H.R. 1690 — Introduced in House

I 113th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 1690 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES April 23, 2013 Mr. Vargas (for himself, Mr. LaMalfa, Mrs. Napolitano, Mr. Enyart, Ms. Bass, Mr. Lowenthal, Mr. Rush, Mr. Cárdenas, Mrs. Davis of California, Mr. Honda, Ms. Jackson Lee, Mrs. Negrete McLeod, Mr. Gutierrez, Mr. Poe of Texas, Mr. Takano, and Mr. Peters of California) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary A BILL To amend title 18, United States Code, to remove knowledge of age as an element of the offense for the sex trafficking of children or by force, fraud, or coercion. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Child Protection Act of 2013 or as Hazel’s Law. 2. Knowledge of age not required for sex trafficking of children or by force, fraud, or coercion Section 1591(c) of title 18, United States Code, is amended— (1) by striking in which the defendant had a reasonable opportunity to observe the person so recruited, enticed, harbored, transported, provided, obtained or maintained; and (2) by inserting so recruited, enticed, harbored, transported, provided, obtained or maintained after the Government need not prove that the defendant knew that the person.