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H. Rept. 115-572,Part 1 1 (2018-02-20)

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                     115TH CONGRESS                                      REPT. 115-572
                        2d Session  J  HOUSE   OF REPRESENTATIVES            Part 1







                        ALLOW   STATES AND VICTIMS TO FIGHT ONLINE SEX
                                       TRAFFICKING ACT OF 2017




                     FEBRUARY 20, 2018.-Committed to the Whole House on the State of the Union and
                                              ordered to be printed




                           Mr. GOODLATTE,   from the Committee   on the Judiciary,
                                          submitted  the  following



                                              REPORT


                                            [To accompany H.R. 1865]

                              [Including cost estimate of the Congressional Budget Office]

                      The  Committee   on the  Judiciary, to whom  was  referred the bill
                    (H.R.  1865) to amend   the Communications Act of 1934 to clarify
                    that  section 230  of such  Act does  not prohibit  the enforcement
                    against providers and  users of interactive computer services of Fed-
                    eral and State criminal  and civil law relating to sexual exploitation
                    of children or sex trafficking, and for other purposes,  having con-
                    sidered the same,  report favorably thereon with an amendment and
                    recommend   that the bill as amended  do pass.

                                                 CONTENTS
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                    The A m endm ent ......................................................................................................  2
                    Purpose and Sum m ary ........................................................................................... .  3
                    Background and Need for the  Legislation  .............................................................  3
                    H earings ..................................................................................................................  6
                    Com m ittee Consideration  ........................................................................................  6
                    C om m ittee  V otes  .....................................................................................................  6
                    Com m ittee Oversight Findings  ...............................................................................  6
                    New Budget Authority and Tax Expenditures ......................................................  6
                    Congressional Budget Office  Cost Estimate   ..........................................................  6
                    Duplication of Federal Program s  ............................................................................  8
                    Disclosure of Directed  Rule  M akings  .....................................................................  8
                    Perform ance Goals  and  Objectives  .........................................................................  8
                    Advisory on Earm arks  .............................................................................................  8
                    Section-by-Section  Analysis  ....................................................................................  8
                    Changes in Existing Law Made by the Bill, as Reported .................            10
                    Com m ittee Jurisdiction  Letters  .............................................................................  14


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