3.0.0 1296 2023-01-11T13:37:39Z 2023-01-11T13:37:39Z Senate S 2017-06-06 115 ssas00 Armed Services Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2017-06-06T19:22:55Z National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2018 115 2810 HR 2017-12-12 Signed by President. Related bill CRS PRIVATE Act 115 2052 HR 2017-05-25 Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services. Related bill CRS National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2018 115 1519 S 2018-03-22 Motion to proceed to consideration of measure made in Senate. (consideration: CR S1886-1892, S1892-1931) Related bill CRS 2017-06-06 ssas00 Armed Services Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services. IntroReferral 2017-06-06 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress M001170 Sen. McCaskill, Claire [D-MO] Claire McCaskill D MO N H001041 Sen. Heller, Dean [R-NV] Dean Heller R NV 2017-06-06 True E000295 Sen. Ernst, Joni [R-IA] Joni Ernst R IA 2017-06-06 True B000575 Sen. Blunt, Roy [R-MO] Roy Blunt R MO 2017-06-14 False N000032 Sen. Nelson, Bill [D-FL] CLARENCE NELSON D FL WILLIAM 2017-06-22 False Armed Forces and National Security Assault and harassment offenses Broadcasting, cable, digital technologies Military law Photography and imaging Right of privacy Sex offenses Armed Forces and National Security 00 2017-06-06 Introduced in Senate 2017-07-22T14:38:55Z Protecting the Rights of IndiViduals Against Technological Exploitation Act or the PRIVATE Act

This bill amends the Uniform Code of Military Justice to prohibit a person from knowingly and wrongfully broadcasting or distributing an intimate visual image of a private area of another individual who is at least 18 years old, who is identifiable from the image or from information displayed in connection with the image, and who does not explicitly consent, if the person knows or reasonably should have known that:

  • the image was made under circumstances in which the individual depicted retained a reasonable expectation of privacy regarding any broadcast or distribution of such image; and
  • the broadcast or distribution of the intimate visual image is likely to cause harm, harassment, intimidation, emotional distress, or financial loss for the individual depicted or to harm substantially the depicted individual's health, safety, business, calling, career, financial condition, reputation, or personal relationships.

The perpetrator of such offense is guilty of wrongful distribution of intimate visual images and shall by punished as a court-martial may direct.

]]> PRIVATE Act Display Title PRIVATE Act Official Title as Introduced A bill to amend the Uniform Code of Military Justice to prohibit the wrongful broadcast or distribution of intimate visual images. Introduced in Senate IS Short Titles as Introduced PRIVATE Act Short Titles as Introduced Protecting the Rights of IndiViduals Against Technological Exploitation Act Introduced in Senate 2017-06-06T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-115s1296is/xml/BILLS-115s1296is.xml 2017-06-06 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.