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Code · BILL · 117th Congress · S. 4653 (Reported in Senate) — To provide for certain authorities of the Department of State, and for other purposes. · Sec. 102

Sec. 102. Notification to Congress for United States nationals unlawfully or wrongfully detained abroad

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Section 302 of the Robert Levinson Hostage Recovery and Hostage-Taking Accountability Act ( 22 U.S.C. 1741 ) is amended— in subsection (a), by inserting , as expeditiously as possible, after review ; and by amending subsection
(b)to read as follows: Upon a determination by the Secretary of State, based on the totality of the circumstances, that there is credible information that the detention of a United States national abroad is unlawful or wrongful, and regardless of whether the detention is by a foreign government or a nongovernmental actor, the Secretary shall— expeditiously transfer responsibility for such case from the Bureau of Consular Affairs of the Department of State to the Special Envoy for Hostage Affairs; and not later than 14 days after such determination, notify the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate and the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives of such determination and provide such committees with a summary of the facts that led to such determination. The notification described in paragraph (1)(B) may be classified, if necessary. .
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