S.2135 - Child Soldiers Accountability Act of 2007
A bill to prohibit the recruitment or use of child soldiers, to designate persons who recruit or use child soldiers as inadmissible aliens, to allow the deportation of persons who recruit or use child soldiers, and for other purposes.
To prohibit the recruitment or use of child soldiers, to designate persons who recruit or use child soldiers as inadmissible aliens, to allow the deportation of persons who recruit or use child soldiers, and for other purposes’, do pass with the followingAMENDMENT:Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert:.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘(1) recruits, enlists, or conscripts a person to serve while such person is under 15 years of age in an armed force or group; orCommentsClose CommentsPermalink
knowing such person is under 15 years of age, shall be punished as provided in subsection (b).CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘(b) Penalty- Whoever violates, or attempts or conspires to violate, subsection (a) shall be fined under this title or imprisoned not more than 20 years, or both and, if death of any person results, shall be fined under this title and imprisoned for any term of years or for life.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘(c) Jurisdiction- There is jurisdiction over an offense described in subsection (a), and any attempt or conspiracy to commit such offense, if--CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘(1) the alleged offender is a national of the United States (as defined in section 101(a)(22) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1101(a)(22))) or an alien lawfully admitted for permanent residence in the United States (as defined in section 101(a)(20) of such Act (8 U.S.C. 1101(a)(20));CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘(2) the alleged offender is a stateless person whose habitual residence is in the United States;CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘(3) the alleged offender is present in the United States, irrespective of the nationality of the alleged offender; orCommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘(1) PARTICIPATE ACTIVELY IN HOSTILITIES- The term ‘participate actively in hostilities’ means taking part in--CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘(A) combat or military activities related to combat, including sabotage and serving as a decoy, a courier, or at a military checkpoint; orCommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘(B) direct support functions related to combat, including transporting supplies or providing other services.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘(2) ARMED FORCE OR GROUP- The term ‘armed force or group’ means any army, militia, or other military organization, whether or not it is state-sponsored, excluding any group assembled solely for nonviolent political association.’.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(2) STATUTE OF LIMITATIONS- Chapter 213 of title 18, United States Code is amended by adding at the end the following:CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘No person may be prosecuted, tried, or punished for a violation of section 2442 unless the indictment or the information is filed not later than 10 years after the commission of the offense.’.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(b) Ground of Inadmissibility for Recruiting or Using Child Soldiers- Section 212(a)(3) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1182(a)(3)) is amended by adding at the end the following:CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘(G) RECRUITMENT OR USE OF CHILD SOLDIERS- Any alien who has engaged in the recruitment or use of child soldiers in violation of section 2442 of title 18, United States Code, is inadmissible.’.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(c) Ground of Removability for Recruiting or Using Child Soldiers- Section 237(a)(4) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1227(a)(4)) is amended by adding at the end the following:CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘(F) RECRUITMENT OR USE OF CHILD SOLDIERS- Any alien who has engaged in the recruitment or use of child soldiers in violation of section 2442 of title 18, United States Code, is deportable.’.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(1) ISSUANCE OF REGULATIONS- Not later than 60 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Attorney General and the Secretary of Homeland Security shall promulgate final regulations establishing that, for purposes of sections 241(b)(3)(B)(iii) and 208(b)(2)(A)(iii) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1231(b)(3)(B)(iii); 8 U.S.C. 1158(b)(2)(A)(iii)), an alien who is deportable under section 237(a)(4)(F) of such Act (8 U.S.C. 1227(a)(4)(F)) or inadmissible under section 212(a)(3)(G) of such Act (8 U.S.C. 1182(a)(3)(G)) shall be considered an alien with respect to whom there are serious reasons to believe that the alien committed a serious nonpolitical crime.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(2) AUTHORITY TO WAIVE CERTAIN REGULATORY REQUIREMENTS- The requirements of chapter 5 of title 5, United States Code (commonly referred to as the ‘Administrative Procedure Act’), chapter 35 of title 44, United States Code (commonly referred to as the ‘Paperwork Reduction Act’), or any other law relating to rulemaking, information collection, or publication in the Federal Register, shall not apply to any action to implement paragraph (1) to the extent the Attorney General or the Secretary Homeland of Security determines that compliance with any such requirement would impede the expeditious implementation of such paragraph.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
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U.S. Congress - Text of S.2135 as Enrolled Bill Child Soldiers Accountability Act of 2007
