FISA and NSA Legislation Introduced in the 113th Congress (Revised 03/14/14) American Library Association Washington Office Date Bill Number Official Title Short Title Sponsor 6/17/2013 H.R. 2399 To prevent the mass collection of records of innocent Americans Limiting Internet and Blanket Electronic Conyers [MI-13] under section 501 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of Review of Telecommunications and Email 1978, as amended by section 215 of the USA PATRIOT Act, and to Act provide for greater accountability and transparency in the implementation of the USA PATRIOT Act and the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978. 6/19/2013 H.R. 2440 To require the Attorney General to disclose each decision, order, or FISA Court in the Sunshine Act of 2013 Jackson Lee [TX-18] opinion of a Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court that includes significant legal interpretation of section 501 or 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 unless such disclosure is not in the national security interest of the United States and for other purposes. 6/20/2013 H.R. 2475 To require the Attorney General to disclose each decision, order, or Ending Secret Law Act Schiff [CA-28] opinion of a Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court that includes significant legal interpretation of section 501 or 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 unless such disclosure is not in the national security interest of the United States and for other purposes. 6/28/2013 H.R. 2586 To amend the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 to FISA Court Accountability Act Cohen [TN-9] provide for the designation of Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court judges by the Speaker of the House of Representatives, the minority leader of the House of Representatives, the majority and minority leaders of the Senate, and the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court, and for other purposes. 6/28/2013 H.R. 2603 To amend the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 to allow Relevancy Act Ross [FL-15] access to certain business records only if an investigation relates to a specific individual or specific group of individuals. 7/11/2013 H.R. 2684 To require the Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation to Telephone Surveillance Accountability Act of Lynch [MA-8] report and obtain court approval for broad telephony metadata 2013 collection searches, and for other purposes. 7/18/2013 H.R. 2736 To allow entities required to comply with orders or directives under Government Surveillance Transparency Act Larsen [WA-2] the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 to publicly report of 2013 every 90 days certain aggregate information related to the compliance with such orders or directives. 7/19/2013 H.R. 2761 To require Presidential appointment and Senate confirmation of Presidential Appointment of FISA Court Schiff [CA-28] Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court judges. Judges Act 7/24/2013 H.R. 2818 To repeal the USA PATRIOT Act and the FISA Amendments Act of Surveillance State Repeal Act Holt [NJ-12] 2008, and for other purposes. 7/30/2013 H.R. 2849 To amend the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 to Privacy Advocate General Act of 2013 Lynch [MA-8] establish an Office of the Privacy Advocate General. 8/2/2013 H.R. 3035 To permit periodic public reporting by electronic communications Surveillance Order Reporting Act Lofgren [CA-19] providers and remote computer service providers of certain estimates pertaining to requests or demands by Federal agencies under the provisions of certain surveillance laws where disclosure of such estimates is, or may be, otherwise prohibited by law. 9/9/2013 H.R. 3070 To amend section 501 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of NSA Accountability Act Fitzpatrick [PA-8] 1978 to reform access to certain business records for foreign intelligence and international terrorism investigations, and for other purposes. 9/16/2013 H.R. 3103 To amend the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 to Intelligence Oversight and Accountability Act Thompson [CA-5] modify the reporting requirements for decisions of the Foreign of 2013 Intelligence Surveillance Court. 9/20/2013 H.R. 3159 To provide for the appointment of a public interest advocate in Ensuring Adversarial Process in the FISA Schiff [CA-28] matters involving a significant legal interpretation or construction of Court Act the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978, and for other purposes. 9/26/2013 H.R. 3195 To amend the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 to FISA Court Oversight Underscoring Israel [NY-3] provide for the designation of Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Responsibility and Transparency Act Court judges by the President, majority of the Supreme Court, Speaker and minority leader of the House of Representatives, and majority leader and minority leader of the Senate, and to provide for the public disclosure of Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court decisions. 10/1/2013 H.R. 3228 To establish the Office of the Constitutional Advocate to provide FISA Court Reform Act of 2013 Van Hollen, Chris [MD- advocacy in cases before courts established by the Foreign 8] Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978, and for other purposes. 10/29/2013 H.R. 3361 To reform the authorities of the Federal Government to require the Uniting and Strengthening America by Sensenbrenner [WI-5] production of certain business records, conduct electronic Fulfilling Rights and Ending Eavesdropping, surveillance, use pen registers and trap and trace devices, and use Dragnet Collection, and Online Monitoring other forms of information gathering for foreign intelligence, Act 10/30/2013 H.R. 3436 Tocounterterrorism, require the Director and criminal of the National purposes, Security and for Agency other purposes.and the None Sanford [SC-1] Inspector General of the National Security Agency to be appointed by the President, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, and for other purposes. 12/12/2013 H.R. 3756 To provide for the public disclosure of information regarding None Perry [PA-4] surveillance activities under the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978. 1/14/2014 H.R. 3875 To amend the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 to Telephone Metadata Reform Act Schiff [CA-28] reform the telephone metadata program. 1/15/2014 H.R. 3880 To provide for the expiration of certain provisions of the USA National Security Agency Data Collection Carney [DE] PATRIOT Act and the FISA Amendments Act of 2008 on December Review Act of 2014 31, 2014. 1/15/2014 H.R. 3881 To amend the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 to Expansion of National Security Agency Carney [DE] provide for more transparency of the programs carried out under Oversight Act that Act. 1/15/2014 H.R. 3882 To require the Comptroller General to produce annual reports on National Security Agency Accountability Act Carney [DE] programs under the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978. 1/15/2014 H.R. 3883 To require the President to implement the recommendations of the Big Brother Is Not Watching You Act Grayson [FL-9] President's Review Group on Intelligence and Communications Technologies. 1/16/2014 H.R. 3920 To amend the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 to limit American Privacy Protection Act Nugent [FL-11 the acquisition of certain business records under that Act. 6/10/2013 S. 1121 A bill to stop the National Security Agency from spying on citizens of Fourth Amendment Restoration Act of 2013 Paul [KY] the United States and for other purposes. 6/11/2013 S. 1130 A bill to require the Attorney General to disclose each decision, Ending Secret Law Act Merkley [OR] order, or opinion of a Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court that includes significant legal interpretation of section 501 or 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 unless such disclosure is not in the national security interest of the United States and for other purposes. 6/13/2013 S. 1168 A bill to amend the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 to Restore Our Privacy Act Sanders [VT] limit overbroad surveillance requests and expand reporting requirements and for other purposes. 6/18/2013 S. 1182 A bill to modify the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 to None Udall [CO] require specific evidence for access to business records and other tangible things, and provide appropriate transition procedures, and for other purposes. 6/24/2013 S. 1215 A bill to strengthen privacy protections, accountability, and FISA Accountability and Privacy Protection Leahy [VT] oversight related to domestic surveillance conducted pursuant to Act of 2013 the USA PATRIOT Act and the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978. 8/1/2013 S. 1452 A bill to enhance transparency for certain surveillance programs Surveillance Transparency Act of 2013 Franken [MN] authorized by the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 and for other purposes. 8/1/2013 S. 1460 A bill to create two additional judge positions on the court FISA Judge Selection Reform Act Blumenthal [CT] established by the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 and modify the procedures for the appointment of judges to that court, and for other purposes. 8/1/2013 S. 1467 A bill to establish the Office of the Special Advocate to provide FISA Court Reform Act of 2013 Blumenthal [CT] advocacy in cases before courts established by the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 and for other purposes. 9/25/2013 S. 1551 A bill to reform the authorities of the Federal Government to Intelligence Oversight and Surveillance Wyden [OR] require the production of certain business records, conduct Reform Act electronic surveillance, use pen registers and trap and trace devices, and use other forms of information gathering for foreign intelligence, counterterrorism, and criminal purposes, and for other purposes. 10/29/2013 S.