[Congressional Record Volume 170, Number 46 (Thursday, March 14, 2024)]
[Senate]
[Pages S2403-S2414]
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          STATEMENTS ON INTRODUCED BILLS AND JOINT RESOLUTIONS

      By Mr. PADILLA (for himself and Mr. Sullivan):
  S. 3943. A bill to require a plan to improve the cybersecurity and 
telecommunications of the U.S. Academic Research Fleet, and for other 
purposes; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
  Mr. PADILLA. Madam President, I rise to introduce the Accelerating, 
Networking, Cyberinfrastructure, and Hardwater for Oceanic Research, 
ANCHOR, Act. This bipartisan and bicameral legislation would require 
the National Science Foundation to plan critical cyber security and 
internet upgrades to essential oceanographic research vessels.
  This bill would direct the National Science Foundation to report to 
Congress on the costs, personnel, and equipment necessary to upgrade 
the 17 ocean- and lake-going research vessels in the Academic Research 
Fleet. These ships and their submarines do research around the world 
across topics as fundamental as climate change, marine health, and 
national security. This report is an important first step in making 
needed upgrades to these research vessels for improved science, cyber 
security, and telecommunications.
  Around the world, researchers traverse waters to better understand 
our oceans. In Alaska, the R/V Sikuliaq regularly ventures into icy 
Arctic waters, breaking ice up to 2.5 inches thick to study remote 
polar ecosystems. In California, the R/V Sally Ride explores the deep 
ocean in the Pacific, characterizing the toxic legacy of DDT barrels 
dumped over 50 years ago. In the Great Lakes, the R/V Blue Heron 
navigates Lake Superior, conducting long-term research on harmful algal 
blooms.
  But these important research vessels suffer from aging 
infrastructure. As ships and submarines collect sensitive data about 
our climate, foreign adversaries increasingly attack the weakened cyber 
security defenses on research vessels.
  The upgrades planned in the ANCHOR Act are cost-effective, allowing 
repairs in real time with remote experts that keep ships going on their 
missions. Improved internet is also a boost for crew morale, science 
efficiency, and education. With faster upload and download speeds, 
scientists and crew members will be able to transmit data to shore for 
processing, make Zoom calls with classrooms on land, and call loved 
ones or even mental health providers during long months at sea.
  I want to thank Senator Sullivan for introducing this important 
legislation with me in the Senate and Representatives Mike Garcia and 
Haley Stevens for leading the House companion. I hope all of our 
colleagues will join us in supporting this bipartisan bill to improve 
our Nation's oceanographic research and security.
                                 ______
                                 
      By Mr. DURBIN (for himself, Mr. Lee, Ms. Hirono, Mr. Daines, Mr. 
        Wyden, Ms. Lummis, Ms. Baldwin, Mr. Heinrich, Ms. Warren, Mr. 
        Markey, Mr. Tester, Mr. Sanders, and Mr. Welch):
  S. 3961. A bill to amend the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 
1978 to reform certain authorities and to provide greater transparency 
and oversight; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
  Mr. DURBIN. Madam President, in just a few weeks, an important but 
controversial surveillance authority, known as section 702 of the 
Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act, will expire. This extraordinary 
authority was initially presented to Congress as a temporary emergency 
counterterrorism tool more than 15 years ago. As is often the case with 
temporary emergency authorities, section 702 is now used for a wide 
range of foreign intelligence purposes, from countering Russia to 
stopping the flow of fentanyl into the United States.
  Just last month, the Federal Bureau of Investigation revealed that 
data collected using section 702 allowed the Agency to foil several 
attacks in recent years, including attacks that would have crippled 
U.S. critical infrastructure and even threaten the lives of our U.S. 
servicemembers. And the authority has helped the U.S. uncover 
atrocities committed by Russia during its ongoing assault on Ukraine.
  I have had demonstrations of the 702 authority, and there is no doubt 
in my mind that it is a valuable tool for collecting foreign 
intelligence. But this authority raises serious constitutional 
concerns, as it allows access not just to communications by those who 
are foreigners but also to the vast databases of Americans' 
communications without the customary search warrant required by the 
U.S. Constitution.
  This powerful tool--this effective tool on foreign surveillance--has 
been used, in my mind, improperly to spy on American protesters, from 
Black Lives Matter to MAGA loyalists.
  The FBI has imposed new limits on the authority of FBI agents to 
search the communications of Americans. But even after implementing 
these reforms, the FBI still conducted over 200,000 warrantless 
searches of Americans in just 1 year--more than 500 searches of 
Americans per day.
  Democrats and Republicans alike are rightly concerned. Our Founders 
understood the danger of unchecked government surveillance and had the 
wisdom and foresight to enshrine protections for American citizens in 
the Constitution. The Fourth Amendment to our

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Constitution protects Americans from unreasonable search and seizure, 
particularly those without a warrant based upon probable cause that had 
been approved by a judge.
  I have long raised concerns about section 702's lack of sufficient 
safeguards to protect these rights, and I have consistently voted 
against the extension of section 702 without changes. However, I have 
also said that I would support section 702 if it includes sufficient 
safeguards to protect Americans from warrantless surveillance.
  As chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, which has primary 
jurisdiction over FISA, I have evaluated proposed reforms and carefully 
considered the administration's views. I have also heard from my 
colleagues on both sides of the aisle. Existing legislative proposals 
of the House and Senate go too far for some and not far enough for 
others.
  That is why, today, I am introducing what I hope will be a compromise 
bill that tries to bridge this divide to protect both our security and 
our Constitution and guaranteed freedoms.
  The Security and Freedom Enhancement Act, or SAFE Act, would enhance 
our national security by reauthorizing section 702 for 4 more years, 
while also protecting Americans from warrantless surveillance.
  The SAFE Act would require the government to demonstrate to a court 
that it has probable cause before reading or listening to the private 
communications of Americans that have been swept up by section 702. 
Basically, in just a few words to describe the process, if one of our 
intelligence or law enforcement Agencies suspects that a foreigner is 
engaged in conduct that is threatening the security of the United 
States, they call up the records of that foreigner, and if it turns out 
that foreigner has communicated with an American citizen, the question 
is, What do you do next? Can you, in any way, monitor that conversation 
or come up with an investigation of the documents of that American with 
or without a warrant? That is the fundamental question we are facing 
here. So the search starts in the right direction, to a foreign source, 
and ends up dealing with an American--an American, obviously, who has 
constitutional rights.
  The SAFE Act would require the government to demonstrate to a court 
that it has probable cause, before reading or listening to the private 
communications of Americans who have been swept up in section 702. 
However, this requirement will not prevent government agents from 
searching 702 databases to determine if foreign targets are 
communicating with Americans, nor will it prevent agents from accessing 
the communications of those foreign agents.
  But if the government wants to review the contents--the contents--of 
Americans' communication, it would first be required to demonstrate to 
the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court that it has probable cause 
to do that.
  This would not be overly burdensome because a warrant would only be 
required in cases where the government actually reviews the content of 
American communications. They estimate that the incidents of American 
content are 1.58 percent of all 702 searches of Americans.
  The SAFE Act also would not require a warrant in cases involving 
exigent circumstances or cyber security attacks to ensure that there 
will not be any delay that jeopardizes our national security.
  This approach is based on recommendations by the independent Private 
and Civil Liberties Oversight Board, which we created after 9/11 to 
ensure that our counterterrorism policies do not violate the 
constitutional rights of the American people.
  The persistent and widespread violation of existing limits on section 
702 underscore the importance of court approval, which we will propose.
  Better compliance measures within the executive branch are helpful, 
but they are no substitute for checks and balances by the judicial 
branch, as the Founders intended.
  The SAFE Act, which I am introducing, is a sensible, moderate 
compromise between more robust reform proposals that address a wide 
range of surveillance concerns and bills that reauthorize section 702 
without adequately addressing these concerns.
  I know that compromise does not come easy when it comes to this 
policy, but a reasonable middle ground that protects our national 
security and the rights of the American people is possible. The SAFE 
Act is my offer in compromise to achieve that goal.
  With the April 19 sunset of section 702 fast approaching, I urge my 
colleagues on both sides of the aisle to join me in supporting this 
compromise for the good of the American people.
  Madam President, I ask unanimous consent that the text of the bill be 
printed in the Record.
  There being no objection, the text of the bill was ordered to be 
printed in the Record, as follows:

                                S. 3961

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

     SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS.

       (a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Security 
     And Freedom Enhancement Act of 2024'' or the ``SAFE Act''.
       (b) Table of Contents.--The table of contents for this Act 
     is as follows:

Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents.

TITLE I--PROTECTIONS FOR UNITED STATES PERSONS WHOSE COMMUNICATIONS ARE 
 COLLECTED UNDER SECTION 702 OF THE FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE SURVEILLANCE 
                              ACT OF 1978

Sec. 101. Query procedure reform.
Sec. 102. Quarterly reports.
Sec. 103. Accountability procedures for incidents relating to queries 
              conducted by the Federal Bureau of Investigation.
Sec. 104. Prohibition on reverse targeting of United States persons and 
              persons located in the United States.
Sec. 105. FISA court review of targeting decisions.
Sec. 106. Repeal of authority for the resumption of abouts collection.
Sec. 107. Extension of title VII of FISA; expiration of FISA 
              authorities; effective dates.

 TITLE II--ADDITIONAL REFORMS RELATING TO ACTIVITIES UNDER THE FOREIGN 
                 INTELLIGENCE SURVEILLANCE ACT OF 1978

Sec. 201. Application for an order under the Foreign Intelligence 
              Surveillance Act of 1978.
Sec. 202. Criminal penalties for violations of FISA.
Sec. 203. Increased penalties for civil actions.
Sec. 204. Agency procedures to ensure compliance.
Sec. 205. Limit on civil immunity for providing information, 
              facilities, or technical assistance to the Government 
              absent a court order.

     TITLE III--REFORMS RELATING TO PROCEEDINGS BEFORE THE FOREIGN 
            INTELLIGENCE SURVEILLANCE COURT AND OTHER COURTS

Sec. 301. Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court reform.
Sec. 302. Public disclosure and declassification of certain documents.
Sec. 303. Submission of court transcripts to Congress.
Sec. 304. Contempt power of FISC and FISCR.

            TITLE IV--INDEPENDENT EXECUTIVE BRANCH OVERSIGHT

Sec. 401. Periodic audit of FISA compliance by Inspector General.
Sec. 402. Intelligence community parity and communications with Privacy 
              and Civil Liberties Oversight Board.

    TITLE V--PROTECTIONS FOR UNITED STATES PERSONS WHOSE SENSITIVE 
 INFORMATION IS PURCHASED BY INTELLIGENCE AND LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES

Sec. 501. Limitation on intelligence acquisition of United States 
              person data.
Sec. 502. Limitation on law enforcement purchase of personal data from 
              data brokers.
Sec. 503. Consistent protections for demands for data held by 
              interactive computing services.
Sec. 504. Consistent privacy protections for data held by data brokers.
Sec. 505. Protection of data entrusted to intermediary or ancillary 
              service providers.

                         TITLE VI--TRANSPARENCY

Sec. 601. Enhanced reports by Director of National Intelligence.

              TITLE VII--LIMITED DELAYS IN IMPLEMENTATION

Sec. 701. Limited delays in implementation.

TITLE I--PROTECTIONS FOR UNITED STATES PERSONS WHOSE COMMUNICATIONS ARE 
 COLLECTED UNDER SECTION 702 OF THE FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE SURVEILLANCE 
                              ACT OF 1978

     SEC. 101. QUERY PROCEDURE REFORM.

       (a) Mandatory Audits of United States Person Queries 
     Conducted by Federal Bureau of Investigation.--
       (1) In general.--The Department of Justice shall conduct an 
     audit of a significant

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     representative sample of covered queries, as defined in 
     paragraph (6) of section 702(f) of the Foreign Intelligence 
     Surveillance Act of 1978 (50 U.S.C. 1881a(f)), as 
     redesignated and amended by subsection (b) of this section, 
     conducted during the 180-day period beginning on the date of 
     enactment of this Act, and during each 180-day period 
     thereafter.
       (2) Completion of audit.--Not later than 90 days after the 
     end of each 180-day period described in paragraph (1), the 
     Department of Justice shall complete the audit described in 
     such paragraph with respect to such 180-day period.
       (b) Restrictions Relating to Conduct of Certain Queries by 
     Federal Bureau of Investigation.--Section 702(f) of the 
     Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 (50 U.S.C. 
     1881a(f)) is amended--
       (1) by redesignating paragraph (3) as paragraph (6);
       (2) by inserting before paragraph (6) the following:
       ``(5) Querying procedures applicable to federal bureau of 
     investigation.--For any procedures adopted under paragraph 
     (1) applicable to the Federal Bureau of Investigation, the 
     Attorney General, in consultation with the Director of 
     National Intelligence, shall include the following 
     requirements:
       ``(A) Training.--A requirement that, prior to conducting 
     any query, and on an annual basis thereafter as a 
     prerequisite for continuing to conduct queries, personnel of 
     the Federal Bureau of Investigation successfully complete 
     training on the querying procedures.
       ``(B) Additional prior approvals for sensitive queries.--A 
     requirement that, absent exigent circumstances, prior to 
     conducting certain queries, personnel of the Federal Bureau 
     of Investigation receive approval, at minimum, as follows:
       ``(i) Approval from the Deputy Director of the Federal 
     Bureau of Investigation if the query uses a query term 
     reasonably believed to identify a United States elected 
     official, an appointee of the President or the governor of a 
     State, a United States political candidate, a United States 
     political organization or a United States person prominent in 
     such organization, or a United States media organization or a 
     United States person who is a member of such organization.
       ``(ii) Approval from an attorney of the Federal Bureau of 
     Investigation if the query uses a query term reasonably 
     believed to identify a United States religious organization 
     or a United States person who is prominent in such 
     organization.
       ``(iii) Approval from an attorney of the Federal Bureau of 
     Investigation for 2 or more queries conducted together as a 
     batch job.
       ``(C) Prior written justification.--A requirement that--
       ``(i) prior to conducting a covered query, personnel of the 
     Federal Bureau of Investigation generate a written statement 
     of the specific factual basis to support the reasonable 
     belief that such query meets the standards required by the 
     procedures adopted under paragraph (1); and
       ``(ii) for each covered query, the Federal Bureau of 
     Investigation shall keep a record of the query term, the date 
     of the conduct of the query, the identifier of the personnel 
     conducting the query, and such written statement.
       ``(D) Affirmative election to include section 702 
     information in queries.--Any system of the Federal Bureau of 
     Investigation that stores unminimized contents or noncontents 
     obtained through acquisitions authorized under subsection (a) 
     together with contents or noncontents obtained through other 
     lawful means shall be configured in a manner that--
       ``(i) requires personnel of the Federal Bureau of 
     Investigation to affirmatively elect to include such 
     unminimized contents or noncontents obtained through 
     acquisitions authorized under subsection (a) when running a 
     query; or
       ``(ii) includes other controls reasonably expected to 
     prevent inadvertent queries of such unminimized contents or 
     noncontents.''; and
       (3) in paragraph (6), as so redesignated--
       (A) by redesignating subparagraph (B) as subparagraph (C); 
     and
       (B) by inserting after subparagraph (A) the following:
       ``(B) The term `covered query' means a query conducted--
       ``(i) using a term associated with a United States person 
     or a person reasonably believed to be located in the United 
     States at the time of the query or the time of the 
     communication or creation of the information; or
       ``(ii) for the purpose of finding the information of a 
     United States person or a person reasonably believed to be 
     located in the United States at the time of the query or the 
     time of the communication or creation of the information.''.
       (c) Prohibition on Warrantless Access to the Communications 
     and Other Information of United States Persons and Persons 
     Located in the United States.--Section 702(f) of the Foreign 
     Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 (50 U.S.C. 1881a(f)) is 
     amended--
       (1) in paragraph (1)(A) by inserting ``and the limitations 
     and requirements in paragraph (2)'' after ``Constitution of 
     the United States'';
       (2) by striking paragraph (2) and inserting the following:
       ``(2) Prohibition on warrantless access to the 
     communications and other information of united states persons 
     and persons located in the united states.--
       ``(A) In general.--Except as provided in subparagraphs (B) 
     and (C), no officer or employee of the United States may 
     access communications content, or information the compelled 
     disclosure of which would require a probable cause warrant if 
     sought for law enforcement purposes inside the United States, 
     acquired under subsection (a) and returned in response to a 
     covered query.
       ``(B) Exceptions for concurrent authorization, consent, 
     emergency situations, and certain defensive cybersecurity 
     queries.--
       ``(i) In general.--Subparagraph (A) shall not apply if--

       ``(I) the person to whom the query relates is the subject 
     of an order or emergency authorization authorizing electronic 
     surveillance, a physical search, or an acquisition under this 
     section or section 105, section 304, section 703, or section 
     704 of this Act or a warrant issued pursuant to the Federal 
     Rules of Criminal Procedure by a court of competent 
     jurisdiction;
       ``(II)(aa) the officer or employee accessing the 
     communications content or information has a reasonable belief 
     that--

       ``(AA) an emergency exists involving an imminent threat of 
     death or serious bodily harm; and
       ``(BB) in order to prevent or mitigate the threat described 
     in subitem (AA), the communications content or information 
     must be accessed before authorization described in subclause 
     (I) can, with due diligence, be obtained; and

       ``(bb) not later than 14 days after the communications 
     content or information is accessed, a description of the 
     circumstances justifying the accessing of the query results 
     is provided to the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court, 
     the congressional intelligence committees, the Committee on 
     the Judiciary of the House of Representatives, and the 
     Committee on the Judiciary of the Senate;
       ``(III) such person or, if such person is incapable of 
     providing consent, a third party legally authorized to 
     consent on behalf of such person, has provided consent for 
     the access on a case-by-case basis; or
       ``(IV)(aa) the communications content or information is 
     accessed and used for the sole purpose of identifying 
     targeted recipients of malicious software and preventing or 
     mitigating harm from such malicious software;
       ``(bb) other than malicious software and cybersecurity 
     threat signatures, no communications content or other 
     information are accessed or reviewed; and
       ``(cc) the accessing of query results is reported to the 
     Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court.

       ``(ii) Limitations.--

       ``(I) Use in subsequent proceedings.--No communications 
     content or information accessed under clause (i)(II) or 
     information derived from such access may be used, received in 
     evidence, or otherwise disseminated 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, except in a proceeding that 
     arises from the threat that prompted the query.
       ``(II) Assessment of compliance.--Not less frequently than 
     annually, the Attorney General shall assess compliance with 
     the requirements under subclause (I).

       ``(C) Matters relating to emergency queries.--
       ``(i) Treatment of denials.--In the event that 
     communications content or information returned in response to 
     a covered query are accessed pursuant to an emergency 
     authorization described in subparagraph (B)(i)(I) and the 
     subsequent application to authorize electronic surveillance, 
     a physical search, or an acquisition pursuant to section 
     105(e), section 304(e), section 703(d), or section 704(d) of 
     this Act is denied, or in any other case in which 
     communications content or information returned in response to 
     a covered query are accessed in violation of this paragraph--

       ``(I) no communications content or information acquired or 
     evidence derived from such access may be used, received in 
     evidence, or otherwise disseminated in any investigation by 
     or 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
       ``(II) no communications content or information acquired or 
     derived from such access may subsequently be used or 
     disclosed in any other manner without the consent of the 
     person to whom the covered query relates, except in the case 
     that the Attorney General approves the use or disclosure of 
     such information in order to prevent the death of or serious 
     bodily harm to any person.

       ``(ii) Assessment of compliance.--Not less frequently than 
     annually, the Attorney General shall assess compliance with 
     the requirements under clause (i).
       ``(D) Foreign intelligence purpose.--
       ``(i) In general.--Except as provided in clause (ii) of 
     this subparagraph, no officer or employee of the United 
     States may conduct a covered query of information acquired 
     under subsection (a) unless the query is reasonably likely to 
     retrieve foreign intelligence information.
       ``(ii) Exceptions.--An officer or employee of the United 
     States may conduct a covered query of information acquired 
     under this section if--

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       ``(I)(aa) the officer or employee conducting the query has 
     a reasonable belief that an emergency exists involving an 
     imminent threat of death or serious bodily harm; and
       ``(bb) not later than 14 days after the query is conducted, 
     a description of the query is provided to the Foreign 
     Intelligence Surveillance Court, the congressional 
     intelligence committees, the Committee on the Judiciary of 
     the House of Representatives, and the Committee on the 
     Judiciary of the Senate;
       ``(II) the person to whom the query relates or, if such 
     person is incapable of providing consent, a third party 
     legally authorized to consent on behalf of such person, has 
     provided consent for the query on a case-by-case basis;
       ``(III)(aa) the query is conducted, and the results of the 
     query are used, for the sole purpose of identifying targeted 
     recipients of malicious software and preventing or mitigating 
     harm from such malicious software;
       ``(bb) other than malicious software and cybersecurity 
     threat signatures, no additional contents of communications 
     acquired as a result of the query are accessed or reviewed; 
     and
       ``(cc) the query is reported to the Foreign Intelligence 
     Surveillance Court; or
       ``(IV) the query is necessary to identify information that 
     must be produced or preserved in connection with a litigation 
     matter or to fulfill discovery obligations in a criminal 
     matter under the laws of the United States or any State 
     thereof.

       ``(3) Documentation.--No officer or employee of the United 
     States may access communications content, or information the 
     compelled disclosure of which would require a probable cause 
     warrant if sought for law enforcement purposes inside the 
     United States, returned in response to a covered query unless 
     an electronic record is created that includes a statement of 
     facts showing that the access is authorized pursuant to an 
     exception specified in paragraph (2)(B)(i).
       ``(4) Query record system.--The head of each agency that 
     conducts queries shall ensure that a system, mechanism, or 
     business practice is in place to maintain the record 
     described in paragraph (3). Not later than 90 days after the 
     date of enactment of the SAFE Act, the head of each agency 
     that conducts queries shall report to Congress on its 
     compliance with this procedure.''.
       (d) Conforming Amendments.--
       (1) Section 603(b)(2) of the Foreign Intelligence 
     Surveillance Act of 1978 (50 U.S.C. 1873(b)(2)) is amended, 
     in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by striking ``, 
     including pursuant to subsection (f)(2) of such section,''.
       (2) Section 706(a)(2)(A)(i) of the Foreign Intelligence 
     Surveillance Act of 1978 (50 U.S.C. 1881e(a)(2)(A))i)) is 
     amended by striking ``obtained an order of the Foreign 
     Intelligence Surveillance Court to access such information 
     pursuant to section 702(f)(2)'' and inserting ``accessed such 
     information in accordance with section 702(b)(2)''.

     SEC. 102. QUARTERLY REPORTS.

       Section 707 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 
     1978 (50 U.S.C. 1881f) is amended by adding at the end the 
     following:
       ``(c) Quarterly Reports.--The Attorney General, in 
     consultation with the Director of National Intelligence, 
     shall submit to the congressional intelligence committees, 
     the Committee on the Judiciary of the Senate, and the 
     Committee on the Judiciary of the House of Representatives a 
     quarterly report, which shall include, for that quarter, 
     disaggregated by each agency that conducts queries of 
     information acquired under section 702, the following 
     information:
       ``(1) The total number of covered queries (as defined in 
     section 702(f)(6)) conducted of information acquired under 
     section 702.
       ``(2) The number of times an officer or employee of the 
     United States accessed communications contents (as defined in 
     section 2510(8) of title 18, United States Code) or 
     information the compelled disclosure of which would require a 
     probable cause warrant if sought for law enforcement purposes 
     in the United States, returned in response to such queries.
       ``(3) The number of applications for orders relating to an 
     emergency authorization described in subclause (I) of section 
     702(f)(2)(B)(i) with respect to a person for which 
     communications contents or information relating to such 
     person were accessed under such subclause and the number of 
     such orders granted.
       ``(4) The number of times an exception subclause (II), 
     (III), or (IV) of section 702(f)(2)(B)(i) was asserted, 
     disaggregated by the subclause under which an exception was 
     asserted.''.

     SEC. 103. ACCOUNTABILITY PROCEDURES FOR INCIDENTS RELATING TO 
                   QUERIES CONDUCTED BY THE FEDERAL BUREAU OF 
                   INVESTIGATION.

       (a) In General.--Title VII of the Foreign Intelligence 
     Surveillance Act of 1978 (50 U.S.C. 1881 et seq.) is amended 
     by adding at the end the following:

     ``SEC. 709. ACCOUNTABILITY PROCEDURES FOR INCIDENTS RELATING 
                   TO QUERIES CONDUCTED BY THE FEDERAL BUREAU OF 
                   INVESTIGATION.

       ``(a) In General.--The Director of the Federal Bureau of 
     Investigation shall establish procedures to hold employees of 
     the Federal Bureau of Investigation accountable for 
     violations of law, guidance, and procedure governing queries 
     of information acquired pursuant to section 702.
       ``(b) Elements.--The procedures established under 
     subsection (a) shall include the following:
       ``(1) Centralized tracking of individual employee 
     performance incidents involving negligent violations of law, 
     guidance, and procedure described in subsection (a), over 
     time.
       ``(2) Escalating consequences for such incidents, 
     including--
       ``(A) consequences for initial incidents, including, at a 
     minimum--
       ``(i) suspension of access to information acquired under 
     this Act; and
       ``(ii) documentation of the incident in the personnel file 
     of each employee responsible for the violation; and
       ``(B) consequences for subsequent incidents, including, at 
     a minimum--
       ``(i) possible indefinite suspension of access to 
     information acquired under this Act;
       ``(ii) reassignment of each employee responsible for the 
     violation; and
       ``(iii) referral of the incident to the Inspection Division 
     of the Federal Bureau of Investigation for review of 
     potentially reckless conduct.
       ``(3) Clarification of requirements for referring 
     intentional misconduct and reckless conduct to the Inspection 
     Division of the Federal Bureau of Investigation for 
     investigation and disciplinary action by the Office of 
     Professional Responsibility of the Federal Bureau of 
     Investigation.''.
       (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of contents for the 
     Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 (50 U.S.C. 1801 
     et seq.) is amended by inserting after the item relating to 
     section 708 the following:

``Sec. 709. Accountability procedures for incidents relating to queries 
              conducted by the Federal Bureau of Investigation.''.
       (c) Report Required.--
       (1) Initial report.--Not later than 180 days after the date 
     of enactment of this Act, the Director of the Federal Bureau 
     of Investigation shall submit to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary of the House of Representatives, the Committee on 
     the Judiciary of the Senate, and the congressional 
     intelligence committees (as such term is defined in section 
     801 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 (50 
     U.S.C. 1885)) a report detailing the procedures established 
     under section 709 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance 
     Act of 1978, as added by subsection (a).
       (2) Annual report.--Not later than 1 year after the date of 
     enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter, the Federal 
     Bureau of Investigation shall submit to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary of the House of Representatives, the Committee on 
     the Judiciary of the Senate, and the congressional 
     intelligence committees (as such term is defined in section 
     801 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 (50 
     U.S.C. 1885)) a report on any disciplinary actions taken 
     pursuant to the procedures established under section 709 of 
     the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978, as added 
     by subsection (a), including a description of the 
     circumstances surrounding each such disciplinary action, and 
     the results of each such disciplinary action.
       (3) Form.--The reports required under paragraphs (1) and 
     (2) shall be submitted in unclassified form, but may include 
     a classified annex to the extent necessary to protect sources 
     and methods.

     SEC. 104. PROHIBITION ON REVERSE TARGETING OF UNITED STATES 
                   PERSONS AND PERSONS LOCATED IN THE UNITED 
                   STATES.

       Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 
     1978 (50 U.S.C. 1881a) is amended--
       (1) in subsection (b)(2)--
       (A) by striking ``may not intentionally'' and inserting the 
     following: ``may not--
       ``(A) intentionally''; and
       (B) in subparagraph (A), as designated by subparagraph (A) 
     of this paragraph, by striking ``if the purpose of such 
     acquisition is to target a particular, known person 
     reasonably believed to be in the United States;'' and 
     inserting the following: ``if a significant purpose of such 
     acquisition is to target 1 or more United States persons or 
     persons reasonably believed to be located in the United 
     States at the time of acquisition or communication, unless--
       ``(i)(I) there is a reasonable belief that an emergency 
     exists involving an imminent threat of death or serious 
     bodily harm;
       ``(II) the information is necessary to mitigate that 
     threat;
       ``(III) a description of the targeting is provided to the 
     Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court, the congressional 
     intelligence committees, the Committee on the Judiciary of 
     the Senate, and the Committee on the Judiciary of the House 
     of Representatives in a timely manner; and
       ``(IV) any information acquired from such targeting is 
     used, received in evidence, or otherwise disseminated solely 
     in an investigation by or in a trial, hearing, or other 
     proceeding in or before a court, grand jury, department, 
     office, agency, regulatory body, legislative committee, or 
     other authority of the United States, a State, or political 
     subdivision thereof, that arises from the threat that 
     prompted the targeting; or
       ``(ii) the United States person or persons reasonably 
     believed to be located in the United States at the time of 
     acquisition or communication has provided consent to the 
     targeting, or if such person is incapable of providing 
     consent, a third party legally authorized to consent on 
     behalf of such person has provided consent;'';
       (2) in subsection (d)(1), by amending subparagraph (A) to 
     read as follows:
       ``(A) ensure that--
       ``(i) any acquisition authorized under subsection (a) is 
     limited to targeting persons

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     reasonably believed to be non-United States persons located 
     outside the United States; and
       ``(ii) except as provided in subsection (b)(2), targeting 1 
     or more United States persons or persons reasonably believed 
     to be in the United States at the time of acquisition or 
     communication is not a significant purpose of an acquisition; 
     and'';
       (3) in subsection (h)(2)(A)(i), by amending subclause (I) 
     to read as follows:

       ``(I) ensure that--

       ``(aa) an acquisition authorized under subsection (a) is 
     limited to targeting persons reasonably believed to be non-
     United States persons located outside the United States; and
       ``(bb) except as provided in subsection (b)(2), a 
     significant purpose of an acquisition is not to target 1 or 
     more United States persons or persons reasonably believed to 
     be in the United States at the time of acquisition or 
     communication; and''; and
       (4) in subsection (j)(2)(B), by amending clause (i) to read 
     as follows:
       ``(i) ensure that--

       ``(I) an acquisition authorized under subsection (a) is 
     limited to targeting persons reasonably believed to be non-
     United States persons located outside the United States; and
       ``(II) except as provided in subsection (b)(2), a 
     significant purpose of an acquisition is not to target 1 or 
     more United States persons or persons reasonably believed to 
     be in the United States at the time of acquisition or 
     communication; and''.

     SEC. 105. FISA COURT REVIEW OF TARGETING DECISIONS.

       Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 
     1978 (50 U.S.C. 1881a) is amended--
       (1) in subsection (h)(2)--
       (A) in subparagraph (D)(ii), by striking ``and'' at the 
     end;
       (B) in subparagraph (E), by striking the period at the end 
     and inserting ``; and''; and
       (C) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(F) include a random sample of targeting decisions and 
     supporting written justifications from the prior year, using 
     a sample size and methodology that has been approved by the 
     Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court.''; and
       (2) in subsection (j)(1)--
       (A) by striking ``subsection (g)'' each place it appears 
     and inserting ``subsection (h)''; and
       (B) in subparagraph (A), as amended by subparagraph (A) of 
     this paragraph, by inserting ``, including reviewing the 
     random sample of targeting decisions and written 
     justifications submitted under subsection (h)(2)(F),'' after 
     ``subsection (h)''.

     SEC. 106. REPEAL OF AUTHORITY FOR THE RESUMPTION OF ABOUTS 
                   COLLECTION.

       (a) In General.--Section 702(b)(5) of the Foreign 
     Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 (50 U.S.C. 1881a(b)(5)) 
     is amended by striking ``, except as provided under section 
     103(b) of the FISA Amendments Reauthorization Act of 2017''.
       (b) Conforming Amendments.--
       (1) Foreign intelligence surveillance act of 1978.--Section 
     702(m) of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 
     (50 U.S.C. 1881a(m)) is amended--
       (A) in the subsection heading, by striking ``Reviews, and 
     Reporting'' and inserting ``and Reviews''; and
       (B) by striking paragraph (4).
       (2) FISA amendments reauthorization act of 2017.--Section 
     103 of the FISA Amendments Reauthorization Act of 2017 
     (Public Law 115-118; 132 Stat. 10) is amended--
       (A) by striking subsection (b) (50 U.S.C. 1881a note); and
       (B) by striking ``(a) In General.--''.

     SEC. 107. EXTENSION OF TITLE VII OF FISA; EXPIRATION OF FISA 
                   AUTHORITIES; EFFECTIVE DATES.

       (a) Effective Dates.--Section 403(b) of the FISA Amendments 
     Act of 2008 (Public Law 110-261; 122 Stat. 2474) is amended--
       (1) in paragraph (1) (50 U.S.C. 1881 note)--
       (A) by striking ``April 19, 2024'' and inserting ``December 
     31, 2027''; and
       (B) by striking ``, as amended by section 101(a) and by the 
     FISA Amendments Reauthorization Act of 2017,'' and inserting 
     ``, as most recently amended,''; and
       (2) in paragraph (2) (18 U.S.C. 2511 note), in the matter 
     preceding subparagraph (A), by striking ``April 19, 2024'' 
     and inserting ``December 31, 2027''.
       (b) Conforming Amendments.--Section 404(b) of the FISA 
     Amendments Act of 2008 (Public Law 110-261; 122 Stat. 2476), 
     is amended--
       (1) in paragraph (1)--
       (A) in the heading, by striking ``April 19, 2024'' and 
     inserting ``December 31, 2027''; and
       (B) by striking ``, as amended by section 101(a) and by the 
     FISA Amendments Reauthorization Act of 2017,'' and inserting 
     ``, as most recently amended,'';
       (2) in paragraph (2), by striking ``, as amended by section 
     101(a) and by the FISA Amendments Reauthorization Act of 
     2017,'' and inserting ``, as most recently amended,''; and
       (3) in paragraph (4)--
       (A) by striking ``, as added by section 101(a) and amended 
     by the FISA Amendments Reauthorization Act of 2017,'' both 
     places it appears and inserting ``, as added by section 
     101(a) and as most recently amended,''; and
       (B) by striking ``, as amended by section 101(a) and by the 
     FISA Amendments Reauthorization Act of 2017,'' both places it 
     appears and inserting ``, as most recently amended,''.

 TITLE II--ADDITIONAL REFORMS RELATING TO ACTIVITIES UNDER THE FOREIGN 
                 INTELLIGENCE SURVEILLANCE ACT OF 1978

     SEC. 201. APPLICATION FOR AN ORDER UNDER THE FOREIGN 
                   INTELLIGENCE SURVEILLANCE ACT OF 1978.

       (a) Requirement for Sworn Statements for Factual 
     Assertions.--
       (1) Title i.--Subsection (a)(3) of section 104 of the 
     Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 (50 U.S.C. 
     1804) is amended by striking ``a statement of'' and inserting 
     ``a sworn statement of''.
       (2) Title iii.--Subsection (a)(3) of section 303 of the 
     Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 (50 U.S.C. 
     1823) is amended by striking ``a statement of'' and inserting 
     ``a sworn statement of''.
       (3) Section 703.--Subsection (b)(1)(C) of section 703 of 
     the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 (50 U.S.C. 
     1881b) is amended by striking ``a statement of'' and 
     inserting ``a sworn statement of''.
       (4) Section 704.--Subsection (b)(3) of section 704 of the 
     Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 (50 U.S.C. 
     1881c) is amended by striking ``a statement of'' and 
     inserting ``a sworn statement of''.
       (5) Applicability.--The amendments made by this subsection 
     shall apply with respect to applications made on or after the 
     date that is 120 days after the date of enactment of this 
     Act.
       (b) Description of Techniques Carried Out Before 
     Application.--
       (1) Title i.--Subsection (a) of section 104 of the Foreign 
     Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 (50 U.S.C. 1804) is 
     amended--
       (A) in paragraph (8), by striking ``; and'' and inserting a 
     semicolon;
       (B) in paragraph (9), by striking the period at the end and 
     inserting a semicolon; and
       (C) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(10) with respect to a target who is a United States 
     person, a statement summarizing the investigative techniques 
     carried out before making the application;''.
       (2) Applicability.--The amendments made by this subsection 
     shall apply with respect to applications made on or after the 
     date that is 120 days after the date of enactment of this 
     Act.
       (c) Requirement for Certain Justification Prior to 
     Extension of Orders.--
       (1) Applications for extension of orders under title i.--
     Subsection (a) of section 104 of the Foreign Intelligence 
     Surveillance Act of 1978 (50 U.S.C. 1804), as amended by this 
     Act, is further amended by adding at the end the following:
       ``(11) in the case of an application for an extension of an 
     order under this title for a surveillance targeted against a 
     United States person, a summary statement of the foreign 
     intelligence information obtained pursuant to the original 
     order (and any preceding extension thereof) as of the date of 
     the application for the extension, or a reasonable 
     explanation of the failure to obtain such information;''.
       (2) Applications for extension of orders under title iii.--
     Subsection (a) of section 303 of the Foreign Intelligence 
     Surveillance Act of 1978 (50 U.S.C. 1823) is amended--
       (A) in paragraph (7), by striking ``; and'' and inserting a 
     semicolon;
       (B) in paragraph (8), by striking the period at the end and 
     inserting a semicolon; and
       (C) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(9) in the case of an application for an extension of an 
     order under this title in which the target of the physical 
     search is a United States person, a summary statement of the 
     foreign intelligence information obtained pursuant to the 
     original order (and any preceding extension thereof) as of 
     the date of the application for the extension, or a 
     reasonable explanation of the failure to obtain such 
     information;''.
       (3) Applicability.--The amendments made by this subsection 
     shall apply with respect to applications made on or after the 
     date that is 120 days after the date of enactment of this 
     Act.
       (d) Requirement for Justification of Underlying Criminal 
     Offense in Certain Applications.--
       (1) Title i.--Subsection (a)(3)(A) of section 104 of the 
     Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 (50 U.S.C. 
     1804) is amended by inserting before the semicolon at the end 
     the following: ``, and, in the case of a target that is a 
     United States person alleged to be acting as an agent of a 
     foreign power (as described in section 101(b)(2)(B)), that a 
     violation of the criminal statutes of the United States as 
     referred to in section 101(b)(2)(B) has occurred or will 
     occur''.
       (2) Title iii.--Subsection (a)(3)(A) of section 303 of the 
     Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 (50 U.S.C. 
     1823) is amended by inserting before the semicolon at the end 
     the following: ``, and, in the case of a target that is a 
     United States person alleged to be acting as an agent of a 
     foreign power (as described in section 101(b)(2)(B)), that a 
     violation of the criminal statutes of the United States as 
     referred to in section 101(b)(2)(B) has occurred or will 
     occur''.
       (3) Applicability.--The amendments made by this subsection 
     shall apply with respect to applications made on or after the 
     date that is 120 days after the date of enactment of this 
     Act.
       (e) Required Disclosure of Relevant Information in Foreign 
     Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 Applications.--
       (1) In general.--The Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act 
     of 1978 (50 U.S.C. 1801 et

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     seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following:

        ``TITLE IX--REQUIRED DISCLOSURE OF RELEVANT INFORMATION

     ``SEC. 901. DISCLOSURE OF RELEVANT INFORMATION.

       ``The Attorney General or any other Federal officer or 
     employee making an application for a court order under this 
     Act shall provide the court with--
       ``(1) all information in the possession of the Government 
     that is material to determining whether the application 
     satisfies the applicable requirements under this Act, 
     including any exculpatory information; and
       ``(2) all information in the possession of the Government 
     that might reasonably--
       ``(A) call into question the accuracy of the application or 
     the reasonableness of any assessment in the application 
     conducted by the department or agency on whose behalf the 
     application is made; or
       ``(B) otherwise raise doubts with respect to the findings 
     that are required to be made under the applicable provision 
     of this Act in order for the court order to be issued.''.
       (2) Clerical amendment.--The table of contents for the 
     Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 is amended by 
     adding at the end the following:

        ``TITLE IX--REQUIRED DISCLOSURE OF RELEVANT INFORMATION

``Sec. 901. Disclosure of relevant information.''.
       (f) Certification Regarding Accuracy Procedures.--
       (1) Certification regarding accuracy procedures.--Title IX 
     of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978, as 
     added by subsection (e) of this section, is amended by adding 
     at the end the following:

     ``SEC. 902. CERTIFICATION REGARDING ACCURACY PROCEDURES.

       ``(a) Definition of Accuracy Procedures.--In this section, 
     the term `accuracy procedures' means specific procedures, 
     adopted by the Attorney General, to ensure that an 
     application for a court order under this Act, including any 
     application for renewal of an existing order, is accurate and 
     complete, including procedures that ensure, at a minimum, 
     that--
       ``(1) the application reflects all information that might 
     reasonably call into question the accuracy of the information 
     or the reasonableness of any assessment in the application, 
     or otherwise raises doubts about the requested findings;
       ``(2) the application reflects all material information 
     that might reasonably call into question the reliability and 
     reporting of any information from a confidential human source 
     that is used in the application;
       ``(3) a complete file documenting each factual assertion in 
     an application is maintained;
       ``(4) the applicant coordinates with the appropriate 
     elements of the intelligence community (as defined in section 
     3 of the National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 3003)), 
     concerning any prior or existing relationship with the target 
     of any surveillance, search, or other means of investigation, 
     and discloses any such relationship in the application;
       ``(5) before any application targeting a United States 
     person (as defined in section 101) is made, the applicant 
     Federal officer shall document that the officer has collected 
     and reviewed for accuracy and completeness supporting 
     documentation for each factual assertion in the application; 
     and
       ``(6) the applicant Federal agency establish compliance and 
     auditing mechanisms to address, on an annual basis, the 
     efficacy of the accuracy procedures that have been adopted 
     and report such findings to the Attorney General.
       ``(b) Statement and Certification of Accuracy Procedures.--
     Any Federal officer making an application for a court order 
     under this Act shall include with the application--
       ``(1) a description of the accuracy procedures employed by 
     the officer or the officer's designee; and
       ``(2) a certification that the officer or the officer's 
     designee has collected and reviewed for accuracy and 
     completeness--
       ``(A) supporting documentation for each factual assertion 
     contained in the application;
       ``(B) all information that might reasonably call into 
     question the accuracy of the information or the 
     reasonableness of any assessment in the application, or 
     otherwise raises doubts about the requested findings; and
       ``(C) all material information that might reasonably call 
     into question the reliability and reporting of any 
     information from any confidential human source that is used 
     in the application.
       ``(c) Necessary Finding for Court Orders.--A judge may not 
     enter an order under this Act unless the judge finds, in 
     addition to any other findings required under this Act, that 
     the accuracy procedures described in the application for the 
     order, as required under subsection (b)(1), are actually 
     accuracy procedures as defined in this section.''.
       (2) Technical amendment.--The table of contents for the 
     Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978, as amended by 
     subsection (e) of this section, is amended by adding at the 
     end the following:

``Sec. 902. Certification regarding accuracy procedures.''.
       (g) Prohibition on Use of Certain Information.--Section 104 
     of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 (50 
     U.S.C. 1804) is amended by adding at the end the following:
       ``(e) The statement of facts and circumstances under 
     subsection (a)(3) may only include information obtained from 
     the content of a media source or information gathered by a 
     political campaign if--
       ``(1) such information is disclosed in the application as 
     having been so obtained or gathered;
       ``(2) with regard to information gathered from the content 
     of a media source, the application includes an explanation of 
     the investigative techniques used to corroborate the 
     information; and
       ``(3) with regard to information gathered by a political 
     campaign, such information is not the sole source of the 
     information used to justify the applicant's belief described 
     in subsection (a)(3).''.
       (h) Limitation on Issuance of Order.--Section 105(a) of the 
     Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 (50 U.S.C. 
     1805(a)) is amended--
       (1) in paragraph (3), by striking ``; and'' and inserting a 
     semicolon;
       (2) in paragraph (4), by striking the period and inserting 
     ``; and''; and
       (3) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(5) for an application that is based, in whole or in 
     part, on information obtained from the content of a media 
     source or information gathered by a political campaign--
       ``(A) such information is disclosed in the application as 
     having been so obtained or gathered;
       ``(B) with regard to information gathered from the content 
     of a media source, the application includes an explanation of 
     the investigative techniques used to corroborate the 
     information; and
       ``(C) with regard to information gathered by a political 
     campaign, such information is not the sole source of the 
     information used to justify the applicant's belief described 
     in section 104(a)(3).''.

     SEC. 202. CRIMINAL PENALTIES FOR VIOLATIONS OF FISA.

       (a) In General.--Section 109 of the Foreign Intelligence 
     Surveillance Act of 1978 (50 U.S.C. 1809) is amended--
       (1) in subsection (a)--
       (A) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by striking 
     ``intentionally'';
       (B) in paragraph (1)--
       (i) by inserting ``intentionally'' before ``engages''; and
       (ii) by striking ``or'' at the end;
       (C) in paragraph (2)--
       (i) by inserting ``intentionally'' before ``disclose''; and
       (ii) by striking the period at the end and inserting a 
     semicolon; and
       (D) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(3) knowingly submits any document to or makes any false 
     statement before the court established under section 103(a) 
     or the court established under section 103(b), knowing such 
     document or statement to contain--
       ``(A) a false material declaration; or
       ``(B) a material omission; or
       ``(4) knowingly discloses the existence of an application 
     for an order authorizing surveillance under this title, or 
     any information contained therein, to any person not 
     authorized to receive such information, except insofar as 
     such disclosure is authorized by statute or executive order 
     setting forth permissible disclosures by whistleblowers.''; 
     and
       (2) in subsection (c), by striking ``five'' and inserting 
     ``8''.
       (b) Rule of Construction.--This section and the amendments 
     made by this section may not be construed to interfere with 
     the enforcement of section 798 of title 18, United States 
     Code, or any other provision of law regarding the unlawful 
     disclosure of classified information.

     SEC. 203. INCREASED PENALTIES FOR CIVIL ACTIONS.

       (a) Increased Penalties.--Section 110 of the Foreign 
     Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 (50 U.S.C. 1810) is 
     amended by striking subsection (a) and inserting the 
     following:
       ``(a) actual damages, but not less than liquidated damages 
     equal to the greater of--
       ``(1) if the aggrieved person is a United States person, 
     $10,000 or $1,000 per day for each day of violation; or
       ``(2) for any other aggrieved person, $1,000 or $100 per 
     day for each day of violation;''.
       (b) Reporting Requirement.--Title I of the Foreign 
     Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 is amended by inserting 
     after section 110 the following:

     ``SEC. 110A. REPORTING REQUIREMENTS FOR CIVIL ACTIONS.

       ``(a) Report to Congress.--If a court finds that a person 
     has violated this Act in a civil action under section 110, 
     the head of the agency that employs that person shall report 
     to Congress on the administrative action taken against that 
     person pursuant to section 607 or any other provision of law.
       ``(b) FISC.--If a court finds that a person has violated 
     this Act in a civil action under section 110, the head of the 
     agency that employs that person shall report the name of such 
     person to the court established under section 103(a). Such 
     court shall maintain a list of each person about whom it 
     received a report under this subsection.''.

     SEC. 204. AGENCY PROCEDURES TO ENSURE COMPLIANCE.

       (a) Agency Procedures to Ensure Compliance.--Title VI of 
     the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 (50 U.S.C. 
     1871 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following:

     ``SEC. 605. AGENCY PROCEDURES TO ENSURE COMPLIANCE.

       ``The head of each Federal department or agency authorized 
     to acquire foreign intelligence information under this Act 
     shall establish procedures--

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       ``(1) setting forth clear rules on what constitutes a 
     violation of this Act by an officer or employee of that 
     department or agency; and
       ``(2) for taking appropriate adverse personnel action 
     against any officer or employee of the department or agency 
     who engages in a violation described in paragraph (1), 
     including more severe adverse personnel actions for any 
     subsequent violation by such officer or employee.''.
       (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of contents for the 
     Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 is amended by 
     inserting after the item relating to section 604 the 
     following:

``Sec. 605. Agency procedures to ensure compliance.''.
       (c) Report.--Not later than 90 days after the date of 
     enactment of this Act, the head of each Federal department or 
     agency that is required to establish procedures under section 
     605 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978, as 
     added by subsection (a) of this section, shall report to 
     Congress on the implementation of such procedures.

     SEC. 205. LIMIT ON CIVIL IMMUNITY FOR PROVIDING INFORMATION, 
                   FACILITIES, OR TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TO THE 
                   GOVERNMENT ABSENT A COURT ORDER.

       Section 2511(2)(a) of title 18, United States Code, is 
     amended--
       (1) in subparagraph (ii), by striking clause (B) and 
     inserting the following:
       ``(B) a certification in writing--
       ``
       ``(I) by a person specified in section 2518(7) or the 
     Attorney General of the United States;
       ``(II) that the requirements for an emergency authorization 
     to intercept a wire, oral, or electronic communication under 
     section 2518(7) have been met; and
       ``(III) that the specified assistance is required,''; and
       (2) by striking subparagraph (iii) and inserting the 
     following:
       ``(iii) For assistance provided pursuant to a certification 
     under subparagraph (ii)(B), the limitation on causes of 
     action under the last sentence of the matter following that 
     subparagraph shall only apply to the extent that the 
     assistance ceased at the earliest of the time the application 
     for a court order was denied, the time the communication 
     sought was obtained, or 48 hours after the interception 
     began.''.

     TITLE III--REFORMS RELATING TO PROCEEDINGS BEFORE THE FOREIGN 
            INTELLIGENCE SURVEILLANCE COURT AND OTHER COURTS

     SEC. 301. FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE SURVEILLANCE COURT REFORM.

       (a) Requirement for Same Judge to Hear Renewal 
     Applications.--Section 103(a)(1) of the Foreign Intelligence 
     Surveillance Act of 1978 (50 U.S.C. 1803(a)(1)) is amended by 
     adding at the end the following: ``To the extent practicable, 
     no judge designated under this subsection shall hear a 
     renewal application for electronic surveillance under this 
     Act, which application was previously granted by another 
     judge designated under this subsection, unless the term of 
     the judge who granted the application has expired, or that 
     judge is otherwise no longer serving on the court.''.
       (b) Use of Amici Curiae in Foreign Intelligence 
     Surveillance Court Proceedings.--
       (1) Expansion of appointment authority.--
       (A) In general.--Section 103(i)(2) of the Foreign 
     Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 (50 U.S.C. 1803(i)(2)) 
     is amended--
       (i) by striking subparagraph (A) and inserting the 
     following:
       ``(A) shall, unless the court issues a finding that 
     appointment is not appropriate, appoint 1 or more individuals 
     who have been designated under paragraph (1), not fewer than 
     1 of whom possesses privacy and civil liberties expertise, 
     unless the court finds that such a qualification is 
     inappropriate, to serve as amicus curiae to assist the court 
     in the consideration of any application or motion for an 
     order or review that, in the opinion of the court--
       ``(i) presents a novel or significant interpretation of the 
     law;
       ``(ii) presents significant concerns with respect to the 
     activities of a United States person that are protected by 
     the first amendment to the Constitution of the United States;
       ``(iii) presents or involves a sensitive investigative 
     matter;
       ``(iv) presents a request for approval of a new program, a 
     new technology, or a new use of existing technology;
       ``(v) presents a request for reauthorization of 
     programmatic surveillance; or
       ``(vi) otherwise presents novel or significant civil 
     liberties issues; and''; and
       (ii) in subparagraph (B), by striking ``an individual or 
     organization'' each place the term appears and inserting ``1 
     or more individuals or organizations''.
       (B) Definition of sensitive investigative matter.--Section 
     103(i) of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 
     (50 U.S.C. 1803(i)) is amended by adding at the end the 
     following:
       ``(12) Definition.--In this subsection, the term `sensitive 
     investigative matter' means--
       ``(A) an investigative matter involving the activities of--
       ``(i) a domestic public official or political candidate, or 
     an individual serving on the staff of such an official or 
     candidate;
       ``(ii) a domestic religious or political organization, or a 
     known or suspected United States person prominent in such an 
     organization; or
       ``(iii) the domestic news media; or
       ``(B) any other investigative matter involving a domestic 
     entity or a known or suspected United States person that, in 
     the judgment of the applicable court established under 
     subsection (a) or (b), is as sensitive as an investigative 
     matter described in subparagraph (A).''.
       (2) Authority to seek review.--Section 103(i) of the 
     Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 (50 U.S.C. 
     1803(i)), as amended by paragraph (1) of this subsection, is 
     amended--
       (A) in paragraph (4)--
       (i) in the paragraph heading, by inserting ``; authority'' 
     after ``Duties'';
       (ii) by redesignating subparagraphs (A), (B), and (C) as 
     clauses (i), (ii), and (iii), respectively, and adjusting the 
     margins accordingly;
       (iii) in the matter preceding clause (i), as so 
     redesignated, by striking ``the amicus curiae shall'' and 
     inserting the following: ``the amicus curiae--
       ``(A) shall'';
       (iv) in subparagraph (A)(i), as so redesignated, by 
     inserting before the semicolon at the end the following: ``, 
     including legal arguments regarding any privacy or civil 
     liberties interest of any United States person that would be 
     significantly impacted by the application or motion''; and
       (v) by striking the period at the end and inserting the 
     following: ``; and
       ``(B) may seek leave to raise any novel or significant 
     privacy or civil liberties issue relevant to the application 
     or motion or other issue directly impacting the legality of 
     the proposed electronic surveillance with the court, 
     regardless of whether the court has requested assistance on 
     that issue.'';
       (B) by redesignating paragraphs (7) through (12) as 
     paragraphs (8) through (13), respectively; and
       (C) by inserting after paragraph (6) the following:
       ``(7) Authority to seek review of decisions.--
       ``(A) FISA court decisions.--
       ``(i) Petition.--Following issuance of an order under this 
     Act by the court established under subsection (a), an amicus 
     curiae appointed under paragraph (2) may petition the court 
     to certify for review to the court established under 
     subsection (b) a question of law pursuant to subsection (j).
       ``(ii) Written statement of reasons.--If the court 
     established under subsection (a) denies a petition under this 
     subparagraph, the court shall provide for the record a 
     written statement of the reasons for the denial.
       ``(iii) Appointment.--Upon certification of any question of 
     law pursuant to this subparagraph, the court established 
     under subsection (b) shall appoint the amicus curiae to 
     assist the court in its consideration of the certified 
     question, unless the court issues a finding that such 
     appointment is not appropriate.
       ``(B) FISA court of review decisions.--An amicus curiae 
     appointed under paragraph (2) may petition the court 
     established under subsection (b) to certify for review to the 
     Supreme Court of the United States any question of law 
     pursuant to section 1254(2) of title 28, United States Code.
       ``(C) Declassification of referrals.--For purposes of 
     section 602, a petition filed under subparagraph (A) or (B) 
     of this paragraph and all of its content shall be considered 
     a decision, order, or opinion issued by the Foreign 
     Intelligence Surveillance Court or the Foreign Intelligence 
     Surveillance Court of Review described in section 602(a).''.
       (3) Access to information.--
       (A) Application and materials.--Section 103(i)(6) of the 
     Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 (50 U.S.C. 
     1803(i)(6)) is amended by striking subparagraph (A) and 
     inserting the following:
       ``(A) In general.--
       ``(i) Right of amicus.--If a court established under 
     subsection (a) or (b) appoints an amicus curiae under 
     paragraph (2), the amicus curiae--

       ``(I) shall have access, to the extent such information is 
     available to the Government, to--

       ``(aa) the application, certification, petition, motion, 
     and other information and supporting materials, including any 
     information described in section 901, submitted to the court 
     established under subsection (a) in connection with the 
     matter in which the amicus curiae has been appointed, 
     including access to any relevant legal precedent (including 
     any such precedent that is cited by the Government, including 
     in such an application);
       ``(bb) an unredacted copy of each relevant decision made by 
     the court established under subsection (a) or the court 
     established under subsection (b) in which the court decides a 
     question of law, without regard to whether the decision is 
     classified; and
       ``(cc) any other information or materials that the court 
     determines are relevant to the duties of the amicus curiae; 
     and

       ``(II) may make a submission to the court requesting access 
     to any other particular materials or information (or category 
     of materials or information) that the amicus curiae believes 
     to be relevant to the duties of the amicus curiae.

       ``(ii) Supporting documentation regarding accuracy.--The 
     court established under subsection (a), upon the motion of an 
     amicus

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     curiae appointed under paragraph (2) or upon its own motion, 
     may require the Government to make available the supporting 
     documentation described in section 902.''.
       (B) Clarification of access to certain information.--
     Section 103(i)(6) of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance 
     Act of 1978 (50 U.S.C. 1803(i)(6)) is amended--
       (i) in subparagraph (B), by striking ``may'' and inserting 
     ``shall''; and
       (ii) by striking subparagraph (C) and inserting the 
     following:
       ``(C) Classified information.--An amicus curiae designated 
     or appointed by the court shall have access, to the extent 
     such information is available to the Government, to 
     unredacted copies of each opinion, order, transcript, 
     pleading, or other document of the court established under 
     subsection (a) and the court established under subsection 
     (b), including, if the individual is eligible for access to 
     classified information, any classified documents, 
     information, and other materials or proceedings.''.
       (C) Consultation among amici curiae.--Section 103(i)(6) of 
     the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 (50 U.S.C. 
     1803(i)(6)) is amended--
       (i) by redesignating subparagraph (D) as subparagraph (E); 
     and
       (ii) by inserting after subparagraph (C) the following:
       ``(D) Consultation among amici curiae.--An amicus curiae 
     appointed under paragraph (2) by the court established under 
     subsection (a) or the court established under subsection (b) 
     may consult with 1 or more of the other individuals 
     designated by the court to serve as amicus curiae pursuant to 
     paragraph (1) of this subsection regarding any of the 
     information relevant to any assigned proceeding.''.
       (4) Effective date.--The amendments made by this subsection 
     shall take effect on the date of enactment of this Act and 
     shall apply with respect to proceedings under the Foreign 
     Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 (50 U.S.C. 1801 et 
     seq.) that take place on or after, or are pending on, that 
     date.

     SEC. 302. PUBLIC DISCLOSURE AND DECLASSIFICATION OF CERTAIN 
                   DOCUMENTS.

       (a) Submission to Congress.--Section 601(c)(1) of the 
     Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 (50 U.S.C. 
     1871(c)) is amended by inserting ``, including declassified 
     copies that have undergone review under section 602'' before 
     ``; and''.
       (b) Timeline for Declassification Review.--Section 602(a) 
     of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 (50 
     U.S.C. 1872(a)) is amended--
       (1) by inserting ``, to be concluded not later than 180 
     days after the issuance of such decision, order, or 
     opinion,'' after ``(as defined in section 601(e))''; and
       (2) by inserting ``or results in a change of application of 
     any provision of this Act or a novel application of any 
     provision of this Act'' after ``law''.

     SEC. 303. SUBMISSION OF COURT TRANSCRIPTS TO CONGRESS.

       Section 601(c) of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act 
     of 1978 (50 U.S.C. 1871(c)), as amended by section 302 of 
     this Act, is amended--
       (1) in paragraph (1), by striking ``; and'' and inserting a 
     semicolon;
       (2) in paragraph (2), by striking the period at the end and 
     inserting ``; and''; and
       (3) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(3) for any matter at which a court reporter is present 
     and creates a transcript of a hearing or oral argument before 
     the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court or the Foreign 
     Intelligence Surveillance Court of Review, a copy of each 
     such transcript not later than 45 days after the government's 
     receipt of the transcript or the date on which the matter 
     concerning such hearing or oral argument is resolved, 
     whichever is later.''.

     SEC. 304. CONTEMPT POWER OF FISC AND FISCR.

       (a) In General.--Chapter 21 of title 18, United States 
     Code, is amended--
       (1) in section 402, by inserting after ``any district court 
     of the United States'' the following: ``, the Foreign 
     Intelligence Surveillance Court, the Foreign Intelligence 
     Surveillance Court of Review,''; and
       (2) by adding at the end the following:

     ``Sec. 404. Definitions

       ``For purposes of this chapter--
       ``(1) the term `court of the United States' includes the 
     Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court or the Foreign 
     Intelligence Surveillance Court of Review; and
       ``(2) the terms `Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court' 
     and `Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court of Review' have 
     the meanings given those terms in section 601(e) of the 
     Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 (50 U.S.C. 
     1871(e)).''.
       (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections for chapter 
     21 of title 18, United States Code, is amended by adding at 
     the end the following:

``404. Definitions.''.
       (c) Report.--Not later than 1 year after the date of 
     enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter, the Foreign 
     Intelligence Surveillance Court and the Foreign Intelligence 
     Surveillance Court of Review (as those terms are defined in 
     section 601(e) of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act 
     of 1978 (50 U.S.C. 1871(e))) shall jointly submit to Congress 
     a report on the exercise of authority under chapter 21 of 
     title 18, United States Code, by those courts during the 1-
     year period ending on the date that is 60 days before the 
     date of submission of the report.

            TITLE IV--INDEPENDENT EXECUTIVE BRANCH OVERSIGHT

     SEC. 401. PERIODIC AUDIT OF FISA COMPLIANCE BY INSPECTOR 
                   GENERAL.

       (a) Report Required.--Title VI of the Foreign Intelligence 
     Surveillance Act of 1978 (50 U.S.C. 1871 et seq.), as amended 
     by section 204 of this Act, is amended by adding at the end 
     the following:

     ``SEC. 606. PERIODIC AUDIT OF FISA COMPLIANCE BY INSPECTOR 
                   GENERAL.

       ``Not later than June 30 of the first calendar year that 
     begins after the date of enactment of this section, and every 
     5 years thereafter, the Inspector General of the Department 
     of Justice shall--
       ``(1) conduct an audit of alleged or potential violations 
     and failures to comply with the requirements of this Act, and 
     any procedures established pursuant to this Act, which shall 
     include an analysis of the accuracy and completeness of 
     applications and certifications for orders submitted under 
     each of sections 105, 303, 402, 502, 702, 703, and 704; and
       ``(2) submit to the Select Committee on Intelligence of the 
     Senate, the Committee on the Judiciary of the Senate, the 
     Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence of the House of 
     Representatives, and the Committee on the Judiciary of the 
     House of Representatives a report on the audit required under 
     paragraph (1).''.
       (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of contents for the 
     Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978, as amended by 
     section 204 of this Act, is amended by inserting after the 
     item relating to section 605 the following:

``Sec. 606. Periodic audit of FISA compliance by Inspector General.''.

     SEC. 402. INTELLIGENCE COMMUNITY PARITY AND COMMUNICATIONS 
                   WITH PRIVACY AND CIVIL LIBERTIES OVERSIGHT 
                   BOARD.

       (a) Whistleblower Protections for Members of Intelligence 
     Community for Communications With Privacy and Civil Liberties 
     Oversight Board.--Section 1104 of the National Security Act 
     of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 3234) is amended--
       (1) in subsection (b)(1), in the matter before subparagraph 
     (A), by inserting ``the Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight 
     Board,'' after ``Inspector General of the Intelligence 
     Community,''; and
       (2) in subsection (c)(1)(A), in the matter before clause 
     (i), by inserting ``the Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight 
     Board,'' after ``Inspector General of the Intelligence 
     Community,''.
       (b) Parity in Pay for Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight 
     Board Staff and the Intelligence Community.--Section 
     1061(j)(1) of the Intelligence Reform and Terrorism 
     Prevention Act of 2004 (42 U.S.C. 2000ee(j)(1)) is amended by 
     striking ``except that'' and all that follows through the 
     period at the end and inserting ``except that no rate of pay 
     fixed under this subsection may exceed the highest amount 
     paid by any element of the intelligence community for a 
     comparable position, based on salary information provided to 
     the chairman of the Board by the Director of National 
     Intelligence.''.

    TITLE V--PROTECTIONS FOR UNITED STATES PERSONS WHOSE SENSITIVE 
 INFORMATION IS PURCHASED BY INTELLIGENCE AND LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES

     SEC. 501. LIMITATION ON INTELLIGENCE ACQUISITION OF UNITED 
                   STATES PERSON DATA.

       (a) Definitions.--In this section:
       (1) Appropriate committees of congress.--The term 
     ``appropriate committees of Congress'' means--
       (A) the congressional intelligence committees (as defined 
     in section 3 of the National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 
     3003));
       (B) the Committee on the Judiciary of the Senate; and
       (C) the Committee on the Judiciary of the House of 
     Representatives.
       (2) Covered data.--The term ``covered data'' means data, 
     derived data, or any unique identifier that--
       (A) is linked to or is reasonably linkable to a covered 
     person; and
       (B) does not include data that--
       (i) is lawfully available to the public through Federal, 
     State, or local government records or through widely 
     distributed media;
       (ii) is reasonably believed to have been voluntarily made 
     available to the general public by the covered person; or
       (iii) is a specific communication or transaction with a 
     targeted individual who is not a covered person.
       (3) Covered person.--The term ``covered person'' means an 
     individual who--
       (A) is reasonably believed to be located in the United 
     States at the time of the creation or acquisition of the 
     covered data; or
       (B) is a United States person.
       (4) Intelligence community.--The term ``intelligence 
     community'' has the meaning given such term in section 3 of 
     the National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 3003).
       (5) State, united states, united states person.--The terms 
     ``State'', ``United States'', and ``United States person'' 
     have the meanings given such terms in section 101 of the 
     Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 (50 U.S.C. 
     1801).
       (b) Limitation.--
       (1) In general.--Subject to paragraphs (2) through (7), an 
     element of the intelligence community may not acquire a 
     dataset that includes covered data.
       (2) Authorization pursuant to court order.--An element of 
     the intelligence community may acquire covered data if the 
     collection has been authorized by an order or

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     emergency authorization issued pursuant to the Foreign 
     Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 (50 U.S.C. 1801 et 
     seq.) or title 18, United States Code, by a court of 
     competent jurisdiction covering the period of the 
     acquisition, subject to the use, dissemination, querying, 
     retention, and other minimization limitations required by 
     such authorization.
       (3) Authorization for employment-related use.--An element 
     of the intelligence community may acquire covered data about 
     an employee of, or applicant for employment by, an element of 
     the intelligence community for employment-related purposes, 
     provided that--
       (A) access to and use of the covered data is limited to 
     such purposes; and
       (B) the covered data is destroyed at such time as it is no 
     longer necessary for such purposes.
       (4) Exception for compliance purposes.--An element of the 
     intelligence community may acquire covered data for the 
     purpose of supporting compliance with collection limitations 
     and minimization requirements imposed by statute, guidelines, 
     procedures, or the Constitution of the United States, 
     provided that--
       (A) access to and use of the covered data is limited to 
     such purpose; and
       (B) the covered data is destroyed at such time as it is no 
     longer necessary for such purpose.
       (5) Exception for life or safety.--An element of the 
     intelligence community may acquire covered data if there is a 
     reasonable belief than an emergency exists involving an 
     imminent threat of death or serious bodily harm and the 
     covered data is necessary to mitigate that threat, provided 
     that--
       (A) access to and use of the covered data is limited to 
     addressing the threat; and
       (B) the covered data is destroyed at such time as it is no 
     longer necessary for such purpose.
       (6) Exception for consent.--An element of the intelligence 
     community may acquire covered data if--
       (A) each covered person linked or reasonably linkable to 
     the covered data, or, if such person is incapable of 
     providing consent, a third party legally authorized to 
     consent on behalf of the person, has provided consent to the 
     acquisition and use of the data on a case-by-case basis;
       (B) access to and use of the covered data is limited to the 
     purposes for which the consent was provided; and
       (C) the covered data is destroyed at such time as it is no 
     longer necessary for such purposes.
       (7) Exception for nonsegregable data.--An element of the 
     intelligence community may acquire a dataset that includes 
     covered data if the covered data is not reasonably segregable 
     prior to acquisition, provided that the element of the 
     intelligence community complies with the minimization 
     procedures in subsection (c).
       (c) Minimization Procedures.--
       (1) In general.--The Attorney General shall adopt specific 
     procedures that are reasonably designed to minimize the 
     acquisition and retention, and to restrict the querying, of 
     covered data that is not subject to 1 or more of the 
     exceptions set forth in subsection (b).
       (2) Acquisition and retention.--The procedures adopted 
     under paragraph (1) shall require elements of the 
     intelligence community to exhaust all reasonable means--
       (A) to exclude covered data not subject to 1 or more 
     exceptions set forth in subsection (b) from datasets prior to 
     acquisition; and
       (B) to remove and delete covered data not subject to 1 or 
     more exceptions set forth in subsection (b) prior to the 
     operational use of the acquired dataset or the inclusion of 
     the dataset in a database intended for operational use.
       (3) Destruction.--The procedures adopted under paragraph 
     (1) shall require that if an element of the intelligence 
     community identifies covered data not subject to 1 or more 
     exceptions set forth in paragraphs (2) through (6) of 
     subsection (b), such covered data shall be promptly 
     destroyed.
       (4) Querying.--
       (A) In general.--Except as provided in subparagraphs (B) 
     and (C), no officer or employee of an element of the 
     intelligence community may conduct a query of covered data, 
     including covered data already subjected to minimization, in 
     an effort to find records of or about a particular covered 
     person.
       (B) Exceptions.--Subparagraph (A) shall not apply to a 
     query related to a particular covered person if--
       (i) such covered person is the subject of a court order or 
     emergency authorization issued under the Foreign Intelligence 
     Surveillance Act of 1978 (50 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.) or title 
     18, United States Code, that would authorize the element of 
     the intelligence community to compel the production of the 
     covered data, during the effective period of that order;
       (ii) the purpose of the query is to retrieve information 
     about an employee of, or applicant for employment by, an 
     element of the intelligence community, provided that any 
     covered data accessed through such query is used only for 
     such purpose;
       (iii) the query is conducted for the purpose of supporting 
     compliance with collection limitations and minimization 
     requirements imposed by statute, guidelines, procedures, or 
     the Constitution of the United States, provided that any 
     covered data accessed through such query is used only for 
     such purpose;
       (iv) the officer or employee of an element of the 
     intelligence community carrying out the query has a 
     reasonable belief that an emergency exists involving an 
     imminent threat of death or serious bodily harm, and that in 
     order to prevent or mitigate such threat, the query must be 
     conducted before a court order can, with due diligence, be 
     obtained, provided that any covered data accessed through 
     such query is used only for such purpose; or
       (v) such covered person or, if such person is incapable of 
     providing consent, a third party legally authorized to 
     consent on behalf of the person has consented to the query, 
     provided that any use of covered data accessed through such 
     query is limited to the purposes for which the consent was 
     provided.
       (C) Special rule for nonsegregable datasets.--For a query 
     of a dataset acquired under subsection (b)(7)--
       (i) each query shall be reasonably designed to exclude 
     personal data of covered persons, unless the query is subject 
     to an exception set forth in paragraph (4); and
       (ii) any personal data of covered persons returned pursuant 
     to a query that is not subject to an exception set forth in 
     paragraphs (2) through (7) of subsection (b) shall not be 
     reviewed and shall immediately be destroyed.
       (d) Prohibition on Use of Data Obtained in Violation of 
     This Section.--Covered data acquired by an element of the 
     intelligence community in violation of subsection (b), and 
     any evidence derived therefrom, may not be used, received in 
     evidence, or otherwise disseminated in any investigation by 
     or 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.
       (e) Reporting Requirement.--
       (1) In general.--Not later than 180 days after the date of 
     the enactment of this Act, the Director of National 
     Intelligence shall submit to the appropriate committees of 
     Congress and the Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board 
     a report on the acquisition of datasets that the Director 
     anticipates will contain information of covered persons that 
     is significant in volume, proportion, or sensitivity.
       (2) Contents.--The report submitted pursuant to paragraph 
     (1) shall include the following:
       (A) A description of the covered person information in each 
     dataset.
       (B) An estimate of the amount of covered person information 
     in each dataset.
       (3) Notifications.--After submitting the report required by 
     paragraph (1), the Director shall, in coordination with the 
     Under Secretary of Defense for Intelligence and Security, 
     notify the appropriate committees of Congress of any changes 
     to the information contained in such report.
       (4) Availability to the public.--The Director shall make 
     available to the public on the website of the Director--
       (A) the unclassified portion of the report submitted 
     pursuant to paragraph (1); and
       (B) any notifications submitted pursuant to paragraph (3).
       (f) Rule of Construction.--Nothing in this section shall 
     authorize an acquisition otherwise prohibited by the Foreign 
     Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 (50 U.S.C. 1801 et 
     seq.) or title 18, United States Code.

     SEC. 502. LIMITATION ON LAW ENFORCEMENT PURCHASE OF PERSONAL 
                   DATA FROM DATA BROKERS.

       Section 2702 of title 18, United States Code, is amended by 
     adding at the end the following:
       ``(e) Prohibition on Obtaining in Exchange for Anything of 
     Value Personal Data by Law Enforcement Agencies.--
       ``(1) Definitions.--In this subsection and subsection (f)--
       ``(A) the term `covered governmental entity' means a law 
     enforcement agency of a governmental entity;
       ``(B) the term `covered organization' means a person who--
       ``(i) is not a governmental entity; and
       ``(ii) is not an individual;
       ``(C) the term `covered person' means an individual who--
       ``(i) is reasonably believed to be located inside the 
     United States at the time of the creation of the covered 
     personal data; or
       ``(ii) is a United States person, as defined in section 101 
     of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 (50 
     U.S.C. 1801);
       ``(D) the term `covered personal data' means personal data 
     relating to a covered person;
       ``(E) the term `electronic device' has the meaning given 
     the term `computer' in section 1030(e);
       ``(F) the term `lawfully obtained public data' means 
     personal data obtained by a particular covered organization 
     that the covered organization--
       ``(i) reasonably understood to have been voluntarily made 
     available to the general public by the covered person; and
       ``(ii) obtained in compliance with all applicable laws, 
     regulations, contracts, privacy policies, and terms of 
     service;
       ``(G) the term `obtain in exchange for anything of value' 
     means to obtain by purchasing, to receive in connection with 
     services being provided for monetary or nonmonetary 
     consideration, or to otherwise obtain in exchange for 
     consideration, including an access fee, service fee, 
     maintenance fee, or licensing fee; and
       ``(H) the term `personal data'--

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       ``(i) means data, derived data, or any unique identifier 
     that is linked to, or is reasonably linkable to, an 
     individual or to an electronic device that is linked to, or 
     is reasonably linkable to, 1 or more individuals in a 
     household;
       ``(ii) includes anonymized data that, if combined with 
     other data, can be linked to, or is reasonably linkable to, 
     an individual or to an electronic device that identifies, is 
     linked to, or is reasonably linkable to 1 or more individuals 
     in a household; and
       ``(iii) does not include--

       ``(I) data that is lawfully available through Federal, 
     State, or local government records or through widely 
     distributed media; or
       ``(II) a specific communication or transaction with a 
     targeted individual who is not a covered person.

       ``(2) Limitation.--
       ``(A) In general.--
       ``(i) Prohibition.--Subject to clauses (ii) through (x), a 
     covered governmental entity may not obtain in exchange for 
     anything of value covered personal data if--

       ``(I) the covered personal data is directly or indirectly 
     obtained from a covered organization; or
       ``(II) the covered personal data is derived from covered 
     personal data that was directly or indirectly obtained from a 
     covered organization.

       ``(ii) Exception for certain compilations of data.--A 
     covered governmental entity may obtain in exchange for 
     something of value covered personal data as part of a larger 
     compilation of data which includes personal data about 
     persons who are not covered persons, if--

       ``(I) the covered governmental entity is unable through 
     reasonable means to exclude covered personal data from the 
     larger compilation obtained; and
       ``(II) the covered governmental entity minimizes any 
     covered personal data from the larger compilation, in 
     accordance with subsection (f).

       ``(iii) Exception for whistleblower disclosures to law 
     enforcement.--Clause (i) shall not apply to covered personal 
     data that is obtained by a covered governmental entity under 
     a program established by an Act of Congress under which a 
     portion of a penalty or a similar payment or bounty is paid 
     to an individual who discloses information about an unlawful 
     activity to the Government, such as the program authorized 
     under section 7623 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     (relating to awards to whistleblowers in cases of 
     underpayments or fraud).
       ``(iv) Exception for cost reimbursement under compulsory 
     legal process.--Clause (i) shall not apply to covered 
     personal data that is obtained by a covered governmental 
     entity from a covered organization in accordance with 
     compulsory legal process that--

       ``(I) is established by a Federal or State statute; and
       ``(II) provides for the reimbursement of costs of the 
     covered organization that are incurred in connection with 
     providing the record or information to the covered 
     governmental entity, such as the reimbursement of costs under 
     section 2706.

       ``(v) Exception for employment-related use.--Clause (i) 
     shall not apply to covered personal data about an employee 
     of, or applicant for employment by, a covered governmental 
     entity that is--

       ``(I) obtained by the covered governmental entity for 
     employment-related purposes;
       ``(II) accessed and used by the covered governmental entity 
     only for employment-related purposes; and
       ``(III) destroyed at such time as the covered personal data 
     is no longer needed for employment-related purposes.

       ``(vi) Exception for use in background checks.--Clause (i) 
     shall not apply to covered personal data about a covered 
     person that is--

       ``(I) obtained by a covered governmental entity for 
     purposes of conducting a background check of the covered 
     person with the written consent of the covered person;
       ``(II) accessed and used by the covered governmental entity 
     only for background check-related purposes; and
       ``(III) destroyed at such time as the covered personal data 
     is no longer needed for background check-related purposes.

       ``(vii) Exception for lawfully obtained public data.--
     Clause (i) shall not apply to covered personal data that is 
     obtained by a covered governmental entity if--

       ``(I) the covered personal data is lawfully obtained public 
     data; or
       ``(II) the covered personal data is derived from covered 
     personal data that solely consists of lawfully obtained 
     public data.

       ``(viii) Exception for life or safety.--Clause (i) shall 
     not apply to covered personal data that is obtained by a 
     covered governmental entity if there is a reasonable belief 
     than an emergency exists involving an imminent threat of 
     death or serious bodily harm to a covered person and the 
     covered data is necessary to mitigate that threat, provided 
     that--

       ``(I) access to and use of the covered personal data is 
     limited to addressing the threat; and
       ``(II) the covered personal data is destroyed at such time 
     as it is no longer necessary for such purpose.

       ``(ix) Exception for compliance purposes.--Clause (i) shall 
     not apply to covered personal data that is obtained by a 
     covered governmental entity for the purpose of supporting 
     compliance with collection limitations and minimization 
     requirements imposed by statute, guidelines, procedures, or 
     the Constitution of the United States, provided that--

       ``(I) access to and use of the covered personal data is 
     limited to such purpose; and
       ``(II) the covered personal data is destroyed at such time 
     as it is no longer necessary for such purpose.

       ``(x) Exception for consent.--Clause (i) shall not apply to 
     covered personal data that is obtained by a covered 
     governmental entity if--

       ``(I) each covered person linked or reasonably linkable to 
     the covered personal data, or, if such covered person is 
     incapable of providing consent, a third party legally 
     authorized to consent on behalf of the covered person, has 
     provided consent to the acquisition and use of the data on a 
     case-by-case basis;
       ``(II) access to and use of the covered personal data is 
     limited to the purposes for which the consent was provided; 
     and
       ``(III) the covered personal data is destroyed at such time 
     as it is no longer necessary for such purposes.

       ``(B) Indirectly acquired records and information.--The 
     limitation under subparagraph (A) shall apply without regard 
     to whether the covered organization possessing the covered 
     personal data is the covered organization that initially 
     obtained or collected, or is the covered organization that 
     initially received the disclosure of, the covered personal 
     data.
       ``(3) Limit on sharing between agencies.--An agency of a 
     governmental entity that is not a covered governmental entity 
     may not provide to a covered governmental entity covered 
     personal data that was obtained in a manner that would 
     violate paragraph (2) if the agency of a governmental entity 
     were a covered governmental entity, unless the covered 
     governmental entity would have been permitted to obtain the 
     covered personal data under an exception set forth in 
     paragraph (2)(A).
       ``(4) Prohibition on use of data obtained in violation of 
     this section.--
       ``(A) In general.--Covered personal data obtained by or 
     provided to a covered governmental entity in violation of 
     paragraph (2) or (3), and any evidence derived therefrom, may 
     not be used, received in evidence, or otherwise disseminated 
     by, on behalf of, or upon a motion or other action by a 
     covered governmental entity in any investigation by or in any 
     trial, hearing, or other proceeding in or before any court, 
     grand jury, department, officer, agency, regulatory body, 
     legislative committee, or other authority of the United 
     States, a State, or a political subdivision thereof.
       ``(B) Use by aggrieved parties.--Nothing in subparagraph 
     (A) shall be construed to limit the use of covered personal 
     data by a covered person aggrieved of a violation of 
     paragraph (2) or (3) in connection with any action relating 
     to such a violation.
       ``(f) Minimization Procedures.--
       ``(1) In general.--The Attorney General shall adopt 
     specific procedures that are reasonably designed to minimize 
     the acquisition and retention, and to restrict the querying, 
     of covered personal data, and prohibit the dissemination of 
     information derived from covered personal data.
       ``(2) Acquisition and retention.--The procedures adopted 
     under paragraph (1) shall require covered governmental 
     entities to exhaust all reasonable means--
       ``(A) to exclude covered personal data that is not subject 
     to 1 or more of the exceptions set forth in clauses (iii) 
     through (x) of subsection (e)(2)(A) from the data obtained; 
     and
       ``(B) to remove and delete covered personal data described 
     in subparagraph (A) not subject to 1 or more exceptions set 
     forth in clauses (iii) through (x) of subsection (e)(2)(A) 
     after a compilation is obtained and before operational use of 
     the compilation or inclusion of the compilation in a dataset 
     intended for operational use.
       ``(3) Destruction.--The procedures adopted under paragraph 
     (1) shall require that, if a covered governmental entity 
     identifies covered personal data in a compilation described 
     in clause (ii) of subsection (e)(2)(A) not subject to 1 or 
     more exceptions set forth in clauses (iii) through (x) of 
     such subsection, the covered governmental entity shall 
     promptly destroy the covered personal data and any 
     dissemination of information derived from the covered 
     personal data shall be prohibited.
       ``(4) Querying.--
       ``(A) In general.--Except as provided in subparagraphs (B) 
     and (C), no officer or employee of a covered governmental 
     entity may conduct a query of personal data, including 
     personal data already subjected to minimization, in an effort 
     to find records of or about a particular covered person.
       ``(B) Exceptions.--Subparagraph (A) shall not apply to a 
     query related to a particular covered person if--
       ``(i) such covered person is the subject of a court order 
     or emergency authorization issued under this title that would 
     authorize the covered governmental entity to compel the 
     production of the covered personal data, during the effective 
     period of that order;
       ``(ii) the purpose of the query is to retrieve information 
     obtained by a covered governmental entity under a program 
     established by an Act of Congress under which a portion of a 
     penalty or a similar payment or bounty is paid to an 
     individual who discloses information about an unlawful 
     activity to the Government, such as the program authorized 
     under section 7623 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     (relating to awards to whistleblowers in cases of 
     underpayments or fraud),

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     provided that any covered personal data accessed through such 
     query is used only for such purpose;
       ``(iii) the purpose of the query is to retrieve information 
     about an employee of, or applicant for employment by, a 
     covered governmental entity that has been obtained by the 
     covered governmental entity for employment-related purposes, 
     provided that any covered personal data accessed through such 
     query is used only for such purposes;
       ``(iv) the purpose of the query is to retrieve information 
     obtained by a covered governmental entity for purposes of 
     conducting a background check of the covered person with the 
     written consent of the covered person, provided that any 
     covered personal data accessed through such query is used 
     only for such purposes;
       ``(v) the purpose of the query is to retrieve, and the 
     query is reasonably designed to retrieve, only lawfully 
     obtained public data, and only lawfully obtained public data 
     is accessed and used as a result of the query;
       ``(vi) the officer or employee of a covered governmental 
     entity carrying out the query has a reasonable belief that an 
     emergency exists involving an imminent threat of death or 
     serious bodily harm, and in order to prevent or mitigate that 
     threat, the query must be conducted before a court order can, 
     with due diligence, be obtained, provided that any covered 
     personal data accessed through such query is used only for 
     such purpose;
       ``(vii) the query is conducted for the purpose of 
     supporting compliance with collection limitations and 
     minimization requirements imposed by statute, guidelines, 
     procedures, or the Constitution of the United States, 
     provided that any covered personal data accessed through such 
     query is used only for such purpose; or
       ``(viii) such covered person or, if such covered person is 
     incapable of providing consent, a third party legally 
     authorized to consent on behalf of the covered person has 
     consented to the query, provided that any use of covered 
     personal data accessed through such query is limited to the 
     purposes for which the consent was provided.
       ``(C) Special rule for compilations of data.--For a query 
     of a compilation of data obtained under subsection 
     (e)(2)(A)(ii)--
       ``(i) each query shall be reasonably designed to exclude 
     personal data of covered persons, unless the query is subject 
     to an exception set forth in subparagraph (B); and
       ``(ii) any personal data of covered persons returned 
     pursuant to a query that is not subject to an exception set 
     forth in clauses (ii) through (iii) of subsection (e)(2)(A) 
     shall not be reviewed and shall immediately be destroyed.''.

     SEC. 503. CONSISTENT PROTECTIONS FOR DEMANDS FOR DATA HELD BY 
                   INTERACTIVE COMPUTING SERVICES.

       (a) Definition.--Section 2711 of title 18, United States 
     Code, is amended--
       (1) in paragraph (3)(C), by striking ``and'' at the end;
       (2) in paragraph (4), by striking the period at the end and 
     inserting a semicolon; and
       (3) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(5) the term `online service provider' means a provider 
     of electronic communication service, a provider of remote 
     computing service, any information service, system, or access 
     software provider that provides or enables computer access by 
     multiple users to a computer server, including specifically a 
     service or system that provides access to the Internet and 
     such systems operated or services offered by libraries or 
     educational institutions; and''.
       (b) Required Disclosure.--Section 2703 of title 18, United 
     States Code, is amended--
       (1) in subsection (a), in the first sentence, by striking 
     ``a provider of electronic communication service'' and 
     inserting ``an online service provider'';
       (2) in subsection (c)--
       (A) in paragraph (1), in the matter preceding subparagraph 
     (A), by striking ``a provider of electronic communication 
     service or remote computing service'' and inserting ``an 
     online service provider''; and
       (B) in paragraph (2), in the matter preceding subparagraph 
     (A), by striking ``A provider of electronic communication 
     service or remote computing service'' and inserting ``An 
     online service provider''; and
       (3) in subsection (g), by striking ``a provider of 
     electronic communications service or remote computing 
     service'' and inserting ``an online service provider''.
       (c) Limitation on Voluntary Disclosure.--Section 2702(a) of 
     title 18, United States Code, is amended--
       (1) in paragraph (1), by striking ``a person or entity 
     providing an electronic communication service to the public'' 
     and inserting ``an online service provider'';
       (2) in paragraph (2), by striking ``a person or entity 
     providing remote computing service to the public'' and 
     inserting ``an online service provider''; and
       (3) in paragraph (3), by striking ``a provider of remote 
     computing service or electronic communication service to the 
     public'' and inserting ``an online service provider''.

     SEC. 504. CONSISTENT PRIVACY PROTECTIONS FOR DATA HELD BY 
                   DATA BROKERS.

       Section 2703 of title 18, United States Code is amended by 
     adding at the end the following:
       ``(i) Covered Personal Data.--
       ``(1) Definitions.--In this subsection, the terms `covered 
     personal data' and `covered organization' have the meanings 
     given such terms in section 2702(e).
       ``(2) Limitation.--Unless a governmental entity obtains an 
     order in accordance with paragraph (3), the governmental 
     entity may not require a covered organization that is not an 
     online service provider to disclose covered personal data if 
     a court order would be required for the governmental entity 
     to require an online service provider to disclose such 
     covered personal data that is a record of a customer or 
     subscriber of the online service provider.
       ``(3) Orders.--
       ``(A) In general.--A court may only issue an order 
     requiring a covered organization that is not an online 
     service provider to disclose covered personal data on the 
     same basis and subject to the same limitations as would apply 
     to a court order to require disclosure by an online service 
     provider.
       ``(B) Standard.--For purposes of subparagraph (A), a court 
     shall apply the most stringent standard under Federal statute 
     or the Constitution of the United States that would be 
     applicable to a request for a court order to require a 
     comparable disclosure by an online service provider of a 
     customer or subscriber of the online service provider.''.

     SEC. 505. PROTECTION OF DATA ENTRUSTED TO INTERMEDIARY OR 
                   ANCILLARY SERVICE PROVIDERS.

       (a) Definition.--Section 2711 of title 18, United States 
     Code, as amended by section 503 of this Act, is amended by 
     adding at the end the following:
       ``(6) the term `intermediary or ancillary service provider' 
     means an entity or facilities owner or operator that directly 
     or indirectly delivers, transmits, stores, or processes 
     communications or any other covered personal data (as defined 
     in section 2702(e) of this title) for, or on behalf of, an 
     online service provider.''.
       (b) Prohibition.--Section 2702(a) of title 18, United 
     States Code, is amended--
       (1) in paragraph (1), by striking ``and'' at the end;
       (2) in paragraph (2)(B), by striking ``and'' at the end;
       (3) in paragraph (3), by striking the period at the end and 
     inserting ``; and''; and
       (4) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(4) an intermediary or ancillary service provider may not 
     knowingly disclose--
       ``(A) to any person or entity the contents of a 
     communication while in electronic storage by that 
     intermediary or ancillary service provider; or
       ``(B) to any governmental entity a record or other 
     information pertaining to a subscriber to or customer of, a 
     recipient of a communication from a subscriber to or customer 
     of, or the sender of a communication to a subscriber to or 
     customer of, the online service provider for, or on behalf 
     of, which the intermediary or ancillary service provider 
     directly or indirectly delivers, transmits, stores, or 
     processes communications or any other covered personal data 
     (as defined in subsection (e)).''.

                         TITLE VI--TRANSPARENCY

     SEC. 601. ENHANCED REPORTS BY DIRECTOR OF NATIONAL 
                   INTELLIGENCE.

       (a) In General.--Section 603(b) of the Foreign Intelligence 
     Surveillance Act of 1978 (50 U.S.C. 1873(b)) is amended--
       (1) in paragraph (2)(C), by striking the semicolon and 
     inserting ``; and'';
       (2) by redesignating paragraphs (3) through (7) as 
     paragraphs (6) through (10), respectively;
       (3) by inserting after paragraph (2) the following:
       ``(3) a description of the subject matter of each of the 
     certifications provided under section 702(h);
       ``(4) statistics revealing the number of persons targeted 
     and the number of selectors used under section 702(a), 
     disaggregated by the certification under which the person was 
     targeted;
       ``(5) the total number of directives issued pursuant to 
     section 702(i)(1), disaggregated by each type of electronic 
     communication service provider described in section 
     701(b)(4);'';
       (4) in paragraph (9), as so redesignated, by striking 
     ``and'' at the end;
       (5) in paragraph (10), as so redesignated, by striking the 
     period at the end and inserting a semicolon; and
       (6) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(11)(A) the total number of disseminated intelligence 
     reports derived from collection pursuant to section 702 
     containing the identities of United States persons, 
     regardless of whether the identities of the United States 
     persons were openly included or masked;
       ``(B) the total number of disseminated intelligence reports 
     derived from collection not authorized by this Act and 
     conducted under procedures approved by the Attorney General 
     containing the identities of United States persons, 
     regardless of whether the identities of the United States 
     persons were openly included or masked;
       ``(C) the total number of disseminated intelligence reports 
     derived from collection pursuant to section 702 containing 
     the identities of United States persons in which the 
     identities of the United States persons were masked;
       ``(D) the total number of disseminated intelligence reports 
     derived from collection not authorized by this Act and 
     conducted under procedures approved by the Attorney General 
     containing the identities of United States persons in which 
     the identities of the United States persons were masked;
       ``(E) the total number of disseminated intelligence reports 
     derived from collection pursuant to section 702 containing 
     the identities of United States persons in which the 
     identities of the United States persons were openly included; 
     and

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       ``(F) the total number of disseminated intelligence reports 
     derived from collection not authorized by this Act and 
     conducted under procedures approved by the Attorney General 
     containing the identities of United States persons in which 
     the identities of the United States persons were openly 
     included;
       ``(12) the number of queries conducted in an effort to find 
     communications or information of or about 1 or more United 
     States persons or persons reasonably believed to be located 
     in the United States at the time of the query or the time of 
     the communication or creation of the information, where such 
     communications or information were obtained under procedures 
     approved by the Attorney General and without a court order, 
     subpoena, or other legal process established by statute;
       ``(13) the number of criminal proceedings in which the 
     Federal Government or a government of a State or political 
     subdivision thereof entered into evidence or otherwise used 
     or disclosed in a criminal proceeding any information 
     obtained or derived from an acquisition conducted under 
     procedures approved by the Attorney General and without a 
     court order, subpoena, or other legal process established by 
     statute; and
       ``(14) a good faith estimate of what percentage of the 
     communications that are subject to the procedures described 
     in section 309(b)(3) of the Intelligence Authorization Act 
     for Fiscal Year 2015 (50 U.S.C. 1813(b)(3))--
       ``(A) are retained for more than 5 years; and
       ``(B) are retained for more than 5 years because, in whole 
     or in part, the communications are encrypted.''.
       (b) Repeal of Nonapplicability to Federal Bureau of 
     Investigation of Certain Requirements.--Section 603(d) of the 
     Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 (50 U.S.C. 
     1873(d)) is amended--
       (1) by striking paragraph (2); and
       (2) by redesignating paragraph (3) as paragraph (2).
       (c) Conforming Amendment.--Section 603(d)(1) of the Foreign 
     Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 (50 U.S.C. 1873(d)(1)) 
     is amended by striking ``paragraphs (3), (5), or (6)'' and 
     inserting ``paragraph (6), (8), or (9)''.

              TITLE VII--LIMITED DELAYS IN IMPLEMENTATION

     SEC. 701. LIMITED DELAYS IN IMPLEMENTATION.

       (a) Definition.--In this section, the term ``appropriate 
     committees of Congress'' means--
       (1) the congressional intelligence committees (as defined 
     in section 3 of the National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 
     3003));
       (2) the Committee on the Judiciary of the Senate; and
       (3) the Committee on the Judiciary of the House of 
     Representatives.
       (b) Authority.--The Attorney General may, in coordination 
     with the Director of National Intelligence as may be 
     appropriate, delay implementation of a provision of this Act 
     or an amendment made by this Act for a period of not more 
     than 1 year upon a showing to the appropriate committees of 
     Congress that the delay is necessary--
       (1) to develop and implement technical systems needed to 
     comply with the provision or amendment; or
       (2) to hire or train personnel needed to comply with the 
     provision or amendment.
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      By Mr. McCONNELL (for himself, Mrs. Capito, Mr. Barrasso, Mrs. 
        Blackburn, Mr. Boozman, Mr. Braun, Mrs. Britt, Mr. Budd, Mr. 
        Cassidy, Ms. Collins, Mr. Cornyn, Mr. Cotton, Mr. Cramer, Mr. 
        Crapo, Mr. Cruz, Mr. Daines, Ms. Ernst, Mrs. Fischer, Mr. 
        Graham, Mr. Grassley, Mr. Hagerty, Mr. Hoeven, Mrs. Hyde-Smith, 
        Mr. Johnson, Mr. Kennedy, Mr. Lankford, Mr. Lee, Ms. Lummis, 
        Mr. Marshall, Mr. Moran, Mr. Mullin, Ms. Murkowski, Mr. Paul, 
        Mr. Ricketts, Mr. Risch, Mr. Romney, Mr. Rounds, Mr. Schmitt, 
        Mr. Scott of Florida, Mr. Scott of South Carolina, Mr. 
        Sullivan, Mr. Thune, Mr. Tillis, Mr. Tuberville, Mr. Wicker, 
        and Mr. Young):
  S.J. Res. 65. A joint resolution providing for congressional 
disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule 
submitted by the Environmental Protection Agency relating to 
``Reconsideration of the National Ambient Air Quality Standards for 
Particulate Matter''; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
  Mr. McCONNELL. Madam President, on another matter, last week, in the 
State of the Union Address, President Biden bragged that he was taking 
``the most significant action on climate ever in the history of the 
world.''
  What he failed to mention is that his radical climate policy almost 
always comes at the expense of American workers and job creators.
  Just recently, the Biden administration rolled out yet another job-
killing mandate that would impose more unilateral economic pain here at 
home. This one goes well beyond the regulatory standards of most of our 
European allies, let alone our top strategic competitor, China.
  The EPA wants to tighten limits on fine particulates in the air, 
known as PM2.5, despite its own data showing that concentrations have 
actually gone down by over 40 percent in the last two decades. The vast 
majority of these emissions come from sources like wildfires and dust 
from agriculture and roads that are not easily contained and, in some 
cases, impossible to control. We are talking about a climate boogeyman 
conjured out of smoke and dust.
  The EPA's new standard is so strict that when it takes effect, 30 
percent of U.S. counties, including many in my home State, would 
immediately find themselves out of compliance, grounding manufacturing 
growth to a halt. Meanwhile, the job of actually implementing the EPA's 
new mandate will fall to the States that are forced to inherit all the 
costs of this bad policy--from offshore manufacturing jobs to greater 
reliance on China to higher prices when Americans can least afford it.
  In order to keep up with President Biden's new mandate, American 
manufacturers would be forced to import raw materials, like concrete 
and steel, for virtually any construction project--the kind of projects 
that grow our economy and support good-paying jobs. In other words, the 
Biden administration is saying, in no uncertain terms, that they are 
willing to make our economy more--more--dependent on foreign supply 
chains just to appease the green activists in this country.
  So it is no surprise that State leaders are pushing back on this 
ruling. Kentucky Attorney General Russell Coleman is leading a lawsuit 
with West Virginia to challenge the EPA's mandate; and so far, nearly 
half of our States have signed on. Unlike the Biden administration, 
local and State leaders understand just how damaging this new rule 
would be for workers and for job creators back home.
  So today, I am happy to announce that Senate Republicans stand ready 
to do our part. Today, I am introducing a resolution under the 
Congressional Review Act that would prevent the EPA from plowing ahead 
with this senseless regulatory overkill.
  I am thankful to more than 40 colleagues who have joined my 
resolution, so far, as cosponsors. Senate Republicans will continue to 
stand with American workers and job creators, especially when the Biden 
administration tries to make their work so much harder.
  Madam President, I ask unanimous consent that the text of the bill be 
printed in the Record.
  There being no objection, the text of the bill was ordered to be 
printed in the Record, as follows:

                              S.J. Res. 65

       Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
     United States of America in Congress assembled, That Congress 
     disapproves the rule submitted by the Administrator of the 
     Environmental Protection Agency relating to ``Reconsideration 
     of the National Ambient Air Quality Standards for Particulate 
     Matter'' (89 Fed. Reg. 16202 (March 6, 2024)), and such rule 
     shall have no force or effect.

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