Sec. 3. Designation of state sponsor of wrongful or unlawful detention
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The Robert Levinson Hostage Recovery and Hostage-Taking Accountability Act ( 22 U.S.C. 1741 et seq. ) is amended— by redesignating sections 307 and 308 as sections 308 and 309, respectively; and by inserting after section 306 the following: Any country the government of which the Secretary of State designates as a state sponsor of wrongful or unlawful detention under this section shall— be subject to sanctions under relevant provisions of law, including visa sanctions with respect to government officials of such country; and be prohibited from receiving foreign assistance under relevant provisions of law.
The Secretary of State shall— update travel advisories to reflect the designation of countries as state sponsors of arbitrary detention under this section; and work with airlines to provide a warning to potential travelers to such designated countries. A country may be designated as a state sponsor of wrongful or unlawful detention under this section if the Secretary of State determines that the government of such country has provided support for or directly engaged in the wrongful detention of United States nationals based on one or more of the following:
The repeated wrongful detention or hostage taking of United States nationals as provided for in this Act. The repeated failure of the foreign government to resolve a wrongful detention once notified by the Department of State as provided for in this Act. Actions that indicate the complicity or active support of the government of such country for engaging in wrongful detentions or hostage taking. Actions that pose, in the judgment of the Secretary, a sufficient risk of wrongful detention or hostage taking of United States nationals in such country.
The Secretary of State shall notify the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate not later than 30 days after each determination to designate a country as a state sponsor of wrongful or unlawful detention under this section. A designation as a state sponsor of wrongful or unlawful detention may be removed or withdrawn with respect to a country if the Secretary of State certifies to the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate that— the government of such country is no longer supporting acts of wrongful detention or hostage taking; and such government has provided evidence-based assurances to the Secretary that it will not support and actively oppose acts of wrongful detention or hostage taking in the future.
Nothing in this section may be construed to alter or affect the authorities of the Secretary of State with respect to determining that the detention in a foreign country of a United States person is wrongful pursuant to this Act or any other provision of law. .
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