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22 U.S.C. § 2703 — Services and facilities for employees at posts abroad

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22 U.S.C. § 2703 — Services and facilities for employees at posts abroad

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**(a) Non-Government-operated services; applicability of other provisions of law** The Secretary of State may authorize and assist in the establishment, maintenance, and operation by civilian officers and employees of the Government of non-Government-operated services and facilities at posts abroad, including the furnishing of space, utilities, and properties owned or leased by the Government for use by its diplomatic, consular, and other missions and posts abroad. The provisions of the Foreign Service Buildings Act, 1926 ([22 U.S.C. 292–300](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title22-section292–300&num=0&edition=prelim)) and [section 2684 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title22-section2684&num=0&edition=prelim) may be utilized by the Secretary in providing such assistance. **(b) Emergency commissary and mess services** The Secretary may establish and maintain emergency commissary or mess services in places abroad where, in the judgment of the Secretary, such services are necessary temporarily to insure the effective and efficient performance of official duties and responsibilities. Reimbursements incident to the maintenance and operation of commissary or mess service under this subsection shall be at not less than cost as determined by the Secretary and shall be used as working funds, except that an amount equal to the amount expended for such services shall be covered into the Treasury as miscellaneous receipts. **(c) Availability; duplication of facilities and services** Services and facilities established under this section shall be made available, insofar as practicable, to officers and employees of all agencies and their dependents who are stationed in the locality abroad, and, where determined by the Secretary to be appropriate due to exceptional circumstances, to United States citizens hired outside of the host country to serve as teaching staff for such dependents abroad. Such services and facilities shall not be established in localities where another agency operates similar services or facilities unless the Secretary determines that additional services or facilities are necessary. Other agencies shall to the extent practicable avoid duplicating the facilities and services provided or assisted by the Secretary under this section. **(d) Charges** Charges at any post abroad for a service or facility provided, authorized or assisted under this section shall be at the same rate for all civilian personnel of the Government serviced thereby, and all charges for supplies furnished to such a service or facility abroad by any agency shall be at the same rate as that charged by the furnishing agency to its comparable civilian services and facilities. **(e) Child care facilities** The Secretary of State may make grants to child care facilities, to offset in part the cost of such care, in Moscow and at no more than five other posts abroad where the Secretary determines that due to extraordinary circumstances such facilities are necessary to the efficient operation of the post. In making that determination, the Secretary shall take into account factors such as— (1) whether Foreign Service spouses are encouraged to work at the post because— (A) the number of members of the post is subject to a ceiling imposed by the receiving country; and (B) Foreign Service nationals are not employed at the post; and (2) whether local child care is available.

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22 U.S.C. § 2684 — Capital fund for Department of State to centralize reproduction, editorial, data processing, audiovisual and other services; maximum amount; operation of fund

**(a) Establishment of fund** There is hereby established a working capital fund for the Department of State, which shall be available without fiscal year limitation, for expenses (including those authorized by the Foreign Service Act of 1980 [[22 U.S.C. 3901](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title22-section3901&num=0&edition=prelim) et seq.]) and equipment, necessary for maintenance and operation in the city of Washington and elsewhere of (1) central reproduction, editorial, data processing, audiovisual, library and administrative support services; (2) central services for supplies and equipment (including repairs); (3) such other administrative services as the Secretary, with the approval of the Office of Management and Budget, determines may be performed more advantageously and more economically as central services; and (4) medical and health care services. Such fund shall also be available without fiscal year limitation to carry out the purposes of title II of this Act [[22 U.S.C. 4301](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title22-section4301&num=0&edition=prelim) et seq.] 11 So in original. Probably should be followed by a period. The capital of the fund shall consist of the amount of the fair and reasonable value of such supply inventories, equipment, and other assets and inventories on order, pertaining to the services to be carried on by the fund, as the Secretary may transfer to the fund, less the related liabilities and unpaid obligations, together with any appropriations made for the purpose of providing capital. The fund shall be reimbursed, or credited with advance payments, from applicable appropriations and funds of the Department of State, other Federal agencies, and other sources authorized by law, for

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22 U.S.C. § 3901 — Congressional findings and objectives

**(a)** The Congress finds that— (1) a career foreign service, characterized by excellence and professionalism, is essential in the national interest to assist the President and the Secretary of State in conducting the foreign affairs of the United States; (2) the scope and complexity of the foreign affairs of the Nation have heightened the need for a professional foreign service that will serve the foreign affairs interests of the United States in an integrated fashion and that can provide a resource of qualified personnel for the President, the Secretary of State, and the agencies concerned with foreign affairs; (3) the Foreign Service of the United States, established under the Act of May 24, 1924 (commonly known as the Rogers Act) and continued by the Foreign Service Act of 1946, must be preserved, strengthened, and improved in order to carry out its mission effectively in response to the complex challenges of modern diplomacy and international relations; (4) the members of the Foreign Service should be representative of the American people, aware of the principles and history of the United States and informed of current concerns and trends in American life, knowledgeable of the affairs, cultures, and languages of other countries, and available to serve in assignments throughout the world; and (5) the Foreign Service should be operated on the basis of merit principles. **(b)** The objective of this chapter is to strengthen and improve the Foreign Service of the United States by— (1) assuring, in accordance with merit principles, admission through impartial and rigorous examination, acquisition of career status only by those who have demonstrated their fitness through successful completion of probationary assignments, effective career development, advancement

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22 U.S.C. § 299 — Short title

This chapter may be cited as the “Foreign Service Buildings Act, 1926.”

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22 U.S.C. § 2703 — Services and facilities for employees at

Page 1135 TITLE 22—FOREIGN RELATIONS AND INTERCOURSE § 2703 ployment of the individual performing the serv- ice. (Aug. 1, 1956, ch. 841, title I, § 30, as added Pub. L. 96–465, title II, § 2201(a), Oct. 17, 1980, 94 Stat. 2155; renumbered title I, Pub. L. 97–241, title II, § 202(a), Aug. 24, 1982, 96 Stat. 282.) Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries EFFECTIVE DATE Section effective Feb. 15, 1981, except as otherwise provided, see section 2403 of Pub. L. 96–465, set out as a note under section 3901 of this title. § 2703. Services and facilities for employees at posts abroad (a) Non-Government-operated services; applica- bility of other provisions of law The Secretary of State may authorize and as- sist in the establishment, maintenance, and op- eration by civilian officers and employees of the Government of non-Government-operated serv- ices and facilities at posts abroad, including the furnishing of space, utilities, and properties owned or leased by the Government for use by its diplomatic, consular, and other missions and posts abroad. The provisions of the Foreign Service Buildings Act, 1926 (22 U.S.C. 292–300) and section 2684 of this title may be utilized by the Secretary in providing such assistance. (b) Emergency commissary and mess services The Secretary may establish and maintain emergency commissary or mess services in places abroad where, in the judgment of the Sec- retary, such services are necessary temporarily to insure the effective and efficient performance of official duties and responsibilities. Reim- bursements incident to the maintenance and op- eration of commissary or mess service under this subsection shall be at not less than cost as determined by the Secretary and shall be used as working funds, except that an amo

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22 U.S.C. § 292 — Acquisition of sites and buildings for diplomatic and consular establishments; allotment of space; credit of payments without regard to limitations of amounts

**(a) Authority of Secretary of State** The Secretary of State is empowered to acquire by purchase or construction in the manner hereinafter provided, within the limits of appropriations made to carry out this chapter, by exchange, in whole or in part, of any building or grounds of the United States in foreign countries and under the jurisdiction and control of the Secretary of State, sites and buildings in foreign capitals and in other foreign cities, and to alter, repair, and furnish such buildings for the use of the diplomatic and consular establishments of the United States, or for the purpose of consolidating within one or more buildings, the embassies, legation, consulates, and other agencies of the United States Government there maintained. The space in such buildings shall be allotted by the Secretary of State among the several agencies of the United States Government. **(b) Payments from other than appropriated funds for acquisition of property** Payments made for rent or otherwise by the United States from funds other than appropriations made to carry out this chapter may be credited toward the acquisition of property under this chapter without regard to limitations of amounts imposed by this chapter. **(c) Authorization for improvements and construction** The Secretary of State may improve or construct facilities overseas for other Federal departments and agencies on an advance-of-funds or reimbursable basis if such advances or reimbursements are credited to the Embassy Security, Construction, and Maintenance account and remain available until expended.

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22 U.S.C. § 292 — Acquisition of sites and buildings for diplo-

Page 282 TITLE 22—FOREIGN RELATIONS AND INTERCOURSE § 291 Sec. 302. Award of contracts. 303. Repealed. 304. Biannual report on overseas capital construc- tion projects. 305. Growth projections for new embassies and consulates. 306. Contracting methods in capital construction. Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries OVERSEAS BUILDINGS DUE DILIGENCE Pub. L. 118–159, div. G, title LXXII, § 7207, Dec. 23, 2024, 138 Stat. 2531, provided that: ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary [of State] shall take such steps as may be necessary to avoid or minimize purchasing or leasing for 180 days or longer a covered building to be used by United States Government per- sonnel carrying out their official duties— ‘‘(1) in which a covered entity is known through reasonable due diligence to have performed covered construction; ‘‘(2) in which due diligence has indicated a covered entity has an ownership interest; or ‘‘(3) where a covered entity is expected to perform covered construction. ‘‘(b) NOTIFICATION.— ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—If, after the date of the enact- ment of this Act [Dec. 23, 2024], the Secretary deter- mines it is in the national security interest of the United States to acquire or lease a covered building, or enter into or renew a contract with a covered enti- ty to perform covered construction with a covered building, then the Secretary shall notify the appro- priate congressional committees [Committee on For- eign Relations of the Senate and Committee on For- eign Affairs of the House of Representatives] and the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate and the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Rep- resentatives— ‘‘(A) not later than 7 days before entering into an acquisition, lease, or agreement with a covered building or covered entity do

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