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[CITE: 22USC254a]

 
               TITLE 22--FOREIGN RELATIONS AND INTERCOURSE
 
           CHAPTER 6--FOREIGN DIPLOMATIC AND CONSULAR OFFICERS
 
Sec. 254a. Definitions

    As used in this Act--
        (1) the term ``members of a mission'' means--
            (A) the head of a mission and those members of a mission who 
        are members of the diplomatic staff or who, pursuant to law, are 
        granted equivalent privileges and immunities,
            (B) members of the administrative and technical staff of a 
        mission, and
            (C) members of the service staff of a mission,

    as such terms are defined in Article 1 of the Vienna Convention;
        (2) the term ``family'' means--
            (A) the members of the family of a member of a mission 
        described in paragraph (1)(A) who form part of his or her 
        household if they are not nationals of the United States, and
            (B) the members of the family of a member of a mission 
        described in paragraph (1)(B) who form part of his or her 
        household if they are not nationals or permanent residents of 
        the United States,

    within the meaning of Article 37 of the Vienna Convention;
        (3) the term ``mission'' includes missions within the meaning of 
    the Vienna Convention and any missions representing foreign 
    governments, individually or collectively, which are extended the 
    same privileges and immunities, pursuant to law, as are enjoyed by 
    missions under the Vienna Convention; and
        (4) the term ``Vienna Convention'' means the Vienna Convention 
    on Diplomatic Relations of April 18, 1961 (T.I.A.S. numbered 7502; 
    23 U.S.T. 3227), entered into force with respect to the United 
    States on December 13, 1972.

(Pub. L. 95-393, Sec. 2, Sept. 30, 1978, 92 Stat. 808; Pub. L. 97-241, 
title II, Sec. 203(b)(1), Aug. 24, 1982, 96 Stat. 290.)

                       References in Text

    This Act, referred to in text, means Pub. L. 95-393, Sept. 30, 1978, 
92 Stat. 808, as amended, known as the Diplomatic Relations Act. For 
complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Short Title note 
below and Tables.


                               Amendments

    1982--Par. (1)(A). Pub. L. 97-241 substituted ``those members of a 
mission who are members of the diplomatic staff or who, pursuant to law, 
are granted equivalent privileges and immunities'' for ``members of the 
diplomatic staff of a mission''.


                    Effective Date of 1982 Amendment

    Amendment by Pub. L. 97-241 effective Oct. 1, 1982, see section 204 
of Pub. L. 97-241, set out as an Effective Date note under section 4301 
of this title.


                             Effective Date

    Section 9 of Pub. L. 95-393 provided that: ``This Act [see Short 
Title note below] shall take effect at the end of the ninety-day period 
beginning on the date of its enactment [Sept. 30, 1978]''.


                               Short Title

    Section 1 of Pub. L. 95-393 provided that: ``This Act [enacting this 
section, sections 254b to 254e of this title, and section 1364 of Title 
28, Judiciary and Judicial Procedure, amending sections 1251 and 1351 of 
Title 28, repealing sections 252 to 254 of this title, and enacting 
provisions set out as a note under this section] may be cited as the 
`Diplomatic Relations Act'.''

                  Section Referred to in Other Sections

    This section is referred to in section 4304a of this title; title 28 
section 1351.
