,i  #aah? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4
 ,r4 #igfc  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(          
,,repres5tatives  ,septemb] #bc1        
#bjbd,mr4 ,meus] 7= himself1 ,mr4       
,posey1 ,mr4 ,biggs1 ,mr4 ,hill1 ,ms4   
,t5ney1 ,mr4 ,buc%on1 ,ms4 ,malliotakis1
 ,mr4 ,web] ( ,texas1 & ,mr4 ,lopez7    
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to
 ! ,committee on ,=eign ,affairs  ,a    
,,bill  ,to provide = a limitation on   
funds = ,afghani/an4  #a4 ,%ort title   
,?is ,act may be cit$ z ! ,no ,fund+    
,)\t ,fre$om ,act4  #b4 ,limitation on  
funds = ,afghani/an  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,none 
( ! funds au?oriz$ to be appropriat$ or 
o!rwise made available to ! ,dep>tm5t ( 
,/ate = ,afghani/an may be made         
available unless & until ! ,secret>y (  
,/ate c]tifies to ! appropriate         
congressional committees t all ,unit$   
,/ates nationals :o are det]m9$ by !    
,secret>y ( ,/ate to be unlawfully or   
wrongfully deta9$ by ! ,gov]nm5t (      
,afghani/an1 or by gr\ps or individuals 
)9 ,afghani/an1 h be5 releas$4  7b7     

,waiv] ,! ,presid5t may waive !         
prohibition 9 subsection 7a7 if !       
,presid5t det]m9es & c]tifies to !      
appropriate congressional committees t  
su* a waiv] is necess>y to secure !     
release ( a ,unit$ ,/ates national :o is
 det]m9$ by ! ,secret>y ( ,/ate to be   
unlawfully or wrongfully deta9$ by !    
,gov]nm5t ( ,afghani/an1 or by gr\ps or 
individuals )9 ,afghani/an4 ,su*        
c]tification %all include a detail$     
ju/ification = ! waiv]1 includ+ ! /eps  
be+ tak5 to secure ! release o!r        
unlawfully or wrongfully deta9$ ,unit$  
,/ates nationals by su* gov]nm5t or     
gr\ps or individuals4  7c7 ,report ,n   
lat] ?an #cj days aft] ! date ( !       
enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 & e #ij days       
!reaft]1 ! ,secret>y ( ,/ate %all submit
 to ! congressional committees a report 
on ! /atus ( all ,unit$ ,/ates nationals
 :o are det]m9$ by ! ,secret>y ( ,/ate  
to be unlawfully or wrongfully deta9$ by
 ! ,gov]nm5t ( ,afghani/an1 or by gr\ps 
or individuals )9 ,afghani/an1 includ+  

ef=ts tak5 to secure _! release & !     
/atus ( compliance ) ! c]tification     
requirem5t 9 subsection 7b74  7d7       
,applicability ( ! ,rob]t ,lev9son      
,ho/age ,recov]y & ,ho/age-,tak+        
,acc\ntability ,act ,! ,secret>y ( ,/ate
 %all make all det]m9ations ( :e!r      
,unit$ ,/ates nationals are unlawfully  
or wrongfully deta9$ by ! ,gov]nm5t (   
,afghani/an1 or by gr\ps or individuals 
)9 ,afghani/an1 "u ?is section 9        
accordance ) ! provisions ( section #cjb
 ( ! ,rob]t ,lev9son ,ho/age ,recov]y & 
,ho/age-,tak+ ,acc\ntability ,act 7#bb  
,u4,s4,c4 #agda74  7e7 ,def9ition ,9 ?is
 section1 ! t]m appropriate             
congressional committees means-- 7#a7 ! 
,committee on ,=eign ,affairs & !       
,committee on ,appropriations ( ! ,h\se 
( ,repres5tatives2 &  7#b7 ! ,committee 
on ,=eign ,relations & ! ,committee on  
,appropriations ( ! ,s5ate4