Sec. 204. Report to Congress
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Subject to subsection (b), not later than 90 days 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 transmit to the appropriate congressional committees a report on the following: An identification of the action or actions described in section 205(a) (or commensurate action as provided in section 205(b)) to be taken with respect to such country. A description of the failure to resolve an unresolved case or the pattern of noncooperation, as applicable, giving rise to the action or actions to be taken by the President. A description of the purpose of the action or actions. An evaluation, in consultation with the Secretary of State, the parties described in section 203(b), and other parties the President determines appropriate, of the anticipated impact of the Presidential action upon— pending abduction cases in such country; the government of such country; the population of such country; the United States economy; other interested parties; and if such country is a Convention country or an MOU country, the reciprocal fulfillment of obligations pursuant to such Convention or applicable MOU, as applicable. The evaluation under subparagraph
(A)shall be transmitted in unclassified form, but may contain a classified annex if necessary. A statement that noneconomic policy options designed to resolve the unresolved case or bring about the cessation of the pattern of noncooperation have reasonably been exhausted, including the consultations required in section 203. If, on or before the date that the President is required to submit a report under subsection
(a)to the appropriate congressional committees, the President determines and certifies to such committees that a single, additional period of time not to exceed 90 days is necessary pursuant to section 202(c)(2), the President shall not be required to submit the report to such committees until the expiration of such period of time.