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Title 6 — Domestic SecurityRelease 119-73not60

§469a Collection of Fees From Non-federal Participants in Meetings

Title 6 › Chapter 1— HOMELAND SECURITY ORGANIZATION › Subchapter VIII— COORDINATION WITH NON-FEDERAL ENTITIES; INSPECTOR GENERAL; UNITED STATES SECRET SERVICE; COAST GUARD; GENERAL PROVISIONS › Part H— Miscellaneous Provisions › § 469a

Last updated Apr 3, 2026|Official source

Summary

Starting in fiscal year 2010, the Secretary of Homeland Security may charge people or organizations that are not part of the federal government for attending DHS conferences or similar meetings. Fees can be collected before the event, either directly or through a contract. The money goes into the same DHS fund that pays for the event and can be used to cover or repay DHS costs for that event. If the fees collected are more than the actual DHS costs, the extra must be sent to the U.S. Treasury as miscellaneous receipts. The Secretary must report to the Senate and House Appropriations Committees by January 5, 2011, showing how much was collected and a by-agency summary of why and how the money was spent for the prior fiscal year.

Full Legal Text

Title 6, §469a

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For fiscal year 2010 and thereafter, the Secretary of Homeland Security may collect fees from any non-Federal participant in a conference, seminar, exhibition, symposium, or similar meeting conducted by the Department of Homeland Security in advance of the conference, either directly or by contract, and those fees shall be credited to the appropriation or account from which the costs of the conference, seminar, exhibition, symposium, or similar meeting are paid and shall be available to pay the costs of the Department of Homeland Security with respect to the conference or to reimburse the Department for costs incurred with respect to the conference: Provided, That in the event the total amount of fees collected with respect to a conference exceeds the actual costs of the Department of Homeland Security with respect to the conference, the amount of such excess shall be deposited into the Treasury as miscellaneous receipts: Provided further, That the Secretary shall provide a report to the Committees on Appropriations of the Senate and the House of Representatives not later than January 5, 2011, providing the level of collections and a summary by agency of the purposes and levels of expenditures for the prior fiscal year,.11 So in original.

Legislative History

Notes & Related Subsidiaries

Editorial Notes

Codification Section was enacted as part of the Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2010, and not as part of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 which comprises this chapter.

Amendments

2015—Pub. L. 114–113 struck out “and shall report annually thereafter” before period at end.

Reference

Citations & Metadata

Citation

6 U.S.C. § 469a

Title 6 — Domestic Security

Last Updated

Apr 3, 2026

Release point: 119-73not60