22 U.S.C. § 5509
Official Department of State recognition
United States · Title 22 — FOREIGN RELATIONS AND INTERCOURSE · Status: effective
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- 22 U.S.C. § 5509, Official Department of State recognition, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/457939
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Not later than 60 days after November 16, 1990, the Secretary of State shall promulgate guidelines for appropriate ceremonies or other official expressions of respect and support for the families of United States citizens who are killed through acts of terrorism abroad.
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.
- Aviation Security Improvement Act of 1990House: no recorded tallySenate: no recorded tally