22 U.S.C. § 9010 — Interagency coordinating group

Page 2180 TITLE 22—FOREIGN RELATIONS AND INTERCOURSE § 9009 1988, 102 Stat. 437, which is classified principally to this chapter. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Short Title note under section 9001 of this title and Tables. CODIFICATION Section was formerly classified to section 11608 of Title 42, The Public Health and Welfare. § 9009. Office of Children’s Issues (a) Director requirements The Secretary of State shall fill the position of Director of the Office of Children’s Issues of the Department of State (in this section referred to as the ‘‘Office’’) with an individual of senior rank who can ensure long-term continuity in the management and policy matters of the Of- fice and has a strong background in consular af- fairs. (b) Case officer staffing Effective April 1, 2000, there shall be assigned to the Office of Children’s Issues of the Depart- ment of State a sufficient number of case offi- cers to ensure that the average caseload for each officer does not exceed 75. (c) Embassy contact The Secretary of State shall designate in each United States diplomatic mission an employee who shall serve as the point of contact for mat- ters relating to international abductions of chil- dren by parents. The Director of the Office shall regularly inform the designated employee of children of United States citizens abducted by parents to that country. (d) Reports to parents (1) In general Except as provided in paragraph (2), begin- ning 6 months after November 29, 1999, and at least once every 6 months thereafter, the Sec- retary of State shall report to each parent who has requested assistance regarding an ab- ducted child overseas. Each such report shall include information on the current status of the abducted child’s case and the efforts by the Department of State to resolve the case. (2) Exception The requirement in paragraph (1) shall not apply in a case of an abducted child if— (A) the case has been closed and the Sec- retary of State has reported the reason the case was closed to the parent who requested assistance; or (B) the parent seeking assistance requests that such reports not be provided. (Pub. L. 106–113, div. B, § 1000(a)(7) [div. A, title II, § 201], Nov. 29, 1999, 113 Stat. 1536, 1501A–419). Editorial Notes CODIFICATION Section was enacted as part of the Admiral James W. Nance and Meg Donovan Foreign Relations Authoriza- tion Act, Fiscal Years 2000 and 2001, and not as part of the International Child Abduction Remedies Act which comprises this chapter. Section was formerly classified to section 11608a of Title 42, The Public Health and Welfare. § 9010. Interagency coordinating group The Secretary of State, the Secretary of Health and Human Services, and the Attorney General shall designate Federal employees and may, from time to time, designate private citi- zens to serve on an interagency coordinating group to monitor the operation of the Conven- tion and to provide advice on its implementa- tion to the United States Central Authority and other Federal agencies. This group shall meet from time to time at the request of the United States Central Authority. The agency in which the United States Central Authority is located is authorized to reimburse such private citizens for travel and other expenses incurred in partici- pating at meetings of the interagency coordi- nating group at rates not to exceed those au- thorized under subchapter I of chapter 57 of title 5 for employees of agencies. (Pub. L. 100–300, § 10, Apr. 29, 1988, 102 Stat. 441.) Editorial Notes CODIFICATION Section was formerly classified to section 11609 of Title 42, The Public Health and Welfare. § 9011. Authorization of appropriations There are authorized to be appropriated for each fiscal year such sums as may be necessary to carry out the purposes of the Convention and this chapter. (Pub. L. 100–300, § 12, Apr. 29, 1988, 102 Stat. 442.) Editorial Notes REFERENCES IN TEXT This chapter, referred to in text, was in the original ‘‘this Act’’ meaning Pub. L. 100–300, Apr. 29, 1988, 102 Stat. 437, which is classified principally to this chapter. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Short Title note under section 9001 of this title and Ta- bles. CODIFICATION Section was formerly classified to section 11610 of Title 42, The Public Health and Welfare. CHAPTER 98—INTERNATIONAL CHILD ABDUCTION PREVENTION AND RETURN Sec. 9101. Definitions. SUBCHAPTER I—DEPARTMENT OF STATE ACTIONS 9111. Annual Report. 9112. Standards and assistance. 9113. Bilateral procedures, including memoranda of understanding. 9114. Report to congressional representatives. SUBCHAPTER II—ACTIONS BY THE SECRETARY OF STATE 9121. Response to international child abductions. 9122. Actions by the Secretary of State in response to patterns of noncompliance in cases of international child abductions. 9123. Consultations with foreign governments. 9124. Waiver by the Secretary of State. 9125. Termination of actions by the Secretary of State. SUBCHAPTER III—PREVENTION OF INTERNATIONAL CHILD ABDUCTION 9141. Authorization for judicial training on inter- national parental child abduction.