3.0.0 1467 2023-01-11T13:23:24Z 2023-01-11T13:23:24Z Senate S S 2013-08-01 113 ssju00 Judiciary Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2013-08-01T21:38:52Z FISA Court Reform Act of 2013 113 3228 HR 2013-10-15 Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations. Related bill CRS USA FREEDOM Act 113 3361 HR 2014-06-05 Select Committee on Intelligence. Hearings held. Related bill CRS Intelligence Oversight and Surveillance Reform Act 113 1551 S 2013-09-25 Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. Related bill CRS 2013-08-01 ssju00 Judiciary Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. IntroReferral 2013-08-01 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress B001277 Sen. Blumenthal, Richard [D-CT] Richard Blumenthal D CT N M001111 Sen. Murray, Patty [D-WA] Patty Murray D WA 2013-08-01 True W000779 Sen. Wyden, Ron [D-OR] Ron Wyden D OR 2013-08-01 True U000038 Sen. Udall, Mark [D-CO] MARK UDALL D CO 2013-08-01 True M001176 Sen. Merkley, Jeff [D-OR] Jeff Merkley D OR 2013-08-01 True U000039 Sen. Udall, Tom [D-NM] TOM UDALL D NM 2013-08-01 True G000555 Sen. Gillibrand, Kirsten E. [D-NY] Kirsten Gillibrand D NY E. 2013-08-01 True C001088 Sen. Coons, Christopher A. [D-DE] Christopher Coons D DE A. 2013-08-01 True W000802 Sen. Whitehouse, Sheldon [D-RI] Sheldon Whitehouse D RI 2013-08-01 True T000464 Sen. Tester, Jon [D-MT] Jon Tester D MT 2013-08-01 True F000457 Sen. Franken, Al [D-MN] Al Franken D MN 2013-08-01 True B001230 Sen. Baldwin, Tammy [D-WI] Tammy Baldwin D WI 2013-08-01 True H001046 Sen. Heinrich, Martin [D-NM] Martin Heinrich D NM T. 2013-08-01 True M000133 Sen. Markey, Edward J. [D-MA] Edward Markey D MA J. 2013-08-01 True H001042 Sen. Hirono, Mazie K. [D-HI] Mazie Hirono D HI K. 2013-08-01 True S001194 Sen. Schatz, Brian [D-HI] Brian Schatz D HI 2013-08-01 True H000206 Sen. Harkin, Tom [D-IA] THOMAS HARKIN D IA RICHARD 2013-10-02 False S001181 Sen. Shaheen, Jeanne [D-NH] Jeanne Shaheen D NH 2014-01-07 False D000563 Sen. Durbin, Richard J. [D-IL] Richard Durbin D IL J. 2014-01-29 False Crime and Law Enforcement Constitution and constitutional amendments Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogation Executive agency funding and structure Government information and archives Intelligence activities, surveillance, classified information Judicial review and appeals Right of privacy Specialized courts Supreme Court Crime and Law Enforcement 00 2013-08-01 Introduced in Senate 2013-09-06T20:30:21Z FISA Court Reform Act of 2013 - Establishes as an independent establishment in the executive branch an Office of the Special Advocate to protect individual rights by advocating in cases before courts established by the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 (FISA) in support of legal interpretations that minimize the scope of surveillance and the extent of data collection and retention.

Directs the presiding judge of the FISA Court of Review to appoint a Special Advocate to serve as the head of such Office from a list of candidates submitted by the Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board.

Requires the Special Advocate to: (1) review each application to the FISA Court by the Attorney General and each decision of the FISA Court or the FISA Court of Review, and (2) participate in proceedings before the FISA Court when appointed to participate by such Court.

Permits the Special Advocate to request to participate in such proceedings, request reconsideration of FISA Court decisions, and appeal or seek review of FISA Court or FISA Court of Review decisions.

Directs such Courts to promulgate rules to provide the public with information sufficient to allow interested parties to participate as amicus curiae.

Authorizes the Special Advocate to seek a writ of certiorari from the Supreme Court for review of any decision of the FISA Court of Review.

Requires the Attorney General to publicly disclose: (1) all decisions issued by the FISA Court or the FISA Court of Review after July 10, 2003, that include a significant construction or interpretation of law, (2) any decision of the FISA Court appealed by the Special Advocate, and (3) any FISA Court of Review decision issued after an appeal by the Special Advocate. Provides for the release of as much information regarding the facts and analysis in such decisions as is consistent with legitimate national security concerns.

Permits the Special Advocate to petition the FISA Court or FISA Court of Review for the public disclosure of decisions and related documents previously designated as classified or for the release of an unclassified summary of such materials.

]]> FISA Court Reform Act of 2013 Display Title FISA Court Reform Act of 2013 Official Title as Introduced A bill to establish the Office of the Special Advocate to provide advocacy in cases before courts established by the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 and for other purposes. Introduced in Senate IS Short Titles as Introduced FISA Court Reform Act of 2013 Introduced in Senate 2013-08-01T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-113s1467is/xml/BILLS-113s1467is.xml 2013-08-01 Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. 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.