To amend the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 to reform certain authorities and to provide greater transparency and oversight.
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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:
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At a Glance
What This Bill Does
Reforms FISA Section 702 to require warrants and limit FBI query authority
Who Benefits
- US persons
- Civil liberties
- Fourth Amendment rights
Who Bears Costs
- FBI
- Intelligence community
- National security
Key Policy Areas
National Security, Civil Liberties, Surveillance
Primary Purpose
Reforms FISA Section 702 to require warrants and limit FBI query authority
Policy Domains
Legislative Strategy
"Protect privacy while maintaining intelligence capabilities"
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, …
Stakeholder Effects
cui bono?How this legislation distributes effects. Mention counts reflect frequency, not effect magnitude.
Attorney General and DNI, Attorney General and DOJ, Attorney General and FISA applicants
Positive-direction: Congressional oversight committees, FISC and FISC-R, NSA collection programs
Negative-direction: Attorney General and DNI, Attorney General and DOJ, Attorney General and FISA applicants, DNI, DNI and intelligence community, DOJ Inspector General, FBI, FBI Director, FBI and DOJ FISA applicants, FBI field offices and personnel, FBI personnel, FBI personnel conducting queries, FISC, FISC judges, Federal agency heads, Federal officials violating FISA, Federal prosecutors and investigators, Government investigators, Government officials making FISA applications, Intelligence community agencies, Law enforcement seeking data, NSA and intelligence agencies, Parties before FISC
FISA violation victims, Individuals with data broker records, Surveillance targets
Data brokers, Data brokers and third parties
Bill Structure & Actor Mappings
Who is "The Secretary" in each section?
- "fbi_director"
- → FBI Director
- "attorney_general"
- → Attorney General
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