,,ii #aafth ,,congress #b;d ,session ,s4 #dife ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of ,,the ,,united ,,states ,december #c1 #bjbj,mr4 ,cotton 7for himself1 ,mr4 ,mc,connell1 ,mrs4 ,blackburn1 ,mr4 ,boozman1 ,mrs4 ,loeffler1 ,mr4 ,perdue1 and ,mr4 ,scott of ,florida7 introduced the following bill2 which was read twice and referred to the ,committee on the ,judiciary ,a ,,bill ,to regulate the posting of personal information of government officials on the internet1 and for other purposes4 #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as the ,public ,servant ,protection ,act of #bjbj4 #b4 ,privacy of personal information of government officials 7a7 ,criminal provision 7#a7 ,in general ,chapter #hh of title #ah1 ,united ,states ,code1 is amended by adding at the end the following3 #ahjb4 ,privacy of personal information of government officials 7a7 ,definitions ,in this section3 7#a7 ,government official ,the term government official means-- 7,a7 any officer or employee described in section #aaad2 and 7,b7 any officer or employee of a ,state1 a political subdivision of a ,state1 or a ,tribal government4 7#b7 ,immediate family member ,the term immediate family member has the meaning given the term in section #aae4 7#c7 ,personal information ,the term personal information means-- 7,a7 a home address2 or 7,b7 a home phone number4 7#d7 ,state ,the term ,state means any ,state of the ,united ,states1 the ,district of ,columbia1 the ,commonwealth of ,puerto ,rico1 the ,virgin ,islands1 ,guam1 ,american ,samoa1 the ,commonwealth of the ,northern ,mariana ,islands1 and any possession of the ,united ,states4 7#e7 ,tribal government ,the term ,tribal government has the meaning given the term ,indian tribal government in section #ajb of the ,robert ,t4 ,stafford ,disaster ,relief and ,emergency ,assistance ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #eabb74 7b7 ,prohibition ,it shall be unlawful for any person to publicly display on the internet the personal information of a government official or an immediate family member of a government official with the intent to cause bodily harm or other injury to an individual4 7c7 ,penalty ,a person who violates subsection 7b7-- 7#a7 shall be fined under this title1 imprisoned for not more than #a year1 or both2 and 7#b7 if bodily injury or death results from the violation1 shall be fined under this title1 imprisoned for any term of years or life1 or both4 4 7#b7 ,clerical amendment ,the table of sections for chapter #hh of title #ah1 ,united ,states ,code1 is amended by adding at the end the following3 #ahjb4 ,privacy of personal information of government officials4 4 7b7 ,civil provision 7#a7 ,definitions ,in this subsection3 7,a7 ,government official2 personal information ,the terms government official and personal information have the meanings given those terms in section #ahjb of title #ah1 ,united ,states ,code1 as added by subsection 7a74 7,b7 ,immediate family member ,the term immediate family member has the meaning given the term in section #aae of title #ah1 ,united ,states ,code4 7,c7 ,interactive computer service ,the term interactive computer service has the meaning given the term in section #bcj of the ,communications ,act of #aicd 7#dg ,u4,s4,c4 #bcj74 7#b7 ,written demand to persons 7,a7 ,in general ,a government official may directly1 or through an agent designated by the government official1 make a written demand to a person to refrain from publicly displaying on the internet the personal information of the government official or an immediate family member of the government official4 7,b7 ,effect of written demand ,if a government official makes a written demand to a person under subparagraph 7,a71 the person-- 7i7 shall1 not later than #dh hours after the receipt of the written demand1 remove any personal information of the government official or an immediate family member of the government official displayed on the internet by the person2 and 7ii7 during the #d-year period following the date of the receipt of the written demand1 may not publicly display on the internet the personal information of the government official or an immediate family member of the government official4 7#c7 ,written demand to interactive computer service providers 7,a7 ,in general ,a government official may directly1 or through an agent designated by the government official1 make a written demand to the provider of an interactive computer service to remove the personal information of the government official or an immediate family member of the government official that is publicly displayed on the interactive computer service4 7,b7 ,effect of written demand ,if a government official makes a written demand to the provider of an interactive computer service under subparagraph 7,a71 the provider shall1 not later than #dh hours after the receipt of the written demand1 remove from the interactive computer service any personal information of the government official or an immediate family member of the government official that is publicly displayed on the interactive computer service4 7#d7 ,cause of action 7,a7 ,in general ,a government official who is aggrieved by a violation of paragraph 7#b77;,b7 or 7#c77;,b7 may bring a civil action against the person or the provider of an interactive computer service1 respectively1 that violated that paragraph in an appropriate district court of the ,united ,states4 7,b7 ,relief ,in an action under subparagraph 7,a71 the court may award-- 7i7 injunctive relief2 7ii7 if injury or damage results from the violation of paragraph 7#b77;,b7 or 7#c77;,b71 the greater of-- 7,i7 actual damages2 or 7,,ii7 #a1jjj2 and 7iii7 reasonable costs and attorney's fees4