---
kind: "diff"
citation: "H.R. 4225"
bill: "113-hr-4225"
heading: "Stop Advertising Victims of Exploitation Act of 2014"
from: "rh"
from_label: "Reported in House"
to: "eh"
to_label: "Engrossed in House"
sections_amended: 1
sections_added: 0
sections_removed: 2
url: "https://uscodex.org/bills/113/hr/4225/changes/eh"
---

# H.R. 4225 — what changed

H.R. 4225, Stop Advertising Victims of Exploitation Act of 2014 — 1 section amended and 2 removed between Reported in House and Engrossed in House.

Edits are marked `<del>struck</del>` and `<ins>inserted</ins>`.

## Sec. 2 Advertising that offers certain commercial sex acts

- (a) <ins>In general—</ins> <ins>Section 1591 of title 18, United States Code, is amended in subsection (a)(1), by inserting after “obtains,” the following: “advertises,”.</ins>
- (b) <ins>Mens rea requirement—</ins> <ins>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,”.</ins>
- (c) <ins>Conforming amendments—</ins> <ins>Section 1591(b) of title 18, United States Code, is amended—</ins>
  - (1) <ins>in paragraph (1), by striking “or obtained” and inserting “obtained, or advertised”; and</ins>
  - (2) <ins>in paragraph (2), by striking “or obtained” and inserting “obtained, or advertised”.</ins>
- <del>“1591A. Advertising that offers certain commercial sex acts</del>
- <del>“(a) Offense—Whoever, in or affecting interstate or foreign commerce, knowingly benefits financially from, receives anything of value from, or distributes advertising that offers a commercial sex act in a manner prohibited under section 1591, shall be fined under this title, imprisoned not more than 5 years, or both.</del>
- <del>“(b) Definitions—In this section, the terms have the meanings given those terms in section 1591.”</del>

## Sec. 3 Extra-territorial jurisdiction — removed

- <del>Section 1596 of title 18, United States Code, is amended by striking “or 1591” and inserting “1591, or 1591A”.</del>

## Sec. 4 Clerical amendment — removed

- <del>The table of sections at the beginning of chapter 77 of title 18, United States Code, is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 1591 the following:</del>