[Congressional Bills 118th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 5671 Introduced in House (IH)]

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118th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 5671

 To require the Secretary of State to determine whether United States 
 national Vladimir Kara-Murza is being detained wrongfully abroad for 
  purposes of the Robert Levinson Hostage Recovery and Hostage-Taking 
              Accountability Act, and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           September 21, 2023

Mr. Wilson of South Carolina (for himself and Mr. Cohen) introduced the 
 following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs

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                                 A BILL


 
 To require the Secretary of State to determine whether United States 
 national Vladimir Kara-Murza is being detained wrongfully abroad for 
  purposes of the Robert Levinson Hostage Recovery and Hostage-Taking 
              Accountability Act, and for other purposes.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. REQUIREMENT OF SECRETARY OF STATE TO DETERMINE WHETHER 
              UNITED STATES NATIONAL VLADIMIR KARA-MURZA IS BEING 
              WRONGFULLY DETAINED ABROAD.

    (a) In General.--Not later than 30 days after the date of the 
enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State shall make a 
determination of whether or not United States national Vladimir Kara-
Murza is being detained wrongfully by the Russian Federation for 
purposes of the Robert Levinson Hostage Recovery and Hostage-Taking 
Accountability Act (22 U.S.C. 1741 et seq.).
    (b) Report.--If the Secretary of State makes a determination under 
subsection (a) that Vladimir Kara-Murza is not being detained 
wrongfully by the Russian Federation, the Secretary shall, not later 
than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act and every 180 
days thereafter, submit to Congress a report that contains--
            (1) a justification for the determination; and
            (2) a description of the actions the Department of State is 
        taking to secure the release of Vladimir Kara-Murza.
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