yourstate.us
22 CFR 94.1

§ 94.1 Definitions.

United States · 22 CFR — Foreign Relations · Status: effective

Get this as JSONEmbed this
Cite this
Citation
22 CFR 94.1, § 94.1 Definitions, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/93201
Permanent ID
ys:prov:93201@1
SHA-256
b2b88aa8859a6c543a08da1d3aa5708aa5d4e4ebf84627a65e6687a568a9f47e

The hash is SHA-256 of this version's text, with every run of whitespace collapsed to a single space and the ends trimmed. The ID always leads back here, and checking it says whether the text you cited is still the current version.

Full text

For purposes of this part— (a) Convention means the Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction, Appendix B to Department of State notice, 51 FR 10498, March 26, 1986. (b) Contracting State means any country which is a party to the Convention. (c) Child and children mean persons under the age of sixteen.

Legislative history

This is a federal regulation, adopted through agency rulemaking under the Administrative Procedure Act — not enacted by a recorded vote of Congress.