,i  #aaf? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #badj  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,april #h1 #bjai,mrs4 
,wagn] 7= h]self & ,mr4 ,mc,caul7       
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to
 ! ,committee on ,=eign ,affairs  ,a    
,,bill  ,to prev5t *ild m>riage 9 ,unit$
 ,nations-adm9i/]$ refugee settlem5ts1 &
 = o!r purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is  
,act may be cit$ z ! ,prev5t+ ,*ild     
,m>riage ,act4  #b4 ,prev5t+ *ild       
m>riage 9 ,unit$ ,nations-adm9i/]$      
refugee settlem5ts  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,!     
,presid5t %all direct ! ,unit$ ,/ates   
,p]man5t ,repres5tative to ! ,unit$     
,nations to use ! voice1 vote1 &        
influ5ce ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates at ! ,unit$  
,nations to call = an adoption by !     
,unit$ ,nations ( a def9ition ( *ild    
m>riage & ! developm5t ( a compreh5sive 
/rategy to address *ild m>riage 9       
refugee settlem5ts adm9i/]$ by ! ,unit$ 
,nations4 ,su* /rategy %\ld include !   
foll[+3  7#a7 ,a m&ate to regul>ly      
collect & report data relat$ to ! numb] 

( kn[n or suspect$ *ild m>riages tak+   
place inside ea* su* settlem5t4  7#b7   
,protocols = ,unit$ ,nations p]sonnel   
reg>d+ prev5tion & monitor+ ( *ild      
m>riages inside ea* su* settlem5t4  7#c7
 ,a description ( programs adm9i/]$ at  
su* settlem5ts t provide-- 7,a7         
physical1 m5tal1 & emotional            
rehabilitation & support to *ildr5 :o h 
extricat$ !mselves f *ild m>riage2 &    
7,b7 alt]natives to *ild m>riage1 su* z 
education initiatives4  7#d7 ,protocols 
reg>d+ h[ ,unit$ ,nations p]sonnel      
%\ld--  7,a7 report adults p>ticipat+ 9 
illegal *ild m>riages 9 ea* su*         
settlem5t2 &  7,b7 monitor ! prosecution
 ( su* adults by ! au?orities ( ! c\ntry
 9 :i* ! settlem5t at issue is locat$4  
7b7 ,rese>* ,! ,presid5t %all direct !  
,unit$ ,/ates ,p]man5t ,repres5tative to
 ! ,unit$ ,nations to use ! voice1 vote1
 & influ5ce ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates at !      
,unit$ ,nations to advocate = ! ,unit$  
,nations & its appropriate ag5cies to   
include 9 all ( its rese>* into *ild    

m>riage ! relation%ip betwe5 *ild       
m>riage & viol5ce aga9/ girls1 includ+  
"y *ildr5 & infants4  7c7 ,def9itions ,9
 ?is section3 7#a7 ,*ild m>riage ,! t]m 
*ild m>riage means a =mal m>riage or    
in=mal union involv+ at lea/ "o p]son   
y\ng] ?an age #ah4  7#b7 ,illegal *ild  
m>riage ,! t]m illegal *ild m>riage     
means a =mal m>riage or in=mal union    
involv+ at lea/ "o p]son y\ng] ?an age  
#ah t is illegal "u ! laws ( ! c\ntry 9 
:i* ! *ild m>riage occurs4