,,ii  #aac? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,s4 #aaif  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,june #bj1 #bjac ,mr4  
,wyd5 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0    
read twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on !
 ,judici>y  ,a ,,bill  ,to am5d title   
#ah1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 to provide =  
cl>ification z to ! mean+ ( access )\t  
au?orization1 & = o!r purposes4  #a4    
,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z !   
,a>on's ,law ,act ( #bjac4  #b4 ,cl>ify+
 t access )\t au?orization "u #ah       
,u4,s4,c4 #ajcj means circumv5tion (    
te*nological b>ri]s 9 ord] to ga9       
unau?oriz$ access  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,section
 #ajcj7;e77#f7 ( title #ah1 ,unit$      
,/ates ,code1 is am5d$ by--  7#a7 /rik+ 
exce$s au?oriz$ access & all t foll[s2 &
  7#b7 ins]t+ ! foll[+3  access )\t     
au?orization means-- 7,a7 to obta9      
in=mation on a protect$ comput]2  7,b7 t
 ! access] lacks au?orization to obta92 
&  7,c7 by kn[+ly circumv5t+ "o or m    
te*nological or physical measures t are 
design$ to exclude or prev5t unau?oriz$ 

individuals f obta9+ t in=mation2  4    
7b7 ,con=m+ am5dm5t ,section #ajcj (    
title #ah1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 is      
am5d$--  7#a7 9 subsection 7d77#aj71 by 
/rik+ unau?oriz$ access1 or exce$+      
au?oriz$ access1 to a & ins]t+ access   
)\t au?orization ( a protect$2 &  7#b7  
by /rik+ exce$s au?oriz$ access ea*     
place x appe>s4  #c4 ,elim9at+ r$undancy
 ,section #ajcj7;a77#d7 ( title #ah1    
,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 is repeal$4  #d4   
,mak+ p5alties proportional to crimes   
7a7 ,section #ajcj7;c77#b7 ( title #ah1 
,unit$ ,/ates ,code is am5d$--  7#a7 9  
subp>agraph 7,a7--  7,a7 by /rik+       
conviction = ano!r & ins]t+ subsequ5t2 &
  7,b7 by ins]t+ su* aft] attempt to    
commit2  7#b7 9 subp>agraph 7,b77i71 by 
ins]t+ aft] f9ancial ga9 ! foll[+3 & !  
fair m>ket value ( ! in=mation obta9$   
exce$s #e1jjj2  7#c7 9 subp>agraph      
7,b77ii71 by /rik+ ! (f5se 0 committ$ & 
all t foll[s ?r\gh ! semicolon1 & ins]t+
 ! foll[+3 ! (f5se 0 committ$ 9         
fur!rance ( any crim9al act 9 violation 

( ! ,con/itution or laws ( ! ,unit$     
,/ates or ( any ,/ate puni%able by a t]m
 ( imprisonm5t great] ?an "o ye>1 unless
 su* crim9al acts are prohibit$ by ?is  
section or su* ,/ate violation w\ld be  
bas$ solely on access+ in=mation )\t    
au?orization22  7#d7 9 subp>agraph      
7,b77iii71 by ins]t+ fair m>ket be=e    
value2 &  7#e7 9 subp>agraph 7,c7--     
7,a7 by /rik+ conviction = ano!r &      
ins]t+ subsequ5t2 &  7,b7 by ins]t+ su* 
aft] attempt to commit4