[Congressional Bills 104th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 1024 Introduced in House (IH)]







104th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 1024

To improve the dissemination of information and printing procedures of 
                            the Government.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           February 23, 1995

Ms. Dunn of Washington (for herself, Mr. Collins of Georgia, Mr. Klug, 
    Mr. Ballenger, Mr. Christensen, Mr. Cunningham, Mr. Dornan, Mr. 
  Gutknecht, Mr. Hancock, Mr. Hastings of Washington, Mr. Herger, Mr. 
 Inglis of South Carolina, Mr. Knollenberg, Mr. Metcalf, Mr. Miller of 
Florida, Ms. Molinari, Mr. Nethercutt, Mr. Ney, Mr. Norwood, Mr. Paxon, 
Mr. Poshard, Mr. Quinn, Mrs. Smith of Washington, Mr. Talent, Mr. Tate, 
  Mrs. Waldholtz, Mr. Weller, and Mr. White) introduced the following 
      bill; which was referred to the Committee on House Oversight

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                                 A BILL


 
To improve the dissemination of information and printing procedures of 
                            the Government.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. JOINT COMMITTEE ON PRINTING.

    (a) Abolition.--Chapter 1 of title 44, United States Code, is 
repealed.
    (b) Transfer of Responsibility.--Except as provided in subsection 
(c), all duties, authorities, responsibilities, and functions of the 
Joint Committee on Printing as of the day before the effective date of 
this section shall be performed by the Public Printer on and after such 
date.
    (c) Oversight Functions.--All legislative oversight jurisdiction, 
duties, authorities, responsibilities, and functions of the Joint 
Committee on Printing as of the day before the effective date of this 
section shall be performed by the Committee on Rules and Administration 
of the Senate and the Committee on House Oversight of the House of 
Representatives on and after such date.
    (d) References.--Reference in any other Federal law, Executive 
order, rule, regulation, or delegation of authority, or any document of 
or relating to the Joint Committee on Printing shall be deemed to refer 
to the Committee on Rules and Administration of the Senate and the 
Committee on House Oversight of the House of Representatives, or the 
Public Printer, as appropriate.

SEC. 2. PUBLIC PRINTER: APPOINTMENT; DUTIES.

    (a) In General.--Section 301 of title 44, United States Code, is 
amended--
            (1) by amending the section heading to read as follows:
``Sec. 301. Public Printer; appointment; duties'';
            (2) by inserting ``(a)'' at the beginning of the first 
        sentence; and
            (3) by adding at the end the following new subsections:
    ``(b) The Public Printer shall, with respect to the executive, 
legislative and judicial branches of the Government--
            ``(1) use all necessary measures to remedy neglect, delay, 
        duplication, and waste in the public printing and binding and 
        the production of Government publications, including the 
        elimination of internal printing capacities of the Government 
        Printing Office and the reduction or elimination of internal 
        printing (including high-speed duplicating) capacities of 
        executive branch departments, agencies, and entities;
            ``(2) prescribe quality standards for printing and 
        publishing of Government publications;
            ``(3) utilize requests for proposals and similar authorized 
        purchasing methods where total or partial migration to new 
        technologies is appropriate, or when requested by the user;
            ``(4) prescribe Government specifications for printing 
        paper and writing paper, which shall be consistent with all 
        environmental and other requirements for such products;
            ``(5) assist with the acquisition and transfer of equipment 
        requisitioned by facilities previously authorized under section 
        501 of this title;
            ``(6) assist with the disposal of such equipment pursuant 
        to section 312 of this title; and
            ``(7) establish policy for the acquisition of printing and 
        Government publications, which shall be formulated to maximize 
        competitive procurement from the private sector.
    ``(c) The policy under subsection (b)(7) may provide for use of 
Government in-house printing and duplicating operations, subject to 
section 504 of this title, if they provide printing and duplicating at 
the lowest cost to the Government, taking into consideration the total 
expense of production, materials, labor, equipment, and general and 
administrative expense, including all levels of overhead.
    ``(d) The Public Printer shall promulgate rules and regulations for 
the procurement of printing and Government publications by the 
Government Printing Office not inconsistent with this Act.''.
    (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections for chapter 3 of 
title 44, United States Code, is amended by striking out the item 
relating to section 301 and inserting in lieu thereof the following new 
item:

``301. Public Printer; appointment; duties.''.

SEC. 3. ANNUAL REPORT TO CONGRESS.

    Section 309(c) of title 44, United States Code, is amended--
            (1) by inserting ``(1)'' after ``(c)''; and
            (2) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
    ``(2) The annual program submitted under this subsection shall 
include a report on--
            ``(A) the printing costs of each branch of the Government; 
        and
            ``(B) with regard to Government printing and publications, 
        a cost comparison of--
                    ``(i) printing and publications procured through 
                the Government Printing Office;
                    ``(ii) printing and publications produced by each 
                Federal agency;
                    ``(iii) printing and publications that are produced 
                by commercial sources that are not Federal entities 
                under any contract with a Federal agency (other than 
                the Government Printing Office); and
                    ``(iv) printing and publications that are produced 
                by commercial sources that are not Federal entities 
                under any contract with the Government Printing 
                Office.''.

SEC. 4. DEFINITIONS.

    (a) In General.--Chapter 3 of title 44, United States Code, is 
amended by adding at the end the following new section:
``Sec. 318. Definitions
    ``As used in this title--
            ``(1) the term `Government publication' means any 
        informational matter that is published at Government expense, 
        or required by law;
            ``(2) the term `publish' means, with respect to 
        informational matter, make available for dissemination; and
            ``(3) the term `printing' includes the processes of 
        platemaking, presswork, ink jet, electrostatic or other copying 
        or duplicating, laser or variable imaging, silk screen 
        processes, production of an image on paper or substrate by any 
        means or equipment (including printed forms, printing required 
        as part of a contract for other supplies or services and all 
        printing items whether for internal use or public 
        dissemination), binding, microform, or the end items of such 
        processes, except that such term does not include desktop 
        composition and the production of camera ready copy or 
        electronic media to be used in the printing process.''.
    (b) Technical and Conforming Amendments.--
            (1) The table of sections for chapter 3 of title 44, United 
        States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new 
        item:

``318. Definitions.''.
            (2) Section 1901 of title 44, United States Code, is 
        amended by striking out ``as an individual document''.

SEC. 5. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE ACCOUNTS.

    (a) In General.--Chapter 3 of title 44, United States Code, as 
amended by section 4, is further amended by adding at the end the 
following new section:
``Sec. 319. Government Printing Office accounts
    ``The Public Printer shall establish and maintain the following 
separate and distinct Government Printing Office accounts: (1) 
Superintendent of Documents; (2) Executive and Judicial Print 
Procurement; (3) Congressional Services.''.
    (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections for chapter 3 of 
title 44, United States Code, as amended by section 4, is further 
amended by adding at the end the following new item:

``319. Government Printing Office accounts.''.

SEC. 6. PROCUREMENT OF PRINTING AND GOVERNMENT PUBLICATIONS BY THE 
              GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE.

    (a) In General.--Section 501 of title 44, United States Code, is 
amended to read as follows:
``Sec. 501. Government printing and Government publications to be 
              procured by the Government Printing Office
    ``(a) All printing and Government publications for Congress, the 
Executive Office, the Judiciary, other than the Supreme Court of the 
United States, and every executive department, agency, independent 
office and establishment or entity of the Government, shall be procured 
from private sector commercial entities by the Government Printing 
Office, except--
            ``(1) printing in field printing plants subject to section 
        504 of this title;
            ``(2) procurement of printing or Government publications, 
        if approved by written waiver issued by the Public Printer 
        certifying that such direct procurement is more economical than 
        procurement through the Government Printing Office;
            ``(3) procurement of individual printing or Government 
        publication orders costing not more than $1,000, if such orders 
        are not of a continuing or repetitive nature and, as certified 
        by the Public Printer, are included in a class of work which 
        cannot be provided more economically by open, competitive 
        procurement through the Government Printing Office;
            ``(4) printing for the Central Intelligence Agency, the 
        Defense Intelligence Agency, and the National Security Agency, 
        and printing of documents classified secret by the Department 
        of Defense; and
            ``(5) production of printing or Government publications 
        from other sources that is specifically authorized by law.
    ``(b) Any Federal officer or employee who publishes a Government 
publication or orders or contracts for an individual printing order 
under paragraphs (1), (2), and (3) of subsection (a) shall include as a 
term of any order or contract for such publication or printing that the 
executive agency or department, or the commercial source that provides 
the publication or printing shall deliver to the Superintendent of 
Documents, in the form and manner prescribed by the Superintendent, a 
sufficient quantity of the product produced under such order or 
contract for inclusion in the depository library program under chapter 
19 of this title. The Public Printer shall promulgate regulations to 
define the term `sufficient quantity' for purposes of this subsection.
    ``(c) Printing and Government publications shall not be produced by 
the Government Printing Office for Congress, the Executive Office, the 
Judiciary, or any executive department, agency, independent office and 
establishment of the Government, except that the Government Printing 
Office may produce printing necessary to be produced internally to meet 
its own needs, subject to the same production limitation placed on the 
executive branch by section 504(b)(1) of this title.
    ``(d) All directives to the Public Printer or the Government 
Printing Office, under this title or other applicable laws, as in 
effect on the day before the effective date of this section, to print 
or to produce printing or binding shall, on and after that effective 
date, constitute directives to procure such printing or binding, under 
the requirements of this Act.''.
    (b) Revocation of Charters.--All printing plant charters authorized 
by the Joint Committee on Printing under section 501 of title 44, 
United States Code, are revoked.
    (c) Technical and Conforming Amendments.--
            (1) The item relating to section 501 in the table of 
        sections for chapter 5 of title 44, United States Code, is 
        amended to read as follows:

``501. Government printing and Government publications to be procured 
                            by the Government Printing Office.''.
            (2) Section 207 of the Legislative Branch Appropriations 
        Act, 1993 (44 U.S.C. 501 note) is repealed.

SEC. 7. COMPETITIVE PRINT PROCUREMENT.

    (a) In General.--Section 502 of title 44, United States Code, is 
amended to read as follows:
``Sec. 502. Requirement for competitive procurement
    ``(a)(1) All printing and Government publications procured or 
purchased by Congress, the Executive Office, the Judiciary other than 
the Supreme Court of the United States, and every executive department, 
agency, independent office and establishment or entity of the 
Government shall be procured or purchased with open competition in 
compliance with the requirements of paragraphs (2) through (4). For 
printing orders and Government publications obtained by the executive 
and judicial branches through the Government Printing Office, 
compliance by the Government Printing Office with the provisions of 
this subsection (a) shall relieve the executive or judicial agency or 
entity from the requirements of this subsection (a), but only for those 
printing orders and Government publications obtained through the 
Government Printing Office.
    ``(2) All printing and Government publication procurements or 
purchases and amendments thereto, shall be publicly displayed in the 
issuing office and on an on-line electronic commerce system for not 
less than 4 hours prior to the time bids or quotations are due. Shorter 
posting periods may only be used to meet emergency requirements.
    ``(3) As soon as practicable after the time by which quotations or 
bids must be received, the issuing office shall compile a schedule of 
quotation or bid results containing the solicitation number, and the 
name, quotation or bid price and any offered discount of each 
responding vendor. As soon as practicable after the award of any 
contract for printing or Government publications, the issuing office 
shall compile an award schedule containing the solicitation number, and 
the name, quotation or bid price and any offered discount of the 
winning vendor. The information required to be compiled under this 
subsection shall be publicly displayed in the issuing office and on an 
on-line electronic commerce system for a period of not less than 24 
hours.
    ``(4) The procuring authority may impose reasonable vendor 
registration requirements not in violation of other applicable law. All 
responsive quotations or bids from private sector vendors shall be 
accepted and considered. Contracts shall be awarded to the responsible 
vendor with low quotation or bid.''.
    (b) Clerical Amendment.--The item relating to section 502 in the 
table of sections for chapter 5 of title 44, United States Code, is 
amended to read as follows:

``502. Requirement for competitive procurement.''.

SEC. 8. LIMITATION ON GOVERNMENT PRINTING PRODUCTION.

    (a) In General.--Section 504 of title 44, United States Code, is 
amended to read as follows:
``Sec. 504. Limitation on Government printing production
    ``(a) The production of printing by Congress, the Executive Office, 
the Judiciary, other than the Supreme Court of the United States and 
every executive department, agency, independent office and 
establishment or entity of the Government shall be limited as set forth 
in subsections (b) and (c).
    ``(b)(1) No printing or duplicating facility or operation shall 
produce any printing or duplicating order for an individual product 
which exceeds: 4,000 printing units for a single sheet document; or 
20,000 printing units for a multi-paged document. A ``printing unit'' 
shall equal one (1) one-sided copy of a single 8\1/2\'' by 11'' sheet, 
or 93.5 square inches of paper or printing substrate.
    ``(2) Paragraph (1) shall not apply to printing produced by the 
Central Intelligence Agency, the Defense Intelligence Agency, or the 
National Security Agency, printing of documents classified secret by 
the Department of Defense, or to other printing production specifically 
authorized by law.
    ``(c) The Government Printing Office printing production shall 
terminate, pursuant to the requirements of Section 501(c) of this 
title, except for printing necessary to be produced internally to meet 
its own needs, which shall be subject to the same production 
limitations imposed by subsection (b)(1).''.
    (b) Clerical Amendment.--The item relating to section 504 in the 
table of sections for chapter 5 of title 44, United States Code, is 
amended to read as follows:

``504. Limitation on Government printing production.''.

SEC. 9. USE OF ILLUSTRATIONS.

    (a) In General.--Section 1104 of title 44, United States Code, is 
amended to read as follows:
``Sec. 1104. Use of illustrations
    ``Appropriations made for printing and binding may not be used for 
an illustration, engraving or photograph in a document or report 
printed for Congress, the executive branch or the Judiciary unless 
specified by the order for printing or copy furnished.''.
    (b) Clerical Amendment.--The item relating to section 1104 in the 
table of sections for chapter 11 of title 44, United States Code, is 
amended to read as follows:

``1104. Use of illustrations.''.

SEC. 10. FORM AND STYLE OF WORK FOR DEPARTMENTS.

    Section 1105 of title 44, United States Code, is amended by 
striking out ``determine'' and inserting in lieu thereof ``provide 
advice and assistance regarding''.

SEC. 11. DEPARTMENTAL DISTRIBUTION OF PUBLICATIONS.

    Section 1722 of title 44, United States Code is amended--
            (1) by inserting ``(a)'' at the beginning of the first 
        sentence; and
            (2) by adding at the end the following new subsection:
    ``(b) If a department, agency, or other entity of the Government 
publishes a Government publication, the head of the department, agency, 
or entity shall furnish the Government publication to the 
Superintendent of Documents not later than the date of release of the 
material to the public.''.

SEC. 12. AVAILABILITY, INVENTORY, DISSEMINATION AND REPUBLICATION OF 
              GOVERNMENT PUBLICATIONS

    (a) In General.--Chapter 17 of title 44, United States Code is 
amended by adding at the end the following new sections:
``Sec. 1723. Government publications to be available throughout the 
              Government
    ``All Government publications shall be available throughout the 
Government to any department, agency, or entity of the Government for 
use or redissemination.
``Sec. 1724. Inventory of Government publications
    ``Each department, agency, and other entity of the Government 
shall--
            ``(1) establish and maintain a comprehensive inventory of 
        its Government publications; and
            ``(2) make such inventory available through the electronic 
        directory under chapter 41 of this title.
``Sec. 1725. Other dissemination or republication
    ``(a) In addition to any other dissemination provided for by law, 
the Superintendent of Documents shall disseminate or republish 
Government publications, if, as determined by the Superintendent, the 
dissemination by the department, agency, or entity of the Government is 
inadequate. The Superintendent shall have authority to carry out the 
preceding sentence by appropriate means, including the dissemination 
and republication of Government publications furnished under section 
1722(b) of this title, with the cost of dissemination and republication 
to be borne by the department, agency, or entity involved.
    ``(b) The cost charged to the public by the Superintendent of 
Documents under subsection (a) for any Government publication (whether 
such Government publication is made available to the public by a 
department, agency, or entity of the Government, or by the 
Superintendent of Documents) may include the cost of republication and 
dissemination, but may not include any profit.''.
    (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections for chapter 17 of 
title 44, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the 
following new items:

``1723. Government publications to be available throughout the 
                            Government.
``1724. Inventory of Government publications.
``1725. Other dissemination or republication.''.

SEC. 13. REPORT ON COSTS FOR PRINTING BY FEDERAL AGENCIES OTHER THAN 
              THE GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE.

    (a) In General.--Chapter 11 of title 44, United States Code, is 
amended by adding at the end the following new section:
``Sec. 1124. Projections and report on costs for printing by Federal 
              agencies
    ``(a) Not later than 30 days after the end of each fiscal year, the 
head of each Federal department and agency shall submit a report to the 
Public Printer of the cost of all printing and Government publications 
that were published by such agency during that fiscal year. Such costs 
shall separately include: (1) Government publications and printing 
procured through the Government Printing Office under a Government 
Printing Office contract with a commercial source that is not a Federal 
entity; (2) Government publications and printing produced by a Federal 
entity; and (3) Government publications and printing produced by a 
department or agency contract with a commercial source that is not a 
Federal entity.
    ``(b) At the time of budget submission for each fiscal year 
commencing in 1995, each department and agency shall submit a report of 
planned printing and publishing activity for the coming year to the 
Office of Management and Budget, which report shall include the 
following: the name of the publication; the mission served by the 
publication; estimated design cost; estimated cost of printing; 
estimated cost of dissemination, by other than electronic means; 
estimated cost of dissemination by electronic means.''.
    (b) Clerical Amendment.--
            The table of sections for chapter 11 of title 44, United 
        States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new 
        item:

``1124. Projections and report on costs for printing by Federal 
                            agencies.''.

SEC. 14. SCORING OF SALES OF ASSETS.

    Notwithstanding any other provision of law, amounts realized from 
the sale of an asset by the United States pursuant to this Act or any 
amendment made by this Act shall be scored with respect to the level of 
budget authority, outlays, and revenues in the fiscal year in which 
that asset is sold for purposes of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 
and the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985.

SEC. 15. BUY AMERICAN REQUIREMENT.

    Contracts for the procurement of goods or services related to 
printing for the Government may be awarded under title 44, United 
States Code, or any other law only to--
            (1) individuals who are citizens of the United States; and
            (2) other entities which are owned and controlled only by 
        individuals who are citizens of the United States.

SEC. 16. COST CEILING FOR CERTAIN HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES AND SENATE 
              DOCUMENTS.

    Any measure authorizing the printing and production of a House 
Document or a Senate Document that is in the nature of a tribute or 
memorial shall provide for the maximum production and printing cost of 
the document.

SEC. 17. TECHNICAL AND CONFORMING AMENDMENTS IN ORDER OF APPEARANCE IN 
              UNITED STATES CODE.

    (a) Title 1 Amendments.--(1) Section 107 of title 1, United States 
Code, is amended by striking out ``Joint Committee on Printing'' and 
inserting in lieu thereof ``Public Printer in consultation with the 
Secretary of the Senate and the Clerk of the House of 
Representatives''.
    (2) Section 208 of title 1, United States Code, is amended by 
striking out ``Joint Committee on Printing'' and inserting in lieu 
thereof ``Public Printer''.
    (b) Title 2 Amendments.--(1) Section 4 of the joint resolution 
entitled ``Joint resolution to provide for the printing and 
distribution of the Precedents of the House of Representatives compiled 
and prepared by Lewis Deschler'', approved October 18, 1976 (2 U.S.C. 
28e) is amended--
            (A) in subsection (a), by striking out ``Joint Committee on 
        Printing'' and inserting in lieu thereof ``Committee on Rules 
        and Administration of the Senate and the Committee on House 
        Oversight of the House of Representatives''; and
            (B) in subsection (b), by striking out ``Joint Committee on 
        Printing'' and inserting in lieu thereof ``Committee on Rules 
        and Administration of the Senate and the Committee on House 
        Oversight of the House of Representatives''.
    (2) Section 3 of the Joint Resolution of December 24, 1970 (2 
U.S.C. 168b) is amended by striking out ``Joint Committee on Printing'' 
and inserting in lieu thereof ``Committee on Rules and Administration 
of the House of Representatives''.
    (c) Title 4 Amendment.--Section 145 of title 4, United States Code, 
is amended by striking out ``Joint Committee on Printing'' and 
inserting in lieu thereof ``Committee on Rules and Administration of 
the Senate and the Committee on House Oversight of the House of 
Representatives''.
    (d) Title 16 Amendment.--Section 312 of the Federal Water Power Act 
(16 U.S.C. 825k) is amended by striking out ``Joint Committee on 
Printing'' each place it appears and inserting in lieu thereof ``Public 
Printer''.
    (e) Title 20 Amendments.--(1) Section 5(c) of the National 
Foundation on the Arts and the Humanities Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 
954(c)) is amended by striking out ``Joint Committee on Printing of the 
Congress'' and inserting in lieu thereof ``Public Printer''.
    (2) Section 7(c) of the National Foundation on the Arts and the 
Humanities Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 956(c)) is amended by striking out 
``Joint Committee on Printing'' and inserting in lieu thereof ``Public 
Printer''.
    (f) Title 28 Amendment.--Section 411(a) of title 28, United States 
Code, is amended by striking out ``Joint Committee on Printing'' and 
inserting in lieu thereof ``Public Printer''.
    (g) Title 40 Amendments.--Section 602 of the Federal Property and 
Administrative Services Act of 1949 (40 U.S.C. 474) is amended--
            (1) by striking out paragraph (18); and
            (2) by redesignating paragraphs (19) through (21) as 
        paragraphs (18) through (20), respectively.
    (h) Title 44 Amendments.--(1) The table of chapters for title 44, 
United States Code, is amended by striking out the item relating to 
chapter 1.
    (2) Section 305(a) of title 44, United States Code, is amended--
            (A) in the fourth sentence, by striking out ``Joint 
        Committee on Printing'' and inserting in lieu thereof ``Public 
        Printer''; and
            (B) in the fifth sentence, by striking out ``either party 
        may appeal to the Joint Committee on Printing, and the decision 
        of the Joint Committee is final.'' and inserting in lieu 
        thereof ``an appeal may be made under subchapter III of chapter 
        71 of title 5.''
    (3) Section 309(a) of title 44, United States Code, is amended by 
striking out ``Joint Committee on Printing'' and inserting in lieu 
thereof ``Public Printer''.
    (4) Section 312 of title 44, United States Code, is amended by 
striking out ``, with the approval of the Joint Committee on 
Printing''.
    (5) Section 502 of title 44, United States Code, is amended by 
striking out ``with the approval of the Joint Committee on Printing''.
    (6) Section 504 of title 44, United States Code, is amended by 
striking out ``The Joint Committee on Printing may permit the Public 
Printer to'' and inserting in lieu thereof ``The Public Printer may''.
    (7) Section 505 of title 44, United States Code, is amended by 
striking out ``, under regulations of the Joint Committee on 
Printing''.
    (8) Section 508 of title 44, United States Code, is amended by 
striking out ``Joint Committee on Printing'' and inserting in lieu 
thereof ``Committee on Rules and Administration of the Senate and the 
Committee on House Oversight of the House of Representatives''.
    (9) Section 509 of title 44, United States Code, is amended--
            (A) by striking out ``Joint Committee on Printing'' and 
        inserting in lieu thereof ``Public Printer''; and
            (B) by striking out ``, under their direction,''.
    (10) Section 510 of title 44, United States Code, is amended by 
striking out ``Joint Committee on Printing:'' and inserting in lieu 
thereof ``Public Printer''.
    (11) Section 511 of title 44, United States Code, is amended--
            (A) in the first sentence, by striking out ``Joint 
        Committee on Printing:'' and inserting in lieu thereof ``Public 
        Printer'';
            (B) in the second sentence, by striking out ``The 
        committee'' and inserting in lieu thereof ``The Public 
        Printer''; and
            (C) in the third sentence, by striking out ``The 
        Committee'' and inserting in lieu thereof ``The Public 
        Printer''.
    (12) Section 512 of title 44, United States Code, is amended--
            (A) in the first sentence, by striking out ``Joint 
        Committee on Printing'' and inserting in lieu thereof ``Public 
        Printer''; and
            (B) in the second sentence, by striking out ``the 
        Committee'' and inserting in lieu thereof ``the Public 
        Printer''.
    (13) Section 513 of title 44, United States Code, is amended--
            (A) in the first sentence, by striking out ``standard of 
        quality fixed upon by the Joint Committee on Printing,'' and 
        inserting in lieu thereof ``applicable fixed standard of 
        quality''; and
            (B) in the second sentence, by striking out ``the 
        Committee'' and inserting in lieu thereof ``the Public 
        Printer''.
    (14) Section 514 of title 44, United States Code is amended--
            (A) by striking out ``Joint Committee on Printing shall 
        determine'' and inserting in lieu thereof ``Public Printer 
        shall apply the provisions of subchapter V of chapter 35 of 
        title 31 to resolve''; and
            (B) by striking out ``; and the decision of the Committee 
        is final as to the United States''.
    (15) Section 515 of title 44, United States Code, is amended--
            (A) in the first sentence, by striking out ``report the 
        default to the Joint Committee on Printing, and under its 
        direction,''; and
            (B) in the second sentence, by striking out ``, under the 
        direction of the Joint Committee on Printing,''.
    (16) Section 517 of title 44, United States Code, is amended by 
striking out ``The Joint Committee on Printing may authorize the Public 
Printer to'' and inserting in lieu thereof ``The Public Printer may''.
    (17) Section 702 of title 44, United States Code, is amended by 
striking out ``Joint Committee on Printing'' and inserting in lieu 
thereof ``Public Printer''.
    (18) Section 703 of title 44, United States Code, is amended by 
striking out ``Joint Committee on Printing'' and inserting in lieu 
thereof ``Committee on Rules and Administration of the Senate or the 
Committee on House Oversight of the House of Representatives''.
    (19) Section 707 of title 44, United States Code, is amended by 
striking out ``the Joint Committee on Printing may authorize the 
printing of a bill or resolution, with index and ancillaries, in the 
style and form the Joint Committee on Printing considers most suitable 
in the interest of economy and efficiency, and to so continue until 
final enactment in both Houses of Congress. The committee'' and 
inserting in lieu thereof ``the Public Printer, in consultation with 
the Secretary of the Senate and the appropriate official of the House 
of Representatives, may print a bill or resolution, with index and 
ancillaries, in the style and form the Public Printer considers most 
suitable in the interest of economy and efficiency, and to so continue 
until final enactment in both Houses of Congress. The Public Printer, 
in consultation with the Secretary of the Senate and the appropriate 
official of the House of Representatives''.
    (20) Section 709 of title 44, United States Code, is amended in the 
second sentence by striking out ``Joint Committee on Printing'' and 
inserting in lieu thereof ``Public Printer''.
    (21) Section 714 of title 44, United States Code, is amended by 
striking out ``The Joint Committee on Printing shall establish rules to 
be observed by the Public Printer,'' and inserting in lieu thereof 
``The Public Printer, in consultation with the Secretary of the Senate 
and the appropriate official of the House of Representatives, shall 
establish rules''.
    (22) Section 717 of title 44, United States Code, is amended by 
striking out ``Joint Committee on Printing'' and inserting in lieu 
thereof ``Public Printer, in consultation with the Secretary of the 
Senate and the appropriate official of the House of Representatives''.
    (23) Section 718 of title 44, United States Code, is amended by 
striking out ``Joint Committee on Printing'' and inserting in lieu 
thereof ``Public Printer, in consultation with the Secretary of the 
Senate and the appropriate official of the House of Representatives''.
    (24) Section 721(a) of title 44, United States Code, is amended--
            (A) in the first sentence, by striking out ``Joint 
        Committee on Printing'' and inserting in lieu thereof ``Public 
        Printer, in consultation with the Secretary of the Senate and 
        the appropriate official of the House of Representatives''; and
            (B) in the second sentence, by striking out ``The Joint 
        Committee'' and inserting in lieu thereof ``The Public 
        Printer''.
    (25) Section 722 of title 44, United States Code, is amended by 
striking out ``, under the direction of the Joint Committee on 
Printing,''.
    (26) Section 723 of title 44, United States Code, is amended--
            (A) by striking out ``Joint Committee on Printing'' and 
        inserting in lieu thereof ``Public Printer, in consultation 
        with the Secretary of the Senate and the appropriate official 
        of the House of Representatives''; and
            (B) by striking out ``the Joint Committee considers'' and 
        inserting in lieu thereof ``the Public Printer, in consultation 
        with the Secretary of the Senate and the appropriate official 
        of the House of Representatives, considers''.
    (27) Section 724 of title 44, United States Code, is amended by 
striking out ``Joint Committee on Printing'' and inserting in lieu 
thereof ``Public Printer''.
    (28) Section 728 of title 44, United States Code, is amended by 
striking out ``Joint Committee on Printing'' and inserting in lieu 
thereof ``Public Printer, in consultation with the Secretary of the 
Senate and the appropriate official of the House of Representatives,''.
    (29) Section 738 of title 44, United States Code, is amended by 
striking out ``Joint Committee on Printing'' and inserting in lieu 
thereof ``Public Printer, in consultation with the Secretary of the 
Senate and the appropriate official of the House of Representatives,''.
    (30) Section 901 of title 44, United States Code, is amended by 
striking out ``Joint Committee on Printing'' and inserting in lieu 
thereof ``Public Printer, in consultation with the Secretary of the 
Senate and the appropriate official of the House of Representatives,''.
    (31) Section 902 of title 44, United States Code, is amended by 
striking out ``Joint Committee on Printing'' and inserting in lieu 
thereof ``the Public Printer, in consultation with the Committee on 
Rules and Administration of the Senate and the Committee on House 
Oversight of the House of Representatives,''.
    (32) Section 903 of title 44, United States Code, is amended by 
striking out ``Joint Committee on Printing'' and inserting in lieu 
thereof ``Public Printer, in consultation with the Secretary of the 
Senate and the appropriate official of the House of Representatives''.
    (33) Section 905 of title 44, United States Code, is amended by 
striking out ``Joint Committee on Printing'' and inserting in lieu 
thereof ``Public Printer, in consultation with the Secretary of the 
Senate and the appropriate official of the House of Representatives,''.
    (34) Section 906 of title 44, United States code, is amended--
            (A) by striking out ``to the Joint Committee on Printing 
        not to exceed one hundred copies;'' and inserting in lieu 
        thereof ``to the Committee on Rules and Administration of the 
        Senate and the Committee on House Oversight of the House of 
        Representatives not to exceed one hundred copies each;'',
            (B) by striking out ``to each Joint Committee and Joint 
        Commission in Congress, as may be designated by the Joint 
        Committee on Printing'' and inserting in lieu thereof ``to each 
        Joint Committee and Joint Commission in Congress, as may be 
        designated by the Committee on Rules and Administration of the 
        Senate and the Committee on House Oversight of the House of 
        Representatives'';
            (C) by striking out ``to the Joint Committee on Printing, 
        ten semimonthly copies;'' and inserting in lieu thereof ``to 
        the Committee on Rules and Administration of the Senate and the 
        Committee on House Oversight of the House of Representatives, 
        ten semimonthly copies'';
            (D) by striking out ``of which eight copies may be bound in 
        the style and manner approved by the Joint Committee on 
        Printing;'' and inserting in lieu thereof ``of which eight 
        copies may be bound in the style and manner approved by the 
        Public Printer, in consultation with the appropriate official 
        of the House of Representatives''; and
            (E) by striking out ``Copies of the daily edition, unless 
        otherwise directed by the Joint Committee on Printing, shall be 
        supplied and delivered'' and inserting in lieu thereof ``Copies 
        of the daily edition, unless otherwise directed by the Public 
        Printer, shall be supplied and delivered''.
    (35) Section 1108 of title 44, United States Code, is amended by 
striking out ``, subject to regulation by the Joint Committee on 
Printing,''.
    (36) Section 1112 of title 44, United States Code, is amended by 
striking out ``Joint Committee on Printing'' and inserting in lieu 
thereof ``Public Printer''.
    (37) Section 1121 of title 44, United States Code, is amended by 
striking out ``, under the direction of the Joint Committee on 
Printing,''.
    (38) Section 1301 of title 44, United States Code, is amended by 
striking out ``, in accordance with directions of the Joint Committee 
on Printing''.
    (39) Section 1320A of title 44, United States Code, is amended by 
striking out ``, and with the approval of the Joint Committee on 
Printing''.
    (40) Section 1333 of title 44, United States Code, is amended in 
subsection (b) by striking out ``Joint Committee on Printing'' and 
inserting in lieu thereof ``Public Printer, in consultation with the 
Secretary of the Senate and the appropriate official of the House of 
Representatives,''.
    (41) Section 1338 of title 44, United States Code, is amended--
            (A) in the first sentence--
                    (i) by striking out ``, under limitations and 
                conditions prescribed by the Joint Committee on 
                Printing,''; and
                    (ii) by striking out ``under limitations and 
                conditions prescribed by the Joint Committee on 
                Printing''; and
            (B) in the second sentence, by striking out ``Joint 
        Committee on Printing'' and inserting in lieu thereof ``Public 
        Printer''.
    (42) Section 1705 of title 44, United States Code, is amended by 
striking out ``, subject to regulation by the Joint Committee on 
Printing and''.
    (43) Section 1710 of title 44, United States Code, is amended--
            (A) in the first sentence, by striking out ``, upon a plan 
        approved by the Joint Committee on Printing''; and
            (B) in the fourth sentence, by striking out ``as the Joint 
        Committee on Printing directs''.
    (44) Section 1914 of title 44, United States Code, is amended by 
striking out ``, with the approval of the Joint Committee on Printing 
as provided by section 103 of this title,''.
    (45) Section 5(b) of the Federal Records Management Amendments of 
1976 (44 U.S.C. 2901 note) is amended by striking out ``the Joint 
Committee on Printing or''.

SEC. 18. EFFECTIVE DATE.

    Except as specifically provided in this Act, this Act and the 
amendments made by this Act shall take effect on the first day of the 
9th month after the month in which this Act is enacted.
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