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title: "44 U.S.C. § 512"
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title_number: 44
title_name: "PUBLIC PRINTING AND DOCUMENTS"
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chapter_name: "PRODUCTION AND PROCUREMENT OF PRINTING AND BINDING"
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# 44 U.S.C. § 512 - Approval of paper contracts; time for performance; bonds
## Text
A contract for furnishing paper is not valid until approved by the Joint Committee on Printing. The award of a contract for furnishing paper shall designate a reasonable time for its performance. The contractor shall give bond in an amount fixed and approved by the Committee.
(Pub. L. 90620, Oct. 22, 1968, 82 Stat. 1244.)
## Notes
Historical and Revision NotesBased on 44 U.S. Code, 1964 ed., § 8 (Jan. 12, 1895, ch. 23, § 6, 28 Stat. 602; Mar. 3, 1917, ch. 163, § 6, 39 Stat. 1121).