Title 22 — Foreign Relations and Intercourse
Chapter 81 — International Criminal Court
§ 7433. Assistance to international efforts
Statutory text
Assistance
Nothing in this subchapter shall prohibit the United States from rendering assistance to international efforts to bring to justice Saddam Hussein, Slobodan Milosovic, Osama bin Laden, other members of Al Queda,1 leaders of Islamic Jihad, and other foreign nationals accused of genocide, war crimes or crimes against humanity, or from rendering assistance to the International Criminal Court to assist with investigations and prosecutions of foreign nationals related to the Situation in Ukraine, including to support victims and witnesses.
Authority
Assistance made available pursuant to subsection (a) of this section may be made available notwithstanding section 7401 of this title, except that none of the funds made available pursuant to this subsection may be made available for the purpose of supporting investigations or prosecutions of U.S. servicemembers or other covered United States persons or covered allied persons as such terms are defined in section 7432 of this title.
Notification
The Secretary of State shall notify the Committees on Appropriations, the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate, and the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives, of any amounts obligated pursuant to subsection (b) not later than 15 days before such obligation is made.
Footnotes
- 1 So in original.
Legislative history
Reconstructed from this section’s Code source credit and amendment notes, resolved against the local Statutes at Large. Editorial notes are evidence, not the law that made the change.
Pub. L. 107–206 title II § 2015 · 116 Stat. 820
Enacted · 22 U.S.C. § 7433
Pub. L. 107–206, title II, § 2015, Aug. 2, 2002, 116 Stat. 909
Source evidence
Code source credit
Pub. L. 107–206, title II, § 2015, Aug. 2, 2002, 116 Stat. 909Enacted provision · exact public law section
SEC. 2015. ASSISTANCE TO INTERNATIONAL EFFORTS. Nothing in this title shall prohibit the United States from rendering assistance to international efforts to bring to justice Saddam Hussein, Slobodan Milosovic, Osama bin Laden, other members of Al Queda, leaders of Islamic Jihad, and other foreign nationals accused of genocide, war crimes or crimes against humanity.Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2023
Pub. L. 117–328 div. K title VII § 7073(b) · 136 Stat. 4459
Substituted · 22 U.S.C. § 7433
Pub. L. 117–328 substituted subsecs. (a) to (c) for “Nothing in this subchapter shall prohibit the United States from rendering assistance to international efforts to bring to justice Saddam Hussein, Slobodan Milosovic, Osama bin Laden, other members of Al Queda, leaders of Islamic Jihad, and other foreign nationals accused of genocide, war crimes or crimes against humanity.”
Source evidence
Code amendment note
Pub. L. 117–328 substituted subsecs. (a) to (c) for “Nothing in this subchapter shall prohibit the United States from rendering assistance to international efforts to bring to justice Saddam Hussein, Slobodan Milosovic, Osama bin Laden, other members of Al Queda, leaders of Islamic Jihad, and other foreign nationals accused of genocide, war crimes or crimes against humanity.”Enacted provision · exact public law section
(b) Exception for Certain Support.— Section 2015 of the American Servicemembers’ Protection Act of 2002 (22 U.S.C. 7433) is amended by striking “Nothing” through the end of such section and inserting the following: “(a) Assistance.— Nothing in this title shall prohibit the United States from rendering assistance to international efforts to bring to justice Saddam Hussein, Slobodan Milosovic, Osama bin Laden, other members of Al Queda, leaders of Islamic Jihad, and other foreign nationals accused of genocide, war crimes or crimes against humanity, or from rendering assistance to the International Criminal Court to assist with investigations and prosecutions of foreign nationals related to the Situation in Ukraine, including to support victims and witnesses. “(b) Authority.— Assistance made available pursuant to subsection (a) of this section may be made available notwithstanding section 705 of the Foreign Relations Authorization Act, Fiscal Year 2000 and 2001 (22 U.S.C. 7401), except that none of the funds made available pursuant to this subsection may be made available for the purpose of supporting investigations or prosecutions of U.S. servicemembers or other covered United States persons or covered allied persons as such terms are defined in section 2013 of this Act. “(c) Notification.— The Secretary of State shall notify the Committees on Appropriations, the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate, and the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives, of any amounts obligated pursuant to subsection (b) not later than 15 days before such obligation is made.” .
2 of 2 references resolved to an enrolled provision
Editorial Notes
Amendments
2022—Pub. L. 117–328 substituted subsecs. (a) to (c) for “Nothing in this subchapter shall prohibit the United States from rendering assistance to international efforts to bring to justice Saddam Hussein, Slobodan Milosovic, Osama bin Laden, other members of Al Queda, leaders of Islamic Jihad, and other foreign nationals accused of genocide, war crimes or crimes against humanity.”
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
Rule of Construction
Nothing in amendment by Pub. L. 117–328 to be construed to modify the existing roles or authorities of any Federal agency or official, see section 7073(c) of Pub. L. 117–328, set out as a note under section 7423 of this title.
Credits
2002–2022 · 2 acts
- 2002Pub. L. 107–206, title II, § 2015, , 116 Stat. 909
- 2022Pub. L. 117–328, div. K, title VII, § 7073(b), , 136 Stat. 5092.
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(Pub. L. 107–206, title II, § 2015, , 116 Stat. 909; Pub. L. 117–328, div. K, title VII, § 7073(b), , 136 Stat. 5092.)