,i  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #badj  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,april #h1 #bjai,mrs4
 ,wagner 7for herself and ,mr4 ,mc,caul7
 introduced the following bill2 which   
was referred to the ,committee on       
,foreign ,affairs  ,a ,,bill  ,to       
prevent child marriage in ,united       
,nations-administered refugee           
settlements1 and for other purposes4    
#a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited
 as the ,preventing ,child ,marriage    
,act4  #b4 ,preventing child marriage in
 ,united ,nations-administered refugee  
settlements  7a7 ,in general ,the       
,president shall direct the ,united     
,states ,permanent ,representative to   
the ,united ,nations to use the voice1  
vote1 and influence of the ,united      
,states at the ,united ,nations to call 
for an adoption by the ,united ,nations 
of a definition of child marriage and   
the development of a comprehensive      
strategy to address child marriage in   
refugee settlements administered by the 

,united ,nations4 ,such strategy should 
include the following3  7#a7 ,a mandate 
to regularly collect and report data    
related to the number of known or       
suspected child marriages taking place  
inside each such settlement4  7#b7      
,protocols for ,united ,nations         
personnel regarding prevention and      
monitoring of child marriages inside    
each such settlement4  7#c7 ,a          
description of programs administered at 
such settlements that provide-- 7,a7    
physical1 mental1 and emotional         
rehabilitation and support to children  
who have extricated themselves from     
child marriage2 and  7,b7 alternatives  
to child marriage1 such as education    
initiatives4  7#d7 ,protocols regarding 
how ,united ,nations personnel should-- 
7,a7 report adults participating in     
illegal child marriages in each such    
settlement2 and  7,b7 monitor the       
prosecution of such adults by the       
authorities of the country in which the 
settlement at issue is located4  7b7    

,research ,the ,president shall direct  
the ,united ,states ,permanent          
,representative to the ,united ,nations 
to use the voice1 vote1 and influence of
 the ,united ,states at the ,united     
,nations to advocate for the ,united    
,nations and its appropriate agencies to
 include in all of its research into    
child marriage the relationship between 
child marriage and violence against     
girls1 including young children and     
infants4  7c7 ,definitions ,in this     
section3 7#a7 ,child marriage ,the term 
child marriage means a formal marriage  
or informal union involving at least one
 person younger than age #ah4  7#b7     
,illegal child marriage ,the term       
illegal child marriage means a formal   
marriage or informal union involving at 
least one person younger than age #ah   
that is illegal under the laws of the   
country in which the child marriage     
occurs4