[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 22, Volume 1]
[Revised as of April 1, 2003]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 22CFR71.11]

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                       TITLE 22--FOREIGN RELATIONS
 
                     CHAPTER I--DEPARTMENT OF STATE
 
PART 71--PROTECTION AND WELFARE OF CITIZENS AND THEIR PROPERTY--Table of Contents
 
   Subpart B--Emergency Medical/Dietary Assistance for U.S. Nationals 
                           Incarcerated Abroad
 
Sec. 71.11  Short-term full diet program.

    (a) Eligibility criteria. A prisoner is considered eligible for the 
short-term full diet program under the following general criteria:
    (1) The prisoner is to be or has been held in excess of one day in a 
holding jail or other facility;
    (2) Incarcerating officials do not provide the prisoner food, and 
food is not available from any other sources, including private funding 
from family or friends; and
    (3) If the funds exceed an amount to be established by the 
Department, the prisoner signs a promissory note for funds expended, 
since the assistance is on a normally reimbursable basis.
    (b) Consular responsibility. As soon as the consular officer is 
aware that a U.S. national is incarcerated in a facility wherein food is 
not routinely provided, the consular officer should:
    (1) Contact the prisoner in accordance with existing procedures;
    (2) Determine the normal cost of basic diet and best method of 
effecting payment;
    (3) Attempt to secure funds from private sources such as family or 
friends;
    (4) Because funds expended by the Department to cover the short-term 
full diet program normally are on a reimbursable basis, have the 
prisoner execute a promissory note; and
    (5) Contact the Department, providing the above information, for 
approval and authorization.
    (c) Emergency expenditure authorization. Since an immediate need for 
a short-term full diet program often prohibits the delay inherent in 
contacting the Department and receiving authority to expend funds, the 
consular officer can expend up to an amount to be established by the 
Department without prior Departmental approval if the prisoner's case 
meets the criteria established in paragraph (a) of this section. 
Expenditures above the predetermined limit must receive the prior 
approval of the Department.