Title 22 — Foreign Relations and IntercourseRelease 119-73
§7401 Restriction relating to United States accession to the International Criminal Court
Title 22 › Chapter CHAPTER 81— - INTERNATIONAL CRIMINAL COURT › Subchapter SUBCHAPTER I— - GENERAL PROVISIONS › § 7401
Summary
The U.S. may not join or use federal funds for the International Criminal Court unless it joins by a treaty under Article II, section 2, clause 2 on or after November 29, 1999 (the court created by the Rome Statute on July 17, 1998).
Full Legal Text
Title 22, §7401
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(a)The United States shall not become a party to the International Criminal Court except pursuant to a treaty made under Article II, section 2, clause 2 of the Constitution of the United States on or after November 29, 1999.
(b)None of the funds authorized to be appropriated by this or any other Act may be obligated for use by, or for support of, the International Criminal Court unless the United States has become a party to the Court pursuant to a treaty made under Article II, section 2, clause 2 of the Constitution of the United States on or after November 29, 1999.
(c)In this section, the term “International Criminal Court” means the court established by the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court, adopted by the United Nations Diplomatic Conference of Plenipotentiaries on the Establishment of an International Criminal Court on July 17, 1998.
Legislative History
Notes & Related Subsidiaries
Editorial Notes
Codification Section was formerly set out as a note under section 262–1 of this title.
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
Short Title
Pub. L. 107–206, title II, § 2001, Aug. 2, 2002, 116 Stat. 899, provided that: “This title [enacting subchapter II of this chapter] may be cited as the ‘American Servicemembers’ Protection Act of 2002’.”
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22 U.S.C. § 7401
Title 22 — Foreign Relations and Intercourse
Last Updated
Apr 6, 2026
Release point: 119-73