,i  #aaeth ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #gjjh  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,september #bh1      
#bjah,mrs4 ,wagner 7for herself and ,ms4
 ,bass7 introduced the following bill2  
which was referred to the ,committee on 
,foreign ,affairs  ,a ,,bill  ,to amend 
the ,trafficking ,victims ,protection   
,act of #bjjj to modify the ,trafficking
 in ,persons report to include research 
on the relationship between human       
trafficking and skewed sex ratios in    
national or subnational populations in  
which there is evidence of sex-selective
 practices1 including1 but not limited  
to1 infanticide1 gender-biased neglect1 
or other forms of gender-based violence 
or discrimination4  #a4 ,short title    
,this ,act may be cited as the ,stop    
,gendercide ,act4  #b4 ,findings        
,congress makes the following findings3 
7#a7 ,women and girls possess the same  
fundamental human rights and civil      
rights as men and are essential to the  
formation of stable1 peaceful societies4

 ,violence against women and girls1     
reinforced by and rooted in the social  
and cultural devaluation of women and   
girls1 has skewed sex ratios in many    
parts of the world4  7#b7 ,approximately
 #abf1jjj1jjj women and girls are       
missing from the world population due to
 systematic gender-based violence1      
according to the ,united ,nations       
,population ,fund1 which constitutes an 
egregious example of gendercide4  7#c7  
,since gendercide is a relatively recent
 phenomenon1 the implications of the    
crisis have yet to fully reverberate    
through affected countries4 ,but it is  
already clear that increased instances  
of human trafficking1 sexual violence1  
and child marriage are linked to        
gendercide4  7#d7 ,statistics published 
biennially in the ,united ,nations      
,population ,division's ,world          
,population ,prospects indicate that    
skewed sex ratios at birth will persist 
for decades1 even after they reach an   
apex in certain countries4 ,this may be 

driving significant changes in human    
trafficking patterns in affected        
regions4 ,because the dynamics of       
gendercide and its relationship to human
 trafficking are poorly understood1     
governments1 international institutions1
 and civil society organizations are not
 prepared to adequately prevent and     
respond to human trafficking crimes4    
#c4 ,sense of ,congress ,it is the sense
 of ,congress that-- 7#a7 the lack of   
research on the relationship between    
gendercide and human trafficking        
undermines national and international   
response mechanisms critical to         
preventing exploitation of women and    
girls2 and  7#b7 efforts to end human   
trafficking1 including by addressing    
root causes such as gender-based        
discrimination against women and girls1 
should be prioritized4  #d4 ,statement  
of policy ,it is the policy of the      
,united ,states to-- 7#a7 work to end   
gendercide and prevent human            
trafficking1 child marriage1 and sexual 

violence2  7#b7 partner with and        
encourage other countries to implement  
policies1 or revise existing policies1  
to mitigate root causes of gendercide2  
and  7#c7 incorporate into the design1  
implementation1 and evaluation of       
,united ,states anti-trafficking        
policies and programs measures to       
respond to global gendercide4  #e4      
,modification of ,trafficking in        
,persons report ,section                
#aaj7;b77#a77;,f7 of the ,trafficking   
,victims ,protection ,act of #bjjj 7#bb 
,u4,s4,c4 #gajg7;b77#a77;,f77 is amended
 by inserting before the semicolon the  
following3 1 including the relationship 
between human trafficking and skewed sex
 ratios in national or subnational      
populations in which there is evidence  
of sex-selective practices1 including1  
but not limited to1 infanticide1        
gender-biased neglect1 or other forms of
 gender-based violence or               
discrimination1 using sources that      
include statistics from the ,united     

,states ,census ,bureau's ,international
 ,data ,base and the ,united ,nations   
,population ,division's ,world          
,population ,prospects4