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§ 71.6 - Services for distressed Americans.

Link to an amendment published at 89 FR 41311, May 13, 2024.

Officers of the Foreign Service shall extend every possible aid and assistance within their power to distressed American citizens within their districts, but they shall not expend the funds nor pledge the credit of the Government of the United States for this purpose, except in the case of American seamen, or except as authorized by the Department of State.