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59 Stat. 53. Property sale: etc.

Proceeds, disposition.

Report to Congress. 44 Stat. 403. 22 USC 299. Lease or rental arrangements.

Information to Congress.

PUBLIC LAW 89-637-OCT. 10, 1966

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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 authorized 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 transactions annually to the Congress with the budget estimates of the Department 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 Foreign Service abroad, unless such lease or other rental arrangement is approved by the Secretary. The Secretary may delegate his authority 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. Public Law 89-637

October 10, 19 66 [S.J. Res. 197]

Postmaster General. Leasing authority, extension. 78 Stat. 593, 74 Stat. 590.

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.

Resolved by 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: "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." A p p r o v e d October 10, 1966.
 * § 2109. Time limitations on agreements

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