Title 44, Public Printing and DocumentsRelease 119-102
§718 Lapse of Authority to Print
Title 44 › CHAPTER 7 — CONGRESSIONAL PRINTING AND BINDING › § 718
Summary
Authority to print a document for Congress ends if all of the copies are not ordered within two years of the original order. If a later edition is ordered and the Joint Committee on Printing approves it, the total number printed cannot be more than the number the law originally allowed.
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Title 44, §718
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The authority to print a document or report, or a publication authorized by law to be printed, for distribution by Congress, shall lapse when the whole number of copies has not been ordered within two years from the date of the original order, except orders for subsequent editions, approved by the Joint Committee on Printing, in which case the whole number may not exceed that originally authorized by law.
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Based on 44 U.S. Code, 1964 ed., § 141 (Mar. 1, 1907, ch. 2284, § 5, 34 Stat. 1014).
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44 U.S.C. § 718
Title 44, Public Printing and Documents
Last Updated
Aug 21, 2026
Release point: 119-102