[Congressional Bills 105th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 3753 Introduced in House (IH)]







105th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 3753

 To amend chapter 119 of title 18, United States Code, with respect to 
           authority for the interception of communications.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             April 29, 1998

  Mr. McCollum (for himself, Mr. Hyde, Mr. Conyers, and Mr. Schumer) 
 introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on 
                             the Judiciary

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                                 A BILL


 
 To amend chapter 119 of title 18, United States Code, with respect to 
           authority for the interception of communications.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Multipoint Wiretap Act of 1998''.

SEC. 2. AUTHORITY FOR MULTIPOINT WIRETAPS.

    (a) In General.--Section 2518(11)(b) of title 18, United States 
Code, is amended--
            (1) in (ii), by striking ``of a purpose'' and all that 
        follows through the end of such clause and inserting ``that 
        there is probable cause to believe that the person's actions 
        could have the effect of thwarting interception from a 
        specified facility;'';
            (2) in clause (iii), by striking ``such purpose'' and all 
        that follows through the end of such clause and inserting 
        ``such showing has been adequately made; and''; and
            (3) by adding at the end the following:
                    ``(iv) the order authorizing or approving the 
                interception is limited to interception only for such 
                time as it is reasonable to presume that the person 
                identified in the application is or was reasonably 
                proximate to the instrument through which such 
                communication will be or was transmitted.''.
    (b) Conforming Amendment.--Section 2511(12) of title 18, United 
States Code, is amended--
            (1) by inserting ``(a)'' after ``by reason of subsection 
        (11)'';
            (2) by striking ``the facilities from which, or''; and
            (3) by striking the comma following ``where''.
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