,i  #aagth ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #ibdc  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,october #bh1        
#bjbb,mr4 ,castro of ,texas 7for himself
 and ,mr4 ,chabot7 introduced the       
following bill2 which was referred to   
the ,committee on ,foreign ,affairs  ,a 
,,bill  ,to provide for the treatment of
 the ,association of ,southeast ,asian  
,nations as an international            
organization for purposes of the        
,international ,organizations           
,immunities ,act1 and for other         
purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act  
may be cited as the ,providing          
,appropriate ,recognition and ,treatment
 ,needed to ,enhance ,relations with    
,,asean ,act or the ,,partner with      
,,asean ,act4  #b4 ,extension to the    
,association of ,southeast ,asian       
,nations ,the provisions of the         
,international ,organizations           
,immunities ,act 7#bb ,u4,s4,c4 #bhh et 
seq47 may be extended to the            
,association of ,southeast ,asian       

,nations in the same manner1 to the same
 extent1 and subject to the same        
conditions as such provisions 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 participation4