Title 44Public Printing and DocumentsRelease 119-73

§1705 Printing additional copies for sale to public; regulations

Title 44 › Chapter CHAPTER 17— - DISTRIBUTION AND SALE OF PUBLIC DOCUMENTS › § 1705

Last updated Apr 6, 2026|Official source

Summary

GPO Director must print extra nonconfidential copies for public sale under Joint Committee control without delaying government printing.

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Title 44, §1705

Public Printing and Documents — Source: USLM XML via OLRC

The Director of the Government Publishing Office shall print additional copies of a Government publication, not confidential in character, required for sale to the public by the Superintendent of Documents, subject to regulation by the Joint Committee on Printing and without interference with the prompt execution of printing for the Government.

Legislative History

Notes & Related Subsidiaries

Historical and Revision Notes

Based on 44 U.S. Code, 1964 ed., § 72 (
May 11, 1922, ch. 189, § 1, 42 Stat. 541;
June 30, 1932, ch. 314, § 307, 47 Stat. 409).

Editorial Notes

Amendments

2014—Pub. L. 113–235 substituted “Director of the Government Publishing Office” for “Public Printer”.

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Citation

44 U.S.C. § 1705

Title 44Public Printing and Documents

Last Updated

Apr 6, 2026

Release point: 119-73