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18 U.S.C. § 3495 — Fees and expenses of consuls, counsel, interpreters and witnesses

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18 U.S.C. § 3495 — Fees and expenses of consuls, counsel, interpreters and witnesses

**(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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18 U.S.C. § 3493 — Deposition to authenticate foreign documents

The consular officer to whom any commission authorized under [section 3492 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title18-section3492&num=0&edition=prelim) is addressed shall take testimony in accordance with its terms. Every person whose testimony is taken shall be cautioned and sworn to testify the whole truth and carefully examined. His testimony shall be reduced to writing or typewriting by the consular officer taking the testimony, or by some person under his personal supervision, or by the witness himself, in the presence of the consular officer and by no other person, and shall, after it has been reduced to writing or typewriting, be subscribed by the witness. Every foreign document, with respect to which testimony is taken, shall be annexed to such testimony and subscribed by each witness who appears for the purpose of establishing the genuineness of such document. When counsel for all the parties attend the examination of any witness whose testimony is to be taken on written interrogatories, they may consent that oral interrogatories in addition to those accompanying the commission may be put to the witness. The consular officer taking any testimony shall require an interpreter to be present when his services are needed or are requested by any party or his attorney.

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22 U.S.C. § 4219 — Regulation of fees by President

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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18 U.S.C. § 3496 — Regulations by President as to commissions, fees of witnesses, counsel and interpreters

The President is authorized to prescribe regulations governing the manner of executing and returning commissions by consular officers under the provisions of sections 3492–3494 of this title and schedules of fees allowable to witnesses, foreign counsel, and interpreters under [section 3495 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title18-section3495&num=0&edition=prelim).

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18 U.S.C. § 3495 — Fees and expenses of consuls, counsel, in-

Page 775 TITLE 18—CRIMES AND CRIMINAL PROCEDURE § 3497 § 3495. Fees and expenses of consuls, counsel, in- terpreters and witnesses (a) The consular fees prescribed under section 1201 of Title 22, for official services in connec- tion 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 wit- ness under section 3493 of this title shall be enti- tled to receive, for each day’s attendance, fees prescribed under section 3496 of this title. Every foreign counsel selected pursuant to a commis- sion issued on application of the United States, and every interpreter whose services are re- quired by a consular officer under section 3493 of this title, 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 ap- plication 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, upon order of the court, be paid in the same manner as fees and costs are paid which are chargeable to the United States. (c) Any appropriation available for the pay- ment of fees and costs in the case of witnesses subpenaed in behalf of the United States i

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