Title Declaration of a national emergency with respect to hostage-taking and the wrongful detention of United States nationals ; message from the President of the United States transmitting an executive order bolstering efforts to bring hostages and wrongfully detained United States nationals home, pursuant to 50 U.S.C. 1703(b); Public law 95-223, Sec. 204(b); (91 Stat. 1627) and 50 U.S.C. 1621(a); Public law 94-412, Sec. 201(a); (90 Stat. 1255).