African Union Diplomatic Parity Act

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 4196 Introduced in House (IH)]

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119th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 4196

 To extend certain privileges and immunities to the Permanent Observer 
    Mission of the African Union to the United Nations in New York.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             June 26, 2025

 Mr. Olszewski (for himself and Mr. Huizenga) introduced the following 
      bill; which was referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs

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                                 A BILL


 
 To extend certain privileges and immunities to the Permanent Observer 
    Mission of the African Union to the United Nations in New York.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``African Union Diplomatic Parity 
Act''.

SEC. 2. EXTENSION OF CERTAIN PRIVILEGES AND IMMUNITIES TO THE AFRICAN 
              UNION.

    Section 12(b) of the International Organizations Immunities Act (22 
U.S.C. 288f-2(b)) is amended--
            (1) by striking ``extend, to the African Union Mission'' 
        and inserting ``extend--
            ``(1) to the African Union Mission'';
            (2) by striking the period at the end and inserting ``; 
        and''; and
            (3) by adding at the end the following:
            ``(2) to the Permanent Observer Mission of the African 
        Union to the United Nations in New York, and to its members, 
        the privileges and immunities enjoyed by the permanent missions 
        to the United Nations of member states, and their members, 
        subject to corresponding conditions and obligations.''.
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