§ 721. — Congressional Directory.
[Laws in effect as of January 24, 2002]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 24, 2002 and December 19, 2002]
[CITE: 44USC721]
TITLE 44--PUBLIC PRINTING AND DOCUMENTS
CHAPTER 7--CONGRESSIONAL PRINTING AND BINDING
Sec. 721. Congressional Directory
(a) There shall be prepared under the direction of the Joint
Committee on Printing (1) a Congressional Directory, which shall be
printed and distributed as early as practicable during the first session
of each Congress and (2) a supplement to each Congressional Directory,
which shall be printed and distributed as early as practicable during
the second regular session of each Congress. The Joint Committee shall
control the number and distribution of the Congressional Directory and
each supplement.
(b) One copy of the Congressional Directory delivered to Members of
the Senate and the House of Representatives (including Delegates and the
Resident Commissioner) shall be bound in cloth and imprinted on the
cover with the name of the Member. Copies of the Congressional Directory
delivered to depository libraries may be bound in cloth. All other
copies of the Congressional Directory shall be bound in paper and names
shall not be imprinted thereon, except that copies printed for sale
under section 722 may be bound in cloth.
(Pub. L. 90-620, Oct. 22, 1968, 82 Stat. 1251; Pub. L. 95-94, title IV,
Sec. 404, Aug. 5, 1977, 91 Stat. 682.)
Historical and Revision Notes
Based on 44 U.S. Code, 1964 ed., Sec. 149 (Jan. 12, 1895, ch. 23,
Sec. 73, 28 Stat. 617; July 1, 1902, ch. 1351, 32 Stat. 583).
Amendments
1977--Pub. L. 95-94 designated existing provisions as subsec. (a),
substituted provisions relating to distribution of initial and
supplementary Directories for provisions requiring preparation of three
editions of the Directory during the first session of each Congress and
two editions during each second regular session of Congress, struck out
provisions relating to distribution of the first edition and provisions
relating to cloth binding for copies delivered to Senators and
Representatives, and added subsec. (b).
