Department of Justice efforts to address child marriage

(a) In general The Attorney General shall establish a working group which shall, not later than 180 days after the date on which the National Commission to Combat Child Marriage in the United States issues the final report required under section 4(g)(2), promulgate a model State statute that— (1) prohibits child marriage by requiring a person to be at least 18 years of age or, for a State with an age of majority that is older than 18 years of age, the age of majority in the State, at the time of marriage; (2) allows any individual married as a minor to choose to petition for such marriage to be voided; and (3) restricts any party who was an adult at the time of marriage to a person younger than the age of majority from voiding such a marriage. (b) Composition of the working group The working group established under subsection (a) shall be composed of 8 members, of whom at least 1 member shall be from the following components of the Department of Justice: (1) The Office of Legal Policy. (2) The Office of Legislative Affairs. (3) The Child Exploitation and Obscenity Section of the Criminal Division. (4) The Human Rights and Special Prosecutions Section of the Criminal Division. (5) The Office on Violence Against Women.