,,ii  #aaith ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #dic  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of ,,the
 ,,united ,,states  ,february #aj1      
#bjbe,mr4 ,sullivan 7for himself and    
,mr4 ,cotton7 introduced the following  
bill2 which was read twice and referred 
to the ,committee on ,foreign ,relations
  ,a ,,bill  ,to prohibit ,united       
,states cooperation with the            
,international ,criminal ,court1 the use
 of the ,economic ,support ,fund to     
support the ,palestinian ,authority1 and
 any ,federal funding for the ,,icc4    
#a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited
 as the ,stop the ,,icc ,act4  #b4      
,findings ,congress finds the following3
 7#a7 ,in #bjad1 and in each subsequent 
year1 ,congress has enacted provisions1 
including section                       
#gjda7k77#b77;,a77i77,,ii7 of the       
,further ,consolidated ,appropriations  
,act1 #bjbd 7,public ,law #aah-dg71     
prohibiting the use of economic support 
funds for the ,palestinian ,authority if
 the ,palestinians initiate an          

investigation of the ,international     
,criminal ,court 7referred to in this   
section as the ,,icc71 or actively      
support such an investigation1 which    
subjects ,israeli nationals to an       
investigation for alleged crimes against
 ,palestinians4  7#b7 ,on ,may #bb1     
#bjah1 the ,palestinian ,authority      
initiated an ,international ,criminal   
,court authorized investigation and have
 actively supported that investigation1 
which investigates alleged crimes       
committed by ,israeli nationals against 
,palestinians4  7#c7 ,according to the  
,,icc1 on #bb ,may #bjah1 pursuant to   
articles #ac7;a7 and #ad of the ,rome   
,statute1 ,palestine referred the       
,situation in ,palestine for            
investigation by the ,office of the     
,prosecutor and specifically requested  
the ,prosecutor to investigate1 in      
accordance with the temporal            
jurisdiction of the ,court1 past1       
ongoing and future crimes within the    
court's jurisdiction1 committed in all  

parts of the territory of the ,state of 
,palestine1 specifying that the ,state  
of ,palestine comprises the ,palestinian
 ,territory occupied in #aifg by        
,israel1 as defined by the #aidi        
,armistice ,line1 which includes the    
,west ,bank1 including ,east ,jerusalem1
 and the ,gaza ,strip44  7#d7 ,in #bjba1
 the ,,icc opened an investigation into 
the ,situation in ,palestine4  7#e7 ,on 
,may #bj1 #bjbd1 the chief prosecutor of
 the ,,icc applied for arrest warrants  
for ,israeli ,prime ,minister ,benjamin 
,netanyahu and former ,defense ,minister
 ,yoav ,gallant for a range of offenses 
allegedly committed on the territory of 
the ,state of ,palestine 7in the ,gaza  
strip7 from at least #h ,october #bjbc4 
7#f7 ,on ,november #ba1 #bjbd1 the ,,icc
 ,pre-,trial ,chamber ,i rejected       
challenges made by the ,state of ,israel
 to-- 7,a7 the ,,icc's issuance of      
arrest warrants for ,prime ,minister    
,netanyahu and former ,defense ,minister
 ,gallant2 and  7,b7 the ,,icc's        

jurisdiction on the matter4  7#g7 ,on   
,november #ba1 #bjbd1 the ,,icc issued  
arrest warrants for ,prime ,minister    
,netanyahu and former ,defense ,minister
 ,gallant4  #c4 ,prohibition against    
cooperation with the ,international     
,criminal ,court and support for the    
,palestinian ,authority  7a7            
,prohibition against cooperation with   
the ,,icc ,notwithstanding any other    
provision of law1 no official of the    
,united ,states may cooperate with the  
,international ,criminal ,court with    
respect to any matter4  7b7 ,fulfillment
 of statutory condition ,the            
investigation referred to in section    
#b7;a77#b7 and the application for      
arrests warrants for ,israeli officials 
referred to in section #b7;a77#e77;,a7  
justifies prohibiting the use of        
economic support funds for the          
,palestinian ,authority in accordance   
with section #gjda7k77#b77;,a77i77,,ii7 
of the ,further ,consolidated           
,appropriations ,act1 #bjbd 7,public    

,law #aah-dg74  7c7 ,prohibition against
 use of ,economic ,support ,fund in     
,gaza ,none of the funds made available 
pursuant to chapter #d of part ,,ii of  
the ,foreign ,assistance ,act of #aifa  
7#bb ,u4,s4,c4 #bcdf et seq47 may be    
used to provide support for the         
,palestinian ,authority4  7d7           
,prohibition against funding for the    
,,icc ,notwithstanding any other        
provision of law1 no ,federal funds may 
be-- 7#a7 made available for the ,,icc2 
or  7#b7 used to support any ,,icc      
activity1 including submissions of      
alleged crimes1 preliminary             
investigations1 investigations1         
warrants1 surrender or transfer of      
accused persons1 prosecutions1 trials1  
appeals1 or enforcement of ,,icc        
rulings4