,,ib  ,union ,cal5d> ,no4 #dcb  #aae?   
,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4 ,r4 #ahfe
  ,report ,no4 #aae-egb1 ,"p ,i  ,,9 ,,!
 ,,h\se ,,( ,,repres5tatives  ,april #c1
 #bjag ,mrs4 ,wagn] 7= h]self1 ,mrs4    
,beatty1 ,mr4 ,smi? ( ,new ,j]sey1 ,ms4 
,cl>ke ( ,new ,york1 ,mr4 ,poe ( ,texas1
 ,mrs4 ,c>olyn ,b4 ,maloney ( ,new      
,york1 ,mr4 ,royce ( ,cali=nia1 ,mrs4   
,roby1 ,mr4 ,k9z+]1 & ,ms4 ,j5k9s (     
,kansas7 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 
ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ! ,judici>y1 &
 9 addition to ! ,committee on ,en]gy & 
,comm]ce1 = a p]iod to be subsequ5tly   
det]m9$ by ! ,speak]1 9 ea* case =      
consid]ation ( su* provisions z fall )9 
! jurisdiction ( ! committee conc]n$    
,febru>y #bj1 #bjah ,additional         
sponsors3 ,mr4 ,smuck]1 ,mr4 ,/iv]s1    
,mr4 ,web] ( ,texas1 ,mr4 ,fleis*mann1  
,mr4 ,lance1 ,ms4 ,sewell ( ,alabama1   
,mr4 ,roskam1 ,mr4 ,r\z]1 ,ms4 ,moore1  
,mr4 ,%imkus1 ,mr4 ,v>gas1 ,mr4 ,turn]1 
,ms4 ,ros51 ,mrs4 ,h>tzl]1 ,mr4 ,evans1 
,mr4 ,g>rett1 ,mr4 ,katko1 ,ms4 ,kelly (

 ,ill9ois1 ,ms4 ,wilson ( ,florida1 ,mr4
 ,la,hood1 ,mr4 ,c(fman1 ,mr4           
,luetkemey]1 ,mr4 ,bi%op ( ,mi*igan1    
,ms4 ,/efanik1 ,mr4 ,cri/1 ,mr4         
,c>bajal1 ,mrs4 ,com/ock1 ,mr4 ,rodney  
,davis ( ,ill9ois1 ,mr4 ,?omas ,j4      
,rooney ( ,florida1 ,mr4 ,graves (      
,miss\ri1 ,mr4 ,smi? ( ,miss\ri1 ,mr4   
,zeld91 ,mr4 ,mac,arthur1 ,mr4 ,pitt5g]1
 ,mr4 ,conaway1 ,mr4 ,"y ( ,i[a1 ,mr4   
,walk]1 ,mr4 ,walb]g1 ,mr4 ,h>ris1 ,mr4 
,mess]1 ,mr4 ,smi? ( ,texas1 ,mr4 ,brat1
 ,mr4 ,poliqu91 ,mr4 ,valadao1 ,mrs4    
,mimi ,walt]s ( ,cali=nia1 ,mr4 ,gibbs1 
,ms4 ,h]r]a ,beutl]1 ,mr4 ,long1 ,mr4   
,butt]field1 ,mr4 ,payne1 ,ms4 ,bass1   
,ms4 ,eddie ,b]nice ,johnson ( ,texas1  
,ms4 ,hanabusa1 ,ms4 ,blunt ,ro*e/]1    
,mrs4 ,lawr5ce1 ,ms4 ,de,lauro1 ,ms4    
,mi*elle ,lujan ,gri%am ( ,new ,mexico1 
,mr4 ,ha/+s1 ,mr4 ,ri*mond1 ,mrs4 ,love1
 ,mr4 ,clay1 ,mr4 ,kildee1 ,mr4 ,br[n ( 
,m>yl&1 ,ms4 ,plaskett1 ,ms4 ,adams1    
,mr4 ,?ompson ( ,mississippi1 ,mr4      
,cleav]1 ,mr4 ,bo/1 ,ms4 ,t5ney1 ,mr4   

,hudson1 ,mrs4 ,h&el1 ,mr4 ,cuell>1 ,mr4
 ,cole1 ,mr4 ,bilirakis1 ,mrs4 ,noem1   
,mrs4 ,brooks ( ,indiana1 ,ms4          
,ros-,leht951 ,mr4 ,ross1 ,mr4 ,kelly ( 
,mississippi1 ,mr4 ,donovan1 ,ms4 ,ku/] 
( ,new ,hamp%ire1 ,mr4 ,bi%op (         
,georgia1 ,mrs4 ,watson ,coleman1 ,mr4  
,palm]1 ,mr4 ,davidson1 ,ms4 ,foxx1     
,mrs4 ,black1 ,mr4 ,connolly1 ,mr4      
,faso1 ,mr4 ,ro?fus1 ,mr4 ,mc,caul1 ,mr4
 ,fitzpatrick1 ,mrs4 ,walorski1 ,mr4    
,re$1 ,mr4 ,joyce ( ,ohio1 ,mr4 ,brady (
 ,p5nsylvania1 ,mr4 ,/ew>t1 ,mr4 ,franks
 ( ,arizona1 ,ms4 ,s9ema1 ,mr4 ,ru%1    
,mr4 ,meeks1 ,mr4 ,o',hall]an1 ,mr4     
,johnson ( ,l\isiana1 ,mr4 ,posey1 ,mr4 
,j5k9s ( ,we/ ,virg9ia1 ,mr4 ,gonzalez (
 ,texas1 ,mr4 ,danny ,k4 ,davis (       
,ill9ois1 ,mr4 ,mc,govern1 ,mr4 ,g5e    
,gre5 ( ,texas1 ,mr4 ,lewis ( ,georgia1 
,mr4 ,espaillat1 ,mr4 ,keat+1 ,mr4      
,nolan1 ,ms4 ,titus1 ,mr4 ,sean ,patrick
 ,maloney ( ,new ,york1 ,mr4 ,s]rano1   
,mr4 ,des,jarlais1 ,mr4 ,curbelo (      
,florida1 ,mr4 ,ad]holt1 ,mr4 ,hultgr51 

,mrs4 ,blackburn1 ,mr4 ,=t5b]ry1 ,mr4   
,kelly ( ,p5nsylvania1 ,mr4 ,k+ ( ,i[a1 
,mr4 ,la,malfa1 ,mr4 ,lamborn1 ,mr4     
,olson1 ,mr4 ,pe>ce1 ,mr4 ,sessions1    
,mr4 ,wilson ( ,s\? ,c>ol9a1 ,mr4 ,coh51
 ,ms4 ,norton1 ,mr4 ,frel+huys51 ,mr4   
,pauls51 ,mr4 ,rei*]t1 ,mr4 ,roe (      
,t5nessee1 ,mr4 ,brady ( ,texas1 ,mr4   
,flores1 ,mr4 ,%u/]1 ,mr4 ,holl+swor?1  
,mr4 ,byrne1 ,mr4 ,au/9 ,scott (        
,georgia1 ,mr4 ,lawson ( ,florida1 ,miss
 ,rice ( ,new ,york1 ,mr4 ,mull91 ,mr4  
,gu?rie1 ,mr4 ,tib]i1 ,mr4 ,gohm]t1 ,mr4
 ,rice ( ,s\? ,c>ol9a1 ,mr4 ,williams1  
,mr4 ,b>letta1 ,mr4 ,s5s5br5n]1 ,mr4    
,m>%all1 ,mr4 ,burgess1 ,mr4 ,knight1   
,mr4 ,ku/(f ( ,t5nessee1 ,mr4 ,lucas1   
,ms4 ,velzquez1 ,mr4 ,capuano1 ,mr4     
,culb]son1 ,mr4 ,p]lmutt]1 ,ms4         
,wass]man ,s*ultz1 ,mr4 ,co/a1 ,mr4     
,calv]t1 & ,mr4 ,yoho  ,delet$ sponsor3 
,mr4 ,mc,nerney 7add$ ,septemb] #ac1    
#bjag2 delet$ ,septemb] #be1 #bjag 7    
,febru>y #bj1 #bjah ,report$ f !        
,committee on ! ,judici>y ) an am5dm5t  

,/rike out all aft] ! enact+ clause &   
ins]t ! "p pr9t$ 9 italic  ,febru>y #bj1
 #bjah ,! ,committee on ,en]gy &        
,comm]ce dis*>g$2 committ$ to !         
,committee ( ! ,:ole ,h\se on ! ,/ate ( 
! ,union & ord]$ to be pr9t$  ,= text ( 
introduc$ bill1 see copy ( bill z       
introduc$ on ,april #c1 #bjag  ,a ,,bill
  ,to am5d ! ,communications ,act (     
#aicd to cl>ify t section #bcj ( su*    
,act does n prohibit ! en=cem5t aga9/   
provid]s & us]s ( int]active comput]    
s]vices ( ,f$]al & ,/ate crim9al & civil
 law relat+ to sexual exploitation (    
*ildr5 or sex traffick+1 & = o!r        
purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may
 be cit$ z ! ,all[ ,/ates & ,victims to 
,fight ,onl9e ,sex ,traffick+ ,act (    
#bjag4  #b4 ,s5se ( congress ,x is !    
s5se ( ,congress t--  7#a7 section #bcj 
( ! ,communications ,act ( #aicd 7#dg   
,u4,s4,c4 #bcj2 commonly kn[n z !       
,communications ,dec5cy ,act ( #aiif7 0 
nev] int5d$ to provide legal protection 
to websites t unlawfully promote &      

facilitate pro/itution & contribute to  
sex traffick+2  7#b7 websites t promote 
& facilitate pro/itution h be5 reckless 
9 all[+ ! sale ( sex traffick+ victims &
 h done no?+ to prev5t ! traffick+ (    
*ildr5 & victims ( =ce1 fraud1 &        
co]cion2 &  7#c7 cl>ification ( su*     
section is w>rant$ to ensure t su*      
section does n provide su* protection to
 su* websites4  #c4 ,promotion (        
pro/itution & reckless disreg>d ( sex   
traffick+  7a7 ,promotion ( pro/itution 
,*apt] #aag ( title #ah1 ,unit$ ,/ates  
,code1 is am5d$ by ins]t+ aft] section  
#bdba ! foll[+3  #bdba;,a4 ,promotion or
 facilitation ( pro/itution & reckless  
disreg>d ( sex traffick+  7a7 ,9 g5]al  
,:oev] uses or op]ates a facility or    
means ( int]/ate or =eign comm]ce or    
attempts to d s ) ! int5t to promote or 
facilitate ! pro/itution ( ano!r p]son  
%all be f9$ "u ?is title1 imprison$ = n 
m ?an #aj ye>s1 or bo?4  7b7 ,aggravat$ 
violation ,:oev] uses or op]ates a      
facility or means ( int]/ate or =eign   

comm]ce ) ! int5t to promote or         
facilitate ! pro/itution ( ano!r p]son  
&--  7#a7 promotes or facilitates !     
pro/itution ( #e or m p]sons2 or  7#b7  
acts 9 reckless disreg>d ( ! fact t su* 
conduct contribut$ to sex traffick+1 9  
violation ( #aeia7;a71  %all be f9$ "u  
?is title1 imprison$ = n m ?an #be ye>s1
 or bo?4  7c7 ,civil recov]y ,any p]son 
injur$ by reason ( a violation ( section
 #bdba;,a7b7 may recov] damages &       
reasonable attorneys' fees 9 an action  
be=e any appropriate ,unit$ ,/ates      
di/rict c\rt4 ,consi/5t ) section #bcj (
 ! ,communications ,act ( #aicd 7#dg    
,u4,s4,c4 #bcj71 a def5dant may be held 
liable1 "u ?is subsection1 :]e promotion
 or facilitation ( pro/itution activity 
includes responsibility = ! creation or 
developm5t ( all or "p ( ! in=mation or 
cont5t provid$ ?r\gh any int]active     
comput] s]vice4  7d7 ,m&atory re/itution
 ,not)/&+ sections #cffc or #cffc;,a & 9
 addition to any o!r civil or crim9al   
p5alties au?oriz$ by law1 ! c\rt %all   

ord] re/itution = any (f5se "u ?is      
section4  7e7 ,affirmative ,def5se ,x   
%all be an affirmative def5se to a *>ge 
( violat+ subsection 7a7 :]e ! def5dant 
proves1 by a prepond]ance ( ! evid5ce1 t
 ! promotion or facilitation (          
pro/itution is legal 9 ! jurisdiction   
:]e ! promotion or facilitation 0       
t>get$4  4  7b7 ,table ( cont5ts ,!     
table ( cont5ts = su* *apt] is am5d$ by 
ins]t+ aft] ! item relat+ to section    
#bdba ! foll[+3  #bdba;,a4 ,promotion or
 facilitation ( pro/itution & reckless  
disreg>d ( sex traffick+4  4  #d4       
,communications dec5cy act ,section     
#bcj7;e7 ( ! ,communications ,act (     
#aicd 7#dg ,u4,s4,c4 #bcj7;e77 is am5d$ 
by add+ at ! end ! foll[+3  7#e7 ,no    
effect on /ate laws con=m+ to #ah u4s4c4
 #aeia7;a7 or #bdba;a ,no?+ 9 ?is       
section %all be con/ru$ to impair or    
limit any *>ge 9 a crim9al prosecution  
br\ght "u ,/ate law--  7,a7 if ! conduct
 und]ly+ ! *>ge con/itutes a violation (
 section #bdba;,a ( title #ah1 ,unit$   

,/ates ,code1 & promotion or            
facilitation ( pro/itution is illegal 9 
! jurisdiction :]e ! def5dant's         
promotion or facilitation ( pro/itution 
0 t>get$2 or  7,b7 if ! conduct und]ly+ 
! *>ge con/itutes a violation ( section 
#aeia7;a7 ( title #ah1 ,unit$ ,/ates    
,code4  4  #e4 ,sav+s clause ,no?+ 9 ?is
 ,act or ! am5dm5ts made by ?is ,act    
%all be con/ru$ to limit or preempt any 
civil action or crim9al prosecution "u  
,f$]al law or ,/ate law 7includ+ ,/ate  
/atutory law & ,/ate common law7 fil$   
be=e or aft] ! day be=e ! date (        
enactm5t ( ?is ,act t 0 n limit$ or     
preempt$ by section #bcj ( !            
,communications ,act ( #aicd 7#dg       
,u4,s4,c4 #bcj71 z su* section 0 9      
effect on ! day be=e ! date ( enactm5t (
 ?is ,act4  ,febru>y #bj1 #bjah ,report$
 f ! ,committee on ! ,judici>y ) an     
am5dm5t ,febru>y #bj1 #bjah ,!          
,committee on ,en]gy & ,comm]ce dis*>g$2
 committ$ to ! ,committee ( ! ,:ole     
,h\se on ! ,/ate ( ! ,union & ord]$ to  

be pr9t$