§1907 — Title 44 Public Printing and Documents | U.S. Code

Summary

Executive department libraries and the five U.S. service academies are official places for Government publications. The head of an independent agency can ask the Superintendent of Documents to make an agency library a depository when there is a need. Additional depositories for a department or agency are limited to no more than its major bureaus or divisions and must be approved by the department or agency head. Before getting rid of unwanted Government publications, depository libraries must first offer them to the Library of Congress and the Archivist of the United States.

Title 44, §1907

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The libraries of the executive departments, of the United States Military Academy, of the United States Naval Academy, of the United States Air Force Academy, of the United States Coast Guard Academy, and of the United States Merchant Marine Academy are designated depositories of Government publications. A depository library within each independent agency may be designated upon certification of need by the head of the independent agency to the Superintendent of Documents. Additional depository libraries within executive departments and independent agencies may be designated to receive Government publications to the extent that the number so designated does not exceed the number of major bureaus or divisions of the departments and independent agencies. These designations may be made only after certification by the head of each executive department or independent agency to the Superintendent of Documents as to the justifiable need for additional depository libraries. Depository libraries within executive departments and independent agencies may dispose of unwanted Government publications after first offering them to the Library of Congress and the Archivist of the United States.

Notes & Related Subsidiaries

Historical and Revision Notes

Based on 44 U.S. Code, 1964 ed., § 87 (Jan. 12, 1895, ch. 23, § 98, 28 Stat. 624; Aug. 9, 1962, Pub. L. 87–579, § 7, 76 Stat. 355).

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Transfer of Functions

For transfer of authorities, functions, personnel, and assets of the Coast Guard, including the authorities and functions of the Secretary of Transportation relating thereto, to the Department of Homeland Security, and for treatment of related references, see section 468(b), 551(d), 552(d), and 557 of Title 6, Domestic Security, and the Department of Homeland Security Reorganization Plan of November 25, 2002, as modified, set out as a note under section 542 of Title 6. Archivist of the United StatesReferences to Archivist of the United States deemed to refer to Archivist appointed under section 2103 of this title with respect to functions transferred by Pub. L. 98–497 or an amendment made by Pub. L. 98–497 and exercised after Apr. 1, 1985, see section 106 and 108 of Pub. L. 98–497, set out as notes under section 2102 of this title.

§1907 Libraries of executive departments, service academies, and independent agencies constituted depositories; certifications of need; disposal of unwanted publications