44 USC § 3701 - Advertisements for contracts in District of Columbia

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identifier: "/us/usc/t44/s3701"
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legal_status: "official_legal_evidence"
title: "44 USC § 3701 - Advertisements for contracts in District of Columbia"
title_number: 44
title_name: "PUBLIC PRINTING AND DOCUMENTS"
section_number: "3701"
section_name: "Advertisements for contracts in District of Columbia"
chapter_number: 37
chapter_name: "ADVERTISEMENTS BY GOVERNMENT AGENCIES"
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. 1305.)"
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# § 3701. Advertisements for contracts in District of Columbia

Advertisements for contracts for the public service may not be published in any newspaper published and printed in the District of Columbia unless the supplies or labor covered by the advertisement are to be furnished or performed in the District of Columbia or in the adjoining counties of Maryland or Virginia.

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**Source Credit**: (Pub. L. 90–620, Oct. 22, 1968, 82 Stat. 1305.)

### Historical and Revision Notes

Based on 44 U.S. Code, 1964 ed., § 321 (R.S. § 79; , ; , ; , ; , ; 1950 Reorg. Plan No. 20, § 2(b), eff. , 15 F.R. 3178, ).