,,ii ,calendar ,no4 #bib #aaeth         
,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,s4 #afic    
,report ,no4 #aae-aii ,,in ,,the        
,,senate ,,of ,,the ,,united ,,states   
,august #a1 #bjag,mr4 ,portman 7for     
himself1 ,mr4 ,blumenthal1 ,mr4         
,mc,cain1 ,mrs4 ,mc,caskill1 ,mr4       
,cornyn1 ,ms4 ,heitkamp1 ,mr4 ,blunt1   
,mrs4 ,capito1 ,mr4 ,casey1 ,ms4        
,collins1 ,mr4 ,corker1 ,mr4 ,cruz1 ,mr4
 ,flake1 ,mr4 ,graham1 ,mr4 ,isakson1   
,ms4 ,klobuchar1 ,mr4 ,lankford1 ,mr4   
,lee1 ,mr4 ,nelson1 ,mr4 ,rubio1 ,mr4   
,brown1 ,ms4 ,murkowski1 ,mrs4 ,shaheen1
 ,mr4 ,hoeven1 ,mr4 ,cochran1 ,mr4      
,sullivan1 ,mr4 ,kennedy1 ,mr4 ,sasse1  
,ms4 ,hassan1 ,ms4 ,duckworth1 ,mrs4    
,fischer1 ,mr4 ,burr1 ,mr4 ,durbin1 ,mr4
 ,scott1 ,mr4 ,cotton1 ,mr4 ,cassidy1   
,mr4 ,tillis1 ,ms4 ,cortez ,masto1 ,mrs4
 ,feinstein1 ,ms4 ,harris1 ,mr4 ,schatz1
 ,mr4 ,booker1 ,mr4 ,barrasso1 ,mr4     
,grassley1 ,mr4 ,hatch1 ,mr4 ,van       
,hollen1 ,mr4 ,toomey1 ,mr4 ,gardner1   
,mr4 ,thune1 ,mr4 ,coons1 ,mr4 ,manchin1

 ,mr4 ,whitehouse1 ,mrs4 ,ernst1 ,mr4   
,tester1 ,mrs4 ,gillibrand1 ,mr4 ,enzi1 
,mr4 ,menendez1 ,mr4 ,shelby1 ,mr4      
,rounds1 ,mr4 ,roberts1 ,mr4 ,boozman1  
,mr4 ,young1 ,mr4 ,wicker1 and ,mr4     
,heller7 introduced the following bill2 
which was read twice and referred to the
 ,committee on ,commerce1 ,science1 and 
,transportation  ,january #aj1          
#bjah,reported by ,mr4 ,thune1 with an  
amendment,strike out all after the      
enacting clause and insert the part     
printed in italic  ,a ,,bill  ,to amend 
the ,communications ,act of #aicd to    
clarify that section #bcj of that ,act  
does not prohibit the enforcement       
against providers and users of          
interactive computer services of        
,federal and ,state criminal and civil  
law relating to sex trafficking4  #a4   
,short title ,this ,act may be cited as 
the ,stop ,enabling ,sex ,traffickers   
,act of #bjag4  #b4 ,findings ,congress 
finds the following3 7#a7 ,section #bcj 
of the ,communications ,act of #aicd    

7#dg ,u4,s4,c4 #bcj7 7as added by title 
,v of the ,telecommunications ,act of   
#aiif 7,public ,law #ajd-ajd2 #aaj      
,stat4 #acc7 7commonly known as the     
,communications ,decency ,act of #aiif77
 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 section
 #bcj of the ,communications ,act of    
#aicd is warranted to ensure that that  
section does not provide such protection
 to such websites4  #c4 ,ensuring       
ability to enforce ,federal and ,state  
criminal and civil law relating to 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 and at the  
end2  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 of ,federal        
criminal and civil law relating to sex  
trafficking4  2 and  7#b7 in subsection 
7e7-- 7,a7 in paragraph 7#a7--  7i7 by  
inserting section #aeia 7relating to sex
 trafficking7 of that title1 after title
 #ah1 ,united ,states ,code12  7ii7 by  
striking impair the enforcement and     
inserting the following3 8impair--  7,a7
 the enforcement  2 and  7iii7 by       
striking statute4 and inserting the     
following3 8statute2 or  7,b7 any ,state
 criminal prosecution or civil          
enforcement action targeting conduct    
that violates a ,federal criminal law   
prohibiting--  7i7 sex trafficking of   
children2 or  7ii7 sex trafficking by   
force1 threats of force1 fraud1 or      
coercion4  2 and  7,b7 by adding at the 
end the following3  7#e7 ,no effect on  
civil law relating to sex trafficking   
,nothing in this section shall be       
construed to impair the enforcement or  
limit the application of section #aeie  
of title #ah1 ,united ,states ,code4  4 

7b7 ,effective date ,the amendments made
 by this section shall take effect on   
the date of enactment of this ,act1 and 
the amendment made by subsection        
7a77#b77;,b7 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 or otherwise 
facilitating sex trafficking ,section   
#aeia7;e7 of title #ah1 ,united ,states 
,code1 is amended-- 7#a7 by             
redesignating paragraphs 7#d7 and 7#e7  
as paragraphs 7#e7 and 7#f71            
respectively2 and  7#b7 by inserting    
after paragraph 7#c7 the following3     
7#d7 ,the term participation in a       
venture means knowing conduct by an     
individual or entity1 by any means1 that
 assists1 supports1 or facilitates a    
violation of subsection 7a77#a74  4  #a4
 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as
 the ,stop ,enabling ,sex ,traffickers  

,act of #bjag4  #b4 ,findings ,congress 
finds the following3 7#a7 ,section #bcj 
of the ,communications ,act of #aicd    
7#dg ,u4,s4,c4 #bcj7 7as added by title 
,v of the ,telecommunications ,act of   
#aiif 7,public ,law #ajd-ajd2 #aaj      
,stat4 #acc7 7commonly known as the     
,communications ,decency ,act of #aiif77
 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 section
 #bcj of the ,communications ,act of    
#aicd is warranted to ensure that that  
section does not provide such protection
 to such websites4  #c4 ,ensuring       
ability to enforce ,federal and ,state  
criminal and civil law relating to 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 and at the  
end2  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 of ,federal        
criminal and civil law relating to sex  
trafficking4  2 and  7#b7 in subsection 
7e71 by adding at the end the following3
  7#e7 ,no effect on sex trafficking law
 ,nothing in this section 7other than   
subsection 7c77#b77;,a77 shall be       
construed to impair or limit--  7,a7 any
 claim in a civil action brought under  
section #aeie of title #ah1 ,united     
,states ,code1 if the conduct underlying
 the claim constitutes a violation of   
section #aeia of that title2 or  7,b7   
any charge in a criminal prosecution    
brought under ,state law if the conduct 
underlying the charge constitutes a     
violation of section #aeia of title #ah1
 ,united ,states ,code4  4  7b7         
,effective date ,the amendments made by 
this section shall take effect on the   
date of enactment of this ,act1 and the 
amendment made by subsection 7a77#b7    

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 or otherwise facilitating   
sex trafficking ,section #aeia7;e7 of   
title #ah1 ,united ,states ,code1 is    
amended-- 7#a7 by redesignating         
paragraphs 7#d7 and 7#e7 as paragraphs  
7#e7 and 7#f71 respectively2 and  7#b7  
by inserting after paragraph 7#c7 the   
following3  7#d7 ,the term participation
 in a venture means knowingly assisting1
 supporting1 or facilitating a violation
 of subsection 7a77#a74  4  #e4 ,actions
 by ,state attorneys general  7a7 ,in   
general ,section #aeie of title #ah1    
,united ,states ,code1 is amended by    
adding at the end the following3  7d7   
,in any case in which the attorney      
general of a ,state has reason to       
believe that an interest of the         
residents of that ,state has been or is 

threatened or adversely affected by any 
person who violates section #aeia1 the  
attorney general of the ,state1 as      
parens patriae1 may bring a civil action
 against such person on behalf of the   
residents of the ,state in an           
appropriate district court of the       
,united ,states to obtain appropriate   
relief4  4  7b7 ,technical and          
conforming amendments ,section #aeie of 
title #ah1 ,united ,states ,code1 is    
amended-- 7#a7 in subsection 7b77#a71 by
 striking this section and inserting    
subsection 7a72 and  7#b7 in subsection 
7c71 in the matter preceding paragraph  
7#a71 by striking this section and      
inserting subsection 7a74  #f4 ,savings 
clause ,nothing in this ,act or the     
amendments made by this ,act is intended
 to limit--  7#a7 any claim or cause of 
action under ,federal law that was      
filed1 or could have been filed1 before 
the date of enactment of this ,act2 or  
7#b7 any claim or cause of action under 
,state law1 including statutory and     

common law1 that-- 7,a7 was filed1 or   
could have been filed1 before the date  
of enactment of this ,act2 and  7,b7 was
 not preempted by section #bcj of the   
,communications ,act of #aicd 7#dg      
,u4,s4,c4 #bcj74  ,january #aj1         
#bjah,reported with an amendment