[20000119]RS20439_用户费用：适用的预算执行程序.pdf

1According to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB), the term “user fee” applies to “fees,charges, and assessments the Government levies on a class directly benefitting from, or subject toregulation by, a Government program or activity, to be utilized solely to support the program oractivity.” See OMB, Budget of the U.S. Government, FY2000, Analytical Perspectives(Washington: 1999), chapter 4, “User Fees and Other Collections,” pp. 93-104.Congressional Research Service The Library of CongressCRS Report for CongressReceived through the CRS WebOrder Code RS20439January 19, 2000User Fees: Applicable BudgetEnforcement ProceduresBill Heniff Jr.Analyst in American National GovernmentGovernment and Finance DivisionSummaryUser fees have played an increasingly important role in budget policymaking the lastseveral years. These fees are charged to the direct beneficiaries of goods or servicesprovided by the federal government. A user fee may be classified as a governmentalreceipt or an offsetting collection, depending on whether the fee is based on thesovereign powers of the government or on business-like activities. Like other revenuesof the federal government, user fees classified as go