result of such conduct, intentionally causes damage
without authorization, to a protected computer;
‘‘(B) intentionally accesses a protected com-
puter without authorization, and as a result of such
conduct, recklessly causes damage; or
‘‘(C) intentionally accesses a protected com-
puter without authorization, and as a result of such
conduct, causes damage;’’; and
(F) by inserting after paragraph (6) the
following new paragraph:
‘‘(7) with intent to extort from any person,
firm, association, educational institution, financial
institution, government entity, or other legal entity,
any money or other thing of value, transmits in
interstate or foreign commerce any communication
containing any threat to cause damage to a pro-
tected computer;’’;
(2) in subsection (c)—
(A) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘such
subsection’’ each place it appears and inserting
‘‘this section’’;
(B) in paragraph (2)—
(i) in subparagraph (A)—
(I) by inserting ‘‘, (a)(5)(C),’’
after ‘‘(a)(3)’’; and
(II) 
by 
striking 
‘‘such 
sub-
section’’ and inserting ‘‘this section’’;
(ii) by redesignating subparagraph
(B) as subparagraph (C);
(iii) by inserting immediately after
subparagraph (A) the following:
‘‘(B) a fine under this title or imprison-
ment for not more than 5 years, or both, in the
case of an offense under subsection (a)(2), if—
‘‘(i) the offense was committed for
purposes of commercial advantage or pri-
vate financial gain;
‘‘(ii) the offense was committed in
furtherance of any criminal or tortious act
in violation of the Constitution or laws of
the United States or of any State; or
‘‘(iii) the value of the information ob-
tained exceeds $5,000;’’; and
(iv) in subparagraph (C) (as redesig-
nated), by striking ‘‘such subsection’’ and
inserting ‘‘this section’’;
(C) in paragraph (3)—
(i) in subparagraph (A)—
(I) 
by 
striking 
‘‘(a)(4) 
or
(a)(5)(A)’’ 
and 
inserting 
‘‘(a)(4),
(a)(5)(A), (a)(5)(B), or (a)(7)’’; and
(II) 
by 
striking 
‘‘such 
sub-
section’’ and inserting ‘‘this section’’;
and
(ii) in subparagraph (B)—
(I) by striking ‘‘(a)(4) or (a)(5)’’
and 
inserting 
‘‘(a)(4), 
(a)(5)(A),
(a)(5)(B), (a)(5)(C), or (a)(7)’’; and
(II) 
by 
striking 
‘‘such 
sub-
section’’ and inserting ‘‘this section’’;
and
(D) by striking paragraph (4);
(3) in subsection (d), by inserting ‘‘subsections
(a)(2)(A), (a)(2)(B), (a)(3), (a)(4), (a)(5), and
(a)(6) of’’ before ‘‘this section.’’;
(4) in subsection (e)—
(A) in paragraph (2)—
(i) by striking ‘‘Federal interest’’ and
inserting ‘‘protected’’;
(ii) in subparagraph (A), by striking
‘‘the use of the financial institution’s oper-
ation or the Government’s operation of
such computer’’ and inserting ‘‘that use by
or for the financial institution or the Gov-
ernment’’; and
(iii) by amending subparagraph (B) to
read as follows:
‘‘(B) which is used in interstate or foreign
commerce or communication;’’;
(B) in paragraph (6), by striking ‘‘and’’
the last place it appears;
(C) by striking the period at the end of
paragraph (7) and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and
(D) by adding at the end the following new
paragraphs:
‘‘(8) the term ‘damage’ means any impairment
to the integrity or availability of data, a program, a
system, or information, that—
‘‘(A) causes loss aggregating at least
$5,000 in value during any 1-year period to one
or more individuals;
‘‘(B) modifies or impairs, or potentially
modifies or impairs, the medical examination,
diagnosis, treatment, or care of one or more in-
dividuals;
‘‘(C) causes physical injury to any person;
or
‘‘(D) threatens public health or safety; and
‘‘(9) the term ‘government entity’ includes the
Government of the United States, any State or polit-
ical subdivision of the United States, any foreign
country, and any state, province, municipality, or
other political subdivision of a foreign country.’’; and
(5) in subsection (g)—
(A) by striking ‘‘, other than a violation of
subsection (a)(5)(B),’’; and
(B) by striking ‘‘of any subsection other
than 
subsection 
(a)(5)(A)(ii)(II)(bb) 
or
(a)(5)(B)(ii)(II)(bb)’’ and inserting ‘‘involving
damage as defined in subsection (e)(8)(A)’’.
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