Section 1088 of the One Hundred Twelth Congress of the United States of America (Transport for Female Genital Mutilation)

Brief Description

Section 1088 of the One Hundred Twelth Congress of The United States of America (Transport for Female Genital Mutilation) addresses Female Genital Mutilation and Cutting (FGM/C) within the United States borders, and in 2013 Congress criminalized the knowing transportation of a girl younger than 18 years old outside of the United States for the purposes of performing FGM/C (so-called “vacation cutting”). The Department of Health and Human Services funds domestic community-based organizations in populations where girls are most at risk for FGM/C.