H.R. 4319

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 4319 Introduced in House (IH)]

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119th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 4319

To amend the International Organizations Immunities Act to extend 
certain privileges and immunities to the European Organization for 
Nuclear Research.

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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

July 10, 2025

Mr. Castro of Texas (for himself, Mr. Johnson of South Dakota, and Mr. 
Foster) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Foreign Affairs

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A BILL

To amend the International Organizations Immunities Act to extend 
certain privileges and immunities to the European Organization for 
Nuclear Research.

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 Science Through 
Diplomacy Act of 2025''.

SEC. 2. EXTENSION OF CERTAIN PRIVILEGES AND IMMUNITIES TO THE CONSEIL 
EUROPEEN POUR LA RECHERCHE NUCLEAIRE (CERN; THE EUROPEAN 
ORGANIZATION FOR NUCLEAR RESEARCH).

The International Organizations Immunities Act (22 U.S.C. 288 et 
seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following new section:
``Sec. 21. 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.''.
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