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Overview:
The International Protecting Girls by Preventing Child Marriage Act of 2007 seeks to eliminate the
harmful practice of child marriage overseas by requiring an integrated, strategic approach by the
U.S. government to prevent child marriage, establish a trust fund to prevent child marriage,
authorize funding for such a trust fund, and other related activities.
Summary of Provisions:
• Recognizes that child marriage in developing countries is a human rights violation and
undermines U.S. investments in foreign assistance to improve women’s and girls’
education, health, economic and legal status.
• Authorizes the president to provide assistance to prevent child marriage in countries that
have high rates of child marriage, with emphasis on integrating prevention programs into
existing development (basic education, economic opportunity and health) and democracy
building programs, and giving priority to scaling up and replicating successful
interventions.
• Requires that the president develop a multi-year strategy to prevent child marriage
overseas and promote the empowerment of girls – including both programmatic and
diplomatic initiatives.
• Requires the U.S. Department of State to address the status of child marriage in countries
with high rates of child marriage in the annual Country Reports on Human Rights Practices.
• Establishes the Trust Fund to Prevent Child Marriage – a grant-making mechanism
available to USAID missions to support activities that prevent child marriage.
• Authorizes $25 million for each fiscal year from 2008 through 2011.
Congressional offices interested in cosponsoring the bill or learning more should email
Lina Choudhry (lina.choudhry@mail.house.gov) in Rep. Betty McCollum's office
or call (202) 225-6631.