SPECIAL COURT FOR SIERRA LEONE.

SEC. 697. SPECIAL COURT FOR SIERRA LEONE. (a) Finding.—Congress finds that prompt establishment of a Special Court for Sierra Leone is an important step in restoring a credible system of justice and accountability for the crimes committed in Sierra Leone and would contribute to the process of national reconciliation in that country. 116 STAT. 1418 (b) Sense of Congress.—It is the sense of Congress that the United States should support the Truth and Reconciliation Commission in Sierra Leone, including through assistance in the collection of human rights data relevant to the Commission’s work. (c) Allocation of Funds.—Of the amounts made available to the Department of State for fiscal year 2003, there is authorized to be available $5,000,000 to support the Special Court for Sierra Leone. (d) Extension of Rewards Program.—Section 102 of Public Law 105-323, as amended (22 U.S.C. 2708 note), is further amended— (1) in subsection (a), by inserting “the Special Court of Sierra Leone” after “by,”; and (2) in subsection (c), by adding at the end the following new paragraph: “(3) For the purposes of subsection (a), the Statute of the Special Court for Sierra Leone means the Statute contained in the Annex to the Agreement Between the United Nations and the Government of Sierra Leone on the Establishment of a Special Court for Sierra Leone.”.