,i  #aad? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4
 ,r4 #ehjj  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(          
,,repres5tatives  ,july #ad1 #bjaf,mr4  
,poliqu9 7= himself & ,mr4 ,roe (       
,t5nessee7 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 
0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ! ,judici>y 
,a ,,bill  ,to am5d title #ah1 ,unit$   
,/ates ,code1 to provide crim9al        
p5alties = c]ta9 (ficials :o mi%&le     
classifi$ in=mation1 & = o!r purposes4  
#a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z 
! ,hold ,top ,(ficials ,acc\ntable ,act4
  #b4 ,(ficial mi%&l+ ( classifi$       
in=mation  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,*apt] #ic (    
title #ah1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 is am5d$
 by add+ at ! end ! foll[+3  #aibe4     
,(ficial mi%&l+ ( classifi$ in=mation   
7a7 ,(f5se ,:oev]1 be+ a highly plac$   
(ficial ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates1 mi%&les      
classifi$ in=mation %all be f9$ "u ?is  
title & imprison$ = n less ?an #b nor m 
?an #aj ye>s4  7b7 ,def9itions ,9 ?is   
section3 7#a7 ,! t]m high plac$ (ficial 
means--  7,a7 a ,repres5tative or       
,s5ator2 or  7,b7 an individual ^:      

(fice1 :e!r civil or mili>y1 is "o to   
:i* ! individual is appo9t$ by !        
,presid5t by & ) ! advice & cons5t ( !  
,s5ate4  7#b7 ,! t]m mi%&les means--    
7,a7 kn[+ly discloses ! classifi$       
in=mation to a p]son n au?oriz$ to      
receive x2 or  7,b7 ?r\gh grossly       
neglig5t conduct-- 7i7 places !         
classifi$ in=mation on a s]v]1 mobile   
device1 laptop1 comput] or any o!r      
electronic device1 t is n (ficially     
secur$2 or  7ii7 o!rwise makes !        
classifi$ in=mation m pot5tially        
available to a p]son n au?oriz$ to      
receive x4  7#c7 ,! t]m classifi$       
in=mation means any in=mation or mat]ial
 t has be5 det]m9$ by ! ,unit$ ,/ates   
,gov]nm5t pursuant to an ,executive     
ord]1 /atute1 or regulation1 to require 
protection aga9/ unau?oriz$ disclosure =
 reasons ( national security & any      
re/rict$ data1 z def9$ 9 p>agraph r4 (  
section #aa ( ! ,atomic ,en]gy ,act (   
#aied 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #bjad7y774  4  7b7 
,cl]ical am5dm5t ,! table ( sections at 

! beg9n+ ( *apt] #ic ( title #ah1 ,unit$
 ,/ates ,code1 is am5d$ by add+ at ! end
 ! foll[+ new item3  #aibe4 ,(ficial    
mi%&l+ ( classifi$ in=mation4  4