Federal · Title 44 — Public Printing and Documents
44 U.S.C. § 3702: Advertisements not to be published without written authority
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Advertisements, notices, or proposals for an executive department of the Government, or for a bureau or office connected with it, may not be published in a newspaper except under written authority from the head of the department; and a bill for advertising or publication may not be paid unless there is presented with the bill a copy of the written authority.
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