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22 USC Sec. 288 01/05/99
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TITLE 22 - FOREIGN RELATIONS AND INTERCOURSE
CHAPTER 7 - INTERNATIONAL BUREAUS, CONGRESSES, ETC.
SUBCHAPTER XVIII - PRIVILEGES AND IMMUNITIES OF INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS
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Sec. 288. ''International organization'' defined; authority of President
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For the purposes of this subchapter, the term ''international
organization'' means 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, and which shall
have been designated by the President through appropriate Executive
order as being entitled to enjoy the privileges, exemptions, and
immunities provided in this subchapter. The President shall be
authorized, in the light of the functions performed by any such
international organization, by appropriate Executive order to
withhold or withdraw from any such organization or its officers or
employees any of the privileges, exemptions, and immunities
provided for in this subchapter (including the amendments made by
this subchapter) or to condition or limit the enjoyment by any such
organization or its officers or employees of any such privilege,
exemption, or immunity. The President shall be authorized, if in
his judgment such action should be justified by reason of the abuse
by an international organization or its officers and employees of
the privileges, exemptions, and immunities provided in this
subchapter or for any other reason, at any time to revoke the
designation of any international organization under this section,
whereupon the international organization in question shall cease to
be classed as an international organization for the purposes of
this subchapter.
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(Dec. 29, 1945, ch. 652, title I, Sec. 1, 59 Stat. 669.)
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REFERENCES IN TEXT
This subchapter, referred to in text, was in the original ''this
title'', meaning title I of act Dec. 29, 1945, ch. 652, 59 Stat.
669, which is classified principally to this subchapter. For
complete classification of title I to the Code, see Short Title
note set out below and Tables.
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SHORT TITLE
Section 10 of title I of act Dec. 29, 1945, provided that: ''This
title (enacting this subchapter and amending section 215 of Title
8, Aliens and Nationality, sections 116, 1607, 1621, 3466, 3469,
3475, and 3797 of Internal Revenue Code, 1939, and section 409 of
Title 42, The Public Health and Welfare) may be cited as the
'International Organizations Immunities Act'.''
INTERNATIONAL COTTON ADVISORY COMMITTEE
Pub. L. 104-127, title II, Sec. 283, Apr. 4, 1996, 110 Stat. 980,
provided that:
''(a) In General. - The President shall ensure that the
Government of the United States participates as a full member of
the International Cotton Advisory Committee.
''(b) Representation by the Secretary. - The Secretary of
Agriculture shall represent the Government of the United States as
a member of the International Cotton Advisory Committee and shall
delegate the primary responsibility to represent the Government of
the United States to appropriately qualified individuals.''
ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPLIES FOR INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS
Act Aug. 4, 1947, ch. 479, 61 Stat. 752, provided for the
procurement and furnishing of administrative supplies by the
Treasury Department to international organizations until July 1,
1948. This act was popularly known as the ''International
Organizations Procurement Act of 1947.''
PUBLIC INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS ENTITLED TO ENJOY CERTAIN
PRIVILEGES, EXEMPTIONS, AND IMMUNITIES
International organizations were designated by executive order as
public international organizations entitled to enjoy the
privileges, exemptions, and immunities conferred by the
International Organizations Immunities Act (this subchapter) as
follows:
African Development Bank, Ex. Ord. No. 12403, Feb. 8, 1983, 48 F.R.
6087.
African Development Fund, Ex. Ord. No. 11977, Mar. 14, 1977, 42
F.R. 14671.
Asian Development Bank, Ex. Ord. No. 11334, Mar. 7, 1967, 32 F.R.
3933.
Border Environment Cooperation Commission, Ex. Ord. No. 12904, Mar.
16, 1994, 59 F.R. 13179.
Caribbean Organization, Ex. Ord. No. 10983, Dec. 30, 1961, 27 F.R.
32.
Commission for Environmental Cooperation, Ex. Ord. No. 12904, Mar.
16, 1994, 59 F.R. 13179.
Commission for Labor Cooperation, Ex. Ord. No. 12904, Mar. 16,
1994, 59 F.R. 13179.
Commission for the Study of Alternatives to the Panama Canal, Ex.
Ord. No. 12567, Oct. 2, 1986, 51 F.R. 35495.
Customs Cooperation Council, Ex. Ord. No. 11596, June 5, 1971, 36
F.R. 11079.
European Bank for Reconstruction and Development, Ex. Ord. No.
12766, June 18, 1991, 56 F.R. 28463.
European Space Agency, Ex. Ord. No. 11318, Dec. 5, 1966, 31 F.R.
15307; Ex. Ord. No. 11351, May 22, 1967, 32 F.R. 7561; Ex. Ord.
No. 11760, Jan. 17, 1974, 39 F.R. 2343; Ex. Ord. No. 12766, June
18, 1991, 56 F.R. 28463.
Food and Agriculture Organization, Ex. Ord. No. 9698, Feb. 19,
1946, 11 F.R. 1809.
Great Lakes Fishery Commission, Ex. Ord. No. 11059, Oct. 23, 1962,
27 F.R. 10405.
Hong Kong Economic and Trade Offices, Ex. Ord. No. 13052, June 30,
1997, 62 F.R. 35659.
Inter-American Defense Board, Ex. Ord. No. 10228, Mar. 26, 1951, 16
F.R. 2676.
Inter-American Development Bank, Ex. Ord. No. 10873, Apr. 8, 1960,
25 F.R. 3097; Ex. Ord. No. 11019, Apr. 27, 1962, 27 F.R. 4145.
Inter-American Institute of Agricultural Sciences, Ex. Ord. No.
9751, July 11, 1946, 11 F.R. 7713.
Inter-American Investment Corporation, Ex. Ord. No. 12567, Oct. 2,
1986, 51 F.R. 35495.
Inter-American Statistical Institute, Ex. Ord. No. 9751, July 11,
1946, 11 F.R. 7713.
Inter-American Tropical Tuna Commission, Ex. Ord. No. 11059, Oct.
23, 1962, 27 F.R. 10405.
Intergovernmental Maritime Consultative Organization, Ex. Ord. No.
10795, Dec. 13, 1958, 23 F.R. 9709.
International Atomic Energy Agency, Ex. Ord. No. 10727, Aug. 31,
1957, 22 F.R. 7099.
International Bank for Reconstruction and Development, Ex. Ord. No.
9751, July 11, 1946, 11 F.R. 7713.
International Boundary and Water Commission, United States and
Mexico, Ex. Ord. No. 12467, Mar. 2, 1984, 49 F.R. 8229.
International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes, Ex.
Ord. No. 11966, Jan. 19, 1977, 42 F.R. 4331.
International Civil Aviation Organization, Ex. Ord. No. 9863, May
31, 1947, 12 F.R. 3559.
International Coffee Organization, Ex. Ord. No. 11225, May 22,
1965, 30 F.R. 7093.
International Committee of the Red Cross, Ex. Ord. No. 12643, June
23, 1988, 53 F.R. 24247.
International Cotton Advisory Committee, Ex. Ord. No. 9911, Dec.
19, 1947, 12 F.R. 8719.
International Cotton Institute, Ex. Ord. No. 11283, May 27, 1966,
31 F.R. 7667.
International Criminal Police Organization (INTERPOL) (limited
privileges), Ex. Ord. No. 12425, June 16, 1983, 48 F.R. 28069;
Ex. Ord. No. 12971, Sept. 15, 1995, 60 F.R. 48617.
International Development Association, Ex. Ord. No. 11966, Jan. 19,
1977, 42 F.R. 4331.
International Development Law Institute, Ex. Ord. No. 12842, Mar.
29, 1993, 58 F.R. 17081.
International Fertilizer Development Center, Ex. Ord. No. 11977,
Mar. 14, 1977, 42 F.R. 14671.
International Finance Corporation, Ex. Ord. No. 10680, Oct. 2,
1956, 21 F.R. 7647.
International Food Policy Research Institute (limited privileges),
Ex. Ord. No. 12359, Apr. 22, 1982, 47 F.R. 17791.
International Fund for Agricultural Development, Ex. Ord. No.
12732, Oct. 31, 1990, 55 F.R. 46489.
International Hydrographic Bureau, Ex. Ord. No. 10769, May 29,
1958, 23 F.R. 3801.
International Joint Commission - United States and Canada, Ex. Ord.
No. 9972, June 25, 1948, 13 F.R. 3573.
International Labor Organization, Ex. Ord. No. 9698, Feb. 19, 1946,
11 F.R. 1809.
International Maritime Satellite Organization, Ex. Ord. No. 12238,
Sept. 12, 1980, 45 F.R. 60877.
International Monetary Fund, Ex. Ord. No. 9751, July 11, 1946, 11
F.R. 7713.
International Pacific Halibut Commission, Ex. Ord. No. 11059, Oct.
23, 1962, 27 F.R. 10405.
International Secretariat for Volunteer Service, Ex. Ord. No.
11363, July 20, 1967, 32 F.R. 10779.
International Telecommunication Union, Ex. Ord. No. 9863, May 31,
1947, 12 F.R. 3559.
International Telecommunications Satellite Organization (INTELSAT),
Ex. Ord. No. 11718, May 14, 1973, 38 F.R. 12797; Ex. Ord. No.
11966, Jan. 19, 1977, 42 F.R. 4331.
International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural
Resources, Ex. Ord. No. 12986, Jan. 18, 1996, 61 F.R. 1693.
International Wheat Advisory Committee (International Wheat
Council), Ex. Ord. No. 9823, Jan. 24, 1947, 12 F.R. 551.
Interparliamentary Union, Ex. Ord. No. 13097, Aug. 7, 1998, 63 F.R.
43065.
Israel-United States Binational Industrial Research and Development
Foundation, Ex. Ord. No. 12956, Mar. 13, 1995, 60 F.R. 14199.
Korean Peninsula Energy Development Organization, Ex. Ord. No.
12997, Apr. 1, 1996, 61 F.R. 14949.
Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency, Ex. Ord. No. 12647, Aug.
2, 1988, 53 F.R. 29323.
Multinational Force and Observers, Ex. Ord. No. 12359, Apr. 22,
1982, 47 F.R. 17791.
North American Development Bank, Ex. Ord. No. 12904, Mar. 16, 1994,
59 F.R. 13179.
North Pacific Anadromous Fish Commission, Ex. Ord. No. 12895, Jan.
26, 1994, 59 F.R. 4239.
North Pacific Marine Science Organization, Ex. Ord. No. 12894, Jan.
26, 1994, 59 F.R. 4237.
Organization for European Economic Cooperation (now known as the
Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development), Ex. Ord.
No. 10133, June 27, 1950, 15 F.R. 4159.
Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons, Ex. Ord. No.
13049, June 11, 1997, 62 F.R. 32471.
Organization of African Unity (OAU), Ex. Ord. No. 11767, Feb. 19,
1974, 39 F.R. 6603.
Organization of American States (includes Pan American Union), Ex.
Ord. No. 10533, June 3, 1954, 19 F.R. 3289.
Organization of Eastern Caribbean States, Ex. Ord. No. 12669, Feb.
20, 1989, 54 F.R. 7753.
Pacific Salmon Commission, Ex. Ord. No. 12567, Oct. 2, 1986, 51
F.R. 35495.
Pan American Health Organization (includes Pan American Sanitary
Bureau), Ex. Ord. No. 10864, Feb. 18, 1960, 25 F.R. 1507.
Preparatory Commission of the International Atomic Energy Agency,
Ex. Ord. No. 10727, Aug. 31, 1957, 22 F.R. 7099.
Provisional Intergovernmental Committee for the Movement of
Migrants from Europe (now known as the Intergovernmental
Committee for European Migration), Ex. Ord. No. 10335, Mar. 28,
1952, 17 F.R. 2741.
South Pacific Commission, Ex. Ord. No. 10086, Nov. 25, 1949, 14
F.R. 7147.
United International Bureau for the Protection of Intellectual
Property (BIRPI), Ex. Ord. No. 11484, Sept. 29, 1969, 34 F.R.
15337.
United Nations, Ex. Ord. No. 9698, Feb. 19, 1946, 11 F.R. 1809.
United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization,
Ex. Ord. No. 9863, May 31, 1947, 12 F.R. 3559.
United Nations Industrial Development Organization, Ex. Ord. No.
12628, Mar. 8, 1988, 53 F.R. 7725.
Universal Postal Union, Ex. Ord. No. 10727, Aug. 31, 1957, 22 F.R.
7099.
World Health Organization, Ex. Ord. No. 10025, Dec. 30, 1948, 13
F.R. 9361.
World Intellectual Property Organization, Ex. Ord. No. 11866, June
18, 1975, 40 F.R. 26015.
World Meteorological Organization, Ex. Ord. No. 10676, Sept. 1,
1956, 21 F.R. 6625.
World Tourism Organization, Ex. Ord. No. 12508, Mar. 22, 1985, 50
F.R. 11837.
World Trade Organization, Ex. Ord. No. 13042, Apr. 9, 1997, 62 F.R.
18017.
PUBLIC INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS FORMERLY ENTITLED TO ENJOY
CERTAIN PRIVILEGES, EXEMPTIONS, AND IMMUNITIES
Executive orders designating international organizations as
public international organizations entitled to enjoy the
privileges, exemptions, and immunities conferred by the
International Organizations Immunities Act (this subchapter) were
revoked as follows:
Caribbean Commission, Ex. Ord. No. 10025, Dec. 30, 1948, 13 F.R.
9361; revoked by Ex. Ord. No. 10983, Dec. 30, 1961, 27 F.R. 32.
Coffee Study Group, Ex. Ord. No. 10943, May 19, 1961, 26 F.R. 4419;
revoked by Ex. Ord. No. 12033, Jan. 10, 1978, 43 F.R. 1915.
Inter-American Coffee Board, Ex. Ord. No. 9751, July 11, 1946, 11
F.R. 7713; revoked by Ex. Ord. No. 10083, Oct. 10, 1949, 14 F.R.
6161.
Intergovernmental Committee on Refugees, Ex. Ord. No. 9823, Jan.
24, 1947, 12 F.R. 551; revoked by Ex. Ord. No. 10083, Oct. 10,
1949, 14 F.R. 6161.
Interim Communications Satellite Committee, Ex. Ord. No. 11227,
June 2, 1965, 30 F.R. 7369; revoked by Ex. Ord. No. 11718, May
14, 1973, 38 F.R. 12797.
International Refugee Organization, Ex. Ord. No. 9887, Aug. 22,
1947, 12 F.R. 5723; revoked by Ex. Ord. No. 10832, Aug. 18, 1959,
24 F.R. 6753.
International Telecommunications Satellite Consortium, Ex. Ord. No.
11277, Apr. 30, 1966, 31 F.R. 6609; revoked by Ex. Ord. No.
11718, May 14, 1973, 38 F.R. 12797.
Lake Ontario Claims Tribunal, Ex. Ord. No. 11372, Sept. 18, 1967,
32 F.R. 13251; revoked by Ex. Ord. No. 11439, Dec. 7, 1968, 33
F.R. 18257.
Southeast Asia Treaty Organization, Ex. Ord. No. 10866, Feb. 20,
1960, 25 F.R. 1584; revoked by Ex. Ord. No. 12033, Jan. 10, 1978,
43 F.R. 1915.
United Nations Relief and Rehabilitation Administration, Ex. Ord.
No. 9698, Feb. 19, 1946, 11 F.R. 1809; revoked by Ex. Ord. No.
10083, Oct. 10, 1949, 14 F.R. 6161.
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REVOCATION OF EXECUTIVE ORDER NOS. 9721 AND 10103
Ex. Ord. No. 9721, May 10, 1946, 11 F.R. 5209, as amended by Ex.
Ord. No. 10103, Feb. 1, 1950, 15 F.R. 597, which provided for the
transfer of Federal Government personnel to public international
organizations, was revoked with certain savings provisions by
section 2 of Ex. Ord. No. 10804, Feb. 12, 1959, 24 F.R. 1147, and
subsequently revoked by Ex. Ord. No. 12553, Feb. 25, 1986, 51 F.R.
7237.
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SECTION REFERRED TO IN OTHER SECTIONS
This section is referred to in title 8 section 1401; title 15
sections 78dd-1, 78dd-2, 78dd-3; title 18 sections 831, 1116.
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