der equality, which in turn help to increase the per-
ceived value of girls; 
(7) creating peer support and female mentoring 
networks and safe social spaces specifically for girls; 
and 
(8) supporting local advocacy work to provide 
legal literacy programs at the community level and 
ensure that governments and law enforcement offi-
cials are meeting their obligations to prevent child 
and forced marriage. 
SEC. 5. STRATEGY TO PREVENT CHILD MARRIAGE IN DE-
VELOPING COUNTRIES. 
(a) STRATEGY REQUIRED.—The President, acting 
through the Secretary of State, shall establish a multi-year 
strategy to prevent child marriage in developing countries 
and promote the empowerment of girls at risk of child 
marriage in developing countries, including by addressing 
the unique needs, vulnerabilities, and potential of girls 
under 18 in developing countries. 
(b) CONSULTATION.—In establishing the strategy re-
quired by subsection (a), the President shall consult with 
Congress, relevant Federal departments and agencies, 
multilateral organizations, and representatives of civil so-
ciety. 
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(c) ELEMENTS.—The strategy required by subsection 
(a) shall— 
(1) focus on areas in developing countries with 
high prevalence of child marriage; and 
(2) encompass diplomatic initiatives between 
the United States and governments of developing 
countries, with attention to human rights, legal re-
forms and the rule of law, and programmatic initia-
tives in the areas of education, health, income gen-
eration, changing social norms, human rights, and 
democracy building. 
(d) REPORT.—Not later than 180 days after the date 
of the enactment of this Act, the President shall transmit 
to Congress a report that includes— 
(1) the strategy required by subsection (a); 
(2) an assessment, including data disaggregated 
by age and gender to the extent possible, of current 
United States-funded efforts to specifically assist 
girls in developing countries; and 
(3) examples of best practices or programs to 
prevent child marriage in developing countries that 
could be replicated. 
SEC. 6. RESEARCH AND DATA COLLECTION. 
The Secretary of State shall work through the Ad-
ministrator of the United States Agency for International 
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Development and any other relevant agencies of the De-
partment of State, and in conjunction with relevant execu-
tive branch agencies as part of their ongoing research and 
data collection activities, to— 
(1) collect and make available data on the inci-
dence of child marriage in countries that receive for-
eign or development assistance from the United 
States where the practice of child marriage is preva-
lent; and 
(2) collect and make available data on the im-
pact of the incidence of child marriage and the age 
at marriage on progress in meeting key development 
goals. 
SEC. 7. DEPARTMENT OF STATE’S COUNTRY REPORTS ON 
HUMAN RIGHTS PRACTICES. 
The Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 is amended— 
(1) in section 116 (22 U.S.C. 2151n), by add-
ing at the end the following new subsection: 
‘‘(g) The report required by subsection (d) shall in-
clude for each country in which child marriage is prevalent 
at rates at or above 40 percent in at least one sub-national 
region, a description of the status of the practice of child 
marriage in such country. In this subsection, the term 
‘child marriage’ means the marriage of a girl or boy, not 
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yet the minimum age for marriage stipulated in law in 
the country in which such girl or boy is a resident.’’; and 
(2) in section 502B (22 U.S.C. 2304), by add-
ing at the end the following new subsection: 
‘‘(i) The report required by subsection (b) shall in-
clude for each country in which child marriage is prevalent 
at rates at or above 40 percent in at least one sub-national 
region, a description of the status of the practice of child 
marriage in such country. In this subsection, the term 
‘child marriage’ means the marriage of a girl or boy, not 
yet the minimum age for marriage stipulated in law in 
the country in which such girl or boy is a resident.’’. 
SEC. 8. DEFINITION. 
In this Act, the term ‘‘child marriage’’ means the 
marriage of a girl or boy, not yet the minimum age for 
marriage stipulated in law in the country in which the girl 
or boy is a resident. 
SEC. 9. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 
To carry out this Act and the amendments made by 
this Act, there are authorized to be appropriated as such 
sums as necessary for fiscal years 2010 through 2014. 
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