§1506 Administrative Committee of the Federal Register; Establishment and Composition; Powers and Duties

Summary

Creates an Administrative Committee for the Federal Register and says who must serve on it: the Archivist of the United States (or Acting Archivist) as chair, a Justice Department officer chosen by the Attorney General, and the Director of the Government Publishing Office (or Acting Director). The Director of the Federal Register is the committee’s secretary. The committee must write rules, with the President’s approval, about how the Federal Register works. Those rules cover seven topics, including which documents are published, how publication and submissions are done, distribution and public copies, prices and subscriptions, public comments, and special editions. The law also limits free printed copies. The Government Publishing Office cannot give a Member of Congress or any other U.S. office a free printed copy in a year unless that person or office asks for a specific issue, or asked for a subscription that year or the year before. The rules must explain notice and the processes to request single issues or a subscription, and any subscription can be for no longer than 1 year.