3.0.0 3028 2023-01-11T21:19:26Z 2023-01-11T21:19:26Z House H HR 2007-07-12 110 hsfa00 Foreign Affairs Committee House Standing Referred to 2007-07-12T14:06:00Z Child Soldier Prevention Act of 2007 110 2620 HR 2007-06-07 Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs. Related bill CRS Child Soldier Prevention Act of 2007 110 1175 S 2007-04-24 Committee on the Judiciary. Hearings held. Related bill CRS Child Soldiers Accountability Act of 2008 110 2135 S 2008-10-03 Became Public Law No: 110-340. Related bill CRS 2007-07-12 Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsfa00 Foreign Affairs Committee 2007-07-12 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2007-07-12 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress F000449 Rep. Fortenberry, Jeff [R-NE-1] Jeff Fortenberry R NE 1 N P000149 Rep. Payne, Donald M. [D-NJ-10] DONALD PAYNE D NJ M. 10 2007-07-12 True S000522 Rep. Smith, Christopher H. [R-NJ-4] CHRISTOPHER SMITH R NJ H. 4 2007-07-12 True M001147 Rep. McCotter, Thaddeus G. [R-MI-11] Thaddeus McCotter R MI G. 11 2007-09-06 False C000059 Rep. Calvert, Ken [R-CA-44] KEN CALVERT R CA 44 2007-09-27 False B001245 Del. Bordallo, Madeleine Z. [D-GU-At Large] Madeleine Bordallo D GU Z. 0 2007-10-10 False M001138 Rep. Manzullo, Donald A. [R-IL-16] DONALD MANZULLO R IL 16 2007-10-15 False L000517 Rep. Lungren, Daniel E. [R-CA-3] DANIEL LUNGREN R CA EDWARD 3 2007-10-15 False R000053 Rep. Rangel, Charles B. [D-NY-15] CHARLES RANGEL D NY B. 15 2007-10-15 False J000070 Rep. Jefferson, William J. [D-LA-2] WILLIAM JEFFERSON D LA J. 2 2007-10-15 False T000459 Rep. Terry, Lee [R-NE-2] LEE TERRY R NE 2 2007-10-22 False G000544 Rep. Gonzalez, Charles A. [D-TX-20] CHARLES GONZALEZ D TX A. 20 2007-11-06 False H001042 Rep. Hirono, Mazie K. [D-HI-2] Mazie Hirono D HI K. 2 2007-11-06 False E000187 Rep. English, Phil [R-PA-3] PHIL ENGLISH R PA 3 2007-11-06 False C000266 Rep. Chabot, Steve [R-OH-1] STEVE CHABOT R OH 1 2007-12-12 False C001037 Rep. Capuano, Michael E. [D-MA-8] MICHAEL CAPUANO D MA E. 8 2008-04-30 False International Affairs Africa (Sub-Saharan) Appropriations Armed Forces and National Security Arms sales Arrest Child health Child welfare Children's rights Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues Civil defense Colombia Compulsory military service Congress Congress and foreign policy Congressional oversight Congressional reporting requirements Crime and Law Enforcement Cults Diplomacy Diplomats Economic assistance Economics and Public Finance Education Families Forced labor Foreign Trade and International Finance Foreign service Government Operations and Politics Governmental investigations Health Human rights Insurgency Kidnapping Labor and Employment Latin America Mental health services Military assistance Military education Military personnel Military training Nongovernmental organizations Paramilitary forces President and foreign policy Recruiting and enlistment Religion Sanctions (International law) South Asia Sri Lanka Standards Uganda Vocational and technical education Women Women soldiers Youth employment International Affairs 00 2007-07-12 Introduced in House 2007-07-26T19:54:40Z Child Soldier Prevention Act of 2007 - Defines "child soldier."

Prohibits, with a national interest waiver, funds appropriated or otherwise made available for specified military and related areas from being obligated or otherwise made available to the government of a country identified by the Department of State as having governmental armed forces or government supported armed groups, including paramilitaries, militias, or civil defense forces, that recruit or use child soldiers.

Directs the Secretary of State to notify any government so identified.

Authorizes the President to reinstate assistance upon certifying to Congress that a government is implementing: (1) compliance measures; and (2) mechanisms to prohibit future use of child soldiers and to ensure that no children are recruited, conscripted, or otherwise compelled to serve as child soldiers.

Authorizes the President to provide assistance to a country for international military education and training otherwise prohibited under this Act upon certifying to Congress that such assistance is for programs that implement measures to demobilize child soldiers and for programs to support professionalization of the military.

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