[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 431 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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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.


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                   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

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                                 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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