Sec. 104. Notification of congressional representatives
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Except as provided in subsection (b), the Secretary of State shall notify in writing the Member of Congress and Senators representing the legal residence of a left-behind parent when such parent reports an abduction to the Central Authority of the United States. The notification requirement under subsection
(a)shall not apply if the left-behind parent does not consent to the notification described in such subsection. At the request of any person who is a left-behind parent, including a left-behind parent who previously reported an abduction to the Central Authority of the United States before the date of the enactment of this Act, notification of a Member of Congress, in accordance with subsections
(a)and (b), shall be provided as soon as is practicable. In this section, the term Member of Congress means a Representative in, or Delegate or Resident Commissioner to, the Congress.