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42 U.S.C. § 14943 — Authorization of appropriations; collection of fees

submitted 26 years ago by Pub. L. 106-279 to r/title-42-THE-PUBLIC-HEALTH-AND-WELFARE · 154 words · no verdicts yet

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Congress may fund federal agencies as needed to run the intercountry adoption Convention. The State Department can also charge fees for adoption-related services, capped at their actual cost, and keep that money to cover those costs.

(a) Authorization of appropriations. (1) In general. Congress can appropriate whatever money is necessary for federal agencies implementing the Convention and this chapter. (2) Availability of funds. Money appropriated for this purpose stays available until it is fully spent. (b) Assessment of fees. (1) The Secretary may charge a fee for new or expanded services the State Department provides to meet this chapter's requirements for Convention intercountry adoptions, and for comparable services for other intercountry adoptions. The fee must be set by regulation and cannot exceed the cost of the service. (2) Fees collected under paragraph (1) are kept and applied against a State Department appropriation, to cover the cost of providing those services, and stay available until spent.
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(a) Authorization of appropriations
(1) In general

There are authorized to be appropriated such sums as may be necessary to agencies of the Federal Government implementing the Convention and the provisions of this chapter.

(2) Availability of funds

Amounts appropriated pursuant to paragraph (1) are authorized to remain available until expended.

(b) Assessment of fees
(1)

The Secretary may charge a fee for new or enhanced services that will be undertaken by the Department of State to meet the requirements of this chapter with respect to intercountry adoptions under the Convention and comparable services with respect to other intercountry adoptions. Such fee shall be prescribed by regulation and shall not exceed the cost of such services.

(2)

Fees collected under paragraph (1) shall be retained and deposited as an offsetting collection to any Department of State appropriation to recover the costs of providing such services. Such fees shall remain available for obligation until expended.

Source credit: (Pub. L. 106–279, title IV, § 403, Oct. 6, 2000, 114 Stat. 841; Pub. L. 107–228, div. A, title II, § 211(a), Sept. 30, 2002, 116 Stat. 1365; Pub. L. 112–276, § 3(a), Jan. 14, 2013, 126 Stat. 2467.)

history & why it existsrecord from the source credit
  • 2000Enacted · Pub. L. 106-279 · 114 Stat. 841
  • 2002Amended · Pub. L. 107-228 · 116 Stat. 1365
  • 2013Amended · Pub. L. 112-276 · 126 Stat. 2467

A history note hasn’t been published yet. The record shows enactment by Pub. L. 106-279 on 2000-10-06.

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