,i  #aae? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #aaia  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,febru>y #af1         
#bjag,mr4 ,smi? ( ,new ,j]sey 7=        
himself1 ,ms4 ,wilson ( ,florida1 ,mr4  
,hultgr51 ,mr4 ,mc,govern1 & ,mr4 ,web] 
( ,texas7 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0
 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,=eign       
,affairs  ,a ,,bill  ,to ensure         
effective implem5tation ( ! ,*ild       
,soldi] ,prev5tion ,act ( #bjjh & hold  
gov]nm5ts acc\ntable = involv+ *ildr5 9 
arm$ conflict activities1 :e!r z        
combatants1 s]vants1 or sex slaves4  #a4
 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z !  
,*ild ,soldi] ,prev5tion ,act ( #bjag4  
#b4 ,f9d+s ,congress f9ds ! foll[+3     
7#a7 ,! recruitm5t or use ( *ildr5 9    
arm$ conflict is unacceptable = any     
gov]nm5t or gov]nm5t support$ entity    
receiv+ ,unit$ ,/ates assi/ance4  7#b7  
,! recruitm5t or use ( *ildr5 9 arm$    
conflict1 includ+ direct combat1 support
 roles1 & sexual slav]y1 cont9u$ dur+   
#bjae-bjaf 9 ,afghani/an1 ,s\? ,sudan1  

,sudan1 ,burma1 ! ,democratic ,republic 
( ,congo1 ,iraq1 ,nig]ia1 ,rw&a1        
,somalia1 ,syria1 & ,yem54  7#c7 ,police
 =ces ( ! ,gov]nm5t ( ,afghani/an       
p>ticipate 9 c\nt]-t]rorism op]ations1  
direct & indirect combat1 security      
op]ations1 fight alongside regul>       
armies1 & are t>get$ = viol5ce by !     
,taliban z well z by o!r opposition     
gr\ps4  7#d7 ,entities ( ! ,gov]nm5t (  
,afghani/an1 p>ticul>ly ! ,afghan ,local
 ,police & ,afghan ,national ,police1   
cont9ue to recruit *ildr5 to s]ve z     
combatants or z s]vants1 includ+ z sex  
slaves4  7#e7 ,9 ,febru>y #bjaf1 a      
#aj-ye>-old boy 0 assass9at$ by !       
,taliban aft] he _h be5 publically      
honor$ by ,afghan local police =ces = 8 
assi/ance 9 combat op]ations aga9/ !    
,taliban4  7#f7 ,recruitm5t & use (     
*ildr5 9 arm$ conflict by gov]nm5t =ces 
has cont9u$ 9 #bjaf 9 ,s\? ,sudan ) !   
return to ho/ilities4  7#g7 ,at lea/    
#fej *ildr5 h be5 recruit$ & us$ 9 arm$ 
conflict 9 ,s\? ,sudan 9 #bjaf1 & at    

lea/ #af1jjj h be5 recruit$ s9ce !      
c\ntry's civil w> began 9 #bjac4  #c4   
,am5dm5ts to ! ,*ild ,soldi]s ,prev5tion
 ,act ( #bjjh  7a7 ,def9itions ,section 
#djb7b77;,a7 ( ! ,*ild ,soldi]s         
,prev5tion ,act ( #bjjh 7#bb ,u4,s4,c4  
#bcgj;c7#b77;,a77 is am5d$ by ins]t+ 1  
police1 or o!r security =ces aft]       
gov]nm5tal arm$ =ces ea* place x appe>s4
  7b7 ,prohibition ,section #djd ( !    
,*ild ,soldi]s ,prev5tion ,act ( #bjjh  
7#bb ,u4,s4,c4 #bcgj;c-#a7 is am5d$--   
7#a7 9 subsection 7a7--  7,a7 by ins]t+ 
1 police1 or o!r security =ces aft]     
gov]nm5tal arm$ =ces2 &  7,b7 by /rik+  
recruit & use *ild soldi]s & ins]t+     
recruit or use *ild soldi]s2  7#b7 9    
subsection 7b77#b7 to read z foll[s3    
7#b7 ,notification ,n lat] ?an #de days 
aft] ! date ( submission ( ! report     
requir$ "u section #aaj7;b7 ( !         
,traffick+ ,victims ,protection ,act (  
#bjjj1 ! ,secret>y ( ,/ate--  7,a7 %all 
=mally notify any gov]nm5t includ$ 9 !  
li/ requir$ "u p>agraph 7#a72 &  7,b7   

%all notify ! appropriate congressional 
committees t ! requirem5ts ( subp>agraph
 7,a7 h be5 met4  2  7#c7 9 subsection  
7c77#a71 by add+ at ! end be=e ! p]iod !
 foll[+3 & c]tifies to ! appropriate    
congressional committees t su* gov]nm5t 
is tak+ effective & cont9u+ /eps to     
address ! problem ( *ild soldi]s2 &     
7#d7 9 subsection 7e77#a71 by /rik+ =   
int]national milit>y education1 tra9+1 &
 & ins]t+ "u section #eda ( ! ,=eign    
,assi/ance ,act ( #aifa 7#bb ,u4,s4,c4  
#bcdg7 ?r\gh ! ,def5se ,in/itute =      
,int]national ,legal ,/udies or ! ,c5t] 
= ,civil-,milit>y ,relations at ! ,naval
 ,po/-,graduate ,s*ool & provide4  7c7  
,reports ,section #dje ( ! ,*ild        
,soldi]s ,prev5tion ,act ( #bjjh 7#bb   
,u4,s4,c4 #bcgj;c-#b7 is am5d$-- 7#a7 9 
subsection 7c7--  7,a7 9 ! matt] prec$+ 
p>agraph 7#a71 by /rik+ 1 dur+ any ( !  
#e ye>s foll[+ ! date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is
 ,act12  7,b7 by r$esignat+ p>agraphs   
7#b7 ?r\gh 7#d7 z p>agraphs 7#c7 ?r\gh  
7#e71 respectively2  7,c7 by ins]t+ aft]

 p>agraph 7#a7 7z s am5d$7 ! foll[+3    
7#b7 a description & ! am\nt ( any      
assi/ance )held "u ?is title pursuant to
 ! application to ^? c\ntries ( !       
prohibition 9 section #djd7;a72  2 &    
7,d7 9 p>agraph 7#e7 7z s r$esignat$71  
by ins]t+ & ! am\nt aft] a description2 
&  7#b7 by add+ at ! end ! foll[+3  7d7 
,in=mation ,to be includ$ 9 annual      
traffick+ 9 p]sons report ,if a c\ntry  
is notifi$ pursuant to section          
#djd7;b77#b71 or a waiv] is grant$      
pursuant to section #djd7;c77#a71 !     
,secret>y ( ,/ate %all include 9 !      
report requir$ "u section #aaj7;b7 ( !  
,traffick+ ,victims ,protection ,act (  
#bjjj 7#bb ,u4,s4,c4 #gajg7;b77 !       
in=mation requir$ to be includ$ 9 !     
annual report to ,congress "u p>agraphs 
7#a7 ?r\gh 7#e7 ( subsection 7c74  4