Title 22 — Foreign Relations and Intercourse
Chapter 98 — International Child Abduction Prevention and Return
§ 9114. Report to congressional representatives
Statutory text
Notification
The Secretary of State shall submit written notification to the Member of Congress and Senators, or Resident Commissioner or Delegate, as appropriate, representing the legal residence of a left-behind parent if such parent—
reports an abduction to the Central Authority of the United States; and
consents to such notification.
Timing
At the request of any person who is a left-behind parent, including a left-behind parent who previously reported an abduction to the Central Authority of the United States before , the notification required under subsection (a) shall be provided as soon as is practicable.
Legislative history
Reconstructed from this section’s Code source credit and amendment notes, resolved against the local Statutes at Large. Editorial notes are evidence, not the law that made the change.
Sean and David Goldman International Child Abduction Prevention and Return Act of 2014
Pub. L. 113–150 title I § 104 · 128 Stat. 1807
Enacted · 22 U.S.C. § 9114
(Pub. L. 113–150, title I, § 104, Aug. 8, 2014, 128 Stat. 1816.)
Source evidence
Code source credit
(Pub. L. 113–150, title I, § 104, Aug. 8, 2014, 128 Stat. 1816.)Enacted provision · exact public law section
SEC. 104. REPORT TO CONGRESSIONAL REPRESENTATIVES. (a) Notification.— The Secretary of State shall submit written notification to the Member of Congress and Senators, or Resident Commissioner or Delegate, as appropriate, representing the legal residence of a left-behind parent if such parent— (1) reports an abduction to the Central Authority of the United States; and (2) consents to such notification. (b) Timing.— At the request of any person who is a left-behind parent, including a left-behind parent who previously reported an abduction to the Central Authority of the United States before the date of the enactment of this Act, the notification required under subsection (a) shall be provided as soon as is practicable.
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