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Amend CSHB 20 (house committee report) as follows:
(1) Add the following appropriately numbered SECTION to the bill and renumber subsequent SECTIONS of the bill accordingly:
SECTION ____. Section 321.001, Business & Commerce Code, is amended by adding Subdivision (4-a) to read as follows:
(4-a) "Malicious computer code" means an unwanted computer program or other set of instructions inserted into a computer's memory, operating system, or program that:
(A) is specifically constructed with the ability to replicate itself or to affect the other programs or files in the computer by attaching a copy of the unwanted program or other set of instructions to one or more computer programs or files; or
(B) is intended to perform an unauthorized process that will adversely impact the confidentiality of information contained in or the integrity or availability of the computer's memory, operating system, or program.
(2) On page 9, strike lines 2 through 13 and substitute "PROHIBITED. An electronic mail service provider may not".
(3) On page 9, line 20, strike "a computer virus," and substitute "malicious computer code,".
(4) On page 10, line 15, strike "The".
(5) On page 10, strike lines 16 through 18.