H.R. 9619 — Introduced in House

I 118th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 9619 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES September 17, 2024Mr. Castro of Texas (for himself and Mr. Foster) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs A BILL To amend the International Organizations Immunities Act to extend certain privileges and immunities to the European Organization for Nuclear Research. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Strengthening Science Through Diplomacy Act. 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: 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. .