Title 44Public Printing and DocumentsRelease 119-73

§503 Printing in veterans’ hospitals

Title 44 › Chapter CHAPTER 5— - PRODUCTION AND PROCUREMENT OF PRINTING AND BINDING › § 503

Last updated Apr 6, 2026|Official source

Summary

The Secretary of Veterans Affairs may use certain printing and binding machines for any VA printing and binding work the Secretary thinks is appropriate, even if another law (section 501) would otherwise limit that. Those machines are the printing and binding equipment used in occupational therapy at VA hospitals and homes.

Full Legal Text

Title 44, §503

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(a)Notwithstanding section 501 of this title, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs may use the equipment described in subsection (b) for printing and binding that the Secretary finds advisable for the use of the Department of Veterans Affairs.
(b)The equipment referred to in subsection (a) is the printing and binding equipment that the various hospitals and homes of the Department of Veterans Affairs use for occupational therapy.

Legislative History

Notes & Related Subsidiaries

Historical and Revision Notes

Based on 44 U.S. Code, 1964 ed., § 111b (June 16, 1933, ch. 101, § 1, 48 Stat. 302; Feb. 2, 1935, ch. 3, § 1, 49 Stat. 18; Mar. 19, 1936, ch. 156, § 1, 49 Stat. 1182).

Editorial Notes

Amendments

1991—Pub. L. 102–54 amended section generally. Prior to amendment, section read as follows: “Notwithstanding section 501 of this title, the Administrator of Veterans’ Affairs may utilize the printing and binding equipment that the various hospitals and homes of the Veterans’ Administration use for occupational therapy, for printing and binding which he finds advisable for the use of the Veterans’ Administration.”

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Citation

44 U.S.C. § 503

Title 44Public Printing and Documents

Last Updated

Apr 6, 2026

Release point: 119-73