,,ii  #aah? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,s4 #eji  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!       
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,febru>y #af1 #bjbc,mr4
 ,m55dez 7= himself1 ,mr4 ,ris*1 ,mrs4  
,%ahe51 & ,mr4 ,hag]ty7 introduc$ !     
foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 read twice & ref]r$  
to ! ,committee on ,=eign ,relations  ,a
 ,,bill  ,to provide res\rces = ,unit$  
,/ates nationals unlawfully or          
wrongfully deta9$ abroad1 & = o!r       
purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may
 be cit$ z ! ,support+ ,am]icans        
,wrongfully or ,unlawfully ,deta9$      
,abroad ,act ( #bjbc4  #b4 ,res\rces =  
,unit$ ,/ates nationals unlawfully or   
wrongfully deta9$ abroad ,section       
#cjb7;d7 ( ! ,rob]t ,lev9son ,ho/age    
,recov]y & ,ho/age-,tak+ ,acc\ntability 
,act 7#bb ,u4,s4,c4 #agda7;d77 is       
am5d$-- 7#a7 9 ! subsection head+1 by   
/rik+ ,res\rce guidance & ins]t+        
,res\rces = ,unit$ ,/ates nationals     
unlawfully or wrongfully deta9$ abroad2 
7#b7 9 p>agraph 7#a71 by /rik+ !        
p>agraph head+ & all t foll[s ?r\gh ,n  

lat] ?an & ins]t+ ! foll[+3  7#a7       
,res\rce guidance  7,a7 ,9 g5]al ,n lat]
 ?an  2  7#c7 9 p>agraph 7#b71 by       
r$esignat+ subp>agraphs 7,a71 7,b71     
7,c71 7,d71 & 7,e7 & clauses 7i71 7ii71 
7iii71 7iv71 & 7v71 respectively1 & mov+
 su* clauses 7z s r$esignat$7 #b ems to 
! "r2  7#d7 by r$esignat+ p>agraph 7#b7 
z subp>agraph 7,b7 & mov+ su*           
subp>agraph 7z s r$esignat$7 #b ems to !
 "r2  7#e7 9 subp>agraph 7,b71 z        
r$esignat$ by p>agraph 7#d71 by /rik+   
p>agraph 7#a7 & ins]t+ subp>agraph 7,a72
 &  7#f7 by add+ at ! end ! foll[+3     
7#b7 ,travel assi/ance  7,a7 ,family    
advocacy ,= ! purpose ( facilitat+      
meet+s betwe5 ! ,unit$ ,/ates ,gov]nm5t 
& ! family memb]s ( ,unit$ ,/ates       
nationals unlawfully or wrongfully      
deta9$ abroad1 ! ,secret>y %all provide 
f9ancial assi/ance to cov] ! co/s (     
travel to ,wa%+ton1 ,,dc1 includ+ travel
 by air1 tra91 bus1 or o!r transit z    
appropriate1 to any individual :o-- 7i7 
is-- 7,i7 a family memb] ( a ,unit$     

,/ates national unlawfully or wrongfully
 deta9$ abroad z det]m9$ by ! ,secret>y 
"u subsection 7a72 or  7,,ii7 an        
appropriate individual :o-- 7aa7 is     
approv$ by ! ,special ,presid5tial      
,envoy = ,ho/age ,affairs2 &  7bb7 does 
n repres5t 9 any legal capacity a ,unit$
 ,/ates national unlawfully or          
wrongfully deta9$ abroad or ! family (  
su* ,unit$ ,/ates national2  7ii7 has a 
p]man5t address t is m ?an #ej miles f  
,wa%+ton1 ,,dc2 &  7iii7 reque/s su*    
assi/ance4  7,b7 ,travel & lodg+  7i7 ,9
 g5]al ,= ea* su* ,unit$ ,/ates national
 unlawfully or wrongfully deta9$ abroad1
 ! f9ancial assi/ance describ$ 9        
subp>agraph 7,a7 %all be provid$ = n m  
?an #b trips p] fiscal ye>1 unless !    
,special ,presid5tial ,envoy = ,ho/age  
,affairs det]m9es t a ?ird trip is      
w>rant$4  7ii7 ,limitations ,any trip   
describ$ 9 clause 7i7 %all-- 7,i7 consi/
 ( n m ?an #b family memb]s or o!r      
individuals approv$ 9 accordance )      
subp>agraph 7,a77i77,,ii71 unless !     

,special ,presid5tial ,envoy = ,ho/age  
,affairs det]m9es t circum/ances w>rant 
an additional family memb] or o!r       
individual approv$ 9 accordance )       
subp>agraph 7,a77i77,,ii7 & approves    
assi/ance to su* ?ird family memb] or   
o!r individual2 &  7,,ii7 n exce$ m ?an 
#b nights lodg+1 :i* %all n exce$ !     
applicable gov]nm5t rate4  7,c7 ,return 
travel ,if o!r ,unit$ ,/ates ,gov]nm5t  
assi/ance is unavailable1 ! ,secret>y   
may provide to a ,unit$ ,/ates national 
unlawfully or wrongfully deta9$ abroad z
 det]m9$ by ! ,secret>y "u subsection   
7a71 comp5sation & assi/ance1 z         
necess>y1 = return travel to ! ,unit$   
,/ates ^u release ( su* ,unit$ ,/ates   
national4  7#c7 ,support ,! ,secret>y   
%all seek to make available op]ational  
psy*ologi/s & cl9ical social work]s1 to 
support ! m5tal heal? & well-be+ (--    
7,a7 any ,unit$ ,/ates national         
unlawfully or wrongfully deta9$ abroad2 
&  7,b7 any family memb] ( su* ,unit$   
,/ates national1 ) reg>d to !           

psy*ological1 social1 & m5tal heal?     
effects ( su* unlawful or wrongful      
det5tion4  7#d7 ,notification requirem5t
 ,! ,secret>y %all notify ! ,committee  
on ,=eign ,relations ( ! ,s5ate1 !      
,committee on ,=eign ,affairs ( ! ,h\se 
( ,repres5tatives1 & ! ,committees on   
,appropriations ( ! ,s5ate & ! ,h\se (  
,repres5tatives ( any am\nt sp5t above  
#bej1jjj = any fiscal ye> to c>ry out   
p>agraphs 7#b7 & 7#c74  7#e7 ,report ,n 
lat] ?an #ij days aft] ! end ( ea*      
fiscal ye>1 ! ,secret>y %all submit to !
 ,committees on ,=eign ,relations &     
,appropriations ( ! ,s5ate & !          
,committee on ,=eign ,affairs &         
,appropriations ( ! ,h\se (             
,repres5tatives a report t includes--   
7,a7 a detail$ description ( exp5ditures
 made pursuant to p>agraphs 7#b7 & 7#c72
  7,b7 a detail$ description ( support  
provid$ pursuant to p>agraph 7#c7 & !   
individuals provid+ su* support2 &  7,c7
 ! numb] & location ( visits outside (  
,wa%+ton1 ,,dc1 dur+ ! prior fiscal ye> 

made by ! ,special ,presid5tial ,envoy =
 ,ho/age ,affairs to family memb]s ( ea*
 ,unit$ ,/ates national unlawfully or   
wrongfully deta9$ abroad4  7#f7 ,sunset 
,! au?ority & requirem5ts "u p>agraphs  
7#b71 7#c71 7#d71 & 7#e7 %all t]m9ate on
 ,decemb] #ca1 #bjbg4  7#g7 ,family     
memb] def9$ ,9 ?is subsection1 ! t]m    
family memb] means a sp\se1 fa!r1 "m1   
*ild1 bro!r1 si/]1 gr&p>5t1 gr&*ild1    
aunt1 uncle1 nephew1 niece1 c\s91       
fa!r-9-law1 "m-9-law1 son-9-law1        
daught]-9-law1 bro!r-9-law1 si/]-9-law1 
/epfa!r1 /epmo!r1 /epson1 /epdaught]1   
/epbro!r1 /epsi/]1 half bro!r1 or half  
si/]4  4