US Code

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

28 U.S.C. § 676

Printing and binding

(a)
The printing and binding for the Supreme Court, including the printing and binding of individual copies, advance pamphlet installments, and bound volumes, of its decisions, whether requisitioned or ordered by the Court or any of its officers or by any other office or agency, and whether paid for by, or charged to the appropriation for, the Court or any other office or agency, shall be done by the printer or printers whom the Court or the Chief Justice of the United States may select, unless it shall otherwise order.
(b)
section 411 of this title Whenever advance pamphlet installments and bound volumes of the Court’s decisions are printed by a private printer, an adequate number of copies for distribution in accordance with the requirements of and for sale to the public shall be provided and made available for these purposes in such manner and at such prices as may be determined from time to time by the Supreme Court or the Chief Justice of the United States, in lieu of compliance by the Director of the Government Publishing Office and the Superintendent of Documents with the requirements of sections 411 and 412 of this title with respect to such copies. Pending distribution or sale, such copies shall be the property of the United States and shall be held in the custody of the marshal or such other person, organization, or agency, as the Supreme Court or the Chief Justice of the United States may designate.

June 25, 1948, ch. 64662 Stat. 919May 24, 1949, ch. 139, § 7463 Stat. 100Oct. 31, 1951, ch. 655, § 4565 Stat. 725Pub. L. 113–235, div. H, title I, § 1301(d)128 Stat. 2537(, ; , ; , ; , , .)

Historical and Revision Notes

Act1948

Feb. 27, 1925, ch. 36443 Stat. 1028Apr. 29, 1926, ch. 19544 Stat. 344Feb. 24, 1927, ch. 18944 Stat. 1194Feb. 15, 1928, ch. 5745 Stat. 79Jan. 25, 1929, ch. 10245 Stat. 1109Apr. 18, 1930, ch. 18446 Stat. 188Feb. 23, 1931, ch. 28046 Stat. 1323July 1, 1932, ch. 36147 Stat. 490Mar. 1, 1933, ch. 14447 Stat. 1382Apr. 7, 1934, ch. 10448 Stat. 539Based on title 28, U.S.C., 1940 ed., § 354 (, title II, ; , title II, ; , title II, ; , title II, ; , title II, ; , title II, ; , title II, ; , title II, ; , title II, ; , title II, ).

The section was expanded to include the printing and binding of the official edition of the court’s decisions, thus making possible an economy in the expenditure of Government funds by having the printing and binding done by the same printer.

Subsection (b) of the revised section was supplied to conform to sections 411 and 412 of this title.

Act1949

section 676 of title 28This section corrects a grammatical error in subsection (a) of , U.S.C.

Editorial Notes

Amendments

1951—Subsec. (b). Act , inserted “of this title” in two places.

1949—Subsec. (a). Act , inserted “whom” between “printers” and “the Court”.

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 subsec. (b) on authority of , set out as a note under , Public Printing and Documents.