---
kind: "unit"
title: "22"
title_heading: "Foreign Relations and Intercourse"
key: "ch23/schII"
level: "subchapter"
label: "Subchapter II"
heading: "Hostage Recovery and Hostage-Taking Accountability"
release: "119-102"
date: "2026-07-12"
url: "https://uscodex.org/usc/22/ch23-schII"
sections_count: 10
---

# Subchapter II — Hostage Recovery and Hostage-Taking Accountability

Title 22 — Foreign Relations and Intercourse › Chapter 23 — Protection of Citizens Abroad

## Sections

- [§1741. Assistance for United States nationals unlawfully or wrongfully detained abroad](/usc/22/1741.md)
- [§1741a. Special Envoy for Hostage Affairs](/usc/22/1741a.md)
- [§1741b. Hostage Recovery Fusion Cell](/usc/22/1741b.md)
- [§1741c. Hostage Response Group](/usc/22/1741c.md)
- [§1741c–1. Report on strategies for reducing likelihood of United States nationals being unlawfully or wrongfully detained or taken hostage](/usc/22/1741c-1.md)
- [§1741c–2. Coordination with transportation authorities and industry on Department of State travel advisories](/usc/22/1741c-2.md)
- [§1741d. Authorization of imposition of sanctions](/usc/22/1741d.md)
- [§1741d–1. Designation of a foreign country as a State Sponsor of Unlawful or Wrongful Detention](/usc/22/1741d-1.md)
- [§1741e. Definitions](/usc/22/1741e.md)
- [§1741f. Rule of construction](/usc/22/1741f.md)