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other forms of renewable energy in buildings acquired under subsection (a) section 292 of this

title.

(2) The Secretary of State shall select projects

under paragraph (1) in consultation with the

Secretary of Energy. Such projects shall apply

available solar energy and other renewable energy technologies, including those for—

(A) the heating and cooling of buildings;

(B) solar thermal electric systems;

(C) solar photovoltaic conversion systems;

(D) wind energy systems; and

(E) systems for developing fuels from biomass.

The Secretary of Energy shall inform the Secretary of State of all such technologies which

are feasible for such projects, taking into account the resources and environmental conditions of the countries in which such projects are

to be implemented. Upon the request of the Secretary of State, the Secretary of Energy shall

provide to the Secretary of State any technical

information or other technical assistance which

the Secretary of State considers necessary with

respect to any such project. Any project selected

under this section should be similar to projects

which have been demonstrated by the Department of Energy (or any of its predecessor agencies) to be reliable, maintainable, and technically feasible.

(3) Any project selected under this section

shall be adaptable to the local resources, climatic conditions, and economic circumstances

of the country in which such project is implemented in order that such country will be more

likely to implement similar projects.

(4) The Secretary of State shall insure that

any project selected under this section is demonstrated to, and available for inspection by, officials and other citizens of the country in which

such project is implemented.

(5) In selecting projects under this section, the

Secretary of State shall give priority to projects

to be implemented in developing countries.

(c) Planning for use of renewable energy systems

in construction of new buildings

Whenever any building is constructed under

the authority contained in section 292 of this

title, the Secretary of State shall insure that

the planning for such construction takes into

account those renewable energy systems which

are available in the country in which the building is to be constructed.

(d) Availability of sums previously authorized to

be appropriated

In addition to amounts otherwise available for

such purposes, $4,000,000 of the amount authorized to be appropriated by section 101(a)(1) of

this Act shall be available only to carry out the

purposes of this section.

(Pub. L. 95–426, title I, §105, Oct. 7, 1978, 92 Stat.

965.)

REFERENCES IN TEXT

Section 2151q of this title, referred to in subsec. (a)(3),

was repealed by Pub. L. 96–533, title III, §304(g), Dec. 16,

1980, 94 Stat. 3147. See section 2151d(a)(2), (b)(2), (c) of

this title.

Section 101(a)(1) of this Act, referred to in subsec. (d),

means section 101(a)(1) of Pub. L. 95–426, which is not

classified to the Code.

CODIFICATION

Section was not enacted as part of the Foreign Service Buildings Act, 1926, which comprises this chapter.

§ 293. Repealed. Pub. L. 88–94, § 2(a), Aug. 12,

1963, 77 Stat. 122

Section, acts May 7, 1926, ch. 250, §2, 44 Stat. 404; May

29, 1928, ch. 876, §2, 45 Stat. 971; June 19, 1952, ch. 446, §1,

66 Stat. 140, established the Foreign Service Buildings

Commission, prescribed its duties, abolished the prior

commission, authorized the issuance of rules and regulations, required annual reports to Congress and provided for appointment of personnel.

FOREIGN SERVICE BUILDINGS COMMISSION; REFERENCES

IN OTHER LAWS

Section 2(g) of Pub. L. 88–94 provided that: ‘‘All references to the Foreign Service Buildings Commission,

originally established by the Foreign Service Buildings

Act, 1926 [this chapter] in all laws of the United States

are hereby repealed.’’

§ 294. Manner of use of buildings; contracts for

construction, etc.

Buildings and grounds acquired under this

chapter or prior to May 7, 1926, acquired or authorized for the use of the diplomatic and consular establishments in foreign countries may

be used, in the case of buildings and grounds for

the diplomatic establishment, as Government

offices or residences or as such offices and residences; or, in the case of other buildings and

grounds, as such offices or such offices and residences. The contracts for purchases of buildings,

for leases, and for all work of construction, alteration, and repair under this chapter are authorized to be negotiated, the terms of the contracts to be prescribed, and the work to be performed, where necessary, without regard to such

statutory provisions as relate to the negotiation, making, and performance of contracts and

performance of work in the United States and

without regard to section 3324(a) and (b) of title

31.

(May 7, 1926, ch. 250, §3, 44 Stat. 404; Pub. L.

88–94, §2(c), Aug. 12, 1963, 77 Stat. 122; Pub. L.

102–138, title I, §115(c), Oct. 28, 1991, 105 Stat.

656.)

CODIFICATION

‘‘Section 3324(a) and (b) of title 31’’ substituted in

text for ‘‘section 3648 of the Revised Statutes of the

United States (31 U.S.C. 529)’’ on authority of Pub. L.

97–258, §4(b), Sept. 13, 1982, 96 Stat. 1067, the first section of which enacted Title 31, Money and Finance.

AMENDMENTS

1991—Pub. L. 102–138 inserted ‘‘purchases of buildings,

for leases, and for’’ after ‘‘contracts for’’.

1963—Pub. L. 88–94 struck out ‘‘, subject to the direction of the commission,’’ before ‘‘be used’’ and ‘‘in the

judgment of the commission,’’ after ‘‘where necessary,’’

and inserted ‘‘and without regard to section 529 of title

31’’.

§ 294a. Contracts requiring payment in foreign

currency

Whenever a contract is made for the construction, alteration, or repair of a Foreign Service

building which requires payments in a foreign

currency, the Secretary of State is authorized to

purchase such currency at such times and in