The Director of the Office of Foreign Buildings Operations shall—
direct overseas posts to make annual building condition assessments of buildings and facilities used by the post;
not later than 90 days after , 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);
direct the Office of Foreign Buildings Operations to provide proper training and assistance to posts to ensure that annual surveys are effectively completed; and
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.
Pub. L. 102–138, title I, § 125105 Stat. 659(, , .)
Editorial Notes
Codification
Section was enacted as part of the Foreign Relations Authorization Act, Fiscal Years 1992 and 1993, and not as part of the Foreign Service Buildings Act, 1926, which comprises this chapter.
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
Authority of Secretary of State
section 2651a of this titlesection 161(d) of Pub. L. 103–236section 2651a of this titleExcept as otherwise provided, Secretary of State to have and exercise any authority vested by law in any official or office of Department of State and references to such officials or offices deemed to refer to Secretary of State or Department of State, as appropriate, see and , set out as a note under .