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Code · U.S. Code · Title 42 - THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE · CHAPTER 143— INTERCOUNTRY ADOPTIONS · SUBCHAPTER IV— ADMINISTRATION AND ENFORCEMENT · § 14943

§ 14943. Authorization of appropriations; collection of fees

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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.
(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.)
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  • Pub. L. 106–279, title IV, § 403
  • 114 Stat. 841
  • Pub. L. 107–228, div. A, title II, § 211(a)
  • 116 Stat. 1365
  • Pub. L. 112–276, § 3(a)
  • 126 Stat. 2467
  • Pub. L. 106–279
  • 114 Stat. 825
  • Pub. L. 112–276
  • Pub. L. 107–228, § 211(a)(1)
  • Pub. L. 107–228, § 211(a)(2)
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Pub. L.Pub. L. 106–279, title IV, § 403
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Pub. L.Pub. L. 107–228, div. A, title II, § 211(a)
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Pub. L.Pub. L. 112–276, § 3(a)
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