22 U.S.C. § 300 — Dispositions of property; damage payments; acceptance of gifts or services

(a) Authority of Secretary of State The Secretary of State is authorized to: (1) sell, exchange, lease, or license any property or property interest acquired under this chapter, or under other authority, for use by diplomatic and consular buildings in foreign countries or in the United States; (2) accept payment — in money or in kind, whichever the Secretary decides best serves the interest of the United States — for damage to or destruction of property acquired for use by diplomatic and consular buildings abroad, and the contents of those buildings; and (3) accept, on behalf of the United States, gifts of property or services of any kind given by will or otherwise for the purposes of this chapter. (b) Disposition of proceeds; report to Congress Money from sales, payments, or gifts under subsection (a) must, despite any other law, be used toward acquiring, building, or otherwise supporting the purposes authorized by this chapter, or held in the Foreign Service Buildings Fund — whichever the Secretary judges best serves the government's interest. The Secretary must report all these transactions to Congress every year, along with the Department of State's budget estimates. (c) Proceeds from sale of furniture, furnishings, and equipment Despite subsection (b), money from selling furniture, furnishings, and equipment from diplomatic and consular buildings in foreign countries must instead be deposited into the Foreign Service Building Fund, to be spent as the Secretary directs.