[Congressional Bills 118th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [S. 5009 Introduced in Senate (IS)] <DOC> 118th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 5009 To provide for the treatment of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations as an international organization for purposes of the International Organizations Immunities Act, and for other purposes. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES September 10, 2024 Ms. Duckworth introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To provide for the treatment of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations as an international organization for purposes of the International Organizations Immunities Act, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLES. This Act may be cited as the ``Providing Appropriate Recognition and Treatment Needed to Enhance Relations with ASEAN Act'' or the ``PARTNER with ASEAN Act''. SEC. 2. EXTENSION TO THE ASSOCIATION OF SOUTHEAST ASIAN NATIONS. The provisions of the International Organizations Immunities Act (22 U.S.C. 288 et seq.) may be extended to the Association of Southeast Asian Nations in the same manner, to the same extent, and subject to the same conditions as such provisions 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. <all>