US Code

Public Law 119-73 (01/23/2026)

15 U.S.C. § 290e

United States copyright and renewal rights

(a)
section 105 of title 17 Notwithstanding the limitations under , the Secretary may secure copyright and renewal thereof on behalf of the United States as author or proprietor in all or any part of any standard reference data which he prepares or makes available under this chapter, and may authorize the reproduction and publication thereof by others.
(b)
The publication or republication by the Government under this chapter, either separately or in a public document, of any material in which copyright is subsisting shall not be taken to cause any abridgment or annulment of the copyright or to authorize any use or appropriation of such material without the consent of the copyright proprietor.

Pub. L. 90–396, § 682 Stat. 340Pub. L. 94–553, § 105(f)90 Stat. 2599Pub. L. 107–273, div. C, title III, § 13211(b)116 Stat. 1910(, , ; , , ; , , .)

Editorial Notes

Amendments

Pub. L. 107–273, § 13211(b)(2)section 105 of title 17section 105 of title 172002—Subsec. (a). , substituted “Notwithstanding the limitations under ,” for “Notwithstanding the limitations contained in ,”.

Pub. L. 107–273, § 13211(b)(1)Pub. L. 94–553, made technical amendment to directory language of . See 1976 Amendment note below.

Pub. L. 94–553Pub. L. 107–273, § 13211(b)(1)section 105 of title 17section 8 of title 171976—Subsec. (a). , as amended by , substituted “” for “”.

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Effective Date of 1976 Amendment

Pub. L. 94–553section 102 of Pub. L. 94–553section 101 of Title 17Amendment by effective , see , set out as an Effective Date note preceding , Copyrights.