§2520. Fees

The United States Court of Federal Claims shall by rules impose a fee not exceeding $120, for the filing of any petition.

(June 25, 1948, ch. 646, 62 Stat. 979 ; Sept. 3, 1954, ch. 1263, §58, 68 Stat. 1248 ; July 18, 1966, Pub. L. 89–507, §2, 80 Stat. 308 ; Apr. 2, 1982, Pub. L. 97–164, title I, §139(n)(1)–(3), 96 Stat. 43 , 44; Nov. 19, 1988, Pub. L. 100–702, title X, §1012(a)(1), 102 Stat. 4668 ; Oct. 29, 1992, Pub. L. 102–572, title IX, §902(a)(1), 106 Stat. 4516 .)

Historical and Revision Notes

Based on title 28, U.S.C., 1940 ed., §§283 and 283a (Mar. 3, 1911, ch. 231, §176, 36 Stat. 1141 ; Mar. 3, 1933, ch. 212, title II, §19, 47 Stat. 1519 ).

This section consolidates section 283, with a part of section 283a, of title 28, U.S.C., 1940 ed.

The last subsection of section 283a of title 28, U.S.C., 1940 ed., appears in section 793 of this title.

Language in section 283a of title 28, U.S.C., 1940 ed., referring to cases instituted after March 3, 1933, was omitted as executed.

For liability of the United States for costs, both in actions in district courts and in suits in the Court of Claims, see section 2412 of this title.

Changes were made in phraseology.

Amendments

1992-Pub. L. 102–572 substituted "United States Court of Federal Claims" for "United States Claims Court".

1988-Pub. L. 100–702 substituted "$120" for "$60".

1982-Pub. L. 97–164 substituted "Fees" for "Fees; cost of printing record" as section catchline, struck out designation "(a)" at beginning of section, in the resulting undesignated first sentence substituted "United States Claims Court" for "Court of Claims" and "$60" for "$10", and struck out subsecs. (b) and (c) which directed the clerk to collect a fee of 10 cents a folio for preparing and certifying a transcript of the record for the purpose of a writ of certiorari sought by the plaintiff and for furnishing certified copies of judgments or other documents, with not less than $5 to be charged for each certified copy of findings of fact and opinion of the court to be filed in the Supreme Court, and which also directed the clerk to collect for each certified copy of the court's findings of fact and opinion a fee of 25 cents for five pages or less, 35 cents for those over five and not more than ten pages, 45 cents for those over ten and not more than twenty pages, and 50 cents for those of more than twenty pages.

1966-Subsec. (d). Pub. L. 89–507 repealed subsec. (d) which required the cost of printing the record in every pending case to be taxed against the losing party except when the judgment is against the United States. See section 2412 of this title.

1954-Subsec. (a). Act Sept. 3, 1954, struck out "and the hearing of any case before the court, a judge, or a commissioner" after "petition".

Effective Date of 1992 Amendment

Amendment by Pub. L. 102–572 effective Oct. 29, 1992, see section 911 of Pub. L. 102–572, set out as a note under section 171 of this title.

Effective Date of 1988 Amendment

Section 1012(a)(2) of Pub. L. 100–702 provided that: "The amendment made by this subsection [amending this section] shall take effect 30 days after the date of enactment of this title [Nov. 19, 1988]."

Effective Date of 1982 Amendment

Amendment by Pub. L. 97–164 effective Oct. 1, 1982, see section 402 of Pub. L. 97–164, set out as a note under section 171 of this title.

Effective Date of 1966 Amendment

Amendment by Pub. L. 89–507 applicable only to judgments in actions filed subsequent to July 18, 1966, and such amendment not to authorize the reopening or modification of judgments entered prior to July 18, 1966, see section 3 of Pub. L. 89–507, set out as a note under section 2412 of this title.