22 USC 7402 – Prohibition on extradition or transfer of United States citizens to the International Criminal Court
(a) Prohibition on extradition
None of the funds authorized to be appropriated or otherwise made available by this or any other Act may be used to extradite a United States citizen to a foreign country that is under an obligation to surrender persons to the International Criminal Court unless that foreign country confirms to the United States that applicable prohibitions on reextradition apply to such surrender or gives other satisfactory assurances to the United States that the country will not extradite or otherwise transfer that citizen to the International Criminal Court.
(b) Prohibition on consent to extradition by third countries
Terms Used In 22 USC 7402
- Extradition: The formal process of delivering an accused or convicted person from authorities in one state to authorities in another state.
- Obligation: An order placed, contract awarded, service received, or similar transaction during a given period that will require payments during the same or a future period.
None of the funds authorized to be appropriated or otherwise made available by this or any other Act may be used to provide consent to the extradition or transfer of a United States citizen by a foreign country to a third country that is under an obligation to surrender persons to the International Criminal Court, unless the third country confirms to the United States that applicable prohibitions on reextradition apply to such surrender or gives other satisfactory assurances to the United States that the third country will not extradite or otherwise transfer that citizen to the International Criminal Court.
(c) Definition
In this section, the term “International Criminal Court” has the meaning given the term in section 7401(c) of this title.