Sec. 3. DEFINITIONS
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## SEC. 3 DEFINITIONS **[**[22 U.S.C. 9002](/us/usc/t22/s9002)**]** For the purposes of this Act— ####
(1)the term “**applicant**” means any person who, pursuant to the Convention, files an application with the United States Central Authority or a Central Authority of any other party to the Convention for the return of a child alleged to have been wrongfully removed or retained or for arrangements for organizing or securing the effective exercise of rights of access pursuant to the Convention; ####
(2)the term “**Convention**” means the Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction, done at The Hague on October 25, 1980; ####
(3)the term “**Parent Locator Service**” means the service established by the Secretary of Health and Human Services under section 453 of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 653); ####
(4)the term “**petitioner**” means any person who, in accordance with this Act, files a petition in court seeking relief under the Convention; ####
(5)the term “**person**” includes any individual, institution, or other legal entity or body; ####
(6)the term “**respondent**” means any person against whose interests a petition is filed in court, in accordance with this Act, which seeks relief under the Convention; ####
(7)the term “**rights of access**” means visitation rights; ####
(8)the term “**State**” means any of the several States, the District of Columbia, and any commonwealth, territory, or possession of the United States; and ####
(9)the term “**United States Central Authority**” means the agency of the Federal Government designated by the President under section 7(a).
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