44 USC § 718 - Lapse of authority to print

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title: "44 USC § 718 - Lapse of authority to print"
title_number: 44
title_name: "PUBLIC PRINTING AND DOCUMENTS"
section_number: "718"
section_name: "Lapse of authority to print"
chapter_number: 7
chapter_name: "CONGRESSIONAL 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. 1250.)"
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# § 718. Lapse of authority to print

The authority to print a document or report, or a publication authorized by law to be printed, for distribution by Congress, shall lapse when the whole number of copies has not been ordered within two years from the date of the original order, except orders for subsequent editions, approved by the Joint Committee on Printing, in which case the whole number may not exceed that originally authorized by law.

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**Source Credit**: (Pub. L. 90–620, Oct. 22, 1968, 82 Stat. 1250.)

### Historical and Revision Notes

Based on 44 U.S. Code, 1964 ed., § 141 (, ).