,i  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #dahi  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,august #af1         
#bjai,mr4 ,bergman 7for himself and ,mr4
 ,kim7 introduced the following bill2   
which was referred to the ,committee on 
the ,judiciary  ,a ,,bill  ,to amend    
title #bh1 ,united ,states ,code1 to    
allow claims against foreign states for 
unlawful computer intrusion1 and for    
other purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this 
,act may be cited as the ,homeland and  
,cyber ,threat ,act or the ,,hact ,act4 
#b4 ,foreign state computer intrusions  
7a7 ,in general ,chapter #ig of title   
#bh1 ,united ,states ,code1 is amended  
by inserting after section #afje;,b the 
following3  #afje;,c4 ,computer         
intrusions by a foreign state  ,a       
foreign state shall not be immune from  
the jurisdiction of the courts of the   
,united ,states or of the ,states in any
 case not otherwise covered by this     
chapter in which money damages are      
sought against a foreign state by a     

national of the ,united ,states for     
personal injury1 harm to reputation1 or 
damage to or loss of property resulting 
from any of the following activities1   
whether occurring in the ,united ,states
 or a foreign state3  7#a7 ,unauthorized
 access to or access exceeding          
authorization to a computer located in  
the ,united ,states4  7#b7 ,unauthorized
 access to confidential1 electronic     
stored information located in the       
,united ,states4  7#c7 ,the transmission
 of a program1 information1 code1 or    
command to a computer located in the    
,united ,states1 which1 as a result of  
such conduct1 causes damage without     
authorization4  7#d7 ,the use1          
dissemination1 or disclosure1 without   
consent1 of any information obtained by 
means of any activity described in      
paragraph 7#a71 7#b71 or 7#c74  7#e7    
,the provision of material support or   
resources for any activity described in 
paragraph 7#a71 7#b71 7#c71 or 7#d71    
including by an official1 employee1 or  

agent of such foreign state4  4  7b7    
,application ,this ,act and the         
amendments made by this ,act shall apply
 to any action pending on or filed on or
 after the date of the enactment of this
 ,act4