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# 44 U.S.C. § 307 - Director of the Government Publishing Office: night work

## Text

The Director of the Government Publishing Office shall cause the public printing in the Government Publishing Office to be done at night as well as through the day, when the exigencies of the public service require it.

(Pub. L. 90–620, Oct. 22, 1968, 82 Stat. 1240; Pub. L. 113–235, div. H, title I, § 1301(b), (c), Dec. 16, 2014, 128 Stat. 2537.)

## Notes

Historical and Revision NotesBased on 44 U.S. Code, 1964 ed., § 42 (Jan. 12, 1895, ch. 23, § 47, 28 Stat. 607).

Editorial Notes

Amendments2014—Pub. L. 113–235, § 1301(c), substituted “Director of the Government Publishing Office” for “Public Printer” in section catchline and 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 preceding section 301 of this title.