Title 22, Foreign Relations and IntercourseRelease 119-110
§4224 Fees; Accounting; Stamps
Title 22 › CHAPTER 52 — FOREIGN SERVICE › SUBCHAPTER XIV — POWERS, DUTIES AND LIABILITIES OF CONSULAR OFFICERS GENERALLY › § 4224
Summary
The rules in sections 1196 and 4223 about official fees and how to keep the accounts for them also cover diplomats below the rank of minister and consular officers.
Full Legal Text
Title 22, §4224
Foreign Relations and Intercourse, Source: USLM XML via OLRC
The provisions of section 1196 and 4223 of this title, relative to official fees and the method of accounting therefor shall apply to diplomatic officers below the grade of minister and to consular officers.
Legislative History
Notes & Related Subsidiaries
Editorial Notes
References in Text
section 1196 of this title, referred to in text, was repealed by act June 28, 1955, ch. 196, 69 Stat. 187. Codification Section was not enacted as part of the Foreign Service Act of 1980 which comprises this chapter. Section was formerly classified to section 812 of this title, and prior thereto to section 13 of this title.
Amendments
1931—Act Feb. 23, 1931, substituted “shall apply to diplomatic officers below the grade of minister and to consular officers” for “shall include both branches of the Foreign Service”.
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
Effective Date
of 1931 AmendmentAct
May 24, 1924, ch. 182, § 37, as added act Feb. 23, 1931, ch. 276, § 7, 46 Stat. 1217, provided: “That this Act [see Tables for classification] shall take effect on
July 1, 1931.”
Reference
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Citation
22 U.S.C. § 4224
Title 22, Foreign Relations and Intercourse
Last Updated
Sep 23, 2026
Release point: 119-110