,,ii  #aac? ,,congress  #b;d ,session   
,s4 #bjic  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,m>* #f1 #bjad ,mr4    
,wal% introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0    
read twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on !
 ,judici>y  ,a ,,bill  ,to am5d ! ,=eign
 ,intellig5ce ,surveillance ,act ( #aigh
 to modify ! purposes ( au?oriz$        
collection ( bus9ess records & to       
prohibit ! bulk collection ( metadata1  
to require judicial review ( national   
security lett]s1 & = o!r purposes4  #a4 
,%ort title  ,?is ,act may be cit$ z !  
,civil ,lib]ties ,protection ,act4  #b4 
,au?oriz$ purposes = collection (       
bus9ess records = c]ta9 inve/igations   
7a7 ,9 g5]al ,subsection 7a77#a7 (      
section #eja ( ! ,=eign ,intellig5ce    
,surveillance ,act ( #aigh 7#ej         
,u4,s4,c4 #ahfa7 is am5d$ by /rik+ to   
obta9 & all t foll[s ?r\gh cl&e/9e      
intellig5ce activities & ins]t+ to      
protect aga9/ int]national t]rorism1    
cl&e/9e intellig5ce activities1 or !    
prolif]ation ( weapons ( mass           

de/ruction1 or activities 9 prep>ation  
!re=14  7b7 ,applications ,subsection   
7b77#b77;,a7 ( su* section is am5d$ by  
/rik+ to obta9 & all t foll[s ?r\gh     
cl&e/9e intellig5ce activities & ins]t+ 
to protect aga9/ int]national t]rorism1 
cl&e/9e intellig5ce activities1 or !    
prolif]ation ( weapons ( mass           
de/ruction1 or activities 9 prep>ation  
!re=14  7c7 ,con=m+ am5dm5t ,! head+ (  
su* section is am5d$ by /rik+ =eign     
intellig5ce & int]national t]rorism     
inve/igations & ins]t+ int]national     
t]rorism & c]ta9 o!r inve/igations4  #c4
 ,prohibition on bulk collection (      
metadata  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,subsection      
7b77#b77;,a7 ( section #eja ( ! ,=eign  
,intellig5ce ,surveillance ,act ( #aigh 
7#ej ,u4,s4,c4 #ahfa71 z am5d$ by       
section #b7;b7 ( ?is ,act1 is fur!r     
am5d$-- 7#a7 by ins]t+ specific &       
articulable be=e facts %[+2 &  7#b7 by  
ins]t+ ( a specific individual be=e 7o!r
 ?an a ?reat assessm5t74  7b7 ,f9d+s    
au?oriz+ ord]s ,subsection 7c77#a7 ( su*

 section #eja is am5d$ by /rik+ & 7b71 &
 ins]t+ & 7b71 & is reasonable 9 focus1 
scope1 & bread? 9 ! reque/$ production (
 mat]ials p]ta9+ to ! specific          
individual14  7c7 ,report on telephony  
metadata database  7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,n lat]
 ?an #ahj days aft] ! date ( ! enactm5t 
( ?is ,act1 ! ,director ( ! ,national   
,security ,ag5cy %all submit to         
,congress a report on ! plans ( ! ,ag5cy
 = ! telephony metadata database ( !    
,ag5cy4  7#b7 ,elem5ts ,! report %all   
include ! foll[+3 7,a7 ,! plans ( !     
,ag5cy = comply+ ) ! requirem5ts (      
section #eja ( ! ,=eign ,intellig5ce    
,surveillance ,act ( #aigh1 z am5d$ by  
subsection 7a71 ) respect to ! telephony
 metadata database ( ! ,ag5cy1 includ+  
plans = transition+ to a database       
conta9+ in=mation t1 except z describ$ 9
 subp>agraph 7,b71 conta9s only         
in=mation :i* complies ) su*            
requirem5ts1 z s am5d$1 & is purg$ (    
in=mation t does n s comply4  7,b7 ,!   
plans ( ! ,ag5cy = reta9+ in=mation 9 ! 

database relat+ to on-go+ lawsuits )    
respect to ! database4  #d4             
,modification ( requirem5ts & au?orities
 relat+ to nondisclosure requirem5ts 9  
reque/s = access to bus9ess records =   
int]national t]rorism & c]ta9 o!r       
inve/igations  7a7 ,judicial approval   
requir$ = orig9al imposition (          
nondisclosure requirem5ts ,subsection   
7d7 ( section #eja ( ! ,=eign           
,intellig5ce ,surveillance ,act ( #aigh 
7#ej ,u4,s4,c4 #ahfa7 is am5d$-- 7#a7 9 
p>agraph 7#a71 by /rik+ ,no p]son &     
ins]t+ ,subject to p>agraph 7#b71 no    
p]son2  7#b7 by r$esignat+ p>agraph 7#b7
 z p>agraph 7#c72 &  7#c7 by ins]t+ aft]
 p>agraph 7#a7 ! foll[+ new p>agraph    
7#b73  7#b7 ,nondisclosure requirem5ts  
may be includ$ 9 an ord] "u ?is section 
only if ! judge ent]+ ! ord] f9ds t !re 
are reasonable gr\nds to believe t a    
violation ( su* nondisclosure           
requirem5ts w\ld-- 7,a7 significantly   
?reat5 national security2  7,b7 int]f]e 
) an ongo+ inve/igation2  7,c7 endang] !

 life or physical safety ( any p]son2 or
  7,d7 impair diplomatic relations4  4  
7b7 ,effective p]iod ( nondisclosure    
requirem5ts ,su* subsection is fur!r    
am5d$ by add+ at ! end ! foll[+ new     
p>agraph3  7#d7 ,nondisclosure          
requirem5ts "u ?is subsection-- 7,a7 may
 n be effective = a p]iod ( m ?an #ahj  
days2 &  7,b7 may be r5ew$ = additional 
#ahj-;day p]iods if a judge s]v+ 9 !    
pool e/abli%$ by section #ajc7;a7 _c    
make a f9d+ describ$ 9 subsection       
7f77#b77;,c77i7 ) respect to su*        
nondisclosure requirem5ts at ! "t ( su* 
r5ewal4  4  7c7 ,judicial review (      
nondisclosure requirem5ts aft] issuance 
,subsection 7f77#b77;,c7 ( su* section  
is am5d$-- 7#a7 9 clause 7i71 by /rik+  
may endang] & all t foll[s & ins]t+ may 
significantly ?reat5 national security1 
int]f]e ) an ongo+ inve/igation1 endang]
 ! life ( physical safety ( any p]son1  
or impair diplomatic relations42  7#b7  
by /rik+ clause 7ii72  7#c7 by          
r$esignat+ clause 7iii7 z clause 7ii72 &

  7#d7 9 clause 7ii71 z r$esignat$ by   
p>agraph 7#c71 by /rik+ #a ye> & ins]t+ 
#ahj days4  #e4 ,prohibition on transf] 
or /orage ( tangible ?+s d]iv$ f access 
to bus9ess records = int]national       
t]rorism & c]ta9 o!r inve/igations to   
private entities ,section #eja ( !      
,=eign ,intellig5ce ,surveillance ,act (
 #aigh 7#ej ,u4,s4,c4 #ahfa71 z am5d$ by
 ?is ,act1 is fur!r am5d$ by add+ at !  
end ! foll[+ new subsection3  7i7       
,prohibition on transf] or /orage (     
tangible ?+s to or ) private entities   
,no tangible ?+ receiv$ by ! ,f$]al     
,bureau ( ,inve/igation 9 response to an
 ord] "u ?is section1 or any database ( 
su* tangible ?+s1 may be /or$ by a      
private entity or transf]r$ to a private
 entity = /orage4  4  #f4 ,limitations  
on national security lett]s  7a7        
,def9itions  7#a7 ,,fisa ,c\rt ,! t]m   
,,fisa ,c\rt means ! c\rt e/abli%$ "u   
section #ajc7;a7 ( ! ,=eign ,intellig5ce
 ,surveillance ,act ( #aigh 7#ej        
,u4,s4,c4 #ahjc7;a774  7#b7 ,m9imization

 proc$ures ,! t]m m9imization proc$ures 
has ! mean+ giv5 t t]m 9 section        
#eja7;g77#b7 ( ! ,=eign ,intellig5ce    
,surveillance ,act ( #aigh 7#ej         
,u4,s4,c4 #ahfa7;g77#b774  7#c7         
,national security lett] ,! t]m national
 security lett] means a reque/ =        
in=mation "u-- 7,a7 section #bgji (     
title #ah1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code 7to      
access c]ta9 communication s]vice       
provid] records72  7,b7 section #aaad ( 
! ,"r to ,f9ancial ,privacy ,act ( #aigh
 7#ab ,u4,s4,c4 #cdad7 7to obta9        
f9ancial in/itution cu/om] records72    
7,c7 section #hjb ( ! ,national         
,security ,act ( #aidg 7#ej ,u4,s4,c4   
#cafb7 7to obta9 f9ancial in=mation1    
records1 & consum] reports72  7,d7      
section #fbf ( ! ,fair ,cr$it ,report+  
,act 7#ae ,u4,s4,c4 #afhau7 7to obta9   
c]ta9 f9ancial in=mation & consum]      
reports72 or  7,e7 section #fbg ( !     
,fair ,cr$it ,report+ ,act 7#ae         
,u4,s4,c4 #afhav7 7to obta9 c]ta9       
consum] reports74  7#d7 ,unit$ ,/ates   

p]son ,! t]m ,unit$ ,/ates p]son has !  
mean+ giv5 t t]m 9 section #aja7;i7 ( ! 
,=eign ,intellig5ce ,surveillance ,act (
 #aigh 7#ej ,u4,s4,c4 #ahja7;i774  7b7  
,judicial review  7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,except 
z provid$ 9 subsection 7c71 no (fic] or 
employee ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates may issue a  
national security lett] unless ! ,,fisa 
,c\rt1 a ,unit$ ,/ates di/rict c\rt1 or 
a ,unit$ ,/ates ,magi/rate judge issues 
an ord] approv+ an application = !      
national security lett]4  7#b7 ,review (
 application ,! ,,fisa ,c\rt1 a ,unit$  
,/ates di/rict c\rt1 or a ,unit$ ,/ates 
,magi/rate judge may n issue an ord]    
approv+ an application = a national     
security lett] unless su* c\rt or judge 
f9ds t-- 7,a7 !re are specific &        
articulable facts giv+ reason to believe
 t ! in=mation s\ght by ! national      
security lett] is relevant & mat]ial to 
an au?oriz$ inve/igation to protect     
aga9/ int]national t]rorism or cl&e/9e  
intellig5ce activities2  7,b7 ! national
 security lett] is reasonable 9 scope1  

focus1 & bread?2 &  7,c7 su* an         
inve/igation ( a ,unit$ ,/ates p]son is 
n conduct$ solely ^u ! basis (          
activities protect$ by ! fir/ am5dm5t to
 ! ,con/itution ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates4  7#c7
 ,m9imization proc$ures ,an ord] approv+
 an application = a national security   
lett] issu$ "u ?is subsection %all set  
out ! m9imization proc$ures t apply to !
 national security lett]4  7#d7         
,judicial approval requir$ = orig9al    
imposition ( nondisclosure requirem5ts  
,a national security lett] may conta9   
nondisclosure requirem5ts only if !     
,,fisa ,c\rt1 a ,unit$ ,/ates di/rict   
c\rt1 or a ,unit$ ,/ates ,magi/rate     
judge f9ds t !re are reasonable gr\nds1 
relevant to ! au?oriz$ inve/igation     
conc]n$1 to believe t a violation ( !   
nondisclosure requirem5ts w\ld-- 7,a7   
significantly ?reat5 national security2 
7,b7 int]f]e ) an ongo+ inve/igation2   
7,c7 endang] ! life or physical safety (
 any p]son2 or  7,d7 impair diplomatic  
relations4  7c7 ,exception = em]g5cy    

situations  7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,except z     
provid$ 9 p>agraph 7#b71 ! requirem5t = 
an ord] approv+ an application = a      
national security lett] "u subsection   
7b7 %all n apply if ! ,attorney ,g5]al--
 7,a7 reasonably det]m9es t ! factual   
basis = ! issuance ( ! national security
 lett] exi/s2  7,b7 reasonably det]m9es 
t an em]g5cy situation exi/s ) respect  
to ! issuance ( a national security     
lett] be=e an ord] approv+ an           
application = ! national security lett] 
c ) due dilig5ce be obta9$2  7,c7 in=ms1
 ei!r p]sonally or ?r\gh a designee1 !  
,,fisa ,c\rt1 a ,unit$ ,/ates di/rict   
c\rt1 or a ,unit$ ,/ates ,magi/rate     
judge ( ! decision to issue ! national  
security lett] at ! "t ! decision is    
made2 &  7,d7 makes an application =    
approval ( ! issuance ( ! national      
security lett] to ! ,,fisa ,c\rt1 a     
,unit$ ,/ates di/rict c\rt1 or a ,unit$ 
,/ates ,magi/rate judge 9 accordance )  
subsection 7b7 z soon z practicable1 b n
 lat] ?an #g days aft] ! ,attorney      

,g5]al decides to issue ! national      
security lett]4  7#b7 ,m9imization      
proc$ures ,any national security lett]  
issu$ pursuant to ?is subsection %all   
comply ) & include applicable           
m9imization proc$ures4  7#c7 ,t]m9ation 
,a national security lett] issu$        
pursuant to ?is subsection1 & any       
nondisclosure requirem5ts includ$ 9 !   
national security lett]1 %all t]m9ate ^u
 ! e>li] ( ! foll[+3 7,a7 ,:5 in=mation 
s\ght by ! national security lett] is   
obta9$4  7,b7 ,9 ! ev5t an application =
 approval ( ! issuance ( ! national     
security lett] describ$ 9 p>agraph      
7#a77;,d7 is made1 :5 ! application is  
d5i$4  7,c7 ,! date t is sev5 days aft] 
! date ( ! decision ( ! ,attorney ,g5]al
 to issue ! national security lett]4    
7#d7 ,annual reports on issuance ,!     
,director ( ! ,f$]al ,bureau (          
,inve/igation %all submit to !          
,committee on ! ,judici>y ( ! ,s5ate & !
 ,committee on ! ,judici>y ( ! ,h\se (  
,repres5tatives ea* ye> a report on !   

national security lett]s issu$ pursuant 
to ?is subsection dur+ ! prec$+ ye>1    
includ+ a /atem5t ( ! numb] ( national  
security lett]s s issu$ dur+ su* ye>4   
7d7 ,nondisclosure requirem5ts  7#a7    
,disclosure = compliance or legal       
assi/ance  7,a7 ,disclosure au?oriz$ ,a 
recipi5t ( a national security lett]    
conta9+ nondisclosure requirem5ts may   
disclose receipt ( ! national security  
lett] to p]sons necess>y to comply ) !  
national security lett] or an attorney  
to obta9 legal advice or legal assi/ance
 ) respect to ! national security lett]4
  7,b7 ,notice dur+ disclosure (        
applicability ( nondisclosure           
requirem5ts ,a recipi5t disclos+ receipt
 ( a national security lett] to p]sons  
or an attorney pursuant to subp>agraph  
7,a7 %all in=m su* p]sons or attorney ( 
! nondisclosure requirem5ts conta9$ 9 ! 
national security lett]4  7,c7          
,compliance ) nondisclosure requirem5ts 
,any p]son or attorney :o receives a    
disclosure "u subp>agraph 7,a7 %all be  

subject to ! nondisclosure requirem5ts  
conta9$ 9 ! national security lett]     
conc]n$4  7#b7 ,limitation on effective 
p]iod  7,a7 ,initial effective p]iod    
,except z provid$ 9 section #ceaa7;b7 ( 
title #ah1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code 7z am5d$ 
by subp>agraph 7,b771 nondisclosure     
requirem5ts conta9$ 9 a national        
security lett] foll[+ judicial approval 
9 accordance ) subsection 7b77#d7 %all  
be effective = n m ?an #fj days f ! date
 ( ! issuance ( ! national security     
lett]4 ,9 ! case ( a national security  
lett] issu$ 9 accordance ) subsection   
7b7 aft] application describ$ 9         
subsection 7c77#a77;,d71 ! date ( !     
issuance ( ! national security lett] 9  
accordance ) subsection 7b7 %all be     
treat$ z ! date ( ! issuance ( !        
national security lett] = purposes ( ?is
 subp>agraph4  7,b7 ,ext5sions          
,subsection 7b7 ( section #ceaa ( title 
#ah1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 is am5d$ to   
read z foll[s3  7b7 7#a7 ,^u !          
expiration pursuant to section          

#f7;d77#b77;,a7 ( ! ,civil ,lib]ties    
,protection ,act ( ! initial p]iod (    
effectiv5ess ( nondisclosure requirem5ts
 impos$ 9 connection ) a reque/ =       
records1 a report1 or o!r in=mation "u  
section #bgji7;b7 ( ?is title1 section  
#fbf7;a7 or #fbg7;a7 ( ! ,fair ,cr$it   
,report+ ,act1 section                  
#aaed7;a77#e77;,a7 ( ! ,"r to ,f9ancial 
,privacy ,act or section #hjb7;a7 ( !   
,national ,security ,act ( #aidg1 !     
,attorney ,g5]al may petition ! ,unit$  
,/ates di/rict c\rt = ! di/rict 9 :i* ! 
recipi5t ( ! reque/ does bus9ess or     
resides = an ext5sion ( ! p]iod (       
effectiv5ess ( ! nondisclosure          
requirem5ts = n m ?an #ahj days4  7#b7  
,^u petition by ! ,attorney ,g5]al      
pursuant to p>agraph 7#a71 ! c\rt may   
grant an ext5sion ( ! p]iod (           
effectiv5ess ( nondisclosure requirem5ts
 describ$ 9 t p>agraph = n m ?an #ahj   
days if ! c\rt f9ds t !re are reasonable
 gr\nds1 relevant to ! au?oriz$         
inve/igation to protect aga9/           

int]national t]rorism or cl&e/9e        
intellig5ce activities conc]n$1 to      
believe t a violation ( ! nondisclosure 
requirem5ts w\ld-- 7,a7 significantly   
?reat5 national security2  7,b7 int]f]e 
) an ongo+ inve/igation2  7,c7 endang] !
 life or physical safety ( any p]son2 or
  7,d7 impair diplomatic relations4     
7#c7 ,any ext5sion ( ! p]iod (          
effectiv5ess ( nondisclosure requirem5ts
 "u p>agraph 7#b7 may be ext5d$ =       
additional p]iods ( n m ?an #ahj days   
ea* 9 accordance ) ! provisions ( ?is   
subsection4  7#d7 ,! ,attorney ,g5]al   
%all notify ! recipi5t ( a reque/       
describ$ 9 p>agraph 7#a7 t conta9s      
nondisclosure requirem5ts ( ea* petition
 = ! ext5sion ( ! p]iod ( effectiv5ess (
 su* nondisclosure requirem5ts t is fil$
 by ! ,attorney ,g5]al "u ?is           
subsection4  4  7e7 ,use ( in=mation    
7#a7 ,in=mation conc]n+ a ,unit$ ,/ates 
p]son ,no in=mation acquir$ pursuant to 
a national security lett] conc]n+ a     
,unit$ ,/ates p]son may be us$ 9        

violation ( ! m9imization proc$ures     
adopt$ pursuant to subsection 7b77#c7 or
 requir$ pursuant to subsection 7c77#b71
 z applicable4  7#b7 ,c]ta9 in=mation   
obta9$ dur+ em]g5cies  7,a7 ,9 g5]al ,9 
! case ( a national security lett] issu$
 pursuant to subsection 7c71 if !       
application = approval ( issuance       
describ$ 9 p>agraph 7#a77;,d7 ( t       
subsection is d5i$ or if ! production ( 
in=mation is t]m9at$ )\t ! issuance ( an
 ord] ( approval1 no in=mation obta9$ or
 evid5ce d]iv$ f ! national security    
lett] %all be receiv$ 9 evid5ce or      
o!rwise disclos$ 9 any trial1 he>+1 or  
o!r proce$+ 9 or be=e any c\rt1 gr&     
jury1 dep>tm5t1 (fice1 ag5cy1 regulatory
 body1 legislative committee1 or any    
au?ority ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates1 a ,/ate1 or 
political subdivision !re(1 & no        
in=mation conc]n+ any ,unit$ ,/ates     
p]son acquir$ f su* production %all     
subsequ5tly be us$ or disclos$ 9 any o!r
 mann] by any (fic] or employee ( !     
,unit$ ,/ates )\t ! cons5t ( su* p]son1 

except ) ! approval ( ! ,attorney ,g5]al
 if ! in=mation indicates a ?reat ( dea?
 or s]i\s bodily h>m to any p]son4  7,b7
 ,assessm5t ( compliance ,! ,attorney   
,g5]al %all assess & ensure compliance )
 ! limitations 9 subp>agraph 7,a74  7#c7
 ,privileg$ ,no o!rwise privileg$       
in=mation acquir$ pursuant to a national
 security lett] %all lose its privileg$ 
"*4  7#d7 ,lawful purposes ,no in=mation
 acquir$ pursuant to a national security
 lett] may be us$ or disclos$ by (fic]s 
or employees ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates except = 
lawful purposes4  #g4 ,effective date   
,?is ,act & ! am5dm5ts made by ?is ,act 
%all take effect #ahj days aft] ! date (
 ! enactm5t ( ?is ,act4