22 U.S.C. § 294 : US Code - Section 294: Manner of use of buildings; contracts for construction, etc.

Search 22 U.S.C. § 294 : US Code - Section 294: Manner of use of buildings; contracts for construction, etc.

Buildings and grounds acquired under this chapter or prior to May
7, 1926, acquired or authorized for the use of the diplomatic and
consular establishments in foreign countries may be used, in the
case of buildings and grounds for the diplomatic establishment, as
Government offices or residences or as such offices and residences;
or, in the case of other buildings and grounds, as such offices or
such offices and residences. The contracts for purchases of
buildings, for leases, and for all work of construction,
alteration, and repair under this chapter are authorized to be
negotiated, the terms of the contracts to be prescribed, and the
work to be performed, where necessary, without regard to such
statutory provisions as relate to the negotiation, making, and
performance of contracts and performance of work in the United
States and without regard to section 3324(a) and (b) of title 31.