Bill > HR4490

This bill, known as the PARTNER Act (Providing Appropriate Recognition and Treatment Needed to Enhance Relations Act), amends the International Organizations Immunities Act to extend diplomatic privileges and immunities to several international organizations. Specifically, the bill authorizes the President to extend these privileges to the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), the European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN), the Pacific Islands Forum, and the Caribbean Community, allowing these organizations similar legal protections as other international organizations in which the United States participates. Additionally, the bill expands the existing provisions for the African Union by allowing its permanent observer mission to the United Nations in New York to receive the same privileges and immunities as permanent missions of UN member states. These diplomatic immunities typically include protections from legal prosecution, tax exemptions, and other special considerations that facilitate the organizations' diplomatic and operational activities. The bill represents an effort to strengthen diplomatic relationships and provide formal recognition to these regional and international organizations by granting them standardized diplomatic status under U.S. law.

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https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/4490/all-info