,,ii  #aad? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,s4 #afeb  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,june #bc1 #bjae,mr4   
,c>d9 7= himself1 ,mr4 ,cornyn1 ,mrs4   
,%ahe51 & ,ms4 ,mikulski7 introduc$ !   
foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 read twice & ref]r$  
to ! ,committee on ,=eign ,relations  ,a
 ,,bill  ,to designate an exi/+ ,f$]al  
(fic] to coord9ate ef=ts to secure !    
release ( ,unit$ ,/ates p]sons :o are   
ho/ages ( ho/ile gr\ps or /ate sponsors 
( t]rorism1 & = o!r purposes4  #a4      
,int]ag5cy ,ho/age ,recov]y ,coord9ator 
7a7 ,int]ag5cy ho/age recov]y coord9ator
  7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,n lat] ?an #fj days    
aft] ! date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 !  
,presid5t %all designate an exi/+ ,f$]al
 (fic] to coord9ate ef=ts to secure !   
release ( ,unit$ ,/ates p]sons :o are   
ho/ages ( ho/ile gr\ps or /ate sponsors 
( t]rorism4 ,= purposes ( c>ry+ out !   
duties describ$ 9 p>agraph 7#b71 su*    
(fic] %all h ! title ( ,int]ag5cy       
,ho/age ,recov]y ,coord9ator4  7#b7     
,duties ,! ,int]ag5cy ,ho/age ,recov]y  

,coord9ator %all h ! foll[+ duties3 7,a7
 ,coord9ate & direct all activities ( ! 
,f$]al ,gov]nm5t relat+ to ea* ho/age   
situation describ$ 9 p>agraph 7#a7 to   
ensure ef=ts to secure ! release ( all  
ho/ages 9 a ho/age situation are prop]ly
 res\rc$ & correct l9es ( au?ority are  
e/abli%$ & ma9ta9$4  7,b7 ,e/abli% &    
direct a fusion cell consi/+ (          
appropriate p]sonnel ( ! ,f$]al         
,gov]nm5t ) purview ov] ea* ho/age      
situation describ$ 9 p>agraph 7#a74     
7,c7 ,develop a /rategy to keep family  
memb]s ( ho/ages describ$ 9 p>agraph    
7#a7 in=m$ ( ! /atus ( su* ho/ages &    
in=m su* family memb]s ( updates1       
proc$ures1 & policies t d n compromise !
 national security ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates4   
7b7 ,limitation on au?ority ,! au?ority 
( ! ,int]ag5cy ,ho/age ,recov]y         
,coord9ator %all be limit$ to ho/age    
cases outside ! ,unit$ ,/ates4  7c7     
,qu>t]ly report  7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,on a    
qu>t]ly basis1 ! ,int]ag5cy ,ho/age     
,recov]y ,coord9ator %all submit to !   

appropriate congressional committees & !
 ,memb]s ( ,congress describ$ 9 p>agraph
 7#b7 a report t includes a summ>y ( ea*
 ho/age situation describ$ 9 subsection 
7a77#a7 & ef=ts to secure ! release (   
all ho/ages 9 su* ho/age situation4     
7#b7 ,memb]s ( congress describ$ ,!     
,memb]s ( ,congress describ$ 9 ?is      
p>agraph are1 ) respect to a ,unit$     
,/ates p]son ho/age cov]$ by a report "u
 p>agraph 7#a71 ! ,s5ators repres5t+ !  
,/ate1 & ! ,memb]1 ,delegate1 or        
,resid5t ,commission] ( ! ,h\se (       
,repres5tatives repres5t+ ! di/rict1 :]e
 a ho/age describ$ 9 subsection 7a77#a7 
resides4  7#c7 ,=m ( report ,ea* report 
"u ?is subsection may be submitt$ 9     
classifi$ or unclassifi$ =m4  7d7 ,rule 
( con/ruction ,no?+ 9 ?is section %all  
be con/ru$ z au?oriz+ ! ,f$]al ,gov]nm5t
 to negotiate ) a /ate sponsor (        
t]rorism or an organization t !         
,secret>y ( ,/ate has designat$ z a     
=eign t]rori/ organization pursuant to  
section #bai ( ! ,immigration &         

,nationality ,act 7#h ,u4,s4,c4 #aahi7  
or any o!r ho/age-tak]s4  7e7           
,def9itions ,9 ?is section3 7#a7 ,ho/ile
 gr\p ,! t]m ho/ile gr\p means--  7,a7 a
 gr\p t is designat$ z a =eign t]rori/  
organization "u section #bai7;a7 ( !    
,immigration & ,nationality ,act 7#h    
,u4,s4,c4 #aahi7;a772  7,b7 a gr\p t is 
engag$ 9 arm$ conflict ) ! ,unit$       
,/ates2 or  7,c7 any o!r gr\p t !       
,presid5t det]m9es to be a ho/ile gr\p =
 purposes ( ?is p>agraph4  7#b7 ,/ate   
sponsor ( t]rorism ,! t]m /ate sponsor (
 t]rorism-- 7,a7 means a c\ntry !       
gov]nm5t ( :i* ! ,secret>y ( ,/ate has  
det]m9$1 = purposes ( section           
#f7;j77#a77;,a7 ( ! ,export             
,adm9i/ration ,act ( #aigi 7#ej         
,u4,s4,c4 ,app4 #bdje7;j77#a77;,a77 7z  
cont9u$ 9 effect pursuant to !          
,int]national ,em]g5cy ,economic ,p[]s  
,act 7#ej ,u4,s4,c4 #agja et seq4771    
section #fbj;,a7a7 ( ! ,=eign ,assi/ance
 ,act ( #aifa 7#bb ,u4,s4,c4 #bcga7;a771
 section #dj7;d7 ( ! ,arms ,export      

,control ,act 7#bb ,u4,s4,c4 #bghj7;d771
 or any o!r provision ( law1 to be a    
gov]nm5t t has repeat$ly provid$ support
 = acts ( int]national t]rorism2 &  7,b7
 includes ,nor? ,korea4