110 HR 5440 IH: FISA Amendments Act of
U.S. House of Representatives
2008-02-14
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1.Short title; table of
contents
(a)This Act may be cited
as the “Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act
of 1978 Amendments Act of 2008” or the “FISA Amendments Act of 2008”.
(b)The table of contents for this Act is as follows:
Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents.
Title I—Foreign intelligence surveillance
Sec. 101. Additional procedures regarding certain persons
outside the United States.
Sec. 102. Statement of exclusive means by which electronic
surveillance and interception of domestic communications may be
conducted.
Sec. 103. Submittal to Congress of certain court orders under
the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978.
Sec. 104. Applications for court orders.
Sec. 105. Issuance of an order.
Sec. 106. Use of information.
Sec. 107. Amendments for physical searches.
Sec. 108. Amendments for emergency pen registers and trap and
trace devices.
Sec. 109. Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court.
Sec. 110. Weapons of mass destruction.
Sec. 111. Technical and conforming amendments.
Title II—Protections for electronic communication service
providers
Sec. 201. Definitions.
Sec. 202. Limitations on civil actions for electronic
communication service providers.
Sec. 203. Procedures for implementing statutory defenses under
the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978.
Sec. 204. Preemption of State investigations.
Sec. 205. Technical amendments.
Title III—Other provisions
Sec. 301. Severability.
Sec. 302. Effective date; repeal; transition
procedures.
<enum>I</enum><header>Foreign
intelligence surveillance</header>
<section id="id520086C349B145C5A546666D8173F39A"><enum>101.</enum><header>Additional
procedures regarding certain persons outside the United States</header>
<subsection id="ID5eb7085399f54d1c889f40bbdd2d533d"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 (50
U.S.C. 1801 et seq.) is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="ID25b17ec379774d7dafa98e6364743500"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by striking title
VII; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="IDb3a5fa3b1db1413a8252893e6b9aa83d"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by adding after
title VI the following new title:</text>
<quoted-block changed="added" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id3CF60FCC5C6B4120924B94F7E3208421" style="OLC">
<title id="id8A23B3032D6148CFB40017AA32D7A7B8"><enum>VII</enum><header>Additional
procedures regarding certain persons outside the United States </header>
<section id="id4A226D1D6C2C4633AB29B2C9C15BE2D0"><enum>701.</enum><header>Limitation on
definition of electronic surveillance</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Nothing in the definition of electronic
surveillance under section 101(f) shall be construed to encompass surveillance
that is targeted in accordance with this title at a person reasonably believed
to be located outside the United States.</text>
</section><section id="id857A28F89E9446B0B5313C6C7D0DCBD0"><enum>702.</enum><header>Definitions</header>
<subsection id="IDa1acfcd837174313b35651cbb7112a48"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The terms <term>agent of a foreign power</term>,
<term>Attorney General</term>, <term>contents</term>, <term>electronic
surveillance</term>, <term>foreign intelligence information</term>,
<term>foreign power</term>, <term>minimization procedures</term>,
<term>person</term>, <term>United States</term>, and <term>United States
person</term> shall have the meanings given such terms in section 101, except
as specifically provided in this title.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="id1166B98C62B243389B40A28415D1491A"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Additional
definitions</header>
<paragraph id="idF4527292D82D4744A7CFB6E26856BD97"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Congressional
intelligence committees</header><text>The term <term>congressional intelligence
committees</term> means—</text>
<subparagraph id="id198969EC9BEF4417BDD784940A7DB3A0"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the Select
Committee on Intelligence of the Senate; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id0DA214F65D684799967DD2F0C42D664A"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the Permanent
Select Committee on Intelligence of the House of Representatives.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ID4659ffe4862b41c08f55fd38ada591ee"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Foreign
Intelligence Surveillance Court; Court</header><text>The terms <term>Foreign
Intelligence Surveillance Court</term> and <term>Court</term> mean the court
established by section 103(a).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID41de02c71bb84143ba1c62afe1a04d7a"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Foreign
Intelligence Surveillance Court of Review; Court of Review</header><text>The
terms <term>Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court of Review</term> and
<term>Court of Review</term> mean the court established by section
103(b).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID6dfabaac109346d1b230652552b87101"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Electronic
communication service provider</header><text>The term <term>electronic
communication service provider</term> means—</text>
<subparagraph id="IDfc785d6aa3d04abd902be0e90620901b"><enum>(A)</enum><text>a
telecommunications carrier, as that term is defined in section 3 of the
Communications Act of 1934 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/47/153">47 U.S.C. 153</external-xref>);</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID2dd049c9f63e488dae518e54e89f1a80"><enum>(B)</enum><text>a provider of
electronic communication service, as that term is defined in section 2510 of
title 18, United States Code;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDae592e4ce0844bbbade8c7447e19d911"><enum>(C)</enum><text>a provider of a
remote computing service, as that term is defined in <external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/18/2711">section 2711</external-xref> of title 18,
United States Code;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID49c7a1dd7ab542e18d9453e894e6d913"><enum>(D)</enum><text>any other
communication service provider who has access to wire or electronic
communications either as such communications are transmitted or as such
communications are stored; or</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID46b9467c26ae48619571a0c833a95f9f"><enum>(E)</enum><text>an officer,
employee, or agent of an entity described in subparagraph (A), (B), (C), or
(D).</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ID3f08df2de10a4692b2ae6ce66577ba8b"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Element of the
intelligence community</header><text>The term <term>element of the intelligence
community</term> means an element of the intelligence community specified in or
designated under section 3(4) of the National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C.
401a(4)).</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><section id="idC62AF8D847EF474E9F24722C3B44FD17"><enum>703.</enum><header>Procedures for
targeting certain persons outside the United States other than United States
persons</header>
<subsection id="ID5e30c05cc4884ee48d1e5b570183b0b4"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Authorization</header><text>Notwithstanding
any other law, the Attorney General and the Director of National Intelligence
may authorize jointly, for periods of up to 1 year, the targeting of persons
reasonably believed to be located outside the United States to acquire foreign
intelligence information.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="ID0ba9d3481b7944e29f5b5c7c598d88f9"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Limitations</header><text>An
acquisition authorized under subsection (a)—</text>
<paragraph id="idA9BDF04569F446D29A7DE606F950FF37"><enum>(1)</enum><text>may not
intentionally target any person known at the time of acquisition to be located
in the United States;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id642767414E794EACB9EBA11FF4E370E2"><enum>(2)</enum><text>may not
intentionally target a person reasonably believed to be located outside the
United States if the purpose of such acquisition is to target a particular,
known person reasonably believed to be in the United States, except in
accordance with title I or title III;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id7E3822D24E654D94AE9EE5E661812B88"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">may not intentionally target a United
States person reasonably believed to be located outside the United States,
except in accordance with sections 704, 705, or 706;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idD3EC8D9F6D114EDAAF6C46B3B76B1D7F"><enum>(4)</enum><text>shall not
intentionally acquire any communication as to which the sender and all intended
recipients are known at the time of the acquisition to be located in the United
States; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID3833d6c2daf74e7e841d202864cc56a1"><enum>(5)</enum><text>shall be
conducted in a manner consistent with the fourth amendment to the Constitution
of the United States.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id6E5DFCDD9AE348AC9FF4D567A6D0ADB3"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Conduct of
acquisition</header><text>An acquisition authorized under subsection (a) may be
conducted only in accordance with—</text>
<paragraph id="idDD49B56955164F459F681F87A95FD7D2"><enum>(1)</enum><text>a certification
made by the Attorney General and the Director of National Intelligence pursuant
to subsection (f); and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id92EF1F86033E4360812C7CD5A2C0D0F5"><enum>(2)</enum><text>the targeting and
minimization procedures required pursuant to subsections (d) and (e).</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="idEEE50C10489147109AA726784EE2EAB5"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Targeting
procedures</header>
<paragraph id="idF3BB21DE696E46C8916396D5995DCAF7"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Requirement to
adopt</header><text>The Attorney General, in consultation with the Director of
National Intelligence, shall adopt targeting procedures that are reasonably
designed to ensure that any acquisition authorized under subsection (a) is
limited to targeting persons reasonably believed to be located outside the
United States and does not result in the intentional acquisition of any
communication as to which the sender and all intended recipients are known at
the time of the acquisition to be located in the United States.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id0E398C40CBD846659DCD05933DC2ADE7"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Judicial
review</header><text>The procedures referred to in paragraph (1) shall be
subject to judicial review pursuant to subsection (h).</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id2CA94FDC4F6F4897AB1789CAA874FC1B"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Minimization
procedures</header>
<paragraph id="idA97DE6C391EA4EC196E40B8ACC041CEC"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Requirement to
adopt</header><text>The Attorney General, in consultation with the Director of
National Intelligence, shall adopt minimization procedures that meet the
definition of minimization procedures under section 101(h) or section 301(4)
for acquisitions authorized under subsection (a).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idE68B63E70B5E4D9A8C34409B7DFF04E7"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Judicial
review</header><text>The minimization procedures required by this subsection
shall be subject to judicial review pursuant to subsection (h).</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="idD7187C835B15498EAFC7B9AE195DA751"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Certification</header>
<paragraph id="id36D54E256F154627B995425DB74AF939"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header>
<subparagraph id="id56797071C3664B6B8F4E22C07EB23EA6"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Requirement</header><text>Subject
to subparagraph (B), prior to the initiation of an acquisition authorized under
subsection (a), the Attorney General and the Director of National Intelligence
shall provide, under oath, a written certification, as described in this
subsection.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id4E58702F90DC410BA4BFBD75683E23D5"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Exception</header><text>If
the Attorney General and the Director of National Intelligence determine that
immediate action by the Government is required and time does not permit the
preparation of a certification under this subsection prior to the initiation of
an acquisition, the Attorney General and the Director of National Intelligence
shall prepare such certification, including such determination, as soon as
possible but in no event more than 7 days after such determination is
made.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="IDd9f54155af2c4472b0b2506e8b9ecd5a"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Requirements</header><text>A
certification made under this subsection shall—</text>
<subparagraph id="id950FB2049AA34D92AC1ACC7602EE34F7"><enum>(A)</enum><text>attest
that—</text>
<clause id="ID7a9e638703ed458fb10aca0829412ab0"><enum>(i)</enum><text>there are
reasonable procedures in place for determining that the acquisition authorized
under subsection (a) is targeted at persons reasonably believed to be located
outside the United States and that such procedures have been approved by, or
will be submitted in not more than 5 days for approval by, the Foreign
Intelligence Surveillance Court pursuant to subsection (h);</text>
</clause><clause id="ID5ce3b9c086c0483193643098f2f93e66"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>there are
reasonable procedures in place for determining that the acquisition authorized
under subsection (a) does not result in the intentional acquisition of any
communication as to which the sender and all intended recipients are known at
the time of the acquisition to be located in the United States, and that such
procedures have been approved by, or will be submitted in not more than 5 days
for approval by, the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court pursuant to
subsection (h);</text>
</clause><clause id="IDa44816d1880648dfbcf5537f0cc139f5"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>the procedures
referred to in clauses (i) and (ii) are consistent with the requirements of the
fourth amendment to the Constitution of the United States and do not permit the
intentional targeting of any person who is known at the time of acquisition to
be located in the United States or the intentional acquisition of any
communication as to which the sender and all intended recipients are known at
the time of acquisition to be located in the United States;</text>
</clause><clause id="ID63d5a17e2e4948a78c8df3de563eeb80"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>a significant
purpose of the acquisition is to obtain foreign intelligence
information;</text>
</clause><clause id="IDcc6b6619d75843b3bb88fd7b2581d73c"><enum>(v)</enum><text>the minimization
procedures to be used with respect to such acquisition—</text>
<subclause id="id694C6C50834643ECB5C527AFE1FD8167"><enum>(I)</enum><text>meet the
definition of minimization procedures under section 101(h) or section 301(4);
and</text>
</subclause><subclause id="id6BF207335E8C449EAAF6EAEC7F45D021"><enum>(II)</enum><text>have been
approved by, or will be submitted in not more than 5 days for approval by, the
Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court pursuant to subsection (h);</text>
</subclause></clause><clause id="IDf16521588388494297a95bdad5fe305e"><enum>(vi)</enum><text>the acquisition
involves obtaining the foreign intelligence information from or with the
assistance of an electronic communication service provider; and</text>
</clause><clause id="ID6c316d4d03d24219a674a0523e729f8d"><enum>(vii)</enum><text>the acquisition
does not constitute electronic surveillance, as limited by section 701;
and</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id989D1BF5A64F491AA042DA4A343CB729"><enum>(B)</enum><text>be supported, as
appropriate, by the affidavit of any appropriate official in the area of
national security who is—</text>
<clause id="idB37D7F005E894FE2BBD77F394AFF95FA"><enum>(i)</enum><text>appointed by the
President, by and with the consent of the Senate; or</text>
</clause><clause id="idD2AA80E3BE6D4F999E508C0F5B6061F9"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>the head of any
element of the intelligence community.</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="IDf7133340b71043c7a3322a5b5cfd54f9"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Limitation</header><text>A
certification made under this subsection is not required to identify the
specific facilities, places, premises, or property at which the acquisition
authorized under subsection (a) will be directed or conducted.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="IDa8d657a4c01246928d6b5d0d34e3e196"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Submission to
the Court</header><text>The Attorney General shall transmit a copy of a
certification made under this subsection, and any supporting affidavit, under
seal to the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court as soon as possible, but in
no event more than 5 days after such certification is made. Such certification
shall be maintained under security measures adopted by the Chief Justice of the
United States and the Attorney General, in consultation with the Director of
National Intelligence.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID8c9720551b944090ac8c280a559939d9"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Review</header><text>The
certification required by this subsection shall be subject to judicial review
pursuant to subsection (h).</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ID52ac06ac5e984ff3ba2ab451eebf7f25"><enum>(g)</enum><header>Directives and
judicial review of directives</header>
<paragraph id="idA33BAE98C86E40B29778959D1E1F2156"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Authority</header><text>With
respect to an acquisition authorized under subsection (a), the Attorney General
and the Director of National Intelligence may direct, in writing, an electronic
communication service provider to—</text>
<subparagraph id="ID6b96a29f2ce948a5a8a24d8f41d5e9bf"><enum>(A)</enum><text>immediately
provide the Government with all information, facilities, or assistance
necessary to accomplish the acquisition in a manner that will protect the
secrecy of the acquisition and produce a minimum of interference with the
services that such electronic communication service provider is providing to
the target; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID774ac92cc47e47169033a5ae362852ce"><enum>(B)</enum><text>maintain under
security procedures approved by the Attorney General and the Director of
National Intelligence any records concerning the acquisition or the aid
furnished that such electronic communication service provider wishes to
maintain.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ID188f7a52961046db9c1e4ae091bac49c"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Compensation</header><text>The
Government shall compensate, at the prevailing rate, an electronic
communication service provider for providing information, facilities, or
assistance pursuant to paragraph (1).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="IDdccba1f42e0e4e80b47ae9373b1cedbe"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Release from
liability</header><text>Notwithstanding any other law, no cause of action shall
lie in any court against any electronic communication service provider for
providing any information, facilities, or assistance in accordance with a
directive issued pursuant to paragraph (1).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="IDa1ad14eec47c4eff8cc33858b892a36b"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Challenging of
directives</header>
<subparagraph id="id3EA0112330534D29B213EB3E64066A11"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Authority to
challenge</header><text>An electronic communication service provider receiving
a directive issued pursuant to paragraph (1) may challenge the directive by
filing a petition with the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court, which shall
have jurisdiction to review such a petition.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID9feca827428e4c688ebf0850bc32e146"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Assignment</header><text>The
presiding judge of the Court shall assign the petition filed under subparagraph
(A) to 1 of the judges serving in the pool established by section 103(e)(1) not
later than 24 hours after the filing of the petition.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDe1b708689faa40ada663caaac9078ad1"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Standards for
review</header><text>A judge considering a petition to modify or set aside a
directive may grant such petition only if the judge finds that the directive
does not meet the requirements of this section, or is otherwise
unlawful.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID2e2a8bc5ca0446e9b3b18105d7759e76"><enum>(D)</enum><header>Procedures for
initial review</header><text>A judge shall conduct an initial review not later
than 5 days after being assigned a petition described in subparagraph (C). If
the judge determines that the petition consists of claims, defenses, or other
legal contentions that are not warranted by existing law or by a nonfrivolous
argument for extending, modifying, or reversing existing law or for
establishing new law, the judge shall immediately deny the petition and affirm
the directive or any part of the directive that is the subject of the petition
and order the recipient to comply with the directive or any part of it. Upon
making such a determination or promptly thereafter, the judge shall provide a
written statement for the record of the reasons for a determination under this
subparagraph.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID9431f66e3463484d81a928126fae7630"><enum>(E)</enum><header>Procedures for
plenary review</header><text>If a judge determines that a petition described in
subparagraph (C) requires plenary review, the judge shall affirm, modify, or
set aside the directive that is the subject of that petition not later than 30
days after being assigned the petition, unless the judge, by order for reasons
stated, extends that time as necessary to comport with the due process clause
of the fifth amendment to the Constitution of the United States. Unless the
judge sets aside the directive, the judge shall immediately affirm or affirm
with modifications the directive, and order the recipient to comply with the
directive in its entirety or as modified. The judge shall provide a written
statement for the records of the reasons for a determination under this
subparagraph.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID69fbc4e67dc6413493c9bee60022e388"><enum>(F)</enum><header>Continued
effect</header><text>Any directive not explicitly modified or set aside under
this paragraph shall remain in full effect.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="idC2A3F4205CA84176887AF8A410B03032"><enum>(G)</enum><header>Contempt of
court</header><text>Failure to obey an order of the Court issued under this
paragraph may be punished by the Court as contempt of court.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ID1fdb2ca4b8f94bccbdad8e1cd9f154be"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Enforcement of
directives</header>
<subparagraph id="id168F0644FF9348B1B2DC28CD9C4439F1"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Order to
compel</header><text>In the case of a failure to comply with a directive issued
pursuant to paragraph (1), the Attorney General may file a petition for an
order to compel compliance with the directive with the Foreign Intelligence
Surveillance Court, which shall have jurisdiction to review such a
petition.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID26db80885e214f819977299446172191"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Assignment</header><text>The
presiding judge of the Court shall assign a petition filed under subparagraph
(A) to 1 of the judges serving in the pool established by section 103(e)(1) not
later than 24 hours after the filing of the petition.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID6abd44227e194b32a3102f5ff45f49a1"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Standards for
review</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A judge considering a
petition filed under subparagraph (A) shall issue an order requiring the
electronic communication service provider to comply with the directive or any
part of it, as issued or as modified, if the judge finds that the directive
meets the requirements of this section, and is otherwise lawful.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID6c6db7fddaaf47408901d0f44f29dec4"><enum>(D)</enum><header>Procedures for
review</header><text>The judge shall render a determination not later than 30
days after being assigned a petition filed under subparagraph (A), unless the
judge, by order for reasons stated, extends that time if necessary to comport
with the due process clause of the fifth amendment to the Constitution of the
United States. The judge shall provide a written statement for the record of
the reasons for a determination under this paragraph.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDc5a2917c6bfa49eaa414f8936d53203b"><enum>(E)</enum><header>Contempt of
court</header><text>Failure to obey an order of the Court issued under this
paragraph may be punished by the Court as contempt of court.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID21bb45cf31d3459ca8fbd546f902f5bb"><enum>(F)</enum><header>Process</header><text>Any
process under this paragraph may be served in any judicial district in which
the electronic communication service provider may be found.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="IDf9f41dff71dc46f2bda5cfea7df0d607"><enum>(6)</enum><header>Appeal</header>
<subparagraph id="idABBA0E12B1E74094B9CEFD7BEF357F34"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Appeal to the
Court of Review</header><text>The Government or an electronic communication
service provider receiving a directive issued pursuant to paragraph (1) may
file a petition with the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court of Review for
review of the decision issued pursuant to paragraph (4) or (5). The Court of
Review shall have jurisdiction to consider such a petition and shall provide a
written statement for the record of the reasons for a decision under this
paragraph.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id9A275A190AEF4E22BAB15F6210AACBC8"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Certiorari to
the Supreme Court</header><text>The Government or an electronic communication
service provider receiving a directive issued pursuant to paragraph (1) may
file a petition for a writ of certiorari for review of the decision of the
Court of Review issued under subparagraph (A). The record for such review shall
be transmitted under seal to the Supreme Court of the United States, which
shall have jurisdiction to review such decision.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="IDf477358c9f494d7a9ac7acc14876ec1c"><enum>(h)</enum><header>Judicial review
of certifications and procedures</header>
<paragraph id="id95D3DF0071A24849BCEECF02066A3168"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header>
<subparagraph id="id485964C5223B43E39120DE4C1618FAC7"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Review by the
Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court</header><text>The Foreign Intelligence
Surveillance Court shall have jurisdiction to review any certification required
by subsection (c) and the targeting and minimization procedures adopted
pursuant to subsections (d) and (e).</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID496192ecb8f64e3880add44b6e6611cf"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Submission to
the Court</header><text>The Attorney General shall submit to the Court any such
certification or procedure, or amendment thereto, not later than 5 days after
making or amending the certification or adopting or amending the
procedures.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="idCD1ED691EB5D4A54BD948E029E3C420E"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Certifications</header><text>The
Court shall review a certification provided under subsection (f) to determine
whether the certification contains all the required elements.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idFDBA4DC1006C44909B54EF5E34A2BE9D"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Targeting
procedures</header><text>The Court shall review the targeting procedures
required by subsection (d) to assess whether the procedures are reasonably
designed to ensure that the acquisition authorized under subsection (a) is
limited to the targeting of persons reasonably believed to be located outside
the United States and does not result in the intentional acquisition of any
communication as to which the sender and all intended recipients are known at
the time of the acquisition to be located in the United States.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idFB3488B4BB1540F487096159290B0697"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Minimization
procedures</header><text>The Court shall review the minimization procedures
required by subsection (e) to assess whether such procedures meet the
definition of minimization procedures under section 101(h) or section
301(4).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idE4880C1308C641EFA2682D54F6CBC83B"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Orders</header>
<subparagraph id="id7AFE51A118CA4588AEBC249B59E1D8C3"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Approval</header><text>If
the Court finds that a certification required by subsection (f) contains all of
the required elements and that the targeting and minimization procedures
required by subsections (d) and (e) are consistent with the requirements of
those subsections and with the fourth amendment to the Constitution of the
United States, the Court shall enter an order approving the continued use of
the procedures for the acquisition authorized under subsection (a).</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id13A735F0A4214E58A7CD27FB69920C30"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Correction of
deficiencies</header><text>If the Court finds that a certification required by
subsection (f) does not contain all of the required elements, or that the
procedures required by subsections (d) and (e) are not consistent with the
requirements of those subsections or the fourth amendment to the Constitution
of the United States, the Court shall issue an order directing the Government
to, at the Government’s election and to the extent required by the Court's
order—</text>
<clause id="idCC6F13D4FE3B485DB9E9E9949A0606EB"><enum>(i)</enum><text>correct any
deficiency identified by the Court’s order not later than 30 days after the
date the Court issues the order; or</text>
</clause><clause id="id279FC4CCD9784812BB168A8ADD36CFEA"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>cease the
acquisition authorized under subsection (a).</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id337F7066AEF94AD6AFA8691254186413"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Requirement for
written statement</header><text>In support of its orders under this subsection,
the Court shall provide, simultaneously with the orders, for the record a
written statement of its reasons.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id39058E55D12A41B28EE0B7903A88C50E"><enum>(6)</enum><header>Appeal</header>
<subparagraph id="idD2521656E3834463922891792F7DEF9C"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Appeal to the
Court of Review</header><text>The Government may appeal any order under this
section to the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court of Review, which shall
have jurisdiction to review such order. For any decision affirming, reversing,
or modifying an order of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court, the Court
of Review shall provide for the record a written statement of its
reasons.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id1DBB6D131B9A4FB089076F7507E552B4"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Continuation of
acquisition pending rehearing or appeal</header><text>Any acquisitions affected
by an order under paragraph (5)(B) may continue—</text>
<clause id="idC5A64D06DE184098978A3B9D7AF7C86F"><enum>(i)</enum><text>during the
pendency of any rehearing of the order by the Court en banc; and</text>
</clause><clause id="ID1d833a3ae1ba415f854e06ba00c6ecb2"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>if the
Government appeals an order under this section, until the Court of Review
enters an order under subparagraph (C).</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID63f6f1e3e35244748d6e2237707dc4dd"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Implementation
pending appeal</header><text>Not later than 60 days after the filing of an
appeal of an order under paragraph (5)(B) directing the correction of a
deficiency, the Court of Review shall determine, and enter a corresponding
order regarding, whether all or any part of the correction order, as issued or
modified, shall be implemented during the pendency of the appeal.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id9782A9C04E424092BA03D02587E4759A"><enum>(D)</enum><header>Certiorari to
the Supreme Court</header><text>The Government may file a petition for a writ
of certiorari for review of a decision of the Court of Review issued under
subparagraph (A). The record for such review shall be transmitted under seal to
the Supreme Court of the United States, which shall have jurisdiction to review
such decision.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ID7b8755d376144b11b6c8dd21113e0eb0"><enum>(i)</enum><header>Expedited
judicial proceedings</header><text>Judicial proceedings under this section
shall be conducted as expeditiously as possible.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="ID8e667856b70a4655bcf0400c50d81c04"><enum>(j)</enum><header>Maintenance and
security of records and proceedings</header>
<paragraph id="id7FCBA8472F414795B47895D3F5B3CE58"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Standards</header><text>A
record of a proceeding under this section, including petitions filed, orders
granted, and statements of reasons for decision, shall be maintained under
security measures adopted by the Chief Justice of the United States, in
consultation with the Attorney General and the Director of National
Intelligence.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID8e4c5e18ea5e4a28b80ee08ddcc2dd20"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Filing and
review</header><text>All petitions under this section shall be filed under
seal. In any proceedings under this section, the court shall, upon request of
the Government, review ex parte and in camera any Government submission, or
portions of a submission, which may include classified information.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="IDef597686bac14c11bb1316e7a8cded03"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Retention of
records</header><text>A directive made or an order granted under this section
shall be retained for a period of not less than 10 years from the date on which
such directive or such order is made.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ID12924be8acf84166aa942b1d3c15108f"><enum>(k)</enum><header>Assessments and
reviews</header>
<paragraph id="idD9A30822EE8947088C3C1F420D7F939A"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Semiannual
assessment</header><text>Not less frequently than once every 6 months, the
Attorney General and Director of National Intelligence shall assess compliance
with the targeting and minimization procedures required by subsections (e) and
(f) and shall submit each such assessment to—</text>
<subparagraph id="idEBD5F881548040BAA8D5A706C4699BBE"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the Foreign
Intelligence Surveillance Court; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="idDEBB4F3AFFEC4B249865415AE19714C0"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the congressional
intelligence committees.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="idA031C3A33B884ACEAAC8313B19ABA92D"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Agency
assessment</header><text>The Inspectors General of the Department of Justice
and of any element of the intelligence community authorized to acquire foreign
intelligence information under subsection (a) with respect to their department,
agency, or element—</text>
<subparagraph id="id8AF4F77AD20143088EDAC18149BF7C90"><enum>(A)</enum><text>are authorized to
review the compliance with the targeting and minimization procedures required
by subsections (d) and (e);</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID42db37218fd8439c8f6f022791e9fa74"><enum>(B)</enum><text>with respect to
acquisitions authorized under subsection (a), shall review the number of
disseminated intelligence reports containing a reference to a United States
person identity and the number of United States person identities subsequently
disseminated by the element concerned in response to requests for identities
that were not referred to by name or title in the original reporting;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID1c34e8c8ef2e40f6b1c9f01f7eec949f"><enum>(C)</enum><text>with respect to
acquisitions authorized under subsection (a), shall review the number of
targets that were later determined to be located in the United States and, to
the extent possible, whether their communications were reviewed; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id274B4244C7A549F1AC0F82FDE66B2734"><enum>(D)</enum><text>shall provide
each such review to—</text>
<clause id="id30FB2558E4C648A1958DCDCC0D2C5C48"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the Attorney
General;</text>
</clause><clause id="idC4AD4F350AFB41229854B4C17F1388B2"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>the Director of
National Intelligence; and</text>
</clause><clause id="id389AFD7667264D4CA0A3336D0B892F1C"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>the
congressional intelligence committees.</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ID48a062e6288c4a429fa86a2df76f78aa"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Annual
review</header>
<subparagraph id="id381F0050DC594706BF056258A856F2A8"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Requirement to
conduct</header><text>The head of an element of the intelligence community
conducting an acquisition authorized under subsection (a) shall direct the
element to conduct an annual review to determine whether there is reason to
believe that foreign intelligence information has been or will be obtained from
the acquisition. The annual review shall provide, with respect to such
acquisitions authorized under subsection (a)—</text>
<clause id="idC5105A35A6EC4FD9BF22F2C195AE5E23"><enum>(i)</enum><text>an accounting of
the number of disseminated intelligence reports containing a reference to a
United States person identity;</text>
</clause><clause id="id41B2999962EC4A3CBD9A4DF0F3EB71D4"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>an accounting of
the number of United States person identities subsequently disseminated by that
element in response to requests for identities that were not referred to by
name or title in the original reporting;</text>
</clause><clause id="id7928EB65EA154C7E994ED713878252EA"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>the number of
targets that were later determined to be located in the United States and, to
the extent possible, whether their communications were reviewed; and</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" id="IDd4cf4db4693f4209a8f9ee4f83dc9987"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>a description of
any procedures developed by the head of an element of the intelligence
community and approved by the Director of National Intelligence to assess, in a
manner consistent with national security, operational requirements and the
privacy interests of United States persons, the extent to which the
acquisitions authorized under subsection (a) acquire the communications of
United States persons, as well as the results of any such assessment.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idEB1B24E5CC444AAAACA77B4BEE34E14E"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Use of
review</header><text>The head of each element of the intelligence community
that conducts an annual review under subparagraph (A) shall use each such
review to evaluate the adequacy of the minimization procedures utilized by such
element or the application of the minimization procedures to a particular
acquisition authorized under subsection (a).</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id84CA9412081740A49E80082DB7EF083E"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Provision of
review</header><text>The head of each element of the intelligence community
that conducts an annual review under subparagraph (A) shall provide such review
to—</text>
<clause id="id2E0D4D49B3AE4E85AA8B53F1421AB457"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the Foreign
Intelligence Surveillance Court;</text>
</clause><clause id="ID8fabab915e4b43978f0f8afc7afd2c99"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>the Attorney
General;</text>
</clause><clause id="ID7433a1e859964787ad40eeb299d86670"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>the Director of
National Intelligence; and</text>
</clause><clause id="IDda1a25ac83794737be11115c525d1131"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>the
congressional intelligence committees.</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection></section><section id="idA28E3E7352094FEF9C36DC10A34E9AA5"><enum>704.</enum><header>Certain
acquisitions inside the United States of United States persons outside the
United States</header>
<subsection id="id8A80655610E047DE92D5F8B0C8D30135"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Jurisdiction of
the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court</header>
<paragraph id="idC035404B85FD4970B6E4632A438DBBCC"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court shall have
jurisdiction to enter an order approving the targeting of a United States
person reasonably believed to be located outside the United States to acquire
foreign intelligence information, if such acquisition constitutes electronic
surveillance (as defined in section 101(f), regardless of the limitation of
section 701) or the acquisition of stored electronic communications or stored
electronic data that requires an order under this Act, and such acquisition is
conducted within the United States.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="IDda2c480dfbd748b1a7723c8aeabcd0b3"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Limitation</header><text>In
the event that a United States person targeted under this subsection is
reasonably believed to be located in the United States during the pendency of
an order issued pursuant to subsection (c), such acquisition shall cease until
authority, other than under this section, is obtained pursuant to this Act or
the targeted United States person is again reasonably believed to be located
outside the United States during the pendency of an order issued pursuant to
subsection (c).</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ID826e6babb8624f6984a5c00e380b8c8a"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Application</header>
<paragraph id="idA03E705F345042C1A0B07E5A371C8146"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Each application for an order under this section shall be
made by a Federal officer in writing upon oath or affirmation to a judge having
jurisdiction under subsection (a)(1). Each application shall require the
approval of the Attorney General based upon the Attorney General’s finding that
it satisfies the criteria and requirements of such application, as set forth in
this section, and shall include—</text>
<subparagraph id="idEEA22409AA3D4260B006EB969C14A89E"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the identity of
the Federal officer making the application;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID53b7b4841e964f20adad9f038bbfb026"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the identity, if
known, or a description of the United States person who is the target of the
acquisition;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID5b7a1a0b64a7402094190dc9e078b20e"><enum>(C)</enum><text>a statement of
the facts and circumstances relied upon to justify the applicant's belief that
the United States person who is the target of the acquisition is—</text>
<clause id="id007917D9EE4445D1AE4A626282C0F6B7"><enum>(i)</enum><text>a person
reasonably believed to be located outside the United States; and</text>
</clause><clause id="id94842CB4930847E880CC94043B95BA8A"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>a foreign power,
an agent of a foreign power, or an officer or employee of a foreign
power;</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID1cab2b43f06a4a7da35d91b7a88052ba"><enum>(D)</enum><text>a statement of
the proposed minimization procedures that meet the definition of minimization
procedures under section 101(h) or section 301(4);</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDdb46b24c05d04a7999cf5c5ba2de1f55"><enum>(E)</enum><text>a description of
the nature of the information sought and the type of communications or
activities to be subjected to acquisition;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID89e2747df33747af9c6ef281bdab664a"><enum>(F)</enum><text>a certification
made by the Attorney General or an official specified in section 104(a)(6)
that—</text>
<clause id="IDb8f09df84b214c3c854aaebf3223ca4d"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the certifying
official deems the information sought to be foreign intelligence
information;</text>
</clause><clause id="id77102DCD890F44D8850BE78EAA6FA208"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>a significant
purpose of the acquisition is to obtain foreign intelligence
information;</text>
</clause><clause id="idEF365DEC1B984CFA8857AB4BEE4581FF"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>such
information cannot reasonably be obtained by normal investigative
techniques;</text>
</clause><clause id="IDd0ac3424375c4c7a85f501ccd3c7efe4"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>designates the
type of foreign intelligence information being sought according to the
categories described in section 101(e); and</text>
</clause><clause id="ID0f17a4ae109c4c02b74570e957260696"><enum>(v)</enum><text>includes a
statement of the basis for the certification that—</text>
<subclause id="IDe1858b9257734813a1e4689bbad17ace"><enum>(I)</enum><text>the information
sought is the type of foreign intelligence information designated; and</text>
</subclause><subclause id="IDe221803064bc43f69afec603e66e6a27"><enum>(II)</enum><text>such information
cannot reasonably be obtained by normal investigative techniques;</text>
</subclause></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idB9883213158B4E4DB7CE648C71D9E46C"><enum>(G)</enum><text>a summary
statement of the means by which the acquisition will be conducted and whether
physical entry is required to effect the acquisition;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDb357279e6e0849ef9972dcee1a8e1765"><enum>(H)</enum><text>the identity of
any electronic communication service provider necessary to effect the
acquisition, provided, however, that the application is not required to
identify the specific facilities, places, premises, or property at which the
acquisition authorized under this section will be directed or conducted;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDdddaeae30043414b8644ade35826ce76"><enum>(I)</enum><text>a statement of
the facts concerning any previous applications that have been made to any judge
of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court involving the United States
person specified in the application and the action taken on each previous
application; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID8f58f9e3bc5641adbc9dcaa7b9714b0a"><enum>(J)</enum><text>a statement of
the period of time for which the acquisition is required to be maintained,
provided that such period of time shall not exceed 90 days per
application.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="IDbb798f9ca4f34495ba0d2b626c9ed1a3"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Other
requirements of the Attorney General</header><text>The Attorney General may
require any other affidavit or certification from any other officer in
connection with the application.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID87a0a59069be45d79a11a37f5ce4deee"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Other
requirements of the judge</header><text>The judge may require the applicant to
furnish such other information as may be necessary to make the findings
required by subsection (c)(1).</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ID0af53a0e77444cb696743392dec07c25"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Order</header>
<paragraph id="id95F04E6A403E440087BA39DD6331BD6E"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Findings</header><text>Upon
an application made pursuant to subsection (b), the Foreign Intelligence
Surveillance Court shall enter an ex parte order as requested or as modified
approving the acquisition if the Court finds that—</text>
<subparagraph id="ID9b12bb8c1dc8415ab0d2f0dfaaf09623"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the application
has been made by a Federal officer and approved by the Attorney General;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID710704369c8747fba61f0e05051a4c7e"><enum>(B)</enum><text>on the basis of
the facts submitted by the applicant, for the United States person who is the
target of the acquisition, there is probable cause to believe that the target
is—</text>
<clause id="id4405A3A21C66457BA8BC114BB5194AE4"><enum>(i)</enum><text>a person
reasonably believed to be located outside the United States; and</text>
</clause><clause id="id6D96D8C45B3F4E37A970B824734BC084"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>a foreign power,
an agent of a foreign power, or an officer or employee of a foreign
power;</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID5de263098c144aee88e834ae6b630c5f"><enum>(C)</enum><text>the proposed
minimization procedures meet the definition of minimization procedures under
section 101(h) or section 301(4); and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID9d0367538d2e4eceb96ece790b2bfc81"><enum>(D)</enum><text>the application
which has been filed contains all statements and certifications required by
subsection (b) and the certification or certifications are not clearly
erroneous on the basis of the statement made under subsection (b)(1)(F)(v) and
any other information furnished under subsection (b)(3).</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="IDbc0ec7888aee4e09b141c0be90e23aaf"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Probable
cause</header><text>In determining whether or not probable cause exists for
purposes of an order under paragraph (1), a judge having jurisdiction under
subsection (a)(1) may consider past activities of the target, as well as facts
and circumstances relating to current or future activities of the target.
However, no United States person may be considered a foreign power, agent of a
foreign power, or officer or employee of a foreign power solely upon the basis
of activities protected by the first amendment to the Constitution of the
United States.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID8dc797cc079743b1a1daafa3452b1768"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Review</header>
<subparagraph id="id239E44351A424D69935B243E64C7986B"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Limitation on
review</header><text>Review by a judge having jurisdiction under subsection
(a)(1) shall be limited to that required to make the findings described in
paragraph (1).</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDa04c8b036031497eb130718bc687e50f"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Review of
probable cause</header><text>If the judge determines that the facts submitted
under subsection (b) are insufficient to establish probable cause to issue an
order under paragraph (1), the judge shall enter an order so stating and
provide a written statement for the record of the reasons for such
determination. The Government may appeal an order under this clause pursuant to
subsection (f).</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id538B119436F84EEC8ADCE3AB9334E221"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Review of
minimization procedures</header><text>If the judge determines that the proposed
minimization procedures required under paragraph (1)(C) do not meet the
definition of minimization procedures under section 101(h) or section 301(4),
the judge shall enter an order so stating and provide a written statement for
the record of the reasons for such determination. The Government may appeal an
order under this clause pursuant to subsection (f).</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID472039f404694cce821f650c7857610e"><enum>(D)</enum><header>Review of
certification</header><text>If the judge determines that an application
required by subsection (b) does not contain all of the required elements, or
that the certification or certifications are clearly erroneous on the basis of
the statement made under subsection (b)(1)(F)(v) and any other information
furnished under subsection (b)(3), the judge shall enter an order so stating
and provide a written statement for the record of the reasons for such
determination. The Government may appeal an order under this clause pursuant to
subsection (f).</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id3B45ABF509BD47699046F46EDCDC2C93"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Specifications</header><text>An
order approving an acquisition under this subsection shall specify—</text>
<subparagraph id="idFB43192B1F4746BC862F3A209279F2AC"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the identity, if
known, or a description of the United States person who is the target of the
acquisition identified or described in the application pursuant to subsection
(b)(1)(B);</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDbaaac9a78b4c43dc9c357b7c37404c43"><enum>(B)</enum><text>if provided in
the application pursuant to subsection (b)(1)(H), the nature and location of
each of the facilities or places at which the acquisition will be
directed;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDc954ba85ac4f485cbbecda297ee301a1"><enum>(C)</enum><text>the nature of the
information sought to be acquired and the type of communications or activities
to be subjected to acquisition;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDc1fddae5c094492dba3bad625d02ebf4"><enum>(D)</enum><text>the means by
which the acquisition will be conducted and whether physical entry is required
to effect the acquisition; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID37b53e75292745fdb63614c2a59be9b2"><enum>(E)</enum><text>the period of
time during which the acquisition is approved.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id46D1D7F5195049BA9427DA2F4BAD3407"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Directions</header><text>An
order approving acquisitions under this subsection shall direct—</text>
<subparagraph id="IDb292d5d7a6f54cb9a16a94d23db965ee"><enum>(A)</enum><text>that the
minimization procedures be followed;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID103b7287fc574e308ea9b81e3705c9db"><enum>(B)</enum><text>an electronic
communication service provider to provide to the Government forthwith all
information, facilities, or assistance necessary to accomplish the acquisition
authorized under this subsection in a manner that will protect the secrecy of
the acquisition and produce a minimum of interference with the services that
such electronic communication service provider is providing to the
target;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDd0a4ffe93b5541d499ef1a6e6f515457"><enum>(C)</enum><text>an electronic
communication service provider to maintain under security procedures approved
by the Attorney General any records concerning the acquisition or the aid
furnished that such electronic communication service provider wishes to
maintain; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID8eddc2f8cb8f425ab4e095c3b148af82"><enum>(D)</enum><text>that the
Government compensate, at the prevailing rate, such electronic communication
service provider for providing such information, facilities, or
assistance.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ID14d8fb5a61ae460daa677247b3c5922f"><enum>(6)</enum><header>Duration</header><text>An
order approved under this paragraph shall be effective for a period not to
exceed 90 days and such order may be renewed for additional 90-day periods upon
submission of renewal applications meeting the requirements of subsection
(b).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID383d6ffa413a4b03a318f6674c90bc48"><enum>(7)</enum><header>Compliance</header><text>At
or prior to the end of the period of time for which an acquisition is approved
by an order or extension under this section, the judge may assess compliance
with the minimization procedures by reviewing the circumstances under which
information concerning United States persons was acquired, retained, or
disseminated.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="IDc274653710604ca39682417d8d55db74"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Emergency
authorization</header>
<paragraph id="idC9F4AE89AFA240ACB16CEF8A99761EFC"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Authority for
emergency authorization</header><text>Notwithstanding any other provision of
this Act, if the Attorney General reasonably determines that—</text>
<subparagraph id="IDc34ee7237c76411e8c4c5ea0c5a76d1e"><enum>(A)</enum><text>an emergency
situation exists with respect to the acquisition of foreign intelligence
information for which an order may be obtained under subsection (c) before an
order authorizing such acquisition can with due diligence be obtained,
and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID1133803b356f466abba276e8aa0b7bff"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the factual basis
for issuance of an order under this subsection to approve such acquisition
exists,</text>
</subparagraph><continuation-text continuation-text-level="paragraph">the Attorney General may authorize
the emergency acquisition if a judge having jurisdiction under subsection
(a)(1) is informed by the Attorney General, or a designee of the Attorney
General, at the time of such authorization that the decision has been made to
conduct such acquisition and if an application in accordance with this
subsection is made to a judge of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court as
soon as practicable, but not more than 7 days after the Attorney General
authorizes such acquisition.</continuation-text></paragraph><paragraph id="idB74F6CBC36974B2D94758557D4DCEC8F"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Minimization
procedures</header><text>If the Attorney General authorizes such emergency
acquisition, the Attorney General shall require that the minimization
procedures required by this section for the issuance of a judicial order be
followed.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id69AACF876207432192670F3BB6C796AA"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Termination of
emergency authorization</header><text>In the absence of a judicial order
approving such acquisition, the acquisition shall terminate when the
information sought is obtained, when the application for the order is denied,
or after the expiration of 7 days from the time of authorization by the
Attorney General, whichever is earliest.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id26C133673C844C07BB67DDD49DDD4C5F"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Use of
information</header><text>In the event that such application for approval is
denied, or in any other case where the acquisition is terminated and no order
is issued approving the acquisition, no information obtained or evidence
derived from such acquisition, except under circumstances in which the target
of the acquisition is determined not to be a United States person during the
pendency of the 7-day emergency acquisition period, shall be received in
evidence or otherwise disclosed in any trial, hearing, or other proceeding in
or before any court, grand jury, department, office, agency, regulatory body,
legislative committee, or other authority of the United States, a State, or
political subdivision thereof, and no information concerning any United States
person acquired from such acquisition shall subsequently be used or disclosed
in any other manner by Federal officers or employees without the consent of
such person, except with the approval of the Attorney General if the
information indicates a threat of death or serious bodily harm to any
person.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ID24b9131b1f3341e894dd978cc35fbac3"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Release from
liability</header><text>Notwithstanding any other law, no cause of action shall
lie in any court against any electronic communication service provider for
providing any information, facilities, or assistance in accordance with an
order or request for emergency assistance issued pursuant to subsections (c) or
(d).</text>
</subsection><subsection id="ID4e173b0b520f400cb4558bc9ded5d195"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Appeal</header>
<paragraph id="ID2eee012f864f4ec1a96169e2d6ba4ba4"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Appeal to the
Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court of Review</header><text>The Government
may file an appeal with the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court of Review
for review of an order issued pursuant to subsection (c). The Court of Review
shall have jurisdiction to consider such appeal and shall provide a written
statement for the record of the reasons for a decision under this
paragraph.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="IDb503311da78e46e381f858f97a86296e"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Certiorari to
the Supreme Court</header><text>The Government may file a petition for a writ
of certiorari for review of the decision of the Court of Review issued under
paragraph (1). The record for such review shall be transmitted under seal to
the Supreme Court of the United States, which shall have jurisdiction to review
such decision.</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><section id="idAC0DAB689D6743FA8BDBC6D799E8C09F"><enum>705.</enum><header>Other
acquisitions targeting United States persons outside the United States</header>
<subsection id="id86724E6E47C04B90A396541AE32BF8A5"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Jurisdiction
and scope</header>
<paragraph id="ID6664fd4414d64e69af5da4687661ef2c"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Jurisdiction</header><text>The
Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court shall have jurisdiction to enter an
order pursuant to subsection (c).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID6a08069e7987458099ca659ba00bd6c4"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Scope</header><text>No
element of the intelligence community may intentionally target, for the purpose
of acquiring foreign intelligence information, a United States person
reasonably believed to be located outside the United States under circumstances
in which the targeted United States person has a reasonable expectation of
privacy and a warrant would be required if the acquisition were conducted
inside the United States for law enforcement purposes, unless a judge of the
Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court has entered an order or the Attorney
General has authorized an emergency acquisition pursuant to subsections (c) or
(d) or any other provision of this Act.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID3945cc5b692f41bfb1dc5edf341e0464"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Limitations</header>
<subparagraph id="idB13672AB31B94AF68C247735589C99A2"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Moving or
misidentified targets</header><text>In the event that the targeted United
States person is reasonably believed to be in the United States during the
pendency of an order issued pursuant to subsection (c), such acquisition shall
cease until authority is obtained pursuant to this Act or the targeted United
States person is again reasonably believed to be located outside the United
States during the pendency of an order issued pursuant to subsection
(c).</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="idF18115940AED4920900790DF1364338B"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Applicability</header><text>If
the acquisition is to be conducted inside the United States and could be
authorized under section 704, the procedures of section 704 shall apply, unless
an order or emergency acquisition authority has been obtained under a provision
of this Act other than under this section.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="IDa0af75955b2943889089c4c3d8406085"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Application</header><text>Each
application for an order under this section shall be made by a Federal officer
in writing upon oath or affirmation to a judge having jurisdiction under
subsection (a)(1). Each application shall require the approval of the Attorney
General based upon the Attorney General’s finding that it satisfies the
criteria and requirements of such application as set forth in this section and
shall include—</text>
<paragraph id="IDe975c93d42d34bc4ba4afda2b5b52b78"><enum>(1)</enum><text>the identity, if
known, or a description of the specific United States person who is the target
of the acquisition;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="IDf622e909f0d4498db1a88dbcad3349ae"><enum>(2)</enum><text>a statement of
the facts and circumstances relied upon to justify the applicant's belief that
the United States person who is the target of the acquisition is—</text>
<subparagraph id="id39C6FD02123047478FB4721BD444FD9B"><enum>(A)</enum><text>a person
reasonably believed to be located outside the United States; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="idCD360E8B660C47DEACCD99EA1E616117"><enum>(B)</enum><text>a foreign power,
an agent of a foreign power, or an officer or employee of a foreign
power;</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ID06b7b0d85a454a5c81a253ae336c9fc6"><enum>(3)</enum><text>a statement of
the proposed minimization procedures that meet the definition of minimization
procedures under section 101(h) or section 301(4);</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="IDf6e1fb64775e4553afc1c19462cdd54b"><enum>(4)</enum><text>a certification
made by the Attorney General, an official specified in section 104(a)(6), or
the head of an element of the intelligence community that—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" id="ID9b003634e2b843bc8781e461835c953b"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the certifying
official deems the information sought to be foreign intelligence information;
and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="IDeb4783cd41e841b790705eb41b27515d"><enum>(B)</enum><text>a significant
purpose of the acquisition is to obtain foreign intelligence
information;</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ID7a73da12863046a3bfe0f69018e1654b"><enum>(5)</enum><text>a statement of
the facts concerning any previous applications that have been made to any judge
of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court involving the United States
person specified in the application and the action taken on each previous
application; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID80b81af8dd3945da9cb87d83ec662cc6"><enum>(6)</enum><text>a statement of
the period of time for which the acquisition is required to be maintained,
provided that such period of time shall not exceed 90 days per
application.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="IDc8967008a48240159ab35d6c2843e362"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Order</header>
<paragraph id="idFECF28F073C64D08AE0C6B68239707B0"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Findings</header><text>If,
upon an application made pursuant to subsection (b), a judge having
jurisdiction under subsection (a) finds that—</text>
<subparagraph id="ID9b5088a7df3d482faa73818a47bd9fb2"><enum>(A)</enum><text>on the basis of
the facts submitted by the applicant, for the United States person who is the
target of the acquisition, there is probable cause to believe that the target
is—</text>
<clause id="id1E9C8B64BEA749A9B8E2AB10FC126BF3"><enum>(i)</enum><text>a person
reasonably believed to be located outside the United States; and</text>
</clause><clause id="id9CF48774F9E4475C90B5F7B3FE8EC645"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>a foreign power,
an agent of a foreign power, or an officer or employee of a foreign
power;</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDbe393d898b634823a43fc81490811125"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the proposed
minimization procedures, with respect to their dissemination provisions, meet
the definition of minimization procedures under section 101(h) or section
301(4); and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDace13b0d3d58432cb95ca9db5bb82e67"><enum>(C)</enum><text>the application
which has been filed contains all statements and certifications required by
subsection (b) and the certification provided under subsection (b)(4) is not
clearly erroneous on the basis of the information furnished under subsection
(b),</text>
</subparagraph><continuation-text continuation-text-level="paragraph">the Court shall issue an ex parte
order so stating.</continuation-text></paragraph><paragraph id="IDa6e304480a2b4bdeb4d5ab3c5dfa8c34"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Probable
cause</header><text>In determining whether or not probable cause exists for
purposes of an order under paragraph (1)(A), a judge having jurisdiction under
subsection (a)(1) may consider past activities of the target, as well as facts
and circumstances relating to current or future activities of the target.
However, no United States person may be considered a foreign power, agent of a
foreign power, or officer or employee of a foreign power solely upon the basis
of activities protected by the first amendment to the Constitution of the
United States.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="IDebef84b9a53044b69b4298ef299c62e1"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Review</header>
<subparagraph id="IDc1eb183188964a26b489191800334d85"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Limitations on
review</header><text>Review by a judge having jurisdiction under subsection
(a)(1) shall be limited to that required to make the findings described in
paragraph (1). The judge shall not have jurisdiction to review the means by
which an acquisition under this section may be conducted.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDf9263e91f249450894789b777da3f729"><enum>(B)</enum><header> Review of
probable cause</header><text>If the judge determines that the facts submitted
under subsection (b) are insufficient to establish probable cause to issue an
order under this subsection, the judge shall enter an order so stating and
provide a written statement for the record of the reasons for such
determination. The Government may appeal an order under this clause pursuant to
subsection (e).</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id2391F1A6B5BA4CBDBCAB23BA66CF774C"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Review of
minimization procedures</header><text>If the judge determines that the
minimization procedures applicable to dissemination of information obtained
through an acquisition under this subsection do not meet the definition of
minimization procedures under section 101(h) or section 301(4), the judge shall
enter an order so stating and provide a written statement for the record of the
reasons for such determination. The Government may appeal an order under this
clause pursuant to subsection (e).</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID251c84f9a1c446b19f629a16e0fdd6db"><enum>(D)</enum><header>Scope of review
of certification</header><text>If the judge determines that the certification
provided under subsection (b)(4) is clearly erroneous on the basis of the
information furnished under subsection (b), the judge shall enter an order so
stating and provide a written statement for the record of the reasons for such
determination. The Government may appeal an order under this subparagraph
pursuant to subsection (e).</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="IDd24009b9c892487e82b00717acaf4401"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Duration</header><text>An
order under this paragraph shall be effective for a period not to exceed 90
days and such order may be renewed for additional 90-day periods upon
submission of renewal applications meeting the requirements of subsection
(b).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="ID89390548f3db4050a7b4b07c30b7a350"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Compliance</header><text>At
or prior to the end of the period of time for which an order or extension is
granted under this section, the judge may assess compliance with the
minimization procedures by reviewing the circumstances under which information
concerning United States persons was disseminated, provided that the judge may
not inquire into the circumstances relating to the conduct of the
acquisition.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="IDdf3b9cd532ff4e3ba3067a5cd205d592"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Emergency
authorization</header>
<paragraph id="id4A4AC3031C464AED963BEB52CF1BB8F2"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Authority for
emergency authorization</header><text>Notwithstanding any other provision in
this subsection, if the Attorney General reasonably determines that—</text>
<subparagraph id="IDd9554513d2f34d038d3a37b5977c4405"><enum>(A)</enum><text>an emergency
situation exists with respect to the acquisition of foreign intelligence
information for which an order may be obtained under subsection (c) before an
order under that subsection may, with due diligence, be obtained, and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID74f952183edb48ce8243f810dbd3a939"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the factual basis
for issuance of an order under this section exists,</text>
</subparagraph><continuation-text continuation-text-level="paragraph">the Attorney General may authorize
the emergency acquisition if a judge having jurisdiction under subsection
(a)(1) is informed by the Attorney General or a designee of the Attorney
General at the time of such authorization that the decision has been made to
conduct such acquisition and if an application in accordance with this
subsection is made to a judge of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court as
soon as practicable, but not more than 7 days after the Attorney General
authorizes such acquisition.</continuation-text></paragraph><paragraph id="id024B6A35B5BB4C4690719BD64AC7D1B2"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Minimization
procedures</header><text>If the Attorney General authorizes such emergency
acquisition, the Attorney General shall require that the minimization
procedures required by this section be followed.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idDE8B523F1C154177879F798648848C66"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Termination of
emergency authorization</header><text>In the absence of an order under
subsection (c), the acquisition shall terminate when the information sought is
obtained, if the application for the order is denied, or after the expiration
of 7 days from the time of authorization by the Attorney General, whichever is
earliest.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id5D0CDD4B8B5E4B01940CC3F735889946"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Use of
information</header><text>In the event that such application is denied, or in
any other case where the acquisition is terminated and no order is issued
approving the acquisition, no information obtained or evidence derived from
such acquisition, except under circumstances in which the target of the
acquisition is determined not to be a United States person during the pendency
of the 7-day emergency acquisition period, shall be received in evidence or
otherwise disclosed in any trial, hearing, or other proceeding in or before any
court, grand jury, department, office, agency, regulatory body, legislative
committee, or other authority of the United States, a State, or political
subdivision thereof, and no information concerning any United States person
acquired from such acquisition shall subsequently be used or disclosed in any
other manner by Federal officers or employees without the consent of such
person, except with the approval of the Attorney General if the information
indicates a threat of death or serious bodily harm to any person.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ID8f4c481c5cc0406a99f52c80563adf36"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Appeal</header>
<paragraph id="ID1e2845165f3e49289a70129fbc7be8fe"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Appeal to the
court of review</header><text>The Government may file an appeal with the
Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court of Review for review of an order issued
pursuant to subsection (c). The Court of Review shall have jurisdiction to
consider such appeal and shall provide a written statement for the record of
the reasons for a decision under this paragraph.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID58ad99369fef4b65829f0fcca143c9db"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Certiorari to
the Supreme Court</header><text>The Government may file a petition for a writ
of certiorari for review of the decision of the Court of Review issued under
paragraph (1). The record for such review shall be transmitted under seal to
the Supreme Court of the United States, which shall have jurisdiction to review
such decision.</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><section id="idCE5DA7AC33F74F91A80AF91F6DAE83DA"><enum>706.</enum><header>Joint
applications and concurrent authorizations</header>
<subsection id="ID5b68432f4a0048b7b4dac61ccdccf6d9"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Joint
applications and orders</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">If an
acquisition targeting a United States person under section 704 or section 705
is proposed to be conducted both inside and outside the United States, a judge
having jurisdiction under section 704(a)(1) or section 705(a)(1) may issue
simultaneously, upon the request of the Government in a joint application
complying with the requirements of section 704(b) or section 705(b), orders
under section 704(c) or section 705(c), as applicable.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="idDEAE8D3AEDD14DB7896513F52D98637A"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Concurrent
authorization</header><text>If an order authorizing electronic surveillance or
physical search has been obtained under section 105 or section 304 and that
order is still in effect, the Attorney General may authorize, without an order
under section 704 or section 705, an acquisition of foreign intelligence
information targeting that United States person while such person is reasonably
believed to be located outside the United States.</text>
</subsection></section><section id="id37CD68590BE044219433C29939DB8FDE"><enum>707.</enum><header>Use of
information acquired under title VII</header>
<subsection id="idF6AF9A8585A34960B3FD64BDF455A45F"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Information
acquired under section 703</header><text>Information acquired from an
acquisition conducted under section 703 shall be deemed to be information
acquired from an electronic surveillance pursuant to title I for purposes of
section 106, except for the purposes of subsection (j) of such section.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="id8A18AE2A842E442C838B8355D957D59D"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Information
acquired under section 704</header><text>Information acquired from an
acquisition conducted under section 704 shall be deemed to be information
acquired from an electronic surveillance pursuant to title I for purposes of
section 106.</text>
</subsection></section><section id="idE2220CDF3F1F47BCBE0C9958C01BB8A9"><enum>708.</enum><header>Congressional
oversight</header>
<subsection id="idBEC2C3EAABA9413A827A4F3254E9D5F2"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Semiannual
report</header><text>Not less frequently than once every 6 months, the Attorney
General shall fully inform, in a manner consistent with national security, the
congressional intelligence committees, the Committee on the Judiciary of the
Senate, and the Committee on the Judiciary of the House of Representatives,
concerning the implementation of this title.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="idC47AAD41FF7A4651ACC3529CA8007472"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Content</header><text>Each
report made under subparagraph (a) shall include—</text>
<paragraph id="id596DB75DF7B2490F974AE33D3215065B"><enum>(1)</enum><text>with respect to
section 703—</text>
<subparagraph id="id8DB5DED8A8F84B1190CEC4233DF330BA"><enum>(A)</enum><text>any
certifications made under subsection 703(f) during the reporting period;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id58F3AFEEAD9F4A3CBBC09C8D33C28F06"><enum>(B)</enum><text>any directives
issued under subsection 703(g) during the reporting period;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="idC473844C927F48509985DDD7842D22C4"><enum>(C)</enum><text>a description of
the judicial review during the reporting period of any such certifications and
targeting and minimization procedures utilized with respect to such
acquisition, including a copy of any order or pleading in connection with such
review that contains a significant legal interpretation of the provisions of
this section;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="idF6E45A70E14D4733B8264917F99DAFAD"><enum>(D)</enum><text>any actions taken
to challenge or enforce a directive under paragraphs (4) or (5) of section
703(g);</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id37F09FE962EC4B0CB1DD279E7D3F050E"><enum>(E)</enum><text>any compliance
reviews conducted by the Department of Justice or the Office of the Director of
National Intelligence of acquisitions authorized under subsection
703(a);</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="idC12B93810BC245F4B48F1F41A2008011"><enum>(F)</enum><text>a description of
any incidents of noncompliance with a directive issued by the Attorney General
and the Director of National Intelligence under subsection 703(g),
including—</text>
<clause id="idDD1F1D6653494773AE162761D42632D0"><enum>(i)</enum><text>incidents of
noncompliance by an element of the intelligence community with procedures
adopted pursuant to subsections (d) and (e) of section 703; and</text>
</clause><clause id="id0F87DE292BE740239AFA3361E2A026DA"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>incidents of
noncompliance by a specified person to whom the Attorney General and Director
of National Intelligence issued a directive under subsection 703(g); and</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id82E7F8A9023048EFA9FAB6B9446B236D"><enum>(G)</enum><text>any procedures
implementing this section;</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id1A6D219F01944571A2D79908718216AF"><enum>(2)</enum><text>with respect to
section 704—</text>
<subparagraph id="idFB80EB029B944D0C9AA02ED80BB67864"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the total number
of applications made for orders under section 704(b);</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id36F82B5A170A410E9B4DFDD0BE3E5B2A"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the total number
of such orders either granted, modified, or denied; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id1CB8631016534E60AF952EFBE382E6C7"><enum>(C)</enum><text>the total number
of emergency acquisitions authorized by the Attorney General under section
704(d) and the total number of subsequent orders approving or denying such
acquisitions; and</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id45BF54675E1D401C9113F34938180DAD"><enum>(3)</enum><text>with respect to
section 705—</text>
<subparagraph id="id344687F433874C65A70A3ED9D8EB02A9"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the total number
of applications made for orders under 705(b);</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="idF93D32193E724CAEB3ABF988EB44EB09"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the total number
of such orders either granted, modified, or denied; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="idC93B2077701D490A8A4A8FA04F6CA167"><enum>(C)</enum><text>the total number
of emergency acquisitions authorized by the Attorney General under subsection
705(d) and the total number of subsequent orders approving or denying such
applications.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection></section>.
(b)The table of contents in the first section of the
Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 (50 U.S.C. 1801 et. seq.) is
amended—
(1)by striking the
item relating to title VII;
(2)by striking the
item relating to section 701; and
(3)by adding at the
end the following:
TITLE VII—Additional procedures regarding certain persons outside
the United States
Sec. 701. Limitation on definition of electronic
surveillance.
Sec. 702. Definitions.
Sec. 703. Procedures for targeting certain persons outside the
United States other than United States persons.
Sec. 704. Certain acquisitions inside the United States of
United States persons outside the United States.
Sec. 705. Other acquisitions targeting United States persons
outside the United States.
Sec. 706. Joint applications and concurrent
authorizations.
Sec. 707. Use of information acquired under title
VII.
Sec. 708. Congressional
oversight.
.
(c)Technical and
conforming amendments
(1)Title 18,
United States Code
(A)Section 2232(e) of title 18, United States Code, is amended
by inserting (as defined in section 101(f) of the Foreign Intelligence
Surveillance Act of 1978, regardless of the limitation of section 701 of that
Act)
after electronic surveillance
.
(B)Section 2511(2)(a)(ii)(A) of title 18, United States Code,
is amended by inserting or a court order pursuant to section 705 of the
Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978
after
assistance
.
(2)Foreign
Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978
(A)Section 109 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of
1978 (50 U.S.C. 1809) is amended by adding at the end the following:
(e)For
the purpose of this section, the term electronic surveillance
means electronic surveillance as defined in section 101(f) of this Act
regardless of the limitation of section 701 of this
Act.
.
(B)Section 110 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of
1978 (50 U.S.C. 1810) is amended by—
(i)adding an
(a)
before Civil action
;
(ii)redesignating
subsections (a) through (c) as paragraphs (1) through (3), respectively;
and
(iii)adding at the
end the following:
(b)For
the purpose of this section, the term electronic surveillance
means electronic surveillance as defined in section 101(f) of this Act
regardless of the limitation of section 701 of this
Act.
.
(C)Section 601(a)(1) of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance
Act of 1978 (50 U.S.C. 1871(a)(1)) is amended by striking subparagraphs (C) and
(D) and inserting the following:
(C)pen registers
under section 402;
(D)access to records
under section 501;
(E)acquisitions
under section 704; and
(F)acquisitions
under section
705;
.
(d)
(1)Except as provided in paragraph (2), the amendments made
by subsections (a)(2), (b), and (c) shall cease to have effect on December 31,
2013.
(2)Section 703(g)(3) of the Foreign Intelligence
Surveillance Act of 1978 (as amended by subsection (a)) shall remain in effect
with respect to any directive issued pursuant to section 703(g) of that Act (as
so amended) for information, facilities, or assistance provided during the
period such directive was or is in effect. Section 704(e) of the Foreign
Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 (as amended by subsection (a)) shall
remain in effect with respect to an order or request for emergency assistance
under that section. The use of information acquired by an acquisition conducted
under section 703 of that Act (as so amended) shall continue to be governed by
the provisions of section 707 of that Act (as so amended).
102.Statement of
exclusive means by which electronic surveillance and interception of domestic
communications may be conducted
(a)Statement of
exclusive meansTitle I of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance
Act of 1978 (50 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the
following new section:
112.Statement of exclusive means by which electronic
surveillance and interception of domestic communications may be
conductedThe procedures
of chapters 119, 121, and 206 of title 18, United States Code, and this Act
shall be the exclusive means by which electronic surveillance (as defined in
section 101(f), regardless of the limitation of section 701) and the
interception of domestic wire, oral, or electronic communications may be
conducted.
.
(b)The table of contents in the first section of the
Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 (50 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.) is
amended by adding after the item relating to section 111, the following:
Sec. 112. Statement of exclusive means by which electronic
surveillance and interception of domestic communications may be
conducted.
.
(c)Section 2511(2) of title 18, United States Code, is
amended in paragraph (f), by striking , as defined in section 101 of
such Act,
and inserting (as defined in section 101(f) of such
Act regardless of the limitation of section 701 of such Act)
.
103.Submittal to
Congress of certain court orders under the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance
Act of 1978
(a)Inclusion of certain orders in semiannual
reports of Attorney GeneralSubsection (a)(5) of section 601 of
the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 (50 U.S.C. 1871) is amended
by striking (not including orders)
and inserting ,
orders,
.
(b)Reports by
Attorney General on certain other ordersSuch section 601 is
further amended by adding at the end the following:
(c)The Attorney General
shall submit to the committees of Congress referred to in subsection
(a)—
(1)a copy of any
decision, order, or opinion issued by the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance
Court or the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court of Review that includes
significant construction or interpretation of any provision of this Act, and
any pleadings, applications, or memoranda of law associated with such decision,
order, or opinion, not later than 45 days after such decision, order, or
opinion is issued; and
(2)a copy of any
such decision, order, or opinion, and any pleadings, applications, or memoranda
of law associated with such decision, order, or opinion, that was issued during
the 5-year period ending on the date of the enactment of the
FISA Amendments Act of 2008 and
not previously submitted in a report under subsection (a).
(d)Protection of
national securityThe Attorney General, in consultation with the
Director of National Intelligence, may authorize redactions of materials
described in subsection (c) that are provided to the committees of Congress
referred to in subsection (a), if such redactions are necessary to protect the
national security of the United States and are limited to sensitive sources and
methods information or the identities of
targets.
.
(c)Such
section 601, as amended by subsections (a) and (b), is further amended by
adding at the end the following:
(e)In
this section:
(1)Foreign
intelligence surveillance court; courtThe term
Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court
means the
court established by section 103(a).
(2)Foreign
intelligence surveillance court of review; court of reviewThe
term Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court of Review means the
court established by section
103(b).
.
104.Applications
for court ordersSection 104
of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 (50 U.S.C. 1804) is
amended—
(1)in subsection
(a)—
(A)by striking
paragraphs (2) and (11);
(B)by redesignating
paragraphs (3) through (10) as paragraphs (2) through (9), respectively;
(C)in paragraph (5),
as redesignated by subparagraph (B) of this paragraph, by striking
detailed
;
(D)in paragraph (6),
as redesignated by subparagraph (B) of this paragraph, in the matter preceding
subparagraph (A)—
(i)by
striking Affairs or
and inserting Affairs,
;
and
(ii)by
striking Senate—
and inserting Senate, or the Deputy
Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, if designated by the President
as a certifying official—
;
(E)in paragraph (7),
as redesignated by subparagraph (B) of this paragraph, by striking
statement of
and inserting summary statement
of
;
(F)in paragraph (8),
as redesignated by subparagraph (B) of this paragraph, by adding
and
at the end; and
(G)in paragraph (9),
as redesignated by subparagraph (B) of this paragraph, by striking ;
and
and inserting a period;
(2)by striking
subsection (b);
(3)by redesignating
subsections (c) through (e) as subsections (b) through (d), respectively;
and
(4)in paragraph
(1)(A) of subsection (d), as redesignated by paragraph (3) of this subsection,
by striking or the Director of National Intelligence
and
inserting the Director of National Intelligence, or the Director of the
Central Intelligence Agency
.
105.Section 105 of the
Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 (50 U.S.C. 1805) is
amended—
(1)in subsection
(a)—
(A)by striking
paragraph (1); and
(B)by redesignating
paragraphs (2) through (5) as paragraphs (1) through (4), respectively;
(2)in subsection
(b), by striking (a)(3)
and inserting
(a)(2)
;
(3)in subsection
(c)(1)—
(A)in subparagraph
(D), by adding and
at the end;
(B)in subparagraph
(E), by striking ; and
and inserting a period; and
(C)by striking
subparagraph (F);
(4)by striking
subsection (d);
(5)by redesignating
subsections (e) through (i) as subsections (d) through (h),
respectively;
(6)by amending
subsection (e), as redesignated by paragraph (5) of this section, to read as
follows:
(e)(1)Notwithstanding any
other provision of this title, the Attorney General may authorize the emergency
employment of electronic surveillance if the Attorney General—
(A)reasonably determines that an
emergency situation exists with respect to the employment of electronic
surveillance to obtain foreign intelligence information before an order
authorizing such surveillance can with due diligence be obtained;
(B)resonably determines that the factual
basis for issuance of an order under this title to approve such electronic
surveillance exists;
(C)informs, either personally or through
a designee, a judge having jurisdiction under section 103 at the time of such
authorization that the decision has been made to employ emergency electronic
surveillance; and
(D)makes an application in accordance
with this title to a judge having jurisdiction under section 103 as soon as
practicable, but not later than 7 days after the Attorney General authorizes
such surveillance.
(2)If the Attorney General authorizes
the emergency employment of electronic surveillance under paragraph (1), the
Attorney General shall require that the minimization procedures required by
this title for the issuance of a judicial order be followed.
(3)In the absence of a judicial order
approving such electronic surveillance, the surveillance shall terminate when
the information sought is obtained, when the application for the order is
denied, or after the expiration of 7 days from the time of authorization by the
Attorney General, whichever is earliest.
(4)A denial of the application made
under this subsection may be reviewed as provided in section 103.
(5)In the event that such application
for approval is denied, or in any other case where the electronic surveillance
is terminated and no order is issued approving the surveillance, no information
obtained or evidence derived from such surveillance shall be received in
evidence or otherwise disclosed in any trial, hearing, or other proceeding in
or before any court, grand jury, department, office, agency, regulatory body,
legislative committee, or other authority of the United States, a State, or
political subdivision thereof, and no information concerning any United States
person acquired from such surveillance shall subsequently be used or disclosed
in any other manner by Federal officers or employees without the consent of
such person, except with the approval of the Attorney General if the
information indicates a threat of death or serious bodily harm to any
person.
(6)The Attorney General shall assess
compliance with the requirements of paragraph
(5).
;
and
(7)by adding at the
end the following:
(i)In any case in
which the Government makes an application to a judge under this title to
conduct electronic surveillance involving communications and the judge grants
such application, upon the request of the applicant, the judge shall also
authorize the installation and use of pen registers and trap and trace devices,
and direct the disclosure of the information set forth in section
402(d)(2).
.
106.Subsection (i) of
section 106 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 (8 U.S.C.
1806) is amended by striking radio communication
and inserting
communication
.
107.Amendments for
physical searches
(a)Section
303 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 (50 U.S.C. 1823) is
amended—
(1)in subsection
(a)—
(A)by striking
paragraph (2);
(B)by redesignating
paragraphs (3) through (9) as paragraphs (2) through (8), respectively;
(C)in paragraph (2),
as redesignated by subparagraph (B) of this paragraph, by striking
detailed
;
(D)in paragraph
(3)(C), as redesignated by subparagraph (B) of this paragraph, by inserting
or is about to be
before owned
; and
(E)in paragraph (6),
as redesignated by subparagraph (B) of this paragraph, in the matter preceding
subparagraph (A)—
(i)by
striking Affairs or
and inserting Affairs,
;
and
(ii)by
striking Senate—
and inserting Senate, or the Deputy
Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, if designated by the President
as a certifying official—
; and
(2)in subsection
(d)(1)(A), by striking or the Director of National Intelligence
and inserting the Director of National Intelligence, or the Director of
the Central Intelligence Agency
.
(b)Section
304 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 (50 U.S.C. 1824) is
amended—
(1)in subsection
(a)—
(A)by striking
paragraph (1); and
(B)by redesignating
paragraphs (2) through (5) as paragraphs (1) through (4), respectively;
and
(2)by amending
subsection (e) to read as follows:
(e)(1)Notwithstanding any
other provision of this title, the Attorney General may authorize the emergency
employment of a physical search if the Attorney General reasonably—
(A)determines that an emergency situation
exists with respect to the employment of a physical search to obtain foreign
intelligence information before an order authorizing such physical search can
with due diligence be obtained;
(B)determines that the factual basis for
issuance of an order under this title to approve such physical search
exists;
(C)informs, either personally or through
a designee, a judge of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court at the time
of such authorization that the decision has been made to employ an emergency
physical search; and
(D)makes an application in accordance
with this title to a judge of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court as
soon as practicable, but not more than 7 days after the Attorney General
authorizes such physical search.
(2)If the Attorney General authorizes
the emergency employment of a physical search under paragraph (1), the Attorney
General shall require that the minimization procedures required by this title
for the issuance of a judicial order be followed.
(3)In the absence of a judicial order
approving such physical search, the physical search shall terminate when the
information sought is obtained, when the application for the order is denied,
or after the expiration of 7 days from the time of authorization by the
Attorney General, whichever is earliest.
(4)A denial of the application made
under this subsection may be reviewed as provided in section 103.
(5)(A)In the event that such
application for approval is denied, or in any other case where the physical
search is terminated and no order is issued approving the physical search, no
information obtained or evidence derived from such physical search shall be
received in evidence or otherwise disclosed in any trial, hearing, or other
proceeding in or before any court, grand jury, department, office, agency,
regulatory body, legislative committee, or other authority of the United
States, a State, or political subdivision thereof, and no information
concerning any United States person acquired from such physical search shall
subsequently be used or disclosed in any other manner by Federal officers or
employees without the consent of such person, except with the approval of the
Attorney General if the information indicates a threat of death or serious
bodily harm to any person.
(B)The Attorney General shall assess
compliance with the requirements of subparagraph
(A).
.
(c)The Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 (50
U.S.C. 1801 et seq.) is amended—
(1)in section
304(a)(4), as redesignated by subsection (b) of this section, by striking
303(a)(7)(E)
and inserting 303(a)(6)(E)
;
and
(2)in section
305(k)(2), by striking 303(a)(7)
and inserting
303(a)(6)
.
108.Amendments for
emergency pen registers and trap and trace devicesSection
403 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 (50 U.S.C. 1843) is
amended—
(1)in subsection
(a)(2), by striking 48 hours
and inserting 7
days
; and
(2)in subsection
(c)(1)(C), by striking 48 hours
and inserting 7
days
.
109.Foreign
Intelligence Surveillance Court
(a)Subsection (a) of
section 103 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 (50 U.S.C.
1803) is amended by inserting at least
before seven of
the United States judicial circuits
.
(b)
(1)Subsection (a) of section 103 of the Foreign Intelligence
Surveillance Act of 1978, as amended by subsection (a) of this section, is
further amended—
(A)by inserting
(1)
after (a)
; and
(B)by adding at the
end the following new paragraph:
(2)(A)The court established
under this subsection may, on its own initiative, or upon the request of the
Government in any proceeding or a party under section 501(f) or paragraph (4)
or (5) of section 703(h), hold a hearing or rehearing, en banc, when ordered by
a majority of the judges that constitute such court upon a determination
that—
(i)en banc consideration is necessary to
secure or maintain uniformity of the court's decisions; or
(ii)the proceeding involves a question of
exceptional importance.
(B)Any authority granted by this Act to
a judge of the court established under this subsection may be exercised by the
court en banc. When exercising such authority, the court en banc shall comply
with any requirements of this Act on the exercise of such authority.
(C)For purposes of this paragraph, the
court en banc shall consist of all judges who constitute the court established
under this
subsection.
.
(2)The Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 is
further amended—
(A)in subsection (a)
of section 103, as amended by this subsection, by inserting (except when
sitting en banc under paragraph (2))
after no judge designated
under this subsection
; and
(B)in section 302(c)
(50 U.S.C. 1822(c)), by inserting (except when sitting en banc)
after except that no judge
.
(c)Stay or
modification during an appealSection 103 of the Foreign
Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 (50 U.S.C. 1803) is amended—
(1)by redesignating
subsection (f) as subsection (g); and
(2)by inserting
after subsection (e) the following new subsection:
(f)(1)A judge of the court
established under subsection (a), the court established under subsection (b) or
a judge of that court, or the Supreme Court of the United States or a justice
of that court, may, in accordance with the rules of their respective courts,
enter a stay of an order or an order modifying an order of the court
established under subsection (a) or the court established under subsection (b)
entered under any title of this Act, while the court established under
subsection (a) conducts a rehearing, while an appeal is pending to the court
established under subsection (b), or while a petition of certiorari is pending
in the Supreme Court of the United States, or during the pendency of any review
by that court.
(2)The authority described in paragraph
(1) shall apply to an order entered under any provision of this
Act.
.
(d)Authority of
Foreign Intelligence Surveillance CourtSection 103 of the
Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 (50 U.S.C. 1803), as amended by
this Act, is amended by adding at the end the following:
(h)(1)Nothing in this Act
shall be considered to reduce or contravene the inherent authority of the
Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court to determine, or enforce, compliance
with an order or a rule of such Court or with a procedure approved by such
Court.
(2)In this subsection, the terms
Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court and Court
mean the court established by subsection
(a).
.
110.Weapons of
mass destruction
(a)
(1)Subsection (a)(4) of section 101 of the Foreign
Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 (50 U.S.C. 1801(a)(4)) is amended by
inserting , the international proliferation of weapons of mass
destruction,
after international terrorism
.
(2)Subsection (b)(1) of such section 101 is
amended—
(A)in subparagraph
(B), by striking or
at the end;
(B)in subparagraph
(C), by striking or
at the end; and
(C)by adding at the
end the following new subparagraphs:
(D)engages in the
international proliferation of weapons of mass destruction, or activities in
preparation therefor; or
(E)engages in the
international proliferation of weapons of mass destruction, or activities in
preparation therefor, for or on behalf of a foreign power;
or
.
(3)Foreign
intelligence informationSubsection (e)(1)(B) of such section 101
is amended by striking sabotage or international terrorism
and
inserting sabotage, international terrorism, or the international
proliferation of weapons of mass destruction
.
(4)Weapon of mass
destructionSuch section 101 is amended by inserting after
subsection (o) the following:
(p)Weapon of
mass destruction
means—
(1)any destructive
device described in section 921(a)(4)(A) of title 18, United States Code, that
is intended or has the capability to cause death or serious bodily injury to a
significant number of people;
(2)any weapon that
is designed or intended to cause death or serious bodily injury through the
release, dissemination, or impact of toxic or poisonous chemicals or their
precursors;
(3)any weapon
involving a biological agent, toxin, or vector (as such terms are defined in
section 178 of title 18, United States Code); or
(4)any weapon that
is designed to release radiation or radioactivity at a level dangerous to human
life.
.
(b)
(1)Section 106(k)(1)(B) of the Foreign Intelligence
Surveillance Act of 1978 (50 U.S.C. 1806(k)(1)(B)) is amended by striking
sabotage or international terrorism
and inserting
sabotage, international terrorism, or the international proliferation of
weapons of mass destruction
.
(2)Section 305(k)(1)(B) of such Act (50 U.S.C.
1825(k)(1)(B)) is amended by striking sabotage or international
terrorism
and inserting sabotage, international terrorism, or
the international proliferation of weapons of mass destruction
.
(c)Technical and
conforming amendmentSection 301(1) of the Foreign Intelligence
Surveillance Act of 1978 (50 U.S.C. 1821(1)) is amended by inserting
weapon of mass destruction,
after
person,
.
111.Technical and
conforming amendmentsSection
103(e) of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 (50 U.S.C. 1803(e))
is amended—
(1)in paragraph (1), by striking
105B(h) or 501(f)(1)
and inserting 501(f)(1) or
703
; and
(2)in paragraph (2), by striking
105B(h) or 501(f)(1)
and inserting 501(f)(1) or
703
.
<enum>II</enum><header>Protections for
electronic communication service providers</header>
<section id="ID37ac30be6d9f44998522b990c0fdf04b"><enum>201.</enum><header>Definitions</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">In this title:</text>
<paragraph id="id5524089BBCE34B87B82C2B2728BF8E7C"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Assistance</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>assistance</term> means the
provision of, or the provision of access to, information (including
communication contents, communications records, or other information relating
to a customer or communication), facilities, or another form of
assistance.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id10165FB16C1E44879C2A7B1442CD385B"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Contents</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>contents</term> has the
meaning given that term in section 101(n) of the Foreign Intelligence
Surveillance Act of 1978 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/50/1801">50 U.S.C. 1801(n)</external-xref>).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="IDe2b79763f33f40d4a11620931ac5286e"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Covered civil
action</header><text>The term <term>covered civil action</term> means a civil
action filed in a Federal or State court that—</text>
<subparagraph id="idE7EFF3FCD79B48A084827E776CCB7126"><enum>(A)</enum><text>alleges that an
electronic communication service provider furnished assistance to an element of
the intelligence community; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="idE8921AFA0FF747F48FC2C12D55E7388A"><enum>(B)</enum><text>seeks monetary or
other relief from the electronic communication service provider related to the
provision of such assistance.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ID898fd23295e24790aeabd04a60d8998f"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Electronic
communication service provider</header><text>The term <term>electronic
communication service provider</term> means—</text>
<subparagraph id="ID63471f3728c546aea88c90e8d5e96611"><enum>(A)</enum><text>a
telecommunications carrier, as that term is defined in section 3 of the
Communications Act of 1934 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/47/153">47 U.S.C. 153</external-xref>);</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID98da89e697e44f2aace879458920dd05"><enum>(B)</enum><text>a provider of an
electronic communication service, as that term is defined in section 2510 of
title 18, United States Code;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDe3cf7d8ab0104f58a9e3216280350ab8"><enum>(C)</enum><text>a provider of a
remote computing service, as that term is defined in <external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/18/2711">section 2711</external-xref> of title 18,
United States Code;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="idD9010BF974324D09916759B172D03D02"><enum>(D)</enum><text>any other
communication service provider who has access to wire or electronic
communications either as such communications are transmitted or as such
communications are stored;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID2d03f5cb6881476db5795f93afb646a7"><enum>(E)</enum><text>a parent,
subsidiary, affiliate, successor, or assignee of an entity described in
subparagraph (A), (B), (C), or (D); or</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID77bb0ed994964163b1fb81abe67dc0c1"><enum>(F)</enum><text>an officer,
employee, or agent of an entity described in subparagraph (A), (B), (C), (D),
or (E).</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ID2c3163488e62403f95f1536525f96040"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Element of the
intelligence community</header><text>The term <term>element of the intelligence
community</term> means an element of the intelligence community specified in or
designated under section 3(4) of the National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C.
401a(4)).</text>
</paragraph></section><section id="IDde321b9266b84c0f8188e9cf032ce81b"><enum>202.</enum><header>Limitations on
civil actions for electronic communication service providers</header>
<subsection id="idBB1888E9F3C842E6971CA16C8E26E072"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Limitations</header>
<paragraph id="id2F91D2C1013D47629BA63A943A53554F"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Notwithstanding any
other provision of law, a covered civil action shall not lie or be maintained
in a Federal or State court, and shall be promptly dismissed, if the Attorney
General certifies to the court that—</text>
<subparagraph id="ID75b3819e2d494fe48618410c8f537df9"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the assistance
alleged to have been provided by the electronic communication service provider
was—</text>
<clause id="ID012ecd175f8f4ee1b35fe10243b72a62"><enum>(i)</enum><text>in
connection with an intelligence activity involving communications that
was—</text>
<subclause id="IDfedcbc065fa64146bd22640205dc9828"><enum>(I)</enum><text>authorized by the
President during the period beginning on September 11, 2001, and ending on
January 17, 2007; and</text>
</subclause><subclause id="ID27434c4499cf40418e10f3b587d801fd"><enum>(II)</enum><text>designed to
detect or prevent a terrorist attack, or activities in preparation for a
terrorist attack, against the United States; and</text>
</subclause></clause><clause id="IDf013c09eda9c4c87b71753a24a811e13"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>described in a
written request or directive from the Attorney General or the head of an
element of the intelligence community (or the deputy of such person) to the
electronic communication service provider indicating that the activity
was—</text>
<subclause id="id2A9729ECE5004B42A577A62AFFD8F5F5"><enum>(I)</enum><text>authorized by the
President; and</text>
</subclause><subclause id="id3B58FD525FF84A87BC12BADE0377B01E"><enum>(II)</enum><text>determined to be
lawful; or</text>
</subclause></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID7211d834ff28404b832057fe136dea8c"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the electronic
communication service provider did not provide the alleged assistance.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="idB8370E9E8EAD47F499EB2364FA2F5326"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Review</header><text>A
certification made pursuant to paragraph (1) shall be subject to review by a
court for abuse of discretion.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ID8e28ae99146d4c309ab30651b7b19cbd"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Review of
certifications</header><text>If the Attorney General files a declaration under
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/28/1746">section 1746</external-xref> of title 28, United States Code, that disclosure of a
certification made pursuant to subsection (a) would harm the national security
of the United States, the court shall—</text>
<paragraph id="ID9248c15d660f486cb18e3fe6c1780c86"><enum>(1)</enum><text>review such
certification in camera and ex parte; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID8ebb0dcaee184045b51ee34170279a14"><enum>(2)</enum><text>limit any public
disclosure concerning such certification, including any public order following
such an ex parte review, to a statement that the conditions of subsection (a)
have been met, without disclosing the subparagraph of subsection (a)(1) that is
the basis for the certification.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ID802a4c57fe4c47b2b7fe3ac8cd790f92"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Nondelegation</header><text>The
authority and duties of the Attorney General under this section shall be
performed by the Attorney General (or Acting Attorney General) or a designee in
a position not lower than the Deputy Attorney General.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="ID820b8317e6fc4818a76d9f9006c514c2"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Civil actions
in State court</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A covered
civil action that is brought in a State court shall be deemed to arise under
the Constitution and laws of the United States and shall be removable under
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/28/1441">section 1441</external-xref> of title 28, United States Code.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="ID167acc7e3df84ed4a5ecfd3d757f6cbd"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Rule of
construction</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Nothing in this
section may be construed to limit any otherwise available immunity, privilege,
or defense under any other provision of law.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="ID36cbfed32b454736bb9076dac98a76ac"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Effective date
and application</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">This section
shall apply to any covered civil action that is pending on or filed after the
date of enactment of this Act.</text>
</subsection></section><section id="id6B25C3C19C0B4681BD8C1BABE960FA40"><enum>203.</enum><header>Procedures for
implementing statutory defenses under the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act
of 1978</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">The Foreign
Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/50/1801">50 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.</external-xref>), as amended by
section 101, is further amended by adding after title VII the following new
title:</text>
<quoted-block changed="added" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id62FE9B5550424F01AF924FBBEDDD08F6" style="OLC">
<title id="id30BB3B0C182548E480DFB4185DEFCEED"><enum>VIII</enum><header>Protection of
persons assisting the Government </header>
<section id="ID736e7bf84fcf435990d4b64df3e3e224"><enum>801.</enum><header>Definitions</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">In this title:</text>
<paragraph id="id7328C84B166E43909FF7357552C749B5"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Assistance</header><text>The
term <term>assistance</term> means the provision of, or the provision of access
to, information (including communication contents, communications records, or
other information relating to a customer or communication), facilities, or
another form of assistance.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="IDcbbaaf4fcd7d47a0b4177de580d06d20"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Attorney
General</header><text>The term <term>Attorney General</term> has the meaning
give that term in section 101(g).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id40DC4D0BA6204966840D8EAC42CDDC3B"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Contents</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>contents</term> has the
meaning given that term in section 101(n).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id578674B6EC0248EFB73A0B61B1391C4C"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Electronic
communication service provider</header><text>The term <term>electronic
communication service provider</term> means—</text>
<subparagraph id="id7FB431DA2C50458C9671FF9322175148"><enum>(A)</enum><text>a
telecommunications carrier, as that term is defined in section 3 of the
Communications Act of 1934 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/47/153">47 U.S.C. 153</external-xref>);</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id3D355F0F026C49C1A95B651544D8E0DD"><enum>(B)</enum><text>a provider of
electronic communication service, as that term is defined in section 2510 of
title 18, United States Code;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id55A280CFC6834E6D92F3E2BB7097B0FA"><enum>(C)</enum><text>a provider of a
remote computing service, as that term is defined in <external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/18/2711">section 2711</external-xref> of title 18,
United States Code;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id9C3F2D3F452140FCAA3F353727BAC405"><enum>(D)</enum><text>any other
communication service provider who has access to wire or electronic
communications either as such communications are transmitted or as such
communications are stored;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id7FA5A9A468C343309A853571DA19AEBD"><enum>(E)</enum><text>a parent,
subsidiary, affiliate, successor, or assignee of an entity described in
subparagraph (A), (B), (C), or (D); or</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id0A18DFFD72804E4B80BD7CC8F2F50A3A"><enum>(F)</enum><text>an officer,
employee, or agent of an entity described in subparagraph (A), (B), (C), (D),
or (E).</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="idF21C05DE7E784BB3B566FA35F7937562"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Element of the
intelligence community</header><text>The term <term>element of the intelligence
community</term> means an element of the intelligence community as specified or
designated under section 3(4) of the National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C.
401a(4)).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID591f7825d325434caa08e21e19926500"><enum>(6)</enum><header>Person</header><text>The
term <term>person</term> means—</text>
<subparagraph id="id32B2D328A0ED4F1093C298696C4B6757"><enum>(A)</enum><text>an electronic
communication service provider; or</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID92e9af7f25654425ab9fb12384aa9a95"><enum>(B)</enum><text>a landlord,
custodian, or other person who may be authorized or required to furnish
assistance pursuant to—</text>
<clause id="ID0d9fe09cbf6b416da4707ffa3598077b"><enum>(i)</enum><text>an order of the
court established under section 103(a) directing such assistance;</text>
</clause><clause id="IDa04ae31dfe0145c1ba116036062d5bb3"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>a certification
in writing under section <external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/18/2511">2511(2)(a)(ii)(B)</external-xref> or <external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/18/2709">2709(b)</external-xref> of title 18, United
States Code; or</text>
</clause><clause id="ID67b5d03b132743218283a6713d47578f"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>a directive
under section 102(a)(4), 105B(e), as in effect on the day before the date of
the enactment of the <short-title>FISA Amendments Act of
2008</short-title> or 703(h).</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ID08ba4ba0a6fe49908074ea9c31b430df"><enum>(7)</enum><header>State</header><text>The
term <term>State</term> means any State, political subdivision of a State, the
Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the District of Columbia, and any territory or
possession of the United States, and includes any officer, public utility
commission, or other body authorized to regulate an electronic communication
service provider.</text>
</paragraph></section><section id="IDf698c2b76f154aa1a24a35c9b2a99a70"><enum>802.</enum><header>Procedures for
implementing statutory defenses</header>
<subsection id="id77E8B2B0ECB74F1DA49B41B67994738B"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Requirement for
certification</header>
<paragraph id="idBC029E0929C743A78331639F9F243322"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Notwithstanding any
other provision of law, no civil action may lie or be maintained in a Federal
or State court against any person for providing assistance to an element of the
intelligence community, and shall be promptly dismissed, if the Attorney
General certifies to the court that—</text>
<subparagraph id="ID3e4584f6ecd84e2297ce401e6c4bf33f"><enum>(A)</enum><text>any assistance by
that person was provided pursuant to an order of the court established under
section 103(a) directing such assistance;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDdf7f7afc909a41be8369e2d7b1a836ef"><enum>(B)</enum><text>any assistance by
that person was provided pursuant to a certification in writing under section
2511(2)(a)(ii)(B) or 2709(b) of title 18, United States Code;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID48ef4054804846b9aedfeb63eae38911"><enum>(C)</enum><text>any assistance by
that person was provided pursuant to a directive under sections 102(a)(4),
105B(e), as in effect on the day before the date of the enactment of the
<short-title>FISA Amendments Act of 2008</short-title>, or
703(h) directing such assistance; or</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID98b5980c850d46249b2b46765c5f7cc1"><enum>(D)</enum><text>the person did
not provide the alleged assistance.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id0F14F0F197FB416FB204532879DD7333"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Review</header><text>A
certification made pursuant to paragraph (1) shall be subject to review by a
court for abuse of discretion.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ID7b67f34a5a8d42b1b9b99df20f90843c"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Limitations on
disclosure</header><text>If the Attorney General files a declaration under
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/28/1746">section 1746</external-xref> of title 28, United States Code, that disclosure of a
certification made pursuant to subsection (a) would harm the national security
of the United States, the court shall—</text>
<paragraph id="ID8830026606f54062869cf735c332d2f5"><enum>(1)</enum><text>review such
certification in camera and ex parte; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="IDffc2fbd860a64e6bb72a9a9b1175bf37"><enum>(2)</enum><text>limit any public
disclosure concerning such certification, including any public order following
such an ex parte review, to a statement that the conditions of subsection (a)
have been met, without disclosing the subparagraph of subsection (a)(1) that is
the basis for the certification.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="IDb13e0bd203284f8697a34b532585d168"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Removal</header><text>A
civil action against a person for providing assistance to an element of the
intelligence community that is brought in a State court shall be deemed to
arise under the Constitution and laws of the United States and shall be
removable under <external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/28/1441">section 1441</external-xref> of title 28, United States Code.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="ID2b76c048a2b94317bfa818f1c039fe9f"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Relationship to
other laws</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Nothing in this
section may be construed to limit any otherwise available immunity, privilege,
or defense under any other provision of law.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="idE2F332E65CC943EB916AF9035E919680"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Applicability</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">This section shall apply to a civil action
pending on or filed after the date of enactment of the
<short-title>FISA Amendments Act of
2008</short-title>.</text>
</subsection></section>.
204.Preemption of
State investigationsTitle
VIII of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (50 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.), as
added by section 203 of this Act, is amended by adding at the end the following
new section:
803.
(a)No State shall have
authority to—
(1)conduct an
investigation into an electronic communication service provider's alleged
assistance to an element of the intelligence community;
(2)require through
regulation or any other means the disclosure of information about an electronic
communication service provider's alleged assistance to an element of the
intelligence community;
(3)impose any
administrative sanction on an electronic communication service provider for
assistance to an element of the intelligence community; or
(4)commence or
maintain a civil action or other proceeding to enforce a requirement that an
electronic communication service provider disclose information concerning
alleged assistance to an element of the intelligence community.
(b)Suits by the
United StatesThe United States may bring suit to enforce the
provisions of this section.
(c)The
district courts of the United States shall have jurisdiction over any civil
action brought by the United States to enforce the provisions of this
section.
(d)This section shall apply to any
investigation, action, or proceeding that is pending on or filed after the date
of enactment of the FISA Amendments Act of
2008.
.
205.The table of
contents in the first section of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of
1978 (50 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.), as amended by section 101(b), is further amended
by adding at the end the following:
TITLE VIII—Protection of persons assisting the Government
Sec. 801. Definitions.
Sec. 802. Procedures for implementing statutory
defenses.
Sec. 803.
Preemption.
.
<enum>III</enum><header>Other
provisions</header>
<section id="idBDC1CE99E3BF4FA7A5264B865DF7322A"><enum>301.</enum><header>Severability</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">If any provision of this Act, any amendment
made by this Act, or the application thereof to any person or circumstances is
held invalid, the validity of the remainder of the Act, any such amendments,
and of the application of such provisions to other persons and circumstances
shall not be affected thereby.</text>
</section><section id="id0C6E0161BC61492A85549D2069C49E66"><enum>302.</enum><header>Effective
date; repeal; transition procedures</header>
<subsection id="IDae6f782df6104fbc9bf42f71101f88d7"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Except as provided in subsection (c), the amendments made
by this Act shall take effect on the date of the enactment of this Act.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="ID3bd24b33b8dd45f19d278332ab5d6e04"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Repeal</header>
<paragraph id="idDA65BD48A9534ED981353766E450F440"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Except as provided in subsection (c), sections 105A,
105B, and 105C of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 (50 U.S.C.
1805a, 1805b, and 1805c) are repealed.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID612794cb865b481fa2b4e4fc4642d3ca"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Table of contents</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The table of contents in the first section
of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/50/1801">50 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.</external-xref>)
is amended by striking the items relating to sections 105A, 105B, and
105C.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id0CBAEEC7D11543E0B2A47A07FA0B11BF"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Transitions
procedures</header>
<paragraph id="id8F975E2CADC747409477079FB57C75C6"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Protection from
liability</header><text>Notwithstanding subsection (b)(1), subsection (l) of
section 105B of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 shall remain
in effect with respect to any directives issued pursuant to such section 105B
for information, facilities, or assistance provided during the period such
directive was or is in effect.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID7fb5b0d0bd8e4abca5c75ca035d1ebbc"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Orders in
effect</header>
<subparagraph id="id4EA27C100E014C739E40A4B6B9D3D2D3"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Orders in
effect on date of enactment</header><text>Notwithstanding any other provision
of this Act or of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978—</text>
<clause id="idB29C2BD45A374E98BDA24BF243676783"><enum>(i)</enum><text>any
order in effect on the date of enactment of this Act issued pursuant to the
Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 or section 6(b) of the Protect
America Act of 2007 (<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/110/55">Public Law 110–55</external-xref>; 121 Stat. 556) shall remain in effect
until the date of expiration of such order; and</text>
</clause><clause id="idFD0D51C0C84B4FCA9713F01DE1740B39"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>at
the request of the applicant, the court established under section 103(a) of the
Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/50/1803">50 U.S.C. 1803(a)</external-xref>) shall
reauthorize such order if the facts and circumstances continue to justify
issuance of such order under the provisions of such Act, as in effect on the
day before the date of the enactment of the Protect America Act of 2007, except
as amended by sections 102, 103, 104, 105, 106, 107, 108, 109, and 110 of this
Act.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id0D3033D6310C4CEFAC9B42574D23F690"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Orders in
effect on December 31, 2013</header><text>Any order issued under title VII of
the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978, as amended by section 101 of
this Act, in effect on December 31, 2013, shall continue in effect until the
date of the expiration of such order. Any such order shall be governed by the
applicable provisions of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978, as
so amended.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ID32a22c4de7f944e486680dc72337341c"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Authorizations
and directives in effect</header>
<subparagraph id="id55E45BCAC3FA4A2D8EE3420D67E967A0"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Authorizations
and directives in effect on date of enactment</header><text>Notwithstanding any
other provision of this Act or of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of
1978, any authorization or directive in effect on the date of the enactment of
this Act issued pursuant to the Protect America Act of 2007, or any amendment
made by that Act, shall remain in effect until the date of expiration of such
authorization or directive. Any such authorization or directive shall be
governed by the applicable provisions of the Protect America Act of 2007 (121
Stat. 552), and the amendment made by that Act, and, except as provided in
paragraph (4) of this subsection, any acquisition pursuant to such
authorization or directive shall be deemed not to constitute electronic
surveillance (as that term is defined in section 101(f) of the Foreign
Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/50/1801">50 U.S.C. 1801(f)</external-xref>), as construed in
accordance with section 105A of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of
1978 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/50/1805a">50 U.S.C. 1805a</external-xref>)).</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id0104F89E517B4FEF8C80A975CB0FE8A6"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Authorizations
and directives in effect on December 31, 2013</header><text>Any authorization
or directive issued under title VII of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance
Act of 1978, as amended by section 101 of this Act, in effect on December 31,
2013, shall continue in effect until the date of the expiration of such
authorization or directive. Any such authorization or directive shall be
governed by the applicable provisions of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance
Act of 1978, as so amended, and, except as provided in section 707 of the
Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978, as so amended, any acquisition
pursuant to such authorization or directive shall be deemed not to constitute
electronic surveillance (as that term is defined in section 101(f) of the
Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978, to the extent that such section
101(f) is limited by section 701 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act
of 1978, as so amended).</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="idBC2C8A702E1642D18A1CB0F64DCAF1F1"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Use of
information acquired under protect america act</header><text>Information
acquired from an acquisition conducted under the Protect America Act of 2007,
and the amendments made by that Act, shall be deemed to be information acquired
from an electronic surveillance pursuant to title I of the Foreign Intelligence
Surveillance Act of 1978 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/50/1801">50 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.</external-xref>) for purposes of section 106
of that Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/50/1806">50 U.S.C. 1806</external-xref>), except for purposes of subsection (j) of such
section.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID0c557354a11e4371934ef71520f0d584"><enum>(5)</enum><header>New
orders</header><text>Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act or of the
Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978—</text>
<subparagraph id="idB613CAEA2C4C48AD905901EC9BE47B17"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the government
may file an application for an order under the Foreign Intelligence
Surveillance Act of 1978, as in effect on the day before the date of the
enactment of the Protect America Act of 2007, except as amended by sections
102, 103, 104, 105, 106, 107, 108, 109, and 110 of this Act; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="idD3A8CBE7286B4955BACD7031EEB40552"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the court
established under section 103(a) of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act
of 1978 shall enter an order granting such an application if the application
meets the requirements of such Act, as in effect on the day before the date of
the enactment of the Protect America Act of 2007, except as amended by sections
102, 103, 104, 105, 106, 107, 108, 109, and 110 of this Act.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="idC00387EE31A64ADF807673C69D6FF048"><enum>(6)</enum><header>Extant
authorizations</header><text>At the request of the applicant, the court
established under section 103(a) of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act
of 1978 shall extinguish any extant authorization to conduct electronic
surveillance or physical search entered pursuant to such Act.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id382D6BD3991341ADB31F8A4BDCD3FC30"><enum>(7)</enum><header>Applicable
provisions</header><text>Any surveillance conducted pursuant to an order
entered pursuant to this subsection shall be subject to the provisions of the
Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978, as in effect on the day before
the date of the enactment of the Protect America Act of 2007, except as amended
by sections 102, 103, 104, 105, 106, 107, 108, 109, and 110 of this Act.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID7c8d7fcd022d4a75b89ce9d86321f593"><enum>(8)</enum><header>Transition
procedures concerning the targeting of United States persons
overseas</header><text>Any authorization in effect on the date of enactment of
this Act under section 2.5 of Executive Order 12333 to intentionally target a
United States person reasonably believed to be located outside the United
States shall remain in effect, and shall constitute a sufficient basis for
conducting such an acquisition targeting a United States person located outside
the United States until the earlier of—</text>
<subparagraph id="id03B25D71185A458E8329CBD1B95CB0E8"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the date that
authorization expires; or</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idA3FE8E4C431348C5BF51F223C14B03A7"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the date that is
90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection></section>