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BIA: U.S. Intitutes More Sanctions on ICC Member States
On Friday, November 11, 2005 the United
States Senate passed the Fiscal Year 2006 (FY 2006) Foreign Operations
spending bill, which had been approved by the House of Representatives
earlier in the month. The bill now goes to President Bush for his signature.
While much analysis will be paid to the bottom line of the legislation
($20.9 billion), equal attention should be given to a provision which
jeopardizes $326.6 million in U.S. economic assistance in FY 2006 to 12
nations. Read full text of the Foreign Operations Bill
Citizens for Global Solutions has
conducted an in-depth analysis of this provision in an effort to ascertain
its impact on U.S. relations with its allies in strategic regions such as
the Middle East, sub-Saharan Africa and Latin America. The amendment in
question would cut Economic Support Funds (ESF) to all countries that have
ratified the International Criminal Court (ICC) but have not signed a
Bilateral Immunity Agreement (BIA) with the U.S.
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