Gulf Diplomacy Act

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 6095 Introduced in House (IH)]

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119th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 6095

      To extend privileges and immunities under the International 
     Organizations Immunities Act to the Gulf Cooperation Council.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           November 18, 2025

  Mr. Lawler introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
                      Committee on Foreign Affairs

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                                 A BILL


 
      To extend privileges and immunities under the International 
     Organizations Immunities Act to the Gulf Cooperation Council.

    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 ``Gulf Diplomacy Act''.

SEC. 2. EXTENSION OF PRIVILEGES AND IMMUNITIES TO GULF COOPERATION 
              COUNCIL MISSION.

    The International Organizations Immunities Act (22 U.S.C. 288 et 
seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following:

                   ``gulf cooperation council mission

    ``Sec. 18. 
    ``(a) The provisions of this Act may be extended to the Gulf 
Cooperation Council in the same manner, to the same extent, and subject 
to the same conditions, as they 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) Under such terms and conditions as the President shall 
determine, consistent with the purposes of this Act, the President is 
authorized to extend, or enter into an agreement to extend, to the Gulf 
Cooperation Council, and to its members, the privileges and immunities 
enjoyed by diplomatic missions accredited to the United States, and by 
members of such missions, subject to corresponding conditions and 
obligations.''.
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