SEC. 2. STRENGTHENING INTERNATIONAL PARENTAL KID-
NAPPING PROVISIONS. 
Section 1204 of title 18, United States Code, is 
amended— 
(1) in subsection (a)— 
(A) by inserting ‘‘, or assists in retaining 
such a child,’’ after ‘‘United States)’’; and 
(B) by striking ‘‘intent’’ and inserting ‘‘the 
intent’’; 
(2) by redesignating subsections (b) through (d) 
as subsections (c) through (e), respectively; and 
(3) by inserting after subsection (a) the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(b)(1)(A) In any case in which a foreign national 
removes or attempts to remove a child described in sub-
paragraph (B) from the United States, retains a child de-
scribed in subparagraph (B) (who has been in the United 
States) outside the United States, or assists an individual 
in retaining a child described in subparagraph (B) (who 
has been in the United States) outside the United States, 
with the intent to obstruct the lawful exercise of parental 
rights under the laws of the United States or international 
law or conventions, then pending the final disposition of 
the prosecution of the case against such foreign national 
under this section— 
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‘‘(i) the court shall order the freezing of all 
financial assets (including property) of that for-
eign national that are located in the United 
States; and 
‘‘(ii) the Secretary of State shall identify 
any assets of that foreign national that are held 
in financial or other institutions in countries 
other than the United States and request that 
those countries in which such assets are located 
take all necessary steps to freeze such assets 
until such time as the Secretary of State cer-
tifies to a country holding such assets the case 
against the foreign national under this section 
has been finally disposed of. 
‘‘(B) A child is described in this subparagraph if the 
child is a United States citizen or an alien lawfully admit-
ted for permanent residence in the United States. 
‘‘(2) The court may allow the release of assets frozen 
under paragraph (1)(A)(i), on a case by case basis, for 
such emergency circumstances as the court considers nec-
essary. 
‘‘(3) All agencies of the United States Government 
shall provide to the Attorney General and the Secretary 
of State such assistance that the Attorney General and 
the Secretary of State consider necessary to ensure that 
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all information on the assets described in paragraph 
(1)(A) (i) and (ii) is made available to the Secretary of 
State and the Attorney General on an expedited basis.’’. 
SEC. 3. VISA INELIGIBILITY FOR INTERNATIONAL CHILD 
ABDUCTION. 
Section 212(a)(10)(C)(iii) of the Immigration and 
Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1182(a)(10)(C)(iii)) is amend-
ed— 
(1) in subclause (I), by adding ‘‘or’’ after the 
semicolon; 
(2) by striking ‘‘; or’’ at the end of subclause 
(II) and inserting a period; and 
(3) by striking subclause (III). 
SEC. 4. REPORT ON ENFORCEMENT OF SECTION 1204 OF 
TITLE 18, UNITED STATES CODE. 
The Attorney General, in consultation with the Sec-
retary of State, shall prepare and submit to the Congress 
an annual report that contains a description of the status 
of each case involving a request during the preceding year 
for extradition to the United States of an individual al-
leged to have violated section 1204 of title 18, United 
States Code. 
SEC. 5. AUTHORIZATION OF FUNDS FOR EXTRADITION. 
There are authorized to be appropriated for each fis-
cal year such funds as may be necessary for the costs of 
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extraditing individuals from foreign countries to the 
United States for violations of laws in the United States 
by reason of unlawfully removing a child from the child’s 
custodial parent. 
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