§ 516. — Liability of defaulting contractor.
[Laws in effect as of January 24, 2002]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 24, 2002 and December 19, 2002]
[CITE: 44USC516]
TITLE 44--PUBLIC PRINTING AND DOCUMENTS
CHAPTER 5--PRODUCTION AND PROCUREMENT OF PRINTING AND BINDING
Sec. 516. Liability of defaulting contractor
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.
(Pub. L. 90-620, Oct. 22, 1968, 82 Stat. 1245.)
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).
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.
