This bill directs the U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations to negotiate a supplemental agreement that would prevent the International Criminal Court (ICC) from using United Nations facilities located in the United States, particularly the ICC's office at the UN headquarters in New York. The legislation is based on the fact that the United States has not ratified the Rome Statute that established the ICC and therefore has no obligation to host the court. The ambassador must begin negotiations within 30 days of the start of the UN General Assembly's 80th session. The bill does not involve direct federal spending but rather instructs diplomatic action to restrict an international institution's access to U.S.-hosted UN facilities. The legislation affects the ICC's operational presence in the United States and reflects congressional concerns about allowing an international court to operate on American soil despite the U.S. not being party to its founding treaty.
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