Title 4 — Flag and Seal, Seat of Government, and the States
Chapter 5 — Official Territorial Papers
§ 145. Printing and distribution
Statutory text
The Director of the Government Publishing Office shall print and bind each volume of the official papers relating to the Territories of the United States as provided for in this chapter, of which—
four hundred and twenty copies shall be delivered to the Superintendent of Documents, Government Publishing Office, for distribution, on the basis of one copy each, and as directed by the Archivist, to those historical associations, commissions, museums, or libraries and other nondepository libraries, not to exceed eight in number within each State, Territory, or Possession, which have been or may be designated by the Governor thereof to receive such copies;
one hundred copies shall be delivered to the National Archives and Records Administration for the use of that Administration; and
one hundred copies shall be delivered to the Superintendent of Documents for distribution in such manner and number as may be authorized and directed by the Joint Committee on Printing.
The historical associations, commissions, museums, or libraries and other nondepository libraries within each State, Territory, or Possession which have been or may be designated by the Governor thereof to receive the publications referred to in subsection (a) of this section, shall, during their existence, receive the succeeding volumes, the distribution of which shall be made by the Superintendent of Documents in accordance with lists of designations transmitted to him by the Archivist. A new designation may be made to the Archivist by the Governor only when a designated association, commission, museum, or library shall cease to exist, or when authorized by law.
Legislative history
Reconstructed from this section’s Code source credit and amendment notes, resolved against the local Statutes at Large. Editorial notes are evidence, not the law that made the change.
Added Oct. 31, 1951, ch. 655, § 12, 65 Stat. 714 · 65 Stat. 714
Enacted · 4 U.S.C. § 145
Added Oct. 31, 1951, ch. 655, § 12, 65 Stat. 714
Source evidence
Code source credit
Added Oct. 31, 1951, ch. 655, § 12, 65 Stat. 714National Archives and Records Administration Act of 1984
Pub. L. 98–497 title I § 107(f) · 98 Stat. 2280
Substituted · 4 U.S.C. § 145(a)(1)
Pub. L. 98–497 substituted “Archivist” for “Administrator”
Source evidence
Code amendment note
Subsec. (a)(1). Pub. L. 98–497 substituted “Archivist” for “Administrator”.Enacted provision · exact public law section
(f) Sections 141 through 145 of title 4, United States Code, are amended by striking out “Administrator of General Services”, “Administrator”, and “General Services Administration” each place they appear and inserting in lieu thereof “Archivist of the United States”, “Archivist”, and “National Archives and Records Administration”, respectively.Effective date note
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 Title 44, Public Printing and Documents.National Archives and Records Administration Act of 1984
Pub. L. 98–497 title I § 107(f) · 98 Stat. 2280
Substituted · 4 U.S.C. § 145(a)(2)
Pub. L. 98–497 substituted “National Archives and Records Administration” for “General Services Administration”
Source evidence
Code amendment note
Subsec. (a)(2). Pub. L. 98–497 substituted “National Archives and Records Administration” for “General Services Administration”.Enacted provision · exact public law section
(f) Sections 141 through 145 of title 4, United States Code, are amended by striking out “Administrator of General Services”, “Administrator”, and “General Services Administration” each place they appear and inserting in lieu thereof “Archivist of the United States”, “Archivist”, and “National Archives and Records Administration”, respectively.Effective date note
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 Title 44, Public Printing and Documents.National Archives and Records Administration Act of 1984
Pub. L. 98–497 title I § 107(f) · 98 Stat. 2280
Substituted · 4 U.S.C. § 145(b)
Pub. L. 98–497 substituted “Archivist” for “Administrator” in two places
Source evidence
Code amendment note
Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 98–497 substituted “Archivist” for “Administrator” in two places.Enacted provision · exact public law section
(f) Sections 141 through 145 of title 4, United States Code, are amended by striking out “Administrator of General Services”, “Administrator”, and “General Services Administration” each place they appear and inserting in lieu thereof “Archivist of the United States”, “Archivist”, and “National Archives and Records Administration”, respectively.Effective date note
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 Title 44, Public Printing and Documents.
3 of 4 references resolved to an enrolled provision · 1 partial
Editorial Notes
Amendments
1984—Subsec. (a)(1). Pub. L. 98–497 substituted “Archivist” for “Administrator”.
Subsec. (a)(2). Pub. L. 98–497 substituted “National Archives and Records Administration” for “General Services Administration”.
Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 98–497 substituted “Archivist” for “Administrator” in two places.
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
Change of Name
“Director of the Government Publishing Office” substituted for “Public Printer” in subsec. (a) on authority of section 1301(d) of Pub. L. 113–235, set out as a note under section 301 of Title 44, Public Printing and Documents.
“Government Publishing Office” substituted for “Government Printing Office” in subsec. (a)(1) on authority of section 1301(b) of Pub. L. 113–235, set out as a note preceding section 301 of Title 44, Public Printing and Documents.
Effective Date of 1984 Amendment
Amendment by Pub. L. 98–497 effective , see section 301 of Pub. L. 98–497, set out as a note under section 2102 of Title 44, Public Printing and Documents.
Similar Provisions; Repeal; Saving Clause; Delegation of Functions; Transfer of Property and Personnel
See note preceding section 141 of this title.
Credits
1951–2014 · 3 acts
- 1951Added Oct. 31, 1951, ch. 655, § 12, 65 Stat. 714
- 1984amended Pub. L. 98–497, title I, § 107(f), , 98 Stat. 2292
- 2014Pub. L. 113–235, div. H, title I, § 1301(b), (d), , 128 Stat. 2537.
Show as published
(Added Oct. 31, 1951, ch. 655, § 12, 65 Stat. 714; amended Pub. L. 98–497, title I, § 107(f), , 98 Stat. 2292; Pub. L. 113–235, div. H, title I, § 1301(b), (d), , 128 Stat. 2537.)