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§14943 Authorization of Appropriations; Collection of Fees

Title 42 › CHAPTER 143 — INTERCOUNTRY ADOPTIONS › SUBCHAPTER IV — ADMINISTRATION AND ENFORCEMENT › § 14943

Last updated Sep 22, 2026|Official source

Summary

Allows federal agencies to get whatever money is needed from Congress to carry out the Convention and the rules in this chapter. Money provided this way can be used until it is all spent. The Secretary of State may charge fees for new or expanded State Department services for intercountry adoptions under the Convention and similar adoption services. The fee will be set by regulation and cannot be more than the cost of the services. Fees are kept by the State Department to cover those costs and can be used until spent.

Full Legal Text

Title 42, §14943

The Public Health and Welfare, Source: USLM XML via OLRC

(a)Authorization of appropriations
(1)In general
There are authorized to be appropriated such sums as may be necessary to agencies of the Federal Government implementing the Convention and the provisions of this chapter.
(2)Availability of funds
Amounts appropriated pursuant to paragraph (1) are authorized to remain available until expended.
(b)Assessment of fees
(1)The Secretary may charge a fee for new or enhanced services that will be undertaken by the Department of State to meet the requirements of this chapter with respect to intercountry adoptions under the Convention and comparable services with respect to other intercountry adoptions. Such fee shall be prescribed by regulation and shall not exceed the cost of such services.
(2)Fees collected under paragraph (1) shall be retained and deposited as an offsetting collection to any Department of State appropriation to recover the costs of providing such services. Such fees shall remain available for obligation until expended.

Legislative History

Notes & Related Subsidiaries

Editorial Notes

References in Text

This chapter, referred to in text, was in the original “this Act”, meaning Pub. L. 106–279, Oct. 6, 2000, 114 Stat. 825, known as the Intercountry Adoption Act of 2000, which is classified principally to this chapter. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see

Short Title

note set out under section 14901 of this title and Tables.

Amendments

2013—Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 112–276 struck out subsec. (c). Text read as follows: “No funds collected under the authority of this section may be made available to an accrediting entity to carry out the purposes of this chapter.” 2002—Subsec. (b)(2). Pub. L. 107–228, § 211(a)(1), inserted “Such fees shall remain available for obligation until expended.” at end. Subsec. (b)(3). Pub. L. 107–228, § 211(a)(2), struck out par. (3) which read as follows: “Fees authorized under this section shall be available for obligation only to the extent and in the amount provided in advance in appropriations Acts.”

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Effective Date

Section effective Oct. 6, 2000, with transition rule, see section 505(a)(1), (b) of Pub. L. 106–279, set out as an

Effective Date

s; Transition Rule note under section 14901 of this title.

Reference

Citations & Metadata

Citation

42 U.S.C. § 14943

Title 42, The Public Health and Welfare

Last Updated

Sep 22, 2026

Release point: 119-110