PARTNER Act

This bill, also called the PARTNER Act, lets the President grant certain international groups special protections similar to those given to many global organizations and embassies in the U.S. These can include immunity from some lawsuits and relief from some property taxes, so the groups can do their work here more easily. It specifically makes the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), the Pacific Islands Forum, the Caribbean Community, and CERN eligible for these protections if the President chooses to extend them . It also allows the African Union’s permanent observer mission to the United Nations, and its members, to get protections similar to those given to UN member countries’ missions in New York .

• Who is affected: ASEAN, the Pacific Islands Forum, the Caribbean Community, CERN, and the African Union’s UN observer mission and their staff working in the U.S. .
• What changes: The President may extend privileges and immunities under U.S. law, like protection from some lawsuits and some property taxes, to help these groups operate in the U.S..
• When: These protections would apply once the law is in effect and only if the President decides to grant them .