44 U.S.C. § 517
The Joint Committee on Printing may authorize the Director of the Government Publishing Office to purchase paper in open market when they consider the quantity required so small or the want so immediate as not to justify advertisement for proposals.
(Pub. L. 90–620, , 82 Stat. 1245; Pub. L. 113–235, div. H, title I, § 1301(c)(1), , 128 Stat. 2537.)
Based on 44 U.S. Code, 1964 ed., § 13 (Jan. 12, 1895, ch. 23, § 11, 28 Stat. 602; Mar. 3, 1917, ch. 163, § 6, 39 Stat. 1121).
2014—Pub. L. 113–235 substituted “Director of the Government Publishing Office” for “Public Printer”.