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Title 22 — Foreign Relations and Intercourse

Chapter 81 — International Criminal Court

§ 7433. Assistance to international efforts

Statutory text

(a)

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.

(b)

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.

(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.

Footnotes

  1. 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.

  1. 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. 909

    Enacted 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.

  2. 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
  1. 2002Pub. L. 107–206, title II, § 2015, , 116 Stat. 909
  2. 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.)

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