Title 22, Foreign Relations and IntercourseRelease 119-102
§9125 Termination of Actions by the Secretary of State
Title 22 › CHAPTER 98 — INTERNATIONAL CHILD ABDUCTION PREVENTION AND RETURN › SUBCHAPTER II — ACTIONS BY THE SECRETARY OF STATE › § 9125
Summary
Actions under this Act end when the Secretary of State gives Congress written certification that the country has resolved the abduction case that prompted the action or has taken substantial, verifiable steps to correct noncompliance.
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Title 22, §9125
Foreign Relations and Intercourse, Source: USLM XML via OLRC
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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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
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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
Aug 21, 2026
Release point: 119-102