Title 44 — Public Printing and DocumentsRelease 119-73
§1911 Free use of Government publications in depositories; disposal of unwanted publications
Title 44 › Chapter CHAPTER 19— - DEPOSITORY LIBRARY PROGRAM › § 1911
Summary
Make Government publications available for free to the public. If a depository library is served by a regional depository, it may dispose of those publications after five years under section 1912. Libraries that are regional depositories, or that are not served by a regional depository, must keep publications permanently in printed or microfacsimile form, except superseded items or later bound issues may be discarded as authorized by the Superintendent of Documents.
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Title 44, §1911
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Depository libraries shall make Government publications available for the free use of the general public, and may dispose of them after retention for five years under section 1912 of this title, if the depository library is served by a regional depository library. Depository libraries not served by a regional depository library, or that are regional depository libraries themselves, shall retain Government publications permanently in either printed form or in microfacsimile form, except superseded publications or those issued later in bound form which may be discarded as authorized by the Superintendent of Documents.
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Based on 44 U.S. Code, 1964 ed., § 92 (part) (Jan. 12, 1895, ch. 23, § 74, 28 Stat. 620; June 20, 1936, ch. 630, title VII, § 11, 49 Stat. 1552; Aug. 9, 1962, Pub. L. 87–579, § 8, 76 Stat. 355). The first sentence of section 92, is classified to section 1119; the remainder comprises this section of the revision.
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44 U.S.C. § 1911
Title 44 — Public Printing and Documents
Last Updated
Apr 6, 2026
Release point: 119-73