Section 1
SECTION 1. The Secretary of Foreign Affairs, upon recommendation of a special committee hereby created for the purpose of this Act, to be hereinafter referred to as the special committee, to be composed of the Auditor-General as chairman, and the Governor of the Central Bank, the Commissioner of the Budget, a representative of the Department of Public Works and Communications and a representative of the Department of Foreign Affairs as members, is empowered to acquire by purchase or construction within the limits of appropriations made for the purpose, or by exchange, in whole or in part, under such terms and conditions as in his judgment may best protect the interests of the Republic of the Philippines, of any building or grounds of the Republic of the Philippines in foreign countries and under the jurisdiction and control of the Secretary of Foreign Affairs, sites and buildings in foreign capitals and in other foreign cities, and to alter, repair, and furnish such buildings for the use of the diplomatic and consular establishments of the Republic of the Philippines, or for the purpose of consolidating, to the extent deemed advisable by the Secretary of Foreign Affairs, within one or more buildings, the embassies, legations, consulates and other agencies of the Philippine Government there maintained, in which buildings the said Secretary shall assign quarters to such embassies, legations, consulates, and agencies.