§ 2370c. Definitions
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In sections 2370c to 2370c–2 of this title:
(1)Appropriate congressional committees The term “appropriate congressional committees” means—
(A)the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate;
(B)the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate;
(C)the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives; and
(D)the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives.
(2)Child soldier Consistent with the provisions of the Optional Protocol to the Convention of the Rights of the Child, the term “child soldier”—
(A)means—
(i)any person under 18 years of age who takes a direct part in hostilities as a member of governmental armed forces, police, or other security forces;
(ii)any person under 18 years of age who has been compulsorily recruited into governmental armed forces, police, or other security forces;
(iii)any person under 15 years of age who has been voluntarily recruited into governmental armed forces, police, or other security forces; or
(iv)any person under 18 years of age who has been recruited or used in hostilities by armed forces distinct from the armed forces of a state; and
(B)includes any person described in clause (ii), (iii), or
(iv)of subparagraph
(A)who is serving in any capacity, including in a support role such as a cook, porter, messenger, medic, guard, or sex slave.
(Pub. L. 110–457, title IV, § 402, Dec. 23, 2008, 122 Stat. 5088; Pub. L. 115–425, title II, § 212(a), Jan. 8, 2019, 132 Stat. 5485.)
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- Public Law 110–457To authorize appropriations for fiscal years 2008 through 2011 for the Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000, to enhance measures to combat trafficking in persons, and for other purposes
- Public Law 115–425To reauthorize the Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000, and for other purposes
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- Sec. 3Amendments to the Child Soldiers Prevention Act of 2008
- Sec. 212Amendments to the Child Soldiers Prevention Act of 2008
- Sec. 222Amendments to the Child Soldiers Prevention Act of 2008
- Sec. 212Amendments to the Child Soldiers Prevention Act of 2008
- Sec. 106Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor
- Sec. 106107Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor
- Sec. 10Child soldier prevention
- Sec. 10Child soldier prevention
- Sec. 212Amendments to the Child Soldiers Prevention Act of 2008
- Sec. 212Amendments to the Child Soldiers Prevention Act of 2008
- Sec. 212Amendments to the Child Soldiers Prevention Act of 2008
- Sec. 107Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor
- Sec. 102Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor
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- Pub. L. 110–457, title IV, § 402
- 122 Stat. 5088
- 132 Stat. 5485
- Pub. L. 110–457
- 122 Stat. 5087
- Pub. L. 110–457, title IV, § 407
- 122 Stat. 5091
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Pub. L.Pub. L. 110–457, title IV, § 402
Stat.122 Stat. 5088
Stat.132 Stat. 5485
Pub. L.Pub. L. 110–457
Stat.122 Stat. 5087
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