[Congressional Bills 108th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 3179 Introduced in House (IH)]






108th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 3179

     To strengthen anti-terrorism investigative tools and promote 
              information sharing, and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           September 25, 2003

 Mr. Sensenbrenner (for himself and Mr. Goss) introduced the following 
  bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in 
 addition to the Select Committee on 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

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                                 A BILL


 
     To strengthen anti-terrorism investigative tools and promote 
              information sharing, and for other purposes.

    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 ``Anti-Terrorism Intelligence Tools 
Improvement Act of 2003''.

SEC. 2. VIOLATION OF NONDISCLOSURE PROVISIONS OF NATIONAL SECURITY 
              LETTERS.

    Section 1510 of title 18, United States Code, is amended by adding 
at the end the following new subsection:
    ``(e) Whoever knowingly violates section 2709(c) of this title, 
sections 625(d) or 626(c) of the Fair Credit Reporting Act (15 U.S.C. 
1681u(d) or 1681v(c)), section 1114(a)(3) or 1114(a)(5)(D) of the Right 
to Financial Privacy Act (12 U.S.C. 3414(a)(3) or 3414(a)(5)(D)), or 
section 802(b) of the National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 436(b)) 
shall be imprisoned for not more than one year, and if the violation is 
committed with the intent to obstruct an investigation or judicial 
proceeding, shall be imprisoned for not more than five years.''.

SEC. 3. JUDICIAL ENFORCEMENT OF NATIONAL SECURITY LETTERS.

    Chapter 113B of title 18, United States Code, is amended--
            (1) in the chapter analysis, by inserting before the item 
        relating to section 2333 the following new item:

``2332h. Enforcement of requests for information.'';
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            (2) by inserting before section 2333 the following new 
        section:
``Sec. 2332h. Enforcement of requests for information
    ``In the case of a refusal to comply with a request for records, a 
report, or other information made to any person under section 2709(b) 
of this title, section 625(a) or (b) or 626(a) of the Fair Credit 
Reporting Act, section 1114(a)(5)(A) of the Right to Financial Privacy 
Act, or section 802(a) of the National Security Act of 1947, the 
Attorney General may invoke the aid of any court of the United States 
within the jurisdiction of which the investigation is carried on or the 
person resides, carries on business, or may be found, to compel 
compliance with the request. The court may issue an order requiring the 
person to comply with the request. Any failure to obey the order of the 
court may be punished by the court as contempt thereof. Any process 
under this section may be served in any judicial district in which the 
person may be found.''.

SEC. 4. INDIVIDUAL TERRORISTS AS AGENTS OF FOREIGN POWERS.

    Section 101(b)(1) of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 
1978 (50 U.S.C. 1801(b)(1)) is amended by adding at the end the 
following new subparagraph:
                    ``(C) engages in international terrorism or 
                activities in preparation therefor; or''.

SEC. 5. EX PARTE AUTHORIZATIONS UNDER CLASSIFIED INFORMATION PROCEDURES 
              ACT.

    The second sentence of section 4 of the Classified Information 
Procedures Act (18 U.S.C. App. 3) is amended--
            (1) by striking ``may'' and inserting ``shall''; and
            (2) by striking ``a written statement to be inspected'' and 
        inserting ``a statement to be considered''.

SEC. 6. USE OF FISA INFORMATION IN IMMIGRATION PROCEEDINGS.

    The following provisions of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance 
Act of 1978 are each amended by inserting ``(other than in civil 
proceedings or other civil matters under the immigration laws (as that 
term is defined in section 101(a)(17) of the Immigration and 
Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1101(a)(17)))'' after ``authority of the 
United States'':
            (1) Subsections (c), (e), and (f) of section 106 (50 U.S.C. 
        1806).
            (2) Subsections (d), (f), and (g) of section 305 (50 U.S.C. 
        1825).
            (3) Subsections (c), (e), and (f) of section 405 (50 U.S.C. 
        1845).
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