,,ii  #aaith ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 #cfif  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,january #bg1  
#bjbf,mr4 ,grassley introduced the      
following bill2 which was read twice and
 referred to the ,committee on the      
,judiciary  ,a ,,bill  ,to amend section
 #e of the ,reforming ,intelligence and 
,securing ,america ,act to ensure       
,member access to the ,foreign          
,intelligence ,surveillance ,court and  
,foreign ,intelligence ,surveillance    
,court of ,review1 and for other        
purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act  
may be cited as the ,,fisa              
,accountability and ,extension ,act of  
#bjbf4  #b4 ,ensuring ,member ,access to
 the ,foreign ,intelligence             
,surveillance ,court and ,foreign       
,intelligence ,surveillance ,court of   
,review ,section #e of the ,reforming   
,intelligence and ,securing ,america    
,act 7#ej ,u4,s4,c4 #ahjc note71 is     
amended-- 7#a7 in subsection 7d7 by     
striking on their behalf1 pursuant to   

such procedures as the ,attorney        
,general1 in consultation with the      
,director of ,national ,intelligence may
 establish and inserting in addition or 
on their behalf2 and  7#b7 by adding at 
the end the following3  7e7 ,revoking   
previous procedures ,any procedures     
promulgated by the ,attorney ,general in
 consultation with the ,director of     
,national ,intelligence pursuant to     
subsection 7d7 as in effect before the  
date of enactment of this subsection    
shall be void1 including the ,attorney  
,general ,procedures for ,congressional 
,attendance at ,proceedings of the      
,foreign ,intelligence ,surveillance    
,court and the ,foreign ,intelligence   
,surveillance ,court of ,review dated   
,november #ah1 #bjbd4  7f7 ,prohibition 
on restrictions  7#a7 ,in general ,the  
,foreign ,intelligence ,surveillance    
,court and the ,foreign ,intelligence   
,surveillance ,court of ,review shall   
not have any authority to impose any    
restrictions on ,members or designated  

staff attending proceedings pursuant to 
subsection 7d7 that are not also applied
 to the ,department of ,justice4  7#b7  
,requirements ,each individual and      
designated staff described in subsection
 7d7 shall be allowed to observe in its 
entirety any proceeding of the ,foreign 
,intelligence ,surveillance ,court or   
the ,foreign ,intelligence ,surveillance
 ,court of ,review4  7#c7 ,space        
constraints  7,a7 ,in general ,the      
,foreign ,intelligence ,surveillance    
,court and the ,foreign ,intelligence   
,surveillance ,court of ,review shall   
use all physical space to the maximum   
extent possible1 such that any          
individual and designated staff         
described in subsection 7d7 present in  
attendance shall have physical access to
 the courtrooms of the ,foreign         
,intelligence ,surveillance ,court and  
,foreign ,intelligence ,surveillance    
,court of ,review to attend any         
proceeding of such courts4  7,b7        
,alternative if space unavailable ,if   

the ,foreign ,intelligence ,surveillance
 ,court or the ,foreign ,intelligence   
,surveillance ,court of ,review is      
unable to accommodate all individuals   
and staff described in subsection 7d7   
due to courtroom physical space         
constraints1 such courts shall provide  
any such present individuals and staff  
who are not able to be physically       
present in the courtroom during a       
proceeding with full visual and audio   
access to observe the proceeding4  4    
#c4 ,penalties  7a7 ,offenses ,section  
#aji7;a7 of the ,foreign ,intelligence  
,surveillance ,act of #aigh 7#ej        
,u4,s4,c4 #ahji7 is amended by adding at
 the end the following3  7e7            
,information acquired under section #gjb
 ,information acquired under section    
#gjb of this ,act shall be deemed to be 
information acquired from an electronic 
surveillance pursuant to title ,i for   
purposes of this section4  4  7b7 ,civil
 actions ,section #aaj of the ,foreign  
,intelligence ,surveillance ,act of     

#aigh 7#ej ,u4,s4,c4 #ahaj7 is amended--
 7#a7 by redesignating paragraphs 7#a7  
and 7#b7 of subsection 7a7 as           
subparagraphs 7,a7 and 7,b71            
respectively1 and adjusting the margins 
accordingly2  7#b7 by redesignating     
subsections 7a71 7b71 and 7c7 as        
paragraphs 7#a71 7#b71 and 7#c71        
respectively1 and adjusting the margins 
accordingly2  7#c7 in the matter        
preceding paragraph 7#a71 as so         
redesignated-- 7,a7 by striking ,an     
aggrieved and inserting the following3  
7a7 ,in general ,an aggrieved  2  7#d7  
in subsection 7a71 as so redesignated1  
in the matter preceding paragraph 7#a71 
as so redesignated-- 7,a7 by inserting  
or in violation of section #afbc of     
title #ah1 ,united ,states ,code1 after 
in violation of section #aji2 and  7,b7 
by inserting 1 or who knowingly aided or
 abetted any person in committing such  
violation1 after such violation2 and    
7#e7 by adding at the end the following3
  7b7 ,exception ,no cause of action    

shall lie in any court against a        
provider of a wire or electronic        
communication service1 landlord1        
custodian1 or other person 7including   
any officer1 employee1 agent1 or other  
specified person thereof7 that furnishes
 any information1 facilities1 or        
technical assistance in accordance with 
a court order or request for emergency  
assistance under this ,act4  7c7        
,information acquired under section #gjb
 ,information acquired under section    
#gjb of this ,act shall be deemed to be 
information acquired from an electronic 
surveillance pursuant to title ,i for   
purposes of this section4  7d7 ,statute 
of limitations ,an action under this    
section may not be commenced later than 
#e years after the date the aggrieved   
party first obtained actual notice of   
the violation4  4  7c7 ,civil liability 
for physical searches ,section #cjh of  
the ,foreign ,intelligence ,surveillance
 ,act 7#ej ,u4,s4,c4 #ahbh7 is amended1 
in the matter preceding paragraph 7#a71 

by inserting 1 or who knowingly aided or
 abetted any person in committing such  
violation1 after such violation4  #d4   
,amicus curiae designation ,section     
#ajc7;i77#a7 of the ,foreign            
,intelligence ,surveillance ,act of     
#aigh 7#ej ,u4,s4,c4 #ahjc7;i77#a77 is  
amended-- 7#a7 by striking ,the         
presiding judges and inserting the      
following3  7,b7 ,designation by        
presiding judges  2  7#b7 by inserting  
before subparagraph 7,b71 as so         
designated1 the following3  7,a7        
,proposal for designation  7i7 ,senate  
proposals ,not later than #ij days after
 the date of enactment of the ,,fisa    
,accountability and ,extension ,act of  
#bjbf1 the majority leader of the       
,senate1 with the consent of the        
minority leader of the ,senate and in   
consultation with the chair and vice    
chair of the ,select ,committee on      
,intelligence of the ,senate and the    
chair and ranking member of the         
,committee on the ,judiciary of the     

,senate1 shall submit a list of not     
fewer than #f individuals to the        
presiding judges of the courts          
established under subsections 7a7 and   
7b7 to be considered for designation as 
amicus curiae under subparagraph 7,b7 of
 this paragraph4  7ii7 ,house of        
,representatives proposals ,not later   
than #ij days after the date of         
enactment of the ,,fisa ,accountability 
and ,extension ,act of #bjbf1 the       
,speaker of the ,house of               
,representatives1 with the consent of   
the minority leader of the ,house of    
,representatives and in consultation    
with the chair and ranking member of the
 ,permanent ,select ,committee on       
,intelligence of the ,house of          
,representatives and the chair and      
ranking member of the ,committee on the 
,judiciary of the ,house of             
,representatives1 shall submit a list of
 not fewer than #f individuals to the   
presiding judges of the courts          
established under subsections 7a7 and   

7b7 to be considered for designation as 
amicus curiae under subparagraph 7,b7 of
 this paragraph4  7iii7 ,modification of
 lists ,the majority leader of the      
,senate or the ,speaker of the ,house of
 ,representatives1 with respect to a    
list submitted under clause 7i7 or 7ii71
 respectively-- 7,i7 may modify the list
 at any time in accordance with the     
requirements of the respective clause2  
and  7,,ii7 shall ensure that the list  
includes not fewer than #f individuals  
at all times4  2  7#c7 in subparagraph  
7,b71 as so designated-- 7,a7 in the    
first sentence1 by striking after the   
enactment of this subsection1 jointly   
designate not fewer than #e individuals 
and inserting after the date of         
enactment of the ,,fisa ,accountability 
and ,extension ,act of #bjbf1 jointly   
designate not fewer than #h individuals 
from the lists submitted under          
subparagraph 7,a7 of this paragraph2 and
  7,b7 by striking the second sentence2 
and  7#d7 by adding at the end the      

following3  7,c7 ,transition ,on the    
date of submission of the list under    
clause 7i7 or 7ii7 of subparagraph 7,a71
 whichever submission occurs first1 any 
individual serving as amicus curiae     
shall be removed and all designations   
shall occur pursuant to subparagraphs   
7,a7 and 7,b74  4  #e4 ,whistleblower   
disclosures ,section #daf of title #e1  
,united ,states ,code1 is amended in    
subsection 7e7 by adding at the end the 
following3  7#d7 ,rule of construction  
,nothing in this subsection may be      
construed to revoke or diminish any     
right of an individual provided by      
section #bcjc or #gbaa of this title to 
make a protected disclosure to any      
congressional committee4  4  #f4        
,extension of authorities  7a7 ,,fisa   
,amendments ,act of #bjjh ,section      
#djc7;b7 of the ,,fisa ,amendments ,act 
of #bjjh 7,public ,law #aaj-bfa2 #abb   
,stat4 #bdgd7 is amended-- 7#a7 in      
paragraph 7#a71 by striking two years   
and inserting #h years2 and  7#b7 in    

paragraph 7#b7 in the matter preceding  
subparagraph 7,a71 by striking two years
 and inserting #h years4  7b7           
,conforming amendment ,section          
#djd7;b77#a7 of the ,,fisa ,amendments  
,act of #bjjh 7,public ,law #aaj-bfa2   
#abb ,stat4 #bdgf71 is amended in the   
subsection heading by striking two years
 and inserting #h years4