§ 1926. — Court of Federal Claims.
[Laws in effect as of January 7, 2003]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 7, 2003 and December 19, 2003]
[CITE: 28USC1926]
TITLE 28--JUDICIARY AND JUDICIAL PROCEDURE
PART V--PROCEDURE
CHAPTER 123--FEES AND COSTS
Sec. 1926. Court of Federal Claims
(a) The Judicial Conference of the United States shall prescribe
from time to time the fees and costs to be charged and collected in the
United States Court of Federal Claims.
(b) The court and its officers shall collect only such fees and
costs as the Judicial Conference prescribes. The court may require
advance payment of fees by rule.
(June 25, 1948, ch. 646, 62 Stat. 957; Pub. L. 97-164, title I,
Sec. 139(p)(1), Apr. 2, 1982, 96 Stat. 44; Pub. L. 102-572, title IX,
Sec. 902(b), Oct. 29, 1992, 106 Stat. 4516.)
Historical and Revision Notes
Based on title 28, U.S.C., 1940 ed., Sec. 304 (Mar. 3, 1911, ch.
231, Sec. 191, 36 Stat. 1144).
For distribution of other provisions of section 304 of title 28,
U.S.C., 1940 ed., see Distribution Table.
Changes were made in phraseology.
Amendments
1992--Pub. L. 102-572 substituted ``Court of Federal Claims'' for
``Claims Court'' as section catchline and ``United States Court of
Federal Claims'' for ``United States Claims Court'' in subsec. (a).
1982--Pub. L. 97-164 substituted ``Claims Court'' for ``Court of
Customs and Patent Appeals'' as section catchline and, in text
substituted provisions directing the Judicial Conference of the United
States to prescribe from time to time the fees and costs to be charged
and collected in the United States Claims Court and directing the court
and its officers to collect only such fees and costs as the Judicial
Conference prescribes, with the court authorized to require advance
payment of fees by rule for provisions which had directed that fees and
costs in the Court of Customs and Patent Appeals be fixed by a table of
fees adopted by such court and approved by the Supreme Court, that the
fees and costs so fixed not exceed the fees and costs charged in the
Supreme Court, and that the fees be accounted for and paid over to the
Treasury.
Effective Date of 1992 Amendment
Amendment by Pub. L. 102-572 effective Oct. 29, 1992, see section
911 of Pub. L. 102-572, set out as a note under section 171 of this
title.
Effective Date of 1982 Amendment
Amendment by Pub. L. 97-164 effective Oct. 1, 1982, see section 402
of Pub. L. 97-164, set out as a note under section 171 of this title.
Court Fees for Electronic Access to Information
Judicial Conference to prescribe reasonable fees for collection by
courts under this section for access to information available through
automatic data processing equipment and fees to be deposited in
Judiciary Automation Fund, see section 303 of Pub. L. 102-140, set out
as a note under section 1913 of this title.
