§ 2713. — Protection of historic and artistic furnishings of reception areas of the Harry S Truman Federal Building.
[Laws in effect as of January 24, 2002]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 24, 2002 and December 19, 2002]
[CITE: 22USC2713]
TITLE 22--FOREIGN RELATIONS AND INTERCOURSE
CHAPTER 38--DEPARTMENT OF STATE
Sec. 2713. Protection of historic and artistic furnishings of
reception areas of the Harry S Truman Federal Building
(a) In general
The Secretary of State shall administer the historic and artistic
articles of furniture, fixtures, and decorative objects of the reception
areas of the Department of State by such means and measures as conform
to the purposes of the reception areas, which include conserving those
articles, fixtures, and objects and providing for their enjoyment in
such manner and by such means as will leave them for the use of the
American people. Nothing shall be done under this subsection which
conflicts with the administration of the Department of State or with the
use of the reception areas for official purposes of the United States
Government.
(b) Disposition of historic and artistic items
(1) Items covered
Articles of furniture, fixtures, and decorative objects of the
reception areas (and similar articles, fixtures, and objects
acquired by the Secretary of State), when declared by the Secretary
of State to be of historic or artistic interest, shall thereafter be
considered to be the property of the Secretary in his or her
official capacity and shall be subject to disposition solely in
accordance with this subsection.
(2) Sale or trade
Whenever the Secretary of State determines that--
(A) any item covered by paragraph (1) is no longer needed
for use or display in the reception areas, or
(B) in order to upgrade the reception areas, a better use of
that article would be its sale or exchange,
the Secretary may, with the advice and concurrence of the Director
of the National Gallery of Art, sell the item at fair market value
or trade it, without regard to the requirements of the Federal
Property and Administrative Services Act of 1949.\1\ The proceeds of
any such sale may be credited to the unconditional gift account of
the Department of State, and items obtained in trade shall be the
property of the Secretary of State under this subsection.
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(3) Smithsonian Institution
The Secretary of State may also lend items covered by paragraph
(1), when not needed for use or display in the reception areas, to
the Smithsonian Institution or a similar institution for care,
repair, study, storage, or exhibition.
(c) ``Reception areas'' defined
For purposes of this section, the term ``reception areas'' means the
areas of the Harry S Truman Federal Building, located at 2201 C Street,
Northwest, Washington, District of Columbia, known as the Diplomatic
Reception Rooms (eighth floor), the Secretary of State's offices
(seventh floor), the Deputy Secretary of State's offices (seventh
floor), and the seventh floor reception area.
(Aug. 1, 1956, ch. 841, title I, Sec. 41, as added Pub. L. 100-204,
title I, Sec. 126(a)(2), Dec. 22, 1987, 101 Stat. 1341; amended Pub. L.
106-218, Sec. 2, June 20, 2000, 114 Stat. 345.)
References in Text
The Federal Property and Administrative Services Act of 1949,
referred to in subsec. (b)(2), is act June 30, 1949, ch. 288, 63 Stat.
377, as amended. Except for title III of the Act, which is classified
generally to subchapter IV (Sec. 251 et seq.) of chapter 4 of Title 41,
Public Contracts, the Act was repealed and reenacted by Pub. L. 107-217,
Secs. 1, 6(b), Aug. 21, 2002, 116 Stat. 1062, 1304, as chapters 1 to 11
of Title 40, Public Buildings, Property, and Works.
Prior Provisions
A prior section 41 of act Aug. 1, 1956, was renumbered section 42 by
section 126(a)(1) of Pub. L. 100-204, and subsequently renumbered, and
set out as a Short Title of 1956 Amendment note under section 2651 of
this title, prior to repeal by Pub. L. 102-138, title I, Sec. 111(1),
Oct. 28, 1991, 105 Stat. 654.
Amendments
2000--Pub. L. 106-218 substituted ``Harry S Truman Federal
Building'' for ``Department of State Building'' in section catchline and
in subsec. (c).
Designation of Department of State Building as Harry S Truman Federal
Building
Pub. L. 106-218, June 20, 2000, 114 Stat. 345, provided that:
``SECTION 1. DESIGNATION.
``The Federal building located at 2201 C Street, Northwest, in the
District of Columbia, currently headquarters for the Department of
State, shall be known and designated as the `Harry S Truman Federal
Building'.
``SEC. 2. REFERENCES.
``Any reference in a law, map, regulation, document, paper, or other
record of the United States to the Federal building referred to in
section 1 shall be deemed to be a reference to the `Harry S Truman
Federal Building'.''
