22 USC § 9123 - Consultations with foreign governments

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identifier: "/us/usc/t22/s9123"
source: "usc"
legal_status: "official_prima_facie"
title: "22 USC § 9123 - Consultations with foreign governments"
title_number: 22
title_name: "FOREIGN RELATIONS AND INTERCOURSE"
section_number: "9123"
section_name: "Consultations with foreign governments"
chapter_number: 98
chapter_name: "INTERNATIONAL CHILD ABDUCTION PREVENTION AND RETURN"
subchapter_number: "II"
subchapter_name: "ACTIONS BY THE SECRETARY OF STATE"
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 II, § 203, Aug. 8, 2014, 128 Stat. 1820.)"
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# § 9123. Consultations with foreign governments

section 9121 of this titlesection 9122 of this title

As soon as practicable after the Secretary of State makes a determination under  in response to a failure to resolve unresolved abduction cases or the Secretary takes an action under subsection (d) or (e) of , based on a pattern of noncompliance, the Secretary shall request consultations with the government of such country regarding the situation giving rise to such determination.

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**Source Credit**: (Pub. L. 113–150, title II, § 203, Aug. 8, 2014, 128 Stat. 1820.)