§ 741. — Disposition of documents stored at Capitol.
[Laws in effect as of January 24, 2002]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 24, 2002 and December 19, 2002]
[CITE: 44USC741]
TITLE 44--PUBLIC PRINTING AND DOCUMENTS
CHAPTER 7--CONGRESSIONAL PRINTING AND BINDING
Sec. 741. Disposition of documents stored at Capitol
The Secretary and Sergeant at Arms of the Senate and the Clerk and
Doorkeeper of the House of Representatives, at the convening in regular
session of each successive Congress shall cause an invoice to be made of
public documents stored in and about the Capitol, other than those
belonging to the quota of Members of Congress, to the Library of
Congress and the Senate and House libraries and document rooms. The
superintendents of the Senate Service Department and House of
Representatives Publications Distribution Service shall put the
documents to the credit of Senators and Representatives in quantities
equal in the number of volumes and as nearly as possible in value, to
each Member of Congress, and the documents shall be distributed upon the
orders of Senators and Representatives, each of whom shall be supplied
by the superintendents of the Senate Service Department and House of
Representatives Publications Distribution Service with a list of the
number and character of the publications thus put to his credit, but
before apportionment is made copies of any of these documents desired
for the use of a committee of either House shall be delivered to the
chairman of the committee.
Four copies of leather-bound documents shall be reserved and
carefully stored, to be used in supplying deficiencies in the Senate and
House libraries caused by wear or loss.
(Pub. L. 90-620, Oct. 22, 1968, 82 Stat. 1255.)
Historical and Revision Notes
Based on 44 U.S. Code, 1964 ed., Sec. 167 (Jan. 12, 1895, ch. 23,
Sec. 63, 28 Stat. 611; July 2, 1954, ch. 455, title I, Sec. 101, 68
Stat. 397).
``Senate Service Department and House Folding Room'' was substituted
for ``Senate and House folding rooms,'' and ``superintendents of the
Senate Service Department and House Folding Room'' was substituted for
``superintendents of the folding rooms'' in view of act July 2, 1954,
which redesignated the Senate Folding Room as the Senate Service
Department.
Act July 2, 1954, provided in part that ``hereafter'' the Senate
Folding Room should be known as the Senate Service Department.
``House of Representatives Publications Distribution Service'' is
substituted for ``House Folding Room'' because of the change of name
under authority of Public Law 88-652.
Abolition of Office of Doorkeeper
Office of Doorkeeper of House of Representatives abolished and
functions transferred generally to Sergeant-at-Arms of House of
Representatives by House Resolution No. 6, One Hundred Fourth Congress,
Jan. 4, 1995.
