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114TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 2108 

To require reports submitted to Congress under the Foreign Intelligence 

Surveillance Act of 1978 to also be submitted to the Privacy and Civil 

Liberties Oversight Board. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

APRIL 29, 2015 

Mr. HIMES 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 require reports submitted to Congress under the Foreign 

Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 to also be submitted 

to the Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board. 

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 ‘‘Privacy and Civil Lib5 erties Oversight Enhancement Act’’. 


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1 SEC. 2. SUBMISSION OF REPORTS UNDER THE FOREIGN IN2 TELLIGENCE SURVEILLANCE ACT OF 1978 TO 

3 THE PRIVACY AND CIVIL LIBERTIES OVER4 SIGHT BOARD. 

5 (a) REFERENCES.—Except as otherwise expressly 

6 provided, whenever in this Act an amendment or repeal 

7 is expressed in terms of an amendment to, or repeal of, 

8 a section or other provision, the reference shall be consid9 ered to be made to a section or other provision of the For10 eign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 (50 U.S.C. 

11 1801 et seq.). 

12 (b) FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE SURVEILLANCE COURT

13 RULES.—Section 103(g)(2) (50 U.S.C. 1803(g)(2)) is 

14 amended by adding at the end the following new subpara15 graph: 

16 ‘‘(H) The Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight 

17 Board.’’. 

18 (c) REPORT OF ELECTRONIC SURVEILLANCE.—Sec19 tion 107 (50 U.S.C. 1807) is amended in the matter pre20 ceding paragraph (1) by striking ‘‘Administrative Office 

21 of the United States Court and to Congress’’ and inserting 

22 ‘‘Administrative Office of the United States Court, Con23 gress, and the Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight 

24 Board’’. 

25 (d) OVERSIGHT OF ELECTRONIC SURVEILLANCE.— 

26 Section 108 (50 U.S.C. 1808) is amended— 


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1 (1) in the heading, by striking ‘‘CONGRES2 SIONAL’’; and 

3 (2) in subsection (a)(1), by striking ‘‘the House 

4 Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence and the 

5 Senate Select Committee on Intelligence, and the 

6 Committee on the Judiciary of the Senate,’’ and in7 serting ‘‘the Permanent Select Committee on Intel8 ligence and the Committee on the Judiciary of the 

9 House of Representatives, the Select Committee on 

10 Intelligence and the Committee on the Judiciary of 

11 the Senate, and the Privacy and Civil Liberties 

12 Oversight Board’’. 

13 (e) OVERSIGHT OF PHYSICAL SEARCHES.—Section 

14 306 (50 U.S.C. 1826) is amended— 

15 (1) in the heading, by striking ‘‘CONGRES16 SIONAL’’; and 

17 (2) in the matter preceding paragraph (1)— 

18 (A) in the first sentence, by striking ‘‘the 

19 Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence of 

20 the House of Representatives and the Select 

21 Committee on Intelligence of the Senate, and 

22 the Committee on the Judiciary of the Senate,’’ 

23 and inserting ‘‘the Permanent Select Committee 

24 on Intelligence of the House of Representatives, 

25 the Select Committee on Intelligence of the 


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1 Senate, the Committees on the Judiciary of the 

2 House of Representatives and the Senate, and 

3 the Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight 

4 Board’’; and 

5 (B) in the second sentence, by striking 

6 ‘‘those committees and the Committee on the 

7 Judiciary of the House of Representatives’’ and 

8 inserting ‘‘those committees and the Privacy 

9 and Civil Liberties Oversight Board’’. 

10 (f) OVERSIGHT OF PEN REGISTERS AND TRAP AND

11 TRACE DEVICES.—Section 406 (50 U.S.C. 1846) is 

12 amended— 

13 (1) in the heading, by striking ‘‘CONGRES14 SIONAL’’; 

15 (2) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘the Perma16 nent Select Committee on Intelligence of the House 

17 of Representatives and the Select Committee on In18 telligence of the Senate, and the Committee on the 

19 Judiciary of the House of Representatives and the 

20 Committee on the Judiciary of the Senate,’’ and in21 serting ‘‘the Permanent Select Committee on Intel22 ligence of the House of Representatives, the Select 

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1 atives and the Senate, and the Privacy and Civil 

2 Liberties Oversight Board’’; and 

3 (3) in subsection (b), by striking ‘‘the commit4 tees referred to in subsection (a) and to the Commit5 tees on the Judiciary of the House of Representa6 tives and the Senate’’ and inserting ‘‘the committees 

7 referred to in subsection (a) and the Privacy and 

8 Civil Liberties Oversight Board’’. 

9 (g) OVERSIGHT OF PRODUCTION OF CERTAIN BUSI10 NESS RECORDS.—Section 502 (50 U.S.C. 1862) is amend11 ed— 

12 (1) in the heading, by striking ‘‘CONGRES13 SIONAL’’; 

14 (2) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘the Perma15 nent Select Committee on Intelligence of the House 

16 of Representatives and the Select Committee on In17 telligence and the Committee on the Judiciary of the 

18 Senate’’ and inserting ‘‘the Permanent Select Com19 mittee on Intelligence of the House of Representa20 tives, the Select Committee on Intelligence of the 

21 Senate, the Committees on the Judiciary of the 

22 House of Representatives and the Senate, and the 

23 Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board’’; and 

24 (3) in subsection (b), by striking ‘‘the House 

25 and Senate Committees on the Judiciary and the 


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1 House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence 

2 and the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence’’ 

3 and inserting ‘‘the Permanent Select Committee on 

4 Intelligence of the House of Representatives, the Se5 lect Committee on Intelligence of the Senate, the 

6 Committees on the Judiciary of the House of Rep7 resentatives and the Senate, and the Privacy and 

8 Civil Liberties Oversight Board’’. 

9 (h) SEMIANNUAL REPORT OF THE ATTORNEY GEN10 ERAL.—Section 601 (50 U.S.C. 1871) is amended— 

11 (1) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘and the Com12 mittees on the Judiciary of the House of Represent13 atives and the Senate,’’ and inserting ‘‘the Commit14 tees on the Judiciary of the House of Representa15 tives and the Senate, and the Privacy and Civil Lib16 erties Oversight Board’’; 

17 (2) in subsection (c), by inserting ‘‘and the Pri18 vacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board’’ after 

19 ‘‘subsection (a)’’; and 

20 (3) in subsection (d), by inserting ‘‘and the Pri21 vacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board’’ after 

22 ‘‘subsection (a)’’. 

23 (i) PROCEDURES FOR TARGETING CERTAIN PERSONS

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1 STATES PERSONS.—Section 702(l) (50 U.S.C. 1881a(l)) 

2 is amended— 

3 (1) in paragraph (1)— 

4 (A) in subparagraph (A), by striking ‘‘; 

5 and’’ and inserting a semicolon; 

6 (B) in subparagraph (B)(ii), by striking 

7 the period and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 

8 (C) by adding at the end the following new 

9 subparagraph: 

10 ‘‘(C) the Privacy and Civil Liberties Over11 sight Board.’’; 

12 (2) in paragraph (2)(D)— 

13 (A) in clause (ii), by striking ‘‘; and’’ and 

14 inserting a semicolon; 

15 (B) in clause (iii)(II), by striking the pe16 riod and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 

17 (C) by adding at the end the following new 

18 clause: 

19 ‘‘(iv) the Privacy and Civil Liberties 

20 Oversight Board.’’; and 

21 (3) in paragraph (3)(C)— 

22 (A) in clause (iii), by striking ‘‘; and’’ and 

23 inserting a semicolon; 

24 (B) in clause (iv)(II), by striking the pe25 riod and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 


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1 (C) by adding at the end the following new 

2 clause: 

3 ‘‘(v) the Privacy and Civil Liberties 

4 Oversight Board.’’. 

5 (j) OVERSIGHT OF PROCEDURES FOR TARGETING

6 CERTAIN PERSONS OUTSIDE THE UNITED STATES

7 OTHER THAN UNITED STATES PERSONS.—Section 

8 707(a) (50 U.S.C. 1881f(a)) is amended— 

9 (1) in the heading, by striking ‘‘CONGRES10 SIONAL’’; and 

11 (2) by inserting ‘‘and the Privacy and Civil Lib12 erties Oversight Board’’ before ‘‘concerning the im13 plementation of this title’’. 

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