An Act to authorize the transfer, conveyance, lease, and improvement of, and construction on, certain property in the District of Columbia, for use as a headquarters site for the Organization of American States, as sites for governments of foreign countries, and for other purposes
PL 90-553 (H.R.16175), enacted 10/08/1968

958 
October 8,1968 
[S.3068] 
Food Stamp Act 
of 1964, amend-
ment. 
78 Stat. 709; 
81 Stat. 228. 
7 u s e 2025. 
Report to 
Congress. 
PUBLIC LAW 90-552-OCT. 8, 1968 
[82 STAT. 
Public Law 90-552 
AN ACT 
To amend the Food Stamp Act of 1J)04, as amended. 
Be it eriacted hy the Senate and House of Representatives 
of the 
United States of America in Congress nssenibled^ That subsection (a) 
of section 16 of the Food Stamp Act of 1964 is amended (A) by delet-
ing from the first sentence the phrase "not in excess of $225,000,000 for 
the fiscal year ending June 80, 1969'' and inserting in lieu thereof the 
following: "not in excess of $815,000,000 for the fiscal year ending 
June 80, 1969; not in excess of $840,000,000 for the fiscal year ending 
June 30, 1970; not in excess of $170,000,000 for the six months ending 
December 31, 1970''; (B) by changing the word "year" at the end of 
such first sentence to "i)eri(>d"; and (C) by adding at the end of the 
subsection the following sentence: "On or before January 20 of each 
year, the Secretary shall submit to Congress a report setting forth 
operations under this Act during the preceding calendar year and 
projecting needs for the ensuing calendar year." 
Approved October 8, 1968. 
October 8, 1968 
[H. R.16175] 
Organization of 
American States 
headquarters and 
chancery sites. 
Transfer of 
property. 
Public Law 90-553 
AN ACT 
To authorize the transfer, conveyance, lease, and improvement of, and construc-
tion on, certain property in the District of Columbia, for use as a headquarters 
site for the Organization of American States, as sites for governments of 
foreign countries, and for other purposes. 
Be it enacted hy the Senate and House of Bepresentatives 
of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled^ That in order to 
facilitate the conduct of foreign relations by the Department of State 
in Washington, District of Columbia, through the creation of a more 
propitious atmosphere for the establishment of foreign government 
and international organization offices and other facilities, the Secretary 
of State is authorized to sell or lease to foreign governments and inter-
national organizations property owned by the United States in the 
Northwest section of the District of Columbia bounded by Connecticut 
Avenue, Van Ness Street, Reno Road, and Tilden Street, upon such 
terms and conditions as he may prescribe, P^very lease, cx>ntract of sale, 
deed, and other document of transfer shall provide (a) that the foreign 
government shall devote the property transferred to use for legation 
purposes, or (b) that the international organization shall devote the 
property transferred to its official uses. 
SEC. 2. (a) The Secretary of State is hereby authorized to transfer 
or convey to the Organization of American States, without monetary 
consideration, all right, title, and interest to a parcel of land not to 
exceed eight acres, to be selected by the Secretary of State, wdthin the 
area described in section 1 of this Act. The deed conveying such prop-
erty shall provide that the Organization of American States shall use 
the property solely as a site for a headquarters building and related 
improvements, and shall contain such other terms and conditions as he 
may prescribe. 
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(b) The conveyance authorized by section 2(a) of this Act shall not 
be made until the Organization of American States has agreed that it 
will transfer or convey, without monetary consideration, all right, title, 
and interest of the Organization of American States in the building 
and other improvements on the property known as lot 802 in square 14 r 
in the District of Columbia to the United States as soon as the site 
referred to in section 2(a) is developed for use as a headquarters. The 
agreement provided for in this subsection shall be in such form as may 
be satisfactory to the Secretary of State, 
(c) If so requested by the Organization of American States, and 
with funds provided in advance by the Organization of American 
States, the Administrator of General Services is hereby authorized to 
design, construct, and equip a headquarters building for the Organiza-
tion of American States on the property conveyed to it j^ursuant to 
section 2 (a) of this Act. 
SEC. 3. The Secretary of State is hereby authorized to transfer or 
convey to the Organization of American States, without monetary 
consideration, all right, title, and interest of the United States in and 
to the property known as lot 800 in square south 173 in the District of 
Columbia and the buildings and other improvements on such property 
for use by the Organization of American States. 
SEC. 4. The Act of June 20,1938 (D.C. Code, 1967 ed., sees. 5-413 or 
zoning reguia-
5-428) shall not apply to buildings constructed on property trans- ^'s^^srat!"??"""' 
ferred or conveyed pursuant to section 1, 2(a), or 3 of this Act: Pro-
vided^ That each transferee or grantee of property so transferred or 
conveyed shall comply with all other applicable District of Columbia 
codes and regulations relating to building construction, equipment, 
and maintenance. Plans showing the location, height, bulk, number of la^"*^ """/o"", 
stories, and size of, and the provisions for oi3en space and otfstreet by commission. 
l)arking in and around, such buildings shall be approved by the 
National Capital Planning Commission, and plans showing the height 
and api)earance, color, and texture of the materials of exterior con-
struction of such buildings shall be approved by the Commission of 
Fine Arts prior to the construction thereof. 
SEC. 5. The construction, reconstruction, relocation, and rebuilding 
streets, water 
of (a) public streets and sidewalks, (b) public sewers and their appur- ^y^ ^'"' ^ *
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tenances, (c) water mains, fire hydrants, and other parts of the public 
water supply and distribution system, and (d) the fire alarm system, 
which are within the area described in section 1 of this Act and which 
are occasioned in carrying out the provisions of this Act, shall l)e pro-
vided by the Secretary of State, in coordination with the Administra-
tor of General Services and the government of tlie District of Columbia. 
SEC. 6. The costs of carrying out the purposes of section 5 of this 
Financing. 
.\.ct shall be funded from the proceeds of the sale or lease of property 
to foreign governments and international organizations as provided 
for in the first section of this Act. All proceeds received from such sales 
or leases shall, notwithstanding the provisions of section 3617 of the 
Revised Statutes (31 U.S.C. 484) or any other law, be paid int-o a 
si>ecial account with the Treasurer of the T aiited States, such account 
to be administered by the Secretary of State for the purposes set out in 
section 5 of this Act. All sums remaining in such special account after 
(•ompletion of the projects authorized in section 5 shall be covered into 
the Treasury a?? miscellaneous receipts. 
Approved October 8, 1968.