S. 5686

No Public Executions in America Act

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Sec. 3. No Federal funds for public executions

No Federal funds may be obligated, expended, or otherwise used to photograph, film, record, broadcast, publish, or otherwise disseminate to the public any audio or visual recording or depiction of the execution of any person sentenced to death under chapter 47 of title 10, United States Code (the Uniform Code of Military Justice), or any other provision of Federal law, unless expressly authorized by an Act of Congress enacted after the date of the enactment of this Act or pursuant to a court order.