§1715 — Title 44 Public Printing and Documents | U.S. Code

Summary

When the Government Publishing Office prints material without a congressional number for a government department or officer, or for use by congressional committees, the Director must send copies unless the material is confidential, is a blank form, or is a circular letter that is not public. Unless a committee orders otherwise, the Director must send two copies to the Senate library and two copies to the House library, and one copy to each chamber’s document room for reference. Those copies must stay there and may not be taken out.

Title 44, §1715

Public Printing and Documents — Source: USLM XML via OLRC

When printing not bearing a congressional number, except confidential matter, blank forms, and circular letters not of a public character, is done for a department or officer of the Government, or not of a confidential character, is done for use of congressional committees, two copies shall be sent, unless withheld by order of the committee, by the Director of the Government Publishing Office to the Senate and House of Representatives libraries, respectively, and one copy each to the document rooms of the Senate and House of Representatives, for reference; and these copies may not be removed.

Notes & Related Subsidiaries

Historical and Revision Notes

Based on 44 U.S. Code, 1964 ed., § 217 (part) (Jan. 12, 1895, ch. 23, § 58, 28 Stat. 610; Mar. 1, 1907, ch. 2284, § 4, 34 Stat. 1014). The last clause of this section is eliminated, as superseded by former section 85, now found in section 1903 of the revision.

Editorial Notes

Amendments

2014—Pub. L. 113–235 substituted “Director of the Government Publishing Office” for “Public Printer”.

§1715 Publications for Department or Officer or for Congressional Committees