Title: Defending the Integrity of Voting Systems Act
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement

Summary:
Defending the Integrity of Voting Systems Act
This bill broadens the definition of "protected computer," for purposes of computer fraud and abuse offenses, to include a computer that is part of a voting system and (1) is used for a federal election, or (2) has moved in or otherwise affects interstate or foreign commerce.

[Congressional Bills 116th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 3238 Introduced in House (IH)]

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116th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 3238

 To amend title 18, United States Code, to prohibit interference with 
         voting systems under the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             June 12, 2019

  Mr. Ratcliffe (for himself, Mr. Himes, Mr. Collins of Georgia, Mr. 
 Khanna, Mr. Steube, Mr. Cohen, Mr. Cline, and Mr. Cooper) introduced 
    the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the 
                               Judiciary

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                                 A BILL


 
 To amend title 18, United States Code, to prohibit interference with 
         voting systems under the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act.

    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 ``Defending the Integrity of Voting 
Systems Act''.

SEC. 2. PROHIBITION ON INTERFERENCE WITH VOTING SYSTEMS.

    Section 1030(e) of title 18, United States Code, is amended--
            (1) in paragraph (2)--
                    (A) in subparagraph (A), by striking ``or'' at the 
                end;
                    (B) in subparagraph (B), by adding ``or'' at the 
                end; and
                    (C) by adding at the end the following:
                    ``(C) that--
                            ``(i) is part of a voting system; and
                            ``(ii)(I) is used for the management, 
                        support, or administration of a Federal 
                        election; or
                            ``(II) has moved in or otherwise affects 
                        interstate or foreign commerce;'';
            (2) in paragraph (11), by striking ``and'' at the end;
            (3) in paragraph (12), by striking the period and inserting 
        a semicolon; and
            (4) by adding at the end the following:
            ``(13) the term `Federal election' means any election (as 
        defined in section 301(1) of the Federal Election Campaign Act 
        of 1971 (52 U.S.C. 30101(1))) for Federal office (as defined in 
        section 301(3) of the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 (52 
        U.S.C. 30101(3))); and
            ``(14) the term `voting system' has the meaning given the 
        term in section 301(b) of the Help America Vote Act of 2002 (52 
        U.S.C. 21081(b)).''.
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