18 U.S.C. § 3495 : US Code - Section 3495: Fees and expenses of consuls, counsel, interpreters and witnesses

Search 18 U.S.C. § 3495 : US Code - Section 3495: Fees and expenses of consuls, counsel, interpreters and witnesses

(a) The consular fees prescribed under section 1201 of Title 22,
for official services in connection with the taking of testimony
under sections 3492-3494 of this title, and the fees of any witness
whose testimony is taken shall be paid by the party who applied for
the commission pursuant to which such testimony was taken. Every
witness under section 3493 of this title shall be entitled to
receive, for each day's attendance, fees prescribed under section
3496 of this title. Every foreign counsel selected pursuant to a
commission issued on application of the United States, and every
interpreter whose services are required by a consular officer under
section 3493 of this title, shall be paid by the United States,
such compensation, together with such personal and incidental
expense upon verified statements filed with the consular officer,
as he may allow. Compensation and expenses of foreign counsel
selected pursuant to a commission issued on application of any
party other than the United States shall be paid by the party whom
such counsel represents and shall be allowed in the same manner.
(b) Whenever any party makes affidavit, prior to the issuance of
a commission for the purpose of taking testimony, that he is not
possessed of sufficient means and is actually unable to pay any
fees and costs incurred under this section, such fees and costs
shall, upon order of the court, be paid in the same manner as fees
and costs are paid which are chargeable to the United States.
(c) Any appropriation available for the payment of fees and costs
in the case of witnesses subpenaed in behalf of the United States
in criminal cases shall be available for any fees or costs which
the United States is required to pay under this section.