Title: Investigate Russian War Crimes Act
Policy area: International Affairs

Summary:
Investigate Russian War Crimes Act
This bill allows the United States to provide funding for the International Criminal Court (ICC) if the funding is solely for the ICC's investigation into the situation in Ukraine. Specifically, this bill allows funding for such a purpose as an exception to an existing prohibition against making federal funds available to the ICC unless the United States becomes a party to the ICC pursuant to a treaty.

[Congressional Bills 117th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 7745 Introduced in House (IH)]

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117th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 7745

To support and allow funding for the investigation of the International 
Criminal Court with respect to the Situation in Ukraine, and for other 
                               purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                              May 12, 2022

 Ms. Jacobs of California (for herself and Mrs. Spartz) introduced the 
 following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs

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                                 A BILL


 
To support and allow funding for the investigation of the International 
Criminal Court with respect to the Situation in Ukraine, and for other 
                               purposes.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Investigate Russian War Crimes 
Act''.

SEC. 2. STATEMENT OF POLICY.

    It is the policy of the United States to support the Investigation 
into the Situation in Ukraine being conducted by the International 
Criminal Court, including by providing material support and 
participating in international efforts to collect and preserve evidence 
that may be relevant for prosecution.

SEC. 3. REPEAL.

    Section 705(b) of the Admiral James W. Nance and Meg Donovan 
Foreign Relations Authorization Act, Fiscal Years 2000 and 2001 (22 
U.S.C. 7401(b)) is amended by adding at the end the following new 
sentence: ``The prohibition under this section shall not apply with 
respect to amounts made available to the International Criminal Court 
solely for the purpose of providing material support or funding for the 
Investigation into the Situation in Ukraine conducted by the 
International Criminal Court.''.

SEC. 4. REPORT REQUIRED.

    Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, 
the Secretary of State shall submit to the Committee on Foreign Affairs 
of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Foreign Relations 
of the Senate a report setting forth the Administration's policy review 
of the United States position on the ICC's Investigation into the 
Situation in Ukraine, including--
            (1) recommendations as to the provision of material support 
        to such investigation; and
            (2) the national security and foreign policy benefits of 
        formally providing material support to such investigation and 
        other investigations.
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