§ 294. — Manner of use of buildings; contracts for construction, etc.
[Laws in effect as of January 24, 2002]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 24, 2002 and December 19, 2002]
[CITE: 22USC294]
TITLE 22--FOREIGN RELATIONS AND INTERCOURSE
CHAPTER 8--FOREIGN SERVICE BUILDINGS
Sec. 294. Manner of use of buildings; contracts for
construction, etc.
Buildings and grounds acquired under this chapter or prior to May 7,
1926, acquired or authorized for the use of the diplomatic and consular
establishments in foreign countries may be used, in the case of
buildings and grounds for the diplomatic establishment, as Government
offices or residences or as such offices and residences; or, in the case
of other buildings and grounds, as such offices or such offices and
residences. The contracts for purchases of buildings, for leases, and
for all work of construction, alteration, and repair under this chapter
are authorized to be negotiated, the terms of the contracts to be
prescribed, and the work to be performed, where necessary, without
regard to such statutory provisions as relate to the negotiation,
making, and performance of contracts and performance of work in the
United States and without regard to section 3324(a) and (b) of title 31.
(May 7, 1926, ch. 250, Sec. 3, 44 Stat. 404; Pub. L. 88-94, Sec. 2(c),
Aug. 12, 1963, 77 Stat. 122; Pub. L. 102-138, title I, Sec. 115(c), Oct.
28, 1991, 105 Stat. 656.)
Codification
``Section 3324(a) and (b) of title 31'' substituted in text for
``section 3648 of the Revised Statutes of the United States (31 U.S.C.
529)'' on authority of Pub. L. 97-258, Sec. 4(b), Sept. 13, 1982, 96
Stat. 1067, the first section of which enacted Title 31, Money and
Finance.
Amendments
1991--Pub. L. 102-138 inserted ``purchases of buildings, for leases,
and for'' after ``contracts for''.
1963--Pub. L. 88-94 struck out ``, subject to the direction of the
commission,'' before ``be used'' and ``in the judgment of the
commission,'' after ``where necessary,'' and inserted ``and without
regard to section 529 of title 31''.
