2021 US Code
Title 44 - Public Printing and Documents
Chapter 7 - Congressional Printing and Binding
Sec. 718 - Lapse of authority to print

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Citation 44 U.S.C. § 718 (2021)
Section Name §718. Lapse of authority to print
Section Text

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.

Source Credit

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

Editorial Notes HISTORICAL AND REVISION NOTES

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

Publication Title United States Code, 2018 Edition, Supplement 3, Title 44 - PUBLIC PRINTING AND DOCUMENTS
Category Bills and Statutes
Collection United States Code
SuDoc Class Number Y 1.2/5:
Contained Within Title 44 - PUBLIC PRINTING AND DOCUMENTS
CHAPTER 7 - CONGRESSIONAL PRINTING AND BINDING
Sec. 718 - Lapse of authority to print
Contains section 718
Date 2021
Laws In Effect As Of Date January 3, 2022
Positive Law Yes
Disposition standard
Statutes at Large References 34 Stat. 1014
82 Stat. 1250
Public Law References Public Law 90-620
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