§ 718. — Lapse of authority to print.
[Laws in effect as of January 24, 2002]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 24, 2002 and December 19, 2002]
[CITE: 44USC718]
TITLE 44--PUBLIC PRINTING AND DOCUMENTS
CHAPTER 7--CONGRESSIONAL PRINTING AND BINDING
Sec. 718. Lapse of authority to print
The authority to print a document or report, or a publication
authorized by law to be printed, for distribution by Congress, shall
lapse when the whole number of copies has not been ordered within two
years from the date of the original order, except orders for subsequent
editions, approved by the Joint Committee on Printing, in which case the
whole number may not exceed that originally authorized by law.
(Pub. L. 90-620, Oct. 22, 1968, 82 Stat. 1250.)
Historical and Revision Notes
Based on 44 U.S. Code, 1964 ed., Sec. 141 (Mar. 1, 1907, ch. 2284,
Sec. 5, 34 Stat. 1014).
