,i  #aad? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #ghc  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(            
,,repres5tatives  ,febru>y #e1 #bjae    
,mr4 ,cr[ley 7= himself & ,ms4 ,jackson 
,lee7 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0    
ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,en]gy &      
,comm]ce  ,a ,,bill  ,to address ! urg5t
 ne$ = a ,f$]al /rategy to ensure t     
individuals :o enc\nt] m9ors at risk (  
female g5ital mutilation are fully      
prep>$ to take action to prev5t !       
practice1 & individuals :o h be5        
subject$ to female g5ital mutilation c  
seek necess>y s]vices1 & = o!r purposes4
  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ 
z ! ,z]o ,tol]ance = ,,fgm ,act ( #bjae4
  #b4 ,f9d+s ,! ,congress f9ds ! foll[+3
  7#a7 ,female g5ital mutilation 79 ?is 
,act ref]r$ to z ,,fgm7 is a h>mful     
traditional practice c>ri$ out on an    
e/imat$ #abe million girls & wom5 ar\nd 
! _w4  7#b7 ,if curr5t tr5ds cont9ue1 an
 additional #hf million w face !        
proc$ure by #bjcj1 includ+ m9ors 9 !    
,unit$ ,/ates4  7#c7 ,accord+ to an     

article :i* appe>$ 9 ,public ,heal?     
,reports 7#aiig ,,jan-,,feb7 entitl$    
,female g5ital mutilation4 ,female      
circumcision4 ,:o is at risk 9 !        
,u4,s481 rely+ on e/imates d]iv$ by !   
,c5t]s = ,disease ,control & ,prev5tion1
 9 #aiij ov] #afh1jjj girls & wom5 liv+ 
9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates _h ei!r be51 or 7 at  
risk ( be+1 subject$ to ,,fgm4  7#d7    
,,fgm is widely recogniz$ z a violation 
( ! rights ( girls4  7#e7 ,! ,unit$     
,nations1 ) ! support ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates1
 adopt$ a resolution call+ = all        
c\ntries to develop national /rategies  
to end ,,fgm4  7#f7 ,! ,unit$ ,nations  
decl>$ a goal ( fully end+ ,,fgm )9 a   
g5]ation4  7#g7 ,! ,unit$ ,nations      
recognizes ,int]national ,day = ,z]o    
,tol]ance ( ,,fgm4  7#h7 ,x is illegal  
to c>ry out ,,fgm aga9/ a m9or 9 !      
,unit$ ,/ates4  #c4 ,s5se ( ,congress ,x
 is ! s5se ( ! ,congress t--  7#a7 !re  
is an urg5t ne$ = ! ,secret>y ( ,heal? &
 ,human ,s]vices1 9 consultation )      
(ficials at o!r relevant ,f$]al         

dep>tm5ts & ag5cies1 to develop &       
implem5t a multi-ag5cy /rategy to ensure
 t--  7,a7 individuals :o enc\nt] m9ors 
at risk ( ,,fgm are fully prep>$ to take
 action to prev5t ! practice2 &  7,b7   
individuals :o h be5 subject$ to ,,fgm c
 seek necess>y s]vices2  7#b7 ! /rategy 
%\ld provide = updat+ ! e/imates ( !    
,c5t]s = ,disease ,control & ,prev5tion 
on ! preval5ce ( wom5 & girls ) female  
g5ital mutilation or female             
circumcision2 &  7#c7 ! /rategy %\ld    
provide = a public aw>5ess campaign1 s t
 ! ,am]ican public und]/&s--  7,a7 h[ to
 help individuals 9 dang] ( be+ subject$
 to ,,fgm2 &  7,b7 h[ to address ! ne$s 
( individuals :o h be5 subject$ to x4   
#d4 ,report ,n lat] ?an "o ye> aft] !   
date ( enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 ! ,secret>y 
( ,heal? & ,human ,s]vices1 9           
consultation ) (ficials at relevant     
,f$]al dep>tm5ts & ag5cies1 %all submit 
to ! ,congress a report on ! /atus ( !  
developm5t & implem5tation ( ! /rategy  
describ$ 9 section #c4