,,ii  #aacth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #aced  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,july #bd1     
#bjac ,mr4 ,cornyn 7for himself and ,ms4
 ,klobuchar7 introduced the following   
bill2 which was read twice and referred 
to the ,committee on the ,judiciary  ,a 
,,bill  ,to amend title #ah1 ,united    
,states ,code1 to clarify the range of  
conduct punished as sex trafficking1 and
 for other purposes4  #a4 ,short title  
,this ,act may be cited as the ,end ,sex
 ,trafficking ,act of #bjac4  #b4       
,fighting demand for sex trafficking    
7a7 ,in general ,section #aeia of title 
#ah1 ,united ,states ,code1 is amended--
  7#a7 in subsection 7a77#a71 by        
striking or maintains and inserting     
maintains1 patronizes1 or solicits2     
7#b7 in subsection 7b7--  7,a7 in       
paragraph 7#a71 by striking or obtained 
and inserting obtained1 patronized1 or  
solicited2 and  7,b7 in paragraph 7#b71 
by striking or obtained and inserting   
obtained1 patronized1 or solicited2 and 

7#c7 in subsection 7c71 by striking or  
maintained and inserting maintained1    
patronized1 or solicited4  7b7          
,definition amended ,section #ajc7aj7 of
 the ,trafficking ,victims ,protection  
,act of #bjjj 7#bb ,u4,s4,c4 #gajb7aj77 
is amended by striking or obtaining and 
inserting obtaining1 patronizing1 or    
soliciting4  #c4 ,targeting offenders   
who exploit children ,not later than    
#ahj days after the date of enactment of
 this ,act1 the ,attorney ,general shall
 ensure that all task forces and working
 groups within the ,innocence ,lost     
,national ,initiative engage in         
activities1 programs1 or operations to  
increase the investigative capabilities 
of ,state and local law enforcement     
officers in the detection1              
investigation1 and prosecution of       
persons who patronize or solicit        
children for sex4