Orders for printing to be acted upon within one year
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/us/usc/t44/s507
Title
44 — Public Printing and Documents
Chapter
CH5
Release
119-84
Release Date
2026-04-17
Section Text
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An order for public printing may not be acted upon by the Director of the Government Publishing Office after the expiration of one year unless the entire copy and illustrations for the work have been furnished within that period.
(Pub. L. 90–620, Oct. 22, 1968, 82 Stat. 1244; Pub. L. 113–235, div. H, title I, § 1301(c)(1), Dec. 16, 2014, 128 Stat. 2537.)
Historical and Revision NotesBased on 44 U.S. Code, 1964 ed., § 115 (part) (Jan. 12, 1895, ch. 23, § 80, 28 Stat. 621).
This section incorporates only the second clause of former section 115. The balance will be found in section 506 of the revision.
Editorial Notes
Amendments2014—Pub. L. 113–235 substituted “Director of the Government Publishing Office” for “Public Printer”.
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