Title 44 — Public Printing and DocumentsRelease 119-73
§1722 Departmental distribution of publications
Title 44 › Chapter CHAPTER 17— - DISTRIBUTION AND SALE OF PUBLIC DOCUMENTS › § 1722
Summary
Department heads must appoint a person to distribute publications, except those section 1701 assigns to the GPO Director. That person must prevent duplicates and report to the head.
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Title 44, §1722
Public Printing and Documents — Source: USLM XML via OLRC
Government publications printed for or received by the executive departments, whether for official use or for distribution, except those required by section 1701 of this title to be distributed by the Director of the Government Publishing Office, shall be distributed by a competent person detailed to this duty in each department by the head of the department. He shall prevent duplication and make detailed report to the head of the department.
Legislative History
Notes & Related Subsidiaries
Historical and Revision Notes
Based on 44 U.S. Code, 1964 ed., § 96 (Jan. 12, 1895, ch. 23, § 92, 28 Stat. 623; May 29, 1928, ch. 901, § 1(2), 45 Stat. 986).
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. § 1722
Title 44 — Public Printing and Documents
Last Updated
Apr 6, 2026
Release point: 119-73