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U.S. Code > Title 22 > Chapter 53 > § 4309 - Application to public international organizations and official missions to such organizations

(a) Findings
  The Congress finds that - 
    (1) pursuant to the Agreement Between the United States and the
  United Nations Regarding the Headquarters of the United Nations
  (authorized by Public Law 80-357 (22 U.S.C. 287 note)), the
  United States has accepted - 
      (A) the obligation to permit and to facilitate the right of
    individuals, who are employed by or are authorized by the
    United Nations to conduct official business in connection with
    that organization or its agencies, to enter into and exit from
    the United States for purposes of conducting official
    activities within the United Nations Headquarters District,
    subject to regulation as to points of entry and departure; and
      (B) the implied obligation to permit and to facilitate the
    acquisition of facilities in order to conduct such activities
    within or in proximity to the United Nations Headquarters
    District, subject to reasonable regulation including regulation
    of the location and size of such facilities; and

    (2) taking into account paragraph (1) and consistent with the
  obligation of the United States to facilitate the functioning of
  the United Nations, the United States has no additional
  obligation to permit the conduct of any other activities,
  including nonofficial activities, by such individuals outside of
  the United Nations Headquarters District.
(b) Activities of United Nations employees
  (1) The conduct of any activities, or the acquisition of any
benefits (as defined in section 4301(a)(1) of this title), outside
the United Nations Headquarters District by any individual employed
by, or authorized by the United Nations to conduct official
business in connection with, that organization or its agencies, or
by any person or agency acting on behalf thereof, may be permitted
or denied or subject to reasonable regulation, as determined to be
in the best interests of the United States and pursuant to this
chapter.
  (2) Repealed. Pub. L. 103-236, title I, Sec. 139(26), Apr. 30,
1994, 108 Stat. 399.
(c) Reports
  The Secretary shall report to the Congress - 
    (1) not later than 30 days after August 16, 1985, on the plans
  of the Secretary for implementing this section; and
    (2) not later than 6 months thereafter, on the actions taken
  pursuant to those plans.
(d) United States nationals
  This section shall not apply with respect to any United States
national.
(e) "United Nations Headquarters District" defined
  For purposes of this section, the term "United Nations
Headquarters District" means the area within the United States
which is agreed to by the United Nations and the United States to
constitute such a district, together with such other areas as the
Secretary of State may approve from time to time in order to permit
effective functioning of the United Nations or missions to the
United Nations.

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