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44 USC § 1714 - Publications for use of National Archives and Records Administration

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identifier: "/us/usc/t44/s1714"
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legal_status: "official_legal_evidence"
title: "44 USC § 1714 - Publications for use of National Archives and Records Administration"
title_number: 44
title_name: "PUBLIC PRINTING AND DOCUMENTS"
section_number: "1714"
section_name: "Publications for use of National Archives and Records Administration"
chapter_number: 17
chapter_name: "DISTRIBUTION AND SALE OF PUBLIC DOCUMENTS"
positive_law: true
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. 1281; Pub. L. 98–497, title I, § 107(b)(6), Oct. 19, 1984, 98 Stat. 2287; Pub. L. 113–235, div. H, title I, § 1301(c)(1), Dec. 16, 2014, 128 Stat. 2537.)"
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# § 1714. Publications for use of National Archives and Records Administration

The Director of the Government Publishing Office shall print and deliver to the National Archives and Records Administration for use by the Archivist of the United States, including use by the Presidential Library established for the President during whose term the documents were issued, which shall be chargeable to Congress three copies each of the following publications:

House documents and public reports, bound;

Senate documents and public reports, bound;

Senate and House journals, bound;

United States Code and Supplements, bound;

United States Statutes at Large, bound;

the United States Reports, bound;

all other documents bearing a congressional number, or printed upon order of a committee in either House of Congress, or of a department, independent agency or establishment, commission, or officer of the Government, except confidential matter, blank forms, and circular letters not of a public character; and

public bills and resolutions in Congress in each parliamentary stage.

The Superintendent of Documents shall furnish, without cost, copies of publications available for free distribution.

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**Source Credit**: (Pub. L. 90–620, Oct. 22, 1968, 82 Stat. 1281; Pub. L. 98–497, title I, § 107(b)(6), Oct. 19, 1984, 98 Stat. 2287; 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., § 215a (, § —, as added , , and amended , title I, § 104(a), ; , , .)

## Editorial Notes

### Amendments

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

1984— substituted “National Archives and Records Administration” for “General Services Administration” in section catchline and text.

## Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

### Effective Date of 1984 Amendment

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