Title 22 — Foreign Relations and IntercourseRelease 119-73
§7425 Prohibition on direct or indirect transfer of classified national security information and law enforcement information to the International Criminal Court
Title 22 › Chapter CHAPTER 81— - INTERNATIONAL CRIMINAL COURT › Subchapter SUBCHAPTER II— - AMERICAN SERVICEMEMBERS’ PROTECTION › § 7425
Summary
When the Rome Statute takes effect, the President must set rules to stop classified national-security and law-enforcement information from going to the International Criminal Court, the U.N., or any country party to the Court for investigations, arrests, or prosecutions—unless those bodies give assurances they will not share. It does not stop actions allowed by another law.
Full Legal Text
Title 22, §7425
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(a)Not later than the date on which the Rome Statute enters into force, the President shall ensure that appropriate procedures are in place to prevent the transfer of classified national security information and law enforcement information to the International Criminal Court for the purpose of facilitating an investigation, apprehension, or prosecution.
(b)The procedures adopted pursuant to subsection (a) shall be designed to prevent the transfer to the United Nations and to the government of any country that is party to the International Criminal Court of classified national security information and law enforcement information that specifically relates to matters known to be under investigation or prosecution by the International Criminal Court, except to the degree that satisfactory assurances are received from the United Nations or that government, as the case may be, that such information will not be made available to the International Criminal Court for the purpose of facilitating an investigation, apprehension, or prosecution.
(c)The provisions of this section shall not be construed to prohibit any action permitted under section 7427 of this title.
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22 U.S.C. § 7425
Title 22 — Foreign Relations and Intercourse
Last Updated
Apr 6, 2026
Release point: 119-73