[Congressional Bills 115th Congress]
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[H.R. 195 Reported in House (RH)]

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                                                  Union Calendar No. 78
115th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 195

                      [Report No. 115-128, Part I]

To amend title 44, United States Code, to restrict the distribution of 
free printed copies of the Federal Register to Members of Congress and 
   other officers and employees of the United States, and for other 
                               purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            January 3, 2017

 Mr. Russell introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
 Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, and in addition to the 
  Committee on House Administration, for a period to be subsequently 
   determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such 
 provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned

                              May 17, 2017

     Reported from the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform

                              May 17, 2017

  The Committee on House Administration discharged; committed to the 
 Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union and ordered to 
                               be printed

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                                 A BILL


 
To amend title 44, United States Code, to restrict the distribution of 
free printed copies of the Federal Register to Members of Congress and 
   other officers and employees of the United States, and for other 
                               purposes.


 


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

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Federal Register Printing Savings 
Act of 2017''.

SEC. 2. RESTRICTIONS ON DISTRIBUTION OF FREE PRINTED COPIES OF FEDERAL 
              REGISTER TO MEMBERS OF CONGRESS AND FEDERAL EMPLOYEES.

    (a) Restrictions.--Section 1506 of title 44, United States Code, is 
amended--
            (1) by striking ``The Administrative Committee'' and 
        inserting ``(a) Composition; Duties.--The Administrative 
        Committee'';
            (2) in subsection (a)(4), by striking ``the number of 
        copies'' and inserting ``subject to subsection (b), the number 
        of copies''; and
            (3) by adding at the end the following new subsection:
    ``(b) Restrictions on Distribution of Free Printed Copies to 
Members of Congress and Officers and Employees of the United States.--
            ``(1) Prohibiting subscription to printed copies without 
        request.--Under the regulations prescribed to carry out 
        subsection (a)(4), the Director of the Government Publishing 
        Office may not provide a printed copy of the Federal Register 
        without charge to any Member of Congress or any other office of 
        the United States during a year unless--
                    ``(A) the Member or office requests a printed copy 
                of a specific issue of the Federal Register; or
                    ``(B) during that year or during the previous year, 
                the Member or office requested a subscription to 
                printed copies of the Federal Register for that year, 
                as described in paragraph (2).
            ``(2) Administration of subscriptions.--The regulations 
        prescribed to carry out subsection (a)(4) shall include--
                    ``(A) provisions regarding notifications to offices 
                of Members of Congress and other offices of the United 
                States of the restrictions of paragraph (1);
                    ``(B) provisions describing the process by which 
                Members and other offices may request a specific issue 
                of the Federal Register for purposes of paragraph 
                (1)(A); and
                    ``(C) provisions describing the process by which 
                Members and other offices may request a subscription to 
                the Federal Register for purposes of paragraph (1)(B), 
                except that such regulations shall limit the period for 
                such a subscription to not longer than 1 year.''.
    (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by subsection (a) shall 
take effect January 1, 2018.
                                                  Union Calendar No. 78

115th CONGRESS

  1st Session

                               H. R. 195

                      [Report No. 115-128, Part I]

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL

To amend title 44, United States Code, to restrict the distribution of 
free printed copies of the Federal Register to Members of Congress and 
   other officers and employees of the United States, and for other 
                               purposes.

_______________________________________________________________________

                              May 17, 2017

     Reported from the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform

                              May 17, 2017

  The Committee on House Administration discharged; committed to the 
 Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union and ordered to 
                               be printed