§ 254c. — Extension of more favorable or less favorable treatment than provided under Vienna Convention; authority of President.
[Laws in effect as of January 24, 2002]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 24, 2002 and December 19, 2002]
[CITE: 22USC254c]
TITLE 22--FOREIGN RELATIONS AND INTERCOURSE
CHAPTER 6--FOREIGN DIPLOMATIC AND CONSULAR OFFICERS
Sec. 254c. Extension of more favorable or less favorable
treatment than provided under Vienna Convention; authority of
President
The President may, on the basis of reciprocity and under such terms
and conditions as he may determine, specify privileges and immunities
for the mission, the members of the mission, their families, and the
diplomatic couriers which result in more favorable treatment or less
favorable treatment than is provided under the Vienna Convention.
(Pub. L. 95-393, Sec. 4, Sept. 30, 1978, 92 Stat. 809; Pub. L. 97-241,
title II, Sec. 203(b)(3), Aug. 24, 1982, 96 Stat. 291.)
Amendments
1982--Pub. L. 97-241 substituted ``immunities for the mission, the
members'' for ``immunities for members'' and ``diplomatic couriers
which'' for ``diplomatic couriers of any sending state which''.
Effective Date of 1982 Amendment
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.
Effective Date
Section effective at end of ninety-day period beginning on Sept. 30,
1978, see section 9 of Pub. L. 95-393, set out as a note under section
254a of this title.
Ex. Ord. No. 12101. Delegation of Functions to Secretary of State
Respecting Privileges and Immunities for Diplomatic Missions and
Personnel
Ex. Ord. No. 12101, Nov. 17, 1978, 43 F.R. 54195, as amended by Ex.
Ord. No. 12608, Sept. 9, 1987, 52 F.R. 34617, provided:
By the authority vested in me as President of the United States of
America by the Diplomatic Relations Act (Public Law 95-393, 92 Stat.
808; 22 U.S.C. 254a et seq.) and Section 301 of Title 3 of the United
States Code, in order to implement the liability insurance and other
requirements relating to diplomatic personnel, I hereby designate and
empower the Secretary of State to perform, without the approval,
ratification, or other action of the President, the functions vested or
to be vested in the President by Section 4 of Diplomatic Relations Act
(92 Stat. 809; 22 U.S.C. 254c).
Section Referred to in Other Sections
This section is referred to in section 254d of this title.
