Title 44, Public Printing and DocumentsRelease 119-102
§517 Purchase of Paper in Open Market
Title 44 › CHAPTER 5 — PRODUCTION AND PROCUREMENT OF PRINTING AND BINDING › § 517
Summary
The Joint Committee on Printing can allow the Director of the Government Publishing Office to buy paper on the open market when the amount needed is very small or the need is so urgent that asking for bids would not make sense.
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Title 44, §517
Public Printing and Documents, Source: USLM XML via OLRC
The Joint Committee on Printing may authorize the Director of the Government Publishing Office to purchase paper in open market when they consider the quantity required so small or the want so immediate as not to justify advertisement for proposals.
Legislative History
Notes & Related Subsidiaries
Historical and Revision Notes
Based on 44 U.S. Code, 1964 ed., § 13 (Jan. 12, 1895, ch. 23, § 11, 28 Stat. 602; Mar. 3, 1917, ch. 163, § 6, 39 Stat. 1121).
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. § 517
Title 44, Public Printing and Documents
Last Updated
Aug 21, 2026
Release point: 119-102