War Crimes Rewards Expansion Act
This act expands the Department of State's rewards program to authorize rewards for providing information leading to the arrest, conviction, or transfer of a foreign national accused of war crimes, crimes against humanity, or genocide as such crimes are defined under the law of an international criminal tribunal, the applicable country, or the United States. Currently, rewards are authorized for information leading to the arrest, conviction, or transfer of a foreign national accused of such crimes only as defined under the statutes of the relevant tribunal.
[117th Congress Public Law 273]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]



[[Page 136 STAT. 4250]]

Public Law 117-273
117th Congress

                                 An Act


 
 To amend the State Department Basic Authorities Act of 1956 to provide 
 for rewards for the arrest or conviction of certain foreign nationals 
        who have committed genocide or war crimes, and for other 
            purposes. <<NOTE: Dec. 27, 2022 -  [H.R. 4250]>> 

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled, <<NOTE: War Crimes 
Rewards Expansion Act.>> 
SECTION 1. <<NOTE: 22 USC 2651 note.>>  SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``War Crimes Rewards Expansion Act''.
SEC. 2. DEPARTMENT OF STATE REWARDS PROGRAM.

    Paragraph (10) of section 36(b) of the State Department Basic 
Authorities Act of 1956 (22 U.S.C. 2708(b)) is amended by striking 
``defined under the statute of such tribunal;'' and inserting the 
following: ``defined under--
                    ``(A) the statute of such country or tribunal, as 
                the case may be; or
                    ``(B) United States law;''.

    Approved December 27, 2022.

LEGISLATIVE HISTORY--H.R. 4250:
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CONGRESSIONAL RECORD:
                                                        Vol. 167 (2021):
                                    Sept. 28, considered and passed 
                                        House.
                                                        Vol. 168 (2022):
                                    Dec. 15, considered and passed 
                                        Senate.

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War Crimes Rewards Expansion Act
To amend the State Department Basic Authorities Act of 1956 to provide for rewards for the arrest or conviction of certain foreign nationals who have committed genocide or war crimes, and for other purposes.
War Crimes Rewards Expansion Act
War Crimes Rewards Expansion Act
War Crimes Rewards Expansion Act
Rep. Foxx, Virginia