§295 — Title 22 Foreign Relations and Intercourse | U.S. Code

Summary

Allows money to be set aside to buy, build, fix, and furnish U.S. embassy and consular buildings and related property overseas. Up to $10,000,000 may be put into a Foreign Service Building Fund that stays available until spent, and no more than $2,000,000 of that may be appropriated in any one year. The Secretary of State may sign contracts to buy buildings and land under the law. After the first round of changes and furnishing, later repairs and furnishings can be paid from these appropriations when Congress allows. In addition, up to $90,000,000 may be appropriated for payments that represent the value of property or credits under section 295b, and another separate $10,000,000 may be appropriated; these sums also remain available until spent. For South Vietnam, an extra $2,600,000 is authorized in addition to amounts that were already authorized before May 21, 1965. The law also lists many regional and year-by-year caps for buying or building sites, doing major alterations, and for some agency facilities. Examples include: Africa up to $7,140,000 (with no more than $3,270,000 for fiscal year 1964); American Republics up to $5,360,000 (no more than $4,030,000 for FY1964); Europe up to $6,839,000 (no more than $1,820,000 for FY1964); Far East up to $2,350,000 (no more than $2,200,000 for FY1964); Near East up to $2,710,000 (no more than $2,100,000 for FY1964); United States Information Agency facilities up to $1,125,000 (no more than $720,000 for FY1964); and agricultural and defense attaché housing up to $800,000 (no more than $400,000 for FY1964). Later additions set other caps for 1967–1973, 1974–1975, and 1976–1977, and they give specific dollar limits for regions and agencies in those years (for example, Africa $5,485,000 with $1,885,000 for FY1967; American Republics $7,920,000 with $3,585,000 for FY1967; and yearly totals such as $11,500,000 for FY1964, $12,600,000 for FY1968, $48,532,000 for FY1974–75, and $73,058,000 for FY1976–77). All sums in subsections listing regions remain available until spent. To the fullest extent possible, spending should use foreign currencies the United States owns or is owed. Not more than 10 percent of the funds authorized under any regional subparagraph listed for subsections covering those years may be used for purposes allowed under any other subparagraph of the same list. The Secretary may also get extra money if needed for increases in salaries, pay, retirement, or other employee benefits. For fiscal year 2018 only, the Secretary may transfer and merge funds among certain State Department program headings to implement Benghazi Accountability Review Board recommendations or to meet security needs, but transfers may not exceed 20 percent of any “Administration of Foreign Affairs” appropriation and no appropriation may be raised by more than 10 percent by transfer; the Secretary must notify four Congressional committees in writing at least 15 days before any such transfer and explain the security need.

Title 22, §295

Foreign Relations and Intercourse — Source: USLM XML via OLRC

(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 11 See References in Text note below. of this title. Sums appropriated pursuant to this authorization shall remain available until expended.

(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 attaché 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 attaché 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—

(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 attaché 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—

(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 attaché 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.

(j)(1)In addition to exercising any other transfer authority available to the Secretary of State, and subject to paragraph (2), the Secretary may transfer to, and merge with, any appropriation for fiscal year 2018 under the heading “Diplomatic and Consular Programs”, including for Worldwide Security Protection, and under the heading “Embassy Security, Construction, and Maintenance” funds appropriated under such headings if the Secretary determines such transfer is necessary to implement the recommendations of the Benghazi Accountability Review Board, or to prevent or respond to security situations and requirements.

(A)shall 22 So in original. not exceed 20 percent of any appropriation made available for fiscal year 2018 for the Department of State under the heading “Administration of Foreign Affairs”, and no such appropriation shall be increased by more than 10 percent by any such transfer; and

(B)shall 2 be merged with funds in the heading to which transferred, and shall be available subject to the same terms and conditions as the funds with which merged.

(2)Not later than 15 days before any transfer of funds pursuant to paragraph (1), the Secretary of State shall notify in writing the Committee on Foreign Relations and the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate and the Committee on Foreign Affairs and the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives. Any such notification shall include a description of the particular security need necessitating the transfer at issue.

Notes & Related Subsidiaries

Editorial Notes

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

2016—Subsec. (j). Pub. L. 114–323 added subsec. (j). 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, § 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, § 109(2), added subsec. (j). 1975—Subsec. (g)(1). Pub. L. 94–141, § 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, § 171(b)(1), added subsec. (h). Former subsec. (h) redesignated (i). Subsec. (i). Pub. L. 94–141, § 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, § 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, § 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, § 1(1), added subsec. (g). Former subsec. (g) redesignated (h). Subsec. (h). Pub. L. 93–47, § 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, § 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, § 1(2), substituted “$2,600,000” for “$1,000,000”. Subsec. (f). Pub. L. 89–636, § 1(3), added subsec. (f). Subsec. (g). Pub. L. 89–636, § 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, § 2(d), struck out “, subject to the direction of the commission,” after “Secretary of State”. Subsec. (d). Pub. L. 88–94, § 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).

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Effective Date

of 1960 AmendmentAmendment 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 section 6531 and 6532 of this title.

§295 Authorization of appropriations; Foreign Service Building Fund; expenditures; foreign currencies