,,ii  #aaf? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,s4 #bjag  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,june #bg1 #bjai ,mrs4 
,blackburn 7= h]self1 ,ms4 ,ern/1 ,mrs4 
,hyde-,smi?1 ,ms4 ,mc,sally1 ,mrs4      
,capito1 & ,mrs4 ,fis*]7 introduc$ !    
foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 read twice & 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