PRINT Act

Bill: 113-hr-5627
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Maffei, Daniel B. [D-NY-24]
Introduced: 2014-09-18
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: Congressional operations and organization

Executive agency funding and structure

Government Publishing Office (GPO)

Government information and archives

Members of Congress
Latest action: action_date: 2014-09-18
text: Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.

Summaries:
action_date: 2014-09-18
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p>Printing Responsibly in New Typesets Act or the&nbsp;PRINT Act - Directs&nbsp;the Public Printer of the Government Printing Office (GPO) to: (1)&nbsp;adjust the font used to print GPO documents if the Public Printer determines that adjusting such font will reduce printing costs and be cost-effective and appropriate; and (2) enter into to an agreement with any person outside GPO who prints documents for the federal government to similarly adjust fonts used for printing documents.</p> <p>Prohibits&nbsp;delivery of printed copies of any version of the Congressional Record to the office of a Senator or Member of the House of Representatives, effective 30 days after the enactment of this Act. </p> <p>Redesignates GPO as the Government Publishing Office.</p>

tv_txt: I 113th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 5627 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES September 18, 2014 Mr. Maffei (for himself, Mr. Sean Patrick Maloney of New York , Mr. Ruiz , Mr. Quigley , and Ms. Kaptur ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on House Administration A BILL To amend title 44, United States Code, to require the Public Printer to adjust the fonts used in documents printed by the Government Printing Office if adjusting the fonts will reduce printing costs, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Printing Responsibly in New Typesets Act or the PRINT Act . 2. Requiring Public Printer to adjust fonts used in documents printed by Government Printing Office to achieve savings (a) Adjusting Fonts (1) In general Chapter 5 of title 44, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new section: 518. Adjustment of fonts (a) Documents Printed by Government Printing Office The Public Printer shall adjust the font used to print the text of any type of document printed by the Government Printing Office if the Public Printer determines that adjusting the font will reduce printing costs and be cost-effective and appropriate with respect to that type of document. (b) Documents Printed by Others The Public Printer shall enter into such agreements as may be required to ensure that any person other than the Government Printing Office who prints documents for the Federal Government under the authority of this title or pursuant to agreements authorized by this title follows the requirements of subsection (a) with respect to those documents in the same manner as the Public Printer follows such requirements with respect to documents printed by the Government Printing Office. . (2) Clerical amendment The table of sections of chapter 5 of such title is amended by adding at the end the following new item: 518. Adjustment of fonts. . (b) Conforming Amendments (1) United States Code (A) Section 205 of title 1, United States Code, is amended by striking and shall be in such form and style and inserting and (subject to section 518 of title 44, United States Code) shall be in such form and style . (B) Section 206 of title 1, United States Code, is amended by striking shall be printed in such form and style and inserting shall (subject to section 518 of title 44, United States Code) be printed in such form and style . (2) Congressional printing Section 707 of title 44, United States Code, is amended by striking Subject to sections and inserting Subject to section 518 of this title and sections . (3) Congressional Record Section 901 of title 44, United States Code, is amended by striking The Joint Committee and inserting Subject to section 518 of this title, the Joint Committee . (4) Executive and judiciary printing Section 1105 of title 44, United States Code, is amended by striking The Public Printer and inserting Subject to section 518 of this title, the Public Printer . (c) Effective Date The amendments made by this Act shall apply with respect to documents printed after the expiration of the 1-year period which begins on the date of the enactment of this Act. 3. Prohibiting delivery of printed copies of Congressional Record to offices of Members of Congress (a) Prohibiting Delivery Section 906 of title 44, United States Code, is amended— (1) by striking The Public Printer and inserting (a) In General .—Subject to subsection (c), the Public Printer ; (2) by striking Copies of the daily edition and inserting (b) Timing of Delivery .—Copies of the daily edition ; and (3) by adding at the end the following new subsection: (c) Prohibiting Delivery to Offices of Members of Congress The Public Printer may not deliver a printed copy of any version of the Congressional Record to the office of a Senator or the office of a Member of the House of Representatives (including a Delegate or Resident Commissioner to the Congress). . (b) Effective Date The amendments made by subsection (a) shall take effect 30 days after the date of enactment of this Act. 4. Redesignation of Government Printing Office as Government Publishing Office (a) Redesignation The Government Printing Office is hereby redesignated as the Government Publishing Office. (b) References Any reference to the Government Printing Office in any law, rule, regulation, certificate, directive, instruction, or other official paper in force on the date of enactment of this Act shall be considered to refer and apply to the Government Publishing Office.