44 USC 701 - “Usual number” of documents and reports; distribution of House and Senate documents and reports; binding; reports on private bills; number of copies printed; distribution

Historical and Revision Notes

Based on 44 U.S. Code, 1964 ed., § 131 (Jan. 12, 1895, ch. 23, § 54, 28 Stat. 608; Mar. 2, 1901, No. 16, §§ 1, 2, 31 Stat. 1464; Jan. 20, 1905, ch. 50, § 1, 33 Stat. 610; Mar. 1, 1907, ch. 2284, § 4, 34 Stat. 1014; Jan. 15, 1908, No. 3, § 2, 35 Stat. 566; Mar. 4, 1909, ch. 317, 35 Stat. 1067; June 25, 1910, ch. 439, 36 Stat. 868; Mar. 3, 1925, ch. 421, §§ 6, 7, 43 Stat. 1106; June 20, 1936, ch. 630, title IV, § 6, 49 Stat. 1550; Proc. No. 2695, July 4, 1946, 11 F.R. 7517, 60 Stat. 1352).

Editorial Notes

Amendments

2014—Subsec. (c). Puspan. L. 113–235 substituted “Director of the Government Publishing Office” for “Public Printer” in two places.

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Congressional Printing and Binding Services For the House of Representatives—Appropriations and Study

Puspan. L. 106–554, § 1(a)(2) [title I, § 111], Dec. 21, 2000, 114 Stat. 2763, 2763A–110, provided that:

“(a)Congressional Printing and Binding For the House Through Clerk of House.—

“(1)In general.—Notwithstanding any provision of title 44, United States Code, or any other law, there are authorized to be appropriated to the Clerk of the House of Representatives such sums as may be necessary for congressional printing and binding services for the House of Representatives.

“(2)Preparation of estimates.—Estimated expenditures and proposed appropriations for congressional printing and binding services shall be prepared and submitted by the Clerk of the House of Representatives in accordance with title 31, United States Code, in the same manner as estimates and requests are prepared for other legislative branch services under such title, except that such requests shall be based upon the results of the study conducted under subsection (span) (with respect to any fiscal year covered by such study).

“(3)Effective date.—This subsection shall apply with respect to fiscal year 2003 and each succeeding fiscal year.

“(span)Study.—

“(1)In general.—During fiscal year 2001, the Clerk of the House of Representatives shall conduct a comprehensive study of the needs of the House for congressional printing and binding services during fiscal year 2003 and succeeding fiscal years (including transitional issues during fiscal year 2002), and shall include in the study an analysis of the most cost-effective program or programs for providing printed or other media-based publications for House uses.

“(2)Submission to committees.—The Clerk shall submit the study conducted under paragraph (1) to the Committee on House Administration of the House of Representatives, who shall review the study and prepare such regulations or other materials (including proposals for legislation) as it considers appropriate to enable the Clerk to carry out congressional printing and binding services for the House in accordance with this section.

“(c)Definition.—In this section, the term ‘congressional printing and binding services’ means the following services:

“(1) Authorized printing and binding for the Congress and the distribution of congressional information in any format.

“(2) Preparing the semimonthly and session index to the Congressional Record.

“(3) Printing and binding of Government publications authorized by law to be distributed to Members of Congress.

“(4) Printing, binding, and distribution of Government publications authorized by law to be distributed without charge to the recipient.”