Federal

Title 44 — Public Printing and Documents

356 sections, each with the official text and a plain-English explanation of what it means for you.

• § 101 — Joint Committee on Printing: membership
• § 102 — Joint Committee on Printing: succession; powers during recess
• § 103 — Joint Committee on Printing: remedial powers
• § 1101 — Printing and binding for the President
• § 1102 — Printing to be authorized by law and necessary to the public business, not in excess of appropriation, and on special requisition filed with the Director of the Government Publishing Office
• § 1103 — Certificate of necessity; estimate of cost
• § 1104 — Restrictions on use of illustrations
• § 1105 — Form and style of work for departments
• § 1106 — Inserting “compliments” forbidden
• § 1107 — Appropriations chargeable for printing and binding of documents or reports
• § 1108 — Presidential approval required for printing of periodicals; number printed; sale to public
• § 1109 — Printing documents in two or more editions; full number and allotment of full quota
• § 1110 — Daily examination of Congressional Record for immediate ordering of documents for official use; limit; bills and resolutions
• § 1111 — Annual reports: time for furnishing manuscript and proofs to Director of the Government Publishing Office
• § 1112 — Annual reports: type for reports of executive officers
• § 1113 — Annual reports: exclusion of irrelevant matter
• § 1114 — Annual reports: number of copies for Congress
• § 1115 — Annual reports: time of delivery by Director of the Government Publishing Office to Congress
• § 1116 — Annual reports: limitation on number of copies printed; reports of bureau chiefs
• § 1117 — Annual reports: discontinuance of printing of annual or special reports to keep within appropriations
• § 1118 — Documents beyond scope of ordinary departmental business
• § 1119 — Government publications as public property
• § 1120 — Blanks and letterheads for judges and officers of courts
• § 1121 — Paper and envelopes for Government agencies in the District of Columbia
• § 1122 — Supplies for Government establishments
• § 1123 — Binding materials; bookbinding for libraries
• § 1301 — Agriculture, Department of: report of Secretary
• § 1302 — Agriculture, Department of: monthly crop report and other publications
• § 1303 — American Historical Association: report
• § 1304 — Army and Navy registers
• § 1305 — Attorney General: opinions
• § 1306 — Civil Service Commission: report
• § 1307 — National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration: nautical products, sale and distribution
• § 1308 — Coast Guard: annual report of the Commandant
• § 1309 — Coast Guard: notices to mariners and other special publications
• § 1310 — Commerce Department: navigation and weather information
• § 1311 — Repealed. Pub. L. 104–316, title I, § 123(b)(1) , Oct. 19, 1996 , 110 Stat. 3839 ]
• § 1312 — Director of Public Health of District of Columbia: report
• § 1313 — Education, Commissioner of: report
• § 1314 — Ephemeris and Nautical Almanac
• § 1315 — Fish and Wildlife Service: bulletins
• § 1316 — Fish and Wildlife Service: report of the Director
• § 1317 — Foreign Relations
• § 1318 — Geological Survey: classes and sizes of publications; report of mineral resources; number of copies; reprints; distribution
• § 1319 — Geological Survey: specific appropriations required for monographs and bulletins
• § 1320 — Geological Survey: distribution of publications to public libraries
• § 1320A — Historical societies’ publications
• § 1321 — Hydrographic Surveys; foreign surveys
• § 1322 — Immigration and Naturalization Service: report
• § 1323 — Interstate Commerce Commission: report
• § 1324 — Labor Statistics, Bureau of: bulletins
• § 1325 — Labor Statistics, Bureau of: report of Commissioner
• § 1326 — Librarian of Congress: reports
• § 1327 — Mines, Bureau of: publications
• § 1328 — Merchant vessels of the United States
• § 1329 — Mint: reports of Director
• § 1330 — Monthly Summary Statement of Imports and Exports
• § 1331 — National Academy of Sciences: report
• § 1332 — National encampments of Veterans’ organizations; proceedings printed annually for Congress
• § 1333 — National high school and college debate topics
• § 1334 — Naval Intelligence Office: additional copies of publications
• § 1335 — Naval Observatory Observations
• § 1336 — National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency: special publications
• § 1337, 1338 — Repealed. Pub. L. 106–113, div. B, § 1000(a)(9) [title IV, § 4732(b)(25)] , Nov. 29, 1999 , 113 Stat. 1536 , 1501A–585]
• § 1339 — Printing of the President’s Message
• § 1340 — Director of the Government Publishing Office: annual report
• § 1341 — Smithsonian Institution: report
• § 1342 — Repealed. Pub. L. 104–127, title IV, § 384 , Apr. 4, 1996 , 110 Stat. 1016 ]
• § 1343 — Statistical Abstract of the United States
• § 1344 — Treasury Department: reports
• § 1501 — Definitions
• § 1502 — Custody and publishing of Federal documents; appointment of Director
• § 1503 — Filing documents with Office; notation of time; public inspection; transmission for publishing
• § 1504 — “Federal Register”; publishing; contents; distribution; price; physical copies
• § 1505 — Documents to be published in Federal Register
• § 1506 — Administrative Committee of the Federal Register; establishment and composition; powers and duties
• § 1507 — Filing document as constructive notice; publication in Federal Register as presumption of validity; judicial notice; citation
• § 1508 — Publication in Federal Register as notice of hearing
• § 1509 — Costs of publication, etc.
• § 1510 — Code of Federal Regulations
• § 1511 — International agreements excluded from provisions of chapter
• § 1701 — Publications for public distribution to be distributed by the Director of the Government Publishing Office; mailing lists
• § 1702 — Superintendent of Documents; sale of documents
• § 1703 — Superintendent of Documents: assistants, blanks, printing and binding
• § 1704 — Superintendent of Documents: pay of employees for night, Sunday, holiday, and overtime work
• § 1705 — Printing additional copies for sale to public; regulations
• § 1706 — Printing and sale of extra copies of documents
• § 1707 — Reprinting of documents required for sale
• § 1708 — Prices for sales copies of publications; crediting of receipts; resale by dealers; sales agents
• § 1709 — Blank forms: printing and sale to public
• § 1710 — Index of documents: number and distribution
• § 1711 — Catalog of Government publications
• § 1712 — Documents for use of the Director of the Government Publishing Office
• § 1713 — Documents to be delivered to the Executive Mansion
• § 1714 — Publications for use of National Archives and Records Administration
• § 1715 — Publications for department or officer or for congressional committees
• § 1716 — Public documents for legations and consulates of United States
• § 1717 — Documents and reports for foreign legations
• § 1718 — Distribution of Government publications to the Library of Congress
• § 1719 — International exchange of Government publications
• § 1720 — Documents not needed by departments to be turned over to Superintendent of Documents
• § 1721 — Exchange of documents by heads of departments
• § 1722 — Departmental distribution of publications
• § 1901 — Definition of Government publication
• § 1902 — Availability of Government publications through Superintendent of Documents; lists of publications not ordered from Government Publishing Office
• § 1903 — Distribution of publications to depositories; notice to Government components; cost of printing and binding
• § 1904 — Classified list of Government publications for selection by depositories
• § 1905 — Distribution to depositories; designation of additional libraries; justification; authorization for certain designations
• § 1906 — Land-grant colleges constituted depositories
• § 1907 — Libraries of executive departments, service academies, and independent agencies constituted depositories; certifications of need; disposal of unwanted publications
• § 1908 — American Antiquarian Society to receive certain publications
• § 1909 — Requirements of depository libraries; reports on conditions; investigations; termination; replacement
• § 1910 — Designations of replacement depositories; limitations on numbers; conditions
• § 1911 — Free use of Government publications in depositories; disposal of unwanted publications
• § 1912 — Regional depositories; designation; functions; disposal of publications
• § 1913 — Appropriations for supplying depository libraries; restriction
• § 1914 — Implementation of depository library program by Director of the Government Publishing Office
• § 1915 — Highest State appellate court libraries as depository libraries
• § 1916 — Designation of libraries of accredited law schools as depository libraries
• § 2101 — Definitions
• § 2102 — Establishment
• § 2103 — Officers
• § 2104 — Administrative provisions
• § 2105 — Personnel and services
• § 2106 — Reports to Congress
• § 2107 — Acceptance of records for historical preservation
• § 2108 — Responsibility for custody, use, and withdrawal of records
• § 2109 — Preservation, arrangement, duplication, exhibition of records
• § 2110 — Servicing records
• § 2111 — Material accepted for deposit
• § 2112 — Presidential archival depository
• § 2113 — Depository for agreements between States
• § 2114 — Preservation of audio and visual records
• § 2115 — Reports; correction of violations
• § 2116 — Legal status of reproductions; official seal; fees for copies and reproductions
• § 2117 — Limitation on liability
• § 2118 — Records of Congress
• § 2119 — Cooperative agreements
• § 2120 — Online access of founding fathers documents
• § 2201 — Definitions
• § 2202 — Ownership of Presidential records
• § 2203 — Management and custody of Presidential records
• § 2204 — Restrictions on access to Presidential records
• § 2205 — Exceptions to restricted access
• § 2206 — Regulations
• § 2207 — Vice-Presidential records
• § 2208 — Claims of constitutionally based privilege against disclosure
• § 2209 — Disclosure requirement for official business conducted using non-official electronic messaging accounts
• § 2301 — Establishment of Board; membership
• § 2302 — Authority of the Board; seal; services; bylaws; rules; regulations; employees
• § 2303 — Powers and obligations of the Board; liability of members
• § 2304 — Compensation of members; availability of trust funds for expenses of the Board
• § 2305 — Acceptance of gifts
• § 2306 — Investment of funds
• § 2307 — Trust fund account; disbursements; sales of publications and releases
• § 2308 — Tax exemption for gifts
• § 2501 — Creation; composition; appointment and tenure; meetings
• § 2502 — Vacancies
• § 2503 — Executive director, staff, transportation expenses
• § 2504 — Duties; authorization of grants for historical publications and records programs; authorization for appropriations
• § 2505 — Special advisory committees; membership; reimbursement
• § 2506 — Records to be kept by grantees
• § 2507 — Repealed. Pub. L. 98–497, title I, § 107(b)(12)(A) , Oct. 19, 1984 , 98 Stat. 2287 ]
• § 2701 — Advisory Committee on the Records of Congress
• § 2702 — Membership; chairman; meetings
• § 2703 — Functions of the Committee
• § 2704 — Powers of the Committee
• § 2705 — Compensation and travel expenses
• § 2706 — Administrative provisions
• § 2901 — Definitions
• § 2902 — Objectives of records management
• § 2903 — Custody and control of property
• § 2904 — General responsibilities for records management
• § 2905 — Establishment of standards for selective retention of records; security measures
• § 2906 — Inspection of agency records
• § 2907 — Records centers and centralized microfilming or digitization services
• § 2908 — Regulations
• § 2909 — Retention of records
• § 2910 — Preservation of Freedmen’s Bureau records
• § 2911 — Disclosure requirement for official business conducted using non-official electronic messaging accounts
• § 2912 — Preservation of electronic messages and other records
• § 301 — Director of the Government Publishing Office: appointment
• § 302 — Deputy Director of the Government Publishing Office: appointment; duties
• § 303 — Director of the Government Publishing Office and Deputy Director of the Government Publishing Office: pay
• § 304 — Director of the Government Publishing Office: vacancy in office
• § 305 — Director of the Government Publishing Office: employees; pay
• § 306 — Director of the Government Publishing Office: employment of skilled workmen; trial of skill
• § 307 — Director of the Government Publishing Office: night work
• § 308 — Disbursing officer; deputy disbursing officer; certifying officers and employees
• § 309 — Revolving fund for operation and maintenance of Government Publishing Office: capitalization; reimbursements and credits; accounting and budgeting; reports
• § 310 — Payments for printing, binding, blank paper, and supplies
• § 3101 — Records management by agency heads; general duties
• § 3102 — Establishment of program of management
• § 3103 — Transfer of records to records centers
• § 3104 — Certifications and determinations on transferred records
• § 3105 — Safeguards
• § 3106 — Unlawful removal, destruction of records
• § 3107 — Authority of Comptroller General
• § 311 — Purchases exempt from subtitle I of title 40 and division C (except sections 3302, 3501(b), 3509, 3906, 4710, and 4711) of subtitle I of title 41; contract negotiation authority; small purchase threshold
• § 312 — Machinery, material, equipment, or supplies from other Government agencies