,i  #aah? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #ddgh  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,july #f1 #bjbc ,mr4  
,cl\d introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0    
ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,=eign        
,affairs  ,a ,,bill  ,to facilitate     
access to exi/+ res\rces ) respect to   
,unit$ ,/ates citiz5s arbitr>ily deta9$ 
or kidnapp$ ov]seas1 & = o!r purposes4  
#a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z 
! ,free+ ,am]icans ,deta9$ ,abroad ,act4
  #b4 ,additional res\rces ) respect to 
,unit$ ,/ates citiz5s deta9$ or kidnapp$
 ov]seas  7a7 ,availability ( exi/+     
res\rces ,! ,secret>y ( ,/ate %all      
display on a publicly available website 
( ! ,dep>tm5t a li/ ( res\rces = :i*    
,unit$ ,/ates citiz5s :o h be5 deta9$ or
 kidnapp$ ov]seas may be eligible & may 
be access$ by fri5ds or family ( su*    
citiz5s4 ,su* res\rces %all include     
legal s]vices :e!r (f]$ pro bono or )   
any o!r paym5t or fee /ructure4  7b7    
,tra9+ requir$ ,! ,secret>y ( ,/ate %all
 ensure t ea* ,=eign ,s]vice (fic] s]v+ 

at any diplomatic or consul> po/ ov]seas
 is tra9$1 prior to su* po/+1 ) respect 
to cases ( det5tion ( ,unit$ ,/ates     
citz5s4 ,su* tra9+ %all include ea* ( ! 
foll[+3 7#a7 ,:at det5tion & arbitr>y   
det5tion cases are & h[ to id5tify cases
 ( ,unit$ ,/ates citiz5s be+ arbitr>ily 
deta9$4  7#b7 ,h[ to engage ) ,unit$    
,/ates citiz5s ov]seas & family memb]s (
 deta9$ citiz5s4  7#c7 ,h[ to connect   
,unit$ ,/ates citiz5s or _! family      
memb]s ) legal assi/ance res\rces       
ov]seas4  7#d7 ,h[ to liaise ) !        
,special ,presid5tial ,envoy = ,ho/age  
,affairs (fice ) respect to cases (     
arbitr>y det5tion or kidnapp+4  7c7     
,ho/age affairs (fic]s ,! ,secret>y (   
,/ate1 or an appropriate designee1 %all 
designate "o ,=eign ,s]vice (fic] at ea*
 ov]seas diplomatic or consul> po/ z a  
ho/age affairs (fic]1 :o %all--  7#a7   
s]ve z a pr9ciple liaison betwe5 ! po/ &
 ! ,special ,presid5tial ,envoy =       
,ho/age ,affairs (fice2  7#b7 coord9ate 
) ! ,special ,presid5tial ,envoy =      

,ho/age ,affairs1 ! ,ambassador to ! ho/
 c\ntry1 & ! ,deputy ,*ief ( ,mission on
 ef=ts to free ,unit$ ,/ates citiz5s    
deta9$ or kidnapp$ 9 ! ho/ c\ntry2  7#c7
 monitor & track all cases ( ,unit$     
,/ates citiz5s deta9$ or kidnapp$ 9 !   
ho/ c\ntry & ! ef=ts to free su*        
citiz5s2  7#d7 connect family memb]s (  
individuals arbitr>ily deta9$ or        
kidnapp$ ov]seas ) ! res\rces describ$ 9
 subsection 7a7 & o!r appropriate       
res\rces1 includ+ res\rces specific to !
 ho/ c\ntry2  7#e7 coord9ate ef=ts )9 ! 
po/ to ensure ,unit$ ,/ates citiz5s     
deta9$ ov]seas are provid$ ) appropriate
 assi/ance1 includ+-- 7,a7 at lea/      
mon?ly meet+s ) a memb] ( ! ,unit$      
,/ates ,embassy2  7,b7 legal assi/ance2 
7,c7 m$ical assi/ance2 &  7,d7 e/abli%+ 
an tru/ acc\nt ?r\gh ! ,(fice ( ,ov]seas
 ,citiz5s ,s]vices2  7#f7 ensure t any  
incom+ or newly designat$ ho/age affairs
 (fic] is ?or\ghly brief$ on all ongo+  
cases ( ,unit$ ,/ates citiz5s deta9$ 9 !
 ho/ c\ntry & ! /atus ( all ef=ts to    

free ^? deta9$ or kidnapp$ & %all make  
available all in=mation & mat]ials      
collect$ 9 accordance ) p>agraph 7#c7 ( 
?is subsection2 &  7#g7 report to !     
,special ,presid5tial ,envoy = ,ho/age  
,affairs (fice cases ( det5tion z su*   
cases are id5tifi$ by ho/age affairs    
(fic]4  7d7 ,report ,n lat] ?an #ahj    
days aft] ! date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is     
,act1 ! ,secret>y ( ,/ate %all submit to
 ! ,committee on ,=eign ,affairs ( !    
,h\se ( ,repres5tatives & ! ,committee  
on ,=eign ,relations ( ! ,s5ate a report
 t includes--  7#a7 a description ( !   
curriculum develop$ to satisfy ! tra9+  
requirem5t "u subsection 7b72  7#b7 !   
numb] ( consul> (fic]s tra9$ 9          
accordance ) subsection 7b7 on ov]seas  
det5tion ( ,unit$ ,/ates citiz5s2  7#c7 
! numb] ( diplomatic & consul> po/s1 z (
 ! date ( ! submission ( ! report1 t h a
 designat$ ho/age affairs (fic] 9       
accordance ) subsection 7c72 &  7#d7 !  
numb] ( cases ( arbitr>y det5tion1      
includ+ ^? designat$ z arbitr>ily deta9$

 or kidnapp$1 ( ,unit$ ,/ates citiz5s 9 
ea* c\ntry at :i* ! ,unit$ ,/ates       
ma9ta9s a diplomatic or consul> po/4