Bill Would Ban Adult Mags From Bases

"Our troops should not see their honor sullied so that the moguls behind magazines like Playboy and Penthouse can profit," Broun said in a statement.

Broun said his bill, titled "The Military Honor and Decency Act," is needed to close a loophole in current law that allows the sale and rental of sexually explicit material on military bases both in the United States and abroad.

"Allowing the sale of pornography on military bases has harmed military men and women by escalating the number of violent, sexual crimes; feeding a base addiction; eroding the family as the primary building block of society; and denigrating the moral standing of our troops both here and abroad," said Broun, a physician and former Marine reservist.

His bill would require the Department of Defense to review material not now deemed sexually explicit under the "National Defense Authorization Act of 1997" to see if it should be banned from sale on military installations.

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