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22 U.S.C. § 9006 — United States Central Authority
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**(a) Designation** The President shall designate a Federal agency to serve as the Central Authority for the United States under the Convention.
**(b) Functions** The functions of the United States Central Authority are those ascribed to the Central Authority by the Convention and this chapter.
**(c) Regulatory authority** The United States Central Authority is authorized to issue such regulations as may be necessary to carry out its functions under the Convention and this chapter.
**(d) Obtaining information from Parent Locator Service** The United States Central Authority may, to the extent authorized by the Social Security Act [[42 U.S.C. 301](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title42-section301&num=0&edition=prelim) et seq.], obtain information from the Parent Locator Service.
**(e) Grant authority** The United States Central Authority is authorized to make grants to, or enter into contracts or agreements with, any individual, corporation, other Federal, State, or local agency, or private entity or organization in the United States for purposes of accomplishing its responsibilities under the Convention and this chapter.
**(f) Limited liability of private entities acting under the direction of the United States Central Authority**
(1) **Limitation on liability** — Except as provided in paragraphs (2) and (3), a private entity or organization that receives a grant from or enters into a contract or agreement with the United States Central Authority under subsection (e) of this section for purposes of assisting the United States Central Authority in carrying out its responsibilities and functions under the Convention and this chapter, including any director, officer, employee, or agent of such entity or organization, shall not be liable
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**(a) Designation** The President shall designate a Federal agency to serve as the Central Authority for the United States under the Convention.
**(b) Functions** The functions of the United States Central Authority are those ascribed to the Central Authority by the Convention and this chapter.
**(c) Regulatory authority** The United States Central Authority is authorized to issue such regulations as may be necessary to carry out its functions under the Convention and this chapter.
**(d) Obtaining information from Parent Locator Service** The United States Central Authority may, to the extent authorized by the Social Security Act [[42 U.S.C. 301](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title42-section301&num=0&edition=prelim) et seq.], obtain information from the Parent Locator Service.
**(e) Grant authority** The United States Central Authority is authorized to make grants to, or enter into contracts or agreements with, any individual, corporation, other Federal, State, or local agency, or private entity or organization in the United States for purposes of accomplishing its responsibilities under the Convention and this chapter.
**(f) Limited liability of private entities acting under the direction of the United States Central Authority**
(1) **Limitation on liability** — Except as provided in paragraphs (2) and (3), a private entity or organization that receives a grant from or enters into a contract or agreement with the United States Central Authority under subsection (e) of this section for purposes of assisting the United States Central Authority in carrying out its responsibilities and functions under the Convention and this chapter, including any director, officer, employee, or agent of such entity or organization, shall not be liable in any civil action sounding in tort for damages directly related to the performance of such responsibilities and functions as defined by the regulations issued under subsection (c) of this section that are in effect on October 1, 2004.
(2) **Exception for intentional, reckless, or other misconduct** — The limitation on liability under paragraph (1) shall not apply in any action in which the plaintiff proves that the private entity, organization, officer, employee, or agent described in paragraph (1), as the case may be, engaged in intentional misconduct or acted, or failed to act, with actual malice, with reckless disregard to a substantial risk of causing injury without legal justification, or for a purpose unrelated to the performance of responsibilities or functions under this chapter.
(3) **Exception for ordinary business activities** — The limitation on liability under paragraph (1) shall not apply to any alleged act or omission related to an ordinary business activity, such as an activity involving general administration or operations, the use of motor vehicles, or personnel management.
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**(a) Findings** The Congress makes the following findings:
(1) The international abduction or wrongful retention of children is harmful to their well-being.
(2) Persons should not be permitted to obtain custody of children by virtue of their wrongful removal or retention.
(3) International abductions and retentions of children are increasing, and only concerted cooperation pursuant to an international agreement can effectively combat this problem.
(4) The Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction, done at The Hague on October 25, 1980, establishes legal rights and procedures for the prompt return of children who have been wrongfully removed or retained, as well as for securing the exercise of visitation rights. Children who are wrongfully removed or retained within the meaning of the Convention are to be promptly returned unless one of the narrow exceptions set forth in the Convention applies. The Convention provides a sound treaty framework to help resolve the problem of international abduction and retention of children and will deter such wrongful removals and retentions.
**(b) Declarations** The Congress makes the following declarations:
(1) It is the purpose of this chapter to establish procedures for the implementation of the Convention in the United States.
(2) The provisions of this chapter are in addition to and not in lieu of the provisions of the Convention.
(3) In enacting this chapter the Congress recognizes—
(A) the international character of the Convention; and
(B) the need for uniform international interpretation of the Convention.
(4) The Convention and this chapter empower courts in the United States to determine only rights under the Convention and not the merits of any underlying child custody claims.
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This chapter may be cited as the “Social Security Act”.
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The President of the United States is authorized to designate and empower the head of any department or agency in the executive branch, or any official thereof who is required to be appointed by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, to perform without approval, ratification, or other action by the President (1) any function which is vested in the President by law, or (2) any function which such officer is required or authorized by law to perform only with or subject to the approval, ratification, or other action of the President: Provided, That nothing contained herein shall relieve the President of his responsibility in office for the acts of any such head or other official designated by him to perform such functions. Such designation and authorization shall be in writing, shall be published in the Federal Register, shall be subject to such terms, conditions, and limitations as the President may deem advisable, and shall be revocable at any time by the President in whole or in part.
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For the purpose of enabling each State, as far as practicable under the conditions in such State, to furnish financial assistance to aged needy individuals, there is hereby authorized to be appropriated for each fiscal year a sum sufficient to carry out the purposes of this subchapter. The sums made available under this section shall be used for making payments to States which have submitted, and had approved by the Secretary of Health and Human Services (hereinafter referred to as the “Secretary”), State plans for old-age assistance.
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### Statutory Notes
#### Codification
Section 11601, Pub. L. 100–300, § 2, Apr. 29, 1988, 102 Stat. 437, which provided findings and declarations related to the International Child Abduction Remedies Act, was transferred to [section 9001 of Title 22](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title22-section9001&num=0&edition=prelim), Foreign Relations and Intercourse.
Section 11602, Pub. L. 100–300, § 3, Apr. 29, 1988, 102 Stat. 437, which provided definitions, was transferred to [section 9002 of Title 22](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title22-section9002&num=0&edition=prelim).
Section 11603, Pub. L. 100–300, § 4, Apr. 29, 1988, 102 Stat. 438, which related to judicial remedies, was transferred to [section 9003 of Title 22](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title22-section9003&num=0&edition=prelim).
Section 11604, Pub. L. 100–300, § 5, Apr. 29, 1988, 102 Stat. 439, which related to provisional remedies, was transferred to [section 9004 of Title 22](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title22-section9004&num=0&edition=prelim).
Section 11605, Pub. L. 100–300, § 6, Apr. 29, 1988, 102 Stat. 439, which related to admissibility of documents, was transferred to [section 9005 of Title 22](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title22-section9005&num=0&edition=prelim).
Section 11606, Pub. L. 100–300, § 7, Apr. 29, 1988, 102 Stat. 439; Pub. L. 105–277, div. G, title XXII, § 2213, Oct. 21, 1998, 112 Stat. 2681–812; Pub. L. 108–370, § 2, Oct. 25, 2004, 118 Stat. 1750, which related to the United States Central Authority, was transferred to [section 9006 of Title 22](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title22-section9006&num=0&e
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**(a) Agreements with States for use of Federal Parent Locator Service** The Secretary shall enter into an agreement with every State under which the services of the Federal Parent Locator Service established under [section 653 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title42-section653&num=0&edition=prelim) shall be made available to each State for the purpose of determining the whereabouts of any parent or child when such information is to be used to locate such parent or child for the purpose of—
(1) enforcing any State or Federal law with respect to the unlawful taking or restraint of a child; or
(2) making or enforcing a child custody or visitation determination.
**(b) Requests from authorized persons for information** An agreement entered into under subsection (a) shall provide that the State agency described in [section 654 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title42-section654&num=0&edition=prelim) will, under procedures prescribed by the Secretary in regulations, receive and transmit to the Secretary requests from authorized persons for information as to (or useful in determining) the whereabouts of any parent or child when such information is to be used to locate such parent or child for the purpose of—
(1) enforcing any State or Federal law with respect to the unlawful taking or restraint of a child; or
(2) making or enforcing a child custody or visitation determination.
**(c) Information which may be disclosed** Information authorized to be provided by the Secretary under subsection (a), (b), (e), or (f) shall be subject to the same conditions with respect to disclosure as information authorized to be provided under [section 653 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml
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TITLE 22—FOREIGN RELATIONS AND INTERCOURSE
§ 9006
documents or information included with such
application or petition or provided after such
submission which relates to the application or
petition, as the case may be, no authentication
of such application, petition, document, or in-
formation shall be required in order for the ap-
plication, petition, document, or information to
be admissible in court.
(Pub. L. 100–300, § 6, Apr. 29, 1988, 102 Stat. 439.)
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CODIFICATION
Section was formerly classified to section 11605 of
Title 42, The Public Health and Welfare.
§ 9006. United States Central Authority
(a) Designation
The President shall designate a Federal agen-
cy to serve as the Central Authority for the
United States under the Convention.
(b) Functions
The functions of the United States Central Au-
thority are those ascribed to the Central Au-
thority by the Convention and this chapter.
(c) Regulatory authority
The United States Central Authority is au-
thorized to issue such regulations as may be
necessary to carry out its functions under the
Convention and this chapter.
(d) Obtaining information from Parent Locator
Service
The United States Central Authority may, to
the extent authorized by the Social Security
Act [42 U.S.C. 301 et seq.], obtain information
from the Parent Locator Service.
(e) Grant authority
The United States Central Authority is au-
thorized to make grants to, or enter into con-
tracts or agreements with, any individual, cor-
poration, other Federal, State, or local agency,
or private entity or organization in the United
States for purposes of accomplishing its respon-
sibilities under the Convention and this chapter.
(f) Limited liability of private entities acting
under the direction of the
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TITLE 42—THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE
§ 301
Sec.
1397a.
Payments to States.
1397b.
Allotments.
1397c.
State reporting requirements.
1397d.
Limitation on use of grants; waiver.
1397e.
Administrative
and
fiscal
account-
ability.
1397f.
Additional grants.
1397g.
Demonstration
projects
to
address
health professions workforce needs.
1397h.
Program for early detection of certain
medical conditions related to environ-
mental health hazards.
1397i.
Additional funding for aging and dis-
ability services programs.
DIVISION B—ELDER JUSTICE
1397j.
Definitions.
1397j–1.
General provisions.
PART I—NATIONAL COORDINATION OF ELDER JUSTICE
ACTIVITIES AND RESEARCH
SUBPART A—ELDER JUSTICE COORDINATING COUNCIL AND
ADVISORY BOARD ON ELDER ABUSE, NEGLECT, AND EX-
PLOITATION
1397k.
Elder Justice Coordinating Council.
1397k–1.
Advisory Board on Elder Abuse, Neglect,
and Exploitation.
1397k–2.
Research protections.
1397k–3.
Authorization of appropriations.
SUBPART B—ELDER ABUSE, NEGLECT, AND EXPLOITATION
FORENSIC CENTERS
1397l.
Establishment
and
support
of
elder
abuse, neglect, and exploitation foren-
sic centers.
PART II—PROGRAMS TO PROMOTE ELDER JUSTICE
1397m.
Enhancement of long-term care.
1397m–1.
Adult protective services functions and
grant programs.
1397m–2.
Long-term care ombudsman program
grants and training.
1397m–3.
Provision of information regarding, and
evaluations of, elder justice programs.
1397m–4.
Report.
1397m–5.
Rule of construction.
DIVISION C—SOCIAL IMPACT DEMONSTRATION PROJECTS
1397n.
Purposes.
1397n–1.
Social impact partnership application.
1397n–2.
Awarding
social
impact
partnership
agreements.
1397n–3.
Feasibility study funding.
1397n–4.
Evaluations.
1397n–5.
Federal Interage
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