On the recordJuly 16, 2014
I ask unanimous consent that the Senate proceed to the consideration of Calendar No. 450, H.R. 3212. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report the bill by title. The assistant legislative clerk read as follows: A bill (H.R. 3212) to ensure compliance with the 1980 Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction by countries with which the United States enjoys reciprocal obligations, to establish procedures for the prompt return of children abducted to other countries, and for other purposes. There being no objection, the Senate proceeded to consider the bill, which had been reported from the Committee on Foreign Relations, with an amendment to strike all after the enacting clause and insert in lieu thereof the following: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE AND TABLE OF CONTENTS. (a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Sean and David Goldman International Child Abduction Prevention and Return Act of 2014''. (b) Table of Contents.--The table of contents for this Act is as follows: Sec. 1. Short title and table of contents. Sec. 2. Findings; sense of Congress; purposes. Sec. 3. Definitions. TITLE I--DEPARTMENT OF STATE ACTIONS Sec. 101. Annual report. Sec. 102. Standards and assistance. Sec. 103. Bilateral procedures, including memoranda of understanding. Sec. 104. Report to congressional representatives. TITLE II--ACTIONS BY THE SECRETARY OF STATE Sec. 201. Response to international child abductions. Sec. 202.…





