22 U.S.C. § 288 — ‘‘International organization’’ defined; au-

Page 237 TITLE 22—FOREIGN RELATIONS AND INTERCOURSE § 288 80 Stat. 631, which Act enacted Title 5, Government Or- ganization and Employees. In cls. (b) and (c), ‘‘section 5731 of title 5’’ and ‘‘sec- tion 5912 of title 5’’ substituted for ‘‘section 10 of the Act of March 3, 1933 (U.S.C., title 5, sec. 73b)’’ and ‘‘the Act approved June 26, 1930 (U.S.C., title 5, sec. 118a)’’, respectively, on authority of Pub. L. 89–554, § 7(b), Sept. 6, 1966, 80 Stat. 631, which Act enacted Title 5. In cl. (f), ‘‘section 6101 of title 41’’ substituted for ‘‘section 3709 of the Revised Statutes (U.S.C., title 41, sec. 5)’’ on authority of Pub. L. 111–350, § 6(c), Jan. 4, 2011, 124 Stat. 3854, which Act enacted Title 41, Public Contracts. In cl. (k), ‘‘section 501 of title 44’’ substituted for ‘‘section 11 of the Act of March 1, 1919 (44 U.S.C. 111)’’ on authority of Pub. L. 90–620, § 2(b), Oct. 22, 1968, which Act enacted Title 44, Public Printing and Documents. In cl. (k), ‘‘section 6101 of title 41’’ substituted for ‘‘section 3709 of the Revised Statutes (U.S.C., title 41, sec. 5)’’ on authority of Pub. L. 111–350, § 6(c), Jan. 4, 2011, 124 Stat. 3854, which Act enacted Title 41, Public Contracts. AMENDMENTS 1949—Act Oct. 28, 1949, substituted ‘‘Classification Act of 1949’’ for ‘‘Classification Act of 1923’’. Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries REPEALS Act Oct. 28, 1949, ch. 782, cited as a credit to this sec- tion, was repealed (subject to a savings clause) by Pub. L. 89–554, Sept. 6, 1966, § 8, 80 Stat. 632, 655. ANNUAL APPROPRIATIONS Annual appropriations to meet the obligations of membership in various international organizations were contained in acts listed in a note set out under section 269a of this title. RESTRICTION ON CONTRIBUTIONS BECAUSE OF JOURNALISTIC INTERFERENCE; REPORT TO CONGRESS Pub. L. 97–241, title I, § 109, Aug. 24, 1982, 96 Stat. 276, provided that: ‘‘(a) None of the funds authorized to be appropriated by paragraph (2) of section 102 of this Act [section 102(2) of Pub. L. 97–241, which was not classified to the Code] or by any other Act for ‘International Organizations and Conferences’ may be used for payment by the United States of its contribution toward the assessed budget of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization if that organization imple- ments any policy or procedure the effect of which is to license journalists or their publications, to censor or otherwise restrict the free flow of information within or among countries, or to impose mandatory codes of journalistic practice or ethics. ‘‘(b) Not later then February 1 of each year, the Sec- retary of State shall report to the Congress with re- spect to whether the United Nations Educational, Sci- entific and Cultural Organization has taken any action described in subsection (a) of this section.’’ [For termination, effective May 15, 2000, of reporting provisions in section 109(b) of Pub. L. 97–241, set out above, see section 3003 of Pub. L. 104–66, as amended, set out as a note under section 1113 of Title 31, Money and Finance, and page 130 of House Document No. 103–7.] § 287s. Amendments to constitution of Organiza- tion involving new obligations Unless Congress by law authorizes such action, neither the President nor any person or agency shall on behalf of the United States approve any amendment under article XIII of the constitu- tion of the Organization involving any new obli- gation for the United States. (July 30, 1946, ch. 700, § 7, 60 Stat. 714.) Editorial Notes REFERENCES IN TEXT Article XIII of the constitution of the Organization, referred to in text, is article XIII of the constitution of the United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cul- tural Organization, which is set out as a note under section 287m of this title. § 287t. Prohibition against disclosure of informa- tion or knowledge In adopting this subchapter, it is the under- standing of the Congress that the constitution of the Organization does not require, nor does this subchapter authorize, the disclosure of any information or knowledge in any case in which such disclosure is prohibited by any law of the United States. (July 30, 1946, ch. 700, § 8, 60 Stat. 714.) Editorial Notes REFERENCES IN TEXT The constitution of the Organization, referred to in text, is the constitution of the United Nations Edu- cational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization, which is set out as a note under section 287m of this title. SUBCHAPTER XVIII—PRIVILEGES AND IM- MUNITIES OF INTERNATIONAL ORGANI- ZATIONS § 288. ‘‘International organization’’ defined; au- thority of President For the purposes of this subchapter, the term ‘‘international organization’’ means a public international organization in which the United States participates pursuant to any treaty or under the authority of any Act of Congress au- thorizing such participation or making an ap- propriation for such participation, and which shall have been designated by the President through appropriate Executive order as being entitled to enjoy the privileges, exemptions, and immunities provided in this subchapter. The President shall be authorized, in the light of the functions performed by any such international organization, by appropriate Executive order to withhold or withdraw from any such organiza- tion or its officers or employees any of the privi- leges, exemptions, and immunities provided for in this subchapter (including the amendments made by this subchapter) or to condition or limit the enjoyment by any such organization or its officers or employees of any such privilege, exemption, or immunity. The President shall be authorized, if in his judgment such action should be justified by reason of the abuse by an international organization or its officers and employees of the privileges, exemptions, and im- munities provided in this subchapter or for any other reason, at any time to revoke the designa- tion of any international organization under this section, whereupon the international orga- nization in question shall cease to be classed as an international organization for the purposes of this subchapter. (Dec. 29, 1945, ch. 652, title I, § 1, 59 Stat. 669.) Page 238 TITLE 22—FOREIGN RELATIONS AND INTERCOURSE § 288 Editorial Notes REFERENCES IN TEXT This subchapter, referred to in text, was in the origi- nal ‘‘this title’’, meaning title I of act Dec. 29, 1945, ch. 652, 59 Stat. 669, which is classified principally to this subchapter. For complete classification of title I to the Code, see Short Title note set out below and Tables. Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries SHORT TITLE OF 2010 AMENDMENT Pub. L. 111–177, § 1, June 8, 2010, 124 Stat. 1260, pro- vided that: ‘‘This Act [enacting section 288f–7 of this title] may be cited as the ‘Extending Immunities to the Office of the High Representative in Bosnia and Herzegovina and the International Civilian Office in Kosovo Act of 2010’.’’ SHORT TITLE Act Dec. 29, 1945, ch. 652, title I, § 10, 59 Stat. 673, pro- vided that: ‘‘This title [enacting this subchapter and amending section 215 of Title 8, Aliens and Nationality, sections 116, 1607, 1621, 3466, 3469, 3475, and 3797 of Inter- nal Revenue Code, 1939, and section 409 of Title 42, The Public Health and Welfare] may be cited as the ‘Inter- national Organizations Immunities Act’.’’ INTERNATIONAL COTTON ADVISORY COMMITTEE Pub. L. 104–127, title II, § 283, Apr. 4, 1996, 110 Stat. 980, provided that: ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The President shall ensure that the Government of the United States participates as a full member of the International Cotton Advisory Com- mittee. ‘‘(b) REPRESENTATION BY THE SECRETARY.—The Sec- retary of Agriculture shall represent the Government of the United States as a member of the International Cotton Advisory Committee and shall delegate the pri- mary responsibility to represent the Government of the United States to appropriately qualified individuals.’’ ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPLIES FOR INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS Act Aug. 4, 1947, ch. 479, 61 Stat. 752, provided for the procurement and furnishing of administrative supplies by the Treasury Department to international organiza- tions until July 1, 1948. This act was popularly known as the ‘‘International Organizations Procurement Act of 1947.’’ PUBLIC INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS DESIGNATED BY STATUTE The following organizations shall be considered pub- lic international organizations for purposes of this sec- tion: The Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria. See section 7622 of this title. The International Development Law Institute. See section 288j of this title. Executive Documents PUBLIC INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS ENTITLED TO ENJOY CERTAIN PRIVILEGES, EXEMPTIONS, AND IMMU- NITIES International organizations were designated by exec- utive order as public international organizations enti- tled to enjoy the privileges, exemptions, and immuni- ties conferred by the International Organizations Im- munities Act (this subchapter) as follows: African Development Bank, Ex. Ord. No. 12403, Feb. 8, 1983, 48 F.R. 6087. African Development Fund, Ex. Ord. No. 11977, Mar. 14, 1977, 42 F.R. 14671. African Union, Ex. Ord. No. 13377, Apr. 13, 2005, 70 F.R. 20263. Asian Development Bank, Ex. Ord. No. 11334, Mar. 7, 1967, 32 F.R. 3933. Border Environment Cooperation Commission, Ex. Ord. No. 12904, Mar. 16, 1994, 59 F.R. 13179. Caribbean Organization, Ex. Ord. No. 10983, Dec. 30, 1961, 27 F.R. 32. Commission for Environmental Cooperation, Ex. Ord. No. 12904, Mar. 16, 1994, 59 F.R. 13179. Commission for Labor Cooperation, Ex. Ord. No. 12904, Mar. 16, 1994, 59 F.R. 13179. Commission for the Study of Alternatives to the Pan- ama Canal, Ex. Ord. No. 12567, Oct. 2, 1986, 51 F.R. 35495. Council of Europe in Respect of the Group of States Against Corruption (GRECO), Ex. Ord. No. 13240, Dec. 18, 2001, 66 F.R. 66257. Customs Cooperation Council, Ex. Ord. No. 11596, June 5, 1971, 36 F.R. 11079. European Bank for Reconstruction and Development, Ex. Ord. No. 12766, June 18, 1991, 56 F.R. 28463. European Central Bank, Ex. Ord. No. 13307, May 29, 2003, 68 F.R. 33338. European Space Agency, Ex. Ord. No. 11318, Dec. 5, 1966, 31 F.R. 15307; Ex. Ord. No. 11351, May 22, 1967, 32 F.R. 7561; Ex. Ord. No. 11760, Jan. 17, 1974, 39 F.R. 2343; Ex. Ord. No. 12766, June 18, 1991, 56 F.R. 28463. Food and Agriculture Organization, Ex. Ord. No. 9698, Feb. 19, 1946, 11 F.R. 1809. Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria, Ex. Ord. No. 13395, Jan. 13, 2006, 71 F.R. 3203. Great Lakes Fishery Commission, Ex. Ord. No. 11059, Oct. 23, 1962, 27 F.R. 10405. Hong Kong Economic and Trade Offices, Ex. Ord. No. 13052, June 30, 1997, 62 F.R. 35659. Inter-American Defense Board, Ex. Ord. No. 10228, Mar. 26, 1951, 16 F.R. 2676. Inter-American Development Bank, Ex. Ord. No. 10873, Apr. 8, 1960, 25 F.R. 3097; Ex. Ord. No. 11019, Apr. 27, 1962, 27 F.R. 4145. Inter-American Institute of Agricultural Sciences, Ex. Ord. No. 9751, July 11, 1946, 11 F.R. 7713. Inter-American Investment Corporation, Ex. Ord. No. 12567, Oct. 2, 1986, 51 F.R. 35495. Inter-American Statistical Institute, Ex. Ord. No. 9751, July 11, 1946, 11 F.R. 7713. Inter-American Tropical Tuna Commission, Ex. Ord. No. 11059, Oct. 23, 1962, 27 F.R. 10405. Intergovernmental Maritime Consultative Organiza- tion, Ex. Ord. No. 10795, Dec. 13, 1958, 23 F.R. 9709. International Atomic Energy Agency, Ex. Ord. No. 10727, Aug. 31, 1957, 22 F.R. 7099. International Bank for Reconstruction and Develop- ment, Ex. Ord. No. 9751, July 11, 1946, 11 F.R. 7713. International Boundary and Water Commission, United States and Mexico, Ex. Ord. No. 12467, Mar. 2, 1984, 49 F.R. 8229. International Centre for Settlement of Investment Dis- putes, Ex. Ord. No. 11966, Jan. 19, 1977, 42 F.R. 4331. International Civil Aviation Organization, Ex. Ord. No. 9863, May 31, 1947, 12 F.R. 3559. International Civilian Office in Kosovo, Ex. Ord. No. 13568, Mar. 8, 2011, 76 F.R. 13497. International Coffee Organization, Ex. Ord. No. 11225, May 22, 1965, 30 F.R. 7093. International Committee of the Red Cross, Ex. Ord. No. 12643, June 23, 1988, 53 F.R. 24247. International Cotton Advisory Committee, Ex. Ord. No. 9911, Dec. 19, 1947, 12 F.R. 8719. International Cotton Institute, Ex. Ord. No. 11283, May 27, 1966, 31 F.R. 7667. International Criminal Police Organization (INTERPOL) (limited privileges), Ex. Ord. No. 12425, June 16, 1983, 48 F.R. 28069; Ex. Ord. No. 12971, Sept. 15, 1995, 60 F.R. 48617; Ex. Ord. No. 13524, Dec. 16, 2009, 74 F.R. 67803. International Development Association, Ex. Ord. No. 11966, Jan. 19, 1977, 42 F.R. 4331. International Development Law Institute, Ex. Ord. No. 12842, Mar. 29, 1993, 58 F.R. 17081. International Fertilizer Development Center, Ex. Ord. No. 11977, Mar. 14, 1977, 42 F.R. 14671. Page 239 TITLE 22—FOREIGN RELATIONS AND INTERCOURSE § 288 International Finance Corporation, Ex. Ord. No. 10680, Oct. 2, 1956, 21 F.R. 7647. International Food Policy Research Institute (limited privileges), Ex. Ord. No. 12359, Apr. 22, 1982, 47 F.R. 17791. International Fund for Agricultural Development, Ex. Ord. No. 12732, Oct. 31, 1990, 55 F.R. 46489. International Hydrographic Bureau, Ex. Ord. No. 10769, May 29, 1958, 23 F.R. 3801. International Joint Commission—United States and Canada, Ex. Ord. No. 9972, June 25, 1948, 13 F.R. 3573. International Labor Organization, Ex. Ord. No. 9698, Feb. 19, 1946, 11 F.R. 1809. International Maritime Satellite Organization, Ex. Ord. No. 12238, Sept. 12, 1980, 45 F.R. 60877. International Monetary Fund, Ex. Ord. No. 9751, July 11, 1946, 11 F.R. 7713. International Pacific Halibut Commission, Ex. Ord. No. 11059, Oct. 23, 1962, 27 F.R. 10405. International Renewable Energy Agency, Ex. Ord. No. 13705, Sept. 3, 2015, 80 F.R. 54405. International Secretariat for Volunteer Service, Ex. Ord. No. 11363, July 20, 1967, 32 F.R. 10779. International Telecommunication Union, Ex. Ord. No. 9863, May 31, 1947, 12 F.R. 3559. International Telecommunications Satellite Organiza- tion (INTELSAT), Ex. Ord. No. 11718, May 14, 1973, 38 F.R. 12797; Ex. Ord. No. 11966, Jan. 19, 1977, 42 F.R. 4331. International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources, Ex. Ord. No. 12986, Jan. 18, 1996, 61 F.R. 1693. International Wheat Advisory Committee (Inter- national Wheat Council), Ex. Ord. No. 9823, Jan. 24, 1947, 12 F.R. 551. Interparliamentary Union, Ex. Ord. No. 13097, Aug. 7, 1998, 63 F.R. 43065. Israel-United States Binational Industrial Research and Development Foundation, Ex. Ord. No. 12956, Mar. 13, 1995, 60 F.R. 14199. ITER International Fusion Energy Organization, Ex. Ord. No. 13451, Nov. 19, 2007, 72 F.R. 65653. Korean Peninsula Energy Development Organization, Ex. Ord. No. 12997, Apr. 1, 1996, 61 F.R. 14949. Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency, Ex. Ord. No. 12647, Aug. 2, 1988, 53 F.R. 29323. Multinational Force and Observers, Ex. Ord. No. 12359, Apr. 22, 1982, 47 F.R. 17791. North American Development Bank, Ex. Ord. No. 12904, Mar. 16, 1994, 59 F.R. 13179. North Pacific Anadromous Fish Commission, Ex. Ord. No. 12895, Jan. 26, 1994, 59 F.R. 4239. North Pacific Marine Science Organization, Ex. Ord. No. 12894, Jan. 26, 1994, 59 F.R. 4237. Office of the High Representative in Bosnia and Herzegovina, Ex. Ord. No. 13568, Mar. 8, 2011, 76 F.R. 13497. Organization for European Economic Cooperation (now known as the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development), Ex. Ord. No. 10133, June 27, 1950, 15 F.R. 4159. Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons, Ex. Ord. No. 13049, June 11, 1997, 62 F.R. 32471. Organization of American States (includes Pan Amer- ican Union), Ex. Ord. No. 10533, June 3, 1954, 19 F.R. 3289. Organization of Eastern Caribbean States, Ex. Ord. No. 12669, Feb. 20, 1989, 54 F.R. 7753. Pacific Salmon Commission, Ex. Ord. No. 12567, Oct. 2, 1986, 51 F.R. 35495. Pan American Health Organization (includes Pan American Sanitary Bureau), Ex. Ord. No. 10864, Feb. 18, 1960, 25 F.R. 1507. Preparatory Commission of the International Atomic Energy Agency, Ex. Ord. No. 10727, Aug. 31, 1957, 22 F.R. 7099. Provisional Intergovernmental Committee for the Movement of Migrants from Europe (now known as the Intergovernmental Committee for European Mi- gration), Ex. Ord. No. 10335, Mar. 28, 1952, 17 F.R. 2741. South Pacific Commission, Ex. Ord. No. 10086, Nov. 25, 1949, 14 F.R. 7147. United International Bureau for the Protection of In- tellectual Property (BIRPI), Ex. Ord. No. 11484, Sept. 29, 1969, 34 F.R. 15337. United Nations, Ex. Ord. No. 9698, Feb. 19, 1946, 11 F.R. 1809. United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization, Ex. Ord. No. 9863, May 31, 1947, 12 F.R. 3559. United Nations Industrial Development Organization, Ex. Ord. No. 12628, Mar. 8, 1988, 53 F.R. 7725. United States-Mexico Border Health Commission, Ex. Ord. No. 13367, Dec. 21, 2004, 69 F.R. 77605. Universal Postal Union, Ex. Ord. No. 10727, Aug. 31, 1957, 22 F.R. 7099. World Health Organization, Ex. Ord. No. 10025, Dec. 30, 1948, 13 F.R. 9361. World Intellectual Property Organization, Ex. Ord. No. 11866, June 18, 1975, 40 F.R. 26015. World Meteorological Organization, Ex. Ord. No. 10676, Sept. 1, 1956, 21 F.R. 6625. World Organisation for Animal Health, Ex. Ord. No. 13759, Jan. 12, 2017, 82 F.R. 5323. World Tourism Organization, Ex. Ord. No. 12508, Mar. 22, 1985, 50 F.R. 11837. World Trade Organization, Ex. Ord. No. 13042, Apr. 9, 1997, 62 F.R. 18017. PUBLIC INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS FORMERLY EN- TITLED TO ENJOY CERTAIN PRIVILEGES, EXEMPTIONS, AND IMMUNITIES Executive orders designating international organiza- tions as public international organizations entitled to enjoy the privileges, exemptions, and immunities con- ferred by the International Organizations Immunities Act (this subchapter) were revoked as follows: Caribbean Commission, Ex. Ord. No. 10025, Dec. 30, 1948, 13 F.R. 9361; revoked by Ex. Ord. No. 10983, Dec. 30, 1961, 27 F.R. 32. Coffee Study Group, Ex. Ord. No. 10943, May 19, 1961, 26 F.R. 4419; revoked by Ex. Ord. No. 12033, Jan. 10, 1978, 43 F.R. 1915. Inter-American Coffee Board, Ex. Ord. No. 9751, July 11, 1946, 11 F.R. 7713; revoked by Ex. Ord. No. 10083, Oct. 10, 1949, 14 F.R. 6161. Intergovernmental Committee on Refugees, Ex. Ord. No. 9823, Jan. 24, 1947, 12 F.R. 551; revoked by Ex. Ord. No. 10083, Oct. 10, 1949, 14 F.R. 6161. Interim Communications Satellite Committee, Ex. Ord. No. 11227, June 2, 1965, 30 F.R. 7369; revoked by Ex. Ord. No. 11718, May 14, 1973, 38 F.R. 12797. International Refugee Organization, Ex. Ord. No. 9887, Aug. 22, 1947, 12 F.R. 5723; revoked by Ex. Ord. No. 10832, Aug. 18, 1959, 24 F.R. 6753. International Telecommunications Satellite Consor- tium, Ex. Ord. No. 11277, Apr. 30, 1966, 31 F.R. 6609; re- voked by Ex. Ord. No. 11718, May 14, 1973, 38 F.R. 12797. Lake Ontario Claims Tribunal, Ex. Ord. No. 11372, Sept. 18, 1967, 32 F.R. 13251; revoked by Ex. Ord. No. 11439, Dec. 7, 1968, 33 F.R. 18257. Organization of African Unity (OAU), Ex. Ord. No. 11767, Feb. 19, 1974, 39 F.R. 6603; revoked by Ex. Ord. No. 13377, § 3, Apr. 13, 2005, 70 F.R. 20263. Southeast Asia Treaty Organization, Ex. Ord. No. 10866, Feb. 20, 1960, 25 F.R. 1584; revoked by Ex. Ord. No. 12033, Jan. 10, 1978, 43 F.R. 1915. United Nations Relief and Rehabilitation Administra- tion, Ex. Ord. No. 9698, Feb. 19, 1946, 11 F.R. 1809; re- voked by Ex. Ord. No. 10083, Oct. 10, 1949, 14 F.R. 6161. REVOCATION OF EXECUTIVE ORDER NOS. 9721 AND 10103 Ex. Ord. No. 9721, May 10, 1946, 11 F.R. 5209, as amend- ed by Ex. Ord. No. 10103, Feb. 1, 1950, 15 F.R. 597, which provided for the transfer of Federal Government per- sonnel to public international organizations, was re- voked with certain savings provisions by section 2 of Ex. Ord. No. 10804, Feb. 12, 1959, 24 F.R. 1147, and subse- Page 240 TITLE 22—FOREIGN RELATIONS AND INTERCOURSE § 288a quently revoked by Ex. Ord. No. 12553, Feb. 25, 1986, 51 F.R. 7237. § 288a. Privileges, exemptions, and immunities of international organizations International organizations shall enjoy the status, immunities, exemptions, and privileges set forth in this section, as follows: (a) International organizations shall, to the extent consistent with the instrument creating them, possess the capacity— (i) to contract; (ii) to acquire and dispose of real and per- sonal property; (iii) to institute legal proceedings. (b) International organizations, their property and their assets, wherever located, and by whomsoever held, shall enjoy the same immu- nity from suit and every form of judicial process as is enjoyed by foreign governments, except to the extent that such organizations may ex- pressly waive their immunity for the purpose of any proceedings or by the terms of any contract. (c) Property and assets of international orga- nizations, wherever located and by whomsoever held, shall be immune from search, unless such immunity be expressly waived, and from confis- cation. The archives of international organiza- tions shall be inviolable. (d) Insofar as concerns customs duties and in- ternal-revenue taxes imposed upon or by reason of importation, and the procedures in connec- tion therewith; the registration of foreign agents; and the treatment of official commu- nications, the privileges, exemptions, and immu- nities to which international organizations shall be entitled shall be those accorded under similar circumstances to foreign governments. (Dec. 29, 1945, ch. 652, title I, § 2, 59 Stat. 669.) § 288b. Baggage and effects of officers and em- ployees exempted from customs duties and internal revenue taxes Pursuant to regulations prescribed by the Commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border Pro- tection with the approval of the Secretary of the Treasury, the baggage and effects of alien offi- cers and employees of international organiza- tions, or of aliens designated by foreign govern- ments to serve as their representatives in or to such organizations, or of the families, suites, and servants of such officers, employees, or rep- resentatives shall be admitted (when imported in connection with the arrival of the owner) free of customs duties and free of internal-revenue taxes imposed upon or by reason of importation. (Dec. 29, 1945, ch. 652, title I, § 3, 59 Stat. 669; Pub. L. 114–125, title VIII, § 802(d)(2), Feb. 24, 2016, 130 Stat. 210.) Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries CHANGE OF NAME ‘‘Commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border Protec- tion’’ substituted for ‘‘Commissioner of Customs’’ in text on authority of section 802(d)(2) of Pub. L. 114–125, set out as a note under section 211 of Title 6, Domestic Security. TRANSFER OF FUNCTIONS For transfer of functions, personnel, assets, and li- abilities of the United States Customs Service of the Department of the Treasury, including functions of the Secretary of the Treasury relating thereto, to the Sec- retary of Homeland Security, and for treatment of re- lated references, see sections 203(1), 551(d), 552(d), and 557 of Title 6, Domestic Security, and the Department of Homeland Security Reorganization Plan of Novem- ber 25, 2002, as modified, set out as a note under section 542 of Title 6. For establishment of U.S. Customs and Border Protection in the Department of Homeland Se- curity, treated as if included in Pub. L. 107–296 as of Nov. 25, 2002, see section 211 of Title 6, as amended gen- erally by Pub. L. 114–125, and section 802(b) of Pub. L. 114–125, set out as a note under section 211 of Title 6. Executive Documents TRANSFER OF FUNCTIONS For transfer of functions of other officers, employees, and agencies of the Department of the Treasury, with certain exceptions, to the Secretary of the Treasury, with power to delegate, see Reorg. Plan No. 26, §§ 1, 2, eff. July 31, 1950, 15 F.R. 4935, 64 Stat. 1280, 1281, set out in the Appendix to Title 5, Government Organization and Employees. The Commissioner of Customs, referred to in text, was an officer of the Treasury Department. § 288c. Exemption from property taxes International organizations shall be exempt from all property taxes imposed by, or under the authority of, any Act of Congress, including such Acts as are applicable solely to the District of Columbia or the Territories. (Dec. 29, 1945, ch. 652, title I, § 6, 59 Stat. 671.) § 288d. Privileges, exemptions, and immunities of officers, employees, and their families; waiv- er (a) Persons designated by foreign governments to serve as their representatives in or to inter- national organizations and the officers and em- ployees of such organizations, and members of the immediate families of such representatives, officers, and employees residing with them, other than nationals of the United States, shall, insofar as concerns laws regulating entry into and departure from the United States, alien reg- istration and fingerprinting, and the registra- tion of foreign agents, be entitled to the same privileges, exemptions, and immunities as are accorded under similar circumstances to officers and employees, respectively, of foreign govern- ments, and members of their families. (b) Representatives of foreign governments in or to international organizations and officers and employees of such organizations shall be im- mune from suit and legal process relating to acts performed by them in their official capacity and falling within their functions as such rep- resentatives, officers, or employees except inso- far as such immunity may be waived by the for- eign government or international organization concerned. (Dec. 29, 1945, ch. 652, title I, § 7(a), (b), 59 Stat. 671.) § 288e. Personnel entitled to benefits (a) Notification to and acceptance by Secretary of State of personnel No person shall be entitled to the benefits of this subchapter, unless he (1) shall have been duly notified to and accepted by the Secretary