S 1579 — PARTNER with ASEAN, CERN, and PIF Act

Summary

This bill amends the International Organizations Immunities Act to authorize the President to extend the act's provisions to three organizations: the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), the European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN), and the Pacific Islands Forum (PIF). Under the International Organizations Immunities Act, designated international organizations receive certain privileges and immunities from U.S. law, such as tax exemptions and immunity from legal process. The bill would allow these three organizations to be treated as international organizations under U.S. law and eligible for the same immunities and privileges as other designated international organizations. The President may determine the specific terms and conditions under which these provisions would apply to each organization. The bill provides the legal authority for granting these protections in the same manner as they are extended to other public international organizations in which the United States participates.

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Sponsor (1)

Sen. Risch, James E. [R-ID] (R-ID)

4 cosponsors

Sen. Cortez Masto, Catherine [D-NV] (D-NV)
Sen. Duckworth, Tammy [D-IL] (D-IL)
Sen. Ernst, Joni [R-IA] (R-IA)
Sen. Ricketts, Pete [R-NE] (R-NE)

Money behind the sponsor

Top reported contributors to James E. Risch’s campaign committee (2024 cycle) — who funds the bill’s sponsor, not a claim about this bill. Data from FEC.

ALPHA SERVICES LLC $10,000
1ST FINANCIAL BANK USA $6,600
CIVIC SERVICE INC. $6,600
SINCLAIR COMPANIES $6,600
SOROBAN CAPITAL PARTNERS LP $6,600

Organizations whose employees gave the most — itemized individual contributions grouped by the donor’s reported employer (FEC Schedule A). Full finance for James E. Risch → · Outside spending →

Actions (5)

Jun 18, 2025 Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 95. · senate
Jun 18, 2025 Committee on Foreign Relations. Reported by Senator Risch without amendment. Without written report. · senate
Jun 5, 2025 Committee on Foreign Relations. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably. · senate
May 1, 2025 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. · senate
May 1, 2025 Introduced in Senate

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Full text

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

May 1, 2025

Mr. Risch (for himself, Ms. Duckworth, Mr. Ricketts, Ms. Cortez Masto, and Ms. Ernst) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations

June 18, 2025

Reported by Mr. Risch, without amendment

A BILL

To provide for the treatment of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), the European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN), and the Pacific Islands Forum (PIF) as international organizations 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 TITLES.

This Act may be cited as the “Providing Appropriate Recognition and Treatment Needed to Enhance Relations with ASEAN, CERN, and PIF Act” or the “PARTNER with ASEAN, CERN, and PIF Act”.

SEC. 2. AUTHORIZATION TO EXTEND THE PROVISIONS OF THE INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS IMMUNITIES ACT TO ADDITIONAL INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS.

(a) Association of Southeast Asian Nations.—The International Organizations Immunities Act (22 U.S.C. 288 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following: “Sec. 18. Under such terms and conditions as the President shall determine, the President is authorized to extend the provisions of this title to the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) 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.”.

(b) European Organization for Nuclear Research.—The International Organizations Immunities Act, as amended by subsection (a), is further amended by adding at the end the following: “Sec. 19. 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.”.

(c) Pacific Islands Forum.—The International Organizations Immunities Act, as amended by subsections (a) and (b), is further amended by adding at the end the following: “Sec. 20. Under such terms and conditions as the President shall determine, the President is authorized to extend the provisions of this title to the Pacific Islands Forum (PIF) 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.”. Calendar No. 95

119th CONGRESS

1st Session

S. 1579