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10 U.S.C. 917a: Art. 117a. Wrongful broadcast or distribution of intimate visual images

Created in 2017 by the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2018 (Public Law 115-91). Not changed since. 1 bill in this Congress would change it.

This Congress

  • H.R. 8800 National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2027 · passed house · would change the section as a whole

How it got here

Unchanged since the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2018, Public Law 115-91 (Dec 12, 2017).

Text, outline and history from the official U.S. Code (2024 edition) on GovInfo, published by the Office of the Law Revision Counsel. Changes made after that edition appear under This Congress.