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IB Union Calendar No. 334 113th CONGRESS2d Session H. R. 3361 [Report No. 113–452, Parts I and II] IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES October 29, 2013 Mr. Sensenbrenner (for himself, Mr. Conyers, Ms. Lofgren, Mr. Amash, Mr. Nadler, Mr. Roe of Tennessee, Ms. Jackson Lee, Mr. Farr, Mr. Polis, Ms. Chu, Ms. Bass, Mr. Richmond, Mr. Thompson of Mississippi, Ms. DelBene, Mr. Rohrabacher, Mr. Mica, Mr. Young of Alaska, Mr. Petri, Mr. Sanford, Mr. Welch, Mr. Grayson, Mr. Duncan of South Carolina, Ms. Eshoo, Mr. Rokita, Mr. Smith of Missouri, Mr. Stewart, Mr. Amodei, Mr. Yoho, Mr. Jeffries, Ms. Norton, Mr. Deutch, Mr. Scott of Virginia, Mr. Quigley, Mr. Hunter, Mr. Garamendi, Mr. Mullin, Mr. Massie, Ms. Lee of California, Ms. Moore, Mr. Duffy, Ms. Gabbard, Mr. Coble, Mr. Terry, Mr. Graves of Georgia, Mr. Pocan, Mr. O’Rourke, Mr. Labrador, Mr. Huffman, Mr. Gowdy, Mr. Coffman, Mr. Mulvaney, Mr. Burgess, Mr. Issa, Mr. Moran, Mr. Gibson, Mr. Honda, Ms. Speier, Mr. Johnson of Georgia, Mr. Gohmert, Mr. Yoder, Mr. Gene Green of Texas, Mr. Huelskamp, Mr. Capuano, Mr. Bentivolio, Mr. Jones, Mr. Thompson of Pennsylvania, Mr. Buchanan, Mr. Long, Mr. Ellison, Mr. Daines, Mr. Michaud, Mr. Lowenthal, Mr. Pearce, Mr. Poe of Texas, Mr. Bera of California, Mr. Griffin of Arkansas, Mr. Blumenauer, Mr. Schweikert, and Mr. Fitzpatrick) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Select Committee on Intelligence (Permanent Select) and Financial Services, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned May 15, 2014 Additional sponsors: Mr. Enyart, Mr. Lewis, Ms. Hanabusa, Mr. Farenthold, Ms. McCollum, Mr. Smith of New Jersey, Mr. Horsford, Mr. McClintock, Mr. Tierney, Ms. Pingree of Maine, Ms. Kuster, Mr. McGovern, Mr. Perry, Mr. Larsen of Washington, Mr. Ribble, Ms. Bonamici, Mr. Cummings, Mr. Nugent, Mr. LaMalfa, Ms. Brownley of California, Mr. Carson of Indiana, Mr. Kingston, Mr. Luetkemeyer, Mrs. Noem, Ms. Shea-Porter, Mr. Salmon, Mr. Fleming, Mr. DeFazio, Mr. Vela, Mr. McDermott, Mr. Stockman, Ms. Schakowsky, Mr. Grijalva, Mr. Cicilline, Mr. Courtney, Mr. Messer, Mr. Jordan, Mrs. Capps, Ms. DeLauro, Ms. Matsui, Mr. Broun of Georgia, Mr. Keating, Mr. Weber of Texas, Mr. Schrader, Mr. Austin Scott of Georgia, Mr. Bridenstine, Mr. Kennedy, Mr. Sherman, Mr. Garrett, Mr. Lynch, Mr. Swalwell of California, Mr. Ben Ray Luján of New Mexico, Mr. Duncan of Tennessee, Mr. Guthrie, Mr. Campbell, Mr. Doyle, Ms. Clark of Massachusetts, Mrs. Carolyn B. Maloney of New York, Mr. Tonko, Ms. Tsongas, Mr. Marchant, Mr. Gardner, Mr. Neal, Mrs. Napolitano, Mr. Wilson of South Carolina, Mr. Cohen, Mr. Lance, Mr. Peters of Michigan, Mr. Gosar, Ms. DeGette, Mr. Serrano, Ms. Herrera Beutler, Mr. Goodlatte, and Mr. Wittman May 15, 2014 Reported from the Committee on the Judiciary with an amendment Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic May 15, 2014 Reported from the Select Committee on Intelligence (Permanent Select) with an amendment Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in boldface roman May 15, 2014 The Committee on Financial Services discharged; committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union and ordered to be printed For text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on October 29, 2013 A BILL To reform the authorities of the Federal Government to require the production of certain business records, conduct electronic surveillance, use pen registers and trap and trace devices, and use other forms of information gathering for foreign intelligence, counterterrorism, and criminal purposes, and for other purposes.

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Short title; table of contents

(a)

Short title

This Act may be cited as the USA FREEDOM Act. (b)

Table of contents

The table of contents for this Act is as follows: Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents. Sec. 2. Amendments to the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978. Title I—FISA business records reforms Sec. 101. Additional requirements for call detail records. Sec. 102. Emergency authority. Sec. 103. Prohibition on bulk collection of tangible things. Sec. 104. Judicial review of minimization procedures for the production of tangible things. Sec. 105. Liability protection. Sec. 106. Compensation for assistance. Sec. 107. Definitions. Sec. 108. Inspector general reports on business records orders. Sec. 109. Effective date. Title II—FISA pen register and trap and trace device reform Sec. 201. Prohibition on bulk collection. Sec. 202. Minimization procedures. Title III—FISA acquisitions targeting persons outside the United States reforms Sec. 301. Prohibition on reverse targeting. Sec. 302. Minimization procedures. Sec. 303. Limits on use of unlawfully obtained information. Title IV—Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court reforms Sec. 401. Appointment of amicus curiae. Sec. 402. Declassification of decisions, orders, and opinions. Title V—National Security Letter reform Sec. 501. Prohibition on bulk collection. Title VI—FISA transparency and reporting requirements Sec. 601. Additional reporting on orders requiring production of business records. Sec. 602. Business records compliance reports to Congress. Sec. 603. Annual report by the Director of the Administrative Office of the United States Courts on orders entered. Sec. 604. Public reporting by persons subject to FISA orders. Sec. 605. Reporting requirements for decisions of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court. Sec. 606. Submission of reports under FISA. Title VII—Sunsets Sec. 701. Sunsets.

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Amendments to the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978

Except as otherwise expressly provided, whenever in this Act an amendment or repeal is expressed in terms of an amendment to, or a repeal of, a section or other provision, the reference shall be considered to be made to a section or other provision of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 (50 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.).

1.

Short title; table of contents

(a)

Short title

This Act may be cited as the USA FREEDOM Act. (b)

Table of contents

The table of contents for this Act is as follows: Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents. Sec. 2. Amendments to the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978. Title I—FISA business records reforms Sec. 101. Additional requirements for call detail records. Sec. 102. Emergency authority. Sec. 103. Prohibition on bulk collection of tangible things. Sec. 104. Judicial review of minimization procedures for the production of tangible things. Sec. 105. Liability protection. Sec. 106. Compensation for assistance. Sec. 107. Definitions. Sec. 108. Inspector general reports on business records orders. Sec. 109. Effective date. Title II—FISA pen register and trap and trace device reform Sec. 201. Prohibition on bulk collection. Sec. 202. Minimization procedures. Title III—FISA acquisitions targeting persons outside the United States reforms Sec. 301. Prohibition on reverse targeting. Sec. 302. Minimization procedures. Sec. 303. Limits on use of unlawfully obtained information. Title IV—Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court reforms Sec. 401. Appointment of amicus curiae. Sec. 402. Declassification of decisions, orders, and opinions. Title V—National Security Letter reform Sec. 501. Prohibition on bulk collection. Title VI—FISA transparency and reporting requirements Sec. 601. Additional reporting on orders requiring production of business records. Sec. 602. Business records compliance reports to Congress. Sec. 603. Annual report by the Director of the Administrative Office of the United States Courts on orders entered. Sec. 604. Public reporting by persons subject to FISA orders. Sec. 605. Reporting requirements for decisions of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court. Sec. 606. Submission of reports under FISA. Title VII—Sunsets Sec. 701. Sunsets.

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Amendments to the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978

Except as otherwise expressly provided, whenever in this Act an amendment or repeal is expressed in terms of an amendment to, or a repeal of, a section or other provision, the reference shall be considered to be made to a section or other provision of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 (50 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.).

May 15, 2014 Reported from the Committee on the Judiciary with an amendment May 15, 2014 Reported from the Select Committee on Intelligence (Permanent Select) with an amendment May 15, 2014 The Committee on Financial Services discharged; committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union and ordered to be printed