[Congressional Record Volume 172, Number 106 (Wednesday, June 24, 2026)]
[Senate]
[Pages S3396-S3397]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

  SA 6229. Mr. BUDD submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by 
him to the bill S. 4784, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 
2027 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military 
construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, 
to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for 
other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       At the end of subtitle G of title X, add the following:

     SEC. 1094. PROTECTION OF SPECIAL OPERATIONS PERSONNEL.

       (a) In General.--Chapter 7 of title 18, United States Code, 
     is amended by adding at the end the following:

     ``Sec. 120. Protection of special operations personnel

       ``(a) Definitions.--In this section:
       ``(1) Covered person.--The term `covered person' means--
       ``(A) a member of the special operations forces;

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       ``(B) an employee of the Department of Defense or a member 
     of the Armed Forces (as defined in section 101(a) of title 
     10) designated by the Secretary of Defense who conducts or 
     participates in Department of Defense sensitive activities 
     (as defined in section 130g of title 10); or
       ``(C) a Federal law enforcement officer assigned or 
     attached to, or performing duty with a member of, the special 
     operations forces.
       ``(2) Crime of violence.--The term `crime of violence' has 
     the meaning given the term in section 16.
       ``(3) Immediate family.--The term `immediate family' has 
     the meaning given the term in section 115(c).
       ``(4) Restricted personal information.--The term 
     `restricted personal information' means, with respect to an 
     individual--
       ``(A) the individual's name in connection with the 
     individual's place of employment;
       ``(B) a visual depiction of the individual's face or 
     likeness in connection with the individual's name and place 
     of employment;
       ``(C) a visual depiction of the individual's home in 
     connection with the individual's name and place of 
     employment;
       ``(D) the date of birth, social security number, home 
     address, home phone number, mobile phone number, personal 
     email, or home fax number of, and identifiable to, the 
     individual; or
       ``(E) the individual's biometric data.
       ``(b) Offense.--It shall be unlawful to knowingly make 
     restricted personal information about a covered person, or a 
     member of the immediate family of that covered person, 
     publicly available--
       ``(1) with the intent to threaten, intimidate, or incite 
     the commission of a crime of violence against the covered 
     person or a member of the immediate family of the covered 
     person; or
       ``(2) with the intent and knowledge that the restricted 
     personal information will be used to threaten, intimidate, or 
     facilitate the commission of a crime of violence against that 
     covered person or a member of the immediate family of the 
     covered person.
       ``(c) Penalties.--Any person who violates subsection (b)--
       ``(1) shall be fined under this title, imprisoned for not 
     more than 5 years, or both; or
       ``(2) if death or serious bodily injury results from the 
     violation, shall be fined under this title, imprisoned for 
     any term of years or for life, or both.''.
       (b) Technical and Conforming Amendment.--The table of 
     sections for chapter 7 of title 18, United States Code, is 
     amended by adding at the end the following:

``120. Protection of special operations personnel.''.
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