Bill Details
S.431 - 119th Congress
Status
Latest action
2025-02-05 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Introduced Date
2025-02-05
Policy Area
Crime and Law Enforcement
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This bill would change federal computer fraud law so that people can be punished not only for actually committing certain computer crimes or trying to commit them, but also for agreeing with others to carry them out. In simple terms, it adds “conspiracy” to the list of actions covered by the computer fraud penalties, making it easier to charge and punish groups that plan computer hacks or other cyber crimes together.
- It updates the main federal computer fraud statute in Title 18 of the U.S. Code.
- It adds conspiracy to the existing rules that already cover computer fraud, attempts, and related conduct.
- It also makes matching changes in several penalty sections so conspiracy is treated like an attempt in these cases.
- The bill applies to penalties for certain efforts to damage, access, or misuse protected computers.
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[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 431 Introduced in Senate (IS)]
<DOC>
119th CONGRESS
1st Session
S. 431
To amend section 1030 of title 18, United States Code, to include
conspiracy in the offenses and penalties relating to computer fraud.
_______________________________________________________________________
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
February 5, 2025
Mr. Rounds (for himself and Mrs. Gillibrand) introduced the following
bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on the
Judiciary
_______________________________________________________________________
A BILL
To amend section 1030 of title 18, United States Code, to include
conspiracy in the offenses and penalties relating to computer fraud.
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 ``Cyber Conspiracy Modernization
Act''.
SEC. 2. PENALTIES FOR CONSPIRACIES TO VIOLATE SECTION 1030.
Section 1030(c) of title 18, United States Code, is amended--
(1) by inserting ``or a conspiracy'' after ``an attempt''
each place it appears; and
(2) in paragraph (4)--
(A) in subparagraph (A)(i), in the matter preceding
subclause (I), by striking ``attempted'' and inserting
``attempt or a conspiracy to commit an'';
(B) in subparagraph (B)(i), by striking
``attempted'' and inserting ``attempt or a conspiracy
to commit an'';
(C) in subparagraph (E), by inserting ``, conspires
to cause,'' after ``attempts to cause''; and
(D) in subparagraph (F), by inserting ``, conspires
to cause,'' after ``attempts to cause''.
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