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44 U.S.C. § 1911

U.S. CodeFederalPositive Law
Free use of Government publications in depositories; disposal of unwanted publications
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Title
44 — Public Printing and Documents
Chapter
CH19
Release
119-84
Release Date
2026-04-17

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Depository libraries shall make Government publications available for the free use of the general public, and may dispose of them after retention for five years under section 1912 of this title, if the depository library is served by a regional depository library. Depository libraries not served by a regional depository library, or that are regional depository libraries themselves, shall retain Government publications permanently in either printed form or in microfacsimile form, except superseded publications or those issued later in bound form which may be discarded as authorized by the Superintendent of Documents. (Pub. L. 90–620, Oct. 22, 1968, 82 Stat. 1286.) Historical and Revision NotesBased on 44 U.S. Code, 1964 ed., § 92 (part) (Jan. 12, 1895, ch. 23, § 74, 28 Stat. 620; June 20, 1936, ch. 630, title VII, § 11, 49 Stat. 1552; Aug. 9, 1962, Pub. L. 87–579, § 8, 76 Stat. 355). The first sentence of section 92, is classified to section 1119; the remainder comprises this section of the revision.

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