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Title 44 — Public Printing and Documents

Chapter 11 — Executive and Judiciary Printing and Binding

§ 1103. Certificate of necessity; estimate of cost

Statutory text

When a department, the Supreme Court, or the Library of Congress requires printing or binding to be done, it shall certify that it is necessary for the public service. The Director of the Government Publishing Office shall then furnish an estimate of cost by principal items, after which requisitions may be made upon him for the printing or binding by the head of the department, the Clerk of the Supreme Court, or the Librarian of Congress, respectively. The Director of the Government Publishing Office shall place the cost to the debit of the department in its annual appropriation for printing and binding.

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.

  1. Pub. L. 90–620 · 82 Stat. 1238

    Enacted · 44 U.S.C. § 1103

    Pub. L. 90–620, Oct. 22, 1968, 82 Stat. 1261

    Source evidence

    Code source credit
    Pub. L. 90–620, Oct. 22, 1968, 82 Stat. 1261

  2. Federal Courts Improvement Act of 1982

    Pub. L. 97–164 title I § 159 · 96 Stat. 25

    1. Struck · 44 U.S.C. § 1103

      Pub. L. 97–164 struck out the Court of Claims from the enumeration of entities for which printing or binding may be done for the public service

    2. Struck · 44 U.S.C. § 1103

      Pub. L. 97–164 struck out the chief judge of the Court of Claims from the enumeration of officials who make requisitions upon the Public Printer for printing or binding

    Source evidence

    Code amendment note
    Pub. L. 97–164 struck out the Court of Claims from the enumeration of entities for which printing or binding may be done for the public service and struck out the chief judge of the Court of Claims from the enumeration of officials who make requisitions upon the Public Printer for printing or binding.

    Enacted provision · exact public law section
    Sec. 159. executive and judiciary printing Section 1103 of title 44, United States Code, is amended by striking out “the Court of Claims,” and by striking out “chief judge of the Court of Claims,”.

    Effective date note
    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.

  3. Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 2015

    Pub. L. 113–235 div. H title I § 1301(c)(1) · 128 Stat. 2130

    Substituted · 44 U.S.C. § 1103

    Pub. L. 113–235 substituted “Director of the Government Publishing Office” for “Public Printer” in two places

    Source evidence

    Code amendment note
    Pub. L. 113–235 substituted “Director of the Government Publishing Office” for “Public Printer” in two places.

    Enacted provision · exact public law section
    (1) by striking “Public Printer” each place that term appears and inserting “Director of the Government Publishing Office”; and

3 of 4 references resolved to an enrolled provision · 1 partial

Notes

Historical and Revision Notes

Based on 44 U.S. Code, 1964 ed., § 117 (Jan. 12, 1895, ch. 23, § 93, 28 Stat. 623; June 25, 1948, ch. 646, § 32(a), 62 Stat. 991; May 24, 1949, ch. 139, sec. 127, 63 Stat. 107).

Editorial Notes

Amendments1982–2014 · 2 rounds

2014

Pub. L. 113–235 substituted “Director of the Government Publishing Office” for “Public Printer” in two places.

1982

Pub. L. 97–164 struck out the Court of Claims from the enumeration of entities for which printing or binding may be done for the public service and struck out the chief judge of the Court of Claims from the enumeration of officials who make requisitions upon the Public Printer for printing or binding.

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Effective Date of 1982 Amendment

Amendment by Pub. L. 97–164 effective , see section 402 of Pub. L. 97–164, set out as a note under section 171 of Title 28, Judiciary and Judicial Procedure.

Credits

1968–2014 · 3 acts
  1. 1968Pub. L. 90–620, , 82 Stat. 1261
  2. 1982Pub. L. 97–164, title I, § 159, , 96 Stat. 48
  3. 2014Pub. L. 113–235, div. H, title I, § 1301(c)(1), , 128 Stat. 2537.
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(Pub. L. 90–620, , 82 Stat. 1261; Pub. L. 97–164, title I, § 159, , 96 Stat. 48; Pub. L. 113–235, div. H, title I, § 1301(c)(1), , 128 Stat. 2537.)

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