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Union Calendar No. 77 
114TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2048 
[Report No. 114–109, Part I] 
To reform the authorities of the Federal Government to require the production 
of certain business records, conduct electronic surveillance, use pen reg-
isters and trap and trace devices, and use other forms of information 
gathering for foreign intelligence, counterterrorism, and criminal pur-
poses, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
APRIL 28, 2015 
Mr. SENSENBRENNER (for himself, Mr. GOODLATTE, Mr. CONYERS, Mr. 
FRANKS of Arizona, Mr. NADLER, Mr. GOWDY, Mr. ISSA, Mr. FORBES, 
Ms. JACKSON LEE, Mr. PIERLUISI, Ms. JUDY CHU of California, Mr. 
DEUTCH, Mr. GUTIE´RREZ, Mr. RICHMOND, Mr. JEFFRIES, Mr. 
CICILLINE, Ms. DELBENE, Mrs. MIMI WALTERS of California, Mr. 
TROTT, Mr. COHEN, Mr. JOHNSON of Georgia, and Mr. FARENTHOLD) 
introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the 
Judiciary, and in addition to the Select Committee on Intelligence (Per-
manent Select) and Financial Services, for a period to be subsequently 
determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provi-
sions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned 
MAY 8, 2015 
Additional sponsors: Mr. SMITH of New Jersey, Mr. SCHIFF, Mr. WELCH, 
Mrs. CAPPS, Mr. MARINO, and Ms. KUSTER 
MAY 8, 2015 
Reported from the Committee on the Judiciary 
MAY 8, 2015 
The Committee on Financial Services and the Permanent Select Committee 
on Intelligence discharged; committed to the Committee of the Whole 
House on the State of the Union and ordered to be printed 
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A BILL 
To reform the authorities of the Federal Government to 
require the production of certain business records, con-
duct electronic surveillance, use pen registers and trap 
and trace devices, and use other forms of information 
gathering for foreign intelligence, counterterrorism, and 
criminal purposes, and for other purposes. 
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Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS. 
(a) SHORT TITLE.—This Act may be cited as the 
‘‘Uniting and Strengthening America by Fulfilling Rights 
and Ensuring Effective Discipline Over Monitoring Act of 
2015’’ or the ‘‘USA FREEDOM Act of 2015’’. 
(b) TABLE OF CONTENTS.—The table of contents for 
this Act is as follows: 
Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents. 
Sec. 2. Amendments to the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978. 
TITLE I—FISA BUSINESS RECORDS REFORMS 
Sec. 101. Additional requirements for call detail records. 
Sec. 102. Emergency authority. 
Sec. 103. Prohibition on bulk collection of tangible things. 
Sec. 104. Judicial review. 
Sec. 105. Liability protection. 
Sec. 106. Compensation for assistance. 
Sec. 107. Definitions. 
Sec. 108. Inspector General reports on business records orders. 
Sec. 109. Effective date. 
Sec. 110. Rule of construction. 
TITLE II—FISA PEN REGISTER AND TRAP AND TRACE DEVICE 
REFORM 
Sec. 201. Prohibition on bulk collection. 
Sec. 202. Privacy procedures. 
TITLE III—FISA ACQUISITIONS TARGETING PERSONS OUTSIDE 
THE UNITED STATES REFORMS 
Sec. 301. Limits on use of unlawfully obtained information. 
TITLE IV—FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE SURVEILLANCE COURT 
REFORMS 
Sec. 401. Appointment of amicus curiae. 
Sec. 402. Declassification of decisions, orders, and opinions. 
TITLE V—NATIONAL SECURITY LETTER REFORM 
Sec. 501. Prohibition on bulk collection. 
Sec. 502. Limitations on disclosure of national security letters. 
Sec. 503. Judicial review. 
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TITLE VI—FISA TRANSPARENCY AND REPORTING 
REQUIREMENTS 
Sec. 601. Additional reporting on orders requiring production of business 
records; business records compliance reports to Congress. 
Sec. 602. Annual reports by the Government. 
Sec. 603. Public reporting by persons subject to FISA orders. 
Sec. 604. Reporting requirements for decisions, orders, and opinions of the 
Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court and the Foreign Intel-
ligence Surveillance Court of Review. 
Sec. 605. Submission of reports under FISA. 
TITLE VII—ENHANCED NATIONAL SECURITY PROVISIONS 
Sec. 701. Emergencies involving non-United States persons. 
Sec. 702. Preservation of treatment of non-United States persons traveling out-
side the United States as agents of foreign powers. 
Sec. 703. Improvement to investigations of international proliferation of weap-
ons of mass destruction. 
Sec. 704. Increase in penalties for material support of foreign terrorist organi-
zations. 
Sec. 705. Sunsets. 
TITLE VIII—SAFETY OF MARITIME NAVIGATION AND NUCLEAR 
TERRORISM CONVENTIONS IMPLEMENTATION 
Subtitle A—Safety of Maritime Navigation 
Sec. 801. Amendment to section 2280 of title 18, United States Code. 
Sec. 802. New section 2280a of title 18, United States Code. 
Sec. 803. Amendments to section 2281 of title 18, United States Code. 
Sec. 804. New section 2281a of title 18, United States Code. 
Sec. 805. Ancillary measure. 
Subtitle B—Prevention of Nuclear Terrorism 
Sec. 811. New section 2332i of title 18, United States Code. 
Sec. 812. Amendment to section 831 of title 18, United States Code. 
SEC. 2. AMENDMENTS TO THE FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE 
SURVEILLANCE ACT OF 1978. 
Except as otherwise expressly provided, whenever in 
this Act an amendment or repeal is expressed in terms 
of an amendment to, or a repeal of, a section or other 
provision, the reference shall be considered to be made to 
a section or other provision of the Foreign Intelligence 
Surveillance Act of 1978 (50 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.). 
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TITLE I—FISA BUSINESS 
RECORDS REFORMS 
SEC. 101. ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS FOR CALL DETAIL 
RECORDS. 
(a) APPLICATION.—Section 501(b)(2) (50 U.S.C. 
1861(b)(2)) is amended— 
(1) in subparagraph (A)— 
(A) in the matter preceding clause (i), by 
striking ‘‘a statement’’ and inserting ‘‘in the 
case of an application other than an application 
described in subparagraph (C) (including an ap-
plication for the production of call detail 
records other than in the manner described in 
subparagraph (C)), a statement’’; and 
(B) in clause (iii), by striking ‘‘; and’’ and 
inserting a semicolon; 
(2) by redesignating subparagraphs (A) and 
(B) as subparagraphs (B) and (D), respectively; and 
(3) by inserting after subparagraph (B) (as so 
redesignated) the following new subparagraph: 
‘‘(C) in the case of an application for the 
production on an ongoing basis of call detail 
records created before, on, or after the date of 
the application relating to an authorized inves-
tigation (other than a threat assessment) con-
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ducted in accordance with subsection (a)(2) to 
protect against international terrorism, a state-
ment of facts showing that— 
‘‘(i) there are reasonable grounds to 
believe that the call detail records sought 
to be produced based on the specific selec-
tion term required under subparagraph (A) 
are relevant to such investigation; and 
‘‘(ii) there is a reasonable, articulable 
suspicion that such specific selection term 
is associated with a foreign power engaged 
in international terrorism or activities in 
preparation therefor, or an agent of a for-
eign power engaged in international ter-
rorism or activities in preparation therefor; 
and’’. 
(b) 
ORDER.—Section 
501(c)(2) 
(50 
U.S.C. 
1861(c)(2)) is amended— 
(1) in subparagraph (D), by striking ‘‘; and’’ 
and inserting a semicolon; 
(2) in subparagraph (E), by striking the period 
and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following new sub-
paragraph: 
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‘‘(F) in the case of an application de-
scribed in subsection (b)(2)(C), shall— 
‘‘(i) authorize the production on a 
daily basis of call detail records for a pe-
riod not to exceed 180 days; 
‘‘(ii) provide that an order for such 
production may be extended upon applica-
tion under subsection (b) and the judicial 
finding under paragraph (1) of this sub-
section; 
‘‘(iii) provide that the Government 
may require the prompt production of a 
first set of call detail records using the 
specific selection term that satisfies the 
standard 
required 
under 
subsection 
(b)(2)(C)(ii); 
‘‘(iv) provide that the Government 
may require the prompt production of a 
second set of call detail records using ses-
sion-identifying information or a telephone 
calling card number identified by the spe-
cific selection term used to produce call de-
tail records under clause (iii); 
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‘‘(v) provide that, when produced, 
such records be in a form that will be use-
ful to the Government; 
‘‘(vi) direct each person the Govern-
ment directs to produce call detail records 
under the order to furnish the Government 
forthwith all information, facilities, or 
technical assistance necessary to accom-
plish the production in such a manner as 
will protect the secrecy of the production 
and produce a minimum of interference 
with the services that such person is pro-
viding to each subject of the production; 
and 
‘‘(vii) direct the Government to— 
‘‘(I) adopt minimization proce-
dures that require the prompt de-
struction of all call detail records pro-
duced under the order that the Gov-
ernment determines are not foreign 
intelligence information; and 
‘‘(II) 
destroy 
all 
call 
detail 
records produced under the order as 
prescribed by such procedures.’’. 
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