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[CITE: 22USC295]

 
               TITLE 22--FOREIGN RELATIONS AND INTERCOURSE
 
                  CHAPTER 8--FOREIGN SERVICE BUILDINGS
 
Sec. 295. Authorization of appropriations; Foreign Service 
        Building Fund; expenditures; foreign currencies
        
    (a) For the purpose of carrying into effect the provisions of this 
chapter there is authorized to be appropriated an amount not exceeding 
$10,000,000, and the appropriations made pursuant to this authorization 
shall constitute a fund to be known as the Foreign Service Building 
Fund, to remain available until expended. Under this authorization not 
more than $2,000,000 shall be appropriated for any one year, but within 
the total authorization provided in this chapter the Secretary of State 
may enter into contracts for the acquisition of the buildings and 
grounds authorized by this chapter. In the case of the buildings and 
grounds authorized by this chapter, after the initial alterations, 
repairs, and furnishing have been completed, subsequent expenditures for 
such purposes may be made out of the appropriations authorized by this 
chapter in amounts authorized by the Congress each fiscal year.
    (b) For the purpose of carrying into effect the provisions of this 
chapter there is authorized to be appropriated, in addition to amounts 
previously authorized, an amount not to exceed $90,000,000, which shall 
be available exclusively for payments representing the value, in whole 
or in part, of property or credits in accordance with the provisions of 
section 295b \1\ of this title. Sums appropriated pursuant to this 
authorization shall remain available until expended.
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    (c) For the purpose of carrying into effect the provisions of this 
chapter there is hereby authorized to be appropriated, in addition to 
amounts previously authorized, an amount not to exceed $10,000,000, 
which shall remain available until expended.
    (d) In addition to amounts authorized before the date of enactment 
of this section, there is hereby authorized to be appropriated to the 
Secretary of State--
        (1) for acquisition, by purchase or construction (including 
    acquisition of leaseholds) of sites and buildings in foreign 
    countries under this chapter, and for major alterations of buildings 
    acquired under this chapter, the following sums--
            (A) for use in Africa, not to exceed $7,140,000 of which not 
        to exceed $3,270,000 may be appropriated for the fiscal year 
        1964;
            (B) for use in the American Republics, not to exceed 
        $5,360,000, of which not to exceed $4,030,000 may be 
        appropriated for the fiscal year 1964;
            (C) for use in Europe, not to exceed $6,839,000, of which 
        not to exceed $1,820,000 may be appropriated for the fiscal year 
        1964;
            (D) for use in the Far East, not to exceed $2,350,000, of 
        which not to exceed $2,200,000 may be appropriated for the 
        fiscal year 1964;
            (E) for use in the Near East, not to exceed $2,710,000, of 
        which not to exceed $2,100,000 may be appropriated for the 
        fiscal year 1964;
            (F) for facilities for the United States Information Agency, 
        not to exceed $1,125,000, of which not to exceed $720,000 may be 
        appropriated for the fiscal year 1964, and
            (G) for facilities for agricultural and defense attache 
        housing, not to exceed $800,000, of which not to exceed $400,000 
        may be appropriated for the fiscal year 1964;

        (2) for use to carry out the other purposes of this chapter, not 
    to exceed $11,500,000 for the fiscal year 1964, $12,000,000 for the 
    fiscal year 1965, $12,200,000 for the fiscal year 1966, $12,400,000 
    for the fiscal year 1967.

    (e) For the purpose of carrying into effect the provisions of this 
chapter in South Vietnam, there is hereby authorized to be appropriated, 
in addition to amounts previously authorized prior to May 21, 1965, 
$2,600,000, to remain available until expended.
    (f) In addition to amounts authorized before October 10, 1966, there 
is hereby authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary of State--
        (1) for acquisition by purchase or construction (including 
    acquisition of leaseholds) of sites and buildings in foreign 
    countries under this chapter, and for major alterations of buildings 
    acquired under this chapter, the following sums--
            (A) for use in Africa, not to exceed $5,485,000, of which 
        not to exceed $1,885,000 may be appropriated for the fiscal year 
        1967;
            (B) for use in the American Republics, not to exceed 
        $7,920,000, of which not to exceed $3,585,000 may be 
        appropriated for the fiscal year 1967;
            (C) for use in Europe, not to exceed $3,310,000, of which 
        not to exceed $785,000 may be appropriated for the fiscal year 
        1967;
            (D) for use in the Far East, not to exceed $3,150,000, of 
        which not to exceed $560,000 may be appropriated for the fiscal 
        year 1967;
            (E) for use in the Near East, not to exceed $6,930,000, of 
        which not to exceed $1,890,000 may be appropriated for the 
        fiscal year 1967;
            (F) for facilities for the United States Information Agency, 
        not to exceed $615,000, of which not to exceed $430,000 may be 
        appropriated for the fiscal year 1967;
            (G) for facilities for agricultural and defense attache 
        housing, not to exceed $800,000, of which not to exceed $400,000 
        may be appropriated for the fiscal year 1967;

        (2) for use to carry out the other purposes of this chapter, not 
    to exceed $12,600,000 for the fiscal year 1968, not to exceed 
    $12,750,000 for the fiscal year 1969, not to exceed $13,500,000 for 
    the fiscal year 1970, not to exceed $14,300,000 for the fiscal year 
    1971, not to exceed $15,000,000 for the fiscal year 1972, and not to 
    exceed $15,900,000 for the fiscal year 1973.

    (g) In addition to amounts authorized before June 22, 1973, there is 
hereby authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary of State--
        (1) for acquisition by purchase or construction (including 
    acquisition of leaseholds) of sites and buildings in foreign 
    countries under this chapter, and for major alterations of buildings 
    acquired under this chapter, the following sums--
            (A) for use in Africa, not to exceed $850,000, of which not 
        to exceed $631,000 may be appropriated for the fiscal year 1974;
            (B) for use in the American Republics, not to exceed 
        $240,000, of which not to exceed $240,000 may be appropriated 
        for the fiscal year 1974;
            (C) for use in Europe, not to exceed $682,000, of which not 
        to exceed $204,000 may be appropriated for the fiscal year 1974;
            (D) for use in East Asia, not to exceed $1,243,000, of which 
        not to exceed $985,000 may be appropriated for the fiscal year 
        1974;
            (E) for use in the Near East and South Asia, not to exceed 
        $10,433,000, of which not to exceed $2,287,000 may be 
        appropriated for the fiscal year 1974;
            (F) for facilities for the United States Information Agency, 
        not to exceed $45,000 for use beginning in the fiscal year 1975;
            (G) for facilities for agricultural and defense attache 
        housing, not to exceed $318,000 for use beginning in the fiscal 
        year 1974; and

        (2) for use to carry out other purposes of this chapter for 
    fiscal years 1974 and 1975, $48,532,000, of which not to exceed 
    $23,066,000 may be appropriated for fiscal year 1974.

    (h) In addition to amounts authorized before November 29, 1975, 
there is authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary of State--
        (1) for acquisition by purchase or construction (including 
    acquisition of leaseholds) of sites and buildings in foreign 
    countries under this chapter, and for major alterations of buildings 
    acquired under this chapter, the following sums--
            (A) for use in Europe, not to exceed $225,000 for fiscal 
        year 1977;
            (B) for use in the Near East and South Asia, not to exceed 
        $12,885,000, of which not to exceed $3,985,000 may be 
        appropriated for fiscal year 1976;
            (C) for facilities for the United States Information Agency, 
        not to exceed $3,400,000, of which not to exceed $2,800,000 may 
        be appropriated for fiscal year 1976;
            (D) for facilities for agricultural and defense attache 
        housing, not to exceed $150,000 for fiscal year 1977; and
            (E) for facilities for the United States Agency for 
        International Development, not to exceed $17,200,000 for fiscal 
        year 1977; and

        (2) for use to carry out the other purposes of this chapter for 
    fiscal years 1976 and 1977, $73,058,000, of which not to exceed 
    $32,840,000 may be appropriated for fiscal year 1976.

    (i)(1) Sums appropriated under authority of this chapter shall 
remain available until expended. To the maximum extent feasible, 
expenditures under this chapter shall be made out of foreign currencies 
owned by or owed to the United States.
    (2) Not to exceed 10 per centum of the funds authorized by any 
subparagraph under paragraph (1) of subsections (d), (f), (g), and (h) 
of this section may be used for any of the purposes for which funds are 
authorized under any other subparagraph of any of such paragraph (1).
    (3) There are hereby authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary 
of State such additional or supplemental amounts as may be necessary for 
increases in salary, pay, retirement, or other employee benefits 
authorized by law.

(May 7, 1926, ch. 250, Sec. 4, 44 Stat. 404; June 19, 1952, ch. 446, 
Sec. 2, 66 Stat. 140; Pub. L. 86-723, Sec. 49, Sept. 8, 1960, 74 Stat. 
847; Pub. L. 88-94, Secs. 1, 2(d), Aug. 12, 1963, 77 Stat. 121, 122; 
Pub. L. 88-414, Aug. 10, 1964, 78 Stat. 387; Pub. L. 89-22, May 21, 
1965, 79 Stat. 112; Pub. L. 89-636, Sec. 1, Oct. 10, 1966, 80 Stat. 881; 
Pub. L. 90-442, July 30, 1968, 82 Stat. 461; Pub. L. 91-586, Dec. 24, 
1970, 84 Stat. 1578; Pub. L. 93-47, June 22, 1973, 87 Stat. 98; Pub. L. 
93-263, Apr. 12, 1974, 88 Stat. 83; Pub. L. 94-141, title I, Sec. 171, 
Nov. 29, 1975, 89 Stat. 760; Pub. L. 94-350, title I, Sec. 109, July 12, 
1976, 90 Stat. 824; Pub. L. 95-45, Sec. 3, June 15, 1977, 91 Stat. 221; 
Pub. L. 103-199, title V, Sec. 503, Dec. 17, 1993, 107 Stat. 2327.)

                       References in Text

    Section 295b of this title, referred to in subsec. (b), was omitted 
from the Code.
    Date of enactment of this section, referred to in subsec. (d), 
probably means the date of enactment of Pub. L. 88-94, which was 
approved on Aug. 12, 1963.


                               Amendments

    1993--Subsec. (j). Pub. L. 103-199 struck out subsec. (j) which read 
as follows: ``For the purpose of carrying into effect the provisions of 
this chapter in the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics, there is 
authorized to be appropriated, in addition to amounts authorized prior 
to July 12, 1976, $30,000,000, which amount is authorized to remain 
available until expended.''
    1977--Subsec. (h)(1). Pub. L. 95-45 substituted ``$225,000'' for 
``$6,725,000'' in subpar. (A), ``$12,885,000'' for ``$8,005,000'' in 
subpar. (B), ``$3,400,000'' for ``$3,745,000'' in subpar. (C), 
``$150,000'' for ``$420,000'' in subpar. (D), added subpar. (E), 
authorizing an appropriation of not to exceed $17,200,000 for facilities 
for the United States Agency for International Development for fiscal 
year 1977, and struck out subpars. which had authorized appropriations 
for Africa, the American Republics, and East Asia for fiscal year 1977.
    1976--Subsec. (h)(2). Pub. L. 94-350, Sec. 109(1), increased 
appropriations authorization for fiscal years 1976 and 1977 to 
$73,058,000 from $71,600,000.
    Subsec. (j). Pub. L. 94-350, Sec. 109(2), added subsec. (j).
    1975--Subsec. (g)(1). Pub. L. 94-141, Sec. 171(a), substituted 
``$850,000'' for ``$2,190,000'' in subpar. (A), ``$240,000'' for 
``$375,000'' in subpar. (B), ``$682,000'' for ``$4,780,000'' in subpar. 
(C), ``$1,243,000'' for ``$2,585,000'' in subpar. (D), and 
``$10,433,000'' for ``$3,518,000'' in subpar. (E).
    Subsec. (h). Pub. L. 94-141, Sec. 171(b)(1), added subsec. (h). 
Former subsec. (h) redesignated (i).
    Subsec. (i). Pub. L. 94-141, Sec. 171(b), redesignated former 
subsec. (h) as (i), and, as so redesignated, in par. (2) inserted 
reference to subsec. (h) of this section.
    1974--Subsec. (g)(1). Pub. L. 93-263, Sec. 1(1)-(3), increased 
appropriations authorization for fiscal year 1974, in subpar. (A) to 
$631,000 from $590,000, in subpar. (C) to $204,000 from $160,000, and in 
subpar. (E) to $2,287,000 from $2,218,000.
    Subsec. (g)(2). Pub. L. 92-263, Sec. 1(4), increased appropriations 
authorization for fiscal years 1974 and 1975 to $48,532,000 from 
$45,800,000 and increased limitation for fiscal year 1974, to 
$23,066,000 from $21,700,000.
    1973--Subsec. (g). Pub. L. 93-47, Sec. 1(1), added subsec. (g). 
Former subsec. (g) redesignated (h).
    Subsec. (h). Pub. L. 93-47, Sec. 1(1), (2), redesignated former 
subsec. (g) as (h), struck out from par. (2) provision for application 
of the paragraph beginning with the fiscal year 1966, inserted reference 
to subsec. (g), and added par. (3), respectively.
    1970--Subsec. (f)(2). Pub. L. 91-586 authorized appropriations of 
not more than $15,000,000 for fiscal year 1972, and not more than 
$15,900,000 for fiscal year 1973.
    1968--Subsec. (f)(2). Pub. L. 90-442 authorized appropriations not 
to exceed $13,500,000 for fiscal year 1970, and not to exceed 
$14,300,000 for fiscal year 1971.
    1966--Subsec. (d). Pub. L. 89-636, Sec. 1(1), struck out last three 
sentences providing for availability of appropriated funds until 
expended, use of foreign currencies for expenditures, and use of funds 
authorized by any subpar. of par. (1) of subsec. (d), now incorporated 
in subsec. (g)(1) and (2) of this section, respectively.
    Subsec. (e). Pub. L. 89-636, Sec. 1(2), substituted ``$2,600,000'' 
for ``$1,000,000''.
    Subsec. (f). Pub. L. 89-636, Sec. 1(3), added subsec. (f).
    Subsec. (g). Pub. L. 89-636, Sec. 1(3), redesignated second and 
third sentences of subsec. (d) as par. (1) and last sentence of subsec. 
(d) as par. (2), inserting therein provision for use of funds authorized 
by any subpar. of par. (1) of subsec. (f).
    1965--Subsec. (e). Pub. L. 89-22 added subsec. (e).
    1964--Subsec. (d). Pub. L. 88-414 authorized appropriations of not 
more than $12,200,000 for fiscal year 1966, $12,400,000 for fiscal year 
1967, and beginning with fiscal year 1966, permitted use of not more 
than 10 per centum of the funds authorized for any subparagraph under 
par. (1) of this subsection for the purposes of any other subparagraph 
of such par. (1).
    1963--Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 88-94, Sec. 2(d), struck out ``, subject 
to the direction of the commission,'' after ``Secretary of State''.
    Subsec. (d). Pub. L. 88-94, Sec. 1, added subsec. (d).
    1960--Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 86-723 added subsec. (c).
    Subsec. (b). Act June 19, 1952, added subsec. (b).
    1952--Act June 19, 1952, designated existing provisions as subsec. 
(a), permitted the expenditure of the authorized and appropriated funds 
for continuing alterations, repairs, and furnishings, and added subsec. 
(b).


                    Effective Date of 1960 Amendment

    Amendment by Pub. L. 86-723 effective on first day of first pay 
period which begins more than thirty days after Sept. 8, 1960, see 
section 56(a) of Pub. L. 86-723.

                          Transfer of Functions

    United States Information Agency (other than Broadcasting Board of 
Governors and International Broadcasting Bureau) abolished and functions 
transferred to Secretary of State, see sections 6531 and 6532 of this 
title.
