§ 1719. — International exchange of Government publications.
[Laws in effect as of January 24, 2002]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 24, 2002 and December 19, 2002]
[CITE: 44USC1719]
TITLE 44--PUBLIC PRINTING AND DOCUMENTS
CHAPTER 17--DISTRIBUTION AND SALE OF PUBLIC DOCUMENTS
Sec. 1719. International exchange of Government publications
For the purpose of more fully carrying into effect the convention
concluded at Brussels on March 15, 1886, and proclaimed by the President
of the United States on January 15, 1889, there shall be supplied to the
Superintendent of Documents not to exceed one hundred and twenty-five
copies each of all Government publications, including the daily and
bound copies of the Congressional Record, for distribution to those
foreign governments which agree, as indicated by the Library of
Congress, to send to the United States similar publications of their
governments for delivery to the Library of Congress. Confidential
matter, blank forms, circular letters not of a public character,
publications determined by their issuing department, office, or
establishment to be required for official use only or for strictly
administrative or operational purposes which have no public interest or
educational value, and publications classified for reasons of national
security shall be exempted from this requirement. The printing, binding,
and distribution costs of any publications distributed in accordance
with this section shall be charged to appropriations provided the
Superintendent of Documents for that purpose.
(Pub. L. 90-620, Oct. 22, 1968, 82 Stat. 1282; Pub. L. 97-276,
Sec. 101(e), Oct. 2, 1982, 96 Stat. 1189; Pub. L. 99-500, Sec. 101(j),
Oct. 18, 1986, 100 Stat. 1783-287, and Pub. L. 99-591, Sec. 101(j), Oct.
30, 1986, 100 Stat. 3341-287, as amended Pub. L. 100-71, title I, July
11, 1987, 101 Stat. 425.)
Historical and Revision Notes
Based on 44 U.S. Code, 1964, ed., Sec. 139a (Mar. 2, 1901, No. 16,
Sec. 3, 31 Stat. 1465; Mar. 3, 1925, ch. 421, Sec. 7, 43 Stat. 1106;
June 20, 1936, ch. 630, title IV, Sec. 6, 49 Stat. 1550).
References in Text
There were two conventions concluded at Brussels on Mar. 15, 1886,
and proclaimed by the President on Jan. 15, 1889: one was a convention
``for the international exchange of official documents, scientific, and
literary publications''; the other was ``for the immediate exchange of
the official journals, parliamentary annals, and documents.''
Codification
Pub. L. 99-591 is a corrected version of Pub. L. 99-500.
The 1986 amendment is based on section 306 of title III of H.R. 5203
(see House Report 99-805 as filed in the House on Aug. 15, 1986), and
incorporated by reference in section 101(j) of Pub. L. 99-500 and 99-
591, as amended by Pub. L. 100-71, to be effective as if enacted into
law.
The 1982 amendment by Pub. L. 97-276 is based on section 305(b) of
S. 2939, Ninety-seventh Congress, 2d Session, as reported Sept. 22,
1982, and incorporated by reference in section 101(e) of Pub. L. 97-276,
to be effective as if enacted into law.
Amendments
1986--Pub. L. 99-500 and 99-591, as amended by Pub. L. 100-71,
amended last sentence generally, substituting ``charged to
appropriations provided the Superintendent of Documents for that
purpose'' for ``chargeable to the department, office, or establishment
issuing the publication''. See Codification note above.
1982--Pub. L. 97-276 substituted ``Superintendent of Documents'' for
first reference to ``Library of Congress'' and ``for distribution to
those foreign governments which agree, as indicated by the Library of
Congress, to send to the United States similar publications of their
governments for delivery to the Library of Congress'' for ``for
distribution, through the Smithsonian Institution, to foreign
governments which agree to send to the United States similar
publications of their governments for delivery to the Library of
Congress'', and inserted ``Confidential matter, blank forms, circular
letters not of a public character, publications determined by their
issuing department, office, or establishment to be required for official
use only or for strictly administrative or operational purposes which
have no public interest or educational value, and publications
classified for reasons of national security shall be exempted from this
requirement. The printing, binding, and distribution costs of any
publication distributed in accordance with this section shall be
chargeable to the department, office, or establishment issuing the
publication.''
Section Referred to in Other Sections
This section is referred to in sections 701, 906 of this title.
