The appropriations made for printing and binding may not be used for an annual report or the accompanying documents unless the manuscript and proof is furnished to the Director of the Government Publishing Office in the following manner:
manuscript of the documents accompanying annual reports on or before February 1, each year;
manuscript of the annual report on or before February 15, each year;
complete revised proofs of the accompanying documents on March 1, each year, and of the annual reports on March 10, each year.
Annual reports and accompanying documents shall be printed, made public, and available for distribution not later than within the first five days after the assembling of each regular session of Congress.
This section does not apply to the annual reports of the Smithsonian Institution, the Comptroller of the Currency, or the Secretary of the Treasury.
Pub. L. 90–62082 Stat. 1263Pub. L. 94–273, § 2890 Stat. 380Pub. L. 106–113, div. B, § 1000(a)(9) [title IV, § 4732(b)(22)]113 Stat. 1536Pub. L. 113–235, div. H, title I, § 1301(c)128 Stat. 2537(, , ; , , ; , , , 1501A–585; , , .)
Historical and Revision Notes
July 1, 1916, ch. 209, § 339 Stat. 336June 20, 1936, ch. 630, § 849 Stat. 1550Based on 44 U.S. Code, 1964 ed., Supp. II, § 121 (, ; , ).
Editorial Notes
Amendments
Pub. L. 113–2352014— substituted “Director of the Government Publishing Office” for “Public Printer” in section catchline and introductory provisions of first undesignated par.
Pub. L. 106–1131999— struck out “the Commissioner of Patents,” after “Smithsonian Institution,” in last par.
Pub. L. 94–2731976— substituted “February” for “November” and “March” for “December” wherever appearing.
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
Effective Date of 1999 Amendment
Pub. L. 106–113Pub. L. 106–113section 1 of Title 35Amendment by effective 4 months after , see section 1000(a)(9) [title IV, § 4731] of , set out as a note under , Patents.