22 U.S.C. § 9141: Authorization for judicial…

Summary

Provide training to judges and government officials in countries that either have many unresolved parental abduction cases or are named under section 9122(b) as having a pattern of not following the rules. The Secretary of State must do this when money is available. The President must send a plan for this work within 180 days after August 8, 2014 to the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, the House Foreign Affairs Committee, the Senate Appropriations Committee, and the House Appropriations Committee. Up to $1,000,000 is authorized for each of fiscal years 2015 and 2016 for the Secretary of State to carry out the training, and the money must be used under the rules of this law.

Title 22, §9141

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(a)In general

The Secretary of State, subject to the availability of appropriations, shall seek to provide training, directly or through another government agency or nongovernmental organizations, on the effective handling of parental abduction cases to the judicial and administrative authorities in countries—

(1)in which a significant number of unresolved abduction cases are pending; or

(2)that have been designated as having a pattern of noncompliance under section 9122(b) of this title.

(b)Strategy requirement

Not later than 180 days after August 8, 2014, the President shall submit a strategy to carry out the activities described in subsection (a) to—

(1)the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate;

(2)the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives;

(3)the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate; and

(4)the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives.

(c)Authorization of appropriations

(1)In general

There is authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary of State $1,000,000 for each of the fiscal years 2015 and 2016 to carry out subsection (a).

(2)Use of funds

Amounts appropriated for the activities set forth in subsection (a) shall be used pursuant to the authorization and requirements under this section.

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Executive Documents

Delegation of Authority Pursuant to section 302(b) of the Sean and David Goldman International Child Abduction Prevention and Return Act of 2014 Memorandum of President of the United States, May 7, 2015, 80 F.R. 32849, provided: Memorandum for the Secretary of State By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, including section 301 of title 3, United States Code, I hereby delegate the functions and authorities vested in the President by section 302(b) of the Sean and David Goldman International Child Abduction Prevention and Return Act of 2014 (Public Law 113–150) (the “Act”), to the Secretary of State. Any reference in this memorandum to the Act shall be deemed to be a reference to any future act that is the same or substantially the same as such provision. You are authorized and directed to publish this memorandum in the Federal Register. Barack Obama.

§9141 Authorization for Judicial Training on International Parental Child Abduction

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Title 22, §9141

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