[Senate Report 118-308]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
118th Congress
2d Session SENATE Report
118-308
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Calendar No. 714
FEDERAL REGISTER MODERNIZATION ACT
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R E P O R T
of the
COMMITTEE ON HOMELAND SECURITY AND
GOVERNMENTAL AFFAIRS
UNITED STATES SENATE
to accompany
H.R. 9592
TO AMEND TITLE 41, UNITED STATES CODE, TO
MODERNIZE THE FEDERAL REGISTER, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES
December 17 (legislative day, December 16), 2024.--Ordered to be
printed
COMMITTEE ON HOMELAND SECURITY AND GOVERNMENTAL AFFAIRS
GARY C. PETERS, Michigan, Chairman
THOMAS R. CARPER, Delaware RAND PAUL, Kentucky
MAGGIE HASSAN, New Hampshire RON JOHNSON, Wisconsin
KYRSTEN SINEMA, Arizona JAMES LANKFORD, Oklahoma
JACKY ROSEN, Nevada MITT ROMNEY, Utah
JON OSSOFF, Georgia RICK SCOTT, Florida
RICHARD BLUMENTHAL, Connecticut JOSH HAWLEY, Missouri
ADAM SCHIFF, California ROGER MARSHALL, Kansas
David M. Weinberg, Staff Director
Alan S. Kahn, Chief Counsel
Lena C. Chang, Director of Governmental Affairs
James F. Hiebert, Professional Staff Member
William E. Henderson III, Minority Staff Director
Christina N. Salazar, Minority Chief Counsel
Andrew J. Hopkins, Minority Counsel
Laura W. Kilbride, Chief Clerk
Calendar No. 714
118th Congress Report
SENATE
2d Session 118-308
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FEDERAL REGISTER MODERNIZATION ACT
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December 17 (legislative day, December 16), 2024.--Ordered to be
printed
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Mr. Peters, from the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental
Affairs, submitted the following
R E P O R T
[To accompany H.R. 9592]
The Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental
Affairs, to which was referred the bill (H.R. 9592) to amend
title 44, United States Code, to modernize the Federal
Register, and for other purposes, having considered the same,
reports favorably thereon without amendment and recommends that
the bill do pass.
CONTENTS
Page
I. Purpose and Summary..............................................1
II. Background and Need for the Legislation..........................2
III. Legislative History..............................................2
IV. Section-by-Section Analysis of the Bill, as Reported.............3
V. Evaluation of Regulatory Impact..................................4
VI. Changes in Existing Law Made by the Bill, as Reported............4
I. Purpose and Summary
H.R. 9592 would update provisions regarding the Federal
Register and the Code of Federal Regulations to replace
requirements on printing documents to instead require their
``publishing.'' It would also eliminate the requirement for
federal agencies to provide duplicate originals or certified
copies of agency documents submitted for publication in the
Federal Register. The bill provides that in a continuity of
operations event where the Government Publishing Office (GPO)
does not fulfill its publication requirements, the Office of
the Federal Register (OFR) may establish a website to publish
the Federal Register until GPO is able to resume
publication.\1\
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\1\On July 15, 2019, the Committee approved H.R. 1654, the Federal
Register Modernization Act. The bill is substantially similar to H.R.
9592. Accordingly, this committee report is, in many respects, similar
to the committee report for H.R. 1654. See S. Rept. 116-57.
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II. Background and Need for the Legislation
In 1935, Congress passed the Federal Register Act to
provide a consolidated public record of the business of the
executive branch, the Federal Register.\2\ The Federal Register
is a daily federal government publication containing documents
such as regulations, proposed rules and public notices,
executive orders, and proclamations.\3\ The GPO works with the
OFR to print the Federal Register.
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\2\Pub. L. No. 74-220 (1935).
\3\Government Publishing Office, Federal Register in Print (https:/
/bookstore.gpo.gov/catalog/federal-register-print) (Accessed Nov. 21,
2024).
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In 1994, OFR digitized the Federal Register.\4\ Congress
enacted the Federal Register Printing Savings Act in 2018 to
reduce unnecessary printing and distribution of hard copies to
Congress and the Federal Government, given the Federal
Register's online accessibility.\5\
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\4\National Archives and Records Administration, The Office of the
Fed. Register, A Brief History Commemorating the 70th Anniversary of
the Publication of the First Issue of the Federal Register (https://
www.archives.gov/files/federal-register/the-federal-register/
history.pdf) (accessed Nov. 21, 2024).
\5\Pub. L. No. 115-120 (2018).
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H.R. 9592 updates the Federal Register Act to reflect the
transition to an electronically-published Federal Register.\6\
The bill replaces language such as ``printing, reprinting,
wrapping, binding, and distributing'' with ``publishing.'' The
bill also cuts wasteful printing by updating submission
practices to no longer require two copies of a document in
addition to the original document for inclusion in the Federal
Register. H.R. 9592 also provides that in a continuity of
operations event in which the GPO does not fulfill its
publication requirements, the OFR may establish a website to
publish the Federal Register until such time that GPO resumes
publication.
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III. Legislative History
Representative Clay Higgins (R-LA) introduced H.R. 9592,
the Federal Register Modernization Act of 2024, on September
16, 2024, with original cosponsor Representative Gerald
Connolly (D-VA). The bill was referred to the House Committee
on Oversight and Accountability. The House Committee on
Oversight and Accountability considered the bill at a business
meeting on September 18, 2024 and ordered it to be reported by
a vote of 38 yeas to 0 nays. The House of Representatives
considered H.R. 9592 on November 12, 2024, under suspension of
the rules, and passed the bill by voice vote.
The bill was received in the Senate on November 13, 2024
and referred to the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and
Governmental Affairs. The committee considered H.R. 9592 at a
business meeting on November 20, 2024. The bill was ordered
reported favorably by roll call vote of 9 yeas to 0 nays, with
Senators Peters, Hassan, Rosen, Ossoff, Blumenthal, Butler,
Lankford, Hawley, and Marshall voting in the affirmative.
Senators Carper, Sinema, Paul, Johnson, Romney and Scott voted
yea by proxy, for the record only.
IV. Section-by-Section Analysis of the Bill, as Reported
Section 1. Short title
This section establishes the short title of the bill as the
``Federal Register Modernization Act of 2024.''
Section 2. Responding to security recommendations
Subsection (a) amends chapter 15 of title 44, related to
printing. Paragraph (1) strikes the requirement that GPO print
and distribute documents for the Federal Register and inserts
the requirement to publish these documents instead. Paragraph
(2) strikes the requirement for GPO to print multiple copies of
documents for the Federal Register. Paragraph (3) strikes the
requirement for ``printing, reprinting, wrapping, binding, and
distributing'' the Federal Register, and replaces that with
``publishing''.
Subsection (b) amends section 1501 of title 44 to add a
definition of ``publish'' meaning to circulate for sale or
distribution to the public as defined by the Administrative
Committee of the Federal Register.
Subsection (c) amends section 1503 of title 44 with
conforming edits to describe how to publish documents with the
Office of the Federal Register, including notation of time,
public inspection, and transmission for publishing.
Subsection (d) amends section 1504 of title 44 with
conforming edits to describe how to publish documents with the
Office of the Federal Register, including publishing, contents,
distribution, price, and physical copies. The subsection also
adds a requirement for GPO to print two copies of each Federal
Register issue and keep each copy in a separate facility to
ensure the preservation of the Federal Register for the
purposes of continuity of government.
Subsection (e) describes the documents to be published in
the Federal Register by replacing ``comments'' with ``news
commentary'', inserting a new subsection on alternative
publication, clarifies that in an event where GPO does not
fulfill publication requirements the Office of the Federal
Register may establish a website to publish the Federal
Register until GPO resumes publication, and adds
telecommunications and the Internet to the ways the President
can publish documents if impacted by suspensions of publication
due to a continuity of government event.
Subsection (f) amends section 1506 of title 44 covering the
Administrative Committee of the Federal Register--which is
comprised of the Archivist, an officer of the Department of
Justice, and the Director of GPO with the Director of the
Federal Register serving as the secretary of the committee--
with conforming edits to implement the amendments made by this
act regarding publishing instead of printing and to authorize
more discretion to the Committee on the manner of publishing.
Subsection (g) amends section 1510 of title 44 (Code of
Federal Regulations) with conforming edits regarding the
codification of the Code of Federal Regulations.
Subsection (h) makes technical and conforming amendments.
V. Evaluation of Regulatory Impact
Pursuant to the requirements of paragraph 11(b) of rule
XXVI of the Standing Rules of the Senate, the Committee has
considered the regulatory impact of this bill and determined
that the bill will have no regulatory impact within the meaning
of the rules. The Committee agrees with the Congressional
Budget Office's statement that the bill contains no
intergovernmental or private-sector mandates as defined in the
Unfunded Mandates Reform Act (UMRA) and would impose no costs
on state, local, or tribal governments.
VI. Changes in Existing Law Made by the Bill, as Reported
In compliance with paragraph 12 of rule XXVI of the
Standing Rules of the Senate, changes in existing law made by
the bill, as reported, are shown as follows (existing law
proposed to be omitted is enclosed in brackets, new matter is
printed in italic, and existing law in which no change is
proposed is shown in roman):
UNITED STATES CODE
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TITLE 44--PUBLIC PRINTING AND DOCUMENTS
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CHAPTER 15--FEDERAL REGISTER AND CODE OF FEDERAL REGULATIONS
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Table of sections
Sec.
1501. * * *
[1502. Custody and printing of Federal documents; appointment of
Director.]
1502. Custody and publishing of Federal documents; appointment of
Director.
[1503. Filing documents with Office; notation of time, public
inspection; transmission for printing.]
1503. Filing documents with Office; notation of time, public
inspection; transmission for publishing.
[1504. ``Federal Register''; printing; contents; distribution; price.]
1504. ``Federal Register''; publishing; contents; distribution; price;
physical copies.
1505. * * *
1506. * * *
1507. * * *
1508. * * *
1509. * * *
1510. * * *
SEC. 1501. DEFINITIONS.
As used in this chapter, unless the context otherwise
requires--``document'' means a Presidential proclamation or
Executive order and an order, regulation, rule, certificate,
code of fair competition, license, notice, or similar
instrument, issued, prescribed, or promulgated by a Federal
agency;
``Federal agency'' or ``agency'' means the President of the
United States, or an executive department, independent board,
establishment, bureau, agency, institution, commission, or
separate office of the administrative branch of the Government
of the United States but not the legislative or judicial
branches of the Government;
``person'' means an individual, partnership, association,
or corporation [; and]
``publish'' means to circulate for sale or distribution to
the public, as determined by the Administrative Committee of
the Federal Register; and
``National Archives of the United States'' has the same
meaning as in section 2901(11) of this title.
SEC. 1502. CUSTODY AND [PRINTING] PUBLISHING; APPOINTMENT OF DIRECTOR.
The Archivist of the United States, acting through the
Office of the Federal Register, is charged with the custody
and, together with the Director of the Government Publishing
Office, with the prompt and uniform [printing and distribution]
publishing of the documents required or authorized to be
published by section 1505 of this title. There shall be at the
head of the Office a director, appointed by, and who shall act
under the general direction of, the Archivist of the United
States in carrying out this chapter and the regulations
prescribed under it.
[SEC. 1503. FILING DOCUMENTS WITH OFFICE; NOTATION OF TIME; PUBLIC
INSPECTION; TRANSMISSION FOR PUBLISHING].
[The original and two duplicate originals or certified
copies of a document required or authorized to be published by
section 1505 of this title shall be filed with the Office of
the Federal Register, which shall be open for that purpose
during all hours of the working days when the National Archives
Building is open for official business The Archivist of the
United States shall cause to be noted on the original and
duplicate originals or certified copies of each document the
day and hour of filing. When the original is issued,
prescribed, or promulgated outside the District of Columbia,
and certified copies are filed before the filing of the
original, the notation shall be of the day and hour of filing
of the certified copies. Upon filing, at least one copy shall
be immediately available for public inspection in the Office.
The original shall be retained by the National Archives and
Records Administration and shall be available for inspection
under regulations prescribed by the Archivist, unless such
original is disposed of in accordance with disposal schedules
submitted by the Administrative Committee of the Federal
Register and authorized by the Archivist pursuant to
regulations issued under chapter 33 of this title; however,
originals of proclamations of the President and Executive
orders shall be permanently retained by the Administration as
part of the National Archives of the United States. The Office
shall transmit immediately to the Government Publishing Office
for printing, as provided by this chapter, one duplicate
original or certified copy of each document required or
authorized to be published by section 1505 of this title. Every
Federal agency shall cause to be transmitted for filing the
original and the duplicate originals or certified copies of all
such documents issued, prescribed, or promulgated by the
agency.]
SEC. 1503. FILING DOCUMENTS WITH OFFICE; NOTATION OF TIME; PUBLIC
INSPECTION; TRANSMISSION FOR PUBLISHING.
The original document required or authorized to be
published by section 1505 shall be filed with the Office of the
Federal for publication at times established by the
Administrative Committee of the Federal Register by regulation.
The Archivist of the United States shall cause to be noted on
the original of each document the day and hour of filing. Upon
filing, the document shall be immediately available for public
inspection. The original shall be retained by the National
Archives and Records Administration and shall be available for
inspection under regulations prescribed by the Archivist,
unless such original is disposed of in accordance with disposal
schedules submitted by the Administrative Committee and
authorized by the Archivist pursuant to regulations issued
under chapter 33; however, originals of proclamations of the
President and Executive orders shall be permanently retained by
the Administration as part of the National Archives of the
United States. The Office shall transmit to the Government
Publishing Office, as provided by this chapter, each document
required or authorized to be published by section 1505. Every
Federal agency shall cause to be transmitted for filing the
original of all such documents issued, prescribed, or
promulgated by the agency.
[SEC. 1504. ``FEDERAL REGISTER''; PUBLISHING; CONTENTS; DISTRIBUTION;
PRICE].
[Documents required or authorized to be published by
section 1505 of this title shall be printed and distributed
immediately by the Government Publishing Office in a serial
publication designated the ``Federal Register.'' The Director
of the Government Publishing Office shall make available the
facilities of the Government Publishing Office for the prompt
printing and distribution of the Federal Register in the manner
and at the times required by this chapter and the regulations
prescribed under it. The contents of the daily issues shall be
indexed and shall comprise all documents, required or
authorized to be published, filed with the Office of the
Federal Register up to the time of the day immediately
preceding the day of distribution fixed by regulations under
this chapter. There shall be printed with each document a copy
of the notation, required to be made by section 1503 of this
title, of the day and hour when, upon filing with the Office,
the document was made available for public inspection.
Distribution shall be made by delivery or by deposit at a post
office at a time in the morning of the day of distribution
fixed by regulations prescribed under this chapter. The prices
to be charged for the Federal Register may be fixed by the
Administrative Committee of the Federal Register established by
section 1506 of this title without reference to the
restrictions placed upon and fixed for the sale of Government
publications by sections 1705 and 1708 of this title.]
SEC. 1504. ``FEDERAL REGISTER''; PUBLISHING; CONTENTS; DISTRIBUTION;
PRICE.
Documents required or authorized to be published by section
1505 shall be published immediately by the Government
Publishing Office in a serial publication designated the
``Federal Register.'' The Director of the Government Publishing
Office shall make available the facilities of the Government
Publishing Office for the prompt publication of the Federal
Register in the manner and at the times required by this
chapter and the regulations prescribed under it. The contents
of the daily issues shall constitute all documents, required or
authorized to be published, filed with the Office of the
Federal Register up to the time of the day immediately
preceding the day of publication fixed by regulations under
this chapter. There shall be published with each document a
copy of the notation, required to be made by section 1503, of
the day and hour when, upon filing with the Office, the
document was made available for public inspection. Distribution
shall be made at a time in the morning of the day of
distribution fixed by regulations prescribed under this
chapter. The prices to be charged for the Federal Register may
be fixed by the Administrative Committee of the Federal
Register established by section 1506 without reference to the
restrictions placed upon and fixed for the sale of Government
publications by sections 1705 and 1708. The Government
Publishing Office shall print at least two physical copies of
each published Federal Register issue. Of those, not less than
two copies shall be stored, each in a separate facility, to
ensure the preservation of the Federal Register for the
purposes of continuity of government.''
SEC. 1505. DOCUMENTS TO BE PUBLISHED IN FEDERAL REGISTER.
(a) * * *
(b) Documents Authorized To Be Published by Regulations;
[Comments] News Commentary and News Items Excluded.--In
addition to the foregoing there shall also be published in the
Federal Register other documents or classes of documents
authorized to be published by regulations prescribed under this
chapter with the approval of the President, but [comments] news
commentary or news items of any character may not be published
in the Federal Register.
(c) Alternative Publication.--In a continuity of operations
event in which the Government Publishing Office does not
fulfill the publication requirements of this chapter, the
Office of the Federal Register may establish a website to
publish the Federal Register until such time that the
Government Publishing Office resumes publication.
[(c)] (d) Suspension of Requirements for Filing of
Documents; Alternate Systems for Promulgating, Filing, or
Publishing Documents; Preservation of Originals.--In the event
of an attack or threatened attack upon the continental United
States and a determination by the President that as a result of
an attack or threatened attack--
(1) publication of the Federal Register or filing of
documents with the Office of the Federal Register is
impracticable, or
(2) under existing conditions publication in the
Federal Register would not serve to give appropriate
notice to the public of the contents of documents, the
President may, without regard to any other provision of
law, suspend all or part of the requirements of law or
regulation for filing with the Office or publication in
the Federal Register of documents or classes of
documents.
The suspensions shall remain in effect until revoked by the
President, or by concurrent resolution of the Congress. The
President shall establish alternate systems for promulgating,
filing, or publishing documents or classes of documents
affected by such suspensions, including requirements relating
to their effectiveness or validity, that may be considered
under the then existing circumstances practicable to provide
public notice of the issuance and of the contents of the
documents. The alternate systems may, without limitation,
provide for the use of regional or specialized publications or
depositories for documents, or of the press, the radio,
telecommunications, the Internet, or similar mediums of general
communication. Compliance with alternate systems of filing or
publication shall have the same effect as filing with the
Office or publication in the Federal Register under this
chapter or other law or regulation. With respect to documents
promulgated under alternate systems, each agency shall preserve
the original [and two duplicate originals or two certified
copies] document for filing with the Office when the President
determines that it is practicable.
SEC. 1506. ADMINISTRATIVE COMMITTEE OF THE FEDERAL REGISTER;
ESTABLISHMENT AND COMPOSITION; POWERS AND DUTIES.
[(a) Composition; Duties.--The Administrative Committee of
the Federal Register shall consist of the Archivist of the
United States or Acting Archivist, who shall be chairman, an
officer of the Department of Justice designated by the Attorney
General, and the Director of the Government Publishing Office
or Acting Director of the Government Publishing Office. The
Director of the Federal Register shall act as secretary of the
committee. The committee shall prescribe, with the approval of
the President, regulations for carrying out this chapter. The
regulations shall provide, among other things--]
[(1) the manner of certification of copies required
to be certified under section 1503 of this title, which
certification may be permitted to be based upon
confirmed communications from outside the District of
Columbia;]
[(2) the documents which shall be authorized under
section 1505(b) of this title to be published in the
Federal Register;]
[(3) the manner and form in which the Federal
Register shall be printed, reprinted, and compiled,
indexed, bound, and distributed;]
[(4) subject to subsection (b), the number of copies
of the Federal Register, which shall be printed,
reprinted, and compiled, the number which shall be
distributed without charge to Members of Congress,
officers and employees of the United States, or Federal
agency, for official use, and the number which shall be
available for distribution to the public; and]
[(5) the prices to be charged for individual copies
of, and subscriptions to, the Federal Register and
reprints and bound volumes of it.]
[(6) the manner and form by which the Federal
Register may receive information and comments from the
public, if practicable and efficient; and]
[(7) special editions of the Federal Register.]
(a) Composition; Duties.--The Administrative Committee of
the Federal Register shall consist of the Archivist of the
United States or Acting Archivist, who shall chair the
committee, an officer of the Department of Justice designated
by the Attorney General, and the Director of the Government
Publishing Office or Acting Director of the Government
Publishing Office. The Director of the Federal Register shall
act as secretary of the committee. The committee shall
prescribe, with the approval of the President or their
designee, regulations for carrying out this chapter. The
regulations shall provide, among other things--
(1) the documents which shall be authorized under
section 1505(b) to be published in the Federal
Register;
(2) the manner and form in which the Federal Register
shall be published;
(3) the manner and form in which agencies submit
documents for publication in the Federal Register and
special editions of the Federal Register;
(4) subject to subsection (b), the manner of
distribution to Members of Congress, officers and
employees of the United States, or Federal agency, for
official use, and the number which shall be available
for distribution to the public;
(5) the prices to be charged for individual copies
of, and subscriptions to, the Federal Register and any
reprints and bound volumes of it;
(6) the manner and form by which the Federal Register
may receive information and comments from the public,
if practicable and efficient; and
(7) special editions of the Federal Register.
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SEC. 1507. FILING DOCUMENT AS CONSTRUCTIVE NOTICE; PUBLICATION IN
FEDERAL REGISTER AS PRESUMPTION OF VALIDITY;
JUDICIAL NOTICE; CITATION.
A document required by section 1505(a) of this title to be
published in the Federal Register is not valid as against a
person who has not had actual knowledge of it until [the
duplicate originals or certified copies of the document have]
the document has been filed with the Office of the Federal
Register and a copy made available for public inspection as
provided by section 1503 of this title. Unless otherwise
specifically provided by statute, filing of a document,
required or authorized to be published by section 1505 of this
title, except in cases where notice by publication is
insufficient in law, is sufficient to give notice of the
contents of the document to a person subject to or affected by
it. The publication in the Federal Register of a document
creates a rebuttable presumption--
(1) that it was duly issued, prescribed, or
promulgated;
(2) that it was filed with the Office of the Federal
Register and made available for public inspection at
the day and hour stated in the [printed] published
notation;
(3) * * *
(4) * * *
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SEC. 1509. COSTS OF PUBLICATION, ETC.
(a) The cost of [printing, reprinting, wrapping, binding,
and distributing] publishing the Federal Register and the Code
of Federal Regulations, and, except as provided in subsection
(b), other expenses incurred by the Government Publishing
Office in carrying out the duties placed upon it by this
chapter shall be charged to the revolving fund provided in
section 309. Reimbursements for such costs and expenses shall
be made by the Federal agencies and credited, together with all
receipts, as provided in section 309(b).
(b) The cost of [printing, reprinting, wrapping, binding,
and distributing] publishing all other publications of the
Federal Register program, and other expenses incurred by the
Government Publishing Office in connection with such
publications, shall be borne by the appropriations to the
Government Publishing Office and the appropriations are made
available, and are authorized to be increased by additional
sums necessary for the purposes, the increases to be based upon
estimates submitted by the Director of the Government
Publishing Office.
[SEC. 1510. CODE OF FEDERAL REGULATIONS.]
[(a) The Administrative Committee of the Federal Register,
with the approval of the President, may require, from time to
time as it considers necessary, the preparation and publication
in special or supplemental editions of the Federal Register of
complete codifications of the documents of each agency of the
Government having general applicability and legal effect,
issued or promulgated by the agency by publication in the
Federal Register or by filing with the Administrative
Committee, and are relied upon by the agency as authority for,
or are invoked or used by it in the discharge of, its
activities or functions, and are in effect as to facts arising
on or after dates specified by the Administrative Committee.]
[(b) A codification published under subsection (a) of this
section shall be printed and bound in permanent form and shall
be designated as the ``Code of Federal Regulations.'' The
Administrative Committee shall regulate the binding of the
printed codifications into separate books with a view to
practical usefulness and economical manufacture. Each book
shall contain an explanation of its coverage and other aids to
users that the Administrative Committee may require. A general
index to the entire Code of Federal Regulations shall be
separately printed and bound.]
[(c) The Administrative Committee shall regulate the
supplementation and the collation and republication of the
printed codifications with a view to keeping the Code of
Federal Regulations as current as practicable. Each book shall
be either supplemented or collated and republished at least
once each calendar year.]
[(d) The Office of the Federal Register shall prepare and
publish the codifications, supplements, collations, and indexes
authorized by this section.]
[(e) The codified documents of the several agencies
published in the supplemental edition of the Federal Register
under this section, as amended by documents subsequently filed
with the Office and published in the daily issues of the
Federal Register shall be prima facie evidence of the text of
the documents and of the fact that they are in effect on and
after the date of publication.]
[(f) The Administrative Committee shall prescribe, with the
approval of the President, regulations for carrying out this
section.]
[(g) This section does not require codification of the text
of Presidential documents published and periodically compiled
in supplements to Title 3 of the Code of Federal Regulations.]
SEC. 1510. CODE OF FEDERAL REGULATIONS.
(a) Special Edition for Codification of Agency Documents.--
The Administrative Committee of the Federal Register, with the
approval of the President or their designee, may require, from
time to time as it considers necessary, the preparation and
publication in a special edition of the Federal Register a
complete codification of the documents of each agency of the
Government having general applicability and legal effect,
issued or promulgated by the agency by publication in the
Federal Register or by filing with the Administrative
Committee, and which are relied upon by the agency as authority
for, or are invoked or used by it in the discharge of, its
activities or functions, and are in effect as to facts arising
on or after dates specified by the Administrative Committee.
(b) Code of Federal Regulations.--A codification prepared
under subsection (a) of this section shall be published and
shall be designated as the ``Code of Federal Regulations''. The
Administrative Committee shall regulate the manner and forms of
publishing this codification.
(c) Supplementation, Collation, and Republication.--The
Administrative Committee shall regulate the supplementation and
the collation and republication of the codification with a view
to keeping the Code of Federal Regulations as current as
practicable. Each unit of codification shall be supplemented
and republished at least once each calendar year. The Office of
the Federal Register may create updates of each unit of
codification from time to time and make the same available
electronically or may provide public access using an electronic
edition that allows a user to select a specific date and
retrieve the version of the codification in effect as of that
date.
(d) Preparation and Publication by the Federal Register.--
The Office of the Federal Register shall prepare and publish
the codifications, supplements, collations, indices, and user
aids authorized by this section.
(e) Prima Facie Evidence.--The codified documents of the
several agencies published in the Code of Federal Regulations
under this section, as amended by documents subsequently filed
with the Office and published in the daily issues of the
Federal Register, shall be prima facie evidence of the text of
the documents and of the fact that they are in effect on and
after the date of publication.
(f) Regulations.--The Administrative Committee, with the
approval of the President, shall issue regulations for carrying
out this section.
(g) Exception.--This section does not require codification
of the text of Presidential documents published and
periodically compiled in supplements to Title 3 of the Code of
Federal Regulations.
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