An Act to amend the Foreign Service Building Act, 1926
PL 82-399 (H.R.6661), enacted 06/19/1952

PUBLIC LAW 399-JUNE 19, 1952 
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T A T 
49 Stat. 620; 53 
Stat. 1379. 1397. 
SEC. 3. Payments made under this Act shall not be held to be "other 
income and resources" as that term is used in sections 2 (a) (7), 402 
(a) (7), and 1002 (a) (8) of the Social Security Act, as amended 
(U. S. C, 1946 edition, title 42, sees. 302 (a) (7), 602 (a) (7), and 
1202 (a) (8)). 
Approved June 19, 1952. 
June 19, 1952 
[H.R. 6661] 
Public Law 399 
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To amend the Foreign Service Buildings Act, 1926. 
Foreign Service 
buildings. 
44 Stat. 404; 45 
Stat. 971. 
5 u s e 133t note. 
Expenditures. 
Appropriation. 
22 u s e 295b. 
Authority of Sec-
retary. 
Leaseholds. 
Be it enacted hy the Senate and House of Representatives 
of the 
United States of America in Congress assemhled^ That section 2 of 
the Foreign Service Buildings Act, 1926, as amended (22 U. S. C, 
sec. 293), is amended by redesignating the last subsection thereof as 
subsection (d) and by adding at the end thereof the following new 
subsection: 
"(e) Section 1 (e) of the President's Reorganization Plan Num-
bered II (53 Stat. 1432) is incorporated herein by reference and applies 
to the Foreign Service Buildings Act, 1926, as amended." 
SEC. 2. Section 4 of such Act, as amended (22 U. S. C, sec. 295), is 
amended by inserting "(a)" after "SEC. 4."; by amending the last 
sentence thereof to read as follows: "In the case of the buildings and 
grounds authorized by this Act, after the initial alterations, repairs, 
and furnishing have been completed, subsequent expenditures for such 
l>urposes may be made out of the appropriations authorized by this 
Act in amounts authorized by the Congress each fiscal year."; and by 
adding at the end thereof the following subsection: 
"(b) For the purpose of carrying into effect the provisions of this 
Act there is hereby authorized to be appropriated, in addition to 
amounts previously authorized, an amount not to exceed $90,000,000, 
which shall be available exclusively for payments representing the 
value, in whole or in part, of property or credits in accordance with 
tlie provisions of the Act of July 25,1946 (60 Stat. 663). Sums appro-
priated pursuant to this authorization shall remain available until 
expended." 
SEC. 3. Section 5 of such Act, as amended (22 U. S. C, sec. 296), is 
amended to read as follows: 
"SEC. 5. For the purposes of this Act the Secretary of State is 
authorized to supervise, ])reserve, maintain, operate, and, when deemed 
necessary, to insure the Foreign Service properties in foreign countries 
and the other properties acquired in accordance with the provisions 
of this Act; to rent and insure objects of art; to collect information 
and formulate plans; and, without regard to civil service and classifi-
cation laws, to obtain architectural and other expert technical services 
as may Be necessary and pay therefor the scale of professional fees as 
established by local authority, law or custom, and to make expenditures 
without regard to that part of 52 Statutes 441 (22 U. S. C. 295a) 
requiring purchase of articles manufactured in the United States." 
SEC. 4. Section 6 of such Act, as amended (22 U. S. C, sec. 297), is 
amended to read as follows: 
"SEC. 6. The authority granted to acquire sites and buildings by 
purchase or otherwise shall include authority to acquire leaseholds of 
not less than ten years." 
Approved June 19, 1952.