,i #aadth ,,congress #ast ,session ,h4 ,r4 #bbja ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of ,,representatives ,may #a1 #bjae ,mr4 ,delaney introduced the following bill2 which was referred to the ,committee on ,foreign ,affairs1 and in addition to the ,committees on ,armed ,services and ,select ,intelligence 7,permanent ,select71 for a period to be subsequently determined by the ,speaker1 in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned ,a ,,bill ,to amend the ,national ,security ,act of #aidg to establish a committee of the ,national ,security ,council on hostage recovery1 and for other purposes4 #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as the ,warren ,weinstein ,hostage ,rescue ,act4 #b4 ,national ,security ,council ,committee on ,hostage ,recovery 7a7 ,establishment ,section #aja of the ,national ,security ,act of #aidg 7#ej ,u4,s4,c4 #cjba7 is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection3 7m7 ,committee on hostage recovery 7#a7 ,there is established within the ,national ,security ,council a committee to be known as the ,committee on ,hostage ,recovery 7in this subsection referred to as the ,committee74 7#b7 ,the ,committee shall consist of the following members 7or designees73 7,a7 ,an individual who is appointed by the ,president to serve as chair of the ,committee4 7,b7 ,the ,secretary of ,state4 7,c7 ,the ,secretary of the ,treasury4 7,d7 ,the ,secretary of ,defense4 7,e7 ,the ,attorney ,general4 7,f7 ,the ,director of the ,federal ,bureau of ,investigation4 7,g7 ,the ,director of ,national ,intelligence4 7,h7 ,the ,chairman of the ,joint ,chiefs of ,staff4 7,i7 ,the ,assistant to the ,president for ,national ,security ,affairs4 7#c7 ,the functions of the ,committee shall include-- 7,a7 coordinating among the departments and agencies of the ,federal ,government and coordinating among the ,united ,states and the allies of the ,united ,states regarding retrieval of ,united ,states person hostages2 7,b7 coordinating with the ,interagency ,fusion ,cell on ,hostage ,recovery2 7,c7 developing strategies and guidelines for hostage retrieval and analyzing all options and methods of rescue2 7,d7 developing policies and procedures to effectively share information between departments and agencies of the ,federal ,government responsible for activities relating to hostage rescue2 and 7,e7 developing a strategy to keep family members of ,united ,states person hostages informed of the status of such hostages and inform such family members of updates1 procedures1 and policies that do not compromise the national security of the ,united ,states4 7#d7 ,the chair of the ,committee may not have duties or responsibilities in the ,federal ,government other than such duties or responsibilities relating to serving as the chair of the ,committee4 7#e7 7,a7 ,on a quarterly basis1 the ,committee shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees and the members of ,congress described in subparagraph 7,b7 a report that includes a summary of-- 7i7 the general activities of the ,committee and the ,interagency ,fusion ,cell on ,hostage ,recovery during the period covered by the report2 and 7ii7 specific actions conducted during such period by the ,committee and the ,interagency ,fusion ,cell on ,hostage ,recovery with respect to ,united ,states person hostages4 7,b7 ,the members of ,congress described in this subparagraph are1 with respect to a ,united ,states person hostage covered by a report under subparagraph 7,a71 the ,senators representing the ,state1 and the ,member1 ,delegate1 or ,resident ,commissioner of the ,house of ,representatives representing the district1 that includes the ,united ,states person hostage4 7,c7 ,each report under subparagraph 7,a7 may be submitted in classified form4 7#f7 ,in this subsection3 7,a7 ,the term ,interagency ,fusion ,cell on ,hostage ,recovery means the ,interagency ,fusion ,cell on ,hostage ,recovery established by section #aai;,c of this ,act4 7,b7 ,the term ,united ,states person hostage means a citizen of the ,united ,states or an alien lawfully admitted for permanent residence 7as defined in section #aja7;a77#bj7 of the ,immigration and ,nationality ,act7 who has been abducted or is suspected of having been abducted outside of the ,united ,states or is being held outside of the ,united ,states4 4 7b7 ,sense of ,congress ,it is the sense of ,congress that the ,president should appoint a ,special ,advisor on ,hostage ,affairs who-- 7#a7 serves as the chair of the ,committee on ,hostage ,recovery of the ,national ,security ,council2 7#b7 has extensive experience in foreign policy1 counterterrorism1 and hostage recovery2 and 7#c7 serves 7or the designee of the ,special ,advisor serves7 as a primary liaison between the ,federal ,government and the family of a ,united ,states person hostage 7as defined in subsection 7m7 of section #aja of the ,national ,security ,act of #aidg 7#ej ,u4,s4,c4 #cjba71 as added by subsection 7a7 of this section74 7c7 ,rule of construction ,nothing in this section1 or the amendment made by this section1 shall be construed as authorizing the ,federal ,government to negotiate with a state sponsor of terrorism or an organization that the ,secretary of ,state has designated as a foreign terrorist organization pursuant to section #bai of the ,immigration and ,nationality ,act 7#h ,u4,s4,c4 #aahi74 #c4 ,interagency group on hostages 7a7 ,establishment ,title ,i of the ,national ,security ,act of #aidg 7#ej ,u4,s4,c4 #cjba et seq47 is amended by adding at the end the following3 #aai;,c4 ,interagency group on hostages 7a7 ,establishment ,there is established an interagency group on hostages to be known as the ,interagency ,fusion ,cell on ,hostage ,recovery4 7b7 ,director ,the chair of the ,committee on ,hostage ,recovery established by section #aja7m7 of this ,act shall serve as the director of the ,interagency ,fusion ,cell on ,hostage ,recovery4 7c7 ,duties ,the ,interagency ,fusion ,cell on ,hostage ,recovery shall execute the strategies regarding hostage retrieval of the ,committee on ,hostage ,recovery4 7d7 ,elements ,the ,interagency ,fusion ,cell on ,hostage ,recovery shall be composed of officials of the following departments or agencies of the ,federal ,government who are proficient in hostage recovery strategy3 7#a7 ,the ,department of ,state4 7#b7 ,the ,department of the ,treasury4 7#c7 ,the ,department of ,defense4 7#d7 ,the ,federal ,bureau of ,investigation4 7#e7 ,the ,office of the ,director of ,national ,intelligence4 7e7 ,reporting ,the ,interagency ,fusion ,cell on ,hostage ,recovery shall report to the ,committee on ,hostage ,recovery4 4 7b7 ,clerical amendment ,the table of contents for such ,act is amended by inserting after the item relating to section #aai;,b the following new item3 ,sec4 #aai;,c4 ,interagency group on hostages4 4