3.0.0 3420 2022-02-09T01:42:29Z 2022-02-09T12:20:24Z Senate S 2020-03-09 116 ssju00 Judiciary Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2020-03-09T22:02:51Z USA FREEDOM Reauthorization Act of 2020 116 3421 S 2020-03-09 Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. Related bill CRS 2020-03-09 ssju00 Judiciary Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. IntroReferral 2020-03-09 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress L000174 Sen. Leahy, Patrick J. [D-VT] Patrick Leahy D VT N L000577 Sen. Lee, Mike [R-UT] Mike Lee R UT 2020-03-09 True Armed Forces and National Security Business records Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogation Evidence and witnesses First Amendment rights Intelligence activities, surveillance, classified information Judicial review and appeals Specialized courts Terrorism Armed Forces and National Security 00 2020-03-09 Introduced in Senate 2020-11-18T14:16:34Z USA FREEDOM Extension and Amici Curiae Reform Act of 2020

This bill expands the role and authority of amici curiae (outside parties appointed to assist courts in deciding certain cases) in proceedings before courts established under the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 (FISA). The bill also extends certain FISA-authorized investigative powers, including the power to access certain business records for foreign intelligence and international terrorism investigations, to June 19, 2020.

The bill expands the circumstances under which a FISA court shall appoint an amicus, such as when a case involves (1) a significant First Amendment issue, or (2) a request for approval of a new program or technology. Currently, the statute directs a FISA court to appoint an amicus only when a case involves a novel or significant interpretation of the law.

Under the bill, an amicus may (1) raise any issue at any time even if the court did not request assistance on that issue, (2) access un-redacted copies of relevant FISA court documents and related information, and (3) petition the FISA Court of Review or the Supreme Court to review a decision by a FISA-authorized court.

]]> USA FREEDOM Extension and Amici Curiae Reform Act of 2020 Display Title USA FREEDOM Extension and Amici Curiae Reform Act of 2020 Short Title(s) as Introduced USA FREEDOM Extension and Amici Curiae Reform Act of 2020 Introduced in Senate IS Official Title as Introduced A bill to extend surveillance authorities and expand amicus curiae protections under the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978. Introduced in Senate IS Introduced in Senate 2020-03-09T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-116s3420is/xml/BILLS-116s3420is.xml 2020-03-09 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.