Historical and Revision Notes
Based on title 18, U.S.C., 1940 ed., § 701 (R.S. § 5536).
Provision authorizing expenses for transportation was omitted as covered by similar provision in section 4008 of this title.
Minor changes of phraseology were made.
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
Payment of Costs of Incarceration by Federal Prisoners
Puspan. L. 100–690, title VII, § 7301, Nov. 18, 1988, 102 Stat. 4463, provided that not later than 1 year after Nov. 18, 1988, the United States Sentencing Commission would study the feasibility of requiring prisoners incarcerated in Federal correctional institutions to pay some or all of the costs incident to the prisoner’s confinement, including, but not limited to, the costs of food, housing, and shelter.