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LegalText 22 U.S.C. § 1733 Interagency Hostage Recovery Coordinator us united_states_code code_section 22 FOREIGN RELATIONS AND INTERCOURSE 23 PROTECTION OF CITIZENS ABROAD 1733 22 U.S.C. § 1733 current 119-100 2026-06-26 official https://uscode.house.gov/download/releasepoints/us/pl/119/100/xml_usc22@119-100.zip /us/usc/t22/s1733 data/legal/raw/us/code/title-22/usc22.xml 6abe4d77ffbec72a9d23ff27149f4049cfad2f38c4bfe380d06080002efc9b6a b9c63ede722f5e0bf8eabfe9029e06e312ab9bcfd95c4d1424ed515baff1df83 28a4febdf02ee31675a46636c1f332a64c16129e49e0a3b920d0bc559a616030 2026-07-04 official
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22 U.S.C. § 1733 - Interagency Hostage Recovery Coordinator

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(a) Interagency Hostage Recovery Coordinator (1) In general Not later than 60 days after November 25, 2015, the President shall designate an existing Federal official to coordinate efforts to secure the release of United States persons who are hostages held abroad. For purposes of carrying out the duties described in paragraph (2), such official shall have the title of “Interagency Hostage Recovery Coordinator”.

(2) Duties The Coordinator shall have the following duties:

(A) Coordinate activities of the Federal Government relating to each hostage situation described in paragraph (1) to ensure efforts to secure the release of hostages are properly resourced and correct lines of authority are established and maintained.

(B) Chair a fusion cell consisting of appropriate personnel of the Federal Government with purview over each hostage situation described in paragraph (1).

(C) Ensure sufficient representation of each Federal agency and department at each fusion cell established under subparagraph (B) and issue procedures for adjudication and appeal.

(D) Develop processes and procedures to keep family members of hostages described in paragraph (1) informed of the status of such hostages, inform such family members of updates that do not compromise the national security of the United States, and coordinate with the Federal Governments family engagement coordinator or other designated senior representative.

(b) Quarterly report and briefing (1) Report (A) In general On a quarterly basis, the Coordinator shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees a report that includes a summary of each hostage situation described in subsection (a)(1).

(B) Form of report Each report under this 11 So in original. The word “this” probably should not appear. subparagraph (A) may be submitted in classified or unclassified form.

(2) Briefing On a quarterly basis, the Coordinator shall provide to the Senators representing the State, and the Member, Delegate, or Resident Commissioner of the House of Representatives representing the district, where a hostage described in subsection (a)(1) resides a briefing with respect to the status of such hostage.

(3) Appropriate congressional committees defined In this section, the term “appropriate congressional committees” means—

(A) the Committee on Armed Services, the Committee on the Judiciary, the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, and the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives; and

(B) the Committee on Armed Services, the Committee on the Judiciary, the Select Committee on Intelligence, and the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate.

(Pub. L. 11492, div. A, title X, § 1092, Nov. 25, 2015, 129 Stat. 1018.)