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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 mean-
ings 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 vi-
olence 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.
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‘‘(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 commu-
nication technology, with an intent to abuse, hu-
miliate, 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 sex-
ual impurity which is grossly vulgar, obscene, 
and repugnant to common propriety, and tends 
to excite sexual desire or deprave morals with re-
spect to sexual relations.’’. 
(c) OTHER SEXUAL MISCONDUCT.—Such chapter (the 
Uniform Code of Military Justice) is further amended by
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inserting after section 920b (article 120b), as added by sub-
section (b), the following new section: 
‘‘§ 920c. Art. 120c. Other sexual misconduct 
‘‘(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 per-
son, without that other person’s consent and under 
circumstances in which that other person has a rea-
sonable 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 pun-
ished 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 pan-
dering and shall be punished as a court-martial may direct.
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‘‘(c) INDECENT EXPOSURE.—Any person subject to 
this chapter who intentionally exposes, in an indecent man-
ner, 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
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‘‘(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 in-
tent 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) REPEAL OF SODOMY ARTICLE.—Section 925 of 
such title (article 125 of the Uniform Code of Military Jus-
tice) is repealed. 
(e) 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 amend-
ed—
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(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)’’; 
(B) by striking clause (iii); and 
(C) in clause (v)— 
(i) by striking ‘‘indecent assault’’; 
(ii) by striking ‘‘rape, or sodomy,’’ and 
inserting ‘‘or rape,’’; and 
(iii) by striking ‘‘or liberties with a 
child’’. 
(2) MURDER.—Paragraph (4) of section 918 (ar-
ticle 118) is amended— 
(A) by striking ‘‘sodomy,’’; and 
(B) 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,’’. 
(f) CLERICAL AMENDMENTS.—The table of sections at 
the beginning of subchapter X of such chapter (the Uniform 
Code of Military Justice) is amended— 
(1) 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.