§ 907. — Congressional Record: extracts for Members of Congress; mailing envelopes.
[Laws in effect as of January 24, 2002]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 24, 2002 and December 19, 2002]
[CITE: 44USC907]
TITLE 44--PUBLIC PRINTING AND DOCUMENTS
CHAPTER 9--CONGRESSIONAL RECORD
Sec. 907. Congressional Record: extracts for Members of
Congress; mailing envelopes
The Public Printer may print and deliver, upon the order of a Member
of Congress and payment of the cost, extracts from the Congressional
Record. The Public Printer may furnish without cost to Members and the
Resident Commissioner, envelopes, ready for mailing the Congressional
Record or any part of it, or speeches, or reports in it, if such part,
speeches, or reports are mailable as franked mail under section 3210 of
title 39. Envelopes so furnished shall contain in the upper left-hand
corner the following words: ``United States Senate'' or ``House of
Representatives, U.S. Part of Congressional Record.'', and in the upper
right-hand corner the letters ``U.S.S.'' or ``M.C.'', and the Public
Printer may, at the request of a Member or Resident Commissioner, print
in addition to the foregoing, his name and State or Commonwealth, the
date, and the topic or subject matter, not exceeding twelve words. He
may not print any other words on envelopes, except at the personal
expense of the Member or Resident Commissioner ordering the envelopes,
except to affix the official title of a document. The Public Printer
shall deposit moneys accruing under this section in the Treasury of the
United States to the credit of the appropriation made for the working
capital of the Government Printing Office for the year in which the work
is done, and accounted for in his annual report to Congress.
(Pub. L. 90-620, Oct. 22, 1968, 82 Stat. 1259; Pub. L. 93-191,
Sec. 8(b), Dec. 18, 1973, 87 Stat. 745; Pub. L. 93-255, Sec. 2(c), Mar.
27, 1974, 88 Stat. 52.)
Historical and Revision Notes
Based on 44 U.S. Code, 1964 ed., Sec. 185 (Jan. 12, 1895, ch. 23,
Sec. 37, 28 Stat. 606; Mar. 2, 1895, ch. 189, Sec. 1, 28 Stat. 961; Jan.
30, 1904, ch. 39, 33 Stat. 9; Mar. 4, 1925, ch. 549, 43 Stat. 1300).
Amendments
1974--Pub. L. 93-255 struck out ``Postage paid by Congress'' after
``Part of Congressional Record.''.
1973--Pub. L. 93-191 inserted at end of second sentence ``, if such
part, speeches, or reports are mailable as franked mail under section
3210 of title 39'' and substituted in third sentence ``Postage paid by
Congress'' for ``Free''.
Effective Date of 1973 Amendment
Amendment by Pub. L. 93-191 effective Dec. 18, 1973, see section 14,
of Pub. L. 93-191, set out as a note under section 3210 of Title 39,
Postal Service.
Archivist of the United States
References to Archivist of the United States deemed to refer to
Archivist appointed under section 2103 of this title with respect to
functions transferred by Pub. L. 98-497 or an amendment made by Pub. L.
98-497 and exercised after Apr. 1, 1985, see sections 106 and 108 of
Pub. L. 98-497, set out as notes under section 2102 of this title.
Section Referred to in Other Sections
This section is referred to in title 39 sections 3201, 3216.
