44 USC § 512 - Approval of paper contracts; time for performance; bonds

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title: "44 USC § 512 - Approval of paper contracts; time for performance; bonds"
title_number: 44
title_name: "PUBLIC PRINTING AND DOCUMENTS"
section_number: "512"
section_name: "Approval of paper contracts; time for performance; bonds"
chapter_number: 5
chapter_name: "PRODUCTION AND PROCUREMENT OF PRINTING AND BINDING"
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currency: "119-84"
last_updated: "2025-02-05"
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source_credit: "(Pub. L. 90–620, Oct. 22, 1968, 82 Stat. 1244.)"
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# § 512. Approval of paper contracts; time for performance; bonds

A contract for furnishing paper is not valid until approved by the Joint Committee on Printing. The award of a contract for furnishing paper shall designate a reasonable time for its performance. The contractor shall give bond in an amount fixed and approved by the Committee.

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**Source Credit**: (Pub. L. 90–620, Oct. 22, 1968, 82 Stat. 1244.)

### Historical and Revision Notes

Based on 44 U.S. Code, 1964 ed., § 8 (, ; , ).