22 USC § 2718 - Fees received for use of Blair House

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identifier: "/us/usc/t22/s2718"
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title: "22 USC § 2718 - Fees received for use of Blair House"
title_number: 22
title_name: "FOREIGN RELATIONS AND INTERCOURSE"
section_number: "2718"
section_name: "Fees received for use of Blair House"
chapter_number: 38
chapter_name: "DEPARTMENT OF STATE"
positive_law: false
currency: "119-84"
last_updated: "2026-03-26"
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generator: "[email protected]"
source_credit: "(Aug. 1, 1956, ch. 841, title I, § 46, as added Pub. L. 101–246, title I, § 119(2), Feb. 16, 1990, 104 Stat. 26; amended Pub. L. 102–138, title I, § 123, Oct. 28, 1991, 105 Stat. 659.)"
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# § 2718. Fees received for use of Blair House

**(a)** **Use of fees** Notwithstanding any other provision of law, funds received by the Department of State in connection with use of Blair House (including reimbursements and surcharges for services and goods provided and fees for use of Blair House facilities) may be credited to the appropriate appropriation account of the Department of State which is currently available. Such funds shall be available only for maintenance and other expenses of Blair House.

**(b)** **Compliance with Budget Act** The authority of this section may be exercised only to such extent or in such amounts as are provided in advance in an appropriation Act.

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**Source Credit**: (Aug. 1, 1956, ch. 841, title I, § 46, as added Pub. L. 101–246, title I, § 119(2), Feb. 16, 1990, 104 Stat. 26; amended Pub. L. 102–138, title I, § 123, Oct. 28, 1991, 105 Stat. 659.)

## Editorial Notes

### References in Text

The Budget Act, referred to in subsec. (b) heading, probably means the Congressional Budget Act of 1974, titles I through IX of , , . For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Short Title note set out under , The Congress, and Tables.

### Prior Provisions

A prior section 46 of act , was renumbered section 47 by , and subsequently renumbered, and set out as a Short Title of 1956 Amendment note under , prior to repeal by , , .

### Amendments

1991—Subsec. (a).  struck out “for the fiscal years 1990 and 1991,” after “provision of law,”.