,,ii  #aai? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,s4 #dic  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!       
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,febru>y #aj1 #bjbe,mr4
 ,sullivan 7= himself & ,mr4 ,cotton7   
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 read     
twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,=eign
 ,relations  ,a ,,bill  ,to prohibit    
,unit$ ,/ates coop]ation ) !            
,int]national ,crim9al ,c\rt1 ! use ( ! 
,economic ,support ,fund to support !   
,pale/9ian ,au?ority1 & any ,f$]al fund+
 = ! ,,icc4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act  
may be cit$ z ! ,/op ! ,,icc ,act4  #b4 
,f9d+s ,congress f9ds ! foll[+3 7#a7 ,9 
#bjad1 & 9 ea* subsequ5t ye>1 ,congress 
has enact$ provisions1 includ+ section  
#gjda7k77#b77;,a77i77,,ii7 ( ! ,fur!r   
,consolidat$ ,appropriations ,act1 #bjbd
 7,public ,law #aah-dg71 prohibit+ ! use
 ( economic support funds = ! ,pale/9ian
 ,au?ority if ! ,pale/9ians initiate an 
inve/igation ( ! ,int]national ,crim9al 
,c\rt 7ref]r$ to 9 ?is section z !      
,,icc71 or actively support su* an      
inve/igation1 :i* subjects ,israeli     

nationals to an inve/igation = alleg$   
crimes aga9/ ,pale/9ians4  7#b7 ,on ,may
 #bb1 #bjah1 ! ,pale/9ian ,au?ority     
initiat$ an ,int]national ,crim9al ,c\rt
 au?oriz$ inve/igation & h actively     
support$ t inve/igation1 :i* inve/igates
 alleg$ crimes committ$ by ,israeli     
nationals aga9/ ,pale/9ians4  7#c7      
,accord+ to ! ,,icc1 on #bb ,may #bjah1 
pursuant to articles #ac7;a7 & #ad ( !  
,rome ,/atute1 ,pale/9e ref]r$ !        
,situation 9 ,pale/9e = inve/igation by 
! ,(fice ( ! ,prosecutor & specifically 
reque/$ ! ,prosecutor to inve/igate1 9  
accordance ) ! temporal jurisdiction ( !
 ,c\rt1 pa/1 ongo+ & future crimes )9 ! 
c\rt's jurisdiction1 committ$ 9 all p>ts
 ( ! t]ritory ( ! ,/ate ( ,pale/9e1     
specify+ t the ,/ate ( ,pale/9e         
comprises ! ,pale/9ian ,t]ritory occupi$
 9 #aifg by ,israel1 z def9$ by ! #aidi 
,armi/ice ,l9e1 :i* includes ! ,we/     
,bank1 includ+ ,ea/ ,j]usalem1 & ! ,gaza
 ,/rip44  7#d7 ,9 #bjba1 ! ,,icc op5$ an
 inve/igation into ! ,situation 9       

,pale/9e4  7#e7 ,on ,may #bj1 #bjbd1 !  
*ief prosecutor ( ! ,,icc appli$ = arre/
 w>rants = ,israeli ,prime ,m9i/]       
,b5jam9 ,netanyahu & =m] ,def5se ,m9i/] 
,yoav ,gallant = a range ( (f5ses       
alleg$ly committ$ on ! t]ritory ( !     
,/ate ( ,pale/9e 79 ! ,gaza /rip7 f at  
lea/ #h ,octob] #bjbc4  7#f7 ,on        
,novemb] #ba1 #bjbd1 ! ,,icc ,pre-,trial
 ,*amb] ,i reject$ *all5ges made by !   
,/ate ( ,israel to-- 7,a7 ! ,,icc's     
issuance ( arre/ w>rants = ,prime ,m9i/]
 ,netanyahu & =m] ,def5se ,m9i/]        
,gallant2 &  7,b7 ! ,,icc's jurisdiction
 on ! matt]4  7#g7 ,on ,novemb] #ba1    
#bjbd1 ! ,,icc issu$ arre/ w>rants =    
,prime ,m9i/] ,netanyahu & =m] ,def5se  
,m9i/] ,gallant4  #c4 ,prohibition aga9/
 coop]ation ) ! ,int]national ,crim9al  
,c\rt & support = ! ,pale/9ian ,au?ority
  7a7 ,prohibition aga9/ coop]ation ) ! 
,,icc ,not)/&+ any o!r provision ( law1 
no (ficial ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates may        
coop]ate ) ! ,int]national ,crim9al     
,c\rt ) respect to any matt]4  7b7      

,fulfillm5t ( /atutory condition ,!     
inve/igation ref]r$ to 9 section        
#b7;a77#b7 & ! application = arre/s     
w>rants = ,israeli (ficials ref]r$ to 9 
section #b7;a77#e77;,a7 ju/ifies        
prohibit+ ! use ( economic support funds
 = ! ,pale/9ian ,au?ority 9 accordance )
 section #gjda7k77#b77;,a77i77,,ii7 ( ! 
,fur!r ,consolidat$ ,appropriations     
,act1 #bjbd 7,public ,law #aah-dg74  7c7
 ,prohibition aga9/ use ( ,economic     
,support ,fund 9 ,gaza ,none ( ! funds  
made available pursuant to *apt] #d ( "p
 ,,ii ( ! ,=eign ,assi/ance ,act ( #aifa
 7#bb ,u4,s4,c4 #bcdf et seq47 may be   
us$ to provide support = ! ,pale/9ian   
,au?ority4  7d7 ,prohibition aga9/ fund+
 = ! ,,icc ,not)/&+ any o!r provision ( 
law1 no ,f$]al funds may be-- 7#a7 made 
available = ! ,,icc2 or  7#b7 us$ to    
support any ,,icc activity1 includ+     
submissions ( alleg$ crimes1 prelim9>y  
inve/igations1 inve/igations1 w>rants1  
surr5d] or transf] ( accus$ p]sons1     
prosecutions1 trials1 appeals1 or       

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