Sec. 7509. SEAN AND DAVID GOLDMAN INTERNATIONAL CHILD ABDUCTION PREVENTION AND RETURN ACT OF 2014 ACT AMENDMENTS
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## SEC. 7509 SEAN AND DAVID GOLDMAN INTERNATIONAL CHILD ABDUCTION PREVENTION AND RETURN ACT OF 2014 ACT AMENDMENTS ###
(a)Definitions Section 3 of the Sean and David Goldman International Child Abduction Prevention and Return Act of 2014 (22 U.S.C. 9101) is amended— ####
(1)in paragraph (3)— #####
(A)in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by striking “ ‘abduction case’ means a ” and inserting > “abduction case means— > > > ##### “(A) > > a” > ; #####
(B)by striking “
(A)has been reported ” and inserting the following: > > ###### “(i) > > has been reported” > ; #####
(C)in clause
(i)(as so designated), by striking “and” at the end; #####
(D)by striking “
(B)meets the criteria ” and inserting the following: > > ###### “(ii) > > meets the criteria” > ; #####
(E)in clause
(ii)(as so designated), by striking the period at the end and inserting “; and”; and #####
(F)by adding at the end the following new subparagraph: > > ##### “(B) > > includes any case reported involving an application filed with the Central Authority of the United States or directly with the foreign central authority by a parent seeking rights of access or return.” > ; and ####
(2)in paragraph (11), by striking “16” and inserting “18”. ###
(b)Action in the Case of Abducted Children Who Reach the Age of 16 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 new subsection: > > ### “(d) Action in the Case of Abducted Children Who Reach the Age of 16 > > 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 left-behind parent seeking assistance or the individual (after attaining 18 years of age) requests the officer to cease, annually attempt to contact such individual, through welfare and whereabout visits and by engaging other agencies and foreign counterparts as necessary, to provide information, as relevant, on rights and privileges as a United States citizen, such as passports, and any eligible benefits from left-behind parent, such as G.I. educational and health benefits and to obtain a verified location of such individual.” > . ###
(c)Study on International Parental Child Abduction Section 202 of the Sean and David Goldman International Child Abduction Prevention and Return Act of 2014 (22 U.S.C. 9122) is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection: > > ### “(h) Study of International Parental Child Abduction > > > #### “(1) Study required > > Not later than 1 year after the date of the enactment of this subsection, the Secretary of State, subject to the availability of funds, shall seek to enter into an agreement with an appropriate university, research institution, or nongovernmental organization to study and publish a report on the impact to abducted children and left-behind parents as a result of international parental child abduction. > > > #### “(2) Consultation > > The Secretary of State shall consult with the appropriate congressional committees on the goals of the study and report required under paragraph (1). > > > #### “(3) Authorization of appropriations > > There is authorized to be appropriated $1,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2025 and 2026 to carry out the study required under paragraph (1).” > . # TITLE LXXVI UNITED STATES AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT
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