Interparliamentary Union
Signed August 7, 1998·William J. Clinton·63 FR 43065
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Designates the Interparliamentary Union as a public international organization entitled to the privileges, exemptions, and immunities provided under the International Organizations Immunities Act. The designation relies on the President's authority under that Act after determining that the Interparliamentary Union qualifies as a public international organization in which the United States participates. It clarifies that this designation does not limit or reduce any privileges, exemptions, or immunities the organization has already gained, or may gain in the future, through international agreements or acts of Congress.
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By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, including section 1 of the International Organizations Immunities Act (22 U.S.C. 288), and having found that the Interparliamentary Union is a public international organization in which the United States participates within the meaning of the International Organizations Immunities Act, I hereby
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Executive Order 13097 of August 7, 1998
Interparliamentary Union
By the authority vested in me as President by the
Constitution and the laws of the United States of
America, including section 1 of the International
Organizations Immunities Act (22 U.S.C. 288), and
having found that the Interparliamentary Union is a
public international organization in which the United
States participates within the meaning of the
International Organizations Immunities Act, I hereby
designate the Interparliamentary Union as a public
international organization entitled to enjoy the
privileges, exemptions, and immunities conferred by the
International Organizations Immunities Act. This
designation is not intended to abridge in any respect
privileges, exemptions, or immunities that such
organization may have acquired or may acquire by
international agreements or by congressional action.
(Presidential Sig.)
THE WHITE HOUSE,
August 7, 1998.Reproduced from the Federal Register plain-text record, signed August 7, 1998. Typesetting artifacts are removed; no wording is changed.