HR 3678
Strengthening US-Caribbean Partnership Act
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Bill overview
This bill aims to strengthen the relationship between the United States and the Caribbean Community (CARICOM). Specifically, it proposes to grant the CARICOM organization the same diplomatic privileges and immunities afforded to other public international organizations with which the U.S. has formal relationships. This would allow CARICOM to operate in the U.S. with similar protections as other international bodies.
Key provisions
- Extends diplomatic immunities to the Caribbean Community under the International Organizations Immunities Act.
- Authorizes the President to determine the terms and conditions of this extension.
- Mirrors the immunities granted to international organizations the U.S. participates in.
- Applies the extension to CARICOM in the same manner as other participating organizations.
Who is affected
- The Caribbean Community (CARICOM)
- The United States Government
- U.S. Diplomats
- U.S. Government Agencies
- Caribbean nations affiliated with CARICOM
Notable changes
- Currently, the International Organizations Immunities Act does not explicitly extend immunities to the Caribbean Community.
- This bill creates a new section to address this gap in the law.
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119th CONGRESS — 1st Session
H. R. 3678
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
A BILL
To provide for the treatment of the Caribbean Community as an international organization for purposes of the International Organizations Immunities Act, and for other purposes.
This Act may be cited as the Strengthening US-Caribbean Partnership Act
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The International Organizations Immunities Act (22 U.S.C. 288 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following new section:
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