Approval of paper contracts; time for performance; bonds
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/us/usc/t44/s512
Title
44 — Public Printing and Documents
Chapter
CH5
Release
119-84
Release Date
2026-04-17
Section Text
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A contract for furnishing paper is not valid until approved by the Joint Committee on Printing. The award of a contract for furnishing paper shall designate a reasonable time for its performance. The contractor shall give bond in an amount fixed and approved by the Committee.
(Pub. L. 90–620, Oct. 22, 1968, 82 Stat. 1244.)
Historical and Revision NotesBased on 44 U.S. Code, 1964 ed., § 8 (Jan. 12, 1895, ch. 23, § 6, 28 Stat. 602; Mar. 3, 1917, ch. 163, § 6, 39 Stat. 1121).
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