Title 44 — Public Printing and DocumentsRelease 119-73

§1902 Availability of Government publications through Superintendent of Documents; lists of publications not ordered from Government Publishing Office

Title 44 › Chapter CHAPTER 19— - DEPOSITORY LIBRARY PROGRAM › § 1902

Last updated Apr 6, 2026|Official source

Summary

Make most government publications available to depository libraries through the Superintendent of Documents so the public can access them. Agencies may withhold items meant only for official use, purely administrative/operational materials with no public value, or documents classified for national security, and each agency must send the Superintendent a monthly list of publications it issued in the previous month that came from sources other than the Government Publishing Office.

Full Legal Text

Title 44, §1902

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Government publications, except those determined by their issuing components to be required for official use only or for strictly administrative or operational purposes which have no public interest or educational value and publications classified for reasons of national security, shall be made available to depository libraries through the facilities of the Superintendent of Documents for public information. Each component of the Government shall furnish the Superintendent of Documents a list of such publications it issued during the previous month, that were obtained from sources other than the Government Publishing Office.

Legislative History

Notes & Related Subsidiaries

Historical and Revision Notes

Based on 44 U.S. Code, 1964 ed., § 81b (Pub. L. 87–579, § 1, Aug. 9, 1962, 76 Stat. 352).

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Change of Name

“Government Publishing Office” substituted for “Government Printing Office” in section catchline and text on authority of section 1301(b) of Pub. L. 113–235, set out as a note preceding section 301 of this title.

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Citation

44 U.S.C. § 1902

Title 44 — Public Printing and Documents

Last Updated

Apr 6, 2026

Release point: 119-73