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

44 U.S.C. § 1119

Government publications as public property

Government publications of a permanent nature furnished by authority of law to officers other than Members of Congress of the United States Government, for their official use, shall be stamped “Property of the United States Government,” and shall be preserved by them and delivered to their successors in office as a part of the property of the office.

Pub. L. 90–62082 Stat. 1264(, , .)

Historical and Revision Notes

Jan. 12, 1895, ch. 23, § 7428 Stat. 620June 20, 1936, ch. 63049 Stat. 1552Pub. L. 87–679, § 876 Stat. 355Based on 44 U.S. Code, 1964 ed., § 92 (part) (, ; , title VII, § 11, ; , , ).

This section incorporates only the first sentence of former section 92. The balance will be found in section 1911 of the revision.