44 USC § 712 - Printing of postal conventions

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identifier: "/us/usc/t44/s712"
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title: "44 USC § 712 - Printing of postal conventions"
title_number: 44
title_name: "PUBLIC PRINTING AND DOCUMENTS"
section_number: "712"
section_name: "Printing of postal conventions"
chapter_number: 7
chapter_name: "CONGRESSIONAL PRINTING AND BINDING"
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currency: "119-84"
last_updated: "2025-02-05"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
source_credit: "(Pub. L. 90–620, Oct. 22, 1968, 82 Stat. 1249; Pub. L. 113–235, div. H, title I, § 1301(c)(1), Dec. 16, 2014, 128 Stat. 2537.)"
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# § 712. Printing of postal conventions

section 709 of this title

The Director of the Government Publishing Office, on receiving from the Postmaster General a copy of a postal convention between the Postmaster General, on the part of the United States, and an equivalent officer of a foreign government, shall print an accurate copy and transmit it in duplicate to the Postmaster General. On the return of one of the revised duplicates, he shall make the marked corrections and print the number specified by .

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**Source Credit**: (Pub. L. 90–620, Oct. 22, 1968, 82 Stat. 1249; Pub. L. 113–235, div. H, title I, § 1301(c)(1), Dec. 16, 2014, 128 Stat. 2537.)

### Historical and Revision Notes

Based on 44 U.S. Code, 1964 ed., § 193 (R.S. § 3806; , ; , ).

## Editorial Notes

### Amendments

2014— substituted “Director of the Government Publishing Office” for “Public Printer”.

## Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

### Transfer of Functions

Office of Postmaster General of Post Office Department abolished and functions, powers, and duties of Postmaster General transferred to United States Postal Service by , , , set out as a note under , Postal Service.