44 USC § 1911 - Free use of Government publications in depositories; disposal of unwanted publications

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title: "44 USC § 1911 - Free use of Government publications in depositories; disposal of unwanted publications"
title_number: 44
title_name: "PUBLIC PRINTING AND DOCUMENTS"
section_number: "1911"
section_name: "Free use of Government publications in depositories; disposal of unwanted publications"
chapter_number: 19
chapter_name: "DEPOSITORY LIBRARY PROGRAM"
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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. 1286.)"
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# § 1911. Free use of Government publications in depositories; disposal of unwanted publications

section 1912 of this title

Depository libraries shall make Government publications available for the free use of the general public, and may dispose of them after retention for five years under , if the depository library is served by a regional depository library. Depository libraries not served by a regional depository library, or that are regional depository libraries themselves, shall retain Government publications permanently in either printed form or in microfacsimile form, except superseded publications or those issued later in bound form which may be discarded as authorized by the Superintendent of Documents.

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**Source Credit**: (Pub. L. 90–620, Oct. 22, 1968, 82 Stat. 1286.)

### Historical and Revision Notes

Based on 44 U.S. Code, 1964 ed., § 92 (part) (, ; , title VII, § 11, ; , , ).

The first sentence of section 92, is classified to section 1119; the remainder comprises this section of the revision.