Title 22 — Foreign Relations and IntercourseRelease 119-73
§296a Maintenance management of overseas property
Title 22 › Chapter CHAPTER 8— - FOREIGN SERVICE BUILDINGS › § 296a
Summary
Require overseas posts to do annual condition checks of buildings and facilities. Within 90 days after October 28, 1991, update the Foreign Affairs Manual so every post uses the Buildings and Maintenance Handbook to identify needs, standardize work, and do the annual assessments. Provide training so surveys are completed, and ensure maintenance spending is recorded correctly in the State Department accounting system so actual costs can be compiled.
Full Legal Text
Title 22, §296a
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The Director of the Office of Foreign Buildings Operations shall—
(1)direct overseas posts to make annual building condition assessments of buildings and facilities used by the post;
(2)not later than 90 days after October 28, 1991, revise the Foreign Affairs Manual to stipulate that the Buildings and Maintenance Handbook shall be used by each post to identify their maintenance needs, standardize their maintenance operations, and conduct annual assessments as required by paragraph (1);
(3)direct the Office of Foreign Buildings Operations to provide proper training and assistance to posts to ensure that annual surveys are effectively completed; and
(4)direct overseas posts to ensure that all maintenance program fiscal transactions are properly encoded in the Department of State accounting system to enable compilation of actual expenditures on routine maintenance and specific maintenance funded by the Office of Foreign Buildings Operations.
Legislative History
Notes & Related Subsidiaries
Editorial Notes
Codification Section was enacted as part of the Foreign Relations Authorization Act, Fiscal Years 1992 and 1993, and not as part of the Foreign Service Buildings Act, 1926, which comprises this chapter.
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
Authority of Secretary of State Except as otherwise provided, Secretary of State to have and exercise any authority vested by law in any official or office of Department of State and references to such officials or offices deemed to refer to Secretary of State or Department of State, as appropriate, see section 2651a of this title and section 161(d) of Pub. L. 103–236, set out as a note under section 2651a of this title.
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Citation
22 U.S.C. § 296a
Title 22 — Foreign Relations and Intercourse
Last Updated
Apr 6, 2026
Release point: 119-73