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7 U.S.C. § 1765d — Acquisition of property

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7 U.S.C. § 1765d — Acquisition of property

Upon the request of the Secretary of Agriculture, the Secretary of State may use the authorities contained in the Foreign Service Buildings Act, 1926 [[22 U.S.C. 292](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title22-section292&num=0&edition=prelim) et seq.], to acquire sites and buildings, including living quarters, for the purpose of establishing United States Agricultural Trade Offices.

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Upon the request of the Secretary of Agriculture, the Secretary of State may use the authorities contained in the Foreign Service Buildings Act, 1926 [[22 U.S.C. 292](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title22-section292&num=0&edition=prelim) et seq.], to acquire sites and buildings, including living quarters, for the purpose of establishing United States Agricultural Trade Offices.

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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. § 299 — Short title

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

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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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7 U.S.C. § 1765d — Acquisition of property

Page 1039 TITLE 7—AGRICULTURE § 1765f (4) maintain facilities for use by nonresident cooperators, private trade groups, and other individuals engaged in the import and export of United States agricultural commodities where the use of such facilities would aid in the conduct of market development activities, and cooperate, to the maximum extent prac- ticable, with such cooperators, groups, and in- dividuals to expand the level of United States agricultural exports; (5) develop and maintain a current listing of trade, government, and other appropriate or- ganizations for each agricultural commodity area and make such listing available to per- sons with a bona fide interest in exporting or importing United States agricultural commod- ities; (6) originate and provide assistance for ex- hibits, sales teams, and other functions for the promotion of United States agricultural com- modities; (7) provide practical assistance for the use of the programs under the Food for Peace Act [7 U.S.C. 1691 et seq.], the export credit sales pro- gram, the export incentives program, and re- lated programs of the United States Govern- ment where use of such programs will serve as a market development tool for United States agriculture; (8) supervise project agreements with United States cooperators, coordinate the activities of the United States Agricultural Trade Office with those of the cooperators, and submit an- nual recommendations to the Secretary of Ag- riculture on the efficacy of cooperator pro- grams; (9) publicize the services offered by the United States Agricultural Trade Office through advertisements in trade journals or by other appropriate means; and (10) perform such other functions as the Sec- retary of Agriculture, in consultation with the S

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