkeeper of the House, which shall

be contained in the round numbers thus accredited

to each or either House, so tha t the number delivered

shall divide evenly and without remainder among

the Members of the House to which they are delivered; and the remainder of the documents thus

resulting shall be turned over to the Superintendent

of Documents, to be distributed by him, first, to

public and school libraries for the purpose of completing broken sets; second, to public and school

libraries tha t have not been supplied with any portions of such sets, and, lastly, by sale to other persons; said libraries to be named to him by Senators,

Representatives, and Delegates in Congress; and in

this distribution the Superintendent of Documents

shall see tha t as fa r as practicable an equal allowance is made to each Senator, Representative, and

Delegate. (Jan. 12, 1895, ch. 23, I 68, 28 Stat. 612;

Apr. 6, 1904, ch. 862, 33 Stat. 159; July 2, 1954, ch.

455, title I, § 101, 68 Stat. 397.)

CODIFICATIO N

"Senate Service Department and House Folding Room"

was substituted lor "respective folding rooms" In view

of act July 2, 1954, which redesignated the Senate Folding Room as the Senate Service Department.

CHANG E O F NAM E

Act July 2, 1954, provided In part tha t "hereafter "

the Senate Folding Room should be known as the Senate

Service Department.

§ 158. Allotments of public documents printed after

expiration of term; rights of retiring Members of

Congress to documents.

The Congressional allotment of public documents

(except the Congressional Record) printed after the

expiration of the term of office of the Vice President

of the United States, or any Senator, Representative, Delegate, or Resident Commissioner shall be

delivered to his or her successor in office.

The Vice President of the United States and any

Senator, Representative, Delegate, or Resident Commissioner in Congress, having public documents to

his credit a t the expiration of his term of office shall

take the same prior to the 30th day of June next

following the date of such expiration, and if he shall

not do so within such period he shall forfeit them

to his or her successor in office. (Jan. 12, 1895, ch.

23, § 72, 28 Stat. 612; Mar. 18, 1924, ch. 60, 43 Stat.

24; June 18, 1934, ch. 606, $ 1, 48 Stat. 1017.)

AMENDMENT S

1934—Act Jun e 18, 1934, included the Vice-President

and the Resident Commissioner.

§ 159. Time for distribution of documents by Members

of Congress extended.

The time allowed Members of Congress reelected

to distribute public documents to their credit, or

the credit of their respective districts in the Interior

or other Departments and bureaus, and in the Government Printing Office, shall continue during their

successive terms and until their right to frank documents shall end. (June 4, 1897, ch. 2, § 1, 30 Stat.

62.)

§ 160. Binding for Members of Congress.

Each Senator and Representative shall be entitled

to the binding in half morocco, or material not more

expensive, of but one copy of each public document

to which he may be entitled, an account of which,

with each Senator and Representative, shall be kept

by the Secretary of the Senate and Clerk of the

House, respectively. (Jan. 12, 1895, ch. 23, § 2, 28

Stat. 601; Mar. 1, 1907, ch. 2284, § 1, 34 Stat. 1013.)

§161. Same; binding at expense of Members of Congress.

The Public Printer is authorized to bind at the

Government Printing Office any books, maps, charts,

or documents published by authority of Congress,

upon application of any Member of the Senate or

House of Representatives, upon payment of the

actual cost of such binding. (Dec. 10, 1877, ch. 6,

20 Stat. 5.)

§ 162. Documents and reports ordered by Members of

Congress; franks and envelopes for Members of

Congress.

Documents and reports of committees with the

evidence and papers submitted therewith, or any

part thereof ordered printed by Congress, may be

reprinted by the Public Printer on order of any

Member of Congress or Delegate, on prepayment of

the cost thereof.

He may also furnish without cost to Senators.

Members, and Delegates blank franks printed on

sheets and perforated, or singly at the option of

said Senators, Members, and Delegates, for public

documents. Franks so furnished shall contain in

the upper left-hand corner thereof the following

words, to wit: "Public document. Free. United

States Senate (or House of Representatives U. S.) "

and in upper right-hand corner the letters "U. S. S.n;

or "M. C." But he shall not print any other wordythereon except where it may be desirable to affix

the official title of a document. All other words

printed thereon shall be at the personal expense

of the Senator, Member, or Delegate ordering the

same.

At the request of any Congressman the Public

Printer is authorized to print upon franks or envelopes used for mailing public documents or seed

the facsimile stamp of said Congressman and a

special request for return if not called for, and the

name of the State and county and city. Said Congressman to deposit with his order the extra expense

involved in printing these additional words.

The Public Printer may also, at the request of

any Senator, Representative, or Delegate in Congress, print on envelopes authorized to be furnished

the name of the Senator, Representative or Delegate, and State, the date, and the topic or subject

matter, not exceeding twelve words.

All moneys accruing under this section shall be

deposited by the Public Printer in the Treasury of

the United States to the credit on the books of the

Treasury Department of the appropriation made

for the working capital of the Government Printing

Office for the year in which the work is done, and

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accounted for in his annual report to Congress.

(Jan. 12, 1895, ch. 23, § 37, 28 Stat. 606; Mar. 2,

1895, ch. 189, § 1, 28 Stat. 961; Jan. 30,1904, ch. 39, 33

Stat. 9; Mar. 4, 1925, ch. 549, § 1, 43 Stat. 1300.)

§163. Payment of cost of printing extracts from Congressional Record, or other documents.

In case any Senator, Representative, or Delegate

shall fail to pay the cost of printing extracts from

the Congressional Record or other documents ordered by him to be printed, the Public Printer shall

certify the amount due to the Sergeant at Arms of

the House or the financial clerk of the Senate, as

the case may be, and the Sergeant at Arms or financial clerk shall deduct from any salary due the said

delinquent the said amount, or as much thereof as

the salary due may cover, and pay the amount so

obtained to the Public Printer, to be applied by him

to the satisfaction of the Indebtedness. (Mar. 4,

1911, ch. 285, § 1, 36 Stat. 1446.)

§ 164. Distribution of copies of Congressional Record,

etc., to Governor General of Philippines.

CODIFICATION

Section, act Mar. 4, 1909, ch. 317, 35 Stat. 1067, was

omitted on authority of 1946 Proc. No. 2695, eff. July 4,

1946, 11 F. R. 7517, 60 Stat. 1352, Issued pursuant to section

1394 of Title 22, which proclamation recognized the

independence of the Philippines as of July 4, 1916. For

text of Proc. No. 2695, see note under section 1394 of Title

22, Foreign Relations and Intercourse.

§ 165. Senate and House document rooms; superin1

tendents.

There shall be one document room of the Senate

and one of the House of Representatives, to be designated, respectively, the "Senate and House document room." Each shall be in charge of a superintendent. who shall be appointed by the Secretary of

the Senate and the Doorkeeper of the House, respectively, who shall also appoint the necessary number

of assistants. The Senate document room shall be

under the jurisdiction of the Secretary of the Senate.

(Jan. 12,1895, ch. 23, § 60, 28 Stat. 610; Mar. 3,1901,

ch. 830, I 1, 31 Stat. 962.)

§ 166. Senate Service Department and House Folding

Room; superintendents.

There shall be a Senate Service Department and

one folding room of the House of Representatives.

They shall be in charge of superintendents, appointed

respectively by the Sergeant at Arms of the Senate

and Doorkeeper of the House, who shall also appoint

the necessary assistants. All reports or documents

to be distributed for Senators, Representatives, and

Delegates shall be folded and distributed from the

Senate Service Department and House Folding

Room, unless otherwise ordered and each Senator,

Representative, and Delegate shall be notified in

writing once every sixty days of the number and

character of publications on hand and assigned to

him for use and distribution. (Jan. 12, 1895, ch.

23, $ 71, 28 Stat. 612; July 2, 1954, ch. 455, title I,

§ 101, 68 Stat. 397.

CODIFICATIO N

"A Senate Service Department " was substituted for

"one folding room of the Senate", and "Senate Service

Department and House Folding Room" was substituted

for "folding rooms" in view of act July 2, 1954, which

redesignated the Senate Folding Room as t he Senate

Service Department.

CHANG E O F NAM E

Act July 2, 1954, provided In part tha t "hereafter " the

Senate Folding Room should be known as the Senate

Service Department.

§ 167. Disposition of documents stored at Capitol.

The Secretary and Sergeant at Arms of the Senate

and the Clerk and Doorkeeper of the House of Representatives shall at the convening in regular session

of each successive Congress cause an invoice to be

made of all public documents stored in and about the

Capitol, other than those belonging to the quota of

Members of such Congress, to the Library of Congress and the Senate and House libraries and document rooms, and all such documents shall by the

superintendents, respectively, of the Senate Service

Department and House Folding Room be put to the

credit of Senators, Representatives, and Delegates of

such Congress, in quantities equal in the number of

volumes and as nearly as possible in value, to each

Member of Congress, and said documents shall be

distributed upon the orders of Senators, Representatives, and Delegates, each of whom shall be supplied

by the superintendents of the Senate Service Department and House Folding Room with a list of the

number and character of the publications thus put to

his credit, but before said apportionment is made

copies of any of these documents desired for the use

of committees of the Senate or House shall be delivered to the chairman of such committees. Four

copies of each and all leather-bound documents shall

be reserved and carefully stored, to be used in supplying deficiencies in the Senate and House libraries

caused by wear or loss. (Jan. 12, 1895, ch. 23, § 63,

28 Stat. 611; July 2, 1954, ch. 455, title I, § 101, 68

Stat. 397.)

CODIFICATION

"Senate Service Department and House Folding Room"

was substituted for "Senate and House folding rooms",

and "superintendents of the Senate Service Department

and House Folding Room" was substituted for "superintendents of the folding rooms" in view of act July

2, 1954, which redesignated the Senate Folding Room

as the Senate Service Department.

CHANC E O F NAM E

Act July 2, 1954, provided in part tha t "hereafter " the

Senate Folding Room should be known as the Senate

Service Department.

§ 168. Binding for Senate library.

The Secretary of the Senate is authorized to

make requisition upon the Public Printer for the

binding for the Senate library of such books as he

may deem necessary at a cost not to exceed $200

per year. (Mar. 2, 1895, ch. 189, I 1, 28 Stat. 958.)

§169. Parliamentary precedents; publication and distribution.

CODIFICATION

Section, acts Mar. 1, 1921, ch. 89, I 1, 41 Stat. 1181; Aug.

2, 1935, ch. 426, 49 Stat. 509, provided for the publication

and distribution of Hinds' Parliamentary Precedents of

the House of Representatives of the United States, revised

up to and including the Seventy-third Congress.

Chapter 6.—CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, BILLS,

AND LAWS

Sec.

181. Congressional Record: arrangement, style, contents.

and indexes.

182. Same; indexes.

182a. Same; dally and permanent forms.

182b. Same; Illustrations; maps; diagrams.
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182c. Same; additional Insertions.

183. Same; gratuitous copies; delivery; subscriptions.

184. Repealed.

185. Congressional Record; extracts for Congressmen:

mailing envelopes.

186. Repealed.

187. Congressional Record; exchange for Parliamentary

Hansard.

188. Same; sale.

189. Bills and resolutions; number and distribution.

189a. Same; style and form: authority of Joint Committee

on Printing.

190. Binding sets of bills and resolutions for Congress.

191. Public and private laws, postal conventions, and

treaties.

191a. Copies of Acts furnished to printer.

192. Printing acts, resolutions, and treaties.

193. Printing of postal conventions.

194—196. Repealed.

196a. Statutes at Large; distribution.

197. Same; marginal references.

§ 181. Congressional Record; arrangement, style, contents, and indexes.

The Joint Committee on Printing shall have control of t h e arrangement and style of the Congressional Record, and while providing tha t it shall

be substantially a verbatim report of proceedings,

shall take all needed action for the reduction of

unnecessary bulk, and shall provide for the publication of a n Index of t h e Congressional Record

semimonthly during the sessions of Congress and

at the close thereof. (Jan. 12, 1895, ch. 23, § 13,

28 Stat. 603.)

§ 182. Same; indexes.

The Joint Committee on Printing shall designate

to the Public Printer competent persons to prepare

the semimonthly and the session index to the Congressional Record and shall fix and regulate the

compensation to be paid by the Public Printer for

the said work and direct t h e form and manne r of

Its publication and distribution. (Jan. 12, 1895,

ch. 23, § 14, 28 Stat. 603; Jun e 20, 1936, ch. 630,

title H, 5 2, 49 Stat. 1546.)

§ 182a. Same; daily and permanent forms.

T h e public proceedings of each House of Congress, as reported by the Official Reporters thereof,

shall be printed in the Congressional Record, which

shall be Issued in daily form during each session

and shall be revised, printed, and bound promptly,

as may be directed by t h e Joint Committee on

Printing, in permanent form, for distribution during

and afte r the close of each session of Congress.

The daily and the permanent Record shall bear

the same date, which shall be tha t of the actual

day's proceedings reported therein. The "usual

number " of the Congressional Record shall not be

printed. (Jan. 12, 1895, ch. 23, § 14, as added Jun e

20, 1936, ch. 630, title II, § 2, 49 Stat. 1546.)

§ 182b. Same; illustrations; maps; diagrams.

No maps, diagrams, or Illustrations may be Inserted in the Record without the approval of the

Joint Committee on Printing. (Jan. 12, 1895, ch.

23, § 14, as added Jun e 20. 1936, ch. 630, title H. § 2,

49 Stat. 1546.)

§ 182c. Same; additional insertions.

The Joint Committee on Printing Is authorized

and directed to provide for printing in the Daily Record the legislative program for the day, together with

a list of congressional committee meetings and hearings. and the place of meeting and subject matter;

and to cause a brief r6sum6 of congressional activities for the previous day to be incorporated In

the Record, together with a n Index of its contents.

Such data shall be prepared under t h e supervision of

the Secretary of the Senate and the Clerk of the

House of Representatives, respectively. (Aug. 2.

1946, ch. 753, title H, § 221, 60 Stat. 837.)

EFFECTIVE DATE

Section effective August 2, 1946, see note set out

under section 72a of Title 2, The Congress.

§ 183. Same; gratuitous copies; delivery; subscriptions.

T h e Public Printer shall furnish the Congressional

Record as follows and shall furnish gratuitously no

others in addition thereto:

Of the bound edition to the Senate Service Department five copies for the Vice President and each

Senator; to the Secretary and Sergeant at Anns of

the Senate, each, two copies, and to the Joint Committee on Printing not to exceed one hundred copies;

to the folding room of the House of Representatives

three copies for each Representative, Delegate, and

Resident Commissioner in Congress, and to the

Clerk, Sergeant a t Arms, and Doorkeeper of the

House of Representatives, each, two copies.

Of the daily edition to the Vice President and each

Senator, one hundred copies; to the Secretary and

Sergeant at Arms of the Senate, each, twenty-five

copies; to the Secretary, for official use, not to exceed

thirty-five copies, and to the Sergeant a t Arms for

use on the floor of the Senate, not to exceed fifty

copies.

To each Representative, Delegate, and Resident

Commissioner In Congress, sixty-eight copies; to the

Clerk, Sergeant at Arms, and Doorkeeper of the

House of Representatives, each, twenty-five copies;

to the Clerk, for official use, not to exceed fifty copies,

and to the Doorkeeper for use on the floor of the

House of Representatives, not to exceed seventy-flve

copies.

To the Vice President and each Senator, Representative, Delegate, and Resident Commissioner in

Congress, there shall also be furnished (and shall not

be transferable) three copies of the daily Record,

of which one shall be delivered at his residence, one

at his office, and one at the Capitol.

In addition to the foregoing the Congressional

Record shall also be furnished as follows:

There shall be printed and held in reserve by the

Public Printer, in unstitched form, as many copies

of the daily Record as may be required to supply a

semimonthly edition, which shall be bound in paper

cover together with each semimonthly index when

the same is Issued and shall then be delivered

promptly as hereinafter provided.

To each committee and commission of Congress,

one daily and one semimonthly copy.

To each joint committee and joint commission in

Congress, as may be designated by the Joint Committee on Printing, two copies of the daily, one semimonthly copy, and one bound copy.

To the Secretary and the Sergeant a t Arms of the

Senate, Jor office use, each, six semimonthly copies.

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To the Clerk, Sergeant at Arms, and Doorkeeper of

the House, for office use, each, six semimonthly

copies.

To the Joint Committee on Printing, ten semimonthly copies.

To the Vice President and each Senator, Representative, Delegate, and Resident Commissioner in

Congress, one semimonthly copy.

To the President of the United States, for the use

of the Executive Office, ten copies of the daily, two

semimonthly copies, and one bound copy.

To the Chief Justice of the United States and each

of the Associate Justices of the Supreme Court of

the United States, one copy of the daily.

To the offices of the marshal and clerk of the

Supreme Court of the United States, each, two copies

of the daily and one semimonthly copy.

To each United States circuit and district judge,

and to the chief judge and each associate judge of

the United States Court of Claims, the United States

Court of Customs and Patent Appeals, the United

States Customs Court, the Tax Court of the United

States, and the United States Court of Military Appeals, upon request to a Member of Congress and

notification thereof by such Member to the Public Printer, one copy of the daily. Copies so furnished shall be in addition to those authorized to

be furnished to Members of Congress under the

foregoing provisions of this section.

To the offices of the Vice President and the Speaker

of the House of Representatives, each, six copies of

the daily and one semimonthly copy.

To the Sergeant at Arms, the Chaplain, the Postmaster, the superintendent and the foreman of the

Senate Service Department and of the folding room

of the House of Representatives, respectively; to the

Secretaries to the Majority and the Minority of the

Senate, and to the Doorkeeper of the House of Representatives, each, one copy of the daily.

To the office of the Parliamentarian of the House

of Representatives, six copies of the daily, one semimonthly copy, and two bound copies.

To the offices of the Official Reporters of Debates

of the Senate and House of Representatives, respectively, each, fifteen copies of the daily, one semimonthly copy, and three bound copies.

To the office of the stenographers to committees of

the House of Representatives, four copies of the

daily and one semimonthly copy.

To the office of the Congressional Record Index,

ten copies of the daily and two semimonthly copies.

To the offices of the superintendents of the Senate

and House document rooms, each, three copies of

the daily, one semimonthly copy, and one bound

copy.

To the offices of the superintendents of the Senate

and House press galleries, each, two copies of the

daily, one semimonthly copy, and one bound copy.

To the offices of the Legislative Counsel of the

Senate and House of Representatives, respectively,

and the Architect of the Capital,1each, three copies

of the daily, one semimonthly copy, and one bound

copy.

To the Library of Congress for official use in Washington. District of Columbia, and for international

1

So in original. Probably should read "Capitol".

exchange, as provided in sections 139 and 139a of

this title, not to exceed one hundred and forty-five

copies of the daily, five semimonthly copies, and

one hundred and fifty bound copies.

To the library of the Senate, three copies of the

daily, two semimonthly copies, and not to exceed

fifteen bound copies.

To the library of the House of Representatives,

five copies of the daily, two semimonthly copies,

and not to exceed twenty-eight bound copies, of

which eight copies may be bound in such style and

manner as may be approved by the Joint Committee

on Printing.

To the library of the Supreme Court of the United

States, two copies of the daily, two semimonthly

copies, and not to exceed five bound copies.

To the library of each United States Court of

Appeals, each United States District Court, the

United States Court of Claims, the United States

Court of Customs and Patent Appeals, the United

States Customs Court, the Tax Court of the United

States, and the United States Court of Military Appeals, upon request to the Public Printer, one bound

copy.

To the Public Printer for official use, not to exceed

seventy-five copies of the daily, ten semimonthly

copies, and two bound copies.

To the Director of the Botanic Garden, two copies

of the daily and one semimonthly copy.

To the National Archives, five copies of the daily,

two semimonthly copies, and two bound copies.

To the library of each executive department, independent office, and establishment of the Government now in Washington, District of Columbia, or

which hereafter may be created, except those designated as depository libraries, and to the libraries

of the municipal government of the District of

Columbia, the Naval Observatory, and the Smithsonian Institution, each, two copies of the dally, one

semimonthly copy, and one bound copy.

To the offices of the Governors of Alaska, Hawaii,

Puerto Rico, Guam, and the Virgin Islands, each, five

copies in both daily and bound form.

To the office of the Governor of the Canal Zone,

five copies in both daily and bound form.

To each ex-President and ex-Vice President of

the United States, one copy of the dally.

To each former Senator, Representative in Congress, Delegate from a territory, or Commissioner

from Puerto Rico, upon request to the Public

Printer, one copy of the daily.

To the governor of each State, one copy in both

daily and bound form:

To the United States Soldiers' Home and to each

of the National Homes for Disabled Volunteer Soldiers, and to each of the State soldiers' homes now

established or which hereafter may be created for

either Federal or Confederate soldiers, one copy of

the daily.

To the Superintendent of Documents, as many

daily and bound copies as may be required for distribution to depository libraries.

To the Department of State, not to exceed one

hundred and fifty copies of the daily, for distribution to each of our embassies and legations abroad,

and to the principal consular offices in the discretion of the Secretary of State.

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To each foreign legation in Washington whose

government extends a like courtesy to our embassies and legations abroad, one copy of the daily, to

be furnished upon requisition of and sent through

the Secretary of State.

To each newspaper correspondent whose name

appears in the Congressional Directory, and who

makes application therefor, for his personal use and

that of the paper or papers he represents, one copy

of the daily and one copy of the bound, the same

to be sent to the office address of each member of the

press or elsewhere as he may direct: Provided, however, Tha t not to exceed four copies in all shall be

furnished to members of the same press bureau.

All copies of the daily edition shall, unless otherwise directed by the Joint Committee on Printing,

be supplied and delivered promptly on the day after

the actual day's proceedings as originally published.

Each order for the daily Record shall begin with

the current issue thereof, if previous issues of the

same session are not available. The apportionment

herein specified for daily copies shall not be transferable for the bound form and any allotment of

daily copies not used by any Member during a

session shall lapse when the session ends.

The Public Printer is authorized to furnish to subscribers the daily Record at $1.50 per month, payable

in advance. (Jan. 12, 1895, ch. 23, § 73, 28 Stat.

617; June 11, 1896, ch. 420, § 1, 29 Stat. 454; Mar.

19, 1896, No. 31, 29 Stat. 468: Feb. 17, 1897, No. 12,

29 Stat. 700: Mar. 26, 1900, No. 15, 31 Stat. 713;

Mar. 2, 1901, No. 16, §§ 1, 2, 31 Stat. 1464; Jan. 30,

1903, ch. 338, 32 Stat. 786; Mar. 1, 1907, ch. 2284,

§ 4, 34 Stat. 1014; Mar. 4, 1909, ch. 317, 35 Stat.

1067; Mar. 4, 1909, No. 25, 35 Stat. 1169; Mar. 3,

1925, ch. 421, § 7, 43 Stat. 1106; June 20, 1936, ch.

630. title II, § 3, 49 Stat. 1547; Proc. No. 2695, July 4.

1946, 11 P. R. 7517. 60 Stat. 1352; June 30, 1949, ch.

288, title I, I 104 (a), 63 Stat. 381; Sept. 26, 1950, ch.

1049, 1 2 (b), 64 Stat. 1038; July 2, 1954, ch. 455,

title I, § 101, 68 Stat. 397; Aug. 1, 1956, ch. 852, § 20,

70 Stat. 911; June 25, 1959, Pub. L. 86-70, $ 33, 73

Stat. 149; July 12, 1960, Pub. L. 86-624, § 32, 74 Stat.

421; Mar. 21, 1961, Pub. L. 87-2, 75 Stat. 5; July 11,

1961, Pub. L. 87-85, 75 Stat. 202.)

REFERENCE S I N TEX T

The National Homes for Disabled Volunteer Soldiers,

referred to In t he text, together with t he corporation

known as the National Home for Disabled Volunteer

Soldiers were abolished and all personnel transferred to

the Administrator of Veterans' Affairs by act July 3, 1930,

ch. 863, §5 1—4, 46 Stat. 1016.

CODIFICATION

Act July 2. 1954, amended the second and nineteenth

paragraphs by providing In part tha t hereafter the Senate Folding Room should be known as the Senate Service

Department.

Provision providing for the distribution of ten copies

both In daily and bound form to the Philippine Government has been omitted pursuant to 1946 Proc. No. 2695,

which granted Independence to the Philippines on July 4.

1946, under the authority of section 1394 of Title 22,

Foreign Relations and Intercourse, and under which section Proc. No. 2695 is set out/as a note.

AMENDMENT S

1961—Pub. L. 87-85 provided for the gratuitous distribution of the Congressional Record to the Federal

Judiciary and t he libraries thereof.

Pub. L. 87-2 added the paragraph authorizing distribution to former Senators, Representatives, Delegate*

from territories, and Commissioners from Puerto Rico.

1960—Pub. L. 86-624 eliminated "Hawaii," following

"offices of the Governors of."

1959—Pub. L. 86-70 substituted "Governors of Hawaii,

Puerto Rico" for "Governors of Alaska, Hawaii, Puerto

Rico."

1956—Act Aug. 1, 1956, Inserted "Guam," after "Puerto

Rico.". •>

CHANG E O F NAM E

Act July 2, 1954, provided In part tha t "hereafter" the

Senate Folding Room should be known as the Senate

Service Department.

The term "Governor of the Panama Canal" was changed

to "Governor of the Canal Zone" by act Sept. 26, 1950.

TRANSFER O F FUNCTION S

The National Archives Establishment was transferred

to the General Services Administration by section 104

(a) of act June 30. 194B. Section 104 (a) Is set out a»

section 391 (a) of this title.

EFFECTIVE DAT E O F TRANSFER O F FUNCTION S ,

Transfer of functions by act Jun e 30, 1949 effective

July 1, 1949, see note set out under section 471 of Title

40, Public Buildings, Property, and Works.

§ 184. Repealed. June 20, 1936, ch. 630, title II, § 4, 49

Stat. 1549.

Section, act Jan. 12, 1895, ch. 23, 5 24. 28 Stat. 604.

reserved unbound copies of Congressional Record for

Congressmen and standing committees, and Is now covered by section 183 of this title.

§ 185. Congressional Record; extracts for Congressmen; mailing envelopes.

It shall be lawful for the Public Printer to print

and deliver, upon the order of any Senator, Representative, or Delegate, extracts from the Congressional Record, the person ordering the same paying

the cost thereof. The Public Printer may furnish

without cost to Senators, Members, and Delegates, envelopes, ready for mailing the Congressional Record or any part thereof, or speeches, or

reports therein contained. Envelopes so furnished

shall contain in the upper left-hand corner thereof

the following words, to wit: "Senate United States

(or House of Representatives, U. S ) . Part of Congressional Record. Free", and in upper right-hand

corner the letters "U. S. S." or "M. C.", and the Public Printer may, at the request of any Senator, Representative, or Delegate in Congress, print in addition

to the foregoing, the name of the Senator, Representative, or Delegate, and State, the date,. and

the topic or subject matter, not exceeding twelve

words. But he shall not print any other words

thereon, except at the personal expense of the Senator, Member, or Delegate ordering the same, except to affix the official title of a document. All

moneys accruing under this section shall be deposited by the Public Printer in the Treasury of the

United States to the credit on the books of the Treasury Department of the appropriation made for the

working capital of the Government Printing Office

for the year in which the work is done and accounted

for in his annual report to Congress. (Jan. 12,1895,

ch. 23, I 37, 28 Stat. 606; Mar. 2, 1895, ch. 189. $ 1.

28 Stat. 961; Jan. 30. 1904, ch. 39. 33 Stat. 9; Mar. 4,

1925, ch. 549. 43 Stat. 1300.)

§ 186. Repealed. June 20, 1936, ch. 630, title IV, § 7, 49

Stat. 1550.

Section, act Mar. 4, 1909, No. 25, 35 Stat. 1169, provided

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change for foreign records, which is now covered by

section 139a of this title.

§ 187. Congressional Record; exchange for Parliamentary Hansard.

The Librarian of Congress is authorized to furnish a copy of the daily and bound Congressional

Record to the Undersecretary of State for External

Affairs of Canada in exchange for a copy of the

Parliamentary Hansard, and the Public Printer is

directed to honor the requisition of the Librarian of

Congress for such copy. The Parliamentary Hansard

sc received shall be the property of the Department

of State. (Apr. 10, 1912. No. 14, 37 Stat. 632.)

§ 188. Same; sale.

The Public Printer, under the direction of the

Joint Committee, may print for sale, at a price sufficient to reimburse the expense of such printing, the

current numbers and bound sets of the Congressional

Record. The money derived from such sales shall be

paid into the Treasury and accounted for in his

annual report to Congress, and no sales shall be

made on credit. (Jan. 12, 1895, ch. 23, § 40, 28 Stat.

607.)

CROS S REFERENCE S

Charges and fees for printing for sale to public, see

section 72a of this title.

Parchment or paper for printing enrolled bills or

resolutions, see section 107 of Title 1, General Provisions.

Printing bills and Joint resolutions, see section 106 of

Title 1, General Provisions.

Subscriptions, see section 183 of this title.

§ 189. Bills and resolutions; number and distribution.

There shall be printed of each Senate and House

public bill and joint resolution six hundred and

twenty-five copies, which shall be distributed as follows: To the Senate document room, two hundred

and twenty-five copies; office of Secretary of Senate,

fifteen copies; House document room, three hundred

and eighty-five copies. There shall be printed of

each Senate private bill, when introduced, when reported, and when passed, three hundred copies,

which shall be distributed as follows: To the Senate

document room, one hundred and seventy copies; to

the Secretary of the Senate, fifteen copies; to the

House document room, one hundred copies; to the

Superintendent of Documents, ten copies. There

shall be printed of each House private bill, when

introduced, when reported, and when passed, two

hundred and sixty copies, which shall be distributed

as follows: To the Senate document room, one hundred and thirty-five copies: to the Secretary of the

Senate, fifteen copies; to the House document room,

one hundred copies; to the Superintendent of Documents, ten copies. The term "private bill" shall be

construed to mean all bills for the relief of private

parties, bills granting pensions, bills removing political disabilities, and bills for the survey of rivers and

harbors. All bills and resolutions shall be printed

in bill form, and, unless specially ordered by either

House, shall »nly be printed when referred to a committee, when favorably reported back, and after their

passage by either House. Of concurrent and simple

resolutions, when reported, and after their passage

by either House, only two hundred and sixty copies

shall be printed, except by special order, and the

same shall be distributed as follows: To the Senate

document room, one hundred and thirty-five copies;

to the Secretary of the Senate, fifteen copies; to the

House document room, one hundred copies; to the

Superintendent of Documents, ten copies. (Jan. 12,

1895, ch. 23, § 55, 28 Stat. 609; Jan. 20, 1905, ch. 50,

$ 2, 33 Stat. 611.)

REPEAL S

Act June 25, 1938, ch. 703, 52 Stat. 1206, amending section 85 of this title, repealed provisions of this section

inconsistent therewith to the extent of the inconsistency.

CROSS REFERENCE S

Joint Committee on Printing to determine style and

form of bill or resolution and to have power to curtail

the number of copies, see section 189a of this title.

Parchment or paper for printing enrolled bills or

resolutions, see section 107 of Title 1, General Provisions.

Printing bills and Joint resolutions, see section 106 of

Title 1, General Provisions.

§ 189a. Same; style and form; authority of Joint Committee on Printing.

Subject to the provisions of sections 54a and 54b

of Title 1, the Joint Committee on Printing is

empowered to authorize the printing of any bill or

resolution, with index and ancillaries, in such style

and form as the Joint Committee on Printing shall

deem to be most suitable in the interest of economy and efficiency, and to so continue until final

enactment thereof in both Houses of Congress; and

such committee may also curtail the number of

copies of such bills or resolutions, including the slip

form of such public Act or public resolution. (June

13, 1934, ch. 483, i 3, 48 Stat. 948.) .

REFERENCE S I N TEX T

Sections 54a and 54b of Title 1, referred to In the text,

were repealed by act July 30, 1947, ch. 388, § 2, 61 Stat.

633, and are now covered by sections 205 and 206 of Title

1. General Provisions.

§ 190. Binding sets of bills and resolutions for Congress.

The Public Printer shall bind four sets of Senate

and House of Representatives bills, joint and concurrent resolutions of each Congress, two for the

Senate and two for the House, to be furnished him

from the files of the Senate and House document

room, the volumes when bound to be kept there

for reference. (Jan. 12. 1895, ch. 23, 1 82, 28 Stat.

622.)

§ 191. Public and private laws, postal conventions, and

treaties.

The Public Printer shall print in slip form copies

of public and private laws, postal conventions, and

treaties, to be charged to the congressional allotment

for printing and binding. The number and distribution of copies shall be under the control of the

Joint Committee on Printing- (Jan. 12, 1895, ch. 23,

§ 56, 28 Stat. 609; July 10, 1952, ch. 632. § 7. 66 Stat.

541.)

AMENDMENT S

1952—Act July 10, 1952, provided generally for flexibility in administration of this section under congressional control.

TRANSFER O F FUNCTION S

Functions of the Secretary of State and the Department of State, with respect to the publication of acts and

Joint resolutions In slip form, were transferred to the

Administrator of General Services by section 1 of 1950

Reorg. Plan No. 20, eff. May 24. 1950, 15 F. R. 3178, 64 Stat.

1272, set out in note under section 133z-15 of Title 5,

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Executive Departments and Government Officers and Employees. Tha t Plan excepted, from the transfer, such

functions of t he Secretary of State with respect to publication In slip form of treaties and other International

obligations. Section 3 of t h e Plan vested power In the

Administrator of General Services to delegate any of the

functions transferred to him to any other officer, or to any

agency or employee, of t he General Services Administration. For transfer of records, property, personnel, and

funds, see section 4 of t he Plan.

§191a. Copies of Acts furnished to printer.

T h e Administrato r of Genera l Service s shall fur -

nis h t o t h e Publi c Printe r a correc t copy of every

Ac t a n d join t resolution , a s soon a s possible afte r its

approva l b y t h e President , or afte r it h a s become a

law In accordanc e wit h t h e Constitutio n withou t suc h

approval. (R. S. § 210; Jun e 20, 1874, c h . 328, 18

Stat . 88; 1950 Reorg . Pla n No. 20, § 1, eft. M a y 24,

1950, 15 P. R. 3178, 64 Stat . 1272.)

DERIVATIO N

Acts Mar. 9, 1868, ch. 22, S 1. 15 Stat. 40; June 8. 1872,

ch. 335, $ 20, 17 Stat. 287.

CODIFICATIO N

R. S. $ 210; act June 20, 1874, and 1950 Reorg. Plan No.

20, In so far as they relate to duty of t he Secretary of

State to furnish to t h e Public Printer a correct copy of

every treaty and postal convention, are set out as section

165 of Title 5, Executive Departments and Government

Officers and Employees. See note under tha t section.

TRANSFE R O F FUNCTION S

Functions unde r this section, which were formerly in

the Secretary of State, were transferred to the Administrator of General Services by 1950 Reorg. Plan No. 20,

set out In note unde r section 1332-15 of Title 5, Executive Departments and Government Officers and Employees.

Section 3 of tha t Plan vested power In t h e Administrator

of General Services to delegate any of such transferred

functions to any other officer, or to any agency or employee, of the General Services Administration. For

transfer of records, property, personnel, and funds, see

section 4 of t h e Plan.

CROS S REFERENCE S

Treaties, copies to be furnished to t he Public Printer

by Secretary of State, see section 165 of Title 5, Executive

Departments and Government Officers and Employees.

§ 192. Printing acts, resolutions, and treaties.

T h e Publi c Printe r o n receiving fro m t h e Administrato r of Genera l Service s a copy of a n y a c t o r join t

resolution , o r fro m t h e Secretar y of State , a copy

of a n y treaty , shall immediatel y caus e a n accurat e

printe d copy thereo f t o be execute d a n d sen t i n

duplicat e t o t h e Administrato r of Genera l Service s

o r t o t h e Secretar y of State , a s t h e cas e m a y be, f o r

revision. O n t h e retur n of o n e of t h e revised duplicates, h e shall a t onc e hav e t h e marke d correction s

made , a n d caus e t h e numbe r specified i n section 191

of this titl e to be printed . (R. S. § 3805; Jan . 12,

1895, c h . 23. 5 56, 28 Stat . 609; 1950 Reorg . Pla n No.

20. § 1. e g . M a y 24, 1950,15 P. R. 3178, 64 Stat . 1272.)

DERIVATION

Act Mar. 9, 1868, ch. 22, $ 2, 15 Stat. 40

T TRANSFER O F FUNCTION S

Functions of t h e Secretary of State and Department

of State, with respect to t he publication of acts and joint

resolutions In slip form, as prescribed by this section and

section 191 of this title, were transferred to t he Administrator of General Services by 1950 Reorg. Plan No. 20,

set out In not e under section 133Z-15 of Title 5, Executive Departments and Government Officers and

Employees. Tha t Plan excepted, from t h e transfer,

such functions of the Secretary of State with respect to

treaties and other International obligations. Section 3

of the Plan vested in t he Administrator of General Services the power to delegate any of the functions transferred to him to any other officer, or to any agency or

employee, of the General Services Administration. For

transfer of records, property, personnel, and funds, see

section 4 of the Plan.

CROS S REFERENCE S

Acts and joint resolutions, copies to be furnished to

Public Printer by Administrator of General Services, see

section 191a of this title.

Treaties, copies to be furnished to Public Printer by

Secretary of State, see section 165 of Title 5, Executive

Departments and Government Officers and Employees.

§ 193. Printin g of postal conventions.

T h e Publi c Printer, o n receiving fro m t h e Postmaste r Genera l a copy of a n y posta l convention betwee n t h e Postmaste r General, o n t h e part of t h e

Unite d States, a n d a n equivalen t officer of a n y

foreig n government, shall immediatel y caus e a n ac -

curat e printe d copy thereof t o be executed a n d sen t

in duplicat e to t h e Postmaste r General. On t h e

retur n of o n e of t h e revised duplicates, h e shall a t

onc e hav e t h e marke d corrections made , a n d caus e

to be printe d t h e numbe r specified i n section 191 of

this title. (R. S. 5 3806; Jun e 20, 1874, ch. 328. 5 1,

18 Stat . 88; Jan . 12.1895, c h . 23. 8 56, 28 Stat. 609.)

DERIVATION

Act Mar. 9, 1868, ch. 22, $ 4, 15 Stat. 40.

CROS S REFERENCE S

Number and distribution of postal conventions under

control of Joint Committee on Printing, see section 161

of this title.

§ 194. Repealed. May 29. 1928, ch; 910. § 9, 45 Stat.

1008.

This section provided for the distribution of the

Revised Statutes to Senators and Representatives. The

distribution of t he Code of Laws of the United States

and Supplements thereto. Is provided for by sections

210—212 of Title 1, General Provisions.

Act June 30, 1926, ch. 713, 44 Stat. 778, provided as

follows:

"Tha t upon the enactment of H. R. 10000, a bill to

consolidate, codify, and set forth t he general and

permanent laws of the United States In force December

7. 1925, such Act shall be plated from the type In

which H. R. 10000 was printed when It passed the House

of Representatives, with the amendments made thereto

before its enactment, and shall be printed In the same

style a n d form. Such Act shall be entitled and labeled

"The Code of t he Laws of the United States of America."

The general provisions of law for the printing and distribution of laws are hereby modified with respect to

such Act as follows:

"1. No slip copies need be printed or distributed.

"2. I n lieu of distributing such Act in pamphlet form

the Public Printer is hereby authorized and directed to

print a sufficient number of copies without the Index,

reference tables, and other ancillaries provided for In

section 2 hereof, except e table of contents, to supply

the requisitions therefor, and to furnish one copy each

to Members of the Sixty-ninth Congress and others who

are entitled to copies of laws In slip or pamphlet form.

"Sec. 2. Tha t the Committee on the Revision of the

Laws of the House of Representatives Is hereby authorized to have prepared for such Act to be published with

It In a single volume and the Public Printer Is authorized to print as ancillaries thereto—

"1. Preface.

"2. Table of contents.

"3. Parallel reference tables to t he Revised Statutes of

the United States.

"4. Parallel reference tables to the Statutes a t Large

of the United States.

"5. Parallel reference tables to t he United States Compiled Statutes. Annotated.

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"6. Parallel reference tables to t he Federal Statutes,

Annotated.

"7. The Declaration of Independence.

"8. The Articles of Confederation.

"9. The Ordinance of 1787.

"10. The Constitution of the United States and amendments.

"11. Appendix with t he general and permanent laws of

t he first session of t he Sixty-ninth Congress, other than

such Act.

"12. Index.

"Sec. 3. Tha t In addition to quotas already provided

by law, except as modified by section 1 hereof, there

shall be printed, published, and distributed of such Act

with t he said anclllarles all bound In one volume In

law buckram ten copies for each Member of the Senate

and House of Representatives of t he Sixty-ninth Congress for his use and distribution, and In addition for

the Committees on t h e Revision of the Laws of the Senate and House of Representatives a numbe r of bound

copies equal to ten times the numbe r of members of

t he respective committees.

"Sec. 4. Tha t t he Committee on t he Revision of the

Laws of t he House of Representatives Is hereby authorized to prepare a n d t he Public Printer to print, In slip

form, and furnish with each copy a statement Inviting

scrutiny of the work and encouraging constructive

criticism.

"Sec. 5. Tha t such Act shall be published as Part I

of volume 44 of the Statutes a t Large and may be

printed a n d distributed before t he expiration of the

Sixty-ninth Congress."

§ 195. Repealed. Jun e 20, 1936, ch. 630, titl e VI, § 10, 49

Stat. 1552.

Section, act Jan. 12, 1895, ch. 23, 5 73, 28 Stat. 614;

Mar. 15, 1898, ch. 68, § 4, 30 Stat. 316; Mar. 2, 1901, No. 16,

M l . 2. 31 Stat. 1464; Apr. 28, 1904, ch. 1791, 33 Stat. 542;

Mar. 1, 1907, ch. 2284, $ 4, 34 Stat. 1014; Mar. 4, 1907,

No. 29, 34 Stat. 1426; Mar. 3, 1925, ch. 421, $ 7, 43 Stat.

1106, provided for publication and distribution of pamphlet copies of the statutes of each session of Congress

to named persons and officers.

§ 196. Repealed. Oct. 31, 1951, ch. 655, § 56 (i), 65 Stat.

729.

Section, acts Jan. 12, 1895, ch. 23, $ 73 (part), 28 Stat.

615; Mar. 15, 1898, ch. 68, 5 4, 30 Stat. 316; Mar. 2, 1901,

No. 18, i I, 31 Stat. 1464; Apr. 28, 1904, ch. 1791, 33 Stat.

542; Mar. 1, 1907, ch. 2284, $ 4, 34 Stat. 1014; Mar. 4, 1907,

No. 29, 34 Stat. 1426; Mar. 3, 1925, ch. 421, $ 7. 43 Stat.

1106; Mar. 3, 1925, ch. 462, 43 Stat. 1144, 1145; June 20,

1936, ch. 630, title VI, I 9 (part). 49 Stat. 1551; Jun e 16.

1938, ch. 477, $ 1, 52 Stat. 760; 1950 Reorg. Plan No. 20.

1 1. eff. May 24, 1950, 15 P. R. 3178, 64 Stat. 1272, which

related to t he contents, compilation, editing. Indexing,

and publication of the United States Statutes a t Large,

and treaties and International agreements, Is now covered

by sections 112 and 112a of Title 1, General Provisions.

SAVINGS CLAUS E

Subsec. (Z) of section 56 of act Oct. 31, 1951, provided

tha t the repeal of this section should not affect any rights

or liabilities existing hereunder on the effective date of

such repeal (Oct. 31. 1951).

REPEA L AS AFFECTIN O OTHE R LAW S

In addition to providing for the repeal of this section,

section 66 (1) of act Oct. 31, 1951, provided tha t such repeal should not be construed as repealing tha t part of

section 73 of act Jan. 12, 1895, ch. 23, as amended, which

Is classified to section 196a of this title, nor construed as

repealing sections 112 and 112a of Title 1, General Provisions.

§196a. Statute s a t Large ; distribution.

T h e Publi c Printe r shall, afte r t h e fina l adjourn -

men t of eac h regula r session of Congress, prin t a n d

bind copie s of t h e Statute s a t Larg e to be charge d

t o t h e congressiona l allotmen t f o r printin g a n d

binding . T h e numbe r a n d distributio n of t h e copies

shall be unde r t h e contro l of t h e Join t Committe e

o n Printing .

T h e Publi c Printe r shall prin t and , afte r t h e e n d

of eac h calenda r year, bin d a n d deliver to t h e

Superintenden t of Documents a numbe r of copies

of t h e Unite d State s Treatie s a n d Othe r Interna -

tiona l Agreements n o t exceeding t h e numbe r of

copie s of t h e Statute s a t Larg e require d f o r distribu -

tio n i n t h e manne r provide d by law. (Jan . 12,1895,

c h . 23, § 73, 28 Stat . 615; Jun e 20, 1936, c h . 630,

titl e VI, § 9, 49 Stat . 1551; Jun e 16, 1938, c h . 477, $ 2.

52 Stat . 761; Sept. 23.1950, c h . 1001, § 4, 64 Stat . 980;

Jul y 10, 1952, c h . 632, $ 2, 66 Stat . 540.)

AMENDMENT S

1952—Act July 10, 1952, generally eliminated excess

verbiage, made the section more flexible, and p u t the

number and distribution of copies under the control of

t he Joint Committee on Printing.

1950—Act Sept. 23, 1950, provided for printing and distribution of "United States Treaties and Other International Agreements".

EFFECT O F REPEA L O F SECTIO N 1 9 6

Section as not affected by repeal of section 196 of this

title, see note under former section 196.

REPEAL S

Section 4 of act June 16, 1938, repealed all acts or parts

of acts Inconsistent therewith.

§ 197. Same ; margina l references.

T h e Administrato r of Genera l Service s Is directe d

to includ e i n t h e margina l reference s of t h e Unite d

State s Statute s a t Larg e t h e numbe r of t h e Senat e

bill, Hous e bill. Senat e join t resolution, o r Hous e

join t resolutio n (designatin g same a s S. f o r Senat e

bill, H. R. f o r Hous e bill, S. J. Res. f o r Senat e join t

resolutio n a n d H. J. Res. f o r Hous e join t resolution,

a s t h e cas e m a y be ) unde r whic h eac h a c t w a s a p -

prove d a n d became a law, said margina l referenc e

to be placed withi n brackets immediatel y unde r t h e

margina l dat e of t h e approva l of eac h a c t a t t h e

beginnin g of eac h chapte r a s t h e sam e Is n ow

printed . (Apr. 12. 1904, No. 20, 33 Stat . 587; 1950

Reorg. Pla n No. 20. § 1, eff. M a y 24, 1950, 15 P. R.

3178, 64 Stat . 1272.)

TRANSFER o r FUNCTION S

Functions of the Secretary of State and Department of

State, under this section, were transferred to the Administrator of General Services by 1950 Reorg. Plan No. 20,

set out In note under section 133Z-1 5 of Title 5 . Executive Departments and Government Officers and Employees. That Plan excepted, from the transfer, functions

of t he Secretary of State with respect to publication,

in slip form and within the United States Statutes a t

Large, of all treaties and other international obligations,

as prescribed by sections 191—19 3 and 1 9 6 of this title,

and section 112 of Title 1, General Provisions. Section

3 of the Plan vested power in t h e Administrator of

General Services to delegate any of t he functions transferred to him to any other officer, or to any agency or

employee, of the General Services Administration. For

transfer of records, property, personnel, and funds, see

section 4 of the Plan.

Chapte r 7.—EXECUTIVE AND DEPARTMENTAL

S e c PRINTING I N GENERAL

211. Printing and binding for President.

212. Reports of departments.

213. Appropriations for printing not to be exceeded;

limitation on number of reports; bureau reports.

213a. Same; discontinuance of printing In order to keep

within appropriations.

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Sec.

214. Appropriations to which cost of printing and binding for executive departments and bureaus to be

charged.

215. Departments to order documents required: limit;

bills and resolutions.

215a. Publications for National Archives.

218 Form and style of work for departments.

217. Publications for department or officer.

218. Inserting •'compliments" forbidden.

219. Restrictions on printing for Executive Departments.

219a. Same: documents beyond scope of ordinary departmental business.

220. Use by executive departments, Independent offices,

or establishments of appropriations for printing

of Journals, magazines, periodicals, etc.; number

printed: sale to public.

221. Repealed.

222. Annual reports of executive officers; type.

223. Certain reports not to be printed unless ordered.

224. Printing documents In two or more editions; requisitions; printing of full number and allotment of

full quota.

225. Paper and envelopes for departments, establishments, or services of Government.

226. Franks for Department of Agriculture for mailing

seeds.

227. Supplies for executive departments.

228,229. Omitted.

230. Payments In advance for printing and supplies;

subsequent adjustments.

S 211. Printing and binding for President.

The Public Printer shall execute such printing and

binding for the President as he shall order and make

requisitions for. (Jan. 12, 1895, ch. 23, § 88, 28 Stat.

622.)

CODIFICATION

Section constitutes part of section 88 of act Jan. 12,

1895. Remainder of section 88 Is classified to section 80

of this title.

§ 212. Reports of departments.

The annual reports of the Executive Departments

and the accompanying documents shall be delivered

by the printer to the proper officers of each House

of Congress at the first meeting thereof; and the

reports of the Executive Departments, and the

abridgment of accompanying documents, shall be so

delivered on or before the third Wednesday in December next afte r the meeting of Congress, or as

soon thereafter as may be practicable. Of the annual reports of the departments to Congress there

shall be printed one thousand copies for the Senate

and two thousand for the House: Provided, That

of the reports of the Chief of Engineers of the Army,

the Commissioner of Patents, the Commissioner of

Internal Revenue, the report of the Chief Signal

Officer of the Department of the Army, and of the

Chief of Ordnance, the usual number only shall be

printed. (R. S. I 3810; Jan. 12, 1895, ch. 23, § 73, 28

Stat. 615; Mar. 3. 1925, ch. 421, § 5, 43 Stat. 1106.)

DERIVATION

Act June 25. 1864, ch. 155, 5 4, 13 Stat. 185.

CODIFICATIO N

The Department of War was designated the Department of the Army and t he title of the Secretary of War

was changed to Secretary of the Army by section 205 (a)

of act July 26, 1947, ch. 343, title II, 61 Stat. 501. Section 205 (a) of act July 26, 1947. was repealed by section

53 of act Aug. 10, 1956. ch. 1041, 70A Stat. 641. Section

1 of act Aug. 10. 1956, enacted "Title 10. Armed Forces"

which In sections 3011—3013 continued the military Department of the Army unde r t he administrative supervision of a Secretary of the Army.

TRANSFER O F FUNCTION S

All functions of all officers of the Department of the

Treasury, and all functions of all agencies and employees

of such Department, were transferred, with certain exceptions, to the Secretary of the Treasury, with power

vested In him to authorize their performance or the performance of any of his functions, by any of such officers,

agencies, and employees, by 1950 Reorg. Plan No. 28, }J l,

2, eff. July 31, 1950, 15 F. R. 4935, 64 Stat. 1280, set out In

note under section 241 of Title 5, Executive Departments

and Government Officers and Employees. The Commissioner of Internal Revenue, referred to In this section. Is

an officer of t he Treasury Department. -#•

. ."..ys-.s

CROS S REFERENCE S

Discontinuance of printing of reports of departments

In order to keep within appropriations, see section 213*.

of this title. - :.:,v

Manuscrlpt of annual reports and accompanying documents, see section 108 of Title 5, Executive Departments

and Government Officers and Employees. >

Time of making annual reports, see section 106 of Title

5, Executive Departments and Government Officers and-!

Employees. .

§ 213. Appropriations for printing not to be exceeded;

limitation on number of reports; bureau reports.-

No printing shall be done for the executive departments in any fiscal year in excess of the amount

of the appropriation, and none shall be done without

a special requisition, signed by the chief of the department and filed with the Public Printer.

Of the annual report of the head of the department

without appendices there may be printed in any one

fiscal year not to exceed five thousand copies, bound

in pamphlet form; and of the reports of chiefs of

bureaus without appendices there may be printed in

any one fiscal year not to exceed two thousand five

hundred copies, bound in pamphlet form. The Secretary of Agriculture may print such number of

copies of the monthly crop report, and of other re—;

ports and bulletins containing not to exceed one:

hundred octavo pages, as he shall deem requisite:

and this provision shall apply to the maps, charts.:

bulletins, and minor reports of the Weather Bureau, which shall be printed in such numbers as

the Secretary of Commerce may deem for the best

interests of the Government. The Secretary of the

Treasury may authorize the printing of the annual,

report of the Commandant of the Coast Guard, the

Secretary of Commerce may authorize the printingof the notices to mariners, tide tables, coast pilots^

bulletins, and other special publications of the Coasts

and Geodetic Survey and of the Coast Guard, and"

the Secretary of the Navy may authorize the printing",

of the charts, maps, notices to mariners, tide tables,

light lists, sailing directions, bulletins, and other

special publications of the United States Naval

Oceanographic Office in such editions as the interestsof the Government and of the public may require. " '

Heads of executive departments shall direct

whether reports made to them by bureau chiefs and

chiefs of divisions shall be printed or not. (Jan. 12,

1895, ch. 23, § 89, 28 Stat. 622; Mar. 13,1896, No. 23,

29 Stat. 466; Feb. 14, 1903, ch. 552, §§4, 10, 32 Stat-.

826, 829; Mar. 3,1925, ch. 421, § 4, 43 Stat. 1106; 1939

Reorg. Plan No. H, § 2 (a), eft. July 1, 1939, 4 P. R2731, 53 Stat. 1432; 1940 Reorg. Plan No. IV, § 8, eft.

June 30, 1940, 5 P. R. 2422, 54 Stat. 1236; Aug. 4,1949,

ch. 393, §§ 1, 20. 63 Stat. 496, 561.)

AMENDMENT S V

1949—Act Aug. 4. 1949. $5 1, 20, reestablished the Coast

Guard and repealed acts Jun e 17, 1910, ch. 301, §§ . »

36 Stat. 537, 538; Jan. 28. 1915, ch. 20. § 1. 38 Stat. 800;

Jan. 12, 1923, ch. 25, 42 Stat. 1130.

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CHANG E O P NAM E

"United States Naval Oceanographlc Office" was substituted for "Hydrographlc Office" in view of Pub. L. 87-

533. July 10, 1962, 76 Stat. 154. See section 7391 of Title

10, Armed Forces.

EFFECTIV E DAT E O F 194 9 AMENDMEN T

Amendment of section by act Aug. 4, 1949, effective as

of the first day of the third month after the month of

approval, August 1949, see note set out preceding chapter 1 of Title 14, Coast Guard.

TRANSFER O F FUNCTION S

The functions of all officers of the Department of

Commerce and all functions of all officers and employees

of such Department, were, with a few exceptions, transferred to the Secretary of Commerce, with power vested

in him to authorize their performance or the performance

of any of his functions by any of such officers, agencies,

and employees, by 1950 Reorg. Plan No. 5, §§ 1, 2, eff. May

24, 1950, 15 F. R. 3174, 64 Stat. 1263, set out in note under

section 591 of Title 5, Executive Departments and Government Officers and Employees. The Coast and Geodetic Survey, referred to in this section, is an agency

within the Department of Commerce.

One of the functions of the Lighthouse Service prior

to its transfer to the Coast Guard was the publication

of notices to mariners. Upon the transfer of the Lighthouse Service and all its functions to the Coast Guard,

to be administered by the Secretary of the Treasury

under the provisions of 1939 Reorg. Plan No. II, | 2 (a),

the function of publication of notices to mariners was

included In this transfer and the Secretary of Treasury

now has the authority to authorize the printing of these

notices.

Bureau of Lighthouses and its functions were transferred to Coast Guard in Department of Treasury, to be

consolidated with and be administered as part of Coast

Guard, by 1939 Reorg. Plan No. II, § 2 (a), effective July 1,

1939, set out In note under section 133t of Title 5, Executive Departments and Government Officers and Employees.

See. also, sections 401—404 of the plan for provisions

relating to transfer of functions, records, property, personnel, and funds.

Weather Bureau in Department of Agriculture and Its

functions were transferred to Department of Commerce,

to be administered under direction and supervision of

Secretary of Commerce, "Provided, That the Department

of Agriculture may continue to make snow surveys and

to conduct research concerning: (a) relationships between weather and crops, (b) long-range weather forecasting, and (c) relationships between weather and soil

erosion," by 1940 Reorg. Plan No. IV. I 8, eff. June 30, 1940,

set out In note under section 133t of Title 5. See, also,

sections 13—15 of the plan for provisions relating to transfer of functions of department heads, records, property,

personnel, and funds.

§213a. Same; discontinuance of printing in order to

keep within appropriations.

In order to keep the expenditures for printing

and binding within or under the appropriations

therefor, the heads of the various executive departments and independent establishments are authorized on and afte r August 1, 1953 to discontinue the

printing of annua l or special reports under their respective jurisdictions: Provided, Tha t where the

printing of such reports is discontinued the original

copy thereof shall be kept on file in the offices of the

heads of the respective departments or independent

establishments for public inspection. (Aug. 1, 1953,

ch. 304, title I, § 103, 67 Stat. 332.)

SIMILA R PROVISION S

Similar provisions, on a fiscal year basis, were contained in the following prior appropriation acts:

1952—July 9, 1952, ch. 598. § 103, 66 Stat. 478.

1951—Oct. 11,1951, ch. 485, 65 Stat. 403.

1950—Sept. 6, 1950. ch. 896, ch. II, $ 103, 64 Stat. 608.

1949—June 22, 1949, ch. 235, § 103, 63 Stat. 230.

1948—June 14. 1948, ch. 467, 62 Stat, 437.

1947—July 17, 1947, ch. 262, 61 Stat. 377.

1946—July 1, 1946, ch. 530, 5 103, 60 Stat. 407.

1945—June 13, 1945, ch. 189, § 103, 59 Stat. 258.

1944—June 26, 1944, ch. 277, title I, § 102, 58 Stat. 354.

1943—June 28, 1943, ch. 173, title I, § 102, 57 Stat. 239.

1942—June 8, 1942, ch. 396, 5 2. 56 Stat. 349.

1941—July 1, 1941, ch. 268, I 1. 55 Stat. 464.

1940—June 18, 1940, ch. 396, 54 Stat. 462.

1939—June 16, 1939, ch. 208, 53 Stat. 839.

1938—May 17, 1938, ch. 236, 52 Stat. 397.

1937—May 18. 1937, ch. 223. 50 Stat. 186.

1936—Apr. 17, 1936, ch. 233, 49 Stat. 1231.

1935—July 8, 1935. ch. 374, 49 Stat. 476.

1934—May 30, 1934, ch. 372, 48 Stat. 833.

§214. Appropriations to which cost of printing and

binding for executive departments and bureaus to

be charged.

In the printing and binding of documents or reports emanating from the executive departments,

bureaus, and independent offices of the Government,

the cost of which was, on March 30, 1906, charged

to the allotment for printing and binding for Congress, or to appropriations or allotments of appropriations other than those made to the executive

departments, bureaus, or independent offices of the

Government, the cost of illustrations, composition,

stereotyping, and other work involved in the actual

preparation for printing, apart from the creation of

manuscript, shall be charged to the appropriation or

allotment of appropriation for the printing and binding of the department, bureau, or independent office

of the Government in which such documents or reports originate; the balance of cost shall be charged

to the allotment for printing and binding for Congress, and to the appropriation or allotment of appropriation of the executive department, bureau, or

independent office of the Government, in proportion

to the number delivered to each; the cost of any

copies of such documents or reports distributed otherwise than through Congress, or the executive departments, bureaus, and independent offices of the

Government, if such there be, shall be charged as

otherwise provided. On or before the 1st day of

December in each fiscal year each executive department, bureau, or independent office of the Government to which an appropriation or allotment of

appropriation for printing and binding is made, shall

obtain from the Public Printer an estimate of the

probable cost of all publications of such department,

bureau, or independent office required by law to be

printed, and so much thereof as would, under the

terms of this resolution, be charged to the appropriation or allotment of appropriation of the department, bureau, or independent office of the Government in which such publications originate, shall

thereupon be set aside to be applied only to the

printing and binding of such documents and reports, and shall not be available for any other purpose until all of such allotment of cost on account

of such documents and reports shall have been fully

paid. (Mar. 30, 1906, No. 13, 34 Stat. 825.)

§ 215. Departments to order documents required;

limit; bills and resolutions.

The heads of executive departments, and such

executive officers as are not connected with the

departments, respectively, shall cause daily examination of the Congressional Record for the purpose

of noting documents, reports, and other publications

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of interest to their departments, and shall cause an

immediate order to be sent to the Public Printer for

the number of copies of such publications required

for official use, not to exceed, however, the number

of bureaus in the department and divisions in the

office of the head thereof. The Public Printer shall

send to each executive department and to each executive office not connected with the departments, as

soon as printed, five copies of all public bills and

resolutions, except the Stat e Department, to which

shall be sent ten copies of bills-and resolutions.

When the head of a department desires a greater

number of any class of bills or resolutions for official

use, they shall be furnished by the Public Printer on

requisition promptly made. (Jan. 12, 1895, ch. 23,

$ 90, 28 Stat. 623; Jun e 20, 1936, ch. 630, title IX,

§ 14,49 Stat. 1553.)

AMENDMENT S

1936—Act June 20, 1936, substituted "all public bUls"

for "all bills".

§ 215a. Publications for National Archives.

There shall be printed and delivered by the Public

Printer to The National Archives for official use

which shall be chargeable to Congress two copies

each of the following publications:

House documents and public reports, bound; Senate documents and public reports, bound; Senate

and House journals, bound; United States Code and

Supplements, bound; Statutes at Large, bound; Official Register of the United States, bound; Decisions

of the Supreme Court of the United States, bound:

and all other documents bearing a congressional

number, and all documents not bearing a congressional number printed upon order of any committee

in either House of Congress, or by order of any department, bureau, independent office or establishment, commission, or officer of the Government

except confidential matter, blank forms, and circular

letters not of a public character; and two copies each

of all public bills and resolutions in Congress in each

parliamentary stage.

T h e Superintendent of Documents shall furnish

without cost copies of such publications as may be

available for free distribution. (Jan. 12, 1895, ch.

23, § , as added Jun e 17, 1935, ch. 267, 49 Stat.

386, and amended Jun e 30, 1949, ch. 288, title I,

8 104(a), 63 Stat. 381.)

CODIFICATIO N

Act Jun e 17, 1935, added the above new section to

act Jan. 12,1895, ch. 23, without designating It by number.

TRANSFER O F FUNCTION S

The National Archives Establishment was transferred

to the General Services Administration by section 104 (a)

of act June 30, 1949. Section 104 (a) is set out as section 391 (a) of this title.

EFFECTIVE DAT E O F TRANSFE R O F FUNCTION S

Transfer of functions by act June 30, 1949, effective

July 1, 1949, see note set out under section 471 of Title

40, Public Buildings, Property, and Works.

§ 216. Form and style of work for departments.

T h e forms and style in which the printing or

binding ordered by any of the departments shall be

executed, and the material and t h e size of type to

be used, shall be determined by the Public Printer,

having proper regard to economy, workmanship, and

the purposes for which the work is needed. (Jan.

12,1895, ch. 23. 5 51, 28 Stat. 608.)

§ 217. Publications for department or officer.

Whenever printing not bearing a Congressional

number shall be done for any department or officer

of the Government, except confidential matter, blank

forms, and circular letters not of a public character,

or shall be done for use of Congressional committees,

not of a confidential character, two copies shall be

sent, unless withheld by order of the committee, by

the Public Printer to the Senate and House libraries,

respectively, and one copy each to the document

rooms of the Senate and House, for reference; and

these copies shall not be removed; and of all publications of the executive departments not intended for

their especial use, but made for distribution, as many

copies as may be required shall be at once delivered

to the Superintendent of Documents for distribution

to designated depositories and State and Territorial

libraries. (Jan. 12, 1895, ch. 23, § 58, 28 Stat. 610;

Mar. 1, 1907, ch. 2284, * 4. 34 Stat. 1014.)

§218. Inserting "compliments" forbidden.

No report, document, or publication of any kind

distributed by or from an executive department or

bureau of the Government shall contain any notice

tha t the same is sent with "the compliments" of an

officer of the Government, or with any special notice

tha t it is so sent, except tha t notice tha t it has been

sent, with a requsst for an acknowledgment of its

receipt, may be given. (Jan. 12, 1895, ch. 23, $ 73,

28 Stat. 620.)

§ 219. Restrictions on printing for Executive Departments.

No head of any Executive Department, or of any

bureau, branch, or office of the Government shall

cause to be printed, nor shall the Public Printer print,

any document or matte r except tha t which is authorized by law and necessary to the public business;

and executive officers, before transmitting their annual reports, shall carefully examine the same and

all accompanying documents, and exclude therefrom

all matter, including engravings, maps, drawings,

and illustrations, except such as they shall certify

in their letters transmitting such reports are necessary and relate entirely to the transaction of the

public business. (Jan. 12, 1895, ch. 23, § 94, 28 Stat.

623.)

§ 219a. Same; documents beyond scope of ordinary

departmental business.

No book or document not having to do with the

ordinary business transactions of the Executive Departments shall be printed on the requisition of any

Executive Department or unless the same shall have

been expressly authorized by Congress. (Mar. 3,

1905, Ch. 1484, § 1. 33 Stat. 1249.)

CODIFICATION

Section formerly constituted the first sentence of section 219 of this title.

§220. Use by executive departments, independent

offices, or establishments of appropriations for

printing of journals, magazines, periodicals, etc.;

number printed; sale to public.

The head of any executive department, independent office, or establishment of the Government is

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authorized, with the approval of the Director of the

Bureau of the Budget, to use from the appropriations

available for printing and binding such sums as may

be necessary for the printing of journals, magazines,

periodicals, and similar publications as he shall certify in writing to be necessary in the transaction of

the public business required by law of such department, office, or establishment. There may be printed,

in addition to those necessary for such public business, not to exceed two thousand copies for free distribution by the department, office, or establishment

issuing the same. The Public Printer shall print

such additional copies thereof as may be required

for sale to the public by the Superintendent of Documents; but the printing of such additional copies

required for sale by the Superintendent of Documents shall be subject to regulation by the Joint

Committee on Printing and shall not interfere with

the prompt execution of printing for the Government. .(May 11, 1922, ch. 189, § 1, 42 Stat. 541; June

30, 1932, ch. 314. $ 307, 47 Stat. 409.)

CODIFICATION

Section originally provided for the sale of documents

"at the cost of printing and binding, plus 10 per centum,

without limit as to the numbe r of copies to any one

applicant who agrees not to resell or distribute the

same for profit." Act June 30, 1932, provided tha t the

selling price of publications as provided in section 72a of

this title should govern.

Cgoss REFERENCE S

Sale of extra copies of documents and publications, see

sections 72, 79. and 114 of this title.

§221. Repealed. May 29, 1928, ch. 901, § 1 (pars. 3.

119), 45 Stat. 986, 995.

Section, act June 5, 1920, ch. 253, 5 1, 41 Stat. 1037,

required heads of departments and Independent establishments to make report of publications Issued during

previous fiscal year.

§222. Annual reports of executive officers; type.

The annual reports of executive officers shall be

printed in the same type and form as the report of

the head of the department which it accompanies,

unless otherwise ordered by the Joint Committee on

Printing. (Jan. 12. 1895, ch. 23, § 91, 28 Stat. 623.)

§ 223. Certain reports not to be printed unless

ordered. *

The following reports required by law to be made

to Congress shall not be printed unless the printing

be recommended by the head of the department

making the same, and ordered by concurrent resolution of Congress, namely: Report of contracts

for conveying the mails, report of fines and deductions in the Post Office Department, the report of

the treasurer of accounts by him from time to time

rendered to and settled with the General Accounting Office. (July 31, 1894, ch. 174, § 4, 28 Stat. 205;

Jan. 12, 1895, ch. 23, § 73, 28 Stat. 616; June 10,

1921, ch. 18. § 304, 42 Stat. 24; 1946 Reorg. Plan

No. 3, §§ 101—104, eff. July 16, 1946, 11 P. R. 7875,

60 Stat. 1097.)

CODIFICATIO N

Provisions which related to report of annual meetings of t h e Board of Supervising Inspectors of Steam

Vessels were omitted since the Board of Supervisory Inspectors was abolished by 1946 Reorg. Plan No. 3. See

note under section 1 of Title 46, Shipping.

§224. Printing documents in two or more editions;

requisitions; printing of full number and allotment of full quota.

Hi e number of copies of any public document or

report authorized to be printed for any of the executive departments, or bureaus or branches thereof,

or independent officers of the Government may be

supplied in two or more editions, Instead of one,

upon a requisition on the Public Printer by the official head of such department or independent office,

but in no case shall the aggregate of said editions

exceed the number of copies otherwise authorized.

Nothing in this section shall operate to obstruct

the printing of the full number of any document

or report, or the allotment of the full quota to Senators and Representatives, as otherwise authorized,

when a legitimate demand for the full complement

is known to exist. (Mar. 30, 1906, No. 14, 34 Stat.

826.)

§ 225. Paper and envelopes for departments, establishments, or services of Government.

The Public Printer is authorized to procure,

under direction of the Joint Committee on Printing, as provided in sections 5—12 of this title, and

furnish on requisition paper and envelopes (not

including envelopes printed in the course of manufacture) in common use by two or more departments,

establishments, or services of the Government in

the District of Columbia, and reimbursement therefor shall be made to the Public Printer from appropriations or funds available for such purpose; paper

and envelopes so furnished by the Public Printer

shall not be procured in any other manner thereafter. (June 7. 1924, ch. 303, $ 1, 43 Stat. 592.)

§ 226. Franks for Department of Agriculture for mailing seeds.

The Public Printer shall furnish to the Department of Agriculture such franks as the Secretary of

Agriculture may require for sending out seeds on

congressional orders, the franks to have printed

thereon the facsimile signatures of Senators, Representatives, and Delegates, also the names of their

respective States or Territories, and the words

"United States Department of Agriculture, Congressional Seed Distribution", or such other printed

matter as the Secretary of Agriculture may direct;

the franks to be of such size and style as may be

prescribed by the Secretary of Agriculture; the expense of printing the said franks to be charged to

the allotment for printing and binding for the two

Houses of Congress. (May 19, 1902, No. 23, 32

Stat. 741.)

Caoss REFERENCE S

Pranking privilege for seeds and reports transmitted by

Secretary of Agriculture to Members of Congress, see section 4164 of Title 39, The Postal Service.

§ 227. Supplies for executive departments.

The Public Printer is authorized hereafter to

procure and supply, on the requisition of the head of

any executive department or other Government establishment, complete manifold blanks, books, and

forms, required in duplicating processes; also complete patented devices with which to file moneyorder statements, or other uniform official papers,

and to charge such supplies to the allotment for

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printing and binding of the department or Government establishment requiring the same. (June 28,

1902, ch. 1301, § 1. 32 Stat. 481.)

§§ 228,229. Omitted.

CODIFICATION

Section 228, act Mar. 2, 1901, No. 16, 5 3, 31 Stat. 1465;

Mar. 3.1925, ch. 421, I 7. 43 Stat. 1108, was amended by act

June 20, 1936, ch. 630, § 6, 49 Stat. 1550. As so amended.

It now appears as sections 139 and 139a of this title.

Section 229, act July 20, 1946, ch. 588, title I, | 101, 60

Stat. 579. related to orders for printing and binding for

the Department of t he Treasury and was not repeated

In the Treasury and Post Office Departments Appropriation Act, 1947, act July 1, 1947, ch. 186, 61 Sta t 216.

SIMILA R PROVISION S

Similar provisions were contained In prior appropriations acts as follows:

1945—Apr. 24, 1945, ch. 92, title I, 59 Stat. 67.

1944—Apr. 22, 1944, ch. 175, title I, 8 1, 58 Stat. 206.

1943—June 30, 1943, ch. 179, title I, 57 Stat. 262.

1942—Mar. 10, 1942, ch. 178, title I, I 1, 56 Stat. 161.

§230. Payments in advance for printing and supplies;

subsequent adjustments.

On and after August 1,1953, any executive department or independent establishment of the Government ordering printing and binding or blank paper

and supplies from the Government Printing Office

shall pay promptly by check to the Public Printer

upon his written request, either In advance or upon

completion of the work, all or part of the estimated

or actual cost thereof, as the case may be, and bills

rendered by the Public Printer in accordance herewith shall not be subject to audit or certification

in advance of payment: Provided, Tha t proper adjustments on the basis of the actual cost of delivered

work paid for in advance shall be made monthly

or quarterly and as may be agreed upon by the

Public Printer and the department or establishment

concerned. (Aug. 1, 1953, ch. 304, title I, § 101, 67

Stat. 331.)

Chapter 8.—PARTICULAR REPORTS AND

DOCUMENTS

Sec.

241. Agricultural Department; report of Secretary.

242. Same: progress of beet-sugar industry.

243. American Historical Association; report of.

244. Animal Industry Bureau; report of.

245. Army and Navy Registers.

246. Coast and Geodetic Survey; charts; sale and distribution.

247. Repealed.

248. Civil Service Commission; report.

249. Commerce and Navigation.

250. Commercial and Foreign Relations.

251. Consular Reports.

252. District of Columbia; report on improvement and

care of public buildings.

253. Education, Commissioner of; report.

254. Ephemeris and Nautical Almanac.

255. Ethnology, Bureau of; bulletins; size.

256. Same; report.

257. Experiment Stations; report of director of office.

258. Fish and Wildlife Service; bulletins.

259. Same; report of service.

260. Geological Survey; publications; size of volumes:

editions; additional copies; bulletins; reports on

gauging of streams and utilization of water resources; additional copies; distribution.

261. Same; monographs, bulletins, and reports; estimates.

262. Same; distribution of publications to public libraries.

263. Health officer of District of Columbia; report.

265. Hydrographic surveys; foreign surveys.

Sec.

266.

267.

" . . '• PL •

Immigration and Naturalization Service; report.

Immigration Commission; reprinting public documents. • - '4

Industrial Relations; report of Commission.

Interstate Commerce Commission; report.

Labor Statistics, Bureau of; bulletins.

Same; report of Commissioner. • -•-£

Mines, Bureau of; publications.

Mint: reports of director. .; -2

National Academy of Sciences; memoirs.

Same; report. "i.

Repealed. '

5!s

-.

National encampments of Veterans' organizations:

proceedings printed annually for Congress. .

Repealed.

National Monetary Commission; reprinting pubUo

documents.

Naval Intelligence Office; additional copies of publications. ,-v.

Naval Observatory Observations. ; - V.

279a, 280. Repealed.

280a. Distribution of Official Register.

Repealed. • • ~ -J

Pan American Union; monthly bulletin. ....—

Patent Office; printing. ... ./"

Repealed. -

Lithographing.

President's message. ....•»

286, 287. Repealed.

288. Public Printer's report.

Smithsonian Institution; report.

Report on soil area surveys.

Statistical Abstract.

Surgeon General of Army; bulletins for Instruction

of medical officers.

Tests of Iron and Steel.

Treasury Department; binding registered bonds

and written records. - .

Same; reports.

Weather Bureau; report.

Comptroller General; decisions of.

Monthly Summary Statement of Imports and

Exports. : 1

268.

269.

270.

271.

272.

273.

274.

275.

275a.

275b.

276.

277.

278.

279.

281.

282.

283.

283a.

284.

285.

289.

290.

291.

292.

293.

294.

295.

296.

297.

298.

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§ 241. Agricultural Department; report of Secretary.

The annual report of the Secretary of Agriculture

shall be submitted and printed in two parts, as follows: Part 1, which shall contain purely business and

executive matter which it is necessary for the Secretary to submit to the President and Congress; part 3,

which shall contain such reports from the different

bureaus and divisions, and such papers prepared by

their special agents, accompanied by suitable illustrations as shall, in the opinion of the Secretary, be

specially suited to interest and instruct the farmers

of the country, and to include a general report of the

operations of the department for their information.

In addition to the usual number, there shall be

printed of part 1, one thousand copies for the Senate, two thousand copies for the House, and three

thousand copies for the Department of Agriculture;

and of part 2, one hundred and ten thousand copies

for the use of the Senate, three hundred and sixty

thousand copies for the use of the House of Representatives, and thirty thousand copies for the use of

the Department of Agriculture, the illustrations for

the same to be executed under the supervision of the

Public Printer, in accordance with directions of the

Joint Committee on Printing, said illustrations to be

subject to the approval of the Secretary of Agriculture; and the title of each of the said parts shall be

such as to show that such part is complete in itself.

(Jan. 12,1895, ch. 23, § 73, 28 Stat. 612.)

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§ 242. Same; progress of beet-sugar industry.

The Secretary of Agriculture is authorized to print

and distribute annually eight thousand copies of

the annual reports covering the progress of the beetsugar industry: Provided, Tha t the preparation and

publication of such annual reports shall be within

the discretion of the Secretary of Agriculture. (June

30, 1906, No. 51, 34 Stat. 839.)

§ 243. American Historical Association; report of.

Of the report of the American Historical Association, there shall be printed in addition to the usual

number, five thousand five hundred copies; one

thousand for the Senate, two thousand for the

House, and one thousand five hundred for distribution by the association and the Smithsonian Institution, and one thousand copies for the use of the association. (Jan. 12,1895, ch. 23,1 73, 28 Stat. 616; May

25, 1900, No. 27, 31 Stat. 717.)

CODIFICATION

Words "Tha t there be printed of the annual reports of

the American Historical Association, beginning with the

report of the year eighteen hundred and ninety-nine"

appearing in the Joint Res. No. 27 of May 27, 1900 were

omitted as executed and obsolete.

§ 244. Animal Industry Bureau; report of.

Of the report of the Bureau of Animal Industry,

there shall be printed, In addition to the usual number, thirty thousand copies, of which seven thousand

shall be for the Senate, fourteen thousand for the

House, and nine thousand for distribution by the

Agricultural Department. (Jan. 12,1895, ch. 23, § 73,

28 Stat. 613.)

TRANSFER O P FUNCTION S

Functions of the Bureau of Animal Industry were

transferred to t h e Secretary of Agriculture by 1947 Reorg.

Plan No. 1. § 301, eft. July 1, 1947, 12 F. R. 4534, 61 Stat.

952. See note to section 391 of Title 7, Agriculture.

Bureau of Animal Industry consolidated with certain

other agencies Into Agricultural Research Administration,

see Ex. Ord. No. 9069, set out In note under section 601

of Appendix to Title 50, War and National Defense.

§ 245. Army and Navy Registers.

Of the registers of the Army and Navy, there shall

be printed, in addition to the usual number, fifteen

hundred copies of each; five hundred for the Senate

and one thousand for the House. (Jan. 12, 1895,

ch. 23, § 73, 28 Stat. 616.)

§ 246. Coast and Geodetic Survey; charts; sale and

distribution.

(a) The charts published by the Coast and Geodetic Survey shall be sold a t cost of paper and printing as nearly as practicable. The price to the public

shall include all expenses incurred in actual reproduction of the charts after the original cartography,

such as photography, opaquing, platemaking, press

time and bindery operations; the full postage rates,

according to the rates for postal services used; and

any additional cost factors deemed appropriate by

the Secretary, such as overhead and administrative

expenses allocable to the production of the charts

and related reference materials: Provided, Tha t the

costs of basic surveys and geodetic work done by the

Coast and Geodetic Survey shall not be Included in

the price of such charts and reference materials.

The Secretary of Commerce shall publish the prices

at which such charts and reference materials are

sold to the public at least once each calendar year.

(b) There shall be no free distribution of such

charts except to the departments and officers of the

United States requiring them for public use; and

a number of copies of each sheet, not to exceed three

hundred, to be presented to such foreign governments, libraries, and scientific associations, and institutions of learning as the Secretary of Commerce

may direct; but on the order of Senators, Representatives, and Delegates not to exceed one hundred copies

to each may be distributed through the Director of

the Coast and Geodetic Survey. (Jan. 12, 1895, ch.

23, § 76, 28 Stat. 620; Feb. 14, 1903, ch. 552, §§ 4, 10,

32 Stat. 826, 829; July 1. 1916, ch. 209, § 1, 39 Stat.

320; June 5, 1920, ch. 235, § 1, 41 Stat. 929; Oct. 31,

1951, ch. 654, § 3(11), 65 Stat. 708; July 9, 1956, ch.

528, 70 Sta t 512; Aug. 14, 1964, Pub. L. 88-441, 78

Stat. 446.)

AMENDMENT S

1964—Pub. L. 88-441 provided tha t t he price to the public shall include all expenses incurred in actual reproduction of the charts after the original cartography, the full

postage rates, and any additional cost factors deemed appropriate by the Secretary, b u t shall not include t he costs

of basic surveys and geodetic work done by the Coast

and Geodetic Survey, and directed the Secretary of Commerce to publish the prices at which the charts and

reference materials are sold to the public at least once

each calendar year.

1956—Act July 9, 1956, substituted "one hundred" for

"ten" in t he last clause.

1951—Act Oct. 31, 1951, struck out former second sentence which related to free distribution to educational

institutions of obsolete charts.

CROS S REFERENCE S

Charges and fees for printing for sale to public, see section 72a of this title.

§ 247. Repealed. Aug. 30, 1954, ch. 1076, § 1 (12), 68

Stat. 967.

Section, act Jan. 12, 1895, ch. 23, § 73, 28 Stat. 613;

Joint Res. Apr. 20, 1896, No. 46, 29 Stat. 471, required tha t

two thousand eight hundred copies of the report of the

Director of the Coast and Geodetic Survey be printed In

quarto form, bound In one volume, two hundred for the

Senate, six hundred for the House, and two thousand

for distribution by the Coast and Geodetic Survey. •

ADDITIONAL REPEA L

Section was additionally repealed by act June 21, 1955,

ch. 172, § 5 (3), 69 Stat. 170.

§248. Civil Service Commission; report.

Of the report of the Civil Service Commission,

there shall be printed, in addition to the usual number, twenty-three thousand copies; one thousand for

the Senate, two thousand for the House, and twenty

thousand for distribution by the Civil Service Commission. (Jan. 12, 1895, ch. 23. § 73, 28 Stat. 614.)

TRANSFER O F FUNCTION S

All executive and administrative functions of the Civil

Service Commission were transferred to the Chairman of

the Civil Service Commission by 1949 Reorg. Plan No. 6.

eft. Aug. 20, 1949,14 F. R. 5227, 63 Stat. 1067. See note set

out under section 632 of Title 5, Executive Departments

and Government Officers and Employees.

§ 249. Commerce and Navigation.

Of the report on Commerce and Navigation and on

Internal Commerce, there shall be printed, in addition to the usual number, one thousand copies for

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the Senate and two thousand for the House, in addition to those published as part of the departmental

report.

Of the annual list of merchant vessels of the

United States, five thousand copies for distribution

by the Bureau of Customs. (Jan. 12, 1895, ch. 23.

§ 73, 28 Stat. 616; Feb. 14, 1903, ch. 552, § 4, 32 Stat.

826; June 30, 1932, ch. 314, § 501, 47 Stat. 415; May

27, 1936, ch. 463, § 1, 49 Stat. 1380; 1946 Reorg.

Plan No. 3, $! 101—104, eft. July 16, 1946, 11 F. R.

7875, 60 Stat. 1097.)

TRANSFER or FUNCTION S

Provisions relating to t he annua l report of the Chief of

the Bureau of Marine Inspection and Navigation were

omitted and "Bureau of Customs" was substituted for

"Department of Commerce" on authority of 1946 Reorg.

Plan No. 3. See note under section 1 of Title 46. Shipping

"Bureau of Navigation and Steamboat Inspection" was

changed to "Bureau of Marine Inspection and Navigation"

by act May 27, 1936.

§ 250. Commercial and Foreign Relations.

Of Commercial Relations, and of Foreign Relations, there shall be printed, in addition to the usual

number, three thousand copies of each; one thousand for the Senate and two thousand for the House.

(Jan. 12. 1895, ch. 23, 5 73, 28 Stat. 613.)

§ 251. Consular Reports.

The Secretary of Commerce is authorized to have

printed, for distribution by the Department of Commerce, an edition of Daily Consular Reports not to

exceed twenty thousand copies in any one issue.

The usual number shall not be printed. (June 25,

1910, ch. 388, § 1, 36 Stat. 821; Mar. 4, 1913, ch. 141.

$ 1, 37 Stat. 736.)

§252. District of Columbia; report on improvement

and care of public buildings.

There shall be printed each year, in addition to

the number of copies otherwise authorized by law,

two hundred copies of the annual report upon the

improvement and care of public buildings and

grounds, and the care and maintenance of the Washington Monument, in the District of Columbia, for

the use of the officer in charge of public buildings

and grounds. (June 2, 1900, No. 30, 31 Stat. 718.)

§ 253. Education; Commissioner of; report.

Of the report of the Commissioner of Education,

there shall be printed, in addition to the usual number, thirty-five thousand copies; five thousand for

the Senate, ten thousand for the House, and twenty

thousand for distribution by the Commissioner of

Education. (Jan. 12, 1895, ch. 23, § 73, 28 Sta t

614.)

§ 254. Ephemeris and Nautical Almanac.

The "usual number" of copies of the American

Ephemeris and Nautical Almanac shall not be

printed. In lieu thereof, there shall be printed and

bound two thousand five hundred copies of the same,

uniform with the editions printed for the Navy Department, five hundred of which shall be for the

use of the Senate, one thousand for the use of the

House of Representatives, and one thousand for distribution or sale by. the Navy Department. The

Secretary of the Navy is also authorized to publish

of the papers supplementary to the Ephemeris

and Nautical Almanac, one thousand five hundred

copies, in addition to the usual number, one hundred

copies for the Senate, four hundred for the House,

and one thousand for distribution or sale by the

Navy Department. The Secretary of the Navy U

also authorized to cause additional copies of the Nautical Almanacs extracted from the Ephemeris, to be

printed for the public service and for sale to navigators and others. All moneys received from sales of

the Ephemeris and of the Nautical Almanacs shall be

deposited in the Treasury and placed to the credit

of the general fund for public printing. (Jan. 12,

1895, ch. 23, § 73, 28 Stat. 613; May 13, 1902, No.

20, 32 Stat. 740; July 1, 1902, ch. 1368, 32 Stat. 678.)

CROSS REFERENCES : "

Charges and fees for printing for sale to public, see

section 72a of this title.

§ 255. Ethnology, Bureau of; bulletins; size.

The bulletins issued by the Bureau of American

Ethnology shall be in.octavo size. (Mar. 29, 1904.

No. 14, 33 Stat. 585.)

§ 256. Same; report.

Of the report of the Bureau of Ethnology, uniform with the preceding volumes of the series, there

shall be printed, in addition to the usual number,

eight thousand copies, one thousand five hundred

for the Senate, three thousand for the House, and

three thousand five hundred for distribution by

the Bureau of Ethnology. (Jan. 12, 1895, ch. 23.

! 73, 28 Stat. 613.)

CROSS REFERENCES

Ethnology Bureau bulletins to be in octavo size, see

section 255 of this title.

§ 257. Experiment Stations; report of director of office.

CODIFICATION

Section, Res. Apr. 27. 1904, No. 29, 33 Stat. 590, Is now

covered by section 418 of Title 7. Agriculture. ~

§258. Fish and Wildlife Service; bulletins. • •

Of the bulletins of the Fish and Wildlife Service,

there shall be printed, in addition to the usual number, five thousand copies; one thousand for the Senate, two thousand for the House, and two thousand

for distribution by the Service. (Jan. 12, 1895, ch.

23, § 73, 28 Stat. 614; 1940 Reorg. Plan No. m , §3,

eff. June 30, 1940, 5 F. R. 2108, 54 Stat. 1232.)

TRANSFER OF FUNCTION S

All functions of all other officers of t he Department of

the Interior and all functions of all agencies and employees of such Department were, with two exceptions,

transferred to the Secretary of the Interior, with power

vested In him to authorize their performance or the performance of any of his functions by any of such officers,

agencies, and employees, by 1950 Reorg. Plan No. 3, H I .

2, eff. May 24, 1950, 15 F. R. 3174, 64 Stat. 1262, set out In

note under section 481 of Title 5, Executive Departments

and Government Officers and Employees.

Bureau of Fisheries was consolidated with Bureau of

Biological Survey into Fish and Wildlife Service in Department of Interior, and offices of Commissioner and

Deputy Commissioner of Fisheries were abolished by

1940 Reorg. Plan No. Ill, set out In note under section

133t of Title 5. See, also, sections 8 and 9 of said plan

for provisions relating to transfer of records, property,

personnel, and funds. The bureau had been previously

transferred to Department of Interior by 1939 Reorg.

Plan No. II, § 4 (e). eff. July 1, 1939, also set out in note

under section 133t of Title 5. See, also, section 742b oi

Title 16, Conservation.

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§ 259. Same; report of service.

Of the report of the Director of the Pish and

Wildlife Service, there shall be printed, in addition

to the usual number, eight thousand copies; two

thousand for the Senate, four thousand for the

House, and two thousand for distribution by the

Service. (Jan. 12, 1895. ch. 23, § 73. 28 Stat. 614;

1940 Reorg. Plan No. HI, §3, elf. June 30, 1940,

5 F. R 2108, 54 Stat. 1232.)

TRANSFER O F FUNCTION S

All functions of all other officers of the Department of

t he Interior and all functions of all agencies and employees of such Department were, with two exceptions,

transferred to the Secretary of t he Interior, with power

vested in him to authorize their performance or the performance of any of his functions by any of such officers,

agencies, and employees, by 1950 Reorg. Plan No. 3. SSI. 2,

eff. May 24, 1950, 15 P. R. 3174, 64 Stat. 1262, set out In

note under section 481 of Title 5. Executive Departments

and Government Officers and Employees.

Bureau of Fisheries was consolidated with Bureau of

Biological Survey Into Fish and Wildlife Service in Department of Interior, and offices of Commissioner and

Deputy Commissioner of Fisheries were abolished by

1940 Reorg. Plan No. HI, set out In note unde r section

133t of Title 6. See, also, sections 8 and 9 of the plan

for provisions relating to transfer of records, property,

personnel, and funds. The bureau had been previously

transferred to Department of Interior by 1939 Reorg.

Plan No. II, 5 4 (e), eff. July 1, 1939, also set o u t in note

under section 133t of Title 5. See, also, section 742b

of Title 16, Conservation.

§260. Geological Survey; publications; size of volumes; editions; additional copies; bulletins; reports on gauging of streams and utilization of

water resources; additional copies; distribution.

The publications of the Geological Survey shall

consist of the annual report of the director, which

shall be confined to one volume of royal octavo size;

monographs, of quarto size; professional papers, of

quarto size; bulletins, of ordinary octavo size; watersupply and irrigation papers, of ordinary octavo size;

and such maps, folios, and atlases as may be

required by law.

Of the report of the Geological Survey, ten thousand copies shall be printed in addition to the usual

number; two thousand for the Senate, four thousand

for the House, four thousand for distribution by the

Geological Survey.

The reports of the Geological Survey, except the

annual report of the director, shall be published in

editions as recommended in each case by the director

and approved by the Secretary of the Interior, but

not to exceed ten thousand copies.

Whenever the edition of any of the reports of the

survey shall have become exhausted, and the demand for it continues, there shall be published, on

the requisition of the Secretary of the Interior, as

many additional copies of the report as the director

of the survey shall state will, in his judgment, be

necessary to meet the demand.

The report of the mineral resources of the United

States shall be published in two octavo volumes and

as a distinct publication, the number of copies, printing of separate chapters, and mode of distribution

of which shall be the same as of the annual report.

Three thousand copies of the monographs and bulletins of the Geological Survey shall be published.

The bulletins and professional papers shall be distributed gratuitously, and not sold; and of the number published one thousand copies shall be delivered

to the Senate and two thousand copies shall be delivered to the House of Representatives for distribution.

The director of the survey shall transmit to the

Library of Congress two copies of every report of the

bureau as soon as the first delivery to the survey Is

made, such copies to be additional to those received

by the Library of Congress under any other provision of law. (Jan. 12, 1895, ch. 23, § 73, 28 Stat.

614; Mar. 2, 1895, ch. 189, § 1, 28 Stat. 960; June 11,

1896, ch. 420, § 1, 29 Stat. 453; June 4, 1897, ch. 2,

§ 1, 30 Stat. 61; Mar. 2, 1901, No. 17, 31 Stat. 1465;

May 16, 1902, No. 22, 32 Stat. 741; Mar. 4, 1909, ch.

299, 51, 35 Stat. 988.)

TRANSFER O F FUNCTION S

All functions of all other officers of the Department of

the Interior and all functions of all agencies and employees of such Department were, with two exceptions,

transferred to the Secretary of t he Interior, with power

vested in him to authorize their performance or the performance of any of his functions by any of such officers,

agencies, and employees, by 1950 Reorg. Plan No. 3. SSI. 2,

eff. May 24, 1950, 15 F. R. 3174, 64 Stat. 1262, set out in

note under section 481 of Title 5, Executive Departments

and Government Officers and Employees.

§ 261. Same; monographs, bulletins, and reports; estimates.

The scientific reports known as the monographs

and bulletins of the Geological Survey shall not be

published until specific and detailed estimates are

made therefor and specific appropriations made in

pursuance of such estimates; and no engravings for

the annual reports for such monographs and bulletins, or of illustrations, sections, and maps, shall be

done until specific estimates are submitted therefor

and specific appropriations made based on such estimates. (Jan. 12. 1895, ch. 23, $ 79, 28 Stat. 621;

June 7, 1924, ch. 303, 43 Stat. 592.)

TRANSFER O F FUNCTION S

All functions of all other officers of the Department of

the Interior and all functions of all agencies and employees of such Department were, with two exceptions,

transferred to the Secretary of the Interior, with power

vested In him to authorize their performance or the performance of any of his functions by any of such officers,

agencies, and employees, by 1950 Reorg. Plan No. 3. SSI, 2,

eff. May 24, 1950, 15 F. R. 3174, 64 Stat. 1262, set out In

note under section 481 of Title 5. Executive Departments

and Government Officers and Employees.

§ 262. Same; distribution of publications to public libraries.

The Director of the Geological Survey shall distribute to public libraries tha t have not already

received them such copies of sale publications as

may remain on hand at the expiration of five years

after date of delivery to the survey document room,

excepting a reserve number not to exceed two hundred copies. (Mar. 3, 1903, ch. 1007. $ 1, 32 Stat.

1146.)

TRANSFER O F FUNCTION S

All functions of all other officers of the Department of

the Interior and all functions of all agencies and employees of such Department were, with two exceptions,

transferred to the Secretary of the Interior, with power

vested in him to authorize their performance or the performance of any of his functions by any of such officers,

agencies, and employees, by 1950 Reorg. Plan No. 3, *5 1, 2,

eff. May 24, 1950, 15 P. R. 3174, 64 Stat. 1262, set out In

note under section 481 of Title 5, Executive Departments

and Government Officers and Employees.

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§263. Health officer of District of Columbia; report.

Of the report of the health officer of the District of Columbia, there shall be printed, in addition

to the usual number, one thousand five hundred

copies; one hundred for the Senate, three hundred

and sixty for the House, and one thousand and forty

for distribution by the health officer. (Jan. 12. 1895,

ch. 23, § 73, 28 Stat. 614.)

§265. Hydrographic surveys; foreign surveys.

All appropriations made for the preparation or

publication of foreign hydrographic surveys shall

only be applicable to their object, upon the approval

by the Secretary of the Navy, after a report from

three competent naval officers to the effect that the

original data for proposed charts are such as to

justify their publication; and it is made the duty of

the Secretary of the Navy to order a board of three

naval officers to examine and report upon the data

before he shall approve of any application of moneys

to the preparation or publication of such charts or

hydrographic surveys. (R. S. § 3686; Jan. 12, 1895,

ch. 23, I 78, 28 Stat. 621.)

DERIVATION

Act Feb. 21. 1861, ch. 49, § 7, 12 Stat. 150.

§ 266. Immigration and Naturalization Service; report.

The number of copies to be printed of the annual

reports of the Immigration and Naturalization Service of the Department of Justice shall be subject to

the discretion of the Attorney General, the number

of copies not to exceed five thousand in any one fiscal

year. (Mar. 3, 1905, No. 33, 33 Stat. 1287; Mar. 4,

1913, ch. 141, § 3, 37 Stat. 737; Ex. Ord. No. 6166,

§ 14, June 10, 1933; 1940 Reorg. Plan No. V. § 1, eff.

June 14,1940, 5 P. R. 2223, 54 Stat. 1238.)

TRANSFER O F FUNCTION S

All functions of all other officers of t he Department of

Justice, and all functions of all agencies and employees

of such Department were, with a few exceptions, transferred to t he Attorney General, with power vested In

him to authorize their performance or the performance

of any of his functions by any of such officers, agencies,

and employees, by 1950 Reorg. Plan No. 2, §§1, 2, eff.

May 24, 1950, 15 F. R. 3173, 64 Stat. 1261, set out as a note

under section 291 of Title 5, Executive Departments and

Government Officers and Employees. The Immigration

and Naturalization Service, referred to In this section, Is

a bureau In the Department of Justice.

Immigration and Naturalization Service of Department

of Labor (Including Office of Commissioner of Immigration and Naturalization) and its functions were transferred to Department of Justice, to be administered u n -

der direction and supervision of Attorney General; and

functions and powers of Secretary of Labor relating to

administration of said service and Its functions or to

administration of Immigration and natur"lt?»*'ni la-vs

were transferred to Attorney General, by 1940 Reorg.

Plan No. V, eff. June 14, 1940, set out In note under section

133t of Title 5.

§ 267. Immigration Commission; reprinting public

documents.

Section, act June 25, 1910, ch. 384, § 1, 36 Stat. 768, was

the Sundry Civil Expense Appropriation Act, 1911, and

was. not repeated in subsequent appropriation acts.

§268. Industrial Relations; report of Commission.

The Superintendent of Documents Is authorized to

reprint for sale or distribution as provided by law,

copies of the final report of the United States Commission on Industrial Relations, including the report

of Basil M. Manly, director of research and investigation, and the individual reports and statements ol

the several commissioners, together with all the testimony taken at its hearings, except exhibits submitted in printed form, which shall be appropriately

referred to in said testimony, printed as a Senate

document under the direction of the Joint Committee on Printing. (Apr. 28, 1916, ch. 98, 39 Stat.

59.)

CROss REFERENCE S •

Reprinting documents required for sale, see section 7»

of this title. . - ..

§269. Interstate Commerce Commission; report. J

Of the annual report of the Interstate Commerce

Commission, there shall be printed, in addition to the

usual number, three thousand copies; one thousand

for the Senate, two thousand for the House, and for

the use of the commission there may be printed such

number of said report and other documents incident

to interstate commerce for distribution by them as

they may deem expedient. (Jan. 12, 1895, ch. 23,

§ 73, 28 Stat. 614.) "

§270. Labor Statistics, Bureau of; bulletins.

There shall be printed one edition of fifteen thousand copies of each issue of the bulletin of the Bureau of Labor Statistics authorized by section 5 of

Title 29, and such number of extra copies not to exceed twenty thousand of any single issue, when in the

opinion of the commissioner the demand for the

bulletin makes an extra edition necessary. (Mar.

2, 1895, ch. 177, § 1, 28 Stat. 805; June 4, 1897. ch. 2.

§ 1, 30 Stat. 61; June 6.1900, ch. 791, § 1, 31 Stat. 644;

Mar. 4, 1913, ch. 141, § 3, 37 Stat. 737.)

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§271. Same; report of Commissioner. : -. i..a:

Of the report of the Commissioner of Labor Statistics, twenty-five thousand copies shall be printed,

in addition to the usual number, five thousand for

the Senate, ten thousand for the House, and ten

thousand for distribution by the commissioner.

(Jan. 12,1895, ch. 23, § 73, 28 Stat. 614; Mar. 4, 1913.

ch. 141, 1 3, 37 Stat. 737.)

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§ 272. Mines, Bureau of; publications.

The publications of the Bureau of Mines shall be

published in such editions as recommended by the

Secretary of the Interior, but not to exceed ten thousand copies for the first edition. Whenever the edition of any of the publications of the Bureau of Mines

shall have become exhausted and the demand for It

continues, there shall be published, on the requisition

of the Secretary of the Interior, as many additional

copies as the Secretary of the Interior may deem

necessary to meet the demand. (June 25, 1910, No.

36, §§ 1, 2, 36 Stat. 883; Ex. Ord. No. 6611, Feb. 22.

1934.)

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Establishment of bureau, see section 1 of Title 30. Mineral Lands and Mining. ...

§273. Mint; reports of director.

There may be printed, In the discretion of the

Secretary of the Treasury, for distribution by

the Treasury Department, two thousand copies of

the annual report of the Director of the Mint on the

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operations of the mint and assay offices with appendices, and ot the annual report of the Director

of the Mint on the production of precious metals.

(Mar. 4, 1907, No. 24. 34 Stat. 1424.)

TRANSFER O F FUNCTION S

All functions of all officers of t he Department of

the Treasury, and all functions of all agencies and employees of such Department, were transferred, with certain exceptions, to the Secretary of the Treasury, with

power vested In him to authorize their performance or

t he performance of any of his functions, by any of such

officers, agencies, and employees, by 1950 Reorg. Plan No.

26. §§ 1. 2, eff. July 31, 1950, 15 F. R. 4935, 64 Stat. 1280, set

out In note under section 241 of Title 5, Executive Departments and Government Officers and Employees. The

Director of the Mint, referred to In this section. Is an

officer in t he Treasury Department, and the mint and

assay offices, also referred to In this section, are under

such Department.

§274. National Academy of Sciences; memoirs.

Of the memoirs of the National Academy of Sciences, there shall be printed, in addition to the usual

number, two thousand five hundred copies; five

hundred for the Senate, one thousand for the House,

and one thousand for distribution by the Academy

of Sciences. (Jan. 12, 1895, ch. 23. § 73, 28 Stat.

616.)

§275. Same: report.

Of the report of the National Academy of Sciences,

there shall be printed, in addition to the usual number, two thousand copies, five hundred for the Senate,

one thousand for the House, and five hundred for

distribution by the Academy of Sciences. (Jan. 12,

1895, ch. 23, § 73, 28 Stat. 616.)

§ 275a. Repealed. Mar. 2, 1931, ch. 378, § 2, 46 Stat.

1481.

Section, Res. June 6, 1924, ch. 277, 43 Stat. 473, related

to national encampments of Grand Army of the Republic,

United Spanish War Veterans and American Legion, arid

to printing proceedings annually for Congress, and is

now covered by section 275b of this title.

§ 275b. National encampments of Veterans' organizations; proceedings printed annually for Congress.

Hereafter the proceedings of the national encampments of the Grand Army of the Republic, the

United Spanish War Veterans, the Veterans of

Foreign Wars of the United States, the American

Legion, the Military Order of the Purple Heart, the

Veterans of World War I of the United States of

America, Incorporated, the Disabled American Veterans, and the AMVETS (American Veterans of

World War II), respectively, shall be printed annually, with accompanying illustrations, as separate

House documents of the session of the Congress to

which they may be submitted. (Mar. 2, 1931, ch.

378, § 1, 46 Stat. 1481; Sept. 18, 1941, ch. 411, 55 Stat.

686; July 15, 1942, ch. 505, § 1, 56 Stat. 659; Aug. 27,

1963, Pub. L. 88-105, § 1, 77 Stat. 130; Dec. 21, 1963,

Pub. L. 88-224, 77 Stat. 469.)

AMENDMENT S

1963—Pub. L. 88-224 Inserted the AMVETS (American

Veterans of World War II).

Pub. L. 88-105 Inserted the Veterans of World War I

of the United States of America.

1941—Act Sept. 18, 1941, added "the Military Order of

the Purple Heart."

CHANC E O P NAM E

The Disabled American Veterans of the World War were

redesignated the Disabled American Veterans by act July

15, 1942. See section 90a of Title 36, Patriotic Societies

and Observances.

§276. Repealed. Pub. L. 85-857, § 14(28), Sept. 2, 1958,

72 Stat. 1270.

Section, Joint Res. Mar. 31, 1904, No. 15, 33 Stat. 585,

related to the printing of the report of the managers

and Inspectors of the National Home for Disabled Volunteer Soldiers.

EFFECTIV E DAT E O F REPEA L

Repeal of section by Pub. L. 85-857 effective Jan.

1, 1959, see section 2 of Pub. L. 85-857, set o u t as a note

preceding Part 1 of Title 38, Veterans' Benefits.

§ 277. National Monetary Commission; reprinting public documents.

CODIFICATIO N

Section, act Feb. 25, 1910, ch. 62, $ 1, 36 Stat. 217,

Urgent Deficiencies Appropriation Act, 1910, related to

reprinting public documents of the National Monetary

Commission, and was not repeated In subsequent appropriation acts.

§ 278. Naval Intelligence Office; additional copies of

publications.

The Secretary of the Navy is authorized to print,

in excess of one thousand copies, such extra copies

of the publications of the Office of Naval Intelligence

as may be necessary for distribution to the naval

service and to meet other official demands. In no

case shall the edition of any one publication exceed

two thousand copies. (Mar. 21, 1900, No. 14, 31

Stat. 713.)

§ 279. Naval Observatory Observations.

Of the Observations of the Naval Observatory,

there shall be printed, in addition to the usual number, one thousand eight hundred copies; three hundred for the Senate, seven hundred for the House,

and eight hundred for distribution by the Naval

Observatory, and of the astronomical appendixes to

the above observations, one thousand'two hundred

separate copies, and of the meteorological and magnetic observations one thousand separate copies for

distribution by the Naval Observatory. (Jan. 12,

1895, ch. 23, § 73, 28 Stat. 613.) :.t'

§ 279a. Repealed. Pub. L. 88-436, §2, Aug. 14, 1964,

78 Stat. 443.

Section, act Feb. 14, 1879, ch. 68, 20 Stat. 286, provided

for the sale and distribution of naval charts a t the cost

price of the paper and printing. See section 7394 of

Title 10, Armed Forces.

§ 280. Repealed. Aug. 28, 1935, ch. 795, § 5, 49 Stat.

957.

Section, act Jan. 12, 1895, ch. 23, 5 73, 28 Stat. 619;

Feb. 18, 1922, ch. 58, $ 4, 42 Stat. 391: Mar. 3, 1925, ch.

421, § 2, 43 Stat. 1105, provided for printing and distributing Official Register published by Director of Census. See

section 654 of Title 5, Executive Departments and Government Officers and Employees.

§280a. Distribution of Official Register.

Of the Official Register there shall be printed,

bound, and delivered to the Superintendent of Documents and charged to the Congressional allotment

for printing and binding a sufficient number of

copies for distribution as follows: To the President

of the United States, four copies, one copy of which

shall be for the library of thg Executive Office; to

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the Vice President of the United States, two copies;

to each Senator, Representative, Delegate, and Resident Commissioner in Congress, three copies; to the

Secretary and the Sergeant a t Arms of the Senate

and to the Clerk, the Sergeant a t Arms, and the

Doorkeeper of the House of Representatives, each

one copy; to the library of the Senate and the House,

each, not to exceed fifteen copies; to the library of

the Supreme Court, two copies; to the Library of

Congress, for international exchange and for official use in Washington, District of Columbia, not to

exceed one hundred and fifty copies; to the municipal library of the District of Columbia, two copies;

and to the Commissioners of the District of Columbia, ten copies. T h e "usual number " shall not be

printed.

T h e head of each executive department, independent office, or establishment of the Government,

not mentioned above, desiring copies of the Official

Register shall issue, on or before May 1 of each year,

a requisition upon the Public Printer for the number of copies of the Official Register necessary to

meet its official requirements, the cost of such supply to be charged to the appropriations available

for printing and binding for such executive department. Independent office, or establishment. (Aug.

28. 1935, ch. 795, §§ 3, 4. 49 Stat. 957.)

CROS S REFERENCE S

Distribution to Library of Congress and International

exchange, see sections 139 and 139a of this title.

§281. Repealed. Aug. 31, 1954, ch. 1158, § 7, 68 Sta t

1026.

Section, acts Mar. 6, 1902, ch. 139, 5 7, 32 Stat. 52; Apr.

28, 1902, ch. 594, $ 1. 32 Stat. 138; June 7, 1906, ch. 3048.

34' Stat. 219; Mar. 3, 1925, ch. 421, 5 2, 43 Stat. 1105,

related to report of Comptroller of Currency.

§ 282. Pan American Union; monthly bulletin.

T h e Public Printe r is authorized to print an edition of the Monthly Bulletin of t h e P a n American

Union, not to exceed five thousand copies per month,

for distribution by the Union every month. (Mar.

3,1911, ch. 208, 36 Stat. 1032.)

§283. Patent Office; printing.

The Commissioner of Patents, upon the requisition

of the Secretary of Commerce, is authorized to continue t h e printing of the following:

1. Patents issued.—First. The patents for inventions and designs issued by the Patent Office, including grants, specifications, and drawings, together

with copies of the same, and of patents already issued, in such numbe r as may be needed for the

business of the office.

2. Trade-marks and labels.—Second. The certificates of trade-marks and labels registered in the

Patent Office, including descriptions and drawings,

together with copies of the same, and of trademarks and labels heretofore registered, in such numbers as may be needed for the business of the office.

3. Official Gazette.—Third. The Official Gazette of

the United States Paten t Office in numbers sufficient to supply all who shall subscribe therefor at $5

per annum; also for exchange for other scientific

publications desirable for the use of the Patent O ffice; also to supply one copy to each Senator, Representative, and Delegate in Congress; with one

hundred additional copies, together with weekly,

monthly, and annual Indexes for all the same; of

the Official Gazette the "usual number " shall not be

printed.

4. Report of Commissioner of Patents.—Fourth.

The report of the Commissioner of Patents for the

fiscal year, not exceeding five hundred in number,

for distribution by him; the annual report of the

Commissioner of Patents to Congress, without the

list of patents, not exceeding one thousand five hundred in number, for distribution by him; and of

the annual report of the Commissioner of Patents

to Congress, with the list of patents, five hundred

copies for sale by him, if needed, and in addition

thereto the usual number only shall be printed.

5. Rules of practice, patent laws, etc.—Fifth.

Pamphlet copies of the rules of practice, pamphlet

copies of the patent laws, and pamphlet copies of

the laws and rules relating to trade-marks and labels,

and circulars relating to the business of the office,

all in such numbers as may be needed for the business of the office. The usual number shall not be

printed.

6. Decisions of Commissioner and courts.—Sixth.

Annual volumes of the decisions of the Commissioner of Patents and of the United States courts in

patent cases, not exceeding one thousand five hundred in number, of which the usual number shall be

printed, and for this purpose a copy of each shall

be transmitted to Congress promptly when prepared.

7. Indexes.—Seventh. Indexes to patents relating

to electricity, and indexes to foreign patents, in such

numbers as may be needed for the business of office.

The usual number shall not be printed. (Jan. 12.

1895, ch. 23, § 73, 28 Stat. 619, 620; Feb. 14, 1903, ch.

552, §§ 4, 1%. 32 Stat. 826, 830; Aug. 24, 1912, ch. 355.

§ 1, 37 Stat. 481; Feb. 18, 1922, ch. 58, § 4, 42 Stat,

391; Jun e 7. 1924, ch. 303, 5 1, 43 Stat. 592.)

TRANSFER O F FUNCTION S

The functions of all other officers of the Department of

Commerce and all functions of all agencies and employees of such Department, were, with a few exceptions,

transferred to the Secretary of Commerce, with power

vested In him to authorize their performance or the performance of any of his functions by any of such officers,

agencies, and employees, by 1950 Reorg. Plan No. 8. 55 1. 2

eff. May 24,1950,15 P. R. 3174. 64 Stat. 1263, set out In note

under section 591 of Title 5, Executive DepartmentoandGovernment Officers and Employees. The Patent Office,

referred to In this section, Is an agency of the Department of Commerce, and the Commissioner of Patents,

referred to In this section, is an officer of such Department.

CROS S REFERENCE S

Printing for sale to public, fees and charges, see sections 72. 72a of this title.

§ 283a. Repealed. Oc t 31, 1951, ch. 654, § 1 (115), 65

Stat. 706.

Section, act July 11, 1890, ch. 667. 26 Stat. 259 whldb

related to exchange of the Official Gazette for scientific

or useful publications published in the United States or

foreign countries and adapted to the needs and uses w

the scientific library of the Patent Office, is now covered

by section 481 (c) of Title 40, Public BuUdlngs, Property,

and Works.

§284. Lithographing.

All printing for the Patent Office making use of

lithography or photolithography, together with the

plates for the same, shall be contracted for and performed under the direction of the Commissioner of

Patents, under such limitations and conditions as

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the Joint Committee on Printing may from time to

time prescribe, and all other printing for the Patent

Office shall be done by the Public Printer under such

limitations and conditions as the Joint Committee

on Printing may from time to time prescribe. The

entire work may be done at the Government Printing Office whenever in the judgment of the Joint

Committee on Printing the same would be to the

interest of the Government. (Jan. 12, 1895, ch. 23,

5 73, 28 Stat. 620.)

TBANSTEB o r FUNCTION S

The functions of all other officers of the Department of

Commerce and all functions of all agencies and employees

of such Department, were, with a few exceptions, transferred to t he Secretary of Commerce, with power vested In

him to authorize their performance or the performance of

any of his functions by any of such officers, agencies, a n d

employees, by 1950 Reorg. Plan No. 5. 55 1, 2, eff. May 24.

1950,15 F. R. 3174, 64 Stat. 1263, set out In note under section 591 of Title 5, Executive Departments and Government Officers and Employees. The Patent Office, referred to in this section, is an agency of the Department

of Commerce, and the Commissioner of Patents, referred

to In this section. Is an officer of the Department.

§285. President's message.

The message of the President without the accompanying documents and reports shall be printed,

immediately upon its receipt by Congress. In pamphlet form.

In addition to the usual number, fifteen thousand

copies shall be printed, of which five thousand shall

be for the Senate, and ten thousand for the House.

Of the President's message and accompanying

documents, there shall be printed in addition to the

usual number, one thousand copies for the Senate

and two thousand for the House. The President's

message shall be delivered by the printer to the

proper officers of each House of Congress on or

before the third Wednesday next after the meeting

of Congress, or as soon thereafter as may be practicable. (R. S. 5 38X0; Jan. 12, 1895, ch. 23, § 73, 28

Stat. 615.)

DERIVATION

Act Jun e 25, 1864, ch. 155. I 4, 13 Stat. 185.

Cross RZFZBXNCK S

Terms of Congress, and of President and Vice President,

see the Twentieth Amendment to the Constitution.

§§ 286, 287. Repealed. July 1, 1944, ch. 373, title IX,

§ 913, 58 Stat. 714.

Section 286, act Feb. 24, 1905, No. 21. 5 1, 33 Stat. 1283;

Aug. 14, 1912, ch. 288, 5 1, 37 Stat. 309; May 26, 1930, ch.

320. $ 1, 46 Stat. 379; 1939 Reorg. Plan No. I, 5 5 201, 205,

eff. July 1, 1939, 4 F. R. 2728, 53 Stat. 1424, which provided

for the printing of Public Health Service bulletins, is now

covered by section 247 of Title 42. The Public Health and

Welfare.

Section 287, act Feb. 24. 1905, No. 21, 5 2, 33 Stat. 1284;

Aug. 14, 1912, ch. 288, 5 1, 37 Stat. 309, which provided for

the printing of the Surgeon General's annual report, is

now covered by section 229 of Title 42. The Public Health

and Welfare.

RENUMBERIN G O P REPEALIN G A C T

Section 611 of act July 1, 1944, which repealed these

sections, was renumbered 711 by act Aug. 13, 1946, ch.

958, $ 5, 60 Stat. 1049, 713 by act Feb. 28. 1948, ch. 83,

5 9(b). 62 Stat. 47, 813 by act July 30,1956, ch. 779, 6 3(b),

70 Stat. 720, and 913 by Pub. L. 88-581, 5 4(b), Sept. 4.

1964, 78 Stat. 919.

§ 288. Public Printer's report.

There shall be printed of the annual report of the

Public Printer, in addition to the usual number, one

thousand copies to be distributed under his direction.

(Jan. 12.1895, ch. 23, $ 73, 28 Stat. 618.)

§ 289. Smithsonian Institution; report.

Of the report of the Smithsonian Institution there

shall be printed, in addition to the usual number, ten

thousand copies; one thousand for the Senate, two

thousand for the House, five thousand for distribution by the Smithsonian Institution, and two thousand for distribution by the National Museum. (Jan.

12.1895, ch. 23, $ 73, 28 Stat. 616.)

§ 290. Report on soil area surveys.

There shall be printed as soon as the manuscript

can be prepared with the necessary maps and illustrations to accompany it a report on each soil area

surveyed by the Secretary of Agriculture, In the form

of advance sheets bound in paper covers, of which

not more than two hundred and fifty copies shall be

for the use of each Senator from the State and not

more tha n one thousand copies for t h e use of each

Representative for the congressional district or districts in which a survey is made, t h e actual number

to be determined on inquiry by the Secretary of Agriculture made to the aforesaid Senators and Representatives, and as many copies for the use of the

Department of Agriculture as in the judgment of

the Secretary of Agriculture are deemed necessary.

The total congressional and department edition

shall be held for two years by the Superintendent

of Documents, who shall distribute the soil surveys

within the above limitations according to the requests of the said Senators, Representatives, or department, and at the expiration of the two-year

period the residue of the edition shall be turned over

to the Department of Agriculture. (Feb. 23, 1901,

No. 8, 31 Stat. 1462; June 3, 1902, ch. 985, 32 Sta t

303; Mar. 14, 1904, No. 9, 33 Stat. 583; July 7, 1932,

ch. 443, § 1, 47 Stat. 612.)

TRANSFER o r FUNCTION S

All functions of all officers, agencies and employees of

the Department of Agriculture were transferred, with

certain exceptions, to t he Secretary of Agriculture by 1953

Reorg. Plan No. 2, $ I, eff. Jun e 4, 1953, 18 F. R. 3219, 67

Stat. 633, set out as a note under section 511 of Title 5,

Executive Departments and Government Officers and

Employees.

The sou survey work of the Bureau of Chemistry and

SoUs was transferred to the Bureau of Plant Industry,

which became the Bureau of Plant Industry, Soils, and

Agricultural Engineering, by Secretary's Memorandum

784 of Oct. 6, 1938. The former Bureau of Chemistry

and Soils was transferred to the Bureau of Agricultural

and Industrial Chemistry. Functions of both Bureaus

were transferred to the Secretary of Agriculture by 1947

Reorg. Plan No. 1, $ 301, eff. July 1, 1947. 12 F. R. 4534,

61 Stat. 952. Functions transferred to Agricultural

Research Service under Secretary's memorandum 1320,

supplement 4, of Nov. 2, 1953.

§ 291. Statistical Abstract.

Of the Statistical Abstract of the United States,

there shall be printed, in addition to the usual number, twelve thousand copies; three thousand for the

Senate, six thousand for the House, and three thousand for distribution by the Secretary of Commerce.

(Ja n 12, 1895, ch. 23. § 73, 28 Stat. 616; Aug. 23,

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1912, ch. 350. § 1. 37 Stat. 407; 1950 Reorg. Plan

No. 5. §§ 1, 2, eft. May 24. 1950, 15 P. R. 3174, 64 Stat.

1263.)

TRANSFER OF FUNCTION S

According to Information received from the Bureau

of the Census, the function of preparing and distributing

the Statistical Abstract of t he United States was transferred by the Secretary of Commerce from the Bureau

of Foreign and Domestic Commerce to the Bureau of t he

Census unde r the authority of section 601 of Title 6,

Executive Departments and Government Officers and

Employees, and t he Bureau has since performed such

function. This change was made prior t o the promulgation of 1950 Reorganization Plan No. 5, set out as a

note unde r section 591 of Title 5, which transferred

all functions of all officers, employees, bureaus, and

agencies of the Department of Commerce to the Secretary

of Commerce, and vested power In him to delegate them

or any of his other functions to any of such officers, employees, bureaus and agencies. Therefore, while the

above mentioned Statistical Abstract Is prepared and

distributed by the Bureau of the Census, the primary responsibility therefore is in the Secretary, in view of such

Plan, and "Secretary of Commerce" ha s accordingly been

substituted for "Bureau of Foreign and Domestic Commerce", in this section.

§ 292. Surgeon General of Army; bulletins for instruction of medical officers.

CODIFICATION

Section, acts Jun e 12, 1917, ch. 27, 5 1. 40 Stat. 174;

June 30. 1922, ch. 253, title I, 42 Stat. 717; Mar. 2, 1923,

ch. 178, title I, 42 Stat. 1378; Jun e 7. 1924, ch. 291,

title I, 43 Stat. 478; Feb. 12, 1925, ch. 225, title I, 43

Stat. 893, was limited to the various appropriation acts of

which it was a part. A similar provision appeared in act

Apr. 26, 1939, ch. 88, 53 Stat. 594.

§ 293. Tests of Iron and Steel.

. Of the Tests of Iron and Steel, there shall be

printed, in addition to the usual number, five hundred copies for distribution by the Department of

the Army (Jan. 12, 1895, ch. 23, § 73, 28 Stat. 616.)

CODIFICATION

The Department of War was designated the Department

of the Army and t h e title of the Secretary of War was

changed t o Secretary of t he Army by section 205 (a) of

act July 26, 1947, ch. 343. title II, 61 Stat. 501. Section

205 (a) of act July 26, 1947. was repealed by section 53

of act Aug. 10, 1956, ch. 1041, 70A Stat. 641. Section 1 of

act Aug. 10. 1956, enacted "Title 10. Armed Forces" which

In sections 3011—3013 continued the military Department

of the Army unde r t he administrative supervision of a

Secretary of the Army.

§294. Treasury Department; binding registered bonds

and written records.

Registered bonds and written records may be

bound a t the Treasury Department. (Jan. 12, 1895.

ch. 23. $ 84. 28 Stat. 622.)

§295. Same; reports.

Of the finance report of the Secretary of the

Treasury, there shall be printed, in addition to the

usual number, one ithousand copies for the Senate

and two thousand for the House in addition to those

published as part of the departmental report.

Of the annual report of the Comptroller of the

Currency, in addition to the usual number, thirteen

thousand copies; one thousand for the Senate, two

thousand for the House, and ten thousand for distribution by the Comptroller of the Currency. (Jan.

12, 1895, ch. 23, § 73, 28 Stat. 616; Mar. 4. 1907. No.

25. 34 Stat. 1425.)

EXCEPTION AS TO TRANSFER OF FUNCTION S . , SFunctlons vested by any provision of law in the Comp.

troller of the Currency, referred to in this section, were

not Included In the transfer of functions of officers, agencies and employees of the Department of the Treasury to

the Secretary of the Treasury, made by 1950 Reorg. Plan

No. 26, 5 1. eft, July 31.1950. 15 F. R. 4935, 64 Stat. 1280, w t

out in note under section 241 of Title 5, Executive Departments and Government Officers and Employees.

§296. Weather Bureau; report. —

Of the annual report of the Chief of the Weather

Bureau, there shall be printed, in addition to the

usual number, four thousand copies; one thousand

copies for the Senate, two thousand copies for the

House, and one thousand copies for the bureau.

(Jan. 12, 1895, ch. 23, § 73, 28 Stat. 613.) . %

§ 297. Comptroller General; decisions of.

The Public Printer is required to print not more

than one volume each year of the decisions and

opinions of the Comptroller General, with such explanatory matter as he may furnish, and to furnish

for the use of each Senator, Representative, and

Delegate in Congress ten copies thereof, to the Comptroller General two thousand copies, and for distribution in the manner provided in section seven

of the act of June twentieth, eighteen hundred and

seventy-four (eighteenth Statutes at Large, page

one hundred and thirteen). providing for the publication of the statutes, one-half the number therein

mentioned. (Aug. 3, 1882, No. 63, 22 Stat. 391; June

10.1921, ch. 18, 42 Stat. 23—27.)

" . «<i

CROSS REFERENCES

• Distribution of Copies of Statutes at Large, see section

196a of this title.

§298. Monthly Summary Statement of Imports and

Exports. "

There shall be printed monthly by the Public

Printer thirty-five hundred copies of the Monthly

Summary Statement of Imports and Exports and

other statistical information prepared by the Secret

tary of Commerce, five hundred copies of which

shall be for the use of the Senate, one thousand

copies for the use of the House of Representatives, -

and two thousand copies for the use of the Department of Commerce. (Dec. 18, 1895, No. 1, 29 Stat.

459; Feb. 14, 1903, ch. 552, §4, 32 Stat. 826; Aug.

23, 1912. ch. 350. § 1. 37 Stat. 407; 1950 Reorg. Plan

No. 5, §§ 1, 2, eft. May 24, 1950, 15 F.R. 3174, 64 Sta t

1263.) .'...**-1

TRANSFER OF FUNCTION S

According to Information received from the Bureau of

the Census, the function of preparing the Monthly Summary Statement of Imports and Exports and certain other

statistical information relating to foreign trade, was

transferred by the Secretary of Commerce from the Director of the Bureau of Foreign and Domestic Commerce

to the Bureau of the Census under the authority of section 601 of Title 5, Executive Departments and Government Officers and Employees, and the Bureau of the Census has since performed such function. This change was

made prior to the promulgation of 1950 Reorganization

Plan No. 5. set out as a note under section 591 of such

Title 5, which transferred all functions of all officers,

employees, bureaus, and agencies of the Department of

Commerce to the Secretary of Commerce, and vested

power In him to delegate them or any of his other functions to any of such officers, employees, bureaus, and agencies. Therefore, while the above mentioned report and

statistics are prepared by the Bureau of the Census, the

primary responsibility therefore is In the Secretary, to

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view of such plan, and "Secretary of Commerce" baa accordingly been substituted for "Director of the Bureau

of Foreign and Domestic Commerce. Department of Commerce", in this section.

CROS S REFERENCE S

Quarterly reports of exports and Imports, see section 301

e t seq. of Title 13, Census.

Chapte r 8A.—NATIONAL ARCHIVES

SUBCHAPTER I.—ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS

Sec.

300,300a. Repealed.

300b. Employees as subject to civil-service laws.

300c—300k. Repealed.

SUBCHAPTER II.—TRUST FUND BOARD

300aa. Citation.

300bb. Establishment of Board; membership.

300cc. Acceptance of gifts.

300dd. Investment of funds.

300ee. Trust fun d account; disbursements.

300CT. Powers and obligations of Boar'd; liability of members.

300gg. Tax exemption for gifts.

300hh. Authority of Board; adoption of seal; appointmen t of employees; adoption of bylaws, etc.

30011. Compensation of members; expenses of Board.

300JJ. Repealed.

SUBCHAPTER I.—ADMINISTRATIVE

PROVISION S

§§ 300, 300a. Repealed. Jun e 30, 1949, ch. 288, title VI,

§ 602 ( a ) (32), renumbere d and added Sept. 5, 1950,

ch. 849, § 7 (d), 64 Stat. 590.

Section 300, act June 19, 1934, ch. 668. § 1, 48 Stat.

1122, related to t he creation of the Office of Archivist of

the United States and the appointment of the Archivist.

Section 300a, act June 19, 1950, ch. *668, §2, 48 Stat.

1122, related to salary of Archivist and appointment of

employees, and Is now covered by section 391 et seq. of this

title.

§ 300b. Employee s a s subjec t to civil-service laws.

Six month s afte r M a y 23, 1938, notwithstandin g

a n y provisions t o t h e contrar y In sections 300a a n d

301 of this title, all person s employe d i n T h e Nationa l

Archive s establishmen t unde r said sections shall be

appointe d by t h e Archivist i n accordanc e wit h t h e

civil-service laws a n d t h e Classification Ac t of 1949.

(Ma y 23, 1938, c h . 259, § 1, 52 Stat . 421; Oct. 28,

1949, c h . 782, titl e X I. § 1106 (a). 63 Stat . 972.)

REFERENCE S I N TEX T

Section 300a of this title, referred to In the text, was

repealed by act Jun e 30. 1949, ch. 288, title VI, § 602 (a)

(32), renumbered and added by act Sept. 5, 1950, ch. 849,

5 7(d), 64 Stat. 590, and is now covered by section 391

et seq. of this title.

The civil service laws, referred to In the text, are classified generally t o Title 5, Executive Departments and

Government Officers and Employees.

The Classification Act of 1949, referred to In t he text, Is

classified to chapter 21 of Title 5.

AMENDMENT S

1949—Act Oct. 28. 1949, substituted "Classification Act

of 1949" for "Classification Act of 1923".

TRANSFER O F FUNCTION S

The National Archives Establishment and Its functions,

records, etc., were transferred to the General Services

Administration by section 104 (a) of act June 30, 1949, ch.

288, title I, 63 Stat. 381. Section 104 (a) is set out as

section 393 (a) of this title.

The functions of the Archivist were transferred to the

Administrator of General Services by section 104 (a)

of act June 30, 1949, except tha t he Is to continue

to be a member or chairman, as the case may be of the

National Archives Council and the National Historical

Publications Commission, t he National Archives Trust

Fund, the Board of Trustees of the Franklin D. Roosevelt

Library, and the Administrative Committee.

EFFECTIVE DATE O F TRANSFER O F FUNCTION S

Transfer of functions by act June 30. 1949, as effective

July I, 1949, see note set o u t under section 471 of Title

40. Public Buildings, Property and Works.

§§ 300c—300k, Repealed. Jun e 30, 1949, ch. 288, title

VI, § 602 (a ) (32), renumbered and added Sept. 5,

1950, ch. 849, § 7 (d), 64 Stat. 590.

Section 300c. acts June 19, 1934, ch. 668, I 3, 48 Stat.

1122; Mar. 3, 1948, ch. 89, § 1 (a), 62 Stat. 58, related to

archives and records of United States and is now covered

by section 394 of this title.

Section 300d, acts Mar. JJ. 1934, ch. 38, 5 1. 48 Stat. 389;

Jun e 19, 1934, ch. 668, § 4, 48 Stat. 1123; 1939 Reorg. Plan

No. I, § 303, eff. July I, 1939, 4 F. R. 2727, 53 Stat. 1427,

related to custody and control of National Archives Building and Is now covered by section 392 of this title.

Section 300e, act June 19, 1934, ch. 668, § 5, 48 Stat. 1123,

related to the creation of the National Historical Publications Commission, and is now covered by section 393 of

this title.

Section 300f, act June 19, 1934, ch. 668, $ 6, 48 Stat.

1123, related to the creation of the National Archives

Council, and Is now covered by section 394 of this title.

Section 300f—1, act June 19, 1934, ch. 668, § 6a, as added

Mar. 3, 1948, ch. 89. 5 1 (13), 62 Stat. 58, related to limitations and restrictions on use of certain records, and Is

now covered by section 397 of this title.

Section 300g, act June 19. 1934, ch. 668, $ 7. 48 Stat.

1123, related to motion picture and sound recordings, and

Is now covered by section 397 of this title.

Section 300h, acts June 19, 1934, ch. 668, § 8, 48 Stat.

1123; June 22, 1936, ch. 706, 49 Stat. 1821; Jurie 25, 1948,

ch. 657, 62 Stat. 1026, related to seal, reproduction of

archives and admissibility, and is now covered by sections

397 and 399 of this title.

Section 300h-l, act June 19, 1934, ch. 668, § 8a, as added

Mar. 3. 1948, ch. 89, § 1 (C), 62 Stat. 58, related to certification or determination of transferred records, and Is

now covered by section 396 of this title.

Section 3001, act June 19, 1934, ch. 668, $ 9, 48 Stat. 1123,

related to reports, and is now covered by section 398 of

this title.

Section 300J, act June 19, 1934, ch. 668, $ 10, 48 Stat.

1124. related to appropriations, and Is not now covered.

Section 300k, act June 19, 1934, ch. 668, I 11. 48 Stat.

1124. related to repeal of Inconsistent acts and Is not now

covered.

SUBCHAPTER II.—TRUS T FUN D BOAR D

§300aa. Citation.

This subchapte r m a y be cited a s t h e "Nationa l

Archive s Trust Fun d Boar d Act" . (Jul y 9. 1941. ch.

284, § 1,55 Stat . 581.)

TRANSFER O F FUNCTION S

The National Archives Trust Fund Board was transferred to the General Services Administration by section

104 (b) of act June 30, 1949, ch. 288, title I, 63 Stat. 381.

Section 104 (b) Is set out as section 391 (b) of this title.

EFFECTIV E DATE O F TRANSFER OF FUNCTION S

Transfer of functions by act June 30, 1949, effective

July 1, 1949, see note set out under section 471 of Title 40.

Public Buildings, Property, and Works.

§300bb. Establishment of Board ; membership.

T h e boar d is create d a n d established, to be known

a s t h e Nationa l Archive s Trust Fun d Boar d (here -

inafte r referre d to a s t h e "Board"), whic h shall

consist of t h e Archivist of t h e Unite d States, a s

Chairman , a n d t h e chairma n of t h e Hous e Post Office

a n d Civil Servic e Committe e a n d t h e chairma n of t h e

Senat e Civil Service Committee . Membershi p o n t h e

Boar d shall n o t be deeme d to be a n office withi n t h e

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meaning of the statutes of the United States. (July

9.1941, ch. 284, $ 2, 59 Stat. 581; Aug. 2,1946. ch. 753,

title I, §§ 102,121, 60 Stat. 814, 822.)

AMENDMENT S

1946—Act Aug. 2, 1946, transferred function of House

Library Committee to t he House Post Office and Civil

Service Committee and t he function of t he Senate Library

Committee to t he Senate Civil Service Committee.

TRANSFE R or FUNCTION S

The National Archives Trust Fun d Board was transferred to the General Services Administration by section

104 (b) of act June 30, 1949, ch. 288, title I, 63 Stat. 381.

Section 104 (b) is set o u t as section 391 (b) of this title.

The Archivist is to retain his position as Chairman of

t he Board under the provisions of section 391 (b) of this

title.

EFFECTIV E DAT E or TRANSFE R o r FUNCTION S

Transfer of functions by act Jun e 30, 1949, effective

July 1, 1949, see note set out under section 471 of Title 40,

Public Buildings, Property, and Works.

g SOOcc. Acceptance of gifts.

The Board is authorized to accept, receive, hold,

and administer such gifts or bequests of money,

securities, or other personal property, for the benefit of or in connection with The National Archives,

its collections, or its services, as may be approved

by the Board. (July 9, 1941, ch. 284, § 3, 55 Stat.

581.)

TRANSFE R O F FUNCTION S

The National Archives Trust Fund Board was transferred to the General Services Administration by section

104 (b) of act Jun e 30, 1949, ch. 286, title I, 63 Stat. 381.

Section 104 (b) is set o u t as section 391 (b) of this title.

EFFECTIV E DAT I or TRANSFER O F FUNCTION S

Transfer of functions by act Jun e 30, 1949, effective

July 1,1949, see note set out under section 471 of Title 40,

Public Buildings, Property, and Works.

§ SOOdd. Investment of funds.

Any moneys or securities composing trust funds

given or bequeathed to the Board shall be receipted

for by the Secretary of the Treasury, who shall

Invest, reinvest, and retain such moneys or securities as the Board may from time to time determine.

The Board shall not engage in any business or exercise any voting privilege which may be incidental to

securities in such trust funds, nor shall the Secretary

of the Treasury make any Investments for the account of the Board which could not lawfully be made

by a trust company in the District of Columbia, except tha t he may make any investment directly authorized by the Instrument of gift or bequest under

which the funds to be invested are derived, and may

retain any Investments accepted by the Board. (July

9.1941, ch. 284, § 4,55 Stat. 581.)

TRANSFE R or FUNCTION S

The National Archives Trust Fund Board was transferred to t he General Services Administration by section

104 (b) of act June 30, 1949, ch. 288, title I, 63 Stat. 381.

Section 104 (b) is set out as section 391 (b) of this title.

EFFECTIV E DAT E O F TRANSFE R O F FUNCTION S

Transfer of function s by act Jun e 30, 1949, effective

July 1, 1949, see note set o u t unde r section 471 of Title

40, Public Buildings, Property, and Works.

§300ee. Trust fund account; disbursements.

The income from any trust funds held by the

Board, and the money received and proceeds from

the sale of securities and other personal property,

as and when collected, shall be covered into the

Treasury of the United States in a trust fund account to be known as the National Archives Trust

Fund, subject to disbursement by the Division of

Disbursement, Treasury Department, on the basis of

certified vouchers of the Administrator of General

Services or his duly authorized agent, except where

otherwise restricted by the instrument of gift or

bequest, for and in the Interest of The National

Archives, its collections, or its services, including but

not restricted to the preparation and publication of

special works and collections of sources and the

preparation, duplication, editing, and release of

historical photographic materials and sound recordings. The Administrator of General Services may

make sales of any such publications and releases

authorized by this section and paid for out of the

income derived from trust funds a t a price which

will cover their cost and 10 per centum added, and

all moneys received ffom such sales shall be paid

into, administered, and expended as a part of the

trust fund account herein provided for. (July 9,

1941, ch. 284, § 5. 55 Stat. 581.)

TRANSFER o r FUNCTION S

The National Archives Establishment and its functions,

records, etc., were transferred to the General Services

Administration by section 104 (a) of act June 30, 1949.

Section 104 (a) Is set out as section 391 (a) of this title.

The National Archives Trust Fund Board was transferred to t he General Services Administration by section

104 (b) of act June 30, 1949, ch. 288, title I, 63 Stat. 381.

Section 104 (b) is set out as section 391 (b) of this title.

EFFECTIVE DAT E O F TRANSFER O F FUNCTION S

Transfer of functions by act June 30, 1949, effective

July 1, 1949, see note set out under section 471 of Title 40,

Public Buildings, Property, and Works.

g 300EF. Powers and obligations of Board; liability of

members.

The Board shall have all the usual powers and

obligations of a trustee with respect to all property

and funds administered by it. but the members of

the Board shall not be personally liable, except for

malfeasance. (July 9, 1941, ch. 284, § 6, 55 Stat.

582.)

TRANSFE R o r FUNCTION S

The National Archives Trust Fund Board was transferred to the General Services Administration by section 104 (b) of act Jun e 30. 1949, ch. 288, title I, 63 Stat.

381. Section 104 (b) is set out as section 391 (b) of this

title. ' "

EFFECTIVE DAT E o r TRANSFER O F FUNCTION S

Transfer of functions by act Jun e 30, 1949, effective

July 1, 1949, see note set o u t under section 471 of Title

40, Public Buildings, Property, and Works.

§ 300gg. Tax exemption for gifts.

Gifts and bequests received by the Board under

the provisions of this subchapter, and the income

therefrom, shall be exempt from all taxes. (July 9,

1941. ch. 284, | 7,55 Stat. 582.)

TRANSFE R O F FUNCTION S

The National Archives Trust Fund Board was transferred to the General Services Administration by section

104 (b) of act June 30, 1949, ch. 288, title I, 63 Stat. 381.

Section 104 (b) is set out as section 391 (b) of this title.

EFFECTIVE DAT E O F TRANSFER O F FUNCTION S

Transfer of functions by act Jun e 30, 1949, effective

July 1, 1949, see note set out under section 471 of Title

40. Public Buildings, Property, and Works.

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§300hh; Authorit y of Board ; adoption of seal; appointment of employees; adoption of bylaws, etc.

I n carryin g o u t t h e purpose s of this subchapter,

t h e Boar d shall hav e authority—

( a ) T o adop t a n official seal, whic h shall be judicially noticed :

(b) To appoint , o r to authoriz e t h e Administrato r

of Genera l Service s t o appoint , withou t regar d to t h e

civil-service laws, all necessar y employees, a n d t o

fix their duties; a n d

(c) To adop t bylaws, rules, a n d regulation s necessar y f o r t h e administratio n of its function s unde r

this subchapter. (Jul y 9, 1941, ch. 284, 5 8, 55 Stat.

582.)

TRANSFE R O F FUNCTION S

The National Archives Trust Fund Board was transferred to the General Services Administration by section

104 (b) of act Jun e 30, 1949. Section 104 (b) is set

out as section 391 (b) of this title.

The functions of the Archivist were transferred to the

Administrator of General Services by section 104 (a) of

act June 30, 1949, ch. 288, title I. 63 Stat. 381, except

tha t he Is to continue to be a member or chairman, as

the case may be, of t he National Archives Council and

the National Historical Publications Commission, the

National Archives Trust Fund, t he Board of Trustees of

the Franklin D. Roosevelt Library, and the Administrative

Committee.

EFFECTIV E DAT E o r TBANSFE B o r FUNCTION S

Transfer of functions by act June 30. 1949, effective

July 1, 1949, see note set o u t under section 471 of Title 40,

Public Buildings, Property, and Works.

§ 300ii. Compensation of members; expense s of Board,

No compensatio n shall b e pai d to t h e members of

t h e Boar d f o r their services a s such members. All

costs incurre d b y t h e Boar d i n carryin g o u t its dutie s

unde r this subchapter, includin g t h e expenditure s

necessarily mad e b y t h e members of t h e Boar d in t h e

performanc e of their dutie s a n d t h e compensatio n

of person s employe d b y t h e Board , shall be pai d out

of income fro m trust fund s availabl e to t h e Boar d

f o r t h e purpose . Unless otherwis e restricte d by t h e

Instrumen t of gift or bequest, t h e Board , by resolution duly adopted , m a y authoriz e t h e Administrato r

of Genera l Service s to us e f o r suc h purposes, o r f o r

a n y othe r purpos e o r purpose s f o r whic h fund s m a y

be expende d unde r this subchapter, t h e principa l of

a n y gift or bequest accepte d unde r this subchapter.

(Jul y 9. 1941, c h . 284, 5 9, 55 Stat . 582.)

TBANSFE B O F FUNCTION S

The National Archives Trust Fund Board was transferred to the General Services Administration by section

104 (b) of act Jun e 30, 1949. Section 104 (b) is set

out as section 391 (b) of this title.

The functions of the Archivist were transferred to the

Administrator of General Services by section 104 (a) of

act June 30, 1949, ch. 288, title I, 63 Stat. 381, except

tha t he is to continue to be a member or chairman, as

the case may be. of the National Archives Council and

the National Historical Publications Commission, the

National Archives Trust Fund, the Board of Trustees of

the Franklin D. Roosevelt Library, and the Administrative

Committee.

EFFECTIV E DAT E O F TBANSFE B O F FUNCTION S

Transfer of functions by act Jun e 30, 1949, effective

July 1, 1949. see note set out under section 471 of Title

40, Public Buildings, Property, and Works.

§ 300jj. Repealed. Oct. 31, 1951, ch. 654, § 1 (116), 65

Stat. 706.

Section, act July 9, 1941, ch. 284, S 10, 55 Stat. 582.

which related to annua l reports to Congress of moneys.

securities, and other personal property received and held

by the Board, and of the Board's operations, Is now covered by section 492 of Title 40. Public Buildings, Property, and Works.

S e c Chapte r 8B.—FEDERAL REGISTER

301. Custody and printing of Federal documents; "Division" created in Archives Establishment; appointment of Director.

302. Filing documents with "Division"; notation of time;

public inspection; transmission for printing.

303. "Federal Register"; printing; contents; distribution;

price.

304. Definitions.

305. Documents to be published In Federal Register.

(a) Proclamations and Executive orders; documents having general appUcablUty and

legal effect; documents required to be published by Congress.

(b) Documents authorized to be published by

regulations; comments and news items

excluded.

(c) Suspension of requirements for tiling of

documents; alternate systems for promulgating. filing or publishing documents;

preservation of originals.

306. Administrative Committee of the Federal Register;

establishment and composition; powers and

duties.

307. FUing document as constructive notice; publication

In Register as presumption of validity; Judicial

notice; citation.

308. Publication In Register as notice of hearing.

309. Cost of publication; appropriations authorized;

franking prlvUege.

310. Effective date of section 302; time for publication

of Register.

310a. Same; availability of increased appropriation.

311. Federal Register annua l supplements; style and

composition; application to Code of Federal

Regulations.

311a. Publication of cumulative supplement to Code of

Federal Regulations.

312. International agreements excluded from provisions

of chapter.

313. Repeal of conflicting laws.

314. Citation.

CROS S REFERENCE S

Coordination of Federal reporting services, see section

139 et seq. of Title 5, Executive Departments and Government Officers and Employees.

1301. Custody and printing of Federal documents;

"Division" created in Archives Establishment;

appointment of Director.

T h e Administrato r of Genera l Services, actin g

throug h a division established by h i m i n t h e N a -

tiona l Archive s Establishment , hereinafte r referre d

to a s t h e "Division" , is charge d wit h t h e custod y and ,

togethe r wit h t h e Publi c Printer, wit h t h e promp t

a n d unifor m printin g a n d distributio n of t h e docu -

ments require d or authorize d t o be publishe d unde r

section 305 of this title. Ther e shall be a t t h e hea d

of t h e Division a director, appointe d by t h e President, w h o shall a c t unde r t h e genera l directio n of

t h e Administrato r of Genera l Service s i n carryin g

o u t t h e provisions of this chapte r a n d t h e regulation s

prescribe d hereunder. (Jul y 26, 1935, c h . 417, 5 1,

49 Stat . 500; 1939 Reorg . Plan . No. I I, § 202, eff. Jul y

1, 1939, 4 F. R. 2732, 53 Stat . 1435; Jun e 30. 1949, ch.

288, titl e I, § 104 (a), 63 Stat . 381.)

CODIFICATION

Provisions of section which required t h e salary of t he

Director to be fixed by t he President at not more than

$5,000 a year were omitted as supserseded.

For positions covered by the Classification Act of 1949,

see sections 1081 and 1082 of Title 5. For the power of

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t he Civil Service Commission to determine t he applicability of those sections to specific positions, see section

1083 of Title 5.

TRANSFER O F FUNCTION S

The functions of the Archivist and t he Director of the

Division of the Federal Register of the National Archives

Establishment were transferred to the Administrator of

General Services by section 104 (a) of act June 30, 1949.

Section 104 (a) Is set out as section 391 (a) of this title.

The National Archives Establishment was transferred to

the General Services Administration by section 104 (a) of

act June 30, 1949.

Codification Board was abolished and Its functions were

transferred to National Archives, to be consolidated therein

with function of Division of Federal Register, and to be

administered by such Division under direction and supervision of Archivist, by 1939 Reorg. Plan No. II, set out In

note under section 133t of Title 5, Executive Departments

and Government Officers and Employees. See also sections 401—404 of t he plan for provisions relating to transfer of functions, records, property, personnel, and funds.

EFFECTIV E DAT E O F TRANSFE R O F FUNCTION S

Transfer of functions by act Jun e 30, 1949, effective

July 1, 1949, see note set out under section 471 of Title

40, Public Buildings, Property, and Works.

CROS S REFERENCE S

Compensation schedules, generally, see sections 1111—

1115 of Title 5, Executive Departments and Government

Officers and Employees.

§302. Filing documents with "Division"; notation of

time; public inspection; transmission for printing.

The original and two duplicate originals or certified copies of any document required or authorized

to be published under section 305 of this title shall

be filed with the Division, which shall be open for

that purpose during all hours of the working days

when the Archives Building shall be open for official

business. The Administrator of General Services

shall cause to be noted on the original and duplicate

originals or certified copies of each document the day

and hour of filing thereof: Provided, Tha t when the

original is issued, prescribed, or promulgated outside

of the District of Columbia and certified copies are

filed before the filing of the original, the notation

shall be of the day and hour of filing of the certified

copies. Upon such filing, at least one copy shall be

immediately available for public inspection in the

office of the Administrator of General Services. The

original shall be retained in the archives of the

National Archives Establishment and shall be available for inspection under regulations to be prescribed

by the Administrator of General Services. The

Division shall transmit immediately to the Government Printing Office for printing, as provided in this

chapter, one duplicate original or certified copy of

each document required or authorized to be published under section 305 of this title. Every Federal

agency shall cause to be transmitted for filing as

herein required the original and the duplicate

originals or certified copies of all such documents

issued, prescribed, or promulgated by the agency.

(July 26. 1935, ch. 417, § 2. 49 Stat. 500; June 30.

1949, ch. 288. title I, § 104 (a), 63 Stat. 381.)

EFFECTIV E DAT E

Effective date of section, see sections 310 and 310a of

this title.

TRANSFE R O F FUNCTION S

The functions of the Archivist and the Director of the

Division of the Federal Register of the National Archives

Establishment were transferred to t he Administrator of

General Services by section 104 (a) of act June 30. 1MB

Section 104 (a) Is set out as section 391 (a) of this title

The National Archives Establishment was transferred to

the General Services Administration by section 104 (»)

of act June 30, 1949. .

EFFECTIVE DATE O F TRANSFER O F FUNCTION S

Transfer of functions by act June 30. 1949. effective

July 1, 1949, see note set out under section 471 of Title

40. Public Buildings, Property, and Works. v

§ 303. "Federal Register"; printing; contents; distri.

bution; price. "•' &

All documents required or authorized to be published under section 305 of this title shall be printed

and distributed forthwith by the Government Printing Office in a serial publication designated the

"Federal Register." It shall be the duty of the

Public Printer to make available the facilities of the

Government Printing Office for the prompt printing

and distribution of the Federal Register in the manner and at the times required in accordance with

the provisions of this chapter and the regulations

prescribed hereunder. The contents of the daily

issues shall be indexed and shall comprise all documents, required or authorized to be published, filed

with the Division up to such time of the day immediately preceding the day of distribution as shall be

fixed by regulations hereunder. There shall be

printed with each document a copy of the notation,

required to be made under section 302 of this title,

of the day and hour when, upon filing with the

Division, such document was made available for

public inspection. Distribution shall be made by

delivery or by deposit a t a post office at such time in

the morning of the day of distribution as shall be

fixed by such regulations prescribed hereunder. The

prices to be charged for the Federal Register may

be fixed by the administrative committee established

by section 306 of this title without reference to the

restrictions placed upon and fixed for the sale of

Government publications by sections 72 and 72a of

this title. (July 26. 1935. ch. 417. I 3, 49 Stat. 500.)

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TRANSFER O F FUNCTION S --***

The functions of the Archivist and the Director of the

Division of the Federal Register of the National Archives

Establishment were transferred to the Administrator of

General Services by section 104 (a) of act June 30, 1949,

ch. 288, title I, 63 Stat. 381. Section 104 (a) Is set out

as section 391 (a) of this title.

The National Archives Establishment was transferred to

the General Services Administration by section 104 (a)

of act June 30, 1949, ch. 288, title I, 63 Stat. 381.

EFFECTIVE DAT E O F TRANSFER O F FUNCTION S

Transfer of functions by act June 30, 1949, effective

July 1. 1949, see note set out under section 471 of Title

40, Public Buildings, Property, and Works.

§304. Definitions.

As used in this chapter, unless the context otherwise requires, the term "document" means any

Presidential proclamation or Executive order and

any order, regulation* rule, certificate, code of fair

competition, license, notice, or similar instrument

issued, prescribed, or promulgated by a Federal

agency; the terms "Federal agency" or "agency"

mean the President of the United States, or any

executive department, independent board, establishment, bureau, agency, institution, commission, or

separate office of the administrative branch of the

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lative or judicial branches of the Government; and

the term "person" means any individual, partnership, association, or corporation. (July 26,1935, ch.

417, § 4, 49 Stat. 501.)

TRANSFE R O F FUNCTION S

The functions of t h e Archivist and the Director of t he

Division of t he Federal Register of the National Archives

Establishment were transferred to t he Administrator of

General Services by section 104 (a) of act Jun e 30, 1949,

ch. 288, title I, 63 Stat. 381. Section 104 (a) Is set out

as section 391 (a) of this title.

The National Archives Establishment was transferred to

the General Services Administration by section 104 (a)

of act Jun e 30, 1949, ch. 288, title I. 63 Stat. 381.

EFFECTIV E DAT E O F TRANSFE R O F FUNCTION S

Transfer of functions by act Jun e 30, 1949, effective

July 1, 1949, see note set out under section 471 of Title

40, Public Buildings, Property, a n d Works.

§ 305. Documents to be published in Federal Register.

(a) Proclamations and Executive orders; documents

having general applicability i and legal effect;

documents required to be published by Congress.

There shall be published in the Federal Register

(1) all Presidential proclamations and Executive

orders, except such as have no general applicability

and legal effect or are effective only against Federal

agencies or persons in their capacity as officers,

agents, or employees thereof; (2) such documents

or classes of documents as the President shall determine from time to time have general applicability

and legal effect; and (3) such documents or classes

of documents as may be required so to be published

by Act of the Congress: Provided, Tha t for the purposes of this chapter every document or order which

shall prescribe a penalty shall be. deemed to have

general applicability and legal effect.

(b) Documents authorized to be published by regulations; comments and news items excluded.

I n addition to the foregoing there shall also be

published in the Federal Register such other documents or classes of documents as may be authorized

to be published pursuant hereto by regulations prescribed hereunder with the approval of the President, but in no case shall comments or news items

of any character whatsoever be authorized to be

published in the Federal Register.

(c) Suspension of requirements for filing of documents ; alternate systems for promulgating, filing

or publishing documents; preservation of originals.

In the event of an attack or threatened attack

upon the continental United States, by air or otherwise, and a determination by the President tha t as a

result of such attack or threatened attack (i) publication of the Federal Register or filing of documents

with the Division is impracticable, or (ii) under

existing conditions publication in the Federal Register would not serve to give appropriate notice to the

public of the contents of documents, the President

may, without regard to the provisions of this chapter or of the Administrative Procedure Act, or of

any other provision of law, suspend all or any part

of the requirements of law or regulation for filing

with the Division or publication in the Federal Register of all or any documents or classes of documents. Such suspensions shall reihain in effect until

revoked by the President, or by concurrent resolution of the Congress. The President shall establish

such alternate systems for promulgating, filing, or

publishing documents or classes of documents

affected by such suspensions, including requirements relating to their effectiveness or validity, as

may be deemed under the then existing circumstances practicable to provide public notice of the

issuance and of the contents of such documents.

Such alternate systems may, without limitation,

make provision for the use of regional or specialized

publications or depositories for documents, or of the

press, the radio, or similar mediums of general communication. Compliance with such alternate systems of filing or publication shall have the same

force and effect as filing with the Division or publication in the Federal Register pursuant to the provisions of this chapter or of any other Act, or of any

regulation. With respect to documents promulgated

under such alternate systems, each agency shall

preserve the original and two duplicate originals or

two certified copies thereof for filing with the Division when the President determines tha t it is practicable to do so. (July 26, 1935, ch. 417, I 5, 49 Stat.

501; June 25,1956, ch. 444, 70 Stat. 337.)

REFERENCE S I N TEX T

The Administrative Procedure Act, referred to In subsec. (c), Is classified to chapter 19 of Title 6, Executive

Departments and Government Officers and Employees.

AMENDMENT S

1956—Subsec. (c). Act June 25, 1956, added subsec.

(c).

TRANSFE R O F FUNCTION S

The functions of the Archivist and the Director of the

Division of the Federal Register of the National Archives

Establishment were transferred to t he Administrator of

General Services by section 104 (a) of act June 30, 1949,

ch. 288, title I, 63 Stat. 381. Section 104 (a) is set out as

section 391 (a) of this title.

The National Archives Establishment was transferred to

the General Services Administration by section 104 (a) of

act June 30, 1949.

EFFECTIV E DAT E O F TRANSFER O F FUNCTION S

Transfer of functions by act June 30, 1949, effective

July 1. 1949, see note set out under section 471 of Title

40, Public Buildings, Property, and Works.

DELEGATIO N O F FUNCTION S

For delegation of functions, vested In t he President

by subsection (a) of this section, to the Attorney General

and Administrator of General Services, see section 6 (a)

of Ex. Ord. No. 10530, May 10, 1954, 19 F.R. 2709, set out as

a note under section 301 of Title 3, The President.

O . P . A . CEILIN G PRICE ORDERS AND SCHEDULES

Act Apr. 1, 1944, ch. 152, title I, I 1, 58 Stat. 151, provided In part tha t celling price orders and schedules were

not required to be printed In the Federal Register but

notice of Issuance was.

EXECUTIVE ORDER No. 10006

Ex. Ord. No. 10006, Oct. 9. 1948, 13 P.R. 5927, which related to preparation, presentation, filing, and publication

of Executive orders and proclamations, was superseded by

Ex. Ord. No. 11030, Jun e 19, 1962, 27 F.R. 5847, set out as a

note under this section.

Ex. ORD. No 11030. PREPARATION, PRESENTATION , FILING ,

AND PUBLICATIO N O F EXECUTIV E ORDERS AND PROCLAMA -

TION S

Ex. Ord. No. 11030, June 19,1962, 27 P.R. 5847, provided:

By virtue of the authority vested in me by the Federal

Register Act (49 Stat. 500, as amended; 44 U.S.C. 301

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prescribe t he following regulations governing the preparation, presentation, filing, and publication of Executive

orders and proclamations:

SECTIO N 1. Form. Proposed Executive orders and proclamations shall be prepared in accordance with the following requirements:

(a) The order or proclamation shall be given a suitable title.

(b) The order or proclamation shall contain a citation

of t he authority under which It Is Issued.

(c) Punctuation, capitalization, spelling, and other

matters of style shall, In general, conform to the most

recent edition of the Style Manual of the United States

Government Printing Office.

(d) The spelling of geographic names shall conform

to the decisions of the Board on Geographic Names, established by Section 2 of the Act of July 26, 1947, 61

Stat. 456 (43 U.S.C. 364a).

(e) Descriptions of tracts of land shall conform, so

far as practicable, to t he most recent edition of the

"Specifications for Descriptions of Tracts of Land for Use

in Executive Orders and Proclamations," prepared by the

Bureau of Land Management, Department of the I n -

terior.

(f) Proposed Executive orders and proclamations shall

be typewritten on paper approximately 8 x 13 Inches,

shall have a left-hand margin of approximately 1 y2 Inches

and a right-hand margin of approximately 1 Inch, and

shall be double-spaced, except tha t quotations, tabulations, and descriptions of land may be single-spaced.

Sac. 2. Routing and approval of drafts, (a) A proposed Executive order or proclamation shall first be submitted, with seven copies thereof, to the Director of the

Bureau of t he Budget, together with a letter, signed by

the head or other properly authorized officer of the originating Federal agency, explaining the nature, purpose,

background, and effect of t he proposed Executive order

or proclamation and Its relationship. If any, to pertinent laws and other Executive orders or proclamations.

(b) If t he Director of the Bureau of the Budget approves t he proposed Executive order or proclamation, he

shall transmit It to the Attorney General for his consideration as to both form and legality.

(c) If t he Attorney General approves t he proposed

Executive order or proclamation, he shall transmit It to

the Director of t he Office of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Service, General Services

Administration: Provided, tha t In cases Involving sufficient urgency t he Attorney General may transmit It directly to t he President; and provided further, tha t the

authority vested In the Attorney General by this section may be delegated by him, In whole or in part, to

the Deputy Attorney General, Solicitor General, or to

such Assistant Attorney General as he may designate.

(d) After determining tha t the proposed Executive order or proclamation conforms to the requirements of

Section 1 of this order and Is free from typographical or

clerical errors, t h e Director of the Office of the Federal

Register shall transmit It and three copies thereof to the

President.

(e) If t h e proposed Executive order or proclamation Is

disapproved by the Director of the Bureau of the Budget

or by the Attorney General, It shall not thereafter

be presented to t he President unless It Is accompanied

by a statement of the reasons for such disapproval.

SEC. 3. Routing and certification of originals and copies.

(a) If t he order or proclamation Is signed by the President, t he original and two copies thereof shall be forwarded to t he Director of the Office of t he Federal

Register for publication In the FEDERAL REGISTER: Provided, tha t prior to such forwarding the Seal of the

United States shall be affixed to the originals of proclamations to t h e extent required by statut e or Executive order.

(b) The Office of the Federal Register shall cause to be

placed upo n t he copies of all Executive orders and

proclamations forwarded as provided In subsection (a)

of this section the following notation, to be signed by

the Director or by some person authorized by him to

sign such notation: "Certified to be a true copy of the

original."

SEC. 4. Proclamations calling for the observance of special days or events. Except as may be otherwise provided by law, responsibility for the preparation and presentation of proposed proclamations calling for the observance of special days, or other periods of time, or

events shall be assigned by the Director of the Bureau

of the Budget to such agencies as he may consider appropriate. Such proposed proclamations shall be submitted to the Director at least sixty days before the date

of the specified observance.

SEC. 5. Proclamations of treaties excluded. Consonant

with the provisions of Section 12 of t he Federal Register

Act (49 Stat. 503; 44 U.SX3. 312), nothing In this order

shall be construed to apply to treaties, conventions, protocols, or other International agreements, or proclamations

thereof by t he President. -r

SEC. 6. Definition. The term "Presidential proclamations and Executive orders," as used In Section 6(a) of

the Federal Register Act (44 U.S.C. 305(a)), shall, except

as the President or his representative may hereafter otherwise direct, be deemed to Include such attachments

thereto as are referred to In t he respective proclamation#

or orders.

SEC. 7. Prior order. Upon Its publication In the FEDERAL REGISTER, this order shall supersede Executive Order No. 10006 of October 9,1948.

The regulations prescribed by this order shall be codified under Title 1 of the Code of Federal Regulations.

JOH N F . KENNED Y

§ 306. Administrative Committee of the Federal Register; establishment and composition; powers and

duties.

Ther e is established a permanen t Administrative

Committe e of t h e Federa l Registe r of thre e members

consisting of t h e Archivist or Actin g Archivist, w h o

shall be chairman , a n officer of t h e Departmen t of

Justic e designate d by t h e Attorne y General , a n d t h e

Publi c Printe r or Actin g Publi c Printer. T h e Administrato r of Genera l Service s shall a c t a s secre -

tar y of t h e committee . T h e committe e shall pre -

scribe, wit h t h e approva l of t h e President, regula -

tion s f o r carryin g o u t t h e provisions of this chapter.

Suc h regulation s shall provide , amon g othe r things:

(a ) T h e manne r of certificatio n of copies required

to be certified unde r section 302 of this title, which

certificatio n m a y be permitte d to be base d upo n con -

firme d communication s fro m outside of t h e Distric t

of Columbia ; (b) t h e documents whic h shall be a u -

thorize d pursuan t t o section 305 (b) of this titl e

to be publishe d in t h e Federa l Register; (c) t h e

manne r a n d for m in whic h t h e Federa l Registe r

shall b e printed , reprinted , complied, indexed,

bound , a n d distributed ; (d) t h e numbe r of copies

of t h e Federa l Register, whic h shall be printe d

reprinted , a n d compiled, t h e numbe r whic h shall

be distribute d withou t charg e to Members of

Congress, officers a n d employees of t h e United

States, or a n y Federa l agency f o r their official use,

a n d t h e numbe r whic h shall be avaiable 1f o r distributio n to t h e public; a n d (e) t h e prices to be

charge d f o r Individual copies of, a n d subscriptions

to, t h e Federa l Registe r a n d reprints a n d bound

volumes thereof. (July 26, 1935, ch. 417, § 6, 49 Stat.

501; Jun e 30,1949, ch. 288, titl e I, § 104, 63 Stat . 381.)

TRANSFER OF FUNCTION S

The Administrative Committee was transferred to the

General Services Administration and renamed the Administrative Committee of the Federal Register by section

104 (b) of act June 30, 1949. Section 104 (b) Is set out

as section 391 (b) of this title.

•So In original. Probably should read "available."

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The functions of t h e Archivist and the Director of the

Division of the Federal Register were transferred to the

Administrator of General Services by section 104 (a) of

act Jun e 30, 1949. However, the Archivist was to retain

his chairmanship of t he Committee by the provisions of

section 104 (a), which Is set out as section 391 (a) of this

title.

The National Archives Establishment was transferred

to the General Services Administration by section 104 (a)

of act Jun e 30, 1949.

EFFECTIV E DAT E o r TRANSFER or FUNCTION S

Transfer of functions by act June 30, 1949, effective

July 1, 1949, see note set out unde r section 471 of Title

40, Public Buildings, Property, and Works.

DELEGATION OP FUNCTION S

For delegation of functions, vested in the President

by subsection (a) of this section, to the Attorney General and Administrator of General Services, see section

6(a) of Ex. Ord. No. 10530, May 10, 1954, 19 F.R. 2709,

set out as a note unde r section 301 of Title 3, The

President.

§307. Filing document as constructive notice; publication in Register as presumption of validity;

judicial notice; citation.

No document required under section 305 (a) of

this title to be published in the Federal Register shall

be valid as against any person who has not had actual knowledge thereof until the duplicate originals

or certified copies of the document shall have been

filed with the Division and a copy made available for

public inspection as provided in section 302 of this

title; and, unless otherwise specifically provided by

statute, such filing of any document, required or

authorized to be published under section 305 of this

title, shall, except in cases where notice by publication is insufficient in law, be sufficient to give notice

of the contents of such document to any person subject thereto or affected thereby. The publication

in the Federal Register of any document shall create

a rebuttable presumption (a) tha t it was duly issued,

prescribed, or promulgated; (b) tha t it was duly filed

with the Division and made available for public inspection at the day and hour stated in the printed

notation; (c) that the copy contained in the Federal

Register is a true copy of the original; and, (d) that

all requirements of this chapter and the regulations

prescribed hereunder relative to such document

have been complied with. The contents of the

Federal Register shall be Judicially noticed and,

without prejudice to any other mode of citation,

may be cited by volume and page number. (July 26,

1935, ch. 417, § 7, 49 Stat. 502.)

TRANSFE R O F FUNCTION S

The functions of the Archivist and the Director of the

Division of the Federal Register of the National Archives

Establishment were transferred to the Administrator of

General Services by section 104 (a) of act June 30, 1949,

ch. 288, title I, 63 Stat. 381. Section 104 (a) Is set out

as section 391 (a) of this title.

The National Archives Establishment was transferred

to the General Services Administration by section 104 (a)

of act Jun e 30, 1949.

EFFECTIV E DAT E O F TRANSFE R O F FUNCTION S

Transfer of functions by act June 30, 1949, effective

July 1, 1949, see note set out under section 471 of Title

40, Public Buildings, Property, and Works.

§ 308. Publication in Register as notice of hearing.

Whenever notice of hearing or of opportunity to

be heard is required or authorized to be given by or

under an Act of the Congress, or may otherwise

properly be given, the notice shall be deemed to have

been duly given to all persons residing within the

States of the Union and the District of Columbia,

except in cases where notice by publication is insufficient in law, if said notice shall be published in the

Federal Register at such time that the. period between the publication and the date fixed in such

notice for the hearing or for the termination of the

opportunity to be heard shall be (a) not less than

the time specifically prescribed for the publication

of the notice by the appropriate Act of the Congress;

or (b) not less than fifteen days when no time for

publication is specifically prescribed by the Act,

without prejudice, however, to the effectiveness of

any notice of less than fifteen days where such

shorter period is reasonable. (July 26, 1935, ch. 417,

I 8, 49 Stat. 502; June 25, 1959, Pub. L. 86-70, § 34,

73 Stat. 149; July 12, 1960, Pub. L. 86-624, § 33, 74

Stat. 421.)

AMENDMENT S

I960—Pub. L. 86-624 substituted "States of the Union

and the District of Columbia" for "continental United

States (Including Alaska)."

1959—Pub. L. 86-70 substituted "(Including Alaska)"

for "(not including Alaska)."

TRANSFER O F FUNCTION S

The functions of the Archivist and the Director of the

Division of the Federal Register of the National Archives

Establishment were transferred to the Administrator of

General Services by section 104 (a) of act June 30, 1949.

ch. 288, title I, 63 Stat. 381. Section 104 (a) Is set out

as section 391 (a) of this title.

The National Archives Establishment was transferred

to the General Services Administration by section 104

fa) of act June 30, 1949.

EFFECTIV E DAT E O F TRANSFER or FUNCTION S

Transfer of functions by act June 30, 1949, effective

July 1, 1949, see note set out under section 471 of Title

40, Public Buildings, Property, and Works.

§ 309. Cost of publication; appropriations authorized;

franking privilege.

Every payment made for the Federal Register shall

be covered into the Treasury as a miscellaneous receipt. The cost of printing, reprinting, wrapping,

binding, and distributing the Federal Register and

any other expenses incurred by the Government

Printing Office in carrying out the duties placed upon

it by this chapter shall be borne by the appropriations to the Government Printing Office and such

appropriations are made available, and are authorized to be increased by such additional sums as are

necessary for such purposes, such increases to be

based upon estimates submitted by the Public

Printer. The purposes for which appropriations

are available and are authorized to be made under

section 300j of this title are enlarged to cover the

additional duties placed upon the National Archives

Establishment by the provisions of this chapter.

Copies of the Federal Register mailed by the Government shall be entitled to the free use of the United

States mails in the same manner as the official mail

of the executive departments of the Government.

The cost of mailing the Federal Register to officers

and employees of Federal agencies in foreign countries shall be borne by the respective agencies. (July

26, 1935, ch. 417, § 9, 49 Stat. 502.)

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REFERENCE S I N TEX T

Section 300J of this title, referred t o In the text, was

repealed by act Jun e 30. 1949, ch. 288. title VI. 8 602 (a)

(32), renumbered and added by act Sept. 5, 1950, ch. 849,

5 7 (a), 64 Stat. 590.

TRANSFE R O F FUNCTION S

The functions of the Archivist and t he Director of the

Division of the Federal Register of t he National Archives

Establishment were transferred to t he Administrator of

General Services by section 104 (a) of act June 30, 1949,

ch. 288, title I. 63 Stat. 381. Section 104 (a) Is set out as

section 391 (a) of this title.

The National Archives Establishment was transferred to

the General Services Administration by section 104 (a) of

act Jun e 30, 1949.

EFFECTIV E DAT E O F TRANSFE R o r FUNCTION S

Transfer of functions by act June 30, 1949, effective

July 1, 1949, see note set out under section 471 of Title

40, Public Buildings, Property, and Works.

CROS S REFERENCE S

Franking privilege of official mall of executive departments of t he Government, see section 4151 et seq. of

Title 39, The Postal Service.

§310. Effective date of section 302; time for publication of Register.

The provisions of section 302 of this title shall

become effective sixty days after July 26, 1935, and

the publication of the Federal Register shall begin

within three business days thereafter: Provided,

That the appropriations involved have been increased as required by section 309 of this title. The

limitations upon the effectiveness of documents required, under section 305 (a) of this title, to be

published in the Federal Register shall not be operative as to any document issued, prescribed, or promulgated prior to the date when such document is

first required by this chapter or subsequent Act of

the Congress or by Executive order to be published

in the Federal Register. (July 26. 1935, ch. 417,

§ 10, 49 Stat. 503.)

TRANSFE R O F FUNCTION S

The functions of the Archivist and t he Director of the

Division of t he Federal Register of the National Archives

Establishment were transferred to the Administrator of

General Services by section 104 (a) of act June 30, 1949,

ch. 288, title I, 63 Stat. 381. Section 104 (a) is set out

as section 391 (a) of this title.

The National Archives Establishment was transferred to

the General Services Administration by section 104 (a)

of act Jun e 30, 1949.

EFFECTIV E DAT E O F TRANSFE R O F FUNCTION S

Transfer of functions by act June 30, 1949, effective

July 1, 1949, see note set out under section 471 of Title

40, Public Buildings, Property, and Works.

§ 310a. Same; availability of increased appropriation.

The provisions of section 302 of this title shall

become effective thirty days after appropriations to

the Government Printing Office become available and

the publication of the Federal Register shall begin

within two business days thereafter. (Feb. 11, 1936,

ch. 49, § 1, 49 Stat. 1110.)

CODIFICATIO N

Section was not enacted as a part of the Federal

Register Act, which comprises this chapter.

TRANSFE R O F FUNCTION S

The functions of the Archivist and the Director of the

Division of the Federal Register of the National Archives

Establishment were transferred to the Administrator of

General Services by section 104 (a) of act June 30, 1949,

ch. 288, title I. 63 Stat. 381. Section 104 (a) Is set out

as section 391 (a) of this title.

The National Archives Establishment was transferred to

the General Services Administration by section 104 (a)

of act Jun e 30, 1949.

EFFECTIVE DAT E O F TRANSFER O F FUNCTION S

Transfer of functions by act June 30, 1949, effective

July 1, 1949, see note set out under section 471 of Title

40, Public Buildings, Property, and Works.

§311. Federal Register annual supplements; style and

composition; application to Code of Federal Regulations.

(a) The Administrative Committee of the Federal

Register is authorized, with the approval of the

President, to require, from time to time as it may

deem necessary, the preparation and publication in

special or supplemental editions of the Federal Register of complete codifications of the documents of

each agency of the Government which have general

applicability and legal effect, which have been issued

or promulgated by such agency by publication in the

Federal Register or by filing with the Committee,

and which are relied upon by the agency as authority

for, or are invoked or used by it in the discharge of,

its activities or functions, and are in force and in

effect as to facts arising on or after such dates as

may be specified by the Committee.

(b) Any codification published pursuant to subsection (a) of this section shall be printed and

bound in permanent form and shall be designated

as the "Code of Federal Regulations." The Committee shall regulate the binding of the printed

codifications into separate books with a view to

practical usefulness and economical manufacture.

Each book shall contain an explanation of its coverage and such other aids to users as the Committee

may require or authorize. A general Index to the

entire Code of Federal Regulations shall be separately printed and bound.

(c) The Committee shall regulate the supplementation and the collation and republication of the

printed codifications with a view to keeping the

Code of Federal Regulations as current as practicable: Provided, Tha t each book shall be either supplemented or collated and republished at least once

each calendar year.

(d) The Office of the Federal Register shall prepare and publish the codifications, supplements,

collations, and indexes authorized by this section.

(e) The codified documents of the several agencies

published in the supplemental edition of the Federal

Register pursuant to the provisions of this section,

as amended by documents subsequently filed with

the division and published in the daily issues of the

Federal Register, shall be prima facie evidence of

the text of such documents and of the fact tha t they

are in full force and effect on and after the date of

publication.

(f) The Administrative Committee of the Federal

Register shall prescribe, with the approval of the

President, regulations for carrying out the provisions

of this section.

(g) Nothing in this section shall be construed to

require codification of the text of Presidential

documents published and periodically compiled in

supplements to title 3 of the Code of Federal Regulations. (July 26, 1935, ch. 417, I 11, 49 Stat. 503:

June 19, 1937, ch. 369, 50 Stat. 304; 1939 Reorg. Plan

No. II, $ 202, eff. July 1, 1939, 4 F.R. 2732, 53 Stat.

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1435; Dec. 10, 1942, ch. 717. § 2, 56 Stat. 1045; June

30, 1949, ch. 288, title I, 5 104(b), 63 Stat. 381; Aug.

5, 1953, ch. 333, 67 Stat. 388; Dec. 2, 1963, Pub. L.

88-190, § 1,77 Stat. 343.)

AMENDMENT S

1963—Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 88-190, 5 1(a), designated

books published pursuant to subsec. (a) of this section

as the "Code of Federal Regulations", directed the Committee to regulate binding according to usefulness and

economical manufacture, required each book to have an

explanation of coverage and such other aids as the Committee requires, and eliminated the requirements tha t

each title, if practicable, constitute a separate book, tha t

each book contain an index and a pocket for cumulative

supplements, and tha t the general index have a pocket

for cumulative supplements.

Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 88-190, 5 1(a), substituted provisions directing the Committee to regulate supplementation and republication of the codification with a view to

currency and to supplement or collate and republish

each book a t least once each calendar year, for provisions

which required cumulative supplements to be published

annually, to contain t he full text of all changes and additions since the codification date still in effect, and which

permitted the Committee to collate and republish individual books when it deemed necessary.

Subsec. (d). Pub. L. 88-190, 5 1(a), substituted "Office

of the Federal Register shall prepare and publish the

codifications, supplements, collations, and Indexes authorized by" for "Federal Register Division shall prepare,

index, and publish the codifications and supplements

thereto including the collations as authorized by subsection (c) of."

Subsec. (g). Pub. L. 88-190, 5 1(b), substituted

"Nothing In this section shall be construed to require

codification of the text of Presidential documents published and periodically compiled In supplements to title 3

of the Code of Federal Regulations" for "The provisions

of this section shall apply to the Code of Federal Regulations, 1949 Edition, authorized by and published pursua n t to Executive Order No. 9930 of February 4, 1948."

1953—Act Aug. 5, 1953, generally made It possible to

keep u p to date the Federal Register by the Issuance of

annua l cumulative supplements to the Federal Register

in the form of pocket parts and to eliminate the necessity of bringing out a new edition every five years.

1949—Act Jun e 30, 1949, changed name of "The Administrative Committee" to "The Administrative Committee of t he Federal Register".

1942—Subsec. (a). Act Dec. 10, 1942, added "or on the

same date of every fifth year thereafter " a t end.

TRANSFE R O F FUNCTION S

The Administrative Committee was transferred to the

General Services Administration and renamed the Administrative Committee of t he Federal Register by section

104 (b) of act June 30, 1949. Section 104 (b) Is set out

as section 391 (b) of this title.

The functions of t he Archivist and the Director of the

Division of the Federal Register were transferred to the

Administrator of General Services by section 104 (a) of

act Jun e 30, 1949. However, the Archivist was to retain

his chairmanship of the Committee by the provisions of

section 104 (a), which is set out as section 391 (a) of

this title.

The National Archives Establishment was transferred

to the General Services Administration by section 104 (a).

Codification Board established by act June 19, 1937, was

abolished, and its functions were transferred to National

Archives, to be consolidated therein with functions of

Division of Federal Register, and to be administered by

such Division under direction and supervision of Archivist,

by 1939 Reorg. Plan No. II, set out in note to section 133t

of Title 5, Executive Departments and Government Officers

and Employees. See, also, sections 401—404 of the plan

for provisions relating to transfer of functions, records,

property, personnel, and funds.

EFFECTIV E DAT E O F TRANSFE R O F FUNCTION S

Transfer of functions by act June 30. 1949, effective

July 1, 1949, see note set out under section 471 of Title

, 40, Public Buildings, Property, and Works.

DELEGATIO N or FUNCTION S

For delegation of functions, vested In t h e President

by subsections (a) and (f) of this section, to the Attorney General and Administrator of General Services, see

section 6(b) of Ex. Ord. No: 10530, May 10, 1954, 19

F. R. 2709, set out as a note under section 301 of Title 3,

The President.

RETROACTIV E A N D PROSPECTIV E APPLICATIO N

Section 2 of Pub. L. 88-190 provided that: "Section 11

of the Federal Register Act [this section], as amended by

the first section of this Act [amending subsecs. (b)—-(d).

(g) of this section], shall apply to the Code of Federal

Regulations previously authorized and published as well

as to futur e publications made pursuant to tha t section

as so amended."

TBIMINATIO N O F SUSPENSIO N O F SECTIO N

Provisions of first sentence of this section which were

suspended for the duration of World War II by section 1

Of act Dec. 10. 1942, ch. 717, 58 Stat. 1045, were revitalized

by Joint Res. July 25, 1947, ch. 327, 5 3, 61 Stat. 451,

which provided tha t In the interpretation of act Dec. 10,

1942, the date July 25,1947, shall be deemed to be the date

of termination of any state of war theretofore declared

by Congress and of the national emergencies proclaimed

by the President on Sept. 8, 1939, and May 27, 1941.

Ex. ORD . NO. 9930. PUBLICATIO N O F 1949 EDITIO N O F T H E

COD E O F FEDERA L REGULATION S

Ex. Ord. No. 9930, Feb. 4, 1948, 13 F. R. 519, provided:

WHEREAS the act of December 10, 1942, 56 Stat. 1045,

suspended the provision of section 11 (a) of the Federal

Register Act as amended by the act of June 19, 1937 (50

Stat. 304; 44 U. S. C. 311 (a)), requiring the quinquennial

preparation and the filing with the Administrative Committee of the Federal Register of the codification of certain classes of documents "until such time after the termination of the present war as the Administrative Committee of the Federal Register shall determine"; and

WHEREAS section 3 of Public Law 239, 80th Congress,

1st session, approved July 25, 1947 [act July 25, 1947, ch.

327, § 3, 61 Stat. 451], provides tha t in the interpretation

of the said act of December 10, 1942, the war shall be

deemed to be terminated; and

WHEREAS on November 12, 1947, the suspension of

the above-mentioned provision of section 11 (a) of the

Federal Register Act as amended was formally terminated

by the Administrative Committee of the Federal Register,

effective December 31, 1948; and

WHEREAS the required codification of documents in

force and effect on December 31, 1948, will, under present

procedures, be on file with the Administrative Committee of the Federal Register on tha t date; and

WHEREAS section 11 (a) of the Federal Register Act

as amended provides tha t the President may, after report

thereon to him by the Administrative Committee, authorize and direct the publication of the codification required"

by tha t section In special or supplemental editions of the

Federal Register; and

WHEREAS the Administrative Committee of the Federal Register has made an appropriate report to me with

the recommendation tha t I authorize and direct the

publication of the said codification of documents In force

and effect on December 31, 1948; and

WHEREAS It is in the public interest and in the Interest

of efficient government tha t such codification be published:

NOW, THEREFORE, by virtue of the authority vested

in me by section 11 (a) of the Federal Register Act,

and as President of the United States, and subject to the

appropriation by the Congress of fund s therefor, the

publication of the said codification as it Is In force and

effect on December 31, 1948, is hereby authorized and

directed to be made in a special edition of the Federal

Register dated January 1, 1949, and designated "Code of

Federal Regulations, 1949 Edition."

All Federal agencies coming within the purview of the

Federal Register Act are requested to cooperate with the

Division of the Federal Register, the National Archives,

in carrying out the purposes of this order.

This order shall be published in the Federal Register.

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§ 311a. Publication of cumulative supplement to Code

of Federal Regulations.

The publication of a cumulative supplement to

the Code of Federal Regulations Instead of a new

codification, prepared under the supervision of the

Division of the Federal Register pursuant to the

provisions of subsections (c) and (d) of section 311

of this title, is authorized and required. (Dec. 10,

1942, ch. 717, § 1, 56 Stat. 1045.)

CODIFICATION

Section was from second sentence of section 1 of act

Dec. 10. 1942.

TRANSFER O F FUNCTION S

The functions of the Archivist and the Director of the

Division ol the Federal Register of the National Archives

Establishment were transferred to the Administrator of

General Services by section 104 (a) of act June 30, 1949,

ch. 288, title I, 63 Stat. 381. Section 104 (a) Is set out

as section 391 (a) of this title.

The National Archives Establishment was transferred to

the General Services Administration by section 104 (a) of

act June 30, 1949.

EFFECTIV E DAT E O F TRANSFE R O F FUNCTION S

Transfer of functions by act June 30, 1949, effective

July 1, 1949, see note set out under section 471 of Title

40, Public Buildings, Property, and Works.

§ 312. International agreements excluded from provisions of chapter.

Nothing in this chapter shall be construed to

apply to treaties, conventions, protocols, and other

international agreements, or proclamations thereof

by the President. (July 26, 1935, ch. 417, § 12. 49

Stat. 503.)

§ 313. Repeal of conflicting laws.

All Acts or parts of Acts in conflict with this chapter enacted prior to July 26, 1935, are repealed insofa r as they conflict herewith. (July 26, 1935. ch.

417, § 13, 49 Stat. 503.)

§314. Citation.

This chapter may be cited as the "Federal Register Act." (July 26,1935, ch. 417, § 14, 49 Stat. 503.)

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Chapter

1. Joint Committee on Printing

3. Government Printing Office

5. Production and Procurement of Printing and Binding

7. Congressional Printing and Binding

9. Congressional Record

11. Executive and Judiciary Printing and Binding

13. Particular Reports and Documents

15. Federal Register and Code of Federal Regulations

17. Distribution and Sale of Public Documents

19. Depository Library Program

U.S. Code -- 1970 Edition

TITLE 44.—PUBLIC PRINTING AND DOCUMENTS

This title was enacted by Pub. L. 90-620, § 1. Oct. 22, 1968, 82 Stat. 1238

Chap. Sec.

1. Joint Committee on Printing 101

3. Government Printing Office 301

5. Production and Procurement of Printing

and Binding 501

7. Congressional Printing and Binding 701

9. Congressional Record 901

11. Executive and Judiciary Printing and

Binding 1101

13. Particular Reports and Documents 1301

15. Federal Register and Code of Federal

Regulations 1501

17. Distribution and Sale of Public Documents 1701

Chap. Sec.

19. Depository Library Program 1901

21. Archival Administration 2101

23. National Archives Trust Fund Board 2301

25. National Historical Publications Commission 2501

27. Federal Records Council 2701

29. Records Management by Administrator of

General Services 2901

31. Records Management by Federal Agencies.. 3101

33. Disposal of Records 3301

35. Coordination of Federal Reporting Services 3501

37. Advertisements by Government Agencies.. 3701

TABLE SHOWING DISPOSITION OF ALL SECTIONS OF FORMER TITLE 4 4

Title 44

former sections

Title 44

new sections

7 . .

8—

9 . .

1 0 .

11.

1 2 .

1 3 .

14.

31. .

32—

33 -

34, 3

36 -

37 .

38 .

39—

39a.

40—

41—

42—

43 .

47. .

48—

4 9 -

50, 5

51a

52 .

52a.

53 .

Title 44

former sections

Title 44

new sections

. 101. 57 309.

102. 58 505.

103, 50. 59. . 312.

509. 60

510. 61 315.

511. 62 314.

512. 63 309.

513. 63a — — 309.

514. 64 311.

515. 71 1702.

516. 72 1705.

. 517. 72a 1708.

504. 73 308, 1702.

. 501, 506, 904, 1104. 74. . 1703.

- 508,509,511,512. 75 1704

301. 76 1710.

304. 77 1711.

. 301. 78 1720.

. 309(c). 79 1707.

. 508. 80 1713.

. 309. 81 . . . . — 1712.

. T. 18 § 371. 81a 1901.

302. 81b. 1902.

303. 81c 1914.

. 305. 82 1905.

306. 83 1904.

307. 84 1910.

. T. 5 5 6101. 84a — 1912.

. T. 5§ 6103. 85 1903, 1906.

. T. 5 § 6301 etseq. 85a 1913.

316. 86 — 1909.

Omitted. 87 1907.

313. 87a 1907.

. Repealed. 88 1908.

. 309. 89 Omitted.

. 7.31 $ 529.

308.

. 7.31 $ 529. 90 1119, 1911.

308. 91 1717.

. T. 18 5 442.

. Repealed.

. T. 18 5 442. 91a . . . 1716.

. Repealed. 92 1119, 1911.

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former sections

)3

34

95

9 6—

11 1 -

111a

111b

111c -

112

113 -

114

115 - -

11 6

117

118

119— -

120

121

13 1 —

132

133-

134

135

136

137

138

139

139a

140

14 1

142.. .

143

144

145 -

146

147

148

149

150—

151

152 -

153

154

155

156

157.

158

159—

160 -

161

162

163

164 -

165

166

167

168

169

170—

181

182

182a

182b

182c

183,

Title 44 Title 44 Title 44

new sections former sections new sections

1721. 184 - — 906.

1709. 185 907.

1701. 186 1719.

1722. 187 909.

501. 188 910.

502. 189 706.

503. 189a— 707.

T. 22 i 2669. 190 708.

Repealed. 191 709.

509. 191a - 710.

1706. 192 — 711.

506.507. 193 712.

501, 1123. 194 T. 1 § 212.

1103. 195 Repealed.

1104. 196 728, 1702, 1705, 1714; T.

1120. 1 8 112.

309. 196a 728.

1111. 197 729.

701. 211 1101, 1713.

702. 212, 1st sent 1115.

703. 212, 2d sent 1114.

702. 213,1st pa r 1102 (b), (c).

705. 213, 2d par., 1st sent 1116,1st par.

714. 213, 2d par., 2d sent., 1st

704. cl 1302.

715. 213, 2d par., 2d sent., 2d

1718. cl 1310.

1719. 213, 2d par., 3d sent 1308, 1309,1336.

716. 213, 3d pa r 1116, 2d par.

718. 213a 1117.

719. 214 — 1107.

738. 215 1110.

717. 215a 1714.

Repealed. 216 1105.

734. 217 1715, 1903.

713. 218 1106.

720. 219— - 1102, 1113.

721. 219a 1118.

722. 220— 1108.

723. 221 - — Repealed.

724. 222 1112.

725. 223 - 1118.

726. 224 1109.

727. 225 1121.

1326.

226 Repealed.

730.

227 1122.

731; T. lgl . • 1718, 1719.

732.

229 Repealed.

735.

230 310.

736.

241 1301.

733.

242 Repealed.

908.

243 - - 1303.

1717, 1719.

244. Repealed.

739.

245 1304.

740.

246 - 1307.

741.

247 Repealed.

737.

248. 1306.

Omitted.

249, — 1328.

1333.

250

1317.

901. 251, 252 Repealed.

902. 253 - -

1313.

903. 254 1314.

904. 255, 256 Repealed.

905. 257 - - T. 7 $ 418.

906. 258 - 1315.

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259 1316.

260 1318.

26 1 1319.

262. 1320.

263 . 1312.

265 „ 1321.

266 1322.

267 1707.

268 Repealed.

269. 1323.

270. 1324.

271 1325.

2i2. 1327.

273. 1329.

274 Repealed.

275 1331.

275a_. 1332.

275b 1332.

276 Repeated.

276a. 1333.

277 Repealed.

278 1334.

279, 1335.

279a— T. 10, § 7394.

280, 280a Repealed.

281, 282.. . Repealed.

283 1337.

283a 1337; T. 40, $ 481(c).

284— 1338.

285— 1339.

286. T. 42 5 247.

287. T. 42 5 229.

288 1340. '

289 1341.

290 1342.

29 1 1343.

292.. Omitted.

293, 294 Repealed.

295.. . 1344.

296— 1310.

296a 1305.

297. 1311.

298 1330.

300. 2102.

300a T. 5 $ 5316(21); See T.

40 5 758.

300b T. 40 | 758.

300c 2104.

300d— - 2903.

300e 2501, 2503, 2504.

3001 2701.

300f-l 2104.

300g 2110.

300h 2112 (b), (c).

300h-l 3104.

3001 2507, 2902, 3304.

300J, 300k — Repealed.

300aa Repealed.

300bb . 2301.

300cc— 2305.

300dd 2306.

300ee 2307.

300ff 2303.

300gg 2308.

300hh. 2302.

Title 44 Title 44

former sections new sections

30011- 2304.

300Jj T. 40 $ 492.

301 1502.

302. 1503.

303 1504.

304. 1501.

305 1505.

306 1506.

307 1507.

308 1508.

309. 1509.

310. 310a Repealed.

311 . 1510.

311a . . . Repealed.

312 1511.

313,314 Repealed.

321. 3701.

322 3703.

323 3703.

324 3702.

325 3703.

326 Repealed.

35 1 3303.

352 3301.

353 3304.

354 3305.

355, 1st par 3302, 3306.

355, 2d par___ 3307.

355, 3d par 3308.

355, 4th pa r Repealed.

356 3302, 3303.

357 3304.

358, 3310.

359 3304.

360- 3314.

36 1 Repealed.

362 3302, 3303.

363— 3312.

364, 365 3309.

366 3301.

367 3302.

368— 3303.

369 3304.

370— 3305.

371 3306.

372. 3307.

373 3308.

374 3309.

375 3310.

376, 3311.

377- - T. 40 f 492.

378. 3312.

379. 3313.

380 3314.

391— 1506, 2108, 2301, 2501,

2902.

392. 2903.

393(a) 2501.

393(b)— 2502.

393(c) 2503.

393(d) 2504 note.

393(e). 2505.

393(f) 2504 note.

393(g) 2506.

393(h) 2507.

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394 2701.

395(a)— 2904.

395(b). 2905.

395(C) 2906.

395(d) 2907.

395(e) 2908.

395(f) - 2909.

396(B). - 3101.

396(b) 3102.

396(c) • 3103.

396(d) 3104.

396(e) 3105.

396(f) 3106.

396(g)- 3107.

396a - - 2910.

397 note . - Omitted.

397(a). 2103.

397(b)— 2104.

397(c)- 2105.

397(d) 2106.

397(e) - 2107.

397(f) 2108.

397(g) Repealed.

397(h)- 2109.

397(1) 2110.

397(j) 2101.

398 - 2111.

399 2112.

400 2113.

40 1 2901.

402 - 2114.

421 3501.

422(a) 3503.

422(b) 3504.

422(c) 3505.

422(d) 3506.

422(e) - 3507.

423— 3508.

424. 3509.

425 3510.

426 3502.

427 3511.

ENACTIN G CLAUS E

Section 1 of Pub. L. 90-620. Oct. 22, 1968, 82 Stat. 1238.

provided In part: "That the general and permanent laws

relating to public printing and documents are revised,

codified, and enacted as title 44, United States Code,

'Public Printing and Documents', and may be cited as

'44 U.S.C. i ' "

LEGISLATIV E PURPOSE ; INCONSISTEN T PROVISION S

Section 2(a) of Pub. L. 90-620. Oct. 22, 1968, 82 Stat.

1305, provided that: "The legislative purpose in enacting

section 1 of this Act Is to restate, without substantive

change, the laws replaced by those sections on the effective

date of this Act. Laws effective after January 14, 1968.

that are Inconsistent with this Act are considered as

superseding It to the extent of the inconsistency."

Caoss REFERENCE S

Section 2(b) of Pub. L. 90-620, Oct. 22, 1968, 82 Stat.

1305, provided that: "A reference to a law replaced by

section 1 of this Act, Including a reference In a regulation,

order, or other law. Is deemed to refer to the corresponding

provision enacted by this Act."

OUTSTANDIN G ORDERS , RULE S AND REGULATION S

Section 2(c) of Pub. L. 90-620, Oct. 22. 1968, 82 Stat

1305, provided that: "An order, rule, or regulation In

effect under a law replaced by section 1 of this Act shall

continue In effect under the corresponding provision

enacted by this Act until repealed, amended, or superseded."

SAVING S PROVISIO N

Section 2(d) of Pub. L. 90-620, Oct. 22, 1968, 82 Stat.

1305, provided that: "An action taken or an offense committed under a law replaced by section 1 of this Act is

deemed to have been taken or committed under the corresponding provision enacted by this Act."

LEGISLATIVE CONSTRUCTIO N

Section 2(e) of Pub. L. 90-620, Oct. 22. 1968, 82 Stat.

1306, provided that: "An inference of a legislative construction is not to be drawn by reason of the location In

the United States Code of a provision enacted by this Act

or by reason of its caption or catchllne."

SEPARABILITY O F PROVISION S

Section 2(f) of Pub. L. 90-620, Oct. 22, 1968, 82 Stat.

1306, provided that: "If a provision enacted by this Act Is

held invalid, all valid provisions that are severable from

the Invalid provision remain in effect. If a provision of

this Act is held Invalid In one or more of Its applications,

the provision remains In effect In all valid applications

that are severable from the invalid application or

applications."

REPEAL S

Section 3 of Pub. L. 90-620, Oct. 22. 1968, 82 Stat. 1306,

repealed the sections or parts thereof of the Revised

Statutes or Statutes at Large codified In this title, except

with respect to rights and duties that matured, penalties

that were Incurred, and proceedings that were begun,

before October 22, 1968, and except as provided by section 2 of Pub. L. 90-620.

CROS S REFERENCE S

Acts and resolutions: formalities of enactment, repeals,

and sealing of Instruments, see section 101 et seq. of Title

1, General Provisions.

Administrative procedure, public Information: agency

rules, opinions, orders, records, and proceedings, see section 552 of Title 5, Government Organization and

Employees.

American Printing House for the Blind, see section 101

et seq. of Title 20, Education.

Cataloging and standardization, coordination of Administrator of General Services and Secretary of Defense,

see section 2456 of Title 10, Armed Forces.

Code of Laws of United States and Supplements, District of Columbia Code and Supplements, see section 201

et seq. of Title 1, General Provisions.

Collections of Government Printing Office accessible to

investigators and students, see section 91 of Title 20.

Education.

Congressional provisions: elections, organization, compensation, officers and employees, Library of Congress,

and procedures, see generally Title 2, The Congress.

Corporation for Public Broadcasting Journals, see section 396 of Title 47, Telegraphs, Telephones, and Radiotelegraphs.

Crimes: printing contracts, see section 442 of Title 18,

Crimes and Criminal Procedure; printing obligations, securities, and postage stamps of United States and foreign

countries, authorization notwithstanding counterfeiting

and forgery prohibitions, see section 504 of Title 18: public

officers and employees, see section 1901 et seq. of Title 18;

records and reports, see section 2071 et seq. of Title 18.

Employees: employment, retention and performance,

see Title 5. Government Organization and Employees.

Executive provisions generally, see Title 3, The

President.

Executive reorganization, general provisions and effective date and publication of reorganization plans, see

chapter 9 of Title 5, Government Organization and

Employees.

Pood stamp program, printing of coupons for, see section 2015 of Title 7. Agriculture.

General Services Administration, see section 751 et seq.

of Title 40. Public Buildings, Property, and Works.

Hours of work, see chapter 61 of Title 5. Governmen t

Organization and Employees.

Leave: annual, sick, and other paid leave, see chapter

63 of Title 5, Government Organization and Employees.

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Library of Congress, see section 131 et seq. of Title 2,

The Congress.

Management and disposal of Government property, see

chapter 10 of Title 40, Public Building.-,, Property, and

Works.

Official territorial papers, see section 141 et seq. of

Title 4, Flag and Seal, Seat of Government, and the States.

Patent Office library, see section 8 of Title 35, Patents.

Prints defined under Foreign Agents Registration Act,

see section 611 of Title 22, Foreign Relations and

Intercourse.

Standard reference data program, see section 200 et

seq. of Title 15, Commerce and Trade.

Walsh-Healey Act, see sections 35-45 of Title 41, Public

Contracts.

Chapter 1 .-JOINT COMMITTEE ON PRINTING

Sec.

101. Joint Committee on Printing: membership.

102. Joint Committee on Printing: succession; powers

during recess.

103. Joint Committee on Printing: remedial powers.

§ 101. Joint Committee on Printing: membership.

T h e Joint Committee on Printing shall consist of

the chairman and two members of the Committee

on Rules and Administration of the Senate and the

chairman and two members of the Committee on

House Administration of the House of Representatives. (Pub. L. 90-620, Oct. 22, 1968, 82 Stat. 1238.)

HISTORICA L AND REVISIO N NOTE S

Based on 44 U.S. Code, 1964 ed„ I 1 (Jan. 12, 1895,

ch. 23, ( 1. 28 Stat. 601; Aug. 2, 1946, ch. 753, title II, $ 222,

60 Stat. 838).

POWER S o r T H E COMMITTE E

Last seven words In the statute, "who shall have the

powers hereinafter stated", are omitted as unnecessary

since the powers of the Committee are stated In other

sections.

§ 102. Joint Committee on Printing: succession; powers during recess.

The members of the Joint Committee on Printing

who are reelected to the succeeding Congress shall

continue as members of the committee until their

successors are chosen. The President of the Senate

and the Speaker of the House of Representatives

shall, on the last day of a "Congress, appoint members of their respective Houses who have been

elected to the succeeding Congress to fill vacancies

which may then be about to occur on the Committee, and t h e appointees and members of the Committee who have been reelected shall continue until

their successors are chosen.

When Congress is not in session, the Joint Committee may exercise all its powers and duties as

when Congress is in session. (Pub. L. 90-620, Oct. 22,

1968, 82 Stat. 1238.)

HISTORICA L AND REVISIO N NOTE S

Based on 44 US. Code, 1964 ed., 12 (Mar. 2, 1895,

ch. 188, | 1, 28 Stat. 962; Mar. 3. 1917, ch. 163, I 6. 39 Stat.

1121).

Changes are made In phraseology.

6103. Joint Committee on Printing: remedial powers.

T h e Joint Committee on Printing may use any

measures it considers necessary to remedy neglect,

delay, duplication, or waste In the public printing

and binding and the distribution of Government

publications. (Pub. L. 90-620, Oct. 22, 1968, 82 Stat.

1239.)

HISTORICAL AND REVISIO N NOTE S

Based on 44 US. Code, 1964 ed„ § 4 (Jan. 12, 1895,

ch. 23, $ 2, 28 Stat. 601; Mar. I, 1907, ch. 2284, } 1, 34 Stat.

1012; Mar. 1, 1919, ch. 86, $ 11, 40 Stat. 1270).

Only that portion of section 11 of the 1919 Act that

precedes the proviso Is Included In this section. The

balance Is Incorporated In section 501 of this revision.

Changes are made In phraseology.

SECTIO N REFERRE D T O I N OTHE R SECTION S

This section Is referred to In section 1914 of this title.

Chapter 3.—GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE

Sec.

301. Public Printer: appointment; bond.

302. Deputy Public Printer: appointment; duties.

303. Public Printer and Deputy Public Printer: compensation.

304. Public Printer: vacancy In office.

305. Public Printer: employees: pay.

306. Public Printer: employment of skilled workmen;

trial of skill.

307. Public Printer: night work.

308. Disbursing officer: continuation and settlement of

accounts during vacancy In office; responsibility

for accounts; disbursements for Superintendent

of Documents.

309. Revolving fund for operation and maintenance of

Government Printing Office: capitalization; reimbursements and credits; accounting and budgeting, reports.

310. Payments for printing, binding, blank paper, and

supplies.

311. Purchases exempt from the Federal Property and

Administrative Services Act.

312. Machinery, material, equipment, or supplies from

other Government agencies.

313. Examining boards: paper; bindery materials; machinery.

314. Inks, glues, and other supplies furnished to other

Government agencies: payment.

315. Branches of Government Printing Office: limitations.

316. Detail of employees of Government Printing Office

to other Government establishments.

317. Special policemen.

AMENDMENT S

1970—Pub. L. 91-359, $ 1(b), July 31. 1970, 84 Stat. 668.

added Item 317.

§ 301. Public Printer: appointment; bond.

The President of the United States shall nominate

and, by and with the advice and consent of the

Senate, appoint a suitable person, who must be a

practical printer and versed in the a rt of bookbinding, to take charge of and manage the Government

Printing Office. His title shall be Public Printer. He

shall give bond approved by the Secretary of t h e

Treasury in the sum of $25,000 for t h e faithful performance of the duties of his office. (Pub. L. 90-620,

Oct. 22, 1968, 82 Stat. 1239.)

HISTORICAL AND REVISIO N NOTE S

Based on 44 U.S. Code. 1964 ed., I 31 (Jan. 12 1895,

ch. 23. I 17. 28 Stat. 603; June 12, 1917, ch. 27. 31. 40 Stat.

173; Feb. 20, 1923, ch. 98, 42 Stat. 1278; Mar. 4, 1925,

ch. 549, i 1. 43 Stat.1299; May 29, 1928, ch. 909, 45 Stat.

1006).

Changes are made In phraseology.

§302. Deputy Public Printer: appointment; duties.

The Public Printer shall appoint a suitable person,

who must be a practical printe r and versed in the

a rt of bookbinding, to be the Deputy Public Printer.

He shall perform the duties formerly required of the

chief clerk, supervise the buildings occupied by the

Government Printing Office, and perform any other

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duties required of him by the Public Printer. (Pub. L.

90-620, Oct. 22, 1968, 82 Stat. 1239.)

HISTORICA L AND REVISIO N NOTE S

Based on 44 U.S. Code, 1964 ed., I 39 (May 27, 1906, ch.

200, i 1, 35 Stat. 382).

Phraseology Is changed to conform with section 301 of

this revision.

§ 303. Public Printer and Deputy Public Printer:

compensation.

The compensation of the Public Printe r is a t the

rate of $28,750 per annum, and the compensation of

the Deputy Public Printer is a t the rat e of $27,500

per annum. (Pub. L. 90-620, Oct. 22, 1968, 82 Stat.

1239.)

HISTORICA L AND REVISIO N NOTE S

Based on 44 U.S. Code, 1964 ed.. $ 39a (Pub. L. 66-426,

title II, § 203 (c), (d), Aug. 14, 1964, 78 Stat. 415).

196 9 INCREASES I N SALARIES

Salaries of the Public Printer and Deputy Public Printer

Increased respectively from $28,750 and $27,500 to $38,000

and $36,000 per annum, commencing on the first day of

the pay period which begins after February 14, 1969,

upon recommendation of the President of the United

States, pursuant to Pub. L. 90-206, title II, { 225(h).

Dec. 16, 1967, 81 Stat. 644.

1304. Public Printer: vacancy in office.

I n case of the death, resignation, absence, or sickness of t h e Public Printer, the Deputy Public Printe r

shall perform the duties of the Public Printe r until

a successor Is appointed or his absence or sickness

ceases; but the President may direct any other

officer of the Government, whose appointment Is

vested in the President by and with t h e advice and

consent of the Senate, to perform the duties of the

vacant office until a successor is appointed, or the

sickness or absence of the Public Printe r ceases. A

vacancy occasioned by death or resignation may not

be filled temporarily under this section for longer

tha n ten days, and a temporary appointment, designation, or assignment of anothe r officer may not be

made except to fill a vacancy happening during a

recess of the Senate. (Pub. L. 90-620, Oct. 22, 1968,

82 Stat. 1239.)

HISTORICA L AND REVISIO N NOTE S

Based on 44 US. Code, 1964 ed., 5 32 (Jan. 12, 1895, ch.

23, S 36, 28 Stat. 606; May 27, 1908, ch. 200, f 1, 35 Stat.

382.)

§305. Public Printer: employees; pay.

(a) T h e Public Printe r may employ journeymen,

apprentices, laborers, and other persons necessary

for the work of the Government Printing Office a t

rates of wages and salaries, including compensation

for night and overtime work, he considers for the

interest of the Government and just to the persons

employed, except as otherwise provided by this section. He may not employ more persons tha n the

necessities of the public work require nor more tha n

four hundred apprentices a t one time. The minimum

pay of journeymen printers, pressmen, and bookbinders employed in the Government Printing Office

shall be a t the rate of 90 cents an hour for the

time actually employed. Except as provided by the

preceding part of this section the rate of wages, including compensation for night and overtime work,

for more tha n ten employees of the same occupation

shall be determined by a conference between the

Public Printer and a committee selected by the

trades affected, and the rates and compensation so

agreed upon shall become effective upon approval

by the Joint Committee on Printing. When the Public Printer and the committee representing the trade

fail to agree as to wages, salaries, and compensation,

either party may appeal to the Joint Committee on

Printing, and the decision of the Joint Committee

is final. The wages, salaries, and compensation so

determined are not subject to change oftener than

once a year.

(b) The Public Printe r may grant an employee

paid on an annual basis compensatory time off from

duty instead of overtime pay for overtime work.

(Pub. L. 90-620, Oct. 22, 1968, 82 Stat. 1240; Pub. L.

91-167, Dec. 26, 1969, 83 Stat. 453; Pub. L. 91-369,

May 21, 1970, 84 Stat. 693.)

HISTORICAL AND REVISIO N NOTE S

Based on 44 US. Code, 1964 ed.. § 40 (Jan. 12, 1895, ch.

23, 65 39, 49, 50, 28 Stat. 607, 608; June 6, 1900, ch. 791,

{ 1, 31 Stat. 643; Mar 4, 1909, ch. 299, $ 1, 35 Stat. 1021,

1024; Aug. 24, 1912, ch. 355, $ 1, 37 Stat. 482; July 8, 1918,

ch. 139, 5 1. 40 Stat. 836; Aug. 2, 1919. ch. 30, 41 Stat. 272;

Feb. 20, 1923, ch. 98, 42 Stat. 1278; June 7, 1924, ch. 354,

5 1. 43 Sta.t. 658).

Last sentence of this section was deleted as executed.

AMENDMENT S

1970—Pub. L. 91-369 designated existing provisions as

subsec. (a) and added subsec. (b).

1969—Pub. L. 91-167 substituted "four hundred" for

"two hundred" as the number of apprentices which the

Public Printer may employ at one time.

CROS S REFERENCE S

Classification of government employees and pay rates

and systems, Including General Schedule, see chapters 51

and 53 and section 5332 of Title 5, Government Organization and Employees.

Classification of positions, provisions Inapplicable to

employees of Government Printing Office with pay fixed

hereunder, see section 5102 of Title 5, Government Organization and Employees.

Pair Labor Standards Act minimum wage and maximum

hours provisions, see sections 206 and 207 of Title 29,

Labor.

Performance rating of employees of Government Printing Office, see chapter 43 of Title 5, Government Organization and Employees.

Superintendent of Documents, additional pay of employees for night, Sunday, holiday, and overtime work as

determined hereunder, see section 1704 of this title.

SECTIO N REFERRE D T O I N OTHE R SECTION S

This section Is referred to In section 1704 of this title;

title 5 section 5102.

§306. Public Printer: employment of skilled workmen;

trial of skill.

T h e Public Printe r shall employ workmen who are

thoroughly skilled In their respective branches of

Industry, as shown by trial of their skill under his

direction. (Pub. L. 90-620, Oct. 22, 1968, 82 Stat.

1240.)

HISTORICA L AND REVISIO N NOTE S

Based on 44 U.S. Code, 1964 ed.. $ 41 (Jan. 12. 1895. ch.

23, $ 45, 28 Stat. 607).

§ 307. Public Printer: night work.

The Public Printer shall cause the public printing

in the Government Printing Office to be done a t

night as well as through the day, when the exigencies of the public service require it. (Pub. L. 90-620,

Oct. 22, 1968, 82 Stat. 1240.)

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HISTORICA L A ND REVISIO N NOTE S

Based on 44 US. Code, 1964 ed„ I 42 (Jan. 12, 1895, ch.

23. i 47, 28 Stat. 607).

§308. Disbursing officer; continuation and settlement

of accounts during vacancy in office; responsibility

for accounts; disbursements for Superintendent

of Documents.

(a) Upon t h e death, resignation, or separation

from office of the disbursing officer of the Government Printing Office, his accounts may be continued,

and payments and collections may be made in his

name, by the deputy disbursing officer or officers

designated by the Public Printer, for a period of time

not to extend beyond the last day of the second

mont h following the mont h In which his death,

resignation, or separation occurred. Accounts and

payments shall be allowed, audited, and settled, and

checks signed in the name of the former disbursing

officer by a deputy disbursing officershall be honored

In the same manne r a s if the forme r disbursing

officer h a d continued in office.

(b) A forme r disbursing officer o% the Government

Printing Office, his estate, or t h e surety on his

official bond, may not be subject to any legal liability

or penalty for the official accounts or defaults of a

deputy disbursing officer acting in the name or in

the place of the forme r disbursing officer. Each

deputy disbursing officer is responsible for accounts

entrusted to him unde r subsection (a) of this section, and the deputy disbursing officer and the

sureties upon his bond are liable for any default

occurring during his service unde r subsection (a) of

this section.

(c) Disbursements on account of salaries or other

expenses of the office of the Superintendent of Documents shall be made by t h e disbursing officer of the

Government Printing Office, and a statement Included in the Public Printer's annua l report for each

fiscal year. (Pub. L. 90-620, Oct. 22, 1968, 82 Stat.

1240.)

HISTORICA L AND REVISIO N NOTE S

Based on 44 TJS. Code. 1964 ed„ SS 52a, 63, 73 (part)

(June 25, 1910, ch. 384, $ 1. 36 Stat. 770; Feb. 20, 1923, ch.

98, 42 Stat. 1278; Pub. L. 86-31, May 26, 1959, 73 Stat. 60).

The last paragraph of this section Is from former section 73; the remainder of that section will be found In

section 1702 of the revision.

Paragraph (a) deleted as executed.

§ 309. Revolving fund for operation and maintenance of

Government Printing Office: capitalization; reimbursements and credits; accounting and budgeting; reports.

(a) The revolving fun d of $1,000,000 established

July 1, 1953, Is available without fiscal year limitation, for—

the operation and maintenanc e of the Governmen t Printing Office, except the Office of Superintendent of Documents, including rental of

buildings;

attendanc e a t meetings not to exceed $3,000 In

any fiscal year;

maintenanc e and operation of the emergency

room;

uniforms, or allowances therefor, as authorized

by section 5901 of Title 5;

boots, coats, and gloves:

repairs and minor alterations to buildings; and

expenses authorized in writing by the Joint

Committee on Printing for inspection of Government printing activities.

In addition, the Public Printe r shall provide capital

for t h e fun d by capitalizing, a t fair and reasonable

values as jointly determined by him and the Comptroller General, the current inventories, plant, and

building appurtenances, except building structures

and land, equipment, and othe r assets of the Government Printing Office.

(b) The fund shall be:

(1) reimbursed for the cost of all services and

supplies furnished, including those furnished other

appropriations of the Government Printing Office,

a t rates which include charges for overhead and

related expenses, depreciation of plant and building appurtenances, except building structures and

land, and equipment, and accrued leave;

(2) credited with all receipts including sales of

Government publications, waste, condemned, and

surplus property and with payments received for

losses or damage to property; and

(3) charged with payment into miscellaneous

receipts of the Treasury of tha t part of the receipts

from the sales of Government publications required by law.

(c) An adequate system of accounts for the fun d

shall be maintained on the accrual method, and

financial reports prepared on t h e basis of the accounts. The Public Printer shall prepare and submit

an annual business-type budget program for the

operations under this fund. T h e General Accounting

Office shall audit the activities of the Government

Printing Office and furnish a n audit report annually

to the Congress and the Public Printer. For these

purposes the Comptroller Genera l shall have such

access to the records, files, personnel, and facilities

of the Government Printing Office as he considers

necessary.

(d) Commencing with t h e fiscal year 1969, the

annual business-type budget for the fun d shall be

considered and enacted as prescribed by section 849

of title 31. (Pub. L. 90-620, Oct. 22, 1968, 82 Stat.

1241.)

HISTORICA L AND REVISIO N NOTE S

Based on 44 U.S. Code. 1964 ed.. | 63, 63a (Aug. 1. 1953,

ch. 304, title I, S 101, 67 Stat. 330; Aug. 5, 1955, ch. 568,

I 101, 69 Stat. 519; June 27, 1956, ch. 453, 1 101, 70 Stat.

369); 5 63a (July 28, 1967, Pub. L. 90-57, ( 101 (part), 81

Stat. 141).

Parentheses were restored to make clear that exceptions

Include only building structures and land. The use of

commas Instead of parentheses enlarges the exceptions.

The legislative provision enacted July 28, 1967, concerning the GPO revolving fund was added to this section.

The last sentence in paragraph (a) was deleted as being

a temporary provision which has been executed.

CROS S "REFERENCES

Accounting and auditing, see section 65 et seq. of Title

31, Money and Finance.

Annual report of Public Printer, printing and distribution, see section 1340 of this title.

Audit and settlement of accounts, see section 71 et seq.

of Title 31, Money and Finance.

National budget and audit system, see section 1 et seq.

of Title 31, Money and Finance.

Receipts from sales, disposition: Documents see section

1702 of this title; Federal Register, see section 1509 of this

title; Government publications, additional copies, see section 1708 of this title.

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§ 310. Payments for printing, binding, blank paper, and

supplies.

An executive departmen t or Independent establishment of t h e Government ordering printing a n d

binding or blank pape r and supplies from the Government Printing Office shall pay promptly by check

to the Public Printe r upon his written request, either

In advance or upon completion of the work, all or

part of the estimated or actua l cost, as the case may

be, and bills rendered by t h e Public Printe r are not

subject to audit or certification in advance of payment. Adjustments on t h e basis of the actual cost

of delivered work paid for In advance shall be made

monthly or quarterly and as may be agreed by t h e

Public Printe r and t h e department or establishment

concerned. (Pub. L. 90-620, Oct. 22, 1968, 82 Stat.

1241.)

HISTORICA L AND REVISIO N NOTE S

Based on 44 U.6. Code, 1964 ed., I 230 (Aug. 1, 1953, ch.

304, title I, I 101, 67 Stat. 331).

§311. Purchases exempt from the Federal Property

and Administrative Services Act.

Purchases may be made from appropriations

under t h e "Government Printing Office" without

reference to t h e Federal Property and Administrative Services Act, approved Jun e 30, 1949, as

amended, concerning purchases for the Federal

Government. (Pub. L. 90-620, Oct. 22, 1968, 82 Stat.

1242.)

HISTORICA L AND REVISIO N NOTE S

Based on 44 U.S. Code, 1964 ed., f 64 (Aug. 1. 1953, ch.

304, title I, $ 102, 67 Stat. 332).

Reference to Printing Act of 1895 deleted as superseded

by section 309.

REFERENCE S I N TEX T

The Federal Property and Administrative Services Act,

as amended, referred to in text, is act June 30, 1949, ch.

288, 63 Stat. 378. Title I-XV and VI thereof are classified

to chapters 10 and 16 of Title 40, Public Buildings, Property, and Works, and, chapter 4 of Title 41, Public Contracts. Title V thereof was classified to former chapter 11

of Title 44, Public Printing and Documents, but was repealed by Pub. L. 90-620, $ 3, Oct. 22, 1968, 82 Stat. 1309.

The subject matter of such former Title V Is now covered

by chapters 21, 25,27, 29, and 31 of this title.

§ 312. Machinery, material, equipment, or supplies from

other Government agencies.

An officer of the Government having machinery,

material, equipment, or supplies for printing, binding, and blank-book work, Including lithography,

photolithography, and other processes of reproduction, no longer required or authorized for his service,

shall submit a detailed report of them to the Public

Printer. The Public Printer, with the approval of t h e

Joint Committee on Printing, may requisition such

articles as are serviceable In the Government Printing Office, and they shall be promptly delivered to

tha t office. (Pub. L. 90-620, Oct. 22, 1968, 82 Stat.

1242 )

HISTORICA L AND REVISIO N NOTE S

Based on 44 US. Code, 1964 ed., I 69 (July 19. 1919, ch.

24, $ 3,41 Stat. 233).

§313. Examining boards: paper; bindery materials;

machinery.

The Deputy Public Printer, the superintendent of

printing, and a person designated by the Joint Committee on Printing, shall constitute a board to examine and report In writing on paper delivered unde r

contract, or by purchase or otherwise, at the Government Printing Office.

T h e Deputy Public Printer, the superintendent of

binding, and a person designated by the Joint Committee on Printing shall constitute a board to examine and report In writing on material, except paper,

for the use of t h e bindery.

T h e Deputy Public Printer, t h e superintendent of

printing, and a person designated by the Joint Committee on Printing shall constitute a board of condemnation, who, upon the call of the Public Printer,

shall determine the condition of presses and other

machinery and material used In the Government

Printing Office, with a view to condemnation. (Pub.

L. 90-620, Oct. 22, 1968, 82 Stat. 1242.)

HISTORICAL AND REVISIO N NOTE S

Based on US. Code, 1964 ed., | 49 (Jan. 12, 1895, ch. 23,

I 20, 28 Stat. 603; May 27, 1908, ch. 200, I 1, 35 Stat. 382;

June 7. 1924, ch. 303, 11, 43 Stat. 509).

CROS S REFERENCE S

Comparison of paper and envelopes with standard

quality, see section 513 of this title.

Joint Committee on Pointing determination of quality

of paper, see section 514 of this title.

§ 314. Inks, glues, and other supplies furnished to other

Government agencies: payment.

Inks, glues, and other supplies manufactured by

the Government Printing Office in connection with

its work may be furnished to departments and other

establishments of the Government upon requisition,

and payment made from appropriations available.

(Pub. L. 90-620, Oct. 22, 1968, 82 Stat. 1242.)

HISTORICA L AND REVISIO N NOTE S

Based on 44 U.S.C. Code, 1964 ed., S 62 (June 30, 1932,

ch. 314; pt. I. $ 1.47 Stat. 397).

§315. Branches of Government Printing Office; limitations.

Money appropriated by any Act may not be used

for maintaining more tha n one branch of the Government Printing Office in any one building occupied

by an executive department of the Government, and

a branch of the Government Printing Office may not

be established unless specifically authorized by law.

(Pub. L. 90-620, Oct. 22, 1968, 82 Stat. 1242.)

HISTORICAL AND REVISIO N NOTE S

Based on 44 U.S. Code, 1964 ed., ! 61 (Aug. 1, 1914, ch.

223, $ 1,38 Stat. 673).

§ 316. Detail of employees of Government Printing Office to other Government establishments.

An employee of the Government Printing Office

may not be detailed to duties not pertaining to the

work of public printing and binding in an executive

department or other Government establishment

unless expressly authorized by law. (Pub. L. 90-620,

Oct. 22, 1968, 82 Stat. 1242.)

HISTORICAL AND REVISIO N NOTE S

Based on 44 U.S. Code, 1964 ed., I 47 (June 25, 1910,

ch. 384, I 1, 36 Stat. 770).

§ 317. Special policemen

T h e Public Printe r or his delegate may designate

employees of the Government Printing Office to serve

as special policemen to protect persons and property

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in premises a n d adjacen t areas occupied by or unde r

the control of the Government Printing Office. Under regulations to be prescribed by the Public

Printer, employees designated as special policemen

ar e authorized to bear and use arms in the performance of their duties; make arrest for violations of

laws of the United States, the several States, and the

District of Columbia; and enforce the regulations of

the Public Printer, including the removal from Government Printing Office premises of individuals who

violate such regulations. T h e Jurisdiction of special

policemen in premises occupied by or under the control of t h e Government Printing Office and adjacent

areas shall be concurrent with the jurisdiction of the

respective law enforcement agencies where the premises are located. (Added Pub. L. 91-359, $ 1(a), July

31, 1970, 84 Stat. 668.)

Chapter 5.—PRODUCTION AND PROCUREMENT

OF PRINTING AND BINDING

Sec.

501. Government printing, binding, and blank-book work

to be done at Government Printing Office.

502. Procurement of printing, binding, and blank-book

work by Public Printer.

503. Printing In veterans' hospitals.

504. Direct purchase of printing, binding, and blankbook work by Government agencies.

505. Sale of duplicate plates; copyright.

506. Time for printing documents or reports which Include Illustrations or maps.

507. Orders for printing to be acted upon within one

year.

508. Annual estimates of quantity of paper required for

public printing and binding.

509. Standards of paper; advertisements for proposals;

samples.

510. Specifications in advertisements for paper.

511. Opening bids; bonds.

512. Approval of paper contracts; time for performance;

bonds.

513. Comparison of paper and envelopes with standard

quality.

514. Determination of quality of paper.

515. Default of contractor; new contracts and purchase

In open market.

516. Liability of defaulting contractor.

517. Purchase of paper in open market.

§501. Government printing, binding, and blank-book

work to be done at Government Printing Office.

All printing, binding, and blank-book work- for

Congress, t h e Executive Office, the Judiciary, other

tha n t h e Supreme Court of the United States, and

every executive department, independent office and

establishment of the Government, shall be done a t

the Government Printing Office, except—

(1) classes of work the Joint Committee on

Printing considers to be urgent or necessary to

have done elsewhere; and

(2) printing in field printing plants operated by

a n executive department, independent office or

establishment, and the procurement of printing by

a n executive department, independent office or establishment from allotments for contract field

printing, if approved by the Joint Committee on

Printing.

Printing or binding may be done a t the Governmen t Printing Office only when authorized by law.

(Pub. L. 90-620, Oct. 22,1968, 82 Stat. 1243.)

HISTORICAL AND REVISIO N NOIT S

Based on 44 U.S. Code, 1964 ed„ § i ll and 116 (part)

(Jan. 12, 1895, ch. 23, $$ 86, 87. 28 Stat. 662; Mar. 1, 1919.

ch. 86, $ 11, 40 Stat. 1270; July 5, 1949, ch. 296 63 Stat

405).

This section Incorporates only the first sentence of

former section 116. The balance will be found In section

1123 of the revision.

CROS S REFERENCE S

American Battle Monuments Commission, printing authority, see section 138b of Title 36, Patriotic Societies

and Observances.

Appropriations, expenditures or contract obligations In

excess of funds prohibited, see section 665 of Title 31,

Money and Finance.

Bureau of Engraving and Printing: bonds, notes, and

checks; printing on presses and power presses by Secretary

of Treasury, see section 177 of Title 31.

Federal Communications Commission, printing for, see

section 154 of Title 47, Telegraphs, Telephones, and Radiotelegraphs.

Federal Power Commission, expenditures for printing

and binding, see section 793 of Title 16, Conservation.

Foreign assistance, use of funds for printing and binding

without regard to the provisions of any other law, see section 2396 of Title 22, Foreign Relations and Intercourse.

Form and style of work for departments, see section

1105 of this title.

Joint Committee on Internal Revenue Taxation, printing and binding, see section 8021 of Title 26, Internal

Revenue Code.

National Capital Transportation Agency, appropriations

for expenditures at seat of government and elsewhere for

printing and binding, see section 665 of Title 40, Public

Buildings, Property, and Works.

National Science Foundation, publication of scientific

and technical Information without regard to the provisions of this section, see section 1870(g) of Title 42, The

Public Health and Welfare.

Notes, bonds, and other securities, engraving and printing at the Treasury Department, see section 415 of Title

31, Money and Finance.

Office of Economic Opportunity, Director of; expenditures for printing and binding In accordance with applicable law and regulation, see section 2942 of Title 42, The

Public Health and Welfare.

Patent Office, limitations and conditions concerning

printing and lithographing, see section 1338 of this title.

Peace Corps, use of funds for printing and binding

without regard to the provisions of any other law, see section 2514 of Title 22, Foreign Relations and Intercourse.

Printing and binding outside continental United States,

Secretary of State to provide when funds appropriated, see

section 2669 of Title 22.

Selective Service System, printing for, see section 460

of Appendix to Title 50, War and National Defense.

Senate library, cost limitation on binding for, see section 737 of this title.

Supreme Court, printing and binding, see section 676 of

Title 28, Judiciary and Judicial Procedure.

Tax Court reports, publication at Government Printing

Office,see section 7462 of Title 26, Internal Revenue Code.

SECTIO N REFERRE D TO I N OTHE R SECTION S

This section Is referred to In section 603 of this title;

title 2 section 145; title 21 section 114d-8; title 26 section 2126.

§ 502. Procurement of printing, binding, and blankbook work by Public Printer.

Printing, binding, a n d blank-book work authorized by law, which the Public Printer is not able or

equipped to do a t the Government Printing Office,

may be produced elsewhere unde r contracts made by

him with the approval of t h e Joint Committee on

Printing. (Pub. L. 90-620, Oct. 22, 1968, 82 Stat.

1243.)

HISTORICA L AND REVISIO N NOTE S

Based on 44 U.S. Code. 1964 ed„ I 111a (Feb. 28. 1929.

ch. 367, I 1,45 Stat. 1400).

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§ 503. Printing in veterans' hospitals.

Notwithstanding section 501 of this title, the Administrator of Veterans' Affairs may utilize the printing and binding equipment tha t the various hospitals

and homes of the Veterans' Administration use for

occupational therapy, for printing and binding which

he finds advisable for the use of the Veterans' Administration. (Pub. L. 90—620, Oct. 22, 1968, 82 Stat.

1243.)

HISTORICA L AND REVISIO N NOTE S

Based on 44 U.S. Code, 1964 ed„ $ 111b (June 16, 1833,

ch. 101, { 1. 48 Stat. 302; Feb. 2, 1935, ch. 3, I 1, 49 Stat. 18:

Mar. 19, 1936, ch. 156, 5 1, 49 Stat. 1182).

§ 504. Direct purchase of printing, binding, and blankbook work by Government agencies.

The Joint Committee on Printing may permit the

Public Printe r to authorize an executive department,

Independent office, or establishment of the Governmen t to purchase direct for Its use such printing,

binding, and blank-book work, otherwise authorized

by law, as the Government Printing Office Is not able

or suitably equipped to execute or as may be more

economically or in the better interest of the Governmen t executed elsewhere. (Pub. L. 90-620, Oct. 22,

1968. 82 Stat. 1243.)

HISTORICAL AND REVISIO N NOTE S

Based oil 44 U.S. Code, 1964 ed„ 8 14 (Jan. 12, 1895. ch.

23, $ 12, 28 Stat. 602; July 8. 1935, ch. 374, $ 1, 49 Stat.

475; Oct. 31, 1951, Ch. 654 , 5 3(10), 65 Stat. 708).

§ 505. Sale of duplicate plates; copyright.

The Public Printe r shall sell, unde r regulations of

the Joint Committee on Printing, to persons who

may apply, additional or duplicate stereotype or

electrotype plates from which a Government publication is printed, a t a price not to exceed the cost

of composition, the metal, and making to the Government, plus 10 percent, and the full amount of the

price shall be paid when the order is filed. A publication reprinted from these plates and other Governmen t publications may not be copyrighted. (Pub. L.

90-620, Oct. 22, 1968, 82 Stat. 1244.)

HISTORICAL AND REVISIO N NOTE S

Based on 44 U.S. Cod*, 1964 ed.. t 58 (Jan. 12, 1895, ch.

23. I 52, 28 Stat. 608).

§506. Time for printing documents or reports which

include illustrations or maps.

A document or report to be illustrated or accompanied by maps may not be printed by the Public

Printe r until the illustrations or map s designed for

it are ready for publication. (Pub. L. 90-620, Oct. 22,

1968, 82 Stat. 1244.)

HISTORICA L AND REVISIO N NOTE S

Based on 44 US. Code, 1964 ed., 1 115 (part) (Jan. 12,

1895. ch. 23.1 80, 28 Stat. 621).

This section Incorporates only the first clause of former

section 115. The balance will be found In section 507 of

the revision.

§ 507. Orders for printing to be acted upon within one

year.

An order for public printing may not be acted upon

by the Public Printe r afte r the expiration of one year

unless the entire copy and illustrations for the work

have been furnished within tha t period. (Pub. L.

90-620, Oct. 22, 1968, 82 Stat. 1244.)

HISTORICAL AND REVISIO N NOTE S

Based on 44 U.S. Code, 1964 ed., $ 115 (part) (Jan. 12,

1895, ch. 23, $ 80, 28 Stat. 621).

This section Incorporates only the second clause of

former section 115. The balance will be found In section

506 of the revision.

g 508. Annual estimates of quantity of paper required

for public printing and binding.

At the beginning of each session of Congress, the

Public Printer shall submit to the Joint Committee

on Printing estimates of t h e quantity of paper of all

descriptions required for the public printing and

binding during the ensuing year. (Pub. L. 90-620,

Oct. 22.1968, 82 Stat. 1244.)

HISTORICA L AND REVISIO N NOTE S

Based on 44 US. Code, 1964 ed., $ 36 (Jan. 12,1895, ch. 23,

I 26, 28 Stat. 604).

§509. Standards of paper; advertisements for proposals; samples.

The Joint Committee on Printing shall fix upon

standards of paper for t h e different descriptions of

public printing and binding, and the Public Printer,

under their direction, shall advertise in six newspapers or trade journals, published in different cities,

for sealed proposals to furnish the Government with

paper, a s specified in the schedule to be furnished

applicants by the Public Printer, setting forth in

detail the quality and quantities required for the

public printing. The Public Printe r shall furnish

samples of the standard of papers fixed upon to

applicants who desire to bid. (Pub. L. 90-620, Oct. 22.

1968, 82 Stat. 1244.)

HISTORICA L AND REVISIO N NOTE S

Based on 44 U.S. Code, 1964 ed., $ 5 (Jan. 12, 1895, ch.

23, $ 3, 28 Stat. 601; Mar. 3, 1925, ch. 421, I 1, 43 Stat.

1105).

SECTIO N REFERRE D TO I N OTHE R SECTION S

This section Is referred to In sections 515, 1121 of this

title.

§510. Specifications in advertisements for paper.

T h e advertisements for proposals shall specify the

minimum portion of each quality of paper required

for either three months, six months, or one year, as

the Joint Committee on Printing determines; but

when the minimum portion so specified exceeds, in

any case, one thousand reams, it shall state tha t proposals will be.received for one thousand reams or

more. (Pub. L. 90-620, Oct. 22, 1968, 82 Stat. 1244.)

HISTORICAL AND REVISIO N NOTE S

Based on 44 U.S. Code, 1954 ed.. $ 6 (Jan. 12, 1895, ch.

23, I 4. 28 Stat. 601).

SECTIO N REFERRE D T O I N OTHE R SECTION S

This section Is referred to In sections 515, 1121 of this

title.

§511. Opening bids; bonds.

T h e sealed proposals to furnish paper and envelopes shall be opened in the presence of the Joint

Committee on Printing who shall award the contracts to the lowest and best bidder for the interest

of the Government. The committee may not consider

a proposal tha t is not accompanied by a bond with

secrulty or certified check in the amount of $5,000,

guaranteeing tha t the bidder If his proposal is accepted, will enter into a formal contract with the

United States to furnish the paper or envelopes

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specified. T h e Committee may not consider a

proposal from a person unknown to It unless accompanied by satisfactory evidence tha t h e Is a manu -

facture r of or dealer In the description of pape r or

envelopes proposed to be furnished. (Pub. L. 90-620,

Oct. 22, 1968, 82 Stat. 1244.)

SECTIO N REFERRED TO I N OTHE R SECTION S

This section Is referred to In sections 615, 1121 of this

title.

HISTORICAL AND REVISIO N NOTE S

Based on 44 U.S. Code, 1964 ed., I 7 (Jan. 12, 1895, ch.

23, I 5. 28 Stat. 602; June 16, 1938, ch. 477, i 3, 52 Stat.

761).

§512. Approval of paper contracts; time for performance; bonds.

A contract for furnishing paper is not valid until

approved by the Joint Committee on Printing. The

award of a contract for furnishing paper shall designate a reasonable time for its performance . The

contractor shall give bond in a n amount fixed and

approved by t h e Committee. (Pub. L. 90-620, Oct. 22,

1968, 82 Stat. 1244.)

HISTORICAL AND REVISIO N NOTES

Based pn 44 U.S. Code, 1964 ed., § 8 (Jan. 12, 1895, ch.

23, 5 6, 28 Stat. 602; Mar. 3. 1917, ch. 163, $ 6, 39 Stat.

1121).

SECTION REFERRED TO I N OTHE R SECTION S

This section Is referred to In sections 515, 1121 of this

title.

§ 513. Comparison of paper-end envelopes with standard quality.

T h e Public Printe r shall compare every lot of paper

and envelopes delivered by a contractor with the

standard of quality fixed upon by the Joint Committee on Printing, and may not accept paper or

envelopes which do not conform to it in every particular. A lot of delivered pape r or envelopes which

does not conform to the standard of quality may be

accepted by the Committee a t a discount tha t in itopinion is sufficient to protect the interests of the

Government. (Pub. L. 90-620, Oct. 22, 1968, 82 Stat.

1245.)

HISTORICAL AND REVISIO N NOTES

Based on 44 U.S. Code, 1964 ed., ( 9 (Jan. 12, 1895, ch.

23, 8 7, 28 Stat. 602; June 20, 1936, ch. 630, title VIII,

I 13, 49 Stat. 1553).

SECTIO N REFERRED TO I N OTHE R SECTION S

This section Is referred to In sections 515, 1121 of this

title.

§ 514. Determination of quality of paper.

T h e Joint Committee on Printing shall determine

differences of opinion between the Public Printe r and

a contractor for pape r respecting the paper's quality;

a n d the decision of the Committee is final as to the

United States. (Pub. L. 90-620, Oct. 22, 1968, 82 Stat.

1245.)

HISTORICAL AND REVISION NOTES

Based on 44 U.S. Code, 1964 ed., $ 10 (Jan. 12, 1895, ch.

'23. I 8. 28 Stat. 602; Mar. 3. 1917. ch. 163. $ 6. 39 Stat.

1121).

SECTION REFERRED TO I N OTHE R SECTION S

This section Is referred to In sections 515, 1121 of this

title.

§515. Default of contractor; new contracts and purchase in open market.

If a contractor falls to comply with his contract,

the Public Printe r shall report the default to the

Joint Committee on Printing, and under its direction, enter into a new contract with the lowest, best,

and most responsible bidder for the interest of the

Government among those whose proposals were

rejected a t the last opening of bids, or he shall advertise for new proposals, unde r the regulations

provided by sections 509—517 of this title. During

the Interval tha t may thus occur he may, under the

direction of the Joint Committee on Printing, purchase in open market, a t t h e lowest marke t price,

paper necessary for the public printing. (Pub. L. 90-

620, Oct. 22, 1968, 82 Stat. 1245.)

HISTORICAL AND REVISIO N NOTE S

Based on 44 U.S. Code, 1964 ed., 5 11 (Jan. 12, 1895, ch.

23. 5 9, 28 Stat. 602; Mar. 3, 1917, ch. 163, $ 6, 39 Stat.

1121).

SECTION REFERRED TO I N OTHE R SECTIONS

This section Is referred to In section 1121 of this title.

§ 516. Liability of defaulting contractor.

Upon failure to furnish paper, a contractor and his

sureties shall be responsible for any increase of cost

to the Government in procuring a supply of the paper

consequent upon his default. T h e Public Printe r shall

report every default, with a full statement of all the

facts in the case, to the General Counsel for the

Department of the Treasury, who shall prosecute the

defaulting contractor and his sureties upon their

bond in t h e district court of the United States in the

district in which the defaulting contractor resides.

(Pub. L. 90-620, Oct. 22, 1968, 82 Stat. 1245.)

HISTORICAL AND REVISIO N NOTE S

Based on 44 U.S. Code, 1964 ed.. $ 12 (Jan. 12, 1895, ch.

23, 6 10, 28 Stat. 602; Mar. 3, 1911, ch. 231, § 291, 86 Stat.

1167; May 10, 1934, ch. 277, $ 512(b), 48 Stat. 759).

SECTION REFERRED TO I N OTHE R SECTIONS

This section Is referred to In sections 515, 1121 of this

title.

§ 517. Purchase of paper in open market!

The Joint Committee on Printing may authorize

the Public Printer to purchase pape r in open market

when they consider t h e quantity required so small

or the want so immediate a s not to justify

advertisement for proposals. (Pub. L. 90-620, Oct. 22,

1968, 82 Stat. 1245.)

HISTORICAL AND REVISIO N NOTE S

Based on 44 U.S. Code, 1964 ed., $ 13 (Jan. 12, 1895, ch.

23, i 11, 28 Stat. 602; Mar. 3, 1917, ch. 163, $ 6, 39 Stat.

1121).

SECTION REFERRED TO I N OTHE R SECTION S

This section Is referred to In section 515 of this title.

Chapter 7.—CONGRESSIONAL PRINTING AND

BINDING

Sec.

701. "Usual number" of documents and reports; distribution of House and Senate documents and reports;

binding; reports on private bills; number of copies

printed; distribution.

702. Extra copies of documents and reports.

703. Printing extra copies.

704. Reprinting bills, laws, and reports from committees

not exceeding fifty pages.

705. Duplicate orders to print.

706. BUls and resolutions: number and distribution.

707. BUls and resolutions: style and form.

708. Bills and resolutions: binding sets for Congress.

709. Public and private laws, postal conventions, and

treaties.

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Sec

710. Copies of Acts furnished to Public Printer.

711. Printing Acts, Joint resolutions, and treaties.

712. Printing of postal conventions.

713. Journals of Houses of Congress.

714. Printing documents for Congress In two or more

editions; printing of full number and allotment of

full quota.

715. Senate and House documents and reports for Department of State.

716. Printing of documents not provided for by law.

717. Appropriation chargeable for printing of document

or report by order of Congress.

718. Lapse of authority to print.

719. Classification and numbering of publications ordered printed by Congress; designation of publications of departments; printing of committee

hearings.

720. Senate and House Manuals.

721. Congressional Directory.

722. Congressional Directory: eale.

723. Memorial addresses: preparation; distribution.

724. Memorial addresses: illustrations.

725. Statement of appropriations; "usual number".

726. Printing for committees of Congress.

727. Committee reports: Indexing and binding.

728. United States Statutes at Large: distribution.

729. United States Statutes at Large: references In

margins.

730. Distribution of documents to Members of Congress.

731. Allotments of public documents printed after explrtalon of terms of Members of Congress; rights

of retiring Members to documents.

732. Time for distribution of documents by Members of

Congress extended.

733. Documents and reports ordered by Members of

Congress; franks and envelopes for Members of

Congress.

734. Stationery and blank books for Congress.

735. Binding for Members of Congress.

736. Binding at expense of Members of Congress.

737. Binding for Senate library.

738. Binding of publications for distribution to libraries.

739. Senate and House document rooms; superintendents.

740. Senate Service Department and House Publications

Distribution Service; superintendents.

741. Disposition of documents stored at Capitol.

§ 701. "Usual number" of documents and reports; distribution of House and Senate documents and

reports; binding; reports on private bills; number

of copies printed; distribution.

(a) T h e order by either House of Congress to

print a document or report shall signify t h e "usual

number " of copies for binding and distribution

among those entitled to receive them. A greater number may not be printed unless ordered by either

House, or as provided by this section. Whe n a special

number of a document or report is ordered printed,

the usual numbe r shall also be printed, unless already ordered.

(b) T h e "usual number " of documents and reports

shall be one thousand six hundred and eighty-two

copies, which shall be printed a t one time and distributed as follows:

Of the House documents and reports, unbound—

to the Senate document room, one hundred and

fifty copies; to the office of the Secretary of the

Senate, ten copies; to the House document room,

not to exceed five hundred copies; to the office of the

Clerk of the House of Representatives, twenty copies;

to the Library of Congress, ten copies, as provided

by section 1718 of this title.

Of the Senate documents a n d reports, unbound—

to the Senate document room, two hundred and

twenty copies; office of the Secretary of the Senate,

ten copies; to the House document room, not to exceed five hundred copies; to the Clerk's office of the

House of Representatives, t e n copies: to the Library

of Congress, ten copies, as provided by section 1718

of this title.

(c) Of the numbe r printed, t h e Public Printer

shall bind a sufficient numbe r of copies for distribution as follows:

Of the House documents and reports, bound—to

the Senate library, fifteen copies: to the Library of

Congress, not to exceed one hundre d and fifty copies,

as provided by section 1718 of this title; to the House

of Representatives library, fifteen copies; to t h e Superintendent of Documents, as man y copies as are

required for distribution to the Stat e libraries and

designated depositories.

Of the Senate documents and reports, bound—to

the Senat e library, fifteen copies; to the Library of

Congress, copies as provided by sections 1718 and

1719 of this title: to the House of Representatives

library, fifteen copies; to t h e Superintendent of Documents, as many copies as may be required for distribution to Stat e libraries and designated depositories. In binding documents the Public Printe r shall

give precedence to those tha t are t o be distributed to

libraries and to designated depositories. But a State

tha t may prefer to have its documents in unbound

form, may do so by notifying the Superintendent of

Documents to tha t effect prior to the convening of

each Congress.

(d) The usual numbe r of reports on private bills,

concurrent or simple resolutions, may not be printed.

Instead there shall be printed of each Senate report

on a private bill, simple or concurrent resolution, in

addition to those required to be furnished the Library

of Congress, three hundred and forty-five copies,

which shall be distributed a s follows: to the Senate

document room, two hundred and twenty copies; to

the Secretary of the Senate, fifteen copies; to the

House document room, one hundred copies; to the

Superintendent of Documents, t e n copies; and oi

each House report on a private bill, simple or concurrent resolution, in addition to those for the

Library of Congress, two hundred and sixty copies,

which shall be distributed as follows: to the Senate

document room, one hundred and thirty-five copies,

to the Secretary of the Senate, fifteen copies; to the

House documentrroom, one hundred copies; to the

Superintendent of Documents, ten copies.

This section does not prevent t h e binding of all

Senate and House reports in the reserve volumes

bound for and delivered to the Senate and House

libraries, nor abridge the right of the Vice President,

Senators, Representatives, Resident Commissioner,

Secretary of the Senate, a n d Clerk of t h e House to

have bound in half morocco, or material not more

expensive, one copy of every public document to

which he may be entitled. At least twelve copies of

each report on bills for the payment or adjudication

of claims against the Government shall be kept on

file in the Senate document room. (Pub. L. 90-620,

Oct. 22,1968, 82 Stat. 1246.)

HISTORICA L AND REVISIO N NOTE S

Based on 44 U.S. Code, 1964 ed„ $ 131 (Jan. 12, 1895

ch. 23. I 54. 28 Stat. 608: Mar. 2, 1901. No. 16, $1 1, 2,

31 Stat. 1464: Jan. 20, 1905, ch. 50, { 1, 33 Stat 610; Mar. 1,

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1907, ch. 2284, 1 4, 34 Stat. 1014; Jan. 15, 1908, No. 3, 5 2,

35 Stat. 566; Mar. 4, 1909, ch. 317, 35 Stat. 1067; June 25,

1910, ch. 439, 36 Stat. 868; Mar. 3, 1925, ch. 421, 55 6, 7,

43 Stat. 1106; June 20, 1936, ch. 630, title IV. 5 6, 49 Stat

1550; Proc. No. 2695, July 4, 1946, 11 F.R. 7517, 60 Stat.

1352).

8 702. Extra copies of documents and reports.

Copies In addition to t h e "usual number " of documents and reports shall be printed promptly when

ready for publication, and may'b e bound in paper

or cloth as the Joint Committee on Printing directs.

(Pub. L. 90-620, Oct. 22, 1968, 82 Stat. 1247.)

HISTORICA L AND REVISIO N NOTE S

Based on 44 U.S. Code, 1964 ed., 55 132, 134 (Jan. 12

1895, ch. 23, 55 2, 73, 28 Stat. 601, 612, Mar. 1, 1907, ch

2284, 5 1, 34 Stat. 1013).

§ 703. Printing extra copies.

Orders for printing copies in addition to the "usual

number" , otherwise tha n provided for by this section, shall be by simple, concurrent, or joint resolution. Either House may print extra copies to the

amount of $1,200 by simple resolution; if the cost

exceeds tha t sum, the printing shall be ordered by

concurrent resolution, unless the resolution is selfappropriating, when it shall be by joint resolution.

Resolutions, when presented to either House, shall

be referred to the Committee on House Administration of the House of Representatives or the Committee on Rules and Administration of the Senate,

who, in making their report, shall give the probable

cost of the-proposed printing upon the estimate of

the Public Printer; and extra copies may not be

printed before the committee ha s reported. The

printing of additional copies may be performed upon

orders of the Joint Committee on Printing within a

limit of $700 in cost in any one instance. (Pub. L.

90-620, Oct. 22, 1968, 82 Stat. 1247.)

HISTORICA L AND REVISIO N NOTE S

Based on 44 U.S. Code, 1964 ed., 5 133 (Jan. 12, 1895.

ch. 23, 5 2, 28 Stat. 601; Mar. 1, 1907, ch. 2284, 5 1, 34 Stat.

1013; Apr. 19, 1949, ch. 72, 63 Stat. 48).

SECTIO N REFERRE D TO I N OTHE R SECTION S

This section Is referred to In section 726 of this title.

§ 704. Reprinting bills, laws, and reports from committees not exceeding fifty pages.

When the supply is exhausted, the Secretary of the

Senat e and the Clerk of the House of Representatives

may order the reprinting of not more tha n one thousand copies of a pending bill, resolution, or public

law, not exceeding fifty pages, or a report from a

committee or congressional commission on pending

legislation not accompanied by testimony or exhibits

or other appendices and not exceeding fifty pages.

The Public Printe r shall require each requisition for

reprinting to cite the specific authority of law for

its execution. (Pub. L. 90-620, Oct. 22, 1968, 82 Stat.

1248.)

HISTORICA L AND REVISIO N NOTE S

Based on 44 U.S. Code, 1964 ed., 5 137 (Jan. 12 1895.

ch. 23, 5 2, 28 Stat. 601; Mar. I, 1907, ch. 2284, $ 1, 34 Stat

1012).

§ 705. Duplicate orders to print.

T h e Public Printe r shall examine the orders of the

Senate and House of Representatives for printing,

and in case of duplication shall print under the first

order received. (Pub. L. 90-620, Oct. 22,1968, 82 Sta t

1248.)

HISTORICA L AND REVISIO N NOTE S

Based on 44 U.S. Code. 1964 ed., | 135 (Jan. 12 1895,

ch. 23, 5 53, 28 Stat. 608).

§706. Bills and resolutions: number and distribution.

There shall be printed of each Senate and House

public bill and joint resolution six hundred and

twenty-five copies, which shall be distributed as

follows;

to the Senate document room, two hundred and

twenty-five copies;

to the office of Secretary of Senate, fifteen

copies;

to the House document room, three hundred and

eighty-five copies.

There shall be printed of each Senate privat e bill,

when introduced, when reported, and when passed,

three hundred copies, which shall be distributed as

follows:

to the Senate document room, one hundred and

seventy copies;

to the Secretary of the Senate, fifteen copies;

to the House document room, one hundred

copies;

to the Superintendent of Documents, ten copies.

There shall be printed of each House private bill,

when introduced, when reported, and when passed,

two hundred and sixty copies, which shall be distributed as follows:

to the Senate document room, one hundred and

thirty-five copies;

to the Secretary of the Senate, fifteen copies;

to the House document room, one hundred

copies;

to the Superintendent of Documents, ten copies.

Bills and resolutions shall be printed in bill form,

and, unless specially ordered by either House shall

be printed only when referred to a committee, when

favorably reported back, and afte r their passage by

either House.

Of concurrent and simple resolutions, when reported, and afte r their passage by either House, only

two hundred and sixty copies shall be printed, except

by special order, and shall be distributed as follows:

to the Senate document room, one hundred and

thirty-five copies;

to the Secretary of the Senate, fifteen copies;

to the House document room, one hundred

copies;

to the Superintendent of Documents, ten copies.

(Pub. L. 90-620, Oct. 22, 1968, 82 Stat. 1248.)

HISTORICA L AND REVISIO N NOTE S

Based on 44 U.S. Code, 1964 ed., 5 189 (Jap. 12, 1895,

ch. 23, 5 55, 28 Stat. 609; Jan. 20, 1905, ch. 50, 5 2, 22 Stat.

611).

§ 707. Bills and resolutions: style and form.

Subject to sections 205 and 206 of Title 1, the

Joint Committee on Printing may authorize the

printing of a bill or resolution, with index and ancillaries, in the style and form the Joint Committee

on Printing considers most suitable in the interest

of economy and efficiency, and to so continue until

final enactment in both Houses of Congress. The

committee may also curtail the number of copies of

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ills or resolutions, Including the slip form of a pubic Act or public resolution. (Pub. L. 90-620, Oct. 22,

i968, 82 Stat. 1248.)

HISTORICA L AND REVISIO N NOTE S

Based on 44 US. Code, 1964 ed., 5 189a (June 13, 1934,

ch. 483, § 3, 48 Stat. 948).

§ 708. Bills and resolutions: binding sets for Congress.

The Public Printe r shall bind four sets of Senate

and House of Representatives bills, joint and concurrent resolutions of each Congress, two for the Senate

and two for the House, t o be furnished him from the

files of the Senat e and House document room, the

volumes when bound to be kept ther e for reference.

(Pub. L. 90-620, Oct. 22, 1968, 82 Stat. 1249.)

HISTORICA L AND REVISIO N NOTE S

Based on 44 US. Code, 1964 ed., f 190 (Jan. 12, 1895,

Ch. 23, I 82, 28 Stat. 622).

§ 709. Public and private laws, postal conventions, and

treaties.

The Public Printe r shall print in slip form copies

of public a n d private laws, postal conventions, and

treaties, to be charged to the congressional allotment

for printing and binding. T h e Joint Committee on

Printing shall control the number and distribution of

copies. (Pub. L. 90-620, Oct. 22, 1968, 82 Stat. 1249.)

HISTORICA L AND REVISIO N NOTE S

Based on 44 US. Code, 1964 ed., $ 191 (Jan. 12, 1895,

ch. 23, I 56, 28 Stat. 609; July 10, 1952, ch. 632, I 7, 66

Stat. 541).

CROS S REFERENCE S

Distribution of Government publications to the Library

of Congress, see section 1718 of this title.

Postal conventions, number of copies to be printed, see

section 712 of this title.

Private bills, number and distribution, see section 706

of this title.

SECTIO N REFERRE D TO I N OTHE R SECTION S

This section Is referred to in sections 711, 712 of this

title.

§ 710. Copies of Acts furnished to Public Printer.

The Administrator of General Services shall furnish to the Public Printe r a copy of every Act and

joint resolution, as soon as possible afte r its approval

by the President, or afte r it ha s become a law unde r

the Constitution without his approval. (Pub. L. 90-

620, Oct. 22,1968, 82 Stat. 1249.)

HISTORICA L AND REVISIO N NOTE S

Based on 44 U.S. Code, 1964 ed., $ 191a (R.S. I 210; June

20, 1874, ch. 328, 18 Stat. 88; 1950 Reorg. Plan No. 20, 1 1,

eff. May 24. 1950; 15 F.R. 3178, 64 Stat. 1272).

§711. Printing Acts, joint resolutions, and treaties.

The Public Printer, on receiving from the Administrator of General Services a copy of an Act or joint

resolution, or from t h e Secretary of State, a copy of

a treaty, shall prin t a n accurate copy and transmit

it in duplicate to t h e Administrator of General Services or to t h e Secretary of State, as t h e case may be,

for revision. On the retur n of one of t h e revised duplicates, he shall mak e the marked corrections and

print the numbe r specified by section 709 of this title.

(Pub. L. 90-620, Oct. 22. 1968, 82 Stat. 1249.)

HISTORICA L AND REVISIO N NOTE S

Based on 44 US. Code, 1964 ed., 1 192 (RS. 1 3805;

Jan. 12, 1895, ch. 23. f 66, 28 Stat. 609; 1950 Reorg. Plan

No. 20. $ 1. eff. May 24, 1950, 15 PR. 3178, 64 Stat. 1272).

§ 712. Printing of postal conventions.

T h e Public Printer, on receiving from the Postmaster General a copy of a postal convention between the Postmaster General, on t h e part of the

United States, and an equivalent officer of a foreign

government, shall print a n accurate copy and transmit it in duplicate to t h e Postmaster General. On

the return of one of the revised duplicates, he shall

make the marked corrections and print the number

specified by section 709 of this title. (Pub. L. 90-620,

Oct. 22,1968, 82 Stat. 1249.)

HISTORICA L AND REVISIO N Noras

Based on 44 US. Code, 1964 ed., ! 193 (RS. { 3806;

June 20, 1874, ch. 328, f 1, 18 Stat. 88; Jan. 12, 1895,

Ch.23, I 56. 28 Stat. 609).

§ 713. Journals of Houses of Congress.

There shall be printed of the Journals of the Senate and House of Representatives eight hundred and

twenty-two copies, which shall be distributed as

follows:

to the Senate document room, ninety copies for

distribution to Senators, and twenty-five additional copies:

to the Senate library, ten copies:

to the House document room, thre e hundred

and sixty copies for distribution to Members, and

twenty-five additional copies ;

to the Department of State, four copies;

to the Superintendent of Documents, one hundred and forty-four copies to be distributed to

three libraries in each of the States to be designated by the Superintendent of Documents;

to t h Court of Claims, two copies; and

to the library of the House of Representatives,

ten copies.

T h e remaining numbe r of the Journals of the Senate

and House of Representatives, consisting of twentyfive copies, shall be furnished to the Secretary of

the Senate and the Clerk of the House of Representatives, respectively, as the necessities of their respective offices require, as rapidly as signatures are

completed for distribution. (Pub. L. 90-620, Oct. 22,

1968,82 Stat. 1249.)

HISTORICA L AND REVISIO N Noras

Based on 44 US. Code, 1964 ed., I 147 (Jan. 12, 1895,

ch. 23. $ 57, 28 Stat. 609; Mar. 2. 1901, No. 16. §S 1. 2. 31

Stat. 1464).

§ 714. Printing documents for Congress in two or more

editions; printing of full number and allotment of

full quota.

T h e Joint Committee on Printing shall establish

rules to be observed by the Public Printer, by which

public documents and reports printed for Congress,

or either House, may be printed in two or more editions, to meet the public requirements. The aggregate

of the editions may not exceed the numbe r of copies

otherwise authorized. This section does not prevent

the printing of the full numbe r of a document or

report, or the allotment of the full quota to Senators

and Representatives, as otherwise authorized, when

a legitimate demand for the full complement is

known to exist. (Pub. L. 90-620, Oct. 22, 1968, 82

Stat. 1250.)

HISTORICAL AND REVISIO N Noras

Based on 44 US. Code. 1964 ed., 1 136 (Mar. 30. 1906,

No. 14, 34 Stat. 826).

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§715. Senate and House documents and reports for

Department of State.

T h e Public Printe r shall print, In addition to the

usual number, and furnis h the Department of State

twenty copies of each Senate and House of Representatives document and report. (Pub. L. 90-620,

Oct. 22,1968,82 Stat. 1250.)

HISTORICA L AND REVISIO N NOTE S

Based on 44 U.S. Code, 1964 ed., 1138 (Feb. 7, 1896,

No. 14. 29 Stat. 463).

§ 716. Printing of documents not provided for by law.

Either House m a y order the printing of a document not already provided for by law, when accompanied by a n estimate from the Public Printe r as to

the probable cost. An executive department, bureau,

board, or Independent office of the Government submitting reports or documents in response to Inquiries

from Congress shall Include an estipiate of the probable cost of printing to the usual number. This section does not apply to reports or documents not

exceeding fifty pages. (Pub. L. 90-620, Oct. 22, 1968,

82 Stat. 1250.)

HISTORICA L AND REVISIO N NOTE S

Based on 44 U.S. Code, 1964 ed., $ 140 (Jan. 12, 1895,

cb. 23, § 2, 28 Stat. 601; Mar. 1, 1907. ch. 2284. 6 1, 34 Stat.

1013).

§ 717. Appropriation chargeable for printing of document or report by order of Congress.

The cost of the, printing of a document or report

printed by order of Congress which, under section

1107 of this title, cannot be properly charged to

anothe r appropriation or allotment of appropriation

already made, upon order of the Joint Committee

on Printing, shall be charged to the allotment of

appropriation for printing and binding for Congress.

(Pub. L. 90-620, Oct. 22, 1968, 82 Stat. 1250.)

HISTORICA L AND REVISIO N NOTE S

Baaed on 44 US. Code, 1964 ed., $ 144 (Jan. 12, 1895,

ch. 23, $ 2, 28 Stat. 601; Mar. 1, 1907, ch. 2284, $ 1, 34 Stat.

1013).

§ 718. Lapse of authority.to print.

The authority to print a document or report, or a

publication authorized by law to be printed, for distribution by Congress, shall lapse when the whole

numbe r of copies ha s not been ordered within two

years from the dat e of the original order;- except

orders for subsequent editions, approved by the Joint

Committee on Printing, in which case the whole

number may not exceed tha t originally authorized

by law. (Pub. L. 90-620, Oct. 22, 1968, 82 Stat. 1250.)

HISTORICA L AND REVISIO N NOTE S

Baaed on 44 U.S. Code, 1964 ed., 1 141 (Mar. 1, 1907,

ch. 2284,1 6, 34 Stat. 1014).

§719. Classification and numbering of publications

ordered printed by Congress; designation of publications of departments; printing of committee

hearings.

Publications ordered printed by Congress, or either

House, shall be In four series, namely:

one series of reports made by the committees of

the Senate, to be known as Senate reports;

one series of reports made by the committees of

t h e House of Representatives, to be known as

House reports;

one series of documents other tha n reports of

committees, the orders for printing which originate in the Senate, to be known as Senate documents; and

one series of documents other tha n committee

reports, the orders for printing which originate in

the House of Representatives, to be known as

House documents.

The publications in each series shall be consecutively numbered, the numbers In each series continuing in unbroken sequence throughout the entire

term of a Congress, but these provisions do not apply

to the documents printed for the use of the Senate

In executive session. Of the "usual number" , the

copies which are intended for distribution to State

libraries and other designated depositories of annua l

or serial publications originating In or prepared by

an executive department, bureau, office, commission,

or board may not be numbered In the document or

report series of either House of Congress, but shall

be designated by title and bound as provided by section 738 of this title; and the departmental edition,

If any, shall be printed concurrently with the "usual

number." Hearings of committees may be printed

a s congressional documents only when specifically

ordered by Congress or either House. (Pub. L. 90-620,

Oct. 22, 1968, 82 Stat. 1250.)

HISTORICA L AND REVISIO N NOTE S

Based on 44 US. Code, 1964 ed., $ 142 (Jan. 15, 1908,

No. 3, $ 1, 35 Stat. 565).

§ 720. Senate and House Manuals.

Each House may order printed as many copies as

It desires, of the Senate Manua l and of the Rules

and Manual of the House of Representatives, even

though the cost exceed $500. (Pub. L. 90-620, Oct. 22,

1968, 82 Stat. 1251.)

HISTORICA L AND REVISIO N Norps

Based on 44 U.S. Code, 1964 ed., f 148 (Jan. 12, 1895,

ch. 23, I 73.28 Stat. 617).

§ 721. Congressional Directory.

There shall be prepared under the direction of the

Joint Committee on Printing a Congressional Directory, of which there shall be three editions during

each first session and two editions during each second

regular session of Congress. The first edition shall be

distributed to Senators, Representatives, t h e principal officers of Congress, and heads of departments

on the first day of the session, and shall be ready

for distribution to others within one week thereafter.

The Joint Committee shall control the numbe r and

distribution of the directory. Copies delivered to

Senators and Representatives for distribution shall

be bound In cloth. (Pub. L. 90-620, Oct. 22, 1968, 82

Stat. 1251.)

HISTORICA L AND REVISIO N NOTE S

Based on 44 U.S. Code, 1964 ed., I 149 (Jan. 12, 1895,

ch. 23, | 73, 28 Stat. 617; July 1, 1902, ch. 1351, 32 Stat.

583).

§722. Congressional Directory: sale.

The Public Printer, unde r the direction of the Joint

Committee on Printing, may print the current Congressional Directory for sale a t a price sufficient to

reimburse the expense of printing. The money derived from sales shall be paid into the Treasury and

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accounted for in his annua l report to Congress, and

sales may not be made on credit. (Pub. L. 90-620,

Oct. 22, 1968, 82 Stat. 1251.)

HISTORICA L AND REVISIO N NOTT S

Based on 44 US. Code, 1964 ed.. I 150 (Jen. 12, 1895

ch. 23, 5 40, 28 Stat. 607).

§723. Memorial addresses: preparation; distribution.

After the final adjournmen t of each session of

Congress, there shall be complied, prepared, printed

with Illustrations, and bound In cloth in one volume,

In the style, form, and manne r directed by the Joint

Committee on Printing, without extra compensation

to any employee, t h e legislative proceedings of Congress and the exercises a t the general memorial

services held In the House of Representatives during

each session relative to the death of a Member of

Congress, together with all relevant memorial a d -

dresses and eulogies published in the Congressional

Record during the same session of Congress, and

any other matte r the Joint Committee considers

relevant; and there shall be printed as many copies

as needed to supply the total quantity provided for

by this section, of which fifty copies, bound in full

morocco, with gilt edges, suitably lettered as may be

requested, shall be delivered to the family of t h e

deceased, and the remaining copies shall be distributed as follows:

of all eulogies on deceased Members of Congress

to the Vice President and each Senator, Representative, and Resident Commissioner In Congress,

one copy;

of the eulogies on deceased Senators there shall

be furnished two hundred and fifty copies for each

Senator of the Stat e represented by the deceased

and twenty copies for each Representative from

tha t State ;

of the eulogies on a deceased Representative and

Resident Commissioner two hundred and fifty

copies for his successor in office; twenty copies

for each of the other Representatives, or Resident

Commissioner of the State, or insular possession

represented by the deceased; and twenty copies

for each Senator from tha t State.

The "usual number " of memorial addresses may

not be printed. (Pub. L. 90-620, Oct. 22,1968, 82 Stat.

1251.)

HISTORICA L AND REVISIO N NOTT S

Based on 44 US. Code, 1964 ed., 1 151 (Aug. 23, 1894,

ch. 307, 28 Stat. 447; Jan. 12, 1895, ch. 23, I 73, 28 Stat.

616; June 20, 1936, ch. 630, title I, 8 1, 49 Stat. 1545).

§ 724. Memorial addresses: illustrations.

The Illustrations to accompany bound copies of

memorial addresses delivered in Congress shall be

made at the Bureau of Engraving and Printing and

paid for out of the appropriation for tha t bureau,

or, In the discretion of the Joint Committee on Printing, shall be obtained elsewhere by the Public Printe r

and charged to the allotment for printing and binding for Congress. (Pub. L. 90-620, Oct. 22, 1968, 82

Stat. 1252.)

HISTORICA L AND REVISIO N NOTE S

Based on 44 US. Code, 1964 ed., I 162 (Mar. 4, 1921,

ch. 161, $ 1,41 Stat. 1431).

§ 725. Statement of appropriations; "usual number".

Of the statements of appropriations required to be

prepared by section 105 of title 2, there shall be

printed, afte r the close of each regular session of

Congress, the usual number of copies. (Pub. L. 90-

620, Oct. 22,1968, 82 Stat. 1252.)

HISTORICA L AND REVISIO N NOTE S

Based on 44 US. Code, 1964 ed., I 153 (Mar. 2, 1895, ch.

189, 11, 28 Stat. 958).

§726. Printing for committees of Congress.

A committee of Congress may not procure the

printing of more tha n one thousand copies of a

hearing, or other document germane thereto, for its

use except by simple, concurrent, or joint resolution,

as provided by section 703 of this title. (Pub. L. 90-

620, Oct. 22,1968, 82 Stat. 1252.)

HISTORICA L AND REVISIO N NOTE S

Based on 44 U.S. Code, 1964 ed., $ 154 (Jan. 12, 1895,

ch. 23, 8 2, 28 Stat. 601; Mar. 1, 1907, ch. 2284, 5 1, 34

Stat. 1012).

§ 727. Committee reports: indexing and binding.

The Secretary of the Senate and the Clerk of the

House of Representatives shall procure and file for

the use of their respective House copies of all reports

made by committees, and a t the close of each session

of Congress shall have the reports Indexed and

bound, one copy to be deposited in the library of each

House and one copy in the committee from which

the report emanates. (Pub. L. 90-620, Oct. 22, 1968,

82 Stat. 1252.)

HISTORICAL AND REVISIO N NOTE S

Based on 44 US. Code, 1964 ed., 8 155 (Jan. 12, 1895,

ch. 23, 6 83, 28 Stat. 622).

§728. United States Statutes at Large: distribution.

The Public Printer, afte r the final adjournment of

each regular session of Congress, shall print and bind

copies of the United States Statutes a t Large, to be

charged to the congressional allotment for printing

and binding. The Joint Committee on Printing shall

control the number and distribution of the copies.

The Public Printer shall print and, afte r the end

of each calendar year, bind and deliver to the Superintendent of Documents a number of copies of the

United States Treaties and Othe r International

Agreements not exceeding the number of copies of

the United States Statutes at Large required for distribution in the manne r provided by law. (Pub. L.

90-620, Oct. 22, 1968, 82 Stat. 1252.)

HISTORICA L AND REVISIO N NOTE S

Based on 44 US. Code, 1964 ed.. $ 196a (Jan. 12, 1895,

ch 23, 8 73, 28 Stat. 615; June 20, 1936, ch. 630, title VI,

8 9, 49 Stat. 1551; June 16, 1938. ch. 477 , 8 2, 52 Stat. 761;

Sept. 23, 1950. ch. 1001. 8 4, 64 Stat. 980; July 10, 1952, ch.

632, 8 2, 66 Stat. 540).

§729. United States Statutes at Large: references in

margins.

The Administrator of General Services shall include in the references in margins of the United

States Statutes a t Large the number of the bill or

joint resolution (designating S. for Senate bill, H.R.

for House bill, S.J. Res. for Senate joint resolution

and H.J. Res. for House joint resolutions, as the case

may be) under which each Act was approved and

became a law, the reference in the margins to be

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placed within brackets immediately under the date

of the approval of the Act at the beginning of each

Act as printed beginning with Volume 32 of the

United States Statutes a t Large. (Pub. L. 90-620,

Oct. 22,1968, 82 Stat. 1252.)

HISTORICAL AND REVISIO N NOTE S

Based on 44 U.S Code, 1864 ed„ 1 197 (Apr. 12, 1804,

No. 20, 33 Stat. 589; 1850 Reorg. Plan No. 20, f 1, eff.

May 24, 1860, 16 PR. 3178, 64 Stat. 1272).

§730. Distribution of documents to Members of Congress.

When, in the division among Senators, and Representatives, of documents printed for the use of

Congress there is an apportionment to each or either

House in round numbers, the Public Printe r may not

deliver the full numbe r so accredited at the Senate

Service Department and House of Representatives

Publications Distribution Service, but only the largest multiple of the number constituting the full

membership of tha t House, including the Secretary

and Sergeant a t Arms of the Senate and Clerk,

Sergeant a t Arms, and Doorkeeper of the House,

which is contained in the round numbers thus accredited to tha t House, so tha t the number delivered

divides evenly and without remainder among the

Members of the House to which they are delivered;

and the remainde r of the documents thus resulting

shall be turned over to the Superintendent of Documents, to be distributed by him, first, to public and

school libraries-forthe purpose of completing broken

sets; second, to public and school libraries tha t have

not been supplied with any portions of the sets, and,

lastly, by sale to other persons; the libraries to be

named to him by Senators and Representatives; and

in this distribution the Superintendent of Documents, a s f a r as practicable, shall make an equal

allowance to each Senator and Representative. (Pub.

L. 90-620, Oct. 22,1968, 82 Stat. 1253.)

HISTORICAL AND REVISIO N NOTE S

Based on 44 US. Code, 1864 ed., $ 157 (Jan. 12, 1895,

ch. 23, | 68, 28 Stat. 612; Apr. 6, 1804, ch. 862, 33 Stat.

158; July 2, 1854, ch. 455,. title I, I 101, 68 Stat. 397).

"House of Representatives Publications Distribution

Service" Is substituted for "House Folding Room" because of the change of name under authority of Public

Law 88-652.

§731. Allotments of public documents printed after

expiration of terms of Members of Congress;

rights of retiring Members to documents.

T h e Congressional allotment of public documents,

other tha n the Congressional Record, printed afte r

the expiration of the term of office of the Vice President of the United States, or Senator, Representative, or Resident Commissioner, shall be delivered

to his successor in office.

Unless the Vice President of the United States, a

Senator, Representative, or Resident Commissioner,

having public documents to his credit at the expiration of his term of office takes them prior to the

30th day of Jun e next following the date of expiration, he shall forfeit them to his successor in office.

(Pub. L. 90-620, Oct. 22,1968, 82 Stat. 1253.)

HISTORICA L AND REVISIO N NOTE S

Based on 44 UB. Code, 1864 ed., I 158 (Jan. 12, 1885

ch. 23, I 72. 28 Stat. 612; Mar. 18, 1824, ch. 60, 43 Stat.'

24; June 18, 1834, ch. 606, 1 1, 48 Stat. 1017).

Words "or her" deleted by authority of Title 1, sec. 1—

"words Importing masculine gender may be applied to

females".

§732. Time for distribution of documents by Members

of Congress extended.

Reelected Members may distribute public documents to their credit, or the credit of their respective

districts in the Interior or other Departments and

bureaus, and in the Government Printing Office,

during their successive terms and until their right

to fran k documents ends. (Pub. L. 90-620. Oct. 22,

1968, 82 Stat. 1253.)

HISTORICAL AND REVISIO N NOTE S

Based on 44 UB. Code, 1864 ed., | 158 (June 4, 1897,

ch. 2, I 1,30 Stat. 62).

§733. Documents and reports ordered by Members of

Congress; franks and envelopes for Members of

Congress.

The Public Printer on order of a Member of Congress, on prepayment of the cost, may reprint documents and reports of committees together with the

evidence papers submitted, or any part ordered

printed by the Congress.

He may also furnish without cost to Members and

the Resident Commissioner from Puerto Rico, blank

franks printed on sheets a n d perforated, or singly

at their option, for public documents. Franks shall

contain in the upper left-hand corner the following

words: "Public document. Free. United States Senate" or "House of Representatives U.S." and in upper

right-hand come r the letters "U. S. S." or "M. C."

But he may not print any other words except where

it is desirable to affix the official title of a document.

Other words printed on frank s shall be a t the personal expense of the Member or Resident Commissioner ordering them.

At the request of a Member of Congress or Resident Commissioner the Public Printe r may print

upon franks or envelopes used for mailing public

documents the facsimile signature of t h e Member or

Resident Commissioner and a special request for return if not called for, and the name of the State

or Commonwealth and county and city. The Member

or Resident Commissioner shall deposit with his

order the extra expense involved in printing these

additional words.

The Public Printe r may also, a t the request of a

Member or Resident Commissioner, print on envelopes authorized to be furnished, the name of the

Member or Resident Commissioner, a n d Stat e or

Commonwealth, the date, and the topic or subject

matter, not exceeding twelve words.

The Public Printe r shall deposit moneys accruing

under this section in the Treasury of t h e United

States to the credit of t h e appropriation made for

the working capital of t h e Government Printing Office for the year in which the work is done. He shall

account for them in his annua l report to Congress.

(Pub. L. 90-620, Oct. 22,1968, 82 Stat. 1253.)

HISTORICAL AND REVISIO N NOTE S

Based on 44 U.S. Code, 1964 ed., I 162 (Jan. 12, 1895.

ch. 23, $ 37. 28 Stat. 606; Mar. 2, 1895, ch. 189, f 1, 28 Stat.

961; Jan. 30, 1804, ch. 39. 33 Stat. 8; Mar. 4. 1825. ch. 549,

I 1,43 Stat. 1300).

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Section 893 or Title 48, U.S. Code, provides that: "The

Resident Commissioner of Puerto Rico shall . . . be

allowed the franking privilege granted Members of

Congress."

By Inference he should be Included In section 733, since

the franking privilege should Include the means to use

It.

Changes have been made In section 733 to Include the

Resident Commissioner as to printing of franks.

SrcnoN REFERRE D TO I N OTHE R SECTION S

This section is referred to in title 39 section 3201.

§ 734. Stationery and blank books for Congress.

Upon requisition of the Secretary of the Senate

and the Clerk of the House of Representatives, re -

spectively, the Public Printe r shall furnish stationery, blank books, tables, forms, and other necessary

papers preparatory to congressional legislation, required for the official use of the Senate and the

House of Representatives, or their committees and

officers. This does not prevent the purchase by the

officers of the Senate and House of Representatives of

stationery and blank books necessary for sale to

Senators and Members in t h e stationery rooms of

the two Houses as provided by law. (Pub. L. 90-620,

Oct. 22,1968, 82 Stat. 1254.)

HISTORICAL AND REVISIO N NOTE S

Based on 44 U.S. Code, 1964, ed„ 5 146 (Jan. 12, 1895,

ch. 23. 6 2, 28 Stat. 601; Mar. 1, 1907, ch. 2284, { 1, 84 Stat.

1013).

§ 735. Binding for Members of Congress.

Each Member of Congress is entitled to t h e binding i n half morocco, or material not more expensive,

of one copy of each public document to which he is

entitled, an account of which shall be kept by the

Secretary of t h e Senat e a n d Clerk of t h e House of

Representatives, respectively. (Pub. L. 90-620,

Oct. 22,1968, 82 Stat. 1254.)

HISTORICAL AND REVISIO N NOTE S

Based on 44 U.S. Code, 1964 ed„ $ 160 (Jan. 12, 1895,

ch. 23, $ 2, 28 Stat. 601; Mar. 1, 1907, ch. 2284, 11. 34

Stat. 1013).

§ 736. Binding at expense of Members of Congress.

The Public Printe r m a y bind a t the Government

Printing Office books, maps, charts, or documents

published by authority of Congress, upon application

of a Member of Congress, a n d payment of the actual

cost of binding. (Pub. L. 90-620, Oct. 22, 1968, 82

Stat. 1254.)

HISTORICA L AND REVISIO N NOTE S

Based on 44 U.S. Code, 1964 ed„ I 171 (Dec. 10, 1877,

ch. 6, 20 Stat. 5).

1737. Binding for Senate library.

T h e Secretary of t h e Senat e may make requisition upon t h e Public Printe r for t h e binding for the

Senate library of books he considers necessary, a t a

cost not to exceed $200 pe r year. (Pub. L. 90-620,

Oct. 22, 1968, 82 Stat. 1254.)

HISTORICA L A ND REVISIO N NOTE S

Based on 44 US. Code, 1964 ed„ i 168 (Mar. 3, 1896,

ch. 189, ( 1, 28 Stat. 958).

§738. Binding of publications for distribution to

libraries.

The Public Printe r shall supply the Superintendent of Documents with sufficient copies of publications distributed in unbound form, to be bound and

distributed to the State libraries and other designated depositories for their permanent files. Every

publication of sufficient size on any cne subject shall

be bound separately and receive the title suggested

by the subject of the volume, and the others shall be

distributed in unbound form as soon as printed. The

library edition, as well as all other bound sets of

congressional numbered documents and reports,

shall be arranged in volumes and bound in the man -

ner directed by t h e Joint Committee on Printing.

(Pub. L. 90-620, Oct. 22, 1968, 82 Stat. 1254.)

HISTORICA L AND REVISIO N NOTE S

Based on 44 UJS. Code, 1964 ed„ I 143 (Jan. 15. 1908,

No. 3, $2,35 Stat. 566).

SECTIO N REFERRE D TO I N OTHE R SECTION S

This section Is referred to In section 719 of this title.

§739. Senate and House document rooms; superintendents.

Ther e shall be one document room of the Senate

and one of the House of Representatives, to be designated, respectively, the "Senate and House document

room." Each shall be in charge of a superintendent,

who shall be appointed by the Secretary of the Senate and the Doorkeeper of the House, respectively,

together with the necessary assistants. The Senate

document room shall be under the jurisdiction of the

Secretary of t h e Senate. (Pub. L. 90-620, Oct. 22,

1968, 82 Stat. 1254.)

HISTORICA L AND REVISIO N NOTE S

Based on 44 U.S. Code, 1964 ed , $ 165 (Jan. 12, 1895,

ch. 23, i 60, 28 Stat. 610; Mar. 3, 1901, ch. 830, 5 1, 31

Stat. 962).

§ 740. Senate Service Department and House Publications Distribution Service; superintendents.

Ther e shall be a Senate Service Department and a

House of Representatives Publications Distribution

Service in t h e charge of superintendents, appointed

respectively by the Sergeant at Arms of the Senate

and Doorkeeper of the House, together with the

necessary assistants. Reports or documents to be

distributed for the Senators and Representatives

shall be folded and distributed from the Senate

Service Department and House of Representatives

Publications Distribution Service, unless otherwise

ordered, and the respective superintendent shall notify each Senator and Representative in writing once

every sixty days of the numbe r and characte r of

publications on han d and assigned to him for use

and distribution. (Pub. L. 90-620, Oct. 22, 1968, 82

Stat. 1255.)

HISTORICA L AND REVISIO N NOTE S

Based on 44 US. Code, 1964 ed., I 166 (Jan. 12, 1895,

ch. 23, I 71, 28 Stat. 612; July 2, 1954, ch. 455, title I,

I 101, 68 Stat. 397).

"House of Representatives Publications Distribution

Service" Is substituted for "House Folding Room" because of the change of name under authority of Public

Lew 88-652.

§ 741. Disposition of documents stored at Capitol.

The Secretary and Sergeant a t Arms of the Senate and the Clerk and Doorkeeper of the House of

Representatives, a t t h e convening in regular session

of each successive Congress shall cause an invoice

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to be made of public documents stored in and about

the Capitol, other tha n those belonging to the quota

of Members of Congress, to the Library of Congress

and the Senat e and House libraries and document

rooms. T h e superintendents of the Senat e Service

Department and House of Representatives Publications Distribution Service shall put the documents

to the credit of Senators and Representatives in

quantities equal in the numbe r »f volumes and as

nearly as possible in value, to each Member of Congress, and t h e documents shall be distributed upon

the orders of Senators and Representatives, each of

whom shall be supplied by the superintendents of

the Senat e Service Department and House of Representatives Publications Distribution Service with a

list of the numbe r and character of the publications

thus p u t to his credit, but before apportionment is

made copies of any of these documents desired for

the use of a committee of either House shall be delivered to the chairma n of the committee.

Four copies of leather-bound documents shall be

reserved and carefully stored, to be used in supplying

deficiencies in the Senate and House libraries caused

by wear or loss. (Pub. L. 90-620, Oct. 22, 1968, 82

Stat. 1255.)

HISTORICA L AND REVISIO N NOTE S

Based on 44 U.S. Code, 1964 ed„ $167 (Jan. 12, 1895,

ch. 23, : 63 , 28 Stat. 611; July 2, 1954, ch. 455, title I,

I 101, 68 Stat. 397).

CODIFICATIO N

"Senate Service Department and House Folding Room"

was substituted for "Senate and House folding rooms,"

and "superintendents of the Senate Service Department

and House Folding Room" was substituted for "superintendents of the folding rooms" in view of act July 2,

1954, which redesignated the Senate Folding Room as the

Senate Service Department.

CHANC E o r NAM E

Act July 2, 1954, provided In part that "hereafter" the

Senate Folding Room should be known as the Senate

Service Department.

"House of Representatives Publications Distribution

Service" Is substituted for "House Folding Room" because

of the change of name under authority of Public Law 88-

652.

Chapter 9.—CONGRESSIONAL RECORD

Sec.

801. Congressional Record: arrangement, style, contents,

and Indexes.

802. Congressional Record: Indexes.

803. Congressional Record: dally and permanent forms.

804. Congressional Record: maps; diagrams; Illustrations.

805. Congressional Record: additional Insertions.

806. Congressional Record: gratuitous copies; delivery;

subscriptions.

807. Congressional Record: extracts for Members of Congress; mailing envelopes.

808. Congressional Record: payment for printing extracts

or other documents.

808. Congressional Record: exchange for Parliamentary

Hansard.

810. Congressional Record: sale of current numbers and

bound sets.

8 901. Congressional Record: arrangement, style, contents, and indexes.

The Joint Committee on Printing shall control the

arrangement and style of the Congressional Record,

and while providing tha t it shall be substantially a

verbatim report of proceedings, shall take all needed

action for the reduction of unnecessary bulk. It shall

provide for the publication of an index of the Congressional Record semimonthly during and a t the

close of sessions of Congress. (Pub. L. 90-620, Oct. 22,

1968, 82 Stat. 1255.)

HISTORICAL AND REVISIO N NOTE S

Based on 44 US. Code, 1964 ed„ | 181 (Jan. 12, 1895, ch.

23, $ 13, 28 Stat. 603).

§902. Congressional Record: indexes.

T h e Joint Committee on Printing shall designate

to the Public Printe r competent persons to prepare

the semimonthly and the session index to the Congressional Record and shall fix the compensation to

be paid by the Public Printe r for tha t work, and

direct the form and manne r of its publication and

distribution. (Pub. L. 90-620, Oct. 22, 1968, 82 Stat.

1256.)

HISTORICAL AND REVISIO N NOTE S

Based on 44 U.S. Code, 1964 ed., 5 182 (Jan. 12, 1895,

ch. 23, $ 14, 28 Stat. 603; June 20, 1936, ch. 630, title n

6 2, 49 Stat. 1546).

§903. Congressional Record: daily and permanent

forms.

The public proceedings of each House of Congress

as reported by the Official Reporters, shall be printed

in the Congressional Record, which shall be issued

in daily form during each session and shall be

revised, printed, and bound promptly, as directed by

the Joint Committee on Printing, in permanent form,

for distribution during and afte r the close of each

session of Congress. The daily and the permanent

Record shall bear the same date, which shall be tha t

of the actual day's proceedings reported. T h e "usual

number " of the Congressional Record may not be

printed. (Pub. L. 90-620, Oct. 22, 1968, 82 Stat. 1256.)

HISTORICAL AND REVISIO N NOTE S

Based on 44 U.S. Code, 1964 ed., I 182a (Jan. 12, 1895,

ch. 23, 8 14, as added June 20, 1936, ch. 630, title II, | 2,

49 Stat. 1546).

§ 904. Congressional Record: maps; diagrams; illustrations.

Maps, diagrams, or illustrations may not be Inserted In the Record without the approval of the

Joint Committee on Printing. (Pub. L. 90-620, Oct.

22, 1968, 82 Stat. 1256.)

HISTORICA L AND REVISIO N NOTE S

Based on 44 U.S. Code, 1964 ed., I 182b (Jan. 12, 1895,

ch. 23. $ 14. as added June 20. 1936, ch. 630, title H, i 2.

49 Stat. 1546).

§ 905. Congressional Record: additional insertions.

T h e Joint Committee on Printing shall provide for

printing in the daily Record the legislative program

for the day together with a list of congressional committee meetings and hearings, and the place of meeting and subject matter. It shall cause a brief resume

of congressional activities for the previous day to be

incorporated in the Record, together with an index

of its contents prepared under the supervision of

the Secretary of the Senate and the Clerk of the

House of Represenatives, respectively. (Pub. L.

90-620, Oct. 22, 1968, 82 Stat. 1256.)

HISTORICA L AND REVISIO N NOTE S

Based on 44 U.S. Code, 1964 ed.. | 182c (Aug. 2, 1946,

ch. 753, title H, I 221, 60 Stat. 837).

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§906. Congressional Record: gratuitous copies; delivery; subscriptions.

The Public Printe r shall furnish the Congressional

Record only as follows:

of the bound edition—

to the Senate Service Department five copies

for the Vice President and each Senator;

to the Secretary and Sergeant a t Arms of the

Senate, each, two copies;

to the Joint Committee on Printing not to

exceed one hundred copies;

to the House of Representatives Publications

Distribution Service, three copies for each Representative and Resident Commissioner in Congress; and

to the Clerk, Sergeant a t Anns, and Doorkeeper of the House of Representatives, each,

two copies;

of the daily edition—

to the Vice President and each Senator, one

hundred copies;

to the Secretary and Sergeant a t Arms of the

Senate, each, twenty-five copies;

to the Secretary, for official use, not to exceed

thirty-five copies; and

to the Sergeant at Arms for use on the floor

of the Senate, not to exceed fifty copies;

to each Representative, and Resident Commissioner in Congress, sixty-eight copies;

to the Clerk, Sergeant a t Arms, and Doorkeeper of the House of Representatives, each,

twenty-five copies;

to the Clerk, for official use, not to exceed

fifty copies, and to the Doorkeeper for use on

t h e floor of the House of Representatives, not

to exceed seventy-flve copies;

to the Vice President and each Senator, Representative, and Resident Commissioner in Congress (and not transferable) three copies of

which one shall be delivered a t his residence,

one a t his office, and one a t the Capitol.

In addition to the foregoing the Congressional

Record shall also be furnished as follows:

I n unstitched form, and held in reserve by the

Public Printer, as man y copies of the daily Record

a s may be required to supply a semimonthly edition,

bound in pape r cover together with each semimonthly index when it is issued, and then be delivered promptly as follows:

to each committee and commission of Congress,

one daily and one semimonthly copy;

to each joint committee and joint commission

in Congress, as may be designated by the Joint

Committee on Printing, two copies of the daily,

one semimonthly copy, and one bound copy;

to the Secretary and the Sergeant a t Arms of the

Senate, for office use, each, six semimonthly copies;

to the Clerk, Sergeant a t Arms, and Doorkeeper

of the House, for office use, each, six semimonthly

copies;

to the Joint Committee on Printing, ten semimonthly copies;

to the Vice President and each Senator, Representative, and Resident Commissioner in Congress,

one semimonthly copy;

to the President of the United States, for the

use of the Executive Office, ten copies of the daily,

two semimonthly copies, and one bound copy;

to the Chief Justice of the United States and

each of the Associate Justices of the Supreme

Court of the United States, one copy of the daily;

to the offices of the marsha l and clerk of the

Supreme Court of the United States, each, two

copies of the daily and one semimonthly copy;

to each United States circuit and district judge,

and to the chief judge and each associate judge of

the United States Court of Claims, the United

States Court of Customs and Paten t Appeals, the

United States Customs Court, the Tax Court of

the United States, and t h e United States Court of

Military Appeals, upon request to a membe r of

Congress and notification by t h e Member to the

Public Printer, one copy of the daily, in addition

to those authorized to be furnished to Members of

Congress under the preceding provisions of this

section;

to the offices of the Vice President and the

Speaker of the House of Representatives, each, six

copies of the daily and one semimonthly copy;

to the Sergeant at Arms, the Chaplain, the Postmaster, the superintendent and the foreman of

the Senate Service Department and of the House

of Representatives Publications Distribution Service, respectively; to the Secretaries to the Majority

and the Minority of the Senate, and to the Doorkeeper of the House of Representatives, each,

one copy of the daily;

to the office of the Parliamentarian of the House

of Representatives, six copies of the daily, one

semimonthly copy, and two bound copies;

to the offices of the Official Reporters of Debates

of the Senate and House of Representatives, respectively, each, fifteen copies of the daily, one

semimonthly copy, and three bound copies;

to the office of the stenographers to committees

of the House of Representatives, four copies of the

daily and one semimonthly copy;

to the office of the Congressional Record Index,

ten copies of the daily and two semimonthly

copies;

to the offices of the superintendent of the Senate

and House document rooms, each, thre e copies of

the daily, one semimonthly coyy, and one bound

copy;

to the offices of the superintendents of the

Senate and House press galleries, each, two copies

of the daily, one semimonthly copy, and one

bound copy;

to the offices of the Legislative Counsel of the

Senate and House of Representatives, respectively,

and the Architect of the Capitol, each, three copies

of the daily, one semimonthly copy, and one bound

copy;

to the Library of Congress for official use in

Washington, District of Columbia, and for international exchange, as provided by section 1718

and 1719 of this title, not to exceed one hundred

and forty-five copies of the daily, five semimonthly

copies, and one hundred and fifty bound copies;

to the library of the Senate, three copies of the

daily, two semimonthly copies, and not to exceed

fifteen bound copies;

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to the library of the House of Representatives,

five copies of the dally, two semimonthly copies,

and not to exceed twenty-eight bound copies, of

which eight copies may be bound in the style and

manne r approved by the Joint Committee on

Printing;

to t h e library of the Supreme Court of the

United States, two copies of the daily, two semimonthly copies, and not to exceed five bound

copies;

to the library of each United States Court of Appeals, each United States District Court, the

United States Court of Claims, the United States

Court of Customs and Patent Appeals, the United

States Customs Court, the Tax Court of the United

States, and the United States Court of Military

Appeals, upon request to the Public Printer, one

bound copy;

to the Public Printe r for official use, not to exceed seventy-five copies of the daily, ten semimonthly copies, and two bound copies;

to the Director of the Botanic Garden, two copies

of the daily and one semimonthly copy;

to the Archivist of the United States, five copies

of the daily, two semimonthly copies, and two

bound copies;

to t h e library of each executive department,

independent office, and establishment of the Government in the District of Columbia, except those

designated a s depository libraries, and to the

libraries of—the municipal government of the

District of Columbia, the Naval Observatory, and

the Smithsonian Institution, each, two copies of

t h e daily, one semimonthly copy, and one bound

copy;

to the offices of the Government of Puerto Rico,

Guam and the Virgin Islands, each, five copies in

in both daily and bound form;

to the office of the Governor of the Canal Zone,

five copies in both daily and bound form;

to each ex-President and ex-Vice President of

the United States, one copy of the daily;

to each forme r -Senator, Representative, and

Commissioner from Puerto Rico, upon request to

the Public Printer, one copy of the daily;

to t h e governor of each State, one copy in both

daily and bound form;

to t h e United States Soldiers' Home and to each

of the National Homes for Disabled Volunteer

Soldiers, and to each of the Stat e soldiers' homes,

one copy of the daily;

to the Superintendent of Documents, as many

daily and bound copies as may be required for

distribution to depository libraries;

t o the Department of State, not to exceed one

hundred and fifty copies of the daily, for distribution to each United States embassy and legation

abroad, and to the principal consular offices in the

discretion of the Secretary of State ;

to each foreign legation in Washington whose

government extends a like courtesy to our embassies and legations abroad, one copy of the daily,

to be furnished upon requisition of and sent

through the Secretary of State ;

to each newspaper correspondent whose name

appears In the Congressional Directory, and who

makes application, for his personal use and tha t

of the papers he represents, one copy of the daily

and one copy of the bound, the same to be sent to

the office address of the member of the press or

elsewhere as he directs; not to exceed four copies

in all may be furnished to members of the same

press bureau.

Copies of the daily edition, unless otherwise

directed by the Joint Committee on Printing, shall be

supplied and delivered promptly on the day afte r

the actual day's proceedings as originally published.

Each order for the daily Record shall begin with the

current issue, if previous issues of the same session

are not available. T h e apportionment specified for

daily copies may not be transferred for the bound

form and an allotment of daily copies not used by a

Member during a session shall lapse when the

session ends.

The Public Printer m a y furnish the daily Record to

subscribers a t a price determined by the Public

Printer based upon the cost of printing and distribution, such price to be payable in advance. (Pub.

L. 90-620, Oct. 22, 1968, 82 Stat. 1256; Pub. L. 91-276,

June 12, 1970, 84 Stat. 303.)

HISTORICAL AND REVISIO N NOTE S

Based on 44 U.S. Code, 1964 ed„ | 183 (Jan. 12, 1895,

ch. 23, s 73. 28 Stat. 617; June 11, 1896, ch. 420, $ 1, 29

Stat. 454; Mar. 19, 1896, No. 31, 29 Stat. 468; Feb. 17, 1897,

No. 12, 29 Stat. 700; Mar. 26, 1900. No. 15, 31 Stat. 713;

Mar. 2, 1901, No. 16, $$ 1, 2, 31 Stat. 1464; Jan. 30. 1903,

ch. 338, 32 Stat. 786: Mar. 1, 1907, ch. 2284, $ 4, 34 Stat.

1014; Mar. 4, 1909, ch. 317, 35 Stat. 1067; Mar. 4. 1909, No.

25, 35 Stat. 1169; Mar. 3, 1925, ch. 421, $ 7, 43 Stat. 1106;

June 20, 1936, ch. 630, title 11, $ 3. 49 Stat. 1547; Proc. No.

2695, July 4, 1946, 11 F.R. 7517,60 Stat. 1352; June 30,1949,

ch. 288. title I. $ 104(a), 63 Stat. 381; Sept. 26. 1950, ch.

1049, $ 2(b), 64 Stat. 1038; July 2, 1954, ch. 455, title I.

§ 101, 68 Stat. 397; Aug. 1, 1956, ch. 852, I 20, 70 Stat.

911; June 25. 1959, Pub. L. 86-70, 8 33, 73 Stat. 149; July

12, 1960, Pub. L. 86-624, § 32, 74 Stat. 421; Mar. 21, 1961,

Pub. L. 87-2, 75 Stat. 5; July 11. 1981, Pub. L. 87-85, 75

State 202).

"House of Representatives Publications Distribution

Service" Is substituted for "House Folding Room" because

of the change of name under authority of Public Law

88-652.

REFERENCE S I N TEX T

Provisions respecting National Homes for Disabled Volunteer Soldiers, referred to in the text, were formerly

classified to chapter 3 (section 71 et seq.) of Title 44. Hospitals, Asylums, and Cemeteries, and were repealed by

Pub. L. 85-857, $ 14, Sept. 2, 1958, 72 Stat. 1268-1272, and

Pub. L. 85-56, title XXB, 6 2202, June 17. 1957, 71 Stat.

162, 164, 166.

AMENDMENT S

1970—Pub. L. 91-276 substituted provision authorizing

the Public Printer to furnish the dally Congressional

Record to subscribers at a price based upon cost of printing and distribution for prior subscription price of $1.50

per month.

§ 907. Congressional Record: extracts for Members of

Congress; mailing envelopes.

The Public Printe r may print and deliver, upon

the order of a Member of Congress and payment of

the cost, extracts from the Congressional Record.

The Public Printer may furnis h without cost to Members and the Resident Commissioner, envelopes,

ready for mailing the Congressional Record or any

part of It, or speeches, or reports in It. Envelopes so

furnished shall contain in t h e upper left-hand corner

the following words: "United State s Senate" or

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"House of Representatives, U S . Part of Congressional Record. Free", and In the upper right-hand

corner the letters "U.S.S." or "M.C.", and the Public

Printer may, a t the request of a Member or Resident

Commissioner, print in addition to the foregoing, his

name and Stat e or Commonwealth, the date, and the

topic or subject matter, not exceeding twelve words.

He may not print any other words on envelopes, except a t the personal expense of the Member or Resident Commissioner ordering the envelopes, except

to affix the official title of a document. The Public

Printer shall deposit moneys accruing under this

section in the Treasury of the United States to the

credit of the appropriation made for the working

capital of the Government Printing Office for the

year in which the work Is done, and accounted for

In his annua l report to Congress. (Pub. L. 90-620,

Oct. 22, 1968, 82 Stat. 1259.)

HISTORICA L AND REVISIO N NOTE S

Based on 44 US. Code, 1964 ed„ I 185 (Jan. 12, 1895,

ch. 23, § 37, 28 Stat. 606; Mar. 2. 1895, ch. 189, t 1, 28 Stat.

961; Jan. 30, 1904, ch. 39, 33 Stat. 9; Mar. 4, 1925, ch. 549,

43 Stat. 1300).

SECTIO N REFERRE D TO I N OTHE R SECTION S

This section Is referred to In title 39 section 3201.

§ 908. Congressional Record: payment for printing

extracts or other documents.

If a Member or Resident Commissioner falls to pay

the cost of printing extracts from the Congressional

Record or other documents ordered by him to be

printed, the Public Printe r shall certify the amount

due to the Sergeant at Arms of the House or the

financial clerk of the Senate, as the case may be,

who shall deduct from any salary due t h e delinquent

the amount, or as much of it as the salary due may

cover, and pay the amount so obtained to the Public

Printer, to be applied by him to t h e satisfaction of

the indebtedness. (Pub. L. 90-620, Oct. 22, 1968, 82

Stat. 1260.)

HISTORICA L AND REVISIO N NOTE S

Based on 44 US. Code, 1964 ed„ $ 163 (Mar. 4, 1911, ch.

285, i 1,36 Stat. 1446).

§ 909. Congressional Record: exchange for Parliamentary Hansard.

The Librarian of Congress may furnish a copy of

the daily and bound Congressional Record to t h e

Undersecretary of Stat e for External Affairs of Canada in exchange for a copy of t h e Parliamentary

Hansard, and the Public Printe r shall honor the

requisition of the Librarian of Congress for It. T h e

Parliamentary Hansar d so received shall be the property of the Department of State. (Pub. L. 90-620, Oct.

22,1968, 82 Stat. 1260.)

HISTORICA L AND REVISIO N NOTE S

Based on 44 US. Code, 1964 ed.. i 187 (Apr. 10, 1812, No.

14, 37 Stat. 632).

§910. Congressional Record: sale of current numbers

and bound sets.

The Public Printer, unde r the direction of the

Joint Committee, m a y print for sale, a t a price sufficient to reimburse the expense of printing, the current numbers and bound sets of the Congressional

Record. The money from sales shall be paid into the

Treasury and accounted for in his annua l report to

Congress, and sales may not be made on credit. (Pub.

L. 90-620, Oct. 22, 1968, 82 Stat. 1260.)

HISTORICA L AND REVISIO N NOTE S

Based on 44 US. Code, 1964 ed., { 188 (Jan. 12, 1895

ch. 23,1 40, 28 Stat. 607).

Chapter 11.—EXECUTIVE AND JUDICIARY

PRINTING AND BINDING

Sec.

1101. Printing and binding for the President.

1102. Printing to be authorized by law and necessary to

t6e public business, not In excess of appropriation, and on special requisition filed with the

Public Printer.

1103. Certificate of necessity; estimate of cost.

1104. Restrictions on use of Illustrations.

1105. Form and style of work for departments.

1106. Inserting "compliments" forbidden.

1107. Appropriations chargeable for printing and binding

of documents or reports.

1108. Bureau of Budget approval required for printing

of periodicals; number printed; sale to public.

1109. Printing documents In two or more editions; full

number and allotment of full quota.

1110. Dally examination of Congressional Record for Immediate ordering of documents for official use;

limit; bills and resolutions.

1111. Annual reports: time for furnishing manuscript

and proofs to Public Printer.

1112. Annual reports: type for reports of executive

officers.

1113. Annual reports: exclusion of Irrelevant matter.

1114. Annual reports: number of copies for Congress.

1115. Annual reports: time of delivery by Public Printer

to Congress.

1116. Annual reports: limitation on number of copies

printed; reports of bureau chiefs.

1117. Annual reports: discontinuance of printing of annual or special reports to keep within appropriations.

1118. Documents beyond scope of ordinary departmental

business.

1119. Government publications as public property.

1120. Blanks and letterheads for Judges and officers of

courts.

1121. Paper and envelopes for Government agencies in

the District of Columbia.

1122. Supplies for Government establishments.

1123. Binding materials; bookbinding for libraries.

§ 1101. Printing and binding for the President.

T h e Public Printe r shall execute such printing and

binding for the President as he may order and make

requisition for. (Pub. L. 90-620, Oct. 22, 1968, 82

Stat. 1261.)

HISTORICA L AND REVISIO N NOTE S

Based on 44"US. Code, 1964 ed., 8 211 (Jan. 12, 1895,

ch. 23,1 88, 28 Stat. 622).

CODIFICATION

Section constitutes part of section 88 of act Jan. 12,

1895. Remainder of section Is classified to section 1713

of this title.

§ 1102. Printing to be authorized by law and necessary

to the public business, not in excess of appropriation, and on special requisition filed with the

Public Printer.

(ft) A head of a n executive department, or of an

independent agency or establishment of the Government may not cause to be printed, and the Public

Printe r may not print, a document or matte r unless

it is authorized by law and necessary to the public

business.

(b) Printing may not be done for a n executive department, Independent agency or establishment In a

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fiscal year in excess of the amount of the appropriation.

(c) Printing may not be done without a special

requisition signed by the chief of the department,

independent agency or establishment and filed with

the Public Printer. (Pub. L. 90-620, Oct. 22, 1968, 82

Stat. 1261.)

HISTORICA L AND REVISIO N NOTE S

Based on 44 VS. Code, 1864 ed„ {f il3, 219 (Jan. 12,1895,

Cb. 23, I 89, 94, 28 Stat. 622).

This section Incorporates the first paragraph of former

section 213 and the first clause of former section 219. The

balance of former section 213 will be found In sections

1116, 1302, 1308, 1309, 1310, 1336 of the revision; that of

former section 219 In section 1113 of the revision.

§ 1103. Certificate of necessity; estimate of cost.

Whe n a department, the Supreme Court, the

Court of Claims, or the Library of Congress requires

printing or binding to be done, it shall certify tha t it

is necessary for the public service, t h e Public Printer

shall then furnish a n estimate of cost by principal

items, afte r which requisitions may be made upon

him for the printing or binding by the head of the

department, t h e Clerk of the Supreme Court, chief

judge of the Court of Claims, or the Librarian of Congress, respectively. The Public Printe r shall place

the cost to thp debit of the department in its annual

appropriation for printing and binding. (Pub. L. 90-

620, Oct. 22,1968, 82 Stat. 1261.)

HISTORICA L AND REVISIO N NOTE S

Based on 45TJJ3. Code, 1964 ed„ $ 117 (Jan. 12, 1895, ch.

23. 5 93, 28 Stat. 623; June 25, 1948, ch. 646, $ 32(a), 62

Stat. 991: May 24, 1949, ch. 139, sec. 127. 63 Stat. 107).

§ 1104. Restrictions on use of illustrations.

Appropriations made for printing and binding may

not be used for an illustration, engraving, or photograph in a document or report ordered printed by

Congress unless the order to print expressly authorizes it, nor in a document or report of an executive

department, independent office or establishment of

the Government until.the head of the executive departmen t or Government establishment certifies in

a letter transmitting the report tha t the illustration,

engraving, or photograph is necessary and relates

entirely to the transaction of public business. (Pub.

L. 90-620, Oct. 22, 1968, 82 Stat. 1261.)

HISTORICA L AND REVISIO N NOTE S

Based on 44 UJS. Code, 1964, ed„ I 118 (Mar. 3, 1905,

ch. 1483, I 1,33 Stat. 1213).

The term "executive department. Independent office,

or establishment of the Government" is substituted for

"executive department or other Government establishment" for uniformity.

§ 1105. Form and style of work for departments.

T h e Public Printe r shall determine the form and

style in which the printing or binding ordered by a

department is executed, and the material and the

size of type used, having proper regard to economy,

workmanship, and the purposes for which the work

is needed. (Pub. L. 90-620, Oct. 22, 1968, 82 Stat.

1261.)

HISTORICA L AND REVISIO N NOTE S

Based on 44 Code, 1964 ed„ { 216 (Jan. 12, 1895, ch.

23, | 51,28 Stat. 608).

§ 1106. Inserting "compliments" forbidden.

A report, document, or publication distributed by

or from a n executive department or independent

agency or establishment of the Government may not

contain a notice tha t it is sent with "the compliments " of an officer of t h e Government, or with a

special notice tha t it is so sent, except tha t notice

tha t it has been sent, with a request for an acknowledgment of its receipt, m a y be given. (Pub. L. 90-620,

Oct. 22,1968, 82 Stat. 1261.)

HISTORICAL AND REVISIO N NOTE S

Based on 44 U.S. Code, 1964 ed., I 218 (Jan. 12, 1895, ch.

23, I 73. 28 Stat. 620).

11107. Appropriations chargeable for printing and

binding of documents or reports.

T h e cost of printing and binding of documents

or reports emanating from executive departments,

independent agencies or establishments of the Government which, before March 30, 1906, was charged

to appropriations for congressional printing and

binding or to appropriations other tha n to executive

departments, independent agencies or establishments, shall be charged as follows:

(1) the cost of illustrations, composition,

stereotyping, and other work involved in the actual

preparation for printing, apart from the creation

of the manuscript, to the appropriation for printing and binding of the agency in which the document or report originates.

(2) the balance of cost, to congressional printing and binding appropriations or to appropriations for printing and binding of the executive departments, independent agencies or establishments

in proportion to the number of copies delivered

to each.

(3) the cost of copies distributed other tha n

through Congress or executive agencies or independent offices, as otherwise provided.

(Pub. L. 90-620, Oct. 22. 1968, 82 Stat. 1261.)

HISTORICAL AND REVISIO N NOTE S

Based on 44 U.S. Code, 1964 ed., i 214 (Mar. 30, 1906,

No. 13, 34 Stat. 825).

A proviso in the 1.906 resolution, requiring annual

estimates of probable costs for departmental printing is

omitted as obsolete.

SECTIO N RETERRED TO I N OTHE R SECTION S

This section Is referred to in section 717 of this title.

61108. Bureau of Budget approval required for printing of periodicals; number printed; sale to public.

The head of an executive department, independent

agency or establishment of the Government, with

the approval of the Director of the Bureau of the

Budget, may use from the appropriations available

for printing and binding such sums as are necessary

for the printing of journals, magazines, periodicals,

and similar publications he certifies in writing to be

necessary in the transaction of the public business

required by law of the department, office, or establishment. Ther e may be printed, in addition to those

necessary for the public business, not to exceed two

thousand copies for free distribution by the issuing

department, office, or establishment. The Public

Printer, subject to regulation by the Joint Committee

on Printing, shall print additional copies required

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for sale to the public by the Superintendent of

Documents; but the printing of these additional

copies may not Interfere with the prompt execution

of printing for the Government. (Pub. L. 90-620,

Oct. 22,1968, 82 Stat. 1262.)

HISTORICA L AND REVISIO N NOTE S

Based on 44 US. Code, 1864 ed„ I 220 (May 11, 1922, ch.

189, $ 1, 42 Stat. 541; June 30. 1932, ch. 314, I 307, 47

Stat. 409).

CHANC E o r NAM E

The Bureau of the Budget was designated the Office of

Management and Budget and the offices of Director of

the Bureau of the Budget, Deputy Director of the Bureau

of the Budget, and Assistant Directors of the Bureau of

the Budget were designated Director of the Office of

Management and Budget, Deputy Director of the Office of

Management and Budget, and Assistant Directors of the

Office of Management and Budget, respectively, by Reorg.

Plan No. 2 of 1970, eff. July 1, 1970, 35 F.R. 7959, 84 Stat.

—, set out in the Appendix to Title 5, Government Organization and Employees, which also transferred all

records, property, personnel, and funds of the Bureau to

the Office of Management and Budget.

§1109. Printing documents in two or more editions;

full number and allotment of full quota.

The numbe r of copies of a public document or report authorized to be printed for a n executive department, independent agency, or establishment of

the Government may be supplied in two or more editions, instead of one, upon a requisition on t h e Public

Printer by the head of the department or Independent office, but the aggregate of the editions may not

exceed the number of copies otherwise authorized.

This section does not preclude the printing of the

full number of a document or report, or the allotment of the full quota to Senators and Representatives, as otherwise authorized, when a legitimate

demand for t h e full complement is known to exist.

(Pub. L. 90-620, Oct. 22, 1968, 82 Stat. 1262.)

HISTORICA L AND REVISIO N NOTE S

Based on 44 U.S. Code, 1964 ed„ I 224 (Mar. 30, 1906,

No. 14, 34 Stat. 826).

§ 1110. Daily examination of Congressional Record for

immediate ordering of documents for official use;

limit; bills and resolutions.

The heads of executive departments, Independent

agencies and establishments, respectively, shall

cause daily examination of the Congressional Record

for the purpose of noting documents, reports, and

other publications of Interest to their departments,

and shall cause an Immediate order to be sent to the

Public Printe r for the numbe r of copies of the publications required for official use, not to exceed, however, the number of bureaus In the department and

divisions In t h e office of the head. The Public Printer

shall send to each executive department, independent agency and establishment, as soon as printed,

five copies of public bills and resolutions, except to

the Stat e Department, to which h e shall send ten

copies of bills and resolutions. When t h e head of a

department. Independent agency or establishment

desires a greater number of a class of bills or resolutions for official use, the Public Printe r shall furnish

them on requisition promptly made. (Pub. L. 90-620,

Oct. 22, 1968, 82 Stat. 1262.)

HISTORICA L AND REVISIO N NOTE S

Based on 44 U.S. Code, 1964 ed., 1215 (Jan. 12, 1895,

ch. 23, § 90, 28 Stat. 623; June 20, 1936, ch. 630, title IX,

§ 14, 49 Stat. 1553).

§ 1111. Annual reports: time for furnishing manuscript

and proofs to Public Printer.

The appropriations made for printing and binding

may not be used for an annua l report or the accompanying documents unless t h e manuscript and proof

is furnished to t h e Public Printe r in the following

manner:

manuscript of the documents accompanying annua l reports on or before November 1, each year;

manuscript of the annua l report on or before

November 15, each year;

complete revised proofs of the accompanying

documents on December 1, each year, and of the

annual reports on December 10, each year.

Annual reports and accompanying documents

shall be printed, made public, and available for distribution not later than within the first five days

afte r the assembling of each regular session of

Congress.

This section does not apply to the annua l reports

of the Smithsonian Institution, the Commissioner of

Patents, the Comptroller of the Currency, or the

Secretary of the Treasury. (Pub. L. 90-620, Oct. 22,

1968, 82 Stat. 1263.)

HISTORICA L AND REVISIO N NOTE S

Based on 44 U.S. Code, 1964 ed., Supp. H, I 121 (July 1,

1916, ch. 209, S 3, 39 Stat. 336: June 20, 1936, ch. 630, 6 8,

49 Stat. 1550).

§1112. Annual reports: type for reports of executive

officers.

The annual reports of executive officers shall be

printed in the same type and form as the report of

the head of the department which it accompanies,

unless otherwise ordered by the Joint Committee on

Printing. (Pub. L. 90-620, Oct. 22, 1968, 82 Stat.

1263.)

HISTORICA L AND REVISIO N NOTE S

Based on 44 U.S. Code, 1964 ed., 8 222 (Jan. 12, 1895,

ch. 23, S 91, 28 Stat. 623).

§ 1113. Annual reports: exclusion of irrelevant matter.

Executive officers, before transmitting their annual

reports, shall carefully examine them and all accompanying documents, and exclude all matter, including engravings, maps, drawings, and illustrations,

except such as they certify in their letters transmitting the reports are necessary and relate entirely to

the transaction.of the public business. (Pub. L. 90-

620, Oct. 22. 1968, 82 Stat. 1263.)

HISTORICAL AND REVISIO N NOTE S

Based on 44 U.S. Code, 1964 ed., $ 219 (part) (Jan. 12.

1895, ch. 23, $ 94, 28 Stat. 623).

This section incorporates only the second clause of

former section 219. The balance will be found in section

1102 of the revision.

§ 1114. Annual reports: number of copies for Congress.

One thousand copies of the annua l reports of the

departments to Congress shall be printed for the

Senate, and two thousand for the House of Representatives.

The usual number only of the reports of the Chief

of Engineers of the Army, the Commissioner of Patents, the Commissioner of Interna l Revenue, the

report of the Chief Signal Officer of the Department

of the Army, and the Chief of Ordnance shall be

printed. (Pub. L. 90-620, Oct. 22, 1968, 82 Stat. 1263.1

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HISTORICA L AND REVISIO N NOTE S

Based on 44 U.S. Code, 1964 ed„ I 212 (part) (Jan. 12,

1885, ch. 23, i 73, 28 Stat. 615).

This section Incorporates only the second sentence of

former section 212. The balance will be found In section

1115 of this revision.

fi 1115. Annual reports: time of delivery by Public

Printer to Congress.

T h e annua l reports of t h e Executive Departments

and the accompanying documents shall be delivered

by the Public Printe r to the proper officer of each

House of Congress a t its first meeting. Other reports

of the Executive Departments shall be so delivered

on or before the third Wednesday next afte r the

meeting of Congress or as soon afte r as may be practicable. (Pub. L. 80-620, Oct. 22, 1968, 82 Stat. 1263.)

HISTORICA L AND REVISIO N NOTE S

Based on 44 U.S. Code 1964 ed„ $ 212 (part) (R.S. 3810).

This section Incorporates only the first sentence of

former section 212. The balance will be found in section

1114 of this revision.

§ 1116. Annual reports: limitation on number of copies

printed; reports of bureau chiefs.

Not to exceed five thousand copies, bound in

pamphlet form, of the annua l reports without appendices of a head of a department may be printed in a

fiscal year. Not to exceed two thousand five hundred

copies, bound in pamphle t form, of t h e reports without appendices of a chief of bureau may be printed

in a fiscal year.

A head of department shall direct whether reports

made to him by a bureau chief and chief of division

may be printed or not. (Pub. L. 90-620, Oct. 22,1968,

82 Stat. 1263.)

HISTORICA L AND REVISIO N NOTE S

Based on 44 U.S. Code, 1964 ed„ $ 213 (part) (Jan. 12,

1895, ch. 23, 5 89, 28 Stat. 622).

This section incorporates only the first sentence of the

second paragraph of former section 213 and the last

paragraph of that section. The balance will be found In

sections 1102, 1302, 1308, 1309, 1310, 1336 of the revision.

§ 1117. Annual reports; discontinuance of printing of

annual or special reports to keep within appropriations.

I n order to keep expenditures for printing and

binding within appropriations, heads of executive

departments, independent offices and establishments

of the Government m a y discontinue the printing of

annual or special reports unde r their respective jurisdictions. When the printing of reports is discontinued the original copy shall be kept on file in the

office of the heads of the respective departments,

independent offices or establishments for public inspection. (Pub. L. 90-620, Oct. 22, 1968, 82 Stat.

1264.)

HISTORICA L AND REVISIO N NOTE S

Based on 44 US. Code, 1964 ed„ J 213a (Aug. 1, 1953,

ch. 304, title I, | 103, 67 Stat. 332).

The term "executive departments, independent offices,

and establishments of the Government" is substituted

for "executive departments, Independent agencies, and

establishments" for uniformity.

§1118. Documents beyond scope of ordinary departmental business.

A book or document not having to do with the

ordinary business transactions of the executive departments may not be printed on the requisition of

a department unless expressly authorized by Congress. (Pub. L. 90-620, Oct. 22, 1968, 82 Stat. 1264.)

HISTORICA L AND REVISIO N NOTE S

Based on 44 VS. Code, 1964 ed., I 219a (Mar. 3, 1905,

Ch. 1484, H . 33 Stat. 1249).

§ 1119. Government publications as public property.

Government publications of a permanent natur e

furnished by authority of law to officers other tha n

Members of Congress of t h e United States Government, for their official use, shall be stamped "Property of the United States Government, " and shall be

preserved by them and delivered to their successors

in office as a part of the property of the office. (Pub.

L. 90-620, Oct. 22, 1968, 82 Stat. 1264.)

HISTORICA L AND REVISIO N NOTE S

Based on 44 U.S. Code, 1964 ed., f 92 (part) (Jan. 12,

1895, ch. 23, $ 74, 28 Stat. 620; June 20. 1936, ch 630, title

VH, | 11, 49 Stat. 1552; Aug. 9, 1962, Pub. i . 87-679, * 8,

76 Stat. 355).

This section incorporates only the first sentence of

former section 92. The balance will be found In section

1911 of the revision.

§ 1120. Blanks and letterheads for judges and officers

of courts.

Blanks and letterheads for use by judges and

other officials of the United States courts, other tha n

those required to be paid for by any of these officers

out of the emoluments of their offices, shall be

printed a t the Government Printing Office upon

forms prescribed by the Department of Justice, and

shall be distributed by it upon requisition. (Pub. L.

90-620, Oct. 22, 1968, 82 Stat. 1264.)

HISTORICA L AND REVISIO N NOTE S

Based on 44 U.S. Code, 1964 ed., $ 119 (Jan. 12, 1895,

Ch. 23, § 97, 28 Stat. 624).

§ 1121. Paper and envelopes for Government agencies

in the District of Columbia.

The Public Printer may procure, unde r direction

of the Joint Committee on Printing, as provided by

sections 509—516 of this title, and furnish on requisition, paper and envelopes (not including envelopes

printed in the course of manufacture ) in common

use by two or more departments, establishments, or

services of the Government in the District of Columbia, and reimbursement shall be made to the

Public Printe r from appropriations or funds available for the purpose. Pape r and envelopes so furnished by the Public Printe r may not be procured

in any other manner. (Pub. L. 90-620, Oct. 22, 1968,

82 Stat. 1264.)

HISTORICA L AND REVISIO N NOTE S

Based on 44 US. Code, 1964 ed., i 225 (June 7, 1924,

ch. 303, { 1,43 Stat. 592).

§ 1122. Supplies for Government establishments.

The Public Printe r may procure and supply, on

the requisition of t h e head of an executive department, independent office or establishment of the

Government, complete manifold blanks, books, and

forms required in duplicating processes, and complete patented devices with which to file money-order

statements, or other uniform official papers, and

charge them to the allotment for printing and binding of the department or Government establishment

requiring them. (Pub. L. 90-620, Oct. 22, 1968, 82

Stat. 1264.)

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HISTORICA L AND REVISIO N NOTE S

Based on 44 U.S. Code, 1964 ed.. I 227 (June 28. 1802,

Ch. 1301, { 1, 32 Stat. 481).

The term 'executive department. Independent office, or

establishment of the government" Is substituted for

"executive department or other government establishment" for uniformity.

§ 1123. Binding materials; bookbinding for libraries.

Binding for the departments of the Government

shall be done In plain sheep or cloth, except tha t

record and account books may be bound in Russian

leather, sheep fleshers, and skivers, when authorized

by the head of a department. T h e libraries of the

several departments, the Library of Congress, the

libraries of the Surgeon General's Office, the Patent

Office, and the Naval Observatory may have books

for the exclusive use of these libraries bound in half

Turkey, or material no more expensive. (Pub. L.

90-620, Oct. 22,1968, 82 Stat. 1264.)

HISTORICA L AND REVISIO N NOTE S

Based on 44 U.S. Code, 1964 ed., I 116 (Jan. 12, 1895,

ch. 23, $ 86, 28 Stat. 622).

This section Incorporates all but the first sentence of

former section 116. The balance will be found In section

501 of the revision.

SECTIO N REFERRE D TO I N OTHE R SECTION S

This section is referred to In title 2 section 145.

Chapter 13.—PARTICULAR REPORTS AND

DOCUMENTS

Sec.

1301. Agriculture, Department of: report of Secretary.

1302. Agriculture, Department of: monthly crop report

and other publications.

1303. American Historical Association: report.

1304. Army and Navy registers.

1305. Attorney General: opinions.

1306. Civil Service Commission: report.

1307. Environmental Science Service Administration:

charts; sale and distribution.

1308. Coast Guard: annual report of the Commandant.

1309. Coast Guard: notices to mariners and other special

special publications.

1310. Commerce Department: navigation and weather

Information.

1311. Comptroller General: decisions.

1312. Director of Public Health of District of Columbia:

report.

1313. Education, Commissioner of: report.

1314. Ephemerls and Nautical Almanac.

1315. Fish and Wildlife Service: bulletins.

1316. Fish and Wildlife Service: report of the Director.

1317. Foreign Relations.

1318. Geological Survey: classes and sizes of publications; report of mineral resources; number of

copies; reprints; distribution.

1319. Geological Survey: specific appropriations required

for monographs and bulletins.

1320. Geological Survey: distribution of publications to

public libraries.

1321. Hydrographic Surveys; foreign surveys.

1322. Immigration and Naturalization Service: report.

1323. Interstate Commerce Commission: report.

1324. Labor Statistics, Bureau of: bulletins.

1326. Labor Statistics, Bureau of: report of Commissioner.

1326. Librarian of Congress: reports.

1327. Mines, Bureau of: pubUcations.

1328. Merchant vessels of the United States.

1329. Mint: reports of Director.

1330. Monthly Summary Statement of Imports and

Exports.

1331. National Academy of Sciences: report.

1332. National encampments of Veterans' organizations;

proceedings printed annually for Congress.

1333. National high school and college debate topics.

Sec.

1334. Naval Intelligence Office: additional copies of

publications.

1335. Naval Observatory Observations.

1336. Naval Oceanographlc Office, special publications.

1337. Patent Office: publications authorized to be

printed.

1338. Patent Office: limitations and conditions concerning printing and lithographing.

1339. Printing of the President's message.

1340. Public Printer: annual report.

1341. Smithsonian Institution: report.

1342. Soil area surveys: reports; congressional allotments.

1343. Statistical Abstract of the United States.

1344. Treasury Department: reports.

CROS S REFERENCE S

Administrative conference of the United States, reports

of, see section 574 of Title 5. Government Organization

and Employees.

Admiralty suits: United States public vessels: damages,

towage, or salvage; reports as to settlements, see section

790 of Title 46, Shipping. United States vessels or cargoes;

reports as to awards and settlements, see section 752 of

Title 46.

Atomic Energy Commission, reports to Congress, see section 2016 of Title 42, The Public Health and Welfare.

Board of Governors of Federal Reserve System, annual

report, see section 247 of Title 12, Banks and Banking.

Census printing, bulletins, and reports; publication and

distribution, see section 7 of Title 13, Census.

Censuses, see section 131 et seq. of Title 13.

Department of Housing and Urban Development, annual reports, see section 3536 of Title 42, The Public

Health and Welfare

Economic Indicators, monthly publication of Joint

Economic Committee, see section 1025 of Title 15, Commerce and Trade.

Federal Communications Commission's reports, see section 154 of Title 47, Telegraphs. Telephones, and Radiotelegraphs.

Federal Hospital Insurance Trust Fund, reports of Board

of Trustees, see section 13951 of Title 42, The Public

Health and Welfare.

Federal Supplementary Medical Insurance Trust Fund,

reports of Board of Trustees, see section 1395t of Title 42.

Gorgas Memorial Institute, annual report, see sections

278a and 278b of Title 22, Foreign Relations and Intercourse.

Helium gas, annual reports by Secretary of Interior, see

section 167n of Title 50, War and National Defense.

Housing renovation and modernization, statistical and

economic surveys, see section 1715 of Title 12, Banks and

Banking.

Indian affairs: printing and republication of Senate

document on "Indian Affairs, Laws and Treaties", treaties

on "Federal Indian Laws", and compilation of opinions of

Solicitor of Department of Interior, see section 1341 of

Title 25. Indians,

Interior Department, annual reports of department and

Its bureaus; page limitation, see section 1465 of Title 43,

Public Lands

Locomotive inspection, director of: Annual report, see

section 31 of Title 45, Railroads.

Marine resources and engineering development, reports

to Congress, see section 1106 of Title 33.

National Science Foundation, reports of, see section

1862 of Title 42, The Public Health and Welfare.

Official territorial papers, collection, etc., by Administrator of General Services, see section 141 et seq:, of Title

4, Flag and Seal, Seat of Government, and the States.

Public Health Service: annual report, see section 229 of

Title 42, The Public Health and Welfare; publication of

health educational information, see section 247 of Title

42.

Rural electrification and telephone service, annual report, see section 910 of Title 7, Agriculture.

Saint Lawrence Seaway, annual and special reports, see

section 989 of Title 33, Navigation and Navigable Waters.

Soldiers' Home: report of board of commissioners respecting receipts and disbursements, investments, admissions and discharges, and condition and management of

Home, see section 59 of Title 24, Hospitals, Asylums, and

Cemeteries; Report of president of board of commissioners

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respecting financial and other affairs of Home, see section

43 of Title 34.

Technical, scientific, and engineering Information; dissemination, see section 1151 et seq. of Title 15, Commerce

and Trade.

Traffic and motor vehicle safety, annual report, see section 1408 of Title 15.

Training reports, see section 378 of Title 10, Armed

Forces.

United Nations Organization, reports to Congress by

President, see section 267b of Title 22, Foreign Relations

and Intercourse.

§ 1301. Agriculture, Department of: report of Secretary.

T h e annua l report of the Secretary of Agriculture

shall be submitted and printed in two parts, as

follows:

part 1, containing purely business and executive

matte r necessary for the Secretary to submit to the

President and Congress;

Part 2, reports from the different bureaus and

divisions, and papers prepared by their special

agents, accompanied by suitable illustrations as

are, in the opinion of the Secretary, specially suited

to interest and instruct the farmers of t h e country,

and to include a general report of t h e operations

of the department for their information.

I n addition to the usual number, ther e shall be

printed of part 1, one thousand copies for the Senate,

two thousand copies for the House of Representatives, and thre e thousand copies for the Department

of Agriculture; and of part 2, one hundred and ten

thousand-copies for the use of the Senate, three

hundred and sixty thousand copies for t h e use of the

House of Representatives, and thirty thousand

copies for the use of the Department of Agriculture,

the illustrations for part 2 to be subject to the a pproval of the Secretary of Agriculture, and executed

under t h e supervision of the Public Printer, in accordance with directions of the Joint Committee on

Printing, and the title of each of the parts shall show

tha t each part is complete in itself. (Pub. L. 90-620,

Oct. 22,1968, 82 Stat. 1265.)

HISTORICA L AND REVISIO N NOTE S

Based on 44 U.S. Code, 1964 ed„ $ 241 (Jan. 12, 1895

ch. 23, $ 73, 28 Stat. 612).

CROS S REFERENCE S

Annual and special reports of Secretary of Agriculture,

see section 2207 of Title 7, Agriculture.

Annual report on work of agricultural experiment stations and of college extension work; publication and distribution, see section 418 of Title 7, Agriculture.

Soil area surveys: reports, congressional allotments, see

section 1342 of this title.

§1302. Agriculture, Department of: monthly crop report and other publications.

T h e Secretary of Agriculture may cause to be

printed t h e numbe r of copies of the monthly crop

report, and of other reports and bulletins of not more

tha n one hundred octavo pages, he considers necessary. (Pub. L. 90-620, Oct. 22,1968, 82 Stat. 1266.)

HISTORICAL AND REVISIO N NOTE S

Based on 44 U.S. Code, 1964 ed„ 1 213 (part) (Jan. 12,

1895, ch. 23, i 89, 28 Stat. 622).

This section Incorporates only the first clause of the

second sentence of the second paragraph of former section

213. The balance of section 213 will be found In sections

1102.1116, 1308, 1309, 1310, 1336.

§ 1303. American Historical Association: report

I n addition to the usual numbe r of the report of

the American Historical Association, five thousand

five hundred copies shall be printed: one thousand

for the Senate, two thousand for the House of Representatives, one thousand five hundred for distribution by the Association a n d the Smithsonian

Institution, and one thousand c6pies for the use of

the Association. (Pub. L. 90-620, Oct. 22, 1968, 82

Stat. 1266.)

HISTORICAL AND REVISIO N NOTE S

Based on 44 U.S. Code, 1964 ed„ $ 243 (Jan. 12, 1895,

ch. 23, 8 73, 28 Stat. 616; May 25, 1900, No. 27, 31 Stat. 717).

§ 1304. Army and Navy registers.

In addition to t h e usual numbe r of t h e registers

of the Army and Navy, fifteen hundred copies of each

shall be printed: five hundred for t h e Senate, and

one thousand for the House of Representatives. (Pub.

L. 90-620, Oct. 22,1968, 82 Stat. 1266.)

HISTORICAL AND REVISIO N NOTE S

Based on 44 US. Code, 1964 ed„ $ 245 (Jan. 12, 1895,

ch. 23, $ 73, 28 Stat. 616).

§ 1305. Attorney General: opinions.

The Public Printe r shall from time to time print

an edition of one thousand copies of the opinions of

the Attorney General, which shall be, as to size, quality of paper, printing, and binding, of uniform style

and appearance, as nearly as practicable, with volume 8 of opinions, published in the year 1868. Each

volume shall contain proper headnotes, a complete

and full index, and such footnotes as the Attorney

Cent ral approves. T h e volumes shall be distributed

in the manne r the Attorney General prescribes.

(Pub. L. 90-620, Oct. 22, 1968, 82 Stat. 1266.)

HISTORICAL AND REVISIO N NOTE S

Based on 44 U.S. Code, 1964 ed., $ 296a (p.S. 5 383).

§ 1306. Civil Service Commission: report.

In addition to the usual numbe r of the report of

the Civil Service Commission twenty-three thousand

copies shall be printed: one thousand for the Senate,

two thousand for t h e House of Representatives, and

twenty thousand for distribution by the Civil Service

Commission. (Pub. L. 90-620, Oct. 22, 1968, 82 Stat.

1266.)

HISTORICA L AND REVISIO N NOTE S

Based on 44 U.S. Code, 1964 ed., { 248 (Jan. 12, 1895,

ch. 23, $ 73,28 Stat. 614).

§ 1307. Environmental Science Service Administration:

charts; sale and distribution.

(a) The charts published by the Environmental

Science Service Administration shall be sold at cost

of paper and printing as nearly as practicable. The

price to the public shall include all expenses incurred

in actual reproduction of the charts afte r the original cartography, such a s photography, opaquing,

platemaking, press time and bindery operations; the

full postage rates, according to the rates for postal

services used; and any additional cost factors considered appropriate by the Secretary such as overhead and administrative expenses allocable to the

production of the charts and related reference m a -

terials. The costs of basic surveys and geodetic work

done may not be included in the price of the charts

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and reference materials. T h e Secretary of Commerce

shall publish the prices a t which charts and reference

materials are sold to t h e public a t least once each

calendar year.

(b) Ther e may not be fre e distribution of charts

except to the departments and officers of the United

States requiring them f o r public use; and a number

of copies of each sheet, not to exceed three hundred,

to be presented to such foreign governments, libraries, and scientific associations, a n d Institutions

of learning as the Secretary of Commerce directs;

but on the order of Senators and Representatives

not to exceed one hundre d copies to each may be distributed through the Environmental Science Service

Administration. (Pub. L. 90-620, Oct. 22, 1968, 82

Stat. 1266.)

HISTORICA L A ND REVISIO N NOTT S

Based on 44 U.S. Code. 1964 ed„ I 246 (Jan. 12, 1895.

ch. 23. I 76. 28 Stat. 620; Feb. 14, 1903. ch. 552, $| 4, 10,

32 Stat. 826, 829; July 1, 1616 ch. 209, I 1, 39 Stat. 320,

June 5. 1920, cb. 235, $ 1, 41 Stat. 929; Oct. 31, 1951, cb.

654,1 3(11), 65 Stat. 708; July 9, 1956, ch. 528, 70 Stat. 512;

Aug. 14, 1964, Pub. L. 88-441. 78 Stat. 446).

The reference to the Environmental Science Service

Administration Is inserted on the authority of Reorganization Plan No. 2 of 1965.

TRANSFE R o r FUNCTION S

The Environmental Science Services Administration In

the Department of Commerce, Including the offices of

Administrator and Deputy Administrator thereof, were

abolished by Reorg. Plan No. 4 of 1970, elf. Oct. 30, 1970,

35 FJt. 15627, 84 Stat. —, set out In the Appendix to

Title 5, Government Organization and Employees, which

created the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration In the Department of Commerce and transferred

the personnel, property, records, and unexpended balances

of funds of the Environmental Science Services Administration to such newly created National Oceanic and

Atmospheric Administration. The components of the

Environmental Science Services Administration thus

transferred Included the Weather Bureau, the Coast and

Geodetic Survey, the Environmental Data Service, the

National Environmental Satellite Center, and the ESSA

Research Laboratories.

CROS S REFERENCE S

Dissemination of data and other activities, see section

883b of Title 33, Navigation and Navigable Waters.

Geomagnetic data; collection, correlation, and dissemination, see section 883c of Title 33.

Surveys and other activities, see section 883a of Title

33.

§1308. Coast Guard: annual report of the Commandant.

The Secretary of the Department of Transporta -

tion may authorize the printing of the annual report

of the Commandan t of the Coast Guard in such

editions as t h e Interests of the Government and of

the public require. (Pub. L. 90-620, Oct. 22, 1968, 82

Stat. 1267.)

HISTORICA L A ND REVISIO N NOTE S

Based on 44 US. Code, 1964 ed„ I 213 (Jan. 12, 1895,

ch. 23, 6 89, 28 Stat. 622; Mar. 13, 1896, No. 23, 29 Stat. 466;

Feb. 14. 1903, ch. 552, I 4, 10, 32 Stat. 826, 829; Mar. 3. 1925,

cb. 421, |4, 43 Stat. 1106; 1939 Reorg. Plan No. H, I 2(a),

etT. July 1, 1939, 4 FJt. 2731, 53 Stat. 1432; Aug. 4, 1949,

ch. 393, | | 1, 20, 63 Stat. 496, 561; Oct. 15, 1966, Pub. L.

89-670, 80 Stat. 931).

This section Incorporates only so much of the third

sentence of the second paragraph of former section 213

as relates to the annual report of the Commandant of the

Coast Guard. The balance will be found In sections 1102,

1116, 1302, 1309, 1310, 1336 of the revision.

§1309. Coast Guard: notices to mariners and other

special publications.

The Secretary of the Department of Transportation may authorize the printing of notices to mariners and other special publications of the Coast

Guard in such editions as the interests of the Government and of the public require. (Pub. L. 90-620,

Oct. 22, 1968, 82 Stat. 1267.)

HISTORICAL A N D REVISIO N NOTE S

Based on 44 US. Code. 1964 ed.. I 213 (part) (Jan. 12,

1895, ch. 23, I 89, 28 Stat. 622; Mar. 13, 1896. No. 23. 29

Stat. 486; Feb. 14. 1903, ch. 552, | | 4, 10, 32 Stat. 826, 829;

Mar. 3. 1925, ch. 421, I 4, 43 Stat. 1106; 1939 Reorg. Plan

No. H, I 2(a), elf. July 1, 1939, 4 F.R. 2731, 53 Stat. 1432;

Aug. 4. 1949, ch. 393, II 1. 20, 63 Stat. 496, 561; Oct. 15,

1966. Pub. L. 89—670, 80 Stat. 931).

This section Incorporates applicable parts of the third

sentence of the second paragraph of former section 213.

The balance will be found In sections 1102, 1116, 1302,

1308, 1310, 1336 of the revision.

§ 1310. Commerce Department: navigation and weather

information.

The Secretary of Commerce may cause to be

printed the numbe r of copies of tide tables, coast

pilots, and other special publications relating to

the Coast and Geodetic Survey, Weather Bureau

maps, charts, bulletins of not more tha n one hundred

octavo pages, and minor reports of the Weather

Bureau, he considers for the best interest of the

Government. (Pub. L. 90-620, Oct. 22, 1968, 82 Stat.

1267.)

HISTORICA L A ND REVISIO N NOTE S

Based on 44 U.S. Code, 1964 ed.. I 213 (part) (Jan. 12,

1895. ch. 23, $ 89, 28 Stat. 622; Mar. 13. 1896, No. 23, 29

Stat. 466; Mar. 3, 1925, ch. 421, I 4, 43 Stat. 1106; 1940

Reorg. Plan No. IV, I 8, eff. June 30. 1940. 54 Stat. 1234;

Reorg. Plan No. 2 of 1965. cff. July 13,1965, 30 F.R. 8819. 79

Stat. 1318).

This section Incorporates only parts of former section

213 relating to Coast and Geodetic Survey and Weather

Bureau. The balance will be found In sections 1102, 1116,

1302, 1308, 1309, 1336 of the revision.

TRANSFER O F FUNCTION S

The Environmental Science Services Administration In

the Department of Commerce, Including the offices of

Administrator and Deputy Administrator thereof, were

abolished by Reorg. Plan No. 4 of 1970, efl. Oct. 30, 1970,

35 FJl. 15627, 84 Stat. —, set out In the Appendix to Title

5, Government Organization and Employees, which

created the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration In the Department of Commerce and transferred

the personnel property, records, and unexpended balances

of funds of the Environmental Science Services Administration to such newly created National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. The components of the

Environmental Science Services Administration thus

transferred included the Weather Bureau, the Coast and

Geodetic Survey, the Environmental Data Service, the

National Environmental Satellite Center, and the ESSA

Research Laboratories.

§1311. Comptroller General: decisions.

The Public Printe r shall print not more tha n one

volume each of the decisions and opinions of the

Comptroller General, with such explanatory matte r

as he may furnish, and furnish ten copies for the

use of each Member of Congress; two thousand

copies to the Comptroller General; and for distribution in the manne r provided by section 7 of the Act

of June 20, 1874 (18 Stat. 113), providing for the

publication of the statutes, one-half the number

therein mentioned. (Pub. L. 90-620, Oct. 22, 1968, 82

Stat. 1267.)

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HISTORICA L AND REVISIO N NOTE S

Based on 44 U.S. Code, 1964 ed.. I 297 (Aug. 3, 1882,

No. 63, 22 Stat. 391: June 10, 1921, ch. 18, 42 Stat. 23-27).

REFERENCE S I N TEX T

Section 7 of act June 20, 1874. ch. 332, 18 Stat. 114,

referred to In text, provided for the distribution of bound

volumes of the Statutes-at-Largs by the Secretary of

State, and was not classified to the Code.

8 1312. Director of Public Health of District of Columbia: report.

In addition to the usual numbe r of the report of

the Director of Public Health of the District of

Columbia, one thousand five hundred copies shall

be printed: one hundred for the Senate, three hun -

dred and sixty for the House of Representatives, and

one thousand a n d forty for the Director of Public

Health. (Pub. L. 90-620, Oct. 22, 1968, 82 Stat. 1267.)

HISTORICA L AND REVISIO N NOTE S

Based on 44 U.S. Code, 1964 ed.. § 263 (Jan. 12, 1895.

ch. 23, $ 73, 28 Stat. 614; Aug. 1, 1950, ch. 513, 5 1, 64

Stat. 393).

8 1313. Education, Commissioner of: report.

In addition to t h e usual numbe r of the report of

the Commissioner of Education, thirty-five thousand

copies shall be printed: five thousand for the Senate,

ten thousand for the House of Representatives, and

twenty thousand for distribution by the Commissioner of Education. (Pub. L. 90-620, Oct. 22, 1968, 82

Stat. 1267.)

HISTORICA L AND REVISIO N NOTE S

Based on 44 U S. Code. 1964 ed., { 253 (Jan. 12, 1895,

ch. 23, § 73, 28 Stat. 614).

§ 1314. Ephemeris and Nautical Almanac.

T h e "usual number " of copies of the American

Ephemeris and Nautical Almanac may not be printed.

Instead, there shall be printed and bound two thousand five hundred copies, uniform with the editions

printed for the Department of the Navy, five hundred

of which shall be for the use of the Senate, one

thousand f o r the use of the House of Representatives,

a n d one thousand for distribution or sale by the

Department of the Navy. The Secretary of the Navy

may cause to be published of the papers supplementary to the Ephemeris and Nautical Almanac,

one thousand five hundred copies in addition to the

usual number, one hundred copies for_jthe Senate,

four hundred for the House of Representatives, and

one thousand for distribution or sale by the Department of the Navy. T h e Secretary of the Navy may

cause additional copies of the Nautical Almanacs

extracted from the Ephemeris, to be printed for the

public service and for sale to navigators and others.

Moneys received from sales of the Ephemeris and of

the Nautical Almanacs shall be deposited in the

Treasury and placed to the credit of the general fun d

for public printing. (Pub. L. 90-620, Oct. 22, 1968

82 Stat. 1267.)

HISTORICA L A ND REVISIO N NOTE S

Based on 44 US. Code, 1964 ed., { 254 (Jan. 12, 1895

Ch. 23, I 73, 28 Stat. 613; May 13, 1902, No. 20, 32 Stat

740; July 1,1902, ch. 1368. 32 Stat. 678).

§ 1315. Fish and Wildlife Service: bulletins.

In addition to the usual numbe r of the bulletins

of the Pish and Wildlife Service, five thousand copies

shall be printed: one thousand for the Senate, two

thousand for the House of Representatives, and two

thousand for distribution by the Service. (Pub L

90-620, Oct. 22, 1968, 82 Stat. 1268.)

HISTORICA L A ND REVISIO N NOTT S

Based on 44 US. Code, 1964 ed., | 258 (Jan. 12, 1895.

ch. 23, $ 73. 28 Stat. 614; 1940 Reorg. Plan No. HI, j 3, eff.

June 30, 1940, 5 F.R. 2108, 54 Stat. 1232).

§ 1316. Fish and Wildlife Service: report of the

Director.

I n addition to the usual numbe r of the report of

the Director of the Fish and Wildlife Service, eight

thousand copies shall be printed: two thousand for

the Senate, four thousand for the House of Representatives, and two thousand for distribution by the

Service. (Pub. L. 90-620, Oct. 22, 1968, 82 Stat. 1268.)

HISTORICA L A ND REVISIO N NOTE S

Based on 44 U.S. Code, 1964 ed., 1 259 (Jan. 12, 1895.

ch. 23, $ 73, 28 Stat. 614; 1940 Reorg. Plan No. m , { 3 eff

June 30,1940, 5 F.R. 2108, 54 Stat. 1232).

§ 1317. Foreign Relations.

I n addition to the usual numbe r of Foreign Relations, three thousand copies of each shall be printed:

one thousand for t h e Senate and two thousand for

the House of Representatives. (Pub. L. 90-620 Oct

22, 1968, 82 Stat. 1268.)

HISTORICA L A ND REVISIO N NOTE S

Based on 44 US. Code. 1964 ed., $ 250 (Jan. 12, 1895. ch.

23, 5 73,28 Stat. 613).

§ 1318. Geological Survey : classes and sizes of publications; report of mineral resources; number of

copies; reprints; distribution.

The publications of t h e Geological Survey shall

consist of the annua l report of the Director, which

shall be confined to one volume of royal octavo size;

monographs, of quarto size; professional papers, of

quarto size; bulletins, of ordinary octavo size; watersupply and Irrigation papers, of ordinary octavo size;

and maps, folios, a n d atlases required by law.

I n addition to the usual number of the report of

the Geological Survey, ten thousand copies shall be

printed: two thousand for the Senate, four thousand for the House of Representatives, four thousand

for distribution by the Geological Survey.

The reports of the Geological Survey, except the

annua l report of the Director, shall be published in

editions recommended in each case by the Director

and approved by the Secretary of the Interior, but

not to exceed ten thousand copies.

When the edition of a report of the Survey is exhausted, and the demand for it continues, there

may be published, on t h e requisition of the Secretary

of the Interior, a s man y additional copies of the

report as the Director of the Survey states will, in

his judgment, be necessary to meet the demand.

The report of the mineral resources of the United

States shall be published in two octavo volumes and

as a distinct publication, the number of copies, printing of separate chapters, and mode of distribution

of which shall be t h e same as of the annual report.

Three thousand copies of the monographs and

bulletins of the Geological Survey shall be published.

The bulletins and professional papers shall be distributed gratuitously and of the number published

one thousand copies shall be delivered to the Senate

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and two thousand copies to the House of Representatives, for distribution.

The Director of the Geological Survey shall transmit to the Library of Congress two copies of every

report of the bureau as soon as the first delivery

to the Survey is made, in addition to those received

by the Library of Congress under any other law.

(Pub. L. 90-620, Oct. 22, 1968, 82 Stat. 1268.)

HISTORICAL AND REVISIO N NOTE S

Based on 4 4 TJJB. Code. 196 4 ed„ $ 2 6 0 (Jan. 1 2 , 1895 , ch.

23. 5 73. 28 Stat. 614; Mar. 2, 1896. ch. 189, I I. 28 Stat.

960: June 11. 1896. ch. 420, $1.28 Stat. 453; June 4, 1897,

ch. 2, $ 1, 30 Stat. 61; Mar. 2, 1901, No. 17, 31 Stat. 1465;

May 16, 1902, No. 22, 32 Stat. 741; Mar. 4, 1909, ch. 299,

I 1, 35 Stat. 988).

§ 1319. Geological Survey: specific appropriations required for monographs and bulletins.

T h e scientific reports known as the monographs

and bulletins of the Geological Survey may not be

published until specific and detailed estimates and

specific appropriations based on these estimates are

made for them. Engravings for the annual reports

for monographs and bulletins, or of illustrations, sections, and maps, may not be made until specific

estimates are submitted and specific appropriations

made based on the estimates. (Pub. L. 90-620, Oct. 22,

1968,82 Stat. 1269.)

HISTORICAL AND REVISIO N NOTE S

Based on 44 U.S. Code, 1964 ed.. I 261 (Jan. 12. 1895,

ch. 23, $ 79, 28 Stat. 621; June 7. 1924, ch. 303, 43 Stat.

592).

§ 1320. Geological Survey: distribution of publications

to public libraries.

The Director of the Geological Survey shall distribute to public libraries tha t have not already received them copies of sale publications on han d at

the expiration of five years afte r date of delivery to

the Survey document room, excepting a reserve

number not to exceed two hundred copies. (Pub. L.

90-620, Oct. 22, 1968,82 Stat. 1269.)

HISTORICAL AND REVISIO N NOTE S

Based on 44 U.S. Code, 1964 ed., I 262 (Mar. 3, 1903, ch-.

1007, { 1, 32 Stat. 1146).

§ 1321. Hydrographic Surveys; foreign surveys.

Appropriations made for the preparation or publication of foreign hydrographic surveys may be

applicable only upon approval by the Secretary of the

Navy, afte r a report from three competent naval

officers tha t the original dat a for proposed charts

justify their publication. The Secretary of the Navy

shall order a board of thre e naval officers to examine

and report upon the dat a before he approves a n application of moneys to the preparation or publication

of charts or hydrographic surveys. (Pub. L. 90-620,

Oct. 22,1968, 82 Stat. 1269.)

HISTORICA L AND REVISIO N NOTE S

Based 6h 4 4 UB. Code, 196 4 ed.. $26 5 (R.S. $3686 ;

Jan. 12,1895 , ch. 2 3 , $ 78,2 8 Stat. 621) .

§ 1322. Immigration and Naturalization Service: report.

The number of copies, not to exceed five thousand,

to be printed of the annua l reports of the Immigra -

tion and Naturalization Service of the Department

of Justice shall be subject to the discretion of the

Attorney General. (Pub. L. 90-620, Oct. 22, 1968, 82

Stat. 1269.)

HISTORICAL AND REVISIO N NOTE S

Based on 44 U.S. Code, 1964 ed.. $ 266 (Mar. 3, 1905,

No. 33, 33 Stat. 1287; Mar. 4, 1913, ch. 141, $ 3, 37 Stat.

737; Ex. Ord. No. 6166, 5 14, June 10, 1933; 1940 Reorg.

Plan No. V, $ 1, eff. June 14, 1940, 5 F.R. 2223, 54 Stat.

1238).

§ 1323. Interstate Commerce Commission: report.

I n addition to the usual numbe r of the annual

report of the Interstate Commerce Commission,

three thousand copies shall be printed: one thousand

for the Senate, two thousand for the House, and for

the use of the Commission tha t number of the report

and other documents incident to interstate commerce for distribution by it as it considers expedient.

(Pub. L. 90-620, Oct. 22,1968, 82 Stat. 1269.)

HISTORICAL AND REVISIO N NOTE S

Based on 44 U.S. Code, 1964 ed., $ 269 (Jan. 12, 1895,

ch. 23, $ 73, 28 Stat. 614).

§ 1324. Labor Statistics, Bureau of: bulletins.

Ther e shall be printed one edition of fifteen thousand copies of each issue of the bulletin of the Bureau

of Labor Statistics authorized by section 5 of Title

29, and extra copies not to exceed twenty thousand

of any single issue, when in the opinion of the Commissioner of Labor Statistics the demand for the

bulletin makes an extra edition necessary. (Pub. L.

90-620, Oct. 22,1968, 82 Stat. 1269.)

HISTORICAL AND REVISIO N NOTE S

Based on 44 U.S. Code, 1964 ed., $ 270 (Mar. 2, 1895,

ch. 177, $ 1, 28 Stat. 805; June 4, 1897, ch. 2, i 1, 30 Stat.

61; June 6, 1900, ch. 791, $ 1, 31 Stat. 644; Mar. 4, 1913,

ch. 141, $ 3,37 Stat. 737).

g 1325. Labor Statistics, Bureau of: report of Commissioner.

In addition to the usual number of the report of

the Commissioner of Labor Statistics, twenty-five

thousand copies shall be printed: five thousand for

the Senate, ten thousand for the House of Representatives, and ten thousand for distribution by the

Commissioner. (Pub. L. 90-620, Oct. 22,1968, 82 Stat.

1269.)

HISTORICAL AND REVISIO N NOTE S

Baaed on 44 UB. Code, 1964 ed., $ 271 (Jan. 12. 1895,

ch. 23, $ 73, 28 Stat. 614; Mar. 4. 1913, ch. 141, $ 3, 37

Stat. 737).

§ 1326. Librarian of Congress: reports.

Five thousand copies of the annua l and special

reports of the Librarian of Congress submitted to

Congress, shall be printed a n d bound in cloth for

the Library of Congress. (Pub. L. 90-620, Oct. 22,

1968, 82 Stat. 1270.)

HISTORICAL AND REVISIO N NOTE S

Based on 44 UB. Code, 1964 ed., $ 156 (Feb. 24, 1904,

No. 8, 33 Stat. 583).

g 1327. Mines, Bureau of: publications.

T h e publications of the Bureau of Mines shall be

published in editions recommended by the Secretary

of the Interior, but not to exceed ten thousand

copies for the first edition. When the edition of a

publication of the Bureau of Mines is exhausted and

the demand for it continues, there may be published,

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on the requisition of the Secretary of the Interior,

as many additional copies as the Secretary of the

Interior considers necessary to meet the demand.

(Pub. L. 90-620, Oct. 22, 1968, 82 Stat. 1270.)

HISTORICAL A ND REVISIO N NOTE S

Based on 44 U.S. Code, 1964 ed„ | 272 (June 25, 1910,

No. 36 II 1, 2, 36 Stat. 883; Ex. Ord. No. 6611, Feb. 22.

1934).

8 1328. Merchant vessels of the United States.

Five thousand copies of the annua l list of merchant vessels of the United State s may be printed

for distribution by the Coast Guard. (Pub. L. 90-

620, Oct. 22, 1968, 82 Stat. 1270.)

HISTORICA L AND REVISIO N NOTE S

Based on 44 US. Code, 1964 ed„ I 249 (Jan. 12, 1895,

ch. 23, 5 73, 28 Stat. 616; Feb. 14, 1903, ch. 552, | 4, 32 Stat.

826; June 30, 1932, ch. 314, $ 501, 47 Stat. 415; May 27,

1936, ch. 463 , 8 1, 49 Stat. 1380; 1946 Reorg. Plan No. 3,

IS 101—104, eff. July 16, 1946, 11 F.R. 7875, 60 Stat. 1097).

CODIFICATIO N

The first paragraph of former section 249, act Jan. 12,

1895, ch. 23, sec. 73, 28 Stat. 616, was omitted as obsolete.

Paragraph related to report on Commerce and Navigation

and on Internal Commerce. These reports were discontinued.

§ 1329. Mint: reports of Director.

There may be printed, in the discretion of the

Secretary of toe Treasury, for distribution by the

Treasury Department, two thousand copies of the

annua l report of the Director of the Mint on the operations of the min t and assay offices with appendices, and of-the annua l report of the Director of the

Mint on the production of precious metals. (Pub. L.

90-620, Oct. 22, 1968, 82 Stat. 1270.)-

HISTORICAL AND REVISIO N NOTE S

Based on 44 UJ5. Code, 1964 ed., I 273 (Mar. 4, 1907, No.

24,34 Stat. 1424).

§ 1330. Monthly Summary Statement of Imports and

Exports.

There shall be printed monthly by the Public

Printe r thirty-five hundred copies of the Monthly

Summary Statement of Imports and Exports and

other statistical information prepared by the Secretary of Commerce, five hundred for the Senate, one

thousand for the House of Representatives, and two

thousand for the Department of Commerce. (Pub. L.

90-620, Oct. 22, 1968, 82 Stat. 1270.)

HISTORICA L AND REVISIO N NOTE S

Based on 44 U.S. Code, 1064 ed., 1 298 (Dec. 18, 1895,

No. 1, 29 Stat. 459; Feb. 14. 1903, ch. 552, I 4, 32 Stat. 826;

Aug. 23, 1912, ch. 350, | 1. 37 Stat. 407; 1950 Reorg. Plan

No. 5, | | 1. 2. eff. May 24, 1950, 15 F.R. 3174, 64 Stat. 1263).

§ 1331. National Academy of Sciences: report.

I n addition to the usual numbe r of the report of

the National Academy of Sciences, two thousand

copies shall be printed: five hundred for the Senate,

one thousand for t h e House of Representatives, and

five hundred for distribution by the National

Academy of Sciences. (Pub. L. 90-620, Oct 22, 1968,

82 Stat. 1270.)

HISTORICA L AND REVISIO N NOTE S

Based on 44 U.S. Code. 1964 ed., | 275 (Jan. 12, 1895

ch. 23, | 73, 28 Stat. 616).

§ 1332. National encampments of Veterans' organizations; proceedings printed annually for Congress.

T h e proceedings of the national encampments of

the United Spanish W a r Veterans, t h e Veterans of

Foreign Wars of the United States, the American

Legion, the Military Orde r of the Purple Heart, the

Veterans of World W a r I of the United States of

America, Incorporated, t h e Disabled American

Veterans, and the AMVETS (American Veterans of

World W a r II), respectively, shall be printed annu -

ally, with accompanying ilustrations, as separate

House documents of the session of the Congress to

which they may be submitted. (Pub. L. 90-620, Oct.

22, 1968, 82 Stat. 1270.)

HISTORICA L AND REVISIO N NOTE S

Based on 44 US. Code. 1964 ed.. I 275b (Mar. 2. 1931,

ch. 378, I 1, 46 Stat. 1481; Sept. 18. 1941, ch. 411, 55 Stat.

686; July 15, 1942, ch. 505, I 1, 56 Stat. 659; Aug. 27.

1863. Pub. L. 88-105, } 1, 77 Stat. 130; Dec. 21. 1963, Pub.

L. 88-224, 77 Stat. 469).

§ 1333. National high school and college debate topics.

(a) T h e Librarian of Congress shall prepare compilations of pertinent excerpts, biliographical references, and other appropriate materials relating to:

(1) the subject selected annually by the Na -

tional University Extension Association as the

national high school debate topic and

(2) the subject selected annually by the American Speech Association a s the national college

debate topic.

In preparing the compilations the Librarian shall

include materials which in his judgment are representative of, and give equal emphasis to, the opposing

points of view on the respective topics.

(b) The compilations on t h e high school debate

topics shall be printed as Senat e documents and the

compilations on the college debate topics shall be

printed as House of Representatives documents, the

cost of which shall be charged to the congressional

allotment for printing and binding. Additional copies

may be printed in the quantities and distributed in

the manne r the Joint Committee on Printing directs.

(Pub. L. 90-620, Oct. 22, 1968, 82 Stat. 1270.)

HISTORICA L AND REVISIO N NOTE S

Based on 44 U.S. Code, 1964 ed., Supp. m , § 170 (Dec. 30,

1963, Pub. L. 88-246, IS 1, 2, 77 Stat. 802).

§ 1334. Naval Intelligence Office: additional copies of

publications.

I n addition to one thousand copies previously authorized, the Secretary of the Navy may print extra

copies of t h e publications of the Office of Naval

Intelligence necessary for distribution to the naval

service and to meet other official demands. The edition of any one publication may not exceed two

thousand copies. (Pub. L. 90-620, Oct. 22, 1968, 82

Stat. 1271.)

HISTORICA L AND REVISIO N NOTE S

Based on 44 U S. Code, 1964 ed., I 278 (Mar. 21, 1900,

No. 14,31 Stat. 713).

§ 1335. Naval Observatory Observations.

In addition to the usual number of the Observations of the Naval Observatory, one thousand eight

hundred copies shall be printed: three hundred for

the Senate, seven hundred for the House of Representatives, and eight hundred for distribution by the

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Naval Observatory; a n d of the astronomical appendixes to the Observations, one thousand two hundred

separate copies, and of the meteorological and magnetic observations one thousand separate copies, for

distribution by the Naval Observatory. (Pub. L. 90-

620, Oct. 22, 1968, 82 Stat. 1271.)

HISTORICA L A ND REVISIO N NOTE S

Based on 44 UJ3. Code, 1964 ed.. i 279 (Jan. 12, 1896,

Ch. 23, I 73. 28 Stat. 613).

§1336. Naval Oceanographic Office: special publications.

The Secretary of t h e Navy may authorize the

printing of notices t o mariners, light lists, sailing

directions, bulletins, a n d other special publications

of the United States Naval Oceanographic Office In

editions t h e Interests of t h e Government and of the

public may require. (Pub. L. 90-620, Oct. 22, 1968,

82 Stat. 1271.)

HISTOMCA L AND REVISIO N NOTE S

Based on 44 U.S. Code, 1964 ed., I 213 (Jan. 12, 1895, ch.

23, 1 89, 28 Stat. 622; Mar. 13, 1896, No. 23, 29 Stat. 466;

Mar. 3, 1925, ch. 421, $4, 43 Stat. 1106; July 10, 1962,

Pub. L. 87-533, i§ 1.2, 76 Stat. 164).

This section Incorporates only part of the third sentence, second paragraph of former section 213. The balance

will be found In sections 1102, 1116, 1302, 1308, 1309,

1310, of the revision.

§1337. Patent Office: publications authorized to be

printed.

The Commissioner of Patents, upon the requisition

of the Secretary of Commerce may cause to be

printed:

1. Patents issued.

The patents for Inventions and designs Issued by

the Patent Office, including grants, specifications,

and drawings, together with copies of them, and of

patents already issued, in the number needed for the

business of the office.

2. Trade-marks and labels.

The certificates of trade-marks and labels registered in the Paten t Office, Including descriptions and

drawings, together with copies of them, and of trade -

marks and labels previously registered, in the numbers needed f o r the business of the office.

3. Official Gazette.

The Official Gazette of the United States Patent

Office in numbers sufficient to supply all who subscribe for it a t $5 a year; also for exchange for other

scientific publications desirable for the use of the

Patent Office; also t o supply one copy to each Sena -

tor and Representative in Congress; with one

hundred additional copies, together with weekly,

monthly, a n d annua l indexes. T h e "usual number "

of the Official Gazette may not be printed.

4. Report of Commissioner of Patents.

The annua l report of t h e Commissioner of Patents,

not exceeding five hundre d in number, for distribution by him; the annua l report of the Commissioner

of Patents to Congress, without the list of patents,

not exceeding one thousand five hundred In number,

for distribution by him; and the annual report of

the Commissioner of Patents to Congress, with t h e

list of patents, five hundred copies for sale by him.

if needed, and in addition the "usual number " only

shall be printed.

5. Rules of practice, laws, etc.

Pamphle t copies of the rules of practice, and of the

patent laws, and pamphlet copies of the laws and

rules relating to trade-marks a n d labels, and circulars relating to the business of the office, all in

numbers as needed for the business of the office. The

"usual number " may not be printed.

6. Decisions of Commissioner and Courts.

Annual volumes of the decisions of the Commissioner of Patents and of t h e United States courts in

patent cases, not exceeding one thousand five

hundred in number, of which the usual number

shall be printed, and for this purpose a copy of each

shall be transmitted to Congress promptly when

prepared.

7. Indexes.

Indexes to patents relating to electricity, and indexes to foreign patents, In the numbers needed for

the business of the office. T h e "usual number " may

not be printed. (Pub. L. 90-620, Oct. 22,1968, 82 Stat.

1271.)

HISTORICA L AND REVISIO N NOTE S

Based on 44 US. Code, 1964 ed., { 283 (Jan. 12, 1895,

ch. 23, I 73, 28 Stat. 619, 620; Feb. 14, 1903, ch. 552, If 4, 12,

32 Stat. 826, 830; Aug. 24, 1912, ch. 355, $ 1, 37 Stat. 481;

Feb. 18. 1922, ch. 58, $ 4, 42 Stat. 391; June 7. 1924, ch.

303. § 1,43 Stat. 592).

CROS S REFERENCE S

Commissioner of Patents, annual report to Congress,

see section 14 of Title 35, Patents.

Copies of patents for public libraries, see section 13

of Title 35, Patents

Copyright Office,' see section 201 et seq. of Title 17,

Copyrights.

Patent Office publications, see section 11 of Title 35,

Patents.

§1338. Patent Office: limitations and conditions concerning printing and lithographing.

Printing for the Patent Office making use of

lithography or photo-lithography, together with the

plates, shall be contracted for and performed under

the direction of the Commissioner of Patents, under

limitations and conditions prescribed by the Joint

Committee on Printing, and other printing for the

Paten t Office shall be done by the Public Printer

under limitations and conditions prescribed by the

Joint Committee on Printing. T h e entire work may be

done at the Government Printing Office when in the

judgment of the Joint Committee on Printing it is to

the interest of the Government. (Pub. L. 90-620,

Oct. 22,1968, 82 Stat. 1272.)

HISTORICA L AND REVISIO N NOTE S

Based on 44 U.S. Code, 1964 ed., $ 284 (Jan. 12, 1895.

ch. 23, 1 73,28 Stat. 620).

CROS S REFERENCE S

Executive and Judiciary printing and binding, restrictions on use of Illustrations, see section 1104 of this title.

Government printing, binding, and blank-book work

to be done at Government Printing Office, see section 501

of this title.

§ 1339. Printing of the President's Message.

The message of the President without the accompanying documents and reports shall be printed

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In pamphle t form, Immediately upon Its receipt by

Congress. I n addition to the usual number, fifteen

thousand copies shall be printed, of which five thousand shall be for the Senate, and ten thousand for

the House of Representatives.

I n addition to the usual numbe r of the President's

message and accompanying documents, there shall

be printed one thousand copies for the Senate and

two thousand for the House of Representatives.

T h e President's message shall be delivered by the

printe r to the appropriate officers of each House of

Congress on or before the third Wednesday next

afte r the meeting of Congress, or as soon afte r as

may be practicable. (Pub. L. 90-620, Oct. 22, 1968,

82 Stat. 1272.)

HISTORICA L AND REVISIO N NOTE S

Baaed on 44 US. Code, 1964 ed„ 1 285 (R.S. S 3810; Jan.

13,1885, ch. 23. I 73, 28 Stat. 615).

§ 1340. Public Printer: annual report.

I n addition to the usual number of the annual

report of the Public Printer, one thousand copies

shall be printed to be distributed under his direction.

(Pub. L. 90-620, Oct. 22,1968, 82 Stat. 1272.)

HISTORICA L AND REVISIO N NOTE S

Based on 44 US. Code, 1964 ed„ § 288 (Jan. 12, 1895,

ch. 23. I 73, 28 Stat. 618).

g 1341. Smithsonian Institution: report.

I n addition to the usual number of the report of

the Smithsonian Institution ten thousand copies

shall be printed, one thousand for the Senate, two

thousand for the House of Representatives, five

thousand for distribution by the Smithsonian Institution, and two thousand for distribution by the

National Museum. (Pub. L. 90-620, Oct. 22, 1968, 82

Stat. 1272.)

HISTORICA L A ND REVISIO N NOTE S

Based on 44 US. Code. 1964 ed„ f 289 (Jan. 12, 1895.

ch. 23,1 73,28 Stat. 616).

61342. Soil area surveys: reports; congressional

allotments.

As soon as the manuscript can be prepared with

the necessary maps and Illustrations to accompany it,

a report on each soil are a surveyed by the Secretary

of Agriculture shall be printed in the form of advance sheets bound in paper covers, of which not

more tha n two hundred and fifty copies shall be for

t h e use of each Senator from t h e Stat e and not more

tha n one thousand copies for the use of each Representative for t h e congressional district or districts

in which a survey Is made, the actual number to be

determined on inquiry by t h e Secretary cf Agricultur e made to the Senators and Representatives, and

a s man y copies for t h e use of the Department of Agriculture as in t h e Judgment of the Secretary of

Agriculture a r e necesary. T h e Superintendent of

Documents shall hold the total congressional and

department edition for two years and distribute

within these limitations according to the requests of

t h e Senators, Representatives, or department, and

a t the expiration of the two-year period turn over

t o the Department of Agriculture t h e residue of the

edition. (Pub. L. 90-620, Oct. 22,1968,82 Stat. 1272.)

HISTORICAL AND REVISIO N NOTE S

Based on 44 US. Code, 1964 ed., 1 290 (Feb. 23, 1901, No.

8, 31 Stat. 1462; June 3, 1902, ch. 985, 32 Stat. 303; Mar. 14,

1904, No. 9, 33 Stat. 583; July 7, 1932, ch. 443, f 1, 47 Stat.

612).

§ 1343. Statistical Abstract of the United States.

I n addition to the usual numbe r of the Statistical

Abstract of the United States, twelve thousand copies

shall be printed: three thousand for the Senate, six

thousand for the House of Representatives, and three

thousand for distribution by thd Secretary of Commerce. (Pub. L. 90-620, Oct. 22,1968, 82 Stat. 1273.)

HISTORICA L AND REVISIO N NOTE S

Based on 44 U.S. Code, 1964 ed.. 1291 (Jan. 12, 1895,

ch. 23, 6 73, 28 Stat. 616; Aug. 23, 1912, ch. 350, | 1,37 Stat.

407; 1950 Reorg. Plan No. 5. 55 1. 2. «S. May 24. 1950, 15

F.R. 3174, 64 Stat. 1263).

61344. Treasury Department: reports.

I n addition to the usual numbe r of the finance re -

port of the Secretary of the Treasury, one thousand

copies for the Senate and two thousand for t h e House

of Representatives shall be printed in addition to

those published as part of the departmenta l report.

In addition to the usual numbe r of t h e annual

report of the Comptroller of the Currency, thirteen

thousand copies shall be printed; one thousand f o r

the Senate, two thousand for the House of Representatives, and ten thousand for distribution by t h e

Comptroller of the Currency. (Pub. L. 90-620, Oct. 22,

1968, 82 Stat. 1273.)

HISTORICAL AND REVISIO N NOTE S

Based on 44 US. Code, 1964 ed., I 296 (Jan. 12, 1895, ch.

23, 1 73, 28 Stat. 616; Mar. 4. 1907, No. 25, 34 Stat. 1425).

Chapter 15.—FEDERAL REGISTER AND CODE OF

FEDERAL REGULATIONS

Sec.

1501. Definitions.

1502. Custody and printing of Federal documents; appointment of Director.

1503. Filing documents with Office; notation of time;

public inspection; transmission for printing.

1604. "Federal Register"; printing; contents; distribution; price.

1505. Documents to be published In Federal Register.

1506. Administrative Committee of the Federal Register;

establishment and composition; powers and

duties.

1607. Filing document as constructive notice; publication in Federal Register as presumption of validity; Judicial notice; citation.

1508. Publication In Federal Register as notice of

hearing.

1509. Cost of publication; appropriations authorized:

penalty mall privilege.

1610. Code of Federal Regulations.

1511. International agreements excluded from provisions

of chapter.

CHAPTE B REFERRE D TO I N OTHE R SECTION S

This chapter Is referred-to In title 16 section 77sss.

§1501. Definitions.

As used in this chapter, unless the context otherwise requires—

"document " means a Presidential proclamation

or Executive order and a n order, regulation, rule,

certificate, code of fair competition, license, notice,

or similar instrument, issued, prescribed, or promulgated by a Federal agency;

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"Federal agency" or "agency" means the President of the United States, or an executive department, independent board, establishment, bureau,

agency, institution, commission, or separate office

of the administrative branch of the Government

of the United States but not the legislative or

judicial branches of the Government;

"person" means a n individual, partnership, association, or corporation.

(Pub. L. 90-620, Oct. 22, 1968, 82 Stat. 1273.)

HISTORICA L AND REVISIO N NOTE S

Based on 44 US. Code, 1964 ed„ $ 304 (July 26, 1935, ch.

417, 6 4. 49 Stat. 501).

§ 1502. Custody and printing of Federal documents;

appointment of Director.

The Administrator of General Services, acting

through the Office of the Federal Register, is charged

with the custody and, together with the Public

Printer, with the prompt and uniform printing and

distribution of the documents required or authorized

to be published by section 1505 of this title. There

shall be a t the head of the Office a director, appointed

by, and who shall act under the general direction of,

the Administrator of General Services in carrying

out this chapter and the regulations prescribed under

it. (Pub. L. 90-620, Oct. 22,1968, 82 Stat. 1273.)

HISTORICA L AND REVISIO N NOTE S

Based on 44 US. Code, 1964 ed„ $ 301 (July 26. 1935, ch.

417, $ 1, 49 Stat. 500; 1939 Reorg. Plan No. H, I 202, eff.

July 1, 1939, 4 FM. 2732, 53 Stat. 1435; June 30, 1949, ch.

288, title I, $ 104(a), 63 Stat. 381).

§ 1503. Filing documents with Office; notation of time;

public inspection; transmission for printing.

The original and two duplicate originals or certified copies of a document required or authorized to

be published by section 1505 of this title shall be filed

with the Office of the Federal Register, which shall

be open for tha t purpose during all hours of the

working days when the National Archives Building

is open for official business. T h e Administrator of

General Services shall cause to be noted on the original and duplicate originals or certified copies of each

document the day and hour of filing. When the Original is issued, prescribed, or promulgated outside the

District of Columbia, and certified copies are filed

before the filing of the original, the notation shall

be of the day and hour of filing of t h e certified

copies. Upon filing, a t least one copy shall be Immediately available for public Inspection in the Office. The original shall be retained in t h e archives of

the National Archives of the United States and shall

be available for inspection unde r regulations pre -

scribed by the Administrator. T h e Office shall transmit Immediately to the Government Printing Office

for printing, as provided by this chapter, one duplicate original or certified copy of each document required or authorized to be published by section 1505

of this title. Every Federal agency shall cause to be

transmitted for filing the original and the duplicate

originals or certified copies of all such documents

issued, prescribed, or promulgated by the agency.

(Pub. L. 90-620, Oct. 22, 1968, 82 Stat. 1274.)

HISTORICA L AND REVISIO N NOTE S

Based on 44 US. Code, 1964 ed„ 1 302 (July 26, 1636, ch.

417, $ 2, 49 Stat. 500; June 30. 1949, ch. 288, title I.

I 104(a), 63 Stat.381).

SECTIO N REFERRE D TO I N OTHE R SECTION S

This section Is referred to in sections 1504, 1506, 1507

of this title.

§ 1504. "Federal Register"; printing; contents; distribution; price.

Documents required or authorized to be published

by section 1505 of this title shall be printed and distributed Immediately by the Government Printing

Office in a serial publication designated the "Federal

Register." The Public Printe r shall make available

the facilities of the Government Printing Office for

the prompt printing and distribution of the Federal

Register in the manne r and at the times required

by this chapter and the regulations prescribed under

it. The contents of the daily issues shall be Indexed

and shall comprise all documents, required or authorized to be published, filed with the Office of the

Federal Register up to the time of the day immediately preceding the day of distribution fixed by regulations under this chapter. There shall be printed

with each document a copy of the notation, required

to be made by section 1503 of this title, of the day and

hour when, upon filing with the Office, t h e document

was made available for public inspection. Distribution shall be made by delivery or by deposit at a post

office a t a time in the morning of the day of distribution fixed by regulations prescribed under this chapter. The prices to be charged for the Federal Register

may be fixed by the Administrative Committee of the

Federal Register established by section 1506 of this

title without reference to the restrictions placed upon

and fixed for the sale of Government publications by

sections 1705 and 1708 of this title. (Pub. L. 90-620,

Oct. 22,1968, 82 Stat. 1274.)

HISTORICAL AND REVISIO N NOTE S

Based on 44 U.S. Code, 1964 ed„ $ 303 (July 26, 1935, ch.

417, f 3, 49 Stat. 500).

§ 1505. Documents to be published in Federal Register.

(a) Proclamations and Executive Orders; documents

having general applicability and legal effect;

documents required to be published by Congress.

There shall be published in the Federal Register—

(1) Presidential proclamations and Executive

orders, except those not having general applicability and legal effect or effective only against Federal

agencies or persons in their capacity as officers,

agents, or employees thereof;

(2) documents or classes of documents tha t the

President may determine from time to time have

general applicability and legal effect; and

(3) documents or classes of documents tha t may

be required so to be published by Act of Congress.

For the purposes of this chapte r every document

or order which prescribes a penalty ha s general applicability and legal effect.

(b) Documents authorized to be published by regulations ; comments and news items excluded.

In addition to the foregoing there shall also be

published in the Federal Register other documents or

classes of documents authorized to be published by

regulations prescribed under this chapter with the

approval of the President, but comments or news

items of any character may not be published in the

Federal Register.

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(c) Suspension of requirements for filing of documents; alternate systems for promulgating, filing, or publishing documents; preservation of

originals.

In the event of an attack or threatened attack

upon the continental United States and a determination by the President tha t as a result of an attack

or threatened attack—

(X) publication of the Federal Register or filing

of documents with the Office of the Federal Register Is Impracticable, or

(2) under existing conditions publication in the

Federal Register would not serve to give appropriate notice to the public of the contents of documents, the President may, without regard to any

other provision of law, suspend all or part of the

requirements of law or regulation for filing with

the Office or publication in the Federal Register of

documents or classes of documents.

The suspensions shall remain In effect until revoked by the President, or by concurrent resolution

of the Congress. The President shall establish alternate systems for promulgating, filing, or publishing

documents or classes of documents affected by such

suspensions, including requirements relating to their

effectiveness or validity, tha t may be considered

under the then existing circumstances practicable to

provide public notice of the issuance and of the contents of the documents. The alternate systems may,

without limitation, provide for the use of regional

or specialized publications or depositories for documents, or of the press, the radio, or similar mediums

of general communication. Compliance with alternate systems of filing or publication shall have the

same effect as filing with the Office or publication in

the Federal Register under this chapter or other law

or regulation. With respect to documents promulgated under alternate systems, each agency shall

preserve the original and two duplicate originals

or two certified copies for filing with the Office when

the President determines tha t it is practicable. (Pub.

L. 90-620, Oct. 22, 1968, 82 Stat. 1274.)

HISTORICAL AND REVISIO N {Tons

Based on 44 U.S. Code, 1964 ed„ I 305 (July 26, 1935, ch.

417, I 6, 49 BUt. 601; June 26, 1966, ch. 444, 70 Stat. 337).

E x . OBD. N O . 11030 . PREPARATION. PRESENTATION , FILING ,

AND PUBLICATION o r EXECUTIVE ORDERS AND PROCLAMA -

TION S

Ex Ord Mo. 11030 , June 1 9 , 1962 , 2 7 F,R , 6847 , as

amended by Ex. Ord. 11364 , May 2 3 , 1967 , 8 2 F.R . 7696 ,

provided:

By virtue of the authority vested In me by the Federal

Register Act (49 Stat. 600, as amended; 44 U.S.C. 301

et seq.) |now this chapter), and as President of the

United States, I hereby prescribe the following regulations governing the preparation, presentation, filing, and

publication of Executve orders and proclamations:

SECTIO N 1. Form. Proposed Executive orders and proclamations shall be prepared In accordance with the following requirements:

(a) The order or proclamation shall be given a suitable title.

(b) The order or proclamation shall contain a citation

of the authority under which It Is issued.

(c) Punctuation, capitalization, spelling, and other

matters of style shall, In general, conform to the most

recent edition of the Style Manual of the United States

Government Printing Office.

(d) The spelling of geographic names shall conform

to the decisions of the Board on Geographic Named, established by Section 2 of the Act of July 26, 1947 61

Stat. 456 (43 U.S.C. 364a).

(e) Descriptions of tracts of land shall conform, so

far as practicable, to the most recent edition of the

"Specifications for Descriptions of Tracts of Land for Use

In Executive Orders and Proclamations," prepared by the

Bureau of Land Management, Department of the Interior.

(f) Proposed Executive orders and proclamations shall

be typewritten on paper approximately 8 x 18 inches, shall

have a left-hand margin of approximately 1 % inches and

a right-hand margin of approximately 1 Inch, and shall

be double-spaced, except that quotations, tabulations,

and descriptions of land may be single-spaced.

(g) Proclamations Issued by the President shall conclude with the following described recitation—

IN WlTNBSS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand

this day of.. . in the

year of our lord and of the Independence

of the United States of America, the

SEC. 2. Routing and approval of drafts, (a) A proposed

Executive order or proclamation shall first be submitted, with seven copies thereof, to the Director of the

Bureau of the Budget [now Office of Management and

Budget], together with a letter, signed by the head or

other properly authorized officer of the originating Federal agency, explaining the nature, purpose, background,

and effect of the proposed Executive order or proclamation and Its relationship, If any, to pertinent laws and

other Executive orders or proclamations.

(b) If the Director of the Bureau of the Budget (now

Office of Management and Budget] approves the propoeed

Executive order or proclamation, he shall transmit it to

the Attorney General for his consideration as to both form

and legality.

(c) If the Attorney General approves the proposed

Executive order or proclamation, he shall transmit It to

the Director of the Office of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Service, General Services

Administration: Provided, that In cases involving sufficient urgency the Attorney General may transmit it

directly to the President; and provided further, that the

authority vested In the Attorney General by this section

may be delegated by him, In whole or In part, to the

Deputy Attorney General, Solicitor General, or to such

Assistant Attorney General as he may designate.

(d) After determining that the proposed Executive

order or proclamation conforms to the requirements of

Section 1 of this order and Is free from typographical or

clerical errors, the Director of the Office of the Federal

Register shall transmit It and three copies thereof to the

President.

(e) If the proposed Executive order or proclamaton Is

disapproved by the Director of the Bureau of the Budget

I now Office of Management and Budget] or by the Attorney General, It shall not thereafter be presented to

the President unless it Is accompanied by a statement

of the reasons for such disapproval.

-SEC. 3. Routing and certification of originals and copies.

(a) If the order or proclamation Is signed by the President, the original and two copies thereof shall be forwarded to the Director of the Office of the Federal

Register for publication in the FEDERAL RXOISTER

(b) The Office of the Federal Register shall cause to be

placed upon the copies of all Executive orders and proclamations forwarded as provided in subsection (a) of this

section the following notation, to be signed by the Director or by some person authorized by him to sign such

notation: "Certified to be a true copy of the original."

SEC. 4. Proclamations calling for the observance of special days or events. Except as may be otherwise provided

by law, responsibility for the preparation and presentation of proposed proclamations calling for the observance

of special days, or other periods of time, or events shall

be assigned by the Director of the Bureau of the Budget

[now Office of Management and Budget] to such agencies

as he may consider approprate. Such proposed proclamations shall be submitted to the Director at least sixty days

before the date of the specified observance.

SEC. 6. Proclamations of treaties excluded. Consonant

with the provisions of section 12 of the Federal Register

Act (49 Stat. 503; 44 U.S.C. 312) [now section 1611 of this

title], nothing In this order shall be construed to apply

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to treaties, conventions, protocols, or other International

agreements, or proclamations thereof by the President.

SEC. 6. Definition. The term "Presidential proclamations and Executive orders," as used In Section 6(a) of

the Federal Register Act (44 U.S.C. 305(a)) (now subsec.

(a) of this section|, shall, except as the President or his

representative may hereafter otherwise direct, be deemed

to include such attachments thereto as are referred to In

the respective proclamations or orders.

SEC. 7. Prior order. Upon Its publication In the FEDERAL REGISTER, this order shall supersede Executive Order No. 10006 of October 9, 1948.

The regulations prescribed by this order shall be codified under Title 1 of the Code of Federal Regulations.

JOH N F . KENNEDY .

SECTIO N REFERRED T O I N OTHE R SECTION S

This section Is referred to in sections 1602-1504, 1506,

1507 of this title.

§ 1506. Administrative Committee of the Federal Register; establishment and composition; powers

and duties.

T h e Administrative Committee of the Federal

Register shall consist of the Archivist of the United

States or Acting Archivist, who shall be chairman,

an officer of the Department of Justice designated by

the Attorney General, and the Public Printer or Acting Public Printer. T h e Director of t h e Federal Register shall act as secretary of the committee. T h e

authority of the Administrator of General Services,

under section 754 of title 40, to regroup, transfer, and

distribute functions within the General Services Administration, does not extend to the Committee or

its functions. The committee shall prescribe, with

the approval of the President, regulations for carrying out this chapter. The regulations shall provide,

among other things—

(1) t h e manne r of certification of copies required to be certified under section 1503 of this

title, which certification may be permitted to be

based upon confirmed communications from outside the District of Columbia;

(2) the documents which shall be authorized

unde r section 1505(b) of this title to be published

in the Federal Register;

(3) the manne r and form in which the Federal

Register shall be printed, reprinted, compiled, indexed, bound, and distributed;

(4) t h e numbe r of copies of the Federal Register, which shall be printed, reprinted, and compiled, the numbe r which shall be distributed without charge to Members of Congress, officers and

employees of the United States, or Federal agency,

for official use, and t h e numbe r which shall be

available for distribution to the public; and

(5) the prices to be charged for individual copies of, a n d subscriptions to, the Federal Register

and reprints and bound volumes of it.

(Pub. L. 90-620, Oct. 22, 1968, 82 Stat. 1275.)

HISTORICAL AND REVISIO N NOTE S

Based on 44 U.S. Code. 1964 ed., H 306. 391 (part)

(July 26, 1935, ch. 417, 1 6. 49 Stat. 501; June 30, 1949. ch.

288, title I, I 104, 63 Stat. 381).

This section Incorporates only the last sentence from

former section 391(b). The remainder of that section will

be found In sections 2102, 2301, 2601, and 2902 of the

revision.

DELEGATION o r FUNCTION S

For delegations of functions vested In the President by

section 6 of the Federal Register Act (now this section).

to the Attorney General and Administrator of General

Services, see section 6(b) of Ex. Ord. No 10530, May 11,

1954, 19 F.R. 2709, set out as a note under section 301

of Title 3, The President.

SECTIO N REFERRED T O I N OTHE R SECTION S

This section is referred to In section 1504 of this title.

g 1507. Filing document as constructive notice; publication in Federal Register as presumption of

validity; judicial notice; citation.

A document required by section 1505(a) of this

title to be published in the Federal Register is not

valid as against a person who ha s not had actual

knowledge of it until the duplicate originals or certified copies of the document have been filed with

the Office of the Federal Register and a copy made

available for public inspection as provided by section

1503 of this title. Unless otherwise specifically provided by statute, filing of a document, required or

authorized t o be published by section 1505 of this

title, except in cases where notice by publication is

insufficient in law, is sufficient to give notice of the

contents of t h e document to a person subject to or

affected by it. The publication in the Federal Register of a document creates a rebuttable presumption—

(1) tha t it was duly issued, prescribed, or promulgated;

(2) tha t it was filed with the Office of the Federal Register and made available for public inspection a t the day and hour stated in the printed

notation;

(3) tha t the copy contained in the Federal

Register is a true copy of the original; and

(4) tha t all requirements of this chapter and

the regulations prescribed unde r it relative to the

document have been complied with.

The contents of the Federal Register shall be judicially noticed and without prejudice to any other

mode of citation, may be cited by volume and page

number. (Pub. L. 90-620, Oct. 22,1968, 82 Stat. 1276.)

HISTORICAL AND REVISIO N NOTE S

Based on 44 US. Code, 1964 ed., 6 307 (July 26, 1935, ch.

417,5 7, 49 Stat. 502).

§1508. Publication in Federal Register as notice of

hearing.

A notice of hearing or of opportunity to be heard,

required or authorized to be given by a n Act of

Congress, or which may otherwise properly be given,

shall be deemed to have been given to all persons

residing within the States of the Union and the District of Columbia, except in cases where notice by

publication is insufficient in law, when the notice is

published in the Federal Register at such a time tha t

the period between the publication and the date fixed

in the notice for the hearing or for t h e termination

of the opportunity to be heard is—

(1) not less than the time specifically prescribed

for the publication of the notice by the appropriate

Act of Congress; or

(2) not less tha n fifteen days when time for

publication is not specifically prescribed by the

Act, without prejudice, however, to the effectiveness of a notice of less tha n fifteen days where

the shorter period is reasonable.

(Pub. L. 90-620, Oct. 22,1968, 82 Stat. 1276.)

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HISTORICA L AND REVISIO N NOTE S

Based on 44 US. Code, 1964 ed„ I 308 (July 26, 1935, ch.

417, I 8, 49 Stat. 602; June 25, 1959, Pub. L. 86-70, i 34, 73

Stat. 149; July 12, 1960, Pub. L. 86-624, $ 33, 74 Stat. 421).

§ 1509. Cost of publication; appropriations authorized;

penalty mail privilege.

Payments made for the Federal Register shall be

covered Into t h e Treasury as miscellaneous receipts.

The cost of printing, reprinting, wrapping, binding,

and distributing the Federal Register and other expenses Incurred bythe Government Printing Office In

carrying out t h e duties placed upon it by this chapter

shall be borne by the appropriations to the Government Printing Office and t h e appropriations are

made available, and ar e authorized to be increased

by additional sums necessary for the purposes, the

increases to be based upon estimates submitted by

the Public Printer.

Copies of the Federal Register mailed by the Government are entitled to the free use of the United

States mails in the same manne r as the official mail

of the executive departments of the Government.

The cost of mailing the Federal Register to officers

and employees of Federal agencies in foreign countries shall be borne by the respective agencies. (Pub.

L. 90-620, Oct. 22, 1968, 82 Stat. 1277.)

HISTORICA L AND REVISIO N NOTE S

Based on 44 US. Code, 1964 ed„ $ 309, (July 26, 1935, ch.

417, I 9, 49 Stat. 502).

A reference to section 10 of Act June 19, 1934 Is deleted

because of the repeal of that section by Act June 30, 1949.

11510. Code of Federal Regulations.

(a) T h e Administrative Committee of the Federal Register, with the approval of the President,

may require, from time to time as it considers necessary, the preparation and publication in special or

supplemental editions of the Federal Register of

complete codifications of the documents of each

agency of the Government having general applicability and legal effect, issued or promulgated by the

agency by publication in the Federal Register or by

filing with t h e Administrative Committee, and are

relied upon by the agency as authority for, or are

invoked or used by tt In the discharge of. its activities or functions, and are in effect as to facts arising

on or afte r dates specified by the Administrative

Committee.

(b) A codification published under subsection (a)

of this section shall be printed and bound In permanent form and shall be designated as the "Code

of Federal Regulations." T h e Administrative Committee shall regulate the binding of the printed

codifications Into separate books with a view to

practical usefulness and economical manufacture .

Each book shall contain a n explanation of its coverage and other aids to users tha t the Administrative

Committee may require. A general Index to the

entire Code of Federal Regulations shall be

separately printed a n d bound.

(c) T h e Administrative Committee shall regulate

the supplementation and the collation and republication of the printed codifications with a view to keeping the Code of Federal Regulations as current as

practicable. Each book shall be either supplemented

or collated and republished at least once each

calendar year.

(d) The Office of the Federal Register shall prepare and publish the codifications, supplements,

collations, and indexes authorized by this section.

(e) The codified documents of the several agencies

published in the supplemental edition of the Federal

Register under this section, as amended by documents subsequently filed with the Office and published in the daily issues of the Federal Register

shall be prima facie evidence of the text of the documents and of the fac t tha t they are in effect on and

afte r the date of publication.

(f) T h e Administrative Committee shall prescribe, with the approval of the President, regulations for carrying out this section.

(g) This section does not require codification of

the text of Presidential documents published and

periodically compiled in supplements to Title 3 of the

Code of Federal Regulations. (Pub. L. 90-620, Oct. 22,

1968, 82 Stat. 1277.)

HISTORICA L AND REVISIO N NOTE S

Based on 44 U.S. Code, 1964 ed., I 311 (July 26, 1935,

ch. 417, $ 11, 49 Stat. 503; June 19, 1937, ch. 369, 50 Stat.

304; 1939 Reorg. Plan No. II, | 202, eft. July 1, 1939, 4

P R 2732, 53 Stat. 1435; Dec. 10, 1942, ch. 717, $ 2, 56 Stat.

1045; June 30, 1949, ch. 288, title I, 1 104 (b), 63 Stat.

381; Aug. 5, 1953, ch. 333, 67 Stat. 388; Dec. 2, 1963, Pub.

L. 88-190, s 1. 77 Stat. 343).

RETROACTIVE AND PROSPECTIVE APPLICATIO N

Section 2 of Pub. L. 88-190, Dec. 2, 1963, 77 Stat. 344,

provided that; "[Former] Section 11 of the Federal

Register Act [ (now) this section], as amended by the first

section of this Act [amending former subsecs. (b)-(d),

(g) of former section 11 (now subsecs. (b)-(d), (g) of

this section) ], shall apply to the Code of Federal Regulations previously authorized and published as well as to

future publications made pursuant to that section as so

amended."

DELEGATIO N o r FUNCTION S

For delegation of functions vested In the President by

section 11(a) and (f) of the Federal Register Act [now

subsecs. (a) and (f) of this section], to the Attorney

General and Administrator of General Services, see section 6(b) of Ex. Ord. No. 10530, May 11, 1954, 19 F.R.

2709, set out as a note under section 301 of Title 3, The

President.

CODIFICATION o r EXECUTIVE AND ADMINISTRATIVE

DOCUMENT S

Under authority of section 11(d) of the Federal Register

Act [now subsec. (d) of this section] the Administrative

Committee of the Federal Register issued regulations for

the codification of executive and administrative documents, approved by the President Nov. 10, 1937, and set

out In FJt. 2849 D.I., 2450 B. V.

Ex. ORD. NO. 9930. PUBLICATIO N or 1949 EDITIO N O P T H E

CODE o r FEDERAL REGULATION S

Ex. Ord. No. 9930, Feb. 4, 1948, 13 FJt. 619, provided:

WHEREAS the act of December 10, 1942, 56 Stat. 1045,

suspended the provision of section 11(a) of the Federal

Register Act as amended by the act of June 19, 1937 (50

Stat. 304; 44 U.S.C.A. (former] 311(a) [now subsec. (a)

of this section]), requiring the quinquennial preparation

and the filing with the Administrative Committee of the

Federal Register-of the codification of certain classes of

documents "until such time after the termlnaton of the

present war as the Administrative Committee of the Federal Register shall determine"; and

WHEREAS section 3 of Public Law 239, 80th Congress,

1st session, approved July 25, 1947 [Act July 25, 1947, ch.

327, $ 3, 61 Stat. 451], provides that In the Interpretation

of the said act of December 10, 1943, the war shall be

deemed to be terminated; and

WHEREAS on November 12, 1947, the suspension of the

above-mentioned provision of [former] section 11(a) of

the Federal Register Act as amended [now subsec. (a) of

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this section) was formally terminated by the Administrative Committee of the Federal Register, effective December 31. 1948; and

WHEREAS the required codification of documents in

force and effect on December 31, 1648, will, under present

procedures, be on file with the Administrative Committee

of the Federal Register on that date; and

WHEREAS [former] section 11(a) of the Federal Register Act as amended [now subsec. (a) of this section) provides that the President may, after report thereon to him

by the Administrative Committee, authorize and direct

the publication of the codification required by that section

In special or supplemental editions of the Federal Register; and

WHEREAS the Administrative Committee of the Federal

Register has made an appropriate report to me with the

recommendation that I authorize and direct the publication of the said codification of documents In force and

effect on December 31, 1848; and

WHEREAS it is in the public interest and In the Interest of efficient government that such codification be published :

NOW, THEREFORE, by virtue of the authority vested

in me by (former) section 11(a) of the Federal Register

Act (now subsec. (a) of this section), and as President

of the United States, and subject to the appropriation toy

the Congress of funds therefor, the publication of the

said codification as It is In force and effect on December 31, 1948, Is hereby authorized and directed to be made

in a special edition of the Federal Register dated January 1, 1949, and designated "Code of Federal Regulations, 1949 Edition."

All Federal agencies coming within the purview of the

Federal Register Act I this chapter] are requested to

cooperate with the Division of the Federal Register, the

National Archives, In carrying out the purposes of this

order.

This order shall be published in the Federal Register.

HA*B T S . TRUMA N

§1511. International agreements excluded from provisions of chapter.

This chapter does not apply to treaties, conventions, protocols, and other international agreements,

or proclamations thereof by the President. (Pub. L.

90-620, Oct. 22, 1968, 82 Stat. 1278.)

HISTORICA L AND REVISIO N NOTE S

Based on 44 U.S. Code, 1964 ed., I 312 (July 26, 1936, ch.

417, $ 12, 49 Stat. 603).

Chapter 17^-DISTRIBUTION AND SALE DF

PUBLIC DOCUMENTS

Sec.

1701. Publications for public distribution to be distributed by the Public Printer; mailing lists.

1702. Superintendent of Documents; sale of documents.

1703. Superintendent of Documents: assistants, blanks,

printing and binding.

1704. Superintendent of Documents: pay of employees

for night, Sunday, holiday, and overtime work.

1705. Printing additional copies for sale to public; regulations.

1706. Printing and sale of extra copies of documents.

1707. Reprinting of documents required for sale.

1708. Prices for sales copies of publications; crediting of

receipts; resale by dealers; sales agents.

1709. Blank forms: printing and sale to public.

1710. Index of documents: number and distribution.

1711. Catalog of Government publications.

1712. Documents for use of the Public Printer.

1713. Documents to be delivered to the Executive

Mansion.

1714. Publications for use of General Services Administration.

1715. Publications for department or officer or for congressional committees.

1716. Public documents for legations and consulates of

United States.

Sec.

1717. Documents and reports for foreign legations.

1718. Distribution of Government publications to the

Library of Congress.

1719. International exchange of Government publications.

1720. Documents not needed by departments to be turned

over to Superintendent of Documents.

1721. Exchange of documents by heads of departments.

1722. Departmental distribution of publications.

CROS S REFERENCE S

Commerce Department, fees and charges for publications; disposition or receipts, see section 1620 of Title 16,

Commerce and Trade.

Commercial reports and services, sale by Secretary of

Commerce, see section 189 of Title 15.

Court of Customs and Patent Appeals opinions, publication by reporter of the Court, Secretary of Treasury

(customs opinions), and Commissioner of Patents (patent

and trade-mark opinions), see section 833 of Title 28,

Judiciary and Judicial Procedure.

Customs Court decisions, publication by Secretary of

Treasury, see section 265 of Title 28.

Distribution of reports and digests: Court of Claims

decisions, see section 415 of Title 28; publications—distribution to courts, see section 413 of Title 28; sale of Supreme Court reports, see section 412 of Title 28; Supreme

Court reports—printing, binding, and distribution, see

section 411 of Title 28; transmittal of books to successors,

see section 414 of Title 28.

Loan service of captioned films and educational media

for handicapped, see section 2491 et seq. of Title 42, The

Public Health and Welfare.

National Fisheries Center and Aquarium: catalogs,

brochures, etc.; distribution and sale by Secretary of

Interior, see section 1052 of Title 16, Conservation.

Secretary of Agriculture: loan, rental, or sale of films,

see section 2246 of Title 7, Agriculture; manufacture and

sale of copies of bibliographies, photographic reproductions of books, and library supplies, see section 2244 of

Title 7; sale of photographic prints and maps, see section

2243 of Title 7; sale of prints and lantern slides, see section 2245 of Title 7; Tax Court reports, sale of, see section

7462 of Title 26, Internal Revenue Code.

g 1701. Publications for public distribution to be distributed by the Public Printer; mailing lists.

Money appropriated by any Act may not be used

for services in an executive department or other

Government establishment at the District of Columbia, in the work of addressing, wrapping, mailing, or otherwise dispatching a publication for public

distribution, except maps, weather reports, and

weather cards issued by them or for the purchase of

material or supplies to be used in this work. The

Public Printe r shall perform this work a t the Government Printing Office. The head of a n executive

department, Independent office, and establishment

of the Government at the District of Columbia, shall

furnish from time to time to the Public Printe r mailing lists, In convenient form, and changes in them,

or penalty mail slips, for use in the public distribution of publications issued by the department or

establishment. The Public Printer may furnish copies

of a publication only in accordance with law or the

instruction of the head of the department or

establishment issuing the publication.

This section does not apply to orders. Instructions,

directions, notices, or circulars of information

printed for and Issued by an executive department

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or other Government establishment or to the distribution of public documents by Senators or Members

of the House of Representatives or to the Senat e

Service Department, House of Representatives Publications Distribution Service, and document rooms

of the Senate or House of Representatives. (Pub. L.

90-620, Oct. 22, 1968, 82 Stat. 1278.)

HISTORICA L AND REVISIO N NOTE S

Based on 44 U.S. Code, 1964 ed.. f 95 (Aug. 23, 1912,

ch. 350, 18. 37 Stat. 414; July 2. 1954, ch. 455, title L

I 101, 68 Stat. 397).

"House of Representatives Publications Distribution

Service" is substituted for "House Folding Room" because

of the change of name under authority of Public Law

88-652.

The term "executive department. Independent office, and

establishment of the Government" is substituted for

"executive department and other Government establishment" for uniformity.

SECTIO N REFERRE D T O I N OTHE R SECTION S

This section is referred to In section 1722 of this title.

§1702. Superintendent of Documents; sale of documents.

T h e Public Printe r shall appoint a competent person to act as Superintendent of Documents who shall

be unde r the control of the Public Printer.

When an officer of the Government having in his

charge documents published for sale desires to be

relieved of them, he may turn them over to the

Superintendent of Documents, who shall receive and

sell them unde r this section. Moneys received from

the sale of documents shall be returned to the Public

Printe r on the^first day of each month and be covered

into the Treasury monthly.

T h e Superintendent of Documents .shall also report

monthly to the Public Printe r the numbe r of documents received by him and the disposition made of

them. He shall have general supervision of the distribution of all public documents, and to his custody

shall be committed all documents subject to distribution, excepting those printed for the special official

use of the executive departments, which shall be

delivered to the departments, and those printed for

the use of the two Houses of Congress, which shall

be delivered to the Senate Service Department and

House of Representatives Publications Distribution

Service and distributed or delivered ready for distribution to Members upon their order by the superintendents of the Senate Service Department and

House Publications Distribution Service, respectively.

(Pub. L. 90-620, Oct. 22, 1968, 82 Stat. 1279.)

HISTORICA L AND REVISIO N NOTE S

Based on 44 US. Code, 1964 ed., $$ 71, 73 (part) (Jan.

12. 1895, ch. 23, f 61, 28 Stat. 610; June 25. 1910, ch. 384,

$ 1. 36 Stat. 770; Aug. 7, 1946, ch. 770, S 1 (62), 60 Stat.

871).

This section incorporates only part of former section

73. The balance will be found In section 308 of the

revision.

"House of Representatives Publications Distribution

Service" Is substituted for "House Folding Room" because

of the change of name under authority of Public Law

88-652.

CROS S REFERENCE S

Copyrights, catalog of entries: distribution and 'sale, see

section 211 of Title 17, Copyrights.

Disbursements for Superintendent of Documents, statement In annual report of Public Printer, see section 308

of this title.

Economic Indicators, distribution, see section 1025 of

Title 15, Commerce and Trade.

Prices for sales copies of publication, cost basis plus 50

percent and discounts, see section 1708 of this title.

Printing of reentry permits and blank forms of manifest and crew lists; sale to public, see section 1352 of Title

8, Aliens and Nationality.

Reprinting of documents required for sale, see section

1707 of this title.

Senate Service Department and House Publications Distribution Service, see section 740 of this title.

United States Statutes at Large, distribution, see section 728 of this title.

§ 1703. Superintendent of Documents: assistants,

blanks, printing and binding.

The Public Printer, upon the requisition of the

Superintendent of Documents, shall appoint necessary assistants, furnis h blanks, and do the printing

and binding required by his office, the cost to be

charged against the appropriation for printing and

binding for Congress. The Public Printe r shall provide convenient office, storage, and distributing

rooms f o r the use of t h e Superintendent of Documents. (Pub L. 90-620, Oct. 22. 1968, 82 Stat. 1279.)

HISTORICA L A ND REVISIO N NOTE S

Based on 44 US. Code, 1964 ed.. I 74 (Jan. 12, 1895, ch.

23, § 66. 28 Stat. 611).

§ 1704. Superintendent of Documents: pay of employees for night, Sunday, holiday, and overtime

work.

Employees in the office of the Superintendent of

Documents may be paid for night, Sunday, holiday,

and overtime work a t rate s not in excess of the rates

of additional pay for this work allowed other employees of the Government Printing Office unde r

section 305 of this title. (Pub. L. 90-620, Oct. 22 1968

82 Stat. 1279.)

HISTORICA L AND REVISIO N NOTE S

Based on 44 U.S. Code, 1964 ed., 5 75 (Mar. 4. 1925, ch.

549, I I, 43 Stat. 1300; May 13, 1926, ch. 294, $ 1, 44 Stat.

552; Feb. 23,1927, ch. 166, 44 Stat. 1160).

§1705. Printing additional copies for sale to public;

regulations.

The Public Printe r shall print additional copies

of a Government publication, not confidential in

character, required for sale to the public by the

Superintendent of Documents, subject to regulation

by the Joint Committee on Printing and without

interference with the prompt execution of printing

for the Government. (Pub. L. 90-620, Oct. 22, 1968,

82 Stat. 1279.)

HISTORICA L AND REVISIO N NOTE S

Based on 44 U.S. Code, 1964 ed., { 72 (May 11. 1922, ch.

189, $ I, 42 Stat. 541; June 30, 1932, ch. 314, | 307, 47

Stat. 409).

SECTIO N REFERRE D TO at OTHE R SECTION S

This section Is referred to In section 1504 of this title.

§ 1706. Printing and sale of extra copies of documents.

The Public Printe r shall furnis h to applicants giving notice before the matte r is p u t to press, not exceeding two hundred a n d fifty to any one applicant,

copies of bills, reports, and documents. The applicants shall pay in advance the price of t h e printing.

The printing of these copies for private parties may

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not interfere with the printing for the Government.

(Pub. L. 90-620, Oct. 22, 1968, 82 Stat. 1279.)

HISTORICA L AND REVISIO N NOTE S

Based on 44 U.S. Code, 1964 ed„ I 114 (Jan. 12, 1895, ch.

23, I 42, 28 Stat. 607; June 30, 1932, Ch. 314, 1 307, 47

Stat. 409).

Words not "exceeding two hundred and fifty to any one

applicant" were deleted as superseded by act May 11. 1922,

ch. 189, 5 1. 42 Stat. 541; June 30, 1932, ch. 314, I 307, 47

Stat. 409.

The 1895 limitation of 250 copies to any one applicant

was removed by this relevant language of the 1922

act: ". . . the Public Priniter shall print such additional

copies . . . of any . . . Government publication, not confidential in character, as may be required for sale to the

public by the Superintendent of Documents . . . without

limit as to the number of copies to any one applicant who

agrees not to resell or distribute the same for profit".

The condition underlined above was removed by the

1932 act in this language: "The Superintendent of Documents shall prescribe the terms and conditions under

which he may authorize the resale of Government publications by book dealers".

The 1932 act specifically stated that the selling price

established by that act should apply to sections 72, 114,

and 220 of Title 44. By Inference sales under all three of

these sections are to be by the Superintendent of

Documents.

Section 72 was renumbered 1705.

Section 114 was renumbered 1706.

Section 220 was renumbered 1108.

§ 1707. Reprinting of documents required for sale.

The Superintendent of Documents may order

reprinted, from time to time, public documents required for sale, subject to the approval of the Secretary or head of the department in which the public

document originated. The appropriation for printing

and binding shall be reimbursed for the cost of reprints from t h e moneys received by the Superintendent of Documents from the sale of public documents.

(Pub. L. 90-620, Oct. 22, 1968. 82 Stat. 1280.)

HISTORICA L AND REVISIO N NOTE S

Based on 44 U.S. Code, 1964 ed„ I 79 (Mar. 28. 1904.

No. 11,33 Stat. 584).

§ 1708. Prices for sales copies of publications; crediting of receipts; resale by dealers; sales agents.

The price at which additional copies of Government publications ar e offered for sale to the public

by the Superintendent of Documents shall be based

on the cost as determined by t h e Public Printe r plus

50 percent. A discount of not to exceed 25 percent

may be allowed to book dealers and quantity purchasers, but the printing may not interfere with

prompt execution of work for t h e Government. Surplus receipts from sales shall be deposited in the

Treasury of the United States to the credit of miscellaneous receipts.

T h e Superintendent of Documents may prescribe

terms and conditions unde r which he authorizes the

resale of Government publications by book dealers,

and he may designate a n y Government officer his

agent for the sale of Government publications under

regulations agreed upon by t h e Superintendent of

Documents and the head of the respective department or establishment of the Government. (Pub. L.

90-620, Oct. 22, 1968,- 82 Stat. 1280.)

HISTORICA L AND REVISIO N NOTE S

Based on 44 U.S. Code, 1964 ed„ I 72a (June 30, 1932.

Ch. 314. 8 307, 47 Stat. 409).

SECTIO N REFERRE D TO I N OTHE R SECTION S

This section is referred to In section 1504 of this title

g 1709. Blank forms: printing and sale to public.

T h e Public Printe r m a y print for sale by the Superintendent of Documents to t h e public, upon prepayment, additional copies of approved Government

blank forms. (Pub. L. 90-620, Oct. 22, 1968, 82 Stat.

1280.)

HISTORICA L AND REVISIO N NOTE S

Based on 44 U.S. Code, 1964 ed„ I 94 (June 7. 1924, ch.

303,1 1,43 Stat. 592).

§1710. Index of documents: number and distribution.

The Superintendent of Documents, a t the close of

each regular session of Congress, shall prepare and

publish a comprehensive index of public documents,

upon a plan approved by the Joint Committee on

Printing. The Public Printe r shall, immediately upon

its publication, deliver to him a copy of every document printed by the Government Printing Office. The

head of each executive department, independent

agency and establishment of t h e Government shall

deliver to him a copy of every document issued or

published by the department, bureau, or office not

confidential in character. He shall also prepare and

print in one volume a consolidated index of Congressional documents, and shall index single volumes

of documents as the Joint Committee on Printing

directs. Two thousand copies each of the comprehensive index and of the consolidated index shall be

printed and bound in addition to the usual number,

two hundred for t h e Senate, eight hundred for the

House of Representatives and one thousand for distribution by the Superintendent of Documents. (Pub.

L. 90-620, Oct. 22, 1968, 82 Stat. 1280.)

HISTORICA L AND REVISIO N NOTE S

Based on 44 U.S. Code, 1964 ed„ $ 76 (Jan. 12, 1895, ch.

23, § 62, 28 Stat. 610).

§1711. Catalog of Government publications.

On the first day of each month t h e Superintendent

of Documents shall prepar e a catalog of Government

publications which shall show the documents printed

during the preceding month, where obtainable, and

the price. Two thousand copies of the catalog shall

be printed in pamphlet form for distribution. (Pub. L.

90-620, Oct. 22, 1968, 82 Stat. 1280.)

HISTORICA L AND REVISIO N NOTE S

Based on 44 U.S. Code. 1964 ed„ $ 77 (Jan. 12 1895, ch.

23, I 69,28 Stat. 612).

§ 1712. Documents for use of the Public Printer.

The Public Printe r may retain out of all documents, bills, and resolutions printed the number of

copies absolutely needful for the official use of the

Government Printing Office, not exceeding five of

each. (Pub. L. 90-620,. Oct. 22, 1968, 82 Stat. 1281.)

HISTORICA L AND REVISIO N NOTE S

Based on 44 U.S. Code. 1964 ed„ § 81 (Jan. 12. 1895, ch.

23, f 73, 28 Stat. 618).

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§1713. Documents to be delivered to the Executive

Mansion.

The Public Printe r shall deliver to the Executive

Mansion two copies of each document, bill, and resolution a s soon as printed and ready for distribution.

(Pub. L. 90-620, Oct. 22, 1968, 82 Stat. 1281.)

HISTORICA L AND REVISIO N NOTE S

Baaed on 44 US. Code, 1964 ed, 1 80 (Jan. 12, 1885, ch.

33, i 88, 38 Stat. 632).

§ 1714. Publications for use of General Services Administration.

The Public Printe r shall print and deliver to the

General Services Administration for use by the Archivist of the United States, Including use by the

Presidential Library established for the President

during whose term the documents were issued, which

shall be chargeable to Congress three copies each of

t h e following publications:

House documents a n d public reports, bound;

Senat e documents and public reports, bound;

Senat e and House journals, bound;

United States Code and Supplements, bound;

United State s Statute s a t Large, bound;

the United States Reports, bound;

all other documents bearing a congressional

number, or printed upon order of a committee in

either House of Congress, or of a department, independent agency or establishment, commission, or

officer of the Government, except confidential matter, blank forms, and circular letters not of a public character; and

public bills and resolutions in Congress in each

parliamentary stage.

The Superintendent of Documents shall furnish,

without cost, copies of publications available for free

distribution. (Pub. L. 90-620, Oct. 22, 1968, 82 Stat.

1281.)

HISTORICA L AND REVISIO N NOTE S

Baaed on 44 US. Code, 1964 ed.. I 316a (Jan. 13, 1896,

ch. 23. I —.a s added June 17, 1935, ch. 367, 49 Stat. 386,

and amended June 30t 1949, ch. 288, title I, 6 104(a),

63 Stat. 381).

81715. Publications for department or officer or for

congressional committees.

When printing not bearing a congressional number, except confidential matter, blank forms, and circular letters not of a public character, is done for a

department or officer of the Government, or not of a

confidential character, Is done for use of congressional committees, two copies shall be sent, unless

withheld by order of t h e committee, by the Public

Printe r to the Senat e and House of Representatives

libraries, respectively, and one copy each to the documen t rooms of t h e Senat e and House of Representatives, for reference; and these copies may not be removed. (Pub. L. 90-620, Oct. 22, 1968, 82 Stat. 1281.)

HISTORICA L A ND REVISIO N NOTE S

Baaed on 44 US. Code, 1964 ed.. I 317 (part) (Jan. 13.

1896, ch. 33. I 68. 28 Stat. 610; Mar. 1, 1907. ch. 2284,

i 4, 34 Stat. 1014).

The last clause of this section Is eliminated, as superseded by former section 86, now found In section 1903

of the revision.

§ 1716. Public documents for legations and consulates

of United States.

Only books published by the Government, and

usually known by the name of "Public Documents,"

may be supplied to a legation or consulate of the

United States as are first designated by the Secretary of State, by a n order to be recorded in the Stat e

Department, as suitable for and required by the

legation and consulate. (Pub. L. 90-620, Oct. 22.1968,

82 Stat. 1281.)

HISTORICA L AND REVISIO N NOTE S

Based on 44 U.S. Code, 1964 ed., I 91a (R.S. i 504).

§ 1717. Documents and reports for foreign legations.

Documents and reports may be furnished to foreign legations to t h e United States upon request

stating those desired a n d requisition upon the Public

Printer by the Secretary of State. Gratuitous distribution may only be made to legations whose Governments furnish to legations from the United States

copies of their printed and legislative documents

desired. (Pub. L. 90-620, Oct. 22,1968, 82 Stat. 1281.)

HISTORICA L AND REVISIO N NOTE S

Based on 44 U.S. Code, 1964 ed., I 91 (Jan. 12, 1895, ch.

33. 5 75, 38 Stat. 620).

§ 1718. Distribution of Government publications to the

Library of Congress.

Ther e shall be printed and furnished to the

Library of Congress for official use in the District of

Columbia, a n d for international exchange as provided by section 1719 of this title, not to exceed one

hundred and fifty copies of:

House documents and reports, bound;

Senat e documents and reports, bound;

Senat e and House journals, bound;

public bills and resolutions;

the United States Code and supplements, bound;

and

all other publications and maps which are

printed, or otherwise reproduced, unde r authority

of law, upon the requisition of a Congressional

committee, executive department, bureau, Independent office, establishment, commission, or officer of the Government.

Confidential matter, blank forms, and circular

letters not of a public character shall be excepted.

In addition, there shall be delivered as printed

to the Library of Congress:

ten copies of each House document and report,

unbound;

ten copies of each Senat e document and report,

unbound; a n d

ten copies of-eac h private bill and resolution

and fifty copies of t h e laws in slip form.

(Pub. L. 90-620, Oct. 22, 1968, 82 Stat. 1282.)

HISTORICA L A ND REVISIO N NOTE S

Based on 44 U.S. Code, 1964 ed.. I 139 (Jan. 28, 1899.

No. 12, 30 Stat. 1388; Mar. 2, 1901, No. 16, H I. 2, 31

Stat. 1464; June 30, 1936, ch. 630, title IV, f 6, 49 Stat.

1550).

Reference to the Official Register Is omitted as obsolete. The authorization for its compilation was repealed

by Public Law 88-626.

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Cioss REFERENCE S

American Printing House for the Blind, books for

Library of Congress, see section 105 of Title 20, Education.

Geological Survey report*, distribution of two additional

copies to the Library of Congress, see section 1818 of this

title.

House and Senate documents and reports, distribution

to the Library of Congress, see lection 701 of this title.

SECTIO N REFERRE D T O I N OTHE R SECTION S

This section Is referred to In sections 701, 606 of this

title.

§ 1719. International exchange of Government publications.

For the purpose of more fully carrying Into effect

the convention concluded a t Brussels on March 15,

1886, and proclaimed by the President of the United

States on Januar y 15, 1889, there shall be supplied

to the Library of Congress not to exceed one hundred

and twenty-five copies each of all Government publications, including the daily a n d bound copies of

the Congressional Record, for distribution, through

the Smithsonian Institution, to foreign governments

which agree to send to the United States similar

publications of their governments for delivery to the

Library of Congress. (Pub. L. 90-620, Oct. 22, 1968,

82 Stat. 1282.)

HISTORICA L AND REVISIO N NOTE S

Based on 44 U.S. Code, 1964 ed„ $ 139a (Mar. 2, 1901,

No. 16, $ 3, 31 Stat. 1465; Mar. 3, 1925, ch. 421, $ 7, 43

Stat. 1106; June 20, 1936, ch. 630. title IV, { 6, 49 Stat.

1550).

REFERENCE S I N TEX T

There were two conventions concluded atrBrussels on

Mar. 15. 1886. and proclaimed by the President on Jan. 15,

1889: one was a convention "for the international exchange of official documents, scientific, and literary publications"; the other was "for the Immediate exchange

of the official Journals, parliamentary annals, and

documents."

SECTIO N REFERRE D TO I N OTHE R SECTION S

This section Is referred to In sections 701, 906, 1718 of

this title.

§ 1720. Documents not needed by departments to be

turned over to Superintendent of Documents.

Public documents accumulating in the several

executive departments, bureaus, a n d offices, not

needed for official use, shall be turne d over to t h e

Superintendent of Documents annually for distribution or sale. (Pub. L. 90-620, Oct. 22,1968, 82 Stat.

1282.)

HISTORICA L AND REVISIO N NOTE S

Based on 44 US. Code, 1964 ed„ | 78 (Jan. 12, 1895, ch.

23, I 67, 28 Stat. 611).

§ 1721. Exchange of documents by heads of departments.

Heads of departments may exchange surplus documents for other documents and books required by

them, when it is to the advantage of t h e public

service. (Pub. L. 90-620, Oct. 22, 1968, 82 Stat. 1282.)

HISTORICA L AND REVISIO N NOTE S

Based on 44 US. Code. 1964 ed, * 93 (Jan. 12, 1895, ch.

23. i 95. 28 Stat. 623).

§ 1722. Departmental distribution of publications.

Government publications printed for or received

by the executive departments, whethe r for official

use or for distribution, except those required by

section 1701 of this title to be distributed by the

Public Printer, shall be distributed by a competent

person detailed to this duty in each department by

the head of the department. He shall prevent duplication and make detailed report to the head of the

department. (Pub. L. 90-620, Oct. 22, 1968, 82 Stat.

1282.)

HISTORICAL AND REVISIO N NOTE S

Based on 44 U.S. Code, 1964 ed., $ 96 (Jan. 12, 1895, ch.

23, $ 92, 28 Stat. 623; May 29, 1928, Ch. 901, $ 1(2), 45

Stat. 986).

Chapter 19—DEPOSITORY LIBRARY PROGRAM

Sec.

1901. Definition of Government publication.

1902. Availability of Government publications through

Superintendent of Documents; lists of publications not ordered from Government Printing

Office.

1903. Distribution of publications to depositories; notice to Government components; cost of printing and binding.

1904. Classified list of Government publications for

selection by depositories.

1905. Distribution to depositories; designation of additional libraries; Justification; authorization for

certain designations.

1906. Land-grant colleges constituted depositories

1907. Libraries of executive departments, service academies, and Independent agencies constituted depositories; certifications of need; disposal of unwanted publications.

1908. American Antiquarian Society to receive certain

publications.

1909. Requirements of depository libraries; reports on

conditions; Investigations; termination, replacement.

1910. Designations of replacement depositories: limitations on numbers; conditions.

1911. Free use of Government publications In depositories; disposal of unwanted publications.

1912. Regional depositories; designation; functions; disposal of publications.

1913. Appropriations for supplying depository libraries;

restriction.

1914. Implementation of depository library program by

Public Printer.

g 1901. Definition of Government publication.

"Government publication" as used in this chapter,

means informational matte r which is published as

an individual document a t Government expense, or

as required by law. (Pub. L. 90-620, Oct. 22, 1968, 82

Stat. 1283.)

HISTORICAL AND REVISIO N NOTE S

Based on 44~U.S. Code. 1964 ed., i 81a (Pub. L. 87-579.

I 1. Aug. 9, 1962, 76 Stat. 352).

§ 1902. Availability of Government publications

through Superintendent of Documents; lists of

publications not ordered from Government Printing Office.

Government publications, except those determined

by their issuing components to be required for official

use only or for strictly administrative or operational

purposes which have no public interest or educational value and publications classified for reasons

of national security, shall be made available to

depository libraries through the facilities of the

Superintendent of Documents for public informa -

tion. Each component of the Government shall furnish the Superintendent of Documents a list of such

publications it issued during t h e previous month,

tha t were obtained from sources other tha n the

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Government Printing Office. (Pub. L. 90-620, Oct.

22, 1968,82 Stat. 1283.)

HISTORICAL AND REVISIO N NOTE S

Based on 44 U.S. Code, 1964 ed„ I 81b (Pub. L. 87-679,

I 1, Aug. 9. 1962, 76 Stat. 352).

§ 1903. Distribution of publications to depositories;

notice to Government components; cost of printing and binding.

Upon request of the Superintendent of Document!, components of the Government ordering the

printing of publications shall either Increase or decrease the number Of copies of publications furnlshed tor distribution to designated depository libraries and Stat e libraries so tha t the number of

copies delivered to the Superintendent of Documents

is equal to the number of libraries on the list. The

number thus delivered may not be restricted by any

statutory limitation In force on August 9, 1962.

Copies of publications furnished the Superintendent

of Documents for distribution to designated depository libraries shall include—

the Journals of the Senate and House of Representatives;

all publications, not confidential in character,

printed upon the requisition of a congressional

committee;

Senate and House public bills and resolutions;

and

reports on private bills, concurrent or simple

resolutions;

but not so-called cooperative publications which

must necessarily be sold In order to be self-sustaining.

The Superintendent of Documents shall currently

inform the components of the Government ordering

printing of publications as to the number of copies

of their publications required for distribution to depository libraries. The cost of printing and binding

those publications distributed to depository libraries

obtained elsewhere tha n from the Government

Printing Office, shall be borne by components of the

Government responsible for their issuance; those

requisitioned from the Government Printing Office

shall be charged to appropriations provided the

Superintendent of Documents for tha t purpose.

(Pub. L. 90-620, Oct. 22, 1968, 82 Stat. 1283.)

HISTORICAL AND REVISIO N NOTE S

Baaed on 44 U.B. Code, 1964 ed„ | 86 (part) (Mar. 1,

1907. cb. 2284, | 4, 84 Stat. 1014; June 26, 1938, ch. 708,

52 Stat. 1206; Aug. 9, 1962, Pub. L. 87-679, ! 5, 76 Stat.

364).

The last paragraph of former section 86 will be found

In section 1906 of the revision.

§ 1904. Classified list of Government publications for

selection by depositories.

The Superintendent of Documents shall currently

issue a classified list of Government publications in

suitable form, containing annotations of contents

and listed by Item Identification numbers to facilitate the selection of only those publications needed

by depository libraries. The selected publications

shall be distributed to depository libraries in accordance with regulations of the Superintendent of

Documents, as long as they fulfill the conditions provided by law. ( Pub. L. 90-620, Oct. 22, 1968, 82 Stat.

1284.)

HISTORICAL AND REVISIO N NOTE S

Based on 44 U.S. Code, 1964, ed„ I 83 (R.S. $ 602; Jan. 12,

1895, ch. 23, 16 53, 61, 28 Stat. 608, 610; Aug. 9, 1962, Pub. L.

87-579, { 3, 76 Stat. 353).

§ 1905. Distribution to depositories; designation of

additional libraries; justification; authorization

for certain designations.

The Government publications selected from lists

prepared by the Superintendent of Documents, and

when requested from him, shall be distributed to

depository libraries specifically designated by law

and to libraries designated by Senators, Representatives, and th# Resident Commissioner from Puerto

Rloo, by the Commissioner of the District of Columbia, and by the Governors of Guam, American

Samoa, and the Virgin Islands, respectively. Additional libraries within areas served by Representatives or the Resident Commissioner from Puerto

Rico may be designated by them to receive Government publications to t h e extent tha t the total

number of libraries designated by them does not

exceed two within each area. Not more tha n two

additional libraries within a Stat e may be designated by each Senator from the State. Before an

additional library within a State, congressional district or the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico Is designated as a depository for Government publications,

the head of tha t library shall furnish his Senator,

Representative, or the Resident Commissioner from

Puerto Rico, as the case may be, with justification

of the necessity for the additional designation. The

Justification, which shall also include a certification

as to the need for the additional depository library

designation, shall be signed by the head of every

existing depository library within the congressional

district or the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico or by

the head of the library authority of the Stat e or the

Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, within which the

additional depository library Is to be located. The

justification for additional depository library designations shall be transmitted to the Superintendent

of Documents by the Senator, Representative, or

the Resident Commissioner from Puerto Rico, a s

the case may be. T h e Commissioner of the District

of Columbia may designate two depository libraries

In the District of Columbia, the Governor of Guam

and the Governor of American Samoa may each

designate one depository library In Guam and American Samoa, respectively, and the Governor of the

Virgin Islands may designate one depository library

on the Island of Saint Thoma s and one on the Island

of Saint Croix. (Pub. L. 90-620, Oct. 22, 1968, 82

Stat. 1284.)

HISTORICAL AND REVISIO N NOTE S

Based on 44 U.S. Code, 1964 ed„ 1 82 (R.S. f 601; Mar. 1,

1907, ch. 2284, i 4, 34 Stat. 1014; Aug. 9, 1962, Pub. L. 87-

579, I 2, 76 Stat. 353).

SECTIO N REFERRED TO I N OTHE R SECTION S

This section Is referred to In section 1910 of this title.

§ 1906. Land-grant colleges constituted depositories.

Land-grant colleges are constituted depositories

to receive Government publications subject to the

depository laws. (Pub. L. 90-620, Oct. 22, 1968, 82

Stat. 1284.)
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HISTORICA L AND REVISIO N NOTT S

Based on 44 tJS. Code. 1964 ed„ I 85 (part) (Mar. 1.

1907, ch. 2284, I 4, 34 Stat. 1014; June 25. 1938. ch. 708, 52

Stat. 1206: Aug. 9. 1962, Pub. L. 87-679, 76 Stat. 364).

This section Is from the last paragraph of former section 85; the remainder of that section will be found In

section 1903 of the revision.

61907. Libraries of executive departments, service

academies, and independent agencies constituted

depositories; certifications of need; disposal of

unwanted publications.

T h e libraries of t h e executive departments, of the

United State s Military Academy, of t h e United |

States Naval Academy, of the United States Air ,

Force Academy, of t h e United States Coast Guard

Academy, and of t h e United States Merchant Ma -

rine Academy are designated depositories of Government publications. A depository library within each

independent agency may be designated upon certification of need by t h e head of t h e Independent

agency to the Superintendent of Documents. Additional depository libraries within executive departments and independent agencies may be designated to receive Government publications to the

extent tha t the numbe r so designated does not exceed

the numbe r of majo r bureaus or divisions of the

departments and independent agencies. These designations may be mad e only afte r certification by the

head of each executive department or independent

agency t o the Superintendent of Documents as to

the justifiable need for additional depository libraries. Depository libraries within executive departments a n d independent agencies may dispose of

unwanted Government publications alte r first offering them to t h e Library of Congress and t h e Archivist

of t h e United States. (Pub. L. 90—620, Oct. 22, 1968,

82 Stat. 1285.)

HISTORICA L A N D REVISIO N NOTT S

Based on 44 UJS. Code, 1964 ed„ I 87 (Jan. 12, 1895, ch.

23, 1 98, 28 Stat. 624; Aug. 9, 1962, Pub. L. 87-579, I 7. 76

Stat. 355).

§ 1908. American Antiquarian Society to receive certain publications.

One copy of t h e public journals of t h e Senate and

of t h e House of Representatives, and of t h e documents published unde r t h e orders of t h e Senate and

House of Representatives, respectively, shall be

transmitted to t h e Executive of t h e Commonwealth

of Massachusetts for t h e use and benefit of the

American Antiquarian Society of t h e Commonwealth. (Pub. L. 90-620, Oct. 22, 1968, 82 Stat. 1285.)

HISTORICA L AND REVISIO N NOTT S

Based on 44 US. Code. 1964 ed„ 1 88 (Dec. 1, 1814, No. 7.

3 Stat. 248).

§1909. Requirements of depository libraries; reports

on conditions; investigations; termination; replacement.

Only a library able to provide custody a n d service

for depository materials and located In a n area where

it best serve t h e public need, and within an

area not already adequately served by existing depository libraries m a y be designated by Senators,

Representatives, t h e Resident Commissioner from

Puerto Rico, the Commissioner of t h e District of

Columbia, or t h e Governors of Guam, American

Samoa, or the Virgin Islands as a depository of Government publications. The designated depository

libraries shall report to the Superintendent of Documents at least every two years concerning their

condition.

T h e Superintendent of Documents shall make

firsthand investigation of conditions for which need

is indicated and include the results of investigations

in his annua l report. When he ascertains tha t the

numbe r of books in a depository library is below ten

thousand, other tha n Government publications, or

it h a s ceased to be maintained so a s to be accessible

to t h e public, or tha t the Government publications

which have been furnished t h e library have not been

properly maintained, he shall delete t h e library I

from t h e list of depository libraries if t h e library

fails to correct the unsatisfactory conditions within

six months. T h e Representative or the Resident

Commissioner from Puerto Rico in whose are a the

library is located or t h e Senator who made the

designation, or a successor of t h e Senator, and, in

the case of a library in the District of Columbia, the

Commissioner of the District of Columbia, and, in

the case of a library in Guam, American Samoa, or

t h e Virgin Islands, t h e Governor, shall be notified

and shall then be authorized to designate another

library within the are a served by him, which shall

meet the conditions herein required, but which may

not be in excess of t h e numbe r of depository libraries authorized by law within t h e State, district,

territory, or t h e Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, a s

the case may be. (Pub. L. 90—620, Oct. 22, 1968, 82

Stat. 1285.)

HISTORICA L AND REVISIO N NOTE S

Based on 44 UB. Code, 1964 ed., « 86 (Jan. 12, 1895, ch.

23, I 70, 28 Stat. 612; Aug. 9, 1962, Pub. L. 87-579, I 6, 76

Stat. 354).

§ 1910. Designations of replacement depositories;

limitations on numbers; conditions.

T h e designation of a library to replace a depository library, other tha n a depository library specifically designated by law, may be made only within

the limitations on total numbers specified by section

1905 of this title, and only when the library to be

replaced ceases to exist, or when the library voluntarily relinquishes its depository status, or when the

Superintendent of Documents determines tha t it no

longer fulfills the conditions provided by law for

depository libraries. (Pub. L. 90-620, Oct. 22, 1968,

82 Stat. 1286.)

HISTORICA L AND REVISIO N NOTE S

Based on 44 T7B. Code, 1964 ed., I 84 (June 23, 1913, ch.

3, $ 5, 38 Stat. 75; Aug. 9, 1962, Pub. L. 87-579, I 4, 76 Stat.

353).

§1911. Free use of Government publications in depositories; disposal of unwanted publications.

Depository libraries shall make Government publications available for the free use of t h e general pubUg.and.may disposeoTthem afte r retention for five

years unde r section 1912 of this title, if t h e depository library is served by a regional depository library.

Depository libraries not served by a regional depository library, or tha t are regional depository libraries

themselves, shall retain Government publications

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permanently in either printed form or in microfacsimile form, except superseded publications or those

Issued later in bound form which may be discarded

a s authorized by the Superintendent of Documents.

(Pub. L. 90-620, Oct. 22, 1968. 82 Stat. 1286.)

HISTORICA L A N D RxVISIO N NOTE S

Based on 44 US. Code, 1964 ed„ | 92 (part) (Jan. 12,

1895, oh. 23, $ 74, 28 Stat. 620; June 20, 1936, ch. 630, title

VH, | 11, 49 Stat. 1662; Aug. 9, 1962, Pub. L. 87-679, 1 8,

76 Stat. 866).

The first sentence of section 92, Is classified to section

1119; the remalner comprises this section of the revision.

§ 1912. Regional depositories; designation; functions;

disposal of publications.

Not mor e tha n two depository libraries in each

Stat e and t h e Commonwealth of Puerto Rico may be

designated as regional depositories, and shall receive

from t h e Superintendent of Documents copies of all

new a n d revised Government publications authorized

for distribution to depository libraries. Designation

of regional depository libraries may be made by a

Senator or t h e Resident Commissioner from Puerto

Rico within the areas served by them, afte r approval

by the head of the library authority of the Stat e or

t h e Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, a s the case may

be, who shall first ascertain from the head of the library t o be so designated tha t the library will, in addition t o fulfilling t h e requirements for depository

libraries, retain a t least one copy of all Government

publications either in printed or microfacsimile form

(except those authorized to be discarded by the

Superintendent of Documents); and within the region served will provide interlibrary loan, reference

service, and assistance for depository libraries in the

disposal of unwanted Government publications. The

agreement to function as a regional depository library shall be transmitted to the Superintendent of

Documents by the Senator or the Resident Commissioner from Puerto Rico when the designation is

made.

The libraries designated as regional depositories

may permit depository libraries, within the areas

served by them, to dispose of Government publications which they have retained for five years after

first offering them to othe r depository libraries

within their area, then to other libraries. (Pub. L.

90-620, Oct. 22, 1968, 82 Stat. 1286).

HISTORICA L A N D REVISIO N NOTES— ,

Based on 44 US. Code, 1964, ed„ $ 84a (Pub. L. 87-579,

I 8, Aug. 9.1962, 76Stat. 355).

SECTIO N Rrmir a T O I N OTHE R SECTION S

This section is referred to In section 1911 of this title.

§1913. Appropriations for supplying depository libraries ; restriction.

Appropriations available for the Office of Superintendent of Documents may not be used to supply

depository libraries documents, books, or other

printed matte r not requested by them, a n d their requests shall be subject to approval by the Superintendent of Documents. (Pub. L. 90-620, Oct. 22,1968,

82 Stat. 1286.)

HISTORICA L A ND REVISIO N NOTE S

Based on 44 US. Code, 1964 ed„ 1 85a (June 27, 1956,

ch. 453, I 101, 70 Stat. 369).

§ 1914. Implementation of depository library program

by Public Printer.

The Public Printer, with the approval of the Joint

Committee on Printing, as provided by section 103

of this title, may use any measures he considers

necessary for t h e economical and practical implementation of this chapter. (Pub. L. 90-620, Oct. 22,

1968, 82 Stat. 1287.)

HISTORICA L A N D REVISIO N NOTE S

Based on 44 US. Code, 1964 ed„ | 81c (Pub. L. 87-579,

I 10, Aug. 9, 1962, 76 Stat. 866).

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Chapter

1. Joint Committee on Printing

3. Government Printing Office

5. Production and Procurement of Printing and Binding

7. Congressional Printing and Binding

9. Congressional Record

11. Executive and Judiciary Printing and Binding

13. Particular Reports and Documents

15. Federal Register and Code of Federal Regulations

17. Distribution and Sale of Public Documents

19. Depository Library Program

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TITLE 44—PUBLIC PRINTING AND DOCUMENTS

This title was enacted by Pub. L. 90-620, § 1, Oct 22, 1968, 82 Stat. 1238

Chap. Sec.

1. Joint Committee on Printing 101

3. Government Printing Office 301

5. Production and Procurement of

Printing and Binding 501

7. Congressional Printing and Binding.. 701

9. Congressional Record 901

11. Executive and Judiciary Printing and

Binding 1101

13. Particular Reports and Documents.... 1301

15. Federal Register and Code of Federal

Regulations 1501

17. Distribution and Sale of Public Documents 1701

19. Depository Library Program 1901

21. Archival Administration 2101

23. National Archives Trust Fund Board . 2301

25. National Historical Publications and

Records Commission 2501

27. Federal Records Council 2701

29. Records Management by Administrator of General Services 2901

31. Records Management by Federal

Agencies 3101

33. Disposal of Records 3301

35. Coordination of Federal Reporting

Services 3501

37. Advertisements by Government Agen3701

AMENDMENTS

1974—Pub. L. 93-536, $ 2, Dec. 22, 1974, 88 Stat. 1735,

substituted "National Historical Publications and Records Commission" for "National Historical Publications Commission" in heading of chapter 25.

TABLE SHOWING DISPOSITION OF ALL SECTIONS o r

FORMER TITLE 4 4

Title 44

former sections

Title 44

new sections

J....

4....

5....

6....

7....

8....

10..

11..

12..

13..

14..

101.

102.

103.

509.

510.

511.

512.

513.

614.

515.

516.

617.

504.

16,16 Rep.

31 301.

32 304.

33-35 Rep.

36 608.

37, 38 Rep.

30 302.

39a 303.

40 305.

41. 306.

42 307.

43-46 Rep.

47 316.

Title 44 Title 44

former sections new sections

48 Him.

4 9 313.

50, 51 Rep.

51a Elim.

52.................................................... Elim.

62a 308.

53 T. 18 8 442.

54-57 Rep.

58 505.

59 312.

60 Rep.

61 315.

62 314.

63 309.

63a 309.

64 311.

71 1702.

72 1705.

72a 1708.

73 308, 1702.

74 1703.

75 1704.

76 1710.

77 1711.

78 1720.

79 1707.

80 1713.

81 1712.

81a 1901.

81b 1902.

81c 1914.

82 1905.

83 1904.

84 1910.

84a 1912.

85 1903, 1906.

85a 1913.

66 .... 1909.

87 1907.

87a Rep.

88 1908.

89 Elim.

90 Rep.

91 1717.

91a 1716.

92 1119. 1911.

93 1721.

94 1709.

95 1701.

96... 1722.

I l l 501.

111a 502.

111b 503.

lll c Elim.

112, 113 Rep.

114 1706.

115 506,507.

116 501, 1123.

117 1103.

118 1104.

119 1120.

120 Elim.

121 1111.

13 1 701.

132 702.

133 703.

134 702.

135 705.

136 714.

137 704.

138 715.

139 1718.

139a..............••••.••».•••*•••»»»••«»•.......... 1719.

140 718.

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Title 44 Title 44

former sections new sections

14 1 718.

142 „ 719.

143 738.

144 717.

145 Ellin.

146 734.

147 713.

148 720.

149 721.

150 722.

15 1 723.

152 724.

153 725.

154 726.

155 727.

156 1326.

157 730.

158 731.

159 732.

160 735.

161 736.

162 733.

163 908.

164 Rep.

165 739.

166 740.

167 741.

168 737.

169 Elim.

170 1333.

18 1 901.

182 902.

182a 903.

182b 904.

182c 905.

183 906.

184 Rep.

185 907.

186 Rep.

187 909.

188 910.

189 706.

189a 707.

190 708.

191 709.

191a 710.

192 711.

193 712.

194-196 Rep.

196a 728.

197 729.

21 1 1101,1713.

212 (1st sent.) 1115

212 (2d sent.) 1114

213 (1st par.) 1102

213 (2d par., 1st sent.) 1116

213 (2d par., 2d sent., 1st cl.).... 1302

213 (2d par., 2d, 3d sents.) 1308-1310, 1336

213 (3d par.) 1116

213a 1117.

214 1107.

215 1110.

215a 1714.

216 1105.

217 1715.

218 1106.

219 1102, 1113.

219a 1118.

220 1108.

22 1 Rep.

222 1112.

223 1118.

224 1109.

225 1121.

226 Rep.

227 1122.

228, 229 Elim.

230 310.

241 1301.

242 Rep.

243 1303.

244 Rep.

245 1304.

246 1307.

247 Rep.

248 1306.

249 1328.

250 1317.

251.252 Rep.

253 1313.

254 1314.

Title 44 Title 44

former sections new sections

255, 256 Rep.

257.................. ........................ Elim.

258 1315.

259 1316.

260 1318.

26 1 1319.

262 1320.

263 1312.

265 1321.

266. 1322.

267 Elim.

268 Rep.

269 1323.

270 1324.

27 1 1325.

272 1327.

273 1329.

274 Rep.

275 1331.

275a— Rep.

275b 1332.

276 Rep.

276a 1333.

277 Rep.

278 1334.

279 1335.

279a Rep:

280, 280a. Rep.

281,282 Rep.

283 1337.

283a Rep.

284 1338.

285 1339.

286, 287 Rep.

288 - 1340.

289 1341.

290 1342.

29 1 1343.

292 Elim.

293, 284 Rep.

295 1344.

296 Rep.

296a 1305.

297 1311.

298 1330.

300-3001 Rep.

3001-1 Rep.

300g, 300h Rep.

300h-l Rep.

3001-300k Rep.

300aa Rep.

300bb 2301.

300cc 2305.

300dd 2306.

300ee 2307.

300It 2303.

300gg 2308.

300hh 2302.

30011 2304.

300JJ Rep.

30 1 1502.

302 1503.

303 1504.

304 1501.

305 1505.

306 1506.

307. 1507.

308 1508.

309 1509.

310, 310a Rep.

31 1 1510.

311a Rep.

31 2 1511.

313, 314 Rep.

32 1 3701.

322 3703.

323 Rep. 3703.

324 3702.

325 3703.

326 Rep.

351-365 Rep.

366 3301.

367 3302.

368. 3303.

369 3304.

370 3305.

371 3306.

372 3307.

373 3308.

374 3309.

375 3310.

340
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Title 44 rttie 44

former sections new sections

376 3311.

377 Rep.

378 3312.

379 3313.

380 3314.

39 1 1506, 2102, 2301, 2501, 2902.

392 2903.

393(a) 2501.

393(b) 2502.

393(c) 2503.

393(d) 2504

393(e) 2505.

393(f) 2504 NT.

393(g) 2506.

393(h) 2507.

394 2701.

395(a) 2904.

395(b) 2905.

395(c) 2906.

395(d) 2907.

395(e) 2908.

395(f) 2909.

396(a) 3101.

396(b) 3102.

396(c) 3103.

396(d) 3104.

396(e) 3105.

396(f) 3106.

396(g)„ 3107.

396a 2910.

397 NT 2108 NT.

397(a) 2103.

397(b) 2104.

397(c) 2105.

397(d) 2106.

397(e) 2107.

397(f) 2108.

397(g) Rep.

397(h) 2109.

397(1) 2110.

397(J) 2101.

398 2111.

399 2112.

400 2113.

401 2901.

402 2114.

421 3501.

422(a) 3503.

422(b) 3504.

422(c) 3505.

422(d) 3506.

422(e) 3507.

423 3508.

424 3509.

426 3510.

428 3502.

427 - 3511.

ENACTING CLAUSE

Section 1 of Pub. L. 90-620, Oct. 22, 1968, 82 Stat.

1238, provided In part: "That the general and permanent laws relating to public printing and documents

are revised, codified, and enacted as title 44, United

States Code, 'Public Printing and Documents', and

may be cited as "44 U.S.C. $ ' ".

LEGISLATIVE PURPOSE; INCONSISTENT PROVISIONS

Section 2(a) of Pub. L. 90-620, Oct. 22, 1968, 82 Stat.

1305, provided that: "The legislative purpose in enacting section 1 of this Act is to restate, without substantive change, the laws replaced by those sections on the

effective date of this Act. Laws effective after January

14,1968, that are inconsistent with this Act are considered as superseding it to the extent of the inconsistency."

REFERENCES TO OTHER LAWS

Section 2(b) of Pub. L. 90-820, Oct. 22, 1968, 82 Stat.

1305, provided that: "A reference to a law replaced by

section 1 of this Act, Including a reference In a regulation, order, or other law, is deemed to refer to the corresponding provision enacted by this Act."

OUTSTANDING ORDERS, RULES AND REGULATIONS

Section 2(c) of Pub. L 90-620, Oct. 22, 1968, 82 Stat.

1305, provided that: "An order, rule, or regulation in

effect under a law replaced by section 1 of this Act

shall continue in effect under the corresponding provision enacted by this Act until repealed, amended, or

superseded."

SAVINGS PROVISION

Section 2(d) of Pub. L. 90-620, Oct. 22, 1968, 82 Stat.

1305, provided that: "An action taken or an offense

committed under a law replaced by section 1 of this

Act is deemed to have been taken or committed under

the corresponding provision enacted by this Act."

LEGISLATIVE CONSTRUCTION

Section 2(e) of Pub. L. 90-620, Oct. 22, 1968, 82 Stat.

1306, provided that: "An inference of a legislative construction is not to be drawn by reason of the location

In the United States Code of a provision enacted by

this Act or by reason of its caption or catchline."

SEPARABILITY or PROVISIONS

Section 2(f) of Pub. L. 90-620, Oct. 22, 1968, 82 Stat.

1306, provided that: "If a provision enacted by this Act

is held invalid, all valid provisions that are severable

from the invalid provision remain in effect. If a provision of this Act is held invalid in one or more of its applications, the provision remains in effect in all valid

applications that are severable from the invalid application or applications."

REPEALS

Section 3 of Pub. L. 90-620, Oct. 22, 1968, 82 Stat.

1306, repealed the sections or parts thereof of the Revised Statutes or Statutes at Large codified in this

title, except with respect to rights and duties that matured, penalties that were incurred, and proceedings

that were begun, before October 22, 1968, and except

as provided by section 2 of Pub. L. 90-620.

CROSS REFERENCES

Acts and resolutions: formalities of enactment, repeals, and sealing of instruments, see section 101 et

seq. of Title 1, General Provisions.

Administrative procedure, public information:

agency rules, opinions, orders, records, and proceedings, see section 552 of Title 5, Government Organization and Employees.

American Printing House for the Blind, see section

101 et seq. of Title 20, Education.

Cataloging and standardization, coordination of Administrator of General Services and Secretary of Defense, see section 2456 of Title 10, Armed Forces.

Code of Laws of United States and Supplements,

District of Columbia Code and Supplements, see section 201 et seq. of Title 1, General Provisions; section

285b of Title 2. The Congress.

Collections of Government Printing Office accessible to investigators and students, see section 91 of

"Title 20, Education.

Congressional provisions: elections, organization,

compensation, officers and employees, Library of Congress, and procedures, see generally Title 2, The Congress.

Corporation for Public Broadcasting journals, see

section 396 of Title 47, Telegraphs, Telephones, and

Radiotelegraphs.

CrimesPrinting contracts, see section 442 of Title 18,

Crimes and Criminal Procedure.

Printing obligations, securities, and postage stamps

of United States and foreign countries, authorization notwithstanding counterfeiting and forgery prohibitions, see section 504 of Title 18.

Public officers and employees, see section 1901 et

seq. of Title 18.

Records and reports, see section 2071 et seq. of

Title 18.

Employees: employment, retention and performance, see Title 5. Government Organization and Employees.

Executive provisions generally, see Title 3, The

President.

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Executive reorganization, general provisions and effective date and publication of reorganization plans,

see chapter 9 of Title 5, Government Organization and

Employees.

Food stamp program, printing of coupons for, see

section 2015 of Title 7, Agriculture.

General Services Administration, see section 751 et

seq. of Title 40, Public Buildings, Property, and

Works.

Hours of work, see chapter 61 of Title 5, Government Organization and Employees.

Leave: annual, sick, and other paid leave, see chapter

63 of Title 5.

Library of Congress, see section 131 et seq. of Title 2,

The Congress.

Management and disposal of Government property,

see chapter 10 of Title 40, Public Buildings, Property,

and Works.

Official territorial papers, see section 141 et seq. of

Title 4, Flag and Seal, Seat of Government, and the

States.

Patent and Trademark Office library, see section 8

of Title 35, Patents.

Prints defined under Foreign Agents Registration

Act, see section 611 of Title 22, Foreign Relations and

Intercourse.

Standard reference data program, see section 201 et

seq. of Title 15, Commerce and Trade.

Walsh-Healey Act, see sections 35-45 of Title 41,

Public Contracts.

CHAPTER 1—JOINT COMMITTEE ON PRINTING

Sec.

101. Joint Committee on Printing: membership.

102. Joint Committee on Printing: succession; powers

during recess.

103. Joint Committee on Printing: remedial powers.

FEDERAL RECORDS MANAGEMENT PROVISIONS WITHOU T

EFFECT ON CHAPTER

Authority and responsibilities under chapter not

limited or repealed by Federal Records Management

Amendments of 1976, see section 5(b) of Pub. L. 94-

575, Oct. 21, 1976, 90 Stat. 2727, set out as a note

under section 2901 of this title.

§ 101. Joint Committee on Printing: membership

The Joint Committee on Printing shall consist of the chairman and two members of the

Committee on Rules and Administration of the

Senate and the chairman and two members of

the Committee on House Administration of the

House of Representatives.

(Pub. L. 90-620, Oct. 22, 1968, 82 Stat. 1238.)

HISTORICAL AND REVISION NOTES

Based on 44 U.S. Code, 1964 ed„ $ 1 (Jan. 12, 1895,

eh. 23, § 1. 28 Stat. 601; Aug. 2, 1946, ch. 753, title II,

5 222, 60 Stat. 838).

POWERS OF THE COMMITTEE

Last seven words In the statute, "who shall have the

powers hereinafter stated", are omitted as unnecessary since the powers of the Committee are stated in

other sections.

SHORT TITLE OF 197 6 AMENDMENT

Pub. L. 94-575, § 1, Oct. 21, 1976, 90 Stat. 2723, provided that: "This Act [amending sections 2103, 2108,

2111, 2112, 2901, 2902, 2904, 2906, 2907, 3102, 3103,

3107, 3301, and 3302 of this title, repealing section

2910 of this title, and enacting provisions set out as a

note under section 2901 of this title] may be cited as

the Federal Records Management Amendments of

1976."

SHORT TITL E OF 197 4 AMENDMENT

Pub. L. 93-526, title II, 4 201, Dec. 19, 1974, 88 Stat.

1698, provided that: "This title [enacting sections 3316

to 3324 of this title] may be cited as the Public Documents Act'."

§ 102. Joint Committee on Printing: succession;

powers during recess

The members of the Joint Committee on

Printing who are reelected to the succeeding

Congress shall continue as members of the

committee until their successors are chosen.

The President of the Senate and the Speaker of

the House of Representatives shall, on the last

day of a Congress, appoint members of their respective Houses who have been elected to the

succeeding Congress to fill vacancies which may

then be about to occur on the Committee, and

the appointees and members of the Committee

who have been reelected shall continue until

their successors are chosen.

When Congress is hot in session, the Joint

Committee may exercise all its powers and

duties as when Congress is in session.

(Pub. L. 90-620, Oct. 22, 1968, 82 Stat. 1238.)

HISTORICAL AND REVISION NOTES

Based on 44 U S. Code, 1964 ed., § 2 (Mar. 2, 1895, ch.

189, $ 1. 28 Stat. 962; Mar. 3. 1917, ch. 163, $ 6. 39 Stat.

1121).

Changes are made in phraseology.

§ 103. Joint Committee on Printing: remedial powers

The Joint Committee on Printing may use

any measures it considers necessary to remedy

neglect, delay, duplication, or waste in the

public printing and binding and the distribution of Government publications.

(Pub. L. 90-620, Oct. 22, 1968, 82 Stat. 1239.)

HISTORICAL AND REVISION NOTES

Based on 44 U.S. Code, 1964 ed., § 4 (Jan. 12, 1895,

ch. 23, } 2. 28 Stat. 601; Mar. 1, 1907, ch. 2284, 5 1, 34

Stat. 1012; Mar. 1, 1919, ch. 86, 5 11, 40 Stat. 1270).

Only that portion of section 11 of the 1919 Act that

precedes the proviso is included in this section. The

balance is incorporated In section 501 of this revision.

Changes are made in phraseology.

PROCUREMENT OF SERVICES OF CONSULTANTS

Pub. L. 94-303, title I, 5 119, June 1, 1976, 90 Stat.

616, provided in part: "That, effective May 1,1976, the

Joint Committee is authorized (1) to procure the temporary or Intermittent services of individual consultants, or organizations thereof, in the same manner

and under the same conditions as a standing committee of the Senate may procure such services under

subsection (1) of section 202 of the Legislative Reorganization Act of 1946, as amended [section 72a(l) of

Title 2, The Congress], and (2) with the prior consent

of the agency concerned, to use on a reimbursable

basis the services of personnel, information, and facilities of any such agency: Provided further, That, prior

to the employment of any consultants or the procurement of services by contract relative to any review and

analysis of the operation of the Government Printing

Office, the Joint Committee shall consult with the

Legislative Branch Appropriations Subcommittees of

the House and Senate; and that periodic reports on

the progress of any such review and analysis be submitted to the Joint Committee on Printing and the

Legislative Branch Appropriations Subcommittees of

the House and Senate."

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SECTION REFERRED TO a OTHER SECTIONS

This section Is referred to In section 1914 of this

title.

CHAPTER 3—GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE

Sec.

301. Public Printer; appointment.

302. Deputy Public Printer appointment; duties.

303. Public Printer and Deputy Public Printer: pay.

304. Public Printer: vacancy In office.

305. Public Printer: employees; pay.

306. Public Printer: employment of skilled workmen;

trial of skill.

307. Public Printer: night work.

308. Disbursing officer; deputy disbursing officer; certifying officers and employees.

309. Revolving fund for operation and maintenance of

Government Printing Office: capitalization; reimbursements and credits; accounting and budgeting; reports.

310. Payments for printing, binding, blank paper, and

supplies.

311. Purchases exempt from the Federal Property and

Administrative Services Act.

312. Machinery, material, equipment, or supplies from

other Government agencies.

313. Examining boards: paper; bindery materials; machinery.

314. Inks, glues, and other supplies furnished to other

Government agencies: payment.

315. Branches of Government Printing Office; limitations.

316. Detail of employees of Government Printing

Office to other Government establishments.

317. Special policemen.

AMENDMENTS

1975—Pub. L. 94-82, title H, $ 204(c)(2), Aug. 9, 1975,

89 Stat. 421, substituted "pay" for "compensation" in

item 303.

1974—Pub. L. 93-459, $ 1(b), Oct. 20, 1974, 88 Stat.

1385, substituted "Disbursing officer; deputy disbursing officer; certifying officers and employees." for

"Disbursing officer: continuation and settlement of accounts during vacancy in office; responsibility for accounts; disbursements for Superintendent of Documents." in item 308.

1972—Pub. L. 92-310, title II, $ 210(a)(3), June 6,

1972, 86 Stat. 204, eliminated "; bond" from item 301.

1970—Pub. L. 91-359, 8 1(b), July 31, 1970, 84 Stat.

668, added item 317.

FEDERAL RECORDS MANAGEMENT PROVISIONS WITHOU T

EFFECT ON CHAPTER

Authority and responsibilities under chapter not

limited or repealed by Federal Records Management

Amendments of 1976, see section 5(b) of Pub. L. 94-

575, Oct. 21, 1976, 90 Stat. 2727, set out as a note

under section 2901 of this title.

8 301. Public Printer appointment

The President of the United States shall

nominate and, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, appoint a suitable person,

who must be a practical printer and versed in

the art of bookbinding, to take charge of and

manage the Government Printing Office. His

title shall be Public Printer.

(Pub. L. 90-620, Oct. 22, 1968, 82 Stat. 1239;

Pub. L. 92-310, title II, $ 210(a)(1), (2), June 6,

1972, 86 Stat. 204.)

HISTORICAL AND REVISION NOTES

Based on 44 U.S. Code, 1964 ed., $31 (Jan. 12, 1895,

ch. 23, $ 17, 28 Stat. 603; June 12, 1917, ch. 27, 31, 40

Stat. 173; Feb. 20, 1923, ch. 98, 42 Stat. 1278; Mar. 4.

1925, ch. 549, 81. 43 Stat. 1299; May 29. 1928, ch. 909,

46 Stat. 1006).

Changes are made in phraseology.

AMENDMENTS

1972—Pub. L. 92-310 eliminated "; bond" from the

section catchline, and provisions from the text of the

section which required the Public Printer to give a

bond in the sum of $25,000.

8 302. Deputy Public Printer appointment; duties

The Public Printer shall appoint a suitable

person, who must be a practical printer and

versed in the art of bookbinding, to be the

Deputy Public Printer. He shall perform the

duties formerly required of the chief clerk, supervise the buildings occupied by the Government Printing Office, and perform any other

duties required of him by the Public Printer.

(Pub. L. 90-620, Oct. 22, 1968, 82 Stat. 1239.)

HISTORICAL AND REVISION NOTES

Based on 44 U.S. Code, 1964 ed.. 8 39 (May 27. 1908,

ch. 200, 81, 35 Stat. 382).

Phraseology is changed to conform with section 301

of this revision.

8 303. Public Printer and Deputy Public Printer pay

The annual rate of pay for the Public Printer

shall be a rate which is equal to the rate for

level IV of the Executive Schedule of subchapter II of chapter 53 of title 5. The annual

rate of pay for the Deputy Public Printer shall

be a rate which is equal to the rate for level V

of such Executive Schedule.

(Pub. L. 90-620, Oct. 22, 1968, 82 Stat. 1239;

Pub. L. 94-82, title II, 8 204(c)(1), Aug. 9, 1975,

89 Stat. 421.)

HISTORICAL AND REVISION NOTES

Based on 44 U.S. Code, 1964 ed., 8 39a (Pub. L. 88-

426, title II, 8 203(c), (d), Aug. 14. 1964, 78 Stat. 415).

REFERENCES IN TEX T

Levels IV and V of the Executive Schedule, referred

to in text, are set out under sections 5315 and 5316, respectively, of Title 5, Government Organization and

Employees.

AMENDMENTS

1975—Pub. L. 94-82 substituted "pay" for "compensation" in section catchline, and substituted provisions

setting the rate of pay for the Public Printer at a rate

equal to the rate for level IV of the Executive Schedule and the rate of pay for Deputy Public Printer at a

rate equal to the rate for level V of such Schedule for

provisions setting the compensation of the Public

Printer and the Deputy Public Printer at the rate of

$28,750 and $27,500 per annum, respectively.

197 7 INCREASES IN SALARIES

Salaries of the Public Printer and Deputy Public

Printer increased respectively to $50,000 and $47,500

per annum, upon recommendation of the President of

the United States, see Salary Recommendations for

1977 Increases note set out under section 358 of Title

2, The Congress.

196 9 INCREASES IN SALARIES

Salaries of the Public Printer and Deputy Public

Printer increased respectively from $28,750 and

$27,500 to $38,000 and $36,000 per annum, commencing on the first day of the pay period which begins

after Feb. 14, 1969, upon recommendation of the President of the United States, pursuant to Pub. L. 90-206,

title I!,'8425(h). Dec. 16, 1967, 81 Stat. 644.

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SECTION REFERRED TO IN OTHER SECTIONS

This section is referred to in title 2 section 356.

§ 304. Public Printer vacancy in office

In case of the death, resignation, absence, or

sickness of the Public Printer, the Deputy

Public Printer shall perform the duties of the

Public Printer until a successor is appointed or

his absence or sickness ceases; but the President may direct any other officer of the Government, whose appointment is vested in the

President by and with the advice and consent

of the Senate, to perform the duties of the

vacant office until a successor is appointed, or

the sickness or absence of the Public Printer

ceases. A vacancy occasioned by death or resignation may not be filled temporarily under this

section for longer than ten days, and a temporary appointment, designation, or assignment

of another officer may not be made except to

fill a vacancy happening during a recess of the

Senate.

(Pub. L. 90-620, Oct. 22, 1968, 82 Stat. 1239.)

HISTORICAL AND REVISION NOTES

Based on 44 U.S. Code. 1964 ed., § 32 (Jan. 12, 1895,

ch. 23, § 36, 28 Stat. 606; May 27, 1908, eh. 200, $ 1, 35

Stat. 382.)

§ 305. Public Printer employees; pay

(a) The Public Printer may employ journeymen, apprentices, laborers, and other persons

necessary for the work of the Government

Printing Office at rates of wages and salaries,

including compensation for night and overtime

work, he considers for the interest of the Government and just to the persons employed,

except as otherwise provided by this section. He

may not employ more persons than the necessities of the public work require nor more than

four hundred apprentices at one time. The

minimum pay of journeymen printers, pressmen, and bookbinders employed in the Government Printing Office shall be at the rate of 90

cents an hour for the time actually employed.

Except as provided by the preceding part of

this section the rate of wages, including compensation for night and overtime work, for

more than ten employees of the same occupation shall be determined by a conference between the Public Printer and a committee selected by the trades affected, and the rates and

compensation so agreed upon shall become effective upon approval by the Joint Committee

on Printing. When the Public Printer and the

committee representing the trade fail to agree

as to wages, salaries, and compensation, either

party may appeal to the Joint Committee on

Printing, and the decision of the Joint Committee is final. The wages, salaries, and compensation so determined are not subject to change oftener than once a year.

(b) The Public Printer may grant an employee paid on an annual basis compensatory time

off from duty instead of overtime pay for overtime work.

(Pub. L. 90-620, Oct. 22, 1968, 82 Stat. 1240;

Pub. L. 91-167, Dec. 26, 1969, 83 Stat. 453; Pub.

L. 91-369, May 21, 1970, 84 Stat. 693.)

HISTORICAL AND REVISION NOTES

Based on 44 U.S. Code, 1964 ed., $ 40 (Jan. 12. 1895,

ch. 23, §§ 39, 49, 50, 28 Stat. 607, 608; June 6, 1900, ch.

791, $ 1, 31 Stat. 643; Mar. 4, 1909, ch. 299, § 1, 35 Stat.

1021, 1024; Aug. 24, 1912, ch. 355, § 1, 37 Stat. 482; July

8, 1918, ch. 139, § 1, 40 Stat. 836; Aug. 2, 1919, ch. 30, 41

Stat. 272; Feb. 20, 1923, ch. 98, 42 Stat. 1278; June 7.

1924, ch. 354, $ 1, 43 Stat. 658).

Last sentence of this section was deleted as executed.

AMENDMENTS

1970—Pub. L. 91-369 designated existing provisions

as subsec. (a) and added subsec. (b).

1969—Pub. L. 91-167 substituted "four hundred" for

"two hundred" as the number of apprentices which

the Public Printer may employ at one time.

REPEALS

General repealer of provisions inconsistent with

Pub. L. 92-392 as not repealing or affecting this section, see section 13 of Pub. L. 92-392, Aug. 19, 1972, 86

Stat. 575, set out as a note under section 5341 of Title

5, Government Organization and Employees.

CROSS REFERENCES

Classification of government employees and pay

rates and systems, including "General Schedule, see

sections 5101 et seq., 5301 et seq., and section 5332 of

Title 5, Government Organization and Employees.

Classification of positions, provisions inapplicable to

employees of Government Printing Office with pay

fixed hereunder, see section 5102 of Title 5.

Fair Labor Standards Act minimum wage and maximum hours provisions, see sections 206 and 207 of

Title 29, Labor.

Performance rating of employees of Government

Printing Office, see chapter 43 of Title 5, Government

Organization and Employees.

Superintendent of Documents, additional pay of employees for night, Sunday, holiday, and overtime work

as determined hereunder, see section 1704 of this title.

SECTION REFERRED TO IN OTHER SECTIONS

This section is referred to in section 1704 of this

title; title 5 sections 5102, 5349.

§ 306. Public Printer employment of skilled workmen; trial of skill

The Public Printer shall employ workmen

who are thoroughly skilled in their respective

branches of industry, as shown by trial of their

skill under his direction.

(Pub. L. 90-620, Oct. 22, 1968, 82 Stat. 1240.)

HISTORICAL AND REVISION NOTES

Based on 44 U.S. Code, 1964 ed., § 41 (Jan. 12, 1895,

ch. 23, § 45, 28 Stat. 607).

§ 307. Public Printer night work

The Public Printer shall cause the public

printing in the Government Printing Office to

be done at night as well as through the day,

when the exigencies of the public service require it.

(Pub. L. 90-620, Oct. 22, 1968, 82 Stat. 1240.)

HISTORICAL AND REVISION NOTES

Based on 44 U.S. Code, 1964 ed., § 42 (Jan. 12, 1895,

ch. 23. § 47, 28 Stat. 607).

§ 308. Disbursing officer deputy disbursing officer;

certifying officers and employees

(a) The Public Printer shall appoint from

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ment Printing Office (including the Office of

the Superintendent of Documents) who shall

be under the direction of the Public Printer.

The disbursing officer shall (1) disburse moneys

of the Government Printing Office only upon,

and in strict accordance with, vouchers certified

by the Public Printer or by an officer or employee of the Government Printing Office authorized in writing by the Public Printer to certify such vouchers, (2) make such examination

of vouchers as may be necessary to ascertain

whether they are in proper form, certified, and

approved, and (3) be held accountable accordingly. However, the disbursing officer shall not

be held accountable or responsible for any illegal, improper, or incorrect payment resulting

from any false, inaccurate, or misleading certificate, the responsibility for which, under subsection (c) of this section, is imposed upon a

certifying officer or employee of the Government Printing Office.

(b)(1) Upon the death, resignation, or separation from office of the disbursing officer, his

accounts may be continued, and payments and

collection may be made in his name, by any individual designated as a deputy disbursing officer by the Public Printer, for a period of time

not to extend beyond the last day of the second

month following the month in which the death,

resignation, or separation occurred. Accounts

and payments shall be allowed, audited, and

settled, and checks signed in the name of the

former disbursing officer by a deputy disbursing officer shall be honored in the same

manner as if the former disbursing officer had

continued in office.

(2) A former disbursing officer of the Government Printing Office or his estate may not be

subject to any legal liability or penalty for the

official accounts or defaults of the deputy disbursing officer acting in the name or in the

place of the former disbursing officer. Each

deputy disbursing officer is responsible for accounts entrusted to him under paragraph (1) of

this subsection, and the deputy disbursing officer is liable for any jlefault occurring during his

service under such paragraph.

(c)(1) The Public Printer may designate in

writing officers and employees of the Government Printing Office to certify vouchers for

payment from appropriations and funds. Such

officers and employees shall (A) be responsible

for the existence and correctness of the facts

recited in the certificate or other voucher or its

supporting papers and for the legality of the

proposed payment under the appropriation or

funds involved, (B) be responsible and accountable for the correctness of the computations of

certified vouchers, and (C) be accountable for,

and required to make restitution to, the United

States for the amount of any illegal, improper,

or incorrect payment resulting from any false,

inaccurate, or misleading certificate made by

him, as well as for any payment prohibited by

law or which did not represent a legal obligation under the appropriation or fund involved.

However, the Comptroller General of the

United States, may, at his discretion, relieve

such certifying officer or employee of liability

for any payment otherwise proper whenever he

finds that (i) the certification was based on the

official records and that such certifying officer

or employee did not know, and by reasonable

diligence and inquiry could not have ascertained, the actual facts, or (ii) when the obligation was incurred in good faith, the payment

was not contrary to any statutory provision specifically prohibiting payments of the character

involved, and the United States has received

value for such payment. The Comptroller General shall relieve such certifying officer or employee of liability for an overpayment for transportation services made to any common carrier

covered by section 66 of title 49, whenever he

finds that the overpayment occurred solely because the administrative examination made

prior to payment of the transportation bill did

not include a verification of transportation

rates, freight classifications, or land grant deductions.

(2) The liability of such certifying officers or

employees shall be enforced in the same

manner and to the same extent as provided by

law with respect to the enforcement of the liability of disbursing and other accountable officers. Such certifying officers and employees

shall have the right to apply for and obtain a

decision by the Comptroller General on any

question of law involved in a payment on any

vouchers presented to them for certification.

(Pub. L. 90-620, Oct. 22, 1968, 82 Stat. 1240;

Pub. L. 92-310, title II, § 210(b), June 6, 1972, 86

Stat. 204; Pub. L. 93-459, § 1(a), Oct. 20, 1974, 88

Stat. 1384.)

HISTORICAL AND REVISION NOTES

Based on 44 U.S. Code, 1964 ed„ §§ 52a, 63, 73 (part)

(June 25, 1910, ch. 384, $ 1, 36 Stat. 770; Feb. 20, 1923,

ch. 98. 42 Stat. 1278; Pub. L. 86-31, May 26, 1959, 73

Stat. 60).

The last paragraph of this section is from former

section 73; the remainder of that section will be found

in section 1702 of the revision.

Paragraph (a) deleted as executed.

AMENDMENTS

1974—Pub. L. 93-459 in the section catchline substituted "Disbursing officer; deputy disbursing officer;

certifying officers and employees" for "Disbursing officer: continuation and settlement of accounts during

vacancy in office; responsibility for accounts: disbursements for Superintendent of Documents".

Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 93-459 added subsec. (a). Former

subsec. (a) redesignated (b)(1).

Subsec. (b)(1). Pub. L. 93-459 redesignated provisions

of former subsec. (a) as subsec. (b)(1), and as so redesignated, substituted "by any individual designated as a

deputy disbursing officer by the Public Printer" for

"by the deputy disbursing officer or officers designated by the Public Printer".

Subsec. (b)(2). Pub. L. 93-459 redesignated provisions

of former subsec. (b) as subsec. (b)(2), and as so designated, substituted "paragraph (1) of this subsection"

for "subsection (a) of this section", and "under such

paragraph" for "under subsection (a) of this section".

Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 93-459 added subsec. (c). Former

subsec. (c), relating to disbursements on account of

salaries or other expenses of the office of the Superintendent of Documents, was struck out.

1972—Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 92-310 eliminated provisions,whteh related to sureties on official bonds.

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§ 309. Revolving fund for operation and maintenance

of Government Printing Office: capitalization; reimbursements and credits; accounting and budgeting; reports

(a) The revolving fund of $1,000,000 established July 1, 1953, is available without fiscal

year limitation, for—

the operation and maintenance of the Government Printing Office, except the Office of

Superintendent of Documents, including

rental of buildings;

attendance at meetings not to exceed $3,000

in any fiscal year;

maintenance and operation of the emergency room;

uniforms, or allowances therefor, as authorized by section 5901 of Title 5;

boots, coats, and gloves;

repairs and minor alterations to buildings;

and

expenses authorized in writing by the Joint

Committee on Printing for inspection of Government printing activities.

In addition, the Public Printer shall provide

capital for the fund by capitalizing, at fair and

reasonable values as jointly determined by him

and the Comptroller General, the current inventories, plant, and building appurtenances,

except building structures and land, equipment,

and other assets of the Government Printing

Office.

(b) The fund shall be:

(1) reimbursed for the cost of all services

and supplies furnished, including those furnished other appropriations of the Government Printing Office, at rates which include

charges for overhead and related expenses,

depreciation of plant and building appurtenances, except building structures and land,

and equipment, and accrued leave;

(2) credited with all receipts including sales

of Government publications, waste, condemned, and surplus property and with payments received for losses or damage to property; and

(3) charged with payment into miscellaneous receipts of the Treasury of that part of

the receipts from the sales of Government

publications required by law.

(c) An adequate system of accounts for the

fund shall be maintained on the accrual

method, and financial reports prepared on the

basis of the accounts. The Public Printer shall

prepare and submit an annual business-type

budget program for the operations under this

fund. The Comptroller General shall audit the

activities of the Government Printing Office at

least once in every three years and shall furnish reports of such audits to the Congress and

the Public Printer. For these purposes the

Comptroller General shall have such access to

the records, files, personnel, and facilities of

the Government Printing Office as he considers

necessary.

(d) Commencing with the fiscal year 1969, the

annual business-type budget for the fund shall

be considered and enacted as prescribed by section 849 of title 31.

(Pub. L. 90-620, Oct. 22, 1968, 82 Stat. 1241;

Pub. L. 93-604, title VII, § 707, Jan. 2, 1975, 88

Stat. 1965.)

HISTORICAL AN» REVISION NOTES

Based on 44 U.S. Code, 1964 ed., $63, 63a (Aug. 1,

1953, ch. 304, title I, $ 101, 67 Stat. 330; Aug. 5, 1956,

ch. 568, 5 101, 69 Stat. 519; June 27, 1956, ch. 453, { 101,

70 Stat. 369); 563a (July 28, 1967, Pub. L. 90-57, 5 101

(part), 81 Stat. 141).

AMENDMENTS

1975—Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 93-604 substituted provisions that the Comptroller General shall audit the activities of the Government Printing Office at least

once in every three years and furnish reports of the

audits to the Congress and the Public Printer for provisions that the General Accounting Office shall audit

the activities of the Government Printing Office and

furnish an audit report annually to the Congress and

the Public Printer.

CROSS REFERENCES

Accounting and auditing, see section 65 et seq. of

Title 31, Money and Finance.

Annual report of Public Printer, printing and distribution, see section 1340 of this title.

Audit and settlement of accounts, see section 71 et

seq. of Title 31, Money and Finance.

National budget and audit system, see section 1 et

seq. of Title 31.

Receipts from sales, dispositionDocuments see section 1702 of this title.

Federal Register, see section 1509 of this title.

Government publications, additional copies, see

section 1708 of this title.

§310. Payments for printing, binding, blank paper,

and supplies

An executive department or independent establishment of the Government ordering printing and binding or blank paper and supplies

from the Government Printing Office shall pay

promptly by check to the Public Printer upon

his written request, either in advance or upon

completion of the work, all or part of the estimated or actual cost, as the case may be, and

bills rendered by the Public Printer are not subject to audit or certification in advance of payment. Adjustments on the basis of the actual

cost of delivered work paid for in advance shall

be made monthly or quarterly and as may be

agreed by the Public Printer and the department or establishment concerned.

(Pub. L. 90-620, Oct. 22, 1968, 82 Stat. 1241.)

HISTORICAL AND REVISION NOTES

Based on 44 U.S. Code, 1964 ed., § 230 (Aug. 1, 1953,

ch. 304, title I, 8 101, 67 Stat. 331).

§ 311. Purchases exempt from the Federal Property

and Administrative Services Act

Purchases may be made from appropriations

under the "Government Printing Office" without reference to the Federal Property and Administrative Services Act, approved June 30,

1949, as amended, concerning purchases for the

Federal Government.

(Pub. L. 90-620, Oct. 22, 1968, 82 Stat. 1242.)

HISTORICAL AND REVISION NOTES

Based on 44 U.S. Code, 1964 ed.. $ 64 (Aug. 1, 1953,

ch. 304, title I, $ 102, 67 Stat. 332).

Reference to Printing Act of 1895 deleted as superseded by section 309.

REFERENCES IN TEX T

The Federal Property and Administrative Services

Act of 1949, referred to In text. Is act June 30,1949, ch.

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288, 63 Stat. 377. Provisions of that act relating to purchases are classified to subchapter IV (§ 251 et seq.) of

chapter 4 of Title 41, Public Contracts. For complete

classification of this Act to the Code, see Short Title

note set out under section 471 of Title 40, Public

Buildings, Property, and Works, and Tables volume.

§312. Machinery, material, equipment, or supplies

from other Government agencies

An officer of the Government having machinery, material, equipment, or supplies for printing, binding, and blank-book work, including

lithography, photolithography, and other processes of reproduction, no longer required or authorized for his service, shall submit a detailed

report of them to the Public Printer. The

Public Printer, with the approval of the Joint

Committee on Printing, may requisition such

articles as are serviceable in the Government

Printing Office, and they shall be promptly delivered to that office.

(Pub. L. 90-620, Oct. 22, 1968, 82 Stat. 1242.)

HISTORICAL AND REVISION NOTES

Based on 44 US. Code, 1964 ed„ § 59 (July 19, 1919,

ch. 24. f 3. 41 Stat. 233).

9 313. Examining boards: paper, bindery materials;

machinery

The Deputy Public Printer, the superintendent of printing, and a person designated by the

Joint Committee on Printing, shall constitute a

board to examine and report in writing on

paper delivered under contract, or by purchase

or otherwise, at the Government Printing

Office.

The Deputy Public Printer, the superintendent of binding, and a person designated by the

Joint Committee on Printing shall constitute a

board to examine and report in writing on material, except paper, for the use of the bindery.

The Deputy Public Printer, the superintendent of printing, and a person designated by the

Joint Committee on Printing shall constitute a

board of condemnation, who, upon the call of

the Public Printer, shall determine the condition of presses and other machinery and material used in the Government Printing Office,

with a view to condemnation.

(Pub. L. 90-620, Oct. 22, 1968, 82 Stat. 1242.)

HISTORICAL AND REVISION NOTES

Based on U.S. Code. 1964 ed., J 49 (Jan. 12, 1895, ch.

23, ( 20. 28 Stat. 603; May 27. 1908, ch. 200, $ 1, 36 Stat.

382; June 7.1924, ch. 303, g 1. 43 Stat. 509).

CROSS REFERENCES

Comparison of paper and envelopes with standard

quality, see section 513 of this title.

Joint Committee on Printing determination of quality of paper, see section 514 of this title.

$314. Inks, glues, and other supplies furnished to

other Government agencies; payment

Inks, glues, and other supplies manufactured

by the Government Printing Office in connection with its work may be furnished to departments and other establishments of the Government upon requisition, and payment made from

appropriations available.

(Pub. L. 90-620, Oct. 22, 1968, 82 Stat. 1242.)

HISTORICAL AND REVISION NOTES

Based on 44 U.S. Code, 1964 ed., $ 62 (June 30, 1932,

ch. 314; pt. I, $ 1, 47 Stat. 397).

§ 315. Branches of Government Printing Office; limitations

Money appropriated by any Act may not be

used for maintaining more than one branch of

the Government Printing Office in any one

building occupied by an executive department

of the Government, and a branch of the Government Printing Office may not be established

unless specifically authorized by law.

(Pub. L. 90-620, Oct. 22, 1968, 82 Stat. 1242.)

HISTORICAL AND REVISION NOTES

Based on 44 U.S. Code. 1964 ed., $ 61 (Aug. 1, 1914,

ch. 223, $ 1, 38 Stat. 673).

§ 316. Detail of employees of Government Printing

Office to-other Government establishments

An employee of the Government Printing

Office may not be detailed to duties not pertaining to the work of public printing and binding in an executive department or other Government establishment unless expressly authorized by law.

(Pub. L. 90-620, Oct. 22,1968, 82 Stat. 1242.)

HISTORICAL AND REVISION NOTES

Based on 44 U.S. Code, 1964 ed., $ 47 (June 25, 1910,

Ch. 384, $ 1, 36 Stat. 770).

§ 317. Special policemen

The Public Printer or his delegate may designate employees of the Government Printing

Office to serve as special policemen to protect

persons and property in premises and adjacent

areas occupied by or under the control of the

Government Printing Office. Under regulations

to be prescribed by the Public Printer, employees designated as special policemen are authorized to bear and use arms in the performance of

their duties; make arrest for violations of laws

of the United States, the several States, and

the District of Columbia; and enforce the regulations of the Public Printer, including the removal from Government Printing Office premises of individuals who violate such regulations.

The jurisdiction of special policemen in premises occupied by or under the control of the

Government Printing Office and adjacent areas

shall be concurrent with the jurisdiction of the

respective law enforcement agencies where the

premises are located.

(Added Pub. L. 91-359, § 1(a), July 31, 1970, 84

Stat. 668.)

CHAPTER 5—PRODUCTION AND

PROCUREMENT OF PRINTING AND BINDING

Sec.

501. Government printing, binding, and blank-book

work to be done at Government Printing

Office.

502. Procurement of printing, binding, and blank-book

work by Public Printer;

503. Printing In veterans' hospitals.

504. Direct purchase of printing, binding, and blankbook work by Government agencies.

505. S&i* of duplicate plates; copyright.

506. 'Time for printing documents or reports which include illustrations or maps.

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Sec.

507. Orders for printing to be acted upon within one

year.

508. Annual estimates of quantity of paper required

for public printing and binding.

509. Standards of paper; advertisements for proposals;

samples.

510. Specifications in advertisements for paper.

511. Opening bids; bonds.

512. Approval of paper contracts; time for performance; bonds.

513. Comparison of paper and envelopes with standard quality.

514. Determination of quality of paper.

515. Default of contractor; new contracts and purchase in open market.

516. Liability of defaulting contractor.

517. Purchase of paper in open market.

AMENDMENT EFFECTIVE J ANUAR Y 1 , 197 8

Pub. L. 94-553, §§102, 105(a)(2), Oct 19,

1976, 90 Stat 2598, 2599, provided that effective Jan. 1, 1978, item 505 will read as

follows:

"§ 505. Sale of duplicate plates."

FEDERAL RECORDS MANAGEMENT PROVISIONS WITHOUT

EFFECT ON CHAPTER

Authority and responsibilities under chapter not

limited or repealed by Federal Records Management

Amendments of 1976, see section 5(b) of Pub. L. 94-

575, Oct. 21, 1976, 90 Stat. 2727, set out as a note

under section 2901 of this title.

CHAPTER REFERRED TO IN OTHER SECTIONS

This chapter is referred to in title 29 section 1304.

§ 501. Government printing, binding, and blank-book

work to be done at Government Printing Office

All printing, binding, and blank-book work for

Congress, the Executive Office, the Judiciary,

other than the Supreme Court of the United

States, and every executive department, independent office and establishment of the Government, shall be done at the Government

Printing Office, except—

(1) classes of work the Joint Committee on

Printing considers to be urgent or necessary

to have done elsewhere; and

(2) printing in field printing plants operated

by an executive department, independent

office or establishment, and the procurement

of printing by an executive department, independent office or establishment from allotments for contract field printing, if approved

by the Joint Committee on Printing.

Printing or binding may be done at the Government Printing Office only when authorized

by law.

(Pub. L. 90-620, Oct. 22, 1968, 82 Stat. 1243.)

HISTORICAL AND REVISION NOTES

Based on 44 U.S. Code, 1964 ed„ § 111 and 116 (part)

(Jan. 12, 1895, ch. 23, §§86, 87, 28 Stat. 662; Mar. 1,

1919, ch. 86, § 11, 40 Stat. 1270; July 5, 1949, ch. 296, 63

Stat. 405).

This section incorporates only the first sentence of

former section 116. The balance will be found In section 1123 of the revision.

CROSS REFERENCES

American Battle Monuments Commission, printing

authority, see section 138b of Title 36, Patriotic Societies and Observances.

Appropriations, expenditures or contract obligations

in excess of funds prohibited, see section 665 of Title

31, Money and Finance.

Bureau of Engraving and Printing: bonds, notes, and

checks; printing on presses and power presses by Secretary of Treasury, see section 177 of Title 31.

Federal Communications Commission, printing for,

see section 154 of Title 47, Telegraphs, Telephones,

and Radiotelegraphs.

Federal Power Commission, expenditures for printing and binding, see section 793 of Title 16, Conservation.

Foreign assistance, use of funds for printing and

binding without regard to the provisions of any other

law, see section 2396 of Title 22, Foreign Relations and

Intercourse.

Form and style of work for departments, see section

1105 of this title.

Joint Committee on Taxation, printing and binding,

see section 8021 of Title 26, Internal Revenue Code.

National Science Foundation, publication of scientific and technical information without regard to the

provisions of this section, see section 1870(g) of Title

42, The Public Health and Welfare.

Notes, bonds, and other securities, engraving and

printing at the Treasury Department, see section 415

of Title 31, Money and Finance. ,

Office of Economic Opportunity, Director of; expenditures for printing and binding in accordance with

applicable law and regulation, see section 2942 of Title

42, The Public Health and Welfare.

Patent and Trademark Office, limitations and conditions concerning printing and lithographing, see section 1338 of this title.

Peace Corps, use of funds for printing and binding

without regard to the provisions of any other law, see

section 2514 of Title 22, Foreign Relations and Intercourse.

Printing and binding outside continental United

States, Secretary of State to provide when funds appropriated, see section 2669 of Title 22.

Selective Service System, printing for, see section

460 of Appendix to Title 50, War and National Defense.

Senate library, cost limitation on binding for, see

section 737 of this title.

Supreme Court, printing and binding, see section 676

of Title 28, Judiciary and Judicial Procedure.

Tax Court reports, publication at Government Printing Office, see section 7462 of Title 26, Internal Revenue Code.

SECTION REFERRED TO IN OTHER SECTIONS

This section is referred to in section 503 of this title;

title 7 section 285; title 16 sections 916Z, 961; title 20

sections 954, 956; title 21 section 114c; title 22 sections

272a, 280b, 280i, 280k, 287e, 287r. 290b, 1471, 2024,

2588, 2669; title 33 section 1123; title 42 section 1870.

§ 502. Procurement of printing, binding, and blankbook work by Public Printer

Printing, binding, and blank-book work authorized by law, which the Public Printer is not

able or equipped to do at the Government

Printing Office, may be produced elsewhere

under contracts made by him with the approval

of the Joint Committee on Printing.

(Pub. L. 90-620, Oct. 22, 1968, 82 Stat. 1243.)

HISTORICAL AND REVISION NOTES

Based on 44 U.S. Code, 1964 ed„ § 111a (Feb. 28,

1929, ch. 367, § 1, 45 Stat. 1400).

SECTION REFERRED TO IN OTHER SECTIONS

This section Is referred to In title 50 App. section

460.

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8 503. Printing in veterans' hospitals

Notwithstanding section 501 of this title, the

Administrator of Veterans' Affairs may utilize

the printing and binding equipment that the

various hospitals and homes of the Veterans'

Administration use for occupational therapy,

for printing and binding which he finds advisable for the use of the Veterans' Administration.

(Pub. L. 90-620, Oct. 22, 1968, 82 Stat. 1243.)

HISTORICAL AND REVISION NOTES

Based on 44 U.S. Code, 1964 ed„ Jlll b (June 16,

1933, ch. 101, $ 1. 48 Stat. 302; Feb. 2, 1935, ch. 3, $ 1. 49

Stat. 18; Mar. 19, 1936, ch. 156, $ 1, 49 Stat. 1182).

8 504. Direct purchase of printing, binding, and

blank-book work by Government agencies

The Joint Committee on Printing may permit

the Public Printer to authorize an executive department, independent office, or establishment

of the Government to purchase direct for its

use such printing, binding, and blank-book

work, otherwise authorized by law, as the Government Printing Office is not able or suitably

equipped to execute or as may be more economically or in the better interest of the Government executed elsewhere.

(Pub. L. 90-620, Oct. 22, 1968, 82 Stat. 1243.)

HISTORICAL AND REVISION NOTES

Based on 44 U.S. Code, 1964 ed„ $ 14 (Jan. 12, 1895,

ch. 23, 5 12, 28 Stat. 602; July 8, 1935, ch. 374, $ 1, 49

Stat. 475; Oct. 31, 1951, ch. 654, 53(10), 65 Stat. 708).

SECTION REFERRED TO IN OTHER SECTIONS

This section is referred to in title 50 App. section

2253.

8 505. Sale of duplicate plates; copyright

The Public Printer shall sell, under regulations of the Joint Committee on Printing, to

persons who may apply, additional or duplicate

stereotype or electrotype plates from which a

Government publication is printed, at a price

not to exceed the cost of composition, the

metal, and making to the Government, plus 10

percent, and the full amount of the price shall

be paid when the order is filed. A publication

reprinted from these plates and other Government publications may not be copyrighted.

(Pub. L. 90-620, Oct. 22, 1968, 82 Stat. 1244.)

AMENDMEN T EFFECTIVE JANUAR Y 1 , 197 8

Pub. L. 94-553, §§102, 105(a)(1), Oct 19,

1976, 90 Stat 2598, 2599, provided that effective Jan. 1, 1978, section 505 of this title

will read asfollows:

505. Sale of duplicate plates

"The Public Printer shall sell, under regulations of the Joint Committee on Printing

to persons who may apply, additional or duplicate stereotype or electrotype plates from

which a Government publication is printed,

at a price not to exceed the cost of composition, the metal, and making to the Government, plus 10 per centum, and the full

amount of the price shall be paid when the

order is filed."

HISTORICAL AND REVISION NOTES

Based on 44 U.S. Code, 1964 ed„ $ 58 (Jan. 12, 1895,

ch. 23, } 52, 28 Stat. 608).

SECTION REFERRED TO IN OTHER SECTIONS

This section is referred to in title 39 section 405.

8 506. Time for printing documents or reports which

include illustrations or maps

A document or report to be illustrated or accompanied by maps may not be printed by the

Public Printer until the illustrations or maps

designed for it are ready for publication.

(Pub. L. 90-620, Oct. 22, 1968, 82 Stat. 1244.)

HISTORICAL AITD REVISION NOTES

Based on 44 U.S. Code. 1964 ed„ $ 115 (part) (Jan. 12.

1895, ch. 23, } 80, 28 Stat. 621).

This section incorporates only the first clause of

former section 115. The balance will be found in section 507 of the revision.

8 507. Orders for printing to be acted upon within one

year

An order for public printing may not be acted

upon by the Public Printer after the expiration

of one year unless the entire copy and illustrations for the work have been furnished within

that period.

(Pub. L. 90-620, Oct. 22, 1968, 82 Stat. 1244.)

HISTORICAL AND REVISION NOTES

Based on 44 U.S. Code, 1964 ed„ $ 115 (part) (Jan. 12,

1895, ch. 23, § 80, 28 Stat. 621).

This section incorporates only the second clause of

former section 115. The balance will be found in section 506 of the revision.

8 508. Annual estimates of quantity of paper required

for public printing and binding

At the beginning of each session of Congress,

the Public Printer shall submit to the Joint

Committee on Printing estimates of the quantity of paper of all descriptions required for the

public printing and binding during the ensuing

year.

(Pub. L. 90-620, Oct. 22. 1968, 82 Stat. 1244.)

HISTORICAL AND REVISION NOTES

Based on 44 U.S. Code, 1964 ed„ $ 36 (Jan. 12, 1895,

ch. 23, $ 26, 28 Stat. 604).

8 509. Standards of paper, advertisements for proposals; samples

The Joint Committee on Printing shall fix

upon standards of paper for the different descriptions of public printing and binding, and

the Public Printer, under their direction, shall

advertise in six newspapers or trade journals,

published in different cities, for sealed proposals to furnish the Government with paper, as

specified in the schedule to be furnished applicants by the Public Printer, setting forth in

detail the quality and quantities required for

the public printing. The Public Printer shall

furnish samples of the standard of papers fixed

upon to applicants who desire to bid.

(Pub, L. 90-620, Oct. 22, 1968, 82 Stat. 1244.)

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HISTORICAL AND REVISION NOTES

Based on 44 U.S. Code, 1964 ed., $ 6 (Jan. 12, 1895,

ch. 23, $ 3, 28 Stat. 601; Mar. 3. 1925. ch. 421, $ 1, 43

Stat. 1105).

SECTION REFERRED TO IN OTHER SECTIONS

This section is referred to In sections 515, 1121 of

this title.

§ 510. Specifications in advertisements for paper

The advertisements for proposals shall specify the minimum portion of each quality of

paper required for either three months, six

months, or one year, as the Joint Committee on

Printing determines; but when the minimum

portion so specified exceeds, In any case, one

thousand reams, it shall state that proposals

will be received for one thousand reams or

more.

(Pub. L. 90-620, Oct. 22, 1968, 82 Stat. 1244.)

HISTORICAL AND REVISION NOTES

Based on 44 U.S. Code, 1954 ed., § 6 (Jan. 12, 1895,

ch. 23, $4. 28 Stat. 601).

SECTION REFERRED TO IN OTHER SECTIONS

This section is referred to in sectioni 515, 1121 of

this title.

§ 511. Opening bids; bonds

The sealed proposals to furnish paper and envelopes shall be opened in the presence of the

Joint Committee on Printing who shall award

the contracts to the lowest and best bidder for

the interest of the Government. The committee

may not consider a proposal that is not accompanied by a bond with security or certified

check in the amount of $5,000, guaranteeing

that the bidder if his proposal is accepted, will

enter into a formal contract with the United

States to furnish the paper or envelopes specified. The Committee may not consider a proposal from a person unknown to it unless accompanied by satisfactory evidence that he is a

manufacturer of or dealer in the description of

paper or envelopes proposed to be furnished.

(Pub. L. 90-620, Oct. 22, 1968, 82 Stat. 1244.)

HISTORICAL AND REVISION NOTES

Based on 44 U.S. Code, 1964 ed., } 7 (Jan. 12, 1895,

ch. 23, 5 5, 28 Stat. 602; June 16, 1938, ch. 477, $ 3, 52

Stat. 761).

SECTION REFERRED TO IN OTHER SECTIONS

This section is referred to in sections 515, 1121 of

this title.

§ 512. Approval of paper contracts; time for performance; bonds

A contract for furnishing paper is not valid

until approved by the Joint Committee on

Printing. The award of a contract for furnishing paper shall designate a reasonable time for

its performance. The contractor shall give bond

in an amount fixed and approved by the Committee.

(Pub. L. 90-620, Oct. 22, 1968, 82 Stat. 1244.)

HISTORICAL AND REVISION NOTES

Based on 44 U.S. Code, 1964 ed., $ 8 (Jan. 12, 1895,

ch. 23, $6, 28 Stat. 602; Mar. 3. 1917, ch. 163, 86, 39

Stat. 1121).

SECTION REFERRED TO IN OTHER SECTIONS

This section Is referred to In sections 515, 1121 of

this title.

§ 513. Comparison of paper and envelopes with standard quality

The Public Printer shall compare every lot of

paper and envelopes delivered by a contractor

with the standard of quality fixed upon by the

Joint Committee on Printing, and may not

accept paper or envelopes which do not conform to it in every particular. A lot of delivered

paper or envelopes which does not conform to

the standard of quality may be accepted by the

Committee at a discount that in its opinion is

sufficient to protect the interests of the Government.

(Pub. L. 90-620, Oct. 22, 1968, 82 Stat. 1245.)

HISTORICAL AND REVISION NOTES

Based on 44 U.S. Code. 1964 ed.. $ 9 (Jan. 12, 1895,

ch. 23, 87, 28 Stat. 602; June 20, 1936, ch. 630, title

VIII, 8 13, 49 Stat. 15531

SECTION REFERRED TO IIT OTHER SECTIONS

This section Is referred to in sections 515, 1121 of

this title.

§ 514. Determination of quality of paper

The Joint Committee on Printing shall determine differences of opinion between the Public

Printer and a contractor for paper respecting

the paper's quality; and the decision of the

Committee is final as to the United States.

(Pub. L. 90-620, Oct. 22, 1968, 82 Stat. 1245.)

HISTORICAL AND REVISION NOTES

Based on 44 U.S. Code. 1964 ed.. 8 10 (Jan. 12. 1895,

ch. 23, 8 8, 28 Stat. 602; Mar. 3, 1917, ch. 163, 8 6, 39

Stat. 1121).

SECTION REFERRED TO IN OTHER SECTIONS

This section is referred to in sections 515, 1121 of

this title.

§ 515. Default of contractor, new contracts and purchase in open market

If a contractor fails to comply with his contract, the Public Printer shall report the default to the Joint Committee on Printing, and

under its direction, enter into a new contract

with the lowest, best, and most responsible

bidder for the interest of the Government

among those whose proposals were rejected at

the last opening of bids, or he shall advertise

for new proposals, under the regulations provided by sections 509-517 of this title. During

the interval that may thus occur he may, under

the direction of the Joint Committee on Printing, purchase in open market, at the lowest

market price, paper necessary for the public

printing.

(Pub. L. 90-620, Oct. 22, 1968, 82 Stat. 1245.)

HISTORICAL AND REVISION NOTES

Based on 44 U.S. Code, 1964 ed., 8 11 (Jan. 12, 1895,

ch. 23. 89. 28 Stat. 602; Mar. 3, 1917, ch. 163, 8 6, 39

Stat. 1121).

SECTION REFERRED TO IN OTHER SECTIONS

This section Is referred to in section 1121 of this

title.

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8 516. Liability of defaulting contractor

Upon failure to furnish paper, a contractor

and his sureties shall be responsible for any increase of cost to the Government in procuring a

supply of the paper consequent upon his default. The Public Printer shall report every default, with a full statement of all the facts in

the case, to the General Counsel for the Department of the Treasury, who shall prosecute

the defaulting contractor and his sureties upon

their bond in the district court of the United

States in the district in which the defaulting

contractor resides.

(Pub. L. 90-620, Oct. 22,1968, 82 Stat. 1245.)

HISTORICAL AND REVISION NOTES

Based on 44 U.S. Code, 1964 ed„ § 12 (Jan. 12, 1895,

ch. 23, $ 10, 28 Stat. 602; Mar. 3, 1911, ch. 231, § 291, 36

Stat. 1167; May 10, 1934, ch. 277, § 512(b), 48 Stat.

759).

SECTION REFERRED TO IN OTHER SECTIONS

This section is referred to in sections 515, 1121 of

this title.

$ 517. Purchase of paper in open market

The Joint Committee on Printing may authorize the Public Printer to purchase paper in

open market when they consider the quantity

required so small or the want so immediate as

not to justify advertisement for proposals.

(Pub. L. 90-620, Oct. 22, 1968, 82 Stat. 1245.)

HISTORICAL AND REVISION NOTES

Based on 44 U.S. Code, 1964 ed„ § 13 (Jan. 12, 1895,

ch. 23, $11, 28 Stat. 602; Mar. 3, 1917, ch. 163, f 6, 39

Stat. 1121).

SECTION REFERRED TO IN OTHER SECTIONS

This section is referred to in section 515 of this title.

CHAPTER 7—CONGRESSIONAL PRINTING AND

BINDING

Sec.

701. "Usual number" of documents and reports; distribution of House and Senate documents and reports; binding; reports on private bills; number

of copies printed; distribution.

702. Extra copies of documents and reports.

703. Printing extra copies.

704. Reprinting bills, laws, and reports from committees not exceeding fifty pages.

705. Duplicate orders to print.

706. Bills and resolutions: number and distribution.

707. Bills and resolutions; style and form.

708. Bills and resolutions: binding sets for Congress.

709. Public and private laws, postal conventions, and

treaties.

710. Copies of Acts furnished to Public Printer.

711. Printing Acts, joint resolutions, and treaties.

712. Printing of postal conventions.

713. Journals of Houses of Congress.

714. Printing documents for Congress in two or more

editions; printing of full number and allotment

of full quota.

715. Senate and House documents and reports for Department of State.

716. Printing of documents not provided for by law.

717. Appropriation chargeable for printing of document or report by order of Congress.

718. Lapse of authority to print.

719. Classification and numbering of publications ordered printed by Congress; designation of publications of departments; printing of committee

hearings.

Sec.

720. Senate and House Manuals.

721. Congressional Directory.

722. Congressional Directory: sale.

723. Memorial addresses: preparation; distribution.

724. Memorial addresses: illustrations.

725. Statement of appropriations; "usual number".

726. Printing for committees of Congress.

727. Committee reports: indexing and binding.

728. United States Statutes at Large: distribution.

729. United States Statutes at Large: references in

margins.

730. Distribution of documents to Members of Congress.

731. Allotments of public documents printed after expiration of terms of Members of Congress;

rights of retiring Members to documents.

732. Time for distribution of documents by Members

of Congress extended.

733. Documents and reports ordered by Members of

Congress; franks and envelopes for Members of

Congress.

734. Stationery and blank books for Congress.

735. Binding for Members of Congress.

736. Binding at expense of Members of Congress.

737. Binding for Senate library.

738. Binding of publications for distribution to libraries.

739. Senate and House document rooms; superintendents.

740. Senate Service Department and House Publications Distribution Service; superintendents.

741. Disposition of documents stored at Capitol.

FEDERAL RECORDS MANAGEMENT PROVISIONS WITHOU T

EFFECT ON CHAPTER

Authority and responsibilities under chapter not

limited or repealed by Federal Records Management

Amendments of 1976, see section 5(b) of Pub. L. 94-

575, Oct. 21, 1976, 90 Stat. 2727, set out as a note

under section 2901 of this title.

§701. 'Usual number" of documents and reports; distribution of House and Senate documents and reports; binding; reports on private bills; number of

copies printed; distribution

(a) The order by either House of Congress to

print a document or report shall signify the

"usual number" of copies for binding and distribution among those entitled to receive them. A

greater number may not be printed unless ordered by either House, or as provided by this

section. When a special number of a document

or report is ordered printed, the usual number

shall also be printed, unless already ordered.

(b) The "usual number" of documents and reports shall be one thousand six hundred and

eighty-two copies, which shall be printed at one

time and distributed as follows:

Of the House documents and reports, unbound—to the Senate document room, one hundred and fifty copies; to the office of the Secretary of the Senate, ten copies; to the House

document room, not to exceed five hundred

copies; to the office of the Clerk of the House

of Representatives, twenty copies; to the Library of Congress, ten copies, as provided by

section 1718 of this title.

Of the Senate documents and reports, unbound—to the Senate document room, two hundred and twenty copies; office of the Secretary

of the Senate, ten copies; to the House document room, not to exceed five hundred copies;

to the Clerk's office of the House of Representatives, ten copies; to the Library of Congress,

ten copies, as provided by section 1718 of this

title* '

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(c) Of the number printed, the Public Printer

shall bind a sufficient number of copies for distribution as follows:

Of the House documents and reports,

bound—to the Senate library, fifteen copies; to

the Library of Congress, not to exceed one hundred and fifty copies, as provided by section

1718 of this title; to the House of Representatives library, fifteen copies; to the Superintendent of Documents, as many copies as are required for distribution to the State libraries

and designated depositories.

Of the Senate documents and reports,

bound—to the Senate library, fifteen copies; to

the Library of Congress, copies as provided by

sections 1718 and 1719 of this title; to the

House of Representatives library, fifteen

copies; to the Superintendent of Documents, as

many copies as may be required for distribution

to State libraries and designated depositories.

In binding documents the Public Printer shall

give precedence to those that are to be distributed to libraries and to designated depositories.

But a State that may prefer to have its documents in unbound form, may do so by notifying

the Superintendent of Documents to that

effect prior to the convening of each Congress.

(d) The usual number of reports on private

bills, concurrent or simple resolutions, may not

be printed. Instead there shall be printed of

each Senate report on a private bill, simple or

concurrent resolution, in addition to those required to be furnished the Library of Congress,

three hundred and forty-five copies, which

shall be distributed as follows: to the Senate

document room, two hundred and twenty

copies; to the Secretary of the Senate, fifteen

copies; to the House document room, one hundred copies; to the Superintendent of Documents, ten copies; and of each House report on

a private bill, simple or concurrent resolution,

in addition to those for the Library of Congress, two hundred and sixty copies, which

shall be distributed as follows: to the Senate

document room, one hundred and thirty-five

copies; to the Secretary of the Senate, fifteen

copies; to the House document room, one hundred copies; to the Superintendent of Documents, ten copies.

This section does not prevent the binding of

all Senate and House reports in the reserve volumes bound for and delivered to the Senate

and House libraries, nor abridge the right of

the Vice President, Senators, Representatives,

Resident Commissioner, Secretary of the

Senate, and Clerk of the House to have bound

in half morocco, or material not more expensive, one copy of every public document to

which he may be entitled. At least twelve copies

of each report on bills for the payment or adjudication of claims against the Government

shall be kept on file in the Senate document

room.

(Pub. L. 90-620, Oct. 22, 1968, 82 Stat. 1246.)

HISTORICAL AND REVISION NOTES

Based on 44 U.S. Code, 1964 ed., § 131 (Jan. 12, 1895,

ch. 23, § 54. 28 Stat. 608; Mar. 2, 1901, No. 16, §§ 1, 2, 31

Stat. 1464: Jan. 20, 1905, ch. 50. § 1, 33 Stat. 610: Mar.

1, 1907, ch. 2284, $ 4, 34 Stat. 1014; Jan. 15. 1908, No. 3,

§2, 35 Stat. 566; Mar. 4, 1909, ch. 317, 35 Stat. 1067;

June 25, 1910, ch. 439, 36 Stat. 868; Mar. 3. 1925, ch.

421, 85 6, 7. 43 Stat. 1106; June 20, 1936, ch. 630, title

IV, §6, 49 Stat. 1550: Proc. No. 2695, July 4, 1946, 11

F.R. 7517, 60 Stat. 1352).

SECTION REFERRED TO IN OTHER SECTIONS

This section Is referred to in title 2 section 28b.

§ 702. Extra copies of documents and reports

Copies in addition to the "usual number" of

documents and reports shall be printed promptly when ready for publication, and may be

bound in paper or cloth as the Joint Committee

on Printing directs.

(Pub. L. 90-620, Oct. 22, 1968, 82 Stat. 1247.)

HISTORICAL AND REVISION NOTES

Based on 44 U.S. Code, 1964, ed., §§ 132, 134 (Jan. 12.

1895, ch. 23, $$ 2, 73, 28 Stat. 601, 612, Mar. 1, 1907, ch.

2284, § 1, 34 Stat. 1013).

§ 703. Printing extra copies

Orders for printing copies in addition to the

"usual number", otherwise than provided for

by this section, shall be by simple, concurrent,

or joint resolution. Either House may print

extra copies to the amount of $1,200 by simple

resolution; if the cost exceeds that sum, the

printing shall be ordered by concurrent resolution, unless the resolution is self-appropriating,

when it shall be by joint resolution. Resolutions, when presented to either House, shall be

referred to the Committee on House Administration of the House of Representatives or the

Committee on Rules and Administration of the

Senate, who, in making their report, shall give

the probable cost of the proposed printing upon

the estimate of the Public Printer; and extra

copies may not be printed before the committee

has reported. The printing of additional copies

may be performed upon orders of the Joint

Committee on Printing within a limit of $700 in

cost in any one instance.

(Pub. L. 90-620, Oct. 22, 1968, 82 Stat. 1247.)

HISTORICAL AND REVISION NOTES

Based on 44 U.S. Code, 1964 ed., § 133 (Jan. 12, 1895,

ch. 23, § 2, 28 Stat. 601: Mar. 1, 1907, ch. 2284, $ 1, 34

Stat. 1013: Apr. 19, 1949, ch. 72, 63 Stat. 48).

SECTION REFERRED TO IN OTHER SECTIONS

This section is referred to in section 726 of this title.

§704. Reprinting bills, laws, and reports from committees not exceeding fifty pages

When the supply is exhausted, the Secretary

of the Senate and the Clerk of the House of

Representatives may order the reprinting of

not more than one thousand copies of a pending bill, resolution, or public law, not exceeding

fifty pages, or a report from a committee or

congressional commission on pending legislation not accompanied by testimony or exhibits

or other appendices and not exceeding fifty

pages. The Public Printer shall require each

requisition for reprinting to cite the specific authority of law for its execution.

(Pub. L. 90-620, Oct. 22, 1968, 82 Stat. 1248.)

HISTORICAL AND REVISION NOTES

Based on 44 U.S. Code, 1964 ed., $ 137 (Jan. 12, 1895,

ch. 23, $ 2, 28 Stat. 601; Mar. 1. 1907, ch. 2284, $ 1, 34

Stat. 1012).

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8 705. Duplicate orders to print

The Public Printer shall examine the orders

of the Senate and House of Representatives for

printing, and in case of duplication shall print

under the first order received.

(Pub. L. 90-620, Oct. 22, 1968, 82 Stat. 1248.)

HISTORICAL AND REVISION NOTES

Based on 44 U.S. Code, 1964 ed„ $ 135 (Jan. 12, 1895,

ch. 23, § 53, 28 Stat. 608).

8 706. Bills and resolutions: number and distribution

There shall be printed of each Senate and

House public bill and joint resolution six hundred and twenty-five copies, which shall be distributed as follows:

to the Senate document room, two hundred

and twenty-five copies;

to the office of Secretary of Senate, fifteen

copies;

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to the House document room, three hundred and eighty-five copies.

There shall be printed of each Senate private

bill, when introduced, when reported, and when

passed, three hundred copies, which shall be

distributed as follows:

to the Senate document room, one hundred

and seventy copies;

to the Secretary of the Senate, fifteen

copies;

to the House document room, one hundred

copies;

to the Superintendent of Documents, ten

copies.

There shall be printed of each House private

bill, when introduced, when reported, and when

passed two hundred and sixty copies, which

shall be distributed as follows:

to the Senate document room, one hundred

and thirty-five copies;

to the Secretary of the Senate, fifteen

copies;

to the House document room, one hundred

copies;

to the Superintendent of Documents, ten

copies.

Bills and resolutions shall be printed in bill

form, and, unless specially ordered by either

House shall be printed only when referred to a

committee, when favorably reported back, and

after their passage by either House.

Of concurrent and simple resolutions, when

reported, and after their passage by either

House, only two hundred and sixty copies shall

be printed, except by special order, and shall be

distributed as follows:

to the Senate document room, one hundred

and thirty-five copies;

to the Secretary of the Senate, fifteen

copies;

to the House document room, one hundred

copies;

to the Superintendent of Documents, ten

copies.

(Pub. L. 90-620, Oct. 22,1968, 82 Stat. 1248.)

HISTORICAL AND REVISION NOTES

Based on 44 U.S. Code, 1964 ed„ } 189 (Jan. 12, 1895,

ch. 23, f 55. 28 Stat. 609; Jan. 20, 1905, ch. 50. $ 2, 22

Stat. 611).

8 707. Bills and resolutions: style and form

Subject to sections 205 and 206 of Title 1, the

Joint Committee on Printing may authorize the

printing of a bill or resolution, with index and

ancillaries, in the style and form the Joint

Committee on Printing considers most suitable

in the interest of economy and efficiency, and

to so continue until final enactment in both

Houses of Congress. The committee may also

curtail the number of copies of bills or resolutions, including the slip form of a public Act or

public resolution.

(Pub. L. 90-620, Oct. 22, 1968, 82 Stat. 1248.)

HISTORICAL 4ND REVISION NOTES

Based on 44 U.S. Code, 1964 ed„ $ 189a (June 13,

1934, ch. 483, § 3, 48 Stat. 948).

8 708. Bills and resolutions: binding sets for Congress

The Public Printer shall bind four sets of

Senate and House of Representatives bills, joint

and concurrent resolutions of each Congress,

two for the Senate and two for the House, to be

furnished him from the files of the Senate and

House document room, the volumes when

bound to be kept there for reference.

(Pub. L. 90-620, Oct. 22, 1968, 82 Stat. 1249.)

HISTORICAL AND REVISION NOTES

Based on 44 U.S. Code, 1964 ed., $ 190 (Jan. 12, 1895,

ch. 23, § 82, 28 Stat. 622).

8 709. Public and private laws, postal conventions,

and treaties

The Public Printer shall print in slip form

copies of public and private laws, postal conventions, and treaties, to be charged to the congressional allotment for printing and binding.

The Joint Committee on Printing shall control

the number and distribution of copies.

(Pub. L. 90-620, Oct. 22, 1968, 82 Stat. 1249.)

HISTORICAL AND REVISION NOTES

Based on 44 U.S. Code, 1964 ed., $ 191 (Jan. 12, 1895,

ch. 23, § 56, 28 Stat. 609; July 10, 1952, ch. 632, § 7, 66

Stat. 541).

CROSS REFERENCES

Distribution of Government publications to the Library of Congress, see section 1718 of this title.

Postal conventions, number of copies to be printed,

see section 712 of this title.

Private bills, number and distribution, see section

706 of this title.

SECTION REFERRED TO IN OTHER SECTIONS

-This section is referred to in sections 711, 712 of this

title.

8 710. Copies of Acts furnished to Public Printer

The Administrator of General Services shall

furnish to the Public Printer a copy of every

Act and joint resolution, as soon as possible

after its approval by the President, or after it

has become a law under the Constitution without his approval.

(Pub. L. 90-620, Oct. 22, 1968, 82 Stat. 1249.)

HISTORICAL AND REVISION NOTES

Bastoon 44 U.S. Code, 1964 ed., § 191a (R.S. §210;

June'20, 1874, ch. 328, 18 Stat. 88; 1950 Reorg. Plan

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No. 20, SI. eff. May 24. 1950; 15 F.R. 3178, 64 Stat.

1272).

§ 711. Printing Acts, joint resolutions, and treaties

The Public Printer, on receiving from the Administrator of General Services a copy of an

Act or joint resolution, or from the Secretary of

State, a copy of a treaty, shall print an accurate

copy and transmit it in duplicate to the Administrator of General Services or to the Secretary

of State, as the case may be, for revision. On

the return of one of the revised duplicates, he

shall make the marked corrections and print

the number specified by section 709 of this

title.

(Pub. L. 90-620, Oct. 22, 1968, 82 Stat. 1249.)

HISTORICAL AND REVISION NOTES

Based on 44 U.S. Code, 1964 ed„ $ 192 (R.S. § 3805;

Jan. 12, 1895, ch. 23, §56. 28 Stat. 609; 1950 Reorg.

Plan No. 20, § 1, eff. May 24. 1950, 15 F.R. 3178, 64

Stat. 1272).

§ 712. Printing of postal conventions

The Public Printer, on receiving from the

Postmaster General a copy of a postal convention between the Postmaster General, on the

part of the United States, and an equivalent officer of a foreign government, shall print an accurate copy and transmit it in duplicate to the

Postmaster General. On the return of one of

the revised duplicates, he shall make the

marked corrections and print the number specified by section 709 of this title.

(Pub. L. 90-620, Oct. 22, 1968, 82 Stat. 1249.)

HISTORICAL AND REVISION NOTES

Based on 44 U.S. Code, 1964 ed„ § 193 (R.S. § 3806;

June 20, 1874, ch. 328, § 1, 18 Stat. 88; Jan. 12, 1895, ch.

23, § 56, 28 Stat. 609).

§ 713. Journals of Houses of Congress

There shall be printed of the Journals of the

Senate and House of Representatives eight

hundred and twenty-two copies, which shall be

distributed as follows:

to the Senate document room, ninety copies

for distribution to Senators, and twenty-five

additional copies;

to the Senate library, ten copies;

to the House document room, three hundred and sixty copies for distribution to Members, and twenty-five additional copies;

to the Department of State, four copies;

to the Superintendent of Documents, one

hundred and forty-four copies to be distributed to three libraries in each of the States to

be designated by the Superintendent of Documents;

to the Court of Claims, two copies; and

to the Library of the House of Representatives, ten copies.

The remaining number of the Journals of the

Senate and House of Representatives, consisting of twenty-five copies, shall be furnished to

the Secretary of the Senate and the Clerk of

the House of Representatives, respectively, as

the necessities of their respective offices require, as rapidly as signatures are completed for

distribution.

(Pub. L. 90-620, Oct. 22, 1968, 82 Stat. 1249.)

HISTORICAL AND REVISION NOTES

Based on 44 U.S. Code, 1964 ed„ $ 147 (Jan. 12, 1895,

ch. 23, 8 57, 28 Stat. 609; Mar. 2, 1901, No. 16, $51, 2. 31

Stat. 1464).

§ 714. Printing documents for Congress in two or

more editions; printing of full number and allotment of full quota

The Joint Committee on Printing shall establish rules to be observed by the Public Printer,

by which public documents and reports printed

for Congress, or either House, may be printed

in two or more editions, to meet the public requirements. The aggregate of the editions may

not exceed the number of copies otherwise authorized. This section does not prevent the

printing of the full number of a document or

report, or the allotment of the full quota to

Senators and Representatives, as otherwise authorized, when a legitimate demand for the full

complement is known to exist.

(Pub. L. 90-620, Oct. 22, 1968, 82 Stat. 1250.)

HISTORICAL AND REVISION NOTES

Based on 44 U.S. Code, 1964 ed.. $ 136 (Mar. 30, 1906,

No. 14, 34 Stat. 826).

§ 715. Senate and House documents and reports for

Department of State

The Public Printer shall print, in addition to

the usual number, and furnish the Department

of State twenty copies of each Senate and

House of Representatives document and report.

(Pub. L. 90-620, Oct. 22, 1968, 82 Stat. 1250.)

HISTORICAL AND REVISION NOTES

Based on 44 U.S. Code, 1964 ed., $ 138 (Feb. 7, 1896,

No. 14, 29 Stat. 463).

§ 716. Printing of documents not provided for by law

Either House may order the printing of a document not already provided for by law, when

accompanied by an estimate from the Public

Printer as to the probable cost. An executive

department, bureau, board, or independent

office of the Government submitting reports or

documents in response to inquiries from Congress shall include an estimate of the probable

cost of printing to the usual number. This section does not apply to reports or documents not

exceeding fifty pages.

(Pub. L. 90-620, Oct. 22, 1968, 82 Stat. 1250.)

HISTORICAL AND REVISION NOTES

Based on 44 U.S. Code, 1964 ed.. 8 140 (Jan. 12, 1895,

ch. 23, $ 2, 28 Stat. 601; Mar. 1, 1907, ch. 2284, $ 1, 34

Stat. 1013).

§ 717. Appropriation chargeable for printing of document or report by order of Congress

The cost of the printing of a document or

report printed by order of Congress which,

under section 1107 of this title, cannot be properly charged to another appropriation or allotment of appropriation already made, upon

order of the Joint Committee on Printing, shall

be charged to the allotment of appropriation

for printing and binding for Congress.

(Pub. L. 90-620, Oct. 22, 1968, 82 Stat. 1250.)

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HISTORICAL AND Revision NOTES

Based on 44 U.S. Code, 1964 ed„ $ 144 (Jan. 12, 1895,

ch. 23, $ 2, 28 Stat. 601; Mar. 1, 1907, ch. 2284, $ 1, 34

Stat. 1013).

$ 718. Lapse of authority to print

The authority to print a document or report,

or a publication authorized by law to be printed, for distribution by Congress, shall lapse

when the whole number of copies has not been

ordered within two years from the date of the

original order, except orders for subsequent editions, approved by the Joint Committee on

Printing, in which case the whole number may

not exceed that originally authorized by law.

(Pub. L. 90-620, Oct. 22,1968, 82 Stat. 1250.)

HISTORICAL AND REVISION NOTES

Based on 44 U.S. Code, 1964 ed„ $ 141 (Mar. 1, 1907,

ch. 2284, $ 5, 34 Stat. 1014).

8 719. Classification and numbering of publications

ordered printed by Congress; designation of publications of departments; printing of committee

hearings

Publications ordered printed by Congress, or

either House, shall be in four series, namely:

one series of reports made by the committees of the Senate, to be known as Senate reports;

one series of reports made by the committees of the House of Representatives, to be

known as House reports;

one series of documents other than reports

of committees, the orders for printing which

originate in the Senate, to be known as

Senate documents; and

one series of documents other than committee reports, the orders for printing which

originate in the House of Representatives, to

be known as House documents.

The publications in each series shall be consecutively numbered, the numbers in each

series continuing in unbroken sequence

throughout the entire term of a Congress, but

these provisions do not apply to the documents

printed for the use of the Senate in executive

session. Of the "usual number", the copies

which are intended for distribution to State libraries and other designated depositories of

annual or serial publications originating in or

prepared by an executive department, bureau,

office, commission, or board may not be numbered in the document or report series of either

House of Congress, but shall be designated by

title and bound as provided by section 738 of

this title; and the departmental edition, if any,

shall be printed concurrently with the "usual

number." Hearings of committees may be printed as congressional documents only when specifically ordered by Congress or either House.

(Pub. L. 90-620, Oct. 22, 1968, 82 Stat. 1250.)

HISTORICAL AND REVISION NOTES

Based on 44 U.S. Code. 1964 ed.. $ 142 (Jan. 15, 1908,

No. 3, $ 1, 35 Stat. 565).

1720. Senate and House Manuals

Each House may order printed as many

copies as it desires, of the Senate Manual and

of the Rules and Manual of the House of Representatives, even though the cost exceed $500.

(Pub. L. 90-620, Oct. 22, 1968, 82 Stat. 1251.)

HISTORICAL AND REVISION NOTES

Based on 44 U.S. Code, 1964 ed., $ 148 (Jan. 12, 1895,

ch. 23, $ 73, 28 Stat. 617).

§ 721. Congressional Directory

There shall be prepared under the direction

of the Joint Committee on Printing a Congressional Directory, of which there shall be three

editions during each first session and two editions during each second regular session of

Congress. The first edition shall be distributed

to Senators, Representatives, the principal officers of Congress, and heads of departments on

the first day of the session, and shall be ready

for distribution to others within one week

thereafter. The Joint Committee shall control

the number and distribution of the directory.

Copies delivered to Senators and Representatives for distribution shall be bound in cloth.

(Pub. L. 90-620, Oct. 22, 1968, 82 Stat. 1251.)

HISTORICAL AND REVISION NOTES

Based on 44 U.S. Code. 1964 ed., § 149 (Jan. 12, 1895,

ch. 23, 8 73, 28 Stat. 617; July 1, 1902, ch. 1351, 32 Stat.

583).

§ 722. Congressional Directory: sale

The Public Printer, under the direction of the

Joint Committee on Printing, may print the

current Congressional Directory for sale at a

price sufficient to reimburse the expense of

printing. The money derived from sales shall be

paid into the Treasury and accounted for in his

annual report to Congress, and sales may not

be made on credit.

(Pub. L. 90-620, Oct. 22, 1968, 82 Stat. 1251.)

HISTORICAL AND REVISION NOTES

Based on 44 U.S. Code, 1964 ed., $ 150 (Jan. 12, 1895

ch. 23, $40, 28 Stat. 607).

§ 723. Memorial addresses: preparation; distribution

After the final adjournment of each session

of Congress, there shall be compiled, prepared,

printed with illustrations, and bound in cloth in

one volume, in the style, form, and manner directed by the Joint Committee on Printing,

without extra compensation to any employee,

the legislative proceedings of Congress and the

exercises at the general memorial services held

in the House of Representatives during each

session relative to the death of a Member of

Congress, together with all relevant memorial

addresses and eulogies published in the Congressional Records during the same session of

Congress, and any other matter the Joint Committee considers relevant; and there shall be

printed as many copies as needed to supply the

total quantity provided for by this section, of

which fifty copies, bound in full morocco, with

gilt edges, suitably lettered as may be requested, shall be delivered to the family of the deceased, and the remaining copies shall be distributed as follows:

of all eulogies on deceased Members of Congress to the Vice President and each Senator,

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Representative, and Resident Commissioner

in Congress, one copy;

of the eulogies on deceased Senators there

shall be furnished two hundred and fifty

copies for each Senator of the State represented by the deceased and twenty copies for

each Representative from that State;

of the eulogies on a deceased Representative and Resident Commissioner two hundred

and fifty copies for his successor in office;

twenty copies for each of the other Representatives, or Resident Commissioner of the

State, or insular possession represented by

the deceased; and twenty copies for each Senator from that State.

The "usual number" of memorial addresses

may not be printed.

(Pub. L. 90-620, Oct. 22, 1968, 82 Stat. 1251.)

HISTORICAL AND REVISION NOTES

Based on 44 U.S. Code, 1964, ed., § 151 (Aug. 23, 1894,

ch. 307, 28 Stat. 447; Jan. 12, 1895, ch. 23, § 73, 28 Stat.

616; June 20, 1936, ch. 630, title I, § 1, 49 Stat. 1545).

RESTRICTION ON NUMBER OF BOUND EULOGIES

Pub. L. 94-59, title VIII, § 801, July 25, 1975, 89 Stat.

296, provided in part that: "Hereafter, appropriations

for authorized printing and binding for Congress shall

not be available under the authority of section 723 of

title 44 of the United States Code [this section] for

the printing, publication, and distribution of more

than fifty bound eulogies to be delivered to the family

of the deceased, and in the case of a deceased Senator

or deceased Representative (including Delegates to

Congress and the Resident Commissioner from Puerto

Rico), there shall be furnished to his successor in

office two hundred and fifty copies."

§ 724. Memorial addresses: illustrations

The illustrations to accompany bound copies

of memorial addresses delivered in Congress

shall be made at the Bureau of Engraving and

Printing and paid for out of the appropriation

for that bureau, or, in the discretion of the

Joint Committee on Printing, shall be obtained

elsewhere by the Public Printer and charged to

the allotment for printing and binding for Congress.

(Pub. L. 90-620, Oct. 22, 1968, 82 Stat. 1252.)

HISTORICAL AND REVISION NOTES

Based on 44 U.S. Code, 1964 ed., $ 152 (Mar. 4, 1921,

ch. 161, §1, 41 Stat. 1431).

§ 725. Statement of appropriations; "usual number"

Of the statements of appropriations required

to be prepared by section 105 of Title 2, there

shall be printed, after the close of each regular

session of Congress, the usual number of copies.

(Pub. L. 90-620, Oct. 22, 1968, 82 Stat. 1252.)

HISTORICAL AND REVISION NOTES

Based on 44 U.S. Code, 1964 ed., $ 153 (Mar. 2, 1895,

ch. 189, § 1, 28 Stat. 958).

§ 726. Printing for committees of Congress

A committee of Congress may not procure the

printing of more than one thousand copies of a

hearing, or other document germane thereto,

for its use except by simple, concurrent, or

joint resolution, as provided by section 703 of

this title.

(Pub. L. 90-620, Oct. 22, 1968, 82 Stat. 1252.)

HISTORICAL AND REVISION NOTES

Based on 44 U.S. Code, 1964 ed., § 154 (Jan. 12. 1895,

ch. 23, § 2, 28 Stat. 601; Mar. 1. 1907, ch. 2284, § 1. 34

Stat. 1012).

§ 727. Committee reports: indexing and binding

The Secretary of the Senate and the Clerk of

the House of Representatives shall procure and

file for the use of their respective House copies

of all reports made by committees, and at the

close of each session of Congress shall have the

reports indexed and bound, one copy to be deposited in the library of each House and one

copy in the committee from which the report

emanates.

(Pub. L. 90-620, Oct. 22, 1968, 82 Stat. 1252.)

HISTORICAL AND REVISION NOTES

Based on 44 U.S. Code, 1964 ed., § 155 (Jan. 12, 1895,

ch. 23, § 83, 28 Stat. 622).

§ 728. United States Statutes at Large: distribution

The Public Printer, after the final adjournment of each regular session of Congress, shall

print and bind copies of the United States Statutes at Large, to be charged to the congressional allotment for printing and binding. The

Joint Committee on Printing shall control the

number and distribution of the copies.

The Public Printer shall print and, after the

end of each calendar year, bind and deliver to

the Superintendent of Documents a number of

copies of the United States Treaties and Other

International Agreements not exceeding the

number of copies of the United States Statutes

at Large required for distribution in the

manner provided by law.

(Pub. L. 90-620, Oct. 22, 1968, 82 Stat. 1252.)

HISTORICAL AND REVISION NOTES

Based on 44 U.S. Code, 1964 ed., § 196a (Jan. 12,

1895, ch. 23, § 73, 28 Stat. 615; June 20, 1936, ch. 630,

title VI, § 9, 49 Stat. 1551; June 16, 1938, ch. 477, $ 2, 52

Stat. 761; Sept. 23, 1950, ch. 1001, § 4, 64 Stat. 980; July

10, 1952, ch. 632, $ 2, 66 Stat. 540).

WRITTEN REQUESTS FOR COPIES OF UNITED STATES

STATUTES AT LARGE

Pub. L. 94-440, title X, § 1000, Oct. 1, 1976, 90 Stat.

1459, provided in part that: "Hereafter, notwithstanding any other provisions of law, appropriations for the

automatic distribution to Senators and Representatives (including Delegates to Congress and the Resident Commissioner from Puerto Rico) of copies of the

United States Statutes at Large shall not be available

with respect to any Senator or Representative unless

such Senator or Representative specifically, in writing,

requests that he receive copies of such document."

§ 729. United States Statutes at Large: references in

margins

The Administrator of General Services shall

include in the references in margins of the

United States Statutes at Large the number of

the bill or joint resolution (designating S. for

Senate bill, H.R. for House bill, S.J. Res. for

Senate joint resolution and H.J. Res. for House

joint resolution, as the case may be) under

which each Act was approved and became a

law, the reference in the margins to be placed

within brackets immediately under the date of

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the approval of the Act at the beginning of

each Act as printed beginning with Volume 32

of the United States Statutes at Large.

(Pub. L. 90-620, Oct. 22, 1968, 82 Stat. 1252.)

HISTORICAL AND REVISION NOTES

Based on 44 U.S. Code, 1964 ed„ § 197 (Apr. 12, 1904,

No. 20, 33 Stat. 589; 1950 Reorg. Plan No. 20, § 1, eff.

May 24, 1950, 15 P.R. 3178, 64 Stat. 1272).

§ 730. Distribution of documents to Members of Congress

When, in the division among Senators, and

Representatives, of documents printed for the

use of Congress there is an apportionment to

each or either House in round numbers, the

Public Printer may not deliver the full number

so accredited at the Senate Service Department

and House of Representatives Publications Distribution Service, but only the largest multiple

of the number constituting the full membership of that House, including the Secretary and

Sergeant at Arms of the Senate and Clerk, Sergeant at Arms, and Doorkeeper of the House,

which is contained in the round numbers thus

accredited to that House, so that the number

delivered divides evenly and without remainder

among the Members of the House to which

they are delivered; and the remainder of the

documents thus resulting shall be turned over

to the Superintendent of Documents, to be distributed by him, first, to public and school libraries for the purpose of completing broken

sets; second, to public and school libraries that

have not been supplied with any portions of the

sets, and, lastly, by sale to other persons; the libraries to be named to him by Senators and

Representatives; and in this distribution the

Superintendent of Documents, as far as practicable, shall make an equal allowance to each

Senator and Representative.

(Pub. L. 90-620, Oct. 22, 1968, 82 Stat. 1253.)

HISTORICAL AND REVISION NOTES

Based on 44 U.S. Code, 1964 ed., § 157 (Jan. 12, 1895,

ch. 23, §68, 28 Stat. 612; Apr. 6, 1904, ch. 862, 33 Stat.

159; July 2, 1954, ch. 455, title I, $ 101, 68 Stat. 397).

"House of Representatives Publications Distribution

Service" is substituted for "House Folding Room" because of the change of name under authority of Public

Law 88-652.

§ 731. Allotments of public documents printed after

expiration of terms of Members of Congress;

rights of retiring Members to documents

The Congressional allotment of public documents, other than the Congressional Record,

printed after the expiration of the term of

office of the Vice President of the United

States, or Senator, Representative, or Resident

Commissioner, shall be delivered to his successor in office.

Unless the Vice President of the United

States, a Senator, Representative, or Resident

Commissioner, having public documents to his

credit at the expiration of his term of office

takes them prior to the 30th day of June next

following the date of expiration, he shall forfeit

them to his successor in office.

(Pub. L. 90-620, Oct. 22, 1968, 82 Stat. 1253.)

HISTORICAL AND REVISION NOTES

Based on 44 U.S. Code, 1964 ed., $ 158 (Jan. 12, 1895,

ch. 23, §72, 28 Stat. 612; Mar. 18, 1924, ch. 60, 43 Stat.

24; June 18, 1934, ch. 606, § 1, 48 Stat. 1017).

Words "or her" deleted by authority of Title 1, sec.

1—"words importing masculine gender may be applied

to females".

§ 732. Time for distribution of documents by Members

of Congress extended

Reelected Members may distribute public

documents to their credit, or the credit of their

respective districts in the Interior or other Departments and bureaus, and in the Government

Printing Office, during their successive terms

and until their right to frank documents ends.

(Pub. L. 90-620, Oct. 22, 1968, 82 Stat. 1253.)

HISTORICAL AND REVISION NOTES

Based on 44 U.S. Code. 1964 ed., § 159 (June 4, 1897,

ch. 2. §1,30 Stat. 62).

§ 733. Documents and reports ordered by Members of

Congress; franks and envelopes for Members of

Congress

The Public Printer on order of a Member of

Congress, on prepayment of the cost, may reprint documents and reports of committees together with the evidence papers submitted, or

any part ordered printed by the Congress.

He may also furnish without cost to Members

and the Resident Commissioner from Puerto

Rico, blank franks printed on sheets and perforated, or singly at their option, for public documents. Franks shall contain in the upper lefthand corner the following words: "Public document. United States Senate" or "House of Representatives U.S." and in the upper right-hand

corner the letters "U.S.S." or "M. C." But he

may not print any other words except where it

is desirable to affix the official title of a document. Other words printed on franks shall be at

the personal expense of the Member or Resident Commissioner ordering them.

At the request of a Member of Congress or

Resident Commissioner the Public Printer may

print upon franks or envelopes used for mailing

public documents the facsimile signature of the

Member or Resident Commissioner and a special request for return if not called for, and the

name of the State or Commonwealth and

county and city. The Member or Resident Commissioner shall deposit with his order the extra

expense involved in printing these additional

words.

The Public Printer may also, at the request of

a Member or Resident Commissioner, print on

envelopes authorized to be furnished, the name

of the Member or Resident Commissioner, and

State or Commonwealth, the date, and the

topic or subject matter, not exceeding twelve

words.

The Public Printer shall deposit moneys accruing under this section in the Treasury of the

United States to the credit of the appropriation

made for the working capital of the Government Printing Office for the year in which the

work is done. He shall account for them in his

annual report to Congress.

(Pub. L. 90-620, Oct. 22, 1968, 82 Stat. 1253;

Pub. U 93-191, § 8(a), Dec. 18, 1973, 87 Stat. 745;

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Pub. L. 93-255, § 2(b), Mar. 27, 1974, 88 Stat.

52.)

HISTORICAL AND REVISION NOTES

Based on 44 U.S. Code, 1964 ed„ § 162 (Jan. 12, 1895,

ch. 23, $ 37, 28 Stat. 606; Mar. 2, 1895, ch. 189, § 1, 28

Stat. 961; Jan. 30, 1904, ch. 39, 33 Stat. 9; Mar. 4, 1925,

ch. 549, S1. 43 Stat. 1300).

Section 893 of Title 48, U.S. Code, provides that:

"The Resident Commissioner of Puerto Rico shall . . .

be allowed the franking privilege granted Members of

Congress."

By inference he should be included in section 733,

since the franking privilege should Include the means

to use it.

Changes have been made In section 733 to Include

the Resident Commissioner as to printing of franks.

AMENDMENTS

1974—Pub. L. 93-255 struck out "Postage paid by

Congress." following "Public Document."

1973—Pub. L. 93-191 substituted in second par.

"Public document. Postage paid by Congress." for

"Public document. Free."

EFFECTIVE DATE o r 197 3 AMENDMENT

Amendment by Pub. L. 93-191 effective Dec. 18,

1973, see section 14 of Pub. L. 93-191, set out as an Effective Date of 1973 Amendment note under section

3210 of Title 39, Postal Service.

SECTION REFERRED TO IN OTHER SECTIONS

This section is referred to in title 2 section 31b-4:

title 39 sections 3201, 3216.

§ 734. Stationery and blank books for Congress

Upon requisition of the Secretary of the

Senate and the Clerk of the House of Representatives, respectively, the Public Printer shall

furnish stationery, blank books, tables, forms,

and other necessary papers preparatory to congressional legislation, required for the official

use of the Senate and the House of Representatives, or their committees and officers. This

does not prevent the purchase by the officers

of the Senate and House of Representatives of

stationery and blank books necessary for sale to

Senators and Members in the stationery rooms

of the two Houses as provided by law.

(Pub. L. 90-620, Oct. 22, 1968, 82 Stat. 1254.)

HISTORICAL AND REVISION NOTES

Based on 44 U.S. Code, 1964 ed„ $ 146 (Jan. 12, 1895,

ch. 23, $ 2, 28 Stat. 601; Mar. 1, 1907, ch. 2284, § 1, 34

Stat. 1013).

§ 735. Binding for Members of Congress

Each Member of Congress is entitled to the

binding in half morocco, or material not more

expensive, of one copy of each public document

to which he is entitled, an account of which

shall be kept by the Secretary of the Senate

and Clerk of the House of Representatives, respectively.

(Pub. L. 90-620, Oct. 22, 1968, 82 Stat. 1254.)

HISTORICAL AND REVISION NOTES

Based on 44 U.S. Code, 1964 ed„ § 160 (Jan. 12, 1896,

ch. 23, § 2, 28 Stat. 601; Mar. 1. 1907, ch. 2284, $ 1, 34

Stat. 1013).

WRITTEN REQUESTS FOR BOUND COPIES OF DOCUMENTS

Pub. L. 94-59, title VIII, 8 801. July 25, 1975, 89 Stat.

296, provided in part that: "Hereafter, notwithstanding any other provisions of law appropriations for the

binding of copies of public documents by Committees

for distribution to Senators and Representatives (Including Delegates to Congress and the Resident Commissioner from Puerto Rico) shall not be available for

a Senator or Representative unless such Senator or

Representative specifically, in writing, requests that

he receive bound copies of any such documents."

§ 736. Binding at expense of Members of Congress

The Public Printer may bind at the Government Printing Office books, maps, charts, or

documents published by authority of Congress,

upon application of a Member of Congress, and

payment of the actual cost of binding.

(Pub. L. 90-620, Oct. 22, 1968, 82 Stat. 1254.)

HISTORICAL AND REVISION NOTES

Based on 44 U.S. Code, 1964 ed., 8 171 (Dec. 10, 1877,

ch. 6, 20 Stat. 5).

§ 737. Binding for Senate library

The Secretary of the Senate may make requisition upon the Public Printer for the binding

for the Senate library of books he considers

necessary, at a cost not to exceed $200 per year.

(Pub. L. 90-620, Oct. 22, 1968, 82 Stat. 1254.)

HISTORICAL AND REVISION NOTES

Based on 44 U.S. Code. 1964 ed., 8 168 (Mar. 2, 1895,

ch. 189, 8 1. 28 Stat. 958).

§ 738. Binding of publications for distribution to libraries

The Public Printer shall supply the Superintendent of Documents with sufficient copies of

publications distributed in unbound form, to be

bound and distributed to the State libraries and

other designated depositories for their permanent files. Every publication of sufficient size

on any one subject shall be bound separately

and receive the title suggested by the subject of

the volume, and the others shall be distributed

in unbound form as soon as printed. The library edition, as well as all other bound sets of

congressional numbered documents and reports, shall be arranged in volumes and bound

in the manner directed by the Joint Committee

on Printing.

(Pub. L. 90-620, Oct. 22,1968, 82 Stat. 1254.)

HISTORICAL AND REVISION NOTES

Based on 44 U.S. Code, 1964 ed.. 8 143 (Jan. 15, 1908,

No. 3, 8 2, 35 Stat. 566).

SECTION REFERRED TO IN OTHER SECTIONS

This section is referred to in section 719 of this title.

§ 739. Senate and House document rooms; superintendents

There shall be one document room of the

Senate and one of the House of Representatives, to be designated, respectively, the

"Senate and House document room." Each

shall be in charge of a superintendent, who

shall be appointed by the Secretary of the

Senate and the Doorkeeper of the House, respectively, together with the necessary assistants. The Senate document room shall be

under the jurisdiction of the Secretary of the

Senate.

(Pub. L. 90-620, Oct. 22, 1968, 82 Stat. 1254.)

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HISTORICAL AND REVISION NOTES

Based on 44 U.S. Code, 1964 ed„ 8 165 (Jan. 12, 1895,

ch. 23, $60, 28 Stat. 610; Mar. 3, 1901, ch. 830, $ 1, 31

Stat. 962).

5 740. Senate Service Department and House Publications Distribution Service; superintendents

There shall be a Senate Service Department

and a House of Representatives Publications

Distribution Service in the charge of superintendents, appointed respectively by the Sergeant at Arms of the Senate and Doorkeeper of

the House, together with the necessary assistants. Reports or documents to be distributed

for the Senators and Representatives shall be

folded and distributed from the Senate Service

Department and House of Representatives Publications Distribution Service, unless otherwise

ordered, and the respective superintendent

shall notify each Senator and Representative in

writing once every sixty days of the number

and character of publications on hand and assigned to him for use and distribution.

(Pub. L. 90-620, Oct. 22, 1968, 82 Stat. 1255.)

HISTORICAL AND REVISION NOTES

Based on 44 U.S. Code. 1964 ed„ § 166 (Jan. 12. 1895,

ch. 23, $71, 28 Stat. 612; July 2, 1954, ch. 455, title I,

8 101, 68 Stat. 397).

"House of Representatives Publications Distribution

Service" is substituted for "House Folding Room" because of the change of name under authority of Public

Law 88-652.

5 741. Disposition of documents stored at Capitol

The Secretary and Sergeant at Arms of the

Senate and the Clerk and Doorkeeper of the

House of Representatives, at the convening in

regular session of each successive Congress

shall cause an invoice to be made of public documents stored in and about the Capitol, other

than those belonging to the quota of Members

of Congress, to the Library of Congress and the

Senate and House libraries and document

rooms. The superintendents of the Senate Service Department and House of Representatives

Publications Distribution Service shall put the

documents to the credit of Senators and Representatives in quantities equal in the number of

volumes and as nearly as possible in value, to

each Member of Congress, and the documents

shall be distributed upon the orders of Senators

and Representatives, each of whom shall be

supplied by the superintendents of the Senate

Service Department and House of Representatives Publications Distribution Service with a

list of the number and character of the publications thus put to his credit, but before apportionment is made copies of any of these documents desired for the use of a committee of

either House shall be delivered to the chairman

of the committee.

Four copies of leather-bound documents shall

be reserved and carefully stored, to be used in

supplying deficiencies in the Senate and House

libraries caused by wear or loss.

(Pub. L. 90-620, Oct. 22,1968, 82 Stat. 1255.)

HISTORICAL AND REVISION NOTES

Based on 44 U.S. Code, 1964 ed„ $ 167 (Jan. 12, 1895,

ch. 23, §63, 28 Stat. 611; July 2, 1954, ch. 455, title I,

8 101, 68 Stat. 397).

CODIFICATION

"Senate Service Department and House Folding

Room" was substituted for "Senate and House folding

rooms," and "superintendents of the Senate Service

Department and House Folding Room" was substituted for "superintendents of the folding rooms" in view

of act July 2, 1954, which redesignated the Senate

Folding Room as the Senate Service Department.

CHANGE OF NAME

Act July 2, 1954, provided in part that "hereafter"

the Senate Folding Room should be known as the

Senate Service Department.

"House of Representatives Publications Distribution

Service" is substituted for "House Folding Room" because of the change of name under authority of Public

Law 88-652.

CHAPTER 9—CONGRESSIONAL RECORD

Sec.

901. Congressional Record: arrangement, style, contents, and indexes.

902. Congressional Record: indexes.

903. Congressional Record: daily and permanent

forms.

904. Congressional Record: maps; diagrams; illustrations.

905. Congressional Record: additional insertions.

906. Congressional Record: gratuitous copies; delivery.

907. Congressional Record: extracts for Members of

Congress; mailing envelopes.

908. Congressional Record: payment for printing extracts or other documents.

909. Congressional Record: exchange for Parliamentary Hansard.

910. Congressional Record: subscriptions; sale of current, individual numbers, and bound sets; postage rate.

AMENDMENTS

1974—Pub. L. 93-314, 1(c), June 8, 1974, 88 Stat. 239,

eliminated "• subscription" from item 906, and substituted "subscriptions; sale of current, individual numbers and bound sets; postage rate" for "sale of current

numbers and bound sets" in item 910.

FEDERAL RECORDS MANAGEMENT PROVISIONS WITHOUT

EFFECT ON CHAPTER

Authority and responsibilities under chapter not

limited or repealed by Federal Records Management

Amendments of 1976, see section 5(b) of Pub. L. 94-

575, Oct. 21, 1976, 90 Stat. 2727, set out as a note

under section 2901 of this title.

§ 901. Congressional Record: arrangement, style, contents, and indexes

The Joint Committee on Printing shall control the arrangement and style of the Congressional Record, and while providing that it shall

be substantially a verbatim report of proceedings, shall take all needed action for the reduction of unnecessary bulk. It shall provide for

the publication of an index of the Congressional Record semimonthly during and at the close

of sessions of Congress.

(Pub. L. 90-620, Oct. 22, 1968, 82 Stat. 1255.)

HISTORICAL AND REVISION NOTES

Based on 44 U.S. Code. 1964 ed„ 8 181 (Jan. 12, 1895,

ch. 23, 8 13. 28 Stat. 603).

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§ 902. Congressional Record: indexes

The Joint Committee on Printing shall designate to the Public Printer competent persons to

prepare the semimonthly and the session index

to the Congressional Record and shall fix the

compensation to be paid by the Public Printer

for that work, and direct the form and manner

of its publication and distribution.

(Pub. L. 90-620, Oct. 22, 1968, 82 Stat. 1256.)

HISTORICAL AND REVISION NOTES

Based on 44 U.S. Code, 1964 ed„ § 182 (Jan. 12, 1895,

ch. 23, § 14, 28 Stat. 603; June 20, 1936, ch. 630, title II,

§ 2, 49 Stat. 1546).

§ 903. Congressional Record: daily and permanent

forms

The public proceedings of each House of Congress as reported by the Official Reporters,

shall be printed in the Congressional Record,

which shall be issued in daily form during each

session and shall be revised, printed, and bound

promptly, as directed by the Joint Committee

on Printing, in permanent form, for distribution during and after the close of each session

of Congress. The daily and the permanent

Record shall bear the same date, which shall be

that of the actual day's proceedings reported.

The "usual number" of the Congressional

Record may not be printed.

(Pub. L. 90-620, Oct. 22, 1968, 82 Stat. 1256.)

HISTORICAL AND REVISION NOTES

Based on 44 U.S. Code, 1964 ed„ § 182a (Jan. 12,

1895, ch. 23, § 14, as added June 20, 1936, ch. 630, title

II, § 2, 49 Stat. 1546).

§ 904. Congressional Record: maps; diagrams; illustrations

Maps, diagrams, or illustrations may not be

inserted in the Record without the approval of

the Joint Committee on Printing.

(Pub. L. 90-620, Oct. 22, 1968, 82 Stat. 1256.)

HISTORICAL AND REVISION NOTES

Based on 44 U.S. Code, 1964 ed„ § 182b (Jan. 12,

1895, ch. 23, § 14, as added June 20. 1936, ch. 630, title

II, § 2, 49 Stat. 1546).

§ 905. Congressional Record: additional insertions

The Joint Committee on Printing shall provide for printing In the daily Record the legislative program for the day together with a list of

congressional committee meetings and hearings, and the place of meeting and subject

matter. It shall cause a brief r6sum6 of congressional activities for the previous day to be incorporated in the Record, together with an

index of its contents prepared under the supervision of the Secretary of the Senate and the

Clerk of the House of Representatives, respectively.

(Pub. L. 90-620, Oct. 22, 1968, 82 Stat. 1256.)

HISTORICAL AND REVISION NOTES

Based on 44 U.S. Code, 1964 ed., 5 182c (Aug. 2, 1946,

ch. 753, title II, § 221, 60 Stat. 837).

§ 906. Congressional Record: gratuitous copies; delivery; subscriptions

The Public Printer shall furnish the Congressional Record only as follows:

of the bound edition—

to the Senate Service Department five

copies for the Vice President and each Senator;

to the Secretary and Sergeant at Arms of

the Senate, each, two copies;

to the Joint Committee on Printing not to

exceed one hundred copies;

to the House of Representatives Publications Distribution Service, three copies for

each Representative and Resident Commissioner in Congress; and

to the Clerk, Sergeant at Arms, and Doorkeeper of the House of Representatives, each,

two copies;

of the daily edition—

to the Vice President and each Senator, one

hundred copies;

to the Secretary and Sergeant at Arms of

the Senate, each, twenty-five copies;

to the Secretary, for official use, not to

exceed thirty-five copies; and

to the Sergeant at Arms for use on the floor

of the Senate, not to exceed fifty copies;

to each Representative, and Resident Commissioner in Congress, sixty-eight copies;

to the Clerk, Sergeant at Arms, and Doorkeeper of the House of Representatives, each,

twenty-five copies;

to the Clerk, for official use, not to exceed

fifty copies, and to the Doorkeeper for use on

the floor of the House of Representatives, not

to exceed seventy-five copies;

to the Vice President and each Senator,

Representative, and Resident Commissioner

in Congress (and not transferable) three

copies of which one shall be delivered at his

residence, one at his office, and one at the

Capitol.

In addition to the foregoing the Congressional Record shall also be furnished as follows:

In unstitched form, and held in reserve by

the Public Printer, as many copies of the daily

Record as may be required to supply a semimonthly edition, bound in paper cover together

with each semimonthly index when it is issued,

and then be delivered promptly as follows:

to each committee and commission of Congress, one daily and one semimonthly copy;

to each joint committee and joint commission in Congress, as may be designated by the

Joint Committee on Printing, two copies of

the daily, one semimonthly copy, and one

bound copy;

to the Secretary and the Sergeant at Arms

of the Senate, for office use, each, six semimonthly copies;

to the Clerk, Sergeant at Arms, and Doorkeeper of the House, for office use, each, six

semimonthly copies;

to the Joint Committee on Printing, ten

semimonthly copies;

to the Vice President and each Senator,

Representative, and Resident Commissioner

in Congress, one semimonthly copy;

to the President of the United States, for

the use of the Executive Office, ten copies of

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the dally, two semimonthly copies, and one

bound copy;

to the Chief Justice of the United States

and each of the Associate Justices of the Supreme Court of the United States, one copy

of the daily;

to the offices of the marshal and clerk of

the Supreme Court of the United States,

each, two copies of the daily and one semimonthly copy;

to each United States circuit and district

judge, and to the chief judge and each associate judge of the United States Court of

Claims, the United States Court of Customs

and Patent Appeals, the United States Customs Court, the Tax Court of the United

States, and the United States Court of Military Appeals, upon request to a member of

Congress and notification by the Member to

the Public Printer, one copy of the daily, in

addition to those authorized to be furnished

to Members of Congress under the preceding

provisions of this section;

to the offices of the Vice President and the

Speaker of the House of Representatives,

each, six copies of the daily and one semimonthly copy;

to the Sergeant at Arms, the Chaplain, the

Postmaster, the superintendent and the foreman of the Senate Service Department and of

the House of Representatives Publications

Distribution Service, respectively; to the Secretaries to the Majority and the Minority of

the Senate, and to the Doorkeeper of the

House of Representatives, each, one copy of

the daily;

to the office of the Parliamentarian of the

House of Representatives, six copies of the

daily, one semimonthly copy, and two bound

copies;

to the offices of the Official Reporters of

Debates of the Senate and House of Representatives, respectively, each, fifteen copies of

the daily, one semimonthly copy, and three

bound copies;

to the office of the stenographers to committees of the House of Representatives, four

copies of the daily and one semimonthly

copy;

to the office of the Congressional Record

Index, ten copies of the daily and two semimonthly copies;

to the offices of the superintendent of the

Senate and House document rooms, each,

three copies of the daily, one semimonthly

copy, and one bound copy;

to the offices of the superintendents of the

Senate and House press galleries, each, two

copies of the daily, one semimonthly copy,

and one bound copy;

to the offices of the Legislative Counsel of

the Senate and House of Representatives, respectively, and the Architect of the Capitol,

each, three copies of the daily, one semimonthly copy, and one bound copy;

to the Library of Congress for official use in

Washington, District of Columbia, and for international exchange, as provided by section

1718 and 1719 of this title, not to exceed one

hundred and forty-five copies of the daily,

five semimonthly copies, and one hundred

and fifty bound copies;

to the library of the Senate, three copies of

the daily, two semimonthly copies, and not to

exceed fifteen bound copies;

to the library of the House of Representatives, five copies of the daily, two semimonthly copies, and not to exceed twenty-eight

bound copies, of which eight copies may be

bound in the style and manner approved by

the Joint Committee on Printing;

to the library of the Supreme Court of the

United States, two copies of the daily, two

semi-monthly copies, and not to exceed five

bound copies;

to the library of each United States Court

of Appeals, each United States District Court,

the United States Court of Claims, the United

States Court of Customs and Patent Appeals,

the United States Customs Court, the Tax

Court of the United States, and the United

States Court of Military Appeals, upon request to the Public Printer, one copy of the

daily, one semimonthly copy, and one bound

copy;

to the Public Printer for official use, not to

exceed seventy-five copies of the daily, ten

semimonthly copies, and two bound copies;

to the Director of the Botanic Garden, two

copies of the daily and one semimonthly

copy;

to the Archivist of the United States, five

copies of the daily, two semimonthly copies,

and two bound copies;

to the library of each executive department,

independent office, and establishment of the

Government in the District of Columbia,

except those designated as depository libraries, and to the libraries of the municipal government of the District of Columbia, the

Naval Observatory, and the Smithsonian Institution, each, two copies of the daily, one

semimonthly copy, and one bound copy;

to the offices of the Governors' of Puerto

Rico, Guam and the Virgin Islands, each, five

copies in both daily and bound form;

to the office of the Governor of the Canal

Zone, five copies in both daily and bound

form;

to each ex-President and ex-Vice President

of the United States, one copy of the daily;

to each former Senator, Representative,

and Commissioner from Puerto Rico, upon request to the Public Printer, one copy of the

daily;

to the Governor of each State, one copy in

both daily and bound form;

to the United States Soldiers' Home and to

each of the National Homes for Disabled Volunteer Soldiers, and to each of the State soldiers' homes, one copy of the daily;

to the Superintendent of Documents, as

many daily and bound copies as may be required for distribution to depository libraries;

to the Department of State, not to exceed

one hundred and fifty copies of the daily, for

distribution to each United States embassy

and legation abroad, and to the principal consular officesin the discretion of the Secretary

of State;

to each foreign legation in Washington

whose government extends a like courtesy to

our einbassies and legations abroad, one copy

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of the daily, to be furnished upon requisition

of and sent through the Secretary of State;

to each newspaper correspondent whose

name appears in the Congressional Directory,

and who makes application, for his personal

use and that of the papers he represents, one

copy of the daily and one copy of the bound,

the same to be sent to the office address of

the member of the press or elsewhere as he

directs; not to exceed four copies in all may

be furnished to members of the same press

bureau.

Copies of the daily edition, unless otherwise

directed by the Joint Committee on Printing,

shall be supplied and delivered promptly on the

day after the actual day's proceedings as originally published. Each order for the daily

Record shall begin with the current issue, if

previous issues of the same session are not

available. The apportionment specified for

daily copies may not be transferred for the

bound form and an allotment of daily copies

not used by a Member during a session shall

lapse when the session ends.

(Pub. L. 90-620, Oct. 22, 1968, 82 Stat. 1256;

Pub. L. 91-276, June 12, 1970, 84 Stat. 303; Pub.

L. 92-373, Aug. 10, 1972, 86 Stat. 528; Pub. L.

93-314, § 1(b), June 8, 1974, 88 Stat. 239.)

HISTORICAL AND REVISION NOTES

Based on 44 U.S. Code, 1964 ed„ § 183 (Jan. 12, 1895,

ch. 23, § 73, 28 Stat. 617; June 11, 1896, ch. 420, § 1, 29

Stat. 454; Mar. 19, 1896, No. 31, 29 Stat. 468; Feb. 17,

1897, No. 12, 29 Stat. 700; Mar. 26, 1900, No. 15, 31

Stat. 713; Mar. 2, 1901, No. 16, 88 1, 2, 31 Stat. 1464;

Jan. 30, 1903, ch. 338, 32 Stat. 786; Mar. 1, 1907, ch.

2284, §4, 34 Stat. 1014; Mar. 4, 1909, ch. 317, 35 Stat.

1067; Mar. 4, 1909, No. 25, 35 Stat. 1169; Mar. 3, 1925,

ch. 421, $7, 43 Stat. 1106; June 20, 1936, ch. 630, title

II, §3, 49 Stat. 1547; Proc. No. 2695, July 4, 1946, 11

F.R. 7517, 60 Stat. 1352; June 30, 1949, ch. 288, title I.

§ 104(a), 63 Stat. 381; Sept. 26, 1950, ch. 1049, § 2(b), 64

Stat. 1038; July 2, 1954, ch. 455, title I, § 101, 68 Stat.

397; Aug. 1, 1956, ch. 852, §20, 70 Stat. 911; June 25,

1959, Pub. L. 86-70, § 33, 73 Stat. 149; July 12, 1960,

Pub. L. 86-624, § 32, 74 Stat. 421; Mar. 21, 1961, Pub. L.

87-2, 75 Stat. 5; July 11, 1961, Pub. L. 87-85, 75 Stat.

202).

"House of Representatives Publications Distribution

Service" is substituted for "House Folding Room" because of the change of name under authority of Public

Law 88-652.

REFERENCES IN TEX T

Provisions respecting National Homes for Disabled

Volunteer Soldiers, referred to in the text, were formerly classified to chapter 3 (section 71 et seq.) of

Title 24, Hospitals and Asylums, and were repealed by

Pub. L. 85-857, § 14, Sept. 2, 1958, 72 Stat. 1268-1272,

and Pub. L. 85-56, title XXII, § 2202, June 17, 1957, 71

Stat. 162, 164, 166.

AMENDMENTS

1974—Pub. L. 93-314 eliminated subscriptions from

the section catchline, and deleted last paragraph

which authorized the Public Printer to furnish the

daily Record to subscribers at a price determined by

him to be based upon the cost of printing and distribution, with the price to be payable in advance. See section 910 of this title.

1972—Pub. L. 92-373 provided for the furnishing of

one copy of the daily, one semimonthly copy of the

Congressional Record to the United States Court of

Appeals library and certain other libraries.

1970—Pub. L. 91-276 substituted provision authorizing the Public Printer to furnish the dally Congressional Record to subscribers at a price based upon cost

of printing and distribution for prior subscription

price of $1.50 per month.

CHANGE o r NAME

The United States Soldiers' Home was renamed the

United States Soldiers' and Airmen's Home, effective

Sept. 7, 1972. See 37 F.R. 23533, Nov. 4, 1972.

LIMITATION ON COPIES o r BOUND PERMANENT EDITION

FOR VICE PRESIDENT AND MEMBERS OF SENATE AND

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Pub. L. 93-145, 8 101, Nov. 1, 1973, 87 Stat. 546, provided in part that: "Hereafter, appropriations for authorized printing and binding for Congress shall not

be available under the authority of the Act of October

22, 1968 (44 U.S.C. 906) [this section] for the printing,

publication, and distribution of more than one copy of

the bound permanent editions of the Congressional

Record for the Vice President and each Member of the

Senate and House of Representatives."

§ 907. Congressional Record: extracts for Members of

Congress; mailing envelopes

The Public Printer may print and deliver,

upon the order of a Member of Congress and

payment of the cost, extracts from the Congressional Record. The Public Printer may furnish without cost to Members and the Resident

Commissioner, envelopes, ready for mailing the

Congressional Record or any part of it, or

speeches, or reports in it, if such part, speeches,

or reports are mailable as franked mail under

section 3210 of title 39. Envelopes so furnished

shall contain in the upper left-hand corner the

following words: "United States Senate" or

"House of Representatives, U.S. Part of Congressional Record", and in the upper righthand corner the letters "U.S.S." or "M.C.", and

the Public Printer may, at the request of a

Member or Resident Commissioner, print in addition to the foregoing, his name and State or

Commonwealth, the date, and the topic or subject matter, not exceeding twelve words. He

may not print any other words on envelopes,

except at the personal expense of the Member

or Resident Commissioner ordering the envelopes, except to affix the officialtitle of a document. The Public Printer shall deposit moneys

accruing under this section in the Treasury of

the United States to the credit of the appropriation made for the working capital of the Government Printing Office for the year in which

the work is done, and accounted for in his

annual report to Congress.

(Pub. L. 90-620, Oct. 22, 1968, 82 Stat. 1260;

Pub. L. 93-191, § 8(b), Dec. 18, 1973, 87 Stat.

745; Pub. L. 93-255, § 2(c), Mar. 27, 1974, 88

Stat. 52.)

HISTORICAL AND REVISION NOTES

Based on 44 U.S. Code, 1964 ed„ 5 185 (Jan. 12, 1895,

ch. 23, $ 37, 28 Stat. 606; Mar. 2, 1895, ch. 189, 8 1. 28

Stat. 961; Jan. 30, 1904, ch. 39, 33 Stat. 9; Mar. 4, 1925,

ch. 549, 43 Stat. 1300).

AMENDMENTS

1974—Pub. L. 93-255 struck out "Postage paid by

Congress following "Part of Congressional Record."

1973—Pub. L. 93-191 inserted at end of second sentence ", if such part, speeches, or reports are mailable

as franked mail under section 3210 of title 39" and

substituted in third sentence "Postage paid by Congress" for "Free", respectively.

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EFFECTIVE DATE OF 197 3 AMENDMENT

Amendment by Pub. L. 93-191 effective Dec. 18,

1973, see section 14, of Pub. L. 93-191, set out as an Effective Date of 1973 Amendment note under section

3210 of Title 39, Postal Service.

SECTION REFERRED TO IN OTHER SECTIONS

This section is referred to In title 39 sections 3201,

3216.

§ 908. Congressional Record: payment for printing extracts or other documents

If a Member or Resident Commissioner fails

to pay the cost of printing extracts from the

Congressional Record or other documents ordered by him to be printed, the Public Printer

shall certify the amount due to the Sergeant at

Arms of the House or the financial clerk of the

Senate, as the case may be, who shall deduct

from any salary due the delinquent the

amount, or as much of it as the salary due may

cover, and pay the amount so obtained to the

Public Printer, to be applied by him to the satisfaction of the indebtedness.

(Pub. L. 90-620, Oct. 22, 1968, 82 Stat. 1260.)

HISTORICAL AND REVISION NOTES

Based on 44 U.S. Code, 1964 ed„ $ 163 (Mar. 4, 1911,

ch. 285, § 1, 36 Stat. 1446).

§ 909. Congressional Record: exchange for Parliamentary Hansard

The Librarian of Congress may furnish a

copy of the daily and bound Congressional

Record to the Undersecretary of State for External Affairs of Canada in exchange for a copy

of the Parliamentary Hansard, and the Public

Printer shall honor the requisition of the Librarian of Congress for it. The Parliamentary

Hansard so received shall be the property of

the Department of State.

(Pub. L. 90-620, Oct. 22, 1968, 82 Stat. 1260.)

HISTORICAL AND REVISION NOTES

Based on 44 U.S. Code, 1964 ed„ § 187 (Apr. 10, 1912,

No. 14, 37 Stat. 632).

§ 910. Congressional Record: subscriptions; sale of

current, individual numbers, and bound sets;

postage rate

(a) Under the direction of the Joint Committee, the Public Printer may sell—

(1) subscriptions to the daily Record; and

(2) current, individual numbers, and bound

sets of the Congressional Record.

(b) The price of a subscription to the daily

Record and of current, individual numbers, and

bound sets shall be determined by the Public

Printer based upon the cost of printing and distribution. Any such price shall be paid in advance. The money from any such sale shall be

paid into the Treasury and accounted for in the

Public Printer's annual report to Congress.

(c) The Congressional Record shall be entitled to be mailed at the same rates of postage

at which any newspaper or other periodical

publication, with a legitimate list of paid subscribers, is entitled to be mailed.

(Pub. L. 90-620, Oct. 22, 1968, 82 Stat. 1260;

Pub. L. 93-314, $ 1(a), June 8, 1974, 88 Stat.

239.)

HISTORICAL AND REVISION NOTES

Based on 44 U.S. Code, 1964 ed„ $ 188 (Jan. 12, 1895,

ch. 23, § 40, 28 Stat. 607).

AMENDMENTS

1974—Pub. L. 93-314 included subscriptions and

postage rate in section catchline, and inserted provisions in text of section authorizing sale of subscriptions, requiring price for subscriptions to be paid in

advance, and directing that the Congressional Record

shall be entitled to be mailed at the same rates of

postage at which any newspaper or other periodical

publication, with a legitimate list of paid subscribers,

is entitled to be mailed.

CHAPTER 11—EXECUTIVE AND JUDICIARY

PRINTING AND BINDING

Sec.

1101. Printing and binding for the President.

1102. Printing to be authorized by law and necessary

to the public business, not in excess of appropriation, and on special requisition filed with

the Public Printer.

1103. Certificate of necessity; estimate of cost.

1104. Restrictions on use of illustrations.

1105. Form and style of work for departments.

1106. Inserting "compliments" forbidden.

1107. Appropriations chargeable for printing and

binding of documents or reports.

1108. Bureau of Budget approval required for printing

of periodicals; number printed; sale to public.

1109. Printing documents in two or more editions; full

number and allotment of full quota.

1110. Daily examination of Congressional Record for

immediate ordering of documents for official

use; limit; bills and resolutions.

1111. Annual reports: time for furnishing manuscript

and proofs to Public Printer.

1112. Annual reports: type for reports of executive officers.

1113. Annual reports: exclusion of irrelevant matter.

1114. Annual reports: number of copies for Congress.

1115. Annual reports: time of delivery by Public Printer to Congress.

1116. Annual reports: limitation on number of copies

printed; reports of bureau chiefs.

1117. Annual reports: discontinuance of printing of

annual or special reports to keep within appropriations.

1118. Documents beyond scope of ordinary departmental business.

1119. Government publications as public property.

1120. Blanks and letterheads for judges and officers

of courts.

1121. Paper and envelopes for Government agencies

in the District of Columbia.

1122. Supplies for Government establishments.

1123. Binding materials; bookbinding for libraries.

FEDERAL RECORDS MANAGEMENT PROVISIONS WITHOU T

EFFECT ON CHAPTER

Authority and responsibilities under chapter not

limited or repealed by Federal Records Management

Amendments of 1976, see section 5(b) of Pub. L. 94-

575, Oct. 21, 1976, 90 Stat. 2727, set out as a note

under section 2901 of this title.

§ 1101. Printing and binding for the President

The Public Printer shall execute such printing and binding for the President as he may

order and make requisition for.

(Pub. L 90-620, Oct. 22, 1968, 82 Stat. 1261.)

, HISTORICAL AND REVISION NOTES

Based" on 44 U.S. Code, 1964 ed., $ 211 (Jan. 12. 1895,

ch. 23. { 88. 28 Stat. 622).

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CODIFICATION

Section constitutes part of section 88 of act Jan. 12,

1895. Remainder of section is classified to section 1713

of this title.

§ 1102. Printing to be authorized by law and necessary to the public business, not in excess of appropriation, and on special requisition filed with

the Public Printer.

(a) A head of an executive department, or of

an independent agency or establishment of the

Government may not cause to be printed, and

the Public Printer may not print, a document

or matter unless it is authorized by law and

necessary to the public business.

(b) Printing may not be done for an executive

department, independent agency or establishment in a fiscal year in excess of the amount of

the appropriation.

(c) Printing may not be done without a special requisition signed by the chief of the department, independent agency or establishment

and filed with the Public Printer.

(Pub. L. 90-620, Oct. 22, 1968, 82 Stat. 1261.)

HISTORICAL AND REVISION NOTES

Based on 44 U.S. Code, 1964 ed., §§213, 219 (Jan. 12,

1895, ch. 23, § 89, 94, 28 Stat. 622).

This section incorporates the first paragraph of

former section 213 and the first clause of former section 219. The balance of former section 213 will be

found in sections 1116, 1302, 1308. 1309, 1310, 1336 of

the revision; that of former section 219 in section 1113

of the revision.

§ 1103. Certificate of necessity; estimate of cost

When a department, the Supreme Court, the

Court of Claims, or the Library of Congress requires printing or binding to be done, it shall

certify that it is necessary for the public service. The Public Printer shall then furnish an estimate of cost by principal items, after which

requisitions may be made upon him for the

printing or binding by the head of the department, the Clerk of the Supreme Court, chief

judge of the Court of Claims, or the Librarian

of Congress, respectively. The Public Printer

shall place the cost to the debit of the department in its annual appropriation for printing

and binding.

(Pub. L. 90-620, Oct. 22, 1968, 82 Stat. 1261.)

HISTORICAL AND REVISION NOTES

Based on 44 U.S. Code, 1964 ed., § 117 (Jan. 12, 1895,

ch. 23, § 93, 28 Stat. 623; June 25, 1948, ch. 646, § 32(a),

62 Stat. 991; May 24, 1949, ch. 139, sec. 127, 63 Stat.

107).

§ 1104. Restrictions on use of illustrations

Appropriations made for printing and binding

may not be used for an illustration, engraving,

or photograph in a document or report ordered

printed by Congress unless the order to print

expressly authorizes it, nor in a document or

report of an executive department, independent

office or establishment of the Government

until the head of the executive department or

Government establishment certifies in a letter

transmitting the report that the illustration,

engraving, or photograph is necessary and relates entirely to the transaction of public business.

(Pub. L. 90-620, Oct. 22, 1968, 82 Stat. 1261.)

HISTORICAL AND REVISION NOTES

Based on 44 U.S. Code, 1964 ed., § 118 (Mar. 3, 1905,

ch. 1483, § 1. 33 Stat. 1213).

The term "executive department, independent

office, or establishment of the Government" Is substituted for "executive department or other Government

establishment" for uniformity.

§ 1105. Form and style of work for departments

The Public Printer shall determine the form

and style in which the printing or binding ordered by a department is executed, and the material and the size of type used, having proper

regard to economy, workmanship, and the purposes for which the work is needed.

(Pub. L. 90-620, Oct. 22, 1968, 82 Stat. 1261.)

HISTORICAL AND REVISION NOTES

Based on 44 U.S. Code, 1964 ed., § 216 (Jan. 12, 1895,

ch. 23, § 51, 28 Stat. 608).

§ 1106. Inserting "compliments" forbidden

A report, document, or publication distributed by or from an executive department or independent agency or establishment of the Government may not contain a notice that it is sent

with "the compliments" of an officer of the

Government, or with a special notice that it is

so sent, except that notice that it has been sent,

with a request for an acknowledgment of its receipt, may be given.

(Pub. L. 90-620, Oct. 22, 1968, 82 Stat. 1261.)

HISTORICAL AND REVISION NOTES

Based on 44 U.S. Code, 1964 ed.. § 218 (Jan. 12, 1895,

ch. 23, § 73, 28 Stat. 620).

§ 1107. Appropriations chargeable for printing and

binding of documents or reports

The cost of printing and binding of documents or reports emanating from executive departments, independent agencies or establishments of the Government which, before March

30, 1906, was charged to appropriations for congressional printing and binding or to appropriations other than to executive departments, independent agencies or establishments, shall be

charged as follows:

(1) the cost of illustrations, composition,

stereotyping, and other work involved in the

actual preparation for printing, apart from

the creation of the manuscript, to the appropriation for printing and binding of the

agency in which the document or report originates.

(2) the balance of cost, to congressional

printing and binding appropriations or to appropriations for printing and binding of the

executive departments, independent agencies

or establishments in proportion to the

number of copies delivered to each.

(3) the cost of copies distributed other than

through Congress or executive agencies or independent offices, as otherwise provided.

(Pub. L. 90-620, Oct. 22, 1968, 82 Stat. 1261.)

HISTORICAL AND REVISION NOTES

Based on 44 U.S. Code, 1964 ed., § 214 (Mar. 30, 1906,

No. 13. 34 Stat. 825).

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A proviso In the 1906 resolution, requiring annual estimates of probable costs for departmental printing Is

omitted as obsolete.

SECTION REFERRED TO IN OTHER SECTIONS

This section Is referred to In section 717 of this title.

8 1108. Bureau of Budget approval required for printing of periodicals; number printed; sale to public

The head of an executive department, independent agency or establishment of the Government, with the approval of the Director of

the Bureau of the Budget, may use from the

appropriations available for printing and binding such sums as are necessary for the printing

of journals, magazines, periodicals, and similar

publications he certifies in writing to be necessary in the transaction of the public business

required by law of the department, office, or establishment. There may be printed, in addition

to those necessary for the public business, not

to exceed two thousand copies for free distribution by the issuing department, office, or establishment. The Public Printer, subject to regulation by the Joint Committee on Printing, shall

print additional copies required for sale to the

public by the Superintendent of Documents;

but the printing of these additional copies may

not interfere with the prompt execution of

printing for the Government.

(Pub. L. 90-620, Oct. 22, 1968, 82 Stat. 1262.)

HISTORICAL AND REVISION NOTES

Based on 44 U.S. Code, 1964 ed., § 220 (May 11, 1922,

ch. 189, § 1, 42 Stat. 541; June 30, 1932, ch. 314, § 307,

47 Stat. 409).

TRANSFER OF FUNCTIONS

All functions vested by law (including reorganization

plan) In the Bureau of the Budget or the Director of

the Bureau of the Budget were transferred to the

President of the United States by section 101 of

Reorg. Plan No. 2 of 1970, eff. July 1, 1970, 35 P.R.

7959, 84 Stat. 2085, set out in the Appendix to Title 5,

Government Organization and Employees. Section 102

of Reorg. Plan No. 2, of 1970 redesignated the Bureau

of the Budget as the Office of Management and

Budget.

DELEGATION OF FUNCTIONS

Authority of the President under this section to approve the use, from the appropriations available for

printing and binding, of such sums as are necessary

for the printing of journals, magazines, periodicals,

and similar publications delegated to the Director of

the Office of Management and Budget, see section

9(7) of Ex. Ord. No. 11609, July 22, 1971, 36 F.R. 13747,

set out as a note under section 301 of Title 3, The

President.

5 1109. Printing documents in two or more editions;

full number and allotment of full quota

The number of copies of a public document or

report authorized to be printed for an executive

department, independent agency, or establishment of the Government may be supplied in

two or more editions, instead of one, upon a

requisition on the Public Printer by the head of

the department or independent office, but the

aggregate of the editions may not exceed the

number of copies otherwise authorized. This

section does not preclude the printing of the

full number of a document or report, or the allotment of the full quota to Senators and Representatives, as otherwise authorized, when a

legitimate demand for the full complement is

known to exist.

(Pub. L. 90-620, Oct. 22, 1968, 82 Stat. 1262.)

HISTORICAL AND REVISION NOTES

Based on 44 U.S. Code, 1964 ed., $ 224 (Mar. 30, 1906,

No. 14, 34 Stat. 826).

5 1110. Daily examination of Congressional Record

for immediate ordering of documents for official

use; limit; bills and resolutions

The heads of executive departments, independent agencies and establishments, respectively, shall cause daily examination of the

Congressional Record for the purpose of noting

documents, reports, arid other publications of

interest to their departments, and shall cause

an immediate order to be sent to the Public

Printer for the number of copies of the publications required for official use, not to exceed,

however, the number of bureaus in the department and divisions in the office of the head.

The Public Printer shall send to each executive

department, independent agency and establishment, as soon as printed, five copies of public

bills and resolutions, except to the State Department, to which he shall send ten copies of

bills and resolutions. When the head of a department, independent agency or establishment

desires a greater number of a class of bills or

resolutions for official use, the Public Printer

shall furnish them on requisition promptly

made.

(Pub. L. 90-620, Oct. 22, 1968, 82 Stat. 1262.)

HISTORICAL AND REVISION NOTES

Based on 44 U.S. Code, 1964 ed., § 215 (Jan. 12, 1895,

ch. 23, $ 90, 28 Stat. 623; June 20, 1936, ch. 630, title

IX, § 14, 49 Stat. 1553).

§ 1111. Annual reports: time for furnishing manuscript and proofs to Public Printer

The appropriations made for printing and

binding may not be used for an annual report

or the accompanying documents unless the

manuscript and proof is furnished to the Public

Printer in the following manner:

manuscript of the documents accompanying

annual reports on or before February 1, each

year;

manuscript of the annual report on or

before February 15, each year;

complete revised proofs of the accompanying documents on March 1, each year, and of

the annual reports on March 10, each year.

Annual reports and accompanying documents

shall be printed, made public, and available for

distribution not later than within the first five

days after the assembling of each regular session of Congress.

This section does not apply to the annual reports of the Smithsonian Institution, the Commissioner of Patents, the Comptroller of the

Currency, or the Secretary of the Treasury.

(Pub. L. 90-620, Oct. 22, 1968, 82 Stat. 1263;

Pub. L. 94-273, § 28, Apr. 21, 1976, 90 Stat. 380.)

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HISTORICAL AND REVISION NOTES

Based on 44 U.S. Code, 1964 ed., Supp. II, 8 121 (July

1, 1916, ch. 209, § 3, 39 Stat. 336; June 20, 1936, ch. 630,

$8, 49 Stat. 1550).

AMENDMENTS

1976—Pub. L. 94-273 substituted "February" for

"November" and "March" for "December" wherever

appearing therein.

CHANGE o r NAME

"Commissioner of Patents" redesignated "Commissioner of Patents and Trademarks", by section 3 of

Pub. L. 93-596, Jan. 2, 1975, 88 Stat. 1949, set out as a

note under section 1 of Title 35, Patents.

§ 1112. Annual reports: type for reports of executive

officers

The annual reports of executive officers shall

be printed in the same type and form as the

report of the head of the department which it

accompanies, unless otherwise ordered by the

Joint Committee on Printing.

(Pub. L. 90-620, Oct. 22, 1968, 82 Stat. 1263.)

HISTORICAL AND REVISION NOTES

Based on 44 U.S. Code, 1964 ed., § 222 (Jan. 12, 1895,

ch. 23, §91, 28 Stat. 623).

§ 1113. Annual reports: exclusion of irrelevant matter

Executive officers, before transmitting their

annual reports, shall carefully examine them

and all accompanying documents, and exclude

all matter, including engravings, maps, drawings, and illustrations, except such as they certify in their letters transmitting the reports are

necessary and relate entirely to the transaction

of the public business.

(Pub. L. 90-620, Oct. 22, 1968, 82 Stat. 1263.)

HISTORICAL AND REVISION NOTES

Based on 44 U.S. Code, 1964 ed., § 219 (part) (Jan. 12,

1895, ch. 23, § 94, 28 Stat. 623).

This section incorporates only the second clause of

former section 219. The balance will be found in section 1102 of the revision.

§ 1114. Annual reports: number of copies for Congress

One thousand copies of the annual reports of

the departments to Congress shall be printed

for the Senate, and two thousand for the House

of Representatives.

The usual number only of the reports of the

Chief of Engineers of the Army, the Commissioner of Patents, the Commissioner of Internal

Revenue, the report of the Chief Signal Officer

of the Department of the Army, and the Chief

of Ordnance shall be printed.

(Pub. L. 90-620, Oct. 22, 1968, 82 Stat. 1263.)

HISTORICAL AND REVISION NOTES

Based on 44 U.S. Code, 1964 ed., $ 212 (part) (Jan. 12.

1895, ch. 23 8 73, 28 Stat. 615).

This section incorporates only the second sentence

of former section 212. The balance will be found in

section 1115 of this revision.

CHANGE OF NAME

"Commissioner of Patents" redesignated "Commissioner of Patents and Trademarks", by section 3 of

Pub. L. 93-596, Jan. 2, 1975, 88 Stat. 1949, set out as a

note under section l .of Title 35, Patents.

ABOLITION or Omcis

Positions of Chief Signal Officer and Chief of Ordinance of Army Department were abolished, see note

under section 3036 of Title 10, Armed Forces.

§ 1115. Annual reports: time of delivery by Public

Printer to Congress

The annual reports of the Executive Departments and the accompanying documents shall

be delivered by the Public Printer to the proper

officer of each House of Congress at its first

meeting. Other reports of the Executive Departments shall be so delivered on or before the

third Wednesday next after the meeting of

Congress or as soon after as may be practicable.

(Pub. L. 90-620, Oct. 22, 1968, 82 Stat. 1263.)

HISTORICAL AND REVISION NOTES

Based on 44 U.S. Code 1964 ed., 8 212 (part) (R.S.

3810).

This section incorporates only the first sentence of

former section 212. The balance will be found in section 1114 of this revision.

§ 1116. Annual reports: limitation on number of

copies printed; reports of bureau chiefs

Not to exceed five thousand copies, bound in

pamphlet form, of the annual reports without

appendices of a head of a department may be

printed in a fiscal year. Not to exceed two thousand five hundred copies, bound in pamphlet

form, of the reports without appendices of a

chief of bureau may be printed in a fiscal year.

A head of department shall direct whether reports made to him by a bureau chief and chief

of division may be printed or not.

(Pub. L. 90-620, Oct. 22, 1968, 82 Stat. 1263.)

HISTORICAL AND REVISION NOTES

Based on 44 U.S. Code, 1964 ed., 8 213 (part) (Jan. 12,

1895, ch. 23, § 89, 28 Stat. 622).

This section incorporates only the first sentence of

the second paragraph of former section 213 and the

last paragraph of that section. The balance will be

found in sections 1102, 1302, 1308, 1309, 1310, 1336 of

the revision.

§ 1117. Annual reports: discontinuance of printing of

annual or special reports to keep within appropriations

In order to keep expenditures for printing

and binding within appropriations, heads of executive departments, independent offices and

establishments of the Government may discontinue the printing of annual or special reports

under their respective jurisdictions. When the

printing of reports is discontinued the original

copy shall be kept on file in the office of the

heads of the respective departments, independent offices or establishments for public inspection.

(Pub. L. 90-620, Oct. 22, 1968, 82 Stat. 1264.)

HISTORICAL AND REVISION NOTES

Based on 44 U.S. Code, 1964 ed., 8 213a (Aug. 1, 1953,

ch. 304, title I. 8 103, 67 Stat. 332).

The term "executive departments. Independent offices, and establishments of the Government" is substituted for "executive departments, independent

agencies, and establishments'' for uniformity.

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$ 1118. Documents beyond scope of ordinary departmental business

A book or document not having to do with

the ordinary business transactions of the executive departments may not be printed on the

requisition of a department unless expressly authorized by Congress.

(Pub. L. 90-620, Oct. 22, 1968, 82 Stat. 1264.)

HISTORICAL AND REVISION NOTES

Based on 44 U.S. Code, 1964 ed„ $ 219a (Mar. 3, 1905,

ch. 1484,11, 33 Stat. 1249).

8 1119. Government publications as public property

Government publications of a permanent

nature furnished by authority of law to officers

other than Members of Congress of the United

States Government, for their official use, shall

be stamped "Property of the United States

Government," and shall be preserved by them

and delivered to their successors in office as a

part of the property of the office.

(Pub. L. 90-620, Oct. 22, 1968, 82 Stat. 1264.)

HISTORICAL AND REVISION NOTES

Based on 44 U.S. Code, 1964 ed„ § 92 (part) (Jan. 12,

1895, ch. 23, 5 74, 28 Stat. 620; June 20, 1936, ch. 630,

title VII, 5 11, 49 Stat. 1552; Aug. 9, 1962, Pub. L. 87-

679, $ 8, 76 Stat. 355).

This section incorporates only the first sentence of

former section 92. The balance will be found in section

1911 of the revision.

§ 1120. Blanks and letterheads for judges and officers

of courts

Blanks and letterheads for use by judges and

other officials of the United States courts,

other than those required to be paid for by any

of these officers out of the emoluments of their

offices, shall be printed at the Government

Printing Office upon forms prescribed by the

Department of Justice, and shall be distributed

by it upon requisition.

(Pub. L. 90-620, Oct. 22, 1968, 82 Stat. 1264.)

HISTORICAL AND REVISION NOTES

Based on 44 U.S. Code, 1964 ed„ $119 (Jan. 12, 1895,

ch. 23, $ 97, 28 Stat. 624).

§ 1121. Paper and envelopes for Government agencies

in the District of Columbia

The Public Printer may procure, under direction of the Joint Committee on Printing, as

provided by sections 509-516 of this title, and

furnish on requisition, paper and envelopes

(not Including envelopes printed In the course

of manufacture) in common use by two or more

departments, establishments, or services of the

Government in the District of Columbia, and

reimbursement shall be made to the Public

Printer from appropriations or funds available

for the purpose. Paper and envelopes so furnished by the Public Printer may not be procured in any other manner.

(Pub. L. 90-620, Oct. 22, 1968, 82 Stat. 1264.)

HISTORICAL AND REVISION NOTES

Based on 44 U.S. Code, 1964 ed., $ 225 (June 7, 1924,

Ch. 303, $ 1, 43 Stat. 592).

8 1122. Supplies for Government establishments

The Public Printer may procure and supply,

on the requisition of the head of an executive

department, Independent office or establishment of the Government, complete manifold

blanks, books, and forms required in duplicating processes, and complete patented devices

with which to file money-order statements, or

other uniform official papers, and charge them

to the allotment for printing and binding of the

department or Government establishment requiring them.

(Pub. L. 90-620, Oct. 22, 1968, 82 Stat. 1264.)

HISTORICAL AND REVISION NOTES

Based on 44 U.S. Code, 1964 ed., § 227 (June 28, 1902,

ch. 1301, $ 1, 32 Stat. 481).

The term "executive department, independent

office, or establishment of the government" is substituted for "executive department or other government

establishment" for uniformity.

8 1123. Binding materials; bookbinding for libraries

Binding for the departments of the Government shall be done in plain sheep or cloth,

except that record and account books may be

bound in Russia leather, sheep fleshers, and

skivers, when authorized by the head of a department. The libraries of the several departments, the Library of Congress, the libraries of

the Surgeon General's Office, the Patent

Office, and the Naval Observatory may have

books for the exclusive use of these libraries

bound in half Turkey, or material no more expensive.

(Pub. L. 90-620, Oct. 22, 1968, 82 Stat. 1264.)

HISTORICAL AND REVISION NOTES

Based on 44 U.S. Code, 1964 ed., $ 116 (Jan. 12, 1895,

ch. 23, § 86, 28 Stat. 622).

This section incorporates all but the first sentence

of former section 116. The balance will be found in

section 501 of the revision.

CHANGE o r NAME

"Patent Office" redesignated "Patent and Trademark Office", by section 3 of Pub. L. 93-596, Jan. 2,

1975, 88 Stat. 1949, set out as a note under section 1 of

Title 35, Patents.

ABOLITION o r OFFICE o r SURGEON GENERAL

The Office of the Surgeon General was abolished by

section 3 of Reorg. Plan No. 3 of 1966, eff. June 25.

1966, 31 P.R. 8855, 80 Stat. 1610, and all functions

thereof were transferred to the Secretary of Health,

Education, and Welfare by section 1 of Reorg. Plan

No. 3 of 1966, set out in the Appendix to Title 5, Government Organization and Employees.

CROSS REFERENCES

Binding of journals, documents, and books of either

house of Congress, see section 145 of Title 2, The Congress.

CHAPTER 13—PARTICULAR REPORTS AND

DOCUMENTS

Sec.

1301. Agriculture, Department of: report of Secretary.

1302. Agriculture, Department of: monthly crop

report and other publications.

1303. American Historical Association: report.

1304. Army and Navy registers.

1305. Attorney General: opinions.

1306. XJivfl Service Commission: report.

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Sec.

1307. Environmental Science Service Administration:

charts; sale and distribution.

1308. Coast Guard: annual report of the Commandant.

1309. Coast Guard: notices to mariners and other special publications.

1310. Commerce Department: navigation and weather

information.

1311. Comptroller General: decisions.

1312. Director of Public Health of District of Columbia: report.

1313. Education. Commissioner of: report.

1314. Ephemeris and Nautical Almanac.

1315. Pish and Wildlife Service: bulletins.

1316. Fish and Wildlife Service: report of the Director.

1317. Foreign Relations.

1318. Geological Survey: classes and sizes of publications; report of mineral resources; number of

copies; reprints; distribution.

1319. Geological Survey: specific appropriations required for monographs and bulletins.

1320. Geological Survey: distribution of publications

to public libraries.

1321. Hydrographic Surveys; foreign surveys.

1322. Immigration and Naturalization Service: report.

1323. Interstate Commerce Commission: report.

1324. Labor Statistics, Bureau of: bulletins.

1325. Labor Statistics, Bureau of: report of Commissioner.

1326. Librarian of Congress: reports.

1327. Mines, Bureau of: publications.

1328. Merchant vessels of the United States.

1329. Mint: reports of Director.

1330. Monthly Summary Statement of Imports and

Exports.

1331. National Academy of Sciences: report.

1332. National encampments of Veterans' organizations; proceedings printed annually for Congress.

1333. National high school and college debate topics.

1334. Naval Intelligence Office: additional copies of

publications.

1335. Naval Observatory Observations.

1336. Naval Oceanographic Office: special publications.

1337. Patent Office: publications authorized to be

printed.

1338. Patent Office: limitations and conditions concerning printing and lithographing.

1339. Printing of the President's message.

1340. Public Printer: annual report.

1341. Smithsonian Institution: report.

1342. Soil area surveys: reports; congressional allotments.

1343. Statistical Abstract of the United States.

1344. Treasury Department: reports.

FEDERAL RECORDS MANAGEMENT PROVISIONS WITHOU T

EFFECT ON CHAPTER

Authority and responsibilities under chapter not

limited or repealed by Federal Records Management

Amendments of 1976, see section 5(b) of Pub. L. 94-

575, Oct. 21, 1976, 90 Stat. 2727, set out as a note

under section 2901 of this title.

CROSS REFERENCES

Administrative conference of the United States, reports of. see section 574 of Title 5, Government Organization and Employees.

Admiralty suitsUnited States public vessels: damages, towage, or

salvage; reports as to settlements, see section 790

of Title 46, Shipping.

United States vessels or cargoes; reports as to

awards and settlements, see section 752 of Title

46.

Atomic Energy Commission, reports to Congress, see

section 2016 of Title 42, The Public Health and Welfare.

Board of Governors of Federal Reserve System,

annual report, see section 247 of Title 12, Banks and

Banking.

Census printing, bulletins, and reports; publication

and distribution, see section 7 of Title 13, Census.

Censuses, see section 131 et seq. of Title 13.

Department of Housing and Urban Development,

annual reports, see section 3536 of Title 42, The Public

Health and Welfare.

Economic Indicators, monthly publication of Joint

Economic Committee, see section 1025 of Title 15,

Commerce and Trade.

Federal Communications Commission's reports, see

section 154 of Title 47, Telegraphs, Telephones, and

Radiotelegraphs.

Federal Hospital Insurance Trust Fund, reports of

Board of Trustees, see section 1395i of Title 42, The

Public Health and Welfare.

Federal Supplementary Medical Insurance Trust

Fund, reports of Board of Trustees, see section 1395t

of Title 42.

Gorgas Memorial Institute, annual report, see sections 278a and 278b of Title 22, Foreign Relations and

Intercourse.

Helium gas, annual reports by Secretary of Interior,

see sectKn 167n of Title 50, War and National Defense.

Housing renovation and modernization, statistical

and economic surveys, see section 1715 of Title 12,

Banks and Banking.

Indian affairs: printing and republication of Senate

document on "Indian Affairs. Laws and Treaties",

treaties on "Federal Indian Laws", and compilation of

opinions of Solicitor of Department of Interior, see

section 1341 of Title 25, Indians.

Interior Department, annual reports of department

and its bureaus; page limitation, see section 1465 of

Title 43, Public Lands.

Locomotive inspection, director of: Annual report,

see section 31 of Title 45, Railroads.

Marine resources and engineering development, reports to Congress, see section 1106 of Title 33, Navigation and Navigable Waters.

National Science Foundation, reports of, see section

1862 of Title 42. The Public Health and Welfare.

Official territorial papers, collection, etc., by Administrator of General Services, see section 141 et seq., of

Title 4, Flag and Seal, Seat of Government, and the

States.

Public Health Service: annual report, see section 229

of Title 42, The Public Health and Welfare.

Rural electrification and telephone service, annual

report, see section 910 of Title 7, Agriculture.

Saint Lawrence Seaway, annual and special reports,

see section 989 of Title 33, Navigation and Navigable

Waters.

Soldiers' HomeReport of board of commissioners respecting receipts and disbursements, investments, admissions and discharges, and condition and management of Home, see section 59 of Title 24, Hospitals and Asylums.

Report of president of board of commissioners respecting financial and other affairs of Home, see

section 42 of Title 24.

Technical, scientific, and engineering information;

dissemination, see section 1151 et seq. of Title 15,

Commerce and Trade.

Traffic and motor vehicle safety, annual report, see

section 1408 of Title 15.

Training reports, see section 279 of Title 10, Armed

Forces.

United Nations Organization, reports to Congress by

President, see section 287b of Title 22, Foreign Relations and Intercourse.

§ 1301. Agriculture, Department of: report of Secretary

The annual report of the Secretary of Agriculture shall be submitted and printed in two

parts, as follows:

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part 1, containing purely business and executive matter necessary for the Secretary to

submit to the President and Congress;

part 2, reports from the different bureaus

and divisions, and papers prepared by their

special agents, accompanied by suitable illustrations as are, in the opinion of the Secretary, specially suited to interest and instruct

the farmers of the country, and to include a

general report of the operations of the department for their information.

In addition to the usual number, there shall

be printed of part 1, one thousand copies for

the Senate, two thousand copies for the House

of Representatives, and three thousand copies

for the Department of Agriculture; and of part

2, one hundred and ten thousand copies for the

use of the Senate, three hundred and sixty

thousand copies for the use of the House of

Representatives, and thirty thousand copies for

the use of the Department of Agriculture, the

illustrations for part 2 to be subject to the approval of the Secretary of Agriculture, and executed under the supervision of the Public

Printer, in accordance with directions of the

Joint Committee on Printing, and the title of

each of the parts shall show that each part is

complete in itself.

(Pub. L. 90-620, Oct. 22, 1968, 82 Stat. 1265.)

HISTORICAL AND REVISION NOTES

Based on 44 U.S. Code, 1964 ed„ § 241 (Jan. 12, 1895,

ch. 23, $73, 28 Stat. 612).

CROSS REFERENCES

Annual and special reports of Secretary of Agriculture, see section 2207 of Title 7, Agriculture.

Annual report on work of agricultural experiment

stations and of college extension work; publication and

distribution, see section 418 of Title 7.

Soil area surveys: reports, congressional allotments,

see section 1342 of this title.

§ 1302. Agriculture, Department of: monthly crop

report and other publications

The Secretary of Agriculture may cause to be

printed the number of copies of the monthly

crop report, and of other reports and bulletins

of not more than one hundred octavo pages, he

considers necessary.

(Pub. L. 90-620, Oct. 22, 1968, 82 Stat. 1266.)

HISTORICAL AND REVISION NOTES

Based on 44 U.S. Code, 1964 ed„ $ 213 (part) (Jan. 12,

1895, ch. 23, § 89, 28 Stat. 622).

This section incorporates only the first clause of the

second sentence of the second paragraph of former

section 213. The balance of section 213 will be found in

sections 1102, 1116, 1308, 1309, 1310, 1336.

$ 1303. American Historical Association: report

In addition to the usual number of the report

of the American Historical Association, five

thousand five hundred copies shall be printed:

one thousand for the Senate, two thousand for

the House of Representatives, one thousand

five hundred for distribution by the Association

and the Smithsonian Institution, and one thousand copies for the use of the Association.

(Pub. L. 90-620, Oct. 22, 1968, 82 Stat. 1266.)

HISTORICAL AND REVISION NOTES

Based on 44 U.S. Code, 1964 ed„ § 243 (Jan. 12, 1895,

ch. 23, $ 73, 28 Stat. 616; May 25. 1900, No. 27, 31 Stat.

717).

8 1304. Army and Navy registers

In addition to the usual number of the registers of the Army and Navy, fifteen hundred

copies of each shall be printed: five hundred for

the Senate, and one thousand for the House of

Representatives.

(Pub. L. 90-620, Oct. 22, 1968, § 82 Stat. 1266.)

HISTORICAL AND REVISION NOTES

Based on 44 U.S. Code! 1964 ed„ § 245 (Jan. 12, 1895,

ch. 23, $ 73, 28 Stat. 616).

§ 1305. Attorney General: opinions

The Public Printer shall from time to time

print an edition of one thousand copies of the

opinions of the Attorney General, which shall

be, as to size, quality of paper, printing, and

binding, of uniform style and appearance, as

nearly as practicable, with volume 8 of opinions, published in the year 1868. Each volume

shall contain proper headnotes, a complete and

full index, and such footnotes as the Attorney

General approves. The volumes shall be distributed in the manner the Attorney General prescribes.

(Pub. L. 90-620, Oct. 22, 1968, 82 Stat. 1266.)

HISTORICAL AND REVISION NOTES

Based on 44 U.S. Code, 1964 ed., §296a (R.S. §383).

§ 1306. Civil Service Commission: report

In addition to the usual number of the report

of the Civil Service Commission twenty-three

thousand copies shall be printed: one thousand

for the Senate, two thousand for the House of

Representatives, and twenty thousand for distribution by the Civil Service Commission.

(Pub. L. 90-620, Oct. 22, 1968, 82 Stat. 1266.)

HISTORICAL AND REVISION NOTES

Based on 44 U.S. Code, 1964 ed., $ 248 (Jan. 12, 1895,

ch. 23, § 73, 28 Stat. 614).

§ 1307. Environmental Science Service Administration: charts; sale and distribution

(a) The charts published by the Environmental Science Service Administration shall be sold

at cost of paper and printing as nearly as practicable. The price to the public shall include all

expenses incurred in actual reproduction of the

charts after the original cartography, such as

photography, opaquing, platemaking, press

time and bindery operations; the full postage

rates, according to the rates for postal services

used; and any additional cost factors considered

appropriate by the Secretary such as overhead

and administrative expenses allocable to the

production of the charts and related reference

materials. The costs of basic surveys and geodetic work done may not be included in the

price of the charts and reference materials. The

Secretary of Commerce shall publish the prices

at which charts and reference materials are

sold to the public at least once each calendar

year.

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(b) There may not be free distribution of

charts except to the departments and officers

of the United States requiring them for public

use; and a number of copies of each sheet, not

to exceed three hundred, to be presented to

such foreign governments, libraries, and scientific associations, and institutions of learning as

the Secretary of Commerce directs; but on the

order of Senators and Representatives not to

exceed one hundred copies to each may be distributed through the Environmental Science

Service Administration.

(Pub. L. 90-620, Oct. 22, 1968, 82 Stat. 1266.)

HISTORICAL AND REVISION NOTES

Based on 44 U.S. Code. 1964 ed., § 246 (Jan. 12, 1895,

ch. 23. § 76, 28 Stat. 620; Feb. 14, 1903, ch. 552, §§ 4, 10,

32 Stat. 826, 829; July 1. 1916 ch. 209, § 1, 39 Stat. 320;

June 5, 1920, ch. 235, $ 1. 41 Stat. 929; Oct. 31, 1951, ch.

654, $3(11), 65 Stat. 708; July 9. 1956, ch. 528, 70 Stat.

512; Aug. 14, 1964, Pub. L. 88-441, 78 Stat. 446).

The reference to the Environmental Science Service

Administration is inserted on the authority of Reorganization Plan No. 2 of 1965.

TRANSFER OF FUNCTIONS

The Environmental Science Services Administration

in the Department of Commerce, including the offices

of Administrator and Deputy Administrator thereof,

were abolished by Reorg. Plan No. 4 of 1970, eff. Oct.

3, 1970, 35 F.R. 15627, 84 Stat. 2090, set out in the Appendix to Title 5, Government Organization and Employees, which created the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration in the Department of Commerce and transferred the personnel, property, records, and unexpended balances of funds of the Environmental Science Services Administration to such

newly created National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. The components of the Environmental

Science Services Administration thus transferred included the Weather Bureau [now the National Weather Service], the Coast and Geodetic Survey [now the

National Ocean Survey), the Environmental Data

Service, the National Environmental Satellite Center,

and the ESSA Research Laboratories.

In order to implement the provisions of Reorganization Plan No. 4 of 1970, eff. Oct. 3, 1970, 35 F.R. 15627,

84 Stat. 2090, the following organizational names appearing in chapter IX of subtitle B of Title 15, Code of

Federal Regulations, which covers the administration

of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, were changed by order of the Acting Associate

Administrator, 35 F.R. 19249, Dec. 19, 1970, as follows:

Environmental Science Services Administration to National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

(ESSA to NOAA); Coast and Geodetic Survey to National Ocean Survey; and Weather Bureau to National

Weather Service.

CROSS REFERENCES

Dissemination of data and other activities, see section 883b of Title 33, Navigation and Navigable

Waters.

Geomagnetic data; collection, correlation, and dissemination. see section 883c of Title 33.

Surveys and other activities, see section 883a of Title

33.

§ 1308. Coast Guard: annual report of the Commandant

The Secretary of the Department of Transportation may authorize the printing of the

annual report of the Commandant of the Coast

Guard in such editions as the interests of the

Government and of the public require.

(Pub. L. 90-620, Oct. 22, 1968, 82 Stat. 1267.)

HISTORICAL AND REVISION NOTES

Based on 44 U.S. Code, 1964 ed„ § 213 (Jan. 12, 1885,

ch. 23, $ 89. 28 Stat. 622; Mar. 13, 1896, No. 23, 29 Stat.

466; Feb. 14, 1903, ch. 552, 58 4, 10, 32 Stat. 826, 828;

Mar. 3, 1925, ch. 421, $4, 43 Stat. 1106; 1939 Reorg.

Plan No. II, $ 2(a), eff. July 1, 1939, 4 F.R. 2731, 53

Stat. 1432; Aug. 4, 1949, ch. 393, 55 1. 20, 63 Stat. 486,

561; Oct. 15, 1966, Pub. L. 88-670, 80 Stat. 931).

This section incorporates only so much of the third

sentence of the second paragraph of former section

213 as relates to the annual report of the Commandant of the Coast Guard. The balance will be found In

sections 1102, 1116, 1302, 1309, 1310, 1336 of the revision.

§ 1309. Coast Guard: notices to mariners and other

special publications

The Secretary of the Department of Transportation may authorize the printing of notices

to mariners and other special publications of

the Coast Guard in such editions as the interests of the Government and of the public require.

(Pub. L. 90-620, Oct. 22, 1968, 82 Stat. 1267.)

HISTORICAL AND REVISION NOTES

Based on 44 U.S. Code, 1964 ed., $ 213 (part) (Jan. 12,

1895, ch. 23, § 89, 28 Stat. 622; Mar. 13, 1896, No. 23, 29

Stat. 466; Feb. 14, 1903, ch. 552, 55 4, 10, 32 Stat. 826,

829; Mar. 3, 1925, ch. 421, 5 4, 43 Stat. 1106; 1939

Reorg. Plan No. II, 5 2(a), eff. July 1, 1939, 4 F.R. 2731,

53 Stat. 1432: Aug. 4, 1949, ch. 393, 55 1. 20, 63 Stat.

496, 561; Oct. 15, 1966, Pub. L. 89-670, 80 Stat. 931).

This section incorporates applicable parts of the

third sentence of the second paragraph of former section 213. The balance will be found in sections 1102,

1116, 1302, 1308, 1310, 1336 of the revision.

§ 1310. Commerce Department navigation and weather information

The Secretary of Commerce may cause to be

printed the number of copies of tide tables,

coast pilots, and other special publications relating to the Coast and Geodetic Survey,

Weather Bureau maps, charts, bulletins of not

more than one hundred octavo pages, and

minor reports of the Weather Bureau, he considers for the best interest of the Government.

(Pub. L. 90-620, Oct. 22, 1968, 82 Stat. 1267.)

HISTORICAL AND REVISION NOTES

Based on 44 U.S. Code, 1964 ed., 5 213 (part) (Jan. 12,

1895, ch. 23. 5 89, 28 Stat. 622; Mar. 13, 1896, No. 23, 29

Stat. 466; Mar. 3, 1925, ch. 421, 54, 43 Stat. 1106; 1940

Reorg. Plan No. IV, 58, eff. June 30, 1940, 54 Stat.

1234; Reorg. Plan No. 2 of 1865, eff. July 13, 1965, 30

F.R. 8819, 79 Stat. 1318).

This section incorporates only parts of former section 213 relating to Coast and Geodetic Survey and

Weather Bureau. The balance will be found in sections

1102, 1116, 1302, 1308, 1309, 1336 of the revision.

CHANGE OF NAME

The Weather Bureau of the Department of Commerce was consolidated with the Coast and Geodetic

Survey to form a new agency in the Department of

Commerce to be known as the Environmental Science

Services Administration and the office of Chief of the

Weather Bureau was abolished by Reorg. Plan No. 2

of 1965, eff. July 13, 1965, 30 F.R. 8819. 79 Stat. 1318,

set out in the Appendix to Title 5. Government Organization and Employees. All functions of the Bureau

and the Chief of the Bureau were transferred to the

Secretary of Commerce by the Plan.

The Environmental Science Services Administration

was abolished by Reorg. Plan No. 4 of 1970, eff. Oct. 3,

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1970, 35 F.R. 15627, 84 Stat. 2090, set out In the Appendix to Title 5, Government Organization and Employees, which created the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration in the Department of Commerce. By Department Organization Order 25-5A, republished 39 F.R. 27486, the Secretary of Commerce

delegated to NOAA his functions relating to the

Weather Bureau. By order of the Acting Associate Administrator of NOAA, the organization name of the

Weather Bureau was changed to the National Weather Service. By order of the Acting Associate Administrator of NOAA, 35 F.R. 19249, Dec. 19, 1970, the

Coast and Geodetic Survey was redesignated the National Ocean Survey. For further details, see the Codification note under section 311 of Title 15, Commerce

and Trade.

5 1311. Comptroller General: decisions

The Public Printer shall print not more than

one volume each of the decisions and opinions

of the Comptroller General, with such explanatory matter as he may furnish, and furnish ten

copies for the use of each Member of Congress;

two thousand copies to the Comptroller General; and for distribution in the manner provided

by section 7 of the Act of June 20, 1874 (18

Stat. 113), providing for the publication of the

statutes, one-half the number therein mentioned.

(Pub. L. 90-620, Oct. 22, 1968, 82 Stat. 1267.)

HISTORICAL AND REVISION NOTES

Based on 44 U.S. Code, 1964 ed„ $ 297 (Aug. 3, 1882,

No. 63, 22 Stat. 391; June 10, 1921, ch. 18, 42 Stat. 23-

27).

REFERENCES IN TEX T

Section 7 of act June 20, 1874, ch. 333, 18 Stat. 113,

referred to in text, which provided for the distribution

of bound volumes of the Statutes-at-Large by the Secretary of State, was repealed by act Jan. 12, 1895, ch.

23, §§ 73, 100, 28 Stat. 615, 624.

8 1312. Director of Public Health of District of Columbia; report

In addition to the usual number of the report

of the Director of Public Health of the District

of Columbia, one thousand five hundred copies

shall be printed: one hundred for the Senate,

three hundred and sixty for the House of Representatives, and one thousand and forty for

the Director of Public Health.

(Pub. L. 90-620, Oct. 22, 1968, 82 Stat. 1267.)

HISTORICAL AND REVISION NOTES

Based on 44 U.S. Code, 1964 ed„ $ 263 (Jan. 12. 1895,

ch. 23, $ 73, 28 Stat. 614; Aug. 1, 1950, ch. 513, $ 1, 64

Stat. 393).

5 1313. Education, Commissioner of: report

In addition to the usual number of the report

of the Commissioner of Education, thirty-five

thousand copies shall be printed: five thousand

for the Senate, ten thousand for the House of

Representatives, and twenty thousand for distribution by the Commissioner of Education.

(Pub. L. 80-620, Oct. 22. 1968, 82 Stat. 1267.)

HISTORICAL AND REVISION NOTES

Based on 44 U.S. Code, 1964 ed„ $ 253 (Jan. 12, 1895,

Ch. 23, 8 73, 28 Stat. 614).

§ 1314. Ephemeris and Nautical Almanac

The "usual number" of copies of the American Ephemeris and Nautical Alamanac may not

be printed. Instead, there shall be printed and

bound two thousand five hundred copies, uniform with the editions printed for the Department of the Navy, five hundred of which shall

be for the use of the Senate, one thousand for

the use of the House of Representatives, and

one thousand for distribution or sale by the Department of the Navy. The Secretary of the

Navy may cause to be published of the papers

supplementary to the Ephemeris and Nautical

Almanac, one thousand five hundred copies in

addition to the usual number, one hundred

copies for the Senate, four hundred for the

House of Representatives, and one thousand

for distribution or sale by the Department of

the Navy. The Secretary of the Navy may cause

additional copies of the Nautical Almanacs extracted from the Ephemeris, to be printed for

the public service and for sale to navigators and

others. Moneys received from sales of the

Ephemeris and of the Nautical Almanacs shall

be deposited in the Treasury and placed to the

credit of the general fund for public printing.

(Pub. L. 90-620, Oct. 22, 1968, 82 Stat. 1267.)

HISTORICAL AND REVISION NOTES

Based on 44 U.S. Code, 1964 ed„ $ 254 (Jan. 12, 1895,

ch. 23, § 73, 28 Stat. 613; May 13, 1902, No. 20, 32 Stat.

740; July 1, 1902, ch. 1368, 32 Stat. 678).

§ 1315. Fish and Wildlife Service: bulletins

In addition to the usual number of the bulletins of the Pish and Wildlife Service, five thousand copies shall be printed: one thousand for

the Senate, two thousand for the House of Representatives, and two thousand for distribution

by the Service.

(Pub. L. 90-620, Oct. 22, 1968, 82 Stat. 1268.)

HISTORICAL AND REVISION NOTES

Based on 44 U.S. Code. 1964 ed„ $ 258 (Jan. 12, 1895,

ch. 23. $ 73, 28 Stat. 614; 1940 Reorg. Plan No. Ill, § 3,

eff. June 30. 1940, 5 F.R. 2108, 54 Stat. 1232).

TRANSFER OF FUNCTIONS

The Fish and Wildlife Service, created by Reorg.

Plan No. Ill of 1940, § 3, eff. June 30, 1940, 5 F.R. 2107,

54 Stat. 1231, was succeeded by the United States Fish

and Wildlife Service established by act Aug. 8, 1956,

ch. 1036, $ 3, 70 Stat. 1119. See section 742b of Title 16,

Conservation.

§ 1316. Fish and Wildlife Service: report of the Director

In addition to the usual number of the report

of the Director of the Pish and Wildlife Service, eight thousand copies shall be printed: two

thousand for the Senate, four thousand for the

House of Representatives, and two thousand

for distribution by the Service.

(Pub. L. 90-620, Oct. 22, 1968, 82 Stat. 1268.)

HISTORICAL AND REVISION NOTES

Based.on 44 U.S. Code, 1964 ed„ § 259 (Jan. 12, 1895,

ch. 23,^ f i , 28 Stat. 614; 1940 Reorg. Plan No. Ill, $ 3,

eff. June 30, 1940, 5 F.R. 2108, 54 Stat. 1232).

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TRANSFER o r FUNCTIONS

The Fish and Wildlife Service, created by Reorg.

Plan No. Ill of 1940, § 3, eff. June 30, 1940, 5 F.R. 2107,

54 Stat. 1231, was succeeded by the United States Fish

and Wildlife Service established by act Aug. 8, 1956,

ch. 1036, § 3, 70 Stat. 1119. See section 742b of Title 16,

Conservation.

§ 1317. Foreign Relations

In addition to the usual number of Foreign

Relations, three thousand copies of each shall

be printed: one thousand for the Senate and

two thousand for the House of Representatives.

(Pub. L. 90-620, Oct. 22, 1968, 82 Stat. 1268.)

HISTORICAL AND REVISION NOTES

Based on 44 U.S. Code, 1964 ed., $ 250 (Jan. 12, 1895,

ch. 23, §73, 28 Stat. 613).

WRITTEN REQUESTS F O R DOCUMENTS

Pub. L. 94-59, title VIII, § 801, July 25, 1975, 89 Stat.

296, provided in part that: "Hereafter, notwithstanding any other provisions of law, appropriations for the

automatic distribution to Senators and Representatives (including Delegates to Congress and the Resident Commissioner from Puerto Rico) of copies of the

Foreign Relations of the United States, the United

States Treaties and Other International Agreements,

the District of Columbia Code and Supplements, and

more than one bound set of the United States Code

and Supplements shall not be available with respect to

any Senator or Representative unless such Senator or

Representative specifically, in writing, requests that

he receive copies of such documents."

§ 1318. Geological Survey: classes and sizes of publications; report of mineral resources; number of

copies; reprints; distribution

The publications of the Geological Survey

shall consist of the annual report of the Director, which shall be confined to one volume of

royal octavo size; monographs, of quarto size;

professional papers, of quarto size; bulletins, of

ordinary octavo size; watersupply and irrigation

papers, of ordinary octavo size; and maps,

folios, and atlases required by law.

In addition to the usual number of the report

of the Geological Survey, ten thousand copies

shall be printed: two thousand for the Senate,

four thousand for the House of Representatives, four thousand for distribution by the

Geological Survey.

The reports of the Geological Survey, except

the annual report of the Director, shall be published in editions recommended in each case by

the Director and approved by the Secretary of

the Interior, but not to exceed ten thousand

copies.

When the edition of a report of the Survey is

exhausted, and the demand for it continues,

there may be published, on the requisition of

the Secretary of the Interior, as many additional copies of the report as the Director of the

Survey states will, in his judgment, be necessary to meet the demand.

The report of the mineral resources of the

United States shall be published in two octavo

volumes and as a distinct publication, the

number of copies, printing of separate chapters,

and mode of distribution of which shall be the

same as of the annual report.

Three thousand copies of the monographs

and bulletins of the Geological Survey shall be

published.

The bulletins and professional papers shall be

distributed gratuitously and of the number

published one thousand copies shall be delivered to the Senate and two thousand copies to

the House of Representatives, for distribution.

The Director of the Geological Survey shall

transmit to the Library of Congress two copies

of every report of the bureau as soon as the

first delivery to the Survey is made, in addition

to those received by the Library of Congress

under any other law.

(Pub. L. 90-620, Oct. 22, 1968, 82 Stat. 1268.)

HISTORICAL AND REVISION NOTES

Based on 44 U.S. Code, 1964 ed., 5 260 (Jan. 12, 1895,

ch. 23, § 73, 28 Stat. 614: Mar. 2, 1895, ch. 189, §1.28

Stat. 960: June 11, 1896, ch. 420, § 1, 29 Stat. 453; June

4. 1897, ch. 2, § 1, 30 Stat. 61; Mar. 2, 1901, No. 17, 31

Stat. 1465; May 16, 1902, No. 22, 32 Stat. 741; Mar. 4,

1909, ch. 299, § 1, 35 Stat. 988).

SECTION REFERRED TO IN OTHER SECTIONS

This section is referred to in title 43 section 41.

§ 1319. Geological Survey: specific appropriations required for monographs and bulletins

The scientific reports known as the monographs and bulletins of the Geological Survey

may not be published until specific and detailed

estimates and specific appropriations based on

these estimates are made for them. Engravings

for the annual reports for monographs and bulletins, or of illustrations, sections, and maps,

may not be made until specific estimates are

submitted and specific appropriations made

based on the estimates.

(Pub. L. 90-620, Oct. 22, 1968, 82 Stat. 1269.)

HISTORICAL AND REVISION NOTES

Based on 44 U.S. Code, 1964 ed., § 261 (Jan. 12, 1895,

ch. 23, § 79, 28 Stat. 621; June 7. 1924, ch. 303, 43 Stat

592).

§ 1320. Geological Survey: distribution of publications

to public libraries

The Director of the Geological Survey shall

distribute to public libraries that have not already received them, copies of sale publications

on hand at the expiration of five years after

date of delivery to the Survey document room,

excepting a reserve number not to exceed two

hundred copies.

(Pub. L. 90-620, Oct. 22, 1968, 82 Stat. 1269.)

HISTORICAL AND REVISION NOTES

Based on 44 U.S. Code, 1964 ed., § 262 (Mar. 3, 1903,

ch. 1007, § 1, 32 Stat. 1146).

§ 1321. Hydrographic Surveys: foreign surveys

Appropriations made for the preparation or

publication of foreign hydrographic surveys

may be applicable only upon approval by the

Secretary of the Navy, after a report from

three competent naval officersthat the original

data for proposed charts justify their publication. The Secretary of the Navy shall order a

board of three naval officers to examine and

report upon the data before he approves an application of moneys to the preparation or publication of charts or hydrographic surveys.

(Pub. L. 90-620, Oct. 22, 1968, 82 Stat. 1269.)

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HISTORICAL AND REVISION NOTES

Based on 44 U.S. Code, 1964 ed., $ 265 (R.S. $ 3686;

Jan. 12,1895, ch. 23, $ 78, 28 Stat. 621).

51322. Immigration and Naturalization Service:

report

The number of copies, not to exceed five

thousand, to be printed of the annual reports

of the Immigration and Naturalization Service

of the Department of Justice shall be subject to

the discretion of the Attorney General.

(Pub. L. 90-620, Oct. 22, 1968, 82 Stat. 1269.)

HISTORICAL AND REVISION NOTES

Based on 44 U.S. Code, 1964 ed., $ 266 (Mar. 3, 1905,

No. 33, 33 Stat. 1287; Mar. 4, 1913, ch. 141, $ 3, 37 Stat.

737; Ex. Ord. No. 6166, $ 14, June 10, 1933; 1940 Reorg.

Plan No. V. $ 1, eff. June 14. 1940, 5 P.R. 2223, 54 Stat.

1238).

8 1323. Interstate Commerce Commission: report

In addition to the usual number of the

annual report of the Interstate Commerce

Commission, three thousand copies shall be

printed: one thousand for the Senate, two thousand for the House, and for the use of the Commission that number of the report and other

documents incident to interstate commerce for

distribution by it as it considers expedient.

(Pub. L. 90-620, Oct. 22, 1968, 82 Stat. 1269.)

HISTORICAL AND REVISION NOTES

Based on 44 U.S. Code, 1964 ed., $ 269 (Jan. 12, 1895,

ch. 23, $ 73, 28 Stat. 614).

8 1324. Labor Statistics, Bureau of: bulletins

There shall be printed one edition of fifteen

thousand copies of each issue of the bulletin of

the Bureau of Labor Statistics authorized by

section 5 of Title 29, and extra copies not to

exceed twenty thousand of any single issue,

when in the opinion of the Commissioner of

Labor Statistics the demand for the bulletin

makes an extra edition necessary.

(Pub. L. 90-620, Oct. 22, 1968, 82 Stat. 1269.)

HISTORICAL AND REVISION NOTES

Based on 44 U.S. Code, 1964 ed., § 270 (Mar. 2, 1895,

ch. 177, $ 1. 28 Stat. 805; June 4, 1897, ch. 2, § 1, 30

Stat. 61; June 6. 1900. ch. 791, $ 1, 31 Stat. 644; Mar. 4,

1913, ch. 141, $3, 37 Stat. 737).

8 1325. Labor Statistics, Bureau of: report of Commissioner

In addition to the usual number of the report

of the Commissioner of Labor Statistics,

twenty-five thousand copies shall be printed:

five thousand for the Senate, ten thousand for

the House of Representatives, and ten thousand for distribution by the Commissioner.

(Pub. L. 90-620, Oct. 22, 1968, 82 Stat. 1269.)

HISTORICAL AND REVISION NOTES

Based on 44 U.S. Code, 1964 ed., $ 271 (Jan. 12, 1895,

ch. 23, 8 73. 28 Stat. 614; Mar. 4, 1913, ch. 141, 8 3, 37

Stat. 737).

8 1326. Librarian of Congress: reports

Five thousand copies of the annual and special reports of the Librarian of Congress submitted to Congress, shall be printed and bound

in cloth for the Library of Congress.

(Pub. L. 90-620. Oct. 22, 1968, 82 Stat. 1270.)

HISTORICAL AND REVISION NOTES

Based on 44 U.S. Code, 1964 ed., 8 156 (Feb. 24, 1904,

No. 8, 33 Stat. 583).

8 1327. Mines, Bureau of: publications

The publications of the Bureau of Mines

shall be published in editions recommended by

the Secretary of the Interior, but not to exceed

ten thousand copies for the first edition. When

the edition of a publication of the Bureau of

Mines is exhausted and the demand for it continues, there may be .published, on the requisition of the Secretary of the Interior, as many

additional copies as the Secretary of the Interior considers necessary to meet the demand.

(Pub. L. 90-620, Oct. 22, 1968, 82 Stat. 1270.)

HISTORICAL AND REVISION NOTES

Based on 44 U.S. Code, 1964 ed.. 8 272 (June 25, 1910,

No. 36 88 1. 2. 36 Stat. 883; Ex. Ord. No. 6611, Feb. 22,

1934).

8 1328. Merchant vessels of the United States

Five thousand copies of the annual list of

merchant vessels of the United States may be

printed for distribution by the Coast Guard.

(Pub. L. 90-620, Oct. 22, 1968, 82 Stat. 1270.)

HISTORICAL AND REVISION NOTES

Based on 44 U.S. Code, 1964 ed., 8 249 (Jan. 12, 1895,

ch. 23, 8 73, 28 Stat. 616; Feb. 14, 1903, ch. 552, 8 4. 32

Stat. 826; June 30, 1932, ch. 314, 8 501, 47 Stat. 415;

May 27, 1936, ch. 463, 8 1. 49 Stat. 1380; 1946 Reorg.

Plan No. 3, 88 101-104, eff. July 16, 1946, 11 P.R. 7875,

60 Stat. 1097).

CODIFICATION

The first paragraph of former section 249, act Jan.

12, 1895, ch. 23, sec. 73, 28 Stat. 616, was qmitted as obsolete. Paragraph related to report on Commerce and

Navigation and on Internal Commerce. These reports

were discontinued.

8 1329. Mint: reports of Director

There may be printed, in the discretion of the

Secretary of the Treasury, for distribution by

the Treasury Department, two thousand copies

of the annual report of the Director of the

Mint on the operations of the mint and assay

offices with appendices, and of the annual

report of the Director of the Mint on the production of precious metals.

(Pub. L. 90-620, Oct. 22, 1968, 82 Stat. 1270.)

HISTORICAL AND REVISION NOTES

Based on 44 U.S. Code, 1964 ed., 8 273 (Mar. 4, 1907,

No. 24, 34 Stat. 1424).

8 1330. Monthly Summary Statement of Imports and

Exports

There shall be printed monthly by the Public

Printer thirty-five hundred copies of the

Monthly Summary Statement of Imports and

Exports and other statistical information prepared by the Secretary of Commerce, five hundred for the Senate, one thousand for the

House of Representatives, and two thousand

for the Department of Commerce.

(Pub. LI 90-620, Oct. 22,1968, 82 Stat. 1270.)

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HISTORICAL AND REVISION NOTES

Based on 44 U.S. Code, 1964 ed., $ 298 (Dec. 18, 1895,

No. 1, 29 Stat. 459; Feb. 14, 1903, ch. 552, 8 4, 32 Stat.

826; Aug. 23, 1912, ch. 350, $1. 37 Stat. 407; 1950

Reorg. Plan No. 5, §§ 1, 2, eff. May 24, 1950, 15 F.R.

3174, 64 Stat. 1263).

$ 1331. National Academy of Sciences: report

In addition to the usual number of the report

of the National Academy of Sciences, two thousand copies shall be printed: five hundred for

the Senate, one thousand for the House of Representatives, and five hundred for distribution

by the National Academy of Sciences.

(Pub. L. 90-620, Oct. 22, 1968, 82 Stat. 1270.)

HISTORICAL AND REVISION NOTES

Based on 44 U.S. Code, 1964 ed., 5 275 (Jan. J 2, 1895,

ch. 23, § 73, 28 Stat. 616).

§ 1332. National encampments of Veterans' organizations; proceedings printed annually for Congress

The proceedings of the national encampments of the United Spanish War Veterans, the

Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States,

the American Legion, the Military Order of the

Purple Heart, the Veterans of World War I of

the United States of America, Incorporated, the

Disabled American Veterans, and the AMVETS

(American Veterans of World War II), respectively, shall be printed annually, with accompanying illustrations, as separate House documents of the session of the Congress to which

they may be submitted.

(Pub. L. 90-620, Oct. 22, 1968, 82 Stat. 1270.)

HISTORICAL AND REVISION NOTES

Based on 44 U.S. Code, 1964 ed., $ 275b (Mar. 2, 1931,

ch. 378, §1. 46 Stat. 1481; Sept. 18, 1941, ch. 411, 55

Stat. 686; July 15, 1942, ch. 505, 8 1, 56 Stat. 659; Aug.

27, 1963, Pub. L. 88-105, § 1, 77 Stat. 130; Dec. 21. 1963,

Pub. L. 88-224, 77 Stat. 469).

SECTION REFERRED TO IN OTHER SECTIONS

This section is referred to in title 36 section 1103.

§ 1333. National high school and college debate topics

(a) The Librarian of Congress shall prepare

compilations of pertinent excerpts, bibliographical references, and other appropriate materials

relating to:

(1) the subject selected annually by the National University Extension Association as

the national high school debate topic and

(2) the subject selected annually by the

American Speech Association as the national

college debate topic.

In preparing the compilations the Librarian

shall include materials which in his judgment

are representative of, and give equal emphasis

to, the opposing points of view on the respective topics.

(b) The compilations on the high school

debate topics shall be printed as Senate documents and the compilations on the college

debate topics shall be printed as House of Representatives documents, the cost of which shall

be charged to the congressional allotment for

printing and binding. Additional copies may be

printed in the quantities and distributed in the

manner the Joint Committee on Printing directs.

(Pub. L. 90-620, Oct. 22, 1968, 82 Stat. 1270.)

HISTORICAL AND REVISION NOTES

Based on 44 U.S. Code. 1964 ed., Supp. Ill, $170

[§ 276a] (Dec. 30, 1963, Pub. L. 88-246, $5 1, 2, 77 Stat.

802).

§ 1334. Naval Intelligence Office: additional copies of

publications

In addition to one thousand copies previously

authorized, the Secretary of the Navy may

print extra copies of the publications of the

Office of Naval Intelligence necessary for distribution to the naval service and to meet other

official demands. The edition of any one publication may not exceed two thousand copies.

(Pub. L. 90-620, Oct. 22, 1968, 82 Stat. 1271.)

HISTORICAL AND REVISION NOTES

Based on 44 U.S. Code, 1964 ed., 8 278 (Mar. 21, 1900,

No. 14, 31 Stat. 713).

§ 1335. Naval Observatory Observations

In addition to the usual number of the Observations of the Naval Observatory, one thousand

eight hundred copies shall be printed: three

hundred for the Senate, seven hundred for the

House of Representatives, and eight hundred

for distribution by the Naval Observatory, and

of the astronomical appendixes to the Observations, one thousand two hundred separate

copies, and of the meteorological and magnetic

observations one thousand separate copies, for

distribution by the Naval Observatory.

(Pub. L. 90-620, Oct. 22, 1968, 82 Stat. 1271.)

HISTORICAL AND REVISION NOTES

Based on 44 U.S. Code, 1964 ed., 8 279 (Jan. 12, 1895,

ch. 23,873, 28 Stat. 613).

§ 1336. Naval Oceanographic Office: special publications

The Secretary of the Navy may-authorize the

printing of notices to mariners, light lists, sailing directions, bulletins, and other special publications of the United States Naval Oceanographic Office in editions the interests of the Government and of the public may require.

(Pub. L. 90-620, Oct. 22, 1968, 82 Stat. 1271.)

HISTORICAL AND REVISION NOTES

Based on 44 U.S. Code, 1964 ed., 8 213 (Jan. 12, 1895,

ch. 23, 889, 28 Stat. 622; Mar. 13, 1896, No. 23, 29 Stat.

466; Mar. 3, 1925, ch. 421, 8 4, 43, Stat. 1106; July 10.

1962, Pub. L. 87-533, 85 1. 2. 76 Stat. 154).

This section incorporates only part of the third sentence, second paragraph of former section 213. The

balance will be found in sections 1102, 1116, 1302, 1308,

1309, 1310, of the revision.

TRANSFER OF FUNCTIONS

Functions assigned to the Secretary of the Navy and

the Naval Oceanographic Office by sections 7391,

7392, 7393, and 7394 of this title were transferred, pursuant to authority contained In section 125 of this

title, to the Secretary of Defense by Department of

Defense Reorganization Order of March 28, 1972. The

Defense Mapping Agency, which became operational

on July 1, 1972, has been delegated authority by the

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Secretary of Defense to carry out the responsibilities

assigned under this section.

$ 1337. Patent Office: publications authorized to be

printed

The Commissioner of Patents, upon the requisition of the Secretary of Commerce may

cause to be printed:

1 . PATENTS ISSUED.—The patents for inventions and designs issued by the Patent Office,

including grants, specifications, and drawings,

together with copies of them, and of patents already issued, in the number needed for the

business of the office.

2. TRADE-MARKS AND LABELS.—The certificates

of trade marks and labels registered in the

Patent Office, including descriptions and drawings, together with copies of them, and of

trade-marks and labels previously registered, in

the numbers needed for the business of the

office.

3. OFFICIAL GAZETTE.—The Official Gazette of

the United States Patent Office in numbers

sufficient to supply all who subscribe for it at

$5 a year; also for exchange for other scientific

publications desirable for the use of the Patent

Office; also to supply one copy to each Senator

and Representative in Congress; with one hundred additional copies, together with weekly,

monthly, and annual indexes. The "usual

number" of the Official Gazette may not be

printed.

4 . REPOR T OF COMMISSIONER OF PATENTS .—Th e

annual report of the Commissioner of Patents,

not exceeding five hundred in number, for distribution by him; the annual report of the

Commissioner of Patents to Congress, without

the list of patents, not exceeding one thousand

five hundred in number, for distribution by

him; and the annual report of the Commissioner of Patents to Congress, with the list of patents, five hundred copies for sale by him, if

needed, and in addition the "usual number"

only shall be printed.

5 . RULE S OF PRACTICE, LAWS, ETC.—Pamphlet

copies of the rules of practice, and of the

patent laws, and pamphlet copies of the laws

and rules relating to trade-marks and labels,

and circulars relating to the business of the

office, all in numbers as needed for the business

of the office. The "usual number" may not be

printed.

6 . DECISION S OF COMMISSIONER AND COURTS.—

Annual volumes of the decisions of the Commissioner of Patents and of the United States

courts in patent cases, not exceeding one thousand five hundred in number, of which the

usual number shall be printed, and for this purpose a copy of each shall be transmitted to

Congress promptly when prepared.

7. INDEXES.—Indexes to patents relating to

electricity, and indexes to foreign patents, in

the numbers needed for the business of the

office. The "usual number" may not be printed.

(Pub. L. 90-620, Oct. 22, 1968, 82 Stat. 1271.)

HISTORICAL AND REVISION NOTES

Based on 44 US. Code, 1964 ed., $ 283 (Jan. 12, 1895,

ch. 23, $ 73, 28 Stat. 619, 620; Feb. 14. 1903, ch. 552,

K 4, 12. 32 Stat. 826, 830; Aug. 24. 1912, ch. 355, {1. 37

Stat. 481; Feb. 18, 1922, ch. 58, $ 4, 42 Stat. 391; June 7,

1924, ch. 303, $1,43 Stat. 592).

CHANGE o r NAME

"Patent Office" and "Commissioner of Patents" redesignated "Patent and Trademark Office" and "Commissioner of Patents and Trademarks", respectively,

by section 3 of Pub. L. 93-596, Jan. 2, 1975, 88 Stat.

1949, set out as a note under section 1 of Title 35, Patents.

CROSS REFERENCES

Commissioner of Patents and Trademarks, annual

report to Congress, see section 14 of Title 35, Patents.

Copies of patents for public libraries, see section 13

of Title 35.

Copyright Office, see section 701 et seq. of Title 17,

Copyrights.

Patent and Trademark Office publications, see section 11 of Title 35, Patents.

§ 1338. Patent Office: limitations and conditions concerning printing and lithographing

Printing for the Patent Office making use of

lithography or photo-lithography, together

with the plates, shall be contracted for and performed under the direction of the Commissioner of Patents, under limitations and conditions

prescribed by the Joint Committee on Printing,

and other printing for the Patent Office shall

be done by the Public Printer under limitations

and conditions prescribed by the Joint Committee on Printing. The entire work may be done

at the Government Printing Office when in the

judgment of the Joint Committee on Printing it

is to the interest of the Government.

(Pub. L. 90-620, Oct. 22, 1968, 82 Stat. 1272.)

HISTORICAL AND REVISION NOTES

Based on 44 U.S. Code, 1964 ed., } 284 (Jan. 12, 1895,

ch. 23, $ 73, 28 Stat. 620).

CHANGE OF NAME

"Patent Office" and "Commissioner of Patents" redesignated "Patent and Trademark Office" and "Commissioner of Patents and Trademarks", respectively,

by section 3 of Pub. L. 93-596, Jan. 2, 1975, 88 Stat.

1949, set out as a note under section 1 of Title 35, Patents.

CROSS REFERENCES

Executive and judiciary printing and binding, restrictions on use of illustrations, see section 1104 of

this title.

Government printing, binding, and blank-book work

to be done at Government Printing Office, see section

501 of this title.

8 1339. Printing of the President's Message

The message of the President without the accompanying documents and reports shall be

printed in pamphlet form, immediately upon its

receipt by Congress. In addition to the usual

number, fifteen thousand copies shall be printed, of which five thousand shall be for the

Senate, and ten thousand for the House of Representatives.

In addition to the usual number of the President's message and accompanying documents,

there shall be printed one thousand copies for

the Senate and two thousand for the House of

Representatives. The President's message shall

be delivered by the printer to the appropriate

officers of each House of Congress on or before

the third Wednesday next after the meeting of

Congress, or as soon after as may be practicable.

(Pub. L. 90-620, Oct. 22, 1968, 82 Stat. 1272.)

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HISTORICAL AND REVISION NOTES

Based on 44 U.S. Code, 1964 ed., 5 285 (R.S. 8 3810;

Jan. 12, 1895, ch. 23, 5 73, 28 Stat. 615).

§ 1340. Public Printer annual report

In addition to the usual number of the

annual report of the Public Printer, one thousand copies shall be printed to be distributed

under his direction.

(Pub. L. 90-620, Oct. 22, 1968, 82 Stat. 1272.)

HISTORICAL AND REVISION NOTES

Based on 44 U.S. Code, 1964 ed., 5 288 (Jan. 12. 1895,

ch. 23, § 73, 28 Stat. 618).

§ 1341. Smithsonian Institution: report

In addition to the usual number of the report

of the Smithsonian Institution ten thousand

copies shall be printed: one thousand for the

Senate, two thousand for the House of Representatives, five thousand for distribution by the

Smithsonian Institution, and two thousand for

distribution by the National Museum.

(Pub. L. 90-620, Oct. 22, 1968, 82 Stat. 1272.)

HISTORICAL AND REVISION NOTES

Based on 44 U.S. Code. 1964 ed., § 289 (Jan. 12, 1895,

ch. 23, § 73, 28 Stat. 616).

§ 1342. Soil area surveys: reports; congressional allotments

As soon as the manuscript can be prepared

with the necessary maps and illustrations to accompany it, a report on each soil area surveyed

by the Secretary of Agriculture shall be printed

in the form of advance sheets bound in paper

covers, of which not more than two hundred

and fifty copies shall be for the use of each

Senator from the State and not more than one

thousand copies for the use of each Representative for the congressional district or districts

in which a survey is made, the actual number to

be determined on inquiry by the Secretary of

Agriculture made to the Senators and Representatives, and as many copies for the use of

the Department of Agriculture as in the judgment of the Secretary of Agriculture are necessary. The Superintendent of Documents shall

hold the total congressional and department

edition for two years and distribute within

these limitations according to the requests of

the Senators, Representatives, or department,

and at the expiration of the two-year period

turn over to the Department of Agriculture the

residue of the edition.

(Pub. L. 90-620, Oct. 22, 1968, 82 Stat. 1272.)

HISTORICAL AND REVISION NOTES

Based on 44 U.S. Code, 1964 ed., 5 290 (Feb. 23, 1901,

No. 8, 31 Stat. 1462; June 3, 1902, ch. 985, 32 Stat. 303;

Mar. 14. 1904, No. 9, 33 Stat. 583; July 7, 1932, ch. 443,

§ 1. 47 Stat. 612).

§ 1343. Statistical Abstract of the United States

In addition to the usual number of the Statistical Abstract of the United States, twelve thousand copies shall be printed: three thousand for

the Senate, six thousand for the House of Representatives, and three thousand for distribution by the Secretary of Commerce.

(Pub. L. 90-620, Oct. 22, 1968, 82 Stat. 1273.)

HISTORICAL AND REVISION NOTES

Based on 44 U.S. Code. 1964 ed., 8 291 (Jan. 12, 1895,

ch. 23, 8 73, 28 Stat. 616; Aug. 23, 1912, ch. 350, 81. 37

Stat. 407; 1950 Reorg. Plan No. 5, 88 1. 2. eft. May 24,

1950, 15 P.R. 3174, 64 Stat. 1263).

§ 1344. Treasury Department: reports

In addition to the usual number of the finance report of the Secretary of the Treasury,

one thousand copies for the Senate and two

thousand for the House of Representatives

shall be printed in addition to those published

as part of the departmental report.

In addition to the usual number of the

annual report of the Comptroller of the Currency, thirteen thousand copies shall be printed: one thousand for the Senate, two thousand

for the House of Representatives, and ten thousand for distribution by the Comptroller of the

Currency.

(Pub. L. 90-620, Oct. 22, 1968, 82 Stat. 1273.)

HISTORICAL AND REVISION NOTES

Based on 44 U.S. Code, 1964 ed., 8 295 (Jan. 12, 1895,

ch. 23, 8 73, 28 Stat. 616; Mar. 4, 1907, No. 25, 34 Stat.

1425).

CHAPTER 15—FEDERAL REGISTER AND CODE

OF FEDERAL REGULATIONS

Sec.

1501. Definitions.

1502. Custody and printing of Federal documents; appointment of Director.

1503. Filing documents with Office; notation of time;

public Inspection; transmission for printing.

1504. "Federal Register"; printing; contents; distribution; price.

1505. Documents to be published in Federal Register.

(a) Proclamations and Executive Orders:

documents having general applicability and legal effect; documents required to be published by Congress.

(b) Documents authorized to be published

by regulations; comments and news

items excluded.

(c) Suspension of requirements for filing of

documents; alternate systems for promulgating, filing, or publishing documents; preservation of originals.

1506. Administrative Committee of the Federal Register; establishment and composition; powers

and duties.

1507. Filing document as constructive notice; publication in Federal Register as presumption of validity; judicial notice; citation.

1508. Publication in Federal Register as notice of

hearing.

1509. Cost of publication; appropriations authorized;

penalty mail privilege.

1510. Code of Federal Regulations.

1511. International agreements excluded from provisions of chapter.

FEDERAL RECORDS MANAGEMENT PROVISIONS WITHOU T

EFFECT ON CHAPTER

Authority and responsibilities under chapter not

limited or repealed by Federal Records Management

Amendments of 1976, see section 5(b) of Pub. L. 94-

575, Oct. 21, 1976, 90 Stat. 2727, set out as a note

under section 2901 of this title.

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CHAPTER REFERRED TO IN OTHER SECTIONS

This chapter Is referred to In title 16 sections 77sss,

80*48.

6 1501. Definitions

As used In this chapter, unless the context

otherwise requires—

"document" means a Presidential proclamation or Executive order and an order, regulation, rule, certificate, code of fair competition,

license, notice, or similar instrument, issued,

prescribed, or promulgated by a Federal

agency;

"Federal agency" or "agency" means the

President of the United States, or an executive department, independent board, establishment, bureau, agency, institution, commission, or separate office of the administrative

branch of the Government of the United

States but not the legislative or judicial

branches of the Government;

"person" means an individual, partnership,

association, or corporation.

(Pub. L. 90-620, Oct. 22, 1968, 82 Stat. 1273.)

HISTORICAL AND REVISION NOTES

Based on 44 U.S. Code, 1964 ed„ $ 304 (July 26, 1935,

ch. 417, $4, 49 Stat. 501).

8 1502. Custody and printing of Federal documents;

appointment of Director

The Administrator of General Services,

acting through the Office of the Federal Register, is charged with the custody and, together

with the Public Printer, with the prompt and

uniform printing and distribution of the documents required or authorized to be published

by section 1505 of this title. There shall be at

the head of the Office a director, appointed by,

and who shall act under the general direction

of, the Administrator of General Services in

carrying out this chapter and the regulations

prescribed under it.

(Pub. L. 90-620, Oct. 22, 1968, 82 Stat. 1273.)

HISTORICAL AND REVISION NOTES

Based on 44 U.S. Code, 1964 ed„ $ 301 (July 26, 1935,

ch. 417, $ 1, 49 Stat. 500; 1939 Reorg. Plan No. II, $ 202,

eff. July 1, 1939, 4 P R. 2732. 53 Stat. 1435; June 30,

1649, ch. 288, title I, $ 104(a), 63 Stat. 381).

81503. Filing documents with Office; notation of

time; public inspection; transmission for printing

The original and two duplicate originals or

certified copies of a document required or authorized to be published by section 1505 of this

title shall be filed with the Office of the Federal Register, which shall be open for that purpose during all hours of the working days when

the National Archives Building is open for official business. The Administrator of General

Services shall cause to be noted on the original

and duplicate originals or certified copies of

each document the day and hour of filing.

When the original is issued, prescribed, or promulgated outside the District of Columbia, and

certified copies are filed before the filing of the

original, the notation shall be of the day and

hour of filing of the certified copies. Upon

filing, at least one copy shall be immediately

available for public inspection in the Office.

The original shall be retained in the archives of

the National Archives of the United States and

shall be available for inspection under regulations prescribed by the Administrator. The

Office shall transmit immediately to the Government Printing Office for printing, as provided by this chapter, one duplicate original or

certified copy of each document required or authorized to be published by section 1505 of this

title. Every Federal agency shall cause to be

transmitted for filing the original and the duplicate originals or certified copies of all such

documents issued, prescribed, or promulgated

by the agency.

(Pub. L. 90-620, Oct. 22, 1968, 82 Stat. 1274.)

HISTORICAL AND REVISION NOTES

Based on 44 U.S. Code, 1964 ed„ $ 302 (July 26. 1935,

ch. 417, § 2, 49 Stat. 500; June 30, 1949, ch. 288, title I,

$ 104(a), 63 Stat. 381).

SECTION REFERRED TO IN OTHER SECTIONS

This section Is referred to in sections 1504, 1506,

1507 of this title.

8 1504. "Federal Register"; printing; contents; distribution; price

Documents required or authorized to be published by section 1505 of this title shall be

printed and distributed immediately by the

Government Printing Office in a serial publication designated the "Federal Register." The

Public Printer shall make available the facilities of the Government Printing Office for the

prompt printing and distribution of the Federal

Register in the manner and at the times required by this chapter and the regulations prescribed under it. The contents of the daily

issues shall be indexed and shall comprise all

documents, required or authorized to be published. filed with the Office of the Federal Register up to the time of the day immediately preceding the day of distribution fixed by regulations under this chapter. There shall be printed

with each document a copy of the notation, required to be made by section 1503 of this title,

of the day and hour when, upon filing with the

Office, the document was made available for

public inspection. Distribution shall be made by

delivery or by deposit at a post office at a time

in the morning of the day of distribution fixed

by regulations prescribed under this chapter.

The prices to be charged for the Federal Register may be fixed by the Administrative Committee of the Federal Register established by

section 1506 of this title without reference to

the restrictions placed upon and fixed for the

sale of Government publications by sections

1705 and 1708 of this title.

(Pub. L. 90-620, Oct. 22, 1968, 82 Stat. 1274.)

HISTORICAL AND REVISION NOTES

Based on 44 U.S. Code, 1964, ed„ $ 303 (July 26, 1935,

ch. 417, $ 3, 49 Stat. 500).

8 1505. Documents to be published in Federal Register

(a) Proclamations and Executive Orders; documents

having general applicability and legal effect; documents required to be published by Congress

There shall be published in the Federal Register—

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(1) Presidential proclamations and Executive orders, except those not having general

applicability and legal effect or effective only

against Federal agencies or persons in their

capacity as officers, agents, or employees

thereof;

(2) documents or classes of documents that

the President may determine from time to

time have general applicability and legal

effect; and

(3) documents or classes of documents that

may be required so to be published by Act of

Congress.

For the purposes of this chapter every document or order which prescribes a penalty has

general applicability and legal effect.

(b) Documents authorized to be published by regulations; comments and news items excluded

In addition to the foregoing there shall also

be published in the Federal Register other documents or classes of documents authorized to

be published by regulations prescribed under

this chapter with the approval of the President,

but comments or news items of any character

may not be published in the Federal Register.

(c) Suspension of requirements for filing of documents; alternate systems for promulgating, filing,

or publishing documents; preservation of originals

In the event of an attack or threatened

attack upon the continental United States and

a determination by the President that as a

result of an attack or threatened attack—

(1) publication of the Federal Register or

filing of documents with the Office of the

Federal Register is impracticable, or

(2) under existing conditions publication in

the Federal Register would not serve to give

appropriate notice to the public of the contents of documents, the President may, without regard to any other provision of law, suspend all or part of the requirements of law or

regulation for filing with the Office or publication in the Federal Register of documents

or classes of documents.

The suspensions shall remain in effect until

revoked by the President, or by concurrent resolution of the Congress. The President shall establish alternate systems for promulgating,

filing, or publishing documents or classes of

documents affected by such suspensions, including requirements relating to their effectiveness or validity, that may be considered under

the then existing circumstances practicable to

provide public notice of the issuance and of the

contents of the documents. The alternate systems may, without limitation, provide for the

use of regional or specialized publications or depositories for documents, or of the press, the

radio, or similar mediums of general communication. Compliance with alternate systems of

filing or publication shall have the same effect

as filing with the Office or publication in the

Federal Register under this chapter or other

law or regulation. With respect to documents

promulgated under alternate systems, each

agency shall preserve the original and two duplicate originals or two certified copies for

filing with the Office when the President determines that it is practicable.

(Pub. L. 90-620, Oct. 22, 1968, 82 Stat. 1274.)

HISTORICAL AND REVISION NOTES

Based on 44 U.S. Code, 1964, ed.. § 305 (July 26. 1935,

ch. 417, § 5, 49 Stat. 501; June 25, 1956, ch. 444, 70 Stat.

337).

Ex. ORB. No. 11030. PREPARATION, PRESENTATION,

PILING, AND PUBLICATION o r EXECUTIVE ORDERS AND

PROCLAMATIONS

Ex. Ord. No. 11030, June 19, 1962, 27 P R. 5847. as

amended by Ex. Ord 11354, May 23, 1967, 32 P R.

7695, provided:

By virtue of the authority vested In me by the Federal Register Act (49 Stat. 500, as amended; 44 U.S.C.

301 et seq.) [now this chapter], and as President of the

United States, I hereby prescribe the following regulations governing the preparation, presentation, filing,

and publication of Executive orders and proclamations:

SECTION 1. Form. Proposed Executive orders and

proclamations shall be prepared In accordance with

the following requirements:

(a) The order or proclamation shall be given a suitable title.

(b) The order or proclamation shall contain a citation of the authority under which it is issued.

(c) Punctuation, capitalization, spelling, and other

matters of style shall, in general, conform to the most

recent edition of the Style Manual of the United

States Government Printing Office.

(d) The spelling of geographic names shall conform

to the decisions of the Board on Geographic Names,

established by Section 2 of the Act of July 25, 1947, 61

Stat. 456 (43 U.S.C. 364a).

(e) Descriptions of tracts of land shall conform, so

far as practicable, to the most recent edition of the

"Specifications for Descriptions of Tracts of Land for

Use in Executive Orders and Proclamations," prepared

by the Bureau of Land Management, Department of

the Interior.

(f) Proposed Executive orders and proclamations

shall be typewritten on paper approximately 8 x 13

inches, shall have a left-hand margin of approximately 1V4 inches and a right-hand margin of approximately 1 inch, and shall be double-spaced, except that quotations, tabulations, and descriptions of land may be

single-spaced.

(g) Proclamations issued by the President shall conclude with the following described recitation—

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my

hand this day of , in the

year of our lord , and of the Independence of the United States of America, the

SEC. 2. Routing and approval of drafta. (a) A proposed Executive order or proclamation shall first be

submitted, with seven copies thereof, to the Director

of the Bureau of the Budget [now Director of the

Office of Management and Budget], together with a

letter, signed by the head or other properly authorized officer of the originating Federal agency, explaining the nature, purpose, background, and effect of the

proposed Executive order or proclamation and its relationship, if any, to pertinent laws and other Executive

orders or proclamations.

(b) If the Director of the Bureau of the Budget [now

Director of the Office of Management and Budget]

approves the proposed Executive order or proclamation, he shall transmit it to the Attorney General for

his consideration as to both form and legality.

(c) If the Attorney General approves the proposed

Executive order or proclamation, he shall transmit it

to the Director of the Office of the Federal Register,

National Archives and Records Service, General Services Administration: Provided, that in cases involving

sufficient urgency the Attorney General may transmit

it directly to the President; and provided further, that

the authority vested in the Attorney General by this

section may be delegated by him, in whole or in part,

to the Deputy Attorney General, Solicitor General, or

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to such Assistant Attorney General as he may designate.

(d) After determining that the proposed Executive

order or proclamation conforms to the requirements

of Section 1 of this order and is free from typographical or clerical errors, the Director of the Office of the

Federal Register shall transmit it and three copies

thereof to the President.

(e) If the proposed Executive order or proclamation

is disapproved by the Director of the Bureau of the

Budget [now Director of the Office of Management

and Budget] or by the Attorney General, it shall not

thereafter be presented to the President unless it Is

accompanied by a statement of the reasons for such

disapproval.

Sec. 3. Routing and certification of originals and

copies, (a) If the order or proclamation is signed by

the President, the original and two copies thereof

shall be forwarded to the Director of the Office of the

Federal Register for publication in the FEDERAL REGISTER.

(b) The Office of the Federal Register shall cause to

be placed upon the copies of all Executive orders and

proclamations forwarded as provided in subsection (a)

of this section the following notation, to be signed by

the Director or by some person authorized by him to

sign such notation: "Certified to be a true copy of the

original."

SEC. 4. Proclamations calling for the observance of

special days or events. Except as may be otherwise

provided by law, responsibility for the preparation and

presentation of proposed proclamations calling for the

observance of special days, or other periods of time, or

events shall be assigned by the Director of the Bureau

of the Budget [now Director of the Office of Management and Budget] to such agencies as he may consider

appropriate. Such proposed proclamations shall be

submitted to the Director at least sixty days before

the date of the specified observance.

SEC. 5. Proclamations of treaties excluded Consonant with the provisions of section 12 of the Federal

Register Act (49 Stat. 503; 44 U.S.C. 312) [now section

1511 of this title], nothing in this order shall be construed to apply to treaties, conventions, protocols, or

other international agreeements, or proclamations

thereof by the President.

SEC. 6. Definition. The term "Presidential proclamations and Executive orders," as used in Section 5(a) of

the Federal Register Act (44 U.S.C. 305(a)) [now

subsec. (a) of this section], shall, except as the President or his representative may hereafter otherwise

direct, be deemed to include such attachments thereto

as are referred to in the respective proclamations or

orders.

SEC. 7. Prior order. Upon its publication in the FEDERAL REGISTER, this order shall supersede Executive

Order No. 10006 of October 9, 1948.

The regulations prescribed by this order shall be

codified under Title 1 of the Code of Federal Regulations.

JOHN F . KENNEDY.

SECTION REFERRED TO IN OTHER SECTIONS

This section is referred to In sections 1502-1504,

1506, 1507 of this title.

5 1506. Administrative Committee of the Federal Register, establishment and composition; powers and

duties

The Administrative Committee of the Federal

Register shall consist of the Archivist of the

United States or Acting Archivist, who shall be

chairman, an officer of the Department of Justice designated by the Attorney General, and

the Public Printer or Acting Public Printer.

The Director of the Federal Register shall act

as secretary of the committee. The authority of

the Administrator of General Services, under

section 754 of title 40, to regroup, transfer, and

distribute functions within the General Services Administration, does not extend to the

Committee or its functions. The committee

shall prescribe, with the approval of the President, regulations for carrying out this chapter.

The regulations shall provide, among other

things—

(1) the manner of certification of copies required to be certified under section 1503 of

this title, which certification may be permitted to be based upon confirmed communications from outside the District of Columbia;

(2) the documents which shall be authorized under section 1505(b) of this title to be

published in the Federal Register;

(3) the manner and form in which the Federal Register shall be printed, reprinted, and

compiled, indexed, bound, and distributed;

(4) the number of copies of the Federal

Register, which shall be printed, reprinted,

and compiled, the number which shall be distributed without charge to Members of Congress, officers and employees, of the United

States, or Federal agency, for official use, and

the number which shall be available for distribution to the public; and

(5) the prices to be charged for individual

copies of, and subscriptions to, the Federal

Register and reprints and bound volumes of

it.

(Pub. L. 90-620, Oct. 22, 1968, 82 Stat. 1275.)

HISTORICAL AND REVISION NOTES

Based on 44 U.S. Code, 1964 ed„ §§306, 391 (part)

(July 26, 1935, ch. 417, § 6, 49 Stat. 501; June 30, 1949,

ch. 288, title I, § 104, 63 Stat. 381).

This section Incorporates only the last sentence

from former section 391(b). The remainder of that section will be found in sections 2102, 2301, 2501, and

2902 of the revision.

DELEGATION o r FUNCTIONS

For delegations of functions vested in the President

by section 6 of the Federal Register Act [now this section], to the Attorney General and Administrator of

Genera] Services, see section 6(b) of Ex. Ord. No.

10530, May 11, 1954, 19 F.R. 2709, set out as a note

under section 301 of Title 3, The President.

SECTION REFERRED TO IN OTHER SECTIONS

This section is referred to in section 1504 of this

title.

§ 1507. Filing document as constructive notice; publication in Federal Register as presumption of validity; judicial notice; citation

A document required by section 1505(a) of

this title to be published in the Federal Register is not valid as against a person who has not

had actual knowledge of it until the duplicate

originals or certified copies of the document

have been filed with the Office of the Federal

Register and a copy made available for public

inspection as provided by section 1503 of this

title. Unless otherwise specifically provided by

statute, filing of a document, required or authorized to be published by section 1505 of this

title, except in cases where notice by publication is insufficient in law, is sufficient to give

notice of the contents of the document to a

person subject to or affected by it. The publication in the Federal Register of a document creates a>rdbuttable presumption—

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(1) that it was duly issued, prescribed, or

promulgated;

(2) that it was filed with the Office of the

Federal Register and made available for

public inspection at the day and hour stated

in the printed notation;

(3) that the copy contained in the Federal

Register is a true copy of the original; and

(4) that all requirements of this chapter

and the regulations prescribed under it relative to the document have been complied

with.

The contents of the Federal Register shall be

judicially noticed and without prejudice to any

other mode of citation, may be cited by volume

and page number.

(Pub. L. 90-620, Oct. 22, 1968, 82 Stat. 1276.)

HISTORICAL AND REVISION NOTES

Based on 44 U.S. Code, 1964 ed„ § 307 (July 26, 1935,

ch. 417, § 7, 49 Stat. 502).

§ 1508. Publication in Federal Register as notice of

hearing

A notice of hearing or of opportunity to be

heard, required or authorized to be given by an

Act of Congress, or which may otherwise properly be given, shall be deemed to have been

given to all persons residing within the States

of the Union and the District of Columbia,

except in cases where notice by publication is

insufficient in law, when the notice is published

in the Federal Register at such a time that the

period between the publication and the date

fixed in the notice for the hearing or for the

termination of the opportunity to be heard is—

(1) not less than the time specifically prescribed for the publication of the notice by

the appropriate Act of Congress; or

(2) not less than fifteen days when time for

publication is not specifically prescribed by

the Act, without prejudice, however, to the

effectiveness of a notice of less than fifteen

days where the shorter period is reasonable.

(Pub. L. 90-620, Oct. 22, 1968, 82 Stat. 1276.)

HISTORICAL AND REVISION NOTES

Based on 44 U.S. Code, 1964 ed., § 308 (July 26, 1935,

ch. 417, § 8, 49 Stat. 502; June 25, 1959, Pub. L. 86-70,

§ 34, 73 Stat. 149; July 12, 1960, Pub. L. 86-624, § 33, 74

Stat. 421).

§ 1509. Cost of publication; appropriations authorized; penalty mail privilege

Payments made for the Federal Register

shall be covered into the Treasury as miscellaneous receipts. The cost of printing, reprinting,

wrapping, binding, and distributing the Federal

Register and other expenses incurred by the

Government Printing Office in carrying out the

duties placed upon it by this chapter shall be

borne by the appropriations to the Government

Printing Office and the appropriations are

made available, and are authorized to be increased by additional sums necessary for the

purposes, the increases to be based upon estimates submitted by the Public Printer.

Copies of the Federal Register mailed by the

Government are entitled to the free use of the

United States mails in the same manner as the

official mail of the executive departments of

the Government. The cost of mailing the Federal Register to officers and employees of Federal agencies in foreign countries shall be borne

by the respective agencies.

(Pub. L. 90-620, Oct. 22, 1968, 82 Stat. 1277.)

HISTORICAL AND REVISION NOTES

Based on 44 U.S. Code. 1964 ed., $ 309 (July 26, 1935,

ch. 417, $9, 49 Stat. 502).

A reference to section 10 of Act June 19, 1934 is deleted because of the repeal of that section by Act June

30, 1949.

§ 1510. Code of Federal Regulations

(a) The Administrative Committee of the

Federal Register, with the approval of the

President, may require, from time to time as it

considers necessary, the preparation and publication in special or supplemental editions of

the Federal Register of complete codifications

of the documents of each agency of the Government having general applicability and legal

effect, issued or promulgated by the agency by

publication in the Federal Register or by filing

with the Administrative Committee, and are

relied upon by the agency as authority for, or

are invoked or used by it in the discharge of. its

activities or functions, and are in effect as to

facts arising on or after dates specified by the

Administrative Committee.

(b) A codification published under subsection

(a) of this section shall be printed and bound in

permanent form and shall be designated as the

"Code of Federal Regulations." The Administrative Committee shall regulate the binding of

the printed codifications into separate books

with a view to practical usefulness and economical manufacture. Each book shall contain

an explanation of its coverage and other aids to

users that the Administrative Committee may

require. A general index to the entire Code of

Federal Regulations shall be separately printed

and bound.

(c) The Administrative Committee shall regulate the supplementation and the collation and

republication of the printed codifications with

a view to keeping the Code of Federal Regulations as current as practicable. Each book shall

be either supplemented or collated and republished at least once each calendar year.

(d) The Office of the Federal Register shall

prepare and publish the codifications, supplements, collations, and indexes authorized by

this section.

(e) The codified documents of the several

agencies published in the supplemental edition

of the Federal Register under this section, as

amended by documents subsequently filed with

the Office and published in the daily issues of

the Federal Register shall be prima facie evidence of the text of the documents and of the

fact that they are in effect on and after the

date of publication.

(f) The Administrative Committee shall prescribe, with the approval of the President, regulations for carrying out this section.

(g) This section does not require codification

of the text of Presidential documents published

and periodically compiled in supplements to

Title 3 of the Code of Federal Regulations.

(Pub. L. 90-620, Oct. 22, 1968, 82 Stat. 1277.)

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HISTORICAL AND REVISION NOTES

Based on 44 U.S. Code, 1964 ed„ $ 311 (July 26, 1935,

ch. 417, $11, 49 Stat. 503; June 19, 1937, ch. 369, 50

Stat. 304: 1939 Reorg. Plan No. II, $ 202, eff. July 1,

1939, 4 P.R. 2732, 53 Stat. 1435; Dec. 10, 1942, ch. 717,

$2, 56 Stat. 1045; June 30, 1949, ch. 288, title I,

$ 104(b), 63 Stat. 381; Aug. 5, 1953, ch. 333, 67 Stat. 388;

Dec. 2, 1963, Pub. L. 88-190, $ 1, 77 Stat. 343).

RETROACTIVE AND PROSPECTIVE APPLICATION

Pub. L. 88-190, $2, Dec. 2, 1963, 77 Stat. 344, provided that: "Section 11 of the Federal Register Act

[section 311 of former Title 44, Public Printing and

Documents, now this section], as amended by the first

section of this Act [amending subsecs. (b) to (d) and

(g) of such section 311, now subsecs. (b) to (d) and (g)

of this section], shall apply to the Code of Federal

Regulations previously authorized and published as

well as to future publications made pursuant to that

section as so amended."

DELEGATION OP FUNCTIONS

For delegation of functions vested in the President

by section 11(a) and (f) of the Federal Register Act

[now subsecs. (a) and (f) of this section], to the Attorney General and Administrator of General Services,

see section 6(b) of Ex. Ord. No. 10530, May 11, 1954, 19

F.R. 2709, set out as a note under section 301 of Title

3, The President.

CODIFICATION OP EXECUTIVE AND ADMINISTRATIVE

DOCUMENTS

Under authority of section 11(d) of the Federal Register Act [now subsec. (d) of this section] the Administrative Committee of the Federal Register issued regulations for the codification of executive and administrative documents, approved by the President Nov. 10,

1937, and set out in F.R. 2849 D.I., 2450 B.V.

E x . ORD. N O . 9930 . PUBLICATION OP 194 9 EDITION OP

THE CODE OP FEDERAL REGULATIONS

Ex. Ord. No. 9930, Feb. 4, 1948, 13 F.R. 519, provided:

WHEREAS the act of December 10, 1942, 56 Stat.

1045, suspended the provision of section 11(a) of the

Federal Register Act [section 311(a) of former Title

44, Public Printing and Documents] as amended by

the act of June 19. 1937 (50 Stat. 304; 44 U.S.C.A.

311(a) [now subsec. (a) of this section]), requiring the

quinquennial preparation and the filing with the Administrative Committee of the Federal Register of the

codification of certain classes of documents "until

such time after the termination of the present war as

the Administrative Committee of the Federal Register

shall determine"; and

WHEREAS section 3 of Public Law 239, 80th Congress, 1st session, approved July 25, 1947 [Act July 25,

1947, ch. 327, § 3, 61 Stat. 451], provides that in the interpretation of the said act of December 10, 1942, the

war shall be deemed to be terminated; and

WHEREAS on November 12, 1947, the suspension of

the above-mentioned provision of section 11(a) of the

Federal Register Act as amended [section 311(a) of

former Title 44, Public Printing and Documents, now

subsec. (a) of this section], was formally terminated by

the Administrative Committee of the Federal Register, effective December 31, 1948; and

WHEREAS the required codification of documents

In force and effect on December 31, 1948, will, under

present procedures, be on file with the Administrative

Committee of the Federal Register on that date; and

WHEREAS section 11(a) of the Federal Register Act

as amended [section 311(a) of former Title 44, Public

Printing and Documents, now subsec. (a) of this section] provides that the President may, after report

thereon to him by the Administrative Committee, authorize and direct the publication of the codification

required by that section in special or supplemental

editions of the Federal Register; and

WHEREAS the Administrative Committee of the

Federal Register has made an appropriate report to

me with the recommendation that I authorize and

direct the publication of the said codification of documents in force and effect on December 31,1948; and

WHEREAS it Is In the public interest and in the interest of efficient government that such codification

be published:

NOW, THEREFORE, by virtue of the authority

vested in me by section 11(a) of the Federal Register

Act [section 311(a) of former Title 44, Public Printing

and Documents, now subsec. (a) of this section], and

as President of the United States, and subject to the

appropriation by the Congress of funds therefor, the

publication of the said codification as it is in force and

effect on December 31, 1948, is hereby authorized and

directed to be made in a special edition of the Federal

Register dated January 1, 1949, and designated "Code

of Federal Regulations, 1949 Edition."

All Federal agencies coming within the purview of

the Federal Register Act [now this chapter] are requested to cooperate with the Division of the Federal

Register, the National Archives, in carrying out the

purposes of this order.

This order shall be published in the Federal Register.

HARRY S . TRUMAN.

§ 1511. International agreements excluded from provisions of chapter

This chapter does not apply to treaties, conventions, protocols, and other international'

agreements, or proclamations thereof by the

President.

(Pub. L. 90-620, Oct. 22, 1968, 82 Stat. 1278.)

HISTORICAL AND REVISION NOTES

Based on 44 U.S. Code, 1964 ed„ § 312 (July 26, 1935,

ch. 417, § 12, 49 Stat. 503).

CHAPTER 17—DISTRIBUTION AND SALE OF

PUBLIC DOCUMENTS

Sec.

1701. Publications for public distribution to be distributed by the Public Printer; mailing lists.

1702. Superintendent of Documents; sale of documents.

1703. Superintendent of Documents: assistants,

blanks, printing and binding.

1704. Superintendent of Documents: pay of employees

for night, Sunday, holiday, and overtime work.

1705. Printing additional copies for sale to public; regulations.

1706. Printing and sale of extra copies of documents.

1707. Reprinting of documents required for sale.

1708. Prices for sales copies of publications; crediting

of receipts; resale by dealers; sales agents.

1709. Blank forms: printing and sale to public.

1710. Index of documents: number an distribution.

1711. Catalog of Government publications.

1712. Documents for use of the Public Printer.

1713. Documents to be delivered to the Executive

Mansion.

1714. Publications for use of General Services Administration.

1715. Publications for department or officer or for

congressional committees.

1716. Public documents for legations and consulates

of United States.

1717. Documents and reports for foreign legations.

1718. Distribution of Government publications to the

Library of Congress.

1719. International exchange of Government publications.

1720. Documents not needed by departments to be

turned over to Superintendent of Documents.

1721. Exchange of documents by heads of departments.

1722. Departmental distribution of publications.

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FEDERAL RECORDS MANAGEMENT PROVISIONS WITHOU T

EFFECT ON CHAPTER

Authority and responsibilities under chapter not

limited or repealed by Federal Records Management

Amendments of 1976, see section 5(b) of Pub. L. 94-

575, Oct. 21, 1976, 90 Stat. 2727, set out as a note

under section 2901 of this title.

CROSS REFERENCES

Court of Customs and Patent Appeals opinions, publication by reporter of the Court, Secretary of Treasury (customs opinions), and Commissioner of Patents

(patent and trade-mark opinions), see section 833 of

Title 28, Judiciary and Judicial Procedure.

Customs Court decisions, publication by Secretary of

Treasury, see section 255 of Title 28.

Distribution of reports and digests: Court of Claims

decisions, see section 415 of Title 28; publications—distribution to courts, see section 413 of Title 28; sale of

Supreme Court reports, see section 412 of Title 28; Supreme Court reports—printing, binding, and distribution, see section 411 of Title 28; transmittal of books to

successors, see section 414 of Title 28.

National Fisheries Center and Aquarium: catalogs,

brochures, etc.; distribution and sale by Secretary of

Interior, see section 1052 of Title 16, Conservation.

Secretary of Agriculture: loan, rental, or sale of

films, see section 2246 of Title 7, Agriculture; manufacture and sale of copies of bibliographies, photographic reproductions of books, and library supplies,

see section 2244 of Title 7; sale of photographic prints

and maps, see section 2243 of Title 7; sale of prints and

lantern slides, see section 2245 of Title 7; Tax Court

reports, sale of, see section 7462 of Title 26, Internal

Revenue Code.

§ 1701. Publications for public distribution to be distributed by the Public Printer, mailing lists

Money appropriated by any Act may not be

used for services in an executive department or

other Government establishment at the District of Columbia, in the work of addressing,

wrapping, mailing, or otherwise dispatching a

publication for public distribution, except

maps, weather reports, and weather cards

issued by them or for the purchase of material

or supplies to be used in this work. The Public

Printer shall perform this work at the Government Printing Office. The head of an executive

department, independent office, and establishment of the Government at the District of Columbia, shall furnish from time to time to the

Public Printer mailing lists, in convenient form,

and changes in them, or penalty mail slips, for

use in the public distribution of publications

issued by the department or establishment. The

Public Printer may furnish copies of a publication only in accordance with law or the instruction of the head of the department or establishment issuing the publication.

This section does not apply to orders, instructions, directions, notices, or circulars of information printed for and issued by an executive

department or other Government establishment or to the distribution of public documents

by Senators or Members of the House of Representatives or to the Senate Service Department,

House of Representatives Publications Distribution Service, and document rooms of the

Senate or House of Representatives.

(Pub. L. 90-620, Oct. 22, 1968, 82 Stat. 1278.)

HISTORICAL AND REVISION NOTES

Based on 44 U.S. Code, 1964 ed„ $96 (Aug. 23, 1912,

ch. 350, § 8, 37 Stat. 414; July 2, 1954, ch. 455, title I

$ 101, 68 Stat. 397).

"House of Representatives Publications Distribution

Service" Is substituted for "House Folding Room" because of the change of name under authority of Public

Law 88-652.

The term "executive department, independent

office, and establishment of the Government" is substituted for "executive department and other Government establishment" for uniformity.

SECTION REFERRED TO IN OTHER SECTIONS

This section is referred to in section 1722 of this

title.

§ 1702. Superintendent of Documents; sale of documents

The Public Printer shall appoint a competent

person to act as Superintendent of Documents

who shall be under the control of the Public

Printer.

When an officer of the Government having in

his charge documents published for sale desires

to be relieved of them, he may turn them over

to the Superintendent of Documents, who shall

receive and sell them under this section.

Moneys received from the sale of documents

shall be returned to the Public Printer on the

first day of each month and be covered into the

Treasury monthly.

The Superintendent of Documents shall also

report monthly to the Public Printer the

number of documents received by him and the

disposition made of them. He shall have general supervision of the distribution of all public

documents, and to his custody shall be committed all documents subject to distribution, excepting those printed for the special official use

of the executive departments, which shall be

delivered to the departments, and those printed

for the use of the two Houses of Congress,

which shall be delivered to the Senate Service

Department and House of Representatives Publications Distribution Service and distributed or

delivered ready for distribution to Members

upon their order by the superintendents of the

Senate Service Department and House Publications Distribution Service, respectively.

(Pub. L. 90-620, Oct. 22, 1968, 82 Stat. 1279.)

HISTORICAL AND REVISION NOTES

Based on 44 U.S. Code, 1964 ed., $5 71, 73 (part) (Jan.

12. 1895, ch. 23, $ 61, 28 Stat. 610; June 25, 1910, ch.

384, } 1, 36 Stat. 770; Aug. 7. 1946, ch. 770, $ 1(62), 60

Stat. 871).

This section incorporates only part of former section

73. The balance will be found in section 308 of the revision.

"House of Representatives Publications Distribution

Service" is substituted for "House Folding Room" because of the change of name under authority of Public

Law 88-652.

CROSS REFERENCES

Copyrights, catalog of entries; distribution and sale,

see section 707 of Title 17, Copyrights.

Economic Indicators, distribution, see section 1025 of

Title 15, Commerce and Trade.

Prices for sales copies of publication, cost basis plus

50 percent and discounts, see section 1708 of this title.

Printing of reentry permits and blank forms of

manifest and crew lists; sale to public, see section 1352

of Title 8, Aliens and Nationality.

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Reprinting of documents required for sale, see section 1707 of this title.

Senate Service Department and House Publications

Distribution Service, see section 740 of this title.

United States Statutes at Large, distribution, see

section 728 of this title.

§ 1703. Superintendent of Documents: assistants,

blanks, printing and binding

The Public Printer, upon the requisition of

the Superintendent of Documents, shall appoint necessary assistants, furnish blanks, and

do the printing and binding required by his

office, the cost to be charged against the appropriation for printing and binding for Congress.

The Public Printer shall provide convenient

office, storage, and distributing rooms for the

use of the Superintendent of Documents.

(Pub. L. 90-620, Oct. 22, 1968, 82 Stat. 1279.)

HISTORICAL AND REVISION NOTES

Based on 44 U.S. Code, 1964 ed„ § 74 (Jan. 12, 1895,

ch. 23, $ 66, 28 Stat. 611).

$ 1704. Superintendent of Documents: pay of employees for night, Sunday, holiday, and overtime

work

Employees in the office of the Superintendent of Documents may be paid for night,

Sunday, holiday, and overtime work at rates

not in excess of the rates of additional pay for

this work allowed other employees of the Government Printing Office under section 305 of

this title.

(Pub. L. 90-620, Oct. 22, 1968, 82 Stat. 1279.)

HISTORICAL AND REVISION NOTES

Based on 44 U.S. Code, 1964 ed., $75 (Mar. 4, 1925,

ch. 549, $ 1, 43 Stat. 1300; May 13, 1926, ch. 294, $ 1, 44

Stat. 552; Feb. 23, 1927, ch. 166, 44 Stat. 1160).

§ 1705. Printing additional copies for sale to public;

regulations

The Public Printer shall print additional

copies of a Government publication, not confidential in character, required for sale to the

public by the Superintendent of Documents,

subject to regulation by the Joint Committee

on Printing and without interference with the

prompt execution of printing for the Government.

(Pub. L. 90-620, Oct. 22, 1968, 82 Stat. 1279.)

HISTORICAL AND REVISION NOTES

Based on 44 U.S. Code, 1964 ed., $72 (May 11, 19-22,

ch. 189, $ 1, 42 Stat. 541; June 30, 1932, ch. 314, $307,

47 Stat. 409).

SECTION REFERRED TO IN OTHER SECTIONS

This section is referred to in section 1504 of this

title.

8 1706. Printing and sale of extra copies of documents

The Public Printer shall furnish to applicants

giving notice before the matter is put to press,

not exceeding two hundred and fifty to any one

applicant, copies of bills, reports, and documents. The applicants shall pay in advance the

price of the printing. The printing of these

copies for private parties may not interfere

with the printing for the Government.

(Pub. L. 90-620, Oct. 22, 1968, 82 Stat. 1279.)

HISTORICAL AND REVISION NOTES

Based on 44 U.S. Code, 1964 ed., $ 114 (Jan. 12, 1895,

ch. 23, $42, 28 Stat. 607; June 30, 1932, ch. 314, §307,

47 Stat. 409).

8 1707. Reprinting of documents required for sale

The Superintendent of Documents may order

reprinted, from time to time, public documents

required for sale, subject to the approval of the

Secretary or head of the department in which

the public document originated. The appropriation for printing and binding shall be reimbursed for the cost of reprints from the moneys

received by the Superintendent of Documents

from the sale of public documents.

(Pub. L. 90-620, Oct. 22, 1968, 82 Stat. 1280.)

HISTORICAL AND REVISION NOTES

Based on 44 U.S. Code, 1964 ed., $ 79 (Mar. 28, 1904,

No. 11, 33 Stat. 584).

8 1708. Prices for sales copies of publications; crediting of receipts; resale by dealers; sales agents

The price at which additional copies of Government publications are offered for sale to the

public by the Superintendent of Documents

shall be based on the cost as determined by the

Public Printer plus 50 percent. A discount of

not to exceed 25 percent may be allowed to

book dealers and quantity purchasers, but the

printing may not interfere with prompt execution of work for the Government. Surplus receipts from sales shall be deposited in the

Treasury of the United States to the credit of

miscellaneous receipts.

The Superintendent of Documents may prescribe terms and conditions under which he authorizes the resale of Government publications

by book dealers, and he may designate any

Government officer his agent for the sale of

Government publications under regulations

agreed upon by the Superintendent of Documents and the head of the respective department or establishment of the Government.

(Pub. L. 90-620, Oct. 22, 1968, 82 Stat. 1280.)

HISTORICAL AND REVISION NOTES

Based on 44 U.S. Code, 1964 ed., $ 72a (June 30, 1932,

ch. 314, $ 307, 47 Stat. 409).

SECTION REFERRED TO IN OTHER SECTIONS

This section is referred to in section 1504 of this

title.

8 1709. Blank forms: printing and sale to public

The Public Printer may print for sale by the

Superintendent of Documents to the public,

upon prepayment, additional copies of approved Government blank forms.

(Pub. L. 90-620, Oct. 22, 1968, 82 Stat. 1280.)

HISTORICAL AND REVISION NOTES

Based on 44 U.S. Code, 1964 ed., $94 (June 7, 1924,

ch. 303, $ 1, 43 Stat. 592).

8 1710. Index of documents: number and distribution

The Superintendent of Documents, at the

close of each regular session of Congress, shall

prepare and publish a comprehensive index of

public documents, upon a plan approved by the

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er shall, immediately upon its publication, deliver to him a copy of every document printed

by the Government Printing Office. The head

of each executive department, independent

agency and establishment of the Government

shall deliver to him a copy of every document

issued or published by the department, bureau,

or office not confidential in character. He shall

also prepare and print in one volume a consolidated index of Congressional documents, and

shall index single volumes of documents as the

Joint Committee on Printing directs. Two thousand copies each of the comprehensive index

and of the consolidated index shall be printed

and bound in addition to the usual number, two

hundred for the Senate, eight hundred for the

House of Representatives and one thousand for

distribution by the Superintendent of Documents.

(Pub. L. 90-620, Oct. 22, 1968, 82 Stat. 1280.)

HISTORICAL AND REVISION NOTES

Based on 44 U.S. Code, 1964 ed„ § 76 (Jan. 12, 1895,

ch. 23, § 62, 28 Stat. 610).

§ 1711. Catalog of Government publications

On the first day of each month the Superintendent of Documents shall prepare a catalog

of Government publications which shall show

the documents printed during the preceding

month, where obtainable, and the price. Two

thousand copies of the catalog shall be printed

in pamphlet form for distribution.

(Pub. L. 90-620, Oct. 22, 1968, 82 Stat. 1280.)

HISTORICAL AND REVISION NOTES

Based on 44 U.S. Code, 1964 ed., $ 77 (Jan. 12 1895,

ch. 23, § 69, 28 Stat. 612).

§ 1712. Documents for use of the Public Printer

The Public Printer may retain out of all documents, bills, and resolutions printed the

number of copies absolutely needful for the official use of the Government Printing Office,

not exceeding five of each.

(Pub. L. 90-620, Oct. 22, 1968, 82 Stat. 1281.)

HISTORICAL AND REVISION NOTES

Based on 44 U.S. Code, 1964 ed., §81 (Jan. 12, 1895,

ch. 23, § 73, 28 Stat. 618).

§ 1713. Documents to be delivered to the Executive

Mansion

The Public Printer shall deliver to the Executive Mansion two copies of each document, bill,

and resolution as soon as printed and ready for

distribution.

(Pub. L. 90-620, Oct. 22, 1968, 82 Stat. 1281.)

HISTORICAL AND REVISION NOTES

Based on 44 U.S. Code, 1964 ed., § 80 (Jan. 12, 1895,

ch. 23, § 88, 28 Stat. 622).

§ 1714. Publications for use of General Services Administration

The Public Printer shall print and deliver to

the General Services Administration for use by

the Archivist of the United States, including

use by the Presidential Library established for

the President during whose term the documents were issued, which shall be chargeable to

Congress three copies each of the following

publications:

House documents and public reports,

bound;

Senate documents and public reports,

bound;

Senate and House journals, bound;

United States Code and Supplements,

bound;

United States Statutes at Large, bound;

the United States Reports, bound;

all other documents bearing a congressional

number, or printed upon order of a committee in either House of Congress, or qf a department, independent agency or establishment, commission, or officer of the Government, except confidential matter, blank

forms, and circular letters not of a public

character; and

public bills and resolutions in Congress in

each parliamentary stage.

The Superintendent of Documents shall furnish, without cost, copies of publications available for free distribution.

(Pub. L. 90-620, Oct. 22, 1968, 82 Stat. 1281.)

HISTORICAL AND REVISION NOTES

Based on 44 U.S. Code, 1964 ed., $ 215a (Jan. 12,

1895, ch. 23, §—, as added June 17, 1935, ch. 267, 49

Stat. 386, and amended June 30, 1949, ch. 288, title I,

§ 104(a), 63 Stat. 381).

§ 1715. Publications for department or officer or for

congressional committees

When printing not bearing a congressional

number, except confidential matter, blank

forms, and circular letters not of a public character, is done for a department or officer of the

Government, or not of a confidential character,

is done for use of congressional committees, two

copies shall be sent, unless withheld by order of

the committee, by the Public Printer to the

Senate and House of Representatives libraries,

respectively, and one copy each to the document rooms of the Senate and House of Representatives, for reference; and these copies may

not be removed.

(Pub. L. 90-620, Oct. 22, 1968, 82 Stat. 1281.)

HISTORICAL AND REVISION NOTES

Based on 44 U.S. Code, 1964 ed., } 217 (part) (Jan. 12,

1895, ch. 23, $ 58, 28 Stat. 610; Mar. 1, 1907, ch. 2284,

§4, 34 Stat. 1014).

The last clause of this section is eliminated, as superseded by former section 85, now found in section

1903 of the revision.

§ 1716. Public documents for legations and consulates

of United States

Only books published by the Government,

and usually known by the name of "Public Documents," may be supplied to a legation or consulate of the United States as are first designated by the Secretary of State, by an order to be

recorded in the State Department, as suitable

for and required by the legation and consulate.

(Pub. L. 90-620, Oct. 22, 1968, 82 Stat. 1281.)

HISTORICAL AND REVISION NOTES

Based on 44 U.S. Code, 1964 ed., 8 91a (R.S. $ 504).

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8 1717. Documents and reports for foreign legations

Documents and reports may be furnished to

foreign legations to the United States upon request stating those desired and requisition upon

the Public Printer by the Secretary of State.

Gratuitous distribution may only be made to legations whose Governments furnish to legations from the United States copies of their

printed and legislative documents desired.

Pub. L. 90-620, Oct. 22, 1968, 82 Stat. 1281.)

HISTORICAL AND REVISION NOTES

Based on 44 U.S. Code. 1964 ed., § 91 (Jan. 12, 1895,

ch. 23, { 75, 28 Stat. 620).

51718. Distribution of Government publications to

the Library of Congress

There shall be printed and furnished to the

Library of Congress for official use in the District of Columbia, and for international exchange as provided by section 1719 of this title,

not to exceed one hundred and fifty copies of:

House documents and reports, bound;

Senate documents and reports, bound;

Senate and House journals, bound;

public bills and resolutions;

the United States Code and supplements,

bound; and

all other publications and maps which are

printed, or otherwise reproduced, under authority of law, upon the requisition of a Congressional committee, executive department,

bureau, independent office, establishment,

commission, or officer of the Government.

Confidential matter, blank forms, and circular letters not of a public character shall be excepted.

In addition, there shall be delivered as printed to the Library of Congress:

ten copies of each House document and

report, unbound;

ten copies of each Senate document and

report, unbound; and

ten copies of each private bill and resolution and fifty copies of the laws in slip form.

(Pub. L. 90-620, Oct. 22, 1968, 82 Stat. 1282.)

HISTORICAL AND REVISION NOTES

Based on 44 U.S. Code, 1964 ed., $ 139 (Jan. 28, 1899,

No. 12, 30 Stat. 1388: Mar. 2, 1901, No. 16, §§ 1, 2, 31

Stat. 1464: June 20, 1936, ch. 630, title IV, $ 6, 49 Stat.

1550).

Reference to the Official Register is omitted as obsolete. The authorization for its compilation was repealed by Public Law 88-626.

CROSS REFERENCES

American Printing House for the Blind, books for Library of Congress, see section 105 of Title 20, Education.

Geological Survey reports, distribution of two additional copies to the Library of Congress, see section

1318 of this title.

House and Senate documents and reports, distribution to the Library of Congress, see section 701 of this

title.

SECTION REFERRED TO IN OTHER SECTIONS

This section is referred to in sections 701, 906 of this

title.

$ 1719. International exchange of Government publications

For the purpose of more fully carrying into

effect the convention concluded at Brussels on

March 15, 1886, and proclaimed by the President of the United States on January 15, 1889,

there shall be supplied to the Library of Congress not to exceed one hundred and twentyfive copies each of all Government publications,

including the daily and bound copies of the

Congressional Record, for distribution, through

the Smithsonian Institution, to foreign governments which agree to send to the United States

similar publications of their governments for

delivery to the Library of Congress.

(Pub. L. 90-620, Oct. 22, 1968, 82 Stat. 1282.)

HISTORICAL AND REVISION NOTES

Based on 44 U.S. Code, 1964, ed., $ 139a (Mar. 2, 1901,

No. 16, $ 3, 31 Stat. 1465: Mar. 3, 1925, ch. 421, § 7, 43

Stat. 1106: June 20, 1936, ch. 630, title IV, § 6, 49 Stat.

1550).

REFERENCES IN TEX T

There were two conventions concluded at Brussels

on Mar. 15, 1886, and proclaimed by the President on

Jan. 15, 1889: one was a convention "for the international exchange of official documents, scientific, and

literary publications"; the other was "for the immediate exchange of the official journals, parliamentary

annals, and documents."

SECTION REFERRED TO IN OTHER SECTIONS

This section is referred to in sections 701, 906, 1718

of this title.

§ 1720. Documents not needed by departments to be

turned over to Superintendent of Documents

Public documents accumulating in the several

executive departments, bureaus, and offices,

not needed for official use, shall be turned over

to the Superintendent of Documents annually

for distribution or sale.

(Pub. L. 90-620, Oct. 22, 1968, 82 Stat. 1282.)

HISTORICAL AND REVISION NOTES

Based on 44 U.S. Code, 1964 ed., $ 78 (Jan. 12, 1895,

ch. 23,5 67, 28 Stat. 611).

§ 1721. Exchange of documents by heads of departments

Heads of departments may exchange surplus

documents for other documents and books required by them, when it is to the advantage of

the public service.

(Pub. L. 90-620, Oct. 22. 1968, 82 Stat. 1282.)

HISTORICAL AND REVISION NOTES

Based on 44 U.S. Code, 1964 ed., § 93 (Jan. 12, 1895,

ch. 23, §95, 28 Stat. 623).

§ 1722. Departmental distribution of publications

Government publications printed for or received by the executive departments, whether

for official use or for distribution, except those

required by section 1701 of this title to be distributed by the Public Printer, shall be distributed by a competent person detailed to this

duty in each department by the head of the department. He shall prevent duplication and

make detailed report to the head of the department.

(Pub. L. 90-620, Oct. 22, 1968, 82 Stat. 1282.)

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HISTORICAL AND REVISION- NOTES

Based on 44 U.S. Code, 1964 ed„ § 96 (Jan. 12, 1895,

ch. 23, $ 92, 28 Stat. 623; May 29, 1928, ch. 901, } 1(2),

45 Stat. 986).

CHAPTER 19—DEPOSITORY LIBRARY

PROGRAM

Sec.

1901. Definition of Government publication.

1902. Availability of Government publications

through Superintendent of Documents; lists of

publications not ordered from Government

Printing Office.

1903. Distribution of publications to depositories;

notice to Government components; cost of

printing and binding.

1904. Classified list of Government publications for

selection by depositories.

1905. Distribution to depositories; designation of additional libraries; justification; authorization for

certain designations.

1906. Land-grant colleges constituted depositories.

1907. Libraries of executive departments, service academies, and independent agencies constituted

depositories; certifications of need; disposal of

unwanted publications.

1908. American Antiquarian Society to receive certain

publications.

1909. Requirements of depository libraries; reports on

conditions; investigations; termination; replacement.

1910. Designations of replacement depositories; limitations on numbers; conditions.

1911. Free use of Government publications in depositories; disposal of unwanted publications.

1912. Regional depositories; designation; functions;

disposal of publications.

1913. Appropriations for supplying depository libraries; restriction.

1914. Implementation of depository library program

by Public Printer.

1915. Highest State appellate court libraries as depository libraries.

AMENDMENTS

1972—Pub. L. 92-368, § Kb), Aug. 10, 1972, 86 Stat.

507, added item 1915.

FEDERAL RECORDS MANAGEMENT PROVISIONS WITHOU T

EFFECT ON CHAPTER

Authority and responsibilities under chapter not

limited or repealed by Federal Records Management

Amendments of 1976, see section 5(b) of Pub. L. 94-

575, Oct. 21, 1976, 90 Stat. 2727, set out as a note

under section 2901 of this title.

CHAPTER REFERRED TO IN OTHER SECTIONS

This chapter is referred to in section 3317 of this

title.

§ 1901. Definition of Government publication

"Government publication" as used in this

chapter, means informational matter which is

published as an individual document at Government expense, or as required by law.

(Pub. L. 90-620, Oct. 22, 1968, 82 Stat. 1283.)

HISTORICAL AND REVISION NOTES

Based on 44 U.S. Code, 1964 ed„ 8 81a (Pub. L. 87-

579, § 1, Aug. 9, 1962, *76 Stat. 352).

§ 1902. Availability of Government publication!

through Superintendent of Documents; lists of

publications not ordered from Government Printing Office

Government publications, except those determined by their issuing components to be required for official use only or for strictly administrative or operational purposes which

have no public interest or educational value

and publications classified for reasons of national security, shall be made available to depository libraries through the facilities of the

Superintendent of Documents for public information. Each component of the Government

shall furnish the Superintendent of Documents

a list of such publications it issued during the

previous month, that were obtained from

sources other than the Government Printing

Office.

(Pub. L. 90-620, Oct. 22, 1968, 82 Stat. 1283.)

HISTORICAL AND REVISION NOTES

Based on 44 U.S. Code, 1964 ed„ 881b (Pub. L. 87-

579, 8 1, Aug. 9, 1962, 76 Stat. 352).

§ 1903. Distribution of publications to depositories;

notice to Government components; cost of printing and binding

Upon request of the Superintendent of Documents, components of the Government ordering the printing of publications shall either increase or decrease the number of copies of publications furnished for distribution to designated depository libraries and State libraries so

that the number of copies delivered to the Superintendent of Documents is equal to the

number of libraries on the list. The number

thus delivered may not be restricted by any

statutory limitation in force on August 9, 1962.

Copies of publications furnished the Superintendent of Documents for distribution to designated depository libraries shall include—

the journals of the Senate and House of

Representatives;

all publications, not confidential in character, printed upon the requisition of a congressional committee;

Senate and House public bills and resolutions; and

reports on private bills, concurrent or

simple resolutions;

but not so-called cooperative publications

which must necessarily be sold in order to be

self-sustaining.

The Superintendent of Documents shall currently inform the components of the Government ordering printing of publications as to the

number of copies of their publications required

for distribution to depository libraries. The cost

of printing and binding those publications distributed to depository libraries obtained elsewhere than from the Government Printing

Office, shall be borne by components of the

Government responsible for their issuance;

those requisitioned from the Government

Printing Office shall be charged to appropriations provided the Superintendent of Documents for that purpose.

(Pub. L. 90-620, Oct. 22, 1968, 82 Stat. 1283.)

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HISTORICAL AND REVISION NOTES

Based on 44 U.S. Code, 1964 ed„ $ 85 (part) (Mar. 1,

1907, ch. 2284, § 4, 34 Stat. 1014; June 25, 1938, ch. 708,

52 Stat. 1206; Aug. 9, 1962, Pub. L. 87-579, $ 5, 76 Stat.

354).

The last paragraph of former section 85 will be

found In section 1906 of the revision.

5 1904. Classified list of Government publications for

selection by depositories

The Superintendent of Documents shall currently Issue a classified list of Government publications in suitable form, containing annotations of contents and listed by item identification numbers to facilitate the selection of only

those publications needed by depository libraries. The selected publications shall be distributed to depository libraries in accordance with

regulations of the Superintendent of Documents, as long as they fulfill the conditions provided by law.

(Pub. L. 90-620, Oct. 22, 1968, 82 Stat. 1284.)

HISTORICAL AND REVISION NOTES

Based on 44 U.S. Code, 1964, ed. § 83 (R.S. $ 502; Jan.

12, 1895, ch. 23, §§ 53, 61, 28 Stat. 608, 610; Aug. 9, 1962,

Pub. L. 87-579, § 3, 76 Stat. 353).

§ 1905. Distribution to depositories; designation of additional libraries; justification; authorization for

certain designations

The Government publications selected from

lists prepared by the Superintendent of Documents, and when requested from him, shall be

distributed to depository libraries specifically

designated by law and to libraries designated by

Senators, Representatives, and the Resident

Commissioner from Puerto Rico, by the Commissioner of the District of Columbia, and by

the Governors of Guam, American Samoa, and

the Virgin Islands, respectively. Additional libraries within areas served by Representatives

or the Resident Commissioner from Puerto

Rico may be designated by them to receive

Government publications to the extent that the

total number of libraries designated by them

does not exceed two within each area. Not more

than two additional libraries within a State

may be designated by each Senator from the

State. Before an additional library within a

State, congressional district or the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico is designated as a depository for Government publications, the head of

that library shall furnish his Senator, Representative, or the Resident Commissioner from

Puerto Rico, as the case may be, with justification of the necessity for the additional designation. The justification, which shall also include

a certification as to the need for the additional

depository library designation, shall be signed

by the head of every existing depository library

within the congressional district or the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico or by the head of

the library authority of the State or the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, within which the

additional depository library is to be located.

The justification for additional depository library designations shall be transmitted to the

Superintendent of Documents by the Senator,

Representative, or the Resident Commissioner

from Puerto Rico, as the case may be. The

Commissioner of the District of Columbia may

designate two depository libraries in the District of Columbia, the Governor of Guam and

the Governor of American Samoa may each

designate one depository library in Guam and

American Samoa, respectively, and the Governor of the Virgin Islands may designate one depository library on the island of Saint Thomas

and one on the island of Saint Croix.

(Pub. L. 90-620, Oct. 22, 1968, 82 Stat. 1284.)

HISTORICAL AND REVISION NOTES

Based on 44 U.S. Code, 1964 ed., § 82 (R.S. $ 501; Mar.

1, 1907, ch. 2284, § 4, 34 Stat. 1014; Aug. 9, 1962, Pub. L.

87-579, $ 2, 76 Stat. 353).

TRANSFER OF FUNCTIONS

The office of Commissioner of the District of Columbia, as established under Reorg. Plan No. 3 of

1967, eff. Nov. 3, 1967 (in part), 32 P.R. 11669, 81 Stat.

948, was abolished as of noon Jan. 2, 1975, by Pub. L.

93-198, title VII, § 711, Dec. 24, 1973, 87 Stat. 818, and

replaced by the office of Mayor of the District of Columbia by section 421 of Pub. L. 93-198, classified to

section 1-161 of the District of Columbia Code.

SECTION REFERRED TO IN OTHER SECTIONS

This section is referred to in section 1910 of this

title; title 17 App. section 707.

§ 1906. Land-grant colleges constituted depositories

Land-grant colleges are constituted depositories to receive Government publications subject to the depository laws.

(Pub. L. 90-620, Oct. 22, 1968, 82 Stat. 1284.)

HISTORICAL AND REVISION NOTES

Based on 44 U.S. Code, 1964 ed., $85 (part) (Mar. 1,

1907, ch. 2284, $ 4, 34 Stat. 1014; June 25, 1938, ch. 708,

52 Stat. 1206, Aug. 9, 1962, Pub. L. 87-579, 76 Stat.

354).

This section is from the last paragraph of former

section 85; the remainder of that section will be found

in section 1903 of the revision.

§ 1907. Libraries of executive departments, service

academies, and independent agencies constituted

depositories; certifications of need; disposal of

unwanted publications

The libraries of the executive departments, of

the United States Military Academy, of the

United States Naval Academy, of the United

States Air Force Academy, of the United States

Coast Guard Academy, and of the United

States Merchant Marine Academy are designated depositories of Government publications. A

depository library within each independent

agency may be designated upon certification of

need by the head of the independent agency to

the Superintendent of Documents. Additional

depository libraries within executive departments and independent agencies may be designated to receive Government publications to

the extent that the number so designated does

not exceed the number of major bureaus or divisions of the departments and independent

agencies. These designations may be made only

after certification by the head of each executive department or independent agency to the

Superintendent of Documents as to the justifiable need for additional depository libraries.

Depository libraries within executive departments and independent agencies may dispose of

unwanted Government publications after first

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offering them to the Library of Congress and

the Archivist of the United States.

(Pub. L. 90-620, Oct. 22, 1968, 82 Stat. 1285.

HISTORICAL AND REVISION NOTES

Based on 44 U.S. Code, 1964 ed., 8 87 (Jan. 12, 1895,

ch. 23, § 98, 28 Stat. 624; Aug. 9, 1962, Pub. L. 87-579,

5 7, 76 Stat. 355).

§ 1908. American Antiquarian Society to receive certain publications

One copy of the public journals of the Senate

and of the House of Representatives, and of the

documents published under the orders of the

Senate and House of Representatives, respectively, shall be transmitted to the Executive of

the Commonwealth of Massachusetts for the

use and benefit of the American Antiquarian

Society of the Commonwealth.

(Pub. L. 90-620, Oct. 22, 1968, 82 Stat. 1285.)

HISTORICAL AND REVISION NOTES

Based on 44 U.S. Code, 1964 ed., $88 (Dec. 1, 1814,

No. 7. 3 Stat. 248).

§ 1909. Requirements of depository libraries; reports

on conditions; investigations; termination; replacement

Only a library able to provide custody and

service for depository materials and located in

an area where it can best serve the public need,

and within an area not already adequately

served by existing depository libraries may be

designated by Senators, Representatives, the

Resident Commissioner from Puerto Rico, the

Commissioner of the District of Columbia, or

the Governors of Guam, American Samoa, or

the Virgin Islands as a depository of Government publications. The designated depository

libraries shall report to the Superintendent of

Documents at least every two years concerning

their condition.

The Superintendent of Documents shall

make firsthand investigation of conditions for

which need is indicated and include the results

of investigations in his annual report. When he

ascertains that the number of books in a depository library is below ten thousand, other

I

than Government publications, or it has ceased

to be maintained so as to be accessible to the

public, or that the Government publications

which have been furnished the library have not

been properly maintained, he shall delete the

library from the list of depository libraries if

the library fails to correct the unsatisfactory

conditions within six months. The Representative or the Resident Commissioner from Puerto

Rico in whose area the library is located or the

Senator who made the designation, or a successor of the Senator, and, In the case of a library

in the District of Columbia, the Commissioner

of the District of Columbia, and. In the case of

a library in Guam, American Samoa, or the

Virgin Islands, the Governor, shall be notified

and shall then be authorized to designate another library within the area served by him.

which shall meet the conditions herein required, but which may not be in excess of the

number of depository libraries authorized by

laws within the State, district, territory, or the

Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, as the case may

be.

(Pub. L. 90-620, Oct. 22, 1968, 82 Stat. 1285.)

HISTORICAL AND REVISION NOTES

Based on 44 U.S. Code, 1964 ed., 8 86 (Jan. 12, 1895,

ch. 23, 8 70, 28 Stat. 612; Aug. 9, 1962, Pub. L. 87-579,

86. 76 Stat. 354).

TRANSFER o r FUNCTIONS

The office of Commissioner of the District of Columbia, as established under Reorg. Plan No. 3 of

1967, eff. Nov. 3. 1967 (in part). 32 P.R. 11669, 81 Stat.

948, was abolished as of noon Jan. 2, 1975, by Pub. L.

93-198, title VII, 8711, Dec. 24, 1973, 87 Stat. 818, and

replaced by the office of Mayor of the District of Columbia by section 421 of Pub. L. 93-198, classified to

section 1-161 of the District of Columbia Code.

§ 1910. Designations of replacement depositories;

limitations on numbers; conditions

The designation of a library to replace a depository library, other than a depository library

specifically designated by law, may be made

only within the limitations on total numbers

specified by section 1905 of this title, and only

when the library to be replaced ceases to exist,

or when the library voluntarily relinquishes its

depository status, or when the Superintendent

of Documents determines that it no longer fulfills the conditions provided by law for depository libraries.

(Pub. L. 90-620, Oct. 22, 1968, 82 Stat. 1286.)

HISTORICAL AND REVISION NOTES

Based on 44 U.S. Code, 1964 ed., 8 84 (June 23, 1913,

ch. 3, 8 5. 38 Stat. 75; Aug. 9, 1962, Pub. L. 87-579, 8 4,

76 Stat. 353).

§ 1911. Free use of Government publications in depositories; disposal of unwanted publications

Depository libraries shall make Government

publications available for the free use of the.

general public, and may dispose of them after

retention for five years under section 1912 of

this title, if the depository library Is served by a

regional depository library. Depository libraries

not served by a regional depository library, or

that are regional depository libraries themselves, shall retain Government publications

permanently in either printed form or in microfacsimile form, except superseded publications

or those issued later in bound form which may

be discarded as authorized by the Superintendent of Documents.

(Pub. L. 90-620, Oct. 22, 1968, 82 Stat. 1286.)

HISTORICAL AND REVISION NOTES

Based on 44 US. Code, 1964 ed., 892 (part) (Jan. 12,

1895, ch. 23, 8 74. 28 Stat. 620; June 20, 1836, ch. 630,

title VII, 8 11. 49 Stat. 1552; Aug. 9, 1962, Pub. L. 87-

579, 8 8, 76 Stat. 355).

The first sentence of section 92, is classified to section 1119; the remainder comprises this section of the

revision.

SECTION REFERRED TO IN OTHER SECTIONS

This section is referred to In section 1915 of this

title.

§ 1912. Regional depositories; designation; functions;

disposal of publications

Not more than two depository libraries in

each State and the Commonwealth of Puerto

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tories, and shall receive from the Superintendent of Documents copies of all new and revised

Government publications authorized for distribution to depository libraries. Designation of

regional depository libraries may be made by a

Senator or the Resident Commissioner from

Puerto Rico within the areas served by them,

after approval by the head of the library authority of the State or the Commonwealth of

Puerto Rico, as the case may be, who shall first

ascertain from the head of the library to be so

designated that the library will, in addition to

fulfilling the requirements for depository libraries, retain at least one copy of all Government publications either in printed or microfacsimile form (except those authorized to be discarded by the Superintendent of Documents);

and within the region served will provide interlibrary loan, reference service, and assistance

for depository libraries in the disposal of unwanted Government publications. The agreement to function as a regional depository library shall be transmitted to the Superintendent of Documents by the Senator or the Resident Commissioner from Puerto Rico when the

designation is made.

The libraries designated as regional depositories may permit depository libraries, within

the areas served by them, to dispose of Government publications which they have retained for

five years after first offering them to other depository libraries within their area, then to

other libraries.

(Pub. L. 90-620, Oct. 22, 1968, 82 Stat. 1286).

HISTORICAL AND REVISION NOTES

Based on 44 U.S. Code, 1964 ed„ $ 84a (Pub. L. 87-

579,59, Aug. 9, 1962, 76 Stat. 355).

SECTION REFERRED TO IN OTHER SECTIONS

This section Is referred to in section 1911 of this

title.

§ 1913. Appropriations for supplying depository libraries; restriction

Appropriations available for the Office of Superintendent of Documents may not be used to

supply depository libraries documents, books,

or other printed matter not requested by them,

and their requests shall be subject to approval

by the Superintendent of Documents.

(Pub. L. 90-620, Oct. 22, 1968, 82 Stat. 1286.)

HISTORICAL AND REVISION NOTES

Based on 44 U.S. Code, 1964 ed„ $ 85a (June 27, 1956,

ch. 453, } 101. 70 Stat. 369).

8 1914. Implementation of depository library program

by Public Printer

The Public Printer, with the approval of the

Joint Committee on Printing, as provided by

section 103 of this title, may use any measures

he considers necessary for the economical and

practical implementation of this chapter.

(Pub. L. 90-620, Oct. 22, 1968, 82 Stat. 1287.)

HISTORICAL AND REVISION NOTES

Based on 44 U.S. Code, 1964 ed„ ( 81c (Pub. L. 87-

679, {10. Aug. 9, 1962, 76 Stat. 356).

5 1915. Highest State appellate court libraries as depository libraries

Upon the request of the highest appellate

court of a State, the Public Printer is authorized to designate the library of that court as a

depository library. The provisions of section

1911 of this title shall not apply to any library

so designated.

(Added Pub. L. 92-368, § 1(a), Aug. 10, 1972, 86

Stat. 507.)

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SUPPLEMENT I

1977

January 4, 1977, to January 18, 1978

Chapter

1. Joint Committee on Printing

3. Government Printing Office

5. Production and Procurement of Printing and Binding

7. Congressional Printing and Binding

9. Congressional Record

15. Federal Register and Code of Federal Regulations

17. Distribution and Sale of Public Documents

19. Depository Library Program

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TITLE 44—PUBLIC PRINTING AND DOCUMENTS

This title was enacted by Pub. L. 90-620, § 1, Oct 22, 1968, 82 Stat 1238

CHAPTER 1—JOINT COMMITTEE ON PRINTING

§ 103. Joint Committee on Printing: remedial powers

PROCUREMENT o r SERVICES o r CONSULTANTS

Repeated by Pub. L. 95-94, title I, $ 115, Aug. 5. 1977,

91 Stat. 669.

CHAPTER 3—GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE

$ 309. Revolving fund for operation and maintenance

of Government Printing Office: capitalization; reimbursements and credits; accounting and budgeting; reports

SECTION REFERRED TO IN OTHER SECTIONS

This section is referred to in section 1509 of this

title.

CHAPTER 5—PRODUCTION AND

PROCUREMENT OF PRINTING AND BINDING

Sec.

505. Sale of duplicate plates.

AMENDMENTS

1976—Pub. L. 94-553, $ 105(a)(2), Oct. 19, 1976, 90

Stat. 2599, in item 505 struck out copyright" following "plates".

§ 505. Sale of duplicate plates

The Public Printer shall sell, under regulations of the Joint -Committee on Printing to

persons who may apply, additional or duplicate

stereotype or electrotype plates from which a

Government publication is printed, at a price

not to exceed the cost of composition, the

metal, and making to the Government, plus 10

per centum, and the full amount of the price

shall be paid when the order is filed.

(As amended Pub. L. 94-553, § 105(a)(1), Oct. 19,

1976, 90 Stat. 2599.)

AMENDMENTS

1976—PuKL. 94-553 struck out provision that a publication could not be copyrighted if it was reprinted

from additional or duplicate plates purchased from

the government from which government publications

had been printed or If it was reprinted from other government publications.

EITECTIVE DATE o r 197 6 AMENDMENT

Amendment by Pub. L. 94-553 effective Jan. 1, 1978,

see section 102 of Pub. L. 94-553, set out as an Effective Date note preceding section 101 of Title 17, Copyrights.

CHAPTER 7—CONGRESSIONAL PRINTING AND

BINDING

5 721. Congressional Directory

(a) There shall be prepared under the direction of the Joint Committee on Printing (l) a

Congressional Directory, which shall be printed

and distributed as early as practicable during

the first session of each Congress and (2) a supplement to each Congressional Directory,

which shall be printed and distributed as early

as practicable during the second regular session

of each Congress. The Joint Committee shall

control the number and distribution of the

Congressional Directory and each supplement.

(b) One copy of the Congressional Directory

delivered to Members of the Senate and the

House of Representatives (including Delegates

and the Resident Commissioner) shall be bound

in cloth and imprinted on the cover with the

name of the Member. Copies of the Congressional Directory delivered to depository libraries may be bound in cloth. All other copies of

the Congressional Directory shall be bound in

paper and names shall not be imprinted thereon, except that copies printed for sale under

section 722 may be bound in cloth.

(As amended Pub. L. 95-94, title IV, § 404, Aug.

5, 1977, 91 Stat. 682.)

AMENDMENTS

1977—Pub. L. 95-94 designated existing provisions as

subsec. (a) and, in subsec. (a) as so designated, substituted provisions relating to distribution of initial and

supplementary Directories for provisions requiring

preparation of three editions of the Directory during

the first session of each Congress and two editions

during each second regular session of Congress, struck

out provisions relating to the distribution of the first

edition and provisions relating to cloth binding for

copies delivered to Senators and Representatives, and

added subsec. (b).

§ 722. Congressional Directory: sale

SECTION REFERRED TO IN OTHER SECTIONS

This section Is referred to in section 721 of this title.

CHAPTER 9—CONGRESSIONAL RECORD

5 906. Congressional Record: gratuitous copies; delivery; subscriptions

The Public Printer shall furnish the Congressional Record only as follows:

of the bound edition—

to the Senate Service Department five

copies for the Vice President and each Senator;

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to the Secretary and Sergeant at Arms of

the Senate, each, two copies;

to the Joint Committee on Printing not to

exceed one hundred copies;

to the House of Representatives Publications Distribution Service, three copies for

each Representative and Resident Commissioner in Congress; and

to the Clerk, Sergeant at Arms, and Doorkeeper of the House of Representatives, each,

two copies;

of the daily edition—

to the Vice President, one hundred copies;

to each Senator, fifty copies (which may be

transferred only to public agencies and institutions);

to the Secretary and Sergeant at Arms of

the Senate, each, twenty-five copies;

to the Secretary, for official use, not to

exceed thirty-five copies; and

to the Sergeant at Arms for use on the floor

of the Senate, not to exceed fifty copies;

to each Member of the House of Representatives, the Resident Commissioner from

Puerto Rico, the Delegate from the District

of Columbia, the Delegate from Guam, and

the Delegate from the Virgin Islands, thirtyfour copies (which may be transferred only to

public agencies and institutions);

to the Clerk, Sergeant at Arms, and Doorkeeper of the House of Representatives, each,

twenty-five copies;

to the Clerk, for official use, not to exceed

fifty copies, and to the Doorkeeper for use on

the floor of the House of Representatives, not

to exceed seventy-five copies;

to the Vice President and each Senator,

Representative, and Resident Commissioner

in Congress (and not transferable) three

copies of which one shall be delivered at his

residence, one at his office, and one at the

Capitol.

In addition to the foregoing the Congressional Record shall also be furnished as follows:

[See main edition for particular distribution

listing]

Copies of the daily edition, unless otherwise

directed by the Joint Committee on Printing,

shall be supplied and delivered promptly on the

day after the actual day's proceedings as originally published. Each order for the daily

Record shall begin with the current issue, if

previous issues of the same session are not

available. The apportionment specified for

daily copies may not be transferred for the

bound form and an allotment of daily copies

not used by a Member during a session shall

lapse when the session ends.

(As amended Pub. L. 95-94, title IV, § 407(a),

Aug. 5, 1977, 91 Stat. 683.)

AMENDMENTS

1977—Pub. L. 95-94 substituted "to the Vice President, one hundred copies; to each Senator, fifty copies

(which may be transferred only to public agencies and

institutions);" for "to the Vice President and each

Senator, one hundred copies:" and "to each Member

of the House of Representatives, the Resident Commissioner from Puerto Rico, the Delegate from the

District of Columbia, the Delegate from Guam, and

the Delegate from the Virgin Islands, thirty-four

copies (which may be transferred only to public agencies and institutions);" for "to each Representative

and Resident Commissioner in Congress, sixty-eight

copies".

EFFECTIVE DATE o r 197 7 AMENDMENT

Section 407(b) of Pub. L. 95-94 provided that: "The

amendment made by subsection (a) [amending this

section] shall take effect on October 1, 1977."

CHAPTER 15—FEDERAL REGISTER AND CODE

OF FEDERAL REGULATIONS

Sec.

1509. Costs of publication, etc.

AMENDMENTS

1977—Pub. L. 95-94, title IV, $ 408(a)(2), Aug. 5, 1977,

91 Stat. 683, substituted "Costs of publication, etc."

for "Cost of publication; appropriations authorized;

penalty mail privilege" in item 1509.

§ 1509. Costs of publication, etc.

(a) The cost of printing, reprinting, wrapping,

binding, and distributing the Federal Register

and the Code of Federal Regulations, and,

except as provided in subsection (b), other expenses incurred by the Government Printing

Office in carrying out the duties placed upon it

by this chapter shall be charged to the revolving fund provided in section 309. Reimbursements for such costs and expenses shall be

made by the Federal agencies and credited, together with all receipts, as provided in section

309(b).

(b) The cost of printing, reprinting, wrapping,

binding, and distributing all other publications

of the Federal Register program, and other expenses incurred by the Government Printing

Office in connection with such publications,

shall be borne by the appropriations to the

Government Printing Office and the appropriations are made available, and are authorized to

be increased by additional sums necessary for

the purposes, the increases to be based upon estimates submitted by the Public Printer.

(As amended Pub. L. 95-94, title IV, § 408(a)(1),

Aug. 5, 1977, 91 Stat. 683.)

AMENDMENTS

1977—Pub. L. 95-94 in the section catchline substituted "Costs of publication, etc." for "Cost of publication: appropriations authorized; penalty mail privilege" and in text added subsec. (a), designated former

first paragraph as subsec. (b) and, in subsec. (b) as so

designated, added provision restricting coverage to the

other publications of the Federal Register program

and struck out provision requiring payments for the

Federal Register to be covered into the Treasury as

miscellaneous receipts and former second paragraph

relating to penalty mail privileges for the Federal Register.

EFFECTIVE DATE o r 197 7 AMENDMENT

Section 408(b) of Pub. L. 95-94 provided that: "The

amendments made by subsection (a) [amending this

section] shall take effect on October 1,1977".

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CHAPTER 17—DISTRIBUTION AND SALE OF

PUBLIC DOCUMENTS

5 1708. Prices for sales copies of publications; crediting of receipts; resale by dealers; sales agents

The price at which additional copies of Government publications are offered for sale to the

public by the Superintendent of Documents

shall be based on the cost as determined by the

Public Printer plus 50 percent. A discount of

not to exceed 25 percent may be allowed to

book dealers and quantity purchasers, but the

printing may not interfere with prompt execution of work for the Government. Receipts

from general sales of publications in excess of

the total costs and expenses incurred in connection with the publication and sale thereof, as

determined by the Public Printer, shall be deposited in the Treasury of the United States to

the credit of miscellaneous receipts.

[See main edition for text of second par.]

(As amended Pub. L. 95-94, title IV, § 409(a),

Aug. 5, 1977, 91 Stat. 683.)

AMENDMENTS

1977—Pub. L. 95-94 substituted "Receipts from general sales of publications in excess of the total costs

and expenses incurred in connection with the publication and sale thereof, as determined by the Public

Printer," for "Surplus receipts from sales".

EFFECTIVE DATE o r 197 7 AMENDMENT

Section 409(b) of Pub. L. 95-94 provided that: "The

amendment made by subsection (a) [amending this

section] shall take effect on October 1, 1977".

CHAPTER 19—DEPOSITORY LIBRARY

PROGRAM

§ 1905. Distribution to depositories; designation of additional libraries; justification; authorization for

certain designations

SECTION REFERRED TO IN OTHER SECTIONS

This section is referred to in section 1910 of this

title; title 17 section 707.

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SUPPLEMENT II

1978

January 4, 1977, to January 18, 1978

Chapter

1. Joint Committee on Printing

3. Government Printing Office

5. Production and Procurement of Printing and Binding

7. Congressional Printing and Binding

9. Congressional Record

13. Particular Reports and Documents

15. Federal Register and Code of Federal Regulations

17. Distribution and Sale of Public Documents

19. Depository Library Program

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TITLE 44—PUBLIC PRINTING AND DOCUMENTS

This title was enacted by Pub. L. 90-620, § 1, Oct. 22, 1968, 82 Stat. 1238

Chap. Sec.

22. Presidential Records 2201

[27. Repealed.]

AMENDMENTS

1978—Pub. L. 95-591, § 2(b)(1), Nov. 4, 1978, 92 Stat.

2528, added chapter 22.

Pub. L. 95-378, § 2(b), Sept. 22, 1978, 92 Stat. 723,

struck out chapter 27 "Federal Records Council".

CHAPTER 1—JOINT COMMITTEE ON PRINTING

§ 101.Joint Committee on Printing: membership

SHORT TITLE OF 197 8 AMENDMENT

Pub. L. 95-591, $ 1, Nov. 4, 1978, 92 Stat. 2523, provided: "That this Act [enacting sections 2201 to 2207

of this title, amending sections 2107 and 2108 of this

title, and enacting provisions set out as notes under

section 2201 of this title] may be cited as the Presidential Records Act of 1978'."

§ 103. Joint Committee on Printing: remedial powers

PROCUREMENT o r SERVICES o r CONSULTANTS

Repeated by Pub. L. 95-94, title I, § 115, Aug. 5, 1977,

91 Stat. 669.

CHAPTER 3—GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE

§ 308. Disbursing officer; deputy disbursing officer;

certifying officers and employees

[See main edition for text of (a) and (£>)]

(c)(1) The Public Printer may designate in

writing officers and employees of the Government Printing Office to certify vouchers for

payment from appropriations and funds. Such

officers and employees shall (A) be responsible

for the existence and correctness of the facts

recited in the certificate or other voucher or its

supporting papers and for the legality of the

proposed payment under the appropriation or

funds involved, (B) be responsible and accountable for the correctness of the computations of

certified vouchers, and (C) be accountable for,

and required to make restitution to, the United

States for the amount of any illegal, improper,

or incorrect payment resulting from any false,

inaccurate, or misleading certificate made by

him, as well as for any payment prohibited by

law or which did not represent a legal obligation under the appropriation or fund involved.

However, the Comptroller General of the

United States, may, at his discretion, relieve

such certifying officer or employee of liability

for any payment otherwise proper whenever he

finds that (i) the certification was based on the

offcial records and that such certifying officer

or employee did not know, and by reasonable

diligence and inquiry could not have ascertained, the actual facts, or (ii) when the obligation was incurred in good faith, the payment

was not contrary to any statutory provision specifically prohibiting payments of the character

involved, and the United States has received

value for such payment. The Comptroller General shall relieve such certifying officer or employee of liability for an overpayment for transportation services made to any common carrier

covered by section 244 of title 31, whenever he

finds that the overpayment occured solely because the administrative examination made

prior to payment of the transportation bill did

not include a verification of transportation

rates, freight classifications, or land grant deductions.

[See main edition for text of (2)1

(As amended Pub. L. 95-473, § 2(a)(5), Oct. 17,

1978, 92 Stat. 1466.)

AMENDMENTS

1978—Subsec. (c)(1). Pub. L. 95-473 substituted "section 244 of title 31" for "section 66 of title 49".

§ 309. Revolving fund for operation and maintenance

of Government Printing Office: capitalization; reimbursements and credits; accounting and budgeting; reports

SECTION RETERRED TO IN OTHER SECTIONS

This section is referred to in section 1509 of this

title.

CHAPTER 5—PRODUCTION AND

PROCUREMENT OF PRINTING AND BINDING

Sec.

505. Sale of duplicate plates.

AMENDMENTS

1976—Pub. L. 94-553, $ 105(a)(2), Oct. 19, 1976, 90

Stat. 2599, in item 505 struck out copyright" following "plates".

§ 505. Sale of duplicate plates

The Public Printer shall sell, under regulations of the Joint Committee on Printing to

persons who may apply, additional or duplicate

stereotype or electrotype plates from which a

Government publication is printed, at a price

not to exceed the cost of composition, the

metal, and making to the Government, plus 10

per centum, and the full amount of the price

shall be paid when the order is filed.

(As amended Pub. L. 94-553, § 105(a)(1), Oct. 19,

1976, 90 Stat. 2599.)

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AMENDMENTS

1976—Pub. L. 94-553 struck out provision that a publication could not be copyrighted if it was reprinted

from additional or duplicate plates purchased from

the government from which government publications

had been printed or if it was reprinted from other government publications.

EFFECTIVE DATE OF 197 6 AMENDMENT

Amendment by Pub. L. 94-553 effective Jan. 1, 1978,

see section 102 of Pub. L. 94-553, set out as an Effective Date note preceding section 101 of Title 17, Copyrights.

CHAPTER 7—CONGRESSIONAL PRINTING AND

BINDING

§ 721. Congressional Directory

(a) There shall be prepared under the direction of the Joint Committee on Printing (l) a

Congressional Directory, which shall be printed

and distributed as early as practicable during

the first session of each Congress and (2) a supplement to each Congressional Directory,

which shall be printed and distributed as early

as practicable during the second regular session

of each Congress. The Joint Committee shall

control the number and distribution of the

Congressional Directory and each supplement.

(b) One copy of the Congressional Directory

delivered to Members of the Senate and the

House of Representatives (including Delegates

and the Resident Commissioner) shall be bound

in cloth and imprinted on the cover with the

name of the Member. Copies of the Congressional Directory delivered to depository libraries may be bound in cloth. All other copies of

the Congressional Directory shall be bound in

paper and names shall not be imprinted thereon, except tha t copies printed for sale under

section 722 may be bound in cloth.

(As amended Pub. L. 95-94, title IV, § 404, Aug.

5, 1977, 91 Stat. 682.)

AMENDMENTS

1977—Pub. L. 95-94 designated existing provisions as

subsec. (a) and, in subset, (a) as so designated, substituted provisions relating to distribution of initial and

supplementary Directories for provisions requiring

preparation of three editions of the Directory during

the first session of each Congress and two editions

during each second regular session of Congress, struck

out provisions relating to the distribution of the first

edition and provisions relating to cloth binding for

copies delivered to Senators and Representatives, and

added subsec. (b).

§ 722. Congressional Directory: sale

SECTION REFERRED TO IN OTHER SECTIONS

This section is referred to in section 721 of this title.

CHAPTER 9—CONGRESSIONAL RECORD

§ 906. Congressional Record: gratuitous copies; delivery; subscriptions

The Public Printer shall furnish the Congressional Record only as follows:

of the bound edition—

to the Senate Service Department five

copies for the Vice President and each Senator;

to the Secretary and Sergeant at Arms of

the Senate, each, two copies;

to the Joint Committee on Printing not to

exceed one hundred copies;

to the House of Representatives Publications Distribution Service, three copies for

each Representative and Resident Commissioner in Congress; and

to the Clerk, Sergeant at Arms, and Doorkeeper of the House of Representatives, each,

two copies;

of the daily edition—

to the Vice President, one hundred copies;

to each Senator, fifty copies (which may be

transferred only to public agencies and institutions);

to the Secretary and Sergeant at Arms of

the Senate, each, twenty-five copies;

to the Secretary, for official use, not to

exceed thirty-five copies; and

to the Sergeant at Arms for use on the floor

of the Senate, not to exceed fifty copies;

to each Member of the House of Representatives, the Resident Commissioner from

Puerto Rico, the Delegate from the District

of Columbia, the Delegate from Guam, and

the Delegate from the Virgin Islands, thirtyfour copies (which may be transferred only to

public agencies and Institutions);

to the Clerk, Sergeant at Arms, and Doorkeeper of the House of Representatives, each,

twenty-five copies;

to the Clerk, for official use, not to exceed

fifty copies, and to the Doorkeeper for use on

the floor of the House of Representatives, not

to exceed seventy-five copies;

to the Vice President and each Senator,

Representative, and Resident Commissioner

in Congress (and not transferable) three

copies of which one shall be delivered at his

residence, one at his office, and one at the

Capitol.

In addition to the foregoing the Congressional Record shall also be furnished as follows:

[See main edition for particular distribution

listing1

Copies of the daily edition, unless otherwise

directed by the Joint Committee on Printing,

shall be supplied and delivered promptly on the

day after the actual day's proceedings as originally published. Each order for the daily

Record shall begin with the current issue, if

previous issues of the same session are not

available. The apportionment specified for

daily copies may not be transferred for the

bound form and an allotment of daily copies

not used by a Member during a session shall

lapse when the session ends.

(As amended Pub. L. 95-94, title IV, § 407(a),

Aug. 5, 1977, 91 Stat. 683.)

AMENDMENTS

1977—Pub. L. 95-94 substituted "to the Vice President, one hundred copies; to each Senator, fifty copies

(which may be transferred only to public agencies and

institutions);" for "to the Vice President and each

Senator, one hundred copies:" and "to each Member

of the House of Representatives, the Resident Commissioner from Puerto Rico, the Delegate from the

District of Columbia, the Delegate from Guam, and

the Delegate from the Virgin Islands, thirty-four

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copies (which may be transferred only to public agencies and institutions);" for "to each Representative

and Resident Commissioner in Congress, sixty-eight

copies".

EFFECTIVE DATE OF 197 7 AMENDMENT

Section 407(b) of Pub. L. 95-94 provided that: "The

amendment made by subsection (a) [amending this

section] shall take effect on October 1, 1977."

CHAPTER 13—PARTICULAR REPORTS AND

DOCUMENTS

§ 1306. Civil Service Commission: report

TRANSFER OF FUNCTIONS

All functions vested by statute in the United States

Civil Service Commission were transferred to the Director of the Office of Personnel Management (except

as otherwise specified) by Reorg. Plan No. 2 of 1978,

i 102, 43 P.R. 36037, 92 Stat. 3784, set out under section 1101 of Title 5, Government Organization and

Employees, effective Jan. 1, 1979, as provided by section 1-102 of Ex. Ord. No. 12107, Dec. 28, 1978, 44 F.R.

1055, set out under section 1101 of Title 5.

§ 1317. Foreign Relations

PUBLICATION OF "FOREIGN RELATIONS OF THE UNITE D

STATES" AT CONTINUING HIGH STANDARD OF DOCUMENTATION

Pub. L. 95-426, title I. 1120, Oct. 7. 1978, 92 Stat. 970,

provided that:

"(a) The Congress finds that the Department of

State publication 'Foreign Relations of the United

States' plays an important role in making the documentary record of United States foreign relations

available to the Congress and the American public.

"(b) The Secretary of State shall therefore insure

that publication of the Foreign Relations of the

United States' volumes is continued in such a manner

as will maintain the high standard of comprehensive

documentation already established by past volumes."

CHAPTER 15—FEDERAL REGISTER AND CODE

OF FEDERAL REGULATIONS

Sec.

1509. Costs of publication, etc.

AMENDMENTS

1977—Pub. L. 95-94, title IV, $ 408(a)(2), Aug. 5, 1977,

91 Stat. 683, substituted "Costs of publication, etc."

for "Cost of publication; appropriations authorized;

penalty mail privilege" in item 1509.

51503. Filing documents with Office; notation of

time; public inspection; transmission for printing

The original and two duplicate originals or

certified copies of a document required or authorized to be published by section 1505 of this

title shall be filed with the Office of the Federal Register, which shall be open for tha t purpose during all hours of the working days when

the National Archives Building is open for official business. The Administrator of General

Services shall cause to be noted on the original

and duplicate originals or certified copies of

each document the day and hour of filing.

When the original is issued, prescribed, or promulgated outside the District of Columbia, and

certified copies are filed before the filing of the

original, the notation shall be of the day and

hour of filing of the certified copies. Upon

filing, at least one copy shall be immediately

available for public inspection in the Office.

The original shall be retained by the General

Services Administration and shall be available

for inspection under regulations prescribed by

the Administrator, unless such original is disposed of in accordance with disposal schedules

submitted by the Administrative Committee of

the Federal Register and authorized by the Administrator pursuant to regulations issued

under chapter 33 of this title; however, originals of proclamations of the President and Executive orders shall be permanently retained by

the Administration as part of the National Archives of the United States. The Office shall

transmit immediately to the Government Printing Office for printing, as provided by this

chapter, one duplicate original or certified copy

of each document required or authorized to be

published by section 1505 of this title. Every

Federal agency shall cause to be transmitted

for filing the original and the duplicate originals or certified copies of all such documents

issued, prescribed, or promulgated by the

agency.

(As amended Pub. L. 95-440, $ 2, Oct. 10, 1978,

92 Stat. 1063.)

AMENDMENTS

1978—Pub. L. 95-440 substituted provision for retention of original documents by the General Services Administration for prior provision for retention in the archives of the National Archives and inserted provisions dispensing with such retention when disposals

are made in accordance with disposal schedules and

requiring retention of original proclamations of the

President and Executive orders as part of the National

Archives.

§ 1505. Documents to be published in Federal Register

Ex. ORD. NO. 11030. PREPARATION, PRESENTATION,

FILING, AND PUBLICATION OF EXECUTIVE ORDERS AND

PROCLAMATIONS

Ex. Ord. No. 11030, June 19, 1962, 27 F.R. 5847, as

amended by Ex. Ord. 11354, May 23, 1967, 32 F.R.

7695; Ex. Ord. No. 12080, Sept. 18, 1978, 43 F.R. 42235,

provided:

[See main edition for text of first par. and sees.

1 to 3]

SEC. 4. Proclamations calling for the observance of

special days or events. Except as may be otherwise

provided by law, responsibility for the preparation and

presentation of proposed proclamations calling for the

observance of special days, or other periods of time, or

events shall be assigned by the Director of the Bureau

of the Budget [now Director of the Office of Management and Budget] to such agencies as he may consider

appropriate. Such proposed proclamations shall be

submitted to the Director at least sixty days before

the date of the specified observance. Notwithstanding

the provisions of Section 2, the Director shall transmit

any approved commemorative proclamations to the

President.

[See main edition for text of sees. 5 to 7, and

last par.]

§ 1509. Costs of publication, etc.

(a) The cost of printing, reprinting, wrapping,

binding, and distributing the Federal Register

and the Code of Federal Regulations, and,

except as provided in subsection (b), other expenses .incurred by the Government Printing

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Office in carrying out the duties placed upon it

by this chapter shall be charged to the revolving fund provided in section 309. Reimbursements for such costs and expenses shall be

made by the Federal agencies and credited, together with all receipts, as provided in section

309(b).

(b) The cost of printing, reprinting, wrapping,

binding, and distributing all other publications

of the Federal Register program, and other expenses incurred by the Government Printing

Office in connection with such publications,

shall be borne by the appropriations to the

Government Printing Office and the appropriations are made available, and are authorized to

be increased by additional sums necessary for

the purposes, the increases to be based upon estimates submitted by the Public Printer.

(As amended Pub. L. 95-94, title IV, $ 408(a)(1),

Aug. 5, 1977, 91 Stat. 683.)

AMENDMENTS

1977—Pub. L. 95-94 in the section catchline substituted "Costs of publication, etc." for "Cost of publication; appropriations authorized; penalty mail privilege" and in text added subsec. (a), designated former

first paragraph as subsec. (b) and, in subsec. (b) as so

designated, added provision restricting coverage to the

other publications of the Federal Register program

and struck out provision requiring payments for the

Federal Register to be covered into the Treasury as

miscellaneous receipts and former second paragraph

relating to penalty mail privileges for the Federal Register.

EFFECTIVE DATE OF 197 7 AMENDMENT

Section 408(b) of Pub. L. 95-94 provided that: "The

amendments made by subsection (a) [amending this

section] shall take effect on October 1, 1977."

CHAPTER 17—DISTRIBUTION AND SALE OF

PUBLIC DOCUMENTS

§ 1708. Prices for sales copies of publications; crediting of receipts; resale by dealers; sales agents

The price at which additional copies of Government publications are offered for sale to the

public by the Superintendent of Documents

shall be based on the cost as determined by the

Public Printer plus 50 percent. A discount of

not to exceed 25 percent may be allowed to

book dealers and quantity purchasers, but the

printing may not interfere with prompt execution of work for the Government. Receipts

from general sales of publications in excess of

the total costs and expenses incurred in connection with the publication and sale thereof, as

determined by the Public Printer, shall be deposited in the Treasury of the United States to

the credit of miscellaneous receipts.

[See main edition for text of second par ]

(As amended Pub. L. 95-94, title IV, $ 409(a),

Aug. 5, 1977, 91 Stat. 683.)

AMENDMENTS

1977—Pub. L. 95-94 substituted "Receipts from general sales of publications in excess of the total costs

and expenses incurred in connection with the publication and sale thereof, as determined by the Public

Printer," for "Surplus receipts from sales".

EFFECTIVE DATE OF 197 7 AMENDMENT

Section 409(b) of Pub. L. 95-94 provided that: "The

amendment made by subsection (a) [amending this

section] shall take effect on October 1,1977."

CHAPTER 19—DEPOSITORY LIBRARY

PROGRAM

Sec.

1916. Designation of libraries of accredited law

schools as depository libraries.

AMENDMENTS

1978—Pub. L. 95-261, 1 2. Apr. 17, 1978, 92 Stat. 199,

added item 1916.

§ 1905. Distribution to depositories; designation of additional libraries; justification; authorization for

certain designations

SECTION REFERRED TO IN OTHER SECTIONS

This section is referred to in section 1910 of this

title; title 17 section 707.

§ 1909. Requirements of depository libraries; reports

on conditions; investigations; termination; replacement

SECTION REFERRED TO IN OTHER SECTIONS

This section Is referred to in section 1916 of this

title.

§ 1916. Designation of libraries of accredited law

schools as depository libraries

(a) Upon the request of any accredited law

school, the Public Printer shall designate the library of such law school as a depository library.

The Public Printer may not make such designation unless he determines tha t the library involved meets the requirements of this chapter,

other than those requirements of the first undesignated paragraph of section 1909 of this

title which relate to the location of such library.

(b) For purposes of this section, the term "accredited law school" means any law school

which is accredited by a nationally recognized

accrediting agency or association approved by

the Commissioner of Education for such purpose or accredited by the highest appellate

court of the State in which the law school is located.

(Added Pub. L. 95-261, § 1, Apr. 17, 1978, 92

Stat. 199.)

EFFECTIVE DATE

Section 3 of Pub. L. 95-261 provided that: "The

amendments made by this Act [enacting this section]

shall take effect on October 1,1978."

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UNITED STATES CODE

1976 EDITION

SUPPLEMENT III

1979

January 4, 1977, to January 8, 1980

Chapter

1. Joint Committee on Printing

3. Government Printing Office

5. Production and Procurement of Printing and Binding

7. Congressional Printing and Binding

9. Congressional Record

11. Executive and Judiciary Printing and Binding

13. Particular Reports and Documents

15. Federal Register and Code of Federal Regulations

17. Distribution and Sale of Public Documents

19. Depository Library Program

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TITLE 44—PUBLIC PRINTING AND DOCUMENTS

This title was enacted by Pub. L. 90-620, § 1, Oct. 22, 1968, 82 Stat 1238

Chap. Sec.

22. Presidential Records 2201

[27. Repealed.]

AMENDMENTS

1978—Pub. L. 95-591, § 2(b)(1), Nov. 4, 1978, 92 Stat.

2528, added chapter 22.

Pub. L. 95-378, $ 2(b), Sept. 22, 1978, 92 Stat. 723,

struck out chapter 27 "Federal Records Council".

CHAPTER 1—JOINT COMMITTEE ON PRINTING

§ 101. Joint Committee on Printing: membership

SHORT TITLE o r 197 8 AMENDMENT

Pub. L. 95-591, § 1, Nov. 4, 1978, 92 Stat. 2523, provided: "That this Act [enacting sections 2201 to 2207

of this title, amending sections 2107 and 2108 of this

title, and enacting provisions set out as notes under

section 2201 of this title] may be cited as the 'Presidential Records Act of 1978 ."

8 103. Joint Committee on Printing: remedial powers

PROCUREMENT OF SERVICES OF CONSULTANTS

Repeated by Pub. L. 95-94, title I, $ 115, Aug. 5, 1977,

91 Stat. 669.

CHAPTER 3—GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE

8 308. Disbursing officer; deputy disbursing officer;

certifying officers and employees

[See main edition for text of (a) and (&)]

(c)(1) The Public Printer may designate in

writing officers and employees of the Government Printing Office to certify vouchers for

payment from appropriations and funds. Such

officers and employees shall (A) be responsible

for the existence and correctness of the facts

recited in the certificate or other voucher or its

supporting papers and for the legality of the

proposed payment under the appropriation or

funds involved, (B) be responsible and accountable for the correctness of the computations of

certified vouchers, and (C) be accountable for,

and required to make restitution to, the United

States for the amount of any illegal, improper,

or incorrect payment resulting from any false,

inaccurate, or misleading certificate made by

him, as well as for any payment prohibited by

law or which did not represent a legal obligation under the appropriation or fund involved.

However, the Comptroller General of the

United States, may, at his discretion, relieve

such certifying officer or employee of liability

for any payment otherwise proper whenever he

finds that (i) the certification was based on the

official records and that such certifying officer

or employee did not know, and by reasonable

diligence and inquiry could not have ascertained, the actual facts, or (ii) when the obligation was incurred in good faith, the payment

was not contrary to any statutory provision specifically prohibiting payments of the character

involved, and the United States has received

value for such payment. The Comptroller General shall relieve such certifying officer or employee of liability for an overpayment for transportation services made to any common carrier

covered by section 244 of title 31, whenever he

finds that the overpayment occured solely because the administrative examination made

prior to payment of the transportation bill did

not include a verification of transportation

rates, freight classifications, or land grant deductions.

[See main edition for text of (2)1

(As amended Pub. L. 95-473, $ 2(a)(5), Oct. 17,

1978, 92 Stat. 1466.)

AMENDMENTS

1978—Subsec. (c)(1). Pub. L. 95-473 substituted "section 244 of title 31" for "section 66 of title 49".

8 309. Revolving fund for operation and maintenance

< of Government Printing Office: capitalization; reimbursements and credits; accounting and budgeting; reports

SECTION REFERRED TO IN OTHER SECTIONS

This section is referred to in section 1509 of this

title.

CHAPTER 5—PRODUCTION AND

PROCUREMENT OF PRINTING AND BINDING

Sec.

505. Sale of duplicate plates.

AMENDMENTS

1976—Pub. L. 94-553, | 105(a)(2), Oct. 19, 1976, 90

Stat. 2599, in item 505 struck out copyright" following "plates".

6 505. Sale of duplicate plates

The Public Printer shall sell, under regulations of the Joint Committee on Printing to

persons who may apply, additional or duplicate

stereotype or electrotype plates from which a

Government publication is printed, at a price

not to exceed the cost of composition, the

metal, and making to the Government, plus 10

per centum, and the full amount of the price

shall be paid when the order is filed.

(As amended Pub. L. 94-553, 6 105(a)(1), Oct. 19.

1976, 90 Stat. 2599.)

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AMENDMENTS

1976—Pub. L. 94-553 struck out provision that a publication could not be copyrighted if it was reprinted

from additional or duplicate plates purchased from

the government from which government publications

had been printed or if it was reprinted from other government publications.

EFFECTIVE DATE OF 197 6 AMENDMENT

Amendment by Pub. L. 94-553 effective Jan. 1, 1978,

see section 102 of Pub. L. 94-553. set out as an Effective Date note preceding section 101 of Title 17, Copyrights.

CHAPTER 7—CONGRESSIONAL PRINTING AND

BINDING

§ 721. Congressional Directory

(a) There shall be prepared under the direction of the Joint Committee on Printing (l) a

Congressional Directory, which shall be printed

and distributed as early as practicable during

the first session of each Congress and (2) a supplement to each Congressional Directory,

which shall be printed and distributed as early

as practicable during the second regular session

of each Congress. The Joint Committee shall

control the number and distribution of the

Congressional Directory and each supplement.

(b) One copy of the Congressional Directory

delivered to Members of the Senate and the

House of Representatives (including Delegates

and the Resident Commissioner) shall be bound

in cloth and imprinted on the cover with thp

name of the Member. Copies of the Congressional Directory delivered to depository libraries may be bound in cloth. All other copies of

the Congressional Directory shall be bound in

paper and names shall not be imprinted thereon, except that copies printed for sale under

section 722 may be bound in cloth.

(As amended Pub. L. 95-94, title IV, § 404, Aug.

5, 1977, 91 Stat. 682.)

AMENDMENTS

1977—Pub. L. 95-94 designated existing provisions as

subsec. (a) and, in subsec. (a) as so designated, substituted provisions relating to distribution of initial and

supplementary Directories for provisions requiring

preparation of three editions of the Directory during

the first session of each Congress and two editions

during each second regular session of Congress, struck

out provisions relating to the distribution of the first

edition and provisions relating to cloth binding for

copies delivered to Senators and Representatives, and

added subsec. (b).

§ 722. Congressional Directory: sale

SECTION REFERRED TO IN OTHER SECTIONS

This section is referred to in section 721 of this title.

CHAPTER 9—CONGRESSIONAL RECORD

§ 906. Congressional Record: gratuitous copies; delivery; subscriptions

The Public Printer shall furnish the Congressional Record only as follows:

of the bound edition—

to the Senate Service Department five

copies for the Vice President and each Senator,

to the Secretary and Sergeant at Arms of

the Senate, each, two copies;

to the Joint Committee on Printing not to

exceed one hundred copies;

to the House of Representatives Publications Distribution Service, three copies for

each Representative and Resident Commissioner in Congress; and

to the Clerk, Sergeant at Arms, and Doorkeeper of the House of Representatives, each,

two copies;

of the daily edition—

to the Vice President, one hundred copies;

to each Senator, fifty copies (which may be

transferred only to public agencies and institutions);

to the Secretary and Sergeant at Arms of

the Senate, each, twenty-five copies;

to the Secretary, for official use, not to

exceed thirty-five copies; and

to the Sergeant at Arms for use on the floor

of the Senate, not to exceed fifty copies;

to each Member of the House of Representatives, the Resident Commissioner from

Puerto Rico, the Delegate from the District

of Columbia, the Delegate from Guam, and

the Delegate from the Virgin Islands, thirtyfour copies (which may be transferred only to

public agencies and institutions);

to the Clerk, Sergeant at Arms, and Doorkeeper of the House of Representatives, each,

twenty-five copies;

to the Clerk, for official use, not to exceed

fifty copies, and to the Doorkeeper for use on

the floor of the House of Representatives, not

to exceed seventy-five copies;

to the Vice President and each Senator,

Representative, and Resident Commissioner

in Congress (and not transferable) three

copies of which one shall be delivered at his

residence, one at his office, and one at the

Capitol.

In addition to the foregoing the Congressional Record shall also be furnished as follows:

[See main edition for particular distribution

listing]

Copies of the daily edition, unless otherwise

directed by the Joint Committee on Printing,

shall be supplied and delivered promptly on the

day after the actual day's proceedings as originally published. Each order for the daily

Record shall begin with the current issue, if

previous issues of the same session are not

available. The apportionment specified for

daily copies may not be transferred for the

bound form and an allotment of daily copies

not used by a Member during a session shall

lapse when the session ends.

(As amended Pub. L. 95-94, title IV, § 407(a),

Aug. 5, 1977, 91 Stat. 683.)

AMENDMENTS

1977—Pub. L. 95-94 substituted "to the Vice President, one hundred copies; to each Senator, fifty copies

(which may be transferred only to public agencies and

institutions);" for "to the Vice President and each

Senator, one hundred copies:" and "to each Member

of the House of Representatives, the Resident Commissioner from Puerto Rico, the Delegate from the

District of Columbia, the Delegate from Guam, and

the Delegate from the Virgin Islands, thirty-four

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copies (which may be transferred only to public agencies and institutions);" for "to each Representative

and Resident Commissioner in Congress, sixty-eight

copies".

EFFECTIVE DATE OF 197 7 AMENDMENT

Section 407(b) of Pub. L. 95-94 provided that: "The

amendment made by subsection (a) [amending this

section] shall take effect on October 1, 1977."

CHAPTER 11—EXECUTIVE AND JUDICIARY

PRINTING AND BINDING

§ 1123. Binding materials; bookbinding for libraries

CHANGE OF NAME

The Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare

was redesignated the Secretary of Health and Human

Services by section 3508 of Title 20, Education.

CHAPTER 13—PARTICULAR REPORTS AND

DOCUMENTS

§ 1306. Civil Service Commission: report

TRANSFER OF FUNCTIONS

All functions vested by statute in the United States

Civil Service Commission were transferred to the Director of the Office of Personnel Management (except

as otherwise specified) by Reorg. Plan No. 2 of 1978,

§ 102, 43 F.R. 36037, 92 Stat. 3783, set out under section 1101 of Title 5, Government Organization and

Employees, effective Jan. 1, 1979, as provided by section 1-102 of Ex. Ord. No. 12107, Dec. 28, 1978, 44 F.R.

1055, set out under section 1101 of Title 5.

§ 1313. Education, Commissioner of: report

TRANSFER OF FUNCTIONS

The functions of the Commissioner of Education

were transferred to the Secretary of Education pursuant to section 3441(a)(1) of Title 20, Education.

§ 1317. Foreign Relations

PUBLICATION OF "FOREIGN RELATIONS OF THE UNITED

STATES" AT CONTINUING HIGH STANDARD OF DOCUMENTATION

Pub. L. 95-426, title I, $ 120, Oct. 7. 1978, 92 Stat. 970,

provided that:

"(a) The Congress finds that the Department of

State publication 'Foreign Relations of the United

States' plays an important role in making the documentary record of United States foreign relations

available to the Congress and the American public.

"(b) The Secretary of State shall therefore insure

that publication of the 'Foreign Relations of the

United States' volumes is continued in such a manner

as will maintain the high standard of comprehensive

documentation already established by past volumes."

CHAPTER 15—FEDERAL REGISTER AND CODE

OF FEDERAL REGULATIONS

Sec.

1509. Costs of publication, etc.

AMENDMENTS

1977—Pub. L. 95-94, title IV, $ 408(a)(2), Aug. 5, 1977,

91 Stat. 683, substituted "Costs of publication, etc."

for "Cost of publication; appropriations authorized:

penalty mail privilege" in item 1509.

6 1503. Filing documents with Office; notation of

time; public inspection; transmission for printing

The original and two duplicate originals or

certified copies of a document required or authorized to be published by section 1505 of this

title shall be filed with the Office of the Federal Register, which shall be open for that purpose during all hours of the working days when

the National Archives Building is open for official business. The Administrator of General

Services shall cause to be noted on the original

and duplicate originals or certified copies of

each document the day and hour of filing.

When the original is issued, prescribed, or promulgated outside the District of Columbia, and

certified copies are filed before the filing of the

original, the notation shall be of the day and

hour of filing of the certified copies. Upon

filing, at least one copy shall be immediately

available for public inspection in the Office.

The original shall be retained by the General

Services Administration and shall be available

for inspection under regulations prescribed by

the Administrator, unless such original is disposed of in accordance with disposal schedules

submitted by the Administrative Committee of

the Federal Register and authorized by the Administrator pursuant to regulations issued

under chapter 33 of this title; however, originals of proclamations of the President and Executive orders shall be permanently retained by

the Administration as part of the National Archives of the United States. The Office shall

transmit immediately to the Government Printing Office for printing, as provided by this

chapter, one duplicate original or certified copy

of each document required or authorized to be

published by section 1505 of this title. Every

Federal agency shall cause to be transmitted

for filing the original and the duplicate originals or certified copies of all such documents

issued, prescribed, or promulgated by the

aggncy.

(As amended Pub. L. 95-440, § 2, Oct. 10, 1978,

92 Stat. 1063.)

AMENDMENTS

1978—Pub. L. 95-440 substituted provision for retention of original documents by the General Services

Administration for prior provision for retention in the

archives of the National Archives and inserted provisions dispensing with such retention when disposals

are made in accordance with disposal schedules and

requiring retention of original proclamations of the

President and Executive orders as part of the National

Archives.

§ 1505. Documents to be published in Federal Register

Ex. ORD. No. 11030. PREPARATION, PRESENTATION,

FILING, AND PUBLICATION OF EXECUTIVE ORDERS AND

PROCLAMATIONS

Ex. Ord. No. 11030, June 19, 1962, 27 F.R. 5847, as

amended by Ex. Ord. 11354, May 23, 1967, 32 F.R.

7695; Ex. Ord. No. 12080, Sept. 18, 1978, 43 F.R. 42235,

provided:

[See main edition for text of first par. and Sees. 1 to J)

SEC. 4. Proclamations calling for the observance of

special days or events. Except as may be otherwise

provided by law, responsibility for the preparation and

presentation of proposed proclamations calling for the

observance of special days, or other periods of time, or

events shall be assigned by the Director of the Bureau

of the Budget [now Director of the Office of Management and Budget] to such agencies as he may consider

appropriate. Such proposed proclamations shall be

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submitted to the Director at least sixty days before

the date of the specified observance. Notwithstanding

the provisions of Section 2, the Director shall transmit

any approved commemorative proclamations to the

President.

[See main edition for text of Sees. 5 to 7, and last par.]

§ 1509. Costs of publication, etc.

(a) The cost of printing, reprinting, wrapping,

binding, and distributing the Federal Register

and the Code of Federal Regulations, and,

except as provided in subsection (b), other expenses incurred by the Government Printing

Office in carrying out the duties placed upon it

by this chapter shall be charged to the revolving fund provided in section 309. Reimbursements for such costs and expenses shall be

made by the Federal agencies and credited, together with all receipts, as provided in section

309(b).

(b) The cost of printing, reprinting, wrapping,

binding, and distributing all other publications

of the Federal Register program, and other expenses incurred by the Government Printing

Office in connection with such publications,

shall be borne by the appropriations to the

Government Printing Office and the appropriations are made available, and are authorized to

be increased by additional sums necessary for

the purposes, the increases to be based upon estimates submitted by the Public Printer.

(As amended Pub. L. 95-94, title IV, § 408(a)(1),

Aug. 5, 1977, 91 Stat. 683.)

AMENDMENTS

1977—Pub. L. 95-94 in the section catchline substituted "Costs of publication, etc." for "Cost of publication; appropriations authorized; penalty mail privilege" and in text added subsec. (a), designated former

first paragraph as subsec. (b) and, in subsec. (b) as so

designated, added provision restricting coverage to the

other publications of the Federal Register program

and struck out provision requiring payments for the

Federal Register to be covered into the Treasury as

miscellaneous receipts and former second paragraph

relating to penalty mail privileges for the Federal Register.

EFFECTIVE DATE OF 197 7 AMENDMENT

Section 408(b) of Pub. L. 95-94 provided that: "The

amendments made by subsection (a) [amending this

section] shall take effect on October 1, 1977."

CHAPTER 17—DISTRIBUTION AND SALE OF

PUBLIC DOCUMENTS

8 1708. Prices for sales copies of publications; crediting of receipts; resale by dealers; sales agents

The price at which additional copies of Government publications are offered for sale to the

public by the Superintendent of Documents

shall be based on the cost as determined by the

Public Printer plus 50 percent. A discount of

not to exceed 25 percent may be allowed to

book dealers and quantity purchasers, but the

printing may not interfere with prompt execution of work for the Government. Receipts

from general sales of publications in excess of

the total costs and expenses incurred in connection with the publication and sale thereof, as

determined by the Public Printer, shall be deposited in the Treasury of the United States to

the credit of miscellaneous receipts.

[See main edition for text of second par.]

(As amended Pub. L. 95-94, title IV, $ 409(a),

Aug. 5, 1977, 91 Stat. 683.)

AMENDMENTS

1977—Pub. L. 95-94 substituted "Receipts from general sales of publications in excess of the total costs

and expenses incurred in connection with the publication and sale thereof, as determined by the Public

Printer," for "Surplus receipts from sales".

EFFECTIVE DATE OF 197 7 AMENDMENT

Section 409(b) of Pub. L. 95-94 provided that: "The

amendment made by subsection (a) [amending this

section] shall take effect on October 1, 1977."

CHAPTER 19—DEPOSITORY LIBRARY

PROGRAM

Sec.

1916. Designation of libraries of accredited law

schools as depository libraries.

AMENDMENTS

1978—Pub. L. 95-261, 5 2, Apr. 17. 1978, 92 Stat. 199,

added item 1916.

9 1905. Distribution to depositories; designation of additional libraries; justification; authorization for

certain designations

SECTION REFERRED TO IN OTHER SECTIONS

This section is referred to in section 1910 of this

title; title 17 section 707.

§ 1909. Requirements of depository libraries; reports

on conditions; investigations; termination; replacement

SECTION REFERRED TO IN OTHER SECTIONS

This section is referred to in section 1916 of this

title.

91916. Designation of libraries of accredited law

schools as depository libraries

(a) Upon the request of any accredited law

school, the Public Printer shall designate the library of such law school as a depository library.

The Public Printer may not make such designation unless he determines tha t the library involved meets the requirements of this chapter,

other than those requirements of the first undesignated paragraph of section 1909 of this

title which relate to the location of such library.

(b) For purposes of this section, the term "accredited law school" means any law school

which is accredited by a nationally recognized

accrediting agency or association approved by

the Commissioner of Education for such purpose or accredited by the highest appellate

court of the State in which the law school is located.

(Added Pub. L. 95-261, $ 1, Apr. 17, 1978, 92

Stat. 199.)

EFFECTIVE DATE

Section 3 of Pub. L. 95-261 provided that: "The

amendments made by this Act [enacting this section]

shall take effect on October 1, 1978."

TRANSFER OF FUNCTIONS

The functions of the Commissioner of Education

were transferred to the Secretary of Education pursuant to section 3441(a)(1) of Title 20, Education.

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UNITED STATES CODE

1976 EDITION

SUPPLEMENT IV

1980

January 4, 1977, to January 5, 1981

Chapter

1. Joint Committee on Printing

3. Government Printing Office

5. Production and Procurement of Printing and Binding

7. Congressional Printing and Binding

9. Congressional Record

11. Executive and Judiciary Printing and Binding

13. Particular Reports and Documents

15. Federal Register and Code of Federal Registration

17. Distribution and Sale of Public Documents

19. Depository Library Program

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TITLE 44—PUBLIC PRINTING AND DOCUMENTS

This title was enacted by Pub. L. 90-620, § 1, Oct. 22, 1968, 82 Stat. 1238

Chap. Sec.

22. Presidential Records 2201

[27. Repealed.]

35. Coordination of Federal Information

Policy 3501

AMENDMENTS

1980—Pub. L. 96-511, $ 2(b), Dec. 11, 1980, 94 Stat.

2825, substituted in chapter 35 "Information Policy"

for "Reporting Services".

1978—Pub. L. 95-591, 5 2(b)(1), Nov. 4, 1978, 92 Stat.

2528, added chapter 22.

Pub. L. 95-378, § 2(b), Sept. 22, 1978, 92 Stat. 723,

struck out chapter 27 "Federal Records Council".

CHAPTER 1-JOINT COMMITTEE ON PRINTING

§ 101. Joint Committee on Printing: membership

SHORT TITLE OF 198 0 AMENDMENT

Pub. L. 96-511, § 1, Dec. 11, 1980, 94 Stat. 2812, provided: "That this Act [enacting sections 3501 to 3520

of this title, amending sections 2904 and 2905 of this

title, section 5315 of Title 5, Government Organizations and Employees, section 1221-3 of Title 20, Education, section 1211 of Title 30, Mineral Lands and

Mining, and section 292h of Title 42, The Public

Health and Welfare, omitting former sections 3501 to

3512 of this title, and enacting provisions set out as

notes under sections 3501 and 3503 of this title] may

be cited as the 'Paperwork Reduction Act of 1980'."

SHORT TITLE OF 197 8 AMENDMENT

Pub. L. 95-591, $ 1, Nov. 4, 1978, 92 Stat. 2523, provided: "That this Act [enacting sections 2201 to 2207

of this title, amending sections 2107 and 2108 of this

title, and enacting provisions set out as notes under

section 2201 of this title] may be cited as the 'Presidential Records Act of 1978'."

§ 103. Joint Committee on Printing: remedial powers

PROCUREMENT OF SERVICES OF CONSULTANTS

Repeated by Pub. L. 95-94, title I, | 115, Aug. 5, 1977,

91 Stat. 669.

CHAPTER 3—GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE

§308. Disbursing officer; deputy disbursing officer;

certifying officers and employees

[See main edition for text of (a) and (6)]

(c)(1) The Public Printer may designate in

writing officers and employees of the Government Printing Office to certify vouchers for

payment from appropriations and funds. Such

officers and employees shall (A) be responsible

for the existence and correctness of the facts

recited in the certificate or other voucher or its

supporting papers and for the legality of the

proposed payment under the appropriation or

funds involved, (B) be responsible and accountable for the correctness of the computations of

certified vouchers, and (C) be accountable for,

and required to make restitution to, the United

States for the amount of any illegal, improper,

or incorrect payment resulting from any false,

inaccurate, or misleading certificate made by

him, as well as for apy payment prohibited by

law or which did not represent a legal obligation under the appropriation or fund involved.

However, the Comptroller General of the

United States, may, at his discretion, relieve

such certifying officer or employee of liability

for any payment otherwise proper whenever he

finds that (i) the certification was based on the

official records and that such certifying officer

or employee did not know, and by reasonable

diligence and inquiry could not have ascertained, the actual facts, or (ii) when the obligation was incurred in good faith, the payment

was not contrary to any statutory provision specifically prohibiting payments of the character

involved, and the United States has received

value for such payment. The Comptroller General shall relieve such certifying officer or employee of liability for an overpayment for transportation services made to any common carrier

covered by section 244 of title 31, whenever he

finds that the overpayment occurred solely because the administrative examination made

prior to payment of the transportation bill did

not include a verification of transportation

rates, freight classifications, or land grant deductions.

[See main edition for text of (2)]

(As amended Pub. L. 95-473, § 2(a)(5), Oct. 17,

1978, 92 Stat. 1466.)

AMENDMENTS

1978—Subsec. (c)(1). Pub. L. 95-473 substituted "section 244 of title 31" for "section 66 of title 49".

§ 309. Revolving fund for operation and maintenance

of Government Printing Office: capitalization; reimbursements and credits; accounting and budgeting; reports

SECTION REFERRED TO IN OTHER SECTIONS

This section is referred to in section 1509 of this

title.

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CHAPTER 5—PRODUCTION AND

PROCUREMENT OF PRINTING AND BINDING

Sec.

505. Sale of duplicate plates.

AMENDMENTS

1976—Pub. L. 94-553, § 105(a)(2), Oct. 19, 1976, 90

Stat. 2599, in item 505 struck out copyright" following "plates".

§ 505. Sale of duplicate plates

The Public Printer shall sell, under regulations of the Joint Committee on Printing to

persons who may apply, additional or duplicate

stereotype or electrotype plates from which a

Government publication is printed, at a price

not to exceed the cost of composition, the

metal, and making to the Government, plus 10

per centum, and the full amount of the price

shall be paid when the order is filed.

(As amended Pub. L. 94-553, § 105(a)(1), Oct. 19,

1976, 90 Stat. 2599.)

AMENDMENTS

1976—Pub. L. 94-553 struck out provision that a publication could not be copyrighted if it was reprinted

from additional or duplicate plates purchased from

the government from which government publications

had been printed or if it was reprinted from other government publications.

EFFECTIVE DATE OF 197 6 AMENDMENT

Amendment by Pub. L. 94-553 effective Jan. 1, 1978,

see section 102 of Pub. L. 94-553, set out as an Effective Date note preceding section 101 of Title 17, Copyrights.

CHAPTER 7—CONGRESSIONAL PRINTING AND

BINDING

§ 721. Congressional Directory

(a) There shall be prepared under the direction of the Joint Committee on Printing (l) a

Congressional Directory, which shall be printed

and distributed as early as practicable during

the first session of each Congress and (2) a supplement to each Congressional Directory,

which shall be printed and distributed as early

as practicable during the second regular session

of each Congress. The Joint Committee shall

control the number and distribution of the

Congressional Directory and each supplement.

(b) One copy of the Congressional Directory

delivered to Members of the Senate and the

House of Representatives (including Delegates

and the Resident Commissioner) shall be bound

in cloth and imprinted on the cover with the

name of the Member. Copies of the Congressional Directory delivered to depository libraries may be bound in cloth. All other copies of

the Congressional Directory shall be bound in

paper and names shall not be imprinted thereon, except tha t copies printed for sale under

section 722 may be bound in cloth.

(As amended Pub. L. 95-94, title IV, § 404, Aug.

5, 1977, 91 Stat. 682.)

AMENDMENTS

1977—Pub. L. 95-94 designated existing provisions as

subsec. (a) and, in subsec. <*a) as so designated, substituted provisions relating to distribution of initial and

supplementary Directories for provisions requiring

preparation of three editions of the Directory during

the first session of each Congress and two editions

during each second regular session of Congress, struck

out provisions relating to the distribution of the first

edition and provisions relating to cloth binding for

copies delivered to Senators and Representatives, and

added subsec. (b).

8 722. Congressional Directory: sale

SECTION REFERRED TO IN OTHER SECTIONS

This section is referred to in section 721 of this title.

CHAPTER 9—CONGRESSIONAL RECORD

§ 906. Congressional Record: gratuitous copies; delivery

The Public Printer shall furnish the Congressional Record only as follows:

of the bound edition—

to the Senate Service Department five

copies for the Vice President and each Senator;

to the Secretary and Sergeant at Arms of

the Senate, each, two copies;

to the Joint Committee on Printing not to

exceed one hundred copies;

to the House of Representatives Publications Distribution Service, three copies for

each Representative and Resident Commissioner in Congress; and

to the Clerk, Sergeant at Arms, and Doorkeeper of the House of Representatives, each,

two copies;

of the daily edition—

to the Vice President, one hundred copies;

to each Senator, fifty copies (which may be

transferred only to public agencies and institutions);

to the Secretary and Sergeant at Arms of

the Senate, each, twenty-five copies;

to the Secretary, for official use, not to

exceed thirty-five copies; and

to the Sergeant at Arms for use on the floor

of the Senate, not to exceed fifty copies;

to each Member of the House of Representatives, the Resident Commissioner from

Puerto Rico, the Delegate from the District

of Columbia, the Delegate from Guam, and

the Delegate from the Virgin Islands, thirtyfour copies (which may be transferred only to

public agencies and institutions);

to the Clerk, Sergeant at Arms, and Doorkeeper of the House of Representatives, each,

twenty-five copies;

to the Clerk, for official use, not to exceed

fifty copies, and to the Doorkeeper for use on

the floor of the House of Representatives, not

to exceed seventy-five copies;

to the Vice President and each Senator,

Representative, and Resident Commissioner

in Congress (and not transferable) three

copies of which one shall be delivered at his

residence, one at his office, and one at the

Capitol.

In addition to the foregoing the Congressional Record shall also be furnished as follows:

In unstitched form, and held in reserve by

the Public Printer, as many copies of the daily

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Record as may be required to supply a semimonthly edition, bound in paper cover together

with each semimonthly index when it is issued,

and then be delivered promptly as follows:

[See main edition for particular distribution

listing]

to each United States circuit and district

judge, and to the chief judge and each associate judge of the United States Court of

Claims, the United States Court of Customs

and Patent Appeals, the United States Court

of International Trade, the Tax Court of the

United States, and the United States Court of

Military Appeals, upon request to a member

of Congress and notification by the Member

to the Public Printer, one copy of the daily, in

addition to those authorized to be furnished

to Members of Congress under the preceding

provisions of this section;

[See main edition for particular distribution

listing]

to the library of each United States Court

of Appeals, each United States District Court,

the United States Court of Claims, the United

States Court of Customs and Patent Appeals,

the United States Court of International

Trade, the Tax Court of the United States,

and the United States Court of Military Appeals, upon request to the Public Printer, one

copy of the daily, one semimonthly copy, and

one bound copy;

[See main edition for particular distribution

listing]

Copies of the daily edition, unless otherwise

directed by the Joint Committee on Printing,

shall be supplied and delivered promptly on the

day after the actual day's proceedings as originally published. Each order for the daily

Record shall begin with the current issue, if

previous issues of the same session are not

available. The apportionment specified for

daily copies may not be transferred for the

bound form and an allotment of daily copies

not used by a Member during a session shall

lapse when the session ends.

(As amended Pub. L. 95-94, title IV, § 407(a),

Aug. 5, 1977, 91 Stat. 683; Pub. L. 96-417, title

VI, $ 601(11), Oct. 10, 1980, 94 Stat. 1744.)

AMENDMENTS

1980—Pub. L. 96-417 redesignated the United States

Customs Court as the United States Court of International Trade.

1977—Pub. L. 95-94 substituted "to the Vice President, one hundred copies; to each Senator, fifty copies

(which may be transferred only to public agencies and

institutions);" for "to the Vice President and each

Senator, one hundred copies:" and "to each Member

of the House of Representatives, the Resident Commissioner from Puerto Rico, the Delegate from the

District of Columbia, the Delegate from Guam, and

the Delegate from the Virgin Islands, thirty-four

copies (which may be transferred only to public agencies and institutions);" for "to each Representative

and Resident Commissioner in Congress, sixty-eight

copies".

EFFECTIVE DATE o r 198 0 AMENDMENT

Amendment by Pub. L. 96-417 effective on Nov. 1,

1980 and applicable with respect to civil actions pending on or commenced on or after such date, see section

701(a) of Pub. L. 96-417, as amended, set out as an Effective Date of 1980 Amendment note under section

251 of Title 28, Judiciary and Judicial Procedure.

EFFECTIVE DATE OF 197 7 AMENDMENT

Section 407(b) of Pub. L. "95-94 provided that: "The

amendment made by subsection (a) [amending this

section] shall take effect on October 1, 1977."

CHAPTER 11—EXECUTIVE AND JUDICIARY

PRINTING AND BINDING

§ 1123. Binding materials; bookbinding for libraries

CHANGE OF NAME

The Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare

was redesignated the Secretary of Health and Human

Services by section 3508(b) of Title 20, Education.

CHAPTER 13—PARTICULAR REPORTS AND

DOCUMENTS

Sec.

1320A. Historical societies' publications.

AMENDMENTS

1980—Pub. L. 96-536, § 101(c), Dec. 16, 1980, 94 Stat.

3167, added item 1320A.

8 1306. Civil Service Commission: report

TRANSFER OF FUNCTIONS

All functions vested by statute in the United States

Civil Service Commission were transferred to the Director of the Office of Personnel Management (except

as otherwise specified) by Reorg. Plan No. 2 of 1978,

S 102, 43 P.R. 36037, 92 Stat. 3783, set out under section 1101 of Title 5, Government Organization and

Employees, effective Jan. 1. 1979, as provided by section 1-102 of Ex. Ord. No. 12107, Dec. 28, 1978, 44 F.R.

1055, set out under section 1101 of Title 5.

8 1313. Education, Commissioner of: report

TRANSFER OF FUNCTIONS

The functions of the Commissioner of Education

were transferred to the Secretary of Education pursuant to section 3441(a)(1) of Title 20, Education.

§ 1317. Foreign Relations

PUBLICATION o r "FOREIGN RELATIONS OF THE UNITED

STATES" AT CONTINUING HIGH STANDARD OF DOCUMENTATION

Pub. L. 95-426, title I, $ 120, Oct. 7, 1978, 92 Stat. 970,

provided that:

"(a) The Congress finds that the Department of

State publication 'Foreign Relations of the United

States' plays an important role in making the documentary record of United States foreign relations

available to the Congress and the American public.

"(b) The Secretary of State shall therefore insure

that publication of the Foreign Relations of the

United States' volumes is continued in such a manner

as will maintain the high standard of comprehensive

documentation already established by past volumes."

8 1320A. Historical societies' publications

Notwithstanding any other provision of law,

and with the approval of the Joint Committee

on Printing, the Public Printer shall provide for

such printing services and distribution with respect to publications of the United States Capitol Historical Society, the Supreme Court Historical Society, or the White House Historical

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Association as such Society or Association may

request: Provided, Tha t such Society or Association reimburses the Public Printer for the

actual expenses incurred by him in providing

for such services and-distribution.

(Added Pub. L. 96-536, § 101(c), Dec. 16, 1980, 94

Stat. 3167.)

CODIFICATION

Addition of this section to this title is based on section 304(a) of H.R. 7593, as passed the House of Representatives, July 21, 1980, which was enacted into permanent law by Pub. L. 96-536.

CHAPTER 15—FEDERAL REGISTER AND CODE

OF FEDERAL REGULATIONS

Sec.

1509. Costs of publication, etc.

AMENDMENTS

1977—Pub. L. 95-94, title IV, § 408(a)(2), Aug. 5, 1977,

91 Stat. 683, substituted "Costs of publication, etc."

for "Cost of publication; appropriations authorized;

penalty mail privilege" in item 1509.

§ 1503. Filing documents with Office; notation of

time; public inspection; transmission for printing

The original and two duplicate originals or

certified copies of a document required or authorized to be published by section 1505 of this

title shall be filed with the Office of the Federal Register, which shall be open for that purpose during all hours of the working days when

the National Archives Building is open for official business. The Administrator of General

Services shall cause to be noted on the original

and duplicate originals or certified copies of

each document the day and hour of filing.

When the original is issued, prescribed, or promulgated outside the District of Columbia, and

certified copies are filed before the filing of the

original, the notation shall be of the day and

hour of filing of the certified copies. Upon

filing, at least one copy shall be immediately

available for public inspection in the Office.

The original shall be retained by the General

Services Administration and shall be available

for inspection under regulations prescribed by

the Administrator, unless such original is disposed of in accordance with disposal schedules

submitted by the Administrative Committee of

the Federal Register and authorized by the Administrator pursuant to regulations issued

under chapter 33 of this title; however, originals of proclamations of the President and Executive orders shall be permanently retained by

the Administration as part of the National Archives of the United States. The Office shall

transmit immediately to the Government Printing Office for printing, as provided by this

chapter, one duplicate original or certified copy

of each document required or authorized to be

published by section 1505 of this title. Every

Federal agency shall cause to be transmitted

for filing the original and the duplicate originals or certified copies of all such documents

issued, prescribed, or promulgated by the

agency.

(As amended Pub. L. 95-440, 1 2, Oct. 10, 1978,

92 Stat. 1063.)

AMENDMENTS

1978—Pub. L. 95-440 substituted provision for retention of original documents by the General Services

Administration for prior provision for retention in the

archives of the National Archives and inserted provisions dispensing with such retention when disposals

are made in accordance with disposal schedules and

requiring retention of original proclamations of the

President and Executive orders as part of the National

Archives.

§ 1505. Documents to be published in Federal Register

E x . ORD. N o . 11030 . PREPARATION, PRESENTATION,

FILING, AND PUBLICATION OF EXECUTIVE ORDERS AND

PROCLAMATIONS

Ex. Ord. No. 11030, June 19, 1962, 27 F.R. 5847, as

amended by Ex. Ord. 11354, May 23, 1967, 32 F.R.

7695; Ex. Ord. No. 12080, Sept. 18, 1978, 43 F.R. 42235,

provided:

[See main edition for text of first par. and Sees. 1 to 3]

SEC. 4. Proclamations calling for the observance of

special days or events. Except as may be otherwise

provided by law, responsibility for the preparation and

presentation of proposed proclamations calling for the

observance of special days, or other periods of time, or

events shall be assigned by the Director of the Bureau

of the Budget [now Director of the Office of Management and Budget] to such agencies as he may consider

appropriate. Such proposed proclamations shall be

submitted to the Director at least sixty days before

the date of the specified observance. Notwithstanding

the provisions of Section 2, the Director shall transmit

any approved commemorative proclamations to the

President.

[See main edition for text of Sees. 5 to 7, and last par.]

§ 1509. Costs of publication, etc.

(a) The cost of printing, reprinting, wrapping,

binding, and distributing the Federal Register

and the Code of Federal Regulations, and,

except as provided in subsection (b), other expenses incurred by the Government Printing

Office in carrying out the duties placed upon it

by this chapter shall be charged to the revolving fund provided in section 309. Reimbursements for such costs and expenses shall be

made by the Federal agencies and credited, together with all receipts, as provided in section

309(b).

(b) The cost of printing, reprinting, wrapping,

binding, and distributing all other publications

of the Federal Register program,' and other expenses incurred by the Government Printing

Office in connection with such publications,

shall be borne by the appropriations to the

Government Printing Office and the appropriations are made available, and are authorized to

be increased by additional sums necessary for

the purposes, the increases to be based upon estimates submitted by the Public Printer.

(As amended Pub. L. 95-94, title IV, I 408(a)(1),

Aug. 5, 1977, 91 Stat. 683.)

AMENDMENTS

1977—Pub. L. 95-94 in the section catchline substituted "Costs of publication, etc." for "Cost of publication; appropriations authorized: penalty mail privilege" and in text added subsec. (a), designated former

first paragraph as subsec. (b) and, in subsec. (b) as so

designated, added provision restricting coverage to the

other publications of the Federal Register program

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and struck out provision requiring payments for the

Federal Register to be covered into the Treasury as

miscellaneous receipts and former second paragraph

relating to penalty mail privileges for the Federal Register.

EFFECTIVE DATE OF 187 7 AMENDMENT

Section 408(b) of Pub. L. 95-94 provided that: "The

amendments made by subsection (a) [amending this

section] shall take effect on October 1, 1977."

CHAPTER 17—DISTRIBUTION AND SALE OF

PUBLIC DOCUMENTS

§ 1708. Prices for sales copies of publications; crediting of receipts; resale by dealers; sales agents

The price at .which additional copies of Government publications are offered for sale to the

public by the Superintendent of Documents

shall be based on the cost as determined by the

Public Printer plus 50 percent. A discount of

not to exceed 25 percent may be allowed to

book dealers and quantity purchasers, but the

printing may not interfere with prompt execution of work for the Government. Receipts

from general sales of publications in excess of

the total costs and expenses incurred in connection with the publication and sale thereof, as

determined by the Public Printer, shall be deposited in the Treasury of the United States to

the credit of miscellaneous receipts.

[See main edition for text of second por.l

(As amended Pub. L. 95-94, title IV, § 409(a),

Aug. 5, 1977, 91 Stat. 683.)

AMENDMENTS

1977—Pub. L. 95-94 substituted "Receipts from general sales of publications in excess of the total costs

and expenses incurred in connection with the publication and sale thereof, as determined by the Public

Printer," for "Surplus receipts from sales".

EFFECTIVE DATE OF 197 7 AMENDMENT

Section 409(b) of Pub. L. 95-94 provided that: "The

amendment made by subsection (a) [amending this

section] shall take effect on October 1, 1977."

CHAPTER 19—DEPOSITORY LIBRARY

PROGRAM

Sec.

1916. Designation of libraries of accredited law

schools as depository libraries.

AMENDMENTS

1978—Pub. L. 95-261, 5 2, Apr. 17, 1978, 92 Stat. 199,

added item 1916.

§ 1905. Distribution to depositories; designation of additional libraries; justification; authorization for

certain designations

SECTION REFERRED TO IN OTHER SECTIONS

This section is referred to in section 1910 of this

title: title 17 section 707.

§ 1909. Requirements of depository libraries; reports

on conditions; investigations; termination; replacement

SECTION REFERRED TO IN OTHER SECTIONS

This section is referred to in section 1916 of this

title.

§ 1916. Designation of libraries of accredited law

schools as depository libraries

(a) Upon the request of any accredited law

school, the Public Printer shall designate the library of such law school as a depository library.

The Public Printer may not make such designation unless he determines that the library involved meets the requirements of this chapter,

other than those requirements of the first undesignated paragraph of section 1909 of this

title which relate to the location of such library.

(b) For purposes of this section, the term

"accredited law school" means any law school

which is accredited by a nationally recognized

accrediting agency or association approved by

the Commissioner of Education for such purpose or accredited by the highest appellate

court of the State in which the law school is located.

(Added Pub. L. 95-261, § 1, Apr. 17, 1978, 92

Stat. 199.)

EFFECTIVE DATE

Section 3 of Pub. L. 95-261 provided that: "The

amendments made by this Act [enacting this section]

shall take effect on October 1, 1978."

TRANSFER OF FUNCTIONS

The functions of the Commissioner of Education

were transferred to the Secretary of Education pursuant to section 3441(a)(1) of Title 20, Education.
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