§ 9112 - Standards and assistance

CHAPTER 98— INTERNATIONAL CHILD ABDUCTION PREVENTION AND RETURN › SUBCHAPTER I— DEPARTMENT OF STATE ACTIONS

The Secretary of State shall—

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

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

(1)(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

(1)(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.