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,s*weik]t introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0
 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,=eign       
,affairs  ,a ,,bill  ,to au?orize !     
,presid5t ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates to issue    
lett]s ( m>que & reprisal ) respect to  
acts ( aggression aga9/ ! ,unit$ ,/ates 
a memb] ( a crim9al ent]prise or any    
conspirator associat$ ) an ent]prise    
involv$ 9 cyb]crimes1 & = o!r purposes4 
#a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z 
! ,scam ,f>ms ,m>que & ,reprisal        
,au?orization ,act ( #bjbe4  #b4 ,f9d+s 
,! ,congress f9ds ! foll[+3 7#a7        
,article ,i1 ,section #h ( !            
,con/itution grants ! ,congress ! p[] to
 grant lett]s ( m>que & reprisal to     
puni%1 det]1 & prev5t ! acts (          
aggression & depr$ations & o!r acts ( w>
 committ$ by scam c5t]s4  7#b7 ,crim9al 
ent]prises t employ cyb]crimes & co]c$  
labor pres5t an unusual & extraord9>y   
?reat to ! economic & national security 

( ! ,unit$ ,/ates4  #c4 ,issuance (     
lett]s ( m>que & reprisal  7a7 ,au?ority
 ( ,presid5t ,! ,presid5t ( ! ,unit$    
,/ates is au?oriz$ & reque/$ to         
commission1 "u (ficially issu$ lett]s ( 
m>que & reprisal1 s _m ( privately arm$ 
& equipp$ p]sons & entities z1 9 !      
judgm5t ( ! ,presid5t1 ! s]vice may     
require1 ) suitable in/ructions to !    
lead]s !re(1 to employ all means        
reasonably necess>y to seize outside !  
geographic b\nd>ies ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates & 
its t]ritories ! p]son & prop]ty ( any  
individual or =eign gov]nm5t1 z         
applicable1 :o ! ,presid5t det]m9es is a
 memb] ( a crim9al ent]prise or any     
conspirator associat$ ) an ent]prise    
involv$ 9 cyb]crime :o is responsible = 
an act ( aggression aga9/ ! ,unit$      
,/ates4  7b7 ,security bonds ,no lett] (
 m>que & reprisal %all be issu$ by !    
,presid5t )\t requir+ ! po/+ ( a        
security bond 9 su* am\nt z ! ,presid5t 
%all det]m9e is suffici5t to ensure t ! 
lett] be execut$ accord+ to ! t]ms &    

conditions !re(4  7c7 ,def9itions ,= !  
purposes ( ?is section-- 7#a7 ! t]m     
cyb]crime includes-- 7,a7 an (f5se "u   
section #ajcj ( title #ah1 ,unit$ ,/ates
 ,code2  7,b7 access+ a comput] )\t     
au?orization to obta9 national security 
in=mation1 includ+ %>+ or reta9+ su*    
in=mation2  7,c7 access+ a comput] )\t  
au?orization to obta9 p]sonally         
id5tifiable in=mation2  7,d7 access+ a  
,gov]nm5t comput] )\t au?orization2     
7,e7 access+ a comput] )\t au?orization 
to engage 9 fraud2  7,f7 caus+ damage to
 a comput] by transmitt+ a program1     
in=mation1 code1 or comm&2  7,g7        
traffick+ 9 passwords or o!r means (    
access+ a comput] )\t au?orization2     
7,h7 a pig but*]+ scam2  7,i7 a         
ransomw>e attack2  7,j7 cryptocurr5cy   
!ft2 or  7,k7 id5tity !ft2 &  7#b7 ! t]m
 crim9al ent]prise includes a =eign     
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