3.0.0 2441 2021-06-07T20:49:25Z 2022-02-08T17:27:15Z Senate S S 2007-12-10 110 FISA Amendments Act of 2008 110 2248 S 2008-02-12 See also H.R.3773. Related bill CRS FISA Improvement Act of 2007 110 2440 S 2007-12-11 Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 529. Related bill CRS 2007-12-11 Senate Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 530. Calendars 2007-12-10 Senate Introduced in the Senate. Read the first time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under Read the First Time. Calendars 2007-12-10 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress R000146 Sen. Reid, Harry [D-NV] HARRY REID D NV M. N Armed Forces and National Security Appellate procedure Civil actions and liability Commerce Congress Congressional oversight Congressional reporting requirements Courts of special jurisdiction Crime and Law Enforcement Criminal investigation Department of Justice Electronic surveillance Evidence (Law) Federal preemption Foreign agents Government Operations and Politics Governmental investigations Inspectors general International Affairs Internet Judicial review Law Liability (Law) Nuclear nonproliferation Science, Technology, Communications Searches and seizures Security clearances State laws Supreme Court Telecommunication industry Terrorism Warrants (Law) Weapons of mass destruction Armed Forces and National Security 00 2007-12-10 Introduced in Senate 2008-06-02T15:32:56Z Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 Amendments Act of 2007 or FISA Amendments Act of 2007 - Amends the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 (FISA) to authorize the Attorney General (AG) and Director of National Intelligence to jointly authorize, for periods up to one year, the targeting (electronic surveillance) of persons located outside the United States to acquire foreign intelligence information. Requires specified targeting and surveillance minimization procedures to be followed, with Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court (Court) review of such procedures.

States that: (1) FISA shall be the exclusive means for targeting U.S. persons inside or outside the United States, except where specific statutory authorization exists to obtain foreign intelligence information without an order under FISA; and (2) chapters 119 (Wire and Electronic Communications Interception and Interception of Oral Communications) and 121 (Stored Wire and Electronic Communications and Transactional Records Access) of the federal criminal code and FISA shall be the exclusive means by which electronic surveillance and interception of domestic communications may be conducted.

Requires the AG to submit semiannually to the congressional intelligence committees copies of any orders of the Court or the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court of Review that include significant construction or interpretation of FISA.

Revises generally provisions concerning the application for, and issue of, Court orders. Allows the AG to authorize the emergency employment of electronic surveillance under certain circumstances, including: (1) determining that an emergency exists; (2) informing a Court judge of such determination; and (3) applying for a Court order authorizing such surveillance. Provides similar authority an outlines similar procedures for the emergency employment of a physical search.

Requires the AG, after authorizing the installation and use of a pen register or trap and trace device on an emergency basis, to apply to the Court for an authorization order within 168 (current law requires 48) hours after the emergency installation and use.

Authorizes the Court to sit en banc when: (1) necessary to secure or maintain uniformity of Court decisions; or (2) the proceeding involves a question of exceptional importance.

Requires the Inspectors General of the Department of Justice and relevant elements of the intelligence community to complete a comprehensive audit of the Terrorist Surveillance Program and any closely related intelligence activities, to include acquiring all documents relevant to such programs, including memoranda concerning legal authority of a program, program authorizations, certifications to telecommunications carriers, and court orders. Requires a joint report to the congressional Intelligence committees containing the results of the audit.

Provides limitations (and preempts state law) on civil actions against electronic communication service providers and persons providing assistance in connection with an intelligence activity.

]]> FISA Amendments Act of 2007 Short Titles as Introduced FISA Amendments Act of 2007 Short Titles as Introduced Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 Amendments Act of 2007 Official Title as Introduced A bill to amend the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978, to modernize and streamline the provisions of that Act, and for other purposes. Display Title FISA Amendments Act of 2007 Placed on Calendar Senate 2007-12-11T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-110s2441pcs/xml/BILLS-110s2441pcs.xml 2007-12-11 Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 530. 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.