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Title 44 — Public Printing and Documents

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