22 USC 9112 - Standards and assistance

U.S Code last checked for updates: May 04, 2024

§ 9112.

Standards and assistance

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.

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

cite as: 22 USC 9112