In this subchapter:\n(1) Application.— Means a request under the convention by an obligee or obligor, or on behalf of a child, made through a central authority for assistance from another central authority.\n(2) Central Authority.— Means the entity designated by the United States or a foreign country described in § 1291(5)(d) of this title to perform the functions specified in the convention.\n(3) Convention support order.— Means a support order of a tribunal of a foreign country described in § 1291(5)(d) of this title.\n(4) Direct request.— Means a petition filed by an individual in a tribunal of Puerto Rico in a proceeding involving an obligee, obligor, or child residing outside the United States.\n(5) Foreign Central Authority.— Means the entity designated by a foreign country described in § 1291(5)(d) of this title to perform the functions specified in the convention.\n(6) Foreign support agreement.—\n(a) Means an agreement for support in a record that:\n(i) Is enforceable as a support order in the country of origin;\n(ii) has been:\n(I) Formally drawn up or registered as an authentic instrument by a foreign tribunal; or\n(II) authenticated by, or concluded, registered, or support order in the country of origin;\n(ii) has been:\n(I) Formally drawn up or registered as an authentic instrument by a foreign tribunal; or\n(II) authenticated by, or concluded, registered, or filed with a foreign tribunal; and\n(iii) may be reviewed and modified by a foreign tribunal; and\n(b) includes a maintenance arrangement or authentic instrument under the Convention.\n(7) United States Central Authority.— Means the Secretary of the United States Department of Health and Human Services.\nHistory —July 2, 2015, No. 103, § 701.
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