I 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.

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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: (d)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. .