US Code

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

44 U.S.C. § 309

Revolving fund for operation and maintenance of Government Publishing Office: capitalization; reimbursements and credits; accounting and budgeting; reports

(a)

the operation and maintenance of the Government Publishing Office (except for those programs of the Superintendent of Documents which are funded by specific appropriations), including rental of buildings;

attendance at meetings;

maintenance and operation of the emergency room;

uniforms or uniform allowances;

boots, coats, and gloves;

repairs and minor alterations to buildings; and

expenses authorized in writing by the Joint Committee on Printing for inspection of Government printing activities.

In addition, the Director of the Government Publishing Office shall provide capital for the fund by capitalizing, at fair and reasonable values as jointly determined by the Director and the Comptroller General, the current inventories, plant, and building appurtenances, except building structures and land, equipment, and other assets of the Government Publishing Office.
The revolving fund of $1,000,000 established , is available without fiscal year limitation, for—
(b)
The fund shall be—
(1)
reimbursed for the cost of all services and supplies furnished, including those furnished other appropriations of the Government Publishing Office, at rates which include charges for overhead and related expenses, depreciation of plant and building appurtenances, except building structures and land, and equipment, and accrued leave; and
(2)
credited with all receipts including sales of Government publications, waste, condemned, and surplus property and with payments received for losses or damage to property.
(c)
section 9104 of title 31 An adequate system of accounts for the fund shall be maintained on the accrual method, and financial reports prepared on the basis of the accounts. The Director of the Government Publishing Office shall prepare and submit an annual business-type budget program for the operations under this fund. This budget program shall be considered and enacted as prescribed by .
(d)
The Inspector General of the Government Publishing Office shall audit the financial and operational activities of the Government Publishing Office each year. The audits shall be conducted under the direction of the Joint Committee on Printing. For purposes of the audits, the Inspector General shall have such access to the records, files, personnel, and facilities of the Government Publishing Office as the Inspector General considers appropriate. The Inspector General shall furnish reports of the audits to the Congress and the Director of the Government Publishing Office.
(e)
section 3515(b) of title 31 The Director of the Government Publishing Office shall prepare an annual financial statement meeting the requirements of , United States Code. Each financial statement shall be audited in accordance with applicable generally accepted Government auditing standards—
(1)
by an independent external auditor selected by the Director of the Government Publishing Office, or
(2)
at the request of the Joint Committee on Printing, by the Inspector General of the Government Publishing Office.
(f)
The Comptroller General of the United States may audit the financial statement prepared under subsection (e) at the discretion of the Comptroller General or at the request of the Joint Committee on Printing. An audit by the Comptroller General shall be in lieu of the audit otherwise required by that subsection.

Pub. L. 90–62082 Stat. 1241Pub. L. 93–604, title VII, § 70788 Stat. 1965Pub. L. 97–258, § 3(m)(2)96 Stat. 1066Pub. L. 100–458, title III, § 310102 Stat. 2184Pub. L. 101–163, title III, § 309103 Stat. 1065Pub. L. 101–520, title II, § 207104 Stat. 2274Pub. L. 103–69, title II, § 207(a)107 Stat. 707Pub. L. 104–316, title I, § 123(a)110 Stat. 3839Pub. L. 113–235, div. H, title I, § 1301(b)128 Stat. 2537(, , ; , , ; , , ; , , ; , , ; , , ; , , ; , , ; , (c)(1), (i)(5), , , 2538.)

Historical and Revision Notes

Aug. 1, 1953, ch. 30467 Stat. 330Aug. 5, 1955, ch. 568, § 10169 Stat. 519June 27, 1956, ch. 453, § 10170 Stat. 369Pub. L. 90–57, § 10181 Stat. 141Based on 44 U.S. Code, 1964 ed., § 63, 63a (, title I, § 101, ; , ; , ); § 63a (, (part), ).

Editorial Notes

Amendments

Pub. L. 113–235, § 1301(i)(5)(A)2014—Subsec. (a). , substituted “by the Director” for “by him” in concluding provisions.

Pub. L. 113–235, § 1301(c)(1), substituted “Director of the Government Publishing Office” for “Public Printer” in concluding provisions.

Pub. L. 113–235, § 1301(c)(1)Subsecs. (c) to (e). , substituted “Director of the Government Publishing Office” for “Public Printer”.

Pub. L. 113–235, § 1301(i)(5)(B)Subsec. (f). , substituted “the discretion of the Comptroller General” for “his or her discretion”.

Pub. L. 104–316, § 123(a)(1)1996—Subsec. (d). , amended subsec. (d) generally. Prior to amendment, subsec. (d) read as follows: “The Comptroller General shall audit the activities of the Government Printing Office at least once every 3 years and shall furnish reports of such audits to the Congress and the Public Printer. For these purposes the Comptroller General shall have such access to the records, files, personnel, and facilities of the Government Printing Office as he considers necessary.”

Pub. L. 104–316, § 123(a)(2)Subsecs. (e), (f). , added subsecs. (e) and (f).

Pub. L. 103–691993—Subsec. (b). substituted “shall be—” for “shall be:” in introductory provisions, inserted “and” at end of par. (1), substituted a period for “; and” at end of par. (2), and struck out par. (3) which read as follows: “charged with payment into miscellaneous receipts of the Treasury of that part of the receipts from the sales of Government publications required by law.”

Pub. L. 101–520section 5901 of Title 51990—Subsec. (a). substituted “uniforms or uniform allowances” for “uniforms, or allowances therefor, as authorized by ”.

Pub. L. 101–1631989—Subsec. (a). struck out “not to exceed $3,000 in any fiscal year” after “attendance at meetings”.

Pub. L. 100–458, § 310(a)1988—Subsec. (a). , substituted in the first sentence “(except for those programs of the Superintendent of Documents which are funded by specific appropriations),” for “, except the Office of Superintendent of Documents”.

Pub. L. 100–458, § 310(b)section 9104 of title 31Subsec. (c). , substituted “This budget program shall be considered and enacted as prescribed by .” for “The Comptroller General shall audit the activities of the Government Printing Office at least once in every three years and shall furnish reports of such audits to the Congress and the Public Printer. For these purposes the Comptroller General shall have such access to the records, files, personnel, and facilities of the Government Printing Office as he considers necessary.”

Pub. L. 100–458, § 310(c)section 9104 of title 31Subsec. (d). , amended subsec. (d) generally. Prior to amendment, subsec. (d) read as follows: “Commencing with the fiscal year 1969, the annual business-type budget for the fund shall be considered and enacted as prescribed by .”

Pub. L. 97–258section 9104 of title 31section 849 of title 311982—Subsec. (d). substituted “” for “”.

Pub. L. 93–6041975—Subsec. (c). substituted provisions that the Comptroller General shall audit the activities of the Government Printing Office at least once in every three years and furnish reports of the audits to the Congress and the Public Printer for provisions that the General Accounting Office shall audit the activities of the Government Printing Office and furnish an audit report annually to the Congress and the Public Printer.

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Change of Name

section 1301(b) of Pub. L. 113–235section 301 of this title“Government Publishing Office” substituted for “Government Printing Office” in section catchline and subsecs. (a), (b)(1), (d), and (e)(2) on authority of , set out as a note preceding .

Effective Date of 1993 Amendment

Pub. L. 103–69, title II, § 207(c)107 Stat. 708

section 1708 of this title“The amendments made by subsections (a) and (b) [amending this section and ] shall take effect on .”
, , , provided that:

Termination of Reporting Requirements

section 3003 of Pub. L. 104–66section 1113 of Title 31For termination, effective , of provisions of law requiring submittal to Congress of any annual, semiannual, or other regular periodic report listed in House Document No. 103–7 (in which the 23rd item on page 4 identifies a reporting provision which, as subsequently amended, is contained in subsec. (d) of this section), see , as amended, set out as a note under , Money and Finance.

Federal Register Program; Use of Revolving Fund; Reimbursement

Pub. L. 97–276, § 101(e)96 Stat. 1189

“That hereafter the revolving fund shall be available to finance the costs of printing and binding all other publications of the Federal Register program and be reimbursed from appropriated funds available therefor”.
Title II of S. 2939, Ninety-seventh Congress, 2d Session, as reported , and incorporated by reference in , , , to be effective as if enacted into law, provided in part: