This bill creates a tough new criminal provision aimed at those who recruit or conscript children under the age of 15 into armed conflict. It extends U.S. jurisdiction to perpetrators of this crime who are present in the United States. regardless of their nationality and where the crime takes place. so that those who commit human rights violations cannot come to this country as a sanctuary from prosecution. The bill also amends immigration law to allow those who have used children as soldiers to be barred or removed from the United States. This bill is another example of the good work of the Judiciary Committees new Subcommittee on Human Rights and the Law. I am glad that the efforts Subcommittee Chairman DURBIN and I have made to make this subcommittee a force for change and to bring focus on these important issues is resulting in legislative action. as well as providing a forum to put a spotlight on important issues.
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