United States-Mexico Border Health Commission

2004-12-27Executive Order 13367
Signed by: George W. Bush
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Headline: Designates U.S.-Mexico Border Health Commission as International Organization

What it does: Federal authorities must recognize the U.S.-Mexico Border Health Commission as a public international organization and grant Mexican Section members entry-and-exit privileges under the Act.

Real World Impact:
  • Members and employees of the Mexican Section gain entry and departure privileges like foreign government officials.
  • The Commission is formally recognized under U.S. law as a public international organization.
  • No other immunities under the Act are granted by this order.
Topics: international organization status, border health, immigration entry rules, U.S.-Mexico relations

Summary

This order designates the U.S.-Mexico Border Health Commission as a public international organization under the International Organizations Immunities Act. It extends to members and employees of the Commission's Mexican Section the same entry and departure privileges given to foreign government officers and employees, as set out in section 7(a) of the Act.

The order specifies that no other privileges or immunities under the Act are granted and that the designation does not reduce any other legal privileges the Commission may already have.

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