Nonessential Government Printing Reduction Act of 2016

To amend title 44, United States Code, to require the Director of the Government Publishing Office to distribute the Federal Register to Congressional offices only in an electronic format, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Nonessential Government Printing Reduction Act of 2016 2. Mandatory use of electronic format for distribution of Federal Register to Congressional offices (a) Mandatory use Section 1506 of title 44, United States Code, is amended— (1) by striking The Administrative Committee (a) Composition; Duties (2) in subsection (a)(4), by striking the number of copies subject to subsection (b), the number of copies (3) by adding at the end the following new subsection: (b) Mandatory use of electronic format for distribution of Federal Register to Congressional offices (1) Prohibiting subscription to printed copies without request Under the regulations prescribed to carry out subsection (a)(4), except as provided in paragraph (2), the Director of the Government Publishing Office shall make the Federal Register available to any office of Congress only in an electronic format, and may not print or distribute a copy of the Federal Register for an office of Congress during a year unless— (A) the office requests a printed copy of a specific issue of the Federal Register; and (B) the office reimburses the Director for the costs of printing and distributing the copy for the office. (2) Subscriptions permitted The Director may provide a printed copy of all issues of the Federal Register for a year to an office of Congress if the office enters into a subscription agreement with the Director under which the office will pay the Director in advance for the costs the Director will incur during the year for printing and distributing such issues to the office (as determined by the Director in consultation with the Administrative Committee). (3) Source of funds for copies provided to offices of Members of Congress In the case of an office of Congress which is— (A) an office of a Member of the House of Representatives (including an office of a Delegate or Resident Commissioner to the Congress), any amounts paid by the office to the Director under this subsection shall be derived from the Members’ Representational Allowance for the office; or (B) an office of a Senator, any amounts paid by the office to the Director under this subsection shall be derived from the Senators’ Official Personnel and Office Expense Account for the office. . (b) Effective date The amendment made by subsection (a) shall apply with respect to issues of the Federal Register produced on or after the first day of the One Hundred Fifteenth Congress.

Summary: Nonessential Government Printing Reduction Act of 2016 This bill requires the Government Publishing Office (GPO) to make the Federal Register available to any congressional office only in an electronic format, unless: (1) an office requests a printed copy of a specific issue and reimburses the GPO for printing and distributing costs, or (2) an office enters into a subscription agreement to receive a printed copy of all issues for a year and pays the GPO in advance for printing and distributing costs.