[Congressional Bills 113th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 1354 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

113th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                S. 1354

To amend title 18, United States Code, to clarify the range of conduct 
          punished as sex trafficking, and for other purposes.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             July 24, 2013

  Mr. Cornyn (for himself and Ms. Klobuchar) introduced the following 
    bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on the 
                               Judiciary

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                                 A BILL


 
To amend title 18, United States Code, to clarify the range of conduct 
          punished as sex trafficking, and for other purposes.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``End Sex Trafficking Act of 2013''.

SEC. 2. FIGHTING DEMAND FOR SEX TRAFFICKING.

    (a) In General.--Section 1591 of title 18, United States Code, is 
amended--
            (1) in subsection (a)(1), by striking ``or maintains'' and 
        inserting ``maintains, patronizes, or solicits'';
            (2) in subsection (b)--
                    (A) in paragraph (1), by striking ``or obtained'' 
                and inserting ``obtained, patronized, or solicited''; 
                and
                    (B) in paragraph (2), by striking ``or obtained'' 
                and inserting ``obtained, patronized, or solicited''; 
                and
            (3) in subsection (c), by striking ``or maintained'' and 
        inserting ``maintained, patronized, or solicited''.
    (b) Definition Amended.--Section 103(10) of the Trafficking Victims 
Protection Act of 2000 (22 U.S.C. 7102(10)) is amended by striking ``or 
obtaining'' and inserting ``obtaining, patronizing, or soliciting''.

SEC. 3. TARGETING OFFENDERS WHO EXPLOIT CHILDREN.

    Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, 
the Attorney General shall ensure that all task forces and working 
groups within the Innocence Lost National Initiative engage in 
activities, programs, or operations to increase the investigative 
capabilities of State and local law enforcement officers in the 
detection, investigation, and prosecution of persons who patronize or 
solicit children for sex.
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