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Code · BILL · 116th Congress · S. 712 (Reported in Senate) — To provide assistance for United States citizens and nationals taken hostage or unlawfully or wrongfully detained abr... · Sec. 5

Sec. 5. Hostage Response Group

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The President shall establish a Hostage Response Group, to be convened on a regular basis, as well as upon the request of the National Security Council, to further the safe recovery of United States nationals held abroad, and to be tasked with coordinating the United States Government response to other hostage-takings occurring abroad in which the United States has a national interest. The regular members of the Hostage Response Group shall include the Director of the Hostage Recovery Fusion Cell, the Hostage Recovery Fusion Cell's Family Engagement Coordinator, the Special Envoy appointed pursuant to section 3, and representatives from the Department of the Treasury, the Department of Defense, the Department of Justice, the Federal Bureau of Investigation, the Office of the Director of National Intelligence, and other agencies as the President, from time to time, may designate.
The Hostage Recovery Group shall— identify and recommend hostage recovery options and strategies to the President through the National Security Council; coordinate the development and implementation of United States hostage recovery policies, strategies, and procedures; receive regular updates from the Hostage Recovery Fusion Cell on the status of United States nationals being held hostage abroad and measures being taken to effect the hostages' safe recovery; coordinate the provision of policy guidance to the Hostage Recovery Fusion Cell, including reviewing recovery options proposed by the Hostage Recovery Fusion Cell and working to resolve disputes within the Hostage Recovery Fusion Cell; and where higher-level guidance is required, make recommendations to the National Security Council.
The Hostage Response Group shall meet regularly. The Hostage Response Group shall regularly provide recommendations on hostage recovery options and strategies to the National Security Council.
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