Laws: Cases and Codes : U.S. Code : Title 22 : Section 296a


   
U.S. Code as of: 01/19/04
Section 296a. Maintenance management of overseas property

      The Director of the Office of Foreign Buildings Operations shall
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        (1) direct overseas posts to make annual building condition
      assessments of buildings and facilities used by the post;
        (2) not later than 90 days after October 28, 1991, revise the
      Foreign Affairs Manual to stipulate that the Buildings and
      Maintenance Handbook shall be used by each post to identify their
      maintenance needs, standardize their maintenance operations, and
      conduct annual assessments as required by paragraph (1);
        (3) direct the Office of Foreign Buildings Operations to
      provide proper training and assistance to posts to ensure that
      annual surveys are effectively completed; and
        (4) direct overseas posts to ensure that all maintenance
      program fiscal transactions are properly encoded in the
      Department of State accounting system to enable compilation of
      actual expenditures on routine maintenance and specific
      maintenance funded by the Office of Foreign Buildings Operations.



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