22 USC § 2726 - Fee for use of diplomatic reception rooms

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identifier: "/us/usc/t22/s2726"
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legal_status: "official_prima_facie"
title: "22 USC § 2726 - Fee for use of diplomatic reception rooms"
title_number: 22
title_name: "FOREIGN RELATIONS AND INTERCOURSE"
section_number: "2726"
section_name: "Fee for use of diplomatic reception rooms"
chapter_number: 38
chapter_name: "DEPARTMENT OF STATE"
positive_law: false
currency: "119-84"
last_updated: "2026-03-26"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
source_credit: "(Aug. 1, 1956, ch. 841, title I, § 54, as added Pub. L. 105–277, div. G, subdiv. B, title XXII, § 2206, Oct. 21, 1998, 112 Stat. 2681–810; amended Pub. L. 119–60, div. E, title I, § 5121, Dec. 18, 2025, 139 Stat. 1566.)"
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# § 2726. Fee for use of diplomatic reception rooms

The Secretary, acting through the Under Secretary for Management, is authorized to charge a fee for use of the diplomatic reception rooms of the Department of State. Amounts collected under this section (including reimbursements and surcharges) shall be deposited as an offsetting collection to any Department of State appropriation to recover the costs of such use and shall remain available for obligation until expended.

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**Source Credit**: (Aug. 1, 1956, ch. 841, title I, § 54, as added Pub. L. 105–277, div. G, subdiv. B, title XXII, § 2206, Oct. 21, 1998, 112 Stat. 2681–810; amended Pub. L. 119–60, div. E, title I, § 5121, Dec. 18, 2025, 139 Stat. 1566.)

## Editorial Notes

### Amendments

2025— substituted “The Secretary, acting through the Under Secretary for Management,” for “The Secretary”.

## Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

### Definition

For definition of “Department” as used in this section, see , set out as a note under .