Review - S 431 Introduced - §1030 Conspiracies

Back in February Sen Rounds (R,SD) introduced S 431, the Cyber Conspiracy Modernization Act. The bill would amend 18 USC 1030, Fraud and related activity in connection with computers by adding language to include ‘conspiracy’ to the various descriptions of offenses under the act. No new funding is authorized in the legislation.

Moving Forward

Neither Rounds, nor his sole cosponsor, Sen Gillibrand (D,NY), are members of the Senate Judiciary Committee to which this bill was assigned for consideration. This means that there is probably insufficient influence to see the bill considered in Committee. I would not expect there to be much support for this bill in that Committee because the wording of §1030(b) already specifically makes conspiracy a potential component of the offences listed in §1030(a).

 

For more information on the provisions of this bill, see my article at CFSN Detailed Analysis - https://patrickcoyle.substack.com/p/s-431-introduced - subscription required.

Review - Bills Introduced – 2-5-25 (Senate Bills)

Congress.gov now has the 44 bills available that were introduced in the Senate during the extended session of February 5^th, 2025. Six of those bills may receive additional coverage in this blog:

S 428 A bill to promote space situational awareness and space traffic coordination and to modify the functions and leadership of the Office of Space Commerce, and for other purposes. Cornyn, John [Sen.-R-TX]

S 431 A bill to amend section 1030 of title 18, United States Code, to include conspiracy in the offenses and penalties relating to computer fraud. Rounds, Mike [Sen.-R-SD] 

S 433 A bill to require the Secretary of Commerce to establish the National Manufacturing Advisory Council within the Department of Commerce, and for other purposes. Peters, Gary C. [Sen.-D-MI]

S 434 A bill to establish the Commercial Space Activity Advisory Committee, and for other purposes. Peters, Gary C. [Sen.-D-MI]

S 436 A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to modify the organization and authorities of the Assistant Secretaries of Defense with duties relating to industrial base policy and homeland defense. Sullivan, Dan [Sen.-R-AK]

S 438 A bill to amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to provide for education and training programs and resources of the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency of the Department of Homeland Security, and for other purposes. Rounds, Mike [Sen.-R-SD] 

 

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