22 C.F.R. § 193.1 Determination of hostage status.
Title 22 - Foreign Relations
(a) The Secretary of State shall, upon his or her own initiative or upon application under §193.3, notify the appropriate federal authorities, in classified or unclassified form as he or she determines to be necessary in the best interests of the affected individuals, the names of persons whom he or she determines to be in a hostage status within the meaning of subsection 599C)(d) of Public Law No. 101–513. (b) In the case of Iraq and Kuwait, hostage status may be accorded to United States nationals, or family members of United States nationals, (1) who are or who have been in a hostage status as defined in paragraph (b)(2) of this section in Iraq or Kuwait at any time during the period beginning on August 2, 1990 and terminating on the date on which United States economic sanctions are lifted, and (2) who are being or who have been held in custody by governmental or military authorities of such country or who are taking or have taken refuge in the country in fear of being taken into such custody (including residing in any diplomatic mission or consular post in that country.) (c) In the case of Lebanon, hostage status may be accorded to United States nationals, which, for purposes of this paragraph, includes lawful permanent residents of the United States, who have been forcibly detained, held hostage, or interned for any period of time after June 1, 1982, by any government (including the agents thereof) or group in Lebanon for the purpose of coercing the United States or any other government. (d) Determinations of the Secretary regarding questions of eligibility status under 599C of the Act shall be final, but interested persons may request administrative reconsideration on the basis of information which was not considered at the time of the original determination. The criteria for such determinations are those which are prescribed in the Act and in these regulations. (e) Eligibility determinations made under these regulations shall not be deemed to confer federal employment status for any purpose. (f) Eligibility for benefits shall be subject to the availability of funds under subsection 599C(e) of the Act. [55 FR 52838, Dec. 24, 1990, as amended at 57 FR 3283, Jan. 29, 1992]
Title 22: Foreign Relations
PART 193—BENEFITS FOR HOSTAGES IN IRAQ, KUWAIT, OR LEBANON
§ 193.1 Determination of hostage status.
