,i  #aaf? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #cehc  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,june #bg1 #bjai,mr4  
,p]ry 7= himself1 ,mr4 ,gohm]t1 ,mr4    
,coll9s ( ,georgia1 ,mr4 ,s5s5br5n]1    
,mr4 ,gos>1 ,mr4 ,k+ ( ,i[a1 & ,mr4     
,joyce ( ,p5nsylvania7 introduc$ !      
foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to !          
,committee on ! ,judici>y  ,a ,,bill    
,to am5d section #aaf ( title #ah1      
,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 & = o!r purposes4  
#a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z 
! ,f$]al ,prohibition ( ,female ,g5ital 
,mutilation ,act ( #bjai4  #b4 ,f9d+s   
,congress f9ds ! foll[+3  7#a7 ,congress
 has previ\sly prohibit$ ! practice (   
female g5ital mutilation on m9ors1 :i*  
causes physical & psy*ological h>m & is 
(t5 beyond ! ability ( any s+le ,/ate or
 jurisdiction to control4  7#b7         
,individuals :o p]=m ! practice ( female
 g5ital mutilation on m9ors rely on a   
connection to int]/ate or =eign comm]ce1
 su* z int]/ate or =eign travel1 !      
transmission or receipt ( communications

 9 int]/ate or =eign comm]ce1 or        
int]/ate or =eign paym5ts ( any k9d 9   
fur!rance ( ?is conduct4  7#c7 ,am5d+   
section #aaf ( title #ah1 ,unit$ ,/ates 
,code1 to specify a l9k to int]/ate or  
=eign comm]ce w\ld confirm t ,congress  
has ! affirmative p[] to prohibit ?is   
conduct4  #c4 ,am5dm5ts to curr5t law   
prohibit+ female g5ital mutilation      
,section #aaf ( title #ah1 ,unit$ ,/ates
 ,code1 is am5d$-- 7#a7 9 subsection    
7a71 by ins]t+ 1 9 any circum/ance      
describ$ 9 subsection 7e71 aft] :oev]2 &
  7#b7 by add+ at ! end ! foll[+3  7e7  
,= purposes ( subsection 7a71 !         
circum/ances describ$ 9 ?is subsection  
are t--  7#a7 ! def5dant or victim      
travel$ 9 int]/ate or =eign comm]ce1 or 
travel$ us+ a means1 *annel1 facility1  
or in/rum5tality ( int]/ate or =eign    
comm]ce1 9 fur!rance ( or 9 connection )
 ! conduct describ$ 9 subsection 7a72   
7#b7 ! def5dant us$ a means1 *annel1    
facility1 or in/rum5tality ( int]/ate or
 =eign comm]ce 9 fur!rance ( or 9       

connection ) ! conduct describ$ 9       
subsection 7a72  7#c7 any paym5t ( any  
k9d 0 made1 directly or indirectly1 9   
fur!rance ( or 9 connection ) ! conduct 
describ$ 9 subsection 7a7 us+ any means1
 *annel1 facility1 or in/rum5tality (   
int]/ate or =eign comm]ce or 9 or       
affect+ int]/ate or =eign comm]ce2  7#d7
 ! def5dant transmitt$ 9 int]/ate or    
=eign comm]ce any communication relat+  
to or 9 fur!rance ( ! conduct describ$ 9
 subsection 7a7 us+ any means1 *annel1  
facility1 or in/rum5tality ( int]/ate or
 =eign comm]ce or 9 or affect+ int]/ate 
or =eign comm]ce by any means or 9 any  
mann]1 includ+ by comput]1 mail1 wire1  
or electromagnetic transmission2  7#e7 !
 conduct describ$ 9 subsection 7a7      
occurr$ )9 ! special m>itime &          
t]ritorial jurisdiction ( ! ,unit$      
,/ates1 or )9 ! ,di/rict ( ,columbia or 
any t]ritory or possession ( ! ,unit$   
,/ates2 or  7#f7 ! conduct describ$ 9   
subsection 7a7 o!rwise occurr$ 9 or     
affect$ int]/ate or =eign comm]ce4  4