Title 44, Public Printing and DocumentsRelease 119-102
§507 Orders for Printing to Be Acted Upon Within One Year
Title 44 › CHAPTER 5 — PRODUCTION AND PROCUREMENT OF PRINTING AND BINDING › § 507
Summary
The Director of the Government Publishing Office cannot act on a government printing order more than one year after it was placed. The only exception is if all the text and illustrations for the work were given within that one-year period.
Full Legal Text
Title 44, §507
Public Printing and Documents, Source: USLM XML via OLRC
An order for public printing may not be acted upon by the Director of the Government Publishing Office after the expiration of one year unless the entire copy and illustrations for the work have been furnished within that period.
Legislative History
Notes & Related Subsidiaries
Historical and Revision Notes
Based on 44 U.S. Code, 1964 ed., § 115 (part) (Jan. 12, 1895, ch. 23, § 80, 28 Stat. 621). This section incorporates only the second clause of former section 115. The balance will be found in section 506 of the revision.
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. § 507
Title 44, Public Printing and Documents
Last Updated
Aug 21, 2026
Release point: 119-102