#aagth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,s4   
#dbdj  ,,an ,,act  ,to amend section    
#bdda of title #ah1 ,united ,states     
,code1 to broaden the scope of          
individuals subject to prosecution for  
war crimes4  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act
 may be cited as the ,justice for       
,victims of ,war ,crimes ,act4  #b4 ,war
 crimes ,section #bdda of title #ah1    
,united ,states ,code1 is amended-- 7#a7
 by striking subsection 7b7 and         
inserting the following3  7b7           
,jurisdiction ,there is jurisdiction    
over an offense described in subsection 
7a7 if-- 7#a7 the offense occurs in     
whole or in part within the ,united     
,states2 or  7#b7 regardless of where   
the offense occurs-- 7,a7 the victim or 
offender is-- 7i7 a national of the     
,united ,states or an alien lawfully    
admitted for permanent residence2 or    
7ii7 a member of the ,armed ,forces of  
the ,united ,states1 regardless of      
nationality2 or  7,b7 the offender is   
present in the ,united ,states1         

regardless of the nationality of the    
victim or offender4  2 and  7#b7 by     
adding at the end the following3  7e7   
,nonapplicability of certain limitations
 ,in the case of an offense described in
 subsection 7a7 and further described in
 subsections 7c77#a7 and 7c77#c71 an    
indictment may be found or an           
information may be instituted at any    
time without limitation4  7f7           
,certification requirement  7#a7 ,in    
general ,no prosecution for an offense  
described in subsection 7a7 shall be    
undertaken by the ,united ,states except
 on written certification of the        
,attorney ,general1 the ,deputy         
,attorney ,general1 or an ,assistant    
,attorney ,general1 which function of   
approving prosecutions may not be       
delegated1 that a prosecution by the    
,united ,states is in the public        
interest and necessary to secure        
substantial justice4  7#b7 ,offender    
present in ,united ,states ,for an      
offense for which jurisdiction exists   

under subsection 7b77#b77;,b7 7and does 
not exist under any other provision of  
subsection 7b771 the written            
certification required under paragraph  
7#a7 of this subsection that a          
prosecution by the ,united ,states is in
 the public interest and necessary to   
secure substantial justice shall be made
 by the ,attorney ,general or the       
,deputy ,attorney ,general1 which       
function may not be delegated4 ,in      
issuing such certification1 the same    
official shall weigh and consider1 among
 other relevant factors-- 7,a7 whether  
the alleged offender can be removed from
 the ,united ,states for purposes of    
prosecution in another jurisdiction2 and
  7,b7 potential adverse consequences   
for nationals1 servicemembers1 or       
employees of the ,united ,states4  7g7  
,input from other agency heads ,the     
,secretary of ,defense and ,secretary of
 ,state may submit to the ,attorney     
,general for consideration their views  
generally regarding potential benefits1 

or potential adverse consequences for   
nationals1 servicemembers1 or employees 
of the ,united ,states1 of prosecutions 
of offenses for which jurisdiction      
exists under subsection 7b77#b77;,b74   
7h7 ,no judicial review ,certifications 
under subsection 7f7 and input from     
other agency heads under subsection 7g7 
are not subject to judicial review4  7i7
 ,rules of construction ,nothing in this
 section shall be construed as-- 7#a7   
support for ratification of or accession
 to the ,rome ,statute of the           
,international ,criminal ,court1 which  
entered into force on ,july #a1 #bjjb2  
or  7#b7 consent by the ,united ,states 
to any assertion or exercise of         
jurisdiction by any international1      
hybrid1 or foreign court4  4  ,passed   
the ,senate ,december #ba1              
#bjbb4,secretary