13 U.S.C. § 11
Section 11 · Authorization of appropriations
Amended 1 time on record
Applied in 243 court decisions — leading case Drew Adams v. School Board of St. Johns County, Florida (2022)
Most recently applied in RJ's International Trading, LLC v. Crown Castle South, LLC (April 2024)
Cases citing this section usually also cite 12 U.S.C. § 11 · 9 U.S.C. § 11 · 7 U.S.C. § 11
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Court decisions citing this, by year.Markers show enactment, consequential amendments, and circuit splits over this section — watch for a citation surge after a change or a disagreement. The dip in the last several years is a data-coverage gap, not a real trend — our corpus holds fewer opinions from the most recent years, so recent citations are undercounted.
There is authorized to be appropriated, out of the Treasury of the United States, such sums as may be necessary to carry out all provisions of this title.
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Historical and Revision Notes
Section is new, and has been inserted to supply the customary authorization of appropriations necessary in carrying out any of the provisions of this title.
Cross References
Collection and publication of foreign commerce and trade statistics, applicability of section to, see section 307 of this title.