[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 4490 Introduced in House (IH)]
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119th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 4490
To amend the International Organizations Immunities Act to extend
diplomatic privileges and immunities to certain additional
international and regional organizations, and for other purposes.
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
July 17, 2025
Mr. Castro of Texas (for himself, Mrs. Kim, Mr. Olszewski, Mr. Johnson
of South Dakota, Mr. Case, Mrs. Radewagen, Mr. Foster, Mrs. Cherfilus-
McCormick, and Mr. Meeks) introduced the following bill; which was
referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs
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A BILL
To amend the International Organizations Immunities Act to extend
diplomatic privileges and immunities to certain additional
international and regional organizations, 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 TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS.
This Act may be cited as the ``Providing Appropriate Recognition
and Treatment Needed to Enhance Relations Act'' or the ``PARTNER Act''.
Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents.
Sec. 2. Extension of diplomatic privileges and immunities to the
Association of Southeast Asian Nations.
Sec. 3. Extension of diplomatic privileges and immunities to the
European Organization For Nuclear Research
(CERN).
Sec. 4. Extension of diplomatic privileges and immunities to the
Pacific Islands Forum.
Sec. 5. Extension of diplomatic privileges and immunities to the
Caribbean Community.
Sec. 6. Extension of certain privileges and immunities to the African
Union.
SEC. 2. EXTENSION OF DIPLOMATIC PRIVILEGES AND IMMUNITIES TO THE
ASSOCIATION OF SOUTHEAST ASIAN NATIONS.
The International Organizations Immunities Act (22 U.S.C. 288 et
seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following new section:
``SEC. 18. EXTENSION OF DIPLOMATIC 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.''.
SEC. 3. EXTENSION OF DIPLOMATIC PRIVILEGES AND IMMUNITIES TO THE
EUROPEAN ORGANIZATION FOR NUCLEAR RESEARCH (CERN).
The International Organizations Immunities Act (22 U.S.C. 288 et
seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following new section:
``SEC. 19. EXTENSION OF DIPLOMATIC 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.''.
SEC. 4. EXTENSION OF DIPLOMATIC PRIVILEGES AND IMMUNITIES TO THE
PACIFIC ISLANDS FORUM.
The International Organizations Immunities Act (22 U.S.C. 288 et
seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following new section:
``SEC. 20. EXTENSION OF DIPLOMATIC 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.''.
SEC. 5. EXTENSION OF DIPLOMATIC PRIVILEGES AND IMMUNITIES TO THE
CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY.
The International Organizations Immunities Act (22 U.S.C. 288 et
seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following new section:
``SEC. 21. EXTENSION OF DIPLOMATIC 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.''.
SEC. 6. EXTENSION OF CERTAIN PRIVILEGES AND IMMUNITIES TO THE AFRICAN
UNION.
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.''.
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