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22 U.S.C. § 5503

Department of State notification of families of victims

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

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22 U.S.C. § 5503, Department of State notification of families of victims, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/457933
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It is the policy of the Department of State pursuant to section 2715 of this title to directly and promptly notify the families of victims of aviation disasters abroad concerning citizens of the United States directly affected by such a disaster, including timely written notice. The Secretary of State shall ensure that such notification by the Department of State is carried out notwithstanding notification by any other person. Not later than 60 days after November 16, 1990, the Secretary of State shall issue such regulations, guidelines, and circulars as are necessary to ensure that the policy under subsection (a) is fully implemented.

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  • Enacted byPub. L. 101-604(H.R. 5732)1990-11-16
    Aviation Security Improvement Act of 1990
    House: no recorded tallySenate: no recorded tally