22 U.S.C. § 7433: Assistance to international…

Summary

Allows the United States to help international efforts to bring to justice Saddam Hussein, Slobodan Milosevic, Osama bin Laden, other al Qaeda members, leaders of Islamic Jihad, and other foreign nationals accused of genocide, war crimes, or crimes against humanity. It also allows help to the International Criminal Court for Ukraine-related investigations and prosecutions, including support for victims and witnesses. Funds can be provided despite section 7401, but none may be used to investigate or prosecute U.S. servicemembers or other covered U.S. or allied persons (defined in section 7432). The Secretary of State must notify the Appropriations Committees, the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, and the House Foreign Affairs Committee at least 15 days before obligating any such funds.

Title 22, §7433

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(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, 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.

Notes & Related Subsidiaries

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

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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.

§7433 Assistance to International Efforts