Federal · Title 22 — Foreign Relations and Intercourse

22 U.S.C. § 7428: Alliance command arrangements

Civil

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This statute requires the President to report to Congress on command arrangements in military alliances involving foreign officers subject to International Criminal Court jurisdiction, and to describe modifications that could reduce risks to U.S. Armed Forces members.

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describing the degree to which members of the Armed Forces of the United States may, in the context of military operations undertaken by or pursuant to that alliance, be placed under the command or operational control of foreign military officers subject to the jurisdiction of the International Criminal Court because they are nationals of a party to the International Criminal Court; and evaluating the degree to which members of the Armed Forces of the United States engaged in military operations undertaken by or pursuant to that alliance may be exposed to greater risks as a result of being placed under the command or operational control of foreign military officers subject to the jurisdiction of the International Criminal Court. Not later than 1 year after August 2, 2002 , the President should transmit to the appropriate congressional committees a description of modifications to command and operational control arrangements within military alliances to which the United States is a party that could be made in order to reduce any risks to members of the Armed Forces of the United States identified pursuant to subsection (a)(2). The report under subsection (a), and the description of measures under subsection (b), or appropriate parts thereof, may be submitted in classified form.

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