Title 31 — Money and FinanceRelease 119-73
§5143 Payment for services
Title 31 › Subtitle SUBTITLE IV— - MONEY › Chapter CHAPTER 51— - COINS AND CURRENCY › Subchapter SUBCHAPTER IV— - BUREAU OF ENGRAVING AND PRINTING › § 5143
Summary
Treasury must charge for Bureau of Engraving and Printing services to U.S. agencies or foreign governments under section 5114; fees must cover costs. Agencies must pay promptly; Treasury and the Secretary of State will seek prompt payment from foreign governments.
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Title 31, §5143
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The Secretary of the Treasury shall impose charges for Bureau of Engraving and Printing services the Secretary provides to an agency or to a foreign government under section 5114. The charges shall be in amounts the Secretary considers adequate to cover the costs of the services (including administrative and other costs related to providing the services). The agency shall pay promptly bills submitted by the Secretary, and the Secretary shall take such action, in coordination with the Secretary of State, as may be appropriate to ensure prompt payment by a foreign government of any invoice or statement of account submitted by the Secretary with respect to services rendered under section 5114.
Legislative History
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Historical and Revision Notes
Revised SectionSource (U.S. Code)Source (Statutes at Large) 514331:181.Aug. 4, 1950, ch. 558, § 1, 64 Stat. 408. The word “costs” is substituted for “direct and indirect costs” to eliminate unnecessary words. The words “shall make payment therefor” are omitted as unnecessary because of the restatement. The words “from funds available to it for such purposes” are omitted as surplus.
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Amendments
2004—Pub. L. 108–458 inserted “or to a foreign government under section 5114” after “provides to an agency”, “and other” after “including administrative”, and “, and the Secretary shall take such action, in coordination with the Secretary of State, as may be appropriate to ensure prompt payment by a foreign government of any invoice or statement of account submitted by the Secretary with respect to services rendered under section 5114” before period at end.
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31 U.S.C. § 5143
Title 31 — Money and Finance
Last Updated
Apr 6, 2026
Release point: 119-73