22 USC § 297 - Acquisition of property by lease

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identifier: "/us/usc/t22/s297"
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title: "22 USC § 297 - Acquisition of property by lease"
title_number: 22
title_name: "FOREIGN RELATIONS AND INTERCOURSE"
section_number: "297"
section_name: "Acquisition of property by lease"
chapter_number: 8
chapter_name: "FOREIGN SERVICE BUILDINGS"
positive_law: false
currency: "119-84"
last_updated: "2026-03-26"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
source_credit: "(May 7, 1926, ch. 250, § 6, 44 Stat. 405; June 19, 1952, ch. 446, § 4, 66 Stat. 140; Pub. L. 95–105, title I, § 106(b), Aug. 17, 1977, 91 Stat. 845.)"
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# § 297. Acquisition of property by lease

The authority granted to acquire sites and buildings by purchase or otherwise shall include authority to acquire leaseholds.

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**Source Credit**: (May 7, 1926, ch. 250, § 6, 44 Stat. 405; June 19, 1952, ch. 446, § 4, 66 Stat. 140; Pub. L. 95–105, title I, § 106(b), Aug. 17, 1977, 91 Stat. 845.)

## Editorial Notes

### Amendments

1977— struck out “of not less than ten years” after “acquire leaseholds”.

1952—Act , provided for leaseholds of not less than 10 years.