§ 288k. — Extension of certain privileges, exemptions, and immunities to Hong Kong Economic and Trade Offices.
[Laws in effect as of January 24, 2002]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 24, 2002 and December 19, 2002]
[CITE: 22USC288k]
TITLE 22--FOREIGN RELATIONS AND INTERCOURSE
CHAPTER 7--INTERNATIONAL BUREAUS, CONGRESSES, ETC.
SUBCHAPTER XVIII--PRIVILEGES AND IMMUNITIES OF INTERNATIONAL
ORGANIZATIONS
Sec. 288k. Extension of certain privileges, exemptions, and
immunities to Hong Kong Economic and Trade Offices
(a) Application of International Organizations Immunities Act
The provisions of the International Organizations Immunities Act (22
U.S.C. 288 et seq.) may be extended to the Hong Kong Economic and Trade
Offices in the same manner, to the same extent, and subject to the same
conditions as such provisions may be extended to a public international
organization in which the United States participates pursuant to any
treaty or under the authority of any Act of Congress authorizing such
participation or making an appropriation for such participation.
(b) Application of international agreement on certain State and local
taxation
The President is authorized to apply the provisions of Article I of
the Agreement on State and Local Taxation of Foreign Employees of Public
International Organizations, done at Washington on April 21, 1994, to
the Hong Kong Economic and Trade Offices.
(c) ``Hong Kong Economic and Trade Offices'' defined
The term ``Hong Kong Economic and Trade Offices'' refers to Hong
Kong's official economic and trade missions in the United States.
(Pub. L. 105-22, Sec. 1, June 27, 1997, 111 Stat. 236.)
References in Text
The International Organizations Immunities Act, referred to in
subsec. (a), is title I of act Dec. 29, 1945, ch. 652, 59 Stat. 669, as
amended, which is classified principally to this subchapter. For
complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Short Title note
set out under section 288 of this title and Tables.
Codification
Section was not enacted as part of the International Organizations
Immunities Act which comprises this subchapter.
