,i #aafth ,,congress #ast ,session ,h4 ,r4 #ifj ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of ,,representatives ,february #d1 #bjai,mr4 ,perry 7for himself1 ,mrs4 ,wagner1 ,mr4 ,quigley1 and ,mr4 ,ryan7 introduced the following bill2 which was referred to the ,committee on the ,judiciary1 and in addition to the ,committee on ,financial ,services1 for a period to be subsequently determined by the ,speaker1 in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned ,a ,,bill ,to allow certain grants to be used for the purpose of assisting victims of female genital mutilation1 to classify the offense of female genital mutilation as a part ,,ii crime for purposes of the ,uniform ,crime ,reports1 and for other purposes4 #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as the ,empower our ,girls ,act4 #b4 ,,vawa grant programs 7a7 ,,stop ,violence ,against ,women ,formula ,grant ,program ,section #bjja7;b7 of the ,omnibus ,crime ,control and ,safe ,streets ,act of #aifh 7#cd ,u4,s4,c4 #ajdda7;b77 is amended-- 7#a7 in paragraph 7#a71 by inserting female genital mutilation1 after domestic violence12 7#b7 in paragraph 7#b71 by inserting female genital mutilation1 after domestic violence12 7#c7 in paragraph 7#c71 by inserting female genital mutilation1 after domestic violence12 7#d7 in paragraph 7#d71 by inserting female genital mutilation1 after domestic violence12 7#e7 in paragraph 7#e71 by inserting female genital mutilation1 after domestic violence1 each place it appears2 7#f7 in paragraph 7#g71 by inserting female genital mutilation1 after domestic violence12 7#g7 in paragraph 7#aj71 by striking domestic violence and inserting domestic violence1 female genital mutilation12 7#h7 in paragraph 7#ab71 by inserting female genital mutilation1 after domestic violence1 each place it appears2 7#i7 in paragraph 7#ad71 by inserting female genital mutilation1 after domestic violence12 and 7#aj7 in paragraph 7#bj71 by inserting female genital mutilation1 after domestic violence14 7b7 ,consolidated ,grant ,program 7#a7 ,choose ,children and ,youth ,section #dabja of the ,violent ,crime ,control and ,law ,enforcement ,act of #aiid 7#cd ,u4,s4,c4 #abdea7 is amended by inserting female genital mutilation1 after sexual assault1 each place it appears4 7#b7 ,smart prevention ,section #dacjc of the ,violent ,crime ,control and ,law ,enforcement ,act of #aiid 7#cd ,u4,s4,c4 #abdfc7 is amended-- 7,a7 in subsection 7a71 by inserting female genital mutilation1 after sexual assault1 each place it appears2 7,b7 in subsection 7b7-- 7i7 in paragraph 7#b71 by inserting female genital mutilation1 after sexual assault1 each place it appears2 and 7ii7 in paragraph 7#c71 by inserting female genital mutilation1 after sexual assault12 and 7,c7 in subsection 7c7-- 7i7 in paragraph 7#a71 by inserting female genital mutilation1 after sexual assault12 and 7ii7 in paragraph 7#b71 by inserting female genital mutilation1 after sexual assault1 each place it appears4 7c7 ,grants for ,outreach and ,services to ,underserved ,populations ,section #abj of the ,violence ,against ,women and ,department of ,justice ,reauthorization ,act of #bjje 7#cd ,u4,s4,c4 #bjabc7 is amended by inserting female genital mutilation1 after sexual assault1 each place it appears4 7d7 ,improving ,criminal ,justice ,responses 7#a7 ,purpose ,section #baja7;a7 of the ,omnibus ,crime ,control and ,safe ,streets ,act of #aifh 7#cd ,u4,s4,c4 #ajdfa7;a77 is amended by inserting female genital mutilation1 after sexual assault14 7#b7 ,grant authority ,section #baja7;b7 of the ,omnibus ,crime ,control and ,safe ,streets ,act of #aifh 7#cd ,u4,s4,c4 #ajdfa7;b77 is amended-- 7,a7 in paragraph 7#b71 by inserting female genital mutilation1 after sexual assault1 each place it appears2 7,b7 in paragraph 7#c71 by inserting female genital mutilation1 after sexual assault12 7,c7 in paragraph 7#d71 by inserting female genital mutilation1 after sexual assault12 7,d7 in paragraph 7#e71 by inserting female genital mutilation1 after sexual assault12 7,e7 in paragraph 7#f71 by inserting female genital mutilation1 after sexual assault12 7,f7 in paragraph 7#ad71 by inserting female genital mutilation1 after sexual assault12 7,g7 in paragraph 7#ae71 by inserting female genital mutilation1 after sexual assault12 and 7,h7 in paragraph 7#af71 by inserting female genital mutilation1 after sexual assault14 7#c7 ,eligibility ,section #baja7;c77#a77;,d7 of the ,omnibus ,crime ,control and ,safe ,streets ,act of #aifh 7#cd ,u4,s4,c4 #ajdfa7;c77#a77;,d77 is amended-- 7,a7 by inserting female genital mutilation1 after sexual assault1 the first place it appears2 and 7,b7 by striking domestic violence1 dating violence1 stalking1 or sexual assault and inserting domestic violence1 dating violence1 sexual assault1 female genital mutilation1 or stalking4 7#d7 ,applications ,section #bajb7;b7 of the ,omnibus ,crime ,control and ,safe ,streets ,act of #aifh 7#cd ,u4,s4,c4 #ajdfb7;b77 is amended by inserting female genital mutilation1 after sexual assault1 each place it appears4 7e7 ,legal ,assistance for ,victims ,section #abja of the ,violence ,against ,women ,act of #bjjj 7#cd ,u4,s4,c4 #bjaba7 is amended by inserting female genital mutilation1 after dating violence1 each place it appears4 7f7 ,transitional ,housing ,assistance ,grants ,section #djbii of the ,violence ,against ,women ,act of #aiid 7#cd ,u4,s4,c4 #abcea7 is amended by inserting female genital mutilation1 after sexual assault1 each place it appears4 7g7 ,female genital mutilation defined ,section #djjjb7;a7 of the ,violent ,crime ,control and ,law ,enforcement ,act of #aiid 7#cd ,u4,s4,c4 #abbia7;a77 is amended by adding at the end the following3 7#df7 ,female genital mutilation ,the term female genital mutilation means the removal or infibulation 7or both7 of the whole or part of the clitoris1 the labia minor1 or the labia major4 4 #c4 ,reporting on female genital mutilation 7a7 ,uniform ,crime ,reports ,the ,director of the ,federal ,bureau of ,investigation shall1 pursuant to section #ecd of title #bh1 ,united ,states ,code1 classify the offense of female genital mutilation as a part ,,ii crime in the ,uniform ,crime ,reports4 7b7 ,female genital mutilation defined ,in this section1 the term female genital mutilation means the removal or infibulation 7or both7 of the whole or part of the clitoris1 the labia minora1 or labia majora4