Title 44 — Public Printing and DocumentsRelease 119-73
§516 Liability of defaulting contractor
Title 44 › Chapter CHAPTER 5— - PRODUCTION AND PROCUREMENT OF PRINTING AND BINDING › § 516
Summary
Failing to supply paper makes contractor and bond backers pay any extra Government cost. GPO Director must report each default with full facts to Treasury counsel, who must sue on the bond in his federal district court.
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Title 44, §516
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Upon failure to furnish paper, a contractor and his sureties shall be responsible for any increase of cost to the Government in procuring a supply of the paper consequent upon his default. The Director of the Government Publishing Office shall report every default, with a full statement of all the facts in the case, to the General Counsel for the Department of the Treasury, who shall prosecute the defaulting contractor and his sureties upon their bond in the district court of the United States in the district in which the defaulting contractor resides.
Legislative History
Notes & Related Subsidiaries
Historical and Revision Notes
Based on 44 U.S. Code, 1964 ed., § 12 (Jan. 12, 1895, ch. 23, § 10, 28 Stat. 602; Mar. 3, 1911, ch. 231, § 291, 36 Stat. 1167; May 10, 1934, ch. 277, § 512(b), 48 Stat. 759).
Editorial Notes
Amendments
2014—Pub. L. 113–235 substituted “Director of the Government Publishing Office” for “Public Printer”.
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Citation
44 U.S.C. § 516
Title 44 — Public Printing and Documents
Last Updated
Apr 6, 2026
Release point: 119-73