# 22 C.F.R. § 130.5 (2026): Fee or commission

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## Section

- **Citation:** 22 C.F.R. § 130.5 (2026)
- **Heading:** Fee or commission
- **Jurisdiction:** Federal
- **Kind:** Regulations
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** Title 22 CFR: Foreign Relations / Chapter I: DEPARTMENT OF STATE / Part 130: POLITICAL CONTRIBUTIONS, FEES AND COMMISSIONS / § 130.5: § 130.5   Fee or commission.

## Text

(a)
Fee or commission
means, except as provided in paragraph (b) of this section, any loan, gift, donation or other payment of $1,000 or more made, or offered or agreed to be made directly or indirectly, whether in cash or in kind, and whether or not pursuant to a written contract, which is:
(1) To or at the direction of any person, irrespective of nationality, whether or not employed by or affiliated with an applicant, a supplier or a vendor; and
(2) For the solicitation or promotion or otherwise to secure the conclusion of a sale of defense articles or defense services to or for the use of the armed forces of a foreign country or international organization.
(b) The term fee or commission does not include:
(1) A political contribution or a payment excluded by § 130.6 from the definition of political contribution;
(2) A normal salary (excluding contingent compensation) established at an annual rate and paid to a regular employee of an applicant, supplier or vendor;
(3) General advertising or promotional expenses not directed to any particular sale or purchaser; or
(4) Payments made, or offered or agreed to be made, solely for the purchase by an applicant, supplier or vendor of specific goods or technical, operational or advisory services, which payments are not disproportionate in amount with the value of the specific goods or services actually furnished.
[58 FR 39323, July 22, 1993, as amended at 71 FR 20554, Apr. 21, 2006]

## Nearby sections

- [22 C.F.R. § 130.1 (2026) § 130.1   Purpose.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T22_P130_S130_1.md)
- [22 C.F.R. § 130.2 (2026) § 130.2   Applicant.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T22_P130_S130_2.md)
- [22 C.F.R. § 130.3 (2026) § 130.3   Armed forces.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T22_P130_S130_3.md)
- [22 C.F.R. § 130.4 (2026) § 130.4   Defense articles and defense services.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T22_P130_S130_4.md)
- [22 C.F.R. § 130.5 (2026) § 130.5   Fee or commission.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T22_P130_S130_5.md)
- [22 C.F.R. § 130.6 (2026) § 130.6   Political contribution.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T22_P130_S130_6.md)
- [22 C.F.R. § 130.7 (2026) § 130.7   Supplier.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T22_P130_S130_7.md)
- [22 C.F.R. § 130.8 (2026) § 130.8   Vendor.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T22_P130_S130_8.md)
- [22 C.F.R. § 130.9 (2026) § 130.9   Obligation to furnish information to the Directorate of Defense Trade Controls.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T22_P130_S130_9.md)
- [22 C.F.R. § 130.10 (2026) § 130.10   Information to be furnished by applicant or supplier to the Directorate of Defense Trade Controls.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T22_P130_S130_10.md)
- [22 C.F.R. § 130.11 (2026) § 130.11   Supplementary reports.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T22_P130_S130_11.md)
- [22 C.F.R. § 130.12 (2026) § 130.12   Information to be furnished by vendor to applicant or supplier.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T22_P130_S130_12.md)
- [22 C.F.R. § 130.13 (2026) § 130.13   Information to be furnished to applicant, supplier or vendor by a recipient of a fee or commission.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T22_P130_S130_13.md)
- [22 C.F.R. § 130.14 (2026) § 130.14   Recordkeeping.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T22_P130_S130_14.md)

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