22 U.S.C. § 9112 — Standards and assistance

1. (1)ensure that United States diplomatic and consular missions abroad—
   1. (A)maintain a consistent reporting standard with respect to abduction and access cases;
   2. (B)designate at least 1 senior official in each such mission, at the discretion of the Chief of Mission, to assist left-behind parents from the United States who are visiting such country or otherwise seeking to resolve abduction or access cases; and
   3. (C)monitor developments in abduction and access cases; and
2. (2)develop and implement written strategic plans for engagement with any Convention or non-Convention country in which there are 5 or more cases of international child abduction.