44 USC § 1717 - Documents and reports for foreign legations

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identifier: "/us/usc/t44/s1717"
source: "usc"
legal_status: "official_legal_evidence"
title: "44 USC § 1717 - Documents and reports for foreign legations"
title_number: 44
title_name: "PUBLIC PRINTING AND DOCUMENTS"
section_number: "1717"
section_name: "Documents and reports for foreign legations"
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. 113–235, div. H, title I, § 1301(c)(1), Dec. 16, 2014, 128 Stat. 2537.)"
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# § 1717. Documents and reports for foreign legations

Documents and reports may be furnished to foreign legations to the United States upon request stating those desired and requisition upon the Director of the Government Publishing Office by the Secretary of State. Gratuitous distribution may only be made to legations whose Governments furnish to legations from the United States copies of their printed and legislative documents desired.

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**Source Credit**: (Pub. L. 90–620, Oct. 22, 1968, 82 Stat. 1281; 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., § 91 (, ).

## Editorial Notes

### Amendments

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