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H.R. 4490 · House bill · 119th Congress
This bill authorizes the President to extend diplomatic immunities and privileges provided by the International Organizations Immunities Act, including immunity from certain lawsuits and exemption from property taxes, to specified international regional and research organizations.
Specifically, the bill authorizes the President to extend these immunities and privileges to
the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), a regional organization with 10 members including Brunei, Indonesia, Singapore, and Vietnam;
the Pacific Islands Forum, a regional organization with 18 members including Australia, Fiji, New Zealand, and Papua New Guinea;
the Caribbean Community (CARICOM), a regional organization with 15 members and 6 associate members including Barbados, Grenada, Jamaica, and Saint Lucia; and
the European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN), an international research organization focused on particle physics.
The bill also authorizes the President to extend to the permanent observer mission of the African Union to the United Nations the privileges and immunities provided to permanent missions to the United Nations of member states.
This Act may be cited as the “Providing Appropriate Recognition and Treatment Needed to Enhance Relations Act” or the “PARTNER Act”.
The International Organizations Immunities Act (22 U.S.C. 288 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following new section:
“18. Extension of privileges and immunities to the Association of Southeast Asian Nations.— Under such terms and conditions as the President shall determine, the President is authorized to extend the provisions of this title to the Association of Southeast Asian Nations in the same manner, to the same extent, and subject to the same conditions, as it may be extended to a public international organization in which the United States participates pursuant to any treaty or under the authority of any Act of Congress authorizing such participation or making an appropriation for such participation.”.
The International Organizations Immunities Act (22 U.S.C. 288 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following new section:
“19. Extension of privileges and immunities to the European Organization For Nuclear Research (CERN).— Under such terms and conditions as the President shall determine, the President is authorized to extend the provisions of this title to the European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN) in the same manner, to the same extent, and subject to the same conditions, as it may be extended to a public international organization in which the United States participates pursuant to any treaty or under the authority of any Act of Congress authorizing such participation or making an appropriation for such participation.”.
The International Organizations Immunities Act (22 U.S.C. 288 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following new section:
“20. Extension of privileges and immunities to the Pacific Islands Forum.— Under such terms and conditions as the President shall determine, the President is authorized to extend the provisions of this title to the Pacific Islands Forum in the same manner, to the same extent, and subject to the same conditions, as it may be extended to a public international organization in which the United States participates pursuant to any treaty or under the authority of any Act of Congress authorizing such participation or making an appropriation for such participation.”.
The International Organizations Immunities Act (22 U.S.C. 288 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following new section:
“21. Extension of privileges and immunities to the Caribbean Community.— Under such terms and conditions as the President shall determine, the President is authorized to extend the provisions of this title to the Caribbean Community in the same manner, to the same extent, and subject to the same conditions, as it may be extended to a public international organization in which the United States participates pursuant to any treaty or under the authority of any Act of Congress authorizing such participation or making an appropriation for such participation.”.
Section 12(b) of the International Organizations Immunities Act (22 U.S.C. 288f–2(b)) is amended:
(1) by striking “to extend, or enter into an agreement to extend, to the African Union Mission” and inserting “to extend, or enter into an agreement to extend—”;
“(1) to the African Union Mission”;
(2) by striking the period at the end and inserting “; and”; and
(3) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
“(2) to the permanent observer mission of the African Union to the United Nations in New York, and to its members, the privileges and immunities enjoyed by the permanent missions to the United Nations of member states, and their members, subject to corresponding conditions and obligations.”.