a link to interstate or foreign commerce would confirm that Congress has the affirmative power to prohibit this conduct. 3. Amendments to current law on female genital mutilation Section 116 of title 18, United States Code, is amended— (1) by amending subsection (a) to read as follows: (a) Except as provided in subsection (b), whoever, in any circumstance described in subsection (d), knowingly— (1) performs, attempts to perform, or conspires to perform female genital mutilation on another person who has not attained the age of 18 years