HR 3865
Partner with asean act of 2025
Partner With Asean Act of 2025
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Bill overview
This bill aims to grant the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) the same diplomatic privileges and immunities afforded to other international organizations with which the United States has formal relationships. Specifically, it amends the International Organizations Immunities Act to allow the President to extend these immunities to ASEAN under certain conditions. This would facilitate greater cooperation and engagement between the U.S. and ASEAN nations. The bill seeks to strengthen the partnership between the United States and ASEAN.
Key provisions
- Extends diplomatic privileges and immunities to ASEAN under presidential determination.
- Amends the International Organizations Immunities Act.
- Allows the President to extend immunities similar to those granted to international organizations the U.S. participates in.
- Provides for treatment of ASEAN as an international organization.
Who is affected
- Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN)
- United States Government
- U.S. Diplomats
- ASEAN Representatives
- U.S. Businesses engaging with ASEAN
Notable changes
- Creates a mechanism for extending existing international organization immunities to ASEAN.
- Clarifies the scope of immunities available to ASEAN officials and representatives.
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119th CONGRESS — 1st Session
H. R. 3865
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
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.
This act may be cited as the Providing Appropriate Recognition and Treatment Needed to Enhance Relations with ASEAN Act of 2025 PARTNER with ASEAN Act of 2025
or the
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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 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.