The Secretary may require any foreign mission to divest itself of, or forgo the use of, any real property determined by the Secretary-
If a foreign mission has ceased conducting diplomatic, consular, and other governmental activities in the United States and has not designated a protecting power or other agent approved by the Secretary to be responsible for the property of that foreign mission, the Secretary-
1See References in Text note below.
22 U.S.C. § 4305
EDITORIAL NOTES
REFERENCES IN TEXTSection 4605(j) of title 50, referred to in subsec. (d)(4)(B), was repealed by Pub. L. 115-232, div. A, title XVII, §1766(a), Aug. 13, 2018, 132 Stat. 2232.
AMENDMENTS1994-Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 103-236, §162(o)(5)(A), substituted "Secretary prior to" for "Director prior to" in introductory provisions.Subsec. (c)(2). Pub. L. 103-236, §162(o)(5)(B), struck out "authorize the Director to" before "dispose of". 1987-Subsec. (d). Pub. L. 100-204 added subsec. (d).1985-Subsec. (a)(1). Pub. L. 99-93, §127(e), substituted "shall" for "may" and inserted ",including any mission to an international organization (as defined in section 4309(b)(2) of this title)," after "foreign mission" in first sentence, and substituted "The" for "If such a notification is required, the" in second sentence. Subsec. (b)(3). Pub. L. 99-93, §127(d), added par. (3).
STATUTORY NOTES AND RELATED SUBSIDIARIES
EFFECTIVE DATE OF 1994 AMENDMENT Amendment by Pub. L. 103-236 applicable with respect to officials, offices, and bureaus of Department of State when executive orders, regulations, or departmental directives implementing the amendments by sections 161 and 162 of Pub. L. 103-236 become effective, or 90 days after Apr. 30, 1994, whichever comes earlier, see section 161(b) of Pub. L. 103-236 as amended, set out as a note under section 2651a of this title.
EFFECTIVE DATESection effective Oct. 1, 1982, see section 204 of Pub. L. 97-241 set out as a note under section 4301 of this title.
- Secretary
- "Secretary" means the Secretary of State;
- United States
- "United States" means, when used in a geographic sense, the several States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, and the territories and possessions of the United States.
- foreign mission
- "foreign mission" means any mission to or agency or entity in the United States which is involved in the diplomatic, consular, or other activities of, or which is substantially owned or effectively controlled by-(A) a foreign government, or(B) an organization (other than an international organization, as defined in section 4309(b) of this title) representing a territory or political entity which has been granted diplomatic or other official privileges and immunities under the laws of the United States or which engages in some aspect of the conduct of the international affairs of such territory or political entity,including any real property of such a mission and including the personnel of such a mission;
- real property
- "real property" includes any right, title, or interest in or to, or the beneficial use of, any real property in the United States, including any office or other building;
- sending State
- "sending State" means the foreign government, territory, or political entity represented by a foreign mission; and