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22 U.S.C. § 300 — Dispositions of property; damage payments; acceptance of gifts or services
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**(a) Authority of Secretary of State** The Secretary of State is authorized—
(1) to sell, exchange, lease, or license any property or property interest acquired under this chapter, or under other authority, for use of diplomatic and consular establishments in foreign countries or in the United States pursuant to [section 4304(b)(5) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title22-section4304/b/5&num=0&edition=prelim),
(2) to receive payment in whatever form, or in kind, he determines to be in the interest of the United States for damage to or destruction of property acquired for use of diplomatic and consular establishments abroad, and the contents of such buildings, and
(3) to accept on behalf of the United States gifts of property or services of any kind made by will or otherwise for the purposes of this chapter.
**(b) Disposition of proceeds; report to Congress** Proceeds derived from dispositions, payments, or gifts under subsection (a) shall, notwithstanding the provisions of any other law, be applied toward acquisition, construction, or other purposes authorized by this chapter or held in the Foreign Service Buildings Fund, as in the judgment of the Secretary may best serve the Government’s interest: Provided, That the Secretary shall report all such transactions annually to the Congress with the budget estimates of the Department of State.
**(c) Proceeds from sale of furniture, furnishings, and equipment** Notwithstanding subsection (b), proceeds from the disposition of furniture, furnishings, and equipment from diplomatic and consular establishments in foreign countries shall be deposited into the Foreign Service Building Fund to be available for obligation or expenditure as directed by the Secretary.
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**(a) Authority of Secretary of State** The Secretary of State is authorized—
(1) to sell, exchange, lease, or license any property or property interest acquired under this chapter, or under other authority, for use of diplomatic and consular establishments in foreign countries or in the United States pursuant to [section 4304(b)(5) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title22-section4304/b/5&num=0&edition=prelim),
(2) to receive payment in whatever form, or in kind, he determines to be in the interest of the United States for damage to or destruction of property acquired for use of diplomatic and consular establishments abroad, and the contents of such buildings, and
(3) to accept on behalf of the United States gifts of property or services of any kind made by will or otherwise for the purposes of this chapter.
**(b) Disposition of proceeds; report to Congress** Proceeds derived from dispositions, payments, or gifts under subsection (a) shall, notwithstanding the provisions of any other law, be applied toward acquisition, construction, or other purposes authorized by this chapter or held in the Foreign Service Buildings Fund, as in the judgment of the Secretary may best serve the Government’s interest: Provided, That the Secretary shall report all such transactions annually to the Congress with the budget estimates of the Department of State.
**(c) Proceeds from sale of furniture, furnishings, and equipment** Notwithstanding subsection (b), proceeds from the disposition of furniture, furnishings, and equipment from diplomatic and consular establishments in foreign countries shall be deposited into the Foreign Service Building Fund to be available for obligation or expenditure as directed by the Secretary.
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**(a)**
(1) When requested by a committee of Congress having jurisdiction over receipts or appropriations, the President shall provide the committee with assistance and information.
(2) When requested by a committee of Congress, additional information related to the amount of an appropriation originally requested by an Office of Inspector General shall be submitted to the committee.
**(b)** When requested by a committee of Congress, by the Comptroller General, or by the Director of the Congressional Budget Office, the Secretary of the Treasury, the Director of the Office of Management and Budget, and the head of each executive agency shall—
(1) provide information on the location and kind of available fiscal, budget, and program information;
(2) to the extent practicable, prepare summary tables of that fiscal, budget, and program information and related information the committee, the Comptroller General, or the Director of the Congressional Budget Office considers necessary; and
(3) provide a program evaluation carried out or commissioned by an executive agency.
**(c)** In cooperation with the Director of the Congressional Budget Office, the Secretary, and the Director of the Office of Management and Budget, the Comptroller General shall—
(1) establish and maintain a current directory of sources of, and information systems for, fiscal, budget, and program information and a brief description of the contents of each source and system;
(2) when requested, provide assistance to committees of Congress and members of Congress in obtaining information from the sources in the directory; and
(3) when requested, provide assistance to committees and, to the extent practicable, to members of Congress in evaluating the information obtained from the sources in the directory
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**(a) Request by foreign mission; terms and conditions as approved by Secretary** Upon the request of a foreign mission, benefits may be provided to or for that foreign mission by or through the Secretary on such terms and conditions as the Secretary may approve.
**(b) Benefits through Secretary as mandatory; compliance with terms and conditions** If the Secretary determines that such action is reasonably necessary on the basis of reciprocity or otherwise—
(1) to facilitate relations between the United States and a sending State,
(2) to protect the interests of the United States,
(3) to adjust for costs and procedures of obtaining benefits for missions of the United States abroad,
(4) to assist in resolving a dispute affecting United States interests and involving a foreign mission or sending State, or
(5) subject to subsection (f), to implement an exchange of property between the Government of the United States and the government of a foreign country, such property to be used by each government in the respective receiving state for, or in connection with, diplomatic or consular establishments,
then the Secretary may require a foreign mission (A) to obtain benefits from or through the Secretary on such terms and conditions as the Secretary may approve, or (B) to forego the acceptance, use, or relation of any benefit or to comply with such terms and conditions as the Secretary may determine as a condition to the execution or performance in the United States of any contract or other agreement, the acquisition, retention, or use of any real property, or the application for or acceptance of any benefit (including any benefit from or authorized by any Federal, State, or municipal governmental authority, or any entity providing public services).
**(c) Surcharge or fee;
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TITLE 22—FOREIGN RELATIONS AND INTERCOURSE
§ 300
properly encoded in the Department of State
accounting system to enable compilation of
actual expenditures on routine maintenance
and specific maintenance funded by the Office
of Foreign Buildings Operations.
(Pub. L. 102–138, title I, § 125, Oct. 28, 1991, 105
Stat. 659.)
Editorial Notes
CODIFICATION
Section was enacted as part of the Foreign Relations
Authorization Act, Fiscal Years 1992 and 1993, and not
as part of the Foreign Service Buildings Act, 1926,
which comprises this chapter.
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
AUTHORITY OF SECRETARY OF STATE
Except as otherwise provided, Secretary of State to
have and exercise any authority vested by law in any
official or office of Department of State and references
to such officials or offices deemed to refer to Secretary
of State or Department of State, as appropriate, see
section 2651a of this title and section 161(d) of Pub. L.
103–236, set out as a note under section 2651a of this
title.
§ 297. Acquisition of property by lease
The authority granted to acquire sites and
buildings by purchase or otherwise shall include
authority to acquire leaseholds.
(May 7, 1926, ch. 250, § 6, 44 Stat. 405; June 19,
1952, ch. 446, § 4, 66 Stat. 140; Pub. L. 95–105, title
I, § 106(b), Aug. 17, 1977, 91 Stat. 845.)
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AMENDMENTS
1977—Pub. L. 95–105 struck out ‘‘of not less than ten
years’’ after ‘‘acquire leaseholds’’.
1952—Act June 19, 1952, provided for leaseholds of not
less than 10 years.
§ 297a. Omitted
Editorial Notes
CODIFICATION
Section, which related to leaseholds of not less than
ten years, was from the Department of State Appro-
priation Act, 1953, act July 10, 1952, ch. 651, title I, 66
Stat. 550, and was not repe
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