Support H.R.5137 - Girls Protection Act of 2010'

Democrat Joseph Crowley of New York and Republican Mary Bono of California, on April 26, 2010, introduced legislation, Girls Protection Act of 2010, H.R. 5137, on 4/26/2010 that would make it illegal to transport a minor girl living in the United States out of the country for the purpose of female genital mutilation.

The Girls Protection Act of 2010 amends the federal criminal code to impose a fine or five-year prison term, or both, on any U.S. citizen or alien admitted for permanent residence who knowingly transports in foreign commerce a girl under the age of 18 for the purposes of female genital mutilation.

The bill reads:


H.R. 5137
Girls Protection Act of 2010

To amend title 18, United States Code, to provide penalties for transporting minors in foreign commerce for the purposes of female genital mutilation.


Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

This Act may be cited as the `Girls Protection Act of 2010'.

SEC. 2. TRANSPORT FOR FEMALE GENITAL MUTILATION.

Section 116 of title 18, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:

`(d) Whoever, being a United States citizen or alien admitted for permanent residence in the United States, 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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PLEASE EMAIL, or CALL YOUR REPRESENTATIVE AND TELL THEM TO IMMEDIATELY VOTE TO PASS H.R.5137 - Girls Protection Act of 2010'