,i  #aah? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4
 ,r4 #iigf  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(          
,,repres5tatives  ,octob] #aa1 #bjbd,mr4
 ,lawl] introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0  
ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,=eign        
,affairs1 & 9 addition to ! ,committee  
on ! ,judici>y1 = a p]iod to be         
subsequ5tly det]m9$ by ! ,speak]1 9 ea* 
case = consid]ation ( su* provisions z  
fall )9 ! jurisdiction ( ! committee    
conc]n$  ,a ,,bill  ,to am5d ! ,rob]t   
,lev9son ,ho/age ,recov]y &             
,ho/age-,tak+ ,acc\ntability ,act to    
e/abli% a designation ( /ate sponsor (  
wrongful or unlawful1 & = o!r purposes4 
#a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z 
! ,/ate ,sponsor ( ,wrongful or         
,unlawful ,det5tion ,act4  #b4 ,s5se (  
,congress ,x is ! s5se ( ,congress z    
foll[s3 7#a7 ,!re has be5 a significant 
rise 9 ! wrongful det5tion ( ,unit$     
,/ates nationals & lawful p]man5t       
resid5ts by bo? /ate & non-/ate actors 9
 =eign c\ntries1 (t5 us$ z a tactic =   
diplomatic lev]age to ?reat5 ! ,unit$   

,/ates & ! ,am]ican p4  7#b7 ,exi/+     
me*anisms to hold =eign actors          
acc\ntable = wrongful det5tions & !     
practice ( ho/age diplomacy are         
insuffici5t4  7#c7 ,wrongful det5tions &
 ho/age tak+ pose a ?reat to ,unit$     
,/ates national security1 violate       
fundam5tal human rights1 & und]m9e      
int]national law & norms4  7#d7 ,x is ! 
responsibility ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates        
,gov]nm5t to protect its nationals &    
lawful p]man5t resid5ts f wrongful      
det5tion & to provide rec\rse1 ju/ice1 &
 a pa?way to comp5sation = victims4  #c4
 ,designation ( /ate sponsor ( wrongful 
or unlawful det5tion ,! ,rob]t ,lev9son 
,ho/age ,recov]y & ,ho/age-,tak+        
,acc\ntability ,act 7#bb ,u4,s4,c4 #agda
 et seq47 is am5d$-- 7#a7 by r$esignat+ 
sections #cjg & #cjh z sections #cjh &  
#cji1 respectively2 &  7#b7 by ins]t+   
aft] section #cjf ! foll[+3  #cjg4      
,designation ( /ate sponsor ( wrongful  
or unlawful det5tion  7a7 ,p5alties =   
designation  7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,any c\ntry !

 gov]nm5t ( :i* ! ,secret>y ( ,/ate     
designates z a /ate sponsor ( wrongful  
or unlawful det5tion "u ?is section     
%all-- 7,a7 be subject to sanctions "u  
relevant provisions ( law1 includ+ visa 
sanctions ) respect to gov]nm5t (ficials
 ( su* c\ntry2 &  7,b7 be prohibit$ f   
receiv+ =eign assi/ance "u relevant     
provisions ( law4  7#b7 ,public notice  
,! ,secret>y ( ,/ate %all-- 7,a7 update 
travel advisories to reflect !          
designation ( c\ntries z /ate sponsors (
 arbitr>y det5tion "u ?is section2 &    
7,b7 "w ) airl9es to provide a w>n+ to  
pot5tial travel]s to su* designat$      
c\ntries4  7b7 ,crit]ia = designation ,a
 c\ntry may be designat$ z a /ate       
sponsor ( wrongful or unlawful det5tion 
"u ?is section if ! ,secret>y ( ,/ate   
det]m9es t ! gov]nm5t ( su* c\ntry has  
provid$ support = or directly engag$ 9 !
 wrongful det5tion ( ,unit$ ,/ates      
nationals bas$ on "o or m ( ! foll[+3   
7#a7 ,! repeat$ wrongful det5tion or    
ho/age tak+ ( ,unit$ ,/ates nationals z 

provid$ = 9 ?is ,act4  7#b7 ,! repeat$  
failure ( ! =eign gov]nm5t to resolve a 
wrongful det5tion once notifi$ by !     
,dep>tm5t ( ,/ate z provid$ = 9 ?is     
,act4  7#c7 ,actions t indicate !       
complicity or active support ( !        
gov]nm5t ( su* c\ntry = engag+ 9        
wrongful det5tions or ho/age tak+4  7#d7
 ,actions t pose1 9 ! judgm5t ( !       
,secret>y1 a suffici5t risk ( wrongful  
det5tion or ho/age tak+ ( ,unit$ ,/ates 
nationals 9 su* c\ntry4  7c7            
,congressional notification ,! ,secret>y
 ( ,/ate %all notify ! ,committee on    
,=eign ,affairs ( ! ,h\se (             
,repres5tatives & ! ,committee on ,=eign
 ,relations ( ! ,s5ate n lat] ?an #cj   
days aft] ea* det]m9ation to designate a
 c\ntry z a /ate sponsor ( wrongful or  
unlawful det5tion "u ?is section4  7d7  
,)drawal ( designation ,a designation z 
a /ate sponsor ( wrongful or unlawful   
det5tion may be remov$ or )drawn )      
respect to a c\ntry if ! ,secret>y (    
,/ate c]tifies to ! ,committee on ,=eign

 ,affairs ( ! ,h\se ( ,repres5tatives & 
! ,committee on ,=eign ,relations ( !   
,s5ate t-- 7#a7 ! gov]nm5t ( su* c\ntry 
is no long] support+ acts ( wrongful    
det5tion or ho/age tak+2 &  7#b7 su*    
gov]nm5t has provid$ evid5ce-bas$       
assurances to ! ,secret>y t x w n       
support & actively oppose acts (        
wrongful det5tion or ho/age tak+ 9 !    
future4  7e7 ,rule ( con/ruction ,no?+ 9
 ?is section may be con/ru$ to alt] or  
affect ! au?orities ( ! ,secret>y (     
,/ate ) respect to det]m9+ t ! det5tion 
9 a =eign c\ntry ( a ,unit$ ,/ates p]son
 is wrongful pursuant to ?is ,act or any
 o!r provision ( law4  4  #d4 ,o!r      
modifications to ! ,rob]t ,lev9son      
,ho/age ,recov]y & ,ho/age-,tak+        
,acc\ntability ,act ,! ,rob]t ,lev9son  
,ho/age ,recov]y & ,ho/age-,tak+        
,acc\ntability ,act is am5d$-- 7#a7 9   
section #cjc7;c7 7#bb ,u4,s4,c4         
#agda;a7c77-- 7,a7 by r$esignat+        
p>agraphs 7#c71 7#d71 & 7#e7 z p>agraphs
 7#d71 7#e71 & 7#f71 respectively2  7,b7

 by ins]t+ aft] p>agraph 7#b7 ! foll[+3 
7#c7 *air ! ,ho/age ,response ,gr\p &   
regul>ly conv5e ! gr\p 9 accordance )   
section #cje2  2 &  7,c7 9 p>agraph 7#f7
 7z s r$esignat$71 by ins]t+ or held    
ho/age aft] unlawfully or wrongly       
deta9$2 &  7#b7 9 section #cje 7#bb     
,u4,s4,c4 #agda;c7-- 7,a7 9 subsection  
7a71 by /rik+ a designat$ memb] ( !     
,national ,security ,c\ncil or !        
,deputies ,committee ( ! ,national      
,security ,c\ncil & ins]t+ ! ,special   
,envoy appo9t$ pursuant to section #cjc2
 &  7,b7 9 subsection 7b71 by /rik+ !   
,special ,envoy appo9t$ pursuant to     
section #cjc14