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22 U.S.C. § 1741c–2

Coordination with transportation authorities and industry on Department of State travel advisories

United States · Title 22 — FOREIGN RELATIONS AND INTERCOURSE · Status: effective

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22 U.S.C. § 1741c–2, Coordination with transportation authorities and industry on Department of State travel advisories, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/456237
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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 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. The messaging and guidance described under paragraph (1) may include— 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 Assistant 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. Not later than one year after December 23, 2024, 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— 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.

Legislative history

The public laws that enacted or amended this section. Tallies are for the whole bill as it passed each chamber — often an omnibus covering far more than this provision — not a vote on this section alone.

  • Enacted byPub. L. 116-260(H.R. 133)2020-12-27
    Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021
    House: no recorded tallySenate: no recorded tally
  • Amended byPub. L. 118-159(H.R. 5009)2024-12-23
    Servicemember Quality of Life Improvement and National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2025
    House: 281–140Senate: no recorded tally