3.0.0 3877 2018-02-04T01:35:47Z 2023-01-11T22:19:00Z Senate S S 2006-09-07 109 Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Improvement and Enhancement Act of 2006 109 3001 S 2006-09-13 Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 610. Related bill CRS Related bill House Entitled the "Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Improvement and Enhancement Act of 2006". 109 6056 HR 2006-09-12 Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Intelligence (Permanent Select), 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. Identical bill CRS Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Oversight and Resource Enhancement Act of 2006 109 4051 S 2006-12-05 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S11160) Related bill House 2006-09-08 Senate Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 600. 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 F000062 Sen. Feinstein, Dianne [D-CA] Dianne Feinstein D CA N S000709 Sen. Specter, Arlen [R-PA] ARLEN SPECTER R PA 2006-09-11 False S001163 Sen. Salazar, Ken [D-CO] Ken Salazar D CO 2006-09-13 False C000174 Sen. Carper, Thomas R. [D-DE] Thomas Carper D DE R. 2006-09-25 False B001233 Sen. Bayh, Evan [D-IN] EVAN BAYH D IN 2006-09-26 False L000261 Sen. Levin, Carl [D-MI] CARL LEVIN D MI MILTON 2006-09-26 False R000146 Sen. Reid, Harry [D-NV] HARRY REID D NV M. 2006-09-26 False Armed Forces and National Security Congress Congressional oversight Congressional reporting requirements Congressional-executive relations Counterintelligence Courts of special jurisdiction Crime and Law Enforcement Criminal investigation Delegation of powers Department of Defense Department of Justice Electronic surveillance Employee training Evidence (Law) Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) Federal law enforcement officers Federal officials Foreign agents Government Operations and Politics Government attorneys International Affairs Law Management information systems President and foreign policy Terrorism Transfer of employees Warrants (Law) Armed Forces and National Security 00 2006-09-07 Introduced in Senate 2006-11-17T19:45:18Z States that specified chapters of the federal criminal code relating to electronic surveillance and the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 (FISA) shall provide the exclusive means by which domestic electronic surveillance may be conducted.

Prohibits any modification or repeal of any provisions of title I (Electronic Surveillance) of FISA without an express legislative directive.

Directs the President to brief each member of the congressional intelligence committees on the Terrorist Surveillance Program of the National Security Agency (NSA) and certain other surveillance programs.

Amends FISA to extend the period allowed for emergency electronic surveillance without a court order.

Authorizes the Attorney General to delegate the authority to approve an application for electronic surveillance and to appoint certain personnel in the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and the NSA to authorize emergency surveillance in the United States.

Authorizes the appointment of additional judges to the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court.

Directs the Attorney General to develop and implement a classified document management system to process electronic surveillance applications.

Expands the authority of the President to authorize wartime electronic surveillance without a court order.

Permits electronic surveillance without a court order of communications between individuals outside of the United States under certain circumstances.

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