Title 44 — Public Printing and DocumentsRelease 119-73not60
§1706 Printing and Sale of Extra Copies of Documents
Title 44 › Chapter 17— DISTRIBUTION AND SALE OF PUBLIC DOCUMENTS › § 1706
Summary
If someone asks before printing starts, the Government Publishing Office must give them up to 250 copies of a bill, report, or other document. The person asking must pay for the copies in advance, and making these private copies cannot slow down or interfere with government printing.
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Title 44, §1706
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The Director of the Government Publishing Office shall furnish to applicants giving notice before the matter is put to press, not exceeding two hundred and fifty to any one applicant, copies of bills, reports, and documents. The applicants shall pay in advance the price of the printing. The printing of these copies for private parties may not interfere with the printing for the Government.
Legislative History
Notes & Related Subsidiaries
Historical and Revision Notes
Based on 44 U.S. Code, 1964 ed., § 114 (Jan. 12, 1895, ch. 23, § 42, 28 Stat. 607; June 30, 1932, ch. 314, § 307, 47 Stat. 409).
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. § 1706
Title 44 — Public Printing and Documents
Last Updated
Apr 5, 2026
Release point: 119-73not60