Title 44 — Public Printing and DocumentsRelease 119-73not60
§1117 Annual Reports: Discontinuance of Printing of Annual or Special Reports to Keep Within Appropriations
Title 44 › Chapter 11— EXECUTIVE AND JUDICIARY PRINTING AND BINDING › § 1117
Summary
Leaders of executive departments and independent government agencies can stop printing annual or special reports to keep printing costs within their budgets. If they stop printing, the original report must be kept in the office of each department or agency head for the public to view.
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Title 44, §1117
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In order to keep expenditures for printing and binding within appropriations, heads of executive departments, independent offices and establishments of the Government may discontinue the printing of annual or special reports under their respective jurisdictions. When the printing of reports is discontinued the original copy shall be kept on file in the office of the heads of the respective departments, independent offices or establishments for public inspection.
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Historical and Revision Notes
Based on 44 U.S. Code, 1964 ed., § 213a (Aug. 1, 1953, ch. 304, title I, § 103, 67 Stat. 332). The term “executive departments, independent offices, and establishments of the Government” is substituted for “executive departments, independent agencies, and establishments” for uniformity.
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44 U.S.C. § 1117
Title 44 — Public Printing and Documents
Last Updated
Apr 5, 2026
Release point: 119-73not60