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Title 22, Foreign Relations and IntercourseRelease 119-110

§9409 Report on United States Citizens Detained by Iran

Title 22 › CHAPTER 101 — COUNTERING IRAN’S DESTABILIZING ACTIVITIES › § 9409

Last updated Sep 22, 2026|Official source

Summary

The President must send a report to certain congressional leaders and committees within 90 days after August 2, 2017, and then every 180 days. The report must identify any Iranian government officials involved in detaining U.S. citizens (including dual citizens) and summarize what the U.S. government has done to try to win their quick release. The report should be unclassified but can include a classified attachment. “Appropriate congressional committees and leadership” means the Senate Committees on Finance, Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs, and Foreign Relations, plus the Senate majority and minority leaders; and the House Committees on Ways and Means, Financial Services, and Foreign Affairs, plus the Speaker and the House majority and minority leaders.

Full Legal Text

Title 22, §9409

Foreign Relations and Intercourse, Source: USLM XML via OLRC

(a)In general
Not later than 90 days after August 2, 2017, and every 180 days thereafter, the President shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees and leadership a report on United States citizens, including United States citizens who are also citizens of other countries, detained by Iran or groups supported by Iran that includes—
(1)information regarding any officials of the Government of Iran involved in any way in the detentions; and
(2)a summary of efforts the United States Government has taken to secure the swift release of those United States citizens.
(b)Form of report
The report required by subsection (a) shall be submitted in unclassified form, but may include a classified annex.
(c)Appropriate congressional committees and leadership defined
In this section, the term “appropriate congressional committees and leadership” means—
(1)the Committee on Finance, the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs, the Committee on Foreign Relations, and the majority and minority leaders of the Senate; and
(2)the Committee on Ways and Means, the Committee on Financial Services, the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and the Speaker, the majority leader, and the minority leader of the House of Representatives.

Legislative History

Notes & Related Subsidiaries

Executive Documents

Delegation of Functions For delegation of functions of President under this section to the Secretary of State, see section 1(a) of Memorandum of President of the United States, Oct. 11, 2017, 82 F.R. 50051, set out in a note under section 9403 of this title.

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Citation

22 U.S.C. § 9409

Title 22, Foreign Relations and Intercourse

Last Updated

Sep 22, 2026

Release point: 119-110