To amend the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 to reform certain authorities and to provide greater transparency and oversight.
Sponsors
Legislative Progress
ReportedAdditional sponsors: Mr. Lieu, Mr. Crane, Ms. Norton, Ms. Hoyle …
Reported from the Committee on the Judiciary with an amendment
Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence discharged; committed to the Committee …
Mr. Biggs (for himself, Mr. Nadler, Mr. Jordan, Ms. Jayapal, …
Summary
What This Bill Does
Restricts FBI querying of Section 702 data using US person identifiers. Limits query authority to 5 designated individuals per field office and requires warrant for most queries.
Who Benefits and How
- US persons gain privacy protection from warrantless searches
- Civil liberties strengthened through warrant requirements
- Fourth Amendment rights better protected
Who Bears the Burden and How
- FBI faces strict limits on query personnel
- Intelligence community adapts to warrant requirements
- National security operations may be slowed
Key Provisions
- Maximum 5 query-authorized personnel per FBI field office
- Warrant required for US person queries (with exceptions)
- Detailed record-keeping for all queries
- Reporting requirements on query procedures
Evidence Chain:
This summary is derived from the structured analysis below. See "Detailed Analysis" for per-title beneficiaries/burden bearers with clause-level evidence links.
Primary Purpose
Reforms FISA Section 702 to require warrants and limit FBI query authority
Policy Domains
Legislative Strategy
"Protect privacy while maintaining intelligence capabilities"
Bill Structure & Actor Mappings
Who is "The Secretary" in each section?
- "fbi_director"
- → FBI Director
- "attorney_general"
- → Attorney General
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