28 U.S.C. § 1931

Disposition of filing fees

(a)

Of the amounts paid to the clerk of court as a fee under section 1914(a) or as part of a judgment for costs under section 2412(a)(2) of this title , $190 shall be deposited into a special fund of the Treasury to be available to offset funds appropriated for the operation and maintenance of the courts of the United States.

(b)

If the court authorizes a fee under section 1914(a) or an amount included in a judgment for costs under section 2412(a)(2) of this title of less than $250, the entire fee or amount, up to $190, shall be deposited into the special fund provided in this section.

(Added Pub. L. 99–500, § 101(b) [title IV, § 407(c)] , Oct. 18, 1986 , 100 Stat. 1783–39 , 1783–64, and Pub. L. 99–591, § 101(b) [title IV, § 407(c)] , Oct. 30, 1986 , 100 Stat. 3341–39 , 3341–64; amended Pub. L. 101–162, title IV, § 406(d) , Nov. 21, 1989 , 103 Stat. 1016 ; Pub. L. 102–572, title III, § 301(b) , Oct. 29, 1992 , 106 Stat. 4511 ; Pub. L. 104–317, title IV, § 401(b) , Oct. 19, 1996 , 110 Stat. 3853 ; Pub. L. 108–447, div. B, title III, § 307(b) , Dec. 8, 2004 , 118 Stat. 2895 .)