[Congressional Bills 110th Congress]
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[S. 2434 Introduced in Senate (IS)]







110th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                S. 2434

   To clarify conditions for the interceptions of computer trespass 
               communications under the USA-PATRIOT Act.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                            December 7, 2007

 Mr. Feingold introduced the following bill; which was read twice and 
               referred to the Committee on the Judiciary

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                                 A BILL


 
   To clarify conditions for the interceptions of computer trespass 
               communications under the USA-PATRIOT Act.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Computer Trespass Clarification Act 
of 2007''.

SEC. 2. AMENDMENTS TO TITLE 18.

    (a) Definitions.--Section 2510(21)(B) of title 18, United States 
Code, is amended by--
            (1) inserting ``or other'' after ``contractual''; and
            (2) striking ``for access'' and inserting ``permitting 
        access''.
    (b) Interception and Disclosure.--Section 2511(2)(i) of title 18, 
United States Code, is amended--
            (1) in clause (I), by inserting ``is attempting to respond 
        to communications activity that threatens the integrity or 
        operation of such computer and requests assistance to protect 
        the rights and property of the owner or operator, and'' after 
        ``the owner or operator of the protected computer''; and
            (2) in clause (IV), by inserting ``ceases as soon as the 
        communications sought are obtained or after 96 hours, whichever 
        is earlier (unless an order authorizing or approving the 
        interception is obtained under this chapter) and'' after 
        ``interception''.
    (c) Report.--Not later than 60 days after the date of enactment of 
this Act, and annually thereafter, the Attorney General shall submit a 
report to the Committee on the Judiciary of the Senate and the 
Committee on the Judiciary the House of Representatives on the use of 
section 2511 of title 18, United States Code, relating to computer 
trespass provisions, as amended by subsection (b), during the year 
before the year of that report.
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