§ 1103. — Certificate of necessity; estimate of cost.
[Laws in effect as of January 24, 2002]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 24, 2002 and December 19, 2002]
[CITE: 44USC1103]
TITLE 44--PUBLIC PRINTING AND DOCUMENTS
CHAPTER 11--EXECUTIVE AND JUDICIARY PRINTING AND BINDING
Sec. 1103. Certificate of necessity; estimate of cost
When a department, the Supreme Court, or the Library of Congress
requires printing or binding to be done, it shall certify that it is
necessary for the public service. The Public Printer shall then furnish
an estimate of cost by principal items, after which requisitions may be
made upon him for the printing or binding by the head of the department,
the Clerk of the Supreme Court, or the Librarian of Congress,
respectively. The Public Printer shall place the cost to the debit of
the department in its annual appropriation for printing and binding.
(Pub. L. 90-620, Oct. 22, 1968, 82 Stat. 1261; Pub. L. 97-164, title I,
Sec. 159, Apr. 2, 1982, 96 Stat. 48.)
Historical and Revision Notes
Based on 44 U.S. Code, 1964 ed., Sec. 117 (Jan. 12, 1895, ch. 23,
Sec. 93, 28 Stat. 623; June 25, 1948, ch. 646, Sec. 32(a), 62 Stat. 991;
May 24, 1949, ch. 139, sec. 127, 63 Stat. 107).
Amendments
1982--Pub. L. 97-164 struck out the Court of Claims from the
enumeration of entities for which printing or binding may be done for
the public service and struck out the chief judge of the Court of Claims
from the enumeration of officials who make requisitions upon the Public
Printer for printing or binding.
Effective Date of 1982 Amendment
Amendment by Pub. L. 97-164 effective Oct. 1, 1982, see section 402
of Pub. L. 97-164, set out as a note under section 171 of Title 28,
Judiciary and Judicial Procedure.
Section Referred to in Other Sections
This section is referred to in title 22 section 3714b; title 35
section 2.