Buy goods or services through another federal organization
Use reimbursable interagency or intra-agency orders where the Economy Act tests are satisfied.
Other statutory tools
FIN-08 / Enterprise resources and shared execution
Charge lawful fees for agency services or benefits
Set fees for a service or thing of value within statutory limits, rather than impose a general tax.
At a glance
Mission goalFunding & execution
Possible toolFIN-08 · Funds & shared services
Legal basis31 U.S.C. § 9701
Responsible rolesPlanning · funds · approval · execution
Authority holder: Agency head, subject to applicable law
Funds & shared services
Mechanism tags describe the source text; they do not expand the authority.
Availability and verification
Existing statutory pathway; transaction-specific funds, approval, and delegation verification required.
Requirements and limits
Eligibility & prerequisites
- Fair charge and legally cognizable service/benefit; account for applicable specific fee statutes.
Limits & exclusions
- General fee authority is not a power to tax the industrial base.
- Collecting a fee does not establish a right to retain and reinvest the receipts.
Funding conditions
- Treasury deposit unless a specific retention statute applies.
Who contributes what
Need & planning
- Service-providing component
Resources
- Responsible fiscal office
Approval
- Agency head through required fee-setting process
Execution
- Authorized service and collection offices
Partners & review
Office links are editorial matches to the original role text, not verified delegations. Composite labels and unmatched actors are preserved.
Coordination pathway
Need owner → responsible component counsel and comptroller → statutory official or verified delegate → authorized execution office. Office labels describe functional roles; individual delegations and funds are not certified.
Actor and execution-role sources
Legal basis
- 31 U.S.C. § 9701
- 31 U.S.C. § 3302
- National Cable Television Ass’n v. United States, 415 U.S. 336, 340–344 (1974)Construes predecessor fee statute; distinguishes fees for recipient benefits from taxation/general public regulatory costs.
What this research establishes
Legal powerSource and conditions recorded
EligibilityProject-specific check needed
Available fundsBalances not verified
DelegationValid signature authority must be checked
ExecutionOffice capacity and approvals must be checked
Confidence: High for statutory mechanism; individual execution readiness not verified.
Currentness: 2024 official Code baseline compared with available current text; targeted FY2026 NDAA and FY2027 continuing-resolution review. See coverage audit; not a complete legal citator.
Research target: October 2, 2026. A record-specific last-review date is not supplied. Publication date is not legal-currentness certification.