Introduced in the House as the "Child Soldier Prevention Act of 2008" (H.R. 7311) by Howard Berman (D–CA) on December 9, 2008
Committee consideration by Foreign Affairs, Energy and Commerce, Judiciary
Passed the House on December 10, 2008
Passed the Senate on December 10, 2008
Signed into law by President George W. Bush on December 23, 2008
The Child Soldiers Prevention Act (CSPA) is a United States federal statute signed into law by President George W. Bush on December 23, 2008, as part of the William Wilberforce Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act of 2008. The law criminalizes leading a military force which recruits child soldiers. The law's definition of child soldiers includes "any person under 18 years of age who takes a direct part in hostilities as a member of governmental armed forces."
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