22 U.S.C. § 7430 — Application of sections 7423 and 7425 to exercise of constitutional authorities

(a) In general: The restrictions in sections 7423 and 7425 of this title don't apply to a specific action or actions about the International Criminal Court^*, if the President takes or directs that action personally, case by case, using the President's power as Commander in Chief under Article II, Section 2, or the President's executive power under Article II, Section 1, of the Constitution.

(b) Notification to Congress
(1) In general: Normally, within 15 days after the President takes or directs such an action that section 7423 or 7425 would otherwise forbid, the President must send the appropriate congressional committees^* a notice. That notice must describe the action, state that it's in the national interest, and explain why.
(2) Exception: If full notice could endanger national security or hurt a U.S. law enforcement effort, the President instead has 15 days to tell the committees only that an action was taken and that this exception was used. Once the reasons for using the exception no longer apply, the President must give the full notice within 15 days after that.

(c) Construction: Nothing in this section gives the President any statutory authority to take any action — it only exempts certain presidential actions from sections 7423 and 7425.