44 U.S.C. § 301 — Director of the Government Publishing Of-

Page 7 TITLE 44—PUBLIC PRINTING AND DOCUMENTS § 302 Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries CHANGE OF NAME Pub. L. 113–235, div. H, title I, § 1301(a), (b), Dec. 16, 2014, 128 Stat. 2537, provided that: ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Government Printing Office is hereby redesignated the Government Publishing Office. ‘‘(b) REFERENCES.—Any reference to the Government Printing Office in any law, rule, regulation, certificate, directive, instruction, or other official paper in force on the date of enactment of this Act [Dec. 16, 2014] shall be considered to refer and apply to the Government Publishing Office.’’ FEDERAL RECORDS MANAGEMENT PROVISIONS WITHOUT EFFECT ON CHAPTER Authority and responsibilities under chapter not lim- ited or repealed by Federal Records Management Amendments of 1976, see section 5(b) of Pub. L. 94–575, set out as a note under section 2901 of this title. § 301. Director of the Government Publishing Of- fice: appointment (a) The President of the United States shall nominate and, by and with the advice and con- sent of the Senate, appoint a suitable person to take charge of and manage the Government Publishing Office. The title shall be Director of the Government Publishing Office. (b) The Director shall be appointed for a term of 10 years. (c) An individual appointed to the position of Director, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, may be reappointed to that position in accordance with subsections (a) and (b). (Pub. L. 90–620, Oct. 22, 1968, 82 Stat. 1239; Pub. L. 92–310, title II, § 210(a)(1), (2), June 6, 1972, 86 Stat. 204; Pub. L. 113–235, div. H, title I, § 1301(b), (c), (g), Dec. 16, 2014, 128 Stat. 2537, 2538; Pub. L. 117–213, § 1(a), Oct. 17, 2022, 136 Stat. 2251.) HISTORICAL AND REVISION NOTES Based on 44 U.S. Code, 1964 ed., § 31 (Jan. 12, 1895, ch. 23, § 17, 28 Stat. 603; June 12, 1917, ch. 27, § 1, 40 Stat. 173; Feb. 20, 1923, ch. 98, 42 Stat. 1278; Mar. 4, 1925, ch. 549, § 1, 43 Stat. 1299; May 29, 1928, ch. 909, 45 Stat. 1006). Changes are made in phraseology. Editorial Notes AMENDMENTS 2022—Pub. L. 117–213 designated existing provisions as subsec. (a) and added subsecs. (b) and (c). 2014—Pub. L. 113–235, § 1301(g), struck out ‘‘, who must be a practical printer and versed in the art of book- binding,’’ after ‘‘suitable person’’ and substituted ‘‘The’’ for ‘‘His’’. Pub. L. 113–235, § 1301(c), substituted ‘‘Director of the Government Publishing Office’’ for ‘‘Public Printer’’ in section catchline and text. 1972—Pub. L. 92–310 struck out ‘‘; bond’’ in section catchline, and provisions from text which required the Public Printer to give a bond in the sum of $25,000. Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries CHANGE OF NAME Pub. L. 113–235, div. H, title I, § 1301(d), Dec. 16, 2014, 128 Stat. 2537, provided that: ‘‘Any reference in any law other than in title 44, United States Code, or in any rule, regulation, certificate, directive, instruction, or other official paper in force on the date of enactment of this Act [Dec. 16, 2014] to the Public Printer shall be considered to refer and apply to the Director of the Government Publishing Office.’’ APPLICATION OF 2022 AMENDMENT TO INCUMBENT Pub. L. 117–213, § 1(b), Oct. 17, 2022, 136 Stat. 2251, pro- vided that: ‘‘If there is an individual serving in the po- sition of Director of the Government Publishing Office, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, on the date of enactment of this Act [Oct. 17, 2022]— ‘‘(1) the amendments made by subsection (a) [amending this section] shall apply with respect to the appointment of such individual; and ‘‘(2) the term of the individual for purposes of sub- section (b) of section 301 of title 44, United States Code, as added by subsection (a), shall be considered to have started on the date on which the individual assumed the office of Director of the Government Publishing Office.’’ § 302. Deputy Director of the Government Pub- lishing Office: appointment; duties The Director of the Government Publishing Office shall appoint a suitable person to be the Deputy Director of the Government Publishing Office. The Deputy Director of the Government Publishing Office shall supervise the buildings occupied by the Government Publishing Office and perform any other duties required by the Di- rector of the Government Publishing Office. (Pub. L. 90–620, Oct. 22, 1968, 82 Stat. 1239; Pub. L. 113–235, div. H, title I, § 1301(b), (c), (e), (h), Dec. 16, 2014, 128 Stat. 2537, 2538.) HISTORICAL AND REVISION NOTES Based on 44 U.S. Code, 1964 ed., § 39 (May 27, 1908, ch. 200, § 1, 35 Stat. 382). Phraseology is changed to conform with section 301 of this revision. Editorial Notes AMENDMENTS 2014—Pub. L. 113–235, § 1301(h), in first sentence, struck out ‘‘, who must be a practical printer and versed in the art of bookbinding,’’ after ‘‘suitable per- son’’ and, in second sentence, substituted ‘‘The Deputy Director of the Government Publishing Office’’ for ‘‘He’’ and ‘‘and perform’’ for ‘‘, and perform’’ and struck out ‘‘perform the duties formerly required of the chief clerk,’’ after ‘‘shall’’ and ‘‘of him’’ after ‘‘re- quired’’. Pub. L. 113–235, § 1301(e), substituted ‘‘Deputy Direc- tor of the Government Publishing Office’’ for ‘‘Deputy Public Printer’’ in section catchline and the first place appearing in text. Pub. L. 113–235, § 1301(c)(2), which directed amendment of this section by substituting ‘‘Director of the Govern- ment Publishing Office’’ for ‘‘Public Printer’’ in section catchline, was not executed to reflect the probable in- tent of Congress and the subsequent amendment by sec- tion 1301(e)(2) of Pub. L. 113–235. See 2014 Amendment note above. Pub. L. 113–235, § 1301(c)(1), substituted ‘‘Director of the Government Publishing Office’’ for ‘‘Public Print- er’’ in two places in text. Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries CHANGE OF NAME ‘‘Government Publishing Office’’ substituted for ‘‘Government Printing Office’’ in text on authority of section 1301(b) of Pub. L. 113–235, set out as a note pre- ceding section 301 of this title. Pub. L. 113–235, div. H, title I, § 1301(f), Dec. 16, 2014, 128 Stat. 2538, provided that: ‘‘Any reference in any law other than in title 44, United States Code, or in any rule, regulation, certificate, directive, instruction, or other official paper in force on the date of enactment