The Federal law is very similar to the Texas State law in that it is designed to protect against the unlawful use and abuse of computer systems. As with the State law, it prohibits unauthorized use of certain computers, tampering with certain computers, and distribution of computer passwords. There are basically seven different acts prohibited by the Federal Computer Crime law. Each subsection defines an offense in a manner different from the other subsections. Some subsections protect certain types of data, some protect certain types of computers.
Some provisions overlap.
There is not a cohesive theme which bond the subsections together. The broadest protection afforded to any class of computers is provided in item 3 above. Such conduct is criminal regardless of the actor's motives. All unauthorized access of Federal Computers is a crime. This section is the narrowest, however, in the type of computers that it protects.