### Question
What does covered offender mean?


### Answer
**Covered offender** has the following meaning in *34 U.S.C. § 20709*:

> an individual who obtains, patronizes, or solicits a commercial sex act involving a person subject to severe forms of trafficking in persons

#### Citation:
  - *34 U.S.C. § 20709*
  - Heading: **Subtitle II-Protection of Children and Other Persons > CHAPTER 207-COMBATING DOMESTIC TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS**

