§ 9112. Standards and assistance
§ 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.