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Union Calendar No. 408 
114TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 699 
[Report No. 114–528] 
To amend title 18, United States Code, to update the privacy protections 
for electronic communications information that is stored by third-party 
service providers in order to protect consumer privacy interests while 
meeting law enforcement needs, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
FEBRUARY 4, 2015 
Mr. YODER (for himself, Mr. POLIS, Mr. ADERHOLT, Mr. ALLEN, Mr. AMASH, 
Mr. AMODEI, Mr. BABIN, Mr. BARLETTA, Mr. BARR, Mr. BARTON, Mr. 
BENISHEK, Mr. BEYER, Mr. BILIRAKIS, Mr. BISHOP of Utah, Mrs. 
BLACK, Mrs. BLACKBURN, Mr. BLUM, Ms. BONAMICI, Mr. BOUSTANY, 
Mr. BRADY of Texas, Mr. BROOKS of Alabama, Ms. BROWN of Florida, 
Ms. BROWNLEY of California, Mr. BUCHANAN, Mr. BUCSHON, Mr. BUR-
GESS, Mr. BYRNE, Mr. CALVERT, Mrs. CAPPS, Mr. CAPUANO, Mr. 
CA´RDENAS, Mr. CARTER of Georgia, Mr. CARTWRIGHT, Mr. CHABOT, Mr. 
CHAFFETZ, Ms. CHU of California, Mr. CICILLINE, Ms. CLARK of Massa-
chusetts, Ms. CLARKE of New York, Mr. CLAWSON of Florida, Mr. 
CLEAVER, Mr. COHEN, Mr. COLE, Mr. COLLINS of New York, Mr. CON-
NOLLY, Mr. CONYERS, Mr. CRAMER, Mr. CRENSHAW, Mr. CULBERSON, 
Mr. CUMMINGS, Mr. CURBELO of Florida, Mr. RODNEY DAVIS of Illinois, 
Mr. DANNY K. DAVIS of Illinois, Mr. DEFAZIO, Ms. DEGETTE, Ms. 
DELBENE, 
Mr. 
DENHAM, 
Mr. 
DENT, 
Mr. 
DESAULNIER, 
Mr. 
DESJARLAIS, Mr. DEUTCH, Mr. DIAZ-BALART, Mr. DOLD, Mr. MICHAEL 
F. DOYLE of Pennsylvania, Ms. DUCKWORTH, Mr. DUFFY, Mr. DUNCAN 
of South Carolina, Mr. DUNCAN of Tennessee, Ms. EDWARDS, Mr. ELLI-
SON, Mrs. ELLMERS, Mr. EMMER, Ms. ESHOO, Ms. ESTY, Mr. 
FARENTHOLD, Mr. FARR, Mr. FITZPATRICK, Mr. FLEISCHMANN, Mr. 
FLORES, Mr. FORTENBERRY, Mr. FRANKS of Arizona, Mr. FRELING-
HUYSEN, Ms. FUDGE, Ms. GABBARD, Mr. GARAMENDI, Mr. GARRETT, 
Mr. GIBBS, Mr. GIBSON, Mr. GOSAR, Mr. GOWDY, Mr. GRAVES of Geor-
gia, Mr. GRIJALVA, Mr. GROTHMAN, Mr. GUINTA, Mr. GUTHRIE, Mr. 
HANNA, Mr. HARRIS, Mrs. HARTZLER, Mr. HASTINGS, Ms. HERRERA 
BEUTLER, Mr. HILL, Mr. HIMES, Mr. HONDA, Mr. HUDSON, Mr. 
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HUELSKAMP, Mr. HUIZENGA of Michigan, Mr. HULTGREN, Mr. HUNTER, 
Mr. HURD of Texas, Mr. ISRAEL, Ms. JACKSON LEE, Ms. JENKINS of 
Kansas, Mr. JOHNSON of Georgia, Mr. JOLLY, Mr. JONES, Mr. JORDAN, 
Mr. JOYCE, Ms. KAPTUR, Mr. KILMER, Mr. KINZINGER of Illinois, Ms. 
KUSTER, Mr. LABRADOR, Mr. LAMALFA, Mr. LANCE, Mr. LATTA, Ms. 
LEE, Mr. LEVIN, Mr. LEWIS, Mr. LIPINSKI, Mr. LOBIONDO, Mr. LONG, 
Mr. LOUDERMILK, Mrs. LOVE, Mr. LOWENTHAL, Mr. LUETKEMEYER, 
Mr. BEN RAY LUJA´N of New Mexico, Ms. MICHELLE LUJAN GRISHAM 
of New Mexico, Mrs. LUMMIS, Mr. MARCHANT, Mr. MARINO, Mr. 
MASSIE, Mr. MCCLINTOCK, Ms. MCCOLLUM, Mr. MCDERMOTT, Mr. 
MCGOVERN, Mr. MCHENRY, Mr. MCKINLEY, Mr. MEADOWS, Mr. MEE-
HAN, Mr. MEEKS, Mr. MESSER, Mr. MOOLENAAR, Mr. MULLIN, Mr. 
MULVANEY, Mr. NADLER, Mr. NEWHOUSE, Mrs. NOEM, Mr. NOLAN, Ms. 
NORTON, Mr. NUGENT, Mr. NUNES, Mr. OLSON, Mr. O’ROURKE, Mr. 
PALAZZO, Mr. PAULSEN, Mr. PEARCE, Mr. POCAN, Mr. POE of Texas, 
Mr. POLIQUIN, Mr. POMPEO, Mr. POSEY, Mr. QUIGLEY, Mr. RANGEL, 
Mr. REED, Mr. RIBBLE, Mr. RICE of South Carolina, Mrs. ROBY, Mr. 
ROE of Tennessee, Mr. ROKITA, Mr. ROONEY of Florida, Mr. ROUZER, 
Mr. RUIZ, Mr. RUSH, Mr. RYAN of Ohio, Mr. SABLAN, Mr. SALMON, Mr. 
SANFORD, Mr. SCALISE, Mr. SCHOCK, Mr. SCHRADER, Mr. SCHWEIKERT, 
Mr. AUSTIN SCOTT of Georgia, Mr. SCOTT of Virginia, Mr. SENSEN-
BRENNER, Mr. SERRANO, Mr. SESSIONS, Mr. SHUSTER, Mr. SIMPSON, 
Ms. SLAUGHTER, Mr. SMITH of Missouri, Mr. SMITH of Texas, Ms. 
SPEIER, Mr. STIVERS, Mr. STUTZMAN, Mr. SWALWELL of California, Mr. 
TAKANO, Mr. THOMPSON of Pennsylvania, Mr. TIBERI, Mr. TIPTON, Mr. 
TONKO, Ms. TSONGAS, Mr. TURNER, Mr. VALADAO, Mrs. WAGNER, Mr. 
WALKER, Mr. WEBER of Texas, Mr. WEBSTER of Florida, Mr. WELCH, 
Mr. WENSTRUP, Mr. WESTERMAN, Mr. WHITFIELD, Mr. WILLIAMS, Mr. 
WILSON of South Carolina, Mr. WOMACK, Mr. YARMUTH, Mr. YOHO, Mr. 
YOUNG of Indiana, Mr. YOUNG of Iowa, Ms. GRANGER, Mr. MCNERNEY, 
Mr. RICHMOND, Miss RICE of New York, Mr. SHERMAN, and Ms. PIN-
GREE) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee 
on the Judiciary 
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Additional sponsors: Mr. HENSARLING, Mr. COSTELLO of Pennsylvania, Mr. 
BUTTERFIELD, Mr. BISHOP of Georgia, Mr. YOUNG of Alaska, Mr. TED 
LIEU of California, Mr. FATTAH, Ms. STEFANIK, Ms. EDDIE BERNICE 
JOHNSON of Texas, Mr. DOGGETT, Mr. GENE GREEN of Texas, Mr. 
NORCROSS, Mr. JOHNSON of Ohio, Mr. PERLMUTTER, Mr. BRAT, Mr. 
COLLINS of Georgia, Mrs. MCMORRIS RODGERS, Mr. SEAN PATRICK 
MALONEY of New York, Ms. MCSALLY, Ms. ROYBAL-ALLARD, Mr. 
KATKO, Mrs. COMSTOCK, Mrs. LAWRENCE, Mr. TOM PRICE of Georgia, 
Mr. MOONEY of West Virginia, Mr. WESTMORELAND, Mr. NEAL, Mrs. 
TORRES, Ms. SINEMA, Ms. MOORE, Mr. BOST, Mr. FOSTER, Mr. BLU-
MENAUER, Mr. KELLY of Pennsylvania, Mr. CONAWAY, Mr. RENACCI, 
Mr. MILLER of Florida, Mr. FLEMING, Mr. MACARTHUR, Mr. ENGEL, 
Mr. SMITH of Washington, Mr. VARGAS, Mrs. MIMI WALTERS of Cali-
fornia, Mr. CARSON of Indiana, Mr. PERRY, Mr. WOODALL, Mr. LUCAS, 
Mr. FINCHER, Mr. ROHRABACHER, Mr. BISHOP of Michigan, Ms. SCHA-
KOWSKY, Mr. AL GREEN of Texas, Mr. GRIFFITH, Mr. STEWART, Mr. 
JEFFRIES, Mr. BRIDENSTINE, Ms. BASS, Mr. ROSKAM, Mrs. DINGELL, 
Mr. ROGERS of Kentucky, Mr. RATCLIFFE, Mr. COFFMAN, Mr. GRAVES 
of Missouri, Mr. GUTIE´RREZ, Mr. LAMBORN, Mr. HARPER, Mr. ZELDIN, 
Mrs. BEATTY, Mr. PAYNE, Mr. WALBERG, Mrs. CAROLYN B. MALONEY 
of New York, Mr. TROTT, Mr. JODY B. HICE of Georgia, Mr. KIND, Mr. 
ROTHFUS, Mrs. NAPOLITANO, Mr. GRAYSON, Mr. HECK of Nevada, Mr. 
PRICE of North Carolina, Mr. HECK of Washington, and Mr. SAM JOHN-
SON of Texas 
APRIL 26, 2016 
Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole 
House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed 
[Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic] 
[For text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on February 4, 2015] 
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A BILL 
To amend title 18, United States Code, to update the privacy 
protections for electronic communications information 
that is stored by third-party service providers in order 
to protect consumer privacy interests while meeting law 
enforcement needs, 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. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Email Privacy Act’’. 
SEC. 2. VOLUNTARY DISCLOSURE CORRECTIONS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 2702 of title 18, United 
States Code, is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a)— 
(A) in paragraph (1)— 
(i) by striking ‘‘divulge’’ and inserting 
‘‘disclose’’; 
(ii) by striking ‘‘while in electronic 
storage by that service’’ and inserting ‘‘that 
is in electronic storage with or otherwise 
stored, held, or maintained by that service’’; 
(B) in paragraph (2)— 
(i) by striking ‘‘to the public’’; 
(ii) by striking ‘‘divulge’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘disclose’’; and 
(iii) by striking ‘‘which is carried or 
maintained on that service’’ and inserting 
‘‘that is stored, held, or maintained by that 
service’’; and 
(C) in paragraph (3)— 
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(i) by striking ‘‘divulge’’ and inserting 
‘‘disclose’’; and 
(ii) by striking ‘‘a provider of’’ and in-
serting ‘‘a person or entity providing’’ 
(2) in subsection (b)— 
(A) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), 
by inserting ‘‘wire or electronic’’ before ‘‘commu-
nication’’; 
(B) by amending paragraph (1) to read as 
follows: 
‘‘(1) to an originator, addressee, or intended re-
cipient of such communication, to the subscriber or 
customer on whose behalf the provider stores, holds, or 
maintains such communication, or to an agent of 
such addressee, intended recipient, subscriber, or cus-
tomer;’’; and 
(C) by amending paragraph (3) to read as 
follows: 
‘‘(3) with the lawful consent of the originator, 
addressee, or intended recipient of such communica-
tion, or of the subscriber or customer on whose behalf 
the provider stores, holds, or maintains such commu-
nication;’’; 
(3) in subsection (c) by inserting ‘‘wire or elec-
tronic’’ before ‘‘communications’’; 
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(4) in each of subsections (b) and (c), by striking 
‘‘divulge’’ and inserting ‘‘disclose’’; and 
(5) in subsection (c), by amending paragraph 
(2) to read as follows: 
‘‘(2) with the lawful consent of the subscriber or 
customer;’’. 
SEC. 3. AMENDMENTS TO REQUIRED DISCLOSURE SECTION. 
Section 2703 of title 18, United States Code, is amend-
ed— 
(1) by striking subsections (a) through (c) and 
inserting the following: 
‘‘(a) CONTENTS OF WIRE OR ELECTRONIC COMMU-
NICATIONS IN ELECTRONIC STORAGE.—Except as provided 
in subsections (i) and (j), a governmental entity may re-
quire the disclosure by a provider of electronic communica-
tion service of the contents of a wire or electronic commu-
nication that is in electronic storage with or otherwise 
stored, held, or maintained by that service only if the gov-
ernmental entity obtains a warrant issued using the proce-
dures described in the Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure 
(or, in the case of a State court, issued using State warrant 
procedures) that— 
‘‘(1) is issued by a court of competent jurisdic-
tion; and 
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‘‘(2) may indicate the date by which the provider 
must make the disclosure to the governmental entity. 
In the absence of a date on the warrant indicating the date 
by which the provider must make disclosure to the govern-
mental entity, the provider shall promptly respond to the 
warrant. 
‘‘(b) CONTENTS OF WIRE OR ELECTRONIC COMMU-
NICATIONS IN A REMOTE COMPUTING SERVICE.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in sub-
sections (i) and (j), a governmental entity may re-
quire the disclosure by a provider of remote com-
puting service of the contents of a wire or electronic 
communication that is stored, held, or maintained by 
that service only if the governmental entity obtains a 
warrant issued using the procedures described in the 
Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure (or, in the case 
of a State court, issued using State warrant proce-
dures) that— 
‘‘(A) is issued by a court of competent juris-
diction; and 
‘‘(B) may indicate the date by which the 
provider must make the disclosure to the govern-
mental entity. 
In the absence of a date on the warrant indicating the 
date by which the provider must make disclosure to 
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the governmental entity, the provider shall promptly 
respond to the warrant. 
‘‘(2) APPLICABILITY.—Paragraph (1) is applica-
ble with respect to any wire or electronic communica-
tion that is stored, held, or maintained by the pro-
vider— 
‘‘(A) on behalf of, and received by means of 
electronic transmission from (or created by 
means of computer processing of communication 
received by means of electronic transmission 
from), a subscriber or customer of such remote 
computing service; and 
‘‘(B) solely for the purpose of providing 
storage or computer processing services to such 
subscriber or customer, if the provider is not au-
thorized to access the contents of any such com-
munications for purposes of providing any serv-
ices other than storage or computer processing. 
‘‘(c) RECORDS CONCERNING ELECTRONIC COMMUNICA-
TION SERVICE OR REMOTE COMPUTING SERVICE.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in sub-
sections (i) and (j), a governmental entity may re-
quire the disclosure by a provider of electronic com-
munication service or remote computing service of a 
record or other information pertaining to a subscriber 
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to or customer of such service (not including the con-
tents of wire or electronic communications), only— 
‘‘(A) if a governmental entity obtains a 
warrant issued using the procedures described in 
the Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure (or, in 
the case of a State court, issued using State war-
rant procedures) that— 
‘‘(i) is issued by a court of competent 
jurisdiction directing the disclosure; and 
‘‘(ii) may indicate the date by which 
the provider must make the disclosure to the 
governmental entity; 
‘‘(B) if a governmental entity obtains a 
court order directing the disclosure under sub-
section (d); 
‘‘(C) with the lawful consent of the sub-
scriber or customer; or 
‘‘(D) as otherwise authorized in paragraph 
(2). 
‘‘(2) SUBSCRIBER
OR
CUSTOMER
INFORMA-
TION.—A provider of electronic communication serv-
ice or remote computing service shall, in response to 
an administrative subpoena authorized by Federal or 
State statute, a grand jury, trial, or civil discovery 
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subpoena, or any means available under paragraph 
(1), disclose to a governmental entity the— 
‘‘(A) name; 
‘‘(B) address; 
‘‘(C) local and long distance telephone con-
nection records, or records of session times and 
durations; 
‘‘(D) length of service (including start date) 
and types of service used; 
‘‘(E) telephone or instrument number or 
other subscriber or customer number or identity, 
including any temporarily assigned network ad-
dress; and 
‘‘(F) means and source of payment for such 
service (including any credit card or bank ac-
count number); 
of a subscriber or customer of such service. 
‘‘(3) NOTICE NOT REQUIRED.—A governmental 
entity that receives records or information under this 
subsection is not required to provide notice to a sub-
scriber or customer.’’; 
(2) in subsection (d)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘(b) or’’; 
(B) by striking ‘‘the contents of a wire or 
electronic communication, or’’; 
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(C) by striking ‘‘sought,’’ and inserting 
‘‘sought’’; and 
(D) by striking ‘‘section’’ and inserting 
‘‘subsection’’; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(h) NOTICE.—Except as provided in section 2705, a 
provider of electronic communication service or remote com-
puting service may notify a subscriber or customer of a re-
ceipt of a warrant, court order, subpoena, or request under 
subsection (a), (b), (c), or (d) of this section. 
‘‘(i) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION RELATED TO LEGAL 
PROCESS.—Nothing in this section or in section 2702 shall 
limit the authority of a governmental entity to use an ad-
ministrative subpoena authorized by Federal or State stat-
ute, a grand jury, trial, or civil discovery subpoena, or a 
warrant issued using the procedures described in the Fed-
eral Rules of Criminal Procedure (or, in the case of a State 
court, issued using State warrant procedures) by a court 
of competent jurisdiction to— 
‘‘(1) require an originator, addressee, or in-
tended recipient of a wire or electronic communica-
tion to disclose a wire or electronic communication 
(including the contents of that communication) to the 
governmental entity; 
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‘‘(2) require a person or entity that provides an 
electronic communication service to the officers, direc-
tors, employees, or agents of the person or entity (for 
the purpose of carrying out their duties) to disclose a 
wire or electronic communication (including the con-
tents of that communication) to or from the person or 
entity itself or to or from an officer, director, em-
ployee, or agent of the entity to a governmental enti-
ty, if the wire or electronic communication is stored, 
held, or maintained on an electronic communications 
system owned, operated, or controlled by the person or 
entity; or 
‘‘(3) require a person or entity that provides a 
remote computing service or electronic communication 
service to disclose a wire or electronic communication 
(including the contents of that communication) that 
advertises or promotes a product or service and that 
has been made readily accessible to the general public. 
‘‘(j) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION RELATED TO CONGRES-
SIONAL SUBPOENAS.—Nothing in this section or in section 
2702 shall limit the power of inquiry vested in the Congress 
by Article I of the Constitution of the United States, includ-
ing the authority to compel the production of a wire or elec-
tronic communication (including the contents of a wire or 
electronic communication) that is stored, held, or main-
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tained by a person or entity that provides remote com-
puting service or electronic communication service.’’. 
SEC. 4. DELAYED NOTICE. 
Section 2705 of title 18, United States Code, is amend-
ed to read as follows: 
‘‘§ 2705. Delayed notice 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—A governmental entity acting 
under section 2703 may apply to a court for an order di-
recting a provider of electronic communication service or 
remote computing service to which a warrant, order, sub-
poena, or other directive under section 2703 is directed not 
to notify any other person of the existence of the warrant, 
order, subpoena, or other directive. 
‘‘(b) DETERMINATION.—A court shall grant a request 
for an order made under subsection (a) for delayed notifica-
tion of up to 180 days if the court determines that there 
is reason to believe that notification of the existence of the 
warrant, order, subpoena, or other directive will likely re-
sult in— 
‘‘(1) endangering the life or physical safety of an 
individual; 
‘‘(2) flight from prosecution; 
‘‘(3) destruction of or tampering with evidence; 
‘‘(4) intimidation of potential witnesses; or 
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‘‘(5) otherwise seriously jeopardizing an inves-
tigation or unduly delaying a trial. 
‘‘(c) EXTENSION.—Upon request by a governmental 
entity, a court may grant one or more extensions, for peri-
ods of up to 180 days each, of an order granted in accord-
ance with subsection (b).’’. 
SEC. 5. RULE OF CONSTRUCTION. 
Nothing in this Act or an amendment made by this 
Act shall be construed to preclude the acquisition by the 
United States Government of— 
(1) the contents of a wire or electronic commu-
nication pursuant to other lawful authorities, includ-
ing the authorities under chapter 119 of title 18 (com-
monly known as the ‘‘Wiretap Act’’), the Foreign In-
telligence Surveillance Act of 1978 (50 U.S.C. 1801 et 
seq.), or any other provision of Federal law not spe-
cifically amended by this Act; or 
(2) records or other information relating to a 
subscriber or customer of any electronic communica-
tion service or remote computing service (not includ-
ing the content of such communications) pursuant to 
the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 (50 
U.S.C. 1801 et seq.), chapter 119 of title 18 (com-
monly known as the ‘‘Wiretap Act’’), or any other 
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provision of Federal law not specifically amended by 
this Act. 
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Union Calendar No. 408 
114TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 699 
[Report No. 114–528] 
A BILL 
To amend title 18, United States Code, to update 
the privacy protections for electronic communica-
tions information that is stored by third-party 
service providers in order to protect consumer 
privacy interests while meeting law enforcement 
needs, and for other purposes. 
APRIL 26, 2016 
Reported with an amendment, committed to the Com-
mittee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, 
and ordered to be printed 
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