Ending Child Soldiers in Africa Act

This bill would require the Secretary of Defense, working with the Secretary of State and the head of U.S. Africa Command, to send Congress's defense committees a report within 180 days on how the use of child soldiers in Africa affects U.S. national security. The report would examine links between child soldiering and extremism, terrorism, crime, displacement, regional instability, and access to critical minerals. It would also review how extremist groups recruit children, current U.S. and partner prevention efforts, and lessons from African-led reintegration programs. The report would assess whether other U.S. military commands could create programs against child soldiering, and whether an Africa-based center, possibly in Uganda, could be set up to coordinate prevention work.

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Sponsors

• Joe Wilson Republican sponsor
• 1 cosponsors