22 USC § 4309 - Application to public international organizations and official missions to such organizations

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identifier: "/us/usc/t22/s4309"
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title: "22 USC § 4309 - Application to public international organizations and official missions to such organizations"
title_number: 22
title_name: "FOREIGN RELATIONS AND INTERCOURSE"
section_number: "4309"
section_name: "Application to public international organizations and official missions to such organizations"
chapter_number: 53
chapter_name: "AUTHORITIES RELATING TO THE REGULATION OF FOREIGN MISSIONS"
positive_law: false
currency: "119-84"
last_updated: "2026-03-26"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
source_credit: "(Aug. 1, 1956, ch. 841, title II, § 209, as added Pub. L. 97–241, title II, § 202(b), Aug. 24, 1982, 96 Stat. 289.)"
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# § 4309. Application to public international organizations and official missions to such organizations

**(a)** **Determination by Secretary** section 4306 of this titlesection 4301(b) of this titlesection 4304(b) of this title

The Secretary may make , or any other provision of this chapter, applicable with respect to an international organization to the same extent that it is applicable with respect to a foreign mission if the Secretary determines that such application is necessary to carry out the policy set forth in  and to further the objectives set forth in .

**(b)** **“International organization” defined** For purposes of this section, “international organization” means—

including any real property of such an organization or mission and including the personnel of such an organization or mission.

**(1)** a public international organization designated as such pursuant to the International Organizations Immunities Act (22 U.S.C. 288—288f–2) or a public international organization created pursuant to a treaty or other international agreement as an instrument through or by which two or more foreign governments engage in some aspect of their conduct of international affairs; and

**(2)** an official mission (other than a United States mission) to such a public international organization,

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**Source Credit**: (Aug. 1, 1956, ch. 841, title II, § 209, as added Pub. L. 97–241, title II, § 202(b), Aug. 24, 1982, 96 Stat. 289.)

## Editorial Notes

### References in Text

The International Organizations Immunities Act, referred to in subsec. (b)(1), is , , which is classified principally to subchapter XVIII (§ 288 et seq.) of chapter 7 of this title. For complete classification of that Act to the Code, see Short Title note set out under  and Tables.

## Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

### Effective Date

Section effective , see , set out as a note under .