,,ii  #aai? ,,congress  #b;d ,session   
,s4 #ddfa  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,april #cj1 #bjbf,mr4  
,cotton introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0  
read twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on !
 ,judici>y  ,a ,,bill  ,to am5d *apt]   
#cg ( title #ah1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 to
 improve ! prohibition on espionage4    
#a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z 
! ,visual ,protection ( ,/rategic       
,assets ,act4  #b4 ,improvem5ts to !    
prohibition on espionage  7a7 ,ga!r+1   
transmitt+1 or los+ def5se in=mation    
,section #gic ( title #ah1 ,unit$ ,/ates
 ,code1 is am5d$ by add+ at ! end !     
foll[+3  7i7 7#a7 ,9 ?is subsection--   
7,a7 ! t]m c\ntry ( conc]n means-- 7i7 !
 ,democratic ,p's ,republic ( ,korea2   
7ii7 ! ,p's ,republic ( ,*9a2  7iii7 !  
,russian ,f$]ation2 &  7iv7 ! ,islamic  
,republic ( ,iran2  7,b7 ! t]m cov]$    
p]son means-- 7i7 a citiz5 or national (
 a c\ntry ( conc]n2 or  7ii7 a p]son    
act+ on behalf ( a citiz5 or national ( 
a c\ntry ( conc]n2  7,c7 ! t]m          

high-value asset means an asset includ$ 
on ! li/ ma9ta9$ "u p>agraph 7#c72 &    
7,d7 ! t]m ti]-#a in/allation means a   
milit>y in/allation designat$ z a ti]-#a
 in/allation by ! ,secret>y ( ,def5se "u
 p>agraph 7#d74  7#b7 7,a7 ,= purposes (
 ?is section1 !re %all be a rebuttable  
presumption t a cov]$ p]son :o          
photographs1 videos1 or tracks a        
high-value asset or ti]-#a in/allation  
photograph$1 video$1 or track$ !        
high-value asset or ti]-#a in/allation )
 int5t or reason to believe ! in=mation 
w\ld injure ! ,unit$ ,/ates or advantage
 a =eign nation4  7,b7 ,a cov]$ p]son   
may rebut ! presumption "u subp>agraph  
7,a7 by demon/rat+1 by cle> & conv9c+   
evid5ce1 t ! cov]$ p]son photograph$1   
video$1 or track$ ! high-value asset or 
ti]-#a in/allation ) prior approval f ! 
,secret>y ( ,def5se4  7#c7 ,! ,secret>y 
( ,def5se %all ma9ta9 a li/ ( high-value
 assets ( ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,def5se1 :i*    
%all include-- 7,a7 ! ,boe+ ,e-#d;,b    
,nightwat* aircraft2  7,b7 ! ,boe+      

,,rc-#ace aircraft2  7,c7 ! ,nor?rop    
,b-#b ,_s aircraft2  7,d7 ! ,rockwell   
,b-#a ,lanc] aircraft2 &  7,e7 any      
nucle> comm& plat=m4  7#d7 ,! ,secret>y 
( ,def5se1 9 consultation ) ! ,*airman (
 ! ,jo9t ,*iefs ( ,/aff & ! ,secret>ies 
( ! milit>y dep>tm5ts1 %all designate z 
a ti]-#a in/allation ea* milit>y        
in/allation t--  7,a7 h\ses1 supports1  
or s]ves z a prim>y op]at+ location = #a
 or m high-value assets2 or  7,b7 is    
critical to ! execution ( national      
/rategic missions1 includ+ nucle>       
det]r5ce1 global /rike1 or /rategic     
intellig5ce collection4  7#e7 ,!        
,secret>y ( ,def5se %all-- 7,a7 n less  
frequ5tly ?an annually1 make publicly   
available an updat$ li/ ( high-value    
assets & ti]-#a in/allations2 &  7,b7   
in/all signs & o!r m>k]s-- 7i7 id5tify+ 
high-value assets & ti]-#a in/allations2
 &  7ii7 /at+ t photography & o!r       
surveillance ( ! high-value assets &    
ti]-#a in/allations are /rictly         
prohibit$4  4  7b7 ,mod]niz+ & /r5g!n+ !

 prohibition on photograph+ & sket*+    
def5se in/allations  7#a7 ,9 g5]al      
,section #gie ( title #ah1 ,unit$ ,/ates
 ,code1 is am5d$-- 7,a7 9 subsection    
7a71 by /rik+ photograph1 & ins]t+      
photograph 7includ+ a digital           
photograph71 video 7includ+ !           
transmission ( video cont5t ov] !       
int]net contemporane\sly )1 or ne>ly    
contemporane\sly )1 ! captur+ ( ! video 
cont5t71 visual depiction enhanc$ us+   
artificial intellig5ce 7z def9$ 9       
section #ejjb ( ! ,national ,artificial 
,intellig5ce ,initiative ,act ( #bjbj   
7#ae ,u4,s4,c4 #idja7712 &  7,b7 by     
/rik+ subsection 7b7 & ins]t+ ! foll[+3 
7b7 7#a7 ,9 ?is subsection1 ! t]ms      
c\ntry ( conc]n1 high-value asset1 &    
ti]-#a in/allation h ! mean+s giv5 su*  
t]ms 9 section #gic7;i77#a74  7#b7      
,:oev] violates ?is section-- 7,a7 %all 
be f9$ "u ?is title1 imprison$ = n m ?an
 #a ye>1 or bo?2  7,b7 if ! violation   
involv$ a high-value asset or a ti]-#a  
in/allation1 %all be f9$ "u ?is title1  

imprison$ = n m ?an #g ye>s1 or bo?2 or 
7,c7 if ! def5dant is a citiz5 or       
national ( a c\ntry ( conc]n1 %all be   
f9$ "u ?is title1 imprison$ = n less ?an
 #e ye>s & n m ?an #aj ye>s1 or bo?4    
7c7 ,any p]son :o violates ?is section  
%all-- 7#a7 =feit to ! ,unit$ ,/ates1   
irrespective ( any provision ( ,/ate    
law1 any electronic or o!r device us$ 9 
! commission ( ! violation2 &  7#b7 be  
subject to a civil p5alty ( n m ?an     
#ajj1jjj4  4  7#b7 ,visa revocation ,any
 citiz5 or national ( a c\ntry ( conc]n 
7z def9$ 9 section #gic7;i77#a7 ( title 
#ah1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code71 z add$ by    
subsection 7a71 :o has be5 convict$ ( a 
violation describ$ 9 section #gie (     
title #ah1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 z am5d$ 
by p>agraph 7#a71 %all-- 7,a7 h 8 or h] 
visa revok$1 9 accordance ) section     
#bba7;i7 ( ! ,immigration & ,nationality
 ,act 7#h ,u4,s4,c4 #abja7;i772 &  7,b7 
%all be plac$ 9 removal proce$+s1 9     
accordance ) sections #bci & #bdj ( su* 
,act 7#h ,u4,s4,c4 #abbi & #abbi;a74