22 U.S.C. § 301 — Lease or rental arrangements of not less than ten years; approval by Secretary; delegation of authority; information to Congress

submitted 100 years ago by Pub. L. 89-636 to r/title-22-FOREIGN-RELATIONS-AND-INTERCOURSE · 185 words · no verdicts yet

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The Secretary of State needs personal approval before signing certain leases for Foreign Service offices or housing abroad. This rule applies to leases shorter than ten years that cost more than $100,000 a year. The Secretary can also make advance payments on long-term leases when it serves U.S. interests.

(a) Leases: No matter what this chapter or any other law says, the Secretary of State may not sign a lease or other rental arrangement — for offices, buildings, grounds, or housing used by the Foreign Service abroad — if the arrangement lasts less than ten years and requires paying more than $100,000 a year, unless the Secretary personally approves it. The Secretary may delegate this approval power only to the Deputy Under Secretary of State for Administration or to the Director of the Office of Foreign Buildings. The Secretary must also keep Congress fully and currently informed about leases and rental arrangements approved this way. (b) Advance payments for long-term leases and lease purchase: Subject to available appropriations, the Secretary may make advance payments for long-term leases and lease-purchase agreements, if the Secretary or a designee decides, case by case, that the payments serve the U.S. government's interests in carrying out this chapter's purposes.

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(a) Leases

Notwithstanding the provisions of this chapter or any other Act, no lease or other rental arrangement for a period of less than ten years, and requiring an annual payment in excess of $100,000 shall be entered into by the Secretary of State for the purpose of renting or leasing offices, buildings, grounds, or living quarters for the use of the Foreign Service abroad, unless such lease or other rental arrangement is approved by the Secretary. The Secretary may delegate his authority under this section only to the Deputy Under Secretary of State for Administration or to the Director of the Office of Foreign Buildings. The Secretary shall keep the Congress fully and currently informed with respect to leases or other rental arrangements approved under this section.

(b) Advance payments for long-term leases and lease purchase

The Secretary may, subject to the availability of appropriations, make advance payments for long-term leases and lease-purchase agreements, if the Secretary or his designee determines, in each case, that such payments are in the interest of the United States Government in carrying out the purposes of this chapter.

Source credit: (May 7, 1926, ch. 250, § 10, as added Pub. L. 89–636, § 4, Oct. 10, 1966, 80 Stat. 882; amended Pub. L. 102–138, title I, § 115(a), (b), Oct. 28, 1991, 105 Stat. 655; Pub. L. 117–263, div. I, title XCVII, § 9709, Dec. 23, 2022, 136 Stat. 3919.)

history & why it existsrecord from the source credit

1926Enacted · Pub. L. 89-636 · 80 Stat. 882
1991Amended · Pub. L. 102-138 · 105 Stat. 655
2022Amended · Pub. L. 117-263 · 136 Stat. 3919

A history note hasn’t been published yet. The record shows enactment by Pub. L. 89-636 on 1926-05-07.

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