§ 1503. — Filing documents with Office; notation of time; public inspection; transmission for printing.
[Laws in effect as of January 24, 2002]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 24, 2002 and December 19, 2002]
[CITE: 44USC1503]
TITLE 44--PUBLIC PRINTING AND DOCUMENTS
CHAPTER 15--FEDERAL REGISTER AND CODE OF FEDERAL REGULATIONS
Sec. 1503. Filing documents with Office; notation of time;
public inspection; transmission for printing
The original and two duplicate originals or certified copies of a
document required or authorized to be published by section 1505 of this
title shall be filed with the Office of the Federal Register, which
shall be open for that purpose during all hours of the working days when
the National Archives Building is open for official business. The
Archivist of the United States shall cause to be noted on the original
and duplicate originals or certified copies of each document the day and
hour of filing. When the original is issued, prescribed, or promulgated
outside the District of Columbia, and certified copies are filed before
the filing of the original, the notation shall be of the day and hour of
filing of the certified copies. Upon filing, at least one copy shall be
immediately available for public inspection in the Office. The original
shall be retained by the National Archives and Records Administration
and shall be available for inspection under regulations prescribed by
the Archivist, unless such original is disposed of in accordance with
disposal schedules submitted by the Administrative Committee of the
Federal Register and authorized by the Archivist pursuant to regulations
issued under chapter 33 of this title; however, originals of
proclamations of the President and Executive orders shall be permanently
retained by the Administration as part of the National Archives of the
United States. The Office shall transmit immediately to the Government
Printing Office for printing, as provided by this chapter, one duplicate
original or certified copy of each document required or authorized to be
published by section 1505 of this title. Every Federal agency shall
cause to be transmitted for filing the original and the duplicate
originals or certified copies of all such documents issued, prescribed,
or promulgated by the agency.
(Pub. L. 90-620, Oct. 22, 1968, 82 Stat. 1274; Pub. L. 95-440, Sec. 2,
Oct. 10, 1978, 92 Stat. 1063; Pub. L. 98-497, title I, Sec. 107(b)(4),
Oct. 19, 1984, 98 Stat. 2287.)
Historical and Revision Notes
Based on 44 U.S. Code, 1964 ed., Sec. 302 (July 26, 1935, ch. 417,
Sec. 2, 49 Stat. 500; June 30, 1949, ch. 288, title I, Sec. 104(a), 63
Stat. 381).
Amendments
1984--Pub. L. 98-497 substituted ``Archivist of the United States''
for ``Administrator of General Services'', ``National Archives and
Records Administration'' for ``General Services Administration'', and
``Archivist'' for ``Administrator'' wherever appearing.
1978--Pub. L. 95-440 substituted provision for retention of original
documents by the General Services Administration for prior provision for
retention in the archives of the National Archives and inserted
provisions dispensing with such retention when disposals are made in
accordance with disposal schedules and requiring retention of original
proclamations of the President and Executive orders as part of the
National Archives.
Effective Date of 1984 Amendment
Amendment by Pub. L. 98-497 effective Apr. 1, 1985, see section 301
of Pub. L. 98-497, set out as a note under section 2102 of this title.
Section Referred to in Other Sections
This section is referred to in sections 1504, 1506, 1507 of this
title.
