22 U.S.C. § 254d — Dismissal on motion of action against in-

Page 22 TITLE 22—FOREIGN RELATIONS AND INTERCOURSE § 254c–1 By the authority vested in me as President of the United States of America by the Diplomatic Relations Act (Public Law 95–393, 92 Stat. 808; 22 U.S.C. 254a et seq.) and Section 301 of Title 3 of the United States Code, in order to implement the liability insurance and other requirements relating to diplomatic personnel, I hereby designate and empower the Secretary of State to perform, without the approval, ratification, or other action of the President, the functions vested or to be vested in the President by Section 4 of Diplomatic Re- lations Act (92 Stat. 809; 22 U.S.C. 254c). § 254c–1. Policy toward certain agents of foreign governments (a) It is the sense of the Congress that the numbers, status, privileges and immunities, travel, accommodations, and facilities within the United States of official representatives to the United States of any foreign government that engages in intelligence activities within the United States harmful to the national secu- rity of the United States should not exceed the respective numbers, status, privileges and im- munities, travel accommodations, and facilities within such country of official representatives of the United States to such country. (b) Omitted. (Pub. L. 98–618, title VI, § 601(a), (b), Nov. 8, 1984, 98 Stat. 3303.) Editorial Notes CODIFICATION Subsec. (b) of this section, which required the Presi- dent to prepare and transmit to the Committee on For- eign Relations and Select Committee on Intelligence of the Senate and the Committee on Foreign Affairs and Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence of the House of Representatives a report on the numbers, sta- tus, privileges and immunities, travel, accommoda- tions, and facilities within the United States of official representatives to the United States of any foreign gov- ernment that engages in intelligence activities within the United States harmful to the national security of the United States and the respective numbers, status, privileges and immunities, travel, accommodations, and facilities within such country of official represent- atives of the United States to such country, and any action which may have been taken with respect there- to, terminated, effective May 15, 2000, pursuant to sec- tion 3003 of Pub. L. 104–66, as amended, set out as a note under section 1113 of Title 31, Money and Finance. See, also, page 33 of House Document No. 103–7. § 254c–2. Repealed. Pub. L. 103–199, title V, § 501(c), Dec. 17, 1993, 107 Stat. 2325 Section, Pub. L. 100–178, title V, § 501, Dec. 2, 1987, 101 Stat. 1014, related to annual report of Attorney General to congressional committees regarding admissions to United States over objections of the Federal Bureau of Investigation of Soviet nationals employed by or as- signed to foreign mission or international organization in United States. § 254d. Dismissal on motion of action against in- dividual entitled to immunity Any action or proceeding brought against an individual who is entitled to immunity with re- spect to such action or proceeding under the Vi- enna Convention on Diplomatic Relations, under section 254b or 254c of this title, or under any other laws extending diplomatic privileges and immunities, shall be dismissed. Such immunity may be established upon motion or suggestion by or on behalf of the individual, or as otherwise permitted by law or applicable rules of proce- dure. (Pub. L. 95–393, § 5, Sept. 30, 1978, 92 Stat. 809.) Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries EFFECTIVE DATE Section effective at end of ninety-day period begin- ning on Sept. 30, 1978, see section 9 of Pub. L. 95–393, set out as a note under section 254a of this title. § 254e. Liability insurance for members of mis- sion (a) Compliance with regulations Each mission, members of the mission and their families, and individuals described in sec- tion 19 of the Convention on Privileges and Im- munities of the United Nations of February 13, 1946, shall comply with any requirement im- posed by the regulations promulgated by the Di- rector of the Office of Foreign Missions in the Department of State pursuant to subsection (b). (b) Establishment by regulation of liability insur- ance requirements The Director of the Office of Foreign Missions shall, by regulation, establish liability insur- ance requirements which can reasonably be ex- pected to afford adequate compensation to vic- tims and which are to be met by each mission, members of the mission and their families, and individuals described in section 19 of the Con- vention on Privileges and Immunities of the United Nations of February 13, 1946, relating to risks arising from the operation in the United States of any motor vehicle, vessel, or aircraft. (c) Enforcement of liability insurance require- ments The Director of the Office of Foreign Missions shall take such steps as he may deem necessary to insure that each mission, members of the mission and their families, and individuals de- scribed in section 19 of the Convention on Privi- leges and Immunities of the United Nations of February 13, 1946, who operate motor vehicles, vessels, or aircraft in the United States comply with the requirements established pursuant to subsection (b). (Pub. L. 95–393, § 6, Sept. 30, 1978, 92 Stat. 809; Pub. L. 98–164, title VI, § 602, Nov. 22, 1983, 97 Stat. 1042.) Editorial Notes AMENDMENTS 1983—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 98–164, § 602(1), substituted ‘‘Director of the Office of Foreign Missions in the De- partment of State’’ for ‘‘President’’. Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 98–164, § 602(2), inserted provision respecting adequate compensation to victims, and sub- stituted reference to Director for reference to Presi- dent. Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 98–164, § 602(3), substituted ref- erence to Director for reference to President. Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries EFFECTIVE DATE Section effective at end of ninety-day period begin- ning on Sept. 30, 1978, see section 9 of Pub. L. 95–393, set out as a note under section 254a of this title.