Title 44, Public Printing and DocumentsRelease 119-102
§504 Direct Purchase of Printing, Binding, and Blank-book Work by Government Agencies
Title 44 › CHAPTER 5 — PRODUCTION AND PROCUREMENT OF PRINTING AND BINDING › § 504
Summary
The Joint Committee on Printing can let the GPO Director allow federal agencies to buy printing, binding, and blank-book work if the GPO can’t do it or it’s cheaper elsewhere.
Full Legal Text
Title 44, §504
Public Printing and Documents, Source: USLM XML via OLRC
The Joint Committee on Printing may permit the Director of the Government Publishing Office to authorize an executive department, independent office, or establishment of the Government to purchase direct for its use such printing, binding, and blank-book work, otherwise authorized by law, as the Government Publishing Office is not able or suitably equipped to execute or as may be more economically or in the better interest of the Government executed elsewhere.
Legislative History
Notes & Related Subsidiaries
Historical and Revision Notes
Based on 44 U.S. Code, 1964 ed., § 14 (Jan. 12, 1895, ch. 23, § 12, 28 Stat. 602; July 8, 1935, ch. 374, § 1, 49 Stat. 475; Oct. 31, 1951, ch. 654, § 3(10), 65 Stat. 708).
Editorial Notes
Amendments
2014—Pub. L. 113–235, § 1301(c)(1), substituted “Director of the Government Publishing Office” for “Public Printer”.
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
Change of Name
“Government Publishing Office” substituted for “Government Printing Office” in text on authority of section 1301(b) of Pub. L. 113–235, set out as a note preceding section 301 of this title.
Reference
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Citation
44 U.S.C. § 504
Title 44, Public Printing and Documents
Last Updated
Aug 21, 2026
Release point: 119-102