(15) Section 517 is amended by striking ‘‘Joint Com-
mittee on Printing’’ and inserting ‘‘Joint Committee on
Information’’.
(16) Section 702 is amended by striking ‘‘Joint Com-
mittee on Printing’’ and inserting ‘‘Joint Committee on
Information’’.
(17) Section 703 is amended by striking ‘‘Joint Com-
mittee on Printing’’ and inserting ‘‘Joint Committee on
Information’’.
(18) Section 707 is amended by striking ‘‘Joint Com-
mittee on Printing’’ and inserting ‘‘Joint Committee on
Information’’.
(19) Section 709 is amended in the second sentence
by striking ‘‘Joint Committee on Printing’’ and inserting
‘‘Joint Committee on Information’’.
(20) Section 714 is amended by striking ‘‘Joint Com-
mittee on Printing’’ and inserting ‘‘Joint Committee on
Information’’.
(21) Section 717 is amended by striking ‘‘Joint Com-
mittee on Printing’’ and inserting ‘‘Joint Committee on
Information’’.
(22) Section 718 is amended by striking ‘‘Joint Com-
mittee on Printing’’ and inserting ‘‘Joint Committee on
Information’’.
(23) Section 721(a) is amended in the first sentence
by striking ‘‘Joint Committee on Printing’’ and inserting
‘‘Joint Committee on Information’’.
(24) Section 722 is amended by striking ‘‘Joint Com-
mittee on Printing’’ and inserting ‘‘Joint Committee on
Information’’.
(25) Section 723 is amended by striking ‘‘Joint Com-
mittee on Printing’’ and inserting ‘‘Joint Committee on
Information’’.
(26) Section 724 is amended by striking ‘‘Joint Com-
mittee on Printing’’ and inserting ‘‘Joint Committee on
Information’’.
(27) Section 728 is amended by striking ‘‘Joint Com-
mittee on Printing’’ and inserting ‘‘Joint Committee on
Information’’.
(28) Section 738 is amended by striking ‘‘Joint Com-
mittee on Printing’’ and inserting ‘‘Joint Committee on
Information’’.
(29) Section 901 is amended by striking ‘‘Joint Com-
mittee on Printing’’ and inserting ‘‘Joint Committee on
Information’’.
(30) Section 902 is amended by striking ‘‘Joint Com-
mittee on Printing’’ and inserting ‘‘Joint Committee on
Information’’.
(31) Section 903 is amended by striking ‘‘Joint Com-
mittee on Printing’’ and inserting ‘‘Joint Committee on
Information’’.
(32) Section 905 is amended by striking ‘‘Joint Com-
mittee on Printing’’ and inserting ‘‘Joint Committee on
Information’’.
(33) Section 906 is amended by striking ‘‘Joint Com-
mittee on Printing’’ each place it appears and inserting
‘‘Joint Committee on Information’’.
(34) Section 1108 is amended by striking ‘‘Joint
Committee on Printing’’ and inserting ‘‘Joint Committee
on Information’’.
(35) Section 1112 is amended by striking ‘‘Joint
Committee on Printing’’ and inserting ‘‘Joint Committee
on Information’’.
(36) Section 1121 is amended by striking ‘‘Joint
Committee on Printing’’ and inserting ‘‘Joint Committee
on Information’’.
(37) Section 1301 is amended by striking ‘‘Joint
Committee on Printing’’ and inserting ‘‘Joint Committee
on Information’’.
(38) Section 1320A is amended by striking ‘‘Joint
Committee on Printing’’ and inserting ‘‘Joint Committee
on Information’’.
(39) Section 1333(b) is amended by striking ‘‘Joint
Committee on Printing’’ and inserting ‘‘Joint Committee
on Information’’.
(40) Section 1338 is amended by striking ‘‘Joint
Committee on Printing’’ each place it appears and insert-
ing ‘‘Joint Committee on Information’’.
(41) Section 1705 is amended by striking ‘‘Joint
Committee on Printing’’ and inserting ‘‘Joint Committee
on Information’’.
(42) Section 1710 is amended by striking ‘‘Joint
Committee on Printing’’ each place it appears and insert-
ing ‘‘Joint Committee on Information’’.
(43) Section 1914 is amended by striking ‘‘Joint
Committee on Printing’’ and inserting ‘‘Joint Committee
on Information’’.
(44) Section 5(b) of the Federal Records Manage-
ment Amendments of 1976 (44 U.S.C. 2901 note) is
amended by striking ‘‘Joint Committee on Printing’’ and
inserting ‘‘Joint Committee on Information’’.
SEC. 104. TECHNICAL AND CONFORMING AMENDMENTS TO
OTHER TITLES.
(a) TITLE 1 AMENDMENTS.—(1) Section 107 of title
1, United States Code, is amended by striking ‘‘Joint
Committee on Printing’’ and inserting ‘‘Joint Committee
on Information’’.
(2) Section 208 of title 1, United States Code, is
amended by striking ‘‘Joint Committee on Printing’’ and
inserting ‘‘Joint Committee on Information’’.
(b) TITLE 2 AMENDMENTS.—(1) Section 4 of the
joint resolution entitled ‘‘Joint resolution to provide for
the printing and distribution of the Precedents of the
House of Representatives compiled and prepared by Lewis
Deschler’’, approved October 18, 1976 (2 U.S.C. 28e) is
amended—
(A) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘Joint Com-
mittee on Printing’’ and inserting ‘‘Joint Committee
on Information’’; and
(B) in subsection (b), by striking ‘‘Joint Com-
mittee on Printing’’ and inserting ‘‘Joint Committee
on Information’’.
(2) Section 3 of the Joint Resolution of December
24, 1970 (2 U.S.C. 168b) is amended by striking ‘‘Joint
Committee on Printing’’ and inserting ‘‘Joint Committee
on Information’’.
(c) TITLE 4 AMENDMENT.—Section 145 of title 4,
United States Code, is amended by striking ‘‘Joint Com-
mittee on Printing’’ and inserting ‘‘Joint Committee on
Information’’.
(d) TITLE 16 AMENDMENT.—Section 312 of the Fed-
eral Water Power Act (16 U.S.C. 825k) is amended by
striking ‘‘Joint Committee on Printing’’ each place it ap-
pears and inserting ‘‘Joint Committee on Information’’.
(e) TITLE 20 AMENDMENTS.—(1) Section 5(c) of the
National Foundation on the Arts and the Humanities Act
of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 954(c)) is amended by striking ‘‘Joint
Committee on Printing of the Congress’’ and inserting
‘‘Joint Committee on Information’’.
(2) Section 7(c) of the National Foundation on the
Arts and the Humanities Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 956(c))
is amended by striking ‘‘Joint Committee on Printing’’
and inserting ‘‘Joint Committee on Information’’.
(f) TITLE 28 AMENDMENT.—Section 411(a) of title
28, United States Code, is amended by striking ‘‘Joint
Committee on Printing’’ and inserting ‘‘Joint Committee
on Information’’.
(g) TITLE 40 AMENDMENTS.—Section 602 of the
Federal Property and Administrative Services Act of 1949
(40 U.S.C. 474) is amended—
(1) by striking paragraph (18); and
(2) by redesignating paragraphs (19) through
(21) as paragraphs (18) through (20).
TITLE II—PRODUCTION OF
PRINTING AND BINDING
Subtitle A—Organization and Man-
agement of Government Print-
ing Office
SEC. 201. SERVICE OF PUBLIC PRINTER AND DEPUTY.
(a) QUALIFICATIONS
AND TERM
OF SERVICE
OF
PUBLIC PRINTER.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—Section 301 is amended—
(A) by striking ‘‘, who must be a practical
printer and versed in the art of bookbinding,’’;
and
(B) by adding at the end the following:
‘‘The Public Printer shall serve a term of 5
years, except that an individual appointed to fill
a vacancy occurring before the expiration of the
term for which the individual’s predecessor was
appointed shall be appointed only for the re-
mainder of that term.’’.
(2) TRANSITION FOR CURRENT PUBLIC PRINT-
ER.—The individual serving as the Public Printer
pursuant to section 301 of title 44, United States
Code, as of the date of the enactment of this Act
may continue to serve as the Public Printer for the
6-month period beginning on the date of the enact-
ment of this Act, and is eligible to be appointed as
the Public Printer pursuant to such section (as
amended by paragraph (1)) after the expiration of
such period.
(b) QUALIFICATIONS AND DUTIES OF DEPUTY PUB-
LIC PRINTER.—Section 302 is amended—
(1) by striking ‘‘, who must be a practical
printer and versed in the art of bookbinding,’’; and
(2) by amending the second sentence to read as
follows: ‘‘The Deputy Public Printer shall perform
any duties required by the Public Printer.’’.
(c) INCREASING EFFICIENCY IN PUBLICATION.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 3 is amended by
adding at the end the following new section:
‘‘§ 318. Use of necessary measures to increase effi-
ciency
‘‘The Public Printer shall take all necessary measures
to remedy neglect, delay, duplication, and waste in the
preparation of publications, including the reduction and
elimination of internal printing and high-speed duplicating
capacities of departments, agencies, and entities of the
Federal Government.’’.
(2) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sec-
tions for chapter 3 is amended by adding at the end
the following new item:
‘‘318. Use of necessary measures to increase efficiency.’’.
SEC. 202. REFORM OF PERSONNEL RULES.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 305 is amended by strik-
ing subsections (a) and (b) and inserting the following:
‘‘(a) The Public Printer may appoint such personnel
as the Public Printer finds necessary to carry out the oper-
ations of the Government Printing Office.
‘‘(b) The Public Printer shall establish the compensa-
tion and benefits provided to personnel of the Government
Printing Office.’’.
(b) REPEAL
OF CERTAIN OBSOLETE PERSONNEL
RULES.—Chapter 3 is amended by striking the following
sections:
(1) Section 306 (relating to employment of
skilled workmen).
(2) Section 307 (relating to night work).
(3) Section 315 (relating to limitations on the
number of branches).
(4) Section 317 (relating to special policemen).
(c) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections
of chapter 3 is amended by striking the items relating to
sections 306, 307, 315, and 317.
SEC. 203. REFORM OF PROCUREMENT RULES.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 308 is amended to read
as follows:
‘‘§ 308. Disbursement
‘‘The Public Printer shall appoint an officer who will
be responsible for disbursing funds of the Government
Printing Office under the Public Printer’s direction, in ac-
cordance with such practices and procedures as the Public
Printer may specify subject to the approval of the Inspec-
tor General of the Government Printing Office.’’.
(b) STANDARD
FOR PURCHASES EXEMPT FROM
FEDERAL PROPERTY
AND ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES
ACT AND PURCHASES MADE WITHOUT ADVERTISING.—
Section 311 is amended—
(1) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘Purchases’’
and inserting ‘‘Subject to subsection (c), purchases’’;
(2) in subsection (b), by striking ‘‘In addition’’
and inserting ‘‘Subject to subsection (c), in addi-
tion’’; and
(3) by adding at the end the following new sub-
section:
‘‘(c) In making any purchases or awarding any con-
tracts pursuant to this section, the Public Printer shall
subject such purchases and contracts to the maximum de-
gree of competition possible consistent with the interests
of the Federal Government.’’.
(c) REPEAL
OF
CERTAIN
OBSOLETE
SUPPLY
RULES.—Chapter 3 is amended by striking the following
sections:
(1) Section 310 (relating to special payment
rules for printing, binding, blank paper, and sup-
plies).
(2) Section 312 (relating to machinery, mate-
rial, equipment, or supplies of other Government
agencies).
(3) Section 313 (relating to examining boards
for paper, bindery materials, and machinery).
(4) Section 314 (relating to inks, glues, and
other supplies furnished to other government agen-
cies).
(d) CLERICAL AMENDMENTS.—The table of sections
of chapter 3 is amended—
(1) by striking the items relating to sections
310, 312, 313, and 314; and
(2) by amending the item relating to section
308 to read as follows:
‘‘308. Disbursement.’’.
SEC. 204. REFORM OF BUDGETING AND FUNDING.
(a) REQUIRING AUTHORIZATION
AND APPROPRIA-
TION FOR REVOLVING FUND EXPENDITURES.—Section
309(a) is amended by striking ‘‘The revolving fund’’ and
all that follows through ‘‘for—’’ and inserting the follow-
ing: ‘‘There are authorized to be appropriated from the
revolving fund of $1,000,000 established July 1, 1953, for
fiscal year 1997 and each succeeding fiscal year such
amounts as may be necessary for—’’.
(b) REVISION OF AUDITING REQUIREMENTS.—Sec-
tion 309(d) is amended to read as follows:
‘‘(d)(1) The Inspector General of the Government
Printing Office shall conduct—
‘‘(A) a financial audit of the Government Print-
ing Office at least once every year; and
‘‘(B) a management audit of the Government
Printing Office at least once every 5 years,
and shall furnish reports of such audits to the chair and
ranking member of the Committee on House Oversight of
the House of Representatives and the chair and ranking
member of the Committee on Rules and Administration
of the Senate and the Public Printer.
‘‘(2) For purposes of conducting audits pursuant to
this subsection, the Inspector General shall have such ac-
cess to the records, files, personnel, and facilities of the
Government Printing Office as the Inspector General con-
siders necessary.
‘‘(3) The Inspector General may meet the require-
ments of this subsection through contracts with private
entities.’’.
(d) PROTECTIONS
FOR INSPECTOR GENERAL
OF
GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE.—Section 309 is amend-
ed—
(1) by redesignating subsection (d) as sub-
section (e); and
(2) by inserting after subsection (c) the follow-
ing new subsection:
‘‘(d)(1) The Inspector General of the Government
Printing Office shall prepare and annually submit to the
Public Printer, for inclusion in the annual budget of the
Government Printing Office, annual estimates of the
funds necessary to carry out the activities and personnel
requirements of the Inspector General during the year in-
volved.
‘‘(2) The Public Printer shall include in the annual
budget request for the Government Printing Office sub-
mitted to the President and Congress the estimates sub-
mitted under paragraph (1) without revision as the pro-
posed budget for the Inspector General for the year.
‘‘(3) Any amounts provided for the Inspector General
in the annual budget for the Government Printing Office
for a year may be expended by the Inspector General with-
out the approval or direction of the Public Printer.’’.
Subtitle B—Production and
Procurement Reform
SEC. 211. REFORM OF REQUIREMENTS FOR WORK DONE AT
GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 5 is amended by striking
sections 501 through 504 and inserting the following:
‘‘§ 501. Performance of printing, binding, and blank-
book work through Government Printing
Office or procurement
‘‘The Public Printer may perform any printing, bind-
ing, and blank-book work which the Public Printer is au-
thorized to carry out at the Government Printing Office
and shall enter into contracts with other entities to per-
form such work to the extent the Public Printer considers
appropriate, unless entering into such a contract would
result in an unreasonable delay in completing the work
or would result in inefficiencies. In entering into such con-
tracts, the Public Printer shall ensure the maximum pos-
sible competition consistent with the interests of the Fed-
eral Government.’’.
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections
for chapter 5 is amended by striking the items relating
to sections 501 through 504 and inserting the following:
‘‘501. Performance of printing, binding, and blank-book work through Govern-
ment Printing Office or procurement.’’.
SEC. 212. SALE OF DUPLICATE PLATES.
(a) REPEAL OF CONTROL OF JOINT COMMITTEE.—
Section 505 is amended by striking ‘‘, under regulations
of the Joint Committee on Information’’.
(b) CALCULATION OF SALE PRICE.—Section 505 is
amended by striking ‘‘not to exceed’’ and all that follows
through ‘‘10 per centum’’ and inserting ‘‘not less than the
cost to the Government of producing such plates’’.
SEC. 213. INCREASING AUTHORITY OF PUBLIC PRINTER RE-
GARDING CERTAIN REQUIREMENTS.
(a) STANDARDS OF PAPER; ADVERTISEMENTS FOR
PROPOSALS.—Section 509 is amended by striking the first
sentence and inserting the following: ‘‘Subject to oversight
by the Joint Committee on Information, the Public Printer
shall establish standards for paper for public printing and
binding. The Public Printer shall advertise in an appro-
priate number of publications published in appropriate ge-
ographic areas for sealed proposals to furnish the Govern-
ment with paper, as specified in the schedule to be fur-
nished applicants by the Public Printer, setting forth in
detail the quality and quantities required for the public
printing. The Public Printer shall solicit and review such
proposals in a manner which promotes the greatest degree
of competition consistent with the interests of the Federal
Government.’’.
(b) ADVERTISEMENTS FOR PAPER.—Section 510, as
amended by section 103(9), is amended—
(1) by striking ‘‘Joint Committee on Informa-
tion’’ and inserting ‘‘Public Printer’’; and
(2) by striking ‘‘it’’ and inserting ‘‘Public
Printer’’.
(c) OPENING BIDS; BONDS.—Section 511, as amend-
ed by section 103(10), is amended—
(1) in the first sentence, by striking ‘‘Joint
Committee on Information’’ and inserting ‘‘Public
Printer’’;
(2) in the second sentence, by striking ‘‘The
committee’’ and inserting ‘‘The Public Printer; and
(3) in the third sentence, by striking ‘‘The
Committee’’ and inserting ‘‘The Public Printer’’.
(d) APPROVAL OF PAPER CONTRACTS.—Section 512
is amended—
(1) by striking the first sentence; and
(2) by striking ‘‘the Committee’’ and inserting
‘‘the Public Printer’’.
(e) COMPARISON OF PAPER AND ENVELOPES WITH
STANDARD QUALITY.—Section 513, as amended by sec-
tion 103(12), is amended—
(1) in the first sentence, by striking ‘‘fixed
upon by the Joint Committee on Information’’ and
inserting ‘‘established by the Public Printer’’; and
(2) in the second sentence, by inserting ‘‘may
be rejected by the Public Printer or’’ after ‘‘quality’’.
(f) DEFAULT
OF CONTRACTOR.—Section 515, as
amended by section 103(14), is amended—
(1) in the first sentence, by striking ‘‘report the
default to the Joint Committee on Information, and
under its direction,’’; and
(2) in the second sentence, by striking ‘‘, under
the direction of the Joint Committee on Informa-
tion,’’.
(g) PURCHASE OF PAPER IN OPEN MARKET.—Sec-
tion 517 is amended by striking all that follows the head-
ing and inserting the following:
‘‘The Public Printer may purchase paper in open
market if the Public Printer finds that the quantity re-
quired is so small or the want is so immediate as not to
justify advertisement for proposals.’’.
SEC. 214. REPEAL OF CERTAIN OBSOLETE REPORTING RE-
QUIREMENTS.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 5 is amended by striking
the following sections:
(1) Section 506 (relating to time for printing
documents or reports which include illustrations or
maps).
(2) Section 508 (relating to annual estimates of
quantity of paper required for public printing and
binding).
(3) Section 514 (relating to determination of
quality of paper).
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections
for chapter 5 is amended by striking the items relating
to sections 506, 508, and 514.
TITLE III—PRINTING AND
DISTRIBUTION OF DOCUMENTS
Subtitle A—Congressional Printing
SEC. 301. AUTHORIZING HOUSE AND SENATE TO DETER-
MINE APPROPRIATE NUMBER AND DISTRIBU-
TION OF DOCUMENTS AND REPORTS.
(a) IN GENERAL.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 7 is amended by
striking sections 701 through 703 and inserting the
following:
‘‘§ 701. Number and distribution of Congressional
documents and reports
‘‘(a) The number of copies made of a report or other
document of a House of Congress shall be determined—
‘‘(1) by the Clerk of the House of Representa-
tives (in accordance with guidelines issued by the
Committee on House Oversight of the House of Rep-
resentatives), in the case of a report or document of
the House of Representatives; and
‘‘(2) by the Secretary of the Senate (in accord-
ance with guidelines issued by the Committee on
Rules and Administration of the Senate), in the case
of a report or document of the Senate.
‘‘(b) The Clerk of the House of Representatives and
the Secretary of the Senate shall make the reports and
other documents of their respective Houses available to
the other House through electronic or other means.
‘‘(c) The Clerk of the House of Representatives and
the Secretary of the Senate may enter into agreements
with other entities for the printing and distribution of re-
ports or other documents of their respective Houses, in
accordance with standards established by the Committee
on House Oversight of the House of Representatives or
the Committee on Rules and Administration of the Senate
(as the case may be). Such standards shall provide for
the maximum possible competition consistent with the in-
terests of the Federal Government.’’.
(2) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sec-
tions for chapter 7 is amended by striking the items
relating to sections 701 through 703 and inserting
the following:
‘‘701. Number and distribution of Congressional documents and reports.’’.
(b) STYLE
AND FORM
OF BILLS
AND RESOLU-
TIONS.—Section 707 is amended—
(1) in the first sentence, by striking ‘‘the Joint
Committee’’ and all that follows through ‘‘and effi-
ciency,’’ and inserting the following: ‘‘the Committee
on House Oversight of the House of Representatives
(in the case of a bill or resolution originating in the
House of Representatives) and the Committee on
Rules and Administration of the Senate (in the case
of a bill or resolution originating in the Senate) may
authorize the printing of a bill or resolution in the
style and form the Committee considers appro-
priate,’’; and
(2) by striking the second sentence.
(c) FURNISHING COPIES OF ACTS TO ORIGINATING
HOUSE.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—Section 710 is amended to
read as follows:
‘‘§ 710. Copies of Acts and treaties furnished to origi-
nating House
‘‘(a) The Archivist of the United States shall furnish
a copy of every Act and joint resolution to the Clerk of
the House of Representatives and the Secretary of the
Senate.
‘‘(b) The Secretary of State shall furnish a copy of
each treaty to the Secretary of the Senate, as soon as pos-
sible after its ratification.’’.
(2) TRANSMISSION
FOR
REVISION.—Section
711 is amended by striking all that follows the head-
ing and inserting the following:
‘‘(a) On receiving from the Archivist of the United
States a copy of an Act or joint resolution pursuant to
section 710(a), the Clerk of the House or the Secretary
of the Senate (as the case may be) shall cause to be print-
ed an accurate copy and transmit it in duplicate to the
Archivist of the United States for revision.
‘‘(b) On receiving from the Secretary of State a copy
of a treaty pursuant to section 710(b), the Secretary of
the Senate shall cause to be printed an accurate copy and
transmit it in duplicate to the Secretary of State for revi-
sion.
‘‘(c) On the return of one of the revised duplicates
transmitted under this section, the Clerk of the House of
Representatives or the Secretary of the Senate (as the
case may be) shall make the marked corrections and print
the number specified by section 709.’’.
(3) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sec-
tions for chapter 7 is amended by amending the
item relating to section 710 to read as follows:
‘‘710. Copies of Acts and treaties furnished to originating House.’’.
(d) LAPSE OF AUTHORITY TO PRINT.—Section 718
is amended by striking ‘‘when the whole number of copies’’
and all that follows and inserting the following: ‘‘if the
printing is not completed during the 2-year period which
begins on the date the document, report, or publication
is authorized to be printed.’’.
(e) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 7 is amended by
striking the following sections:
(A) Section 706 (relating to number and
distribution of bills and resolutions).
(B) Section 708 (relating to binding sets
of bills and resolutions for Congress).
(C) Section 712 (relating to printing of
postal conventions).
(D) Section 713 (relating to journals of
Houses of Congress).
(E) Section 714 (relating to printing of
multiple editions).
(F) Section 715 (relating to copies for De-
partment of State).
(G) Section 720 (relating to Senate and
House Manuals).
(H) Sections 723 and 724 (relating to me-
morial addresses).
(I) Section 725 (relating to statements of
appropriations).
(J) Section 730 (relating to distribution to
Members).
(K) Section 731 (relating to distribution of
documents for former Members).
(L) Section 732 (relating to time for dis-
tribution by Members).
(M) Section 734 (relating to stationery and
blank books).
(N) Sections 735, 736, 737, and 738 (re-
lating to binding).
(O) Section 739 (relating to Senate and
House document rooms).
(P) Section 740 (relating to the Senate
Service Department and House Publications
Distribution Service).
(Q) Section 741 (relating to disposition of
documents stored at Capitol).
(2) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sec-
tions for chapter 7 is amended by striking the items
shall be printed and distributed as early as practicable
during the first session of each Congress. The Secretary
shall update and maintain the information contained in
the directory in an electronic format which shall be acces-
sible electronically.’’.
(2) SALE
BY
SUPERINTENDENT
OF
DOCU-
MENTS.—Section 722 is amended by striking ‘‘Pub-
lic Printer’’ and inserting ‘‘Superintendent of Docu-
ments (described in chapter 17)’’.
(d) COMMITTEE DOCUMENTS.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—Section 726 is amended by
striking all that follows the heading and inserting
the following:
‘‘The Clerk of the House of Representatives and the
Secretary of the Senate may, upon the request of a Com-
mittee of the House of Representatives or the Senate (as
the case may be), provide for publication of any reports,
hearing transcripts, or other documents of the Committee,
in accordance with guidelines issued by the Committee on
House Oversight of the House of Representatives or the
Committee on Rules and Administration of the Senate (as
the case may be) pursuant to section 701.’’.
(2) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Chapter 7 is
amended by striking section 727 (relating to index-
ing and binding of committee reports).
(3) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sec-
tions for chapter 7 is amended by striking the item
relating to section 727.
(e) STATUTES AT LARGE AND TREATIES.—Section
728 is amended by striking all that follows the heading
and inserting the following:
‘‘(a) The Superintendent of Documents shall provide
for the publication through electronic means (and such
other means as the Superintendent considers appropriate)
of—
‘‘(1) the United States Statutes at Large, after
the final adjournment of each regular session of
Congress; and
‘‘(2) the United States Treaties and Other
International Agreements, after the end of each cal-
endar year.
‘‘(b) The costs of any publication and dissemination
incurred by the Superintendent of Documents under this
section during a fiscal year shall be chargeable to the Su-
perintendent’s appropriation for the year.’’.
(f) DOCUMENTS ORDERED BY MEMBERS; FRANKS
AND ENVELOPES.—Section 733 is amended by striking all
that follows the heading and inserting the following:
‘‘(a) At the request of a member of the House of Rep-
resentatives (including a Resident Commissioner or Dele-
gate thereof) or a member of the Senate, the Clerk of the
House of Representatives and the Secretary of the Senate
(as the case may be) shall provide for the printing of docu-
ments for the use of the member, including envelopes and
stationery containing the member’s frank, in accordance
with guidelines issued by the Committee on House Over-
sight of the House of Representatives or the Committee
on Rules and Administration of the Senate.
‘‘(b) The guidelines issued pursuant to subsection (a)
shall include requirements relating to payment of the costs
incurred in printing documents for the use of the mem-
ber.’’.
SEC. 304. COSTS OF PRODUCING AND PUBLISHING DOCU-
MENTS.
Section 717 is amended by striking all that follows
the heading and inserting the following:
‘‘The cost of the publishing of a document or report
published by order of Congress which, under section 1107,
cannot be properly charged to another appropriation or
allotment of appropriation already made shall be charged
as follows:
‘‘(1) In the case of publishing by order of the
Clerk of the House of Representatives, to the appro-
priation for publishing of the House of Representa-
tives, in accordance with guidelines established by
the Committee on House Oversight of the House of
Representatives.
‘‘(2) In the case of publishing by order of the
Secretary of the Senate, to the appropriation for
publishing of the Senate, in accordance with guide-
lines established by the Committee on Rules and Ad-
ministration of the Senate.
‘‘(3) In the case of publishing on behalf of the
Architect of the Capitol, to the appropriation for the
Architect of the Capitol, in accordance with guide-
lines established by the Architect and approved by
the Joint Committee on Information.
‘‘(4) In the case of publishing on behalf of the
Comptroller General, to the appropriation for the
Comptroller General, in accordance with guidelines
established by the Comptroller General and approved
by the Joint Committee on Information.
‘‘(5) In the case of publishing on behalf of the
Librarian of Congress, to the appropriation for the
Library of Congress, in accordance with guidelines
established by the Librarian and approved by the
Joint Committee on Information.
‘‘(6) In the case of publishing on behalf of the
Public Printer, to the appropriation for the Govern-
ment Printing Office, in accordance with guidelines
established by the Public Printer and approved by
the Joint Committee on Information.
‘‘(7) In the case of publishing on the order of
any other entity, to the appropriation for the en-
tity.’’.
SEC. 305. CLASSIFICATION AND NUMBERING OF DOCU-
MENTS.
(a) CLARIFICATION
OF AUTHORITY
TO PUBLISH
ELECTRONICALLY.—Section 719 is amended—
(1) by striking ‘‘printed’’ each place it appears
and inserting ‘‘published’’; and
(2) by striking ‘‘printing’’ each place it appears
and inserting ‘‘publication’’.
(b) REPEAL SEPARATE NUMBERING REQUIREMENT
FOR
DOCUMENTS
DISTRIBUTED
TO
CERTAIN
ENTI-
TIES.—Section 719 is amended by striking the third sen-
tence.
Subtitle B—Congressional Record
SEC. 311. FORM OF CONGRESSIONAL RECORD.
(a) TIMING OF PUBLICATION OF INDEX.—Section
901 is amended by striking ‘‘semimonthly during and at
the close of sessions of Congress’’.
(b) DAILY AND PERMANENT FORMS.—
(1) CLARIFICATION OF AUTHORITY TO PUBLISH
ELECTRONICALLY.—Section 903 is amended by
striking ‘‘printed’’ the first place it appears and in-
serting ‘‘published’’.
(2) TIMING; NUMBER.—Section 903 is amend-
ed—
(A) by striking ‘‘revised, printed’’ and all
that follows through ‘‘during and after’’ and in-
serting ‘‘revised in permanent form for distribu-
tion after’’; and
(B) by striking the second sentence.
(c) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 9 is amended by
striking section 902 (relating to separate require-
ments for the preparation of the index of the Con-
gressional Record).
(2) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sec-
tions for chapter 9 is amended by striking the item
relating to section 902.
SEC. 312. CONTENTS OF CONGRESSIONAL RECORD.
(a) DAILY CONTENTS.—
(1) AUTHORITY OF SENATE AND HOUSE.—Sec-
tion 905, as amended by section 103(32), is amend-
ed—
(A) by striking ‘‘The Joint Committee on
Information’’ and inserting ‘‘The Secretary of
the Senate and the Clerk of the House of Rep-
resentatives, respectively,’’; and
(B) in the second sentence, by striking
‘‘prepared under’’ and all that follows and in-
serting a period.
(2) CLARIFICATION OF AUTHORITY TO PUBLISH
ELECTRONICALLY.—Section 905 is amended by
striking ‘‘printing’’ and inserting ‘‘publication’’.
(b) PROHIBITING INSERTION OF MAPS, DIAGRAMS,
AND ILLUSTRATIONS.—Section 904 is amended by strik-
ing ‘‘without the approval’’ and all that follows and insert-
ing a period.
SEC. 313. DISTRIBUTION AND SALE OF CONGRESSIONAL
RECORD.
(a) DISTRIBUTION OF GRATUITOUS COPIES.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—Section 906 is amended to
read as follows:
‘‘§ 906. Distribution of Congressional Record
‘‘(a) The Clerk of the House of Representatives shall
provide copies of the Congressional Record upon request
to each member of the House of Representatives (includ-
ing the Resident Commissioner and Delegates), in accord-
ance with standards established by the Clerk and approved
by the Committee on House Oversight of the House of
Representatives.
‘‘(b) The Secretary of the Senate shall provide copies
of the Congressional Record upon request to each member
of the Senate, in accordance with standards established
by the Secretary and approved by the Committee on Rules
and Administration of the Senate.’’.
(2) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sec-
tions for chapter 9 is amended by amending the
item relating to section 906 to read as follows:
‘‘906. Distribution of Congressional Record.’’.
(b) SUBSCRIPTIONS AND SALES.—
(1) AUTHORITY OF SUPERINTENDENT OF DOC-
UMENTS.—Section 910 is amended—
(A) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘Under
the direction of the Joint Committee, the Public
Printer’’ and inserting ‘‘The Superintendent of
Documents’’;
(B) in the first sentence of subsection (b),
by striking ‘‘Public Printer’’ and inserting ‘‘Su-
perintendent of Documents’’; and
(C) in subsection (b), by striking the third
sentence.
(2) CLARIFICATION OF AUTHORITY TO PUBLISH
ELECTRONICALLY.—Section 910(c) is amended by
striking ‘‘Record’’ and inserting ‘‘Record, if print-
ed,’’.
(c) EXCHANGE FOR PARLIAMENTARY HANSARD.—
Section 909 is amended—
(1) in the first sentence, by striking ‘‘bound’’
and inserting ‘‘permanent’’;
(2) in the first sentence, by striking ‘‘, and the
Public Printer’’ and all that follows and inserting a
period; and
(3) in the second sentence, by striking ‘‘Depart-
ment of State’’ and inserting ‘‘Library of Congress’’.
(d) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 9 is amended by
striking section 907 (relating to extracts from the
Congressional Record) and section 908 (relating to
payment for printing extracts from the Congres-
sional Record).
(2) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sec-
tions for chapter 9 is amended by striking the items
relating to sections 907 and 908.
SEC. 314. TREATMENT OF CONGRESSIONAL RECORD AS OF-
FICIAL JOURNAL.
For purposes of any Federal law, the Congressional
Record for a day in which a House of Congress is in ses-
sion shall be considered the official journal of the House
for that day.
Subtitle C—Executive and Judicial
Branch Printing
SEC. 321. AUTHORIZING PUBLIC PRINTER TO EXECUTE
PUBLISHING WORK FOR PRESIDENT.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 1101 is amended to read
as follows:
‘‘§ 1101. Publishing for the President
‘‘The Public Printer shall execute such publishing for
the President as the President may order and make req-
uisition for.’’.
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.—(1) Section 1103
is amended—
(A) by striking ‘‘printing or binding’’ each place
it appears and inserting ‘‘publishing’’; and
(B) in the third sentence, by striking ‘‘printing
and binding’’ and inserting ‘‘publishing’’.
(2) Section 1104 is amended by striking ‘‘printing
or binding’’ and inserting ‘‘publishing’’.
(3) Section 1105 is amended by striking ‘‘printing
or binding’’ and inserting ‘‘publishing’’.
(4) Section 1107 is amended—
(A) in the heading, by striking ‘‘printing
and binding’’ and inserting ‘‘publishing’’; and
(B) by striking ‘‘printing and binding’’ each
place it appears and inserting ‘‘publishing’’.
(5) Section 1108 is amended—
(A) in the heading, by striking ‘‘printing’’
and inserting ‘‘publishing’’;
(B) in the first sentence, by striking ‘‘printing
and binding’’ and inserting ‘‘publishing’’;
(C) in the second sentence, by striking ‘‘may be
printed’’ and inserting ‘‘may be published’’;
(D) in the third sentence, by striking ‘‘shall
print’’ and inserting ‘‘shall publish’’; and
(E) in the third sentence, by striking ‘‘printing’’
each place it appears and inserting ‘‘publishing’’.
(6) Section 1109 is amended—
(A) in the heading, by striking ‘‘Printing’’
and inserting ‘‘Publishing’’;
(B) in the first sentence, by striking ‘‘printed’’
and inserting ‘‘published’’; and
(C) in the second sentence, by striking ‘‘print-
ing’’ and inserting ‘‘publishing’’.
(7) Section 1110 is amended in the second sentence
by striking ‘‘printed’’ and inserting ‘‘published’’.
(8) Section 1111 is amended—
(1) in the first sentence, by striking ‘‘printing
and binding’’ and inserting ‘‘publishing’’; and
(2) in the second sentence, by striking ‘‘print-
ed’’ and inserting ‘‘published’’.
(9) Section 1112 is amended by striking ‘‘printed’’
and inserting ‘‘published’’.
(10) Section 1114 is amended by striking ‘‘printed’’
each place it appears and inserting ‘‘published’’.
(11) Section 1116 is amended—
(A) in the heading, by striking ‘‘printed’’ and
inserting ‘‘published’’; and
(B) by striking ‘‘printed’’ each place it appears
and inserting ‘‘published’’.
(12) Section 1117 is amended—
(A) in the heading, by striking ‘‘printing’’
and inserting ‘‘publishing’’;
(B) by striking ‘‘printing and binding’’ and in-
serting ‘‘publishing’’; and
(C) by striking ‘‘the printing’’ and inserting
‘‘the publishing’’.
(13) Section 1118 is amended by striking ‘‘printed’’
and inserting ‘‘published’’.
(14) Section 1120 is amended by striking ‘‘printed’’
and inserting ‘‘published’’.
(15) Section 1122 is amended by striking ‘‘printing
and binding’’ and inserting ‘‘publishing’’.
(c) CLERICAL AMENDMENTS.—The table of sections
for chapter 11 is amended as follows: