An Act to amend the Foreign Service Buildings Act, 1926, do authorize additional appropriations, and for other purposes
PL 89-636 (H.R.14019), enacted 10/10/1966

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PUBLIC LAW 89-636-OCT. 10, 1966 
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Public Law 89-636 
A N A C T 
October 10, 1966 
To amend the Foreign Service Buildings Act, 1926, to authorize additional 
[H. R. 14019] 
appropriations, and for other purposes. 
Be it enacted hy the Senate and House of Representatives 
of the 
United States of Am,erica in Congress assembled, That section 4 of the 
Foreign Service Buildings Act, 1926 (22 U.S.C. 295), is amended— 
(1) by striking out the last three sentences of subsection (d); 
(2) by striking out "$1,000,000" in subsection (e) and inserting 
in lieu thereof "$2,600,000"; and 
(3) by adding at the end of such section the following new 
subsections: 
"(f) In addition to amounts authorized before the date of enactment 
of this subsection, there is hereby authorized to be appropriated to the 
Secretary of State— 
" (1) for acquisition by purchase or construction (including ac-
quisition of leaseholds) of sites and buildings in foreign countries 
under this Act, and for major alterations of buildings acquired 
under this Act, 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 appro-
priated 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 attache 
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 Act, not 
to exceed $12,600,000 for the fiscal year 1968 and not to exceed 
$12,750,000 for the fiscal year 1969. 
"(g) (1) Sums appropriated under authority of this Act shall re-
main available until expended. 
To the maximum extent feasible, 
expenditures under this Act shall be made out of foreign currencies 
owned by or owed to the United States. 
"(2) Beginning with the fiscal year 1966, not to exceed 10 per 
centum of the funds authorized by any subparagraph under either 
paragraph (1) of subsection (d), or paragraph (1) of subsection (f), 
of this section may be used for any of the purposes for which funds are 
authorized under any other subparagraph of either of such para-
graphs (1)." 
SEC. 2. The first section of the Foreign Service Buildings Act, 1926 
(22 U.S.C. 292), is amended by inserting " ( a ) " immediately after 
"That" and by adding at the end thereof the following: 
"(b) Payments made for rent or otherwise by the United States 
from funds other than appropriations made under authority of this 
Foreign Serv-
ice Buildings Act, 
1926, amendment. 
77 Stat. 121; 
78 Stat. 387; 
79 Stat. 112. 
45 Stat. 971. 
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59 Stat. 53. 
Property sale: 
etc. 
Proceeds, dispo-
sition. 
Report to Con-
gress. 
44 Stat. 403. 
22 use 299. 
Lease or rental 
arrangements. 
Information to 
Congress. 
Act may be credited toward the acquisition of property under this 
Act without regard to limitations of amounts imposed by this Act." 
SEC. 3. Section 9 of the Foreign Service Buildings Act, 1926 (22 
U.S.C. 300), is amended to read as follows: 
"SEC. 9. (a) The Secretary of State is authorized— 
" (1) to sell, exchange, lease, or license any property or property 
interest acquired under this Act, or under other authority, for 
use of diplomatic and consular establishments in foreign countries, 
"(2) to receive payment in whatever form, or in kind, he 
determines to be in the interest of the United States for damq,ge 
to or destruction of property acquired for use of diplomatic and 
consular establishments abroad, and the contents of such buildings, 
and 
" (3) to accept on behalf of the United States gifts of property 
or services of any kind made by will or otherwise for the purposes 
of this Act. 
" (b) Proceeds derived from dispositions, payments, or gifts under 
subsection (a) shall, notwithstanding the provisions of any other law, 
be applied toward acquisition, construction, or other purposes author-
ized by this Act or held in the Foreign Service Buildings Fund, as 
in the judgment of the Secretary may best serve the Government's 
interest: Provided^ That the Secretary shall report all such transac-
tions annually to the Congress with the budget estimates of the Depart-
ment of State." 
SEC. 4. The Foreign Service Buildings Act, 1926, is amended by 
adding at the end thereof the following new section: 
"SEC. 10. Notwithstanding the provisions of this or any other Act, 
no lease or other rental arrangement for a period of less than ten years, 
and requiring an annual payment in excess of $25,000, shall be entered 
into by the Secretary of State for the purpose of renting or leasing 
offices, buildings, grounds, or living quarters for the use of the Foreigjn 
Service abroad, unless such lease or other rental arrangement is 
approved by the Secretary. 
The Secretary may delegate his author-
ity under this section only to the Deputy Under Secretary of State for 
Administration or to the Director of the Office of Foreign Buildings. 
The Secretary shall keep the Congress fully and currently informed 
with respect to leases or other rental arrangements approved under 
this section." 
Approved October 10, 1966. 
October 10, 19 66 
[S.J. Res. 197] 
Public Law 89-637 
JOINT RESOLUTION 
To extend the authority of the Postmaster General to enter into leases of real 
property for periods not exceeding thirty years, and for other purposes. 
Postmaster 
General. 
Leasing author-
ity, extension. 
78 Stat. 593, 
74 Stat. 590. 
Resolved hy the Senate and House of Representatives 
of the United 
States of America in Congress assembled, That section 2109 of title 
39, United States Code, is amended to read as follows: 
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§ 2109. Time limitations on agreements 
"Agreements may not be entered into under sections 2104 and 2105 
of this title after July 22, 1964, and under section 2103 after April 
30,1967." 
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Approved October 10, 1966.