# 119-s-1579: PARTNER with ASEAN, CERN, and PIF Act

119-s-1579, PARTNER with ASEAN, CERN, and PIF Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Sen. Risch, James E. [R-ID] (R-ID); status in_committee (as of 2026-08-06).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-s-1579
- Congress: 119
- Title: PARTNER with ASEAN, CERN, and PIF Act
- Status: in_committee
- Introduced: 2025-05-01
- Sponsor: Sen. Risch, James E. [R-ID] (R-ID)
- Cosponsors: 5
- Policy area: International Affairs
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2026-08-06

## Summary

**This bill would allow the United States to extend the International Organizations Immunities Act (IOIA) privileges and immunities to the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), the European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN), and the Pacific Islands Forum (PIF).** It authorizes treating those three groups the same way the U.S. treats other public international organizations when the President decides to apply IOIA protections under existing procedures. - For ASEAN, CERN, and PIF: It would enable those organizations and their personnel to receive the same kinds of diplomatic privileges and legal immunities that other IOIA-recognized organizations can get, subject to presidential determination. - For the U.S. government: It leaves the timing and terms to the President and relies on the same participation pathways used for other international organizations, which may involve treaties, congressional authorization, or appropriations. *The sources say the bill itself would not create new funding, tax changes, or explicit appropriations.*

## Cosponsors (5)

- Sen. Duckworth, Tammy [D-IL] (D-IL), 2025-05-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Ricketts, Pete [R-NE] (R-NE), 2025-05-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Cortez Masto, Catherine [D-NV] (D-NV), 2025-05-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Ernst, Joni [R-IA] (R-IA), 2025-05-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. McCormick, David [R-PA] (R-PA), 2026-08-04T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- Legal protections for ASEAN, CERN, PIF: benefit, low. This bill would allow the President to extend legal immunity and related tax and legal protections to ASEAN, CERN, and the Pacific Islands Forum. If enacted, those organizations and their officials working in the United States could receive privileges and immunities like other international organiz…

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## Sources
- [119-s-1579 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/1579)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-1579 (as of 2026-08-06).