,,ii  #aai? ,,congress  #b;d ,session   
,s4 #efhf  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,octob] #ae1 #bjbf,mr4 
,kelly 7= himself & ,mr4 ,coons71 "u    
au?ority ( ! ord] ( ! ,s5ate ( ,septemb]
 #cj1 #bjbf1 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2   
:i* 0 ord]$ read twice & ref]r$ to !    
,committee on ,arm$ ,s]vices  ,a ,,bill 
,to prohibit record+ or broadca/+       
milit>y executions & to prohibit ! use (
 ,f$]al funds = public executions4  #a4 
,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z !   
,no ,public ,executions 9 ,am]ica ,act4 
#b4 ,prohibition on record+ or broadca/+
 milit>y executions ,sub*apt] ,,ix (    
*apt] #dg ( title #aj1 ,unit$ ,/ates    
,code1 is am5d$ by ins]t+ aft] section  
#hgj ! foll[+ new section3  #hga4 ,art4 
#ga4 ,prohibition on record+ or         
broadca/+ executions  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,no  
(fic]1 employee1 or ag5t ( ! ,unit$     
,/ates1 or any p]son act+ "u ! au?ority 
or direction ( ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,def5se1   
may1 ) respect to ! execution ( any     
p]son s5t5c$ to dea? "u ?is *apt]1      

kn[+ly-- 7#a7 photograph1 film1         
videotape1 make an audio record+ (1 or  
o!rwise create an audio or visual       
record+ or depiction (1 ! execution2    
7#b7 broadca/1 transmit1 /ream1 or      
o!rwise make available to ! public1 9   
real "t or on a delay$ basis1 an audio  
or visual record+ or depiction ( !      
execution2 or  7#c7 publi%1 po/1 upload1
 di/ribute1 or cause to be di/ribut$ to 
! public an audio or visual record+ or  
depiction ( ! execution1 includ+ ?r\gh a
 ,f$]al ,gov]nm5t website1 television   
broadca/1 digital plat=m or int]face1   
nongov]nm5t website1 or o!r electronic  
communications s]vice4  7b7 ,application
 ,! prohibitions "u p>agraphs 7#b7 &    
7#c7 subsection 7a7 %all apply )\t reg>d
 to :e!r an audio or visual record+ or  
depiction ( an execution-- 7#a7 is      
record$1 /or$1 or pres]v$2 or  7#b7 is  
made by a p]son act+ ) ! au?orization ( 
! ,dep>tm5t ( ,def5se4  7c7 ,limit$     
exception = (ficial use  7#a7 ,9 g5]al  
,! ,secret>y ( ,def5se may au?orize !   

creation & ret5tion ( an audio or visual
 record+ or depiction ( ! execution ( a 
p]son s5t5c$ to dea? "u ?is *apt] solely
 = (ficial use1 includ+ = an            
inve/igation1 judicial proce$+1 ov]sight
 by ,congress1 or ar*ival & hi/orical   
purposes4  7#b7 ,prohibition on public  
dissem9ation ,a record+ or depiction    
creat$ "u p>agraph 7#a7 may n be        
publicly dissem9at$ except pursuant to a
 c\rt ord] or an ,act ( ,congress4  4   
#c4 ,no ,f$]al funds = public executions
 ,no ,f$]al funds may be obligat$1      
exp5d$1 or o!rwise us$ to photograph1   
film1 record1 broadca/1 publi%1 or      
o!rwise dissem9ate to ! public any audio
 or visual record+ or depiction ( !     
execution ( any p]son s5t5c$ to dea? "u 
*apt] #dg ( title #aj1 ,unit$ ,/ates    
,code 7! ,uni=m ,code ( ,milit>y        
,ju/ice71 or any o!r provision ( ,f$]al 
law1 unless expressly au?oriz$ by an    
,act ( ,congress enact$ aft] ! date ( ! 
enactm5t ( ?is ,act or pursuant to a    
c\rt ord]4  #d4 ,effective date2        

applicability ,?is ,act & am5dm5ts made 
by section #b ( ?is ,act %all-- 7#a7    
take effect on ! date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is
 ,act2 &  7#b7 apply to any execution   
c>ri$ out on or aft] t date1 )\t reg>d  
to ! date on :i* ! s5t5ce ( dea? 0      
impos$ or approv$ by ! ,presid5t4