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Code · BILL · 113th Congress · H.R. 1951 (Introduced in House) — To ensure compliance with the 1980 Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction by countrie... · Sec. 203

Sec. 203. Consultations

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As soon as practicable after the President makes a determination under section 201 in response to failures to resolve unresolved cases and the President decides to take action under paragraphs
(11)through
(18)of section 205(a) (or commensurate action as provided in section 205(b)) with respect to that country, or not later than 90 days after the President designates a country as a Country With a Pattern of Noncooperation pursuant to section 202(b)(1)(A), the President shall— request consultation with the government of such country regarding the failures giving rise to designation of that country as a Country With a Pattern of Noncooperation regarding the pattern of noncooperation or to action under section 201; and if agreed to, enter into such consultations with such country, privately or publicly. The President shall consult with left-behind parents who have an abduction case involving a child located in the country referenced in paragraph (1)(A), or designated representatives or representative groups of such left-behind parents, during the course of the consultations conducted pursuant to paragraph
(1)concerning the potential impact of such consultations on the resolution of such cases.
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