Strengthening Science Through Diplomacy Act

The Strengthening Science Through Diplomacy Act (HR 9619) would authorize the U.S. President to extend existing legal protections - such as immunity from certain lawsuits - to CERN, the European Organization for Nuclear Research. This would allow CERN to operate in the U.S. with the same legal safeguards typically granted to international scientific organizations the U.S. collaborates with through treaties. The bill does not involve funding changes or new programs but adjusts the legal framework to formally include CERN under current international organization immunity provisions.