12 2 STA T .37 3 6PUBLIC LA W 11 0– 3 4 0 —O CT. 3 , 200 8‘ ‘ (d)DEFIN I T I O N S.—Inthis s ec ti o n
‘‘( 1 ) PAR TI C I P ATE ACTI V E LY IN H OSTILITIES.— T he te rm ‘ pa rticipate acti v e ly in hostilities ’ means ta k in g part in— ‘‘( A ) com b at or military activities related to combat , incl u ding sabotage and serving as a decoy, a courier, or at a military checkpoint
or ‘‘( B ) direct support f unctions related to combat, including transporting supplies or providing other services. ‘‘( 2 )AR M E D FORCE OR G RO U P.—The term ‘armed force or group’ means any army, militia, or other military organi z ation, w hether or not it is state - sponsored, e x cluding any group assem- bled solely for nonviolent political association.’’. (2) S TATUTE OF LIMITATIONS.— C hapter 21 3 of title 1 8 , U nited States Code is amended by adding at the end the following: ‘ ‘ §3 3 0 0 .Recruitm e n t o ru s eo f c h i ld soldiers ‘‘ N o person may be prosecuted, tried, or punished for a violation of section 2 4 42 unless the indictment or the information is filed not later than 1 0 years after the commission of the offense.’’. (3) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—Title 18, United States Code, is amended— (A) in the table of sections for chapter 118, by adding at the end the following: ‘ ‘ 24 42 .Recruitm e n t o ru s eo f c h i ld soldiers. ’ ’
and (B) in the table of sections for chapter 213, by adding at the end the following: ‘‘ 3 3 0 0. Recruitment or use of child soldiers.’’. (b) G ROUND OF INADMISSI B ILITY FOR R ECRUITING OR USING CHILD SOLDIERS.—Section 212(a)(3) of the Immigration and Nation- ality Act (8 U.S.C. 1182(a)(3)) is amended by adding at the end the following: ‘‘(G) RECRUITMENT OR USE OF CHILD SOLDIERS.—Any alien who has engaged in the recruitment or use of child soldiers in violation of section 2442 of title 18, United States Code, is inadmissible.’’. (c) GROUND OF REMOVABILITY FOR RECRUITING OR USING CHILD SOLDIERS.—Section 23 7 (a)(4) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1227(a)(4)) is amended by adding at the end the following: ‘‘( F ) RECRUITMENT OR USE OF CHILD SOLDIERS.—Any alien who has engaged in the recruitment or use of child soldiers in violation of section 2442 of title 18, United States Code, is deportable.’’. (d) ASYLUM AND W ITHHOLDING OF REMOVAL.— (1) ISSUANCE OF REGULATIONS.—Not later than 6 0 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Attorney General and the Secretary of H omeland Security shall promulgate final regulations establishing that, for purposes of sections 241(b)(3)(B)(iii) and 208(b)(2)(A)(iii) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1231(b)(3)(B)(iii); 8 U.S.C. 11 5 8(b)(2)(A)(iii)), an alien who is deportable under section 237(a)(4)(F) of such Act (8 U.S.C. 1227(a)(4)(F)) or inadmissible under section 212(a)(3)(G) of such Act (8 U.S.C. 1182(a)(3)(G)) shall be considered an alien with respect to whom there are Deadlin e .8USC1 1 5 8n ot e.
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