1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Allow States and Victims to Fight Online Sex Trafficking Act of 2017 . 2. Findings Congress finds the following: (1) Section 230 of the Communications Act of 1934 ( 47 U.S.C. 230 ; commonly known as the Communications Decency Act of 1996 ) was never intended to provide legal protection to websites that facilitate traffickers in advertising the sale of unlawful sex acts with sex trafficking victims. (2) Clarification of such section is warranted to ensure that such section does not provide such protection to such websites. 3. Ensuring ability to enforce Federal and State criminal and civil law relating to sexual exploitation of children or sex trafficking (a) In general Section 230 of the Communications Act of 1934 ( 47 U.S.C. 230 ) is amended— (1) in subsection (b)— (A) in paragraph (4), by striking ; and and inserting a semicolon; (B) in paragraph (5), by striking the period at the end and inserting ; and ; and (C) by adding at the end the following: (6) 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 trafficking, including through the availability of a civil remedy for victims of sex trafficking. ; and (2) in subsection (e)— (A) in paragraph (1)— (i) by inserting section 1591 of such title (relating to sex trafficking), after title 18, United States Code, ; (ii) by striking impair the enforcement of section and inserting the following: impair the enforcement of, or limit the availability of victim restitution under— (A) section ; and (iii) by striking statute. and inserting the following: statute; or (B) any State criminal statute that prohibits— (i) sexual exploitation of children; (ii) sex trafficking of children; or (iii) sex trafficking by force, threats of force, fraud, or coercion.