    [Public Papers of the Presidents of the United States: George W. Bush (2007, Book II)]
    [August 4, 2007]
    [Pages 1043-1044]
    [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office www.gpo.gov]

    Statement on House of Representatives Passage of Intelligence Reform
    Legislation
    August 4, 2007

        Tonight the House joined the Senate in passing legislation that will
    close a critical gap in our intelligence collection, and I appreciate
    their efforts to complete the legislation before the August recess. The
    Director of National Intelligence, Mike
    McConnell, has assured me that this bill gives him what he needs to
    continue to protect the country, and therefore, I will sign this
    legislation as soon as it gets to my desk.
        I also want to remind Congress that our work on reforming the
    Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act is not complete. When Congress
    returns in September, we need to work together on additional reforms,
    including the important issue of providing

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    meaningful liability protection to those who are alleged to have
    assisted our Nation following the attacks of September 11, 2001.

    Note: The statement referred to S. 1927.