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PUBLIC LAW 98-000—MMMM. DD, 1984

98 STAT. 2190 Penalties. 49 USC app. 1472.

PUBLIC LAW 98-473—OCT. 12, 1984 (d)(1) Section 902(m) of the Federal Aviation Act of 1958 (49 U.S.C. 1472(m)) is amended to read as follows: " F A L S E INFORMATION AND THREATS

"(m)(l) Whoever willfully and maliciously, or with reckless disregard for the safety of human life, imparts or conveys or causes to be imparted or conveyed false information, knowing the information to be false and under circumstances in which such information may reasonably be believed, concerning an attempt or alleged attempt being made or to be made, to do any act which would be a felony prohibited by subsection (i), (j), (k), or (1) of this section, shall be fined not more than $25,000 or imprisoned not more than five years, or both. "(2) Whoever imparts or conveys or causes to be imparted or conveyed any threat to do an act which would be a felony prohibited by subsection (i), (j), (k), or (1) of this section with an apparent determination and will to carry the threat into execution shall be fined not more than $25,000 or imprisoned not more than five years, or both.". (2) That portion of the table of contents contained in the first section of the Federal Aviation Act of 1958 which appears under the side heading "Sec. 902. eriminal penalties."

is amended by striking out "(m) False information."

and inserting in lieu thereof "(m) False information and threats.". Effective date. 18 USC 31 note.

SEC. 2015. This part shall become effective on the date of the enactment of this joint resolution.

Counterfeit Access Device and eomputer Fraud and Abuse Act of 1984. 18 USC 1001 note.

CHAPTER XXI—ACCESS DEVICES AND COMPUTERS

Penalties. 18 USC 1030.

42 USC 2014.

SEC. 2101. This chapter may be cited as the "Counterfeit Access Device and Computer Fraud and Abuse Act of 1984". SEC. 2102. (a) Chapter 47 of title 18 of the United States Code as amended by chapter XVI of this joint resolution is further amended by adding at the end thereof the following: "§ 1030. Fraud and related activity in connection with computers "(a) Whoever— "(1) knowingly accesses a computer without authorization, or having accessed a computer with authorization, uses the opportunity such access provides for purposes to which such authorization does not extend, and by means of such conduct obtains information that has been determined by the United States Government pursuant to an Executive order or statute to require protection against unauthorized disclosure for reasons of national defense or foreign relations, or any restricted data, as defined in paragraph r. of section 11 of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, with the intent or reason to believe that such information so obtained is to be used to the injury of the United States, or to the advantage of any foreign nation; "(2) knowingly accesses a computer without authorization, or having accessed a computer with authorization, uses the oppor-