[Congressional Record Volume 172, Number 95 (Thursday, June 4, 2026)]
[Senate]
[Pages S2645-S2648]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
SA 5814. Mr. COTTON (for himself and Mr. Grassley) submitted an
amendment intended to be proposed by him to the bill S. 1318, to direct
the American Battle Monuments Commission to establish a program to
identify American-Jewish servicemembers buried in United States
military cemeteries overseas under markers that incorrectly represent
their religion and heritage, and for other purposes; which was ordered
to lie on the table; as follows:
In lieu of the matter proposed to be inserted by the
amendment of the House to the text of the bill, insert the
following:
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLES; TABLE OF CONTENTS.
(a) Short Titles.--This Act may be cited as the ``Foreign
Intelligence Accountability Act''.
(b) Table of Contents.--The table of contents for this Act
is as follows:
Sec. 1. Short titles; table of contents.
Sec. 2. Civil liberties review of FBI queries by Civil Liberties
Protection Officer and Foreign Intelligence Surveillance
Court.
Sec. 3. Restriction on use of United States person information acquired
under section 702 in criminal prosecutions.
Sec. 4. Requirement to maintain records of sensitive queries under the
Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978.
Sec. 5. Criminal penalties for violation of prohibition on queries.
Sec. 6. Requirement for targeting United States persons under the
Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978.
Sec. 7. Attendance procedures for Member access to the Foreign
Intelligence Surveillance Court and Foreign Intelligence
Surveillance Court of Review.
Sec. 8. Requirement for attorney approval of FBI queries using United
States person query term.
Sec. 9. Expanded transparency measures related to the Foreign
Intelligence Surveillance Court.
Sec. 10. Comptroller General of the United States audit of targeting
procedures under section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence
Surveillance Act of 1978.
Sec. 11. Repeal of sealing requirement to enhance transparency and
oversight for Congress and the public.
Sec. 12. Safeguards for constitutionally protected activities and
United States political processes.
Sec. 13. Amicus curiae designation reform.
Sec. 14. Limitation on directives under Foreign Intelligence
Surveillance Act of 1978 relating to certain electronic
communication service providers.
Sec. 15. Access to information and material requested by oversight
committees.
Sec. 16. Certification requirement relating to compliance of Federal
Bureau of Investigation personnel with procedures.
Sec. 17. Ensuring court access to reports provided to Congress.
Sec. 18. Annual reporting on number of sensitive queries.
Sec. 19. Extension of authorities of title VII of the Foreign
Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978.
Sec. 20. Central bank digital currency.
SEC. 2. CIVIL LIBERTIES REVIEW OF FBI QUERIES BY CIVIL
LIBERTIES PROTECTION OFFICER AND FOREIGN
INTELLIGENCE SURVEILLANCE COURT.
(a) Requirement.--Subsection (f)(3) of section 702 of the
Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 (50 U.S.C.
1881a) is amended--
(1) in subparagraph (D)--
(A) by redesignating clauses (iv) through (vi) as clauses
(v) through (vii), respectively;
(B) by inserting after clause (iii) the following new
clause:
``(iv) Civil liberties reviews.--A requirement that the
Federal Bureau of Investigation, on a monthly basis, provides
to the Civil Liberties Protection Officer within the Office
of the Director of National Intelligence and to the Foreign
Intelligence Surveillance Court the written statements
regarding each United States person query submitted in the
previous month under clause (iii).'';
(C) in clause (vi), as so redesignated, by striking
``(iv)'' and inserting ``(v)''; and
(D) by conforming the margin of clause (vii), as so
redesignated, to the margin of the other clauses; and
(2) by adding at the end the following new subparagraph:
``(E) Civil liberties reviews and investigations.--
``(i) Civil liberties protection officer.--The Civil
Liberties Protection Officer within the Office of the
Director of National Intelligence shall review each written
statement regarding a United States person query submitted
under subparagraph (D)(iv) to determine whether the query
meets the standards required by the procedures adopted under
paragraph (1). If the Civil Liberties Protection Officer
determines that the query did not meet such standards or
there exists possible abuses of civil liberties and privacy,
the Civil Liberties Protection Officer shall refer the query
to the Inspector General of the Intelligence Community.
``(ii) Inspector general of the intelligence community.--
The Inspector General of the Intelligence Community shall--
``(I) investigate, inspect, audit, or review each query
referred under clause (i) to determine whether the query
constitutes a violation of laws, rules, or regulations or an
abuse of authority; and
``(II) keep the Director of National Intelligence,
congressional intelligence committees, the Committee on the
Judiciary of the Senate, and the Committee on the Judiciary
of the House of Representatives informed of the findings of
the Inspector General under subclause (I).''.
(b) Conforming Amendments.--The National Security Act of
1947 (50 U.S.C. 3001 et seq.) is amended--
(1) in section 103D (50 U.S.C. 3029)--
(A) in subsection (b)--
(i) in paragraph (6), by striking ``; and'' and inserting a
semicolon;
(ii) by redesignating paragraph (7) as paragraph (8); and
(iii) by inserting after paragraph (6) the following new
paragraph (7):
``(7) review each written statement submitted to the Civil
Liberties Protection Officer under section 702(f)(3) of the
Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 (50 U.S.C.
1881a(f)(3)); and''; and
(B) in subsection (c), by inserting before the period at
the end the following: ``, and, based on the reviews
specified in paragraph (7) of such subsection, shall make
referrals to the Inspector General of the Intelligence
Community under section 702(f)(3) of the Foreign Intelligence
Surveillance Act of 1978 (50 U.S.C. 1881a(f)(3))''; and
(2) in section 103H(g)(3)(A) (50 U.S.C. 3033(g)(3)(A)), by
inserting after ``and safety'' the following: ``(including
with respect to referrals from the Civil Liberties Protection
Officer pursuant to section 702(f)(3) of the Foreign
Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 (50 U.S.C.
1881a(f)(3))''.
SEC. 3. RESTRICTION ON USE OF UNITED STATES PERSON
INFORMATION ACQUIRED UNDER SECTION 702 IN
CRIMINAL PROSECUTIONS.
Section 706(a)(2) of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance
Act of 1978 (50 U.S.C. 1881e(a)(2)) is amended--
(1) in subparagraph (A), by striking ``In general'' and
inserting ``Restriction on use in proceedings''; and
(2) by adding at the end the following:
``(C) Restriction on use in prosecutions.--In addition to
the restriction in subparagraph (A), no information
concerning a United States person acquired under section 702
may be used in evidence against a United States person who is
an aggrieved person (as defined in section 101(k) (50 U.S.C.
1801(k)) as to that information in any criminal prosecution,
except if the information pertains to a United States person
who is or has been subject to an order from the Foreign
Intelligence Surveillance Court under title I, title III, or
section 703, 704, or 705 of this Act.''.
SEC. 4. REQUIREMENT TO MAINTAIN RECORDS OF SENSITIVE QUERIES
UNDER THE FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE SURVEILLANCE ACT
OF 1978.
(a) Requirement.--Section 702(f)(3)(D) of the Foreign
Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 (50 U.S.C.
1881(f)(3)(D)), as amended by section 2, is further amended
by adding at the end the following:
``(viii) Records of sensitive queries.--
``(I) In general.--In addition to the requirements of
clause (iv), the Director of the Federal Bureau of
Investigation shall maintain a written record of each
approval pursuant to clause (ii) that includes--
``(aa) the query term or terms approved;
``(bb) the identity of the individual or organization
reasonably believed to be identified by the query term; and
``(cc) the justification for conducting the query.
``(II) Inspector general review.--Not less frequently than
twice each year, the Inspector General of the Department of
Justice shall review each written record prepared pursuant to
subclause (I) and submit to the congressional intelligence
committees, the Committee on the Judiciary of the Senate, the
Committee on the Judiciary of the House of Representatives,
and the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court a semiannual
report describing the findings of the Inspector General with
respect to the review, including findings regarding
compliance with the requirements of this Act.
``(III) Form.--Each report submitted pursuant to subclause
(II) shall be submitted in unclassified form, but may include
a classified annex.''.
SEC. 5. CRIMINAL PENALTIES FOR VIOLATION OF PROHIBITION ON
QUERIES.
(a) In General.--Section 709 of the Foreign Intelligence
Surveillance Act of 1978 (50 U.S.C. 1881h) is amended--
(1) in the heading, by striking ``unauthorized disclosure''
and inserting ``unauthorized disclosure and other actions'';
(2) in subsection (a)--
(A) by striking ``if that person knowingly'' and inserting
the following: ``if that person--''
``(1) knowingly'';
(B) by striking ``party.'' and inserting ``party;''; and
(C) by adding at the end the following new paragraphs:
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``(2) while serving as an employee or officer of the
Federal Bureau of Investigation, knowingly and willfully
violates the querying procedures adopted under section
702(f)(1)(A) relating to United States person queries; or
``(3) knowingly and willfully falsifies or materially
misrepresents complying with the procedures or requirements
for querying information acquired under section 702(a).'';
and
(3) in subsection (b)--
(A) by striking ``offense in this section'' and inserting
the following: ``offense--
``(1) in paragraph (1) of subsection (a)'';
(B) by striking ``title 18'' and inserting ``title 18,
United States Code'';
(C) by striking ``both.'' and inserting ``both; and''; and
(D) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
``(2) in paragraph (2) or (3) of subsection (a), shall be
fined under title 18, United States Code, imprisoned for not
more than 5 years, or both.''.
(b) Table of Contents Amendment.--The table of contents at
the beginning of such Act is amended by striking the item
relating to section 709 and inserting the following new item:
``Sec. 709. Penalties for unauthorized disclosure and other actions.''.
SEC. 6. REQUIREMENT FOR TARGETING UNITED STATES PERSONS UNDER
THE FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE SURVEILLANCE ACT OF
1978.
Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of
1978 (50 U.S.C. 1881a) is amended by adding at the end the
following new subsection:
``(o) Fourth Amendment Requirement for Targeting United
States Persons.--
``(1) Prohibition on targeting united states persons.--In
accordance with subsection (b), no officer or employee of the
United States Government may intentionally target a United
States person for an acquisition under section 702.
``(2) Order requirements for targeting united states
persons.--In accordance with the other provisions of this Act
and the Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure, with respect to
a United States person, the United States Government may
seek--
``(A) an order authorizing electronic surveillance in
accordance with title I;
``(B) an order authorizing a physical search in accordance
with title III;
``(C) an order authorizing an acquisition in accordance
with section 703, 704, or 705; or
``(D) a warrant issued pursuant to the Federal Rules of
Criminal Procedure by a court of competent jurisdiction.''.
SEC. 7. ATTENDANCE PROCEDURES FOR MEMBER ACCESS TO THE
FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE SURVEILLANCE COURT AND
FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE SURVEILLANCE COURT OF
REVIEW.
Not later than 7 days after the date of the enactment of
this Act, the Attorney General shall--
(1) revoke the procedures issued by the Attorney General on
or before December 31, 2025, pursuant to section 5(d) of the
Reforming Intelligence and Securing America Act (Public Law
118-49; 50 U.S.C. 1803 note); and
(2) issue new procedures that comply with such section and
ensure the access of the Members of Congress and staff
specified in such section to any proceeding of the Foreign
Intelligence Surveillance Court or any proceeding of the
Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court of Review.
SEC. 8. REQUIREMENT FOR ATTORNEY APPROVAL OF FBI QUERIES
USING UNITED STATES PERSON QUERY TERM.
Section 702(f)(3)(A)(i) of the Foreign Intelligence
Surveillance Act of 1978 (50 U.S.C. 1881a(f)(3)(A)(i)) is
amended by striking ``supervisor (or employee of equivalent
or greater rank) or''.
SEC. 9. EXPANDED TRANSPARENCY MEASURES RELATED TO THE FOREIGN
INTELLIGENCE SURVEILLANCE COURT.
Section 702(j)(1) of such Act (50 U.S.C. 1881a(j)(1)) is
amended by adding the following:
``(D) Transparency.--
``(i) In general.--The Court and the Attorney General shall
jointly ensure, to the extent practicable, that--
``(I) all communications of the Department of Justice and
amici curiae to the Court or each other on any substantive
factual or substantive legal matter under this section are
documented; and
``(II) such documented communications are made available to
the congressional intelligence committees, the Committee on
the Judiciary of the Senate, and the Committee on the
Judiciary of the House of Representatives for review at the
request of the committee.
``(ii) Coordination between department of justice and
intelligence community regarding matters under this
section.--
``(I) In general.--To the extent practicable, the Attorney
General (or the Attorney General's designee) shall ensure
that, before any substantive factual or substantive legal
representation regarding an element of the intelligence
community is made by the Department of Justice to the Court
or an amici curiae, the Attorney General (or the Attorney
General's designee) consults with the general counsel (or the
general counsel's designee) of the element of the
intelligence community.
``(II) Sharing of documented communications.--The Attorney
General (or the Attorney General's designee) shall provide to
each head of an element of the intelligence community all
documented communications described in clause (i) in which
the element of the head is mentioned or that memorializes,
characterizes, refers to, or is relevant to any substantive
factual or substantive legal representation made by the
Department of Justice regarding that element.''.
SEC. 10. COMPTROLLER GENERAL OF THE UNITED STATES AUDIT OF
TARGETING PROCEDURES UNDER SECTION 702 OF THE
FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE SURVEILLANCE ACT OF 1978.
(a) Audit.--The Comptroller General of the United States
shall conduct an audit of the targeting procedures used for
acquisitions under section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence
Surveillance Act of 1978 (50 U.S.C. 1881a), including the
technical mechanisms, implementation, and operations used by
the Federal Government for targeting capabilities.
(b) Report.--Not later than one year after the date of the
enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General shall submit
to the Select Committee on Intelligence and the Committee on
the Judiciary of the Senate and the Permanent Select
Committee on Intelligence and the Committee on the Judiciary
of the House of Representatives a report containing the
results of the audit required by subsection (a), including an
analysis of whether the targeting procedures as implemented
are appropriately limiting targeting under section 702 of the
Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 (50 U.S.C.
1881a) to non-United States persons located outside of the
United States.
SEC. 11. REPEAL OF SEALING REQUIREMENT TO ENHANCE
TRANSPARENCY AND OVERSIGHT FOR CONGRESS AND THE
PUBLIC.
Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of
1978 (50 U.S.C. 1881a) is amended in subsection (l)(2) by
striking ``All petitions under this section shall be filed
under seal.''.
SEC. 12. SAFEGUARDS FOR CONSTITUTIONALLY PROTECTED ACTIVITIES
AND UNITED STATES POLITICAL PROCESSES.
Section 702(f) of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act
of 1978 (50 U.S.C. 1881a(f)) is amended by adding at the end
the following:
``(7) Prohibition on conduct of united states persons
queries that are designed solely to find and extract
intelligence on constitutionally protected activities or
affect the united states political process.--
``(A) Further limits on authorizations of united states
person queries.--The querying procedures adopted for any
element of the intelligence community conducting queries on
United States persons shall prohibit queries on United States
persons of information acquired under subsection (a) that are
designed solely--
``(i) to find and extract intelligence on activities
protected by the First Amendment to the Constitution of the
United States or the lawful exercise of other rights secured
by the Constitution or laws of the United States; or
``(ii) for the purpose of affecting or interfering in the
political process in the United States.
``(B) Whistleblower protections.--A complaint relating to
subparagraph (A) of this paragraph that an employee described
in section 103H(k)(5) of the National Security Act of 1947
(50 U.S.C. 3033(k)(5)), section 17(d)(5) of the Central
Intelligence Agency Act of 1949 (50 U.S.C. 3517(d)(5)), or
section 416 of title 5, United States Code, intends to report
to Congress as described in such sections shall be considered
a matter of urgent concern (as defined in such sections).''.
SEC. 13. AMICUS CURIAE DESIGNATION REFORM.
Section 103(i)(1) of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance
Act of 1978 (50 U.S.C. 1803(i)(1)) is amended--
(1) by striking ``The presiding judges'' and inserting the
following:
``(B) Designation by presiding judges.--The presiding
judges'';
(2) by inserting before subparagraph (B), as so designated,
the following:
``(A) Proposal for designation.--
``(i) Senate proposals.--Not later than 90 days after the
date of the enactment of the Foreign Intelligence
Accountability Act, the majority leader of the Senate shall,
with the consent of the minority leader of the Senate and in
consultation with the chair and vice chair of the Select
Committee on Intelligence of the Senate and the chair and
ranking member of the Committee on the Judiciary of the
Senate, transmit to the presiding judges of the courts
established under subsections (a) and (b) a list of not fewer
than 6 individuals to be considered for designation as amicus
curiae under subparagraph (B) of this paragraph.
``(ii) House of representatives proposals.--Not later than
90 days after the date of the enactment of the Foreign
Intelligence Accountability Act, the Speaker of the House of
Representatives shall, with the consent of the minority
leader of the House of Representatives and in consultation
with the chair and ranking member of the Permanent Select
Committee on Intelligence of the House of Representatives and
the chair and ranking member of the Committee on the
Judiciary of the House of Representatives, transmit to the
presiding judges of the courts established under subsections
(a) and (b) a list of not fewer than 6 individuals to be
considered for designation as amicus curiae under
subparagraph (B) of this paragraph.
``(iii) Modification of lists.--The majority leader of the
Senate or the Speaker of
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the House of Representatives, with respect to a list
submitted under clause (i) or (ii), respectively--
``(I) may modify the list at any time in accordance with
the requirements of the respective clause; and
``(II) shall ensure that the list includes not fewer than 6
individuals at all times.'';
(3) in subparagraph (B), as so designated--
(A) in the first sentence, by striking ``after the
enactment of this subsection, jointly designate not fewer
than 5 individuals'' and inserting ``after the date of the
enactment of the Foreign Intelligence Accountability Act,
jointly designate not fewer than 8 individuals'';
(B) by striking the second sentence; and
(C) by adding at the end the following new sentences: ``In
designating such individuals, the presiding judges may
consider individuals recommended by any source but shall give
the highest preference to individuals from the lists
submitted under paragraph (A) or recommended by members of
the Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board. The
presiding judges shall notify the congressional intelligence
committees, the Committee on the Judiciary of the Senate, and
the Committee on the Judiciary of the House of
Representatives in writing of each designation made pursuant
to this subparagraph, which shall include notification of any
designation that is not made from the lists submitted under
paragraph (A) or recommended by members of the Privacy and
Civil Liberties Oversight Board.''.
SEC. 14. LIMITATION ON DIRECTIVES UNDER FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE
SURVEILLANCE ACT OF 1978 RELATING TO CERTAIN
ELECTRONIC COMMUNICATION SERVICE PROVIDERS.
(a) Modification of Definition.--Section 701(b)(4)(E) of
the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 (50 U.S.C.
1881(b)(4)(E)) is amended--
(1) in clause (iii), by striking ``; or'' and inserting a
semicolon;
(2) in clause (iv), by striking ``; or'' and inserting a
semicolon; and
(3) by adding at the end the following new clauses:
``(v) a synagogue, mosque, temple, church, or other house
of worship;
``(vi) an educational institution (as defined in section
901 of the Education Amendments of 1972 (20 U.S.C. 1681));
``(vii) an airport, bus station, rail station, marina,
seaport, or other facility at which individuals access
transportation provided by a common carrier (as defined in
section 501) or an operator of public transportation (as
defined in section 5302 of title 49, United States Code); or
``(viii) a motion picture house, theater, concert hall,
sports arena, stadium, or other place of exhibition or
entertainment; or' ''.
(b) Limitation.--Section 702(i) of the Foreign Intelligence
Surveillance Act of 1978 (50 U.S.C. 1881a(i)) is amended by
adding at the end the following:
``(7) Limitation relating to certain electronic
communication service providers.--
``(A) Definitions.--In this paragraph:
``(i) Appropriate committees of congress.--The term
`appropriate committees of Congress' means--
``(I) the congressional intelligence committees;
``(II) the Committee on the Judiciary and the Committee on
Appropriations of the Senate; and
``(III) the Committee on the Judiciary and the Committee on
Appropriations of the House of Representatives.
``(ii) Covered electronic communication service provider.--
``(I) In general.--Subject to subclause (II), the term
`covered electronic communication service provider' means--
``(aa) a service provider described in section
701(b)(4)(E);
``(bb) a custodian of an entity as defined in section
701(b)(4)(F); or
``(cc) an officer, employee, or agent of a service provider
described in section 701(b)(4)(E).
``(II) Exclusion.--The term `covered electronic
communication service provider' does not include--
``(aa) an electronic communication service provider
described in subparagraph (A), (B), (C), or (D) of section
701(b)(4); or
``(bb) an officer, employee, or agent of an electronic
communication service provider described in subparagraph (A),
(B), (C), or (D) of section 701(b)(4).
``(iii) Covered opinions.--The term `covered opinions'
means the opinions of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance
Court and the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court of
Review authorized for public release on August 23, 2023.
``(B) Limitation.--A directive may not be issued under
paragraph (1) to a covered electronic communication service
provider unless the covered electronic communication service
provider is a provider of the type of service at issue in the
covered opinions.
``(C) Requirements for directives to covered electronic
communication service providers.--
``(i) In general.--Subject to clause (ii), any directive
issued under paragraph (1) on or after the date of the
enactment of this paragraph to a covered electronic
communication service provider that is not prohibited by
subparagraph (B) of this paragraph shall include a summary
description of the services at issue in the covered opinions.
``(ii) Duplicate summaries not required.--A directive need
not include a summary description of the services at issue in
the covered opinions if such summary was included in a prior
directive issued to the covered electronic communication
service provider and the summary has not materially changed.
``(D) Foreign intelligence surveillance court notification
and review.--
``(i) Notification.--
``(I) In general.--Subject to subclause (II), on or after
the date of the enactment of this paragraph, each time a
directive is served under paragraph (1) on a covered
electronic communication service provider that is not
prohibited by subparagraph (B) and each time a directive is
materially changed under paragraph (1) after being served on
a covered electronic communication service provider that is
not prohibited by subparagraph (B), the Attorney General
shall provide the directive to the Foreign Intelligence
Surveillance Court on or before the date that is 7 days after
the date on which the Attorney General and the Director
served the directive, along with a description of the covered
electronic communication service provider to whom the
directive is issued and the services at issue.
``(II) Duplication not required.--The Attorney General does
not need to provide a directive or description to the Foreign
Intelligence Surveillance Court under subclause (I) if a
directive and description concerning the covered electronic
communication service provider was previously provided to the
Court and the directive or description has not materially
changed.
``(ii) Additional information.--As soon as feasible and not
later than the initiation of collection, the Attorney General
shall, for each directive described in subparagraph (i),
provide the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court a summary
description of the type of equipment to be accessed, the
nature of the access, and the form of assistance required
pursuant to the directive.
``(iii) Review.--
``(I) In general.--The Foreign Intelligence Surveillance
Court may review a directive received by the Court under
clause (i) to determine whether the directive is consistent
with subparagraph (B) and affirm, modify, or set aside the
directive.
``(II) Notice of intent to review.--Not later than 10 days
after the date on which the Court receives information under
clause (ii) with respect to a directive, the Court shall
provide notice to the Attorney General and cleared counsel
for the covered electronic communication service provider
indicating whether the Court intends to undertake a review
under subclause (I) of this clause.
``(III) Completion of reviews.--In a case in which the
Court provides notice under subclause (II) indicating that
the Court intends to review a directive under subclause (I),
the Court shall, not later than 30 days after the date on
which the Court provides notice under subclause (II) with
respect to the directive, complete the review.
``(E) Congressional oversight.--
``(i) Notification.--
``(I) In general.--Subject to subclause (II), on or after
the date of the enactment of this paragraph, each time a
directive is served under paragraph (1) on a covered
electronic communication service provider that is not
prohibited by subparagraph (B) and each time a directive is
materially changed under paragraph (1) after being served on
a covered electronic communication service provider that is
not prohibited by subparagraph (B), the Attorney General
shall submit to the appropriate committees of Congress the
directive on or before the date that is 7 days after the date
on which the directive is served, along with a description of
the covered electronic communication service provider to whom
the directive is issued and the services at issue.
``(II) Duplication not required.--The Attorney General does
not need to submit a directive or description to the
appropriate committees of Congress under subclause (I) if a
directive and description concerning the covered electronic
communication service provider was previously submitted to
the appropriate committees of Congress and the directive or
description has not materially changed.
``(ii) Additional information.--As soon as feasible and not
later than the initiation of collection, the Attorney General
shall, for each directive described in subparagraph (i),
provide the appropriate committees of Congress a summary
description of the type of equipment to be accessed, the
nature of the access, and the form of assistance required
pursuant to the directive.
``(iii) Reporting.--
``(I) Quarterly reports.--Not later than 90 days after the
date of the enactment of this paragraph and not less
frequently than once each quarter thereafter, the Attorney
General shall submit to the appropriate committees of
Congress a report on the number of directives served, during
the period covered by the report, under paragraph (1) to a
covered electronic communication service provider and the
number of directives provided during the same period to the
Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court under subparagraph
(D)(i).
``(II) Form of reports.--Each report submitted pursuant to
subclause (I) shall be submitted in unclassified form, but
may include a classified annex.
``(III) Submittal of court opinions.--Not later than 45
days after the date on which the Foreign Intelligence
Surveillance Court
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or the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court of Review
issues an opinion relating to a directive issued to a covered
electronic communication service provider under paragraph
(1), the Attorney General shall submit to the appropriate
committees of Congress a copy of the opinion.''.
SEC. 15. ACCESS TO INFORMATION AND MATERIAL REQUESTED BY
OVERSIGHT COMMITTEES.
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) Submittal of Information and Material to Oversight
Committees.--Consistent with the need to protect sensitive
intelligence sources and methods or other exceptionally
sensitive matters, the Director of National Intelligence, the
Attorney General, and each head of a Federal department,
agency, or other entity involved in the administration of
this title 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 any information or material concerning the
implementation of this subchapter which is within their
custody or control, and which is requested by either of the
congressional intelligence committees, the Committee on the
Judiciary of the Senate, or the Committee on the Judiciary of
the House of Representatives in order to carry out its
authorized responsibilities.''.
SEC. 16. CERTIFICATION REQUIREMENT RELATING TO COMPLIANCE OF
FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION PERSONNEL WITH
PROCEDURES.
Section 702(f)(3)(D)(i) of the Foreign Intelligence
Surveillance Act of 1978 (50 U.S.C. 1881a(f)(3)(D)(i)) is
amended--
(1) in the heading, by inserting ``and certification''
after ``Training'' ; and
(2) by inserting ``and certify in writing that they will
comply with the requirements of this section and the query
procedures'' before ``on an annual basis''.
SEC. 17. ENSURING COURT ACCESS TO REPORTS PROVIDED TO
CONGRESS.
Title VII of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of
1978 (50 U.S.C. 1881 et seq.) is amended by inserting after
section 707 the following:
``SEC. 707A. ENSURING COURT ACCESS TO REPORTS PROVIDED TO
CONGRESS.
``Any report submitted to a committee of Congress pursuant
to titles VI or VII that concerns the implementation of title
VII shall also be submitted to the Foreign Intelligence
Surveillance Court and the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance
Court of Review.''.
SEC. 18. ANNUAL REPORTING ON NUMBER OF SENSITIVE QUERIES.
Section 603(f)(1) of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance
Act of 1978 (50 U.S.C. 1873(f)(1)) is amended--
(1) in subparagraph (E), by striking ``; and'' and
inserting a semicolon;
(2) in subparagraph (F), by striking the period at the
ending and inserting ``; and''; and
(3) by adding at the end the following:
``(G) the number of approvals pursuant to subclauses (I)
and (II) of section 702(f)(3)(D)(ii) of the use of a query
term reasonably believed to identify--
``(i) a United States elected official;
``(ii) an appointee of the President or a State governor;
``(iii) a United States political candidate;
``(iv) a United States political organization or a United
States person prominent in such organization;
``(v) a United States media organization or a United States
person who is a member of such organization; or
``(vi) a United States religious organization or a United
States person who is prominent in such organization.''.
SEC. 19. EXTENSION OF AUTHORITIES OF TITLE VII OF THE FOREIGN
INTELLIGENCE SURVEILLANCE ACT OF 1978.
(a) Extension of Repeal Date of Title VII.--Section 403(b)
of the FISA Amendments Act of 2008 (Public Law 110-261), as
most recently amended by Public Law 119-87, is further
amended--
(1) in paragraph (1) (50 U.S.C. 1881 note), by striking
``June 12, 2026'' and inserting ``June 12, 2029''; and
(2) in paragraph (2) (18 U.S.C. 2511 note), in the matter
preceding subparagraph (A), by striking ``June 12, 2026'' and
inserting ``June 12, 2029''.
(b) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section
shall take effect on the earlier of the date of the enactment
of this Act or June 11, 2026.
SEC. 20. CENTRAL BANK DIGITAL CURRENCY.
The Federal Reserve Act (12 U.S.C. 221 et seq.) is amended
by inserting after section 16 (12 U.S.C. 411 et seq.) the
following:
``SEC. 16A. CENTRAL BANK DIGITAL CURRENCY.
``(a) Definitions.--In this section:
``(1) Central bank digital currency.--The term `central
bank digital currency' means a digital asset that--
``(A) is denominated in United States dollars;
``(B) is a United States currency;
``(C) is a direct liability of the Federal Reserve System;
and
``(D) is widely available to the general public.
``(2) Digital asset.--The term `digital asset' has the
meaning given the term in section 2 of the GENIUS Act (12
U.S.C. 5901).
``(b) Prohibition.--Except as provided in subsection (c),
the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System or a
Federal reserve bank may not issue or create a central bank
digital currency or any digital asset that is substantially
similar to a central bank digital currency directly or
indirectly through a financial institution or other
intermediary.
``(c) Exception.--Subsection (b) shall not prohibit any
dollar-denominated currency that is open, permissionless, and
private, and fully preserves the privacy protections of
United States coins and physical currency.
``(d) Sunset.--The provisions of this section shall cease
to be effective on June 12, 2031.
``(e) Rule of Construction.--Nothing in this section shall
be construed to allow the Board of Governors of the Federal
Reserve to issue a central bank digital currency or any
digital asset that is substantially similar to a central bank
digital currency directly or indirectly absent authorization
by an Act of Congress.''.
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