Sec. 7411. REPORT ON EFFORTS TO CAPTURE AND DETAIN UNITED STATES CITIZENS AS HOSTAGES

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## SEC. 7411 REPORT ON EFFORTS TO CAPTURE AND DETAIN UNITED STATES CITIZENS AS HOSTAGES ###

(a)Definition of Appropriate Committees of Congress In this section, the term “appropriate committees of Congress” means— ####

(1)the congressional intelligence committees; ####

(2)the Committee on Foreign Relations, the Committee on the Judiciary, and the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate; and ####

(3)the Committee on Foreign Affairs, the Committee on the Judiciary, and the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives. ###

(b)In General Not later than 120 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Director of National Intelligence shall submit to the appropriate committees of Congress a report on efforts by the Maduro regime in Venezuela to detain United States citizens and lawful permanent residents. ###

(c)Elements The report required by subsection

(b)shall include, regarding the arrest, capture, detainment, or imprisonment of United States citizens and lawful permanent residents, the following: ####

(1)The names, positions, and institutional affiliation of Venezuelan individuals, or those acting on their behalf, who have engaged in such activities. ####

(2)A description of any role played by transnational criminal organizations, and an identification of such organizations. ####

(3)Where relevant, an assessment of whether and how United States citizens and lawful permanent residents have been lured to Venezuela. ####

(4)An analysis of the motive for the arrest, capture, detainment, or imprisonment of United States citizens and lawful permanent residents. ####

(5)The total number of United States citizens and lawful permanent residents detained or imprisoned in Venezuela as of the date on which the report is submitted. ###

(d)Form The report required by subsection

(b)shall be submitted in unclassified form, but may include a classified annex.