,i #aacth ,,congress #b;d ,session ,h4 ,r4 #eeie ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of ,,representatives ,september #ah1 #bjad ,ms4 ,gabbard 7for herself and ,mr4 ,gowdy7 introduced the following bill2 which was referred to the ,committee on ,oversight and ,government ,reform1 and in addition to the ,committees on the ,judiciary1 ,select ,intelligence 7,permanent ,select71 and ,homeland ,security1 for a period to be subsequently determined by the ,speaker1 in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned ,a ,,bill ,to reform the ,privacy and ,civil ,liberties ,oversight ,board1 and for other purposes4 #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as the ,strengthening ,privacy1 ,oversight1 and ,transparency ,act or the ,,spot ,act4 #b4 ,inclusion of foreign intelligence activities in oversight authority of the ,privacy and ,civil ,liberties ,oversight ,board ,section #ajfa of the ,intelligence ,reform and ,terrorism ,prevention ,act of #bjjd 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #bjjj;ee7 is amended by inserting and conduct foreign intelligence activities after terrorism in the following provisions3 7#a7 ,paragraphs 7#a7 and 7#b7 of subsection 7c74 7#b7 ,subparagraphs 7,a7 and 7,b7 of subsection 7d77#a74 7#c7 ,subparagraphs 7,a71 7,b71 and 7,c7 of subsection 7d77#b74 #c4 ,submission of whistleblower complaints to the ,privacy and ,civil ,liberties ,oversight ,board ,section #ajfa of the ,intelligence ,reform and ,terrorism ,prevention ,act of #bjjd 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #bjjj;ee71 as amended by section #b1 is further amended-- 7#a7 in subsection 7d71 by adding at the end the following new paragraph3 7#e7 ,whistleblower complaints 7,a7 ,submission to ,board ,an employee of1 or contractor or detailee to1 an element of the intelligence community may submit to the ,board a complaint or information that such employee1 contractor1 or detailee believes relates to a privacy or civil liberties concern4 7,b7 ,authority of ,board ,the ,board may take such action as the ,board considers appropriate with respect to investigating a complaint or information submitted under subparagraph 7,a7 or transmitting such complaint or information to any other ,executive agency or the congressional intelligence committees4 7,c7 ,relationship to existing laws ,the authority under subparagraph 7,a7 of an employee1 contractor1 or detailee to submit to the ,board a complaint or information shall be in addition to any other authority under another provision of law to submit a complaint or information4 ,any action taken under any other provision of law by the recipient of a complaint or information shall not preclude the ,board from taking action relating to the same complaint or information4 7,d7 ,relationship to actions taken under other laws ,nothing in this paragraph shall prevent-- 7i7 any individual from submitting a complaint or information to any authorized recipient of the complaint or information2 or 7ii7 the recipient of a complaint or information from taking independent action on the complaint or information4 2 and 7#b7 by adding at the end the following new subsection3 7n7 ,definitions ,in this section1 the terms congressional intelligence committees and intelligence community have the meaning given such terms in section #c of the ,national ,security ,act of #aidg 7#ej ,u4,s4,c4 #cjjc74 4 #d4 ,privacy and ,civil ,liberties ,oversight ,board subpoena power ,section #ajfa7;g7 of the ,intelligence ,reform and ,terrorism ,prevention ,act of #bjjd 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #bjjj;ee7g77 is amended-- 7#a7 in paragraph 7#a77;,d71 by striking submit a written request to the ,attorney ,general of the ,united ,states that the ,attorney ,general2 7#b7 by striking paragraph 7#b72 and 7#c7 by redesignating paragraphs 7#c7 and 7#d7 as paragraphs 7#b7 and 7#c71 respectively4 #e4 ,appointment of staff of the ,privacy and ,civil ,liberties ,oversight ,board ,section #ajfa7;j7 of the ,intelligence ,reform and ,terrorism ,prevention ,act of #bjjd 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #bjjj;ee7j77 is amended-- 7#a7 by redesignating paragraphs 7#b7 and 7#c7 as paragraphs 7#c7 and 7#d71 respectively2 and 7#b7 by inserting after paragraph 7#a7 the following new paragraph3 7#b7 ,appointment in absence of chairman ,if the position of chairman of the ,board is vacant1 during the period of the vacancy the ,board1 at the direction of the majority of the members of the ,board1 may exercise the authority of the chairman under paragraph 7#a74 4 #f4 ,privacy and ,civil ,liberties ,oversight ,board 7a7 ,in general ,section #ajfa of the ,intelligence ,reform and ,terrorism ,prevention ,act of #bjjd 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #bjjj;ee71 as amended by sections #b and #c1 is further amended-- 7#a7 in subsection 7h7-- 7,a7 in paragraph 7#a71 by inserting full-time after #d additional2 and 7,b7 in paragraph 7#d77;,b71 by striking 1 except that and all that follows through the end and inserting a period2 7#b7 in subsection 7i77#a7-- 7,a7 in subparagraph 7,a71 by striking level ,,iii of the ,executive ,schedule under section #ecad and inserting level ,,ii of the ,executive ,schedule under section #ecac2 and 7,b7 in subparagraph 7,b71 by striking level ,,iv of the ,executive ,schedule and all that follows through the end and inserting level ,,iii of the ,executive ,schedule under section #ecad of title #e1 ,united ,states ,code42 and 7#c7 in subsection 7j77#a71 by striking level ,v of the ,executive ,schedule under section #ecaf and inserting level ,,iv of the ,executive ,schedule under section #ecae4 7b7 ,effective date2 applicability 7#a7 ,in general ,the amendments made by subsection 7a7 shall-- 7,a7 take effect on the date of enactment of this ,act2 and 7,b7 except as provided in paragraph 7#b71 apply to any appointment to a position as a member of the ,privacy and ,civil ,liberties ,oversight ,board made on or after the date of the enactment of this ,act4 7#b7 ,exceptions 7,a7 ,compensation changes ,the amendments made by paragraphs 7#b77;,a7 and 7#c7 of subsection 7a7 shall take effect on the first day of the first pay period beginning after the date of the enactment of this ,act4 7,b7 ,election to serve full time by incumbents 7i7 ,in general ,an individual serving as a member of the ,privacy and ,civil ,liberties ,oversight ,board on the date of the enactment of this ,act1 including a member continuing to serve as a member under section #ajfa7;h77#d77;,b7 of the ,intelligence ,reform and ,terrorism ,prevention ,act of #bjjd 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #bjjj;ee7h77#d77;,b771 7in this subparagraph referred to as a current member7 may make an election to-- 7,i7 serve as a member of the ,privacy and ,civil ,liberties ,oversight ,board on a full-time basis and in accordance with section #ajfa of the ,intelligence ,reform and ,terrorism ,prevention ,act of #bjjd 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #bjjj;ee71 as amended by this ,act2 or 7,,ii7 serve as a member of the ,privacy and ,civil ,liberties ,oversight ,board on a part-time basis in accordance with such section #ajfa1 as in effect on the day before the date of enactment of this ,act1 including the limitation on service after the expiration of the term of the member under subsection 7h77#d77;,b7 of such section1 as in effect on the day before the date of the enactment of this ,act4 7ii7 ,election to serve full time ,a current member making an election under clause 7i77,i7 shall begin serving as a member of the ,privacy and ,civil ,liberties ,oversight ,board on a full-time basis on the first day of the first pay period beginning not less than #fj days after the date on which the current member makes the election4 #g4 ,provision of information about government activities under the ,foreign ,intelligence ,surveillance ,act of #aigh to the ,privacy and ,civil ,liberties ,oversight ,board ,the ,attorney ,general should fully inform the ,privacy and ,civil ,liberties ,oversight ,board about any activities carried out by the ,government under the ,foreign ,intelligence ,surveillance ,act of #aigh 7#ej ,u4,s4,c4 #ahja et seq471 including by providing to the ,board-- 7#a7 copies of each detailed report submitted to a committee of ,congress under such ,act2 and 7#b7 copies of each decision1 order1 and opinion of the ,foreign ,intelligence ,surveillance ,court or the ,foreign ,intelligence ,surveillance ,court of ,review required to be included in the report under section #fja7;a7 of such ,act 7#ej ,u4,s4,c4 #ahga7;a774