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Union Calendar No. 78 

115TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 195 

[Report No. 115–128, Part I] 

To amend title 44, United States Code, to restrict the distribution of free 

printed copies of the Federal Register to Members of Congress and 

other officers and employees of the United States, and for other purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

JANUARY 3, 2017 

Mr. RUSSELL introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, and in addition to the 

Committee on House Administration, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions 

as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned 

MAY 17, 2017 

Reported from the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform 

MAY 17, 2017 

The Committee on House Administration discharged; committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union and ordered to be 

printed 


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A BILL 

To amend title 44, United States Code, to restrict the distribution of free printed copies of the Federal Register 

to Members of Congress and other officers and employees 

of the United States, and for other purposes. 


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1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Federal Register Print5 ing Savings Act of 2017’’. 

6 SEC. 2. RESTRICTIONS ON DISTRIBUTION OF FREE PRINT7 ED COPIES OF FEDERAL REGISTER TO MEM8 BERS OF CONGRESS AND FEDERAL EMPLOY9 EES. 

10 (a) RESTRICTIONS.—Section 1506 of title 44, United 

11 States Code, is amended— 

12 (1) by striking ‘‘The Administrative Com13 mittee’’ and inserting ‘‘(a) COMPOSITION; DUTIES.— 

14 The Administrative Committee’’; 

15 (2) in subsection (a)(4), by striking ‘‘the num16 ber of copies’’ and inserting ‘‘subject to subsection 

17 (b), the number of copies’’; and 

18 (3) by adding at the end the following new sub19 section: 

20 ‘‘(b) RESTRICTIONS ON DISTRIBUTION OF FREE

21 PRINTED COPIES TO MEMBERS OF CONGRESS AND OFFI22 CERS AND EMPLOYEES OF THE UNITED STATES.— 

23 ‘‘(1) PROHIBITING SUBSCRIPTION TO PRINTED

24 COPIES WITHOUT REQUEST.—Under the regulations 

25 prescribed to carry out subsection (a)(4), the DirecVerDate Sep 11 2014 23:05 May 17, 2017 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00003 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H195.RH H195

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1 tor of the Government Publishing Office may not 

2 provide a printed copy of the Federal Register with3 out charge to any Member of Congress or any other 

4 office of the United States during a year unless— 

5 ‘‘(A) the Member or office requests a 

6 printed copy of a specific issue of the Federal 

7 Register; or 

8 ‘‘(B) during that year or during the pre9 vious year, the Member or office requested a 

10 subscription to printed copies of the Federal 

11 Register for that year, as described in para12 graph (2). 

13 ‘‘(2) ADMINISTRATION OF SUBSCRIPTIONS.— 

14 The regulations prescribed to carry out subsection 

15 (a)(4) shall include— 

16 ‘‘(A) provisions regarding notifications to 

17 offices of Members of Congress and other of18 fices of the United States of the restrictions of 

19 paragraph (1); 

20 ‘‘(B) provisions describing the process by 

21 which Members and other offices may request a 

22 specific issue of the Federal Register for pur23 poses of paragraph (1)(A); and 

24 ‘‘(C) provisions describing the process by 

25 which Members and other offices may request a 


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1 subscription to the Federal Register for pur2 poses of paragraph (1)(B), except that such 

3 regulations shall limit the period for such a 

4 subscription to not longer than 1 year.’’. 

5 (b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by 

6 subsection (a) shall take effect January 1, 2018. 


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Union Calendar No. 78 

115TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 195 

[Report No. 115–128, Part I] 

A BILL 

To amend title 44, United States Code, to restrict 

for other purposes. officers and employees of the United States, and eral Register to Members of Congress and other the distribution of free printed copies of the FedMAY 17, 2017 

Reported from the Committee on Oversight and 

Government Reform 

MAY 17, 2017 

The Committee on House Administration discharged; 

the State of the Union and ordered to be printed committed to the Committee of the Whole House on 


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