§ 292. — Acquisition of sites and buildings for diplomatic and consular establishments; allotment of space; credit of payments without regard to limitations of amounts.
[Laws in effect as of January 24, 2002]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 24, 2002 and December 19, 2002]
[CITE: 22USC292]
TITLE 22--FOREIGN RELATIONS AND INTERCOURSE
CHAPTER 8--FOREIGN SERVICE BUILDINGS
Sec. 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.
(May 7, 1926, ch. 250, Sec. 1, 44 Stat. 403; May 29, 1928, ch. 876,
Sec. 1, 45 Stat. 971; Pub. L. 88-94, Sec. 2(b), Aug. 12, 1963, 77 Stat.
122; Pub. L. 89-636, Sec. 2, Oct. 10, 1966, 80 Stat. 881; Pub. L. 95-
105, title I, Sec. 106(a), Aug. 17, 1977, 91 Stat. 845.)
Amendments
1977--Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 95-105, Sec. 106(a)(1), substituted ``to
carry out'' for ``pursuant to''.
Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 95-105, Sec. 106(a)(2), substituted ``to carry
out'' for ``under authority of''.
1966--Pub. L. 89-636 designated existing provisions as subsec. (a)
and added subsec. (b).
1963--Pub. L. 88-94 struck out ``, subject to the direction of the
commission hereinafter established,'' after ``is empowered'', ``under
such terms and conditions as in the judgment of the commission may best
protect the interests of the United States,'' after ``in part,'' and ``,
to the extent deemed advisable by the commission,'' after
``consolidating'' and substituted ``. The space in such buildings shall
be allotted by the Secretary of State'' for ``, which buildings shall be
appropriately designated by the commission, and the space in which shall
be allotted by the Secretary of State under the direction of the
commission.''
1928--Act May 29, 1928, inserted ``or by exchange, in whole or in
part, under such terms and conditions as in the judgment of the
commission may best protect the interest of the United States, of any
building or grounds of the United States in foreign countries and under
the jurisdiction and control of the Secretary of State''.
Property Agreements
Pub. L. 103-236, title I, Sec. 134, Apr. 30, 1994, 108 Stat. 396, as
amended by Pub. L. 103-415, Sec. 1(z), Oct. 25, 1994, 108 Stat. 4302,
provided that: ``Whenever the Department of State enters into lease-
purchase agreements involving property in foreign countries pursuant to
section 1 of the Foreign Service Buildings Act, 1926 (22 U.S.C. 292),
the Department shall account for such transactions in accordance with
fiscal year obligations.''
Section Referred to in Other Sections
This section is referred to in section 292a of this title.
