Sec. 203. Advisory Council on Hostage Taking and Unlawful or Wrongful Detention
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The Robert Levinson Hostage Recovery and Hostage-Taking Accountability Act ( 22 U.S.C. 1741 et seq. ), as amended by section 102, is further amended by inserting after section 305A the following: The President shall establish an advisory council, to be known as the Advisory Council on Hostage Taking and Unlawful or Wrongful Detention (in this section referred to as the Advisory Council ), to advise the Special Presidential Envoy for Hostage Affairs, the Hostage Response Group, and the Hostage Recovery Fusion Cell with respect to Federal policies regarding hostage-taking and unlawful or wrongful detention.
The President shall invite individuals to the Advisory Council, which shall be comprised of— United States nationals who have been unlawfully or wrongfully detained or taken hostage abroad; family members of such United States nationals; and not fewer than 2 experts on areas including hostage taking, wrongful detention, international relations, rule of law, and counterterrorism who have been recommended by the Secretary of State. The term of a member of the Advisory Council shall be 3 years.
A member of the Advisory Council shall not be considered a Federal employee and shall not be compensated for service on the Advisory Council, but may be allowed travel expenses, including per diem in lieu of subsistence, in accordance with subchapter I of chapter 57 of title 5, United States Code. Not later than 1 year after the date of the enactment of this section, and annually thereafter, the Advisory Council shall submit to the President and the appropriate congressional committees a report setting forth the recommendations of the Advisory Council.
The Advisory Council shall terminate on the date that is 10 years after the date of the enactment of this section. .
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Sec. 203
Advisory Council on Hostage Taking and Unlawful or Wrongful Detention
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