Title 22 — Foreign Relations and IntercourseRelease 119-73

§9125 Termination of actions by the Secretary of State

Title 22 › Chapter CHAPTER 98— - INTERNATIONAL CHILD ABDUCTION PREVENTION AND RETURN › Subchapter SUBCHAPTER II— - ACTIONS BY THE SECRETARY OF STATE › § 9125

Last updated Apr 6, 2026|Official source

Summary

A specific action taken under the Act for a foreign country ends when the Secretary of State sends a written statement to Congress saying the country's government has done one of two things. (1) It has resolved the unresolved abduction case that led to the action; or (2) it has taken substantial, verifiable steps to fix the ongoing pattern of noncompliance that caused the action, if that applies.

Full Legal Text

Title 22, §9125

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Any specific action taken under this Act or any amendment made by this Act with respect to a foreign country shall terminate on the date on which the Secretary of State submits a written certification to Congress that the government of such country—

(1)has resolved any unresolved abduction case that gave rise to such specific action; or

(2)has taken substantial and verifiable steps to correct such country’s persistent pattern of noncompliance that gave rise to such specific action, as applicable.

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References in Text

This Act, referred to in text, is Pub. L. 113–150, Aug. 8, 2014, 126 Stat. 1807, known as the Sean and David Goldman International Child Abduction Prevention and Return Act of 2014, which is classified principally to this chapter. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see

Short Title

note set out under section 9101 of this title and Tables.

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Citation

22 U.S.C. § 9125

Title 22 — Foreign Relations and Intercourse

Last Updated

Apr 6, 2026

Release point: 119-73