Providing Appropriate Recognition and Treatment Needed to Enhance Relations with ASEAN Act

Bill: 117-hr-9243
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Castro, Joaquin [D-TX-20]
Introduced: 2022-10-28
Policy area: International Affairs
Subjects: ASEAN countries

Asia

Brunei

Burma

Cambodia

Indonesia

International law and treaties

International organizations and cooperation

Laos

Malaysia

Philippines

Property tax

Singapore

Thailand

Vietnam
Latest action: action_date: 2022-12-07
text: Ordered to be Reported by Voice Vote.

Summaries:
action_date: 2022-10-28
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><b>Providing Appropriate Recognition and Treatment Needed to Enhance Relations with ASEAN Act or the PARTNER with ASEAN Act</b></p> <p>This bill establishes that the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) shall be covered by the International Organizations Immunities Act, which provides immunities and privileges to certain international organizations, such as immunity from certain lawsuits and exemption from property taxes.</p> <p>(ASEAN is Southeast Asia's primary multilateral organization. It has 10 member nations, including Brunei, Indonesia, Singapore, and Vietnam.)</p>

tv_txt: I 117th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 9243 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES October 28, 2022 Mr. Castro of Texas (for himself and Mr. Chabot ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs 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.

1. Short title 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 . 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.