To amend the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 to prohibit the use of authorities under such Act to surveil United States persons and to prohibit the use of information acquired under such Act in any criminal, civil, or administrative proceeding or as part of any criminal, civil, or administrative investigation.
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Summary
What This Bill Does
This bill, To amend the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 to prohibit the use of authorities under such Act to surveil United States persons and to prohibit the use of information acquired under such Act in any criminal, civil, or administrative proceeding or as part of any criminal, civil, or administrative investigation., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting law enforcement, courts, victims, and regulated public-safety actors. The main policy domain is Criminal Justice, Technology, Foreign Policy.
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 id1EAA8DD649194099A2B1AD2C6B3531EE: 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Fourth Amendment Restoration and Protection Act.
- Section id87993c20d1534a49b65a2d6f67328acf: 2. Limitation on authorities in Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 The Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 (50 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.) is...
- Section id9E7D919CEE574AED9D063C4453A15703: 901. Limitations on authorities to surveil United States persons and on use of information concerning United States persons In this section: The terms pen...
Evidence Chain:
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At a Glance
What This Bill Does
This bill, To amend the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 to prohibit the use of authorities under such Act to surveil United States persons and to prohibit the use of information acquired under such Act in any criminal, civil, or administrative proceeding or as part of any criminal, civil, or administrative investigation., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting law enforcement, courts, victims, and regulated public-safety actors.
Key Policy Areas
Criminal Justice, Technology, Foreign Policy
Primary Purpose
This bill, To amend the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 to prohibit the use of authorities under such Act to surveil United States persons and to prohibit the use of information acquired under such Act in any criminal, civil, or administrative proceeding or as part of any criminal, civil, or administrative investigation., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting law enforcement, courts, victims, and regulated public-safety actors.
Policy Domains
Whole bill
Identified Gains
Contextual inference, no direct clause citation- law enforcement, courts, victims, and regulated public-safety actors
Contextual inference, no direct clause citation
Identified Costs
Contextual inference, no direct clause citation- federal implementing agencies
- law enforcement, courts, victims, and regulated public-safety actors
Contextual inference, no direct clause citation
Sponsors
Legislative Progress
IntroducedMr. Paul introduced the following bill; which was read twice …
Bill Structure & Actor Mappings
Who is "The Secretary" in each section?
- "federal_implementing_agencies"
- → Federal agencies assigned duties by the bill
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