H.R. 6095 would implement certain measures to increase the effectiveness of international child abduction remedies.

== Detailed Summary ==

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(LogInternational and Parental Child Abduction Remedies Assistance Act - Directs the Attorney General to provide state and local law enforcement agencies information on instituting or assisting investigative searches for alien children believed to be in the United States who are the subject of an application under the Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Parental Child Abduction (Convention) or an Interpol yellow notice.

Amends the Crime Control Act of 1990 to editrequire missing child reports to include a statement specifying whether a missing child is believed to have been taken outside of the wikiUnited States.

Amends the International Child Abduction Remedies Act to: (1) provide funding, technical assistance, and betraining to legal providers to assist victims of parental kidnappings; and (2) allow payment of costs incurred in civil actions to return abducted children.

Authorizes the firstLegal Services Corporation to use its funding to represent aliens in child abduction proceedings brought in the United States under the Convention.

Amends the federal judicial code to require the Federal Judicial Center to provide a detailed summarytraining programs for newly appointed judges on laws pertaining to parental kidnapping.

Authorizes additional funding for the investigation and prosecution of international parental kidnapping crimes.

Directs the bill!)Director of the Department of Justice Office of Victims of Crime to award grants to reimburse parents, guardians, law enforcement, and other appropriate individuals for travel costs related to the safe return of U.S. children who have been abducted and taken to foreign countries.
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== Status of the Legislation ==

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Latest Major Action: 5/20/2008: Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
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