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                     109TH CONGRESS                                         REPORT
                        1st Session    HOUSE   OF REPRESENTATIVES           109-32







                          SECURELY PROTECT YOURSELF AGAINST CYBER
                                      TRESPASS ACT OR SPY ACT




                     APRIL 12, 2005.-Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of
                                        the Union and ordered to be printed




                         Mr.  BARTON  of Texas, from the Committee   on Energy  and
                                     Commerce,  submitted  the following


                                              REPORT

                                              [To accompany H.R. 29]

                              [Including cost estimate of the Congressional Budget Office]

                      The  Committee   on Energy  and Commerce,   to whom   was referred
                    the bill (H.R. 29) to protect users of the Internet from unknowing
                    transmission  of their personally  identifiable information through
                    spyware   programs,  and for other purposes,  having  considered the
                    same,   report favorably  thereon   with  an  amendment    and   rec-
                    ommend   that the bill as amended  do pass.

                                                 CONTENTS
                                                                                     Page
                    A m endm ent ..............................................................................................................  1
                    Purpose and Sum m ary  ..........................................................................................  9
                    Background and Need for Legislation  ....................................................................  9
                    H earings ...................................................................................................................  11
                    Com m ittee Consideration  .......................................................................................  11
                    C om m ittee  V otes  ......................................................................................................  11
                    Com m ittee Oversight Findings  ...............................................................................  13
                    Statement of General Performance Goals and Objectives ....................................  13
                    New Budget Authority, Entitlement Authority, and Tax Expenditures .............      13
                    Com m ittee Cost  Estim ate  ......................................................................................  13
                    Congressional Budget Office   Estimate  ..................................................................  13
                    Federal M andates  Statem  ent  ................................................................................  16
                    Advisory Com m ittee  Statem ent  ..............................................................................  16
                    Constitutional Authority  Statem ent  ......................................................................  16
                    Applicability  to  Legislative  Branch  ........................................................................  16
                    Section-by-Section Analysis of the Legislation ......................................................  16
                    Changes in Existing Law Made by the Bill, as Reported ....................................  23

                                                AMENDMENT

                      The  amendment   is as follows:
                        39-006

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