§ 1509. — Costs of publication, etc.
[Laws in effect as of January 24, 2002]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 24, 2002 and December 19, 2002]
[CITE: 44USC1509]
TITLE 44--PUBLIC PRINTING AND DOCUMENTS
CHAPTER 15--FEDERAL REGISTER AND CODE OF FEDERAL REGULATIONS
Sec. 1509. Costs of publication, etc.
(a) The cost of printing, reprinting, wrapping, binding, and
distributing the Federal Register and the Code of Federal Regulations,
and, except as provided in subsection (b), other expenses incurred by
the Government Printing Office in carrying out the duties placed upon it
by this chapter shall be charged to the revolving fund provided in
section 309. Reimbursements for such costs and expenses shall be made by
the Federal agencies and credited, together with all receipts, as
provided in section 309(b).
(b) The cost of printing, reprinting, wrapping, binding, and
distributing all other publications of the Federal Register program, and
other expenses incurred by the Government Printing Office in connection
with such publications, shall be borne by the appropriations to the
Government Printing Office and the appropriations are made available,
and are authorized to be increased by additional sums necessary for the
purposes, the increases to be based upon estimates submitted by the
Public Printer.
(Pub. L. 90-620, Oct. 22, 1968, 82 Stat. 1277; Pub. L. 95-94, title IV,
Sec. 408(a)(1), Aug. 5, 1977, 91 Stat. 683.)
Historical and Revision Notes
Based on 44 U.S. Code, 1964 ed., Sec. 309 (July 26, 1935, ch. 417,
Sec. 9, 49 Stat. 502).
A reference to section 10 of Act June 19, 1934 is deleted because of
the repeal of that section by Act June 30, 1949.
Amendments
1977--Pub. L. 95-94 substituted ``Costs of publication, etc.'' for
``Cost of publication; appropriations authorized; penalty mail
privilege'' in section catchline, added subsec. (a), designated former
first paragraph as subsec. (b) and inserted provision restricting
coverage to the other publications of the Federal Register program and
struck out provision requiring payments for the Federal Register to be
covered into the Treasury as miscellaneous receipts and former second
paragraph relating to penalty mail privileges for the Federal Register.
Effective Date of 1977 Amendment
Section 408(b) of Pub. L. 95-94 provided that: ``The amendments made
by subsection (a) [amending this section] shall take effect on October
1, 1977.''
