,i #aadth ,,congress #b;d ,session ,h4 ,r4 #fdgh ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of ,,representatives ,december #h1 #bjaf,ms4 ,clark of ,massachusetts introduced the following bill2 which was referred to the ,committee on the ,judiciary ,a ,,bill ,to amend title #ah1 ,united ,states ,code1 to provide criminal and civil remedies for publication of personally identifiable information with the intent to do harm4 #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as the ,interstate ,doxxing ,prevention ,act4 #b4 ,disclosure of personal information with the intent to cause harm 7a7 ,in general ,chapter #da of title #ah1 ,united ,state ,code1 is amended by adding at the end the following3 #hha4 ,publication of personally identifiable information with the intent to cause harm 7a7 ,prohibition ,whoever1 with the intent to threaten1 intimidate1 harass1 stalk1 or facilitate another to threaten1 intimidate1 harass1 or stalk1 uses the mail or any facility or means of interstate or foreign commerce to knowingly publish the personally identifiable information of another person1 and as a result of that publication places that person in reasonable fear of the death of or serious bodily injury to-- 7#a7 that person2 7#b7 an immediate family member of that person2 or 7#c7 an intimate partner of that person1 shall be subject to the criminal penalty and the civil liability provided by this section4 7b7 ,criminal penalty 7#a7 ,in general ,whoever violates subsection 7a7 shall be fined under this title or imprisoned not more than #e years1 or both4 7#b7 ,reimbursement 7,a7 ,in general ,the court1 in imposing a sentence on a defendant convicted of an offense under this section1 shall order the defendant to reimburse any party for expenses necessitated by such offense4 7,b7 ,joint and several liability ,a person ordered to make reimbursement under this subsection shall be jointly and severally liable for such expenses with each other person1 if any1 who is ordered to make reimbursement under this subsection for the same expenses4 7,c7 ,civil judgment ,an order of reimbursement under this subsection shall1 for the purposes of enforcement1 be treated as a civil judgment4 7c7 ,civil action ,an individual who is a victim of an offense under this section may bring a civil action against the perpetrator 7or whoever knowingly benefits1 financially or by receiving anything of value from participation in a venture which that person knew or should have known has engaged in an act in violation of this section7 and may recover money damages and any other appropriate relief1 including reasonable attorney's fees4 7d7 ,definitions ,in this section3 7#a7 ,publish ,the term publish means to circulate1 deliver1 distribute1 disseminate1 transmit1 or otherwise make available to another person4 7#b7 ,personally identifiable information ,the term personally identifiable information means-- 7,a7 any information that can be used to distinguish or trace an individual's identity1 such as name1 prior legal name1 alias1 mother's maiden name1 social security number1 date or place of birth1 address1 phone number1 or biometric data2 7,b7 any information that is linked or linkable to an individual1 such as medical1 financial1 education1 consumer1 or employment information1 data1 or records2 or 7,c7 any other sensitive private information that is linked or linkable to a specific identifiable individual1 such as gender identity1 sexual orientation1 or any sexually explicit visual depiction of a person described in clause 7#a71 7#b71 or 7#c7 of subsection 7a74 7#c7 ,immediate family member ,the term immediate family member means-- 7,a7 the spouse1 parent1 brother1 sister1 or child of the subject of the publication or a person to whom the subject of the publication stands in loco parentis2 or 7,b7 any other person living in the subject of the publication's household and related to the subject of the publication by blood or marriage4 7#d7 ,intimate partner ,the term intimate partner means a person who is or has been in a social relationship of a romantic or intimate nature with the subject of the publication1 as determined by the length of the relationship1 the type of relationship1 and the frequency of interaction between the persons involved in the relationship4 7#e7 ,sexually explicit visual depiction ,the term sexually explicit visual depiction means any photograph1 film1 video1 or other recording or live transmission of a person1 whether produced by electronic1 mechanical1 or other means 7including depictions that are not stored in a permanent format71 that depicts-- 7,a7 the lascivious exhibition of the anus1 the post-pubescent female nipple1 the genitals1 or the pubic area of any person2 7,b7 any actual or simulated sexual contact or sexual act2 7,c7 bestiality2 or 7,d7 sadistic or masochistic conduct4 7e7 ,attempt and conspiracy ,whoever attempts or conspires to violate this section shall be punishable in the same manner as a completed violation of this section4 7f7 ,activities of law enforcement ,this section does not prohibit any lawfully authorized investigative1 protective1 or intelligence activity of a law enforcement agency of the ,united ,states1 a ,state1 or political subdivision of a ,state1 or of an intelligence agency of the ,united ,states4 4 7b7 ,clerical amendment ,the table of sections at the beginning of chapter #da title #ah1 ,united ,states ,code1 is amended by adding at the end the following new item3 #hha4 ,publication of personally identifiable information with the intent to cause harm4 4