,i  #aai? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4
 ,r4 #ijga  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(          
,,repres5tatives  ,may #bi1 #bjbf,mr4   
,nehls 7= himself1 ,mr4 ,hunt1 & ,mr4   
,evans ( ,colorado7 introduc$ ! foll[+  
bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ! 
,judici>y  ,a ,,bill  ,to am5d title    
#ah1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 to cl>ify &   
exp& ! prohibition on co]cion &         
enticem5t to include patroniz+ or       
solicit+ a m9or = a comm]cial sex act1 &
 = o!r purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title  ,?is 
,act may be cit$ z ! ,prev5t+ ,traffick+
 ( ,m9ors ,act ( #bjbf4  #b4 ,am5dm5t to
 co]cion & enticem5t /atute ,section    
#bdbb ( title #ah1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 
is am5d$-- 7#a7 9 subsection 7b71 by    
/rik+ ,:oev]1 us+ ! mail or any facility
 or means ( int]/ate or =eign comm]ce1  
or )9 ! special m>itime & t]ritorial    
jurisdiction ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates kn[+ly   
p]suades1 induces1 entices1 or co]ces   
any individual :o has n atta9$ ! age (  
#ah ye>s1 to engage 9 pro/itution or any
 sexual activity = :i* any p]son c be   

*>g$ ) a crim9al (f5se1 or attempts to d
 s & ins]t+ ! foll[+3  ,:oev]1 us+ !    
mail or any facility or means ( int]/ate
 or =eign comm]ce 7includ+ ! telephone  
or int]net71 or )9 ! special m>itime &  
t]ritorial jurisdiction ( ! ,unit$      
,/ates1 kn[+ly-- 7#a7 p]suades1 induces1
 entices1 or co]ces any individual :o   
has n atta9$ ! age ( #ah ye>s to engage 
9 a comm]cial sex act or any sexual     
activity = :i* any p]son c be *>g$ ) a  
crim9al (f5se2  7#b7 engages 9 a        
comm]cial sex act ) a m9or2  7#c7       
solicits1 (f]s to patronize1 or         
patronizes a m9or = a comm]cial sex act2
  7#d7 pays1 agrees to pay1 or (f]s to  
pay any p]son = ! purpose ( engag+ 9 a  
comm]cial sex act ) a m9or2  7#e7 ent]s 
or rema9s 9 a place ) ! int5t to engage 
9 a comm]cial sex act ) a m9or2 or  7#f7
 attempts to commit any (f5se describ$ 9
 p>agraphs 7#a7 ?r\gh 7#e7 ( ?is        
subsection  2 &  7#b7 by add+ at ! end !
 foll[+3  7c7 ,k ( age ,x is n a def5se 
t ! def5dant did n "k ! victim's age or 

reasonably believ$ ! victim to be #ah   
ye>s ( age or old]4 ,if ! def5dant _h a 
reasonable opportunity to obs]ve !      
victim1 ! ,gov]nm5t ne$ n prove t !     
def5dant knew t ! victim 0 "u #ah ye>s (
 age4  7d7 ,no requirem5t ( =ce1 fraud1 
or co]cion ,pro( ( =ce1 ?reats ( =ce1   
fraud1 or co]cion is n requir$ if !     
victim is a m9or4  7e7 ,no def5se bas$  
on law en=cem5t involvem5t ,x %all n be 
a def5se to prosecution "u ?is section t
 ! purport$ m9or 01 9 fact1 an und]cov] 
law en=cem5t (fic] or an individual act+
 at ! direction ( law en=cem5t repres5t+
 !mselves z a m9or4  7f7 ,def9itions ,9 
?is section--  7#a7 ! t]m comm]cial sex 
act has ! mean+ giv5 t t]m 9 section    
#aeia7;e77#c72  7#b7 ! t]m m9or means a 
p]son "u #ah ye>s ( age2 &  7#c7 ! t]m  
sex act has ! mean+ giv5 ! t]m sexual   
act 9 section #bbdf7b71 & includes      
sexual contact z def9$ 9 section        
#bbdf7c74  2 &  7#c7 9 subsection 7b71 z
 am5d$ by p>agraph 7#a71 by /rik+ %all  
be f9$ "u ?is title & imprison$ n less  

?an #aj ye>s or = life & ins]t+ %all be 
f9$ "u ?is title & imprison$ n less ?an 
#aj ye>s 7or #ae ye>s if ! m9or is "u   
#ad ye>s ( age7 or = life4  #c4         
,effective date ,?is ,act %all take     
effect #ahj days aft] ! date ( enactm5t 
& %all apply to (f5ses committ$ on or   
aft] t date4  #d4 ,sev]ability ,if any  
provision ( ?is ,act1 or ! application (
 su* provision to any p]son or          
circum/ance1 is held to be              
uncon/itutional1 ! rema9d] ( ?is ,act1 &
 ! application ( ! provisions ( ?is ,act
 to any o!r p]son or circum/ance1 %all n
 be affect$ !reby4