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Title 44 — Public Printing and Documents

Chapter 17 — Distribution and Sale of Public Documents

§ 1703. Superintendent of Documents: assistants, blanks, printing and binding

Statutory text

The Director of the Government Publishing Office, upon the requisition of the Superintendent of Documents, shall appoint necessary assistants, furnish blanks, and do the printing and binding required by his office. The Director of the Government Publishing Office shall provide convenient office, storage, and distributing rooms for the use of the Superintendent of Documents.

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. § 1703

    Pub. L. 90–620, Oct. 22, 1968, 82 Stat. 1279

    Source evidence

    Code source credit
    Pub. L. 90–620, Oct. 22, 1968, 82 Stat. 1279

  2. Pub. L. 101–520 title II § 208 · 104 Stat. 2254

    Struck · 44 U.S.C. § 1703

    Pub. L. 101–520 struck out before period at end of first sentence “, the cost to be charged against the appropriation for printing and binding for Congress”

    Source evidence

    Code amendment note
    Pub. L. 101–520 struck out before period at end of first sentence “, the cost to be charged against the appropriation for printing and binding for Congress”.

    Enacted provision · exact public law section
    Sec. 208. Section 1703 of title 44, United States Code, is amended by striking out “, the cost to be charged against the appropriation for printing and binding for Congress” from the first sentence. Section 1707 of such title is amended by striking out “The appropriation for printing and binding” from the last sentence, and inserting in lieu thereof the following: “The Revolving Fund”.

  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. § 1703

    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

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

Notes

Historical and Revision Notes

Based on 44 U.S. Code, 1964 ed., § 74 (Jan. 12, 1895, ch. 23, § 66, 28 Stat. 611).

Editorial Notes

Amendments1990–2014 · 2 rounds

2014

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

1990

Pub. L. 101–520 struck out before period at end of first sentence “, the cost to be charged against the appropriation for printing and binding for Congress”.

Credits

1968–2014 · 3 acts
  1. 1968Pub. L. 90–620, , 82 Stat. 1279
  2. 1990Pub. L. 101–520, title II, § 208, , 104 Stat. 2274
  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. 1279; Pub. L. 101–520, title II, § 208, , 104 Stat. 2274; Pub. L. 113–235, div. H, title I, § 1301(c)(1), , 128 Stat. 2537.)

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