The Secretary of State shall furnish to the Director of the Government Publishing Office a correct copy of every treaty between the United States and any foreign government as soon as possible after it has been duly ratified and has been proclaimed by the President; and also of every postal convention made between the United States Postal Service, by and with the advice and consent of the President, on the part of the United States and foreign countries, as soon as possible after copies of such conventions have been transmitted to him by the United States Postal Service.
June 20, 1874, ch. 32818 Stat. 8864 Stat. 1272Pub. L. 91–375, § 4(a)84 Stat. 773Pub. L. 113–235, div. H, title I, § 1301(d)128 Stat. 2537(R.S. § 210; , ; 1950 Reorg. Plan No. 20, § 1, eff. , 15 F.R. 3178, ; , , ; , , .)
Editorial Notes
Codification
Mar. 9, 1868, ch. 22, § 115 Stat. 40June 8, 1872, ch. 335, § 2017 Stat. 287R.S. § 210 derived from acts , ; , .
section 165 of Title 5Pub. L. 89–554, § 180 Stat. 378Section was formerly classified to prior to the general revision and enactment of Title 5, Government Organization and Employees, by , , .
section 710 of Title 44Pub. L. 90–620Section 2(a) of Pub. L. 90–620section 710 of Title 44section 3 of Pub. L. 90–620Provisions of R.S. § 210, act , and 1950 Reorg. Plan No. 20, cited as credits to this section, insofar as related to duty of Administrator of General Services to furnish to Public Printer a correct copy of every Act and joint resolution, as soon as possible after its approval by President, or after it has become a law in accordance with the Constitution without such approval, were classified to section 191a of former Title 44, Public Printing and Documents, prior to repeal and reenactment as by , which enacted Title 44. provided that the legislative purpose in enacting Title 44 was to restate without substantive change the laws replaced by revised Title 44. Because revised did not restate those provisions of R.S. § 210 and act , which appear in this section, this section is not considered as having been repealed by .
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
Change of Name
section 1301(d) of Pub. L. 113–235section 301 of Title 44“Director of the Government Publishing Office” substituted for “Public Printer” in text on authority of , set out as a note under , Public Printing and Documents.
Transfer of Functions
section 4(a) of Pub. L. 91–375section 201 of Title 39“United States Postal Service” substituted in text for “Postmaster General” pursuant to , set out as a note under , Postal Service, which abolished office of Postmaster General of Post Office Department and transferred its functions to United States Postal Service.
Executive Documents
Transfer of Functions
Reorg. Plan No. 20 of 1950, set out in the Appendix to Title 5, Government Organization and Employees, transferred various functions of Secretary of State to Administrator of General Services but excepted from transfer the functions of Secretary of State with respect to treaties and other international agreements under R.S. § 210, as amended (this section).