Us Code § 1703 - Superintendent of Documents: assistants, blanks, printing and binding
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§ 1703. Superintendent of Documents: assistants, blanks, printing and binding
The Director of the Government Publishing Office, upon the requisition of the Superintendent of Documents, shall appoint necessary assistants, furnish blanks, and do the printing and binding required by his office. The Director of the Government Publishing Office shall provide convenient office, storage, and distributing rooms for the use of the Superintendent of Documents.
(Pub. L. 90–620, Oct. 22, 1968, 82 Stat. 1279; Pub. L. 101–520, title II, §208, Nov. 5, 1990, 104 Stat. 2274; Pub. L. 113–235, div. H, title I, §1301(c)(1), Dec. 16, 2014, 128 Stat. 2537.)
Historical and Revision Notes
Based on 44 U.S. Code, 1964 ed., §74 (Jan. 12, 1895, ch. 23, §66, 28 Stat. 611).
Editorial Notes
Amendments
2014—Pub. L. 113–235 substituted "Director of the Government Publishing Office" for "Public Printer" in two places.
1990—Pub. L. 101–520 struck out before period at end of first sentence ", the cost to be charged against the appropriation for printing and binding for Congress".
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