Title 10 — Armed Forces
Part II · Chapter 47 — Uniform Code of Military Justice
§ 923. Art. 123. Offenses concerning Government computers
Statutory text
In General.—
Any person subject to this chapter who—
knowingly accesses a Government computer, with an unauthorized purpose, and by doing so obtains classified information, with reason to believe such information could be used to the injury of the United States, or to the advantage of any foreign nation, and intentionally communicates, delivers, transmits, or causes to be communicated, delivered, or transmitted such information to any person not entitled to receive it;
intentionally accesses a Government computer, with an unauthorized purpose, and thereby obtains classified or other protected information from any Government computer; or
knowingly causes the transmission of a program, information, code, or command, and as a result of such conduct, intentionally causes damage without authorization to a Government computer;
shall be punished as a court-martial may direct.
Definitions.—
In this section:
The term “computer” has the meaning given that term in section 1030 of title 18.
The term “Government computer” means a computer owned or operated by or on behalf of the United States Government.
The term “damage” has the meaning given that term in section 1030 of title 18.
Legislative history
Reconstructed from this section’s Code source credit and amendment notes, resolved against the local Statutes at Large. Editorial notes are evidence, not the law that made the change.
Military Justice Act of 2016
Pub. L. 114–328 div. E title LX § 5436 · 130 Stat. 2000
Enacted · 10 U.S.C. § 923
(Added Pub. L. 114–328, div. E, title LX, § 5436, Dec. 23, 2016, 130 Stat. 2952.)
Source evidence
Code source credit
(Added Pub. L. 114–328, div. E, title LX, § 5436, Dec. 23, 2016, 130 Stat. 2952.)Enacted provision · exact public law section
SEC. 5436. OFFENSES CONCERNING GOVERNMENT COMPUTERS. Subchapter X of chapter 47 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by inserting after section 922a (article 122a of the Uniform Code of Military Justice), as added by section 5435 of this Act, the following new section (article): “§ 923. Art. 123. Offenses concerning Government computers “(a) In General.— Any person subject to this chapter who— “(1) knowingly accesses a Government computer, with an unauthorized purpose, and by doing so obtains classified information, with reason to believe such information could be used to the injury of the United States, or to the advantage of any foreign nation, and intentionally communicates, delivers, transmits, or causes to be communicated, delivered, or transmitted such information to any person not entitled to receive it; “(2) intentionally accesses a Government computer, with an unauthorized purpose, and thereby obtains classified or other protected information from any Government computer; or “(3) knowingly causes the transmission of a program, information, code, or command, and as a result of such conduct, intentionally causes damage without authorization to a Government computer; shall be punished as a court-martial may direct. “(b) Definitions.— In this section: “(1) The term ‘computer’ has the meaning given that term in section 1030 of title 18. “(2) The term ‘Government computer’ means a computer owned or operated by or on behalf of the United States Government. “(3) The term ‘damage’ has the meaning given that term in section 1030 of title 18.” .
1 of 1 references resolved to an enrolled provision
Editorial Notes
Prior Provisions
A prior section 923 was renumbered section 905 of this title.
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
Effective Date
Section effective on , as designated by the President, with implementing regulations and provisions relating to applicability to various situations, see section 5542 of Pub. L. 114–328 and Ex. Ord. No. 13825, set out as notes under section 801 of this title.
Credits
(Added Pub. L. 114–328, div. E, title LX, § 5436, , 130 Stat. 2952.)