[Congressional Bills 113th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 4225 Received in Senate (RDS)]
113th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. R. 4225
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IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
May 21, 2014
Received
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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 2014'' or the ``SAVE Act of 2014''.
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 May 20, 2014.
Attest:
KAREN L. HAAS,
Clerk.