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(Original Signature of Member)

115TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION

H. R. ll

To amend the Communications Act of 1934 to permit 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 trafficking of children.

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Mrs. WAGNER introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on llllllllllllll

A BILL
To amend the Communications Act of 1934 to permit 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 trafficking of children.
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Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-

2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

This Act may be cited as the ‘‘No Immunity for Sex

5 Traffickers Online Act of 2017’’.

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SEC. 2. PERMITTING ENFORCEMENT OF FEDERAL AND

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STATE CRIMINAL AND CIVIL LAW RELATING

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TO SEXUAL EXPLOITATION OF CHILDREN OR

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SEX TRAFFICKING OF CHILDREN.

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(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 230 of the Communica-

6 tions Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 230) is amended—
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(1) in subsection (b)—

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(A) in paragraph (4), by striking ‘‘; and’’

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and inserting a semicolon;

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(B) in paragraph (5), by striking the pe-

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riod at the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and

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(C) by adding at the end the following:

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‘‘(6) to ensure vigorous enforcement against

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providers and users of interactive computer services

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of Federal and State criminal and civil law relating

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to sexual exploitation of children or sex trafficking

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of children, including through the availability of a

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civil remedy for victims of sex trafficking of chil-

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dren.’’; and

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(2) in subsection (e)—

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(A) in paragraph (1)—

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(i) by inserting ‘‘section 1591 of such

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title (relating to sex trafficking),’’ after

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‘‘title 18, United States Code,’’;

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(ii) by striking ‘‘enforcement of sec-

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tion’’ and inserting the following: ‘‘enforce-

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ment of—

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‘‘(A) section’’; and

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(iii) by striking ‘‘statute.’’ and insert-

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ing the following: ‘‘statute; or

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‘‘(B) any State criminal statute relating to

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sexual exploitation of children or sex trafficking

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of children.’’;

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(B) in the second sentence of paragraph

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(3), by striking ‘‘No cause of action’’ and in-

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serting ‘‘Except as provided in paragraphs

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(1)(B) and (5)(B), no cause of action’’; and

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(C) by adding at the end the following:

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‘‘(5) NO

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SEXUAL EXPLOITATION OF CHILDREN OR SEX TRAF-

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FICKING OF CHILDREN.—Nothing

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shall be construed to impair the enforcement or limit

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the application of—

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in this section

‘‘(A) section 1595 of title 18, United

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States Code; or

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‘‘(B) any other Federal or State law (to

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the extent such law does not impose criminal

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penalties) relating to sexual exploitation of chil-

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dren or sex trafficking of children.’’.

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(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by

2 this section shall take effect on the date of the enactment
3 of this Act and shall apply regardless of whether the con4 duct alleged occurred, or is alleged to have occurred, be5 fore, on, or after such date of enactment.

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