3.0.0 3876 2018-02-04T01:35:42Z 2023-01-11T22:19:01Z Senate S S 2006-09-07 109 National Security Surveillance Act of 2006 109 2453 S 2006-09-13 Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 609. Related bill CRS 2006-09-08 Senate Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 599. Calendars 2006-09-07 Senate Introduced in the Senate. Read the first time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under Read the First Time. Calendars 2006-09-07 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress S000709 Sen. Specter, Arlen [R-PA] ARLEN SPECTER R PA N Armed Forces and National Security Appellate procedure Classified defense information Congress Congressional oversight Congressional reporting requirements Counterintelligence Courts of special jurisdiction Crime and Law Enforcement Criminal investigation Department of Defense Department of Justice Electronic surveillance Evidence (Law) Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) Federal law enforcement officers Foreign agents Government Operations and Politics Governmental investigations Information leaking International Affairs Judicial opinions Jurisdiction Law Management information systems President and foreign policy Presidential powers Searches and seizures State-sponsored terrorism Supreme Court Terrorism Warrants (Law) Armed Forces and National Security 00 2006-09-07 Introduced in Senate 2006-11-13T20:56:47Z National Security Surveillance Act of 2006 - Amends the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 (the Act) to establish a new title relating to electronic surveillance. Gives the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court (Court) (established under the Act) jurisdiction to review U.S. electronic surveillance programs (programs) that seek to obtain foreign intelligence information or to protect against international terrorism. Allows the Court to issue an order that authorizes a program for up to 90 days. Provides for congressional oversight of approved programs.

Prohibits any provision of the Act from being construed to limit the constitutional authority of the President to collect intelligence with respect to foreign powers and agents thereof.

Revises generally provisions of the Act concerning electronic surveillance authorizations obtained without a court order, including certification by the Attorney General, reports to congressional committees, duties and compensation of common carriers required to perform, or make equipment available for, such surveillance, and application requirements.

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