Title 22 › CHAPTER 8 — FOREIGN SERVICE BUILDINGS › § 300
The Secretary of State may sell, trade, lease, or license property used for embassies and consulates in the United States and abroad. The Secretary may take payment in any form for damage or loss to those buildings and their contents and may accept gifts of property or services for these diplomatic purposes on behalf of the United States. Money or gifts from those sales, payments, or donations must be used for buying, building, or other purposes allowed by this law or placed in the Foreign Service Buildings Fund as the Secretary thinks best. The Secretary must report these transactions to Congress each year with the State Department budget. Money from selling furniture, furnishings, and equipment from foreign posts must go into the Foreign Service Buildings Fund and can be spent as the Secretary directs.
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22 U.S.C. § 300
Title 22, Foreign Relations and Intercourse
Last Updated
Sep 22, 2026
Release point: 119-110