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Code · STATUTE-COMPILATIONS · Servicemember Quality of Life Improvement and National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2025 · Sec. 5119

Sec. 5119. REPORT ON EFFORTS TO CAPTURE AND DETAIN UNITED STATES CITIZENS AS HOSTAGES

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## SEC. 5119 REPORT ON EFFORTS TO CAPTURE AND DETAIN UNITED STATES CITIZENS AS HOSTAGES ###
(a)In General Not later than 30 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State shall submit to the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate and the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives a report on efforts by the Maduro regime of Venezuela to detain United States citizens and lawful permanent residents. ###
(b)Elements The report required by subsection
(a)shall include, regarding the arrest, capture, detainment, and imprisonment of United States citizens and lawful permanent residents— ####
(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; and ####
(3)where relevant, an assessment of whether and how United States citizens and lawful permanent residents have been lured to Venezuela. ###
(c)Form The report required under subsection
(a)shall be submitted in unclassified form, but shall include a classified annex, which shall include a list of 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. ## Subtitle C Other Matters
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