,i  #aah? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4
 ,r4 #ajafh  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(         
,,repres5tatives  ,novemb] #ai1         
#bjbd,mr4 ,hill 7= himself & ,ms4       
,/ev5s7 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0  
ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,=eign        
,affairs  ,a ,,bill  ,to am5d ! ,rob]t  
,lev9son ,ho/age ,recov]y &             
,ho/age-,tak+ ,acc\ntability ,act to    
require ! ,secret>y ( ,/ate to provide  
additional in=mation to ,congress reg>d+
 ,unit$ ,/ates nationals deta9$ abroad1 
& = o!r purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is 
,act may be cit$ z ! ,am]ican ,deta9ee  
,transp>5cy & ,recov]y ,act4  #b4       
,timel9e = unlawful or wrongful det5tion
 det]m9ations ,section #cjb ( ! ,rob]t  
,lev9son ,ho/age ,recov]y &             
,ho/age-,tak+ ,acc\ntability ,act 7#bb  
,u4,s4,c4 #agda7 is am5d$ by add+ at !  
end ! foll[+3  7e7 ,timel9e = unlawful  
or wrongful det5tion det]m9ations  7#a7 
,cr$ible in=mation det]m9ations  7,a7 ,9
 g5]al ,n less frequ5tly ?an e #ahj     
days1 ! ,assi/ant ,secret>y = ! ,bureau 

( ,consul> ,affairs & ! ,special        
,presid5tial ,envoy = ,ho/age ,affairs  
%all review ! cases :]e !re is pot5tial 
cr$ible in=mation t any ,unit$ ,/ates   
national is be+ deta9$ wrongfully & :i* 
has be5 id5tifi$ ?r\gh (ficial gov]nm5t 
*annels to bo? bureaus4  7,b7 ,report ( 
f9d+s ,n lat] ?an #cj days aft] ea*     
review "u subp>agraph 7,a71 ! ,assi/ant 
,secret>y ( ,/ate = ,consul> ,affairs & 
! ,special ,presid5tial ,envoy = ,ho/age
 ,affairs %all jo9tly submit to         
,congress a classifi$ report id5tify+ ! 
,unit$ ,/ates nationals id5tifi$ z a    
result ( ! review 9 subp>agraph 7,a7    
deta9$ ov]seas :o h n1 z ( ! date ( !   
report1 be5 det]m9$ by ! ,secret>y to be
 unlawfully or wrongfully deta9$4  7,c7 
,notification to family memb]s ,9 ! case
 ( a ,unit$ ,/ates national deta9$      
ov]seas id5tifi$ 9 ! report "u          
subp>agraph 7,b71 ! ,assi/ant ,secret>y 
( ,/ate = ,consul> ,affairs %all notify 
a family memb] 7z t t]m is def9$ 9      
subsection 7d77#h77 or ! legal          

repres5tative ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates national
 n lat] ?an #cj days aft] ! transmittal 
( ! report requir$ by subp>agraph 7,b74 
7#b7 ,/atus det]m9ations  7,a7 ,9 g5]al 
,except z provid$ 9 subp>agraph 7,b7 &  
to ! ext5t practicable1 n lat] ?an #ahj 
days aft] ! date on :i* ! ,secret>y (   
,/ate receives an assessm5t f ! ,special
 ,presid5tial ,envoy = ,ho/age ,affairs 
or ! head ( any o!r relevant bureau ( ! 
,dep>tm5t ( ,/ate t cr$ible in=mation   
exi/s t a ,unit$ ,/ates national is be+ 
deta9$ unlawfully or wrongfully1 !      
,secret>y %all det]m9e :e!r ! ,unit$    
,/ates national is 9 fact be+ unlawfully
 or wrongfully deta9$4  7,b7 ,waiv]  7i7
 ,9 g5]al ,! ,secret>y may waive !      
requirem5t "u subp>agraph 7,a7 to make  
an unlawful or wrongful det5tion        
det]m9ation if ! ,secret>y-- 7,i7       
det]m9es t mak+ su* a det]m9ation may   
jeop>dize ! safety or int]e/s ( ! ,unit$
 ,/ates national be+ deta9$ abroad or ! 
national security int]e/s ( ! ,unit$    
,/ates2 &  7,,ii7 submits to ,congress a

 classifi$ report describ+ ! reasons = !
 waiv]4  7ii7 ,tim+ ,a waiv] "u clause  
7i7 %all expire on ! date t is #ahj days
 aft] ! date on :i* ! ,secret>y submits 
! report on ! waiv] to ,congress        
pursuant to clause 7i77,,ii74  7iii7    
,r5ewal ,! ,secret>y may r5ew a waiv]   
grant$ pursuant to clause 7i7 9 ! mann] 
provid$ "u su* clause4  4