Child Soldier Prevention Act of 2017
- Last Action
- 2/16/2017
Actions
- 2017-02-16Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
- 2017-02-16Introduced in House
- 2017-02-16Introduced in House
CRS Summary
As of 2017-02-16 (00)
Child Soldier Prevention Act of 2017
This bill amends the Child Soldier Prevention Act of 2008 to prohibit assistance from being provided to, or licenses for direct commercial sales of military equipment issued to, the government of a country whose police or other security forces recruit and use child soldiers.
The Department of State shall include such countries in its annual trafficking in persons report.
Specified other reporting requirements are revised.
Cosponsors (4)
- Frederica Wilson (D-FL)
- Randy Hultgren (R-IL)
- JAMES MCGOVERN (D-MA)
- Randy Weber (R-TX)
Subjects
- Child safety and welfare
- Conflicts and wars
- Congressional oversight
- Foreign aid and international relief
- Human rights
- Human trafficking
- Law enforcement officers
- Military assistance, sales, and agreements
- Military education and training
- Military personnel and dependents
- Youth employment and child labor
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