Sec. 161. PROTECTION FROM FUTURE HOSTILE INTELLIGENCE ACTIVITIES IN THE UNITED STATES
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## SEC. 161 PROTECTION FROM FUTURE HOSTILE INTELLIGENCE ACTIVITIES IN THE UNITED STATES Section 205 of the State Department Basic Authorities Act of 1956 (22 U.S.C. 4305) is amended by adding at the end the following: > > ### “(d) > > > ####
(1)> > After the date of enactment of this subsection, real property in the United States may not be acquired (by sale, lease, or other means) by or on behalf of the foreign mission of a foreign country described in paragraph
(4)if, in the judgment of the Secretary of Defense (after consultation with the Secretary of State), the acquisition of that property might substantially improve the capability of that country to intercept communications involving United States Government diplomatic, military, or intelligence matters. > > > #### “(2) > > After the date of enactment of this subsection, real property in the United States may not be acquired (by sale, lease, or other means) by or on behalf of the foreign mission of a foreign country described in paragraph
(4)if, in the judgment of the Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (after consultation with the Secretary of State), the acquisition of that property might substantially improve the capability of that country to engage in intelligence activities directed against the United States Government, other than the intelligence activities described in paragraph (1). > > > #### “(3) > > The Secretary of State shall inform the Secretary of Defense and the Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation immediately upon notice being given pursuant to subsection
(a)of this section of a proposed acquisition of real property by or on behalf of the foreign mission of a foreign country described in paragraph (4). > > > #### “(4) > > For the purposes of this subsection, the term ‘**foreign country**’ means— > > > ##### “(A) > > any country listed as a Communist country in section 620(f) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961; > > > ##### “(B) > > any country determined by the Secretary of State, for purposes of section 6(j) of the Export Administration Act of 1979, to be a country which has repeatedly provided support for acts of international terrorism; and > > > ##### “(C) > > any other country which engages in intelligence activities in the United States which are adverse to the national security interests of the United States. > > > #### “(5) > > As used in this section, the term ‘**substantially improve**’ shall not be construed to prevent the establishment of a foreign mission by a country which, on the date of enactment of this section— > > > ##### “(A) > > does not have a mission in the United States, or > > > ##### “(B) > > with respect to a city in the United States, did not maintain a mission in that city.” > .
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PROTECTION FROM FUTURE HOSTILE INTELLIGENCE ACTIVITIES IN THE UNITED STATES
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