118 HR 5671 IH: To require the Secretary of State to determine whether United States national Vladimir Kara-Murza is being detained wrongfully abroad for purposes of the Robert Levinson Hostage Recovery and Hostage-Taking Accountability Act, and for other purposes. U.S. House of Representatives 2023-09-21 text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain.

I118th CONGRESS1st SessionH. R. 5671IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVESSeptember 21, 2023Mr. Wilson of South Carolina (for himself and Mr. Cohen) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Foreign AffairsA BILLTo require the Secretary of State to determine whether United States national Vladimir Kara-Murza is being detained wrongfully abroad for purposes of the Robert Levinson Hostage Recovery and Hostage-Taking Accountability Act, and for other purposes.

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Requirement of Secretary of State to determine whether United States national Vladimir Kara-Murza is being wrongfully detained abroad

(a)

In general

Not later than 30 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State shall make a determination of whether or not United States national Vladimir Kara-Murza is being detained wrongfully by the Russian Federation for purposes of the Robert Levinson Hostage Recovery and Hostage-Taking Accountability Act (22 U.S.C. 1741 et seq.). (b)

Report

If the Secretary of State makes a determination under subsection (a) that Vladimir Kara-Murza is not being detained wrongfully by the Russian Federation, the Secretary shall, not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act and every 180 days thereafter, submit to Congress a report that contains— (1)a justification for the determination; and (2)a description of the actions the Department of State is taking to secure the release of Vladimir Kara-Murza.