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Title 22 — Foreign Relations and Intercourse

Chapter 6 — Foreign Diplomatic and Consular Officers

§ 254b. Privileges and immunities of mission of nonparty to Vienna Convention

Statutory text

With respect to a nonparty to the Vienna Convention, the mission, the members of the mission, their families, and diplomatic couriers shall enjoy the privileges and immunities specified in the Vienna Convention.

Legislative history

Reconstructed from this section’s Code source credit and amendment notes, resolved against the local Statutes at Large. Editorial notes are evidence, not the law that made the change.

  1. Diplomatic Relations Act

    Pub. L. 95–393 § 3(b) · 92 Stat. 808

    Enacted · 22 U.S.C. § 254b

    Pub. L. 95–393, § 3(b), Sept. 30, 1978, 92 Stat. 808

    Source evidence

    Code source credit
    Pub. L. 95–393, § 3(b), Sept. 30, 1978, 92 Stat. 808

    Enacted provision · exact public law section
    (b) Members 22 USC 254b. of the mission of a sending state which has not ratified the Vienna Convention, their families, and the diplomatic couriers of such state, shall enjoy the privileges and immunities specified in the Vienna Convention.

  2. Foreign Missions Act

    Pub. L. 97–241 title II § 203(b)(2) · 96 Stat. 273

    Substituted · 22 U.S.C. § 254b

    Pub. L. 97–241 substituted “With respect to a nonparty to the Vienna Convention, the mission, the members of the mission, their families, and diplomatic couriers” for “Members of the mission of a sending state which has not ratified the Vienna Convention, their families, and the diplomatic couriers of such state,”

    Source evidence

    Code amendment note
    Pub. L. 97–241 substituted “With respect to a nonparty to the Vienna Convention, the mission, the members of the mission, their families, and diplomatic couriers” for “Members of the mission of a sending state which has not ratified the Vienna Convention, their families, and the diplomatic couriers of such state,”.

    Enacted provision · exact public law section
    (2) Section 3(b) of such Act (22 U.S.C. 254b) is amended to read as follows: “(b) With respect to a nonparty to the Vienna Convention, the mission, the members of the mission, their families, and diplomatic couriers shall enjoy the privileges and immunities specified in the Vienna Convention.”.

    Effective date note
    Amendment by Pub. L. 97–241 effective Oct. 1, 1982, see section 204 of Pub. L. 97–241, set out as an Effective Date note under section 4301 of this title.

2 of 2 references resolved to an enrolled provision

Editorial Notes

Amendments

1982—Pub. L. 97–241 substituted “With respect to a nonparty to the Vienna Convention, the mission, the members of the mission, their families, and diplomatic couriers” for “Members of the mission of a sending state which has not ratified the Vienna Convention, their families, and the diplomatic couriers of such state,”.

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Effective Date of 1982 Amendment

Amendment by Pub. L. 97–241 effective , see section 204 of Pub. L. 97–241, set out as an Effective Date note under section 4301 of this title.

Effective Date

Section effective at end of ninety-day period beginning on , see section 9 of Pub. L. 95–393, set out as a note under section 254a of this title.

Credits

1978–1982 · 2 acts
  1. 1978Pub. L. 95–393, § 3(b), , 92 Stat. 808
  2. 1982Pub. L. 97–241, title II, § 203(b)(2), , 96 Stat. 291.
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(Pub. L. 95–393, § 3(b), , 92 Stat. 808; Pub. L. 97–241, title II, § 203(b)(2), , 96 Stat. 291.)

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