§ 1102. — Printing to be authorized by law and necessary to the public business, not in excess of appropriation, and on special requisition filed with the Public Printer.
[Laws in effect as of January 24, 2002]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 24, 2002 and December 19, 2002]
[CITE: 44USC1102]
TITLE 44--PUBLIC PRINTING AND DOCUMENTS
CHAPTER 11--EXECUTIVE AND JUDICIARY PRINTING AND BINDING
Sec. 1102. Printing to be authorized by law and necessary to the
public business, not in excess of appropriation, and on special
requisition filed with the Public Printer
(a) A head of an executive department, or of an independent agency
or establishment of the Government may not cause to be printed, and the
Public Printer may not print, a document or matter unless it is
authorized by law and necessary to the public business.
(b) Printing may not be done for an executive department,
independent agency or establishment in a fiscal year in excess of the
amount of the appropriation.
(c) Printing may not be done without a special requisition signed by
the chief of the department, independent agency or establishment and
filed with the Public Printer.
(Pub. L. 90-620, Oct. 22, 1968, 82 Stat. 1261.)
Historical and Revision Notes
Based on 44 U.S. Code, 1964 ed., Secs. 213, 219 (Jan. 12, 1895, ch.
23, Sec. 89, 94, 28 Stat. 622).
This section incorporates the first paragraph of former section 213
and the first clause of former section 219. The balance of former
section 213 will be found in sections 1116, 1302, 1308, 1309, 1310, 1336
of the revision; that of former section 219 in section 1113 of the
revision.
Section Referred to in Other Sections
This section is referred to in title 22 section 3714b; title 35
section 2.