To improve the dissemination of information and printing procedures of the Government.

of December 24, 1970 (2 
U.S.C. 168b) is amended by striking out ``Joint Committee on Printing'' 
and inserting in lieu thereof ``Committee on Rules and Administration 
of the House of Representatives''.
    (c) Title 4 Amendment.--Section 145 of title 4, United States Code, 
is amended by striking out ``Joint Committee on Printing'' and 
inserting in lieu thereof ``Committee on Rules and Administration of 
the Senate and the Committee on House Oversight of the House of 
Representatives''.
    (d) Title 16 Amendment.--Section 312 of the Federal Water Power Act 
(16 U.S.C. 825k) is amended by striking out ``Joint Committee on 
Printing'' each place it appears and inserting in lieu thereof ``Public 
Printer''.
    (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 out ``Joint Committee on Printing of the 
Congress'' and inserting in lieu thereof ``Public Printer''.
    (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 out 
``Joint Committee on Printing'' and inserting in lieu thereof ``Public 
Printer''.
    (f) Title 28 Amendment.--Section 411(a) of title 28, United States 
Code, is amended by striking out ``Joint Committee on Printing'' and 
inserting in lieu thereof ``Public Printer''.
    (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 out paragraph (18); and
            (2) by redesignating paragraphs (19) through (21) as 
        paragraphs (18) through (20), respectively.
    (h) Title 44 Amendments.--(1) The table of chapters for title 44, 
United States Code, is amended by striking out the item relating to 
chapter 1.
    (2) Section 305(a) of title 44, United States Code, is amended--
            (A) in the fourth sentence, by striking out ``Joint 
        Committee on Printing'' and inserting in lieu thereof ``Public 
        Printer''; and
            (B) in the fifth sentence, by striking out ``either party 
        may appeal to the Joint Committee on Printing, and the decision 
        of the Joint Committee is final.'' and inserting in lieu 
        thereof ``an appeal may be made under subchapter III of chapter 
        71 of title 5.''
    (3) Section 309(a) of title 44, United States Code, is amended by 
striking out ``Joint Committee on Printing'' and inserting in lieu 
thereof ``Public Printer''.
    (4) Section 312 of title 44, United States Code, is amended by 
striking out ``, with the approval of the Joint Committee on 
Printing''.
    (5) Section 502 of title 44, United States Code, is amended by 
striking out ``with the approval of the Joint Committee on Printing''.
    (6) Section 504 of title 44, United States Code, is amended by 
striking out ``The Joint Committee on Printing may permit the Public 
Printer to'' and inserting in lieu thereof ``The Public Printer may''.
    (7) Section 505 of title 44, United States Code, is amended by 
striking out ``, under regulations of the Joint Committee on 
Printing''.
    (8) Section 508 of title 44, United States Code, is amended by 
striking out ``Joint Committee on Printing'' and inserting in lieu 
thereof ``Committee on Rules and Administration of the Senate and the 
Committee on House Oversight of the House of Representatives''.
    (9) Section 509 of title 44, United States Code, is amended--
            (A) by striking out ``Joint Committee on Printing'' and 
        inserting in lieu thereof ``Public Printer''; and
            (B) by striking out ``, under their direction,''.
    (10) Section 510 of title 44, United States Code, is amended by 
striking out ``Joint Committee on Printing:'' and inserting in lieu 
thereof ``Public Printer''.
    (11) Section 511 of title 44, United States Code, is amended--
            (A) in the first sentence, by striking out ``Joint 
        Committee on Printing:'' and inserting in lieu thereof ``Public 
        Printer'';
            (B) in the second sentence, by striking out ``The 
        committee'' and inserting in lieu thereof ``The Public 
        Printer''; and
            (C) in the third sentence, by striking out ``The 
        Committee'' and inserting in lieu thereof ``The Public 
        Printer''.
    (12) Section 512 of title 44, United States Code, is amended--
            (A) in the first sentence, by striking out ``Joint 
        Committee on Printing'' and inserting in lieu thereof ``Public 
        Printer''; and
            (B) in the second sentence, by striking out ``the 
        Committee'' and inserting in lieu thereof ``the Public 
        Printer''.
    (13) Section 513 of title 44, United States Code, is amended--
            (A) in the first sentence, by striking out ``standard of 
        quality fixed upon by the Joint Committee on Printing,'' and 
        inserting in lieu thereof ``applicable fixed standard of 
        quality''; and
            (B) in the second sentence, by striking out ``the 
        Committee'' and inserting in lieu thereof ``the Public 
        Printer''.
    (14) Section 514 of title 44, United States Code is amended--
            (A) by striking out ``Joint Committee on Printing shall 
        determine'' and inserting in lieu thereof ``Public Printer 
        shall apply the provisions of subchapter V of chapter 35 of 
        title 31 to resolve''; and
            (B) by striking out ``; and the decision of the Committee 
        is final as to the United States''.
    (15) Section 515 of title 44, United States Code, is amended--
            (A) in the first sentence, by striking out ``report the 
        default to the Joint Committee on Printing, and under its 
        direction,''; and
            (B) in the second sentence, by striking out ``, under the 
        direction of the Joint Committee on Printing,''.
    (16) Section 517 of title 44, United States Code, is amended by 
striking out ``The Joint Committee on Printing may authorize the Public 
Printer to'' and inserting in lieu thereof ``The Public Printer may''.
    (17) Section 702 of title 44, United States Code, is amended by 
striking out ``Joint Committee on Printing'' and inserting in lieu 
thereof ``Public Printer''.
    (18) Section 703 of title 44, United States Code, is amended by 
striking out ``Joint Committee on Printing'' and inserting in lieu 
thereof ``Committee on Rules and Administration of the Senate or the 
Committee on House Oversight of the House of Representatives''.
    (19) Section 707 of title 44, United States Code, is amended by 
striking out ``the Joint Committee on Printing may authorize the 
printing of a bill or resolution, with index and ancillaries, in the 
style and form the Joint Committee on Printing considers most suitable 
in the interest of economy and efficiency, and to so continue until 
final enactment in both Houses of Congress. The committee'' and 
inserting in lieu thereof ``the Public Printer, in consultation with 
the Secretary of the Senate and the appropriate official of the House 
of Representatives, may print a bill or resolution, with index and 
ancillaries, in the style and form the Public Printer considers most 
suitable in the interest of economy and efficiency, and to so continue 
until final enactment in both Houses of Congress. The Public Printer, 
in consultation with the Secretary of the Senate and the appropriate 
official of the House of Representatives''.
    (20) Section 709 of title 44, United States Code, is amended in the 
second sentence by striking out ``Joint Committee on Printing'' and 
inserting in lieu thereof ``Public Printer''.
    (21) Section 714 of title 44, United States Code, is amended by 
striking out ``The Joint Committee on Printing shall establish rules to 
be observed by the Public Printer,'' and inserting in lieu thereof 
``The Public Printer, in consultation with the Secretary of the Senate 
and the appropriate official of the House of Representatives, shall 
establish rules''.
    (22) Section 717 of title 44, United States Code, is amended by 
striking out ``Joint Committee on Printing'' and inserting in lieu 
thereof ``Public Printer, in consultation with the Secretary of the 
Senate and the appropriate official of the House of Representatives''.
    (23) Section 718 of title 44, United States Code, is amended by 
striking out ``Joint Committee on Printing'' and inserting in lieu 
thereof ``Public Printer, in consultation with the Secretary of the 
Senate and the appropriate official of the House of Representatives''.
    (24) Section 721(a) of title 44, United States Code, is amended--
            (A) in the first sentence, by striking out ``Joint 
        Committee on Printing'' and inserting in lieu thereof ``Public 
        Printer, in consultation with the Secretary of the Senate and 
        the appropriate official of the House of Representatives''; and
            (B) in the second sentence, by striking out ``The Joint 
        Committee'' and inserting in lieu thereof ``The Public 
        Printer''.
    (25) Section 722 of title 44, United States Code, is amended by 
striking out ``, under the direction of the Joint Committee on 
Printing,''.
    (26) Section 723 of title 44, United States Code, is amended--
            (A) by striking out ``Joint Committee on Printing'' and 
        inserting in lieu thereof ``Public Printer, in consultation 
        with the Secretary of the Senate and the appropriate official 
        of the House of Representatives''; and
            (B) by striking out ``the Joint Committee considers'' and 
        inserting in lieu thereof ``the Public Printer, in consultation 
        with the Secretary of the Senate and the appropriate official 
        of the House of Representatives, considers''.
    (27) Section 724 of title 44, United States Code, is amended by 
striking out ``Joint Committee on Printing'' and inserting in lieu 
thereof ``Public Printer''.
    (28) Section 728 of title 44, United States Code, is amended by 
striking out ``Joint Committee on Printing'' and inserting in lieu 
thereof ``Public Printer, in consultation with the Secretary of the 
Senate and the appropriate official of the House of Representatives,''.
    (29) Section 738 of title 44, United States Code, is amended by 
striking out ``Joint Committee on Printing'' and inserting in lieu 
thereof ``Public Printer, in consultation with the Secretary of the 
Senate and the appropriate official of the House of Representatives,''.
    (30) Section 901 of title 44, United States Code, is amended by 
striking out ``Joint Committee on Printing'' and inserting in lieu 
thereof ``Public Printer, in consultation with the Secretary of the 
Senate and the appropriate official of the House of Representatives,''.
    (31) Section 902 of title 44, United States Code, is amended by 
striking out ``Joint Committee on Printing'' and inserting in lieu 
thereof ``the Public Printer, in consultation with the Committee on 
Rules and Administration of the Senate and the Committee on House 
Oversight of the House of Representatives,''.
    (32) Section 903 of title 44, United States Code, is amended by 
striking out ``Joint Committee on Printing'' and inserting in lieu 
thereof ``Public Printer, in consultation with the Secretary of the 
Senate and the appropriate official of the House of Representatives''.
    (33) Section 905 of title 44, United States Code, is amended by 
striking out ``Joint Committee on Printing'' and inserting in lieu 
thereof ``Public Printer, in consultation with the Secretary of the 
Senate and the appropriate official of the House of Representatives,''.
    (34) Section 906 of title 44, United States code, is amended--
            (A) by striking out ``to the Joint Committee on Printing 
        not to exceed one hundred copies;'' and inserting in lieu 
        thereof ``to the Committee on Rules and Administration of the 
        Senate and the Committee on House Oversight of the House of 
        Representatives not to exceed one hundred copies each;'',
            (B) by striking out ``to each Joint Committee and Joint 
        Commission in Congress, as may be designated by the Joint 
        Committee on Printing'' and inserting in lieu thereof ``to each 
        Joint Committee and Joint Commission in Congress, as may be 
        designated by the Committee on Rules and Administration of the 
        Senate and the Committee on House Oversight of the House of 
        Representatives'';
            (C) by striking out ``to the Joint Committee on Printing, 
        ten semimonthly copies;'' and inserting in lieu thereof ``to 
        the Committee on Rules and Administration of the Senate and the 
        Committee on House Oversight of the House of Representatives, 
        ten semimonthly copies'';
            (D) by striking out ``of which eight copies may be bound in 
        the style and manner approved by the Joint Committee on 
        Printing;'' and inserting in lieu thereof ``of which eight 
        copies may be bound in the style and manner approved by the 
        Public Printer, in consultation with the appropriate official 
        of the House of Representatives''; and
            (E) by striking out ``Copies of the daily edition, unless 
        otherwise directed by the Joint Committee on Printing, shall be 
        supplied and delivered'' and inserting in lieu thereof ``Copies 
        of the daily edition, unless otherwise directed by the Public 
        Printer, shall be supplied and delivered''.
    (35) Section 1108 of title 44, United States Code, is amended by 
striking out ``, subject to regulation by the Joint Committee on 
Printing,''.
    (36) Section 1112 of title 44, United States Code, is amended by 
striking out ``Joint Committee on Printing'' and inserting in lieu 
thereof ``Public Printer''.
    (37) Section 1121 of title 44, United States Code, is amended by 
striking out ``, under the direction of the Joint Committee on 
Printing,''.
    (38) Section 1301 of title 44, United States Code, is amended by 
striking out ``, in accordance with directions of the Joint Committee 
on Printing''.
    (39) Section 1320A of title 44, United States Code, is amended by 
striking out ``, and with the approval of the Joint Committee on 
Printing''.
    (40) Section 1333 of title 44, United States Code, is amended in 
subsection (b) by striking out ``Joint Committee on Printing'' and 
inserting in lieu thereof ``Public Printer, in consultation with the 
Secretary of the Senate and the appropriate official of the House of 
Representatives,''.
    (41) Section 1338 of title 44, United States Code, is amended--
            (A) in the first sentence--
                    (i) by striking out ``, under limitations and 
                conditions prescribed by the Joint Committee on 
                Printing,''; and
                    (ii) by striking out ``under limitations and 
                conditions prescribed by the Joint Committee on 
                Printing''; and
            (B) in the second sentence, by striking out ``Joint 
        Committee on Printing'' and inserting in lieu thereof ``Public 
        Printer''.
    (42) Section 1705 of title 44, United States Code, is amended by 
striking out ``, subject to regulation by the Joint Committee on 
Printing and''.
    (43) Section 1710 of title 44, United States Code, is amended--
            (A) in the first sentence, by striking out ``, upon a plan 
        approved by the Joint Committee on Printing''; and
            (B) in the fourth sentence, by striking out ``as the Joint 
        Committee on Printing directs''.
    (44) Section 1914 of title 44, United States Code, is amended by 
striking out ``, with the approval of the Joint Committee on Printing 
as provided by section 103 of this title,''.
    (45) Section 5(b) of the Federal Records Management Amendments of 
1976 (44 U.S.C. 2901 note) is amended by striking out ``the Joint 
Committee on Printing or''.

SEC. 18. EFFECTIVE DATE.

    Except as specifically provided in this Act, this Act and the 
amendments made by this Act shall take effect on the first day of the 
9th month after the month in which this Act is enacted.
                                 
HR 1024 IH----2
HR 1024 IH----3

Summary: Repeals provisions regarding the Joint Committee on Printing. Transfers responsibilities of the Committee to the Public Printer. 
Directs the Public Printer to:  (1) remedy neglect, delay, duplication, and waste in public printing and binding and the production of Government publications; (2) prescribe quality standards; (3) utilize requests for proposals and similar authorized purchasing methods where total or partial migration to new technologies is appropriate or when requested by the user; (4) prescribe Government specifications for printing paper and writing paper; (5) assist with the acquisition and transfer of equipment requisitioned by facilities previously authorized and with the disposal of such equipment; and (6) establish policy for the acquisition of printing and Government publications, formulated to maximize competitive procurement from the private sector (but which may provide for use of Government in-house printing and duplicating operations if they provide printing and duplicating at the lowest cost to the Government). 
Requires the Public Printer to promulgate rules and regulations for the procurement of printing and Government publications by the Government Printing Office (GPO) not inconsistent with this Act. 
Mandates that the annual report to the Congress include a report on:  (1) the printing costs of each branch of Government; and (2) a cost comparison of printing and publications as procured through GPO, produced by each Federal agency, produced by commercial sources that are not Federal entities under contract with a Federal agency (other than GPO), and produced by commercial sources that are not Federal entities under contract with GPO. 
Directs the Public Printer to establish and maintain the following separate GPO accounts:  (1) Superintendent of Documents; (2) Executive and Judicial Print Procurement; and (3) Congressional Services. 
Requires that all printing and Government publications for the Congress, the executive office, the judiciary (other than the Supreme Court), and every executive department, agency, independent office and establishment or Government entity be procured from private sector commercial entities by GPO, with exceptions. 
Revises provisions regarding:  (1) competitive procurement; (2) limits on Government printing production; (3) the use of illustrations; (4) the form and style of work for departments. 
Sets forth provisions regarding:  (1) departmental distribution of publications; (2) availability, inventory, dissemination, and re-publication of Government publications; (3) projections and reporting on costs for printing by Federal agencies; (4) scoring of sales of assets; (5) "Buy American" requirements; and (6) cost ceilings for certain congressional documents.