Section 5
SEC. 5. Seminar and Conference Fees. Departments, bureaus, offices or agencies which conduct training programs approved jointly by the Department of Budget and Management and the Civil Service Commission are authorized to collect seminar and conference fees from government and private agency participants, at such standard rates as the Department of Budget and Management and the Civil Service Commission shall deem appropriate. The proceeds derived from such seminars or conferences may be made available for the conduct of such seminars and conferences, subject to pertinent budget, accounting and auditing rules and regulations: Provided, That any excess therefrom shall be remitted to the National Treasury: Provided, further, That upon the conclusion of the seminar or conference, the office authorized to conduct the same shall submit to the Department of Budget and Management a report of the income realized and of the expenses incurred: Provided, finally, That no appropriation authorized in this Act shall be used to support or augment expenses for seminars or conferences.