3.0.0 4533 2023-01-11T13:26:37Z 2023-01-11T13:26:37Z House H HR 2014-04-30 113 From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. COOPER:H.R. 4533.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article I, Section 8, Clause 18, which states that theCongress shall have the power to make all Laws which shall benecessary and proper for carrying into Execution theforegoing Powers, and all other Powers vested by thisConstitution in the Government of the United States, or inany Department or Officer thereof.Article II, Section 2, Clause 2, which states that thePresident shall nominate, and by and with the advice andconsent of the Senate, shall appoint ambassadors, otherpublic ministers and consuls, judges of the Supreme Court,and all other officers of the United States, whoseappointments are not herein otherwise provided for, and whichshall be established by law: but the Congress may by law vestthe appointment of such inferior officers, as they thinkproper, in the President alone, in the courts of law, or inthe heads of departments.[Page H3364]]]> hsju00 Judiciary Committee House Standing hsju10 Constitution and Limited Government Subcommittee Referred to 2014-07-21T14:25:17Z hsju08 Crime and Federal Government Surveillance Subcommittee Referred to 2014-07-21T14:25:10Z Referred to 2014-04-30T14:00:38Z hlig00 Intelligence (Permanent Select) Committee House Select Referred to 2014-04-30T14:00:43Z hsgo00 Oversight and Accountability Committee House Standing Referred to 2014-04-30T14:00:33Z NSA Internal Watchdog Act 113 2439 S 2014-06-05 Read twice and referred to the Select Committee on Intelligence. Related bill CRS 2014-07-21 hsju10 Constitution and Limited Government Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice. Committee 2014-07-21 hsju08 Crime and Federal Government Surveillance Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations. Committee 2014-04-30 Referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, and in addition to the Committees on the Judiciary, and 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. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hlig00 Intelligence (Permanent Select) Committee 2014-04-30 Referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, and in addition to the Committees on the Judiciary, and 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. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsju00 Judiciary Committee 2014-04-30 Referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, and in addition to the Committees on the Judiciary, and 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. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsgo00 Oversight and Accountability Committee 2014-04-30 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2014-04-30 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress C000754 Rep. Cooper, Jim [D-TN-5] JAMES COOPER D TN H. 5 N S000583 Rep. Smith, Lamar [R-TX-21] LAMAR SMITH R TX 21 2014-04-30 True H001047 Rep. Himes, James A. [D-CT-4] James Himes D CT A. 4 2014-04-30 True Government Operations and Politics Congressional oversight Evidence and witnesses Executive agency funding and structure Federal officials Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management Government ethics and transparency, public corruption Government studies and investigations Intelligence activities, surveillance, classified information Lawyers and legal services National Security Agency Public contracts and procurement Government Operations and Politics 00 2014-04-30 Introduced in House 2014-06-24T19:39:13Z NSA Internal Watchdog Act - Amends the Inspector General Act of 1978 to require the President to appoint, with advice and consent of the Senate, the Inspector General of the National Security Agency (NSA). (Currently, the NSA Inspector General is appointed by the NSA Director.)

Directs the Inspector General to include in an annual report to Congress a review of the mechanisms for NSA employees or contractors to submit complaints.

Establishes a General Counsel to the NSA Inspector General, to be appointed by the Inspector General.

Requires the General Counsel to prescribe professional rules of ethics and responsibilities for NSA employees, officers, and contractors.

Authorizes the Inspector General, after providing the Attorney General (DOJ) with seven days' advance notice, to subpoena the attendance and testimony of former NSA employees or NSA contractors, former contractors, or former detailees.

Requires the Inspector General to provide Congress with an evaluation of any notice or statement of reasons the Inspector General receives from the Secretary of Defense (DOD) regarding the Secretary's exercise of authority in the interest of national security to prohibit the Inspector General from initiating, carrying out, or completing any audit or investigation.

Directs the Inspector General, in carrying out any audit or investigation of a surveillance or data collection program, to assess the impact of such program on civil rights and liberties.

Requires the Inspector General's reports to Congress to be made available to all Members of Congress.

Directs the Inspector General to audit and report to Congress regarding the effectiveness and use (including improper or illegal use) of NSA surveillance and data collection programs, including programs under the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 (FISA) that authorize: (1) the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) to submit applications to the FISA court for an order requiring the production of tangible things (commonly referred to as business records, including books, records, papers, documents, and other items); and (2) the Attorney General and the Director of National Intelligence (DNI), with the approval of the FISA court or under exigent circumstances, to authorize the targeting of persons located outside the United States.

Requires such audit to address: (1) the interactions between the NSA and the FISA court, and (2) the process for conducting background investigations of persons for NSA employment or for receiving access to classified information.

]]> NSA Internal Watchdog Act Display Title NSA Internal Watchdog Act Official Title as Introduced To amend the Inspector General Act of 1978 to provide for the Inspector General of the National Security Agency to be appointed by the President, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, and for other purposes. Introduced in House IH Short Titles as Introduced NSA Internal Watchdog Act Introduced in House 2014-04-30T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-113hr4533ih/xml/BILLS-113hr4533ih.xml 2014-07-21 Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice. 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.