tection (referred to in this section as ‘CBP’), in coordina-
tion with the Secretary of State, the Attorney General, and 
the Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, shall 
establish a program that— 
‘‘(1) seeks to prevent a child (as defined in sec-
tion 1204(b)(1) of title 18, United States Code) from 
departing from the territory of the United States if a 
parent or legal guardian of such child presents a 
court order from a court of competent jurisdiction 
prohibiting the removal of such child from the United 
States to a CBP Officer in sufficient time to prevent 
such departure for the duration of such court order; 
and 
‘‘(2) leverages other existing authorities and 
processes to address the wrongful removal and return 
of a child. 
‘‘(b) INTERAGENCY COORDINATION.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of State shall 
convene and chair an interagency working group to 
prevent international parental child abduction. The 
group shall be composed of presidentially appointed, 
Senate confirmed officials from— 
‘‘(A) the Department of State; 
‘‘(B) the Department of Homeland Security, 
including U.S. Customs and Border Protection 
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and U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforce-
ment; and 
‘‘(C) the Department of Justice, including 
the Federal Bureau of Investigation. 
‘‘(2) DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE.—The Secretary 
of Defense shall designate an official within the De-
partment of Defense— 
‘‘(A) to coordinate with the Department of 
State on international child abduction issues; 
and 
‘‘(B) to oversee activities designed to pre-
vent or resolve international child abduction 
cases relating to active duty military service 
members.’’. 
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of contents of 
the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 101 note) 
is amended by adding after the item relating to section 432 
the following: 
‘‘Sec. 433. Prevention of international child abduction.’’. 
SEC. 302. AUTHORIZATION FOR JUDICIAL TRAINING ON 
INTERNATIONAL PARENTAL CHILD ABDUC-
TION. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of State, subject to 
the availability of appropriations, shall seek to provide 
training, directly or through another government agency or 
nongovernmental organizations, on the effective handling of 
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parental abduction cases to the judicial and administrative 
authorities in countries— 
(1) in which a significant number of unresolved 
abduction cases are pending; or 
(2) that have been designated as having a pat-
tern of noncompliance under section 202(b). 
(b) STRATEGY REQUIREMENT.—Not later than 180 
days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Presi-
dent shall submit a strategy to carry out the activities de-
scribed in subsection (a) to— 
(1) the Committee on Foreign Relations of the 
Senate; 
(2) the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the 
House of Representatives; 
(3) the Committee on Appropriations of the Sen-
ate; and 
(4) the Committee on Appropriations of the 
House of Representatives. 
(c) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—There is authorized to be ap-
propriated to the Secretary of State $1,000,000 for 
each of the fiscal years 2015 and 2016 to carry out 
subsection (a). 
(2) USE OF FUNDS.—Amounts appropriated for 
the activities set forth in subsection (a) shall be used 
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pursuant to the authorization and requirements 
under this section. 
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Calendar No. 450 
113TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 3212 
[Report No. 113–204] 
AN ACT 
To ensure compliance with the 1980 Hague Con-
vention on the Civil Aspects of International 
Child Abduction by countries with which the 
United States enjoys reciprocal obligations, to es-
tablish procedures for the prompt return of chil-
dren abducted to other countries, and for other 
purposes. 
JUNE 26, 2014 
Reported with an amendment 
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