22 USC § 9114 - Report to congressional representatives

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identifier: "/us/usc/t22/s9114"
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legal_status: "official_prima_facie"
title: "22 USC § 9114 - Report to congressional representatives"
title_number: 22
title_name: "FOREIGN RELATIONS AND INTERCOURSE"
section_number: "9114"
section_name: "Report to congressional representatives"
chapter_number: 98
chapter_name: "INTERNATIONAL CHILD ABDUCTION PREVENTION AND RETURN"
subchapter_number: "I"
subchapter_name: "DEPARTMENT OF STATE ACTIONS"
positive_law: false
currency: "119-84"
last_updated: "2026-03-26"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
source_credit: "(Pub. L. 113–150, title I, § 104, Aug. 8, 2014, 128 Stat. 1816.)"
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# § 9114. Report to congressional representatives

**(a)** **Notification** The Secretary of State shall submit written notification to the Member of Congress and Senators, or Resident Commissioner or Delegate, as appropriate, representing the legal residence of a left-behind parent if such parent—

**(1)** reports an abduction to the Central Authority of the United States; and

**(2)** consents to such notification.

**(b)** **Timing** August 8, 2014

At the request of any person who is a left-behind parent, including a left-behind parent who previously reported an abduction to the Central Authority of the United States before , the notification required under subsection (a) shall be provided as soon as is practicable.

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**Source Credit**: (Pub. L. 113–150, title I, § 104, Aug. 8, 2014, 128 Stat. 1816.)