To amend title 18, United States Code, to require that notice of criminal surveillance orders be eventually provided to targets, to reform the use of nondisclosure orders to providers, to prohibit indefinite sealing of criminal surveillance orders, and for other purposes.
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Summary
What This Bill Does
This bill, To amend title 18, United States Code, to require that notice of criminal surveillance orders be eventually provided to targets, to reform the use of nondisclosure orders to providers, to prohibit indefinite sealing of criminal surveillance orders, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting law enforcement, courts, victims, and regulated public-safety actors. The main policy domain is Criminal Justice, Government Operations, Technology.
Who Benefits and How
law enforcement, courts, victims, and regulated public-safety actors may benefit from new authority, funding, eligibility, regulatory clarity, or reduced risk created by the bill.
Who Bears the Burden and How
federal implementing agencies, law enforcement, courts, victims, and regulated public-safety actors may take on implementation duties, reporting obligations, compliance costs, or oversight responsibilities.
Key Provisions
- Section H9F520ABC00714A54847AEAA243CC49F0: 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Government Surveillance Transparency Act of 2023.
- Section HFB1F5E0EEB4A436F8B8193D12A32F2D9: 2. Criminal surveillance orders Part II of title 18, United States Code, is amended by inserting after chapter 206 the following: 206ACriminal surveillance...
- Section H5DAA54A92A8C42338764F422EB257FF6: 3131. Definitions In this chapter: The term application— means an application for a criminal surveillance order; and includes all supporting affidavits and...
- Section H5331FFD9316043F2B9F5056E0143344D: 3132. Criminal surveillance orders Except as provided in paragraph (2), a court may not seal a criminal surveillance order, application, or inventory for a...
- Section H41EA7B29787F4D758AB825FAC2FEB974: 3133. Request for unsealing or challenging redactions Any person may submit a request to a court to— unseal an application for a criminal surveillance order, a...
Evidence Chain:
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At a Glance
What This Bill Does
This bill, To amend title 18, United States Code, to require that notice of criminal surveillance orders be eventually provided to targets, to reform the use of nondisclosure orders to providers, to prohibit indefinite sealing of criminal surveillance orders, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting law enforcement, courts, victims, and regulated public-safety actors.
Key Policy Areas
Criminal Justice, Government Operations, Technology
Primary Purpose
This bill, To amend title 18, United States Code, to require that notice of criminal surveillance orders be eventually provided to targets, to reform the use of nondisclosure orders to providers, to prohibit indefinite sealing of criminal surveillance orders, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting law enforcement, courts, victims, and regulated public-safety actors.
Policy Domains
Whole bill
Identified Gains
- law enforcement, courts, victims, and regulated public-safety actors
Identified Costs
- federal implementing agencies
- law enforcement, courts, victims, and regulated public-safety actors
Sponsors
Ted Lieu
D-CA | Primary Sponsor
Legislative Progress
IntroducedMr. Lieu (for himself and Mr. Davidson) introduced the following …
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Bill Structure & Actor Mappings
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- "the_administrator"
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