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108TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 3179

To strengthen anti-terrorism investigative tools and promote information 

sharing, and for other purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

SEPTEMBER 25, 2003

Mr. SENSENBRENNER (for himself and Mr. GOSS) introduced the following 

bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Select Committee on Intelligence (Permanent Select), for a 

period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for 

consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned 

A BILL

To strengthen anti-terrorism investigative tools and promote 

information sharing, and for other purposes.

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Anti-Terrorism Intel5 ligence Tools Improvement Act of 2003’’. 
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1 SEC. 2. VIOLATION OF NONDISCLOSURE PROVISIONS OF 

2 NATIONAL SECURITY LETTERS. 

3 Section 1510 of title 18, United States Code, is 

4 amended by adding at the end the following new sub5 section: 

6 ‘‘(e) Whoever knowingly violates section 2709(c) of 

7 this title, sections 625(d) or 626(c) of the Fair Credit Re8 porting Act (15 U.S.C. 1681u(d) or 1681v(c)), section 

9 1114(a)(3) or 1114(a)(5)(D) of the Right to Financial 

10 Privacy Act (12 U.S.C. 3414(a)(3) or 3414(a)(5)(D)), or 

11 section 802(b) of the National Security Act of 1947 (50 

12 U.S.C. 436(b)) shall be imprisoned for not more than one 

13 year, and if the violation is committed with the intent to 

14 obstruct an investigation or judicial proceeding, shall be 

15 imprisoned for not more than five years.’’. 

16 SEC. 3. JUDICIAL ENFORCEMENT OF NATIONAL SECURITY 

17 LETTERS. 

18 Chapter 113B of title 18, United States Code, is 

19 amended—

20 (1) in the chapter analysis, by inserting before 

21 the item relating to section 2333 the following new 

22 item:

2332h. Enforcement of requests for information.’’; and.

23 (2) by inserting before section 2333 the fol24 lowing new section: 
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1 ‘‘§ 2332h. Enforcement of requests for information 

2 ‘‘In the case of a refusal to comply with a request 

3 for records, a report, or other information made to any 

4 person under section 2709(b) of this title, section 625(a) 

5 or (b) or 626(a) of the Fair Credit Reporting Act, section 

6 1114(a)(5)(A) of the Right to Financial Privacy Act, or 

7 section 802(a) of the National Security Act of 1947, the 

8 Attorney General may invoke the aid of any court of the 

9 United States within the jurisdiction of which the inves10 tigation is carried on or the person resides, carries on 

11 business, or may be found, to compel compliance with the 

12 request. The court may issue an order requiring the per13 son to comply with the request. Any failure to obey the 

14 order of the court may be punished by the court as con15 tempt thereof. Any process under this section may be 

16 served in any judicial district in which the person may be 

17 found.’’. 

18 SEC. 4. INDIVIDUAL TERRORISTS AS AGENTS OF FOREIGN 

19 POWERS. 

20 Section 101(b)(1) of the Foreign Intelligence Surveil21 lance Act of 1978 (50 U.S.C. 1801(b)(1)) is amended by 

22 adding at the end the following new subparagraph: 

23 ‘‘(C) engages in international terrorism or 

24 activities in preparation therefor; or’’. 
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1 SEC. 5. EX PARTE AUTHORIZATIONS UNDER CLASSIFIED 

2 INFORMATION PROCEDURES ACT. 

3 The second sentence of section 4 of the Classified In4 formation Procedures Act (18 U.S.C. App. 3) is amend5 ed—

6 (1) by striking ‘‘may’’ and inserting ‘‘shall’’; 

7 and 

8 (2) by striking ‘‘a written statement to be in9 spected’’ and inserting ‘‘a statement to be consid10 ered’’. 

11 SEC. 6. USE OF FISA INFORMATION IN IMMIGRATION PRO12 CEEDINGS. 

13 The following provisions of the Foreign Intelligence 

14 Surveillance Act of 1978 are each amended by inserting 

15 ‘‘(other than in civil proceedings or other civil matters 

16 under the immigration laws (as that term is defined in 

17 section 101(a)(17) of the Immigration and Nationality Act 

18 (8 U.S.C. 1101(a)(17)))’’ after ‘‘authority of the United 

19 States’’: 

20 (1) Subsections (c), (e), and (f) of section 106 

21 (50 U.S.C. 1806). 

22 (2) Subsections (d), (f), and (g) of section 305 

23 (50 U.S.C. 1825). 

24 (3) Subsections (c), (e), and (f) of section 405 

25 (50 U.S.C. 1845).

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