Sec. 541. REFORM OF OFFENSES RELATING TO RAPE, SEXUAL ASSAULT, AND OTHER SEXUAL MISCONDUCT UNDER THE UNIFORM CODE OF MILITARY JUSTICE
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## SEC. 541 REFORM OF OFFENSES RELATING TO RAPE, SEXUAL ASSAULT, AND OTHER SEXUAL MISCONDUCT UNDER THE UNIFORM CODE OF MILITARY JUSTICE ###
(a)Rape and Sexual Assault Generally Section 920 of title 10, United States Code (article 120 of the Uniform Code of Military Justice), is amended as follows: ####
(1)Revised offense of rape Subsection
(a)is amended to read as follows: > > ### “(a) Rape > > Any person subject to this chapter who commits a sexual act upon another person by— > > > #### “(1) > > using unlawful force against that other person; > > > #### “(2) > > using force causing or likely to cause death or grievous bodily harm to any person; > > > #### “(3) > > threatening or placing that other person in fear that any person will be subjected to death, grievous bodily harm, or kidnapping; > > > #### “(4) > > first rendering that other person unconscious; or > > > #### “(5) > > administering to that other person by force or threat of force, or without the knowledge or consent of that person, a drug, intoxicant, or other similar substance and thereby substantially impairing the ability of that other person to appraise or control conduct; > > is guilty of rape and shall be punished as a court-martial may direct.” > . ####
(2)Repeal of provisions relating to offenses replaced by new article 120b Subsections (b), (d), (f), (g), (i), (j), and
(o)are repealed. ####
(3)Revised offense of sexual assault Subsection
(c)is redesignated as subsection
(b)and is amended to read as follows: > > ### “(b) Sexual Assault > > Any person subject to this chapter who— > > > #### “(1) > > commits a sexual act upon another person by— > > > ##### “(A) > > threatening or placing that other person in fear; > > > ##### “(B) > > causing bodily harm to that other person; > > > ##### “(C) > > making a fraudulent representation that the sexual act serves a professional purpose; or > > > ##### “(D) > > inducing a belief by any artifice, pretense, or concealment that the person is another person; > > > #### “(2) > > commits a sexual act upon another person when the person knows or reasonably should know that the other person is asleep, unconscious, or otherwise unaware that the sexual act is occurring; or > > > #### “(3) > > commits a sexual act upon another person when the other person is incapable of consenting to the sexual act due to— > > > ##### “(A) > > impairment by any drug, intoxicant, or other similar substance, and that condition is known or reasonably should be known by the person; or > > > ##### “(B) > > a mental disease or defect, or physical disability, and that condition is known or reasonably should be known by the person; > > is guilty of sexual assault and shall be punished as a court-martial may direct.” > . ####
(4)Aggravated sexual contact Subsection
(e)is redesignated as subsection
(c)and is amended— #####
(A)by striking “engages in” and inserting “commits”; and #####
(B)by striking “with” and inserting “upon”. ####
(5)Abusive sexual contact Subsection
(h)is redesignated as subsection
(d)and is amended— #####
(A)by striking “engages in” and inserting “commits”; #####
(B)by striking “with” and inserting “upon”; and #####
(C)by striking “subsection
(c)(aggravated sexual assault)” and inserting “subsection
(b)(sexual assault)”. ####
(6)Repeal of provisions relating to offenses replaced by new article 120c Subsections (k), (l), (m), and
(n)are repealed. ####
(7)Proof of threat Subsection
(p)is redesignated as subsection
(e)and is amended— #####
(A)by striking “the accused made” and inserting “a person made”; #####
(B)by striking “the accused actually” and inserting “the person actually”; and #####
(C)by inserting before the period at the end the following: “or had the ability to carry out the threat”. ####
(8)Defenses Subsection
(q)is redesignated as subsection
(f)and is amended to read as follows: > > ### “(f) Defenses > > An accused may raise any applicable defenses available under this chapter or the Rules for Court-Martial. Marriage is not a defense for any conduct in issue in any prosecution under this section.” > . ####
(9)Provisions relating to affirmative defenses Subsections
(r)and
(s)are repealed. ####
(10)Definitions Subsection
(t)is redesignated as subsection
(g)and is amended— #####
(A)in paragraph (1)— ######
(i)in subparagraph (A), by inserting “or anus or mouth” after “vulva”; and ######
(ii)in subparagraph (B)— ######
(I)by striking “genital opening” and inserting “vulva or anus or mouth,”; and ######
(II)by striking “a hand or finger” and inserting “any part of the body”; #####
(B)by striking paragraph
(2)and inserting the following: > > #### “(2) Sexual contact > > The term ‘sexual contact’ means— > > > ##### “(A) > > touching, or causing another person to touch, either directly or through the clothing, the genitalia, anus, groin, breast, inner thigh, or buttocks of any person, with an intent to abuse, humiliate, or degrade any person; or > > > ##### “(B) > > any touching, or causing another person to touch, either directly or through the clothing, any body part of any person, if done with an intent to arouse or gratify the sexual desire of any person. > > Touching may be accomplished by any part of the body.” > . #####
(C)by striking paragraph
(4)and redesignating paragraph
(3)as paragraph (4); #####
(D)by redesignating paragraph
(8)as paragraph (3), transferring that paragraph so as to appear after paragraph (2), and amending that paragraph by inserting before the period at the end the following: “, including any nonconsensual sexual act or nonconsensual sexual contact”; #####
(E)in paragraph (4), as redesignated by subparagraph (C), by striking the last sentence; #####
(F)by striking paragraphs
(5)and (7); #####
(G)by redesignating paragraph
(6)as paragraph (7); #####
(H)by inserting after paragraph (4), as redesignated by subparagraph (C), the following new paragraphs
(5)and (6): > > #### “(5) Force > > The term ‘force’ means— > > > ##### “(A) > > the use of a weapon; > > > ##### “(B) > > the use of such physical strength or violence as is sufficient to overcome, restrain, or injure a person; or > > > ##### “(C) > > inflicting physical harm sufficient to coerce or compel submission by the victim. > > > #### “(6) Unlawful force > > The term ‘unlawful force’ means an act of force done without legal justification or excuse.” > ; #####
(I)in paragraph (7), as redesignated by subparagraph (G)— ######
(i)by striking “under paragraph (3)” and all that follows through “contact),”; and ######
(ii)by striking “death, grievous bodily harm, or kidnapping” and inserting “the wrongful action contemplated by the communication or action.”; #####
(J)by striking paragraphs
(9)through (13); #####
(K)by redesignating paragraph
(14)as paragraph
(8)and in that paragraph— ######
(i)by inserting “(A)” before “The term”; ######
(ii)by striking “words or overt acts indicating” and “sexual” in the first sentence; ######
(iii)by striking “accused’s” in the third sentence; ######
(iv)by inserting “or social or sexual” before “relationship” in the fourth sentence; ######
(v)by striking “sexual” before “conduct” in the fourth sentence; ######
(vi)by striking “A person cannot consent” and all that follows through the period; and ######
(vii)by adding at the end the following new subparagraphs: > > ##### “(B) > > A sleeping, unconscious, or incompetent person cannot consent. A person cannot consent to force causing or likely to cause death or grievous bodily harm or to being rendered unconscious. A person cannot consent while under threat or in fear or under the circumstances described in subparagraph
(C)or
(D)of subsection (b)(1). > > > ##### “(C) > > Lack of consent may be inferred based on the circumstances of the offense. All the surrounding circumstances are to be considered in determining whether a person gave consent, or whether a person did not resist or ceased to resist only because of another person’s actions.” > ; and #####
(L)by striking paragraphs
(15)and (16). ####
(11)Section heading The heading of such section (article) is amended to read as follows: > > ## “SEC. 920 Art. 120. Rape and sexual assault generally” > . ###
(b)Rape and Sexual Assault of a Child Chapter 47 of such title (the Uniform Code of Military Justice) is amended by inserting after section 920a (article 120a) the following new section (article): > > ## “SEC. 920b Art. 120b. Rape and sexual assault of a child > > **[**[10 U.S.C. 920b](/us/usc/t10/s920b)**]** > > > ### “(a) Rape of a Child > > Any person subject to this chapter who— > > > #### “(1) > > commits a sexual act upon a child who has not attained the age of 12 years; or > > > #### “(2) > > commits a sexual act upon a child who has attained the age of 12 years by— > > > ##### “(A) > > using force against any person; > > > ##### “(B) > > threatening or placing that child in fear; > > > ##### “(C) > > rendering that child unconscious; or > > > ##### “(D) > > administering to that child a drug, intoxicant, or other similar substance; > > is guilty of rape of a child and shall be punished as a court-martial may direct. > > > ### “(b) Sexual Assault of a Child > > Any person subject to this chapter who commits a sexual act upon a child who has attained the age of 12 years is guilty of sexual assault of a child and shall be punished as a court-martial may direct. > > > ### “(c) Sexual Abuse of a Child > > Any person subject to this chapter who commits a lewd act upon a child is guilty of sexual abuse of a child and shall be punished as a court-martial may direct. > > > ### “(d) Age of Child > > > #### “(1) Under 12 years > > In a prosecution under this section, it need not be proven that the accused knew the age of the other person engaging in the sexual act or lewd act. It is not a defense that the accused reasonably believed that the child had attained the age of 12 years. > > > #### “(2) Under 16 years > > In a prosecution under this section, it need not be proven that the accused knew that the other person engaging in the sexual act or lewd act had not attained the age of 16 years, but it is a defense in a prosecution under subsection
(b)(sexual assault of a child) or subsection
(c)(sexual abuse of a child), which the accused must prove by a preponderance of the evidence, that the accused reasonably believed that the child had attained the age of 16 years, if the child had in fact attained at least the age of 12 years. > > > ### “(e) Proof of Threat > > In a prosecution under this section, in proving that a person made a threat, it need not be proven that the person actually intended to carry out the threat or had the ability to carry out the threat. > > > ### “(f) Marriage > > In a prosecution under subsection
(b)(sexual assault of a child) or subsection
(c)(sexual abuse of a child), it is a defense, which the accused must prove by a preponderance of the evidence, that the persons engaging in the sexual act or lewd act were at that time married to each other, except where the accused commits a sexual act upon the person when the accused knows or reasonably should know that the other person is asleep, unconscious, or otherwise unaware that the sexual act is occurring or when the other person is incapable of consenting to the sexual act due to impairment by any drug, intoxicant, or other similar substance, and that condition was known or reasonably should have been known by the accused. > > > ### “(g) Consent > > Lack of consent is not an element and need not be proven in any prosecution under this section. A child not legally married to the person committing the sexual act, lewd act, or use of force cannot consent to any sexual act, lewd act, or use of force. > > > ### “(h) Definitions > > In this section: > > > #### “(1) Sexual act and sexual contact > > The terms ‘sexual act’ and ‘sexual contact’ have the meanings given those terms in section 920(g) of this title (article 120(g)). > > > #### “(2) Force > > The term ‘force’ means— > > > ##### “(A) > > the use of a weapon; > > > ##### “(B) > > the use of such physical strength or violence as is sufficient to overcome, restrain, or injure a child; or > > > ##### “(C) > > inflicting physical harm. > > In the case of a parent-child or similar relationship, the use or abuse of parental or similar authority is sufficient to constitute the use of force. > > > #### “(3) Threatening or placing that child in fear > > The term ‘threatening or placing that child in fear’ means a communication or action that is of sufficient consequence to cause the child to fear that non-compliance will result in the child or another person being subjected to the action contemplated by the communication or action. > > > #### “(4) Child > > The term ‘child’ means any person who has not attained the age of 16 years. > > > #### “(5) Lewd act > > The term ‘lewd act’ means— > > > ##### “(A) > > any sexual contact with a child; > > > ##### “(B) > > intentionally exposing one’s genitalia, anus, buttocks, or female areola or nipple to a child by any means, including via any communication technology, with an intent to abuse, humiliate, or degrade any person, or to arouse or gratify the sexual desire of any person; > > > ##### “(C) > > intentionally communicating indecent language to a child by any means, including via any communication technology, with an intent to abuse, humiliate, or degrade any person, or to arouse or gratify the sexual desire of any person; or > > > ##### “(D) > > any indecent conduct, intentionally done with or in the presence of a child, including via any communication technology, that amounts to a form of immorality relating to sexual impurity which is grossly vulgar, obscene, and repugnant to common propriety, and tends to excite sexual desire or deprave morals with respect to sexual relations.” > . ###
(c)Other Sexual Misconduct Such chapter (the Uniform Code of Military Justice) is further amended by inserting after section 920b (article 120b), as added by subsection (b), the following new section: > > ## “SEC. 920c Art. 120c. Other sexual misconduct > > **[**[10 U.S.C. 920c](/us/usc/t10/s920c)**]** > > > ### “(a) Indecent Viewing, Visual Recording, or Broadcasting > > Any person subject to this chapter who, without legal justification or lawful authorization— > > > #### “(1) > > knowingly and wrongfully views the private area of another person, without that other person’s consent and under circumstances in which that other person has a reasonable expectation of privacy; > > > #### “(2) > > knowingly photographs, videotapes, films, or records by any means the private area of another person, without that other person’s consent and under circumstances in which that other person has a reasonable expectation of privacy; or > > > #### “(3) > > knowingly broadcasts or distributes any such recording that the person knew or reasonably should have known was made under the circumstances proscribed in paragraphs
(1)and (2); > > is guilty of an offense under this section and shall be punished as a court-martial may direct. > > > ### “(b) Forcible Pandering > > Any person subject to this chapter who compels another person to engage in an act of prostitution with any person is guilty of forcible pandering and shall be punished as a court-martial may direct. > > > ### “(c) Indecent Exposure > > Any person subject to this chapter who intentionally exposes, in an indecent manner, the genitalia, anus, buttocks, or female areola or nipple is guilty of indecent exposure and shall by punished as a court-martial may direct. > > > ### “(d) Definitions > > In this section: > > > #### “(1) Act of prostitution > > The term ‘act of prostitution’ means a sexual act or sexual contact (as defined in section 920(g) of this title (article 120(g))) on account of which anything of value is given to, or received by, any person. > > > #### “(2) Private area > > The term ‘private area’ means the naked or underwear-clad genitalia, anus, buttocks, or female areola or nipple. > > > #### “(3) Reasonable expectation of privacy > > The term ‘under circumstances in which that other person has a reasonable expectation of privacy’ means— > > > ##### “(A) > > circumstances in which a reasonable person would believe that he or she could disrobe in privacy, without being concerned that an image of a private area of the person was being captured; or > > > ##### “(B) > > circumstances in which a reasonable person would believe that a private area of the person would not be visible to the public. > > > #### “(4) Broadcast > > The term ‘broadcast’ means to electronically transmit a visual image with the intent that it be viewed by a person or persons. > > > #### “(5) Distribute > > The term ‘distribute’ means delivering to the actual or constructive possession of another, including transmission by electronic means. > > > #### “(6) Indecent manner > > The term ‘indecent manner’ means conduct that amounts to a form of immorality relating to sexual impurity which is grossly vulgar, obscene, and repugnant to common propriety, and tends to excite sexual desire or deprave morals with respect to sexual relations.” > . ###
(d)Conforming Amendments Chapter 47 of such title (the Uniform Code of Military Justice) is further amended as follows: ####
(1)Statute of limitations Subparagraph
(B)of section 843(b)(2) (article 43(b)(2)) is amended— #####
(A)in clause (i), by striking “section 920 of this title (article 120)” and inserting “section 920, 920a, 920b, or 920c of this title (article 120, 120a, 120b, or 120c)”; and #####
(B)in clause (v)— ######
(i)by striking “indecent assault”; and ######
(ii)by striking “or liberties with a child”. ####
(2)Murder Paragraph
(4)of section 918 (article 118) is amended by striking “aggravated sexual assault,” and all that follows through “with a child,” and inserting “sexual assault, sexual assault of a child, aggravated sexual contact, sexual abuse of a child,”. ###
(e)Clerical Amendments The table of sections at the beginning of subchapter X of such chapter (the Uniform Code of Military Justice) is amended by striking the items relating to sections 920 and 920a (articles 120 and 120a) and inserting the following new items:" “920. 120. Rape and sexual assault generally. “920a. 120a. Stalking. “920b. 120b. Rape and sexual assault of a child. “920c. 120c. Other sexual misconduct.” ". ###
(f)Effective Date **[**[10 U.S.C. 843 note](/us/usc/t10/s843)**]** The amendments made by this section shall take effect 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act and shall apply with respect to offenses committed on or after such effective date.
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REFORM OF OFFENSES RELATING TO RAPE, SEXUAL ASSAULT, AND OTHER SEXUAL MISCONDUCT UNDER THE UNIFORM CODE OF MILITARY JUSTICE
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