,,ii  #aaeth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #acdf  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,june #ac1     
#bjag,ms4 ,warren 7for herself and ,mr4 
,sullivan7 introduced the following     
bill2 which was read twice and referred 
to the ,committee on ,armed ,services   
,a ,,bill  ,to amend the ,uniform ,code 
of ,military ,justice to prohibit the   
nonconsensual distribution of private   
sexual images and to prohibit           
harassment1 and for other purposes4  #a4
 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as
 the ,protecting ,servicemembers ,online
 ,act of #bjag4  #b4 ,prohibition on    
nonconsensual distribution of private   
sexual images  7a7 ,prohibition ,section
 #ibj;c of title #aj1 ,united ,states   
,code 7article #abj;c of the ,uniform   
,code of ,military ,justice71 is        
amended--  7#a7 by redesignating        
subsection 7d7 as subsection 7e72 and   
7#b7 by inserting after subsection 7c7  
the following new subsection 7d73  7d7  
,nonconsensual distribution of private  

sexual images  7#a7 ,in general ,any    
person subject to this chapter who--    
7,a7 knowingly broadcasts or distributes
 a visual image of another person who-- 
7i7 is at least #ah years of age2  7ii7 
is identifiable from the image itself or
 from information displayed in          
connection with the image2  7iii7 is    
engaged in a sexual act or exposes a    
private area2 and  7iv7 had a reasonable
 expectation of privacy in the conduct  
depicted on the image2  7,b7 knows that 
the image was to remain private2  7,c7  
knows that the person depicted in the   
image has not consented to the broadcast
 or distribution2 and  7,d7 broadcasts  
or distributes the image with the intent
 to harm1 harass1 intimidate1 or coerce 
the person depicted in the image2  is   
guilty of an offense under this         
subsection and shall be punished as a   
court-martial may direct4  7#b7         
,construction of certain broadcast or   
distribution ,the broadcast or          
distribution by a person of a visual    

image of the person to one other        
particular person shall not1 by itself1 
constitute consent for the broadcast or 
distribution of the visual image by that
 particular person to any other person  
or persons for purposes of this         
subsection4  4  7b7 ,effective date ,the
 amendments made by subsection 7a7 shall
 apply to offenses committed on or after
 the date of the enactment of this ,act4
  #c4 ,prohibition on harassment  7a7   
,punitive article  7#a7 ,in general     
,subchapter ,x of chapter #dg of title  
#aj1 ,united ,states ,code 7the ,uniform
 ,code of ,military ,justice71 is       
amended by inserting after section #iag 
7article #aag7 the following new section
 7article73  #iag;a4 ,art4 #aag;a4      
,harassment  7a7 ,in general ,any person
 subject to this chapter who-- 7#a7     
intentionally engages in a course of    
conduct1 including broadcast or         
transmission by electronic means1 with  
the intent to cause harm through        
directing harassing communications at   

one or more specific other persons2 and 
7#b7 causes harm to the other person or 
persons1 or to the military unit of the 
other person or persons1 by the         
harassing communication2  is guilty of  
an offense under this section and shall 
be punished as a court-martial may      
direct4  7b7 ,definitions ,in this      
section3 7#a7 ,the term course of       
conduct means a pattern of conduct      
consisting of two or more acts directed 
to a specific person or persons and     
evidencing a continuity of purpose4     
7#b7 ,the term harassing communication  
means a communication that-- 7,a7       
seriously intimidates or harasses       
another person or persons2  7,b7 would  
cause a reasonable person to suffer     
substantial emotional distress2 and     
7,c7 serves no military purpose4  4     
7#b7 ,clerical amendment ,the table of  
sections at the beginning of subchapter 
,x of chapter #dg of such title is      
amended by inserting after the item     
relating to section #iag 7article #aag7 

the following new item3  #iag;a4 #aag;a4
 ,harassment4  4  7b7 ,coordination with
 ,,ucmj reform  7#a7 ,in general        
,effective as of the effective date of  
the amendments made by division ,e of   
the ,national ,defense ,authorization   
,act for ,fiscal ,year #bjag 7,public   
,law #aad-cbh71 as provided in section  
#eedb7;a7 of that ,act1 and immediately 
after the coming into effect of such    
amendments1 subchapter ,x of chapter #dg
 of title #aj1 ,united ,states ,code    
7the ,uniform ,code of ,military        
,justice71 is further amended--  7,a7 by
 transferring section #iag;a 7article   
#aag;a71 as added by subsection 7a71 to 
appear after section #iae 7article      
#aae71 as amended by section #edbg of   
the ,national ,defense ,authorization   
,act for ,fiscal ,year #bjag2 and  7,b7 
by redesignating such section 7article71
 as so transferred1 as section #iae;a   
7article #aae;a74  7#b7 ,clerical       
amendments ,effective as of the         
effective date provided in paragraph    

7#a71 the table of sections at the      
beginning of subchapter ,x of chapter   
#dg of such title1 as amended by section
 #edeb of the ,national ,defense        
,authorization ,act for ,fiscal ,year   
#bjag1 is further amended--  7,a7 by    
inserting after the item relating to    
section #iae 7article #aae7 the         
following new item3  #iae;a4 #aae;a4    
,harassment4  2  and  7,b7 by striking  
the item relating to section #iag;a     
7article #aag;a74