This legislation, titled the "Strengthening US-Caribbean Partnership Act" , aims to enhance relations by granting diplomatic privileges and immunities to the Caribbean Community (CARICOM). It proposes to amend the International Organizations Immunities Act to include CARICOM as an international organization, thereby affording it similar status to other public international bodies in which the United States participates. The bill specifically authorizes the President to extend these provisions to CARICOM, with the discretion to determine the precise terms and conditions. This would allow CARICOM to operate with the same level of diplomatic recognition and protection as other international organizations recognized by the United States.
This legislation, titled the "Strengthening US-Caribbean Partnership Act" , aims to enhance relations by granting diplomatic privileges and immunities to the Caribbean Community (CARICOM). It proposes to amend the International Organizations Immunities Act to include CARICOM as an international organization, thereby affording it similar status to other public international bodies in which the United States participates. The bill specifically authorizes the President to extend these provisions to CARICOM, with the discretion to determine the precise terms and conditions. This would allow CARICOM to operate with the same level of diplomatic recognition and protection as other international organizations recognized by the United States.