S.Amdt. 2329
What it does: Adds SEC. 1208. SUPPORT FOR INTERNATIONAL CRIMINAL TRIBUNAL PROSECUTION OF GENOCIDE, CRIMES AGAINST HUMANITY, AND WAR CRIMES at the end of subtitle A of title XII
Sen. Patrick J. Leahy (D-VT)What it changes
1 change to S. 1197 · shown in the bill's text
Adds SEC. 1208. SUPPORT FOR INTERNATIONAL CRIMINAL TRIBUNAL PROSECUTION OF GENOCIDE, CRIMES AGAINST HUMANITY, AND WAR CRIMES at the end of subtitle A of title XII
Adds a sectionIn S. 1197 · Placed on Calendar Senate
(g) Repeal of Superseded Authority.--Section 1206 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2012 (Public Law 112-81; 125 Stat. 1624; 22 U.S.C. 2151 note) is repealed.
Inserted: SEC. 1208. SUPPORT FOR INTERNATIONAL CRIMINAL TRIBUNAL PROSECUTION OF GENOCIDE, CRIMES AGAINST HUMANITY, AND WAR CRIMES.
Inserted: Section 705 of the Foreign Relations Authorization Act, Fiscal Years 2001 (22 U.S.C. 7401) is amended--
Inserted: (1) by striking subsection (b); and
Inserted: (2) by inserting after subsection (a) the following new subsection:
Inserted: "(b) Limitation.--
Inserted: "(1) In general.--Funds authorized to be appropriated by this or any other Act may be made available for training and technical assistance for, and professional and in-kind support of, international and hybrid criminal tribunals in their investigations, apprehensions, and prosecutions of Joseph Kony, Omar al-Bashir, Bashar al-Assad, and other high-profile, non-allied foreign nationals who are accused of genocide, crimes against humanity, or war crimes.
Inserted: "(2) Consultation.--The Secretary of State shall consult with the appropriate congressional committees on the specific types of assistance and support to be provided under paragraph (1).".
Original wording
At the end of subtitle A of title XII, add the following:
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As printed
SA 2329. Mr. LEAHY submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by him to the bill S. 1197, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2014 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:
At the end of subtitle A of title XII, add the following:
SEC. 1208. SUPPORT FOR INTERNATIONAL CRIMINAL TRIBUNAL PROSECUTION OF GENOCIDE, CRIMES AGAINST HUMANITY, AND WAR CRIMES.
Section 705 of the Foreign Relations Authorization Act, Fiscal Years 2001 (22 U.S.C. 7401) is amended--
(1) by striking subsection (b); and
(2) by inserting after subsection (a) the following new subsection:
“(b) Limitation.--
“(1) In general.--Funds authorized to be appropriated by this or any other Act may be made available for training and technical assistance for, and professional and in-kind support of, international and hybrid criminal tribunals in their investigations, apprehensions, and prosecutions of Joseph Kony, Omar al-Bashir, Bashar al-Assad, and other high-profile, non-allied foreign nationals who are accused of genocide, crimes against humanity, or war crimes.
“(2) Consultation.--The Secretary of State shall consult with the appropriate congressional committees on the specific types of assistance and support to be provided under paragraph (1).”.
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Senate amendment submitted
November 19, 2013