individuals harmed;
(vi) whether the offense involved a
computer used by the government in
furtherance of national defense,
national security, or the
administration of justice;
(vii) whether the violation was
intended to or had the effect of
significantly interfering with or
disrupting a critical infrastructure;
and
(viii) whether the violation was
intended to or had the effect of
creating a threat to public health or
safety, or injury to any person;
(C) assure reasonable consistency with
other relevant directives and with other
sentencing guidelines;
(D) account for any additional aggravating
or mitigating circumstances that might justify
exceptions to the generally applicable
sentencing ranges;
(E) make any necessary conforming changes
to the sentencing guidelines; and
(F) assure that the guidelines adequately
meet the purposes of sentencing as set forth in
section 3553(a)(2) of title 18, United States
Code.
(c) Study and Report on Computer Crimes.--Not later than
May 1, 2003, the United States Sentencing Commission shall
submit a brief report to Congress that explains any actions
taken by the Sentencing Commission in response to this section
and includes any recommendations the Commission may have
regarding statutory penalties for offenses under section 1030
of title 18, United States Code.
(d) Emergency Disclosure Exception.--
(1) * * *
* * * * * * *
(2) Reporting of disclosures.--A government entity
that receives a disclosure under section 2702(b) of
title 18, United States Code, shall file, not later
than 90 days after such disclosure, a report to the
Attorney General stating the paragraph of that section
under which the disclosure was made, the date of the
disclosure, the entity to which the discl
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