used as the basis for the production; 
or 
‘‘(II) identifies a broad geo-
graphic region, including the United 
States, a city, a county, a State, a zip 
code, or an area code, when not used 
as part of a specific identifier as de-
scribed in clause (i). 
‘‘(iii) RULE
OF
CONSTRUCTION.— 
Nothing in this paragraph shall be con-
strued to preclude the use of multiple 
terms or identifiers to meet the require-
ments of clause (i). 
‘‘(B) CALL
DETAIL
RECORD
APPLICA-
TIONS.—For purposes of an application sub-
mitted under subsection (b)(2)(C), the term 
‘specific selection term’ means a term that spe-
cifically identifies an individual, account, or per-
sonal device.’’. 
SEC. 108. INSPECTOR GENERAL REPORTS ON BUSINESS 
RECORDS ORDERS. 
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)— 
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(A) in paragraph (1), by inserting ‘‘and 
calendar years 2012 through 2014’’ after 
‘‘2006’’; 
(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 redesig-
nated)— 
(i) by striking subparagraph (C) and 
inserting the following new subparagraph: 
‘‘(C) with respect to calendar years 2012 
through 2014, 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 adequately pro-
tect the constitutional 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 new paragraph: 
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‘‘(3) CALENDAR YEARS 2012 THROUGH 2014.— 
Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment 
of the USA FREEDOM Act of 2015, the Inspector 
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 Se-
lect Committee on Intelligence of the House of Rep-
resentatives a report containing the results of the 
audit conducted under subsection (a) for calendar 
years 2012 through 2014.’’; 
(3) by redesignating subsections (d) and (e) as 
subsections (e) and (f), respectively; 
(4) by inserting after subsection (c) the fol-
lowing new subsection: 
‘‘(d) INTELLIGENCE ASSESSMENT.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—For the period beginning 
on January 1, 2012, and ending on December 31, 
2014, the Inspector General of the Intelligence Com-
munity shall assess— 
‘‘(A) the importance of the information ac-
quired under title V of the Foreign Intelligence 
Surveillance Act of 1978 (50 U.S.C. 1861 et 
seq.) to the activities of the intelligence commu-
nity; 
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‘‘(B) the manner in which that information 
was collected, retained, analyzed, and dissemi-
nated by the intelligence community; 
‘‘(C) the minimization procedures used by 
elements of the intelligence community under 
such title and whether the minimization proce-
dures adequately protect the constitutional 
rights of United States persons; and 
‘‘(D) any minimization procedures pro-
posed by an element of the intelligence commu-
nity under such title that were modified or de-
nied by the court established under section 
103(a) of such Act (50 U.S.C. 1803(a)). 
‘‘(2) SUBMISSION
DATE
FOR
ASSESSMENT.— 
Not later than 180 days after the date on which the 
Inspector General of the Department of Justice sub-
mits the report required under subsection (c)(3), the 
Inspector General of the Intelligence Community 
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 Perma-
nent Select Committee on Intelligence of the House 
of Representatives a report containing the results of 
the assessment for calendar years 2012 through 
2014.’’; 
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(5) in subsection (e), as redesignated by para-
graph (3)— 
(A) in paragraph (1)— 
(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 striking ‘‘Inspector General of 
the Department of Justice’’ and inserting 
‘‘Inspector General of the Department of 
Justice, the Inspector General of the Intel-
ligence Community, and any Inspector 
General of an element of the intelligence 
community that prepares a report to assist 
the Inspector General of the Department 
of Justice or the Inspector General of the 
Intelligence Community in complying with 
the requirements of this section’’; and 
(B) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘the re-
ports submitted under subsections (c)(1) and 
(c)(2)’’ and inserting ‘‘any report submitted 
under subsection (c) or (d)’’; 
(6) in subsection (f), as redesignated by para-
graph (3)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘The reports submitted 
under subsections (c)(1) and (c)(2)’’ and insert-
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ing ‘‘Each report submitted under subsection 
(c)’’; and 
(B) by striking ‘‘subsection (d)(2)’’ and in-
serting ‘‘subsection (e)(2)’’; and 
(7) by adding at the end the following new sub-
section: 
‘‘(g) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
‘‘(1) INTELLIGENCE
COMMUNITY.—The term 
‘intelligence community’ has the meaning given that 
term in section 3 of the National Security Act of 
1947 (50 U.S.C. 3003). 
‘‘(2) UNITED
STATES
PERSON.—The term 
‘United States person’ has the meaning given that 
term in section 101 of the Foreign Intelligence Sur-
veillance Act of 1978 (50 U.S.C. 1801).’’. 
SEC. 109. EFFECTIVE DATE. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The amendments made by sec-
tions 101 through 103 shall take effect on the date that 
is 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act. 
(b) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in this Act 
shall be construed to alter or eliminate the authority of 
the Government to obtain an order under title V of the 
Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 (50 U.S.C. 
1861 et seq.) as in effect prior to the effective date de-
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scribed in subsection (a) during the period ending on such 
effective date. 
SEC. 110. RULE OF CONSTRUCTION. 
Nothing in this Act shall be construed to authorize 
the production of the contents (as such term is defined 
in section 2510(8) of title 18, United States Code) of any 
electronic communication from an electronic communica-
tion service provider (as such term is defined in section 
701(b)(4) of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 
1978 (50 U.S.C. 1881(b)(4))) under title V of the Foreign 
Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 (50 U.S.C. 1861 et 
seq.). 
TITLE II—FISA PEN REGISTER 
AND TRAP AND TRACE DE-
VICE REFORM 
SEC. 201. PROHIBITION ON BULK COLLECTION. 
(a) PROHIBITION.—Section 402(c) (50 U.S.C. 
1842(c)) is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘; and’’ and 
inserting a semicolon; 
(2) in paragraph (2), by striking the period at 
the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following new 
paragraph: 
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‘‘(3) a specific selection term to be used as the 
basis for the use of the pen register or trap and 
trace device.’’. 
(b) DEFINITION.—Section 401 (50 U.S.C. 1841) is 
amended by adding at the end the following new para-
graph: 
‘‘(4)(A) The term ‘specific selection term’— 
‘‘(i) is a term that specifically identifies a 
person, account, address, or personal device, or 
any other specific identifier; and 
‘‘(ii) is used to limit, to the greatest extent 
reasonably practicable, the scope of information 
sought, consistent with the purpose for seeking 
the use of the pen register or trap and trace de-
vice. 
‘‘(B) A specific selection term under subpara-
graph (A) does not include an identifier that does 
not limit, to the greatest extent reasonably prac-
ticable, the scope of information sought, consistent 
with the purpose for seeking the use of the pen reg-
ister or trap and trace device, such as an identifier 
that— 
‘‘(i) identifies an electronic communication 
service provider (as that term is defined in sec-
tion 701) or a provider of remote computing 
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service (as that term is defined in section 2711 
of title 18, United States Code), when not used 
as part of a specific identifier as described in 
subparagraph (A), unless the provider is itself 
a subject of an authorized investigation for 
which the specific selection term is used as the 
basis for the use; or 
‘‘(ii) identifies a broad geographic region, 
including the United States, a city, a county, a 
State, a zip code, or an area code, when not 
used as part of a specific identifier as described 
in subparagraph (A). 
‘‘(C) For purposes of subparagraph (A), the 
term ‘address’ means a physical address or elec-
tronic address, such as an electronic mail address or 
temporarily assigned network address (including an 
Internet protocol address). 
‘‘(D) Nothing in this paragraph shall be con-
strued to preclude the use of multiple terms or iden-
tifiers to meet the requirements of subparagraph 
(A).’’. 
SEC. 202. PRIVACY PROCEDURES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 402 (50 U.S.C. 1842) is 
amended by adding at the end the following new sub-
section: 
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‘‘(h) PRIVACY PROCEDURES.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Attorney General shall 
ensure that appropriate policies and procedures are 
in place to safeguard nonpublicly available informa-
tion concerning United States persons that is col-
lected through the use of a pen register or trap and 
trace device installed under this section. Such poli-
cies and procedures shall, to the maximum extent 
practicable and consistent with the need to protect 
national security, include privacy protections that 
apply to the collection, retention, and use of infor-
mation concerning United States persons. 
‘‘(2) RULE
OF
CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in 
this subsection limits the authority of the court es-
tablished under section 103(a) or of the Attorney 
General to impose additional privacy or minimization 
procedures with regard to the installation or use of 
a pen register or trap and trace device.’’. 
(b) EMERGENCY
AUTHORITY.—Section 403 (50 
U.S.C. 1843) is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing new subsection: 
‘‘(d) PRIVACY PROCEDURES.—Information collected 
through the use of a pen register or trap and trace device 
installed under this section shall be subject to the policies 
and procedures required under section 402(h).’’. 
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TITLE III—FISA ACQUISITIONS 
TARGETING 
PERSONS 
OUT-
SIDE THE UNITED STATES RE-
FORMS 
SEC. 301. LIMITS ON USE OF UNLAWFULLY OBTAINED IN-
FORMATION. 
Section 702(i)(3) (50 U.S.C. 1881a(i)(3)) is amended 
by adding at the end the following new subparagraph: 
‘‘(D) LIMITATION
ON
USE
OF
INFORMA-
TION.— 
‘‘(i) IN
GENERAL.—Except as pro-
vided in clause (ii), if the Court orders a 
correction of a deficiency in a certification 
or procedures under subparagraph (B), no 
information obtained or evidence derived 
pursuant to the part of the certification or 
procedures that has been identified by the 
Court as deficient concerning any United 
States person shall be received in evidence 
or otherwise disclosed in any trial, hearing, 
or other proceeding in or before any court, 
grand jury, department, office, agency, 
regulatory body, legislative committee, or 
other authority of the United States, a 
State, or political subdivision thereof, and 
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no information concerning any United 
States person acquired pursuant to such 
part of such certification or procedures 
shall subsequently be used or disclosed in 
any other manner by Federal officers or 
employees without the consent of the 
United States person, except with the ap-
proval of the Attorney General if the infor-
mation indicates a threat of death or seri-
ous bodily harm to any person. 
‘‘(ii) EXCEPTION.—If the Government 
corrects any deficiency identified by the 
order of the Court under subparagraph 
(B), the Court may permit the use or dis-
closure of information obtained before the 
date of the correction under such mini-
mization procedures as the Court may ap-
prove for purposes of this clause.’’. 
TITLE 
IV—FOREIGN 
INTEL-
LIGENCE 
SURVEILLANCE 
COURT REFORMS 
SEC. 401. APPOINTMENT OF AMICUS CURIAE. 
Section 103 (50 U.S.C. 1803) is amended by adding 
at the end the following new subsection: 
‘‘(i) AMICUS CURIAE.— 
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‘‘(1) DESIGNATION.—The presiding judges of 
the courts established under subsections (a) and (b) 
shall, not later than 180 days after the enactment 
of this subsection, jointly designate not fewer than 
5 individuals to be eligible to serve as amicus curiae, 
who shall serve pursuant to rules the presiding 
judges may establish. In designating such individ-
uals, the presiding judges may consider individuals 
recommended by any source, including members of 
the Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board, the 
judges determine appropriate. 
‘‘(2) AUTHORIZATION.—A court established 
under subsection (a) or (b), consistent with the re-
quirement of subsection (c) and any other statutory 
requirement that the court act expeditiously or with-
in a stated time— 
‘‘(A) shall appoint an individual who has 
been designated under paragraph (1) to serve 
as amicus curiae to assist such court in the 
consideration of any application for an order or 
review that, in the opinion of the court, pre-
sents a novel or significant interpretation of the 
law, unless the court issues a finding that such 
appointment is not appropriate; and 
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‘‘(B) may appoint an individual or organi-
zation to serve as amicus curiae, including to 
provide technical expertise, in any instance as 
such court deems appropriate or, upon motion, 
permit an individual or organization leave to 
file an amicus curiae brief. 
‘‘(3) QUALIFICATIONS OF AMICUS CURIAE.— 
‘‘(A) EXPERTISE.—Individuals designated 
under paragraph (1) shall be persons who pos-
sess expertise in privacy and civil liberties, in-
telligence 
collection, 
communications 
tech-
nology, or any other area that may lend legal 
or technical expertise to a court established 
under subsection (a) or (b). 
‘‘(B) SECURITY
CLEARANCE.—Individuals 
designated pursuant to paragraph (1) shall be 
persons who are determined to be eligible for 
access to classified information necessary to 
participate in matters before the courts. Amicus 
curiae appointed by the court pursuant to para-
graph (2) shall be persons who are determined 
to be eligible for access to classified informa-
tion, if such access is necessary to participate 
in the matters in which they may be appointed. 
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‘‘(4) DUTIES.—If a court established under 
subsection (a) or (b) appoints an amicus curiae 
under paragraph (2)(A), the amicus curiae shall pro-
vide to the court, as appropriate— 
‘‘(A) legal arguments that advance the pro-
tection of individual privacy and civil liberties; 
‘‘(B) information related to intelligence 
collection or communications technology; or 
‘‘(C) legal arguments or information re-
garding any other area relevant to the issue 
presented to the court. 
‘‘(5) ASSISTANCE.—An amicus curiae appointed 
under paragraph (2)(A) may request that the court 
designate or appoint additional amici curiae pursu-
ant to paragraph (1) or paragraph (2), to be avail-
able to assist the amicus curiae. 
‘‘(6) ACCESS TO INFORMATION.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—If a court established 
under subsection (a) or (b) appoints an amicus 
curiae under paragraph (2)(A), the amicus cu-
riae— 
‘‘(i) shall have access to all relevant 
legal precedent, and any application, cer-
tification, petition, motion, or such other 
materials that the court determines are rel-
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evant to the duties of the amicus curiae; 
and 
‘‘(ii) may, if the court determines that 
it is relevant to the duties of the amicus 
curiae, consult with any other individuals 
designated pursuant to paragraph (1) re-
garding information relevant to any as-
signed proceeding. 
‘‘(B) BRIEFINGS.—The Attorney General 
may periodically brief or provide relevant mate-
rials to amicus curiae designated pursuant to 
paragraph (1) regarding constructions and in-
terpretations of this Act and legal, techno-
logical, and other issues related to actions au-
thorized by this Act. 
‘‘(C) CLASSIFIED INFORMATION.—An ami-
cus curiae designated or appointed by the court 
may have access to classified documents, infor-
mation, and other materials or proceedings only 
if that individual is eligible for access to classi-
fied information and to the extent consistent 
with the national security of the United States. 
‘‘(D) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing 
in this section shall be construed to require the 
Government to provide information to an ami-
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cus curiae appointed by the court that is privi-
leged from disclosure. 
‘‘(7) NOTIFICATION.—A presiding judge of a 
court established under subsection (a) or (b) shall 
notify the Attorney General of each exercise of the 
authority to appoint an individual to serve as amicus 
curiae under paragraph (2). 
‘‘(8) ASSISTANCE.—A court established under 
subsection (a) or (b) may request and receive (in-
cluding on a nonreimbursable basis) the assistance 
of the executive branch in the implementation of this 
subsection. 
‘‘(9) ADMINISTRATION.—A court established 
under subsection (a) or (b) may provide for the des-
ignation, appointment, removal, training, or other 
support for an individual appointed to serve as ami-
cus curiae under paragraph (2) in a manner that is 
not inconsistent with this subsection. 
‘‘(10) RECEIPT OF INFORMATION.—Nothing in 
this subsection shall limit the ability of a court es-
tablished under subsection (a) or (b) to request or 
receive information or materials from, or otherwise 
communicate with, the Government or amicus curiae 
appointed under paragraph (2) on an ex parte basis, 
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nor limit any special or heightened obligation in any 
ex parte communication or proceeding. 
‘‘(j) REVIEW
OF FISA COURT DECISIONS.—Fol-
lowing issuance of an order under this Act, a court estab-
lished under subsection (a) shall certify for review to the 
court established under subsection (b) any question of law 
that may affect resolution of the matter in controversy 
that the court determines warrants such review because 
of a need for uniformity or because consideration by the 
court established under subsection (b) would serve the in-
terests of justice. Upon certification of a question of law 
under this subsection, the court established under sub-
section (b) may give binding instructions or require the 
entire record to be sent up for decision of the entire matter 
in controversy. 
‘‘(k) REVIEW OF FISA COURT OF REVIEW DECI-
SIONS.— 
‘‘(1) CERTIFICATION.—For purposes of section 
1254(2) of title 28, United States Code, the court 
of review established under subsection (b) shall be 
considered to be a court of appeals. 
‘‘(2) AMICUS CURIAE BRIEFING.—Upon certifi-
cation of an application under paragraph (1), the 
Supreme Court of the United States may appoint an 
amicus curiae designated under subsection (i)(1), or 
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any other person, to provide briefing or other assist-
ance.’’. 
SEC. 402. DECLASSIFICATION OF DECISIONS, ORDERS, AND 
OPINIONS. 
(a) DECLASSIFICATION.—Title VI (50 U.S.C. 1871 
et seq.) is amended— 
(1) in the heading, by striking ‘‘REPORT-
ING REQUIREMENT’’ and inserting ‘‘OVER-
SIGHT’’; and 
(2) by adding at the end the following new sec-
tion: 
‘‘SEC. 602. DECLASSIFICATION OF SIGNIFICANT DECISIONS, 
ORDERS, AND OPINIONS. 
‘‘(a) DECLASSIFICATION
REQUIRED.—Subject to 
subsection (b), the Director of National Intelligence, in 
consultation with the Attorney General, shall conduct a 
declassification review of each decision, order, or opinion 
issued by the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court or 
the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court of Review (as 
defined in section 601(e)) that includes a significant con-
struction or interpretation of any provision of law, includ-
ing any novel or significant construction or interpretation 
of the term ‘specific selection term’, and, consistent with 
that review, make publicly available to the greatest extent 
practicable each such decision, order, or opinion. 
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‘‘(b) REDACTED FORM.—The Director of National 
Intelligence, in consultation with the Attorney General, 
may satisfy the requirement under subsection (a) to make 
a decision, order, or opinion described in such subsection 
publicly available to the greatest extent practicable by 
making such decision, order, or opinion publicly available 
in redacted form. 
‘‘(c) NATIONAL SECURITY WAIVER.—The Director of 
National Intelligence, in consultation with the Attorney 
General, may waive the requirement to declassify and 
make publicly available a particular decision, order, or 
opinion under subsection (a), if— 
‘‘(1) the Director of National Intelligence, in 
consultation with the Attorney General, determines 
that a waiver of such requirement is necessary to 
protect the national security of the United States or 
properly classified intelligence sources or methods; 
and 
‘‘(2) the Director of National Intelligence 
makes publicly available an unclassified statement 
prepared by the Attorney General, in consultation 
with the Director of National Intelligence— 
‘‘(A) summarizing the significant construc-
tion or interpretation of any provision of law, 
which shall include, to the extent consistent 
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with national security, a description of the con-
text in which the matter arises and any signifi-
cant construction or interpretation of any stat-
ute, constitutional provision, or other legal au-
thority relied on by the decision; and 
‘‘(B) that specifies that the statement has 
been prepared by the Attorney General and 
constitutes no part of the opinion of the For-
eign Intelligence Surveillance Court or the For-
eign Intelligence Surveillance Court of Re-
view.’’. 
(b) TABLE OF CONTENTS AMENDMENTS.—The table 
of contents in the first section is amended— 
(1) by striking the item relating to title VI and 
inserting the following new item: 
‘‘TITLE VI—OVERSIGHT’’; 
and 
(2) by inserting after the item relating to sec-
tion 601 the following new item: 
‘‘Sec. 602. Declassification of significant decisions, orders, and opinions.’’. 
TITLE V—NATIONAL SECURITY 
LETTER REFORM 
SEC. 501. PROHIBITION ON BULK COLLECTION. 
(a) COUNTERINTELLIGENCE ACCESS TO TELEPHONE 
TOLL AND TRANSACTIONAL RECORDS.—Section 2709(b) 
of title 18, United States Code, is amended in the matter 
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preceding paragraph (1) by striking ‘‘may’’ and inserting 
‘‘may, using a term that specifically identifies a person, 
entity, telephone number, or account as the basis for a 
request’’. 
(b) ACCESS TO FINANCIAL RECORDS FOR CERTAIN 
INTELLIGENCE
AND PROTECTIVE PURPOSES.—Section 
1114(a)(2) of the Right to Financial Privacy Act of 1978 
(12 U.S.C. 3414(a)(2)) is amended by striking the period 
and inserting ‘‘and a term that specifically identifies a cus-
tomer, entity, or account to be used as the basis for the 
production and disclosure of financial records.’’. 
(c) DISCLOSURES TO FBI OF CERTAIN CONSUMER 
RECORDS FOR COUNTERINTELLIGENCE PURPOSES.—Sec-
tion 626 of the Fair Credit Reporting Act (15 U.S.C. 
1681u) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘that informa-
tion,’’ and inserting ‘‘that information that includes 
a term that specifically identifies a consumer or ac-
count to be used as the basis for the production of 
that information,’’; 
(2) in subsection (b), by striking ‘‘written re-
quest,’’ and inserting ‘‘written request that includes 
a term that specifically identifies a consumer or ac-
count to be used as the basis for the production of 
that information,’’; and 
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(3) in subsection (c), by inserting ‘‘, which shall 
include a term that specifically identifies a consumer 
or account to be used as the basis for the production 
of the information,’’ after ‘‘issue an order ex parte’’. 
(d) DISCLOSURES
TO GOVERNMENTAL AGENCIES 
FOR COUNTERTERRORISM PURPOSES OF CONSUMER RE-
PORTS.—Section 627(a) of the Fair Credit Reporting Act 
(15 U.S.C. 1681v(a)) is amended by striking ‘‘analysis.’’ 
and inserting ‘‘analysis and that includes a term that spe-
cifically identifies a consumer or account to be used as 
the basis for the production of such information.’’. 
SEC. 502. LIMITATIONS ON DISCLOSURE OF NATIONAL SE-
CURITY LETTERS. 
(a) COUNTERINTELLIGENCE ACCESS TO TELEPHONE 
TOLL AND TRANSACTIONAL RECORDS.—Section 2709 of 
title 18, United States Code, is amended by striking sub-
section (c) and inserting the following new subsection: 
‘‘(c) PROHIBITION OF CERTAIN DISCLOSURE.— 
‘‘(1) PROHIBITION.— 
‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—If a certification is 
issued under subparagraph (B) and notice of 
the right to judicial review under subsection (d) 
is provided, no wire or electronic communica-
tion service provider that receives a request 
under subsection (b), or officer, employee, or 
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agent thereof, shall disclose to any person that 
the Federal Bureau of Investigation has sought 
or obtained access to information or records 
under this section. 
‘‘(B) CERTIFICATION.—The requirements 
of subparagraph (A) shall apply if the Director 
of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, or a 
designee of the Director whose rank shall be no 
lower than Deputy Assistant Director at Bu-
reau headquarters or a Special Agent in Charge 
of a Bureau field office, certifies that the ab-
sence of a prohibition of disclosure under this 
subsection may result in— 
‘‘(i) a danger to the national security 
of the United States; 
‘‘(ii) interference with a criminal, 
counterterrorism, or counterintelligence in-
vestigation; 
‘‘(iii) interference with diplomatic re-
lations; or 
‘‘(iv) danger to the life or physical 
safety of any person. 
‘‘(2) EXCEPTION.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—A wire or electronic 
communication service provider that receives a 
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‘‘(D) IDENTIFICATION OF DISCLOSURE RE-
CIPIENTS.—At the request of the Director of 
the Federal Bureau of Investigation or the des-
ignee of the Director, any person making or in-
tending to make a disclosure under clause (i) or 
(iii) of subparagraph (A) shall identify to the 
Director or such designee the person to whom 
such disclosure will be made or to whom such 
disclosure was made prior to the request.’’. 
(b) ACCESS TO FINANCIAL RECORDS FOR CERTAIN 
INTELLIGENCE
AND PROTECTIVE PURPOSES.—Section 
1114 of the Right to Financial Privacy Act of 1978 (12 
U.S.C. 3414) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a)(5), by striking subpara-
graph (D); and 
(2) by inserting after subsection (b) the fol-
lowing new subsection: 
‘‘(c) PROHIBITION OF CERTAIN DISCLOSURE.— 
‘‘(1) PROHIBITION.— 
‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—If a certification is 
issued under subparagraph (B) and notice of 
the right to judicial review under subsection (d) 
is provided, no financial institution that receives 
a request under subsection (a), or officer, em-
ployee, or agent thereof, shall disclose to any 
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person that the Federal Bureau of Investigation 
has sought or obtained access to information or 
records under subsection (a). 
‘‘(B) CERTIFICATION.—The requirements 
of subparagraph (A) shall apply if the Director 
of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, or a 
designee of the Director whose rank shall be no 
lower than Deputy Assistant Director at Bu-
reau headquarters or a Special Agent in Charge 
of a Bureau field office, certifies that the ab-
sence of a prohibition of disclosure under this 
subsection may result in— 
‘‘(i) a danger to the national security 
of the United States; 
‘‘(ii) interference with a criminal, 
counterterrorism, or counterintelligence in-
vestigation; 
‘‘(iii) interference with diplomatic re-
lations; or 
‘‘(iv) danger to the life or physical 
safety of any person. 
‘‘(2) EXCEPTION.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—A financial institution 
that receives a request under subsection (a), or 
officer, employee, or agent thereof, may disclose 
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information otherwise subject to any applicable 
nondisclosure requirement to— 
‘‘(i) those persons to whom disclosure 
is necessary in order to comply with the re-
quest; 
‘‘(ii) an attorney in order to obtain 
legal advice or assistance regarding the re-
quest; or 
‘‘(iii) other persons as permitted by 
the Director of the Federal Bureau of In-
vestigation or the designee of the Director. 
‘‘(B) APPLICATION.—A person to whom 
disclosure is made under subparagraph (A) 
shall be subject to the nondisclosure require-
ments applicable to a person to whom a request 
is issued under subsection (a) in the same man-
ner as the person to whom the request is 
issued. 
‘‘(C) NOTICE.—Any recipient that dis-
closes to a person described in subparagraph 
(A) information otherwise subject to a non-
disclosure requirement shall inform the person 
of the applicable nondisclosure requirement. 
‘‘(D) IDENTIFICATION OF DISCLOSURE RE-
CIPIENTS.—At the request of the Director of 
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the Federal Bureau of Investigation or the des-
ignee of the Director, any person making or in-
tending to make a disclosure under clause (i) or 
(iii) of subparagraph (A) shall identify to the 
Director or such designee the person to whom 
such disclosure will be made or to whom such 
disclosure was made prior to the request.’’. 
(c) IDENTITY
OF FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS
AND 
CREDIT REPORTS.—Section 626 of the Fair Credit Re-
porting Act (15 U.S.C. 1681u) is amended by striking 
subsection (d) and inserting the following new subsection: 
‘‘(d) PROHIBITION OF CERTAIN DISCLOSURE.— 
‘‘(1) PROHIBITION.— 
‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—If a certification is 
issued under subparagraph (B) and notice of 
the right to judicial review under subsection (e) 
is provided, no consumer reporting agency that 
receives a request under subsection (a) or (b) or 
an order under subsection (c), or officer, em-
ployee, or agent thereof, shall disclose or specify 
in any consumer report, that the Federal Bu-
reau of Investigation has sought or obtained ac-
cess to information or records under subsection 
(a), (b), or (c). 
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‘‘(B) CERTIFICATION.—The requirements 
of subparagraph (A) shall apply if the Director 
of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, or a 
designee of the Director whose rank shall be no 
lower than Deputy Assistant Director at Bu-
reau headquarters or a Special Agent in Charge 
of a Bureau field office, certifies that the ab-
sence of a prohibition of disclosure under this 
subsection may result in— 
‘‘(i) a danger to the national security 
of the United States; 
‘‘(ii) interference with a criminal, 
counterterrorism, or counterintelligence in-
vestigation; 
‘‘(iii) interference with diplomatic re-
lations; or 
‘‘(iv) danger to the life or physical 
safety of any person. 
‘‘(2) EXCEPTION.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—A consumer reporting 
agency that receives a request under subsection 
(a) or (b) or an order under subsection (c), or 
officer, employee, or agent thereof, may disclose 
information otherwise subject to any applicable 
nondisclosure requirement to— 
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‘‘(i) those persons to whom disclosure 
is necessary in order to comply with the re-
quest; 
‘‘(ii) an attorney in order to obtain 
legal advice or assistance regarding the re-
quest; or 
‘‘(iii) other persons as permitted by 
the Director of the Federal Bureau of In-
vestigation or the designee of the Director. 
‘‘(B) APPLICATION.—A person to whom 
disclosure is made under subparagraph (A) 
shall be subject to the nondisclosure require-
ments applicable to a person to whom a request 
under subsection (a) or (b) or an order under 
subsection (c) is issued in the same manner as 
the person to whom the request is issued. 
‘‘(C) NOTICE.—Any recipient that dis-
closes to a person described in subparagraph 
(A) information otherwise subject to a non-
disclosure requirement shall inform the person 
of the applicable nondisclosure requirement. 
‘‘(D) IDENTIFICATION OF DISCLOSURE RE-
CIPIENTS.—At the request of the Director of 
the Federal Bureau of Investigation or the des-
ignee of the Director, any person making or in-
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tending to make a disclosure under clause (i) or 
(iii) of subparagraph (A) shall identify to the 
Director or such designee the person to whom 
such disclosure will be made or to whom such 
disclosure was made prior to the request.’’. 
(d) CONSUMER REPORTS.—Section 627 of the Fair 
Credit Reporting Act (15 U.S.C. 1681v) is amended by 
striking subsection (c) and inserting the following new 
subsection: 
‘‘(c) PROHIBITION OF CERTAIN DISCLOSURE.— 
‘‘(1) PROHIBITION.— 
‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—If a certification is 
issued under subparagraph (B) and notice of 
the right to judicial review under subsection (d) 
is provided, no consumer reporting agency that 
receives a request under subsection (a), or offi-
cer, employee, or agent thereof, shall disclose or 
specify in any consumer report, that a govern-
ment agency described in subsection (a) has 
sought or obtained access to information or 
records under subsection (a). 
‘‘(B) CERTIFICATION.—The requirements 
of subparagraph (A) shall apply if the head of 
the government agency described in subsection 
(a), or a designee, certifies that the absence of 
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a prohibition of disclosure under this subsection 
may result in— 
‘‘(i) a danger to the national security 
of the United States; 
‘‘(ii) interference with a criminal, 
counterterrorism, or counterintelligence in-
vestigation; 
‘‘(iii) interference with diplomatic re-
lations; or 
‘‘(iv) danger to the life or physical 
safety of any person. 
‘‘(2) EXCEPTION.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—A consumer reporting 
agency that receives a request under subsection 
(a), or officer, employee, or agent thereof, may 
disclose information otherwise subject to any 
applicable nondisclosure requirement to— 
‘‘(i) those persons to whom disclosure 
is necessary in order to comply with the re-
quest; 
‘‘(ii) an attorney in order to obtain 
legal advice or assistance regarding the re-
quest; or 
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‘‘(iii) other persons as permitted by 
the head of the government agency de-
scribed in subsection (a) or a designee. 
‘‘(B) APPLICATION.—A person to whom 
disclosure is made under subparagraph (A) 
shall be subject to the nondisclosure require-
ments applicable to a person to whom a request 
under subsection (a) is issued in the same man-
ner as the person to whom the request is 
issued. 
‘‘(C) NOTICE.—Any recipient that dis-
closes to a person described in subparagraph 
(A) information otherwise subject to a non-
disclosure requirement shall inform the person 
of the applicable nondisclosure requirement. 
‘‘(D) IDENTIFICATION OF DISCLOSURE RE-
CIPIENTS.—At the request of the head of the 
government agency described in subsection (a) 
or a designee, any person making or intending 
to make a disclosure under clause (i) or (iii) of 
subparagraph (A) shall identify to the head or 
such designee the person to whom such disclo-
sure will be made or to whom such disclosure 
was made prior to the request.’’. 
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(e) INVESTIGATIONS OF PERSONS WITH ACCESS TO 
CLASSIFIED INFORMATION.—Section 802 of the National 
Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 3162) is amended by 
striking subsection (b) and inserting the following new 
subsection: 
‘‘(b) PROHIBITION OF CERTAIN DISCLOSURE.— 
‘‘(1) PROHIBITION.— 
‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—If a certification is 
issued under subparagraph (B) and notice of 
the right to judicial review under subsection (c) 
is provided, no governmental or private entity 
that receives a request under subsection (a), or 
officer, employee, or agent thereof, shall dis-
close to any person that an authorized inves-
tigative agency described in subsection (a) has 
sought or obtained access to information under 
subsection (a). 
‘‘(B) CERTIFICATION.—The requirements 
of subparagraph (A) shall apply if the head of 
an authorized investigative agency described in 
subsection (a), or a designee, certifies that the 
absence of a prohibition of disclosure under this 
subsection may result in— 
‘‘(i) a danger to the national security 
of the United States; 
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‘‘(ii) interference with a criminal, 
counterterrorism, or counterintelligence in-
vestigation; 
‘‘(iii) interference with diplomatic re-
lations; or 
‘‘(iv) danger to the life or physical 
safety of any person. 
‘‘(2) EXCEPTION.— 
‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—A governmental or 
private entity that receives a request under sub-
section (a), or officer, employee, or agent there-
of, may disclose information otherwise subject 
to any applicable nondisclosure requirement 
to— 
‘‘(i) those persons to whom disclosure 
is necessary in order to comply with the re-
quest; 
‘‘(ii) an attorney in order to obtain 
legal advice or assistance regarding the re-
quest; or 
‘‘(iii) other persons as permitted by 
the head of the authorized investigative 
agency described in subsection (a) or a 
designee. 
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‘‘(B) APPLICATION.—A person to whom 
disclosure is made under subparagraph (A) 
shall be subject to the nondisclosure require-
ments applicable to a person to whom a request 
is issued under subsection (a) in the same man-
ner as the person to whom the request is 
issued. 
‘‘(C) NOTICE.—Any recipient that dis-
closes to a person described in subparagraph 
(A) information otherwise subject to a non-
disclosure requirement shall inform the person 
of the applicable nondisclosure requirement. 
‘‘(D) IDENTIFICATION OF DISCLOSURE RE-
CIPIENTS.—At the request of the head of an 
authorized investigative agency described in 
subsection (a), or a designee, any person mak-
ing or intending to make a disclosure under 
clause (i) or (iii) of subparagraph (A) shall 
identify to the head of the authorized investiga-
tive agency or such designee the person to 
whom such disclosure will be made or to whom 
such disclosure was made prior to the request.’’. 
(f) TERMINATION PROCEDURES.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days 
after the date of enactment of this Act, the Attorney 
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