§ 701. — "Usual number" of documents and reports; distribution of House and Senate documents and reports; binding; reports on private bills; number of copies printed; distribution.
[Laws in effect as of January 24, 2002]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 24, 2002 and December 19, 2002]
[CITE: 44USC701]
TITLE 44--PUBLIC PRINTING AND DOCUMENTS
CHAPTER 7--CONGRESSIONAL PRINTING AND BINDING
Sec. 701. ``Usual number'' of documents and reports;
distribution of House and Senate documents and reports; binding;
reports on private bills; number of copies printed; distribution
(a) The order by either House of Congress to print a document or
report shall signify the ``usual number'' of copies for binding and
distribution among those entitled to receive them. A greater number may
not be printed unless ordered by either House, or as provided by this
section. When a special number of a document or report is ordered
printed, the usual number shall also be printed, unless already ordered.
(b) The ``usual number'' of documents and reports shall be one
thousand six hundred and eighty-two copies, which shall be printed at
one time and distributed as follows:
Of the House documents and reports, unbound--to the Senate document
room, one hundred and fifty copies; to the office of the Secretary of
the Senate, ten copies; to the House document room, not to exceed five
hundred copies; to the office of the Clerk of the House of
Representatives, twenty copies; to the Library of Congress, ten copies,
as provided by section 1718 of this title.
Of the Senate documents and reports, unbound--to the Senate document
room, two hundred and twenty copies; office of the Secretary of the
Senate, ten copies; to the House document room, not to exceed five
hundred copies; to the Clerk's office of the House of Representatives,
ten copies; to the Library of Congress, ten copies, as provided by
section 1718 of this title.
(c) Of the number printed, the Public Printer shall bind a
sufficient number of copies for distribution as follows:
Of the House documents and reports, bound--to the Senate library,
fifteen copies; to the Library of Congress, not to exceed one hundred
and fifty copies, as provided by section 1718 of this title; to the
House of Representatives library, fifteen copies; to the Superintendent
of Documents, as many copies as are required for distribution to the
State libraries and designated depositories.
Of the Senate documents and reports, bound--to the Senate library,
fifteen copies; to the Library of Congress, copies as provided by
sections 1718 and 1719 of this title; to the House of Representatives
library, fifteen copies; to the Superintendent of Documents, as many
copies as may be required for distribution to State libraries and
designated depositories. In binding documents the Public Printer shall
give precedence to those that are to be distributed to libraries and to
designated depositories. But a State library or designated depository
entitled to documents that may prefer to have its documents in unbound
form, may do so by notifying the Superintendent of Documents to that
effect prior to the convening of each Congress.
(d) The usual number of reports on private bills, concurrent or
simple resolutions, may not be printed. Instead there shall be printed
of each Senate report on a private bill, simple or concurrent
resolution, in addition to those required to be furnished the Library of
Congress, three hundred and forty-five copies, which shall be
distributed as follows: to the Senate document room, two hundred and
twenty copies; to the Secretary of the Senate, fifteen copies; to the
House document room, one hundred copies; to the Superintendent of
Documents, ten copies; and of each House report on a private bill,
simple or concurrent resolution, in addition to those for the Library of
Congress, two hundred and sixty copies, which shall be distributed as
follows: to the Senate document room, one hundred and thirty-five
copies; to the Secretary of the Senate, fifteen copies; to the House
document room, one hundred copies; to the Superintendent of Documents,
ten copies.
This section does not prevent the binding of all Senate and House
reports in the reserve volumes bound for and delivered to the Senate and
House libraries, nor abridge the right of the Vice President, Senators,
Representatives, Resident Commissioner, Secretary of the Senate, and
Clerk of the House to have bound in half morocco, or material not more
expensive, one copy of every public document to which he may be
entitled. At least twelve copies of each report on bills for the payment
or adjudication of claims against the Government shall be kept on file
in the Senate document room.
(Pub. L. 90-620, Oct. 22, 1968, 82 Stat. 1246.)
Historical and Revision Notes
Based on 44 U.S. Code, 1964 ed., Sec. 131 (Jan. 12, 1895, ch. 23,
Sec. 54, 28 Stat. 608; Mar. 2, 1901, No. 16, Secs. 1, 2, 31 Stat. 1464;
Jan. 20, 1905, ch. 50, Sec. 1, 33 Stat. 610; Mar. 1, 1907, ch. 2284,
Sec. 4, 34 Stat. 1014; Jan. 15, 1908, No. 3, Sec. 2, 35 Stat. 566; Mar.
4, 1909, ch. 317, 35 Stat. 1067; June 25, 1910, ch. 439, 36 Stat. 868;
Mar. 3, 1925, ch. 421, Secs. 6, 7, 43 Stat. 1106; June 20, 1936, ch.
630, title IV, Sec. 6, 49 Stat. 1550; Proc. No. 2695, July 4, 1946, 11
F.R. 7517, 60 Stat. 1352).
Congressional Printing and Binding Services For the House of
Representatives--Appropriations and Study
Pub. L. 106-554, Sec. 1(a)(2) [title I, Sec. 111], Dec. 21, 2000,
114 Stat. 2763, 2763A-110, provided that:
``(a) Congressional Printing and Binding For the House Through Clerk
of House.--
``(1) In general.--Notwithstanding any provision of title 44,
United States Code, or any other law, there are authorized to be
appropriated to the Clerk of the House of Representatives such sums
as may be necessary for congressional printing and binding services
for the House of Representatives.
``(2) Preparation of estimates.--Estimated expenditures and
proposed appropriations for congressional printing and binding
services shall be prepared and submitted by the Clerk of the House
of Representatives in accordance with title 31, United States Code,
in the same manner as estimates and requests are prepared for other
legislative branch services under such title, except that such
requests shall be based upon the results of the study conducted
under subsection (b) (with respect to any fiscal year covered by
such study).
``(3) Effective date.--This subsection shall apply with respect
to fiscal year 2003 and each succeeding fiscal year.
``(b) Study.--
``(1) In general.--During fiscal year 2001, the Clerk of the
House of Representatives shall conduct a comprehensive study of the
needs of the House for congressional printing and binding services
during fiscal year 2003 and succeeding fiscal years (including
transitional issues during fiscal year 2002), and shall include in
the study an analysis of the most cost-effective program or programs
for providing printed or other media-based publications for House
uses.
``(2) Submission to committees.--The Clerk shall submit the
study conducted under paragraph (1) to the Committee on House
Administration of the House of Representatives, who shall review the
study and prepare such regulations or other materials (including
proposals for legislation) as it considers appropriate to enable the
Clerk to carry out congressional printing and binding services for
the House in accordance with this section.
``(c) Definition.--In this section, the term `congressional printing
and binding services' means the following services:
``(1) Authorized printing and binding for the Congress and the
distribution of congressional information in any format.
``(2) Preparing the semimonthly and session index to the
Congressional Record.
``(3) Printing and binding of Government publications authorized
by law to be distributed to Members of Congress.
``(4) Printing, binding, and distribution of Government
publications authorized by law to be distributed without charge to
the recipient.''
Section Referred to in Other Sections
This section is referred to in title 2 section 28b.