H.R. 3678

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.R. 3678 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 3678 To provide for the treatment of the Caribbean Community as an international organization for purposes of the International Organizations Immunities Act, and for other purposes. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES June 3, 2025 Mr. Castro of Texas (for himself, Ms. Salazar, Mrs. Cherfilus- McCormick, and Mr. Lawler) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To provide for the treatment of the Caribbean Community as an international organization for purposes of the International Organizations Immunities Act, and for other purposes. 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 ``Strengthening US-Caribbean Partnership Act''. SEC. 2. EXTENSION OF DIPLOMATIC PRIVILEGES AND IMMUNITIES TO THE CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY. The International Organizations Immunities Act (22 U.S.C. 288 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following new section: ``SEC. 20. EXTENSION OF DIPLOMATIC PRIVILEGES AND IMMUNITIES TO THE CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY. ``Under such terms and conditions as the President shall determine, the President is authorized to extend the provisions of this title to the Caribbean Community 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''. <all>