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44 U.S.C. § 712

U.S. CodeFederalPositive Law
Printing of postal conventions
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Title
44 — Public Printing and Documents
Chapter
CH7
Release
119-84
Release Date
2026-04-17

Section Text

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The Director of the Government Publishing Office, on receiving from the Postmaster General a copy of a postal convention between the Postmaster General, on the part of the United States, and an equivalent officer of a foreign government, shall print an accurate copy and transmit it in duplicate to the Postmaster General. On the return of one of the revised duplicates, he shall make the marked corrections and print the number specified by section 709 of this title. (Pub. L. 90–620, Oct. 22, 1968, 82 Stat. 1249; 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., § 193 (R.S. § 3806; June 20, 1874, ch. 328, § 1, 18 Stat. 88; Jan. 12, 1895, ch. 23, § 56, 28 Stat. 609). Editorial Notes Amendments2014—Pub. L. 113–235 substituted “Director of the Government Publishing Office” for “Public Printer”. Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries Transfer of Functions Office of Postmaster General of Post Office Department abolished and functions, powers, and duties of Postmaster General transferred to United States Postal Service by Pub. L. 91–375, § 4(a), Aug. 12, 1970, 84 Stat. 773, set out as a note under section 201 of Title 39, Postal Service.

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