2018 US Code
Title 22 - Foreign Relations and Intercourse
Chapter 98 - International Child Abduction Prevention and Return
Subchapter I - Department of State Actions
Sec. 9112 - Standards and assistance

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Citation 22 U.S.C. § 9112 (2018)
Section Name §9112. Standards and assistance
Section Text

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.

Source Credit

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

Publication Title United States Code, 2018 Edition, Title 22 - FOREIGN RELATIONS AND INTERCOURSE
Category Bills and Statutes
Collection United States Code
SuDoc Class Number Y 1.2/5:
Contained Within Title 22 - FOREIGN RELATIONS AND INTERCOURSE
CHAPTER 98 - INTERNATIONAL CHILD ABDUCTION PREVENTION AND RETURN
SUBCHAPTER I - DEPARTMENT OF STATE ACTIONS
Sec. 9112 - Standards and assistance
Contains section 9112
Date 2018
Laws In Effect As Of Date January 14, 2019
Positive Law No
Disposition standard
Statutes at Large References 128 Stat. 1815
Public Law References Public Law 113-150
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