6 U.S.C. § 296 — Separation of funding

submitted 24 years ago by Pub. L. 107-296 to r/title-6-DOMESTIC-SECURITY · 157 words · no verdicts yet

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The government must keep separate bank accounts for the Bureau of Citizenship and Immigration Services and the Bureau of Border Security. Their budgets must be requested separately, and fees collected for one bureau's services must go into that bureau's own account. Fees can't move between the two bureaus without specific legal authority.

(a) In general. Separate accounts must be set up in the U.S. Treasury for money appropriated to, and other deposits available for, the Bureau of Citizenship and Immigration Services and the Bureau of Border Security. (b) Separate budgets. To make sure each bureau gets enough funding to fully carry out its own work, the Director of the Office of Management and Budget must keep the two bureaus' budget requests separate. (c) Fees. A fee charged for a specific service, application, or benefit must be deposited into the account, set up under (a), for whichever bureau handles that function. (d) Fees not transferable. No fee may be moved between the Bureau of Citizenship and Immigration Services and the Bureau of Border Security, unless a specific named section of Title 8 allows it.

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(a) In general

There shall be established separate accounts in the Treasury of the United States for appropriated funds and other deposits available for the Bureau of Citizenship and Immigration Services and the Bureau of Border Security.

(b) Separate budgets

To ensure that the Bureau of Citizenship and Immigration Services and the Bureau of Border Security are funded to the extent necessary to fully carry out their respective functions, the Director of the Office of Management and Budget shall separate the budget requests for each such entity.

Fees imposed for a particular service, application, or benefit shall be deposited into the account established under subsection (a) that is for the bureau with jurisdiction over the function to which the fee relates.

(d) Fees not transferable

No fee may be transferred between the Bureau of Citizenship and Immigration Services and the Bureau of Border Security for purposes not authorized by section 1356 of title 8.

Source credit: (Pub. L. 107–296, title IV, § 476, Nov. 25, 2002, 116 Stat. 2209.)

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2002Enacted · Pub. L. 107-296 · 116 Stat. 2209

A history note hasn’t been published yet. The record shows enactment by Pub. L. 107-296 on 2002-11-25.

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