Cyber Security Enhancement Act of 2002: report (to accompany H.R. 3482) (including cost estimate of the Congressional Budget Office)

Original publisher: [Washington, D.C. : U.S. G.P.O., 2002]. OCLC Number: (OCoLC)50034648 Subject: Computer crimes -- United States -- Prevention. Excerpt: ... 15 would not cover a provider acting in good faith under the new com-puter trespasser law to assist law enforcement. This section clarifies that communications providers, who assist law enforcement officials under the new computer trespasser are covered. This language was included in the House version of the 5 PATRIOT Act that was reported unanimously out of Committee. The final version of the USA PATRIOT Act, however, adopted the Senate language that did not include this provision. This section simply clarifies that communications providers as-sisting law-enforcement under this section will continue to be cov-ered by the good faith reliance defense under 18 U.S.C. § 2520. Sec. 104. National Infrastructure Protection Center. This section authorizes the Attorney General to establish and maintain a National Infrastructure Protection Center ( NIPC ) to serve as a national focal point for threat assessment, warning, in-vestigation, and response to attacks on the nation's critical infra-structure from both physical and cyber sources. This section au-thorizes the appropriation of $ 125,000,000 for fiscal year 2003. The Committee believes that information sharing is a key to pro-tecting the security of the nation. The NIPC facilitates information sharing to protect the critical infrastructure of the nation. It was created in 1998, but it was not authorized. In addition to working with Federal, State and local Government officials, NIPC works with private sector infrastructure owners and operators. The Committee believes that the war on terrorism demands addi-tional efforts to protect the nation's critical infrastructure. By au-thorizing NIPC, the Congress demonstrates its support for this im-portant task. Sec. 105. Internet Advertising of Illegal Devices. Section 105 was included to address a statutory loophole...