§ 1123. — Binding materials; bookbinding for libraries.
[Laws in effect as of January 24, 2002]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 24, 2002 and December 19, 2002]
[CITE: 44USC1123]
TITLE 44--PUBLIC PRINTING AND DOCUMENTS
CHAPTER 11--EXECUTIVE AND JUDICIARY PRINTING AND BINDING
Sec. 1123. Binding materials; bookbinding for libraries
Binding for the departments of the Government shall be done in plain
sheep or cloth, except that record and account books may be bound in
Russia leather, sheep fleshers, and skivers, when authorized by the head
of a department. The libraries of the several departments, the Library
of Congress, the libraries of the Surgeon General's Office, and the
Naval Observatory may have books for the exclusive use of these
libraries bound in half Turkey, or material no more expensive.
(Pub. L. 90-620, Oct. 22, 1968, 82 Stat. 1264; Pub. L. 106-113, div. B,
Sec. 1000(a)(9) [title IV, Sec. 4732(b)(24)], Nov. 29, 1999, 113 Stat.
1536, 1501A-585.)
Historical and Revision Notes
Based on 44 U.S. Code, 1964 ed., Sec. 116 (Jan. 12, 1895, ch. 23,
Sec. 86, 28 Stat. 622).
This section incorporates all but the first sentence of former
section 116. The balance will be found in section 501 of the revision.
Amendments
1999--Pub. L. 106-113 struck out ``the Patent Office,'' after ``the
Surgeon General's Office,''.
Effective Date of 1999 Amendment
Amendment by Pub. L. 106-113 effective 4 months after Nov. 29, 1999,
see section 1000(a)(9) [title IV, Sec. 4731] of Pub. L. 106-113, set out
as a note under section 1 of Title 35, Patents.
Section Referred to in Other Sections
This section is referred to in title 22 section 3714b; title 35
section 2.
