PARTNER with ASEAN, CERN, and PIF Act

Bill: 119-s-1579
Sponsor: full_name: Sen. Risch, James E. [R-ID]
Introduced: 2025-05-01
Policy area: International Affairs
Subjects: ASEAN countries

Asia

Australia

Brunei

Burma

Cambodia

Europe

European Union

Fiji

France

Indonesia

International law and treaties

International organizations and cooperation

Japan

Kiribati

Laos

Malaysia

Marshall Islands

Micronesia

Nauru

New Zealand

Oceania

Palau

Papua New Guinea

Philippines

Russia

Samoa

Singapore

Solomon Islands

Thailand

Tonga

Tuvalu

Vanuatu

Vietnam
Latest action: action_date: 2025-06-18
text: Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 95.

Summaries:

tv_txt: II Calendar No. 95 119th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 1579 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES May 1, 2025 Mr. Risch (for himself, Ms. Duckworth , Mr. Ricketts , Ms. Cortez Masto , and Ms. Ernst ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations June 18, 2025 Reported by Mr. Risch , without amendment A BILL To provide for the treatment of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), the European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN), and the Pacific Islands Forum (PIF) as international organizations for purposes of the International Organizations Immunities Act, and for other purposes.

1. Short titles This Act may be cited as the Providing Appropriate Recognition and Treatment Needed to Enhance Relations with ASEAN, CERN, and PIF Act or the PARTNER with ASEAN, CERN, and PIF Act . 2. Authorization to extend the provisions of the International Organizations Immunities Act to additional international organizations (a) 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: 18. 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 (ASEAN) 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. . (b) European Organization for Nuclear Research The International Organizations Immunities Act, as amended by subsection (a), is further amended by adding at the end the following: 19. 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. . (c) Pacific Islands Forum The International Organizations Immunities Act, as amended by subsections (a) and (b), is further amended by adding at the end the following: 20. 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 (PIF) 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. .

June 18, 2025 Reported without amendment

tv_txt: II 119th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 1579 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES May 1, 2025 Mr. Risch (for himself, Ms. Duckworth , Mr. Ricketts , Ms. Cortez Masto , and Ms. Ernst ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations A BILL To provide for the treatment of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), the European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN), and the Pacific Islands Forum (PIF) as international organizations for purposes of the International Organizations Immunities Act, and for other purposes.

1. Short titles This Act may be cited as the Providing Appropriate Recognition and Treatment Needed to Enhance Relations with ASEAN, CERN, and PIF Act or the PARTNER with ASEAN, CERN, and PIF Act . 2. Authorization to extend the provisions of the International Organizations Immunities Act to additional international organizations (a) 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: 18. 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 (ASEAN) 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. . (b) European Organization for Nuclear Research The International Organizations Immunities Act, as amended by subsection (a), is further amended by adding at the end the following: 19. 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. . (c) Pacific Islands Forum The International Organizations Immunities Act, as amended by subsections (a) and (b), is further amended by adding at the end the following: 20. 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 (PIF) 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. .