,,ii  #aai? ,,congress  #b;d ,session   
,s4 #dgch  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,june #aj1 #bjbf,mr4   
,wyd5 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0    
read twice & ref]r$ to ! ,select        
,committee on ,intellig5ce  ,a ,,bill   
,to implem5t re=ms relat+ to =eign      
intellig5ce surveillance au?orities1    
protections relat+ to w>rantless qu]ies 
= ! communications ( ,unit$ ,/ates      
p]sons1 & = o!r purposes4  #a4          
,protections relat+ to w>rantless qu]ies
 = ! communications ( ,unit$ ,/ates     
p]sons  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,section #gjb7;f7 (
 ! ,=eign ,intellig5ce ,surveillance    
,act ( #aigh 7#ej ,u4,s4,c4 #ahha;a7f77 
is am5d$-- 7#a7 9 p>agraph 7#a77;,a71 by
 ins]t+ & ! limitations & requirem5ts 9 
?is subsection aft] ,con/itution ( !    
,unit$ ,/ates2  7#b7 9 p>agraph 7#e7--  
7,a7 by /rik+ subp>agraph 7,b71 & ins]t+
 ! foll[+3  7,b7 ,! t]m cov]$ in=mation 
means-- 7i7 communications cont5t2 &    
7ii7 in=mation1 ! compell$ disclosure ( 
:i* w\ld require a probable cause w>rant

 if s\ght = law en=cem5t purposes inside
 ! ,unit$ ,/ates4  7,c7 ,! t]m cov]$    
p]son means-- 7i7 a ,unit$ ,/ates p]son2
 or  7ii7 a p]son reasonably believ$ to 
be locat$ 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates-- 7,i7 at ! 
"t ( ! applicable qu]y2 or  7,,ii7 at ! 
"t ( ! communication or creation ( !    
in=mation subject to ! applicable qu]y4 
7,d7 ,! t]m cov]$ qu]y means a qu]y t is
 conduct$-- 7i7 us+ any t]ms associat$ )
 #a or m cov]$ p]sons2 or  7ii7 = a     
significant purpose ( detect+ or        
retriev+ in=mation ( or conc]n+ #a or m 
cov]$ p]sons4  7,e7 ,! t]m qu]y-- 7i7   
means ! use ( any te*nique1 :e!r manual 
or automat$1 to detect or retrieve      
in=mation obta9$ ?r\gh acquisitions     
au?oriz$ "u subsection 7a7 f )9 a sy/em1
 collection1 or assortm5t ( in=mation1  
or a subset !re(2 &  7ii7 does n include
 ! manual obs]vation ( retriev$         
in=mation4  2 &  7#c7 by /rik+ p>agraphs
 7#b7 & 7#c7 & ins]t+ ! foll[+3  7#b7   
,prohibition on w>rantless access to !  
communications & o!r in=mation ( ,unit$ 

,/ates p]sons & p]sons locat$ 9 ! ,unit$
 ,/ates  7,a7 ,9 g5]al ,except z provid$
 9 subp>agraphs 7,b7 & 7,c71 no (fic] or
 employee ( ! ,f$]al ,gov]nm5t may      
access cov]$ in=mation return$ 9        
response to a cov]$ qu]y4  7,b7         
,exceptions = concurr5t au?orization1   
cons5t1 em]g5cy situations1 & c]ta9     
def5sive cyb]security qu]ies  7i7 ,9    
g5]al ,subp>agraph 7,a7 %all n apply    
if-- 7,i7 ! cov]$ p]son to :om ! cov]$  
qu]y relates is ! subject ( an ord] or  
em]g5cy au?orization au?oriz+ electronic
 surveillance or physical se>* "u       
section #aje1 #cjd1 #gjc or #gjd ( ?is  
,act1 or a w>rant issu$ pursuant to !   
,f$]al ,rules ( ,crim9al ,proc$ure by a 
c\rt ( compet5t jurisdiction1 if-- 7aa7 
su* ord]1 au?orization1 or w>rant is    
active at ! "t ! cov]$ qu]y is conduct$2
  7bb7 ! cov]$ qu]y is conduct$ & cov]$ 
in=mation is access$ 9 compliance ) all 
use1 dissem9ation1 qu]y+1 ret5tion1 &   
o!r m9imization limitations requir$ by !
 ord]1 au?orization1 or w>rant2 &  7cc7 

) respect to an em]g5cy au?orization1 ! 
,attorney ,g5]al makes or has made an   
application to ! ,=eign ,intellig5ce    
,surveillance ,c\rt 9 accordance )      
section #aje1 #cjd1 #gjc or #gjd1 z     
applicable2  7,,ii7 7aa7 ! (fic] or     
employee access+ ! cov]$ in=mation has a
 reasonable belief t-- 7,,aa7 an em]g5cy
 exi/s involv+ an imm95t ?reat ( dea? or
 s]i\s bodily h>m2 & 7,,bb7 9 ord] to   
prev5t or mitigate ! ?reat describ$ 9   
item 7aa71 ! cov]$ in=mation mu/ be     
access$ be=e au?orization describ$ 9    
clause 7i7 c1 ) due dilig5ce1 be obta9$2
 &  7bb7 n lat] ?an #g days aft] ! cov]$
 in=mation is access$1 a description ( !
 circum/ances ju/ify+ ! access+ ( !     
cov]$ in=mation is provid$ to ! ,=eign  
,intellig5ce ,surveillance ,c\rt1 !     
congressional intellig5ce committees1 ! 
,committee on ! ,judici>y ( ! ,h\se (   
,repres5tatives1 & ! ,committee on !    
,judici>y ( ! ,s5ate2  7,,iii7 ! cov]$  
p]son to :om ! cov]$ qu]y relates or1 if
 su* p]son is incapable ( provid+       

cons5t1 a ?ird p>ty legally au?oriz$ to 
cons5t on behalf ( su* p]son1 has       
provid$ cons5t = ! access on a          
case-by-case basis2 or  7,,iv7 7aa7 !   
cov]$ in=mation is access$ & us$ =      
def5sive cyb]security purposes1 includ+ 
! protection ( a cov]$ p]son f          
cyb]security attack2  7bb7 o!r ?an = su*
 def5sive cyb]security purposes1 no     
cov]$ in=mation is access$ or review$2 &
  7cc7 n lat] ?an #g days aft] ! cov]$  
in=mation is access$1 a description ( ! 
circum/ances ju/ify+ ! access+ ( ! cov]$
 in=mation is provid$ to ! ,=eign       
,intellig5ce ,surveillance ,c\rt1 !     
congressional intellig5ce committees1 ! 
,committee on ! ,judici>y ( ! ,h\se (   
,repres5tatives1 & ! ,committee on !    
,judici>y ( ! ,s5ate4  7ii7 ,matt]s     
relat+ to em]g5cy qu]ies  7,i7 ,treatm5t
 ( d5ials ( applications aft] em]g5cy   
au?orizations ,if ! ,=eign ,intellig5ce 
,surveillance ,c\rt d5ies an application
 describ$ 9 clause 7i77,i77cc71 !       
re/rictions set =? 9 section            

#aje7;e77#e71 #cjd7;e77#e71             
#gjc7;d77#d71 or #gjd7;d77#d71 z        
applicable1 %all apply4  7,,ii7 ,=eign  
,intellig5ce ,surveillance ,c\rt review 
( em]g5cy exception  7aa7 ,9 g5]al ,n   
lat] ?an #g days aft] receipt ( a       
description provid$ "u clause           
7i77,,ii77bb71 ! ,=eign ,intellig5ce    
,surveillance ,c\rt %all det]m9e :e!r ! 
crit]ia set =? 9 clause 7i77,,ii77aa7 7 
met4  7bb7 ,submission ,! ,=eign        
,intellig5ce ,surveillance ,c\rt may    
require ! submission ( any additional   
in=mation ! ,c\rt consid]s necess>y to  
make ! det]m9ation describ$ 9 item 7aa74
  7cc7 ,crit]ia n met ,if ! ,=eign      
,intellig5ce ,surveillance ,c\rt        
det]m9es t ! crit]ia set =? 9 item 7aa7 
( clause 7i77,,ii7 7 n met1 no in=mation
 obta9$ or evid5ce d]iv$ f ! access+ (  
qu]y+ results %all be receiv$ 9 evid5ce1
 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 o!r    

au?ority ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates1 a ,/ate1 or 
political subdivision !re(1 & no        
in=mation conc]n+ any cov]$ p]son       
acquir$ f access+ ( ! results ( ! cov]$ 
qu]y %all subsequ5tly be us$ or disclos$
 9 any o!r mann] by ,f$]al (fic]s or    
employees )\t ! cons5t ( su* p]son1     
except ) ! approval ( ! ,attorney ,g5]al
 if ! in=mation indicates a ?reat ( dea?
 or s]i\s bodily h>m to any p]son4  7dd7
 ,submissions to ,congress ,n lat] ?an  
#g days aft] ! det]m9ation describ$ 9   
item 7aa7 is made1 a copy ( su*         
det]m9ation %all be provid$ to !        
congressional intellig5ce committees1 ! 
,committee on ! ,judici>y ( ! ,h\se (   
,repres5tatives1 & ! ,committee on !    
,judici>y ( ! ,s5ate4  7iii7 ,assessm5t 
( compliance ,n less frequ5tly ?an once 
ea* ye>1 ! ,attorney ,g5]al %all assess 
compliance ) ! requirem5ts "u subclauses
 7,i77cc7 & 7,,ii77bb7 ( clause 7i7 &   
subclauses 7,i7 & 7,,ii77cc7 ( clause   
7ii74  7,c7 ,=eign intellig5ce purpose  
requir$ = qu]ies  7i7 ,9 g5]al ,except z

 provid$ 9 clause 7ii71 no (fic] or     
employee ( ! ,f$]al ,gov]nm5t may       
conduct a qu]y unless ! qu]y is-- 7,i7  
reasonably likely to retrieve =eign     
intellig5ce in=mation2 &  7,,ii7 is made
 ) a significant =eign intellig5ce      
purpose4  7ii7 ,exceptions ,an (fic] or 
employee ( ! ,f$]al ,bureau (           
,inve/igation may conduct a qu]y if--   
7,i7 7aa7 ! (fic] or employee conduct+ !
 qu]y has a reasonable belief t-- 7,,aa7
 an em]g5cy exi/s involv+ an imm95t     
?reat ( dea? or s]i\s bodily h>m2 &     
7,,bb7 ! qu]y c\ld reasonably be expect$
 to assi/ 9 mitigat+ or elim9at+ t ?reat
 to life or s]i\s bodily h>m2 &  7bb7 n 
lat] ?an #g days aft] ! qu]y is         
conduct$1 a description ( ! qu]y is     
provid$ to ! ,=eign ,intellig5ce        
,surveillance ,c\rt1 ! congressional    
intellig5ce committees1 ! ,committee on 
! ,judici>y ( ! ,h\se ( ,repres5tatives1
 & ! ,committee on ! ,judici>y ( !      
,s5ate2 or  7,,ii7 ! qu]y is necess>y to
 id5tify in=mation t mu/ be produc$ or  

pres]v$ 9 connection ) a litigation     
matt] or to fulfill discov]y obligations
 9 a crim9al matt] "u ! laws ( ! ,unit$ 
,/ates or any ,/ate4  7iii7 ,rule (     
con/ruction ,no?+ 9 ?is subp>agraph %all
 be con/ru$ to limit any ov]sight or    
tra9+ activities requir$ "u any o!r     
provision ( law4  7#c7 ,requir$         
docum5tation & qu]y record sy/em  7,a7  
,docum5tation ,no (fic] or employee ( ! 
,f$]al ,gov]nm5t may conduct a qu]y1 or 
access cov]$ in=mation return$ 9        
response to a cov]$ qu]y1 unless an     
electronic record is creat$ t includes--
 7i7 = ea* qu]y-- 7,i7 ea* t]m us$ = !  
conduct ( ! qu]y2  7,,ii7 ! date ( !    
qu]y2  7,,iii7 ! id5tifi] ( ! (fic] or  
employee :o conduct$ ! qu]y2 &  7,,iv7 a
 /atem5t ( facts ju/ify+ t ! qu]y is    
reasonably likely to retrieve =eign     
intellig5ce in=mation & ! significant   
=eign intellig5ce purpose = ! qu]y or1  
if an exception "u subp>agraph 7,d77ii7 
applies1 a description ( ! basis = su*  
exception2 &  7ii7 = ea* access-- 7,i7 !

 date ( ! access2  7,,ii7 ! id5tifi] ( !
 (fic] or employee :o did ! p>ticul>    
access2 &  7,,iii7 a /atem5t ( facts %[+
 t an access is au?oriz$ by an exception
 "u subp>agraph 7,b74  7,b7 ,qu]y record
 sy/em ,ea* head ( an ag5cy :o is       
au?oriz$ to conduct a cov]$ qu]y %all   
ensure t a sy/em1 me*anism1 or bus9ess  
practice is 9 place to ma9ta9 ! records 
describ$ 9 subp>agraph 7,a71 includ+    
ensur+ t any qu]ies or accesses to cov]$
 in=mation return$ 9 response to cov]$  
qu]ies1 t are conduct$ by automat$ means
 are attribut$ to ! (fic] or employee :o
 0 ! proximate cause ( su* qu]y or      
access4  4  7b7 ,report on compliance ) 
qu]y record sy/em requirem5t ,n lat] ?an
 #ij days aft] ! date ( enactm5t ( ?is  
,act1 ea* head ( a ,f$]al ag5cy describ$
 9 section #gjb7;f77#c77;,b7 ( su* ,act1
 z add$ by subsection 7a71 %all submit  
to ! congressional intellig5ce          
committees1 ! ,committee on ! ,judici>y 
( ! ,h\se ( ,repres5tatives1 & !        
,committee on ! ,judici>y ( ! ,s5ate a  

report on ! compliance ( ! ,f$]al ag5cy 
) ! requirem5t ( su* section4  7c7      
,con=m+ am5dm5ts ,section #gjb7;f7 ( su*
 ,act1 z am5d$ by subsection 7a71 is    
fur!r am5d$-- 7#a7 9 ! head+s =         
subp>agraph 7,b7 ( p>agraph 7#a71       
subp>agraph 7,a7 ( p>agraph 7#b71 &     
subp>agraph 7,a7 ( p>agraph 7#c71 by    
/rik+ ,unit$ ,/ates p]son ea* place x   
appe>s & ins]t+ cov]$ p]son2  7#b7 9    
p>agraph 7#f7-- 7,a7 9 ! head+1 by /rik+
 non-,unit$ ,/ates p]sons & ins]t+      
noncov]$ p]sons2 &  7,b7 by /rik+       
non-,unit$ ,/ates p]sons & ins]t+       
noncov]$ p]sons2 &  7#c7 9 p>agraphs    
7#a7 ?r\gh 7#f71 by /rik+ ,unit$ ,/ates 
p]son ea* place x appe>s & ins]t+ cov]$ 
p]son4  #b4 ,n9e-mon? ext5sion ( section
 #gjb ( ! ,=eign ,intellig5ce           
,surveillance ,act  7a7 ,ext5sion (     
repeal date ( title ,,vii ,section      
#djc7;b7 ( ! ,,fisa ,am5dm5ts ,act (    
#bjjh 7,public ,law #aaj-bfa7 is am5d$--
 7#a7 9 p>agraph 7#a7 7#ej ,u4,s4,c4    
#ahha note71 by /rik+ ,june #ab1 #bjbf &

 ins]t+ ,m>* #ab1 #bjbg2 &  7#b7 9      
p>agraph 7#b7 7#ah ,u4,s4,c4 #beaa      
note71 9 ! matt] prec$+ subp>agraph     
7,a71 by /rik+ ,june #ab1 #bjbf & ins]t+
 ,m>* #ab1 #bjbg4  7b7 ,effective date  
,! am5dm5t made by ?is section %all take
 effect on ! e>li] ( ! date ( ! enactm5t
 ( ?is ,act or ,june #aa1 #bjbf4