Title 22, Foreign Relations and IntercourseRelease 119-102
§4203 Destruction of Old Invoices
Title 22 › CHAPTER 52 — FOREIGN SERVICE › SUBCHAPTER XIV — POWERS, DUTIES AND LIABILITIES OF CONSULAR OFFICERS GENERALLY › § 4203
Summary
The Secretary of State may periodically destroy invoices that have been on file in consular offices for more than five years.
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Title 22, §4203
Foreign Relations and Intercourse, Source: USLM XML via OLRC
The Secretary of State is authorized to cause, from time to time, the destruction of invoices that have been filed in the consular offices for a period of more than five years.
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Codification Section was not enacted as part of the Foreign Service Act of 1980 which comprises this chapter. Section was formerly classified to section 1183 of this title, and prior thereto to section 86 of this title.
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22 U.S.C. § 4203
Title 22, Foreign Relations and Intercourse
Last Updated
Aug 21, 2026
Release point: 119-102