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[CITE: 44USC504]

 
                 TITLE 44--PUBLIC PRINTING AND DOCUMENTS
 
      CHAPTER 5--PRODUCTION AND PROCUREMENT OF PRINTING AND BINDING
 
Sec. 504. Direct purchase of printing, binding, and blank-book 
        work by Government agencies
        
    The Joint Committee on Printing may permit the Public Printer to 
authorize an executive department, independent office, or establishment 
of the Government to purchase direct for its use such printing, binding, 
and blank-book work, otherwise authorized by law, as the Government 
Printing Office is not able or suitably equipped to execute or as may be 
more economically or in the better interest of the Government executed 
elsewhere.

(Pub. L. 90-620, Oct. 22, 1968, 82 Stat. 1243.)


                      Historical and Revision Notes

    Based on 44 U.S. Code, 1964 ed., Sec. 14 (Jan. 12, 1895, ch. 23, 
Sec. 12, 28 Stat. 602; July 8, 1935, ch. 374, Sec. 1, 49 Stat. 475; Oct. 
31, 1951, ch. 654, Sec. 3(10), 65 Stat. 708).

                  Section Referred to in Other Sections

    This section is referred to in title 22 section 3714b; title 35 
section 2; title 42 section 5197.