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Countering Iran's Destabilizing Activities Act of 2017 (CAATSA title I) · Pub. L. 115-44 · sec. 110(a)

Report on United States Citizens Detained by Iran

Not publicly verifiableReport
Deadline
Next deadlineMar. 13, 2027
Recurrence
Every 180 days
Duty holder
President
Recipients
Appropriate congressional committees (term defined in sec. 102 by reference to section 14 of the Iran Sanctions Act of 1996)
Enacted
Aug. 2, 2017
Location
Title I
The provision as printed in the enrolled law, Pub. L. 115-44
As printed in the enrolled law at 131 Stat. 896 (PDF page 12). GPO via GovInfo, public domain.

Statutory Text

(a) In General.—Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, and every 180 days thereafter, the President shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees and leadership a report on United States citizens, including United States citizens who are also citizens of other countries, detained by Iran or groups supported by Iran that includes—

(1) information regarding any officials of the Government of Iran involved in any way in the detentions; and

(2) a summary of efforts the United States Government has taken to secure the swift release of those United States citizens.

Verbatim from the enrolled law as published by GovInfo; margin notes and page markers omitted. Pub. L. 115-44 on GovInfo · PDF · text fetched Oct. 17, 2026

How the Date Is Worked Out

  1. Enacted Aug. 2, 2017 (Pub. L. 115-44).
  2. Text: “Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act.” Aug. 2, 2017 + 90 days = Oct. 31, 2017.
  3. Recurs every 180 days, running from the first deadline: Oct. 31, 2017 + k × 180 days.
  4. As of Nov. 11, 2026: next deadline Mar. 13, 2027 (122 days away); previous Sept. 14, 2026.

Delivery Status

Not publicly verifiable

Public Evidence

  • No public document located that shows delivery.

Evidence Searched

  • GovInfo Congressionally Mandated Reports collection: 1,209 packages listed; titles searched for Middle East terms; 55 State, Defense, Treasury and executive-office summaries checked for citations to Pub. L. 115-44 (0 found) (Oct. 17, 2026)
  • Federal Register API: phrase “Countering America's Adversaries Through Sanctions Act”: 48 document titles searched (Oct. 17, 2026)
  • MEF hand review: evidence.json, items with a link and a note on what the document shows (Oct. 17, 2026)

A status of “Reported late by GAO, committee or agency” appears only with a linked GAO, committee or agency statement. Reports sent only to committees, or in classified form, leave no public trace; their absence here is not evidence of a missed deadline.

Review

  • Machine-extracted by rule from the public law text; awaiting named human review.

Cite the provision Countering America’s Adversaries Through Sanctions Act, Pub. L. No. 115-44, § 110(a), 131 Stat. 886 (2017).

Cite this page Middle East Forum, “Report on United States Citizens Detained by Iran,” Owed to Congress, Nov. 11, 2026, https://bills.meforum.org/owed/m/pl115-44-s110-a.html.