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,s4 #gea  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!       
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,m>* #ab1 #bjai,mr4    
,blum5?al 7= himself & ,mr4 ,m55dez7    
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 read     
twice & 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 ,def9itions ,9 ?is       
section3 7#a7 ,bodily injury2 s]i\s     
bodily injury ,! t]ms bodily injury &   
s]i\s bodily injury h ! mean+s giv5 ^?  
t]ms 9 section #acfe7;h74  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 a television broadca/1 radio 
broadca/1 multi*annel video programm+   
di/ributor 7z def9$ 9 section #fjb ( !  
,communications ,act ( #aicd 7#dg       
,u4,s4,c4 #ebb771 or motion picture =   
public %[+2 &  7,b7 engages 9 newsga!r+ 
) ! prim>y int5t to inve/igate an ev5t  
or procure mat]ial 9 ord] to dissem9ate 
to ! public news or in=mation conc]n+ a 
local1 national1 or int]national ev5t or
 o!r matt] ( public int]e/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+ a local1    
national1 or int]national ev5t or o!r   
matt] ( public int]e/4  7b7 ,prohibit$  
conduct ,:oev]1 9 or affect+ int]/ate or
 =eign comm]ce1 int5tionally commits1 or

 attempts to commit--  7#a7 an act      
describ$ 9 subsection 7c7 %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 7d7 %all be f9$ "u ?is title 
or imprison$ n m ?an #f ye>s1 or bo?4   
7c7 ,bodily injury to a j\rnali/ ,an act
 describ$ 9 ?is subsection is an act--  
7#a7 t causes bodily injury to an       
individual :o is a j\rnali/2  7#b7      
committ$ ) k or reason to "k !          
individual is a j\rnali/2 &  7#c7       
committ$--  7,a7 :ile ! j\rnali/ is tak+
 "p 9 newsga!r+2 or  7,b7 ) ! int5tion (
 intimidat+ or imp$+ newsga!r+ by !     
j\rnali/4  7d7 ,s]i\s bodily injury to a
 j\rnali/ ,an act describ$ 9 ?is        
subsection is an act-- 7#a7 t causes    
s]i\s bodily injury to an individual :o 
is a j\rnali/2  7#b7 committ$ ) k or    
reason to "k ! individual is a j\rnali/2
 &  7#c7 committ$--  7,a7 :ile !        
j\rnali/ is tak+ "p 9 newsga!r+2 or     
7,b7 ) ! int5tion ( intimidat+ or imp$+ 
newsga!r+ by ! j\rnali/4  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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