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Title 10 — Armed ForcesRelease 119-73

§2262 Department of Defense conferences: collection of fees to cover Department of Defense costs

Title 10 › Subtitle Subtitle A— - General Military Law › Part PART IV— - SERVICE, SUPPLY, AND PROPERTY › Chapter CHAPTER 134— - MISCELLANEOUS ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS › Subchapter SUBCHAPTER II— - MISCELLANEOUS ADMINISTRATIVE AUTHORITY › § 2262

Last updated Apr 6, 2026|Official source

Summary

The Secretary of Defense may charge fees to people or companies who take part in Department of Defense conferences or similar meetings, like seminars, exhibitions, or symposiums. The fees can be charged directly or through a contract, and they can be collected before the event. Money collected goes back into the same budget account that paid the conference and can be used to cover or repay DoD costs. If fees are more than the actual costs, the extra must be sent to the U.S. Treasury as miscellaneous receipts.

Full Legal Text

Title 10, §2262

Armed Forces — Source: USLM XML via OLRC

(a)(1)The Secretary of Defense may collect fees from any individual or commercial participant in a conference, seminar, exhibition, symposium, or similar meeting conducted by the Department of Defense (in this section referred to collectively as a “conference”).
(2)The Secretary may provide for the collection of fees under this section directly or by contract. The fees may be collected in advance of a conference.
(b)Amounts collected under subsection (a) with respect to a conference shall be credited to the appropriation or account from which the costs of the conference are paid and shall be available to pay the costs of the Department of Defense with respect to the conference or to reimburse the Department for costs incurred with respect to the conference.
(c)In the event the total amount of fees collected under subsection (a) with respect to a conference exceeds the actual costs of the Department of Defense with respect to the conference, the amount of such excess shall be deposited into the Treasury as miscellaneous receipts.

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Amendments

2017—Subsec. (d). Pub. L. 115–91 struck out subsec. (d) which required annual reports on conferences, including information on costs and fees collected.

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Citation

10 U.S.C. § 2262

Title 10 — Armed Forces

Last Updated

Apr 6, 2026

Release point: 119-73