44 USC § 1502 - Custody and publishing of Federal documents; appointment of Director

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title: "44 USC § 1502 - Custody and publishing of Federal documents; appointment of Director"
title_number: 44
title_name: "PUBLIC PRINTING AND DOCUMENTS"
section_number: "1502"
section_name: "Custody and publishing of Federal documents; appointment of Director"
chapter_number: 15
chapter_name: "FEDERAL REGISTER AND CODE OF FEDERAL REGULATIONS"
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currency: "119-84"
last_updated: "2025-02-05"
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generator: "[email protected]"
source_credit: "(Pub. L. 90–620, Oct. 22, 1968, 82 Stat. 1273; Pub. L. 98–497, title I, § 107(b)(3), Oct. 19, 1984, 98 Stat. 2287; Pub. L. 113–235, div. H, title I, § 1301(c)(1), Dec. 16, 2014, 128 Stat. 2537; Pub. L. 118–267, § 2(a)(1), Jan. 4, 2025, 138 Stat. 2983.)"
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# § 1502. Custody and publishing of Federal documents; appointment of Director

section 1505 of this title

The Archivist of the United States, acting through the Office of the Federal Register, is charged with the custody and, together with the Director of the Government Publishing Office, with the prompt and uniform publishing of the documents required or authorized to be published by . There shall be at the head of the Office a director, appointed by, and who shall act under the general direction of, the Archivist of the United States in carrying out this chapter and the regulations prescribed under it.

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**Source Credit**: (Pub. L. 90–620, Oct. 22, 1968, 82 Stat. 1273; Pub. L. 98–497, title I, § 107(b)(3), Oct. 19, 1984, 98 Stat. 2287; Pub. L. 113–235, div. H, title I, § 1301(c)(1), Dec. 16, 2014, 128 Stat. 2537; Pub. L. 118–267, § 2(a)(1), Jan. 4, 2025, 138 Stat. 2983.)

### Historical and Revision Notes

Based on 44 U.S. Code, 1964 ed., § 301 (, ; 1939 Reorg. Plan No. II, § 202, eff. , 4 F.R. 2732, ; , title I, § 104(a), ).

## Editorial Notes

### Amendments

2025— substituted “publishing” for “printing” in section catchline and “publishing” for “printing and distribution” in text.

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

1984— substituted “Archivist of the United States” for “Administrator of General Services” wherever appearing.

## Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

### Effective Date of 1984 Amendment

Amendment by  effective , see , set out as a note under .