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113TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 5627 

To amend title 44, United States Code, to require the Public Printer to 

adjust the fonts used in documents printed by the Government Printing 

Office if adjusting the fonts will reduce printing costs, and for other 

purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

SEPTEMBER 18, 2014 

Mr. MAFFEI (for himself, Mr. SEAN PATRICK MALONEY of New York, Mr. 

RUIZ, Mr. QUIGLEY, and Ms. KAPTUR) introduced the following bill; 

which was referred to the Committee on House Administration 

A BILL 

To amend title 44, United States Code, to require the Public 

Printer to adjust the fonts used in documents printed 

by the Government Printing Office if adjusting the fonts 

will reduce printing costs, and for other purposes. 

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 ‘‘Printing Responsibly 

5 in New Typesets Act’’ or the ‘‘PRINT Act’’. 


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1 SEC. 2. REQUIRING PUBLIC PRINTER TO ADJUST FONTS 

2 USED IN DOCUMENTS PRINTED BY GOVERN3 MENT PRINTING OFFICE TO ACHIEVE SAV4 INGS. 

5 (a) ADJUSTING FONTS.— 

6 (1) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 5 of title 44, United 

7 States Code, is amended by adding at the end the 

8 following new section: 

9 ‘‘§ 518. Adjustment of fonts 

10 ‘‘(a) DOCUMENTS PRINTED BY GOVERNMENT PRINT11 ING OFFICE.—The Public Printer shall adjust the font 

12 used to print the text of any type of document printed 

13 by the Government Printing Office if the Public Printer 

14 determines that adjusting the font will reduce printing 

15 costs and be cost-effective and appropriate with respect 

16 to that type of document. 

17 ‘‘(b) DOCUMENTS PRINTED BY OTHERS.—The Pub18 lic Printer shall enter into such agreements as may be re19 quired to ensure that any person other than the Govern20 ment Printing Office who prints documents for the Fed21 eral Government under the authority of this title or pursu22 ant to agreements authorized by this title follows the re23 quirements of subsection (a) with respect to those docu24 ments in the same manner as the Public Printer follows 

25 such requirements with respect to documents printed by 

26 the Government Printing Office.’’. 


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1 (2) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sec2 tions of chapter 5 of such title is amended by adding 

3 at the end the following new item: 

‘‘518. Adjustment of fonts.’’. 

4 (b) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.— 

5 (1) UNITED STATES CODE.—(A) Section 205 of 

6 title 1, United States Code, is amended by striking 

7 ‘‘and shall be in such form and style’’ and inserting 

8 ‘‘and (subject to section 518 of title 44, United 

9 States Code) shall be in such form and style’’. 

10 (B) Section 206 of title 1, United States Code, 

11 is amended by striking ‘‘shall be printed in such 

12 form and style’’ and inserting ‘‘shall (subject to sec13 tion 518 of title 44, United States Code) be printed 

14 in such form and style’’. 

15 (2) CONGRESSIONAL PRINTING.—Section 707 

16 of title 44, United States Code, is amended by strik17 ing ‘‘Subject to sections’’ and inserting ‘‘Subject to 

18 section 518 of this title and sections’’. 

19 (3) CONGRESSIONAL RECORD.—Section 901 of 

20 title 44, United States Code, is amended by striking 

21 ‘‘The Joint Committee’’ and inserting ‘‘Subject to 

22 section 518 of this title, the Joint Committee’’. 

23 (4) EXECUTIVE AND JUDICIARY PRINTING.— 

24 Section 1105 of title 44, United States Code, is 

25 amended by striking ‘‘The Public Printer’’ and inVerDate Sep 11 2014 20:19 Sep 22, 2014 Jkt 039200 PO 00000 Frm 00003 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H5627.IH H5627

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1 serting ‘‘Subject to section 518 of this title, the Pub2 lic Printer’’. 

3 (c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 

4 this Act shall apply with respect to documents printed 

5 after the expiration of the 1-year period which begins on 

6 the date of the enactment of this Act. 

7 SEC. 3. PROHIBITING DELIVERY OF PRINTED COPIES OF 

8 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD TO OFFICES OF 

9 MEMBERS OF CONGRESS. 

10 (a) PROHIBITING DELIVERY.—Section 906 of title 

11 44, United States Code, is amended— 

12 (1) by striking ‘‘The Public Printer’’ and in13 serting ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—Subject to subsection 

14 (c), the Public Printer’’; 

15 (2) by striking ‘‘Copies of the daily edition’’ 

16 and inserting ‘‘(b) TIMING OF DELIVERY.—Copies 

17 of the daily edition’’; and 

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

20 ‘‘(c) PROHIBITING DELIVERY TO OFFICES OF MEM21 BERS OF CONGRESS.—The Public Printer may not deliver 

22 a printed copy of any version of the Congressional Record 

23 to the office of a Senator or the office of a Member of 

24 the House of Representatives (including a Delegate or 

25 Resident Commissioner to the Congress).’’. 


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1 (b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 

2 subsection (a) shall take effect 30 days after the date of 

3 enactment of this Act. 

4 SEC. 4. REDESIGNATION OF GOVERNMENT PRINTING OF5 FICE AS GOVERNMENT PUBLISHING OFFICE. 

6 (a) REDESIGNATION.—The Government Printing Of7 fice is hereby redesignated as the Government Publishing 

8 Office. 

9 (b) REFERENCES.—Any reference to the Government 

10 Printing Office in any law, rule, regulation, certificate, di11 rective, instruction, or other official paper in force on the 

12 date of enactment of this Act shall be considered to refer 

13 and apply to the Government Publishing Office. 

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