3.0.0 2111 2019-02-20T23:25:40Z 2022-05-20T16:27:20Z Senate S S 2012-02-15 112 SECURE IT Act of 2012 112 4263 HR 2012-07-10 Referred to the Subcommittee on Emerging Threats and Capabilities. Related bill CRS Personal Data Privacy and Security Act of 2011 112 1151 S 2011-11-07 By Senator Leahy from Committee on the Judiciary filed written report. Report No. 112-91. Additional and Minority views filed. Related bill CRS SECURE IT 112 2151 S 2012-03-01 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Related bill CRS SECURE IT 112 3342 S 2012-06-28 Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 438. Related bill CRS 2012-02-16 Senate Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 324. Calendars 2012-02-15 Senate Introduced in the Senate. Read the first time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under Read the First Time. (text of measure as introduced: CR S701-702) Calendars 2012-02-15 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S700-701) IntroReferral B00100 9 Library of Congress 2012-02-15 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress L000174 Sen. Leahy, Patrick J. [D-VT] Patrick Leahy D VT N Crime and Law Enforcement Civil actions and liability Computer security and identity theft Criminal procedure and sentencing Fraud offenses and financial crimes Infrastructure development Organized crime Crime and Law Enforcement 00 2012-02-15 Introduced in Senate 2012-06-19T14:22:44Z Cyber Crime Protection Security Act - Amends the federal criminal code to make fraud in connection with the unauthorized access of personally identifiable information (in electronic or digital form) a predicate for instituting a prosecution for racketeering.

Increases penalties for fraud and related activity in connection with computers.

Expands the prohibition against trafficking in passwords to include trafficking through any means by which a protected computer may be accessed without authorization.

Imposes criminal penalties for attempts and conspiracies to commit fraud and related activity in connection with computers.

Modifies criminal and civil forfeiture provisions, including requiring certain civil forfeiture seizures and forfeitures to be performed by persons designated for that purpose by the Secretary of Homeland Security (DHS) or the Attorney General (DOJ).

Prohibits, during and in relation to a felony violation of provisions regarding fraud and related activity in connection with computers, intentionally causing or attempting to cause damage to a critical infrastructure computer if such damage results in (or, in the case of an attempt, would, if completed have resulted in) the substantial impairment of the operation of that computer or of the critical infrastructure associated with the computer. Imposes a prison term of between 3 and 20 years, a fine, or both. Prohibits probation for any person convicted of such a violation. Provides for concurrent sentences under specified circumstances.

Excludes from the definition of "exceeds authorized access" for purposes of the prohibition against fraudulent use of computers, access in violation of a contractual obligation or agreement, such as an acceptable use policy or terms of service agreement, with an Internet service provider, Internet website, or nongovernment employer, if such violation constitutes the sole basis for determining that access to a protected computer is unauthorized.

]]> Cyber Crime Protection Security Act Short Titles as Introduced Cyber Crime Protection Security Act Display Title Cyber Crime Protection Security Act Official Title as Introduced A bill to enhance punishment for identity theft and other violations of data privacy and security. Placed on Calendar Senate 2012-02-16T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-112s2111pcs/xml/BILLS-112s2111pcs.xml 2012-02-16 Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 324. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.