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22 U.S.C. § 4315

Use of foreign mission in manner incompatible with its status as foreign mission

United States · Title 22 — FOREIGN RELATIONS AND INTERCOURSE · Status: effective

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22 U.S.C. § 4315, Use of foreign mission in manner incompatible with its status as foreign mission, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/457724
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A foreign mission may not allow an unaffiliated alien the use of any premise of that foreign mission which is inviolable under United States law (including any treaty) for any purpose which is incompatible with its status as a foreign mission, including use as a residence. For the purposes of this section, the term “residence” does not include such temporary lodging as may be permitted under regulations issued by the Secretary. The Secretary may waive subsection (a) with respect to all foreign missions of a country (and may revoke such a waiver) 30 days after providing written notification of such a waiver, together with the reasons for such waiver (or revocation of such a waiver), to the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate. Not later than 180 days after December 22, 1987, the Secretary of State shall submit a report to the Congress concerning the implementation of this section and shall submit such other reports to the Congress concerning changes in implementation as may be necessary. For the purposes of this section— the term “unaffiliated alien” means, with respect to a foreign country, an alien who—

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  • Enacted byPub. L. 100-204(H.R. 1777)1987-12-22
    Foreign Relations Authorization Act, Fiscal Years 1988 and 1989
    House: no recorded tallySenate: no recorded tally