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Code · BILL · 118th Congress · H.R. 8365 (Introduced in House) — To amend the Sean and David Goldman International Child Abduction Prevention and Return Act of 2014 to make modificat... · Sec. 3

Sec. 3. Action in the case of abducted children who reach the age of 16

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Section 201 of the Sean and David Goldman International Child Abduction Prevention and Return Act of 2014 ( 22 U.S.C. 9121 ) is amended by adding at the end the following: When an individual who is an abducted child attains 16 years of age, a consular officer from a United States diplomatic mission in the country in which such individual resides shall, until either the parent seeking assistance or the individual (after attaining 18 years of age) requests the officer to cease, annually— attempt to contact such individual, engaging other agencies and foreign counterparts as necessary to obtain a verified location; advise such individual of applicable rights under section 51.28 of title 22, Code of Federal Regulations, including with respect to executing an application for a passport on the individual’s own behalf; and advise such individual of applicable rights under sections 3301 through 3327 of title 38, United States Code. .
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