§ 1153. Rules, regulations, and fees

Legislative history

Reconstructed from this section’s Code source credit and amendment notes, resolved against the local Statutes at Large. Editorial notes are evidence, not the law that made the change.

1. 1950

   Pub. L. 81–936 § 3 · 64 Stat. 823

   Enacted · 15 U.S.C. § 1153

   Sept. 9, 1950, ch. 936, § 3, 64 Stat. 823

   Source evidence

   Code source credit
   Sept. 9, 1950, ch. 936, § 3, 64 Stat. 823

   Enacted provision · exact public law section
   Sec. 3. rules, regulations, fees The Secretary is authorized to make, amend, and rescind such order’s, rules, and regulations as he may deem necessary to carry out the provisions of this Act, and to establish, from time to time, a schedule or schedules of reasonable fees or charges for services performed or for documents or other publications furnished under this Act: Provided, That all moneys hereafter received by the Secretary Special account. in payment for publications under this Act shall be deposited in a special account in the Treasury, such account to be available, subject to authorization in any appropriation Act, for reimbursing any appropriation then current and chargeable for the cost of furnishing copies or reproductions as herein authorized, and for making refunds to organizations and individuals when entitled thereto: And provided further, That an appropriation reimbursed by this special account shall, notwithstanding any other provision of law, be available for the purposes of the original appropriation. It is the policy of this Act, to the fullest extent feasible and consistent Services and functions to be self-sustaining, etc. with the objectives of this Act, that each of the services and functions provided herein shall be self-sustaining or self-liquidating and that the general public shall not bear the cost of publications and other services which are for the special use and benefit of private groups and individuals; but nothing herein shall be construed to require the levying of fees or charges for services performed or publications furnished to any agency or instrumentality of the Federal Government, or for publications which are distributed pursuant to reciprocal arrangements for the exchange of information or which are otherwise issued primarily for the general benefit of the public.

2. 1970

   Pub. L. 91–412 § 3(e) · 84 Stat. 864

   Struck · 15 U.S.C. § 1153

   Pub. L. 91–412 struck out provisos of first par. for deposit of moneys received for services and publications after Sept. 9, 1950, in a special account in the Treasury, to be available, subject to appropriation authorizations, for reimbursement of appropriations and for refunds to organizations and individuals entitled thereto, and making appropriations reimbursed by the special account available for original purposes. See section 1526 of this title

   Source evidence

   Code amendment note
   Pub. L. 91–412 struck out provisos of first par. for deposit of moneys received for services and publications after Sept. 9, 1950, in a special account in the Treasury, to be available, subject to appropriation authorizations, for reimbursement of appropriations and for refunds to organizations and individuals entitled thereto, and making appropriations reimbursed by the special account available for original purposes. See section 1526 of this title.

   Enacted provision · exact public law section
   (e) The proviso in section 3 of the Act of September 9, 1950 (64 Stat. 823; 15 U.S.C. 1153), which reads as follows: “Provided, That all moneys hereafter received by the Secretary in payment for publications under this Act shall be deposited in a special account in the Treasury, such account to be available, subject to authorization in any appropriation Act, for reimbursing any appropriation then current and chargeable for the cost of furnishing copies or reproductions as herein authorized, and for making refunds to organizations and individuals when entitled thereto: And provided further, That an appropriation reimbursed by this special account shall, notwithstanding any other provision of law, be available for the purposes of the original appropriation.”

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