Pub. L. 100-204, tit. I, pt. C, sec. 153
UNITED STATESSOVIET RECIPROCITY IN MATTERS RELATING TO EMBASSIES.
SEC. 153. UNITED STATESSOVIET RECIPROCITY IN MATTERS RELATING TO EMBASSIES. (a) Requirement for Reciprocity in Certain Matters.— The Secretary of State shall exercise the authority granted in title II of the State Department Basic Authorities Act of 1956 (relating to foreign missions) to obtain the full cooperation of the Soviet Government in achieving the following objectives by October 1, 1989: (1) Finance.— United States diplomatic and consular posts in the Soviet Union not pay more than fair value for goods or services as a result of the Soviet Government’s control over Soviet currency valuation and over the pricing of goods and services. (2) Access to goods and services.— United States diplomatic and consular posts in the Soviet Union have full access to goods and services, including utilities. (3) Real property.— The real property used for office purposes, the real property used for residential purposes, and the real property used for all other purposes by United States diplomatic and consular posts in the Soviet Union is comparable in terms of quantity and quality to the real property used for each of those purposes by diplomatic and consular posts of the Soviet mission to the United States. (b) Soviet Consulates in the United States.— The Secretary of State shall not allow the Soviet mission to the United States to occupy any new consulate in the United States until the United States mission in Kiev is able to occupy secure permanent facilities. (c) Secretary of the Treasury.— The Secretary of the Treasury shall provide to the Secretary of State such assistance with respect to the implementation of paragraph (1) of subsection (a) as the Secretary of State may request. (d) Reports to Congress.— Not later than 60 days after the date of enactment of this Act and annually thereafter, the Secretary of State shall submit to the Congress a report setting forth the actions taken and planned to be taken in carrying out subsection (a). (e) Definition of Benefit.— Paragraph (1) of section 202(a) of title II of the State Department Basic Authorities Act of 1956 (22 U.S.C. 4302(a)(1); commonly referred to as the Foreign Missions Act) is amended— (1) by striking out “and” at the end of subparagraph (E); (2) in subparagraph (F), by inserting “and” after “services,”; and (3) by inserting after subparagraph (F) the following new subparagraph: “(G) financial and currency exchange services,”.