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44 U.S.C. § 3702 — Advertisements not to be published without written authority
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Advertisements, notices, or proposals for an executive department of the Government, or for a bureau or office connected with it, may not be published in a newspaper except under written authority from the head of the department; and a bill for advertising or publication may not be paid unless there is presented with the bill a copy of the written authority.
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**(a) Delegation of powers; submission of proposal for delegation to Congress** The President may delegate, to such officers of the Government as he determines to be appropriate, any of the powers conferred upon him by this chapter to the extent that he finds such delegation to be in the interest of the purposes expressed in this chapter and the efficient administration of the programs undertaken pursuant to this chapter: Provided, That where the President has delegated any of such powers to any officer, before the President implements any proposal for the delegation of any of such powers to another officer, that proposal shall be submitted to the Speaker of the House of Representatives and to the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate, and thereafter a period of not less than sixty days shall have elapsed while Congress is in session. In computing such sixty days, there shall be excluded the days on which either House is not in session because of an adjournment of more than three days.
**(b) Employment of personnel** The President is authorized to employ such other personnel as he deems necessary to carry out the provisions and purposes of this chapter, and of such personnel not to exceed ten may be compensated without regard to the provisions of chapter 51 and subchapter III of chapter 53 of title 5, but not in excess of the highest rate of grade 18 of the General Schedule. Such positions shall be in addition to the number authorized by [section 5108 of title 5](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title5-section5108&num=0&edition=prelim).
**(c) Repealed. Pub. L. 96–465, title II, § 2205(7), Oct. 17, 1980, 94 Stat. 2160**
**(d) Extension of benefits** For the purpose of performing functions under this chapter outside the United States,
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**(a)** For the purpose of this section, “agency” has the meaning given it by [section 5721 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title5-section5721&num=0&edition=prelim).
**(b)** In addition to the authority to delegate conferred by other law, the head of an agency may delegate to subordinate officials the authority vested in him—
(1) by law to take final action on matters pertaining to the employment, direction, and general administration of personnel under his agency; and
(2) by [section 3702 of title 44](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title44-section3702&num=0&edition=prelim) to authorize the publication of advertisements, notices, or proposals.
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TITLE 44—PUBLIC PRINTING AND DOCUMENTS
§ 3901
which was set out in the Appendix to Title 5, Govern-
ment Organization and Employees, and was repealed
and restated as section 1013 of Title 5 by Pub. L. 117–286,
§§ 3(a), 7, Dec. 27, 2022, 136 Stat. 4204, 4361.
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
EFFECTIVE DATE OF REPEAL
Pub. L. 117–263, div. E, title LIX, § 5921(d)(1), Dec. 23,
2022, 136 Stat. 3458, provided that the repeal of this sec-
tion is effective on the date that is 5 years after Dec.
23, 2022.
CONSTRUCTION
For rule of construction regarding section 5921 of
Pub. L. 117–263, see section 5921(e) of Pub. L. 117–263, set
out as a note under section 3607 of this title.
CHAPTER 37—ADVERTISEMENTS BY
GOVERNMENT AGENCIES
Sec.
3701.
Advertisements for contracts in District of
Columbia.
3702.
Advertisements not to be published without
written authority.
3703.
Rate of payment for advertisements, notices,
and proposals.
§ 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 Colum-
bia 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.
(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; June 20,
1874, ch. 328, 18 Stat. 90; Feb. 18, 1875, ch. 80, § 1, 18 Stat.
317; July 31, 1876, ch. 246, 19 Stat. 105; Aug. 2, 1946, ch.
744, § 17(b), 60 Stat. 811; 1950 Reorg. Plan No. 20, § 2(b),
eff. May 24, 1950, 15 F.R. 3178, 64 Stat. 1272).
§ 3702. Advertisements not to be published with-
out written authority
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