§ 9112. Standards and assistance

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The Secretary of State shall—

(1)ensure that United States diplomatic and consular missions abroad—

(A)maintain a consistent reporting standard with respect to abduction and access cases;

(B)designate at least 1 senior official in each such mission, at the discretion of the Chief of Mission, to assist left-behind parents from the United States who are visiting such country or otherwise seeking to resolve abduction or access cases; and

(C)monitor developments in abduction and access cases; and

(2)develop and implement written strategic plans for engagement with any Convention or non-Convention country in which there are 5 or more cases of international child abduction.

(Pub. L. 113–150, title I, § 102, Aug. 8, 2014, 128 Stat. 1815.)

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