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TITLE 44 - PUBLIC PRINTING AND DOCUMENTS

CHAPTER 5 - PRODUCTION AND PROCUREMENT OF PRINTING AND BINDING

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CHAPTER 5 - PRODUCTION AND PROCUREMENT OF PRINTING AND BINDING

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Sec.

501. Government printing, binding, and blank-book work to

be done at Government Printing Office.

502. Procurement of printing, binding, and blank-book work

by Public Printer.

503. Printing in veterans' hospitals.

504. Direct purchase of printing, binding, and blank-book

work by Government agencies.

505. Sale of duplicate plates.

506. Time for printing documents or reports which include

illustrations or maps.

507. Orders for printing to be acted upon within one year.

508. Annual estimates of quantity of paper required for

public printing and binding.

509. Standards of paper; advertisements for proposals;

samples.

510. Specifications in advertisements for paper.

511. Opening bids; bonds.

512. Approval of paper contracts; time for performance;

bonds.

513. Comparison of paper and envelopes with standard

quality.

514. Determination of quality of paper.

515. Default of contractor; new contracts and purchase in

open market.

516. Liability of defaulting contractor.

517. Purchase of paper in open market.

AMENDMENTS

1976 - Pub. L. 94-553, Sec. 105(a)(2), Oct. 19, 1976, 90 Stat.

2599, struck out "; copyright" after "plates" in item 505.

FEDERAL RECORDS MANAGEMENT PROVISIONS WITHOUT EFFECT ON CHAPTER

Authority and responsibilities under chapter not limited or

repealed by Federal Records Management Amendments of 1976, see

section 5(b) of Pub. L. 94-575, set out as a note under section

2901 of this title.

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CHAPTER REFERRED TO IN OTHER SECTIONS

This chapter is referred to in title 2 section 183; title 22

section 3714b.

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Sec. 501. Government printing, binding, and blank-book work to be

done at Government Printing Office

-STATUTE-

All printing, binding, and blank-book work for Congress, the

Executive Office, the Judiciary, other than the Supreme Court of

the United States, and every executive department, independent

office and establishment of the Government, shall be done at the

Government Printing Office, except -

(1) classes of work the Joint Committee on Printing considers

to be urgent or necessary to have done elsewhere; and

(2) printing in field printing plants operated by an executive

department, independent office or establishment, and the

procurement of printing by an executive department, independent

office or establishment from allotments for contract field

printing, if approved by the Joint Committee on Printing.

Printing or binding may be done at the Government Printing Office

only when authorized by law.

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(Pub. L. 90-620, Oct. 22, 1968, 82 Stat. 1243.)

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HISTORICAL AND REVISION NOTES

Based on 44 U.S. Code, 1964 ed., Sec. 111 and 116 (part) (Jan.

12, 1895, ch. 23, Secs. 86, 87, 28 Stat. 662; Mar. 1, 1919, ch. 86,

Sec. 11, 40 Stat. 1270; July 5, 1949, ch. 296, 63 Stat. 405).

This section incorporates only the first sentence of former

section 116. The balance will be found in section 1123 of the

revision.

VEGETABLE INK PRINTING

Pub. L. 103-348, Oct. 6, 1994, 108 Stat. 3133, provided that:

"SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

"This Act may be cited as the 'Vegetable Ink Printing Act of

1994'."

"SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND PURPOSES.

"(a) Findings. - The Congress finds the following:

"(1) More than 95 percent of Federal printing involving

documents or publications is performed using lithographic inks.

"(2) Various types of oil, including petroleum and vegetable

oil, are used in lithographic ink.

"(3) Increasing the amount of vegetable oil used in a

lithographic ink would -

"(A) help reduce the Nation's use of nonrenewable energy

resources;

"(B) result in the use of products that are less damaging to

the environment;

"(C) result in a reduction of volatile organic compound

emissions; and

"(D) increase the use of renewable agricultural products.

"(4) The technology exists to use vegetable oil in lithographic

ink and, in some applications, to use lithographic ink that uses

no petroleum distillates in the liquid portion of the ink.

"(5) Some lithographic inks have contained vegetable oils for

many years; other lithographic inks have more recently begun to

use vegetable oil.

"(6) According to the Government Printing Office, using

vegetable oil-based ink appears to add little if any additional

cost to Government printing.

"(7) Use of vegetable oil-based ink in Federal Government

printing should further develop -

"(A) the commercial viability of vegetable oil-based ink,

which could result in demand, for domestic use alone, for

2,500,000,000 pounds of vegetable crops or 500,000,000 pounds

of vegetable oil; and

"(B) a product that could help the United States retain or

enlarge its share of the world market for vegetable oil-ink.

"(b) Purpose. - The purpose of this Act is to require that all

lithographic printing using ink containing oil that is performed or

procured by a Federal agency shall use ink containing the maximum

amounts of vegetable oil and materials derived from other renewable

resources that -

"(1) are technologically feasible, and

"(2) result in printing costs that are competitive with

printing using petroleum-based inks.

"SEC. 3. FEDERAL PRINTING REQUIREMENTS.

"(a) General Rule. - Notwithstanding any other law, and except as

provided in subsection (b), a Federal agency may not perform or

procure lithographic printing that uses ink containing oil if the

ink contains less than the following percentage of vegetable oil:

"(1) In the case of news ink, 40 percent.

"(2) In the case of sheet-fed ink, 20 percent.

"(3) In the case of forms ink, 20 percent.

"(4) In the case of heat-set ink, 10 percent.

"(b) Exceptions. -

"(1) Exceptions. - Subsection (a) shall not apply to

lithographic printing performed or procured by a Federal agency,

if -

"(A) the head of the agency determines, after consultation

with the Public Printer and within the 3-year period ending on

the date of the commencement of the printing or the date of

that procurement, respectively, that vegetable oil-based ink is

not suitable to meet specific, identified requirements of the

agency related to the printing; or

"(B) the Public Printer determines -

"(i) within the 3-month period ending on the date of the

commencement of the printing, in the case of printing of

materials that are printed at intervals of less than 6

months, or

"(ii) before the date of the commencement of the printing,

in the case of printing of materials that are printed at

intervals of 6 months or more;

that the cost of performing the printing using vegetable

oil-based ink is significantly greater than the cost of

performing the printing using other available ink.

"(2) Notice to congress. - Not later than 30 days after making

a determination under paragraph (1)(A), the head of a Federal

agency shall report the determination to the Committee on

Government Operations [now Committee on Government Reform] and

the Committee on House Administration of the House of

Representatives, and the Committee on Rules of the Senate.

"(c) Federal Agency Defined. - In this Act, the term 'Federal

agency' means -

"(1) an executive department, military department, Government

corporation, Government-controlled corporation, or other

establishment in the executive branch of the Government

(including the Executive Office of the President), or any

independent regulatory agency; and

"(2) an establishment or component of the legislative or

judicial branch of the Government."

GOVERNMENT PUBLICATIONS: PRINTING; GPO PROCUREMENT; EXECUTIVE

BRANCH PROCUREMENT OF CERTAIN KINDS OF PRINTING; "PRINTING" DEFINED

Pub. L. 102-392, title II, Sec. 207(a), Oct. 6, 1992, 106 Stat.

1719, as amended by Pub. L. 103-283, title II, Sec. 207, July 22,

1994, 108 Stat. 1440; Pub. L. 104-201, div. A, title XI, Sec.

1112(e)(1), Sept. 23, 1996, 110 Stat. 2683, provided that:

"(1) None of the funds appropriated for any fiscal year may be

obligated or expended by any entity of the executive branch for the

procurement of any printing related to the production of Government

publications (including printed forms), unless such procurement is

by or through the Government Printing Office.

"(2) Paragraph (1) does not apply to (A) individual printing

orders costing not more than $1,000, if the work is not of a

continuing or repetitive nature, and, as certified by the Public

Printer, if the work is included in a class of work which cannot be

provided more economically through the Government Printing Office,

(B) printing for the Central Intelligence Agency, the Defense

Intelligence Agency, National Imagery and Mapping Agency, or the

National Security Agency, or (C) printing from other sources that

is specifically authorized by law.

"(3) As used in this section, the term 'printing' includes the

processes of composition, platemaking, presswork, duplicating, silk

screen processes, binding, microform, and the end items of such

processes."

Similar provisions were contained in the following prior

appropriation acts:

Pub. L. 101-520, title II, Sec. 206, Nov. 5, 1990, 104 Stat.

2274; repealed by Pub. L. 102-392, title II, Sec. 207(b), Oct. 6,

1992, 106 Stat. 1720.

Pub. L. 101-163, title III, Sec. 308, Nov. 21, 1989, 103 Stat.

1065.

Pub. L. 100-458, title III, Sec. 309, Oct. 1, 1988, 102 Stat.

2184.

Pub. L. 100-202, Sec. 101(i) [title III, Sec. 309], Dec. 22,

1987, 101 Stat. 1329-310.

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SECTION REFERRED TO IN OTHER SECTIONS

This section is referred to in section 503 of this title; title 7

section 285; title 10 section 195; title 15 section 4051; title 16

sections 916l, 961; title 20 sections 954, 956; title 22 sections

272a, 280b, 280i, 280k, 287e, 287r, 290b, 290f, 1471, 2024, 2669,

3714b; title 33 section 1123; title 35 section 2; title 42 sections

299c-3, 284, 1870.

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Sec. 502. Procurement of printing, binding, and blank-book work by

Public Printer

-STATUTE-

Printing, binding, and blank-book work authorized by law, which

the Public Printer is not able or equipped to do at the Government

Printing Office, may be produced elsewhere under contracts made by

him with the approval of the Joint Committee on Printing.

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(Pub. L. 90-620, Oct. 22, 1968, 82 Stat. 1243.)

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HISTORICAL AND REVISION NOTES

Based on 44 U.S. Code, 1964 ed., Sec. 111a (Feb. 28, 1929, ch.

367, Sec. 1, 45 Stat. 1400).

CONTRACT GOAL FOR DISADVANTAGED SMALL BUSINESSES IN

PRINTING-RELATED SERVICES

Pub. L. 100-456, div. A, title VIII, Sec. 843, Sept. 29, 1988,

102 Stat. 2026, as amended by Pub. L. 101-574, title IV, Sec. 401,

Nov. 15, 1990, 104 Stat. 2832; Pub. L. 102-484, div. A, title VIII,

Secs. 801(h)(6), 806, Oct. 23, 1992, 106 Stat. 2445, 2448, provided

that:

"(a) Test Program. - The Public Printer shall establish and carry

out a test program for increasing its award of contracts to small

and disadvantaged businesses for the printing, binding, and related

services needed by the Department of Defense. The program shall

have a goal of procuring in each such fiscal year from such

businesses printing, binding, and related services equivalent to

not more than 5 percent of the value of the printing, binding, and

related services which were procured in the preceding fiscal year

by the Government Printing Office from non-Government sources for

the Department of Defense. The Public Printer may use such

procurement procedures as he considers necessary to facilitate

achievement of such goal.

"(b) Covered Entities. - In this section, the term 'small and

disadvantaged businesses' means the small business concerns,

historically Black colleges and universities, and minority

institutions described in section 2323(a) of title 10, United

States Code.

"(c) Enforcement. - Any person who, for the purpose of securing a

contract under subsection (a), misrepresents the status of any

concern or person as a small business concern referred to in

subsection (b), is subject to the penalties set forth in section

2323(f) of title 10, United States Code.

"(d) Department of Defense Goals. - For the purpose of

determining whether the Department of Defense has attained the

goals set forth in section 2323 of title 10, United States Code,

the Secretary of Defense may count any procurements by the Public

Printer in the program established under subsection (a).

"(e) Duration of Test. - The test program established by

subsection (a) shall not apply to solicitations issued on or after

October 1, 2000."

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SECTION REFERRED TO IN OTHER SECTIONS

This section is referred to in title 22 section 3714b; title 35

section 2; title 50 App. section 460.

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Sec. 503. Printing in veterans' hospitals

-STATUTE-

(a) Notwithstanding section 501 of this title, the Secretary of

Veterans Affairs may use the equipment described in subsection (b)

for printing and binding that the Secretary finds advisable for the

use of the Department of Veterans Affairs.

(b) The equipment referred to in subsection (a) is the printing

and binding equipment that the various hospitals and homes of the

Department of Veterans Affairs use for occupational therapy.

-SOURCE-

(Pub. L. 90-620, Oct. 22, 1968, 82 Stat. 1243; Pub. L. 102-54, Sec.

13(r), June 13, 1991, 105 Stat. 282.)

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HISTORICAL AND REVISION NOTES

Based on 44 U.S. Code, 1964 ed., Sec. 111b (June 16, 1933, ch.

101, Sec. 1, 48 Stat. 302; Feb. 2, 1935, ch. 3, Sec. 1, 49 Stat.

18; Mar. 19, 1936, ch. 156, Sec. 1, 49 Stat. 1182).

AMENDMENTS

1991 - Pub. L. 102-54 amended section generally. Prior to

amendment, section read as follows: "Notwithstanding section 501 of

this title, the Administrator of Veterans' Affairs may utilize the

printing and binding equipment that the various hospitals and homes

of the Veterans' Administration use for occupational therapy, for

printing and binding which he finds advisable for the use of the

Veterans' Administration."

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SECTION REFERRED TO IN OTHER SECTIONS

This section is referred to in title 22 section 3714b; title 35

section 2.

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Sec. 504. Direct purchase of printing, binding, and blank-book work

by Government agencies

-STATUTE-

The Joint Committee on Printing may permit the Public Printer to

authorize an executive department, independent office, or

establishment of the Government to purchase direct for its use such

printing, binding, and blank-book work, otherwise authorized by

law, as the Government Printing Office is not able or suitably

equipped to execute or as may be more economically or in the better

interest of the Government executed elsewhere.

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(Pub. L. 90-620, Oct. 22, 1968, 82 Stat. 1243.)

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HISTORICAL AND REVISION NOTES

Based on 44 U.S. Code, 1964 ed., Sec. 14 (Jan. 12, 1895, ch. 23,

Sec. 12, 28 Stat. 602; July 8, 1935, ch. 374, Sec. 1, 49 Stat. 475;

Oct. 31, 1951, ch. 654, Sec. 3(10), 65 Stat. 708).

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SECTION REFERRED TO IN OTHER SECTIONS

This section is referred to in title 22 section 3714b; title 35

section 2; title 42 section 5197.

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Sec. 505. Sale of duplicate plates

-STATUTE-

The Public Printer shall sell, under regulations of the Joint

Committee on Printing to persons who may apply, additional or

duplicate stereotype or electrotype plates from which a Government

publication is printed, at a price not to exceed the cost of

composition, the metal, and making to the Government, plus 10 per

centum, and the full amount of the price shall be paid when the

order is filed.

-SOURCE-

(Pub. L. 90-620, Oct. 22, 1968, 82 Stat. 1244; Pub. L. 94-553, Sec.

105(a)(1), Oct. 19, 1976, 90 Stat. 2599.)

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HISTORICAL AND REVISION NOTES

Based on 44 U.S. Code, 1964 ed., Sec. 58 (Jan. 12, 1895, ch. 23,

Sec. 52, 28 Stat. 608).

AMENDMENTS

1976 - Pub. L. 94-553 struck out provision that a publication

could not be copyrighted if it was reprinted from additional or

duplicate plates purchased from the Government from which

Government publications had been printed or if it was reprinted

from other Government publications.

EFFECTIVE DATE OF 1976 AMENDMENT

Amendment by Pub. L. 94-553 effective Jan. 1, 1978, see section

102 of Pub. L. 94-553, set out as an Effective Date note preceding

section 101 of Title 17, Copyrights.

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SECTION REFERRED TO IN OTHER SECTIONS

This section is referred to in title 22 section 3714b; title 35

section 2; title 39 section 405.

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Sec. 506. Time for printing documents or reports which include

illustrations or maps

-STATUTE-

A document or report to be illustrated or accompanied by maps may

not be printed by the Public Printer until the illustrations or

maps designed for it are ready for publication.

-SOURCE-

(Pub. L. 90-620, Oct. 22, 1968, 82 Stat. 1244.)

-MISC1-

HISTORICAL AND REVISION NOTES

Based on 44 U.S. Code, 1964 ed., Sec. 115 (part) (Jan. 12, 1895,

ch. 23, Sec. 80, 28 Stat. 621).

This section incorporates only the first clause of former section

115. The balance will be found in section 507 of the revision.

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SECTION REFERRED TO IN OTHER SECTIONS

This section is referred to in title 22 section 3714b; title 35

section 2.

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Sec. 507. Orders for printing to be acted upon within one year

-STATUTE-

An order for public printing may not be acted upon by the Public

Printer after the expiration of one year unless the entire copy and

illustrations for the work have been furnished within that period.

-SOURCE-

(Pub. L. 90-620, Oct. 22, 1968, 82 Stat. 1244.)

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HISTORICAL AND REVISION NOTES

Based on 44 U.S. Code, 1964 ed., Sec. 115 (part) (Jan. 12, 1895,

ch. 23, Sec. 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.

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SECTION REFERRED TO IN OTHER SECTIONS

This section is referred to in title 22 section 3714b; title 35

section 2.

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Sec. 508. Annual estimates of quantity of paper required for public

printing and binding

-STATUTE-

At the beginning of each session of Congress, the Public Printer

shall submit to the Joint Committee on Printing estimates of the

quantity of paper of all descriptions required for the public

printing and binding during the ensuing year.

-SOURCE-

(Pub. L. 90-620, Oct. 22, 1968, 82 Stat. 1244.)

-MISC1-

HISTORICAL AND REVISION NOTES

Based on 44 U.S. Code, 1964 ed., Sec. 36 (Jan. 12, 1895, ch. 23,

Sec. 26, 28 Stat. 604).

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SECTION REFERRED TO IN OTHER SECTIONS

This section is referred to in title 22 section 3714b; title 35

section 2.

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Sec. 509. Standards of paper; advertisements for proposals; samples

-STATUTE-

The Joint Committee on Printing shall fix upon standards of paper

for the different descriptions of public printing and binding, and

the Public Printer, under their direction, shall advertise in six

newspapers or trade journals, published in different cities, for

sealed proposals to furnish the Government with paper, as specified

in the schedule to be furnished applicants by the Public Printer,

setting forth in detail the quality and quantities required for the

public printing. The Public Printer shall furnish samples of the

standard of papers fixed upon to applicants who desire to bid.

-SOURCE-

(Pub. L. 90-620, Oct. 22, 1968, 82 Stat. 1244.)

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HISTORICAL AND REVISION NOTES

Based on 44 U.S. Code, 1964 ed., Sec. 5 (Jan. 12, 1895, ch. 23,

Sec. 3, 28 Stat. 601; Mar. 3, 1925, ch. 421, Sec. 1, 43 Stat.

1105).

NATIONAL POLICY ON PERMANENT PAPERS

Pub. L. 101-423, Oct. 12, 1990, 104 Stat. 912, provided that:

"Whereas it is now widely recognized and scientifically

demonstrated that the acidic papers commonly used for more than a

century in documents, books, and other publications are

self-destructing and will continue to self destruct;

"Whereas Americans are facing the prospect of continuing to lose

national, historical, scientific, and scholarly records,

including government records, faster than salvage efforts can be

mounted despite the dedicated efforts of many libraries,

archives, and agencies, such as the Library of Congress and the

National Archives and Records Administration;

"Whereas nationwide hundreds of millions of dollars will have to be

spent by the Federal, State, and local governments and private

institutions to salvage the most essential books and other

materials in the libraries and archives of government, academic,

and private institutions;

"Whereas paper manufacturers can produce a sufficient supply of

acid free permanent papers with a life of several hundred years,

at prices competitive with acid papers, if publishers would

specify the use of such papers, and some publishers and many

university presses are already publishing on acid free permanent

papers;

"Whereas most Government agencies do not require the use of acid

free permanent papers for appropriate Federal records and

publications;

"Whereas librarians, publishers, and other professional groups have

urged the use of acid free permanent papers;

"Whereas even when books are printed on acid free permanent paper

this fact is often not made known to libraries by notations in

the book or by notations in standard bibliographic listings; and

"Whereas there is an urgent need to prevent the continuance of the

acid paper problem in the future: Now, therefore, be it

"Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the

United States of America in Congress assembled,

"Section 1. It is the policy of the United States that Federal

records, books, and publications of enduring value be produced on

acid free permanent papers.

"Sec. 2. The Congress of the United States urgently recommends

that -

"(1) Federal agencies require the use of acid free permanent

papers for publications of enduring value produced by the

Government Printing Office or produced by Federal grant or

contract, using the specifications for such paper established by

the Joint Committee on Printing;

"(2) Federal agencies require the use of archival quality acid

free papers for permanently valuable Federal records and confer

with the National Archives and Records Administration on the

requirements for paper quality;

"(3) American publishers and State and local governments use

acid free permanent papers for publications of enduring value, in

voluntary compliance with the American National Standard;

"(4) all publishers, private and governmental, prominently note

the use of acid free permanent paper in books, advertisements,

catalogs, and standard bibliographic listings; and

"(5) the Secretary of State, Librarian of Congress, Archivist

of the United States, and other Federal officials make known the

national policy regarding acid free permanent papers to foreign

governments and appropriate international agencies since the acid

paper problem is worldwide and essential foreign materials being

imported by our libraries are printed on acid papers.

"Sec. 3. The Librarian of Congress, the Archivist of the United

States, and the Public Printer shall jointly monitor the Federal

Government's progress in implementing the national policy declared

in section 1 regarding acid free permanent papers and shall report

to the Congress regarding such progress on December 31, 1991,

December 31, 1993, and December 31, 1995. In carrying out the

monitoring and reporting functions under this section, the

Librarian of Congress, the Archivist of the United States, and the

Public Printer may consult with the National Endowment for the

Humanities, National Agricultural Library, National Library of

Medicine, other Federal and State agencies, international

organizations, private publishers, paper manufacturers, and other

organizations with an interest in preservation of books and

historical papers."

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SECTION REFERRED TO IN OTHER SECTIONS

This section is referred to in sections 515, 1121 of this title;

title 22 section 3714b; title 35 section 2.

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Sec. 510. Specifications in advertisements for paper

-STATUTE-

The advertisements for proposals shall specify the minimum

portion of each quality of paper required for either three months,

six months, or one year, as the Joint Committee on Printing

determines; but when the minimum portion so specified exceeds, in

any case, one thousand reams, it shall state that proposals will be

received for one thousand reams or more.

-SOURCE-

(Pub. L. 90-620, Oct. 22, 1968, 82 Stat. 1244.)

-MISC1-

HISTORICAL AND REVISION NOTES

Based on 44 U.S. Code, 1954 ed., Sec. 6 (Jan. 12, 1895, ch. 23,

Sec. 4, 28 Stat. 601).

-SECREF-

SECTION REFERRED TO IN OTHER SECTIONS

This section is referred to in sections 515, 1121 of this title;

title 22 section 3714b; title 35 section 2.

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Sec. 511. Opening bids; bonds

-STATUTE-

The sealed proposals to furnish paper and envelopes shall be

opened in the presence of the Joint Committee on Printing who shall

award the contracts to the lowest and best bidder for the interest

of the Government. The committee (!1) may not consider a proposal

that is not accompanied by a bond with security or certified check

in the amount of $5,000, guaranteeing that the bidder if his

proposal is accepted, will enter into a formal contract with the

United States to furnish the paper or envelopes specified. The

Committee may not consider a proposal from a person unknown to it

unless accompanied by satisfactory evidence that he is a

manufacturer of or dealer in the description of paper or envelopes

proposed to be furnished.

-SOURCE-

(Pub. L. 90-620, Oct. 22, 1968, 82 Stat. 1244.)

-MISC1-

HISTORICAL AND REVISION NOTES

Based on 44 U.S. Code, 1964 ed., Sec. 7 (Jan. 12, 1895, ch. 23,

Sec. 5, 28 Stat. 602; June 16, 1938, ch. 477, Sec. 3, 52 Stat.

761).

-SECREF-

SECTION REFERRED TO IN OTHER SECTIONS

This section is referred to in sections 515, 1121 of this title;

title 22 section 3714b; title 35 section 2.

-FOOTNOTE-

(!1) So in original. Probably should be capitalized.

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Sec. 512. Approval of paper contracts; time for performance; bonds

-STATUTE-

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.

-SOURCE-

(Pub. L. 90-620, Oct. 22, 1968, 82 Stat. 1244.)

-MISC1-

HISTORICAL AND REVISION NOTES

Based on 44 U.S. Code, 1964 ed., Sec. 8 (Jan. 12, 1895, ch. 23,

Sec. 6, 28 Stat. 602; Mar. 3, 1917, ch. 163, Sec. 6, 39 Stat.

1121).

-SECREF-

SECTION REFERRED TO IN OTHER SECTIONS

This section is referred to in sections 515, 1121 of this title;

title 22 section 3714b; title 35 section 2.

-End-

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44 USC Sec. 513 01/06/03

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TITLE 44 - PUBLIC PRINTING AND DOCUMENTS

CHAPTER 5 - PRODUCTION AND PROCUREMENT OF PRINTING AND BINDING

-HEAD-

Sec. 513. Comparison of paper and envelopes with standard quality

-STATUTE-

The Public Printer shall compare every lot of paper and envelopes

delivered by a contractor with the standard of quality fixed upon

by the Joint Committee on Printing, and may not accept paper or

envelopes which do not conform to it in every particular. A lot of

delivered paper or envelopes which does not conform to the standard

of quality may be accepted by the Committee at a discount that in

its opinion is sufficient to protect the interests of the

Government.

-SOURCE-

(Pub. L. 90-620, Oct. 22, 1968, 82 Stat. 1245.)

-MISC1-

HISTORICAL AND REVISION NOTES

Based on 44 U.S. Code, 1964 ed., Sec. 9 (Jan. 12, 1895, ch. 23,

Sec. 7, 28 Stat. 602; June 20, 1936, ch. 630, title VIII, Sec. 13,

49 Stat. 1553).

-SECREF-

SECTION REFERRED TO IN OTHER SECTIONS

This section is referred to in sections 515, 1121 of this title;

title 22 section 3714b; title 35 section 2.

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44 USC Sec. 514 01/06/03

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TITLE 44 - PUBLIC PRINTING AND DOCUMENTS

CHAPTER 5 - PRODUCTION AND PROCUREMENT OF PRINTING AND BINDING

-HEAD-

Sec. 514. Determination of quality of paper

-STATUTE-

The Joint Committee on Printing shall determine differences of

opinion between the Public Printer and a contractor for paper

respecting the paper's quality; and the decision of the Committee

is final as to the United States.

-SOURCE-

(Pub. L. 90-620, Oct. 22, 1968, 82 Stat. 1245.)

-MISC1-

HISTORICAL AND REVISION NOTES

Based on 44 U.S. Code, 1964 ed., Sec. 10 (Jan. 12, 1895, ch. 23,

Sec. 8, 28 Stat. 602; Mar. 3, 1917, ch. 163, Sec. 6, 39 Stat.

1121).

-SECREF-

SECTION REFERRED TO IN OTHER SECTIONS

This section is referred to in sections 515, 1121 of this title;

title 22 section 3714b; title 35 section 2.

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44 USC Sec. 515 01/06/03

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TITLE 44 - PUBLIC PRINTING AND DOCUMENTS

CHAPTER 5 - PRODUCTION AND PROCUREMENT OF PRINTING AND BINDING

-HEAD-

Sec. 515. Default of contractor; new contracts and purchase in open

market

-STATUTE-

If a contractor fails to comply with his contract, the Public

Printer shall report the default to the Joint Committee on

Printing, and under its direction, enter into a new contract with

the lowest, best, and most responsible bidder for the interest of

the Government among those whose proposals were rejected at the

last opening of bids, or he shall advertise for new proposals,

under the regulations provided by sections 509-517 of this title.

During the interval that may thus occur he may, under the direction

of the Joint Committee on Printing, purchase in open market, at the

lowest market price, paper necessary for the public printing.

-SOURCE-

(Pub. L. 90-620, Oct. 22, 1968, 82 Stat. 1245.)

-MISC1-

HISTORICAL AND REVISION NOTES

Based on 44 U.S. Code, 1964 ed., Sec. 11 (Jan. 12, 1895, ch. 23,

Sec. 9, 28 Stat. 602; Mar. 3, 1917, ch. 163, Sec. 6, 39 Stat.

1121).

-SECREF-

SECTION REFERRED TO IN OTHER SECTIONS

This section is referred to in section 1121 of this title; title

22 section 3714b; title 35 section 2.

-End-

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44 USC Sec. 516 01/06/03

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TITLE 44 - PUBLIC PRINTING AND DOCUMENTS

CHAPTER 5 - PRODUCTION AND PROCUREMENT OF PRINTING AND BINDING

-HEAD-

Sec. 516. Liability of defaulting contractor

-STATUTE-

Upon failure to furnish paper, a contractor and his sureties

shall be responsible for any increase of cost to the Government in

procuring a supply of the paper consequent upon his default. The

Public Printer shall report every default, with a full statement of

all the facts in the case, to the General Counsel for the

Department of the Treasury, who shall prosecute the defaulting

contractor and his sureties upon their bond in the district court

of the United States in the district in which the defaulting

contractor resides.

-SOURCE-

(Pub. L. 90-620, Oct. 22, 1968, 82 Stat. 1245.)

-MISC1-

HISTORICAL AND REVISION NOTES

Based on 44 U.S. Code, 1964 ed., Sec. 12 (Jan. 12, 1895, ch. 23,

Sec. 10, 28 Stat. 602; Mar. 3, 1911, ch. 231, Sec. 291, 36 Stat.

1167; May 10, 1934, ch. 277, Sec. 512(b), 48 Stat. 759).

-SECREF-

SECTION REFERRED TO IN OTHER SECTIONS

This section is referred to in sections 515, 1121 of this title;

title 22 section 3714b; title 35 section 2.

-End-

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44 USC Sec. 517 01/06/03

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TITLE 44 - PUBLIC PRINTING AND DOCUMENTS

CHAPTER 5 - PRODUCTION AND PROCUREMENT OF PRINTING AND BINDING

-HEAD-

Sec. 517. Purchase of paper in open market

-STATUTE-

The Joint Committee on Printing may authorize the Public Printer

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.

-SOURCE-

(Pub. L. 90-620, Oct. 22, 1968, 82 Stat. 1245.)

-MISC1-

HISTORICAL AND REVISION NOTES

Based on 44 U.S. Code, 1964 ed., Sec. 13 (Jan. 12, 1895, ch. 23,

Sec. 11, 28 Stat. 602; Mar. 3, 1917, ch. 163, Sec. 6, 39 Stat.

1121).

-SECREF-

SECTION REFERRED TO IN OTHER SECTIONS

This section is referred to in section 515 of this title; title

22 section 3714b; title 35 section 2.

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