44 U.S.C. § 1905 — Distribution to depositories; designation

Page 67 TITLE 44—PUBLIC PRINTING AND DOCUMENTS § 1906 1 See Transfer of Functions note below. ment ordering printing of publications as to the number of copies of their publications required for distribution to depository libraries. The cost of printing and binding those publications dis- tributed to depository libraries obtained else- where than from the Government Publishing Of- fice, shall be borne by components of the Gov- ernment responsible for their issuance; those requisitioned from the Government Publishing Office shall be charged to appropriations pro- vided the Superintendent of Documents for that purpose. (Pub. L. 90–620, Oct. 22, 1968, 82 Stat. 1283; Pub. L. 113–235, div. H, title I, § 1301(b), Dec. 16, 2014, 128 Stat. 2537.) HISTORICAL AND REVISION NOTES Based on 44 U.S. Code, 1964 ed., § 85 (part) (Mar. 1, 1907, ch. 2284, § 4, 34 Stat. 1014; June 25, 1938, ch. 708, 52 Stat. 1206; Aug. 9, 1962, Pub. L. 87–579, § 5, 76 Stat. 354). The last paragraph of former section 85 will be found in section 1906 of the revision. Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries CHANGE OF NAME ‘‘Government Publishing Office’’ substituted for ‘‘Government Printing Office’’ in second par. on au- thority of section 1301(b) of Pub. L. 113–235, set out as a note preceding section 301 of this title. § 1904. Classified list of Government publications for selection by depositories The Superintendent of Documents shall cur- rently issue a classified list of Government pub- lications in suitable form, containing annota- tions of contents and listed by item identifica- tion numbers to facilitate the selection of only those publications needed by depository librar- ies. The selected publications shall be distrib- uted to depository libraries in accordance with regulations of the Superintendent of Docu- ments, as long as they fulfill the conditions pro- vided by law. (Pub. L. 90–620, Oct. 22, 1968, 82 Stat. 1284.) HISTORICAL AND REVISION NOTES Based on 44 U.S. Code, 1964, ed. § 83 (R.S. § 502; Jan. 12, 1895, ch. 23, §§ 53, 61, 28 Stat. 608, 610; Aug. 9, 1962, Pub. L. 87–579, § 3, 76 Stat. 353). § 1905. Distribution to depositories; designation of additional libraries; justification; author- ization for certain designations The Government publications selected from lists prepared by the Superintendent of Docu- ments, and when requested from him, shall be distributed to depository libraries specifically designated by law and to libraries designated by Senators, Representatives, and the Resident Commissioner from Puerto Rico, by the Com- missioner of the District of Columbia,1 and by the Governors of Guam, American Samoa, and the Virgin Islands, respectively. Additional li- braries within areas served by Representatives or the Resident Commissioner from Puerto Rico may be designated by them to receive Govern- ment publications to the extent that the total number of libraries designated by them does not exceed two within each area. Not more than two additional libraries within a State may be des- ignated by each Senator from the State. Before an additional library within a State, congres- sional district or the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico is designated as a depository for Govern- ment publications, the head of that library shall furnish his Senator, Representative, or the Resi- dent Commissioner from Puerto Rico, as the case may be, with justification of the necessity for the additional designation. The justification, which shall also include a certification as to the need for the additional depository library des- ignation, shall be signed by the head of every ex- isting depository library within the congres- sional district or the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico or by the head of the library authority of the State or the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, within which the additional depository library is to be located. The justification for additional depository library designations shall be trans- mitted to the Superintendent of Documents by the Senator, Representative, or the Resident Commissioner from Puerto Rico, as the case may be. The Commissioner of the District of Co- lumbia may designate two depository libraries in the District of Columbia, the Governor of Guam and the Governor of American Samoa may each designate one depository library in Guam and American Samoa, respectively, and the Governor of the Virgin Islands may des- ignate one depository library on the island of Saint Thomas and one on the island of Saint Croix. (Pub. L. 90–620, Oct. 22, 1968, 82 Stat. 1284.) HISTORICAL AND REVISION NOTES Based on 44 U.S. Code, 1964 ed., § 82 (R.S. § 501; Mar. 1, 1907, ch. 2284, § 4, 34 Stat. 1014; Aug. 9, 1962, Pub. L. 87–579, § 2, 76 Stat. 353). Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries TRANSFER OF FUNCTIONS Office of Commissioner of District of Columbia, as es- tablished under Reorg. Plan No. 3 of 1967, eff. Nov. 3, 1967 (in part), 32 F.R. 11669, 81 Stat. 948, abolished as of noon Jan. 2, 1975, by Pub. L. 93–198, title VII, § 711, Dec. 24, 1973, 87 Stat. 818, and replaced by office of Mayor of District of Columbia by section 421 of Pub. L. 93–198. NORTHERN MARIANAS COLLEGE AS DEPOSITORY Pub. L. 101–219, title II, § 202, Dec. 12, 1989, 103 Stat. 1874, provided that: ‘‘The Northern Marianas College is hereby constituted a depository to receive Government publications, and the Superintendent of Documents shall supply to the Northern Marianas College one copy of each such publication in the same form as supplied to other designated depositories.’’ DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA PUBLIC LIBRARY AS DEPOSITORY Act Sept. 28, 1943, ch. 243, 57 Stat. 568, provided: ‘‘That the Public Library of the District of Columbia is hereby constituted a designated depository of govern- mental publications, and the Superintendent of Docu- ments shall supply to such library one copy of each such publication, in the same form as supplied to other designated depositories.’’ § 1906. Land-grant colleges constituted deposi- tories Land-grant colleges are constituted deposi- tories to receive Government publications sub- ject to the depository laws.