44 U.S.C. § 516 — Liability of defaulting contractor

Upon failure to furnish paper, a contractor and his sureties shall be responsible for any increase of cost to the Government in procuring a supply of the paper consequent upon his default. The Director of the Government Publishing Office shall report every default, with a full statement of all the facts in the case, to the General Counsel for the Department of the Treasury , who shall prosecute the defaulting contractor and his sureties upon their bond in the district court of the United States in the district in which the defaulting contractor resides. ( Pub. L. 90–620 , Oct. 22, 1968 , 82 Stat. 1245 ; Pub. L. 113–235, div. H, title I, § 1301(c)(1) , Dec. 16, 2014 , 128 Stat. 2537 .) Historical and Revision Notes Based on 44 U.S. C ode, 1964 ed., § 12 (Jan. 12, 1895, ch. 23, § 10, 28 Stat. 602 ; Mar. 3, 1911, ch. 231, § 291, 36 Stat. 1167 ; May 10, 1934, ch. 277, § 512(b), 48 Stat. 759 ). Editorial Notes Amendments 2014— Pub. L. 113–235 substituted “Director of the Government Publishing Office” for “Public Printer”.

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