Statute · United States Code
22 U.S.C. § 9112 — Standards and assistance
22 U.S.C. § 9112
- Type
- Statute
- Source
- United States Code
- Jurisdiction
- Federal
- Date
- 2025-01-06
- Topic
- bankruptcy
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.
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.