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

Summary

Creates a $1,000,000 revolving fund set up July 1, 1953, to pay for running and maintaining the Government Publishing Office. The fund can be used without a fiscal year limit for most operating costs except programs paid by separate appropriations, such as rent, meetings, the emergency room, uniforms and protective clothing, small building repairs, and inspection expenses approved in writing by the Joint Committee on Printing. The Director must add capital to the fund by valuing and transferring current inventories, plant items, building appurtenances (but not land or building structures), equipment, and other assets at values agreed with the Comptroller General. The fund must be repaid for services and supplies at rates that cover overhead, depreciation (except land and building structures), and accrued leave, and it must keep all receipts from sales, waste, surplus property, and payments for losses or damage. The fund must use accrual accounting and produce financial reports. The Director must submit an annual business-type budget for the fund under section 9104 of title 31. The Government Publishing Office Inspector General must audit financial and operational activities each year under the direction of the Joint Committee on Printing, with access to records, staff, and facilities, and must send audit reports to Congress and the Director. The Director must prepare an annual financial statement that meets section 3515(b) of title 31 and have it audited under government auditing standards either by an independent external auditor chosen by the Director or, if the Joint Committee on Printing requests, by the Inspector General. The Comptroller General may audit that statement instead, by choice or at the Joint Committee’s request; if the Comptroller General audits, that replaces the other audit.

Title 44, §309

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(a)The revolving fund of $1,000,000 established July 1, 1953, is available without fiscal year limitation, for—the operation and maintenance of the Government Publishing Office (except for those programs of the Superintendent of Documents which are funded by specific appropriations), including rental of buildings; attendance at meetings; maintenance and operation of the emergency room; uniforms or uniform allowances; boots, coats, and gloves; repairs and minor alterations to buildings; and expenses authorized in writing by the Joint Committee on Printing for inspection of Government printing activities. In addition, the Director of the Government Publishing Office shall provide capital for the fund by capitalizing, at fair and reasonable values as jointly determined by the Director and the Comptroller General, the current inventories, plant, and building appurtenances, except building structures and land, equipment, and other assets of the Government Publishing Office.

(b)The fund shall be—

(1)reimbursed for the cost of all services and supplies furnished, including those furnished other appropriations of the Government Publishing Office, at rates which include charges for overhead and related expenses, depreciation of plant and building appurtenances, except building structures and land, and equipment, and accrued leave; and

(2)credited with all receipts including sales of Government publications, waste, condemned, and surplus property and with payments received for losses or damage to property.

(c)An adequate system of accounts for the fund shall be maintained on the accrual method, and financial reports prepared on the basis of the accounts. The Director of the Government Publishing Office shall prepare and submit an annual business-type budget program for the operations under this fund. This budget program shall be considered and enacted as prescribed by section 9104 of title 31.

(d)The Inspector General of the Government Publishing Office shall audit the financial and operational activities of the Government Publishing Office each year. The audits shall be conducted under the direction of the Joint Committee on Printing. For purposes of the audits, the Inspector General shall have such access to the records, files, personnel, and facilities of the Government Publishing Office as the Inspector General considers appropriate. The Inspector General shall furnish reports of the audits to the Congress and the Director of the Government Publishing Office.

(e)The Director of the Government Publishing Office shall prepare an annual financial statement meeting the requirements of section 3515(b) of title 31, United States Code. Each financial statement shall be audited in accordance with applicable generally accepted Government auditing standards—

(1)by an independent external auditor selected by the Director of the Government Publishing Office, or

(2)at the request of the Joint Committee on Printing, by the Inspector General of the Government Publishing Office.

(f)The Comptroller General of the United States may audit the financial statement prepared under subsection (e) at the discretion of the Comptroller General or at the request of the Joint Committee on Printing. An audit by the Comptroller General shall be in lieu of the audit otherwise required by that subsection.

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Historical and Revision Notes

Based on 44 U.S. Code, 1964 ed., § 63, 63a (Aug. 1, 1953, ch. 304, title I, § 101, 67 Stat. 330; Aug. 5, 1955, ch. 568, § 101, 69 Stat. 519;

June 27, 1956, ch. 453, § 101, 70 Stat. 369); § 63a (

July 28, 1967, Pub. L. 90–57, § 101 (part), 81 Stat. 141).

Editorial Notes

Amendments

2014—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 113–235, § 1301(i)(5)(A), substituted “by the Director” for “by him” in concluding provisions. Pub. L. 113–235, § 1301(c)(1), substituted “Director of the Government Publishing Office” for “Public Printer” in concluding provisions. Subsecs. (c) to (e). Pub. L. 113–235, § 1301(c)(1), substituted “Director of the Government Publishing Office” for “Public Printer”. Subsec. (f). Pub. L. 113–235, § 1301(i)(5)(B), substituted “the discretion of the Comptroller General” for “his or her discretion”. 1996—Subsec. (d). Pub. L. 104–316, § 123(a)(1), amended subsec. (d) generally. Prior to amendment, subsec. (d) read as follows: “The Comptroller General shall audit the activities of the Government Printing Office at least once every 3 years and shall furnish reports of such audits to the Congress and the Public Printer. For these purposes the Comptroller General shall have such access to the records, files, personnel, and facilities of the Government Printing Office as he considers necessary.” Subsecs. (e), (f). Pub. L. 104–316, § 123(a)(2), added subsecs. (e) and (f). 1993—Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 103–69 substituted “shall be—” for “shall be:” in introductory provisions, inserted “and” at end of par. (1), substituted a period for “; and” at end of par. (2), and struck out par. (3) which read as follows: “charged with payment into miscellaneous receipts of the Treasury of that part of the receipts from the sales of Government publications required by law.” 1990—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 101–520 substituted “uniforms or uniform allowances” for “uniforms, or allowances therefor, as authorized by section 5901 of Title 5”. 1989—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 101–163 struck out “not to exceed $3,000 in any fiscal year” after “attendance at meetings”. 1988—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 100–458, § 310(a), substituted in the first sentence “(except for those programs of the Superintendent of Documents which are funded by specific appropriations),” for “, except the Office of Superintendent of Documents”. Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 100–458, § 310(b), substituted “This budget program shall be considered and enacted as prescribed by section 9104 of title 31.” for “The Comptroller General shall audit the activities of the Government Printing Office at least once in every three years and shall furnish reports of such audits to the Congress and the Public Printer. For these purposes the Comptroller General shall have such access to the records, files, personnel, and facilities of the Government Printing Office as he considers necessary.” Subsec. (d). Pub. L. 100–458, § 310(c), amended subsec. (d) generally. Prior to amendment, subsec. (d) read as follows: “Commencing with the fiscal year 1969, the annual business-type budget for the fund shall be considered and enacted as prescribed by section 9104 of title 31.” 1982—Subsec. (d). Pub. L. 97–258 substituted “section 9104 of title 31” for “section 849 of title 31”. 1975—Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 93–604 substituted provisions that the Comptroller General shall audit the activities of the Government Printing Office at least once in every three years and furnish reports of the audits to the Congress and the Public Printer for provisions that the General Accounting Office shall audit the activities of the Government Printing Office and furnish an audit report annually to the Congress and the Public Printer.

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Change of Name

“Government Publishing Office” substituted for “Government Printing Office” in section catchline and subsecs. (a), (b)(1), (d), and (e)(2) on authority of section 1301(b) of Pub. L. 113–235, set out as a note preceding section 301 of this title.

Effective Date

of 1993 Amendment Pub. L. 103–69, title II, § 207(c), Aug. 11, 1993, 107 Stat. 708, provided that: “The

Amendments

made by subsections (a) and (b) [amending this section and section 1708 of this title] shall take effect on

October 1, 1993.” Termination of Reporting RequirementsFor termination, effective

May 15, 2000, of provisions of law requiring submittal to Congress of any annual, semiannual, or other regular periodic report listed in House Document No. 103–7 (in which the 23rd item on page 4 identifies a reporting provision which, as subsequently amended, is contained in subsec. (d) of this section), see section 3003 of Pub. L. 104–66, as amended, set out as a note under section 1113 of Title 31, Money and Finance. Federal Register Program; Use of Revolving Fund; ReimbursementTitle II of S. 2939, Ninety-seventh Congress, 2d Session, as reported Sept. 22, 1982, and incorporated by reference in Pub. L. 97–276, § 101(e), Oct. 2, 1982, 96 Stat. 1189, to be effective as if enacted into law, provided in part: “That hereafter the revolving fund shall be available to finance the costs of printing and binding all other publications of the Federal Register program and be reimbursed from appropriated funds available therefor”.

§309 Revolving fund for operation and maintenance of Government Publishing Office: capitalization; reimbursements and credits; accounting and budgeting; reports

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Title 44, §309

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