[Congressional Record Volume 170, Number 145 (Wednesday, September 18, 2024)]
[Senate]
[Page S6150]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

  SA 3285. Mr. COONS (for himself and Mr. Tillis) submitted an 
amendment intended to be proposed by him to the bill S. 4638, to 
authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2025 for military activities 
of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and for 
defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe military 
personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes; which 
was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       At the appropriate place, insert the following:

     SEC. _____. ADVERSE INFORMATION ABOUT CONSUMERS UNLAWFULLY OR 
                   WRONGFULLY DETAINED ABROAD OR HELD HOSTAGE 
                   ABROAD.

       (a) In General.--The Fair Credit Reporting Act (15 U.S.C. 
     1681 et seq.) is amended by inserting after section 605C the 
     following:

     ``Sec. 605D. Adverse information about consumers unlawfully 
       or wrongfully detained abroad or held hostage abroad

       ``(a) Definitions.--In this section:
       ``(1) Covered consumer.--The term `covered consumer' means 
     an individual who has been--
       ``(A) a United States national unlawfully or wrongfully 
     detained abroad, as determined under section 302(a) of the 
     Robert Levinson Hostage Recovery and Hostage-Taking 
     Accountability Act (22 U.S.C. 1741(a)); or
       ``(B) a United States national taken hostage abroad, as 
     determined by the Hostage Recovery Fusion Cell established by 
     section 304 that Act (22 U.S.C. 1741b).
       ``(2) Detention or hostage documentation.--The term 
     `detention or hostage documentation' means documentation 
     that--
       ``(A) certifies a consumer is a covered consumer under this 
     section;
       ``(B) identifies the time period during which the covered 
     consumer was unlawfully or wrongfully detained abroad or held 
     hostage abroad; and
       ``(C) is authenticated by--
       ``(i) the Special Presidential Envoy for Hostage Affairs 
     established by section 303 of the Robert Levinson Hostage 
     Recovery and Hostage-Taking Accountability Act (22 U.S.C. 
     1741a); or
       ``(ii) the Hostage Recovery Fusion Cell established by 
     section 304 of that Act (22 U.S.C. 1741b).
       ``(b) Adverse Information.--If a consumer reporting agency 
     described in section 603(p) is able to authenticate detention 
     or hostage documentation provided by a covered consumer, the 
     consumer reporting agency may not furnish a consumer report 
     containing any adverse item of information about the covered 
     consumer dating during the time period the covered consumer 
     was unlawfully or wrongfully detained abroad or held hostage 
     abroad.''.
       (b) Technical and Conforming Amendment.--The table of 
     contents of the Fair Credit Reporting Act is amended by 
     inserting after the item relating to section 605C the 
     following:

``605D. Adverse information about consumers unlawfully or wrongfully 
              detained abroad or held hostage abroad.''.
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