Public Law 114-319 · H.R. 6477 · Became law December 16, 2016

Foreign Cultural Exchange Jurisdictional Immunity Clarification Act

Official title: “To amend chapter 97 of title 28, United States Code, to clarify the exception to foreign sovereign immunity set forth in section 1605(a)(3) of such title.”

House: without objection · Senate: voice vote
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