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44 U.S.C. § 706 (PUBLIC PRINTING AND DOCUMENTS)
§ 706. Bills and resolutions: number and distribution
There shall be printed of each Senate and House public bill and joint resolution six hundred and twenty-five copies, which shall be distributed as follows:
to the Senate document room, two hundred and twenty-five copies;
to the office of Secretary of Senate, fifteen copies;
to the House document room, three hundred and eighty-five copies.
There shall be printed of each Senate private bill, when introduced, when reported, and when passed, three hundred copies, which shall be distributed as follows:
to the Senate document room, one hundred and seventy copies;
to the Secretary of the Senate, fifteen copies;
to the House document room, one hundred copies;
to the Superintendent of Documents, ten copies.
There shall be printed of each House private bill, when introduced, when reported, and when passed two hundred and sixty copies, which shall be distributed as follows:
to the Senate document room, one hundred and thirty-five copies;
to the Secretary of the Senate, fifteen copies;
to the House document room, one hundred copies;
to the Superintendent of Documents, ten copies.
Bills and resolutions shall be printed in bill form, and, unless specially ordered by either House shall be printed only when referred to a committee, when favorably reported back, and after their passage by either House.
Of concurrent and simple resolutions, when reported, and after their passage by either House, only two hundred and sixty copies shall be printed, except by special order, and shall be distributed as follows:
to the Senate document room, one hundred and thirty-five copies;
to the Secretary of the Senate, fifteen copies;
to the House document room, one hundred copies;
to the Superintendent of Documents, ten copies.
(Pub. L. 90–620, Oct. 22, 1968, 82 Stat. 1248.)
heading: Historical and Revision Notes
text: Based on 44 U.S. Code, 1964 ed., § 189 (Jan. 12, 1895, ch. 23, § 55, 28 Stat. 609; Jan. 20, 1905, ch. 50, § 2, 33 Stat. 611).
44 U.S.C. § 707 (PUBLIC PRINTING AND DOCUMENTS)
§ 707. Bills and resolutions: style and form
Subject to sections 205 and 206 of Title 1, 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 may also curtail the number of copies of bills or resolutions, including the slip form of a public Act or public resolution.
(Pub. L. 90–620, Oct. 22, 1968, 82 Stat. 1248.)
heading: Historical and Revision Notes
text: Based on 44 U.S. Code, 1964 ed., § 189a (June 13, 1934, ch. 483, § 3, 48 Stat. 948).
44 U.S.C. § 708 (PUBLIC PRINTING AND DOCUMENTS)
§ 708. Bills and resolutions: binding sets for Congress
The Public Printer shall bind four sets of Senate and House of Representatives bills, joint and concurrent resolutions of each Congress, two for the Senate and two for the House, to be furnished him from the files of the Senate and House document room, the volumes when bound to be kept there for reference.
(Pub. L. 90–620, Oct. 22, 1968, 82 Stat. 1249.)
heading: Historical and Revision Notes
text: Based on 44 U.S. Code, 1964 ed., § 190 (Jan. 12, 1895, ch. 23, § 82, 28 Stat. 622).
44 U.S.C. § 709 (PUBLIC PRINTING AND DOCUMENTS)
§ 709. Public and private laws, postal conventions, and treaties
The Public Printer shall print in slip form copies of public and private laws, postal conventions, and treaties, to be charged to the congressional allotment for printing and binding. The Joint Committee on Printing shall control the number and distribution of copies.
(Pub. L. 90–620, Oct. 22, 1968, 82 Stat. 1249.)
heading: Historical and Revision Notes
text: Based on 44 U.S. Code, 1964 ed., § 191 (Jan. 12, 1895, ch. 23, § 56, 28 Stat. 609; July 10, 1952, ch. 632, § 7, 66 Stat. 541).
44 U.S.C. § 710 (PUBLIC PRINTING AND DOCUMENTS)
§ 710. Copies of Acts furnished to Public Printer
The Archivist of the United States shall furnish to the Public Printer a copy of every Act and joint resolution, as soon as possible after its approval by the President, or after it has become a law under the Constitution without his approval.
(Pub. L. 90–620, Oct. 22, 1968, 82 Stat. 1249; Pub. L. 98–497, title I, § 107(b)(1), Oct. 19, 1984, 98 Stat. 2286.)
heading: Historical and Revision Notes
text: Based on 44 U.S. Code, 1964 ed., § 191a (R.S. § 210; June 20, 1874, ch. 328, 18 Stat. 88; 1950 Reorg. Plan No. 20, § 1, eff. May 24, 1950; 15 F.R. 3178, 64 Stat. 1272).
heading: Amendments
text: 1984—Pub. L. 98–497 substituted “Archivist of the United States” for “Administrator of General Services”.
heading: Effective Date of 1984 Amendment
text: Amendment by Pub. L. 98–497 effective Apr. 1, 1985, see section 301 of Pub. L. 98–497, set out as a note under section 2102 of this title.
44 U.S.C. § 711 (PUBLIC PRINTING AND DOCUMENTS)
§ 711. Printing Acts, joint resolutions, and treaties
The Public Printer, on receiving from the Archivist of the United States a copy of an Act or joint resolution, or from the Secretary of State, a copy of a treaty, shall print an accurate copy and transmit it in duplicate to the Archivist of the United States or to the Secretary of State, as the case may be, for revision. On the return of one of the revised duplicates, he shall make the marked corrections and print the number specified by section 709 of this title.
(Pub. L. 90–620, Oct. 22, 1968, 82 Stat. 1249; Pub. L. 98–497, title I, § 107(b)(1), Oct. 19, 1984, 98 Stat. 2286.)
heading: Historical and Revision Notes
text: Based on 44 U.S. Code, 1964 ed., § 192 (R.S. § 3805; Jan. 12, 1895, ch. 23, § 56, 28 Stat. 609; 1950 Reorg. Plan No. 20, § 1, eff. May 24, 1950, 15 F.R. 3178, 64 Stat. 1272).
heading: Amendments
text: 1984—Pub. L. 98–497 substituted “Archivist of the United States” for “Administrator of General Services” wherever appearing.
heading: Effective Date of 1984 Amendment
text: Amendment by Pub. L. 98–497 effective Apr. 1, 1985, see section 301 of Pub. L. 98–497, set out as a note under section 2102 of this title.
44 U.S.C. § 712 (PUBLIC PRINTING AND DOCUMENTS)
§ 712. Printing of postal conventions
The Public Printer, on receiving from the Postmaster General a copy of a postal convention between the Postmaster General, on the part of the United States, and an equivalent officer of a foreign government, shall print an accurate copy and transmit it in duplicate to the Postmaster General. On the return of one of the revised duplicates, he shall make the marked corrections and print the number specified by section 709 of this title.
(Pub. L. 90–620, Oct. 22, 1968, 82 Stat. 1249.)
heading: Historical and Revision Notes
text: Based on 44 U.S. Code, 1964 ed., § 193 (R.S. § 3806; June 20, 1874, ch. 328, § 1, 18 Stat. 88; Jan. 12, 1895, ch. 23, § 56, 28 Stat. 609).
heading: Transfer of Functions
text: Office of Postmaster General of Post Office Department abolished and functions, powers, and duties of Postmaster General transferred to United States Postal Service by Pub. L. 91–375, § 4(a), Aug. 12, 1970, 84 Stat. 773, set out as a note under section 201 of Title 39, Postal Service.
44 U.S.C. § 713 (PUBLIC PRINTING AND DOCUMENTS)
§ 713. Journals of Houses of Congress
There shall be printed of the Journals of the Senate and House of Representatives eight hundred and twenty copies, which shall be distributed as follows:
to the Senate document room, ninety copies for distribution to Senators, and twenty-five additional copies;
to the Senate library, ten copies;
to the House document room, three hundred and sixty copies for distribution to Members, and twenty-five additional copies;
to the Department of State, four copies;
to the Superintendent of Documents, one hundred and forty-four copies to be distributed to three libraries in each of the States to be designated by the Superintendent of Documents; and
to the Library of the House of Representatives, ten copies.
The remaining number of the Journals of the Senate and House of Representatives, consisting of twenty-five copies, shall be furnished to the Secretary of the Senate and the Clerk of the House of Representatives, respectively, as the necessities of their respective offices require, as rapidly as signatures are completed for distribution.
(Pub. L. 90–620, Oct. 22, 1968, 82 Stat. 1249; Pub. L. 97–164, title I, § 158, Apr. 2, 1982, 96 Stat. 47.)
heading: Historical and Revision Notes
text: Based on 44 U.S. Code, 1964 ed., § 147 (Jan. 12, 1895, ch. 23, § 57, 28 Stat. 609; Mar. 2, 1901, No. 16, §§ 1, 2, 31 Stat. 1464).
heading: Amendments
text: 1982—Pub. L. 97–164 substituted “eight hundred and twenty” for “eight hundred and twenty-two” as total number of Journals printed and struck out provision that directed that two copies be distributed to the Court of Claims.
heading: Effective Date of 1982 Amendment
text: Amendment by Pub. L. 97–164 effective Oct. 1, 1982, see section 402 of Pub. L. 97–164, set out as a note under section 171 of Title 28, Judiciary and Judicial Procedure.
44 U.S.C. § 714 (PUBLIC PRINTING AND DOCUMENTS)
§ 714. Printing documents for Congress in two or more editions; printing of full number and allotment of full quota
The Joint Committee on Printing shall establish rules to be observed by the Public Printer, by which public documents and reports printed for Congress, or either House, may be printed in two or more editions, to meet the public requirements. The aggregate of the editions may not exceed the number of copies otherwise authorized. This section does not prevent the printing of the full number of a document or report, or the allotment of the full quota to Senators and Representatives, as otherwise authorized, when a legitimate demand for the full complement is known to exist.
(Pub. L. 90–620, Oct. 22, 1968, 82 Stat. 1250.)
heading: Historical and Revision Notes
text: Based on 44 U.S. Code, 1964 ed., § 136 (Mar. 30, 1906, No. 14, 34 Stat. 826).
44 U.S.C. § 715 (PUBLIC PRINTING AND DOCUMENTS)
§ 715. Senate and House documents and reports for Department of State
The Public Printer shall print, in addition to the usual number, and furnish the Department of State twenty copies of each Senate and House of Representatives document and report.
(Pub. L. 90–620, Oct. 22, 1968, 82 Stat. 1250.)
heading: Historical and Revision Notes
text: Based on 44 U.S. Code, 1964 ed., § 138 (Feb. 7, 1896, No. 14, 29 Stat. 463).
44 U.S.C. § 716 (PUBLIC PRINTING AND DOCUMENTS)
§ 716. Printing of documents not provided for by law
Either House may order the printing of a document not already provided for by law, when accompanied by an estimate from the Public Printer as to the probable cost. An executive department, bureau, board, or independent office of the Government submitting reports or documents in response to inquiries from Congress shall include an estimate of the probable cost of printing to the usual number. This section does not apply to reports or documents not exceeding fifty pages.
(Pub. L. 90–620, Oct. 22, 1968, 82 Stat. 1250.)
heading: Historical and Revision Notes
text: Based on 44 U.S. Code, 1964 ed., § 140 (Jan. 12, 1895, ch. 23, § 2, 28 Stat. 601; Mar. 1, 1907, ch. 2284, § 1, 34 Stat. 1013).
44 U.S.C. § 717 (PUBLIC PRINTING AND DOCUMENTS)
§ 717. Appropriation chargeable for printing of document or report by order of Congress
The cost of the printing of a document or report printed by order of Congress which, under section 1107 of this title, cannot be properly charged to another appropriation or allotment of appropriation already made, upon order of the Joint Committee on Printing, shall be charged to the allotment of appropriation for printing and binding for Congress.
(Pub. L. 90–620, Oct. 22, 1968, 82 Stat. 1250.)
heading: Historical and Revision Notes
text: Based on 44 U.S. Code, 1964 ed., § 144 (Jan. 12, 1895, ch. 23, § 2, 28 Stat. 601; Mar. 1, 1907, ch. 2284, § 1, 34 Stat. 1013).
44 U.S.C. § 718 (PUBLIC PRINTING AND DOCUMENTS)
§ 718. Lapse of authority to print
The authority to print a document or report, or a publication authorized by law to be printed, for distribution by Congress, shall lapse when the whole number of copies has not been ordered within two years from the date of the original order, except orders for subsequent editions, approved by the Joint Committee on Printing, in which case the whole number may not exceed that originally authorized by law.
(Pub. L. 90–620, Oct. 22, 1968, 82 Stat. 1250.)
heading: Historical and Revision Notes
text: Based on 44 U.S. Code, 1964 ed., § 141 (Mar. 1, 1907, ch. 2284, § 5, 34 Stat. 1014).
44 U.S.C. § 719 (PUBLIC PRINTING AND DOCUMENTS)
§ 719. Classification and numbering of publications ordered printed by Congress; designation of publications of departments; printing of committee hearings
Publications ordered printed by Congress, or either House, shall be in four series, namely:
one series of reports made by the committees of the Senate, to be known as Senate reports;
one series of reports made by the committees of the House of Representatives, to be known as House reports;
one series of documents other than reports of committees, the orders for printing which originate in the Senate, to be known as Senate documents; and
one series of documents other than committee reports, the orders for printing which originate in the House of Representatives, to be known as House documents.
The publications in each series shall be consecutively numbered, the numbers in each series continuing in unbroken sequence throughout the entire term of a Congress, but these provisions do not apply to the documents printed for the use of the Senate in executive session. Of the “usual number”, the copies which are intended for distribution to State libraries and other designated depositories of annual or serial publications originating in or prepared by an executive department, bureau, office, commission, or board may not be numbered in the document or report series of either House of Congress, but shall be designated by title and bound as provided by section 738 of this title; and the departmental edition, if any, shall be printed concurrently with the “usual number.” Hearings of committees may be printed as congressional documents only when specifically ordered by Congress or either House.
(Pub. L. 90–620, Oct. 22, 1968, 82 Stat. 1250.)
heading: Historical and Revision Notes
text: Based on 44 U.S. Code, 1964 ed., § 142 (Jan. 15, 1908, No. 3, § 1, 35 Stat. 565).
44 U.S.C. § 720 (PUBLIC PRINTING AND DOCUMENTS)
§ 720. Senate and House Manuals
Each House may order printed as many copies as it desires, of the Senate Manual and of the Rules and Manual of the House of Representatives, even though the cost exceed $500.
(Pub. L. 90–620, Oct. 22, 1968, 82 Stat. 1251.)
heading: Historical and Revision Notes
text: Based on 44 U.S. Code, 1964 ed., § 148 (Jan. 12, 1895, ch. 23, § 73, 28 Stat. 617).
44 U.S.C. § 721 (PUBLIC PRINTING AND DOCUMENTS)
§ 721. Congressional Directory
(a) There shall be prepared under the direction of the Joint Committee on Printing (1) a Congressional Directory, which shall be printed and distributed as early as practicable during the first session of each Congress and (2) a supplement to each Congressional Directory, which shall be printed and distributed as early as practicable during the second regular session of each Congress. The Joint Committee shall control the number and distribution of the Congressional Directory and each supplement.
(b) One copy of the Congressional Directory delivered to Members of the Senate and the House of Representatives (including Delegates and the Resident Commissioner) shall be bound in cloth and imprinted on the cover with the name of the Member. Copies of the Congressional Directory delivered to depository libraries may be bound in cloth. All other copies of the Congressional Directory shall be bound in paper and names shall not be imprinted thereon, except that copies printed for sale under section 722 may be bound in cloth.
(Pub. L. 90–620, Oct. 22, 1968, 82 Stat. 1251; Pub. L. 95–94, title IV, § 404, Aug. 5, 1977, 91 Stat. 682.)
heading: Historical and Revision Notes
text: Based on 44 U.S. Code, 1964 ed., § 149 (Jan. 12, 1895, ch. 23, § 73, 28 Stat. 617; July 1, 1902, ch. 1351, 32 Stat. 583).
heading: Amendments
text: 1977—Pub. L. 95–94 designated existing provisions as subsec. (a), substituted provisions relating to distribution of initial and supplementary Directories for provisions requiring preparation of three editions of the Directory during the first session of each Congress and two editions during each second regular session of Congress, struck out provisions relating to distribution of the first edition and provisions relating to cloth binding for copies delivered to Senators and Representatives, and added subsec. (b).
44 U.S.C. § 722 (PUBLIC PRINTING AND DOCUMENTS)
§ 722. Congressional Directory: sale
The Public Printer, under the direction of the Joint Committee on Printing, may print the current Congressional Directory for sale at a price sufficient to reimburse the expense of printing. The money derived from sales shall be paid into the Treasury and accounted for in his annual report to Congress, and sales may not be made on credit.
(Pub. L. 90–620, Oct. 22, 1968, 82 Stat. 1251.)
heading: Historical and Revision Notes
text: Based on 44 U.S. Code, 1964 ed., § 150 (Jan. 12, 1895 ch. 23, § 40, 28 Stat. 607).
44 U.S.C. § 724 (PUBLIC PRINTING AND DOCUMENTS)
§ 724. Memorial addresses: illustrations
The illustrations to accompany bound copies of memorial addresses delivered in Congress shall be made at the Bureau of Engraving and Printing and paid for out of the appropriation for that bureau, or, in the discretion of the Joint Committee on Printing, shall be obtained elsewhere by the Public Printer and charged to the allotment for printing and binding for Congress.
(Pub. L. 90–620, Oct. 22, 1968, 82 Stat. 1252.)
heading: Historical and Revision Notes
text: Based on 44 U.S. Code, 1964 ed., § 152 (Mar. 4, 1921, ch. 161, § 1, 41 Stat. 1431).
44 U.S.C. § 725 (PUBLIC PRINTING AND DOCUMENTS)
§ 725. Statement of appropriations; “usual number”
Of the statements of appropriations required to be prepared by section 105 of Title 2, there shall be printed, after the close of each regular session of Congress, the usual number of copies.
(Pub. L. 90–620, Oct. 22, 1968, 82 Stat. 1252.)
heading: Historical and Revision Notes
text: Based on 44 U.S. Code, 1964 ed., § 153 (Mar. 2, 1895, ch. 189, § 1, 28 Stat. 958).
44 U.S.C. § 726 (PUBLIC PRINTING AND DOCUMENTS)
§ 726. Printing for committees of Congress
A committee of Congress may not procure the printing of more than one thousand copies of a hearing, or other document germane thereto, for its use except by simple, concurrent, or joint resolution, as provided by section 703 of this title.
(Pub. L. 90–620, Oct. 22, 1968, 82 Stat. 1252.)
heading: Historical and Revision Notes
text: Based on 44 U.S. Code, 1964 ed., § 154 (Jan. 12, 1895, ch. 23, § 2, 28 Stat. 601; Mar. 1, 1907, ch. 2284, § 1, 34 Stat. 1012).
44 U.S.C. § 727 (PUBLIC PRINTING AND DOCUMENTS)
§ 727. Committee reports: indexing and binding
The Secretary of the Senate and the Clerk of the House of Representatives shall procure and file for the use of their respective House copies of all reports made by committees, and at the close of each session of Congress shall have the reports indexed and bound, one copy to be deposited in the library of each House and one copy in the committee from which the report emanates.
(Pub. L. 90–620, Oct. 22, 1968, 82 Stat. 1252.)
heading: Historical and Revision Notes
text: Based on 44 U.S. Code, 1964 ed., § 155 (Jan. 12, 1895, ch. 23, § 83, 28 Stat. 622).
44 U.S.C. § 728 (PUBLIC PRINTING AND DOCUMENTS)
§ 728. United States Statutes at Large: distribution
The Public Printer, after the final adjournment of each regular session of Congress, shall print and bind copies of the United States Statutes at Large, to be charged to the congressional allotment for printing and binding. The Joint Committee on Printing shall control the number and distribution of the copies.
The Public Printer shall print and, after the end of each calendar year, bind and deliver to the Superintendent of Documents a number of copies of the United States Treaties and Other International Agreements not exceeding the number of copies of the United States Statutes at Large required for distribution in the manner provided by law.
(Pub. L. 90–620, Oct. 22, 1968, 82 Stat. 1252.)
heading: Historical and Revision Notes
text: Based on 44 U.S. Code, 1964 ed., § 196a (Jan. 12, 1895, ch. 23, § 73, 28 Stat. 615; June 20, 1936, ch. 630, title VI, § 9, 49 Stat. 1551; June 16, 1938, ch. 477, § 2, 52 Stat. 761; Sept. 23, 1950, ch. 1001, § 4, 64 Stat. 980; July 10, 1952, ch. 632, § 2, 66 Stat. 540).
heading: Written Requests for Copies of United States Statutes at Large
text: Pub. L. 94–440, title X, Oct. 1, 1976, 90 Stat. 1459, provided that: “Hereafter, notwithstanding any other provisions of law, appropriations for the automatic distribution to Senators and Representatives (including Delegates to Congress and the Resident Commissioner from Puerto Rico) of copies of the United States Statutes at Large shall not be available with respect to any Senator or Representative unless such Senator or Representative specifically, in writing, requests that he receive copies of such document.”
44 U.S.C. § 729 (PUBLIC PRINTING AND DOCUMENTS)
§ 729. United States Statutes at Large: references in margins
The Archivist of the United States shall include in the references in margins of the United States Statutes at Large the number of the bill or joint resolution (designating S. for Senate bill, H.R. for House bill, S.J. Res. for Senate joint resolution and H.J. Res. for House joint resolution, as the case may be) under which each Act was approved and became a law, the reference in the margins to be placed within brackets immediately under the date of the approval of the Act at the beginning of each Act as printed beginning with Volume 32 of the United States Statutes at Large.
(Pub. L. 90–620, Oct. 22, 1968, 82 Stat. 1252; Pub. L. 98–497, title I, § 107(b)(1), Oct. 19, 1984, 98 Stat. 2286.)
heading: Historical and Revision Notes
text: Based on 44 U.S. Code, 1964 ed., § 197 (Apr. 12, 1904, No. 20, 33 Stat. 589; 1950 Reorg. Plan No. 20, § 1, eff. May 24, 1950, 15 F.R. 3178, 64 Stat. 1272).
heading: Amendments
text: 1984—Pub. L. 98–497 substituted “Archivist of the United States” for “Administrator of General Services”.
heading: Effective Date of 1984 Amendment
text: Amendment by Pub. L. 98–497 effective Apr. 1, 1985, see section 301 of Pub. L. 98–497, set out as a note under section 2102 of this title.