§323. Consumer Information Center Fund ¹

(a) Existence.-There is in the Treasury a Federal Citizen Services Fund, General Services Administration, for the purpose of disseminating Federal Government information to the public and for other related purposes.

(b) Deposits.-Money shall be deposited into the Fund from-

(1) appropriations from the Treasury for Federal Citizen Services activities;

(2) user fees from the public;

(3) reimbursements from other federal agencies for costs of distributing publications; and

(4) any other income incident to Center ² activities.

(c) Expenditures.-Money deposited into the Fund is available for expenditure for Center ² activities in amounts specified in appropriation laws. The Fund shall assume all liabilities, obligations, and commitments of the Center ² account.

(d) Unobligated Balances.-Any unobligated balances at the end of a fiscal year remain in the Fund and are available for authorization in appropriation laws for subsequent fiscal years.

(e) Gift Account.-The Center ² may accept and deposit to this account gifts for purposes of defraying the costs of printing, publishing, and distributing consumer information and educational materials and undertaking other consumer information activities. In addition to amounts appropriated or otherwise made available, the Center ² may expend the gifts for these purposes and any balance remains available for expenditure.

(f) The Administrator may enter into agreements with federal agencies to provide services through the Fund on a fully reimbursable basis.

( Pub. L. 107–217, Aug. 21, 2002, 116 Stat. 1077 ; Pub. L. 111–8, div. D, title V, §516, Mar. 11, 2009, 123 Stat. 664 ; Pub. L. 117–103, div. E, title V, §527, Mar. 15, 2022, 136 Stat. 276 .)

Historical and Revision Notes

Revised Section	Source (U.S. Code)	Source (Statutes at Large)
323(a)–(d)	40:761.	Pub. L. 98–63, title I, §101 (1st–9th sentences in par. under heading "Consumer Information Center Fund"), July 30, 1983, 97 Stat. 321 .
323(e)	40:761a.	Pub. L. 105–65, title III, (last proviso in par. under heading "Consumer Information Center Fund"), Oct. 27, 1997, 111 Stat. 1377 .

In this section, the text of 40:761 (6th–last sentences) is omitted as obsolete.

In subsection (a), the words "Notwithstanding any other provision of law" are omitted as unnecessary.

In subsection (b), the words "for fiscal year 1983 and subsequent fiscal years" are omitted as obsolete and unnecessary.

In subsection (e), the words "Notwithstanding any other provision of law" and "during fiscal year 1998 and hereafter" are omitted as unnecessary.

Editorial Notes

Amendments

2022-Subsec. (f). Pub. L. 117–103 added subsec. (f).

2009-Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 111–8 substituted "Federal Citizen Services" for "Consumer Information Center" and struck out "consumer" after "Federal Government".

Subsec. (b)(1). Pub. L. 111–8 substituted "Federal Citizen Services" for "Consumer Information Center".

¹ So in original. Probably should be "Federal Citizen Services Fund".

² So in original. See 2009 Amendment notes below.