22 CFR § 191.13 - Administration of benefits.

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title: "22 CFR § 191.13 - Administration of benefits."
title_number: 22
title_name: "Foreign Relations"
section_number: "191.13"
section_name: "Administration of benefits."
chapter_name: "DEPARTMENT OF STATE"
subchapter_number: "T"
subchapter_name: "HOSTAGE RELIEF"
part_number: "191"
part_name: "HOSTAGE RELIEF ASSISTANCE"
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currency: "2026-03-24"
last_updated: "2026-03-24"
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authority: "Hostage Relief Act of 1980 (Pub. L. 96-449 and sec. 4 of Act of 1949 (22 U.S.C. 2658))."
regulatory_source: "46 FR 17543, Mar. 19, 1981, unless otherwise noted."
cfr_part: "191"
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# 191.13 Administration of benefits.

(a) The Assistant Secretary of State for Administration will issue certifications or other documents when required for purposes of the Civil Relief Act.

(b) The Assistant Secretary of State shall whenever possible promptly inform the chief legal officer of each State in which hostages maintain residence of all persons determined to be hostages eligible for assistance under this subpart.