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[CITE: 8USC1374]

 
                     TITLE 8--ALIENS AND NATIONALITY
 
                 CHAPTER 12--IMMIGRATION AND NATIONALITY
 
                       SUBCHAPTER II--IMMIGRATION
 
                         Part IX--Miscellaneous
 
Sec. 1374. Information regarding female genital mutilation


(a) Provision of information regarding female genital mutilation

    The Immigration and Naturalization Service (in cooperation with the 
Department of State) shall make available for all aliens who are issued 
immigrant or nonimmigrant visas, prior to or at the time of entry into 
the United States, the following information:
        (1) Information on the severe harm to physical and psychological 
    health caused by female genital mutilation which is compiled and 
    presented in a manner which is limited to the practice itself and 
    respectful to the cultural values of the societies in which such 
    practice takes place.
        (2) Information concerning potential legal consequences in the 
    United States for (A) performing female genital mutilation, or (B) 
    allowing a child under his or her care to be subjected to female 
    genital mutilation, under criminal or child protection statutes or 
    as a form of child abuse.

(b) Limitation

    In consultation with the Secretary of State, the Commissioner of 
Immigration and Naturalization shall identify those countries in which 
female genital mutilation is commonly practiced and, to the extent 
practicable, limit the provision of information under subsection (a) of 
this section to aliens from such countries.

(c) ``Female genital mutilation'' defined

    For purposes of this section, the term ``female genital mutilation'' 
means the removal or infibulation (or both) of the whole or part of the 
clitoris, the labia minora, or labia majora.

(Pub. L. 104-208, div. C, title VI, Sec. 644, Sept. 30, 1996, 110 Stat. 
3009-708.)

                          Codification

    Section was enacted as part of the Illegal Immigration Reform and 
Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996, and also as part of the Omnibus 
Consolidated Appropriations Act, 1997, and not as part of the 
Immigration and Nationality Act which comprises this chapter.
