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110th CONGRESS
1st Session
S. 2434
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
A BILL
To clarify conditions for the interceptions of computer trespass communications under the USA–PATRIOT Act.
Short title
This Act may be cited as the
Computer Trespass Clarification Act of
2007
.
Amendments to title 18
Definitions
Section 2510(21)(B) of title 18, United States Code, is amended by—
inserting
or other
after contractual
; and
striking
for access
and inserting permitting
access
.
Interception and disclosure
Section 2511(2)(i) of title 18, United States Code, is amended—
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
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
.
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.