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 PUBLIC LAW 3 9 9 - J U N E 19, 1952

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, secs. 302 (a)(7), 602 (a)(7), and 1202 (a)(8)). Approved June 19, 1952.

Public Law 399 June 19, 1952 [H.R. 6661]

Foreign Service buildings. 44 Stat. 404; 45 Stat. 971.

5 USC 133t note.

Expenditures.

Appropriation.

22 USC 295b.

Authority of Secretary.

Leaseholds.

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CHAPTER 446

To amend the Foreign Service Buildings Act, 1926.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 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 Numbered 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: " I n 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 the provisions of the Act of July 25, 1946 (60 Stat. 663). Sums appropriated 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, preserve, 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 a r t; to collect information and formulate plans; and, without regard to civil service and classification 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.

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