,,ii  #aaith ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #bice  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,september #bi1
 #bjbe ,mr4 ,scott of ,florida          
introduced the following bill2 which was
 read twice and referred to the         
,committee on the ,judiciary  ,a ,,bill 
,to prohibit ,state and local law       
enforcement officers from arresting     
foreign nationals within the ,united    
,states solely on the basis of an       
indictment1 warrant1 or request issued  
by the ,international ,criminal ,court1 
and for other purposes4  #a4  ,short    
title  ,this ,act may be cited as the   
,sovereign ,enforcement ,integrity ,act 
of #bjbe4  #b4  ,findings and purpose   
7a7  ,findings  ,congress finds the     
following3 7#a7 ,the ,united ,states is 
not a party to the ,rome ,statute       
establishing the ,international         
,criminal ,court 7commonly known as the 
,,icc74  7#b7 ,the ,constitution of the 
,united ,states provides the ,federal   
,government with exclusive authority    

over foreign relations and the treatment
 of foreign nationals within the        
territory of the ,united ,states4  7#c7 
,the arrest or detention of foreign     
nationals on ,united ,states soil       
pursuant to an ,,icc request or         
indictment1 absent ,federal             
authorization1 could jeopardize the     
foreign policy interests of the ,united 
,states and conflict with longstanding  
constitutional principles4  7#d7 ,law   
enforcement activities implicating      
international law enforcement           
obligations must be governed by uniform 
national standards4  7b7  ,purpose  ,the
 purpose of this ,act is to prohibit    
,state and local law enforcement        
officers from executing1 honoring1 or   
enforcing any request1 warrant1 or      
indictment issued by the ,international 
,criminal ,court unless expressly       
authorized by ,federal law4  #c4        
,prohibition on state or local          
enforcement of icc actions  7a7         
,general rule  ,no officer1 employee1 or

 agent of a ,state1 a territory1 or the 
,district of ,columbia1 or any political
 subdivision thereof1 may--  7#a7       
arrest1 detain1 or otherwise deprive a  
foreign national of liberty based solely
 on a warrant1 indictment1 summons1 or  
other process issued by the             
,international ,criminal ,court2  7#b7  
cooperate with1 or provide assistance   
to1 the ,international ,criminal ,court 
in effectuating such an arrest or       
detention2 or  7#c7 use any funds1      
facilities1 personnel1 or equipment to  
carry out any action described in       
paragraph 7#a7 or 7#b74  7b7  ,exception
  ,the prohibitions in subsection 7a7   
shall not apply if-- 7#a7 ,congress     
enacts legislation expressly authorizing
 cooperation with the ,international    
,criminal ,court in a specific case2 or 
7#b7 the ,president certifies to        
,congress that such cooperation is      
essential to a declared national        
security interest and issues a specific 
written authorization4  #d4  ,preemption

  ,this ,act supersedes any ,state or   
local law1 policy1 or regulation that   
permits1 requires1 or authorizes any    
action inconsistent with this ,act4  #e4
  ,severability  ,if any provision of   
this ,act1 or the application of a      
provision to any person or circumstance1
 is held to be unconstitutional1 the    
remainder of the ,act and the           
application of the provisions to any    
other person or circumstance shall not  
be affected4