44 USC § 1722 - Departmental distribution of publications

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title: "44 USC § 1722 - Departmental distribution of publications"
title_number: 44
title_name: "PUBLIC PRINTING AND DOCUMENTS"
section_number: "1722"
section_name: "Departmental distribution of publications"
chapter_number: 17
chapter_name: "DISTRIBUTION AND SALE OF PUBLIC DOCUMENTS"
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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. 1282; Pub. L. 113–235, div. H, title I, § 1301(c)(1), Dec. 16, 2014, 128 Stat. 2537.)"
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# § 1722. Departmental distribution of publications

section 1701 of this title

Government publications printed for or received by the executive departments, whether for official use or for distribution, except those required by  to be distributed by the Director of the Government Publishing Office, shall be distributed by a competent person detailed to this duty in each department by the head of the department. He shall prevent duplication and make detailed report to the head of the department.

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**Source Credit**: (Pub. L. 90–620, Oct. 22, 1968, 82 Stat. 1282; 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., § 96 (, ; , ).

## Editorial Notes

### Amendments

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