Section was enacted as part of the Department of State Authorities Act, Fiscal Year 2017, and not as part of the Foreign Service Buildings Act, 1926, which comprises this chapter.

2021—Pub. L. 117–81, § 5203(a)(1), substituted “Biannual report on overseas capital construction projects” for “Annual report on embassy construction costs” in section catchline.

Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 117–81, § 5203(a)(2), added subsec. (a) and struck out former subsec. (a). Prior to amendment, text read as follows: “Not later than 180 days after December 16, 2016, and annually thereafter, the Secretary shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees and the Committees on Appropriations of the Senate and the House of Representatives a comprehensive report regarding all ongoing embassy construction projects and major embassy security upgrade projects.”

Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 117–81, § 5203(a)(2), added subsec. (b) and struck out former subsec. (b). Prior to amendment, text read as follows: “Each report required under subsection (a) shall include the following with respect to each ongoing embassy construction projects and major embassy security upgrade projects:

“(1) The initial cost estimate.

“(2) The amount expended on the project to date.

“(3) The projected timeline for completing the project.

“(4) Any cost overruns incurred by the project.”

2017—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 115–94 inserted “and the Committees on Appropriations of the Senate and the House of Representatives” after “appropriate congressional committees”.

For definitions of “Secretary” and “appropriate congressional committees” as used in this section, see section 2 of Pub. L. 114–323, set out as a note under section 2651 of this title.