[Laws in effect as of January 24, 2002]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 24, 2002 and December 19, 2002]
[CITE: 22USC4219]
TITLE 22--FOREIGN RELATIONS AND INTERCOURSE
CHAPTER 52--FOREIGN SERVICE
SUBCHAPTER XIV--POWERS, DUTIES AND LIABILITIES OF CONSULAR OFFICERS
GENERALLY
Sec. 4219. Regulation of fees by President
The President is authorized to prescribe, from time to time, the
rates or tariffs of fees to be charged for official services, and to
designate what shall be regarded as official services, besides such as
are expressly declared by law, in the business of the several embassies,
legations, and consulates, and to adapt the same, by such differences as
may be necessary or proper, to each embassy, legation, or consulate; and
it shall be the duty of all officers and persons connected with such
embassies, legations, and consulates to collect for such official
services such and only such fees as may be prescribed for their
respective embassies, legations, and consulates, and such rates or
tariffs shall be reported annually to Congress.
(R.S. Sec. 1745; Apr. 5, 1906, ch. 1366, Sec. 3, 34 Stat. 100.)
Codification
R.S. Sec. 1745 derived from act Aug. 18, 1856, ch. 127, Sec. 16, 11
Stat. 57.
References to ``commercial agencies'' and ``commercial agency'' were
omitted in view of the abolition of the grade of commercial agent by act
Apr. 5, 1906.
Section was not enacted as part of the Foreign Service Act of 1980
which comprises this chapter.
Section was formerly classified to section 1201 of this title, and
prior thereto to section 127 of this title.
Ex. Ord. No. 10718. Delegation of Authority to Secretary of State
Ex. Ord. No. 10718, June 27, 1957, 22 F.R. 4632, provided:
Section 1. There is hereby delegated to the Secretary of State the
authority vested in the President by section 1745 of the Revised
Statutes of the United States (22 U.S.C. 1201) [this section] to
prescribe, from time to time, the rates or tariffs of fees to be charged
for official services, and to designate what shall be regarded as
official services, besides such as are expressly declared by law, in the
business of the several embassies, legations, and consulates, and to
adapt the same, by such differences as may be necessary or proper, to
each embassy, legation, or consulate.
Sec. 2. This order shall not operate to amend, supersede, or
terminate any rates or tariffs of fees, designations, or adaptations
prescribed or made under authority of the said section 1745 [this
section] and in force immediately prior to the issuance of this order;
but authority to amend, supersede, or terminate the same, and to
prescribe regulations necessary or desirable for the impl
