,i #aaeth ,,congress #ast ,session ,h4 ,r4 #ahfe ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of ,,representatives ,april #c1 #bjag,mrs4 ,wagner 7for herself1 ,mrs4 ,beatty1 ,mr4 ,smith of ,new ,jersey1 ,ms4 ,clarke of ,new ,york1 ,mr4 ,poe of ,texas1 ,mrs4 ,carolyn ,b4 ,maloney of ,new ,york1 ,mr4 ,royce of ,california1 ,mrs4 ,roby1 ,mr4 ,kinzinger1 and ,ms4 ,jenkins of ,kansas7 introduced the following bill2 which was referred to the ,committee on the ,judiciary1 and in addition to the ,committee on ,energy and ,commerce1 for a period to be subsequently determined by the ,speaker1 in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned ,a ,,bill ,to amend the ,communications ,act of #aicd to clarify that section #bcj of such ,act does not prohibit the enforcement against providers and users of interactive computer services of ,federal and ,state criminal and civil law relating to sexual exploitation of children or sex trafficking1 and for other purposes4 #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as the ,allow ,states and ,victims to ,fight ,online ,sex ,trafficking ,act of #bjag4 #b4 ,findings ,congress finds the following3 7#a7 ,section #bcj of the ,communications ,act of #aicd 7#dg ,u4,s4,c4 #bcj2 commonly known as the ,communications ,decency ,act of #aiif7 was never intended to provide legal protection to websites that facilitate traffickers in advertising the sale of unlawful sex acts with sex trafficking victims4 7#b7 ,clarification of such section is warranted to ensure that such section does not provide such protection to such websites4 #c4 ,ensuring ability to enforce ,federal and ,state criminal and civil law relating to sexual exploitation of children or sex trafficking 7a7 ,in general ,section #bcj of the ,communications ,act of #aicd 7#dg ,u4,s4,c4 #bcj7 is amended-- 7#a7 in subsection 7b7-- 7,a7 in paragraph 7#d71 by striking 2 and and inserting a semicolon2 7,b7 in paragraph 7#e71 by striking the period at the end and inserting 2 and2 and 7,c7 by adding at the end the following3 7#f7 to ensure vigorous enforcement against providers and users of interactive computer services of ,federal and ,state criminal and civil law relating to sexual exploitation of children or sex trafficking1 including through the availability of a civil remedy for victims of sex trafficking4 2 and 7#b7 in subsection 7e7-- 7,a7 in paragraph 7#a7-- 7i7 by inserting section #aeia of such title 7relating to sex trafficking71 after title #ah1 ,united ,states ,code12 7ii7 by striking impair the enforcement of section and inserting the following3 impair the enforcement of1 or limit the availability of victim restitution under-- 7,a7 section 2 and 7iii7 by striking statute4 and inserting the following3 statute2 or 7,b7 any ,state criminal statute that prohibits-- 7i7 sexual exploitation of children2 7ii7 sex trafficking of children2 or 7iii7 sex trafficking by force1 threats of force1 fraud1 or coercion4 2 7,b7 in the second sentence of paragraph 7#c71 by striking ,no cause of action and inserting ,except as provided in paragraphs 7#a77;,b7 and 7#e77;,b71 no cause of action2 and 7,c7 by adding at the end the following3 7#e7 ,no effect on civil law relating to sexual exploitation of children or sex trafficking ,nothing in this section shall be construed to impair the enforcement or limit the application of-- 7,a7 section #aeie of title #ah1 ,united ,states ,code2 or 7,b7 any other ,federal or ,state law that provides causes of action1 restitution1 or other civil remedies to victims of-- 7i7 sexual exploitation of children2 7ii7 sex trafficking of children2 or 7iii7 sex trafficking by force1 threats of force1 fraud1 or coercion4 4 7b7 ,effective date ,the amendments made by this section shall take effect on the date of the enactment of this ,act1 and the amendment made by subsection 7a77#b77;,c7 7and1 to the extent it relates to such amendment1 the amendment made by subsection 7a77#b77;,b77 shall apply regardless of whether the conduct alleged occurred1 or is alleged to have occurred1 before1 on1 or after such date of enactment4 #d4 ,ensuring ,federal liability for publishing information designed to facilitate sex trafficking 7a7 ,in general ,section #aeia of title #ah1 ,united ,states ,code1 is amended-- 7#a7 by redesignating subsection 7e7 as subsection 7f72 7#b7 in subsection 7f71 as redesignated by paragraph 7#a71 by adding at the end the following3 7#f7 8,the terms information content provider and interactive computer service have the meanings given those terms in section #bcj of the ,communications ,act of #aicd 7#dg ,u4,s4,c4 #bcj74 7#g7 ,the term participation in a venture includes knowing or reckless conduct by any person or entity and by any means that furthers or in anyway aids or abets the violation of subsection 7a77#a74 2 and 7#c7 by inserting after subsection 7d7 the following3 7e7 7#a7 ,whoever1 being a provider of an interactive computer service1 publishes information provided by an information content provider1 with reckless disregard that the information provided by the information content provider is in furtherance of an offense under subsection 7a7 or an attempt to commit such an offense1 shall be fined in accordance with this title or imprisoned not more than #bj years1 or both4 7#b7 ,nothing in paragraph 7#a7 shall be construed to require the ,federal ,government in a prosecution1 or a plaintiff in a civil action1 to prove any intent on the part of the information content provider4 4 7b7 ,clerical amendments ,such section is further amended by striking subsection 7e77#b7 each place it appears and inserting subsection 7f77#b74