22 U.S.C. § 9112 | Standards and assistance

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, § 102Aug. 8, 2014128 Stat. 1815 (, , .)