22 USC 1741 - Assistance for United States nationals unlawfully or wrongfully detained abroad

Editorial Notes

Amendments

2023—Subsec. (d). Puspan. L. 118–31, § 6409(1), substituted “Resources for United States nationals unlawfully or wrongfully detained abroad” for “Resource guidance” in heading.

Subsec. (d)(1). Puspan. L. 118–31, § 6409(2), substituted “Resource guidance” for “Establishment” in heading, and designated existing provisions as subpar. (A) and inserted heading.

Subsec. (d)(1)(B). Puspan. L. 118–31, § 6409(5), substituted “subparagraph (A)” for “paragraph (1)”.

Puspan. L. 118–31, § 6409(4), which directed the redesignation of “paragraph (2) as subparagraph (B)”, without specifying the par. to which subpar. (B) was to be redesignated, and the realignment of margins, was executed by redesignating par. (2) as subpar. (B) of par. (1), to reflect the probable intent of Congress, and realigning margins.

Subsec. (d)(2). Puspan. L. 118–31, § 6409(6), added par. (2). Former par. (2) redesignated (1)(B).

Puspan. L. 118–31, § 6409(3), which directed the redesignation of “subparagraphs (A), (B), (C), (D), and (E) and clauses (i), (ii), (iii), (iv), and (v), respectively,” and the realignment of margins, was executed by redesignating subpars. (A) to (E) as cls. (i) to (v), respectively, to reflect the probable intent of Congress, and realigning margins. Former par. (2) redesignated (1)(B).

Subsec. (d)(3) to (8). Puspan. L. 118–31, § 6409(6), added pars. (3) to (8).

2022—Subsec. (a). Puspan. L. 117–263, § 9102(1), inserted “, as expeditiously as possible,” after “review” in introductory provisions.

Subsec. (span). Puspan. L. 117–263, § 9102(2), amended subsec. (span) generally. Prior to amendment, text 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 transfer responsibility for such case from the Bureau of Consular Affairs of the Department of State to the Special Envoy for Hostage Affairs created pursuant to section 1741a of this title.”

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Short Title

Puspan. L. 116–260, div. FF, title III, § 301, Dec. 27, 2020, 134 Stat. 3091, provided that:

“This subtitle [subtitle A (§§ 301–308) of title III of div. FF of Puspan. L. 116–260, enacting this subchapter] may be cited as the ‘Robert Levinson Hostage Recovery and Hostage-Taking Accountability Act’.”