‘‘(3) NOTIFICATION.—The Inspector General 
shall notify the Attorney General 7 days before 
issuing any subpoena under this section. 
‘‘(c) PROHIBITIONS ON INVESTIGATIONS FOR NA-
TIONAL SECURITY REASONS.— 
‘‘(1) EVALUATIONS
OF
PROHIBITIONS.—Not 
later than 7 days after the date on which the Inspec-
tor General of the National Security Agency receives 
notice or a statement under section 8G(d)(2)(C) of 
the reasons the Secretary of Defense is prohibiting 
the Inspector General from initiating, carrying out, 
or completing any audit or investigation, the Inspec-
tor General shall submit to the Permanent Select 
Committee on Intelligence and the Committee on 
Armed Services of the House of Representatives and 
the Select Committee on Intelligence and the Com-
mittee on Armed Services of the Senate an evalua-
tion of such notice or such statement. 
‘‘(2) INCLUSION
IN
SEMI-ANNUAL
REPORT.— 
The Inspector General shall include in the semi-
annual report prepared by the Inspector General in 
accordance with section 5(a) a description of the in-
stances in which the Secretary of Defense prohibited 
the Inspector General from initiating, carrying out, 
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or completing any audit or investigation during the 
period covered by such report. 
‘‘(d) STANDARD
FOR
AUDITS
AND
INVESTIGA-
TIONS.—In carrying out any audit or investigation of a 
surveillance or data collection program, the Inspector Gen-
eral shall— 
‘‘(1) assess the impact of such program on civil 
rights and civil liberties; 
‘‘(2) assess the effectiveness and use, including 
any improper or illegal use, of such program; and 
‘‘(3) make any recommendations the Inspector 
General considers appropriate to improve the protec-
tion of civil rights and civil liberties in the operation 
of such program. 
‘‘(e) AVAILABILITY OF REPORTS.— 
‘‘(1) AVAILABILITY.—Each report to Congress 
or a committee of Congress by the Inspector General 
shall be made available to all Members of Congress. 
‘‘(2) MEMBER OF CONGRESS DEFINED.—In this 
subsection, the term ‘Member of Congress’ means a 
Senator, a Member of the House of Representatives, 
or a Delegate or Resident Commissioner to the Con-
gress.’’. 
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SEC. 5. AUDIT OF SURVEILLANCE PROGRAMS AND BACK-
GROUND INVESTIGATIONS. 
(a) AUDIT.—The Inspector General of the National 
Security Agency appointed under section 3(a) of the In-
spector General Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.) consistent 
with the amendments made by section 2(a) of this Act 
shall perform a comprehensive audit of— 
(1) the effectiveness and use, including any im-
proper or illegal use, of surveillance and data collec-
tion programs of the National Security Agency, in-
cluding programs conducted pursuant to sections 
501 and 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance 
Act of 1978 (50 U.S.C. 1861, 1881a); 
(2) the interactions between the National Secu-
rity Agency and the court established under section 
103(a) of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act 
of 1978 (50 U.S.C. 1803(a)), including the accuracy 
of the information provided to such court by the 
Agency and the compliance of the Agency with or-
ders of such court; and 
(3) the process for conducting background in-
vestigations of persons for purposes of employment 
or potential employment by the National Security 
Agency or for receiving access to classified informa-
tion. 
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(b) REPORT.—Not later than 180 days after the date 
on which the Inspector General of the National Security 
Agency is appointed under section 3(a) of the Inspector 
General Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.) consistent with the 
amendments made by section 2(a) of this Act, the Inspec-
tor General of the National Security Agency shall submit 
to the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence of the 
House of Representatives and the Select Committee on In-
telligence of the Senate a report containing the results of 
the audit conducted under subsection (a). 
(c) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in this sub-
section shall be construed to alter the responsibility of the 
Inspector General of the National Security Agency to con-
duct audits or investigations of the surveillance programs 
of the National Security Agency and the background in-
vestigation process for employment or access to classified 
information on an ongoing basis in accordance with the 
Inspector General Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.). 
Æ 
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