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FEDERAL · U.S. CODE
Title 44 — Public Printing and Documents
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Chapter 1
JOINT COMMITTEE ON PRINTING
§ 101
Joint Committee on Printing: membership
§ 102
Joint Committee on Printing: succession; powers during recess
§ 103
Joint Committee on Printing: remedial powers
Chapter 3
GOVERNMENT PUBLISHING OFFICE
§ 301
Director of the Government Publishing Office: appointment
§ 302
Deputy Director of the Government Publishing Office: appointment; duties
§ 303
Director of the Government Publishing Office and Deputy Director of the Government Publishing Office: pay
§ 304
Director of the Government Publishing Office: vacancy in office
§ 305
Director of the Government Publishing Office: employees; pay
§ 306
Director of the Government Publishing Office: employment of skilled workmen; trial of skill
§ 307
Director of the Government Publishing Office: night work
§ 308
Disbursing officer; deputy disbursing officer; certifying officers and employees
§ 309
Revolving fund for operation and maintenance of Government Publishing Office: capitalization; reimbursements and credits; accounting and budgeting; reports
§ 310
Payments for printing, binding, blank paper, and supplies
§ 311
Purchases exempt from subtitle I of title 40 and division C (except sections 3302, 3501(b), 3509, 3906, 4710, and 4711) of subtitle I of title 41; contract negotiation authority; small purchase threshold
§ 312
Machinery, material, equipment, or supplies from other Government agencies
§ 313
Examining boards: paper; bindery materials; machinery
§ 314
Inks, glues, and other supplies furnished to other Government agencies: payment
§ 315
Branches of Government Publishing Office; limitations
§ 316
Detail of employees of Government Publishing Office to other Government establishments
§ 317
Special policemen
§ 318
Transfer of surplus property; acceptance of voluntary services
Chapter 5
PRODUCTION AND PROCUREMENT OF PRINTING AND BINDING
§ 501
Government printing, binding, and blank-book work to be done at Government Publishing Office
§ 502
Procurement of printing, binding, and blank-book work by Director of the Government Publishing Office
§ 503
Printing in veterans' hospitals
§ 504
Direct purchase of printing, binding, and blank-book work by Government agencies
§ 505
Sale of duplicate plates
§ 506
Time for printing documents or reports which include illustrations or maps
§ 507
Orders for printing to be acted upon within one year
§ 508
Annual estimates of quantity of paper required for public printing and binding
§ 509
Standards of paper; advertisements for proposals; samples
§ 510
Specifications in advertisements for paper
§ 511
Opening bids; bonds
§ 512
Approval of paper contracts; time for performance; bonds
§ 513
Comparison of paper and envelopes with standard quality
§ 514
Determination of quality of paper
§ 515
Default of contractor; new contracts and purchase in open market
§ 516
Liability of defaulting contractor
§ 517
Purchase of paper in open market
Chapter 7
CONGRESSIONAL PRINTING AND BINDING
§ 701
"Usual number" of documents and reports; distribution of House and Senate documents and reports; binding; reports on private bills; number of copies printed; distribution
§ 702
Extra copies of documents and reports
§ 703
Printing extra copies
§ 704
Reprinting bills, laws, and reports from committees not exceeding fifty pages
§ 705
Duplicate orders to print
§ 706
Bills and resolutions: number and distribution
§ 707
Bills and resolutions: style and form
§ 708
Bills and resolutions: binding sets for Congress
§ 709
Public and private laws, postal conventions, and treaties
§ 710
Copies of Acts furnished to Director of the Government Publishing Office
§ 711
Printing Acts, joint resolutions, and treaties
§ 712
Printing of postal conventions
§ 713
Journals of Houses of Congress
§ 714
Printing documents for Congress in two or more editions; printing of full number and allotment of full quota
§ 715
Senate and House documents and reports for Department of State
§ 716
Printing of documents not provided for by law
§ 717
Appropriation chargeable for printing of document or report by order of Congress
§ 718
Lapse of authority to print
§ 719
Classification and numbering of publications ordered printed by Congress; designation of publications of departments; printing of committee hearings
§ 720
Senate and House Manuals
§ 721
Congressional Directory
§ 722
Congressional Directory: sale
§ 723
Memorial addresses: preparation; distribution
§ 724
Memorial addresses: illustrations
§ 725
Statement of appropriations; "usual number"
§ 726
Printing for committees of Congress
§ 727
Committee reports: indexing and binding
§ 728
United States Statutes at Large: distribution
§ 729
United States Statutes at Large: references in margins
§ 730
Distribution of documents to Members of Congress
§ 731
Allotments of public documents printed after expiration of terms of Members of Congress; rights of retiring Members to documents
§ 732
Time for distribution of documents by Members of Congress extended
§ 733
Documents and reports ordered by Members of Congress; franks and envelopes for Members of Congress
§ 734
Stationery and blank books for Congress
§ 735
Binding for Senators
§ 736
Binding at expense of Members of Congress
§ 737
Binding for Senate library
§ 738
Binding of publications for distribution to libraries
§ 739
Senate and House document rooms; superintendents
§ 740
Senate Service Department and House Publications Distribution Service; superintendents
§ 741
Disposition of documents stored at Capitol
Chapter 9
CONGRESSIONAL RECORD
§ 901
Congressional Record: arrangement, style, contents, and indexes
§ 902
Congressional Record: Indexes
§ 903
Congressional Record: daily and permanent forms
§ 904
Congressional Record: maps; diagrams; illustrations
§ 905
Congressional Record: additional insertions
§ 906
Congressional Record: gratuitous copies; delivery
§ 907
Congressional Record: extracts for Members of Congress; mailing envelopes
§ 908
Congressional Record: payment for printing extracts or other documents
§ 909
Congressional Record: exchange for Parliamentary Hansard
§ 910
Congressional Record: subscriptions; sale of current, individual numbers, and bound sets; postage rate
Chapter 11
EXECUTIVE AND JUDICIARY PRINTING AND BINDING
§ 1101
Printing and binding for the President
§ 1102
Printing to be authorized by law and necessary to the public business, not in excess of appropriation, and on special requisition filed with the Director of the Government Publishing Office
§ 1103
Certificate of necessity; estimate of cost
§ 1104
Restrictions on use of illustrations
§ 1105
Form and style of work for departments
§ 1106
Inserting "compliments" forbidden
§ 1107
Appropriations chargeable for printing and binding of documents or reports
§ 1108
Presidential approval required for printing of periodicals; number printed; sale to public
§ 1109
Printing documents in two or more editions; full number and allotment of full quota
§ 1110
Daily examination of Congressional Record for immediate ordering of documents for official use; limit; bills and resolutions
§ 1111
Annual reports: time for furnishing manuscript and proofs to Director of the Government Publishing Office
§ 1112
Annual reports: type for reports of executive officers
§ 1113
Annual reports: exclusion of irrelevant matter
§ 1114
Annual reports: number of copies for Congress
§ 1115
Annual reports: time of delivery by Director of the Government Publishing Office to Congress
§ 1116
Annual reports: limitation on number of copies printed; reports of bureau chiefs
§ 1117
Annual reports: discontinuance of printing of annual or special reports to keep within appropriations
§ 1118
Documents beyond scope of ordinary departmental business
§ 1119
Government publications as public property
§ 1120
Blanks and letterheads for judges and officers of courts
§ 1121
Paper and envelopes for Government agencies in the District of Columbia
§ 1122
Supplies for Government establishments
§ 1123
Binding materials; bookbinding for libraries
Chapter 13
PARTICULAR REPORTS AND DOCUMENTS
§ 1301
Agriculture, Department of: report of Secretary
§ 1302
Agriculture, Department of: monthly crop report and other publications
§ 1303
American Historical Association: report
§ 1304
Army and Navy registers
§ 1305
Attorney General: opinions
§ 1306
Civil Service Commission: report
§ 1307
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration: nautical products, sale and distribution
§ 1308
Coast Guard: annual report of the Commandant
§ 1309
Coast Guard: notices to mariners and other special publications
§ 1310
Commerce Department: navigation and weather information
§ 1311
Repealed. Pub. L. 104–316, title I, §123(b)(1), Oct. 19, 1996, 110 Stat. 3839
§ 1312
Director of Public Health of District of Columbia: report
§ 1313
Education, Commissioner of: report
§ 1314
Ephemeris and Nautical Almanac
§ 1315
Fish and Wildlife Service: bulletins
§ 1316
Fish and Wildlife Service: report of the Director
§ 1317
Foreign Relations
§ 1318
Geological Survey: classes and sizes of publications; report of mineral resources; number of copies; reprints; distribution
§ 1319
Geological Survey: specific appropriations required for monographs and bulletins
§ 1320
Geological Survey: distribution of publications to public libraries
§ 1320A
Historical societies' publications
§ 1321
Hydrographic Surveys; foreign surveys
§ 1322
Immigration and Naturalization Service: report
§ 1323
Interstate Commerce Commission: report
§ 1324
Labor Statistics, Bureau of: bulletins
§ 1325
Labor Statistics, Bureau of: report of Commissioner
§ 1326
Librarian of Congress: reports
§ 1327
Mines, Bureau of: publications
§ 1328
Merchant vessels of the United States
§ 1329
Mint: reports of Director
§ 1330
Monthly Summary Statement of Imports and Exports
§ 1331
National Academy of Sciences: report
§ 1332
National encampments of Veterans' organizations; proceedings printed annually for Congress
§ 1333
National high school and college debate topics
§ 1334
Naval Intelligence Office: additional copies of publications
§ 1335
Naval Observatory Observations
§ 1336
National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency: special publications
§ 1339
Printing of the President's Message
§ 1340
Director of the Government Publishing Office: annual report
§ 1341
Smithsonian Institution: report
§ 1342
Repealed. Pub. L. 104–127, title IV, §384, Apr. 4, 1996, 110 Stat. 1016
§ 1343
Statistical Abstract of the United States
§ 1344
Treasury Department: reports
Chapter 15
FEDERAL REGISTER AND CODE OF FEDERAL REGULATIONS
§ 1501
Definitions
§ 1502
Custody and publishing of Federal documents; appointment of Director
§ 1503
Filing documents with Office; notation of time; public inspection; transmission for publishing
§ 1504
"Federal Register"; publishing; contents; distribution; price; physical copies
§ 1505
Documents to be published in Federal Register
§ 1506
Administrative Committee of the Federal Register; establishment and composition; powers and duties
§ 1507
Filing document as constructive notice; publication in Federal Register as presumption of validity; judicial notice; citation
§ 1508
Publication in Federal Register as notice of hearing
§ 1509
Costs of publication, etc
§ 1510
Code of Federal Regulations
§ 1511
International agreements excluded from provisions of chapter
Chapter 17
DISTRIBUTION AND SALE OF PUBLIC DOCUMENTS
§ 1701
Publications for public distribution to be distributed by the Director of the Government Publishing Office; mailing lists
§ 1702
Superintendent of Documents; sale of documents
§ 1703
Superintendent of Documents: assistants, blanks, printing and binding
§ 1704
Superintendent of Documents: pay of employees for night, Sunday, holiday, and overtime work
§ 1705
Printing additional copies for sale to public; regulations
§ 1706
Printing and sale of extra copies of documents
§ 1707
Reprinting of documents required for sale
§ 1708
Prices for sales copies of publications; crediting of receipts; resale by dealers; sales agents
§ 1709
Blank forms: printing and sale to public
§ 1710
Index of documents: number and distribution
§ 1711
Catalog of Government publications
§ 1712
Documents for use of the Director of the Government Publishing Office
§ 1713
Documents to be delivered to the Executive Mansion
§ 1714
Publications for use of National Archives and Records Administration
§ 1715
Publications for department or officer or for congressional committees
§ 1716
Public documents for legations and consulates of United States
§ 1717
Documents and reports for foreign legations
§ 1718
Distribution of Government publications to the Library of Congress
§ 1719
International exchange of Government publications
§ 1720
Documents not needed by departments to be turned over to Superintendent of Documents
§ 1721
Exchange of documents by heads of departments
§ 1722
Departmental distribution of publications
Chapter 19
DEPOSITORY LIBRARY PROGRAM
§ 1901
Definition of Government publication
§ 1902
Availability of Government publications through Superintendent of Documents; lists of publications not ordered from Government Publishing Office
§ 1903
Distribution of publications to depositories; notice to Government components; cost of printing and binding
§ 1904
Classified list of Government publications for selection by depositories
§ 1905
Distribution to depositories; designation of additional libraries; justification; authorization for certain designations
§ 1906
Land-grant colleges constituted depositories
§ 1907
Libraries of executive departments, service academies, and independent agencies constituted depositories; certifications of need; disposal of unwanted publications
§ 1908
American Antiquarian Society to receive certain publications
§ 1909
Requirements of depository libraries; reports on conditions; investigations; termination; replacement
§ 1910
Designations of replacement depositories; limitations on numbers; conditions
§ 1911
Free use of Government publications in depositories; disposal of unwanted publications
§ 1912
Regional depositories; designation; functions; disposal of publications
§ 1913
Appropriations for supplying depository libraries; restriction
§ 1914
Implementation of depository library program by Director of the Government Publishing Office
§ 1915
Highest State appellate court libraries as depository libraries
§ 1916
Designation of libraries of accredited law schools as depository libraries
Chapter 21
NATIONAL ARCHIVES AND RECORDS ADMINISTRATION
§ 2101
Definitions
§ 2102
Establishment
§ 2103
Officers
§ 2104
Administrative provisions
§ 2105
Personnel and services
§ 2106
Reports to Congress
§ 2107
Acceptance of records for historical preservation
§ 2108
Responsibility for custody, use, and withdrawal of records
§ 2109
Preservation, arrangement, duplication, exhibition of records
§ 2110
Servicing records
§ 2111
Material accepted for deposit
§ 2112
Presidential archival depository
§ 2113
Depository for agreements between States
§ 2114
Preservation of audio and visual records
§ 2115
Reports; correction of violations
§ 2116
Legal status of reproductions; official seal; fees for copies and reproductions
§ 2117
Limitation on liability
§ 2118
Records of Congress
§ 2119
Cooperative agreements
§ 2120
Online access of founding fathers documents
Chapter 22
PRESIDENTIAL RECORDS
§ 2201
Definitions
§ 2202
Ownership of Presidential records
§ 2203
Management and custody of Presidential records
§ 2204
Restrictions on access to Presidential records
§ 2205
Exceptions to restricted access
§ 2206
Regulations
§ 2207
Vice-Presidential records
§ 2208
Claims of constitutionally based privilege against disclosure
§ 2209
Disclosure requirement for official business conducted using non-official electronic messaging accounts
Chapter 23
NATIONAL ARCHIVES TRUST FUND BOARD
§ 2301
Establishment of Board; membership
§ 2302
Authority of the Board; seal; services; bylaws; rules; regulations; employees
§ 2303
Powers and obligations of the Board; liability of members
§ 2304
Compensation of members; availability of trust funds for expenses of the Board
§ 2305
Acceptance of gifts
§ 2306
Investment of funds
§ 2307
Trust fund account; disbursements; sales of publications and releases
§ 2308
Tax exemption for gifts
Chapter 25
NATIONAL HISTORICAL PUBLICATIONS AND RECORDS COMMISSION
§ 2501
Creation; composition; appointment and tenure; meetings
§ 2502
Vacancies
§ 2503
Executive director, staff, transportation expenses
§ 2504
Duties; authorization of grants for historical publications and records programs; authorization for appropriations
§ 2505
Special advisory committees; membership; reimbursement
§ 2506
Records to be kept by grantees
§ 2507
Repealed. Pub. L. 98–497, title I, §107(b)(12)(A), Oct. 19, 1984, 98 Stat. 2287
Chapter 27
ADVISORY COMMITTEE ON THE RECORDS OF CONGRESS
§ 2701
Advisory Committee on the Records of Congress
§ 2702
Membership; chairman; meetings
§ 2703
Functions of the Committee
§ 2704
Powers of the Committee
§ 2705
Compensation and travel expenses
§ 2706
Administrative provisions
Chapter 29
RECORDS MANAGEMENT BY THE ARCHIVIST OF THE UNITED STATES AND BY THE ADMINISTRATOR OF GENERAL SERVICES
§ 2901
Definitions
§ 2902
Objectives of records management
§ 2903
Custody and control of property
§ 2904
General responsibilities for records management
§ 2905
Establishment of standards for selective retention of records; security measures
§ 2906
Inspection of agency records
§ 2907
Records centers and centralized microfilming or digitization services
§ 2908
Regulations
§ 2909
Retention of records
§ 2910
Preservation of Freedmen's Bureau records
§ 2911
Disclosure requirement for official business conducted using non-official electronic messaging accounts
§ 2912
Preservation of electronic messages and other records
Chapter 31
RECORDS MANAGEMENT BY FEDERAL AGENCIES
§ 3101
Records management by agency heads; general duties
§ 3102
Establishment of program of management
§ 3103
Transfer of records to records centers
§ 3104
Certifications and determinations on transferred records
§ 3105
Safeguards
§ 3106
Unlawful removal, destruction of records
§ 3107
Authority of Comptroller General
Chapter 33
DISPOSAL OF RECORDS
§ 3301
Definition of records
§ 3302
Regulations covering lists of records for disposal, procedure for disposal, and standards for reproduction
§ 3303
Lists and schedules of records to be submitted to the Archivist by head of each Government agency
§ 3303a
Examination by Archivist of lists and schedules of records lacking preservation value; disposal of records
§ 3308
Disposal of similar records where prior disposal was authorized
§ 3309
Preservation of claims of Government until settled in Government Accountability Office; disposal authorized upon written approval of Comptroller General
§ 3310
Disposal of records constituting menace to health, life, or property
§ 3311
Destruction of records outside continental United States in time of war or when hostile action seems imminent; written report to Archivist
§ 3312
Photographs or microphotographs of records considered as originals; certified reproductions admissible in evidence
§ 3313
Moneys from sale of records payable into the Treasury
§ 3314
Procedures for disposal of records exclusive
Chapter 35
COORDINATION OF FEDERAL INFORMATION POLICY
§ 3501
Purposes
§ 3502
Definitions
§ 3503
Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs
§ 3504
Authority and functions of Director
§ 3505
Assignment of tasks and deadlines
§ 3506
Federal agency responsibilities
§ 3507
Public information collection activities; submission to Director; approval and delegation
§ 3508
Determination of necessity for information; hearing
§ 3509
Designation of central collection agency
§ 3510
Cooperation of agencies in making information available
§ 3511
Data inventory and Federal data catalogue
§ 3512
Public protection
§ 3513
Director review of agency activities; reporting; agency response
§ 3514
Responsiveness to Congress
§ 3515
Administrative powers
§ 3516
Rules and regulations
§ 3517
Consultation with other agencies and the public
§ 3518
Effect on existing laws and regulations
§ 3519
Access to information
§ 3520
Chief Data Officers
§ 3520A
Chief Data Officer Council
§ 3521
Authorization of appropriations
§ 3551
Purposes
§ 3552
Definitions
§ 3553
Authority and functions of the Director and the Secretary
§ 3554
Federal agency responsibilities
§ 3555
Annual independent evaluation
§ 3556
Federal information security incident center
§ 3557
National security systems
§ 3558
Effect on existing law
§ 3559
Federal websites required to be mobile friendly
§ 3561
Definitions
§ 3562
Coordination and oversight of policies
§ 3563
Statistical agencies
§ 3564
Effect on other laws
§ 3571
Findings
§ 3572
Confidential information protection
§ 3575
Findings
§ 3576
Designated statistical agencies
§ 3581
Presumption of accessibility for statistical agencies and units
§ 3582
Expanding secure access to CIPSEA data assets
§ 3583
Application to access data assets for developing evidence
Chapter 36
MANAGEMENT AND PROMOTION OF ELECTRONIC GOVERNMENT SERVICES
§ 3601
Definitions
§ 3602
Office of Electronic Government
§ 3603
Chief Information Officers Council
§ 3604
E-Government Fund
§ 3605
Program to encourage innovative solutions to enhance electronic Government services and processes
§ 3606
E-Government report
§ 3607
Definitions
§ 3608
Federal risk and authorization management program
§ 3609
Roles and responsibilities of the General Services Administration
§ 3610
FedRAMP Board
§ 3611
Independent assessment
§ 3612
Declaration of foreign interests
§ 3613
Roles and responsibilities of agencies
§ 3614
Roles and responsibilities of the Office of Management and Budget
§ 3615
Reports to Congress; GAO report
§ 3616
Federal Secure Cloud Advisory Committee
Chapter 37
ADVERTISEMENTS BY GOVERNMENT AGENCIES
§ 3701
Advertisements for contracts in District of Columbia
§ 3702
Advertisements not to be published without written authority
§ 3703
Rate of payment for advertisements, notices, and proposals
Chapter 39
GOVERNMENT PUBLISHING OFFICE: OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL
§ 3901
Purpose and establishment of the Office of Inspector General
§ 3902
Appointment of Inspector General; supervision; removal; pay; limits on bonuses; counsel
§ 3903
Duties, responsibilities, authority, and reports
Chapter 41
ACCESS TO FEDERAL ELECTRONIC INFORMATION
§ 4101
Electronic directory; online access to publications; electronic storage facility
§ 4102
Fees
§ 4103
Biennial report
§ 4104
Definition