22 U.S.C. § 4301 | Congressional declaration of findings and policy

(a)

Findings

The Congress finds that the operation in the United States of foreign missions and public international organizations and the official missions to such organizations, including the permissible scope of their activities and the location and size of their facilities, is a proper subject for the exercise of Federal jurisdiction.

(b)

Policy

The Congress declares that it is the policy of the United States to support the secure and efficient operation of United States missions abroad, to facilitate the secure and efficient operation in the United States of foreign missions and public international organizations and the official missions to such organizations, and to assist in obtaining appropriate benefits, privileges, and immunities for those missions and organizations and to require their observance of corresponding obligations in accordance with international law.

(c)

Treatment of foreign missions in United States

The treatment to be accorded to a foreign mission in the United States shall be determined by the Secretary after due consideration of the benefits, privileges, and immunities provided to missions of the United States in the country or territory represented by that foreign mission, as well as matters relating to the protection of the interests of the United States.

Aug. 1, 1956, ch. 841 Pub. L. 97–241, title II, § 202(b)Aug. 24, 198296 Stat. 283 Pub. L. 99–93, title I, § 127(a)Aug. 16, 198599 Stat. 418(, title II, § 201, as added , , ; amended , , .)

Editorial Notes

Amendments

Pub. L. 99–931985—Subsec. (c). inserted “, as well as matters relating to the protection of the interests of the United States”.

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Effective Date

Pub. L. 97–241, title II, § 204Aug. 24, 198296 Stat. 291

October 1, 1982“The amendments made by this title [see Short Title note below] shall take effect on .”

, , , provided that:

Short Title of 1983 Amendment

Pub. L. 98–164, title VI, § 601Nov. 22, 198397 Stat. 1042

section 4304a of this title section 4303 of this title“This title [enacting , amending sections 254e and 4303 of this title, and enacting provisions set out as a note under ] may be cited as the ‘Foreign Missions Amendments Act of 1983’.”

, , , provided that:

Short Title

Pub. L. 97–241, title II, § 201Aug. 24, 198296 Stat. 282

section 1364 of Title 28“This title [enacting this chapter, amending sections 254a, 254b, 254c, 2662, and 2684 of this title and , Judiciary and Judicial Procedure, and enacting provisions set out as a note under this section] may be cited as the ‘Foreign Missions Act’.”

, , , provided that:

United States Department of State Freedom of Expression

Pub. L. 100–204, title I, § 133Dec. 22, 1987101 Stat. 1344

“(a)

Finding .—

September 15, 1987Congress finds that the United States Department of State, on , declared itself to be a temporary foreign diplomatic mission for the purpose of denying free speech to American citizens who planned to protest the tyranny of the Soviet regime.

“(b)

Prohibition .—

It is not in the national security interest of the United States for the Department of State to declare, and it shall not declare, itself to be a foreign diplomatic mission.”

, , , provided that:

United States-Soviet Reciprocity in Matters Relating to Embassies

Pub. L. 101–246, title I, § 134Feb. 16, 1990104 Stat. 33 Pub. L. 103–199, title V, § 502(c)(1)Dec. 17, 1993107 Stat. 2326, , , authorized Secretary of State to allow Soviet mission to United States to occupy, on a reciprocal basis, a consulate facility in United States, provided that United States mission in Kiev would be able to occupy an interim facility intended for conduct of unclassified activities, and required Secretary of State to submit to Congress a long-term plan for acquiring secure permanent facilities for United States mission in Kiev, prior to repeal by , , .

Pub. L. 100–204, title I, § 153(a)Dec. 22, 1987101 Stat. 1353 Pub. L. 103–199, title V, § 502(e)(1)Dec. 17, 1993107 Stat. 2326 Section 153(d) of Pub. L. 100–204 Pub. L. 103–236, title I, § 139(15)Apr. 30, 1994108 Stat. 398–(d), , , authorized Secretary of State to obtain full cooperation of Soviet government, on a reciprocal basis, in areas of diplomatic and consular finance, access to goods, and use of real property and prohibited Secretary of State from allowing Soviet mission to United States to occupy any new consulate in United States until United States mission in Kiev was able to occupy secure permanent facilities, prior to repeal by , , . was also repealed by , , .