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112th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 2221
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
June 16, 2011
Mr. Crowley (for himself, Mrs. Bono Mack, Mrs. Blackburn, Mr. Franks of Arizona, Mr. King of New York, Mr. Pitts, Mrs. Schmidt, Mr. Tiberi, Mr. Schock, Mr. Dent, Mr. Jones, Ms. Baldwin, Ms. Berkley, Mr. Blumenauer, Mrs. Maloney, Mr. Matheson, Mr. McDermott, Mr. McGovern, Mr. Nadler, and Ms. Wasserman Schultz) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary
A BILL
To amend title 18, United States Code, to provide penalties for transporting minors in foreign commerce for the purposes of female genital mutilation.
Short title
This Act may be cited as the
Girls Protection Act of
2011
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Transport for female genital mutilation
Section 116 of title 18, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:
Whoever knowingly transports a person in foreign commerce for the purpose of conduct with regard to that person that would be a violation of subsection (a) if the conduct occurred within the United States, or attempts to do so, shall be fined under this title or imprisoned not more than 5 years, or both.
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