,i  #aaith ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #gacf  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,january #af1        
#bjbf,mr4 ,hudson 7for himself and ,mr4 
,harrigan7 introduced the following     
bill2 which was referred to the         
,committee on the ,judiciary  ,a ,,bill 
,to amend title #ah1 ,united ,states    
,code1 to prohibit doxing of special    
operations personnel1 and for other     
purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act  
may be cited as the ,special ,operator  
,protection ,act of #bjbf4  #b4         
,protection of special operations       
personnel  7a7 ,in general ,chapter #g  
of title #ah1 ,united ,states ,code1 is 
amended by adding at the end the        
following3  #abj4 ,protection of special
 operations personnel  7a7 ,definitions 
,in this section3 7#a7 ,covered person  
,the term covered person means-- 7,a7 a 
member of the special operations forces2
  7,b7 an employee of the ,department of
 ,defense or a member of the ,armed     
,forces 7as defined in section #aja7;a7 

of title #aj7 designated by the         
,secretary of ,defense who conducts or  
participates in ,department of ,defense 
sensitive activities 7as defined in     
section #acj;g of title #aj72 or  7,c7 a
 ,federal law enforcement officer       
assigned or attached to1 or performing  
duty with a member of1 the special      
operations forces4  7#b7 ,crime of      
violence ,the term crime of violence has
 the meaning given the term in section  
#af4  7#c7 ,immediate family ,the term  
immediate family has the meaning given  
the term in section #aae7;c74  7#d7     
,restricted personal information ,the   
term restricted personal information    
means1 with respect to an individual--  
7,a7 the individual's name in connection
 with the individual's place of         
employment2  7,b7 a visual depiction of 
the individual's face or likeness in    
connection with the individual's name   
and place of employment2  7,c7 a visual 
depiction of the individual's home in   
connection with the individual's name   

and place of employment2  7,d7 the date 
of birth1 ,social ,security number1 home
 address1 home phone number1 mobile     
phone number1 personal email1 or home   
fax number of1 and identifiable to1 the 
individual2 or  7,e7 the individual's   
biometric data4  7b7 ,offense ,it shall 
be unlawful to knowingly make restricted
 personal information about a covered   
person1 or a member of the immediate    
family of that covered person1 publicly 
available-- 7#a7 with the intent to     
threaten1 intimidate1 or incite the     
commission of a crime of violence       
against the covered person or a member  
of the immediate family of the covered  
person2 or  7#b7 with the intent and    
knowledge that the restricted personal  
information will be used to threaten1   
intimidate1 or facilitate the commission
 of a crime of violence against that    
covered person or a member of the       
immediate family of the covered person4 
7c7 ,penalties ,any person who violates 
subsection 7b7-- 7#a7 shall be fined    

under this title1 imprisoned for not    
more than #e years1 or both2 or  7#b7 if
 death or serious bodily injury results 
from the violation1 shall be fined under
 this title1 imprisoned for any term of 
years or for life1 or both4  4  7b7     
,technical and conforming amendment ,the
 table of sections for chapter #g of    
title #ah1 ,united ,states ,code1 is    
amended by adding at the end the        
following3  #abj4 ,protection of special
 operations personnel4  4