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104TH CONGRESS

2D SESSION H. R. 4280

To amend title 44, United States Code, to establish the Joint Committee

on Information, and for other purposes.

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

SEPTEMBER 28, 1996

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

A BILL

To amend title 44, United States Code, to establish the

Joint Committee on Information, 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; REFERENCES IN ACT; TABLE OF

4 CONTENTS.

5 (a) SHORT TITLE.—This Act may be cited as the

6 ‘‘Government Printing Reform Act of 1996’’.

7 (b) REFERENCES IN ACT.—Except as otherwise spe8 cifically provided, whenever in this Act an amendment is

9 expressed in terms of an amendment to or repeal of a sec-
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1 tion or other provision, the reference shall be considered

2 to be made to that section or other provision of title 44,

3 United States Code.

4 (c) TABLE OF CONTENTS.—The table of contents of

5 this Act is as follows:

Sec. 1. Short title; references in act; table of contents.

TITLE I—JOINT COMMITTEE ON INFORMATION

Sec. 101. Replacement of Joint Committees on Printing and Library with Joint

Committee on Information.

Sec. 102. Conforming amendments relating to Joint Committee on the Library.

Sec. 103. Technical and conforming amendments to title 44, United States

Code.

Sec. 104. Technical and conforming amendments to other titles.

TITLE II—PRODUCTION OF PRINTING AND BINDING

Subtitle A—Organization and Management of Government Printing Office

Sec. 201. Service of Public Printer and deputy.

Sec. 202. Reform of personnel rules.

Sec. 203. Reform of procurement rules.

Sec. 204. Reform of budgeting and funding.

Subtitle B—Production and Procurement Reform

Sec. 211. Reform of requirements for work done at Government Printing Office.

Sec. 212. Sale of duplicate plates.

Sec. 213. Increasing authority of public printer regarding certain requirements.

Sec. 214. Repeal of certain obsolete reporting requirements.

TITLE III—PRINTING AND DISTRIBUTION OF DOCUMENTS

Subtitle A—Congressional Printing

Sec. 301. Authorizing House and Senate to determine appropriate number and

distribution of documents and reports.

Sec. 302. Reprinting congressional documents.

Sec. 303. Requirements for certain specific documents.

Sec. 304. Costs of producing and publishing documents.

Sec. 305. Classification and numbering of documents.

Subtitle B—Congressional Record

Sec. 311. Form of Congressional Record.

Sec. 312. Contents of Congressional Record.

Sec. 313. Distribution and sale of Congressional Record.

Sec. 314. Treatment of Congressional Record as official journal.

Subtitle C—Executive and Judicial Branch Printing
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Sec. 321. Authorizing Public Printer to execute publishing work for President.

Sec. 322. Procedures for certification and payment of publications.

Sec. 323. Distribution and sale of periodicals and other documents.

Sec. 324. Examination and distribution of Congressional Record and other congressional documents.

Sec. 325. Printing of annual reports.

Sec. 326. Repeal of certain printing and binding requirements.

Subtitle D—Repeal Requirements to Print Particular Reports and Documents

Sec. 331. Repeal requirements to print particular reports and documents.

Subtitle E—Federal Register and Code of Federal Regulations

Sec. 341. Repeal transmittal of contents to Public Printer.

Sec. 342. Publication of Federal register by Public Printer.

Sec. 343. Establishment of separate appropriation for other publications.

Sec. 344. Clarification of authority to publish Code of Federal Regulations electronically.

TITLE IV—DISTRIBUTION AND SALE OF PUBLIC DOCUMENTS

Subtitle A—Publication and Sale of Public Documents

Sec. 401. Permitting entities other than Public Printer to prepare and distribute public documents.

Sec. 402. Clarification of authority to publish electronically.

Sec. 403. Sale of public documents.

Sec. 404. Repeal of limit on number of extra copies furnished.

Sec. 405. Timing of republication.

Sec. 406. Use of cost-based pricing for additional copies.

Sec. 407. Index of documents.

Sec. 408. Catalog of government publications.

Subtitle B—Distribution of Publications

Sec. 411. Distribution of publications to certain entities.

Sec. 412. Repeal of certain mandatory distribution requirements.

TITLE V—DEPOSITORY LIBRARY PROGRAM

Sec. 501. Clarification of definition of ‘‘government publication’’.

Sec. 502. Expanding authority of superintendent of documents to make government publications available.

Sec. 503. Distribution of publications to programs.

Sec. 504. Designation of depository libraries by members of congress.

Sec. 505. Disposal of publications after use.

Sec. 506. Repeal designation of specified types of institutions as depositories.

TITLE VI—EFFECTIVE DATE

Sec. 601. Effective date.
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1 TITLE I—JOINT COMMITTEE ON

2 INFORMATION

3 SEC. 101. REPLACEMENT OF JOINT COMMITTEES ON

4 PRINTING AND LIBRARY WITH JOINT COM5 MITTEE ON INFORMATION.

6 (a) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 1 is amended to read as

7 follows:

8 ‘‘CHAPTER 1—JOINT COMMITTEE ON

9 INFORMATION

‘‘Sec.

‘‘101. Membership.

‘‘102. Chair.

‘‘103. Succession; powers during recess.

‘‘104. Powers to combat waste, fraud, and abuse,

10 ‘‘§ 101. Membership

11 ‘‘The Joint Committee on Information shall consist

12 of the chair and 4 members of the Committee on House

13 Oversight of the House of Representatives and the chair

14 and 4 members of the Committee on Rules and Adminis15 tration of the Senate.

16 ‘‘§ 102. Chair

17 ‘‘The chair of the Committee on House Oversight of

18 the House of Representatives shall serve as the chair of

19 the Joint Committee on Information during the first Con20 gress which begins after the date of the enactment of the

21 Government Printing Reform Act of 1996 and each second

22 succeeding Congress, and the chair of the Committee on
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1 Rules and Administration of the Senate shall serve as the

2 chair of the Joint Committee during the second Congress

3 which begins after such date and each second succeeding

4 Congress.

5 ‘‘§ 103. Succession; powers during recess

6 ‘‘(a) SUCCESSION.—The members of the Joint Com7 mittee on Information who are reelected to the succeeding

8 Congress shall continue as members of the committee until

9 their successors are chosen. The President of the Senate

10 and the Speaker of the House of Representatives shall,

11 on the last day of a Congress, appoint members of their

12 respective Houses who have been elected to the succeeding

13 Congress to fill vacancies which may then be about to

14 occur on the Committee, and the appointees and members

15 of the Committee who have been reelected shall continue

16 until their successors are chosen.

17 ‘‘(b) POWERS DURING RECESS.—When Congress is

18 not in session, the Joint Committee may exercise all its

19 powers and duties as when Congress is in session.

20 ‘‘§ 104. Powers to combat waste, fraud, and abuse

21 ‘‘In addition to any other powers of the Joint Com22 mittee on Information under this title, the Joint Commit23 tee may take such steps as it considers appropriate to

24 eliminate waste, fraud, and abuse in the printing, publica-
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1 tion, and dissemination of Federal government informa2 tion.’’.

3 (b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of chapters

4 is amended by amending the item relating to chapter 1

5 to read as follows:

‘‘1. Joint Committee on Information .......................................... 101’’.

6 SEC. 102. CONFORMING AMENDMENTS RELATING TO JOINT

7 COMMITTEE ON THE LIBRARY.

8 (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 223 of the Legislative Re9 organization Act of August 2, 1946 (2 U.S.C. 132b) is

10 repealed.

11 (b) OTHER CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.—(1) The

12 final undesignated paragraph under the heading ‘‘SEN13 ATE’’ in section 2 of the Act of March 3, 1883 (2 U.S.C.

14 133) is amended by striking ‘‘Joint Committee of Con15 gress on the Library’’ each place it appears and inserting

16 ‘‘Joint Committee on Information’’.

17 (2) The first sentence of section 1 of the Act entitled

18 ‘‘An Act to create a Library of Congress Trust Fund

19 Board, and for other purposes’’, approved March 3, 1925

20 (2 U.S.C. 154) is amended by striking ‘‘Joint Committee

21 on the Library’’ and inserting ‘‘Joint Committee on Infor22 mation’’.

23 (3) The first undesignated paragraph of section 2 of

24 the Act entitled ‘‘An Act to create a Library of Congress

25 Trust Fund Board, and for other purposes’’, approved
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1 March 3, 1925 (2 U.S.C. 156) is amended by striking

2 ‘‘Joint Committee on the Library’’ and inserting ‘‘Joint

3 Committee on Information’’.

4 (4) Section 203(c)(1) of the Legislative Reorganiza5 tion Act of 1946 (2 U.S.C. 166(c)(1)) is amended by strik6 ing ‘‘Joint Committee on the Library’’ and inserting

7 ‘‘Joint Committee on Information’’.

8 (5) Section 801(b)(2) of the Arizona-Idaho Conserva9 tion Act of 1988 (40 U.S.C. 188a(b)(2)) is amended by

10 striking ‘‘Joint Committee on the Library’’ and inserting

11 ‘‘Joint Committee on Information’’.

12 (6) The item relating to ‘‘ADMINISTRATIVE PROVI13 SION’’ under the heading ‘‘ARCHITECT OF THE CAP14 ITOL’’ in chapter III of title I of the Supplemental Appro15 priations Act, 1975 (40 U.S.C. 216b) is amended by strik16 ing ‘‘Joint Committee on the Library’’ and inserting

17 ‘‘Joint Committee on Information’’.

18 (7) Section 307E(a) of the Legislative Branch Appro19 priations Act, 1989 (40 U.S.C. 216c(a)) is amended by

20 striking ‘‘Joint Committee on the Library’’ and inserting

21 ‘‘Joint Committee on Information’’.

22 SEC. 103. TECHNICAL AND CONFORMING AMENDMENTS TO

23 TITLE 44, UNITED STATES CODE.

24 (1) Section 305(a) is amended—
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1 (A) in the fourth sentence, by striking ‘‘Joint

2 Committee on Printing’’ and inserting ‘‘Joint Com3 mittee on Information’’; and

4 (B) in the fifth sentence, by striking ‘‘either

5 party may appeal to the Joint Committee on Print6 ing, and the decision of the Joint Committee is

7 final.’’ and inserting ‘‘an appeal may be made under

8 subchapter III of chapter 71 of title 5.’’

9 (2) Section 309(a) is amended by striking ‘‘Joint

10 Committee on Printing’’ and inserting ‘‘Joint Committee

11 on Information’’.

12 (3) Section 312 is amended by striking ‘‘Joint Com13 mittee on Printing’’ and inserting ‘‘Joint Committee on

14 Information’’.

15 (4) Section 502 is amended by striking ‘‘Joint Com16 mittee on Printing’’ and inserting ‘‘Joint Committee on

17 Information’’.

18 (5) Section 504 is amended by striking ‘‘Joint Com19 mittee on Printing’’ and inserting ‘‘Joint Committee on

20 Information’’.

21 (6) Section 505 is amended by striking ‘‘Joint Com22 mittee on Printing’’ and inserting ‘‘Joint Committee on

23 Information’’.
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1 (7) Section 508 is amended by striking ‘‘Joint Com2 mittee on Printing’’ and inserting ‘‘Joint Committee on

3 Information’’.

4 (8) Section 509 is amended by striking ‘‘Joint Com5 mittee on Printing’’ and inserting ‘‘Joint Committee on

6 Information’’.

7 (9) Section 510 is amended by striking ‘‘Joint Com8 mittee on Printing:’’ and inserting ‘‘Public Printer’’.

9 (10) Section 511 is amended by striking ‘‘Joint Com10 mittee on Printing:’’ and inserting ‘‘Joint Committee on

11 Information’’.

12 (11) Section 512 is amended by striking ‘‘Joint Com13 mittee on Printing’’ and inserting ‘‘Joint Committee on

14 Information’’.

15 (12) Section 513 is amended by striking ‘‘Joint Com16 mittee on Printing,’’ and inserting ‘‘Joint Committee on

17 Information’’.

18 (13) Section 514 is amended by striking ‘‘Joint Com19 mittee on Printing’’ and inserting ‘‘Joint Committee on

20 Information’’.

21 (14) Section 515 is amended by striking ‘‘Joint Com22 mittee on Printing’’ each place it appears and inserting

23 ‘‘Joint Committee on Information’’.
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1 (15) Section 517 is amended by striking ‘‘Joint Com2 mittee on Printing’’ and inserting ‘‘Joint Committee on

3 Information’’.

4 (16) Section 702 is amended by striking ‘‘Joint Com5 mittee on Printing’’ and inserting ‘‘Joint Committee on

6 Information’’.

7 (17) Section 703 is amended by striking ‘‘Joint Com8 mittee on Printing’’ and inserting ‘‘Joint Committee on

9 Information’’.

10 (18) Section 707 is amended by striking ‘‘Joint Com11 mittee on Printing’’ and inserting ‘‘Joint Committee on

12 Information’’.

13 (19) Section 709 is amended in the second sentence

14 by striking ‘‘Joint Committee on Printing’’ and inserting

15 ‘‘Joint Committee on Information’’.

16 (20) Section 714 is amended by striking ‘‘Joint Com17 mittee on Printing’’ and inserting ‘‘Joint Committee on

18 Information’’.

19 (21) Section 717 is amended by striking ‘‘Joint Com20 mittee on Printing’’ and inserting ‘‘Joint Committee on

21 Information’’.

22 (22) Section 718 is amended by striking ‘‘Joint Com23 mittee on Printing’’ and inserting ‘‘Joint Committee on

24 Information’’.
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1 (23) Section 721(a) is amended in the first sentence

2 by striking ‘‘Joint Committee on Printing’’ and inserting

3 ‘‘Joint Committee on Information’’.

4 (24) Section 722 is amended by striking ‘‘Joint Com5 mittee on Printing’’ and inserting ‘‘Joint Committee on

6 Information’’.

7 (25) Section 723 is amended by striking ‘‘Joint Com8 mittee on Printing’’ and inserting ‘‘Joint Committee on

9 Information’’.

10 (26) Section 724 is amended by striking ‘‘Joint Com11 mittee on Printing’’ and inserting ‘‘Joint Committee on

12 Information’’.

13 (27) Section 728 is amended by striking ‘‘Joint Com14 mittee on Printing’’ and inserting ‘‘Joint Committee on

15 Information’’.

16 (28) Section 738 is amended by striking ‘‘Joint Com17 mittee on Printing’’ and inserting ‘‘Joint Committee on

18 Information’’.

19 (29) Section 901 is amended by striking ‘‘Joint Com20 mittee on Printing’’ and inserting ‘‘Joint Committee on

21 Information’’.

22 (30) Section 902 is amended by striking ‘‘Joint Com23 mittee on Printing’’ and inserting ‘‘Joint Committee on

24 Information’’.
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1 (31) Section 903 is amended by striking ‘‘Joint Com2 mittee on Printing’’ and inserting ‘‘Joint Committee on

3 Information’’.

4 (32) Section 905 is amended by striking ‘‘Joint Com5 mittee on Printing’’ and inserting ‘‘Joint Committee on

6 Information’’.

7 (33) Section 906 is amended by striking ‘‘Joint Com8 mittee on Printing’’ each place it appears and inserting

9 ‘‘Joint Committee on Information’’.

10 (34) Section 1108 is amended by striking ‘‘Joint

11 Committee on Printing’’ and inserting ‘‘Joint Committee

12 on Information’’.

13 (35) Section 1112 is amended by striking ‘‘Joint

14 Committee on Printing’’ and inserting ‘‘Joint Committee

15 on Information’’.

16 (36) Section 1121 is amended by striking ‘‘Joint

17 Committee on Printing’’ and inserting ‘‘Joint Committee

18 on Information’’.

19 (37) Section 1301 is amended by striking ‘‘Joint

20 Committee on Printing’’ and inserting ‘‘Joint Committee

21 on Information’’.

22 (38) Section 1320A is amended by striking ‘‘Joint

23 Committee on Printing’’ and inserting ‘‘Joint Committee

24 on Information’’.
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1 (39) Section 1333(b) is amended by striking ‘‘Joint

2 Committee on Printing’’ and inserting ‘‘Joint Committee

3 on Information’’.

4 (40) Section 1338 is amended by striking ‘‘Joint

5 Committee on Printing’’ each place it appears and insert6 ing ‘‘Joint Committee on Information’’.

7 (41) Section 1705 is amended by striking ‘‘Joint

8 Committee on Printing’’ and inserting ‘‘Joint Committee

9 on Information’’.

10 (42) Section 1710 is amended by striking ‘‘Joint

11 Committee on Printing’’ each place it appears and insert12 ing ‘‘Joint Committee on Information’’.

13 (43) Section 1914 is amended by striking ‘‘Joint

14 Committee on Printing’’ and inserting ‘‘Joint Committee

15 on Information’’.

16 (44) Section 5(b) of the Federal Records Manage17 ment Amendments of 1976 (44 U.S.C. 2901 note) is

18 amended by striking ‘‘Joint Committee on Printing’’ and

19 inserting ‘‘Joint Committee on Information’’.

20 SEC. 104. TECHNICAL AND CONFORMING AMENDMENTS TO

21 OTHER TITLES.

22 (a) TITLE 1 AMENDMENTS.—(1) Section 107 of title

23 1, United States Code, is amended by striking ‘‘Joint

24 Committee on Printing’’ and inserting ‘‘Joint Committee

25 on Information’’.
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1 (2) Section 208 of title 1, United States Code, is

2 amended by striking ‘‘Joint Committee on Printing’’ and

3 inserting ‘‘Joint Committee on Information’’.

4 (b) TITLE 2 AMENDMENTS.—(1) Section 4 of the

5 joint resolution entitled ‘‘Joint resolution to provide for

6 the printing and distribution of the Precedents of the

7 House of Representatives compiled and prepared by Lewis

8 Deschler’’, approved October 18, 1976 (2 U.S.C. 28e) is

9 amended—

10 (A) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘Joint Com11 mittee on Printing’’ and inserting ‘‘Joint Committee

12 on Information’’; and

13 (B) in subsection (b), by striking ‘‘Joint Com14 mittee on Printing’’ and inserting ‘‘Joint Committee

15 on Information’’.

16 (2) Section 3 of the Joint Resolution of December

17 24, 1970 (2 U.S.C. 168b) is amended by striking ‘‘Joint

18 Committee on Printing’’ and inserting ‘‘Joint Committee

19 on Information’’.

20 (c) TITLE 4 AMENDMENT.—Section 145 of title 4,

21 United States Code, is amended by striking ‘‘Joint Com22 mittee on Printing’’ and inserting ‘‘Joint Committee on

23 Information’’.

24 (d) TITLE 16 AMENDMENT.—Section 312 of the Fed25 eral Water Power Act (16 U.S.C. 825k) is amended by
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1 striking ‘‘Joint Committee on Printing’’ each place it ap2 pears and inserting ‘‘Joint Committee on Information’’.

3 (e) TITLE 20 AMENDMENTS.—(1) Section 5(c) of the

4 National Foundation on the Arts and the Humanities Act

5 of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 954(c)) is amended by striking ‘‘Joint

6 Committee on Printing of the Congress’’ and inserting

7 ‘‘Joint Committee on Information’’.

8 (2) Section 7(c) of the National Foundation on the

9 Arts and the Humanities Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 956(c))

10 is amended by striking ‘‘Joint Committee on Printing’’

11 and inserting ‘‘Joint Committee on Information’’.

12 (f) TITLE 28 AMENDMENT.—Section 411(a) of title

13 28, United States Code, is amended by striking ‘‘Joint

14 Committee on Printing’’ and inserting ‘‘Joint Committee

15 on Information’’.

16 (g) TITLE 40 AMENDMENTS.—Section 602 of the

17 Federal Property and Administrative Services Act of 1949

18 (40 U.S.C. 474) is amended—

19 (1) by striking paragraph (18); and

20 (2) by redesignating paragraphs (19) through

21 (21) as paragraphs (18) through (20).
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1 TITLE II—PRODUCTION OF

2 PRINTING AND BINDING

3 Subtitle A—Organization and Man4 agement of Government Print5 ing Office

6 SEC. 201. SERVICE OF PUBLIC PRINTER AND DEPUTY.

7 (a) QUALIFICATIONS AND TERM OF SERVICE OF

8 PUBLIC PRINTER.—

9 (1) IN GENERAL.—Section 301 is amended—

10 (A) by striking ‘‘, who must be a practical

11 printer and versed in the art of bookbinding,’’;

12 and

13 (B) by adding at the end the following:

14 ‘‘The Public Printer shall serve a term of 5

15 years, except that an individual appointed to fill

16 a vacancy occurring before the expiration of the

17 term for which the individual’s predecessor was

18 appointed shall be appointed only for the re19 mainder of that term.’’.

20 (2) TRANSITION FOR CURRENT PUBLIC PRINT21 ER.—The individual serving as the Public Printer

22 pursuant to section 301 of title 44, United States

23 Code, as of the date of the enactment of this Act

24 may continue to serve as the Public Printer for the

25 6-month period beginning on the date of the enact-
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1 ment of this Act, and is eligible to be appointed as

2 the Public Printer pursuant to such section (as

3 amended by paragraph (1)) after the expiration of

4 such period.

5 (b) QUALIFICATIONS AND DUTIES OF DEPUTY PUB6 LIC PRINTER.—Section 302 is amended—

7 (1) by striking ‘‘, who must be a practical

8 printer and versed in the art of bookbinding,’’; and

9 (2) by amending the second sentence to read as

10 follows: ‘‘The Deputy Public Printer shall perform

11 any duties required by the Public Printer.’’.

12 (c) INCREASING EFFICIENCY IN PUBLICATION.—

13 (1) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 3 is amended by

14 adding at the end the following new section:

15 ‘‘§ 318. Use of necessary measures to increase effi16 ciency

17 ‘‘The Public Printer shall take all necessary measures

18 to remedy neglect, delay, duplication, and waste in the

19 preparation of publications, including the reduction and

20 elimination of internal printing and high-speed duplicating

21 capacities of departments, agencies, and entities of the

22 Federal Government.’’.

23 (2) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sec24 tions for chapter 3 is amended by adding at the end

25 the following new item:

‘‘318. Use of necessary measures to increase efficiency.’’.
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1 SEC. 202. REFORM OF PERSONNEL RULES.

2 (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 305 is amended by strik3 ing subsections (a) and (b) and inserting the following:

4 ‘‘(a) The Public Printer may appoint such personnel

5 as the Public Printer finds necessary to carry out the oper6 ations of the Government Printing Office.

7 ‘‘(b) The Public Printer shall establish the compensa8 tion and benefits provided to personnel of the Government

9 Printing Office.’’.

10 (b) REPEAL OF CERTAIN OBSOLETE PERSONNEL

11 RULES.—Chapter 3 is amended by striking the following

12 sections:

13 (1) Section 306 (relating to employment of

14 skilled workmen).

15 (2) Section 307 (relating to night work).

16 (3) Section 315 (relating to limitations on the

17 number of branches).

18 (4) Section 317 (relating to special policemen).

19 (c) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections

20 of chapter 3 is amended by striking the items relating to

21 sections 306, 307, 315, and 317.

22 SEC. 203. REFORM OF PROCUREMENT RULES.

23 (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 308 is amended to read

24 as follows:
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1 ‘‘§ 308. Disbursement

2 ‘‘The Public Printer shall appoint an officer who will

3 be responsible for disbursing funds of the Government

4 Printing Office under the Public Printer’s direction, in ac5 cordance with such practices and procedures as the Public

6 Printer may specify subject to the approval of the Inspec7 tor General of the Government Printing Office.’’.

8 (b) STANDARD FOR PURCHASES EXEMPT FROM

9 FEDERAL PROPERTY AND ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES

10 ACT AND PURCHASES MADE WITHOUT ADVERTISING.—

11 Section 311 is amended—

12 (1) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘Purchases’’

13 and inserting ‘‘Subject to subsection (c), purchases’’;

14 (2) in subsection (b), by striking ‘‘In addition’’

15 and inserting ‘‘Subject to subsection (c), in addi16 tion’’; and

17 (3) by adding at the end the following new sub18 section:

19 ‘‘(c) In making any purchases or awarding any con20 tracts pursuant to this section, the Public Printer shall

21 subject such purchases and contracts to the maximum de22 gree of competition possible consistent with the interests

23 of the Federal Government.’’.

24 (c) REPEAL OF CERTAIN OBSOLETE SUPPLY

25 RULES.—Chapter 3 is amended by striking the following

26 sections:
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1 (1) Section 310 (relating to special payment

2 rules for printing, binding, blank paper, and sup3 plies).

4 (2) Section 312 (relating to machinery, mate5 rial, equipment, or supplies of other Government

6 agencies).

7 (3) Section 313 (relating to examining boards

8 for paper, bindery materials, and machinery).

9 (4) Section 314 (relating to inks, glues, and

10 other supplies furnished to other government agen11 cies).

12 (d) CLERICAL AMENDMENTS.—The table of sections

13 of chapter 3 is amended—

14 (1) by striking the items relating to sections

15 310, 312, 313, and 314; and

16 (2) by amending the item relating to section

17 308 to read as follows:

‘‘308. Disbursement.’’.

18 SEC. 204. REFORM OF BUDGETING AND FUNDING.

19 (a) REQUIRING AUTHORIZATION AND APPROPRIA20 TION FOR REVOLVING FUND EXPENDITURES.—Section

21 309(a) is amended by striking ‘‘The revolving fund’’ and

22 all that follows through ‘‘for—’’ and inserting the follow23 ing: ‘‘There are authorized to be appropriated from the

24 revolving fund of $1,000,000 established July 1, 1953, for
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1 fiscal year 1997 and each succeeding fiscal year such

2 amounts as may be necessary for—’’.

3 (b) REVISION OF AUDITING REQUIREMENTS.—Sec4 tion 309(d) is amended to read as follows:

5 ‘‘(d)(1) The Inspector General of the Government

6 Printing Office shall conduct—

7 ‘‘(A) a financial audit of the Government Print8 ing Office at least once every year; and

9 ‘‘(B) a management audit of the Government

10 Printing Office at least once every 5 years,

11 and shall furnish reports of such audits to the chair and

12 ranking member of the Committee on House Oversight of

13 the House of Representatives and the chair and ranking

14 member of the Committee on Rules and Administration

15 of the Senate and the Public Printer.

16 ‘‘(2) For purposes of conducting audits pursuant to

17 this subsection, the Inspector General shall have such ac18 cess to the records, files, personnel, and facilities of the

19 Government Printing Office as the Inspector General con20 siders necessary.

21 ‘‘(3) The Inspector General may meet the require22 ments of this subsection through contracts with private

23 entities.’’.
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1 (d) PROTECTIONS FOR INSPECTOR GENERAL OF

2 GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE.—Section 309 is amend3 ed—

4 (1) by redesignating subsection (d) as sub5 section (e); and

6 (2) by inserting after subsection (c) the follow7 ing new subsection:

8 ‘‘(d)(1) The Inspector General of the Government

9 Printing Office shall prepare and annually submit to the

10 Public Printer, for inclusion in the annual budget of the

11 Government Printing Office, annual estimates of the

12 funds necessary to carry out the activities and personnel

13 requirements of the Inspector General during the year in14 volved.

15 ‘‘(2) The Public Printer shall include in the annual

16 budget request for the Government Printing Office sub17 mitted to the President and Congress the estimates sub18 mitted under paragraph (1) without revision as the pro19 posed budget for the Inspector General for the year.

20 ‘‘(3) Any amounts provided for the Inspector General

21 in the annual budget for the Government Printing Office

22 for a year may be expended by the Inspector General with23 out the approval or direction of the Public Printer.’’.
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1 Subtitle B—Production and

2 Procurement Reform

3 SEC. 211. REFORM OF REQUIREMENTS FOR WORK DONE AT

4 GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE.

5 (a) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 5 is amended by striking

6 sections 501 through 504 and inserting the following:

7 ‘‘§ 501. Performance of printing, binding, and blank8 book work through Government Printing

9 Office or procurement

10 ‘‘The Public Printer may perform any printing, bind11 ing, and blank-book work which the Public Printer is au12 thorized to carry out at the Government Printing Office

13 and shall enter into contracts with other entities to per14 form such work to the extent the Public Printer considers

15 appropriate, unless entering into such a contract would

16 result in an unreasonable delay in completing the work

17 or would result in inefficiencies. In entering into such con18 tracts, the Public Printer shall ensure the maximum pos19 sible competition consistent with the interests of the Fed20 eral Government.’’.

21 (b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections

22 for chapter 5 is amended by striking the items relating

23 to sections 501 through 504 and inserting the following:

‘‘501. Performance of printing, binding, and blank-book work through Government Printing Office or procurement.’’.
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1 SEC. 212. SALE OF DUPLICATE PLATES.

2 (a) REPEAL OF CONTROL OF JOINT COMMITTEE.—

3 Section 505 is amended by striking ‘‘, under regulations

4 of the Joint Committee on Information’’.

5 (b) CALCULATION OF SALE PRICE.—Section 505 is

6 amended by striking ‘‘not to exceed’’ and all that follows

7 through ‘‘10 per centum’’ and inserting ‘‘not less than the

8 cost to the Government of producing such plates’’.

9 SEC. 213. INCREASING AUTHORITY OF PUBLIC PRINTER RE10 GARDING CERTAIN REQUIREMENTS.

11 (a) STANDARDS OF PAPER; ADVERTISEMENTS FOR

12 PROPOSALS.—Section 509 is amended by striking the first

13 sentence and inserting the following: ‘‘Subject to oversight

14 by the Joint Committee on Information, the Public Printer

15 shall establish standards for paper for public printing and

16 binding. The Public Printer shall advertise in an appro17 priate number of publications published in appropriate ge18 ographic areas for sealed proposals to furnish the Govern19 ment with paper, as specified in the schedule to be fur20 nished applicants by the Public Printer, setting forth in

21 detail the quality and quantities required for the public

22 printing. The Public Printer shall solicit and review such

23 proposals in a manner which promotes the greatest degree

24 of competition consistent with the interests of the Federal

25 Government.’’.
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1 (b) ADVERTISEMENTS FOR PAPER.—Section 510, as

2 amended by section 103(9), is amended—

3 (1) by striking ‘‘Joint Committee on Informa4 tion’’ and inserting ‘‘Public Printer’’; and

5 (2) by striking ‘‘it’’ and inserting ‘‘Public

6 Printer’’.

7 (c) OPENING BIDS; BONDS.—Section 511, as amend8 ed by section 103(10), is amended—

9 (1) in the first sentence, by striking ‘‘Joint

10 Committee on Information’’ and inserting ‘‘Public

11 Printer’’;

12 (2) in the second sentence, by striking ‘‘The

13 committee’’ and inserting ‘‘The Public Printer; and

14 (3) in the third sentence, by striking ‘‘The

15 Committee’’ and inserting ‘‘The Public Printer’’.

16 (d) APPROVAL OF PAPER CONTRACTS.—Section 512

17 is amended—

18 (1) by striking the first sentence; and

19 (2) by striking ‘‘the Committee’’ and inserting

20 ‘‘the Public Printer’’.

21 (e) COMPARISON OF PAPER AND ENVELOPES WITH

22 STANDARD QUALITY.—Section 513, as amended by sec23 tion 103(12), is amended—
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1 (1) in the first sentence, by striking ‘‘fixed

2 upon by the Joint Committee on Information’’ and

3 inserting ‘‘established by the Public Printer’’; and

4 (2) in the second sentence, by inserting ‘‘may

5 be rejected by the Public Printer or’’ after ‘‘quality’’.

6 (f) DEFAULT OF CONTRACTOR.—Section 515, as

7 amended by section 103(14), is amended—

8 (1) in the first sentence, by striking ‘‘report the

9 default to the Joint Committee on Information, and

10 under its direction,’’; and

11 (2) in the second sentence, by striking ‘‘, under

12 the direction of the Joint Committee on Informa13 tion,’’.

14 (g) PURCHASE OF PAPER IN OPEN MARKET.—Sec15 tion 517 is amended by striking all that follows the head16 ing and inserting the following:

17 ‘‘The Public Printer may purchase paper in open

18 market if the Public Printer finds that the quantity re19 quired is so small or the want is so immediate as not to

20 justify advertisement for proposals.’’.

21 SEC. 214. REPEAL OF CERTAIN OBSOLETE REPORTING RE22 QUIREMENTS.

23 (a) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 5 is amended by striking

24 the following sections:
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1 (1) Section 506 (relating to time for printing

2 documents or reports which include illustrations or

3 maps).

4 (2) Section 508 (relating to annual estimates of

5 quantity of paper required for public printing and

6 binding).

7 (3) Section 514 (relating to determination of

8 quality of paper).

9 (b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections

10 for chapter 5 is amended by striking the items relating

11 to sections 506, 508, and 514.

12 TITLE III—PRINTING AND

13 DISTRIBUTION OF DOCUMENTS

14 Subtitle A—Congressional Printing

15 SEC. 301. AUTHORIZING HOUSE AND SENATE TO DETER16 MINE APPROPRIATE NUMBER AND DISTRIBU17 TION OF DOCUMENTS AND REPORTS.

18 (a) IN GENERAL.—

19 (1) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 7 is amended by

20 striking sections 701 through 703 and inserting the

21 following:

22 ‘‘§ 701. Number and distribution of Congressional

23 documents and reports

24 ‘‘(a) The number of copies made of a report or other

25 document of a House of Congress shall be determined—
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1 ‘‘(1) by the Clerk of the House of Representa2 tives (in accordance with guidelines issued by the

3 Committee on House Oversight of the House of Rep4 resentatives), in the case of a report or document of

5 the House of Representatives; and

6 ‘‘(2) by the Secretary of the Senate (in accord7 ance with guidelines issued by the Committee on

8 Rules and Administration of the Senate), in the case

9 of a report or document of the Senate.

10 ‘‘(b) The Clerk of the House of Representatives and

11 the Secretary of the Senate shall make the reports and

12 other documents of their respective Houses available to

13 the other House through electronic or other means.

14 ‘‘(c) The Clerk of the House of Representatives and

15 the Secretary of the Senate may enter into agreements

16 with other entities for the printing and distribution of re17 ports or other documents of their respective Houses, in

18 accordance with standards established by the Committee

19 on House Oversight of the House of Representatives or

20 the Committee on Rules and Administration of the Senate

21 (as the case may be). Such standards shall provide for

22 the maximum possible competition consistent with the in23 terests of the Federal Government.’’.

24 (2) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sec25 tions for chapter 7 is amended by striking the items
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1 relating to sections 701 through 703 and inserting

2 the following:

‘‘701. Number and distribution of Congressional documents and reports.’’.

3 (b) STYLE AND FORM OF BILLS AND RESOLU4 TIONS.—Section 707 is amended—

5 (1) in the first sentence, by striking ‘‘the Joint

6 Committee’’ and all that follows through ‘‘and effi7 ciency,’’ and inserting the following: ‘‘the Committee

8 on House Oversight of the House of Representatives

9 (in the case of a bill or resolution originating in the

10 House of Representatives) and the Committee on

11 Rules and Administration of the Senate (in the case

12 of a bill or resolution originating in the Senate) may

13 authorize the printing of a bill or resolution in the

14 style and form the Committee considers appro15 priate,’’; and

16 (2) by striking the second sentence.

17 (c) FURNISHING COPIES OF ACTS TO ORIGINATING

18 HOUSE.—

19 (1) IN GENERAL.—Section 710 is amended to

20 read as follows:

21 ‘‘§ 710. Copies of Acts and treaties furnished to origi22 nating House

23 ‘‘(a) The Archivist of the United States shall furnish

24 a copy of every Act and joint resolution to the Clerk of
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1 the House of Representatives and the Secretary of the

2 Senate.

3 ‘‘(b) The Secretary of State shall furnish a copy of

4 each treaty to the Secretary of the Senate, as soon as pos5 sible after its ratification.’’.

6 (2) TRANSMISSION FOR REVISION.—Section

7 711 is amended by striking all that follows the head8 ing and inserting the following:

9 ‘‘(a) On receiving from the Archivist of the United

10 States a copy of an Act or joint resolution pursuant to

11 section 710(a), the Clerk of the House or the Secretary

12 of the Senate (as the case may be) shall cause to be print13 ed an accurate copy and transmit it in duplicate to the

14 Archivist of the United States for revision.

15 ‘‘(b) On receiving from the Secretary of State a copy

16 of a treaty pursuant to section 710(b), the Secretary of

17 the Senate shall cause to be printed an accurate copy and

18 transmit it in duplicate to the Secretary of State for revi19 sion.

20 ‘‘(c) On the return of one of the revised duplicates

21 transmitted under this section, the Clerk of the House of

22 Representatives or the Secretary of the Senate (as the

23 case may be) shall make the marked corrections and print

24 the number specified by section 709.’’.
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1 (3) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sec2 tions for chapter 7 is amended by amending the

3 item relating to section 710 to read as follows:

‘‘710. Copies of Acts and treaties furnished to originating House.’’.

4 (d) LAPSE OF AUTHORITY TO PRINT.—Section 718

5 is amended by striking ‘‘when the whole number of copies’’

6 and all that follows and inserting the following: ‘‘if the

7 printing is not completed during the 2-year period which

8 begins on the date the document, report, or publication

9 is authorized to be printed.’’.

10 (e) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.—

11 (1) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 7 is amended by

12 striking the following sections:

13 (A) Section 706 (relating to number and

14 distribution of bills and resolutions).

15 (B) Section 708 (relating to binding sets

16 of bills and resolutions for Congress).

17 (C) Section 712 (relating to printing of

18 postal conventions).

19 (D) Section 713 (relating to journals of

20 Houses of Congress).

21 (E) Section 714 (relating to printing of

22 multiple editions).

23 (F) Section 715 (relating to copies for De24 partment of State).
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1 (G) Section 720 (relating to Senate and

2 House Manuals).

3 (H) Sections 723 and 724 (relating to me4 morial addresses).

5 (I) Section 725 (relating to statements of

6 appropriations).

7 (J) Section 730 (relating to distribution to

8 Members).

9 (K) Section 731 (relating to distribution of

10 documents for former Members).

11 (L) Section 732 (relating to time for dis12 tribution by Members).

13 (M) Section 734 (relating to stationery and

14 blank books).

15 (N) Sections 735, 736, 737, and 738 (re16 lating to binding).

17 (O) Section 739 (relating to Senate and

18 House document rooms).

19 (P) Section 740 (relating to the Senate

20 Service Department and House Publications

21 Distribution Service).

22 (Q) Section 741 (relating to disposition of

23 documents stored at Capitol).

24 (2) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sec25 tions for chapter 7 is amended by striking the items
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1 relating to sections 706, 708, 712, 713, 714, 715,

2 720, 723, 724, 725, 730, 731, 732, 734, 735, 736,

3 737, 738, 739, 740, and 741.

4 SEC. 302. REPRINTING CONGRESSIONAL DOCUMENTS.

5 (a) NO LIMIT ON NUMBER OF PAGES OF DOCU6 MENT.—Section 704 is amended—

7 (1) by striking ‘‘not exceeding fifty pages,’’; and

8 (2) by striking ‘‘not accompanied’’ and all that

9 follows through ‘‘fifty pages’’.

10 (b) REPEAL CITATION OF SPECIFIC AUTHORITY.—

11 Section 704 is amended by striking the second sentence.

12 SEC. 303. REQUIREMENTS FOR CERTAIN SPECIFIC DOCU13 MENTS.

14 (a) LAWS, POSTAL CONVENTIONS, AND TREATIES.—

15 Section 709, as amended by section 103(19) is amended—

16 (1) in the first sentence, by striking ‘‘Public

17 Printer shall print’’ and inserting ‘‘Clerk of the

18 House of Representatives (in the case of a law origi19 nating in the House of Representatives) and the

20 Secretary of the Senate (in the case of a law origi21 nating in the Senate) shall cause to be printed’’;

22 (2) in the first sentence, by striking ‘‘congres23 sional allotment’’ and inserting ‘‘House or Senate al24 lotment’’; and
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1 (3) in the second sentence, by striking ‘‘The

2 Joint Committee on Printing’’ and inserting ‘‘The

3 Clerk of the House of Representatives and the Sec4 retary of the Senate (as the case may be)’’.

5 (b) DOCUMENTS NOT PROVIDED FOR BY LAW.—Sec6 tion 716 is amended—

7 (1) by inserting ‘‘by simple resolution’’ after

8 ‘‘may order’’; and

9 (2) by striking ‘‘, when accompanied’’ and all

10 that follows and inserting a period.

11 (c) CONGRESSIONAL DIRECTORY.—

12 (1) IN GENERAL.—Section 721 is amended by

13 striking all that follows the heading and inserting

14 the following:

15 ‘‘(a) Subject to the direction of the Committee on

16 House Oversight of the House of Representatives, the

17 Clerk of the House of Representatives shall prepare a di18 rectory of the House of Representatives, which shall be

19 printed and distributed as early as practicable during the

20 first session of each Congress. The Clerk shall update and

21 maintain the information contained in the directory in an

22 electronic format which shall be accessible electronically.

23 ‘‘(b) Subject to the direction of the Committee on

24 Rules and Administration of the Senate, the Secretary of

25 the Senate shall prepare a directory of the Senate, which
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1 shall be printed and distributed as early as practicable

2 during the first session of each Congress. The Secretary

3 shall update and maintain the information contained in

4 the directory in an electronic format which shall be acces5 sible electronically.’’.

6 (2) SALE BY SUPERINTENDENT OF DOCU7 MENTS.—Section 722 is amended by striking ‘‘Pub8 lic Printer’’ and inserting ‘‘Superintendent of Docu9 ments (described in chapter 17)’’.

10 (d) COMMITTEE DOCUMENTS.—

11 (1) IN GENERAL.—Section 726 is amended by

12 striking all that follows the heading and inserting

13 the following:

14 ‘‘The Clerk of the House of Representatives and the

15 Secretary of the Senate may, upon the request of a Com16 mittee of the House of Representatives or the Senate (as

17 the case may be), provide for publication of any reports,

18 hearing transcripts, or other documents of the Committee,

19 in accordance with guidelines issued by the Committee on

20 House Oversight of the House of Representatives or the

21 Committee on Rules and Administration of the Senate (as

22 the case may be) pursuant to section 701.’’.

23 (2) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Chapter 7 is

24 amended by striking section 727 (relating to index25 ing and binding of committee reports).
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1 (3) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sec2 tions for chapter 7 is amended by striking the item

3 relating to section 727.

4 (e) STATUTES AT LARGE AND TREATIES.—Section

5 728 is amended by striking all that follows the heading

6 and inserting the following:

7 ‘‘(a) The Superintendent of Documents shall provide

8 for the publication through electronic means (and such

9 other means as the Superintendent considers appropriate)

10 of—

11 ‘‘(1) the United States Statutes at Large, after

12 the final adjournment of each regular session of

13 Congress; and

14 ‘‘(2) the United States Treaties and Other

15 International Agreements, after the end of each cal16 endar year.

17 ‘‘(b) The costs of any publication and dissemination

18 incurred by the Superintendent of Documents under this

19 section during a fiscal year shall be chargeable to the Su20 perintendent’s appropriation for the year.’’.

21 (f) DOCUMENTS ORDERED BY MEMBERS; FRANKS

22 AND ENVELOPES.—Section 733 is amended by striking all

23 that follows the heading and inserting the following:

24 ‘‘(a) At the request of a member of the House of Rep25 resentatives (including a Resident Commissioner or Dele-
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1 gate thereof) or a member of the Senate, the Clerk of the

2 House of Representatives and the Secretary of the Senate

3 (as the case may be) shall provide for the printing of docu4 ments for the use of the member, including envelopes and

5 stationery containing the member’s frank, in accordance

6 with guidelines issued by the Committee on House Over7 sight of the House of Representatives or the Committee

8 on Rules and Administration of the Senate.

9 ‘‘(b) The guidelines issued pursuant to subsection (a)

10 shall include requirements relating to payment of the costs

11 incurred in printing documents for the use of the mem12 ber.’’.

13 SEC. 304. COSTS OF PRODUCING AND PUBLISHING DOCU14 MENTS.

15 Section 717 is amended by striking all that follows

16 the heading and inserting the following:

17 ‘‘The cost of the publishing of a document or report

18 published by order of Congress which, under section 1107,

19 cannot be properly charged to another appropriation or

20 allotment of appropriation already made shall be charged

21 as follows:

22 ‘‘(1) In the case of publishing by order of the

23 Clerk of the House of Representatives, to the appro24 priation for publishing of the House of Representa25 tives, in accordance with guidelines established by
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1 the Committee on House Oversight of the House of

2 Representatives.

3 ‘‘(2) In the case of publishing by order of the

4 Secretary of the Senate, to the appropriation for

5 publishing of the Senate, in accordance with guide6 lines established by the Committee on Rules and Ad7 ministration of the Senate.

8 ‘‘(3) In the case of publishing on behalf of the

9 Architect of the Capitol, to the appropriation for the

10 Architect of the Capitol, in accordance with guide11 lines established by the Architect and approved by

12 the Joint Committee on Information.

13 ‘‘(4) In the case of publishing on behalf of the

14 Comptroller General, to the appropriation for the

15 Comptroller General, in accordance with guidelines

16 established by the Comptroller General and approved

17 by the Joint Committee on Information.

18 ‘‘(5) In the case of publishing on behalf of the

19 Librarian of Congress, to the appropriation for the

20 Library of Congress, in accordance with guidelines

21 established by the Librarian and approved by the

22 Joint Committee on Information.

23 ‘‘(6) In the case of publishing on behalf of the

24 Public Printer, to the appropriation for the Govern25 ment Printing Office, in accordance with guidelines
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1 established by the Public Printer and approved by

2 the Joint Committee on Information.

3 ‘‘(7) In the case of publishing on the order of

4 any other entity, to the appropriation for the en5 tity.’’.

6 SEC. 305. CLASSIFICATION AND NUMBERING OF DOCU7 MENTS.

8 (a) CLARIFICATION OF AUTHORITY TO PUBLISH

9 ELECTRONICALLY.—Section 719 is amended—

10 (1) by striking ‘‘printed’’ each place it appears

11 and inserting ‘‘published’’; and

12 (2) by striking ‘‘printing’’ each place it appears

13 and inserting ‘‘publication’’.

14 (b) REPEAL SEPARATE NUMBERING REQUIREMENT

15 FOR DOCUMENTS DISTRIBUTED TO CERTAIN ENTI16 TIES.—Section 719 is amended by striking the third sen17 tence.

18 Subtitle B—Congressional Record

19 SEC. 311. FORM OF CONGRESSIONAL RECORD.

20 (a) TIMING OF PUBLICATION OF INDEX.—Section

21 901 is amended by striking ‘‘semimonthly during and at

22 the close of sessions of Congress’’.

23 (b) DAILY AND PERMANENT FORMS.—

24 (1) CLARIFICATION OF AUTHORITY TO PUBLISH

25 ELECTRONICALLY.—Section 903 is amended by
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1 striking ‘‘printed’’ the first place it appears and in2 serting ‘‘published’’.

3 (2) TIMING; NUMBER.—Section 903 is amend4 ed—

5 (A) by striking ‘‘revised, printed’’ and all

6 that follows through ‘‘during and after’’ and in7 serting ‘‘revised in permanent form for distribu8 tion after’’; and

9 (B) by striking the second sentence.

10 (c) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—

11 (1) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 9 is amended by

12 striking section 902 (relating to separate require13 ments for the preparation of the index of the Con14 gressional Record).

15 (2) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sec16 tions for chapter 9 is amended by striking the item

17 relating to section 902.

18 SEC. 312. CONTENTS OF CONGRESSIONAL RECORD.

19 (a) DAILY CONTENTS.—

20 (1) AUTHORITY OF SENATE AND HOUSE.—Sec21 tion 905, as amended by section 103(32), is amend22 ed—

23 (A) by striking ‘‘The Joint Committee on

24 Information’’ and inserting ‘‘The Secretary of
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1 the Senate and the Clerk of the House of Rep2 resentatives, respectively,’’; and

3 (B) in the second sentence, by striking

4 ‘‘prepared under’’ and all that follows and in5 serting a period.

6 (2) CLARIFICATION OF AUTHORITY TO PUBLISH

7 ELECTRONICALLY.—Section 905 is amended by

8 striking ‘‘printing’’ and inserting ‘‘publication’’.

9 (b) PROHIBITING INSERTION OF MAPS, DIAGRAMS,

10 AND ILLUSTRATIONS.—Section 904 is amended by strik11 ing ‘‘without the approval’’ and all that follows and insert12 ing a period.

13 SEC. 313. DISTRIBUTION AND SALE OF CONGRESSIONAL

14 RECORD.

15 (a) DISTRIBUTION OF GRATUITOUS COPIES.—

16 (1) IN GENERAL.—Section 906 is amended to

17 read as follows:

18 ‘‘§ 906. Distribution of Congressional Record

19 ‘‘(a) The Clerk of the House of Representatives shall

20 provide copies of the Congressional Record upon request

21 to each member of the House of Representatives (includ22 ing the Resident Commissioner and Delegates), in accord23 ance with standards established by the Clerk and approved

24 by the Committee on House Oversight of the House of

25 Representatives.
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1 ‘‘(b) The Secretary of the Senate shall provide copies

2 of the Congressional Record upon request to each member

3 of the Senate, in accordance with standards established

4 by the Secretary and approved by the Committee on Rules

5 and Administration of the Senate.’’.

6 (2) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sec7 tions for chapter 9 is amended by amending the

8 item relating to section 906 to read as follows:

‘‘906. Distribution of Congressional Record.’’.

9 (b) SUBSCRIPTIONS AND SALES.—

10 (1) AUTHORITY OF SUPERINTENDENT OF DOC11 UMENTS.—Section 910 is amended—

12 (A) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘Under

13 the direction of the Joint Committee, the Public

14 Printer’’ and inserting ‘‘The Superintendent of

15 Documents’’;

16 (B) in the first sentence of subsection (b),

17 by striking ‘‘Public Printer’’ and inserting ‘‘Su18 perintendent of Documents’’; and

19 (C) in subsection (b), by striking the third

20 sentence.

21 (2) CLARIFICATION OF AUTHORITY TO PUBLISH

22 ELECTRONICALLY.—Section 910(c) is amended by

23 striking ‘‘Record’’ and inserting ‘‘Record, if print24 ed,’’.
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1 (c) EXCHANGE FOR PARLIAMENTARY HANSARD.—

2 Section 909 is amended—

3 (1) in the first sentence, by striking ‘‘bound’’

4 and inserting ‘‘permanent’’;

5 (2) in the first sentence, by striking ‘‘, and the

6 Public Printer’’ and all that follows and inserting a

7 period; and

8 (3) in the second sentence, by striking ‘‘Depart9 ment of State’’ and inserting ‘‘Library of Congress’’.

10 (d) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.—

11 (1) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 9 is amended by

12 striking section 907 (relating to extracts from the

13 Congressional Record) and section 908 (relating to

14 payment for printing extracts from the Congres15 sional Record).

16 (2) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sec17 tions for chapter 9 is amended by striking the items

18 relating to sections 907 and 908.

19 SEC. 314. TREATMENT OF CONGRESSIONAL RECORD AS OF20 FICIAL JOURNAL.

21 For purposes of any Federal law, the Congressional

22 Record for a day in which a House of Congress is in ses23 sion shall be considered the official journal of the House

24 for that day.
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1 Subtitle C—Executive and Judicial

2 Branch Printing

3 SEC. 321. AUTHORIZING PUBLIC PRINTER TO EXECUTE

4 PUBLISHING WORK FOR PRESIDENT.

5 (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 1101 is amended to read

6 as follows:

7 ‘‘§ 1101. Publishing for the President

8 ‘‘The Public Printer shall execute such publishing for

9 the President as the President may order and make req10 uisition for.’’.

11 (b) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.—(1) Section 1103

12 is amended—

13 (A) by striking ‘‘printing or binding’’ each place

14 it appears and inserting ‘‘publishing’’; and

15 (B) in the third sentence, by striking ‘‘printing

16 and binding’’ and inserting ‘‘publishing’’.

17 (2) Section 1104 is amended by striking ‘‘printing

18 or binding’’ and inserting ‘‘publishing’’.

19 (3) Section 1105 is amended by striking ‘‘printing

20 or binding’’ and inserting ‘‘publishing’’.

21 (4) Section 1107 is amended—

22 (A) in the heading, by striking ‘‘printing

23 and binding’’ and inserting ‘‘publishing’’; and

24 (B) by striking ‘‘printing and binding’’ each

25 place it appears and inserting ‘‘publishing’’.
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1 (5) Section 1108 is amended—

2 (A) in the heading, by striking ‘‘printing’’

3 and inserting ‘‘publishing’’;

4 (B) in the first sentence, by striking ‘‘printing

5 and binding’’ and inserting ‘‘publishing’’;

6 (C) in the second sentence, by striking ‘‘may be

7 printed’’ and inserting ‘‘may be published’’;

8 (D) in the third sentence, by striking ‘‘shall

9 print’’ and inserting ‘‘shall publish’’; and

10 (E) in the third sentence, by striking ‘‘printing’’

11 each place it appears and inserting ‘‘publishing’’.

12 (6) Section 1109 is amended—

13 (A) in the heading, by striking ‘‘Printing’’

14 and inserting ‘‘Publishing’’;

15 (B) in the first sentence, by striking ‘‘printed’’

16 and inserting ‘‘published’’; and

17 (C) in the second sentence, by striking ‘‘print18 ing’’ and inserting ‘‘publishing’’.

19 (7) Section 1110 is amended in the second sentence

20 by striking ‘‘printed’’ and inserting ‘‘published’’.

21 (8) Section 1111 is amended—

22 (1) in the first sentence, by striking ‘‘printing

23 and binding’’ and inserting ‘‘publishing’’; and

24 (2) in the second sentence, by striking ‘‘print25 ed’’ and inserting ‘‘published’’.
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1 (9) Section 1112 is amended by striking ‘‘printed’’

2 and inserting ‘‘published’’.

3 (10) Section 1114 is amended by striking ‘‘printed’’

4 each place it appears and inserting ‘‘published’’.

5 (11) Section 1116 is amended—

6 (A) in the heading, by striking ‘‘printed’’ and

7 inserting ‘‘published’’; and

8 (B) by striking ‘‘printed’’ each place it appears

9 and inserting ‘‘published’’.

10 (12) Section 1117 is amended—

11 (A) in the heading, by striking ‘‘printing’’

12 and inserting ‘‘publishing’’;

13 (B) by striking ‘‘printing and binding’’ and in14 serting ‘‘publishing’’; and

15 (C) by striking ‘‘the printing’’ and inserting

16 ‘‘the publishing’’.

17 (13) Section 1118 is amended by striking ‘‘printed’’

18 and inserting ‘‘published’’.

19 (14) Section 1120 is amended by striking ‘‘printed’’

20 and inserting ‘‘published’’.

21 (15) Section 1122 is amended by striking ‘‘printing

22 and binding’’ and inserting ‘‘publishing’’.

23 (c) CLERICAL AMENDMENTS.—The table of sections

24 for chapter 11 is amended as follows:
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1 (1) The item relating to section 1101 is amend2 ed to read as follows:

‘‘1101. Publishing for the President.’’.

3 (2) The item relating to section 1107 is amend4 ed by striking ‘‘printing and binding’’ and in5 serting ‘‘publishing’’.

6 (3) The item relating to section 1108 is amend7 ed by striking ‘‘printing’’ and inserting ‘‘pub8 lishing’’.

9 (4) The item relating to section 1109 is amend10 ed by striking ‘‘Printing’’ and inserting ‘‘Pub11 lishing’’.

12 (5) The item relating to section 1116 is amend13 ed by striking ‘‘printed’’ and inserting ‘‘pub14 lished’’.

15 (6) The item relating to section 1117 is amend16 ed by striking ‘‘printing’’ and inserting ‘‘pub17 lishing’’.

18 SEC. 322. PROCEDURES FOR CERTIFICATION AND PAY19 MENT OF PUBLICATIONS.

20 (a) AUTHORIZATION REQUIRED.—Section 1102 is

21 amended—

22 (1) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘printed, and

23 the Public Printer may not print’’ and inserting

24 ‘‘published’’;
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1 (2) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘authorized by

2 law and’’;

3 (3) in subsections (b) and (c), by striking

4 ‘‘Printing’’ each place it appears and inserting

5 ‘‘Publishing’’;

6 (4) in subsection (c), by striking ‘‘special’’; and

7 (5) in subsection (c), by striking ‘‘and filed with

8 the Public Printer’’.

9 (b) REPEAL SEPARATE ESTIMATE OF COSTS.—

10 (1) IN GENERAL.—Section 1103 is amended—

11 (A) in the heading, by striking ‘‘; estimate

12 of cost’’; and

13 (B) by striking all that follows the first

14 sentence.

15 (2) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The item relating

16 to section 1103 in the table of sections for chapter

17 11 is amended by striking ‘‘; estimate of cost’’.

18 (c) REPEAL DETERMINATION OF FORM AND STYLE

19 OF PUBLICATION BY PUBLIC PRINTER.—

20 (1) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 11 is amended by

21 striking section 1105.

22 (2) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sec23 tions for chapter 11 is amended by striking the item

24 relating to section 1105.
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1 (d) RULES FOR CHARGING AGAINST APPROPRIA2 TIONS FOR PUBLISHING.—Section 1107, as amended by

3 section 321(b)(4), is amended—

4 (1) in paragraph (1)—

5 (A) by striking ‘‘the cost’’ and inserting

6 ‘‘The cost’’, and

7 (B) by inserting ‘‘shall be charged’’ after

8 ‘‘manuscript,’’;

9 (2) in paragraph (2)—

10 (A) by striking ‘‘the balance of cost’’ and

11 inserting ‘‘The balance of cost shall be

12 charged’’, and

13 (B) by striking ‘‘, to congressional publish14 ing appropriations or’’; and

15 (3) by striking paragraph (3).

16 (e) REPEAL RESTRICTIONS ON PUBLICATION OF

17 MULTIPLE EDITIONS.—

18 (1) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 11 is amended by

19 striking section 1109.

20 (2) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sec21 tions for chapter 11 is amended by striking the item

22 relating to section 1109.
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1 SEC. 323. DISTRIBUTION AND SALE OF PERIODICALS AND

2 OTHER DOCUMENTS.

3 (a) CLARIFICATION OF USE OF APPROPRIATIONS.—

4 The first sentence of section 1108 is amended by inserting

5 ‘‘to such department, agency, or establishment’’ after

6 ‘‘available’’.

7 (b) REPEAL OF LIMIT ON NUMBER OF ADDITIONAL

8 COPIES.—Section 1108 is amended by striking the second

9 sentence.

10 (c) AUTHORITY OF SUPERINTENDENT OF DOCU11 MENTS TO MAKE PUBLICATIONS AVAILABLE TO PUB12 LIC.—The third sentence of section 1108 is amended to

13 read as follows: ‘‘Such publications shall be made available

14 for sale to the public by the Superintendent of Docu15 ments.’’.

16 SEC. 324. EXAMINATION AND DISTRIBUTION OF CONGRES17 SIONAL RECORD AND OTHER CONGRES18 SIONAL DOCUMENTS.

19 (a) REQUIRING PURCHASE OF PUBLICATIONS.—The

20 first sentence of section 1110 is amended by inserting ‘‘the

21 purchase of’’ after ‘‘the Public Printer for’’.

22 (b) AUTHORITY OF PUBLIC PRINTER.—Section 1110

23 is amended—

24 (1) in the first sentence, by striking ‘‘, not to

25 exceed’’ and all that follows and inserting a period;

26 and
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1 (2) by striking the second and third sentences.

2 SEC. 325. PRINTING OF ANNUAL REPORTS.

3 (a) TIMING.—The first sentence of section 1111 is

4 amended to read as follows: ‘‘The appropriations made for

5 publishing may not be used for an annual report or the

6 accompanying documents unless the report is submitted

7 to Congress on or before February 1 of the year.’’.

8 (b) CLARIFICATION OF AUTHORITY TO PUBLISH

9 ELECTRONICALLY.—The second sentence of section 1111

10 is amended by striking ‘‘printed, made public,’’ and insert11 ing ‘‘made public’’.

12 (c) REPEAL SPECIFIED NUMBER FOR CONGRESS.—

13 (1) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 11 is amended by

14 striking 1114 (relating to number of copies of an15 nual reports for Congress).

16 (2) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sec17 tions for chapter 11 is amended by striking the item

18 relating to section 1114.

19 (d) REPEAL DELIVERY BY PUBLIC PRINTER.—Sec20 tion 1115 is amended by striking ‘‘by the Public Printer’’.

21 (e) REPEAL LIMITATION ON NUMBER OF COPIES

22 PRINTED.—

23 (1) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 11 is amended by

24 striking section 1116.
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1 (2) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sec2 tions for chapter 11 is amended by striking the item

3 relating to section 1116.

4 SEC. 326. REPEAL OF CERTAIN PRINTING AND BINDING RE5 QUIREMENTS.

6 (a) BLANKS AND LETTERHEADS FOR JUDGES AND

7 OFFICERS OF COURTS.—

8 (1) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 11 is amended by

9 striking section 1120.

10 (2) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sec11 tions for chapter 11 is amended by striking the item

12 relating to section 1120.

13 (b) PAPER AND ENVELOPES SHARED BY AGENCIES

14 IN DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA.—Section 1121, as amended

15 by section 103(36), is amended—

16 (1) by striking ‘‘under direction of the Joint

17 Committee on Information,’’; and

18 (2) by striking the second sentence.

19 (c) SPECIFIED BINDING MATERIALS.—

20 (1) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 11 is amended by

21 striking section 1123.

22 (2) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sec23 tions for chapter 11 is amended by striking the item

24 relating to section 1123.
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1 Subtitle D—Repeal Requirements

2 to Print Particular Reports and

3 Documents

4 SEC. 331. REPEAL REQUIREMENTS TO PRINT PARTICULAR

5 REPORTS AND DOCUMENTS.

6 (a) IN GENERAL.—Title 44 is amended by striking

7 chapter 13.

8 (b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of chapters

9 for title 44 is amended by striking the item relating to

10 chapter 13.

11 Subtitle E—Federal Register and

12 Code of Federal Regulations

13 SEC. 341. REPEAL TRANSMITTAL OF CONTENTS TO PUBLIC

14 PRINTER.

15 Section 1503 is amended in the sixth sentence by

16 striking ‘‘transmit immediately’’ and all that follows

17 through ‘‘certified copy’’ and inserting ‘‘cause to be pub18 lished a certified version’’.

19 SEC. 342. PUBLICATION OF FEDERAL REGISTER BY PUBLIC

20 PRINTER.

21 (a) AUTHORITY OF PUBLIC PRINTER.—The second

22 sentence of section 1504 is amended by striking ‘‘make

23 available’’ and all that follows through ‘‘distribution of’’

24 and inserting ‘‘distribute’’.
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1 (b) CLARIFICATION OF AUTHORITY TO PUBLISH

2 ELECTRONICALLY.—Section 1504 is amended—

3 (1) in the first sentence, by striking ‘‘printed

4 and’’; and

5 (2) in the fourth sentence, by striking ‘‘print6 ed’’ and inserting ‘‘published’’.

7 (c) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.—(1) Section 1506

8 is amended by striking ‘‘printed,’’ each place it appears

9 in paragraphs (3) and (4) and inserting ‘‘published, print10 ed’’.

11 (2) Section 1509 is amended by striking ‘‘printing,’’

12 each place it appears in subsections (a) and (b) and insert13 ing ‘‘publishing, printing,’’.

14 SEC. 343. ESTABLISHMENT OF SEPARATE APPROPRIATION

15 FOR OTHER PUBLICATIONS.

16 Section 1509(b) is amended by striking ‘‘appropria17 tions to the Government Printing Office’’ and inserting

18 ‘‘a specified appropriation to the Office of the Federal

19 Register for purposes of carrying out this subsection,’’.

20 SEC. 344. CLARIFICATION OF AUTHORITY TO PUBLISH

21 CODE OF FEDERAL REGULATIONS ELEC22 TRONICALLY.

23 Section 1510 is amended—
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1 (1) in the first sentence of subsection (b), by

2 striking ‘‘printed and bound in permanent form and

3 shall be’’;

4 (2) in the second sentence of subsection (b), by

5 striking ‘‘binding of the printed codifications into

6 separate books’’ and inserting ‘‘publication’’;

7 (3) in the third sentence of subsection (b), by

8 striking ‘‘book’’ and inserting ‘‘publication’’;

9 (4) in the fourth sentence of subsection (b), by

10 striking ‘‘separately printed and bound’’ and insert11 ing ‘‘published’’;

12 (5) in the first sentence of subsection (c), by

13 striking ‘‘printed’’; and

14 (6) in the second sentence of subsection (c), by

15 striking ‘‘book’’ and inserting ‘‘publication’’.

16 TITLE IV—DISTRIBUTION AND

17 SALE OF PUBLIC DOCUMENTS

18 Subtitle A—Publication and Sale of

19 Public Documents

20 SEC. 401. PERMITTING ENTITIES OTHER THAN PUBLIC

21 PRINTER TO PREPARE AND DISTRIBUTE PUB22 LIC DOCUMENTS.

23 (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 1701 is amended to read

24 as follows:
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1 ‘‘§ 1701. Availability of Government publications for

2 use and dissemination throughout Fed3 eral Government

4 ‘‘(a) If a department, agency, or other entity of the

5 Federal Government publishes a Government publication,

6 the head of the department, agency, or entity shall furnish

7 the publication to the Superintendent of Documents not

8 later than the date of release of the material to the public.

9 ‘‘(b) If a department, agency, or entity fails to fur10 nish a publication to the Superintendent of Documents

11 under subsection (a), the Superintendent may obtain the

12 publication, and (if obtained) shall provide for dissemina13 tion of the publication. The cost of obtaining and dissemi14 nating a publication under the previous sentence shall be

15 borne by the department, agency, or entity involved.

16 ‘‘(c) In this chapter, the term ‘Government publica17 tion’ means informational matter which is made available

18 for dissemination or disseminated at Federal Government

19 expense, or as required by law.’’.

20 (b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections

21 for chapter 17 is amended by amending the item relating

22 to section 1701 to read as follows:

‘‘1701. Availability of Government publications for use and dissemination

throughout Federal Government.’’.
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1 SEC. 402. CLARIFICATION OF AUTHORITY TO PUBLISH

2 ELECTRONICALLY.

3 (a) IN GENERAL.—The second sentence of the third

4 undesignated paragraph of section 1702 is amended by

5 striking ‘‘printed’’ each place it appears and inserting

6 ‘‘published’’.

7 (b) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.—(1) Section 1703

8 is amended—

9 (A) in the heading, by striking ‘‘printing

10 and binding’’ and inserting ‘‘publishing’’; and

11 (B) by striking ‘‘printing and binding’’ and in12 serting ‘‘publishing’’.

13 (2) Section 1705 is amended—

14 (A) in the heading, by striking ‘‘Printing’’

15 and inserting ‘‘Publishing’’;

16 (B) by striking ‘‘shall print’’ and inserting

17 ‘‘shall provide for publishing’’; and

18 (C) by striking ‘‘printing’’ and inserting ‘‘pub19 lishing’’.

20 (3) Section 1706 is amended—

21 (A) in the heading, by striking ‘‘‘‘Printing’’

22 and inserting ‘‘Publishing’’;’’; and

23 (B) by striking ‘‘printing’’ each place it appears

24 in the second and third sentences and inserting

25 ‘‘publishing’’.

26 (4) Section 1707 is amended—
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1 (A) in the heading, by striking ‘‘‘‘Reprint2 ing’’ and inserting ‘‘Republication’’;’’; and

3 (B) by striking ‘‘reprinted’’ and inserting

4 ‘‘republished’’.

5 (5) Section 1708 is amended in the second sentence

6 by striking ‘‘printing’’ and inserting ‘‘publishing’’.

7 (6) Section 1709 is amended—

8 (A) in the heading, by striking ‘‘printing’’

9 and inserting ‘‘providing’’; and

10 (B) by striking ‘‘print’’ and inserting ‘‘provide’’.

11 (7) Section 1710 is amended—

12 (A) in the second sentence, by striking ‘‘print13 ed’’ and inserting ‘‘published’’; and

14 (B) in the fourth sentence, by striking ‘‘print’’

15 and inserting ‘‘publish’’.

16 (8) Section 1711 is amended by striking ‘‘printed’’

17 each place it appears and inserting ‘‘published’’.

18 (9) Section 1712 is amended by striking ‘‘printed’’

19 and inserting ‘‘published’’.

20 (10) Section 1713 is amended by striking ‘‘printed’’

21 and inserting ‘‘published’’.

22 (11) Section 1714 is amended—

23 (A) by striking ‘‘shall print’’ and inserting

24 ‘‘shall publish’’;
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1 (B) by striking ‘‘, bound’’ each place it appears;

2 and

3 (C) by striking ‘‘or printed’’ and inserting ‘‘or

4 published’’.

5 (12) Section 1715 is amended by striking ‘‘printing’’

6 and inserting ‘‘a publication’’.

7 (13) Section 1717 is amended by striking ‘‘printed’’

8 and inserting ‘‘published’’.

9 (14) Section 1718 is amended—

10 (A) by striking ‘‘printed’’ each place it appears

11 and inserting ‘‘published’’;

12 (B) by striking ‘‘, bound’’ each place it appears;

13 and

14 (C) by striking ‘‘, unbound’’ each place it ap15 pears.

16 (15) Section 1722 is amended by striking ‘‘printed’’

17 and inserting ‘‘published’’.

18 (c) CLERICAL AMENDMENTS.—The table of sections

19 for chapter 17 is amended as follows:

20 (1) In the item relating to section 1703, by

21 striking ‘‘printing and binding’’ and inserting ‘‘pub22 lishing’’.

23 (2) In the item relating to section 1705, by

24 striking ‘‘Printing’’ and inserting ‘‘Publish25 ing’’.
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1 (3) In the item relating to section 1706, by

2 striking ‘‘Printing’’ and inserting ‘‘Publish3 ing’’.

4 (4) In the item relating to section 1706, by

5 striking ‘‘Reprinting’’ and inserting ‘‘Republi6 cation’’.

7 (5) In the item relating to section 1709, by

8 striking ‘‘Reprinting’’ and inserting ‘‘Republi9 cation’’.

10 SEC. 403. SALE OF PUBLIC DOCUMENTS.

11 (a) TREATMENT OF FUNDS RECEIVED FROM

12 SALE.—The second undesignated paragraph of section

13 1702 is amended by striking the second sentence.

14 (b) TIMING OF REPORT TO PUBLIC PRINTER.—The

15 first sentence of the third undesignated paragraph of sec16 tion 1702 is amended by striking ‘‘monthly’’.

17 (c) DELIVERY OF CERTAIN DOCUMENTS.—The sec18 ond sentence of the third undesignated paragraph of sec19 tion 1702 is amended—

20 (1) by striking ‘‘, which shall be delivered to the

21 departments,’’; and

22 (2) by striking ‘‘which shall be delivered to the

23 Senate’’ and all that follows and inserting a period.
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1 SEC. 404. REPEAL OF LIMIT ON NUMBER OF EXTRA COPIES

2 FURNISHED.

3 The first sentence of section 1706 is amended to read

4 as follows: ‘‘The Public Printer shall furnish copies of doc5 uments to applicants giving notice before the matter is

6 published.’’.

7 SEC. 405. REPUBLICATION OF PUBLIC DOCUMENTS.

8 (a) TIMING.—Section 1707 is amended by striking

9 ‘‘, from time to time,’’.

10 (b) REIMBURSEMENT TO SUPERINTENDENT’S AP11 PROPRIATION.—Section 1707 is amended by striking ‘‘Re12 volving Fund’’ and inserting ‘‘appropriation for the Super13 intendent of Documents’’.

14 SEC. 406. USE OF COST-BASED PRICING FOR ADDITIONAL

15 COPIES.

16 Section 1708 is amended—

17 (1) in the first sentence, by striking ‘‘as deter18 mined by the Public Printer plus 50 percent’’; and

19 (2) in the second sentence, by striking ‘‘of not

20 to exceed 25 percent’’.

21 SEC. 407. INDEX OF DOCUMENTS.

22 (a) TIMING OF PUBLICATION.—The first sentence of

23 section 1710 is amended by striking ‘‘, at the close of each

24 regular session of Congress, shall prepare’’ and inserting

25 ‘‘shall maintain’’.
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1 (b) AUTHORITY OF SUPERINTENDENT OF DOCU2 MENTS.—Section 1710 is amended—

3 (1) by striking the second sentence;

4 (2) in the third sentence, by striking ‘‘him’’ and

5 inserting ‘‘the Superintendent of Documents’’;

6 (3) in the third sentence, by striking the period

7 at the end and inserting the following: ‘‘, in a format

8 prescribed by the Superintendent of Documents.’’;

9 (4) in the fourth sentence, by striking ‘‘He’’

10 and inserting ‘‘The Superintendent of Documents’’;

11 (5) in the fourth sentence, by striking ‘‘in one

12 volume’’;

13 (6) in the fourth sentence, by striking ‘‘, and

14 shall index’’ and all that follows and inserting a pe15 riod; and

16 (7) by striking the fifth sentence.

17 SEC. 408. CATALOG OF GOVERNMENT PUBLICATIONS.

18 (a) TIMING; AUTHORITY OF SUPERINTENDENT OF

19 DOCUMENTS.—The first sentence of section 1711 is

20 amended to read as follows: ‘‘The Superintendent of Docu21 ments shall maintain a current catalog of Government

22 publications which shall show the documents published,

23 where the documents may be obtained, and the price.’’.
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1 (b) REPEAL MANDATORY PAMPHLET PUBLICA2 TION.—Section 1711 is amended by striking the second

3 sentence.

4 Subtitle B—Distribution of

5 Publications

6 SEC. 411. DISTRIBUTION OF PUBLICATIONS TO CERTAIN

7 ENTITIES.

8 (a) CONGRESSIONAL RESEARCH SERVICE.—Section

9 1718 is amended by striking the matter following the

10 heading and inserting the following:

11 ‘‘The following publications shall be delivered to the

12 Congressional Research Service of the Library of Congress

13 in such manner and number as the Joint Committee on

14 Information may establish:

15 ‘‘(1) Unbound copies of each House document

16 and report.

17 ‘‘(2) Unbound copies of each Senate document

18 and report.

19 ‘‘(3) Copies of the laws in slip form.’’.

20 (b) INTERNATIONAL EXCHANGE.—

21 (1) REPEAL MAXIMUM NUMBER SUPPLIED.—

22 The first sentence of section 1719 is amended by

23 striking ‘‘not to exceed’’ and all that follows through

24 ‘‘Congressional Record’’ and inserting ‘‘copies of all
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1 Government publications, including the Congres2 sional Record’’.

3 (2) REPEAL CHARGE AGAINST SUPERINTEND4 ENT.—The third sentence of section 1719 is amend5 ed—

6 (A) by striking ‘‘printing, binding, and’’;

7 and

8 (B) by striking ‘‘the Superintendent of

9 Documents’’ and inserting ‘‘to the Library of

10 Congress’’.

11 (c) DOCUMENT ROOMS OF HOUSE AND SENATE.—

12 Section 1715 is amended by striking ‘‘and one copy’’ and

13 all that follows through the semicolon.

14 SEC. 412. REPEAL OF CERTAIN MANDATORY DISTRIBUTION

15 REQUIREMENTS.

16 (a) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 17 is amended by strik17 ing the following sections:

18 (1) Section 1712 (relating to documents for use

19 of Public Printer).

20 (2) Section 1713 (relating to documents deliv21 ered to Executive Mansion).

22 (3) Section 1717 (relating to distribution to for23 eign legations).

24 (4) Section 1720 (relating to documents not

25 needed by departments).
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1 (5) Section 1721 (relating to exchange of docu2 ments by heads of departments).

3 (6) Section 1722 (relating to departmental dis4 tribution of documents).

5 (b) CLERICAL AMENDMENTS.—The table of sections

6 for chapter 17 is amended by striking the items relating

7 to sections 1712, 1713, 1717, 1720, 1721, and 1722.

8 TITLE V—DEPOSITORY LIBRARY

9 PROGRAM

10 SEC. 501. CLARIFICATION OF DEFINITION OF ‘‘GOVERN11 MENT PUBLICATION’’.

12 Section 1901 is amended by striking ‘‘published as

13 an individual document’’ and inserting ‘‘made available for

14 dissemination or disseminated’’.

15 SEC. 502. EXPANDING AUTHORITY OF SUPERINTENDENT

16 OF DOCUMENTS TO MAKE GOVERNMENT

17 PUBLICATIONS AVAILABLE.

18 Section 1902 is amended—

19 (1) by striking ‘‘Government publications’’ and

20 inserting ‘‘(a) Government publications’’; and

21 (2) by adding at the end the following new sub22 section:

23 ‘‘(b) The Superintendent of Documents may carry

24 out this section by such means as the Superintendent con25 siders appropriate, including the dissemination and repub-
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1 lication of Government publications, with the cost of dis2 semination and republication to be borne by the entity of

3 the Federal Government involved.’’.

4 SEC. 503. DISTRIBUTION OF PUBLICATIONS TO PROGRAMS.

5 (a) REPEAL PUBLICATION OF SPECIFIC NUMBER OF

6 COPIES.—Section 1903 is amended—

7 (1) in the first sentence, by striking ‘‘the print8 ing of’’ and all that follows and inserting ‘‘publica9 tions shall furnish such publications for distribution

10 to designated depository libraries.’’;

11 (2) by striking the second sentence;

12 (3) in the third sentence, by striking ‘‘Copies of

13 publications’’ and inserting ‘‘Publications’’;

14 (4) in the third sentence, by striking ‘‘simple

15 resolutions;’’ and all that follows and inserting ‘‘sim16 ple resolutions.’’; and

17 (5) by striking the fourth and fifth sentences.

18 (b) REPEAL ISSUANCE OF SEPARATE CLASSIFIED

19 LIST OF PUBLICATIONS.—

20 (1) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 19 is amended by

21 striking section 1904.

22 (2) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sec23 tions for chapter 19 is amended by striking the item

24 relating to section 1904.
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1 SEC. 504. DESIGNATION OF DEPOSITORY LIBRARIES.

2 (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 1902 is amended by add3 ing at the end the following new sentence: ‘‘Government

4 publications shall be disseminated and made available

5 under this chapter only to institutions designated as de6 pository libraries as of January 1, 1997.’’.

7 (b) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.—(1) Chapter 19 is

8 amended by striking section 1905.

9 (2) Section 1909 is amended—

10 (A) in the first sentence of the first undesig11 nated paragraph, by striking ‘‘, and within an area’’

12 and all that follows and inserting a period; and

13 (B) in the second undesignated paragraph, by

14 striking the third sentence.

15 (c) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections

16 for chapter 19 is amended by striking the item relating

17 to section 1905.

18 SEC. 505. DISPOSAL OF PUBLICATIONS AFTER USE.

19 (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 1911 is amended by strik20 ing ‘‘after retention’’ and all that follows and inserting the

21 following: ‘‘only in accordance with regulations established

22 by the Superintendent of Documents and approved by the

23 Joint Committee on Information.’’.

24 (b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Section 1912 is

25 amended by striking ‘‘either in printed’’ and all that fol26 lows through ‘‘Documents)’’ and inserting ‘‘(except those
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1 authorized to be discarded in accordance with section

2 1911)’’.

3 SEC. 506. REPEAL DESIGNATION OF SPECIFIED TYPES OF

4 INSTITUTIONS AS DEPOSITORIES.

5 (a) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 19 is amended by strik6 ing the following sections:

7 (1) Section 1906 (relating to designation of

8 land-grant colleges as depositories).

9 (2) Section 1907 (relating to designation of li10 braries of certain entities as depositories).

11 (3) Section 1908 (relating to transmittal of cer12 tain publications to American Antiquarian Society).

13 (4) Section 1915 (relating to designation of

14 highest State appellate court libraries as deposi15 tories).

16 (5) Section 1916 (relating to designation of li17 braries of accredited law schools as depositories).

18 (b) CLERICAL AMENDMENTS.—The table of sections

19 for chapter 19 is amended by striking the items relating

20 to sections 1906, 1907, 1908, 1915, and 1916.

21 TITLE VI—EFFECTIVE DATE

22 SEC. 601. EFFECTIVE DATE.

23 Except as otherwise provided, the amendments made

24 by this Act shall take effect October 1, 1997.

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