§ 1317. — Foreign Relations.
[Laws in effect as of January 24, 2002]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 24, 2002 and December 19, 2002]
[CITE: 44USC1317]
TITLE 44--PUBLIC PRINTING AND DOCUMENTS
CHAPTER 13--PARTICULAR REPORTS AND DOCUMENTS
Sec. 1317. Foreign Relations
In addition to the usual number of Foreign Relations, three thousand
copies of each shall be printed: one thousand for the Senate and two
thousand for the House of Representatives.
(Pub. L. 90-620, Oct. 22, 1968, 82 Stat. 1268.)
Historical and Revision Notes
Based on 44 U.S. Code, 1964 ed., Sec. 250 (Jan. 12, 1895, ch. 23,
Sec. 73, 28 Stat. 613).
Publication of ``Foreign Relations of the United States'' at Continuing
High Standard of Documentation
Pub. L. 95-426, title I, Sec. 120, Oct. 7, 1978, 92 Stat. 970,
provided that:
``(a) The Congress finds that the Department of State publication
`Foreign Relations of the United States' plays an important role in
making the documentary record of United States foreign relations
available to the Congress and the American public.
``(b) The Secretary of State shall therefore insure that publication
of the `Foreign Relations of the United States' volumes is continued in
such a manner as will maintain the high standard of comprehensive
documentation already established by past volumes.''
Written Requests for Documents
Pub. L. 94-59, title VIII, July 25, 1975, 89 Stat. 296, provided
that: ``Hereafter, notwithstanding any other provisions of law,
appropriations for the automatic distribution to Senators and
Representatives (including Delegates to Congress and the Resident
Commissioner from Puerto Rico) of copies of the Foreign Relations of the
United States, the United States Treaties and Other International
Agreements, the District of Columbia Code and Supplements, and more than
one bound set of the United States Code and Supplements shall not be
available with respect to any Senator or Representative unless such
Senator or Representative specifically, in writing, requests that he
receive copies of such documents.''
