,,ib ,union ,calendar ,no4 #bfe #aaith ,,congress #ast ,session ,h4 ,r4 #cdib ,report ,no4 #aai-caa ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of ,,representatives ,may #ai1 #bjbe ,ms4 ,greene of ,georgia 7for herself1 ,mr4 ,crane1 ,mr4 ,finstad1 ,mrs4 ,luna1 ,mrs4 ,bice1 ,mrs4 ,miller of ,illinois1 ,mr4 ,crenshaw1 ,mr4 ,mc,guire1 ,mr4 ,kustoff1 ,mr4 ,biggs of ,arizona1 ,mr4 ,burlison1 ,ms4 ,tenney1 ,mr4 ,higgins of ,louisiana1 ,mr4 ,brecheen1 ,mr4 ,nehls1 ,mr4 ,weber of ,texas1 ,mr4 ,harris of ,maryland1 ,mr4 ,grothman1 ,mr4 ,hern of ,oklahoma1 ,mr4 ,collins1 ,mr4 ,ogles1 ,mr4 ,babin1 ,mr4 ,clyde1 ,ms4 ,de ,la ,cruz1 ,ms4 ,hageman1 ,mr4 ,owens1 ,mr4 ,palmer1 ,mr4 ,timmons1 ,mr4 ,norman1 ,mr4 ,miller of ,ohio1 ,mr4 ,steube1 ,mr4 ,jackson of ,texas1 ,mr4 ,moore of ,west ,virginia1 ,mr4 ,comer1 ,mr4 ,gill of ,texas1 ,mr4 ,baird1 ,mr4 ,mc,dowell1 ,mrs4 ,harshbarger1 and ,mr4 ,gooden7 introduced the following bill2 which was referred to the ,committee on the ,judiciary ,september #bf1 #bjbe ,additional sponsors3 ,mr4 ,rulli1 ,mr4 ,guest1 ,mr4 ,moore of ,alabama1 ,mr4 ,carter of ,georgia1 ,mr4 ,gosar1 and ,mrs4 ,hinson ,september #bf1 #bjbe ,reported with an amendment1 committed to the ,committee of the ,whole ,house on the ,state of the ,union1 and ordered to be printed ,a ,,bill ,to amend section #aaf of title #ah1 ,united ,states ,code1 with respect to genital and bodily mutilation and chemical castration of minors4 #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as the ,protect ,children's ,innocence ,act4 #b4 ,genital and bodily mutilation of a minor2 chemical castration of a minor 7a7 ,in general ,section #aaf of title #ah1 ,united ,states ,code1 is amended to read as follows3 #aaf4 ,genital and bodily mutilation of a minor2 chemical castration of a minor 7a7 ,genital or bodily mutilation ,except as provided in subsection 7g71 whoever1 in any circumstance described in subsection 7d71 knowingly performs1 or attempts to perform1 genital or bodily mutilation on another person who is a minor1 shall be fined under this title1 imprisoned not more than #aj years1 or both4 7b7 ,chemical castration of a minor ,except as provided in subsection 7g71 whoever1 in any circumstance described in subsection 7d71 knowingly chemically castrates a minor shall be fined under this title1 imprisoned not more than #aj years1 or both4 7c7 ,certain offense related to female genital mutilation ,except as provided in subsection 7g71 whoever1 in any circumstance described in subsection 7d71 knowingly-- 7#a7 facilitates or consents to female genital mutilation of a minor2 or 7#b7 transports a minor for the purpose of the performance of female genital mutilation on such minor1 shall be fined under this title1 imprisoned not more than #aj years1 or both4 7d7 ,circumstances described ,for the purposes of subsections 7a7 and 7b71 the circumstances described in this subsection are that-- 7#a7 the defendant or victim traveled in interstate or foreign commerce1 or traveled using a means1 channel1 facility1 or instrumentality of interstate or foreign commerce1 in furtherance of or in connection with the conduct described in subsection 7a7 or 7b72 7#b7 the defendant used a means1 channel1 facility1 or instrumentality of interstate or foreign commerce in furtherance of or in connection with the conduct described in subsection 7a7 or 7b72 7#c7 any payment of any kind was made1 directly or indirectly1 in furtherance of or in connection with the conduct described in subsection 7a7 or 7b7 using any means1 channel1 facility1 or instrumentality of interstate or foreign commerce or in or affecting interstate or foreign commerce2 7#d7 the defendant transmitted in interstate or foreign commerce any communication relating to or in furtherance of the conduct described in subsection 7a7 or 7b7 using any means1 channel1 facility1 or instrumentality of interstate or foreign commerce or in or affecting interstate or foreign commerce by any means or in manner1 including by computer1 mail1 wire1 or electromagnetic transmission2 7#e7 any instrument1 item1 substance1 or other object that has traveled in interstate or foreign commerce was used to perform the conduct described in subsection 7a7 or 7b72 7#f7 the conduct described in subsection 7a7 or 7b7 occurred within the special maritime and territorial jurisdiction of the ,united ,states1 or any territory or possession of the ,united ,states2 or 7#g7 the conduct described in subsection 7a7 or 7b7 otherwise occurred in or affected interstate or foreign commerce4 7e7 ,prohibition on certain defense ,it shall not be a defense to a prosecution under subsection 7a7 that female genital mutilation is required as a matter of religion1 custom1 tradition1 ritual1 or standard practice4 7f7 ,prohibition on prosecution of victim ,no person who is chemically castrated or on whom genital or bodily mutilation is performed may be arrested or prosecuted for an offense under this section4 7g7 ,exceptions 7#a7 ,procedures 7,a7 ,in general ,genital or bodily mutilation or chemical castration is not a violation of this section if such genital or bodily mutilation or chemical castration is-- 7i7 necessary to the health of the minor on whom it is conducted1 and is conducted by a person licensed in the place of such conduct as a medical practitioner2 or 7ii7 in the case of female genital mutilation1 performed on a minor in labor or who has just given birth and is performed for medical purposes connected with that labor or birth by a person licensed in the place it is performed as a medical practitioner1 midwife1 or person in training to become such a practitioner or midwife4 7,b7 ,health of a minor ,for the purposes of subparagraph 7,a71 the health of a minor does not include-- 7i7 mental1 behavioral1 or emotional distress2 or 7ii7 a mental1 behavioral1 or emotional disorder4 7#b7 ,exemption ,genital or bodily mutilation or chemical castration is not a violation of this section if such genital or bodily mutilation or chemical castration is conducted with respect to any of the following individuals3 7,a7 ,an individual with both ovarian and testicular tissue4 7,b7 ,an individual with respect to whom a physician has determined through genetic or biochemical testing that the individual does not have normal sex chromosome structure1 sex steroid hormone production1 or sex steroid hormone action4 7,c7 ,an individual experiencing infection1 disease1 injury1 or disorder caused or exacerbated by a previous genital or bodily mutilation procedure or chemical castration4 7,d7 ,an individual suffering from a physical disorder1 physical injury1 or physical illness that would1 as certified by a physician1 place the individual in imminent danger of impairment of a major bodily function unless the procedure is performed4 7,e7 ,an individual diagnosed with precocious puberty1 to the extent such genital or bodily mutilation or chemical castration is for the purpose of normalizing puberty4 7h7 ,definitions ,in this section3 7#a7 ,genital or bodily mutilation ,the term genital or bodily mutilation means1 with respect to an individual1 any of the following3 7,a7 ,female genital mutilation4 7,b7 ,any surgery performed for the purpose of changing the body of such individual to correspond to a sex that differs from their biological sex1 including-- 7i7 castration2 7ii7 orchiectomy2 7iii7 scrotoplasty2 7iv7 vasectomy2 7v7 hysterectomy2 7vi7 oophorectomy2 7vii7 ovariectomy2 7viii7 metoidioplasty2 7ix7 penectomy2 7x7 phalloplasty2 7xi7 vaginoplasty2 7xii7 vaginectomy2 7xiii7 vulvoplasty2 7xiv7 reduction thyrochondroplasty2 7xv7 chondrolaryngoplasty2 and 7xvi7 mastectomy4 7,c7 ,any plastic surgery that feminizes or masculinizes the facial or other physiological features for the purposes described in subparagraph 7,b74 7,d7 ,any placement of chest implants to create feminine breasts for the purposes described in subparagraph 7,b74 7,e7 ,any placement of fat or artificial implants in the gluteal region for the purposes described in subparagraph 7,b74 7,f7 ,any surgery to reconstruct the fixed part of the urethra1 whether or not such surgery includes a metoidioplasty or a phalloplasty1 for the purposes described in subparagraph 7,b74 7#b7 ,chemical castration ,the term chemical castration means administering1 supplying1 prescribing1 dispensing1 distributing1 or otherwise conveying to an individual medications for the purposes described in paragraph 7#a77;,b71 including-- 7,a7 gonadotropin-releasing hormone 7,gn,r,h7 analogues or other puberty-blocking drugs to stop or delay normal puberty2 7,b7 testosterone or other androgens to biological females at doses that are supraphysiologic to the female sex2 and 7,c7 estrogen to biological males at doses that are supraphysiologic to the male sex4 7#c7 ,biological sex ,the term biological sex means1 with respect to a person1 the classification of the person as male or female at birth4 7#d7 ,female genital mutilation ,the term female genital mutilation means any procedure performed for non-medical reasons that involves partial or total removal of1 or other injury to1 the external female genitalia1 and includes-- 7,a7 a clitoridectomy or the partial or total removal of the clitoris or the prepuce or clitoral hood2 7,b7 excision or the partial or total removal 7with or without excision of the clitoris7 of the labia minora or the labia majora1 or both2 7,c7 infibulation or the narrowing of the vaginal opening 7with or without excision of the clitoris72 or 7,d7 other procedures that are harmful to the external female genitalia1 including pricking1 incising1 scraping1 or cauterizing the genital area4 7#e7 ,minor ,the term minor means any person under the age of eighteen years4 7#f7 ,male ,the term male means a person who naturally has1 had1 will have1 or would have1 but for a congenital anomaly1 historical accident1 or intentional or unintentional disruption1 the reproductive system that at some point produces1 transports1 and utilizes sperm for fertilization4 7#g7 ,female ,the term female means a person who naturally has1 had1 will have1 or would have1 but for a congenital anomaly1 historical accident1 or intentional or unintentional disruption1 the reproductive system that at some point produces1 transports1 and utilizes eggs for fertilization4 4 7b7 ,clerical amendment ,the table of sections for chapter #g of title #ah1 ,united ,states ,code1 is amended by striking the item related to section #aaf and inserting the following3 #aaf4 ,genital and bodily mutilation of a minor2 chemical castration of a minor4 4 ,september #bf1 #bjbe ,reported with an amendment1 committed to the ,committee of the ,whole ,house on the ,state of the ,union1 and ordered to be printed