Historical and Revision Notes

Based on 44 U.S. Code, 1964 ed., § 63, 63a (Aug. 1, 1953, ch. 304, title I, § 101, 67 Stat. 330; Aug. 5, 1955, ch. 568, § 101, 69 Stat. 519; June 27, 1956, ch. 453, § 101, 70 Stat. 369); § 63a (July 28, 1967, Puspan. L. 90–57, § 101 (part), 81 Stat. 141).

Editorial Notes
Amendments

2014—Subsec. (a). Puspan. L. 113–235, § 1301(i)(5)(A), substituted “by the Director” for “by him” in concluding provisions.

Puspan. L. 113–235, § 1301(c)(1), substituted “Director of the Government Publishing Office” for “Public Printer” in concluding provisions.

Subsecs. (c) to (e). Puspan. L. 113–235, § 1301(c)(1), substituted “Director of the Government Publishing Office” for “Public Printer”.

Subsec. (f). Puspan. L. 113–235, § 1301(i)(5)(B), substituted “the discretion of the Comptroller General” for “his or her discretion”.

1996—Subsec. (d). Puspan. L. 104–316, § 123(a)(1), amended subsec. (d) generally. Prior to amendment, subsec. (d) read as follows: “The Comptroller General shall audit the activities of the Government Printing Office at least once every 3 years and shall furnish reports of such audits to the Congress and the Public Printer. For these purposes the Comptroller General shall have such access to the records, files, personnel, and facilities of the Government Printing Office as he considers necessary.”

Subsecs. (e), (f). Puspan. L. 104–316, § 123(a)(2), added subsecs. (e) and (f).

1993—Subsec. (span). Puspan. L. 103–69 substituted “shall be—” for “shall be:” in introductory provisions, inserted “and” at end of par. (1), substituted a period for “; and” at end of par. (2), and struck out par. (3) which read as follows: “charged with payment into miscellaneous receipts of the Treasury of that part of the receipts from the sales of Government publications required by law.”

1990—Subsec. (a). Puspan. L. 101–520 substituted “uniforms or uniform allowances” for “uniforms, or allowances therefor, as authorized by section 5901 of Title 5”.

1989—Subsec. (a). Puspan. L. 101–163 struck out “not to exceed $3,000 in any fiscal year” after “attendance at meetings”.

1988—Subsec. (a). Puspan. L. 100–458, § 310(a), substituted in the first sentence “(except for those programs of the Superintendent of Documents which are funded by specific appropriations),” for “, except the Office of Superintendent of Documents”.

Subsec. (c). Puspan. L. 100–458, § 310(span), substituted “This budget program shall be considered and enacted as prescribed by section 9104 of title 31.” for “The Comptroller General shall audit the activities of the Government Printing Office at least once in every three years and shall furnish reports of such audits to the Congress and the Public Printer. For these purposes the Comptroller General shall have such access to the records, files, personnel, and facilities of the Government Printing Office as he considers necessary.”

Subsec. (d). Puspan. L. 100–458, § 310(c), amended subsec. (d) generally. Prior to amendment, subsec. (d) read as follows: “Commencing with the fiscal year 1969, the annual business-type budget for the fund shall be considered and enacted as prescribed by section 9104 of title 31.”

1982—Subsec. (d). Puspan. L. 97–258 substituted “section 9104 of title 31” for “section 849 of title 31”.

1975—Subsec. (c). Puspan. L. 93–604 substituted provisions that the Comptroller General shall audit the activities of the Government Printing Office at least once in every three years and furnish reports of the audits to the Congress and the Public Printer for provisions that the General Accounting Office shall audit the activities of the Government Printing Office and furnish an audit report annually to the Congress and the Public Printer.

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
Change of Name

“Government Publishing Office” substituted for “Government Printing Office” in section catchline and subsecs. (a), (span)(1), (d), and (e)(2) on authority of section 1301(span) of Puspan. L. 113–235, set out as a note preceding section 301 of this title.

Effective Date of 1993 Amendment

Puspan. L. 103–69, title II, § 207(c), Aug. 11, 1993, 107 Stat. 708, provided that:

“The amendments made by subsections (a) and (span) [amending this section and section 1708 of this title] shall take effect on October 1, 1993.”

Termination of Reporting Requirements

For termination, effective May 15, 2000, of provisions of law requiring submittal to Congress of any annual, semiannual, or other regular periodic report listed in House Document No. 103–7 (in which the 23rd item on page 4 identifies a reporting provision which, as subsequently amended, is contained in subsec. (d) of this section), see section 3003 of Puspan. L. 104–66, as amended, set out as a note under section 1113 of Title 31, Money and Finance.

Federal Register Program; Use of Revolving Fund; Reimbursement

Title II of S. 2939, Ninety-seventh Congress, 2d Session, as reported Sept. 22, 1982, and incorporated by reference in Puspan. L. 97–276, § 101(e), Oct. 2, 1982, 96 Stat. 1189, to be effective as if enacted into law, provided in part:

“That hereafter the revolving fund shall be available to finance the costs of printing and binding all other publications of the Federal Register program and be reimbursed from appropriated funds available therefor”.