,i  #aah? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4
 ,r4 #hcfe  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(          
,,repres5tatives  ,may #aj1 #bjbd,mr4   
,smi? ( ,new ,j]sey introduc$ ! foll[+  
bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on   
,=eign ,affairs  ,a ,,bill  ,to am5d !  
,sean & ,david ,goldman ,int]national   
,*ild ,abduction ,prev5tion & ,return   
,act ( #bjad to make modifications to t 
,act4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may be 
cit$ z ! ,sean & ,david ,goldman ,act   
,am5dm5ts4  #b4 ,def9itions ,section #c 
( ! ,sean & ,david ,goldman             
,int]national ,*ild ,abduction          
,prev5tion & ,return ,act ( #bjad 7#bb  
,u4,s4,c4 #iaja7 is am5d$-- 7#a7 9      
p>agraph 7#c7-- 7,a7 9 ! matt] prec$+   
subp>agraph 7,a71 by /rik+ abduction    
case means a & ins]t+ abduction case    
means-- 7,a7 a  2  7,b7 by /rik+ 7,a7   
has be5 report$ & ins]t+ ! foll[+3  7i7 
has be5 report$  2  7,c7 9 clause 7i7 7z
 s designat$71 by /rik+ 2 & at ! end2   
7,d7 by /rik+ 7,b7 meets ! crit]ia &    
ins]t+ ! foll[+3  7ii7 meets ! crit]ia  

2  7,e7 9 clause 7ii7 7z s designat$71  
by /rik+ ! p]iod at ! end & ins]t+ 82   
&02 &  7,f7 by add+ at ! end ! foll[+3  
7,b7 includes any case report$ involv+  
an application fil$ ) ! ,c5tral         
,au?ority ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates or directly 
) ! =eign c5tral au?ority by a p>5t     
seek+ rights ( access or return402  2   
7#b7 by am5d+ p>agraph 7#g7 to read z   
foll[s3  7#g7 ,appropriate congressional
 committees ,! t]m #8appropriate        
congressional committees' means-- 7,a7 !
 ,committee on ,=eign ,affairs1 !       
,committee on ,appropriations1 !        
,committee on ,judici>y1 & ! ,committee 
on ,homel& ,security ( ! ,h\se (        
,repres5tatives2 &  7,b7 ! ,committee on
 ,=eign ,relations1 ! ,committee on     
,appropriations1 ! ,committee on        
,judici>y1 & ! ,committee on ,homel&    
,security & ,gov]nm5tal ,affairs ( !    
,s5ate4  2 &  7#c7 9 p>agraph 7#aa71 by 
/rik+ 8#af0 & ins]t+ 8#ah04  #c4 ,action
 9 ! case ( abduct$ *ildr5 :o rea* ! age
 ( #af ,section #bja ( ! ,sean & ,david 

,goldman ,int]national ,*ild ,abduction 
,prev5tion & ,return ,act ( #bjad 7#bb  
,u4,s4,c4 #iaba7 is am5d$ by add+ at !  
end ! foll[+3  7d7 ,action 9 ! case (   
abduct$ *ildr5 :o rea* ! age ( #af ,:5  
an individual :o is an abduct$ *ild     
atta9s #af ye>s ( age1 a consul> (fic] f
 a ,unit$ ,/ates diplomatic mission 9 ! 
c\ntry 9 :i* su* individual resides     
%all1 until ei!r ! p>5t seek+ assi/ance 
or ! individual 7aft] atta9+ #ah ye>s ( 
age7 reque/s ! (fic] to cease1          
annually-- 7#a7 attempt to contact su*  
individual1 engag+ o!r ag5cies & =eign  
c\nt]p>ts z necess>y to obta9 a v]ifi$  
location2  7#b7 advise su* individual ( 
applicable rights "u section #ea4bh (   
title #bb1 ,code ( ,f$]al ,regulations1 
includ+ ) respect to execut+ an         
application = a passport on !           
individual's own behalf2 &  7#c7 advise 
su* individual ( applicable rights "u   
sections #ccja ?r\gh #ccbg ( title #ch1 
,unit$ ,/ates ,code4  4  #d4 ,/udy (    
int]national p>5tal *ild abduction      

,section #bjb ( ! ,sean & ,david        
,goldman ,int]national ,*ild ,abduction 
,prev5tion & ,return ,act ( #bjad 7#bb  
,u4,s4,c4 #iabb7 is am5d$ by ins]t+ !   
foll[+ new subsection aft] subsection   
7g73  7h7 ,/udy ( int]national p>5tal   
*ild abduction  7#a7 ,/udy requir$ ,n   
lat] ?an #a ye> aft] ! date ( ! enactm5t
 ( ?is subsection1 ! ,secret>y ( ,/ate  
%all seek to ent] into an agreem5t ) an 
appropriate nongov]nm5tal organization  
to /udy & publi% a report on ! grave h>m
 to abduct$ *ildr5 & left-beh9d p>5ts z 
a result ( int]national p>5tal *ild     
abduction4  7#b7 ,au?orization (        
appropriations ,!re is au?oriz$ to be   
appropriat$ #a1jjj1jjj = ea* ( fiscal   
ye>s #bjbe & #bjbf to c>ry out ! /udy   
describ$ 9 p>agraph 7#a74  4