Assistant Secretary’s responsibilities for fiscal years 2026 
and 2027. 
SEC. 254. PROPERTY OF FOREIGN MISSIONS. 
(a) ACQUISITION, SALE, OR OTHER DISPOSITION OF 
REAL PROPERTY.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—The Under Secretary for 
Management, in consultation with the Secretary 
shall require any foreign mission in the United 
States, including any mission to an international or-
ganization (as defined in section 209(b)(2) of the 
State Department Basic Authorities Act of 1956 (22 
U.S.C. 4309(b)(2))), to notify the Under Secretary 
prior to any proposed acquisition, or any proposed 
sale or other disposition, of any real property by or 
on behalf of such mission. 
(2) REQUIREMENTS.—The foreign mission (or 
other party acting on behalf of the foreign mission) 
may initiate or execute any contract, proceeding, ap-
plication, or other action required for a proposed ac-
tion under paragraph (1) only— 
(A) after the expiration of the 60-day pe-
riod beginning on the date of such notification 
(or after the expiration of such shorter period 
as the Secretary may specify in a given case); 
and 
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(B) if the mission is not notified by the 
Under Secretary within that period that the 
proposal has been disapproved, except that the 
Under Secretary may include in such a notifica-
tion such terms and conditions as the Under 
Secretary may determine appropriate in order 
to remove the disapproval. 
(b) DIVESTITURE.—The Under Secretary for Man-
agement, in consultation with the Secretary, may require 
any foreign mission to divest itself of, or forgo the use 
of, any real property determined— 
(1) not to have been acquired in accordance 
with this section; 
(2) to exceed limitations placed on real property 
available to a United States mission in the sending 
State; or 
(3) where otherwise necessary to protect the in-
terests of the United States. 
(c) ABANDONED PROPERTY.—If a foreign mission 
has ceased conducting diplomatic, consular, and other gov-
ernmental activities in the United States and has not des-
ignated a protecting power or other agent approved by the 
Secretary to be responsible for the property of that foreign 
mission, the Under Secretary for Management— 
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(1) until the designation of a protecting power 
or other agent approved by the Secretary, may pro-
tect and preserve any property of that foreign mis-
sion; and 
(2) may dispose of such property at such time 
as the Under Secretary may determine after the ex-
piration of the one-year period beginning on the date 
that the foreign mission ceased those activities, and 
may remit to the sending State the net proceeds 
from such disposition. 
(d) COORDINATION.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Beginning on the date of the 
enactment of this Act, real property in the United 
States may not be acquired (by sale, lease, or other 
means) by or on behalf of the foreign mission of a 
covered foreign country if— 
(A) in the judgment of the Secretary of 
Defense (after consultation with the Secretary), 
the acquisition of that property might substan-
tially improve the capability of that country to 
intercept 
communications 
involving 
United 
States Government diplomatic, military, or in-
telligence matters; or 
(B) in the judgment of the Director of the 
Federal Bureau of Investigation (after consulta-
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tion with the Secretary), the acquisition of that 
property might substantially improve the capa-
bility of that country to engage in intelligence 
activities directed against the United States 
Government, other than the intelligence activi-
ties described in subparagraph (A). 
(2) NOTIFICATION.—The Secretary shall inform 
the Secretary of Defense and the Director of the 
Federal Bureau of Investigation immediately upon 
notice being given pursuant to subsection (a) of a 
proposed acquisition of real property by or on behalf 
of the foreign mission of a foreign country described 
in paragraph (4). 
(e) DEFINITIONS.—In this section— 
(1) the term ‘‘acquisition’’ includes any acquisi-
tion or alteration of, or addition to, any real prop-
erty or any change in the purpose for which real 
property is used by a foreign mission; 
(2) 
the 
term 
‘‘covered 
foreign 
country’’ 
means— 
(A) any country listed as a Communist 
country in section 620(f) of the Foreign Assist-
ance Act of 1961; 
(B) any country the government of which 
the Secretary determines has repeatedly pro-
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vided support for international terrorism pursu-
ant to— 
(i) section 1754(c)(1)(A) of the Ex-
port Control Reform Act of 2018 (50 
U.S.C. 4813(c)(1)(A)); 
(ii) section 620A of the Foreign As-
sistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2371); 
(iii) section 40 of the Arms Export 
Control Act (22 U.S.C. 2780); or 
(iv) any other provision of law; or 
(C) any other country which engages in in-
telligence activities in the United States which 
are adverse to the national security interests of 
the United States; and 
(3) the term ‘‘substantially improve’’ may not 
be construed to prevent the establishment of a for-
eign mission by a country which, as of the date of 
enactment of this Act— 
(A) does not have a mission in the United 
States; or 
(B) with respect to a city in the United 
States, did not maintain a mission in that city. 
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SEC. 255. EXEMPTION OF DEPARTMENT FROM SECURE 
FEDERAL LEASES ACT. 
Section 2(6)(A) of the Secure Federal LEASEs Act 
(Public Law 116–276; 40 U.S.C. 585 note) is amended 
by inserting ‘‘and the Department of State’’ after ‘‘the 
Department of Defense’’. 
SEC. 256. NON-STANDARD DESIGN CONSTRUCTION RE-
PORTING REQUIREMENT. 
Section 5202 of the National Defense Authorization 
Act for Fiscal Year 2022 (Public Law 117–81; 135 Stat. 
2353) is amended by striking subsection (c). 
SEC. 257. FEE FOR USE OF DIPLOMATIC RECEPTION 
ROOMS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Under Secretary for Manage-
ment is authorized to charge a fee for use of the diplo-
matic reception rooms of the Department. 
(b) DEPOSIT AND AVAILABILITY.—Amounts collected 
under subsection (a) (including reimbursements and sur-
charges) shall be credited as discretionary offsetting col-
lections to the currently applicable appropriation account 
of the Department to recover the costs of such use and 
shall be made available for such purposes only to the ex-
tent and in the amounts provided in advance for appro-
priations Acts, which shall remain available for obligation 
until expended. 
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SEC. 258. FEES RECEIVED FOR USE OF BLAIR HOUSE. 
(a) USE OF FEES.—Notwithstanding any other pro-
vision of law, funds received by the Department in connec-
tion with the use of Blair House (including reimburse-
ments and surcharges for services and goods provided and 
fees for use of Blair House facilities) may be credited to 
the appropriate appropriation account of the Department 
which is currently available. Such funds shall be available 
only for maintenance and other expenses of Blair House. 
(b) COMPLIANCE WITH THE BUDGET ACT.—The au-
thority of this section may be exercised only to such extent 
or in such amounts as are provided in advance in an ap-
propriation Act. 
SEC. 259. PROVISION OF BENEFITS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Upon the request of a foreign 
mission in the United States, benefits may be provided 
to or for that foreign mission by or through the Assistant 
Secretary for Asset Management on such terms and condi-
tions as the Secretary may approve. 
(b) AUTHORITY.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—If the Assistant Secretary 
for Asset Management determines that such action 
is reasonably necessary on the basis of reciprocity or 
otherwise— 
(A) to facilitate relations between the 
United States and a sending State, 
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(B) to protect the interests of the United 
States, 
(C) to adjust for costs and procedures of 
obtaining benefits for missions of the United 
States abroad, 
(D) to assist in resolving a dispute affect-
ing United States interests and involving a for-
eign mission or sending State, or 
(E) subject to subsection (f), to implement 
an exchange of property between the Govern-
ment of the United States and the government 
of a foreign country, such property to be used 
by each government in the respective receiving 
state for, or in connection with, diplomatic or 
consular establishments, 
then the Assistant Secretary may require a foreign 
mission to take one or more of the actions described 
in paragraph (2). 
(2) ACTIONS
DESCRIBED.—The actions de-
scribed in this paragraph are— 
(A) to obtain benefits from or through the 
Assistant Secretary on such terms and condi-
tions as the Secretary may approve; or 
(B) to forego the acceptance, use, or rela-
tions of any benefit or to comply with such 
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terms and conditions as the Assistant Secretary 
may determine as a condition to the execution 
or performance in the United States of any con-
tract or other agreement, the acquisition, reten-
tion, or use of any real property, or the applica-
tion for or acceptance of any benefit (including 
any benefit from or authorized by any Federal, 
State, or municipal governmental authority, or 
any entity providing public services). 
(c) TERMS AND CONDITIONS.—The Assistant Sec-
retary for Asset Management, in consultation with the 
Secretary, may establish terms and conditions under this 
section which may include— 
(1) a requirement to pay to the Assistant Sec-
retary a surcharge or fee, and 
(2) a waiver by a foreign mission or any as-
signee of or person deriving rights from a foreign 
mission of any recourse against any governmental 
authority, any entity providing public services, any 
employee or agent of such an authority or entity, or 
any other person, 
in connection with any action determined by the Secretary 
to be undertaken in furtherance of this section. 
(d) WAIVER.—For purposes of effectuating a waiver 
of recourse which is required under this section, the As-
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sistant Secretary for Asset Management may designate 
any officer of the Department as the agent of a foreign 
mission (or of any assignee of or person deriving rights 
from a foreign mission). Any such waiver by an officer 
so designated shall for all purposes (including any court 
or administrative proceeding) be deemed to be a waiver 
by the foreign mission (or the assignee of or other person 
deriving rights from a foreign mission). 
(e) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in this title 
may be deemed to preclude or limit in any way the author-
ity of the United States Secret Service to provide protec-
tive services pursuant to section 3056 or 3056A of title 
18, United States Code, at a level commensurate with pro-
tective requirements as determined by the United States 
Secret Service. 
(f) REAL PROPERTY.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Assistant Secretary for 
Asset Management, in consultation with the Sec-
retary, upon a determination in each specific case by 
the Assistant Secretary that the purpose of the For-
eign Service Buildings Act, 1926, can best be met 
on the basis of an in-kind exchange of properties 
with a foreign country pursuant to subsection 
(b)(1)(E), may transfer funds made available under 
the heading ‘ ‘Acquisition and Maintenance of Build-
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ings Abroad’ ’ (including funds held in the Foreign 
Service Buildings Fund) for such purpose to the 
Working Capital Fund, as provided in section 
208(h)(1) of the State Department Basic Authori-
ties Act of 1956 (22 U.S.C. 4308(h)(1)). Except for 
funds that may be provided by a foreign government 
for the purchase of property, only funds transferred 
under the preceding sentence may be used for the 
purposes of subsection (b)(1)(E). 
(2) RECIPROCAL AGREEMENT.—The Assistant 
Secretary may acquire property in the United States 
for the purposes of subsection (b)(1)(E) only in the 
context of a specific reciprocal agreement with a 
specified foreign government. Property acquired by 
the United States in the foreign country through 
such an exchange shall benefit the United States at 
least to the same extent as the property acquired in 
the United States benefits the foreign government. 
(3) REGULATIONS.—The Assistant Secretary 
shall prescribe regulations for the implementation of 
any in-kind exchange of properties pursuant to sub-
section (b)(1)(E). 
(4) CONGRESSIONAL NOTIFICATION.—At least 
15 days before entering into any reciprocal agree-
ment for the exchange of property with another for-
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