,,ii  #aaith ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 #efhf  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,october #ae1  
#bjbf,mr4 ,kelly 7for himself and ,mr4  
,coons71 under authority of the order of
 the ,senate of ,september #cj1 #bjbf1  
introduced the following bill2 which was
 ordered read twice and referred to the 
,committee on ,armed ,services  ,a      
,,bill  ,to prohibit recording or       
broadcasting military executions and to 
prohibit the use of ,federal funds for  
public executions4  #a4 ,short title    
,this ,act may be cited as the ,no      
,public ,executions in ,america ,act4   
#b4 ,prohibition on recording or        
broadcasting military executions        
,subchapter ,,ix of chapter #dg of title
 #aj1 ,united ,states ,code1 is amended 
by inserting after section #hgj the     
following new section3  #hga4 ,art4 #ga4
 ,prohibition on recording or           
broadcasting executions  7a7 ,in general
 ,no officer1 employee1 or agent of the 
,united ,states1 or any person acting   

under the authority or direction of the 
,department of ,defense1 may1 with      
respect to the execution of any person  
sentenced to death under this chapter1  
knowingly-- 7#a7 photograph1 film1      
videotape1 make an audio recording of1  
or otherwise create an audio or visual  
recording or depiction of1 the          
execution2  7#b7 broadcast1 transmit1   
stream1 or otherwise make available to  
the public1 in real time or on a delayed
 basis1 an audio or visual recording or 
depiction of the execution2 or  7#c7    
publish1 post1 upload1 distribute1 or   
cause to be distributed to the public an
 audio or visual recording or depiction 
of the execution1 including through a   
,federal ,government website1 television
 broadcast1 digital platform or         
interface1 nongovernment website1 or    
other electronic communications service4
  7b7 ,application ,the prohibitions    
under paragraphs 7#b7 and 7#c7          
subsection 7a7 shall apply without      
regard to whether an audio or visual    

recording or depiction of an execution--
 7#a7 is recorded1 stored1 or preserved2
 or  7#b7 is made by a person acting    
with the authorization of the           
,department of ,defense4  7c7 ,limited  
exception for official use  7#a7 ,in    
general ,the ,secretary of ,defense may 
authorize the creation and retention of 
an audio or visual recording or         
depiction of the execution of a person  
sentenced to death under this chapter   
solely for official use1 including for  
an investigation1 judicial proceeding1  
oversight by ,congress1 or archival and 
historical purposes4  7#b7 ,prohibition 
on public dissemination ,a recording or 
depiction created under paragraph 7#a7  
may not be publicly disseminated except 
pursuant to a court order or an ,act of 
,congress4  4  #c4 ,no ,federal funds   
for public executions ,no ,federal funds
 may be obligated1 expended1 or         
otherwise used to photograph1 film1     
record1 broadcast1 publish1 or otherwise
 disseminate to the public any audio or 

visual recording or depiction of the    
execution of any person sentenced to    
death under chapter #dg of title #aj1   
,united ,states ,code 7the ,uniform     
,code of ,military ,justice71 or any    
other provision of ,federal law1 unless 
expressly authorized by an ,act of      
,congress enacted after the date of the 
enactment of this ,act or pursuant to a 
court order4  #d4 ,effective date2      
applicability ,this ,act and amendments 
made by section #b of this ,act shall-- 
7#a7 take effect on the date of the     
enactment of this ,act2 and  7#b7 apply 
to any execution carried out on or after
 that date1 without regard to the date  
on which the sentence of death was      
imposed or approved by the ,president4