3.0.0 187 2023-01-11T20:06:21Z 2023-01-11T20:06:21Z Senate S S 2007-01-04 110 ssju00 Judiciary Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2007-01-05T00:08:33Z 2007-01-04 ssju00 Judiciary Committee Senate Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text of measure as introduced: CR S184-185) IntroReferral 2007-01-04 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S183-184) IntroReferral B00100 9 Library of Congress 2007-01-04 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 Administrative procedure Congress Congressional oversight Congressional reporting requirements Congressional-executive relations Counterintelligence Courts of special jurisdiction Crime and Law Enforcement Criminal investigation Department of Defense Department of Justice Electronic surveillance Employee training Evidence (Law) Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) Federal law enforcement officers Foreign agents Government Operations and Politics Government attorneys International Affairs Judges Judicial review Law President and foreign policy Supreme Court Terrorism Warrants (Law) Armed Forces and National Security 00 2007-01-04 Introduced in Senate 2007-01-22T22:03:32Z Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Oversight and Resource Enhancement Act of 2007 - Amends the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 (FISA) to: (1) authorize the appointment of additional judges to the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court (Court); and (2) require FISA judges to act on applications for emergency electronic surveillance within 24 hours. Authorizes the hiring of additional personnel in the Department of Justice (DOJ), Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), National Security Agency (NSA), and the Court to process surveillance applications.

Requires the Directors of the FBI and NSA to develop regulations for conducting and seeking approval for emergency electronic surveillance, preparing and submitting applications for such surveillance, and training personnel.

Extends from 72 to 168 hours the period during which the Attorney General may authorize emergency electronic surveillance pending judicial authorization of such surveillance.

Permits electronic surveillance without a court order of communications between individuals outside the United States for the purpose of collecting foreign intelligence information even if such communications pass through, or the surveillance device is located within, the United States. Requires a court order for the contents of any wire or radio communication sent by a person inside the United States to a person outside the United States.

Authorizes enhanced congressional oversight of electronic surveillance activities under FISA.

Requires Supreme Court review of any final decision of a U.S. court of appeals concerning the legality of the Terrorist Surveillance Program.

]]> Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Oversight and Resource Enhancement Act of 2007 Official Title as Introduced A bill to provide sufficient resources to permit electronic surveillance of United States persons for foreign intelligence purposes to be conducted pursuant to individualized court-issued orders for calls originating in the United States, to provide additional resources to enhance oversight and streamline the procedures of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978, to ensure review of the Terrorist Surveillance Program by the United States Supreme Court, and for other purposes. Introduced in Senate IS Display Title Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Oversight and Resource Enhancement Act of 2007 Short Titles as Introduced Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Oversight and Resource Enhancement Act of 2007 Introduced in Senate 2007-01-04T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-110s187is/xml/BILLS-110s187is.xml 2007-01-04 Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text of measure as introduced: CR S184-185) text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.