An Act to amend the State Department Basic Authorities Act of 1956 to require the Secretary of State to submit an annual report to Congress concerning diplomatic immunity.

Summary

Directs the Secretary of State to report annually to the Congress on: (1) the number of persons and aliens residing in the United States who are entitled to diplomatic immunity from criminal prosecution, including each case involving such an alien whom appropriate law enforcement authorities reasonably believe to have committed a serious crime within the United States; and (2) the number of U.S. citizens residing in a receiving state who are entitled to diplomatic immunity from criminal prosecution there, including each case in which the United States has been requested by the government of the state to waive immunity. Expresses the sense of the Congress that the Secretary should explore, in appropriate fora, whether states should enter into agreements and adopt legislation to provide: (1) jurisdiction in the sending state to prosecute crimes committed in the receiving state by persons entitled to diplomatic immunity; and (2) that where there is probable cause to believe that an individual with such immunity committed a serious crime, the sending state will waive immunity or will prosecute the individual.

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• Enrolled Bill (text)

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• Enrolled Bill (PDF)

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• Public Law (text)

  Public Law · EN · 12 November 1998

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• Public Law (PDF)

  Public Law · EN · 12 November 1998

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• Referred in House (text)

  Referred in House · EN · 9 November 1997

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• Referred in House (PDF)

  Referred in House · EN · 9 November 1997

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• Engrossed in Senate (text)

  Engrossed in Senate · EN · 8 November 1997

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• Engrossed in Senate (PDF)

  Engrossed in Senate · EN · 8 November 1997

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• Passed Senate amended

  summary · EN · 8 November 1997

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• Reported to Senate (text)

  Reported to Senate · EN · 4 November 1997

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• Reported to Senate (PDF)

  Reported to Senate · EN · 4 November 1997

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• Introduced in Senate (text)

  Introduced in Senate · EN · 16 May 1997

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• Introduced in Senate (PDF)

  Introduced in Senate · EN · 16 May 1997

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• Introduced in Senate

  summary · EN · 16 May 1997

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