A bill to modify the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 to require specific evidence for access to business records and other tangible things, and provide appropriate transition procedures, and for other purposes.

To modify the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 to require specific evidence for access to business records and other tangible things, and provide appropriate transition procedures, and for other purposes. 1. Specific evidence for court orders to produce records and other items in intelligence investigations (a) Factual basis for requested order Section 501(b)(2) of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 ( 50 U.S.C. 1861(b)(2) (2) shall include— (A) a statement of facts showing that there are reasonable grounds to believe that the records or other things sought— (i) are relevant to an authorized investigation (other than a threat assessment) conducted in accordance with subsection (a)(2) to obtain foreign intelligence information not concerning a United States person or to protect against international terrorism or clandestine intelligence activities; and (ii) (I) pertain to a foreign power or an agent of a foreign power; (II) are relevant to the activities of a suspected agent of a foreign power who is the subject of such authorized investigation; or (III) pertain to an individual in contact with, or known to, a suspected agent of a foreign power; and (B) an enumeration of the minimization procedures adopted by the Attorney General under subsection (g) that are applicable to the retention and dissemination by the Federal Bureau of Investigation of any tangible things to be made available to the Federal Bureau of Investigation based on the order requested in such application. . (b) Exception Notwithstanding the amendment made by subsection (a), an order issued by a court established under section 103(a) of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 (50 U.S.C. 1803) for access to business records under title V of such Act (50 U.S.C. 1861 et seq.) in effect on, and issued prior to, the effective date set out in subsection (c), shall remain in effect under the provisions of such title V in effect on the day before such effective date, until the date of expiration of such order. Any renewal or extension of such order shall be subject to the provisions of such title V in effect on the date of such renewal or extension. (c) Effective date The amendment made by subsection (a) shall take effect on the date that is 6 months after the date of the enactment of this Act.

Summary: Amends the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 to require the Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), in an application for a court order requesting access to business records and other tangible evidence in connection with a foreign intelligence investigation, to include a statement that the information sought is relevant to an authorized investigation to obtain information not concerning a U.S. person or to protect against international terrorism or clandestine intelligence activities and either: (1) pertains to a foreign power or agent of a foreign power; (2) is relevant to the activities of a suspected agent of a foreign power who is the subject of the investigation; or (3) pertains to an individual in contact with, or known to, a suspected agent of a foreign power. Requires such statement to enumerate the minimization (protection) procedures adopted by the Attorney General applicable to FBI retention and dissemination of any information made available. Excepts from such requirements any court order issued prior to six months after the date of the enactment of this Act.