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Code · STATUTE-COMPILATIONS · Department of State Authorities Act, Fiscal Year 2017 · Sec. 501

Sec. 501. CODIFICATION OF ENHANCED CONSULAR IMMUNITIES

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## SEC. 501 CODIFICATION OF ENHANCED CONSULAR IMMUNITIES Section 4 of the Diplomatic Relations Act (22 U.S.C. 254c) is amended— ####
(1)by striking “ The President ” and inserting the following: > > ### “(a) In General > > The President” > ; and ####
(2)by adding at the end the following new subsection: > > ### “(b) Consular Immunity > > > #### “(1) In General > > 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 on Consular Relations, of April 24, 1963 (T.I.A.S. 6820), entered into force for the United States on December 24, 1969. > > > #### “(2) Consultation > > Before exercising the authority under paragraph (1), the Secretary of State shall consult with the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate regarding 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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