Title 52, Voting and ElectionsRelease 119-102
§30146 Collection and Use of Conference Fees
Title 52 › Subtitle III — Federal Campaign Finance › CHAPTER 301 — FEDERAL ELECTION CAMPAIGNS › SUBCHAPTER II — GENERAL PROVISIONS › § 30146
Summary
The Federal Election Commission may charge fees for people to attend or take part in conferences it sponsors. Even if another law (section 3302 of title 31) says otherwise, money from those fees is added to the Commission’s yearly funds and may be used that same year to pay conference costs. It applies starting in fiscal year 2007 and each year after.
Full Legal Text
Title 52, §30146
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(a)The Federal Election Commission may charge and collect fees for attending or otherwise participating in a conference sponsored by the Commission, and notwithstanding section 3302 of title 31, any amounts received from such fees during a fiscal year shall be credited to and merged with the amounts appropriated or otherwise made available to the Commission during the year, and shall be available for use during the year for the costs of sponsoring such conferences.
(b)This section shall apply with respect to fiscal year 2007 and each succeeding fiscal year.
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Editorial Notes
Codification Section was formerly classified to section 457 of Title 2, The Congress, prior to editorial reclassification and renumbering as this section. Section was enacted as part of the Continuing Appropriations Resolution, 2007, and not as part of the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 which comprises this chapter.
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Citation
52 U.S.C. § 30146
Title 52, Voting and Elections
Last Updated
Aug 21, 2026
Release point: 119-102