,,ii  #aaith ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #cbgc  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,november #bj1 
#bjbe,mr4 ,budd introduced the following
 bill2 which was read twice and referred
 to the ,committee on the ,judiciary  ,a
 ,,bill  ,to prohibit awarding grants to
 ,states that arrest certain foreign    
officials in cooperation with the       
,international ,criminal ,court1 and for
 other purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this
 ,act may be cited as the ,american     
,allies ,protection ,act4  #b4          
,penalties on state or local enforcement
 of icc actions  7a7 ,penalties ,except 
as provided in subsection 7b71 if any   
public official1 employee1 or agent of a
 ,state1 a territory1 or the ,district  
of ,columbia1 or any political          
subdivision thereof1 arrests1 detains1  
or otherwise deprives the liberty of a  
current or former foreign government    
official of a member of the ,north      
,atlantic ,treaty ,organization or of a 
government designated as a ,major       

,non-,,nato ,ally based solely on a     
warrant1 indictment1 summons1 or other  
process issued by the ,international    
,criminal ,court or cooperates with1 or 
provides assistance to1 the             
,international ,criminal ,court in      
effectuating such an arrest or          
detention1 with respect to the fiscal   
year beginning on the first ,october #a 
occurring after the date of enactment of
 the ,act1 and each fiscal year         
thereafter1 the ,attorney ,general may  
not award1 renew1 or extend a grant to  
the ,state1 territory1 the ,district of 
,columbia1 or any political subdivision 
thereof1 for a four-year period4  7b7   
,waiver authority ,the ,attorney        
,general may waive the application of   
subsection 7a7 to a grant award if the  
,president certifies to the ,committee  
on the ,judiciary1 the ,committee on    
,foreign ,relations1 and the ,committee 
on ,armed ,services of the ,senate and  
the ,committee on the ,judiciary1 the   
,committee on ,foreign ,affairs1 and the

 ,committee on ,armed ,services of the  
,house of ,representatives that an act  
described in subsection 7a7 is essential
 to the national security interests of  
the ,united ,states1 including a        
detailed justification for the necessity
 of the act4