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22 U.S.C. § 306 — Contracting methods in capital construction
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**(a) Delivery** Unless the Secretary of State notifies the appropriate congressional committees that the use of the design-build project delivery method would not be appropriate, the Secretary shall make use of such method at United States diplomatic posts that have not yet received design or capital construction contracts as of December 27, 2021.
**(b) Notification** Before executing a contract for a delivery method other than design-build in accordance with subsection (a), the Secretary of State shall notify the appropriate congressional committees in writing of the decision, including the reasons therefor. The notification required by this subsection may be included in any other report regarding a new United States diplomatic post that is required to be submitted to the appropriate congressional committees.
**(c) Performance evaluation** Not later than 180 days after December 27, 2021, the Secretary of State shall report to the appropriate congressional committees regarding performance evaluation measures in accordance with GAO’s “Standards for Internal Control in the Federal Government” that will be applicable to design and construction, lifecycle cost, and building maintenance programs of the Bureau of Overseas Building Operations of the Department.
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**(a) Delivery** Unless the Secretary of State notifies the appropriate congressional committees that the use of the design-build project delivery method would not be appropriate, the Secretary shall make use of such method at United States diplomatic posts that have not yet received design or capital construction contracts as of December 27, 2021.
**(b) Notification** Before executing a contract for a delivery method other than design-build in accordance with subsection (a), the Secretary of State shall notify the appropriate congressional committees in writing of the decision, including the reasons therefor. The notification required by this subsection may be included in any other report regarding a new United States diplomatic post that is required to be submitted to the appropriate congressional committees.
**(c) Performance evaluation** Not later than 180 days after December 27, 2021, the Secretary of State shall report to the appropriate congressional committees regarding performance evaluation measures in accordance with GAO’s “Standards for Internal Control in the Federal Government” that will be applicable to design and construction, lifecycle cost, and building maintenance programs of the Bureau of Overseas Building Operations of the Department.
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Unless authorized by law, neither the President nor any person or agency shall, on behalf of the United States—
(1) subscribe to additional shares of stock of the Agency;
(2) vote for or agree to any amendment of the Convention which increases the obligations of the United States, or which changes the purpose or functions of the Agency; or
(3) make a loan or provide other financing to the Agency.
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**(a) In general** For each new United States embassy compound (NEC) and new consulate compound project (NCC) in or not yet in the design phase as of December 27, 2021, the Department shall project growth over the estimated life of the facility using all available and relevant data, including the following:
(1) Relevant historical trends for Department personnel and personnel from other agencies represented at the NEC or NCC that is to be constructed.
(2) An analysis of the tradeoffs between risk and the needs of United States Government policy conducted as part of the most recent Vital Presence Validation Process, if applicable.
(3) Reasonable assumptions about the strategic importance of the NEC or NCC, as the case may be, over the life of the building at issue.
(4) Any other data that would be helpful in projecting the future growth of NEC or NCC.
**(b) Other Federal agencies** The head of each Federal agency represented at a United States embassy or consulate shall provide to the Secretary, upon request, growth projections for the personnel of each such agency over the estimated life of each embassy or consulate, as the case may be.
**(c) Basis for estimates** The Department shall base its growth assumption for all NECs and NCCs on the estimates required under subsections (a) and (b).
**(d) Congressional notification** Any congressional notification of site selection for a NEC or NCC submitted after December 27, 2021 shall include the growth assumption used pursuant to subsection (c).
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**(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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TITLE 22—FOREIGN RELATIONS AND INTERCOURSE
§ 305
for ‘‘Annual report on embassy construction costs’’ in
section catchline.
Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 117–81, § 5203(a)(2), added subsec.
(a) and struck out former subsec. (a). Prior to amend-
ment, text read as follows: ‘‘Not later than 180 days
after December 16, 2016, and annually thereafter, the
Secretary shall submit to the appropriate congres-
sional committees and the Committees on Appropria-
tions of the Senate and the House of Representatives a
comprehensive report regarding all ongoing embassy
construction projects and major embassy security up-
grade projects.’’
Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 117–81, § 5203(a)(2), added subsec.
(b) and struck out former subsec. (b). Prior to amend-
ment, text read as follows: ‘‘Each report required under
subsection (a) shall include the following with respect
to each ongoing embassy construction projects and
major embassy security upgrade projects:
‘‘(1) The initial cost estimate.
‘‘(2) The amount expended on the project to date.
‘‘(3) The projected timeline for completing the
project.
‘‘(4) Any cost overruns incurred by the project.’’
2017—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 115–94 inserted ‘‘and the
Committees on Appropriations of the Senate and the
House of Representatives’’ after ‘‘appropriate congres-
sional committees’’.
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
DEFINITIONS
For definitions of ‘‘Secretary’’ and ‘‘appropriate con-
gressional committees’’ as used in this section, see sec-
tion 2 of Pub. L. 114–323, set out as a note under section
2651 of this title.
§ 305. Growth projections for new embassies and
consulates
(a) In general
For each new United States embassy com-
pound (NEC) and new consulate compound
project (NCC) in or not yet in the design phase
as of De
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