Title 44, Public Printing and DocumentsRelease 119-102

§1722 Departmental Distribution of Publications

Title 44 › CHAPTER 17 — DISTRIBUTION AND SALE OF PUBLIC DOCUMENTS › § 1722

Last updated Aug 21, 2026|Official source

Summary

Department heads assign someone, who prevents duplicates and reports to the head, to distribute publications except those the GPO Director handles under section 1701.

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Title 44, §1722

Public Printing and Documents, Source: USLM XML via OLRC

Government publications printed for or received by the executive departments, whether for official use or for distribution, except those required by section 1701 of this title to be distributed by the Director of the Government Publishing Office, shall be distributed by a competent person detailed to this duty in each department by the head of the department. He shall prevent duplication and make detailed report to the head of the department.

Legislative History

Notes & Related Subsidiaries

Historical and Revision Notes

Based on 44 U.S. Code, 1964 ed., § 96 (Jan. 12, 1895, ch. 23, § 92, 28 Stat. 623; May 29, 1928, ch. 901, § 1(2), 45 Stat. 986).

Editorial Notes

Amendments

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

Reference

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Citation

44 U.S.C. § 1722

Title 44, Public Printing and Documents

Last Updated

Aug 21, 2026

Release point: 119-102