REDUCING DEMAND FOR SEX TRAFFICKING.

SEC. 108. REDUCING DEMAND FOR SEX TRAFFICKING. (a) In general.—Section 1591 of title 18, United States Code, is amended— (1) in subsection (a)(1), by striking “or maintains” and inserting “maintains, patronizes, or solicits”; (2) in subsection (b)— (A) in paragraph (1), by striking “or obtained” and inserting “obtained, patronized, or solicited”; and (B) in paragraph (2), by striking “or obtained” and inserting “obtained, patronized, or solicited”; and (3) in subsection (c)— (A) by striking “or maintained” and inserting “, maintained, patronized, or solicited”; and (B) by striking “knew that the person” and inserting “knew, or recklessly disregarded the fact, that the person”. (b) Definition Amended.—Section 103(10) of the Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000 (22 U.S.C. 7102(10)) is amended by striking “or obtaining” and inserting “obtaining, patronizing, or soliciting”. (c) [18 U.S.C. 1591 note] Purpose.—The purpose of the amendments made by this section is to clarify the range of conduct punished as sex trafficking.