Sec. 101. Annual report
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Not later than March 31 of each year, the Secretary of State shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees an Annual Report on International Child Abduction. Each Annual Report shall, with respect to the preceding year, include the following: For each country with respect to which there was 1 or more abduction cases: Whether the country is a Convention country, an MOU country, or a nonparty country. The number of abduction cases and the number of rights of access cases, respectively, reported.
The number of abduction cases and the number of access cases, respectively, that are pending. The number of abduction cases and the number of access cases, respectively, that were pending at any point for more than 90 days after the date on which the Central Authority of the United States transmitted the application for each such case to the Central Authority of such country, and were not submitted by the Central Authority to the judicial or administrative authority, as applicable, of such country within the 90-day period.
The reason for the delay in submission of each case identified in clause
(i)by the Central Authority of such country to the judicial or administrative authority. The number of unresolved abduction cases and unresolved access cases, respectively, and the length of time each case has been pending. The number of unresolved cases in which law enforcement has failed to locate the abducted child or to enforce a return order or determinations of rights of access rendered by the judicial or administrative authorities of such country. The median time required for resolution of abduction cases and access cases, respectively, to be measured from the date on which the application with respect to the abduction case or access case is transmitted by the Central Authority of the United States to the Central Authority of such country to the date on which the abduction case or access case is resolved. The percentage of the total number of abduction cases and access cases, respectively, resolved. Detailed information about each case described in subparagraph
(C)and on actions taken by the Department of State to resolve such case, including the specific actions taken by the United States chief of mission in such country. Recommendations to improve resolution of abduction cases and access cases. The number of abducted children from the United States who were returned to the United States from Conventions countries, MOU countries, and nonparty countries, respectively. A list of Convention countries and MOU countries that have failed to comply with any of their obligations under the Hague Abduction Convention or the MOU, as applicable, with respect to the resolution of abduction cases and access cases. A list of countries demonstrating a pattern of noncooperation, and a summary of the criteria on which the determination of a pattern of noncooperation for each country is based. Information on efforts by the Secretary of State to encourage other countries to become signatories to the Hague Abduction Convention or to enter into an MOU. The efforts referred to in subparagraph
(A)shall include efforts to address pending abduction cases and access cases in such country. A description of the efforts of the Secretary of State to encourage Convention countries and MOU countries to facilitate the work of nongovernmental organizations within their respective countries that assist left-behind parents. The Annual Report shall not include— the names of left-behind parents or children involved in abduction cases or access cases; or information that may identify a party involved in an abduction case or access case unless the party stipulates in writing to the Central Authority of the United States that such information may be included in the Annual Report. Each Annual Report shall also include— information on the number of unresolved cases affecting left-behind parents who are military parents and a summary of assistance offered to such left-behind parents; information on the use of airlines in abductions, including which airlines have been utilized to carry out an abduction, voluntary airline practices to prevent abductions, and recommendations for best airline practices to prevent abductions; information on actions taken by the Central Authority of the United States to train domestic judges in application of the Hague Abduction Convention; and information on actions taken by the Central Authority of the United States to train United States Armed Forces legal assistance personnel, military chaplains, and military family support center personnel about abductions, the risk of loss of access to children, and the legal frameworks available to resolve such cases. Section 2803 of the Foreign Affairs Reform and Restructuring Act of 1998 ( 42 U.S.C. 11611 ) is repealed.
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