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title: "22 U.S.C. § 297"
description: "Acquisition of property by lease"
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title_number: 22
title_name: "FOREIGN RELATIONS AND INTERCOURSE"
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chapter_name: "FOREIGN SERVICE BUILDINGS"
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# 22 U.S.C. § 297 - Acquisition of property by lease
## Text
The authority granted to acquire sites and buildings by purchase or otherwise shall include authority to acquire leaseholds.
(May 7, 1926, ch. 250, § 6, 44 Stat. 405; June 19, 1952, ch. 446, § 4, 66 Stat. 140; Pub. L. 95105, title I, § 106(b), Aug. 17, 1977, 91 Stat. 845.)
## Notes
Editorial Notes
Amendments1977—Pub. L. 95105 struck out “of not less than ten years” after “acquire leaseholds”. 1952—Act June 19, 1952, provided for leaseholds of not less than 10 years.