Public printing reform and the 105 th congress

Government Information Quarterly

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 129-147

  Relyea, Harold C ^a  

^a US Library of Congress   (United States)

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EID: 0033474317     PISSN: 0740624X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0740-624X(99)80004-5     Document Type: Conference Paper

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1. These are chapters 1, 3, 5, 7, 9, 11, 13, 15, 17, and 19, as well as 39 and 41 of Title 44, United States Code.
2. 12 Stat. 117.
3. 44 U.S.C. 501 (1994).
4. 9 Stat. 114.
5. 44 U.S.C. 103.
6. For a concise overview of the statutory responsibilities and powers of the JCP, see U.S. Library of Congress, Congressional Research Service, The Joint Committee on Printing: A Brief Overview, by Harold C. Relyea, CRS Report 95-425 GOV (Washington, March 24, 1995).
7. 28 Stat. 601.
8. See 1 Stat. 68, 443, 519, 724; 2 Stat. 302; 3 Stat. 145, 439, 576.
9. See 1 Stat. 168.
10. See 1 Stat. 28, 49, 65. These and other similar provisions were consolidated in the Revised States of the United States (1878) at section 161, which is presently located in the United States Code at 5 U.S.C. 301.
11. See 12 Stat. 117.
12. 9 Stat. 114.
13. 44 U.S.C. 103.
14. See 49 Stat. 500; 50 Stat. 304.
15. See 60 Stat. 237.
16. See 5 U.S.C. 552.
17. See 5 U.S.C. 552a.
18. nd sess., H. Rept. 99-560 (Washington: GPO, 1986), pp. 10-11.
19. U.S. Office of Technology Assessment, Informing the Nation: Federal Information Dissemination in an Electronic Age (Washington, October 1988), p. 8.
20. Ibid., pp. 10-11.
21. 107 Stat. 112; 44 U.S.C. 4101-4104.
22. U.S. General Accounting Office, Government Printing: Legal and Regulatory Framework is Outdated for New Technological Environment, GAO Report GAO/NSIAD-94-157 (Washington, April 1994), p. 3.
23. Ibid., p. 2.
24. INS v. Chadha, 462 U.S. 919 (1983).
25. Ibid., p. 952.
26. Process Gas Consumers Group v. Consumer Energy Council of America, 463 U.S. 1216 (1983); and United States Senate v. Federal Trade Commission, 463 U.S. 1216 (1983).
27. 44 U.S.C. 103.
28. st sess. S. Rept. 327 (Washington: GPO, 1977), p. 2; 41 Op. Atty. Gen. 282,286-287(1957).
29. st sess. S. Rept. 327 (Washington: GPO, 1977), p. 2; 41 Op. Atty. Gen. 282,286-287(1957).
30. st sess. S. Rept. 327 (Washington: GPO, 1977), p. 2; 41 Op. Atty. Gen. 282,286-287(1957).
31. Lewis v. Sawyer, 698 F.2d 1261 (D.C. Cir. 1983). Lewis was decided immediately after three D.C. Circuit rulings overturning a variety of legislative veto provisions.
32. U.S. Dept of Justice, Office of Legal Counsel, Memorandum from Theodore B. Olsen, Assistant Attorney General, for William H. Taft IV, Deputy Secretary of Defense, Dept of Defense, "Effect of INS V. Chadha on 44 U.S.C. § 501, 'Public Printing and Documents'" (Washington, March 2, 1984).
33. See Congressional Record, Daily Edition, 129 (November 11, 1983): H9709.
34. Citing Buckley v. Valeo, 424 U.S. 1 (1976) (officers of the United States may not be appointed by Congress).
35. 8 Op. O.L.C. 53-65 (1984).
36. See Congressional Record, Daily Edition, 130 (June 26, 1984): H7075.
37. U.S. Dept. of Justice, Office of Legal Counsel, Memorandum from Theodore B. Olsen, Assistant Attorney General, for Michael J. Horowitz, Counsel to the Director, Office of Management and Budget, "Government Printing, Binding, and Distribution Policies and Guidelines of the Joint Committee on Printing." (Washington, August 21, 1984).
38. See 48 C.F.R. 8.800-8.802 (1986).
39. Federal Register, 54 (March 20, 1987): 9037.
40. P.L. 100-202, sec. 309; 101 Stat. 1329.
41. st sess. (Washington: GPO, 1987), p. 1001.
42. See P.L. 101-520, sec. 206; 104 Stat. 2274.
43. See P.L. 102-392, sec. 207; 106 Stat 1719-1720. Previous versions were narrower in that they applied only to printing "from commercial sources." The new version applied to virtually all spending by all executive agencies for any printing.
44. U.S. Dept. of Justice, Office of Legal Counsel, Memorandum from Walter Dellinger, Assistant Attorney General, for Emily C. Hewitt, General Counsel, General Services Administration, "General Services Administration Printing Operations" (Washington, September 13, 1993).
45. P.L. 103-283, sec. 207; 108 Stat. 1423, 1440.
46. Weekly Compilation of Presidential Documents, 30 (July 29, 1994): 1541-1542.
47. Memorandum reprinted in Congressional Record, Daily Edition, 140 (September 29, 1994): E1997-E1998.
48. Bowsher v. Synar, 478 U.S. 714 (1986); Metropolitan Washington Airport Authority v. Citizens for the Abatement of Aircraft Noise, Inc., 501 U.S. 252 (1991); Federal Election Commission v. NRA Political Victory Fund, 6 F.3d 821 (D.C.Cir. 1993), cert. dismissed for want of jurisdiction, 115 S.Ct. 537 ( 1994); Hechinger v. Metropolitan Washington Airport Authority Board of Review, 36 F.3d 97 (D.C. Cir. 1994), cert.denied, 115 S. Ct. 934 (January 23, 1995).
49. U.S. Dept. of Justice, Office of Legal Counsel, Memorandum from Walter Dellinger, Assistant Attorney General, for Emily C. Hewitt, General Counsel, General Services Administration, "Government Printing Office Involvement in Executive Branch Printing" (Washington, May 31, 1996).
50. See 31 U.S.C. 3522-3530.
51. U.S. General Accounting Office, Government Printing Office: Monopoly-like Status Contributes to Inefficiency and Ineffectiveness. GAO Report GAO/GGD-90-107 (Washington, September 1990).
52. Office of the Vice President, From Red Tape to Results: Creating a Government that Works Better & Costs Less, Report of the National Performance Review (Washington: GPO, 1993), pp. 6-7.
53. H. Res. 24, introduced January 4, 1995, by Representative Scott Klug, and referred to the Committee on Rules.
54. H.R. 1024, introduced February 23, 1995, by Representative Jennifer Dunn, and referred to the Committee on House Oversight.
55. st sess., H. Rept. 104-141 (Washington: GPO, 1995), pp. 17-18.
56. st sess., S. Rept. 104-114 (Washington: GPO, 1995), p. 28.
57. See U.S. Congress, Conference Committees, Appropriations for the Legislative Branch for the Fiscal Year Ending September 30, 1996, and for other Purposes. H. Rept. 104-212, 104th Cong., 1st sess. (Washington: GPO, 1995), p. 9. Due to a larger budgetary dispute, the President vetoed this appropriations bill (H.R. 1854) on Oct. 3, 1995. See Weekly Compilation of Presidential Documents, 31 (October 9, 1995): 1762. Subsequently, Congress approved a legislative branch appropriations bill (H.R. 2492) identical to the earlier conference version.
58. See U.S. Congress, Conference Committees, Appropriations for the Legislative Branch for the Fiscal Year Ending September 30, 1996, and for other Purposes. H. Rept. 104-212, 104th Cong., 1st sess. (Washington: GPO, 1995), p. 9. Due to a larger budgetary dispute, the President vetoed this appropriations bill (H.R. 1854) on Oct. 3, 1995. See Weekly Compilation of Presidential Documents, 31 (October 9, 1995): 1762. Subsequently, Congress approved a legislative branch appropriations bill (H.R. 2492) identical to the earlier conference version.
59. st sess., H. Rept. 104-70 (Washington: GPO, 1995), p. 59.
60. st sess., S. Rept. 104-17 (Washington: GPO, 1995), pp. 79-80.
61. st sess., H. Rept. 104-124 (Washington: GPO, 1995), p. 106. This bill (H.R. 1158) was vetoed by the President on June 7, 1995; no congressional override was attempted. See Weekly Compilation of Presidential Documents, 31 (June 12, 1995): 994-995.
62. st sess., H. Rept. 104-124 (Washington: GPO, 1995), p. 106. This bill (H.R. 1158) was vetoed by the President on June 7, 1995; no congressional override was attempted. See Weekly Compilation of Presidential Documents, 31 (June 12, 1995): 994-995.
63. st sess., H. Rept. 104-120 (Washington: GPO, 1995), p. 124.
64. See Ibid., p. 121; the counterpart report of the Senate Committee on the Budget made no mention of these matters.
65. H.R. 4280, introduced September 28, 1996, by Representative William Thomas, and referred to the Committee on House Oversight, as well as the Committee on Government Reform and Oversight and the Committee on Rules.
66. The White House, Memorandum from Leon E. Panetta, Chief of Staff, for heads of executive departments and agencies, "Procurement of Printing and Duplicating through the Government Printing Office" (Washington, April 11, 1996).
67. U.S. Dept. of Justice, Office of Legal Counsel, Memorandum from Walter Dellinger, Assistant Attorney General, for Emily C. Hewitt, General Counsel, General Services Administration, "Government Printing Office Involvement in Executive Branch Printing" (Washington, May 31, 1996), pp. 1, 18.
68. st sess., Apr. 24, May 8 and 23, 1997 (Washington: GPO, 1997).
69. Congressional Record, Daily Edition, 144 ( July 10, 1998): S7953-S7955.
70. 44 U.S.C. 103.
71. nd sess, S. Rept. 105-413 (Washington: GPO, 1998).
72. J. Timothy Sprehe. "GPO bill is 'every nightmare come true'," Federal Computer Week, 12 (July 27, 1998): 18, 38.
73. Paul F. McQuade & Jennifer L. Alvey, "GPO says gimme," Legal Times, 21 (July 27, 1998): 24, 25.
74. Christopher J. Dorobeck, "Senate bill would give GPO new name, power over govt. data," Government Computer News, 17 (Aug. 24, 1998): 69.
75. Christopher J. Dorobeck, "Warner leads effort to gain support for bill to give GPO more power over federal data," Government Computer News, 17 (September 21, 1998): 77.
76. Don Johnson, "GPO bill a stake in the heart of procurement reform," Federal Computer Week, 12 (September 14, 1998): 21.
77. Walter R. Houser, "Bill to preserve publications would add bureaucracy," Government Computer News, 17 (October 19, 1998): 17.
78. 110 Stat. 679.
79. See: statement of J. Michael Farren, Xerox Corporation, on behalf of the Information Technology Industry Council, before the Senate Committee on Rules and Administration, hearing on S. 2288, the Wendell H. Ford Government Publications Reform Act of 1998 (September 16, 1998).
80. See: statement of William A. Gindlesperger on behalf of ABC Advisors, Inc., before the Senate Committee on Rules and Administration, hearing on S. 2288, the Wendell H. Ford Government Publications Reform Act of 1998 (September 16, 1998).