22 U.S.C. § 9112 — Standards and assistance

FEDERAL · 22 U.S.C. · Chapter 98

Standards and assistance

Current through Pub. L. 119-102

Title 22 — Foreign Relations and Intercourse·Ch. 98 — INTERNATIONAL CHILD ABDUCTION PREVENTION AND RETURN·Subch. I

The Secretary of State shall—

(1)ensure that United States diplomatic and consular missions abroad—

(A)maintain a consistent reporting standard with respect to abduction and access cases;

(B)designate at least 1 senior official in each such mission, at the discretion of the Chief of Mission, to assist left-behind parents from the United States who are visiting such country or otherwise seeking to resolve abduction or access cases; and

(C)monitor developments in abduction and access cases; and

(2)develop and implement written strategic plans for engagement with any Convention or non-Convention country in which there are 5 or more cases of international child abduction.

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The Secretary of State shall—
(1) ensure that United States diplomatic and consular missions abroad—
(A) maintain a consistent reporting standard with respect to abduction and access cases;
(B) designate at least 1 senior official in each such mission, at the discretion of the Chief of Mission, to assist left-behind parents from the United States who are visiting such country or otherwise seeking to resolve abduction or access cases; and
(C) monitor developments in abduction and access cases; and
(2) develop and implement written strategic plans for engagement with any Convention or non-Convention country in which there are 5 or more cases of international child abduction.

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History

(Pub. L. 113–150, title I, §102, Aug. 8, 2014, 128 Stat. 1815.)