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Code · BILL · 114th Congress · S. 2937 (Placed on Calendar Senate) — To authorize appropriations for the Department of State for fiscal year 2017, and for other purposes. · Sec. 208

Sec. 208. Codification of enhanced consular immunities

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Section 4 of the Diplomatic Relations Act ( 22 U.S.C. 254c ) is amended— by striking The President and inserting the following: The President ; and by adding at the end the following: The Secretary of State, with the concurrence of the Attorney General, may, on the basis of reciprocity and under such terms and conditions as the Secretary may determine, specify privileges and immunities for a consular post, the members of a consular post, and their families which result in more favorable or less favorable treatment than is provided in the Vienna Convention.
Before exercising the authority under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall consult with the appropriate congressional committees on the circumstances that may warrant the need for privileges and immunities providing more favorable or less favorable treatment than is provided in the Vienna Convention. .
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