§ 1741a. Special Envoy for Hostage Affairs

Statutory text

Establishment

There shall be a Special Presidential Envoy for Hostage Affairs, who shall be appointed by the President, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, and shall report to the Secretary of State.

Rank

The Special Envoy shall have the rank and status of ambassador.

Responsibilities

The Special Presidential Envoy for Hostage Affairs shall—

lead diplomatic engagement on United States hostage policy;

coordinate all diplomatic engagements and strategy in support of hostage recovery efforts, in coordination with the Hostage Recovery Fusion Cell and consistent with policy guidance communicated through the Hostage Response Group;

in coordination with the Hostage Recovery Fusion Cell as appropriate, coordinate diplomatic engagements regarding cases in which a foreign government has detained a United States national and the United States Government regards such detention as unlawful or wrongful;

provide senior representation from the Special Envoy’s office to the Hostage Recovery Fusion Cell established under section 1741b of this title and the Hostage Response Group established under section 1741c of this title; and

ensure that families of United States nationals unlawfully or wrongly detained abroad receive updated information about developments in cases and government policy.

Family Engagement Coordinator

There shall be, in the Office of the Special Presidential Envoy for Hostage Affairs, a Family Engagement Coordinator, who shall ensure—

for a United States national unlawfully or wrongfully detained abroad, that—

any interaction by executive branch officials with any family member of such United States national occurs in a coordinated fashion;

such family member receives consistent and accurate information from the United States Government; and

appropriate coordination with the Family Engagement Coordinator described in section 1741b(c)(2) of this title; and

for a United States national held hostage abroad, that any engagement with a family member is coordinated with, consistent with, and not duplicative of the efforts of the Family Engagement Coordinator described in section 1741b(c)(2) of this title.

Legislative history

Reconstructed from this section’s Code source credit and amendment notes, resolved against the local Statutes at Large. Editorial notes are evidence, not the law that made the change.

2020
Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2021
Pub. L. 116–260 div. FF title III § 303 · 134 Stat. 1182
Enacted · 22 U.S.C. § 1741a
Pub. L. 116–260, div. FF, title III, § 303, Dec. 27, 2020, 134 Stat. 3093
Source evidence
Code source credit
Pub. L. 116–260, div. FF, title III, § 303, Dec. 27, 2020, 134 Stat. 3093
Enacted provision · exact public law section
Sec. 303. None Oversight. Compliance. of the funds made available in this title shall be used for the construction of facilities classified as high-hazard nuclear facilities under 10 CFR Part 830 unless independent oversight is conducted by the Office of Enterprise Assessments to ensure the project is in compliance with nuclear safety requirements.
2022
Department of State Authorization Act of 2022
Pub. L. 117–263 div. I title XCI § 9103 · 136 Stat. 2395
Added · 22 U.S.C. § 1741a(d)
Pub. L. 117–263 added subsec. (d)
Source evidence
Code amendment note
Subsec. (d). Pub. L. 117–263 added subsec. (d).
Enacted provision · exact public law section
SEC. 9103. FAMILY ENGAGEMENT COORDINATOR. Section 303 of the Robert Levinson Hostage Recovery and Hostage-Taking Accountability Act (22 U.S.C. 1741a) is amended by adding at the end the following: “(d) Family Engagement Coordinator.— There shall be, in the Office of the Special Presidential Envoy for Hostage Affairs, a Family Engagement Coordinator, who shall ensure— “(1) for a United States national unlawfully or wrongfully detained abroad, that— “(A) any interaction by executive branch officials with any family member of such United States national occurs in a coordinated fashion; “(B) such family member receives consistent and accurate information from the United States Government; and “(C) appropriate coordination with the Family Engagement Coordinator described in section 304(c)(2); and “(2) for a United States national held hostage abroad, that any engagement with a family member is coordinated with, consistent with, and not duplicative of the efforts of the Family Engagement Coordinator described in section 304(c)(2).” .

2 of 2 references resolved to an enrolled provision

Editorial Notes

Amendments

2022—Subsec. (d). Pub. L. 117–263 added subsec. (d).

Credits

2020–2022 · 2 acts

2020Pub. L. 116–260, div. FF, title III, § 303, Dec. 27, 2020, 134 Stat. 3093
2022Pub. L. 117–263, div. I, title XCI, § 9103, Dec. 23, 2022, 136 Stat. 3858.

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(Pub. L. 116–260, div. FF, title III, § 303, Dec. 27, 2020, 134 Stat. 3093; Pub. L. 117–263, div. I, title XCI, § 9103, Dec. 23, 2022, 136 Stat. 3858.)