Sec. 301. Report on hostages taken by the Taliban
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Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, and not less frequently than annually thereafter, the Secretary of State shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees a report detailing the extent to which the Taliban has engaged in the politically motivated taking or release of hostages or otherwise is engaging in practices of unlawful or wrongful detention. The report required by subsection
(a)shall include, at a minimum— an assessment of whether there is credible information that detained United States citizens or United States lawful permanent residents are being held hostage or are being detained unlawfully or wrongfully by the Taliban; and an assessment of whether there is credible information that citizens of NATO allies are being held hostage or are being detained unlawfully or wrongfully by the Taliban. The report required by subsection
(a)shall be submitted in unclassified form, but may include a classified annex. In this section, the term appropriate congressional committees means— the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate; and the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives.