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A bill to amend the Uniform Code of Military Justice to prohibit the wrongful broadcast or distribution of intimate visual images.

USA115th CongressS-1296| Senate 
| Updated: 6/6/2017
Claire McCaskill

Claire McCaskill

Democratic Senator

Missouri

Cosponsors (4)
Joni Ernst (Republican)Dean Heller (Republican)Roy Blunt (Republican)Bill Nelson (Democratic)

Armed Services Committee

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
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.
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Timeline
Jun 6, 2017
Introduced in Senate
Jun 6, 2017
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.
  • June 6, 2017
    Introduced in Senate


  • June 6, 2017
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.

Armed Forces and National Security

Related Bills

  • S 115-1519: National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2018
  • HR 115-2052: PRIVATE Act
  • HR 115-2810: National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2018
Assault and harassment offensesBroadcasting, cable, digital technologiesMilitary lawPhotography and imagingRight of privacySex offenses

A bill to amend the Uniform Code of Military Justice to prohibit the wrongful broadcast or distribution of intimate visual images.

USA115th CongressS-1296| Senate 
| Updated: 6/6/2017
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.
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Timeline
Jun 6, 2017
Introduced in Senate
Jun 6, 2017
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.
  • June 6, 2017
    Introduced in Senate


  • June 6, 2017
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.
Claire McCaskill

Claire McCaskill

Democratic Senator

Missouri

Cosponsors (4)
Joni Ernst (Republican)Dean Heller (Republican)Roy Blunt (Republican)Bill Nelson (Democratic)

Armed Services Committee

Armed Forces and National Security

Related Bills

  • S 115-1519: National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2018
  • HR 115-2052: PRIVATE Act
  • HR 115-2810: National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2018
  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Assault and harassment offensesBroadcasting, cable, digital technologiesMilitary lawPhotography and imagingRight of privacySex offenses