2012 US Code
Title 44 - Public Printing and Documents
Chapter 7 - CONGRESSIONAL PRINTING AND BINDING (§§ 701 - 741)
Section 718 - Lapse of authority to print

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Publication TitleUnited States Code, 2012 Edition, Title 44 - PUBLIC PRINTING AND DOCUMENTS
CategoryBills and Statutes
CollectionUnited States Code
SuDoc Class NumberY 1.2/5:
Contained WithinTitle 44 - PUBLIC PRINTING AND DOCUMENTS
CHAPTER 7 - CONGRESSIONAL PRINTING AND BINDING
Sec. 718 - Lapse of authority to print
Containssection 718
Date2012
Laws in Effect as of DateJanuary 15, 2013
Positive LawYes
Dispositionstandard
Source CreditPub. L. 90-620, Oct. 22, 1968, 82 Stat. 1250.
Statutes at Large References34 Stat. 1014
82 Stat. 1250
Public Law ReferencePublic Law 90-620

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CONGRESSIONAL PRINTING AND BINDING - 44 U.S.C. § 718 (2012)
§718. Lapse of authority to print

The authority to print a document or report, or a publication authorized by law to be printed, for distribution by Congress, shall lapse when the whole number of copies has not been ordered within two years from the date of the original order, except orders for subsequent editions, approved by the Joint Committee on Printing, in which case the whole number may not exceed that originally authorized by law.

(Pub. L. 90–620, Oct. 22, 1968, 82 Stat. 1250.)

Historical and Revision Notes

Based on 44 U.S. Code, 1964 ed., §141 (Mar. 1, 1907, ch. 2284, §5, 34 Stat. 1014).

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