[Congressional Bills 114th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 285 Engrossed in House (EH)]

114th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 285

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                                 AN ACT


 
    To amend title 18, United States Code, to provide a penalty for 
 knowingly selling advertising that offers certain commercial sex acts.

    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 ``Stop Advertising Victims of 
Exploitation Act of 2015'' or the ``SAVE Act of 2015''.

SEC. 2. ADVERTISING THAT OFFERS CERTAIN COMMERCIAL SEX ACTS.

    (a) In General.--Section 1591 of title 18, United States Code, is 
amended in subsection (a)(1), by inserting after ``obtains,'' the 
following: ``advertises,''.
    (b) Mens Rea Requirement.--Section 1591 of title 18, United States 
Code, is amended in subsection (a), by inserting after ``knowing, or'' 
the following: ``, except where, in an offense under paragraph (2), the 
act constituting the violation of paragraph (1) is advertising,''.
    (c) Conforming Amendments.--Section 1591(b) of title 18, United 
States Code, is amended--
            (1) in paragraph (1), by striking ``or obtained'' and 
        inserting ``obtained, or advertised''; and
            (2) in paragraph (2), by striking ``or obtained'' and 
        inserting ``obtained, or advertised''.

            Passed the House of Representatives January 27, 2015.

            Attest:

                                                                 Clerk.
114th CONGRESS

  1st Session

                               H. R. 285

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 AN ACT

    To amend title 18, United States Code, to provide a penalty for 
 knowingly selling advertising that offers certain commercial sex acts.