,,ii  #aacth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #aaif  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,june #bj1     
#bjac ,mr4 ,wyden introduced the        
following bill2 which was read twice and
 referred to the ,committee on the      
,judiciary  ,a ,,bill  ,to amend title  
#ah1 ,united ,states ,code1 to provide  
for clarification as to the meaning of  
access without authorization1 and for   
other purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this 
,act may be cited as the ,aaron's ,law  
,act of #bjac4  #b4 ,clarifying that    
access without authorization under #ah  
,u4,s4,c4 #ajcj means circumvention of  
technological barriers in order to gain 
unauthorized access  7a7 ,in general    
,section #ajcj7;e77#f7 of title #ah1    
,united ,states ,code1 is amended by--  
7#a7 striking exceeds authorized access 
and all that follows2 and  7#b7         
inserting the following3  access without
 authorization means-- 7,a7 to obtain   
information on a protected computer2    
7,b7 that the accesser lacks            

authorization to obtain2 and  7,c7 by   
knowingly circumventing one or more     
technological or physical measures that 
are designed to exclude or prevent      
unauthorized individuals from obtaining 
that information2  4  7b7 ,conforming   
amendment ,section #ajcj of title #ah1  
,united ,states ,code1 is amended--     
7#a7 in subsection 7d77#aj71 by striking
 unauthorized access1 or exceeding      
authorized access1 to a and inserting   
access without authorization of a       
protected2 and  7#b7 by striking exceeds
 authorized access each place it        
appears4  #c4 ,eliminating redundancy   
,section #ajcj7;a77#d7 of title #ah1    
,united ,states ,code1 is repealed4  #d4
 ,making penalties proportional to      
crimes  7a7 ,section #ajcj7;c77#b7 of   
title #ah1 ,united ,states ,code is     
amended--  7#a7 in subparagraph 7,a7--  
7,a7 by striking conviction for another 
and inserting subsequent2 and  7,b7 by  
inserting such after attempt to commit2 
7#b7 in subparagraph 7,b77i71 by        

inserting after financial gain the      
following3 and the fair market value of 
the information obtained exceeds #e1jjj2
  7#c7 in subparagraph 7,b77ii71 by     
striking the offense was committed and  
all that follows through the semicolon1 
and inserting the following3 the offense
 was committed in furtherance of any    
criminal act in violation of the        
,constitution or laws of the ,united    
,states or of any ,state punishable by a
 term of imprisonment greater than one  
year1 unless such criminal acts are     
prohibited by this section or such      
,state violation would be based solely  
on accessing information without        
authorization22  7#d7 in subparagraph   
7,b77iii71 by inserting fair market     
before value2 and  7#e7 in subparagraph 
7,c7--  7,a7 by striking conviction for 
another and inserting subsequent2 and   
7,b7 by inserting such after attempt to 
commit4