Title 44, Public Printing and DocumentsRelease 119-102
§1720 Documents Not Needed by Departments to Be Turned Over to Superintendent of Documents
Title 44 › CHAPTER 17 — DISTRIBUTION AND SALE OF PUBLIC DOCUMENTS › § 1720
Summary
Each year, executive departments, bureaus, and offices must send any public documents they no longer need for official use to the Superintendent of Documents so those papers can be distributed or sold.
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Title 44, §1720
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Public documents accumulating in the several executive departments, bureaus, and offices, not needed for official use, shall be turned over to the Superintendent of Documents annually for distribution or sale.
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Based on 44 U.S. Code, 1964 ed., § 78 (Jan. 12, 1895, ch. 23, § 67, 28 Stat. 611).
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44 U.S.C. § 1720
Title 44, Public Printing and Documents
Last Updated
Aug 21, 2026
Release point: 119-102