{"data":{"id":"us/44-u.s.c.-3702","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"44 U.S.C. § 3702","heading":"Advertisements not to be published without written authority","body":"Advertisements, notices, or proposals for an executive department of the Government, or for a bureau or office connected with it, may not be published in a newspaper except under written authority from the head of the department; and a bill for advertising or publication may not be paid unless there is presented with the bill a copy of the written authority.","path":["Title 44—PUBLIC PRINTING AND DOCUMENTS","CHAPTER 37—ADVERTISEMENTS BY GOVERNMENT AGENCIES"],"source_url":"https://uscode.house.gov/download/releasepoints/us/pl/119/103/xml_usc44@119-103.zip","current_through":"Public Law 119-103 (09/02/2026)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-10T06:00:41Z","sha256":"1dd39836f5695c42f9d1d4d167fb75575afde3cc857f0dc1bfba21d9778d4b16","source_id":"us","stale":false,"prev":"us/44-u.s.c.-3701","next":"us/44-u.s.c.-3703"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}