[Congressional Bills 116th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 960 Introduced in House (IH)]
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116th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 960
To allow certain grants to be used for the purpose of assisting victims
of female genital mutilation, to classify the offense of female genital
mutilation as a part II crime for purposes of the Uniform Crime
Reports, and for other purposes.
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
February 4, 2019
Mr. Perry (for himself, Mrs. Wagner, Mr. Quigley, and Mr. Ryan)
introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on
the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Financial Services,
for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case
for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of
the committee concerned
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A BILL
To allow certain grants to be used for the purpose of assisting victims
of female genital mutilation, to classify the offense of female genital
mutilation as a part II crime for purposes of the Uniform Crime
Reports, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Empower our Girls Act''.
SEC. 2. VAWA GRANT PROGRAMS.
(a) STOP Violence Against Women Formula Grant Program.--Section
2001(b) of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (34
U.S.C. 10441(b)) is amended--
(1) in paragraph (1), by inserting ``female genital
mutilation,'' after ``domestic violence,'';
(2) in paragraph (2), by inserting ``female genital
mutilation,'' after ``domestic violence,'';
(3) in paragraph (3), by inserting ``female genital
mutilation,'' after ``domestic violence,'';
(4) in paragraph (4), by inserting ``female genital
mutilation,'' after ``domestic violence,'';
(5) in paragraph (5), by inserting ``female genital
mutilation,'' after ``domestic violence,'' each place it
appears;
(6) in paragraph (7), by inserting ``female genital
mutilation,'' after ``domestic violence,'';
(7) in paragraph (10), by striking ``domestic violence''
and inserting ``domestic violence, female genital
mutilation,'';
(8) in paragraph (12), by inserting ``female genital
mutilation,'' after ``domestic violence,'' each place it
appears;
(9) in paragraph (14), by inserting ``female genital
mutilation,'' after ``domestic violence,''; and
(10) in paragraph (20), by inserting ``female genital
mutilation,'' after ``domestic violence,''.
(b) Consolidated Grant Program.--
(1) Choose children and youth.--Section 41201 of the
Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994 (34
U.S.C. 12451) is amended by inserting ``female genital
mutilation,'' after ``sexual assault,'' each place it appears.
(2) Smart prevention.--Section 41303 of the Violent Crime
Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994 (34 U.S.C. 12463) is
amended--
(A) in subsection (a), by inserting ``female
genital mutilation,'' after ``sexual assault,'' each
place it appears;
(B) in subsection (b)--
(i) in paragraph (2), by inserting ``female
genital mutilation,'' after ``sexual assault,''
each place it appears; and
(ii) in paragraph (3), by inserting
``female genital mutilation,'' after ``sexual
assault,''; and
(C) in subsection (c)--
(i) in paragraph (1), by inserting ``female
genital mutilation,'' after ``sexual
assault,''; and
(ii) in paragraph (2), by inserting
``female genital mutilation,'' after ``sexual
assault,'' each place it appears.
(c) Grants for Outreach and Services to Underserved Populations.--
Section 120 of the Violence Against Women and Department of Justice
Reauthorization Act of 2005 (34 U.S.C. 20123) is amended by inserting
``female genital mutilation,'' after ``sexual assault,'' each place it
appears.
(d) Improving Criminal Justice Responses.--
(1) Purpose.--Section 2101(a) of the Omnibus Crime Control
and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (34 U.S.C. 10461(a)) is amended by
inserting ``female genital mutilation,'' after ``sexual
assault,''.
(2) Grant authority.--Section 2101(b) of the Omnibus Crime
Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (34 U.S.C. 10461(b)) is
amended--
(A) in paragraph (2), by inserting ``female genital
mutilation,'' after ``sexual assault,'' each place it
appears;
(B) in paragraph (3), by inserting ``female genital
mutilation,'' after ``sexual assault,'';
(C) in paragraph (4), by inserting ``female genital
mutilation,'' after ``sexual assault,'';
(D) in paragraph (5), by inserting ``female genital
mutilation,'' after ``sexual assault,'';
(E) in paragraph (6), by inserting ``female genital
mutilation,'' after ``sexual assault,'';
(F) in paragraph (14), by inserting ``female
genital mutilation,'' after ``sexual assault,'';
(G) in paragraph (15), by inserting ``female
genital mutilation,'' after ``sexual assault,''; and
(H) in paragraph (16), by inserting ``female
genital mutilation,'' after ``sexual assault,''.
(3) Eligibility.--Section 2101(c)(1)(D) of the Omnibus
Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (34 U.S.C.
10461(c)(1)(D)) is amended--
(A) by inserting ``female genital mutilation,''
after ``sexual assault,'' the first place it appears;
and
(B) by striking ``domestic violence, dating
violence, stalking, or sexual assault'' and inserting
``domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault,
female genital mutilation, or stalking''.
(4) Applications.--Section 2102(b) of the Omnibus Crime
Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (34 U.S.C. 10462(b)) is
amended by inserting ``female genital mutilation,'' after
``sexual assault,'' each place it appears.
(e) Legal Assistance for Victims.--Section 1201 of the Violence
Against Women Act of 2000 (34 U.S.C. 20121) is amended by inserting
``female genital mutilation,'' after ``dating violence,'' each place it
appears.
(f) Transitional Housing Assistance Grants.--Section 40299 of the
Violence Against Women Act of 1994 (34 U.S.C. 12351) is amended by
inserting ``female genital mutilation,'' after ``sexual assault,'' each
place it appears.
(g) Female Genital Mutilation Defined.--Section 40002(a) of the
Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994 (34 U.S.C.
12291(a)) is amended by adding at the end the following:
``(46) Female genital mutilation.--The term `female genital
mutilation' means the removal or infibulation (or both) of the
whole or part of the clitoris, the labia minor, or the labia
major.''.
SEC. 3. REPORTING ON FEMALE GENITAL MUTILATION.
(a) Uniform Crime Reports.--The Director of the Federal Bureau of
Investigation shall, pursuant to section 534 of title 28, United States
Code, classify the offense of female genital mutilation as a part II
crime in the Uniform Crime Reports.
(b) Female Genital Mutilation Defined.--In this section, the term
``female genital mutilation'' means the removal or infibulation (or
both) of the whole or part of the clitoris, the labia minora, or labia
majora.
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