22 U.S.C. § 9125 — Termination of actions by the Secretary of State

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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.