End Sex Trafficking Act of 2013

Bill: 113-s-1354
Sponsor: full_name: Sen. Cornyn, John [R-TX]
Introduced: 2013-07-24
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
Subjects: Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogation

Human trafficking

Law enforcement administration and funding

Sex offenses
Latest action: action_date: 2013-07-24
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

Summaries:
action_date: 2013-07-24
action_desc: Introduced in Senate
text: <p>End Sex Trafficking Act of 2013 - Amends: (1) the federal criminal code to expand the scope of prohibitions against sex trafficking to include patronizing or soliciting a commercial sex act with a victim of sex trafficking, and (2) the Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000 to expand the definition of "sex trafficking" to include patronizing or soliciting a person for the purpose of a commercial sex act.</p> <p>Directs the Attorney General to 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.</p>

tv_txt: II 113th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 1354 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 A BILL To amend title 18, United States Code, to clarify the range of conduct punished as sex trafficking, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the End Sex Trafficking Act of 2013 . 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 . 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.