§7430 Application of Sections 7423 and 7425 to Exercise of Constitutional Authorities

Summary

The President may, on a case-by-case basis, carry out or order actions about the International Criminal Court while acting as Commander in Chief or using executive power, and two specific laws (sections 7423 and 7425) do not block those actions. If the action would otherwise be barred, the President must tell the appropriate congressional committees within 15 days. That notice must say what was done, state that it is in the national interest, and explain why. If giving full details would harm national security or a U.S. law-enforcement activity, the President must still notify the committees within 15 days that an action was taken and that a full report is being withheld for that reason. The full report must be provided within 15 days after the risk ends. Nothing here gives the President new statutory authority to act.