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Title 22, Foreign Relations and IntercourseRelease 119-110

§1741e Definitions

Title 22 › CHAPTER 23 — PROTECTION OF CITIZENS ABROAD › SUBCHAPTER II — HOSTAGE RECOVERY AND HOSTAGE-TAKING ACCOUNTABILITY › § 1741e

Last updated Sep 22, 2026|Official source

Summary

Names two terms used in this part. It says which congressional panels count as the “appropriate congressional committees.” For the Senate, those are: Foreign Relations; Appropriations; Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs; Judiciary; Armed Services; and the Select Committee on Intelligence. For the House, those are: Foreign Affairs; Appropriations; Financial Services; Judiciary; Armed Services; and the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence. It also explains who counts as a “United States national.” That means either a person who meets the U.S. national rules in section 1101(a)(22) or section 1408 of title 8, or a lawful permanent resident who has significant ties to the United States.

Full Legal Text

Title 22, §1741e

Foreign Relations and Intercourse, Source: USLM XML via OLRC

In this subchapter:
(1)Appropriate congressional committees
The term “appropriate congressional committees” means—
(A)the Committee on Foreign Relations, the Committee on Appropriations, the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs, the Committee on the Judiciary, the Committee on Armed Services, and the Select Committee on Intelligence of the United States Senate; and
(B)the Committee on Foreign Affairs, the Committee on Appropriations, the Committee on Financial Services, the Committee on the Judiciary, the Committee on Armed Services, and the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence of the House of Representatives.
(2)United States national
The term “United States national” means—
(A)a United States national as defined in section 1101(a)(22) or section 1408 of title 8; and
(B)a lawful permanent resident alien with significant ties to the United States.

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References in Text

This subchapter, referred to in text, was in the original “this Act” and was translated as reading “this subtitle”, meaning subtitle A (§§ 301–308) of title III of div. FF of Pub. L. 116–260, Dec. 27, 2020, 134 Stat. 3091, known as the Robert Levinson Hostage Recovery and Hostage-Taking Accountability Act, which enacted this subchapter, to reflect the probable intent of Congress.

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22 U.S.C. § 1741e

Title 22, Foreign Relations and Intercourse

Last Updated

Sep 22, 2026

Release point: 119-110