,i  #aac? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #bddj  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,june #ai1 #bjac ,ms4 
,jackson ,lee 7= h]self1 ,mr4 ,moran1   
,ms4 ,cl>ke1 ,mr4 ,lewis1 ,mr4 ,johnson 
( ,georgia1 ,ms4 ,lee ( ,cali=nia1 ,mr4 
,danny ,k4 ,davis ( ,ill9ois1 ,mr4      
,mc,govern1 ,ms4 ,bass1 ,mr4 ,rangel1 & 
,mr4 ,cicill9e7 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2
 :i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on !      
,judici>y1 & 9 addition to ! ,select    
,committee on ,intellig5ce 7,p]man5t    
,select71 = a p]iod to be subsequ5tly   
det]m9$ by ! ,speak]1 9 ea* case =      
consid]ation ( su* provisions z fall )9 
! jurisdiction ( ! committee conc]n$  ,a
 ,,bill  ,to require ! ,attorney ,g5]al 
to disclose ea* decision1 ord]1 or      
op9ion ( a ,=eign ,intellig5ce          
,surveillance ,c\rt t includes          
significant legal int]pretation (       
section #eja or #gjb ( ! ,=eign         
,intellig5ce ,surveillance ,act ( #aigh 
unless su* disclosure is n 9 ! national 
security int]e/ ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates & =   

o!r purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act
 may be cit$ z ! ,,fisa ,c\rt 9 !       
,sun%9e ,act ( #bjac4  #b4 ,f9d+s       
,congress f9ds ! foll[+3  7#a7 ,secret  
law is inconsi/5t ) democratic          
gov]nance4 ,9 ord] = ! rule ( law to    
prevail1 ! requirem5ts ( ! law mu/ be   
publicly discov]able4  7#b7 ,! ,unit$   
,/ates ,c\rt ( ,appeals = ! ,sev5?      
,circuit /at$ 9 #aiih t ! 8idea ( secret
 laws is repugnant04  7#c7 ,! op5       
publication ( laws & directives is a    
def9+ *>act]i/ic ( gov]nm5t ( ! ,unit$  
,/ates4 ,! fir/ ,congress ( ! ,unit$    
,/ates m&at$ t e law1 ord]1 resolution1 
& vote %all be publi%$ 9 at lea/ ?ree ( 
! public newspap]s pr9t$ )9 ! ,unit$    
,/ates4  7#d7 ,! practice ( )hold+      
decisions ( ! ,=eign ,intellig5ce       
,surveillance ,c\rt is at odds ) !      
,unit$ ,/ates tradition ( op5           
publication ( law4  7#e7 ,! ,=eign      
,intellig5ce ,surveillance ,c\rt        
ackn[l$ges t su* ,c\rt has issu$ legally
 significant int]pretations ( ! ,=eign  

,intellig5ce ,surveillance ,act ( #aigh 
7#ej ,u4,s4,c4 #ahja et seq47 t are n   
accessible to ! public4  7#f7 ,! ex]cise
 ( surveillance au?orities "u ! ,=eign  
,intellig5ce ,surveillance ,act ( #aigh 
7#ej ,u4,s4,c4 #ahja et seq471 z        
int]pret$ by secret c\rt op9ions1       
pot5tially implicates ! communications (
 ,unit$ ,/ates p]sons :o are necess>ily 
unaw>e ( su* surveillance4  7#g7        
,section #eja ( ! ,=eign ,intellig5ce   
,surveillance ,act ( #aigh 7#ej         
,u4,s4,c4 #ahfa71 z am5d$ by section    
#bae ( ! ,,usa ,,patriot ,act 7,public  
,law #ajg-ef2 #aae ,/at4 #bhg71         
au?orizes ! ,f$]al ,bureau (            
,inve/igation to require ! production ( 
any tangible ?+s & ! ext5t ( su*        
au?ority1 z int]pret$ by secret c\rt    
op9ions1 has be5 conceal$ f ! k &       
aw>5ess ( ! p ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates4  7#h7  
,9 #bjaj1 ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,ju/ice & !     
,(fice ( ! ,director ( ,national        
,intellig5ce e/abli%$ a process to      
review & declassify op9ions ( ! ,=eign  

,intellig5ce ,surveillance ,c\rt1 b m   
?an two ye>s lat] no declassifications h
 be5 made4  #c4 ,s5se ( ,congress ,x is 
! s5se ( ,congress t ea* decision1 ord]1
 or op9ion issu$ by ! ,=eign            
,intellig5ce ,surveillance ,c\rt or !   
,=eign ,intellig5ce ,surveillance ,c\rt 
( ,review t includes significant        
con/ruction or int]pretation ( section  
#eja or section #gjb ( ! ,=eign         
,intellig5ce ,surveillance ,act ( #aigh 
7#ej ,u4,s4,c4 #ahfa & #ahha;a7 %\ld be 
declassifi$ 9 a mann] consi/5t ) !      
protection ( national security1         
intellig5ce s\rces & me?ods1 & o!r      
prop]ly classifi$ & s5sitive in=mation4 
#d4 ,requirem5t = disclosure (          
decisions1 ord]s1 & op9ions ( ! ,=eign  
,intellig5ce ,surveillance ,c\rt  7a7   
,section #eja  7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,section   
#eja ( ! ,=eign ,intellig5ce            
,surveillance ,act ( #aigh 7#ej         
,u4,s4,c4 #ahfa7 is am5d$ by add+ at !  
end ! foll[+3  7i7 ,disclosure (        
decisions  7#a7 ,decision def9$ ,9 ?is  

subsection1 ! t]m decision means any    
decision1 ord]1 or op9ion issu$ by !    
,=eign ,intellig5ce ,surveillance ,c\rt 
or ! ,=eign ,intellig5ce ,surveillance  
,c\rt ( ,review t includes significant  
con/ruction or int]pretation ( ?is      
section4  7#b7 ,requirem5t = disclosure 
,subject to p>agraphs 7#c7 & 7#d71 !    
,attorney ,g5]al %all declassify & make 
available to ! public--  7,a7 ea*       
decision t is requir$ to be submitt$ to 
committees ( ,congress "u section       
#fja7;c71 n lat] ?an #de days aft] su*  
op9ion is issu$2 &  7,b7 ea* decision   
issu$ prior to ! date ( ! enactm5t ( !  
,,fisa ,c\rt 9 ! ,sun%9e ,act ( #bjac t 
0 requir$ to be submitt$ to committees (
 ,congress "u section #fja7;c71 n lat]  
?an #ahj days aft] su* date ( enactm5t4 
7#c7 ,unclassifi$ summ>ies ,not)/&+     
p>agraph 7#b7 & subject to p>agraph     
7#d71 if ! ,attorney ,g5]al makes a     
det]m9ation t a decision may n be       
declassifi$ & made available 9 a mann] t
 protects ! national security ( ! ,unit$

 ,/ates1 includ+ me?ods or s\rces relat$
 to national security1 ! ,attorney      
,g5]al %all release an unclassifi$      
summ>y ( su* decision4  7#d7            
,unclassifi$ report ,not)/&+ p>agraphs  
7#b7 & 7#c71 if ! ,attorney ,g5]al makes
 a det]m9ation t any decision may n be  
declassifi$ "u p>agraph 7#b7 & an       
unclassifi$ summ>y ( su* decision may n 
be made available "u p>agraph 7#c71 !   
,attorney ,g5]al %all make available to 
! public an unclassifi$ report on !     
/atus ( ! int]nal delib]ations & process
 reg>d+ ! declassification by p]sonnel (
 ,executive bran* ( su* decisions4 ,su* 
report %all include--  7,a7 an e/imate (
 ! numb] ( decisions t w be declassifi$ 
at ! end ( su* delib]ations2 &  7,b7 an 
e/imate ( ! numb] ( decisions t1 ?r\gh a
 det]m9ation by ! ,attorney ,g5]al1 %all
 rema9 classifi$ to protect ! national  
security ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates4  4  7#b7    
,section #gjb ,section #gjb7l7 ( !      
,=eign ,intellig5ce ,surveillance ,act (
 #aigh 7#ej ,u4,s4,c4 #ahha;a7l77 is    

am5d$ by add+ at ! end ! foll[+3  7#d7  
,disclosure ( decisions  7,a7 ,decision 
def9$ ,9 ?is p>agraph1 ! t]m decision   
means any decision1 ord]1 or op9ion     
issu$ by ! ,=eign ,intellig5ce          
,surveillance ,c\rt or ! ,=eign         
,intellig5ce ,surveillance ,c\rt (      
,review t includes significant          
con/ruction or int]pretation ( ?is      
section4  7,b7 ,requirem5t = disclosure 
,subject to subp>agraphs 7,c7 & 7,d71 ! 
,attorney ,g5]al %all declassify & make 
available to ! public--  7i7 ea*        
decision t is requir$ to be submitt$ to 
committees ( ,congress "u section       
#fja7;c71 n lat] ?an #de days aft] su*  
op9ion is issu$2 &  7ii7 ea* decision   
issu$ prior to ! date ( ! enactm5t ( !  
,,fisa ,c\rt 9 ! ,sun%9e ,act ( #bjac t 
0 requir$ to be submitt$ to committees (
 ,congress "u section #fja7;c71 n lat]  
?an #ahj days aft] su* date ( enactm5t4 
7,c7 ,unclassifi$ summ>ies ,not)/&+     
subp>agraph 7,b7 & subject to           
subp>agraph 7,d71 if ! ,attorney ,g5]al 

makes a det]m9ation t a decision may n  
be declassifi$ & made available 9 a     
mann] t protects ! national security ( !
 ,unit$ ,/ates1 includ+ me?ods or s\rces
 relat$ to national security1 !         
,attorney ,g5]al %all release an        
unclassifi$ summ>y ( su* decision4  7,d7
 ,unclassifi$ report ,not)/&+           
subp>agraphs 7,b7 & 7,c71 if ! ,attorney
 ,g5]al makes a det]m9ation t any       
decision may n be declassifi$ "u        
subp>agraph 7,b7 & an unclassifi$ summ>y
 ( su* decision may n be made available 
"u subp>agraph 7,c71 ! ,attorney ,g5]al 
%all make available to ! public an      
unclassifi$ report on ! /atus ( !       
int]nal delib]ations & process reg>d+ ! 
declassification by p]sonnel (          
,executive bran* ( su* decisions4 ,su*  
report %all include--  7i7 an e/imate ( 
! numb] ( decisions t w be declassifi$  
at ! end ( su* delib]ations2 &  7ii7 an 
e/imate ( ! numb] ( decisions t1 ?r\gh a
 det]m9ation by ! ,attorney ,g5]al1 %all
 rema9 classifi$ to protect ! national  

security ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates4  4