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22 U.S.C. § 4219 — Regulation of fees by President
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The President is authorized to prescribe, from time to time, the rates or tariffs of fees to be charged for official services, and to designate what shall be regarded as official services, besides such as are expressly declared by law, in the business of the several embassies, legations, and consulates, and to adapt the same, by such differences as may be necessary or proper, to each embassy, legation, or consulate; and it shall be the duty of all officers and persons connected with such embassies, legations, and consulates to collect for such official services such and only such fees as may be prescribed for their respective embassies, legations, and consulates, and such rates or tariffs shall be reported annually to Congress.
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The President is authorized to prescribe, from time to time, the rates or tariffs of fees to be charged for official services, and to designate what shall be regarded as official services, besides such as are expressly declared by law, in the business of the several embassies, legations, and consulates, and to adapt the same, by such differences as may be necessary or proper, to each embassy, legation, or consulate; and it shall be the duty of all officers and persons connected with such embassies, legations, and consulates to collect for such official services such and only such fees as may be prescribed for their respective embassies, legations, and consulates, and such rates or tariffs shall be reported annually to Congress.
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**(a)** The consular fees prescribed under [section 1201 of Title 22](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title22-section1201&num=0&edition=prelim), for official services in connection with the taking of testimony under sections 3492–3494 of this title, and the fees of any witness whose testimony is taken shall be paid by the party who applied for the commission pursuant to which such testimony was taken. Every witness under [section 3493 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title18-section3493&num=0&edition=prelim) shall be entitled to receive, for each day’s attendance, fees prescribed under [section 3496 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title18-section3496&num=0&edition=prelim). Every foreign counsel selected pursuant to a commission issued on application of the United States, and every interpreter whose services are required by a consular officer under [section 3493 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title18-section3493&num=0&edition=prelim), shall be paid by the United States, such compensation, together with such personal and incidental expense upon verified statements filed with the consular officer, as he may allow. Compensation and expenses of foreign counsel selected pursuant to a commission issued on application of any party other than the United States shall be paid by the party whom such counsel represents and shall be allowed in the same manner.
**(b)** Whenever any party makes affidavit, prior to the issuance of a commission for the purpose of taking testimony, that he is not possessed of sufficient means and is actually unable to pay any fees and costs incurred under this section, such fees and costs shall,
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### Statutory Notes
#### Codification
Section 1200, R.S. § 1737; Apr. 5, 1906, ch. 1366, § 3, 34 Stat. 100, which related to penalty for a false certificate as to ownership of property, was transferred to [section 4218 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title22-section4218&num=0&edition=prelim).
Section 1201, R.S. § 1745; Apr. 5, 1906, ch. 1366, § 3, 34 Stat. 100, which related to regulation of fees by President, was transferred to [section 4219 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title22-section4219&num=0&edition=prelim).
Section 1202, R.S. § 1746, which related to medium for payment of fees, was transferred to [section 4220 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title22-section4220&num=0&edition=prelim).
Section 1203, R.S. § 1750; Apr. 5, 1906, ch. 1366, § 3, 34 Stat. 100, which related to depositions and notarial acts and to perjury and other offenses, was transferred to [section 4221 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title22-section4221&num=0&edition=prelim).
Section 1204, act June 26, 1936, ch. 640, § 6A, as added June 25, 1938, ch. 682, 52 Stat. 1163, which related to authentication of documents of State of Vatican City by consular officer in Rome, was transferred to [section 4222 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title22-section4222&num=0&edition=prelim).
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### Statutory Notes
#### Codification
Section 127, R.S. § 1745, which related to regulation of fees by President, was transferred to [section 4219 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title22-section4219&num=0&edition=prelim).
Section 128, R.S. § 1746, which related to medium for payment of fees, was transferred to [section 4220 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title22-section4220&num=0&edition=prelim).
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Fees for the consular certification of invoices shall be, and they are, included with the fees for official services for which the President is authorized by [section 4219 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title22-section4219&num=0&edition=prelim) to prescribe rates or tariffs.
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Every consular officer of the United States is required, whenever application is made to him therefor, within the limits of his consulate, to administer to or take from any person any oath, affirmation, affidavit, or deposition, and to perform any other notarial act which any notary public is required or authorized by law to do within the United States; and for every such notarial act performed he shall charge in each instance the appropriate fee prescribed by the President under [section 4219 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title22-section4219&num=0&edition=prelim).
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TITLE 22—FOREIGN RELATIONS AND INTERCOURSE
§§ 4212 to 4214
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
TRANSFER OF FUNCTIONS
‘‘Government Accountability Office’’ substituted in
text for ‘‘General Accounting Office’’ pursuant to sec-
tion 8(b) of Pub. L. 108–271, set out as a note under sec-
tion 702 of Title 31, Money and Finance, which redesig-
nated the General Accounting Office and any references
thereto as the Government Accountability Office. Pre-
viously, ‘‘General Accounting Office’’ substituted in
text for ‘‘Comptroller of the Treasury’’ pursuant to act
June 10, 1921, which transferred all powers and duties
conferred upon Comptroller, six auditors, and certain
other officers of the Treasury to General Accounting
Office. See section 701 et seq. of Title 31. Previously,
functions of Secretary of State under this section
transferred to Comptroller of the Treasury by act July
31, 1894.
§§ 4212 to 4214. Repealed. Pub. L. 105–277, div. G,
subdiv. B, title XXII, § 2223, Oct. 21, 1998, 112
Stat. 2681–819
Section 4212, R.S. §§ 1726, 1727, required receipts for
fees collected for consular services.
Section 4213, R.S. § 1727, required registry of fees.
Section 4214, R.S. § 1728; June 28, 1955, ch. 196, 69 Stat.
187, required full transcript and certification of reg-
ister.
§ 4215. Notarial acts, oaths, affirmations, affida-
vits, and depositions; fees
Every consular officer of the United States is
required, whenever application is made to him
therefor, within the limits of his consulate, to
administer to or take from any person any oath,
affirmation, affidavit, or deposition, and to per-
form any other notarial act which any notary
public is required or authorized by law to do
within the United States; and for every such no-
tarial act per
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