### Question
Can you define what Central Authority for the United States means?


### Answer
**Central Authority for the United States** is defined as the following in *42 U.S.C. § 11611*:

> given the term in Article 6 of the Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction, done at The Hague on October 25, 1980.

#### Citation:
  - *42 U.S.C. § 11611*
  - Heading: **CHAPTER 121-INTERNATIONAL CHILD ABDUCTION REMEDIES**

