§1503 — Title 44 Public Printing and Documents | U.S. Code

Summary

Any document that must or may be published under the law must be filed with the Office of the Federal Register when the Administrative Committee says to. The Archivist must mark the original with the date and time. Once filed, people can look at the document right away. Originals are kept by the National Archives and can be inspected under Archivist rules. Presidential proclamations and executive orders must be kept forever. The Office must send each filed document to the Government Publishing Office for publication. Every federal agency must send the original of the documents it issues to the Office for filing.

Title 44, §1503

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The original document required or authorized to be published by section 1505 shall be filed with the Office of the Federal Register for publication at times established by the Administrative Committee of the Federal Register by regulation. The Archivist of the United States shall cause to be noted on the original of each document the day and hour of filing. Upon filing, the document shall be immediately available for public inspection. The original shall be retained by the National Archives and Records Administration and shall be available for inspection under regulations prescribed by the Archivist, unless such original is disposed of in accordance with disposal schedules submitted by the Administrative Committee and authorized by the Archivist pursuant to regulations issued under chapter 33; however, originals of proclamations of the President and Executive orders shall be permanently retained by the Administration as part of the National Archives of the United States. The Office shall transmit to the Government Publishing Office, as provided by this chapter, each document required or authorized to be published by section 1505. Every Federal agency shall cause to be transmitted for filing the original of all such documents issued, prescribed, or promulgated by the agency.

Notes & Related Subsidiaries

Historical and Revision Notes

Based on 44 U.S. Code, 1964 ed., § 302 (

July 26, 1935, ch. 417, § 2, 49 Stat. 500;

June 30, 1949, ch. 288, title I, § 104(a), 63 Stat. 381).

Editorial Notes

Amendments

2025—Pub. L. 118–267 amended section generally. Prior to amendment, section provided for the filing of documents, notation of time, public inspection, and transmission for printing. 1984—Pub. L. 98–497 substituted “Archivist of the United States” for “Administrator of General Services”, “National Archives and Records Administration” for “General Services Administration”, and “Archivist” for “Administrator” wherever appearing. 1978—Pub. L. 95–440 substituted provision for retention of original documents by the General Services Administration for prior provision for retention in the archives of the National Archives and inserted provisions dispensing with such retention when disposals are made in accordance with disposal schedules and requiring retention of original proclamations of the President and Executive orders as part of the National Archives.

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Effective Date

of 1984 AmendmentAmendment by Pub. L. 98–497 effective Apr. 1, 1985, see section 301 of Pub. L. 98–497, set out as a note under section 2102 of this title.

§1503 Filing Documents with Office; Notation of Time; Public Inspection; Transmission for Publishing