,i  #aahth ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #gcca  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,february #ac1       
#bjbd,mr4 ,lieu introduced the following
 bill2 which was referred to the        
,committee on the ,judiciary1 and in    
addition to the ,permanent ,select      
,committee on ,intelligence1 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     
establish a ,,fisa ,oversight ,office   
for applications under the ,foreign     
,intelligence ,surveillance ,act of     
#aigh4  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may 
be cited as the ,protecting ,americans  
from ,undue ,surveillance ,act of #bjbd4
  #b4 ,,fisa ,oversight ,office  7a7 ,in
 general ,title ,i of the ,foreign      
,intelligence ,surveillance ,act of     
#aigh is amended by adding at the end   
the following3  #aac4 ,,fisa ,oversight 
,office  7a7 ,in general ,there is      

established an office1 to be known as   
the ,,fisa ,oversight ,office1 within   
the ,department of ,justice 7hereinafter
 in this section referred to as the     
,office74 ,the ,office-- 7#a7 shall     
evaluate each application under this    
title2  7#b7 excepted as provided in    
paragraph 7#c71 if the ,office          
determines based on the evaluation under
 paragraph 7#a7 that the probable cause 
standard under section #aje7;a77#b7 may 
not be met1 may-- 7,a7 petition to be   
joined as a party2 and  7,b7 file a     
motion with the court alleging that such
 standard has not been met2 and  7#c7 if
 the application is for the surveillance
 of a ,united ,states person and if the 
,office determines based on the         
evaluation under paragraph 7#a7 that the
 probable cause standard under section  
#aje7;a77#b7 has not been clearly met1  
shall--  7,a7 petition to be joined as a
 party2 and  7,b7 file a motion with the
 court alleging that such standard has  
not been met4  7b7 ,access to           

information ,the ,federal office filing 
the application shall provide the       
,office all available evidence that     
pertains to an investigation into a     
,united ,states person4 ,that officer is
 required to notify the ,office each    
time an application is filed with the   
court established under section         
#ajc7;a74  7c7 ,report required ,not    
later than #cfe days after the effective
 date of this section1 the ,attorney    
,general and the ,director shall submit 
to the appropriate committees of        
,congress a report detailing--  7#a7 the
 number of applications for which the   
,,fisa ,oversight ,office has filed a   
motion under subsection 7a77#b77;,b7 or 
7a77#c77;,b7 and information regarding  
the subject of such applications and the
 information sought to be collected2    
7#b7 the number of such applications    
that the ,,fisa ,oversight ,office has  
declined to challenge1 and information  
regarding the subject of such           
applications and the information sought 

to be collected1 as well as information 
regarding the ,office's decision not to 
challenge4  4  7b7 ,clerical amendment  
,the table of contents for such ,act is 
amended by inserting after the item     
pertaining to section #aab the          
following3  ,sec4 #aac4 ,,fisa          
,oversight ,office4  4