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108
TH
CONGRESS1
ST
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ESSION
H. R. 2429
To amend the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 to improvethe administration and oversight of foreign intelligence surveillance, andfor other purposes.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
J
UNE
11, 2003Mr. H
OEFFEL
(for himself, Mr. C
ONYERS
, Mr. F
ARR
, Ms. J
ACKSON
-L
EE
of Texas, Mr. F
RANK
of Massachusetts, Mr. M
C
D
ERMOTT
, Mr. F
ROST
, Mr.G
RIJALVA
, Mr. U
DALL
of Colorado, Mr. C
ASE
, Mr. R
YAN
of Ohio, Ms.L
EE
, Ms. K
APTUR
, Ms. W
OOLSEY
, Mr. D
OGGETT
, Mr. S
TARK
, Mr.K
UCINICH
, and Mr. H
ONDA
) introduced the following bill; which was re-ferred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the SelectCommittees on Intelligence (Permanent Select) and Financial Services,for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each casefor consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of thecommittee concerned
A BILL
To amend the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978to improve the administration and oversight of foreignintelligence surveillance, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
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tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
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This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Surveillance Oversight
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and Disclosure Act of 2003’’.
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SEC. 2. IMPROVEMENTS TO FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE SUR-
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VEILLANCE ACT OF 1978.
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(a) R
ULES AND
P
ROCEDURES FOR
FISA C
OURTS
.—
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Section 103 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act
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of 1978 (50 U.S.C. 1803) is amended by adding at the
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end the following new subsection:
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‘‘(e)(1) The courts established pursuant to sub-
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sections (a) and (b) may establish such rules and proce-
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dures, and take such actions, as are reasonably necessary
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to administer their responsibilities under this Act.
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‘‘(2) The rules and procedures established under
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paragraph (1), and any modifications of such rules and
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procedures, shall be recorded, and shall be transmitted to
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the following:
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‘‘(A) All of the judges on the court established
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pursuant to subsection (a).
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‘‘(B) All of the judges on the court of review es-
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tablished pursuant to subsection (b).
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‘‘(C) The Chief Justice of the United States.
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‘‘(D) The Committee on the Judiciary of the
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Senate.
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‘‘(E) The Select Committee on Intelligence of
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the Senate.
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‘‘(F) The Committee on the Judiciary of the
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House of Representatives.
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‘‘(G) The Permanent Select Committee on In-
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telligence of the House of Representatives.’’.
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(b) R
EPORTING
R
EQUIREMENTS
.—(1) The Foreign
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Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 (50 U.S.C. 1801 et
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seq.) is further amended—
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(A) by redesignating title VI as title VII, and
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section 601 as section 701, respectively; and
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(B) by inserting after title V the following new
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title:
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‘‘TITLE VI—PUBLIC REPORTING REQUIREMENT
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PUBLIC REPORT OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL
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‘‘S
EC
. 601. In addition to the reports required by sec-
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tions 107, 108, 306, 406, and 502, in April of each year,
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the Attorney General shall issue a public report setting
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forth with respect to the preceding calendar year—
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‘‘(1) the aggregate number of United States
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persons targeted for orders issued under this Act,
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including those targeted for—
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‘‘(A) electronic surveillance under section
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105;
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‘‘(B) physical searches under section 304;
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‘‘(C) pen registers under section 402; and
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‘‘(D) access to records under section 501;
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