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44 U.S.C. § 517

U.S. CodeFederalPositive Law
Purchase of paper in open market
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Title
44 — Public Printing and Documents
Chapter
CH5
Release
119-84
Release Date
2026-04-17

Section Text

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The Joint Committee on Printing may authorize the Director of the Government Publishing Office to purchase paper in open market when they consider the quantity required so small or the want so immediate as not to justify advertisement for proposals. (Pub. L. 90–620, Oct. 22, 1968, 82 Stat. 1245; 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., § 13 (Jan. 12, 1895, ch. 23, § 11, 28 Stat. 602; Mar. 3, 1917, ch. 163, § 6, 39 Stat. 1121). Editorial Notes Amendments2014—Pub. L. 113–235 substituted “Director of the Government Publishing Office” for “Public Printer”.

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