(b) JUDICIAL REVIEW OF NATIONAL SECURITY LET-
TERS.—Section 3511(b) of title 18, United States Code, 
is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(b) NONDISCLOSURE.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.— 
‘‘(A) NOTICE.—If a recipient of a request 
or order for a report, records, or other informa-
tion under section 2709 of this title, section 
626 or 627 of the Fair Credit Reporting Act 
(15 U.S.C. 1681u and 1681v), section 1114 of 
the Right to Financial Privacy Act of 1978 (12 
U.S.C. 3414), or section 802 of the National 
Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 436), wishes 
to have a court review a nondisclosure require-
ment imposed in connection with the request or 
order, the recipient shall notify the Govern-
ment. 
‘‘(B) APPLICATION.—Not later than 30 
days after the date of receipt of a notification 
under subparagraph (A), the Government shall 
apply for an order prohibiting the disclosure of 
the existence or contents of the relevant request 
or order. An application under this subpara-
graph may be filed in the district court of the 
United States for the judicial district in which 
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the recipient of the order is doing business or 
in the district court of the United States for 
any judicial district within which the authorized 
investigation that is the basis for the request or 
order is being conducted. The applicable non-
disclosure requirement shall remain in effect 
during the pendency of proceedings relating to 
the requirement. 
‘‘(C) CONSIDERATION.—A district court of 
the United States that receives an application 
under subparagraph (B) should rule expedi-
tiously, and shall, subject to paragraph (3), 
issue a nondisclosure order that includes condi-
tions appropriate to the circumstances. 
‘‘(2) APPLICATION CONTENTS.—An application 
for a nondisclosure order or extension thereof under 
this subsection shall include a certification from the 
Attorney General, Deputy Attorney General, an As-
sistant Attorney General, or the Director of the Fed-
eral Bureau of Investigation, or in the case of a re-
quest by a department, agency, or instrumentality of 
the Federal Government other than the Department 
of Justice, the head or deputy head of the depart-
ment, agency, or instrumentality, containing a state-
ment of specific facts indicating that, absent a pro-
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hibition of disclosure under this subsection, there 
may result— 
‘‘(A) a danger to the national security of 
the United States; 
‘‘(B) interference with a criminal, counter-
terrorism, or counterintelligence investigation; 
‘‘(C) interference with diplomatic relations; 
or 
‘‘(D) danger to the life or physical safety 
of any person. 
‘‘(3) STANDARD.—A district court of the 
United States shall issue a nondisclosure require-
ment order or extension thereof under this sub-
section if the court determines, giving substantial 
weight to the certification under paragraph (2) that 
there is reason to believe that disclosure of the infor-
mation subject to the nondisclosure requirement dur-
ing the applicable time period will result in— 
‘‘(A) a danger to the national security of 
the United States; 
‘‘(B) interference with a criminal, counter-
terrorism, or counterintelligence investigation; 
‘‘(C) interference with diplomatic relations; 
or 
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‘‘(D) danger to the life or physical safety 
of any person.’’. 
(c) MINIMIZATION.—Section 501(g)(1) of the For-
eign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 (50 U.S.C. 
1861(g)(1)) is amended by striking ‘‘Not later than’’ and 
all that follows and inserting ‘‘At or before the end of the 
period of time for the production of tangible things under 
an order approved under this section or at any time after 
the production of tangible things under an order approved 
under this section, a judge may assess compliance with 
the minimization procedures by reviewing the cir-
cumstances under which information concerning United 
States persons was retained or disseminated.’’. 
SEC. 7. CERTIFICATION FOR ACCESS TO TELEPHONE TOLL 
AND TRANSACTIONAL RECORDS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 2709 of title 18, United 
States Code, as amended by this Act, is amended— 
(1) by striking subsection (e); 
(2) by redesignating subsections (c) and (d) as 
subsections (d) and (e), respectively; and 
(3) by inserting after subsection (b) the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(c) WRITTEN STATEMENT.—The Director of the 
Federal Bureau of Investigation, or a designee in a posi-
tion not lower than Deputy Assistant Director at Bureau 
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headquarters or a Special Agent in Charge in a Bureau 
field office designated by the Director, may make a certifi-
cation under subsection (b) only upon a written statement, 
which shall be retained by the Federal Bureau of Inves-
tigation, of specific facts showing that there are reason-
able grounds to believe that the information sought is rel-
evant to the authorized investigation described in sub-
section (b).’’. 
(b) IDENTITY
OF FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS
AND 
CREDIT REPORTS.—Section 626 of the Fair Credit Re-
porting Act (15 U.S.C. 1681u), as amended by this Act, 
is amended— 
(1) by striking subsection (h); 
(2) by redesignating subsections (d), (e), (f), 
and (g) as subsections (e), (f), (g), and (h), respec-
tively; and 
(3) by inserting after subsection (c) the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(d) WRITTEN STATEMENT.—The Director of the 
Federal Bureau of Investigation, or a designee in a posi-
tion not lower than Deputy Assistant Director at Bureau 
headquarters or a Special Agent in Charge in a Bureau 
field office designated by the Director, may make a certifi-
cation under subsection (a) or (b) only upon a written 
statement, which shall be retained by the Federal Bureau 
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of Investigation, of specific facts showing that there are 
reasonable grounds to believe that the information sought 
is relevant to the authorized investigation described in 
subsection (a) or (b), as the case may be.’’. 
(c) DISCLOSURES
TO GOVERNMENTAL AGENCIES 
FOR COUNTERTERRORISM PURPOSES.—Section 627(b) of 
the Fair Credit Reporting Act (15 U.S.C. 1681v(b)) is 
amended— 
(1) in the subsection heading, by striking 
‘‘FORM
OF CERTIFICATION’’ and inserting ‘‘CER-
TIFICATION’’; 
(2) by striking ‘‘The certification’’ and inserting 
the following: 
‘‘(1) FORM
OF
CERTIFICATION.—The certifi-
cation’’; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(2) WRITTEN STATEMENT.—A supervisory of-
ficial or officer described in paragraph (1) may 
make a certification under subsection (a) only upon 
a written statement, which shall be retained by the 
government agency, of specific facts showing that 
there are reasonable grounds to believe that the in-
formation sought is relevant to the authorized inves-
tigation described in subsection (a).’’. 
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(d) FINANCIAL RECORDS.—Section 1114(a)(5) of the 
Right to Financial Privacy Act of 1978 (12 U.S.C. 
3414(a)(5)), as amended by this Act, is amended— 
(1) by striking subparagraph (C); 
(2) by redesignating subparagraph (B) as sub-
paragraph (C); and 
(3) by inserting after subparagraph (A) the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(B) The Director of the Federal Bureau of Inves-
tigation, or a designee in a position not lower than Deputy 
Assistant Director at Bureau headquarters or a Special 
Agent in Charge in a Bureau field office designated by 
the Director, may make a certification under subpara-
graph (A) only upon a written statement, which shall be 
retained by the Federal Bureau of Investigation, of spe-
cific facts showing that there are reasonable grounds to 
believe that the information sought is relevant to the au-
thorized investigation described in subparagraph (A).’’. 
(e) REQUESTS
BY
AUTHORIZED
INVESTIGATIVE 
AGENCIES.—Section 802(a) of the National Security Act 
of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 436(a)) is amended by adding at the 
end the following: 
‘‘(4) A department or agency head, deputy depart-
ment or agency head, or senior official described in para-
graph (3)(A) may make a certification under paragraph 
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(3)(A) only upon a written statement, which shall be re-
tained by the authorized investigative agency, of specific 
facts showing that there are reasonable grounds to believe 
that the information sought is relevant to the authorized 
inquiry 
or 
investigation 
described 
in 
paragraph 
(3)(A)(ii).’’. 
(f) TECHNICAL AND CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.— 
(1) OBSTRUCTION
OF
CRIMINAL
INVESTIGA-
TIONS.—Section 1510(e) of title 18, United States 
Code, is amended by striking ‘‘section 2709(c)(1) of 
this title, section 626(d)(1) or 627(c)(1) of the Fair 
Credit Reporting Act (15 U.S.C. 1681u(d)(1) or 
1681v(c)(1)), 
section 
1114(a)(3)(A) 
or 
1114(a)(5)(D)(i) of the Right to Financial Privacy 
Act 
(12 
U.S.C. 
3414(a)(3)(A) 
or 
3414(a)(5)(D)(i)),’’ 
and 
inserting 
‘‘section 
2709(d)(1) of this title, section 626(e)(1) or 
627(c)(1) of the Fair Credit Reporting Act (15 
U.S.C. 
1681u(e)(1) 
and 
1681v(c)(1)), 
section 
1114(a)(3)(A) or 1114(a)(5)(D)(i) of the Right to 
Financial 
Privacy 
Act 
of 
1978 
(12 
U.S.C. 
3414(a)(3)(A) and 3414(a)(5)(D)(i)),’’. 
(2) SEMIANNUAL REPORTS.—Section 507(b) of 
the National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 
415b(b)) is amended— 
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(A) by striking paragraphs (4) and (5); 
and 
(B) by redesignating paragraph (6) as 
paragraph (4). 
SEC. 8. PUBLIC REPORTING ON NATIONAL SECURITY LET-
TERS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 118(c) of the USA PA-
TRIOT Improvement and Reauthorization Act of 2005 
(18 U.S.C. 3511 note) is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(c) REPORTS ON REQUESTS FOR NATIONAL SECU-
RITY LETTERS.— 
‘‘(1) DEFINITIONS.—In this subsection— 
‘‘(A) the term ‘applicable period’ means— 
‘‘(i) with respect to the first report 
submitted under paragraph (2) or (3), the 
period beginning 180 days after the date 
of enactment of the USA PATRIOT Act 
Sunset Extension Act of 2011 and ending 
on December 31, 2011; and 
‘‘(ii) with respect to the second report 
submitted under paragraph (2) or (3), and 
each report thereafter, the 6-month period 
ending on the last day of the second month 
before the date for submission of the re-
port; and 
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‘‘(B) the term ‘United States person’ has 
the meaning given that term in section 101 of 
the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 
1978 (50 U.S.C. 1801). 
‘‘(2) CLASSIFIED FORM.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Not later than Feb-
ruary 1, 2012, and every 6 months thereafter, 
the Attorney General shall submit to the Select 
Committee on Intelligence, the Committee on 
the Judiciary, and the Committee on Banking, 
Housing, and Urban Affairs of the Senate and 
the Permanent Select Committee on Intel-
ligence, the Committee on the Judiciary, and 
the Committee on Financial Services of the 
House of Representatives a report fully inform-
ing the committees concerning the requests 
made under section 2709(a) of title 18, United 
States Code, section 1114(a)(5)(A) of the Right 
to Financial Privacy Act of 1978 (12 U.S.C. 
3414(a)(5)(A)), section 626 of the Fair Credit 
Reporting Act (15 U.S.C. 1681u), section 627 
of the Fair Credit Reporting Act (15 U.S.C. 
1681v), or section 802 of the National Security 
Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 436) during the appli-
cable period. 
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‘‘(B) CONTENTS.—Each report under sub-
paragraph (A) shall include, for each provision 
of law described in subparagraph (A)— 
‘‘(i) the number of authorized re-
quests under the provision, including re-
quests for subscriber information; and 
‘‘(ii) the number of authorized re-
quests under the provision— 
‘‘(I) that relate to a United 
States person; 
‘‘(II) that relate to a person that 
is not a United States person; 
‘‘(III) that relate to a person 
that is— 
‘‘(aa) the subject of an au-
thorized national security inves-
tigation; or 
‘‘(bb) an individual who has 
been in contact with or otherwise 
directly linked to the subject of 
an authorized national security 
investigation; and 
‘‘(IV) that relate to a person that 
is not known to be the subject of an 
authorized national security investiga-
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tion or to have been in contact with or 
otherwise directly linked to the subject 
of an authorized national security in-
vestigation. 
‘‘(3) UNCLASSIFIED FORM.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Not later than Feb-
ruary 1, 2012, and every 6 months thereafter, 
the Attorney General shall submit to the Select 
Committee on Intelligence, the Committee on 
the Judiciary, and the Committee on Banking, 
Housing, and Urban Affairs of the Senate and 
the Permanent Select Committee on Intel-
ligence, the Committee on the Judiciary, and 
the Committee on Financial Services of the 
House of Representatives a report fully inform-
ing the committees concerning the aggregate 
total of all requests identified under paragraph 
(2) during the applicable period ending on the 
last day of the second month before the date for 
submission of the report. Each report under 
this subparagraph shall be in unclassified form. 
‘‘(B) CONTENTS.—Each report under sub-
paragraph (A) shall include the aggregate total 
of requests— 
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‘‘(i) that relate to a United States 
person; 
‘‘(ii) that relate to a person that is 
not a United States person; 
‘‘(iii) that relate to a person that is— 
‘‘(I) the subject of an authorized 
national security investigation; or 
‘‘(II) an individual who has been 
in contact with or otherwise directly 
linked to the subject of an authorized 
national security investigation; and 
‘‘(iv) that relate to a person that is 
not known to be the subject of an author-
ized national security investigation or to 
have been in contact with or otherwise di-
rectly linked to the subject of an author-
ized national security investigation.’’. 
(b) TECHNICAL AND CONFORMING AMENDMENT.— 
Section 627 of the Fair Credit Reporting Act (15 U.S.C. 
1681v) is amended by striking subsection (f). 
SEC. 9. PUBLIC REPORTING ON THE FOREIGN INTEL-
LIGENCE SURVEILLANCE ACT OF 1978. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Title VI of the Foreign Intel-
ligence Surveillance Act of 1978 (50 U.S.C. 1871) is 
amended by adding at the end the following: 
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‘‘SEC. 602. ANNUAL UNCLASSIFIED REPORT. 
‘‘Not later than June 30, 2012, and every year there-
after, the Attorney General, in consultation with the Di-
rector of National Intelligence, and with due regard for 
the protection of classified information from unauthorized 
disclosure, shall submit to the Committee on the Judiciary 
and the Select Committee on Intelligence of the Senate 
and the Committee on the Judiciary and the Permanent 
Select Committee on Intelligence of the House of Rep-
resentatives an unclassified report summarizing how the 
authorities under this Act are used, including the impact 
of the use of the authorities under this Act on the privacy 
of United States persons (as defined in section 101).’’. 
(b) TECHNICAL AND CONFORMING AMENDMENT.— 
The table of contents in the first section of the Foreign 
Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 (50 U.S.C. 1801 et 
seq.) is amended by inserting after the item relating to 
section 601 the following: 
‘‘Sec. 602. Annual unclassified report.’’. 
SEC. 10. AUDITS. 
(a) TANGIBLE THINGS.—Section 106A of the USA 
PATRIOT Improvement and Reauthorization Act of 2005 
(Public Law 109–177; 120 Stat. 200) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (b)— 
(A) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘2006’’ 
and inserting ‘‘2011’’; 
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(B) by striking paragraphs (2) and (3); 
(C) by redesignating paragraphs (4) and 
(5) as paragraphs (2) and (3), respectively; and 
(D) in paragraph (3), as so redesignated— 
(i) by striking subparagraph (C) and 
inserting the following: 
‘‘(C) with respect to calendar years 2007 
through 2011, an examination of the minimiza-
tion procedures used in relation to orders under 
section 501 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveil-
lance Act of 1978 (50 U.S.C. 1861) and wheth-
er the minimization procedures protect the con-
stitutional rights of United States persons.’’; 
and 
(ii) in subparagraph (D), by striking 
‘‘(as such term is defined in section 3(4) of 
the National Security Act of 1947 (50 
U.S.C. 401a(4)))’’; 
(2) in subsection (c), by adding at the end the 
following: 
‘‘(3) CALENDAR YEARS 2007, 2008, AND 2009.— 
Not later than March 31, 2012, the Inspector Gen-
eral of the Department of Justice shall submit to the 
Committee on the Judiciary and the Permanent Se-
lect Committee on Intelligence of the House of Rep-
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resentatives and the Committee on the Judiciary and 
the Select Committee on Intelligence of the Senate 
a report containing the results of the audit con-
ducted under subsection (a) for calendar years 2007, 
2008, and 2009. 
‘‘(4) CALENDAR
YEARS
2010
AND
2011.—Not 
later than March 31, 2013, the Inspector General of 
the Department of Justice shall submit to the Com-
mittee on the Judiciary and the Permanent Select 
Committee on Intelligence of the House of Rep-
resentatives and the Committee on the Judiciary and 
the Select Committee on Intelligence of the Senate 
a report containing the results of the audit con-
ducted under subsection (a) for calendar years 2010 
and 2011.’’; 
(3) by redesignating subsections (d) and (e) as 
subsections (e) and (f), respectively; 
(4) by inserting after subsection (c) the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(d) INTELLIGENCE ASSESSMENT.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—For the period beginning 
on January 1, 2007 and ending on December 31, 
2011, the Inspector General of each element of the 
intelligence community outside of the Department of 
Justice that used information acquired under title V 
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of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 
(50 U.S.C. 1861 et seq.) in the intelligence activities 
of the element of the intelligence community shall— 
‘‘(A) assess the importance of the informa-
tion to the intelligence activities of the element 
of the intelligence community; 
‘‘(B) examine the manner in which that in-
formation was collected, retained, analyzed, and 
disseminated by the element of the intelligence 
community; 
‘‘(C) describe any noteworthy facts or cir-
cumstances relating to orders under title V of 
the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 
1978 as the orders relate to the element of the 
intelligence community; and 
‘‘(D) examine any minimization procedures 
used by the element of the intelligence commu-
nity under title V of the Foreign Intelligence 
Surveillance Act of 1978 and whether the mini-
mization procedures protect the constitutional 
rights of United States persons. 
‘‘(2) SUBMISSION DATES FOR ASSESSMENT.— 
‘‘(A) CALENDAR
YEARS
2007
THROUGH 
2009.—Not later than March 31, 2012, the In-
spector General of each element of the intel-
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‘‘(2) the term ‘United States person’ has the 
meaning given that term in section 101 of the For-
eign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 (50 
U.S.C. 1801).’’. 
(b) NATIONAL SECURITY LETTERS.—Section 119 of 
the USA PATRIOT Improvement and Reauthorization 
Act of 2005 (Public Law 109–177; 120 Stat. 219) is 
amended— 
(1) in subsection (b)— 
(A) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘2006’’ 
and inserting ‘‘2011’’; and 
(B) in paragraph (3)(C), by striking ‘‘(as 
such term is defined in section 3(4) of the Na-
tional Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 
401a(4)))’’; 
(2) in subsection (c), by adding at the end the 
following: 
‘‘(3) CALENDAR YEARS 2007, 2008, AND 2009.— 
Not later than March 31, 2012, the Inspector Gen-
eral of the Department of Justice shall submit to the 
Committee on the Judiciary and the Permanent Se-
lect Committee on Intelligence of the House of Rep-
resentatives and the Committee on the Judiciary and 
the Select Committee on Intelligence of the Senate 
a report containing the results of the audit con-
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ducted under subsection (a) for calendar years 2007, 
2008, and 2009. 
‘‘(4) CALENDAR
YEARS
2010
AND
2011.—Not 
later than March 31, 2013, the Inspector General of 
the Department of Justice shall submit to the Com-
mittee on the Judiciary and the Permanent Select 
Committee on Intelligence of the House of Rep-
resentatives and the Committee on the Judiciary and 
the Select Committee on Intelligence of the Senate 
a report containing the results of the audit con-
ducted under subsection (a) for calendar years 2010 
and 2011.’’; 
(3) by striking subsection (g) and inserting the 
following: 
‘‘(h) DEFINITIONS.—In this section— 
‘‘(1) the term ‘intelligence community’ has the 
meaning given that term in section 3 of the National 
Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 401a); 
‘‘(2) the term ‘national security letter’ means a 
request for information under— 
‘‘(A) section 2709(a) of title 18, United 
States Code (to access certain communication 
service provider records); 
‘‘(B) section 1114(a)(5)(A) of the Right to 
Financial Privacy Act of 1978 (12 U.S.C. 
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3414(a)(5)(A)) (to obtain financial institution 
customer records); 
‘‘(C) section 802 of the National Security 
Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 436) (to obtain finan-
cial information, records, and consumer re-
ports); 
‘‘(D) section 626 of the Fair Credit Re-
porting Act (15 U.S.C. 1681u) (to obtain cer-
tain financial information and consumer re-
ports); or 
‘‘(E) section 627 of the Fair Credit Re-
porting Act (15 U.S.C. 1681v) (to obtain credit 
agency consumer records for counterterrorism 
investigations); and 
‘‘(3) the term ‘United States person’ has the 
meaning given that term in section 101 of the For-
eign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 (50 
U.S.C. 1801).’’; 
(4) by redesignating subsections (d), (e), and 
(f) as subsections (e), (f), and (g), respectively; 
(5) by inserting after subsection (c) the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(d) INTELLIGENCE ASSESSMENT.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—For the period beginning 
on January 1, 2007 and ending on December 31, 
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2011, the Inspector General of each element of the 
intelligence community outside of the Department of 
Justice that issued national security letters in the 
intelligence activities of the element of the intel-
ligence community shall— 
‘‘(A) examine the use of national security 
letters by the element of the intelligence com-
munity during the period; 
‘‘(B) describe any noteworthy facts or cir-
cumstances relating to the use of national secu-
rity letters by the element of the intelligence 
community, including any improper or illegal 
use of such authority; 
‘‘(C) assess the importance of information 
received under the national security letters to 
the intelligence activities of the element of the 
intelligence community; and 
‘‘(D) examine the manner in which infor-
mation received under the national security let-
ters was collected, retained, analyzed, and dis-
seminated. 
‘‘(2) SUBMISSION DATES FOR ASSESSMENT.— 
‘‘(A) CALENDAR
YEARS
2007
THROUGH 
2009.—Not later than March 31, 2012, the In-
spector General of each element of the intel-
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ligence community that conducts an assessment 
under this subsection shall submit to the Com-
mittee on the Judiciary and the Select Com-
mittee on Intelligence of the Senate and the 
Committee on the Judiciary and the Permanent 
Select Committee on Intelligence of the House 
of Representatives a report containing the re-
sults of the assessment for calendar years 2007 
through 2009. 
‘‘(B) CALENDAR YEARS 2010 AND 2011.— 
Not later than March 31, 2013, the Inspector 
General of any element of the intelligence com-
munity that conducts an assessment under this 
subsection shall submit to the Committee on the 
Judiciary and the Select Committee on Intel-
ligence of the Senate and the Committee on the 
Judiciary and the Permanent Select Committee 
on Intelligence of the House of Representatives 
a report containing the results of the assess-
ment for calendar years 2010 and 2011.’’; 
(6) in subsection (e), as redesignated by para-
graph (4)— 
(A) in paragraph (1)— 
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(i) by striking ‘‘a report under sub-
section (c)(1) or (c)(2)’’ and inserting ‘‘any 
report under subsection (c) or (d)’’; and 
(ii) by inserting ‘‘and any Inspector 
General of an element of the intelligence 
community that submits a report under 
this section’’ after ‘‘Justice’’; and 
(B) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘the re-
ports submitted under subsection (c)(1) or 
(c)(2)’’ and inserting ‘‘any report submitted 
under subsection (c) or (d)’’; and 
(7) in subsection (f), as redesignated by para-
graph (4)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘The reports submitted 
under subsections (c)(1) or (c)(2)’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘Each report submitted under subsection 
(c)’’; and 
(B) by striking ‘‘subsection (d)(2)’’ and in-
serting ‘‘subsection (e)(2)’’. 
(c) PEN REGISTERS AND TRAP AND TRACE DE-
VICES.— 
(1) AUDITS.—The Inspector General of the De-
partment of Justice shall perform comprehensive au-
dits of the effectiveness and use, including any im-
proper or illegal use, of pen registers and trap and 
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trace devices under title IV of the Foreign Intel-
ligence Surveillance Act of 1978 (50 U.S.C. 1841 et 
seq.) during the period beginning on January 1, 
2007 and ending on December 31, 2011. 
(2) 
REQUIREMENTS.—The 
audits 
required 
under paragraph (1) shall include— 
(A) an examination of the use of pen reg-
isters and trap and trace devices under title IV 
of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 
1978 for calendar years 2007 through 2011; 
(B) an examination of the installation and 
use of a pen register or trap and trace device 
on emergency bases under section 403 of the 
Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 
(50 U.S.C. 1843); 
(C) any noteworthy facts or circumstances 
relating to the use of a pen register or trap and 
trace device under title IV of the Foreign Intel-
ligence Surveillance Act of 1978, including any 
improper or illegal use of the authority provided 
under that title; and 
(D) an examination of the effectiveness of 
the authority under title IV of the Foreign In-
telligence Surveillance Act of 1978 as an inves-
tigative tool, including— 
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to produce an analytical intelligence prod-
uct for distribution within the Federal Bu-
reau of Investigation, to the intelligence 
community, or to another department, 
agency, or instrumentality of Federal, 
State, local, or tribal governments; and 
(v) whether, and how often, the Fed-
eral Bureau of Investigation provided in-
formation acquired under a pen register or 
trap and trace device under title IV of the 
Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 
1978 to law enforcement authorities for 
use in criminal proceedings. 
(3) SUBMISSION DATES.— 
(A) CALENDAR
YEARS
2007
THROUGH 
2009.—Not later than March 31, 2012, the In-
spector General of the Department of Justice 
shall submit to the Committee on the Judiciary 
and the Select Committee on Intelligence of the 
Senate and the Committee on the Judiciary and 
the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence 
of the House of Representatives a report con-
taining the results of the audits conducted 
under paragraph (1) for calendar years 2007 
through 2009. 
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(B) CALENDAR
YEARS
2010
AND
2011.— 
Not later than March 31, 2013, the Inspector 
General of the Department of Justice shall sub-
mit to the Committee on the Judiciary and the 
Select Committee on Intelligence of the Senate 
and the Committee on the Judiciary and the 
Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence of 
the House of Representatives a report con-
taining the results of the audits conducted 
under paragraph (1) for calendar years 2010 
and 2011. 
(4) INTELLIGENCE ASSESSMENT.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—For the period begin-
ning January 1, 2007 and ending on December 
31, 2011, the Inspector General of any element 
of the intelligence community outside of the De-
partment of Justice that used information ac-
quired under a pen register or trap and trace 
device under title IV of the Foreign Intelligence 
Surveillance Act of 1978 in the intelligence ac-
tivities of the element of the intelligence com-
munity shall— 
(i) assess the importance of the infor-
mation to the intelligence activities of the 
element of the intelligence community; 
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(ii) examine the manner in which the 
information was collected, retained, ana-
lyzed, and disseminated; 
(iii) describe any noteworthy facts or 
circumstances relating to orders under title 
IV of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance 
Act of 1978 as the orders relate to the ele-
ment of the intelligence community; and 
(iv) examine any minimization proce-
dures used by the element of the intel-
ligence community in relation to pen reg-
isters and trap and trace devices under 
title IV of the Foreign Intelligence Surveil-
lance Act of 1978 and whether the mini-
mization procedures protect the constitu-
tional rights of United States persons. 
(B) SUBMISSION
DATES
FOR
ASSESS-
MENT.— 
(i) CALENDAR YEARS 2007 THROUGH 
2009.—Not later than March 31, 2012, the 
Inspector General of each element of the 
intelligence community that conducts an 
assessment under this paragraph shall sub-
mit to the Committee on the Judiciary and 
the Select Committee on Intelligence of the 
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Senate and the Committee on the Judici-
ary and the Permanent Select Committee 
on Intelligence of the House of Represent-
ative a report containing the results of the 
assessment 
for 
calendar 
years 
2007 
through 2009. 
(ii) 
CALENDAR
YEARS
2010
AND 
2011.—Not later than March 31, 2013, the 
Inspector General of each element of the 
intelligence community that conducts an 
assessment under this paragraph shall sub-
mit to the Committee on the Judiciary and 
the Select Committee on Intelligence of the 
Senate and the Committee on the Judici-
ary and the Permanent Select Committee 
on Intelligence of the House of Represent-
ative a report containing the results of the 
assessment for calendar years 2010 and 
2011. 
(5) PRIOR NOTICE TO ATTORNEY GENERAL AND 
DIRECTOR
OF
NATIONAL
INTELLIGENCE; 
COM-
MENTS.— 
(A) NOTICE.—Not later than 30 days be-
fore the submission of any report paragraph (3) 
or (4), the Inspector General of the Department 
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of Justice and any Inspector General of an ele-
ment of the intelligence community that sub-
mits a report under this subsection shall pro-
vide the report to the Attorney General and the 
Director of National Intelligence. 
(B) COMMENTS.—The Attorney General or 
the Director of National Intelligence may pro-
vide such comments to be included in any re-
port submitted under paragraph (3) or (4) as 
the Attorney General or the Director of Na-
tional Intelligence may consider necessary. 
(6) UNCLASSIFIED
FORM.—Each report sub-
mitted under paragraph (3) and any comments in-
cluded in that report under paragraph (5)(B) shall 
be in unclassified form, but may include a classified 
annex. 
(d) DEFINITIONS.—In this section— 
(1) the terms ‘‘foreign intelligence information’’ 
and ‘‘United States person’’ have the meanings 
given those terms in section 101 of the Foreign In-
telligence Surveillance Act of 1978 (50 U.S.C. 
1801); and 
(2) the term ‘‘intelligence community’’ has the 
meaning given that term in section 3 of the National 
Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 401a). 
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SEC. 11. DELAYED NOTICE SEARCH WARRANTS. 
Section 3103a(b)(3) of title 18, United States Code, 
is amended by striking ‘‘30 days’’ and inserting ‘‘7 days’’. 
SEC. 12. PROCEDURES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Attorney General shall peri-
odically review, and revise as necessary, the procedures 
adopted by the Attorney General on October 1, 2010 for 
the collection, use, and storage of information obtained in 
response to a national security letter issued under section 
2709 of title 18, United States Code, section 1114(a)(5) 
of the Right to Financial Privacy Act of 1978 (12 U.S.C. 
3414(5)), section 626 of the Fair Credit Reporting Act 
(15 U.S.C. 1681u), or section 627 of the Fair Credit Re-
porting Act (15 U.S.C. 1681v). 
(b) CONSIDERATIONS.—In reviewing and revising the 
procedures described in subsection (a), the Attorney Gen-
eral shall give due consideration to the privacy interests 
of individuals and the need to protect national security. 
(c) REVISIONS TO PROCEDURES AND OVERSIGHT.— 
If the Attorney General makes any significant changes to 
the procedures described in subsection (a), the Attorney 
General shall notify and submit a copy of the changes to 
the Committee on the Judiciary and the Select Committee 
on Intelligence of the Senate and the Committee on the 
Judiciary and the Permanent Select Committee on Intel-
ligence of the House of Representatives. 
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