Title: Support International Criminal Investigations for Ukraine Act
Policy area: International Affairs

Summary:
Support International Criminal Investigations for Ukraine Act
This bill repeals a provision that prohibits using federal funds to support the International Criminal Court (ICC). Specifically, the provision prohibits such funding 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. 7583 Introduced in House (IH)]

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117th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 7583

  To allow funding for the International Criminal Court, require the 
Secretary of State to submit a report on United States policy relating 
 to 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

                             April 26, 2022

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

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                                 A BILL


 
  To allow funding for the International Criminal Court, require the 
Secretary of State to submit a report on United States policy relating 
 to 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 ``Support International Criminal 
Investigations for Ukraine Act''.

SEC. 2. STATEMENT OF POLICY.

    It is the policy of the United States--
            (1) to support the Investigation into the Situation in 
        Ukraine being conducted by the International Criminal Court 
        (ICC), including by providing material support and 
        participating in international efforts to collect and preserve 
        evidence that may be relevant for prosecution;
            (2) in general and consistent with United States foreign 
        policy priorities, to provide material and technical support 
        including for the collection and preservation of evidence to 
        ICC investigations of war crimes, crimes against humanity, 
        genocide, or crimes of aggression;
            (3) to pursue a policy of constructive engagement with the 
        ICC; and
            (4) to take steps required for the United States to become 
        a state party to the Rome Statute of the International Criminal 
        Court.

SEC. 3. REPEAL.

    Section 7401(b) of title 22, United States Code, is hereby 
repealed.

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 International Criminal Court'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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