,,ii  #aagth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 #ebeb  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,december #ad1 
#bjbb,mr4 ,schatz 7for himself1 ,mr4    
,blumenthal1 ,ms4 ,hirono1 and ,mrs4    
,feinstein7 introduced the following    
bill2 which was read twice and referred 
to the ,committee on the ,judiciary  ,a 
,,bill  ,to establish the right of      
adults to engage in private1            
non-commercial1 consensual sexual       
conduct in the exercise of their        
liberty4  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act   
may be cited as the ,right to ,private  
,conduct ,act of #bjbb4  #b4 ,definition
 ,in this ,act1 the term adult means an 
individual who has attained the lesser  
of-- 7#a7 #ah years or age2 or  7#b7 the
 minimum age at which an individual may 
consent to sexual conduct under         
applicable ,state law4  #c4 ,protection 
of the right of adults to engage in     
private1 non-commercial1 consensual     
sexual conduct  7a7 ,in general ,no     
person acting under color of law may--  

7#a7 prevent an adult from engaging in  
private1 non-commercial1 consensual     
sexual conduct with another adult2  7#b7
 interfere with an adult engaging in    
private1 non-commercial1 consensual     
sexual conduct with another adult2 or   
7#c7 intimidate1 threaten1 or retaliate 
against an adult because that adult has 
engaged or may engage in such conduct   
with another adult4  7b7 ,enforcement   
,for the purposes of violations under   
subsection 7a71 the enforcement         
mechanism provided for and available    
under the following shall apply3 7#a7   
,section #aigi of the ,revised ,statutes
 of the ,united ,states 7#db ,u4,s4,c4  
#aihc74  7#b7 ,section #bda of title    
#ah1 ,united ,states ,code4  7#c7       
,section #bdb of title #ah1 ,united     
,states ,code4  7#d7 ,section #bajdja of
 the ,violent ,crime ,control and ,law  
,enforcement ,act of #aiid 7#cd         
,u4,s4,c4 #abfja74  7c7 ,clarification  
,subsection 7a7 shall not apply to any  
law 7including any regulation7          

prohibiting public sexual conduct1      
forced or non-consensual sexual conduct1
 or sexual conduct with a minor4  #d4   
,rules of construction  7a7 ,in general 
,in interpreting the provisions of this 
,act1 a court shall liberally construe  
such provisions to effectuate the       
purpose of ensuring the right of an     
adult to engage in private1             
non-commercial1 consensual sexual       
conduct with another adult4  7b7 ,other 
laws ,nothing in this ,act shall be     
construed to invalidate1 limit1 or      
displace the rights1 remedies1          
procedures1 or legal standards available
 to individuals under ,federal law1 or  
to supersede ,state laws1 that provide  
protections against discrimination      
beyond those provided in this ,act4  7c7
 ,other individuals considered as acting
 under color of law ,any person who1 by 
operation of a provision of ,federal or 
,state law1 is permitted to implement or
 enforce a limitation1 prohibition1 or  
requirement that violates section #c of 

this ,act shall be considered as acting 
under color of law for purposes of this 
,act4  #e4 ,severability ,if any        
provision of this ,act1 or the          
application of such provision to any    
person1 entity1 government1 or          
circumstance1 is held to be             
unconstitutional1 the remainder of this 
,act1 or the application of such        
provision to all other persons1         
entities1 governments1 or circumstances1
 shall not be affected thereby4