Pub. L. 105-56, tit. VIII, sec. 8126

Sec. 8126. (a) Findings.— (1) the Department of Defense budget is insufficient to fulfill all the requirements on the unfunded priorities lists of the military services and defense agencies; (2) the documented printing expenses of the Department of Defense amount to several hundred million dollars per year, and a similar amount of undocumented printing expenses may be included in external defense contracts; (3) printing in two or more colors generally increases costs; (4) the Joint Committee on Printing of the Congress of the United States has established regulations intended to protect taxpayers from extravagant Government printing expenses; (5) the Government Printing and Binding Regulations published by the Joint Committee on Printing direct that “* * * it is the responsibility of the head of any department, 111 STAT. 1248independent office or establishment of the Government to assure that all multicolor printing shall contribute demonstrable value toward achieving a greater fulfillment of the ultimate end-purpose of whatever printed item in which it is included.”; (6) the Department of Defense publishes a large number of brochures, calendars, and other products in which the use of multicolor printing does not appear to meet the demonstrably valuable contribution requirement of the Joint Committee on Printing, but instead appears to be used primarily for decorative effect; and (7) the Department of Defense could save resources for higher priority needs by reducing printing expenses. (b) Sense of the Senate.—Therefore, it is the sense of the Senate that— (1) the Secretary of Defense should ensure that the printing costs of the Department of Defense and military services are held to the lowest amount possible; (2) the Department of Defense should strictly comply with the Printing and Binding Regulations published by the Joint Committee on Printing of the Congress of the United States; and (3) the Department of Defense budget submission for fiscal year 1999 should reflect the savings that will result from the stricter printing guidelines in paragraphs (1) and (2).