# § 9708. Authorization of appropriations
There are authorized to be appropriated to the Commission such sums as may be necessary to carry out this chapter, including administrative expenses of the Commission.
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**Source Credit**: (Pub. L. 108–159, title V, § 519, Dec. 4, 2003, 117 Stat. 2010.)
## Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
### Effective Date
Section subject to joint regulations establishing effective dates as prescribed by Federal Reserve Board and Federal Trade Commission, except as otherwise provided, see , set out as an Effective Date of 2003 Amendment note under , Commerce and Trade.