,i  #aae? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4
 ,r4 #dice  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(          
,,repres5tatives  ,febru>y #e1 #bjah,mr4
 ,swalwell ( ,cali=nia 7= himself1 ,mr4 
,coh51 ,mr4 ,cicill9e1 ,mrs4            
,napolitano1 ,ms4 ,norton1 ,mr4 ,c>son (
 ,indiana1 ,mrs4 ,d+ell1 ,mr4 ,soto1    
,mr4 ,khanna1 ,mr4 ,s]rano1 ,mr4 ,ru%1  
,ms4 ,max9e ,wat]s ( ,cali=nia1 & ,ms4  
,moore7 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0  
ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ! ,judici>y   
,a ,,bill  ,to am5d title #ah1 ,unit$   
,/ates ,code1 to provide a p5alty =     
assault aga9/ j\rnali/s1 & = o!r        
purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may
 be cit$ z ! ,j\rnali/ ,protection ,act4
  #b4 ,assault aga9/ j\rnali/s  7a7 ,9  
g5]al ,*apt] #g ( title #ah1 ,unit$     
,/ates ,code1 is am5d$ by add+ at ! end 
! foll[+3  #abj4 ,assault aga9/         
j\rnali/s  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,:oev]1 9 or    
affect+ int]/ate or =eign comm]ce1      
int5tionally commits1 or attempts to    
commit--  7#a7 an act describ$ 9        
subsection 7b7 %all be f9$ "u ?is title 

or imprison$ n m ?an #c ye>s1 or bo?2 or
  7#b7 an act describ$ 9 subsection 7c7 
%all be f9$ "u ?is title or imprison$ n 
m ?an #f ye>s1 or bo?4  7b7 ,bodily     
injury to a j\rnali/ ,an act describ$ 9 
?is subsection is an act t causes a     
bodily injury to an individual-- 7#a7 :o
 is a j\rnali/2  7#b7 committ$ ) k or   
reason to "k su* individual is a        
j\rnali/2 &  7#c7 committ$--  7,a7 :ile 
su* j\rnali/ is tak+ "p 9 newsga!r+2 or 
7,b7 ) ! int5tion ( intimidat+ or imp$+ 
newsga!r+ by su* j\rnali/4  7c7 ,s]i\s  
bodily injury to a j\rnali/ ,an act     
describ$ 9 ?is subsection is an act t   
causes a s]i\s bodily injury to an      
individual-- 7#a7 :o is a j\rnali/2     
7#b7 committ$ ) k or reason to "k su*   
individual is a j\rnali/2 &  7#c7       
committ$--  7,a7 :ile su* j\rnali/ is   
tak+ "p 9 newsga!r+2 or  7,b7 ) !       
int5tion ( intimidat+ or imp$+ newsga!r+
 by su* j\rnali/4  7d7 ,def9itions ,=   
purposes ( ?is section3 7#a7 ,bodily    
injury ,! t]m bodily injury has ! mean+ 

giv5 su* t]m 9 section #acfe7;h77#d7 (  
?is title4  7#b7 ,j\rnali/ ,! t]m       
j\rnali/ means an individual :o-- 7,a7  
is an employee1 indep5d5t contractor1 or
 ag5t ( an entity or s]vice t           
dissem9ates news or in=mation--  7i7 by 
means ( a newspap]1 nonfiction book1    
wire s]vice1 news ag5cy1 news website1  
mobile application or o!r news or       
in=mation s]vice 7:e!r di/ribut$        
digitally or o!rwise71 news program1    
magaz9e1 or o!r p]iodical 7:e!r 9 pr9t1 
electronic1 or o!r =mat72 or  7ii7 ?r\gh
 television broadca/1 radio broadca/1   
multi*annel video programm+ di/ributor  
7z su* t]m is def9$ 9 section #fjb7ac7 (
 ! ,communications ,act ( #aicd 7#dg    
,u4,s4,c4 #ebb7ac7771 or motion picture 
= public %[+2 &  7,b7 ) ! prim>y int5t  
to inve/igate ev5ts or procure mat]ial 9
 ord] to dissem9ate to ! public news or 
in=mation conc]n+ local1 national1 or   
int]national ev5ts or o!r matt]s (      
public int]e/1 engages 9 newsga!r+4     
7#c7 ,newsga!r+ ,! t]m newsga!r+ means  

engag+ 9 ! regul> ga!r+1 prep>ation1    
collection1 photograph+1 record+1 writ+1
 edit+1 report+1 or publi%+ conc]n+     
local1 national1 or int]national ev5ts  
or o!r matt]s ( public int]e/4  7#d7    
,s]i\s bodily injury ,! t]m s]i\s bodily
 injury has ! mean+ giv5 su* t]m 9      
section #acfe7;h77#c7 ( ?is title4  4   
7b7 ,cl]ical am5dm5t ,! table ( sections
 = *apt] #g ( title #ah1 ,unit$ ,/ates  
,code1 is am5d$ by add+ at ! end !      
foll[+3  #abj4 ,assault aga9/ j\rnali/s4
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