,,ii #aahth ,,congress #ast ,session ,s4 #eji ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of ,,the ,,united ,,states ,february #af1 #bjbc,mr4 ,menendez 7for himself1 ,mr4 ,risch1 ,mrs4 ,shaheen1 and ,mr4 ,hagerty7 introduced the following bill2 which was read twice and referred to the ,committee on ,foreign ,relations ,a ,,bill ,to provide resources for ,united ,states nationals unlawfully or wrongfully detained abroad1 and for other purposes4 #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as the ,supporting ,americans ,wrongfully or ,unlawfully ,detained ,abroad ,act of #bjbc4 #b4 ,resources for ,united ,states nationals unlawfully or wrongfully detained abroad ,section #cjb7;d7 of the ,robert ,levinson ,hostage ,recovery and ,hostage-,taking ,accountability ,act 7#bb ,u4,s4,c4 #agda7;d77 is amended-- 7#a7 in the subsection heading1 by striking ,resource guidance and inserting ,resources for ,united ,states nationals unlawfully or wrongfully detained abroad2 7#b7 in paragraph 7#a71 by striking the paragraph heading and all that follows through ,not later than and inserting the following3 7#a7 ,resource guidance 7,a7 ,in general ,not later than 2 7#c7 in paragraph 7#b71 by redesignating subparagraphs 7,a71 7,b71 7,c71 7,d71 and 7,e7 and clauses 7i71 7ii71 7iii71 7iv71 and 7v71 respectively1 and moving such clauses 7as so redesignated7 #b ems to the right2 7#d7 by redesignating paragraph 7#b7 as subparagraph 7,b7 and moving such subparagraph 7as so redesignated7 #b ems to the right2 7#e7 in subparagraph 7,b71 as redesignated by paragraph 7#d71 by striking paragraph 7#a7 and inserting subparagraph 7,a72 and 7#f7 by adding at the end the following3 7#b7 ,travel assistance 7,a7 ,family advocacy ,for the purpose of facilitating meetings between the ,united ,states ,government and the family members of ,united ,states nationals unlawfully or wrongfully detained abroad1 the ,secretary shall provide financial assistance to cover the costs of travel to ,washington1 ,,dc1 including travel by air1 train1 bus1 or other transit as appropriate1 to any individual who-- 7i7 is-- 7,i7 a family member of a ,united ,states national unlawfully or wrongfully detained abroad as determined by the ,secretary under subsection 7a72 or 7,,ii7 an appropriate individual who-- 7aa7 is approved by the ,special ,presidential ,envoy for ,hostage ,affairs2 and 7bb7 does not represent in any legal capacity a ,united ,states national unlawfully or wrongfully detained abroad or the family of such ,united ,states national2 7ii7 has a permanent address that is more than #ej miles from ,washington1 ,,dc2 and 7iii7 requests such assistance4 7,b7 ,travel and lodging 7i7 ,in general ,for each such ,united ,states national unlawfully or wrongfully detained abroad1 the financial assistance described in subparagraph 7,a7 shall be provided for not more than #b trips per fiscal year1 unless the ,special ,presidential ,envoy for ,hostage ,affairs determines that a third trip is warranted4 7ii7 ,limitations ,any trip described in clause 7i7 shall-- 7,i7 consist of not more than #b family members or other individuals approved in accordance with subparagraph 7,a77i77,,ii71 unless the ,special ,presidential ,envoy for ,hostage ,affairs determines that circumstances warrant an additional family member or other individual approved in accordance with subparagraph 7,a77i77,,ii7 and approves assistance to such third family member or other individual2 and 7,,ii7 not exceed more than #b nights lodging1 which shall not exceed the applicable government rate4 7,c7 ,return travel ,if other ,united ,states ,government assistance is unavailable1 the ,secretary may provide to a ,united ,states national unlawfully or wrongfully detained abroad as determined by the ,secretary under subsection 7a71 compensation and assistance1 as necessary1 for return travel to the ,united ,states upon release of such ,united ,states national4 7#c7 ,support ,the ,secretary shall seek to make available operational psychologists and clinical social workers1 to support the mental health and well-being of-- 7,a7 any ,united ,states national unlawfully or wrongfully detained abroad2 and 7,b7 any family member of such ,united ,states national1 with regard to the psychological1 social1 and mental health effects of such unlawful or wrongful detention4 7#d7 ,notification requirement ,the ,secretary shall notify the ,committee on ,foreign ,relations of the ,senate1 the ,committee on ,foreign ,affairs of the ,house of ,representatives1 and the ,committees on ,appropriations of the ,senate and the ,house of ,representatives of any amount spent above #bej1jjj for any fiscal year to carry out paragraphs 7#b7 and 7#c74 7#e7 ,report ,not later than #ij days after the end of each fiscal year1 the ,secretary shall submit to the ,committees on ,foreign ,relations and ,appropriations of the ,senate and the ,committee on ,foreign ,affairs and ,appropriations of the ,house of ,representatives a report that includes-- 7,a7 a detailed description of expenditures made pursuant to paragraphs 7#b7 and 7#c72 7,b7 a detailed description of support provided pursuant to paragraph 7#c7 and the individuals providing such support2 and 7,c7 the number and location of visits outside of ,washington1 ,,dc1 during the prior fiscal year made by the ,special ,presidential ,envoy for ,hostage ,affairs to family members of each ,united ,states national unlawfully or wrongfully detained abroad4 7#f7 ,sunset ,the authority and requirements under paragraphs 7#b71 7#c71 7#d71 and 7#e7 shall terminate on ,december #ca1 #bjbg4 7#g7 ,family member defined ,in this subsection1 the term family member means a spouse1 father1 mother1 child1 brother1 sister1 grandparent1 grandchild1 aunt1 uncle1 nephew1 niece1 cousin1 father-in-law1 mother-in-law1 son-in-law1 daughter-in-law1 brother-in-law1 sister-in-law1 stepfather1 stepmother1 stepson1 stepdaughter1 stepbrother1 stepsister1 half brother1 or half sister4 4