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Senate, the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate, the Com-
mittee on Oversight and Accountability of the House of Representa-
tives, and the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Rep-
resentatives a report regarding the continued need for and utiliza-
tion of the authority pursuant to this subsection.’’. 
SEC. 7603. EDUCATION ALLOWANCE WHILE ON MILITARY LEAVE. 
Section 908 of the Foreign Service Act of 1980 (22 U.S.C. 
4088) is amended by inserting ‘‘or United States Agency for Inter-
national Development’’ after ‘‘A Department’’. 
SEC. 7604. INCLUSION IN THE PET TRANSPORTATION EXCEPTION TO 
THE FLY AMERICA ACT. 
Section 6224(a)(1) of the Department of State Authorization 
Act of 2023 (division F of Public Law 118–31; 22 U.S.C. 4081a) 
is amended, in the matter preceding subparagraph (A)— 
(1) by striking ‘‘the Department is’’ and inserting ‘‘the 
Department and the United States Agency for International 
Development (USAID), and other United States Government 
employees under chief of mission authority are’’; and 
(2) by striking ‘‘Department personnel’’ and inserting 
‘‘Department and USAID personnel, and other United States 
Government employees under chief of mission authority’’. 
TITLE LXXVII—DETERRING AND PRE-
VENTING UNLAWFUL OR WRONGFUL 
DETENTION 
SEC. 7701. HOSTAGE RECOVERY SUPPORT. 
Section 302(d) of the Robert Levinson Hostage Recovery and 
Hostage-Taking Accountability Act (22 U.S.C. 1741(d)) is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (2)(B)(ii)(II), by inserting ‘‘unless the Spe-
cial Presidential Envoy for Hostage Affairs determines that 
circumstances warrant an additional night,’’ after ‘‘lodging,’’; 
and 
(2) in paragraph (4), by striking ‘‘of any amount spent 
above $250,000 for any fiscal year to carry out paragraphs 
(2) and (3)’’ and inserting ‘‘not later than 14 days after such 
time that total expenditures to carry out paragraphs (2) and 
(3) in any fiscal year surpass $250,000 for any fiscal year’’. 
SEC. 7702. OPTIONS AND STRATEGIES FOR REDUCING LIKELIHOOD 
OF UNITED STATES NATIONALS BEING UNLAWFULLY OR 
WRONGFULLY DETAINED OR TAKEN HOSTAGE. 
The Robert Levinson Hostage Recovery and Hostage-Taking 
Accountability Act (22 U.S.C. 1741 et seq.) is amended by inserting 
after section 305 the following new section: 
‘‘SEC. 305A. REPORT ON STRATEGIES FOR REDUCING LIKELIHOOD OF 
UNITED STATES NATIONALS BEING UNLAWFULLY OR 
WRONGFULLY DETAINED OR TAKEN HOSTAGE. 
‘‘Not later than 60 days after the date of the enactment of 
this section, the Special Presidential Envoy for Hostage Affairs, 
in coordination with the Hostage Recovery Fusion Cell, the Hostage 
Response Group, and relevant agencies, as appropriate, shall submit 
to the President and Congress a classified report that identifies
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and recommends options and strategies to reduce the likelihood 
of United States nationals being unlawfully or wrongfully detained 
abroad or taken hostage.’’. 
SEC. 7703. ADDITIONAL FUNDING FOR SANCTIONS IMPLEMENTATION. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—There is authorized to be appropriated to 
the Secretary of State and the Secretary of the Treasury for fiscal 
year 2026 $2,000,000 to implement the sanctions authorities, except 
for any authority or requirement to impose sanctions on the 
importation of goods, provided by section 306 of the Robert Levinson 
Hostage Recovery and Hostage-Taking Accountability Act (22 U.S.C. 
1741d) and Executive Order 14078 (22 U.S.C. 1741 note prec.; 
relating to bolstering efforts to bring hostages and wrongfully 
detained United States nationals home). 
(b) GOOD DEFINED.—In this section, the term ‘‘good’’ means 
any article, natural or manmade substance, material, supply or 
manufactured product, including inspection and test equipment, 
and excluding technical data. 
SEC. 7704. ENHANCING UNITED STATES TRAVEL ADVISORIES. 
There is authorized to be appropriated $2,000,000 for the 
Bureau of Consular Affairs to use on travel advisory advertisement 
campaigns regarding travel made by United States nationals to 
countries under Level 4 ‘‘Do Not Travel’’ advisories issued by the 
Department of State Travel Advisory System. 
SEC. 7705. COORDINATION WITH TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITIES AND 
INDUSTRY ON TRAVEL ADVISORIES. 
The Robert Levinson Hostage Recovery and Hostage-Taking 
Accountability Act (22 U.S.C. 1741 et seq.) is amended by inserting 
after section 305A, as added by section 7702 of this Act, the fol-
lowing new section: 
‘‘SEC. 305B. COORDINATION WITH TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITIES 
AND INDUSTRY ON DEPARTMENT OF STATE TRAVEL 
ADVISORIES. 
‘‘(a) COORDINATION WITH
THE DEPARTMENT
OF HOMELAND 
SECURITY.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of State shall, in coordina-
tion with the Secretary of Homeland Security and representa-
tives of any other Federal agency determined necessary, and 
in consultation with the Special Presidential Envoy for Hostage 
Affairs and the Assistant Secretary of State for Consular 
Affairs, develop messaging and informational guidance to be 
delivered at all United States international airports and on 
relevant United States Government websites warning United 
States nationals of the risks of wrongful or unlawful detention 
or hostage-taking in covered countries. 
‘‘(2) MESSAGING AND GUIDANCE.—The messaging and guid-
ance described under paragraph (1) may include— 
‘‘(A) posters, brochures, and other informational mate-
rials; 
‘‘(B) web banners or other warnings to be displayed 
on relevant United States Government websites and 
webpages; 
‘‘(C) verbal warnings at United States international 
airports to United States nationals whose destinations, to 
the extent they are discernable, are covered countries; and
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‘‘(D) other methods deemed appropriate by the Sec-
retary, in coordination with the Secretary of Homeland 
Security and representatives of any other Federal agency 
determined necessary. 
‘‘(b) DEPARTMENT
OF
STATE
COORDINATION
WITH
UNITED 
STATES AIRLINES.—The Secretary of State shall, in coordination 
with the Secretary of Homeland Security and representatives of 
any other Federal agency determined necessary, and in consultation 
with the Special Presidential Envoy for Hostage Affairs and Assist-
ant Secretary of the Bureau of Consular Affairs, work with United 
States airlines to provide warnings about the risk of wrongful 
or unlawful detention and hostage-taking to United States nationals 
booking travel through their airlines to a covered country. 
‘‘(c) REPORT.—Not later than one year after the date of the 
enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State shall, in coordination 
with the Secretary of Homeland Security and representatives of 
any other Federal agency determined necessary, submit to Congress 
a report detailing— 
‘‘(1) the additional steps taken to warn United States 
nationals of the risks of wrongful or unlawful detention and 
hostage-taking abroad, including those described in this section; 
‘‘(2) efforts to improve the visibility and expand the reach 
of Department of State travel advisories concerning the risks 
to United States nationals of wrongful or unlawful detention 
and hostage-taking abroad; and 
‘‘(3) additional recommendations on steps the United States 
Government might take to improve the awareness of United 
States nationals of the risk of wrongful or unlawful detention 
and hostage-taking abroad. 
‘‘(d) COVERED COUNTRY DEFINED.—In this section, the term 
‘covered country’ means a country for which a Department of State 
travel advisory contains either the ‘K—Kidnapping or Hostage 
Taking’ or ‘D—Wrongful Detention’ Risk Indicators.’’. 
SEC. 7706. PRIVACY ACT WAIVER AND PASSPORT RENEWALS. 
(a) REQUIREMENT TO INCLUDE TRAVEL ADVISORY INFORMATION 
ON UNITED STATES PASSPORTS.—Section 6103 of the Department 
of State Authorization Act of 2023 (division F of Public Law 118– 
31; 22 U.S.C. 211a note) is amended, in the matter preceding 
paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘should’’ and inserting ‘‘shall’’. 
(b) INCLUSION OF PRIVACY ACT WRITTEN CONSENT FORM IN 
PASSPORT APPLICATION.—Section 1 of title IX of the Act of June 
15, 1917 (22 U.S.C. 213), is amended by adding at the end the 
following: ‘‘Each passport application made available to potential 
applicants (DS–11) and each passport renewal application made 
available to current passport holders (DS–82) shall include a form 
that, if completed, indicates the applicant’s consent to the disclosure 
of information otherwise protected under section 552a of title 5, 
United States Code (commonly known as the ‘Privacy Act of 1974’) 
in the event such applicant is determined to be wrongfully detained 
by a foreign government. Declining to complete such form shall 
not affect the issuance of a passport to a qualified applicant or 
diplomatic efforts to secure the release of a United States national 
from the custody of a foreign government or entity.’’.
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SEC. 7707. TIMELINE FOR UNLAWFUL OR WRONGFUL DETENTION 
DETERMINATIONS. 
Section 302 of the Robert Levinson Hostage Recovery and Hos-
tage-Taking Accountability Act (22 U.S.C. 1741) is amended by 
adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(e) TIMELINE FOR UNLAWFUL OR WRONGFUL DETENTION DETER-
MINATIONS.— 
‘‘(1) CREDIBLE INFORMATION DETERMINATIONS.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Not less frequently than every 180 
days, the Assistant Secretary for the Bureau of Consular 
Affairs and the Special Presidential Envoy for Hostage 
Affairs shall review the cases where there is potential 
credible information that any United States national is 
being detained wrongfully and which has been identified 
through official government channels to both bureaus. 
‘‘(B) REPORT
OF
FINDINGS.—Not later than 30 days 
after each review under subparagraph (A), the Assistant 
Secretary of State for Consular Affairs and the Special 
Presidential Envoy for Hostage Affairs shall jointly submit 
to Congress a classified report identifying the United States 
nationals identified as a result of the review in subpara-
graph (A) detained overseas who have not, as of the date 
of the report, been determined by the Secretary to be 
unlawfully or wrongfully detained. 
‘‘(C) NOTIFICATION TO FAMILY MEMBERS.—In the case 
of a United States national detained overseas identified 
in the report under subparagraph (B), the Assistant Sec-
retary of State for Consular Affairs shall notify a family 
member (as that term is defined in subsection (d)(8)) or 
the legal representative of the United States national not 
later than 30 days after the transmittal of the report 
required by subparagraph (B). 
‘‘(2) STATUS DETERMINATIONS.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in subparagraph 
(B) and to the extent practicable, not later than 180 days 
after the date on which the Secretary of State receives 
an assessment from the Special Presidential Envoy for 
Hostage Affairs or the head of any other relevant bureau 
of the Department of State that credible information exists 
that a United States national is being detained unlawfully 
or wrongfully, the Secretary shall determine whether the 
United States national is in fact being unlawfully or wrong-
fully detained. 
‘‘(B) WAIVER.— 
‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary may waive the 
requirement under subparagraph (A) to make an 
unlawful or wrongful detention determination if the 
Secretary— 
‘‘(I) determines that making such a determina-
tion may jeopardize the safety or interests of the 
United States national being detained abroad or 
the national security interests of the United States; 
and 
‘‘(II) submits to Congress a classified report 
describing the reasons for the waiver. 
‘‘(ii) TIMING.—A waiver under clause (i) shall 
expire on the date that is 180 days after the date