cus curiae participation in oral argument if ap-
propriate. 
(B) REGULATIONS.—Not later than 180 
days after the date of the enactment of this 
Act, the FISA Court of Review shall promul-
gate rules to provide the public with informa-
tion sufficient to allow interested parties to par-
ticipate as amicus curiae. 
(b) REVIEW OF FISA COURT OF REVIEW DECI-
SIONS.— 
(1) AUTHORITY.—The Constitutional Advocate 
may seek a writ of certiorari from the Supreme 
Court of the United States for review of any decision 
of the FISA Court of Review. 
(2) STANDING.—In any proceedings before the 
Supreme Court of the United States relating to a 
petition of certiorari filed under paragraph (1) and 
any proceedings in a matter for which certiorari is 
granted, the Constitutional Advocate shall have 
standing as a party. 
SEC. 7. DISCLOSURE. 
(a) REQUIREMENT TO DISCLOSE.—The Attorney 
General shall publicly disclose— 
(1) all decisions issued by the FISA Court, the 
petition review pool, or the FISA Court of Review 
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after July 10, 2003, that include a significant con-
struction or interpretation of law; 
(2) any decision of the FISA Court or the peti-
tion review pool appealed by the Constitutional Ad-
vocate pursuant to this title; and 
(3) any FISA Court of Review decision that is 
issued after an appeal by the Constitutional Advo-
cate. 
(b) DISCLOSURE DESCRIBED.—For each disclosure 
required by subsection (a) with respect to a decision, the 
Attorney General shall make available to the public docu-
ments sufficient— 
(1) to identify with particularity each legal 
question addressed by the decision and how such 
question was resolved; 
(2) to describe in general terms the context in 
which the matter arises; 
(3) to describe the construction or interpreta-
tion of any statute, constitutional provision, or other 
legal authority relied on by the decision; and 
(4) to indicate whether the decision departed 
from any prior decision of the FISA Court, the peti-
tion review pool, or the FISA Court of Review. 
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(c) DOCUMENTS DESCRIBED.—The Attorney General 
shall satisfy the disclosure requirements in subsection (b) 
by— 
(1) releasing a FISA Court, petition review 
pool, or FISA Court of Review decision in its en-
tirety or as redacted; 
(2) releasing a summary of a FISA Court, peti-
tion review pool, or FISA Court of Review decision; 
or 
(3) releasing an application made to the FISA 
Court, a petition made to the petition review pool, 
briefs filed before the FISA Court, the petition re-
view pool, or the FISA Court of Review, or other 
materials, in full or as redacted. 
(d) EXTENSIVE DISCLOSURE.—The Attorney Gen-
eral shall release as much information regarding the facts 
and analysis contained in a decision described in sub-
section (a) or documents described in subsection (c) as is 
consistent with legitimate national security concerns. 
(e) TIMING OF DISCLOSURE.— 
(1) DECISIONS
ISSUED
PRIOR
TO
ENACT-
MENT.—A decision issued prior to the date of the 
enactment of this Act that is required to be disclosed 
under subsection (a)(1) shall be disclosed not later 
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than 180 days after the date of the enactment of 
this Act. 
(2) FISA COURT AND PETITION REVIEW POOL 
DECISIONS.—The Attorney General shall release 
FISA Court or petition review pool decisions ap-
pealed by the Constitutional Advocate not later than 
30 days after the date the appeal is filed. 
(3) FISA COURT OF REVIEW DECISIONS.—The 
Attorney General shall release FISA Court of Re-
view decisions appealed by the Constitutional Advo-
cate not later than 90 days after the date the appeal 
is filed. 
(f) PETITION
BY
THE
CONSTITUTIONAL
ADVO-
CATE.— 
(1) AUTHORITY TO PETITION.—The Constitu-
tional Advocate may petition the FISA Court, the 
petition review pool, or the FISA Court of Review to 
order— 
(A) the public disclosure of a decision of 
such a Court or review pool, and documents or 
other material relevant to such a decision, pre-
viously designated as classified information; or 
(B) the release of an unclassified summary 
of such decisions and documents. 
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(2) CONTENTS
OF
PETITION.—Each petition 
filed under paragraph (1) shall contain a detailed 
declassification proposal or a summary of the deci-
sion and documents that the Constitutional Advocate 
proposes to have released publicly. 
(3) ROLE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL.— 
(A) COPY
OF
PETITION.—The Constitu-
tional Advocate shall provide to the Attorney 
General a copy of each petition filed under 
paragraph (1). 
(B) OPPOSITION.—The Attorney General 
may oppose a petition filed under paragraph (1) 
by submitting any objections in writing to the 
FISA Court, the petition review pool, or the 
FISA Court of Review, as appropriate, not later 
than 90 days after the date such petition was 
submitted. 
(4) PUBLIC AVAILABILITY.—Not less than 91 
days after receiving a petition under paragraph (1), 
and taking into account any objections from the At-
torney General made under paragraph (3)(B), the 
FISA Court, the petition review pool, or the FISA 
Court of Review, as appropriate, shall declassify and 
make readily available to the public any decision, 
document, or other material requested in such peti-
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tion, to the greatest extent possible, consistent with 
legitimate national security considerations. 
(5) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The Constitutional Ad-
vocate may not file a petition under paragraph (1) 
until 181 days after the date of the enactment of 
this Act, except with respect to a decision appealed 
by the Constitutional Advocate. 
SEC. 8. ANNUAL REPORT TO CONGRESS. 
(a) REQUIREMENT
FOR
ANNUAL
REPORT.—The 
Constitutional Advocate shall submit to Congress an an-
nual report on the implementation of this title. 
(b) CONTENTS.—Each annual report submitted 
under subsection (a) shall— 
(1) detail the activities of the Office; 
(2) provide an assessment of the effectiveness 
of this title; and 
(3) propose any new legislation to improve the 
functioning of the Office or the operation of the 
FISA Court, the petition review pool, or the FISA 
Court of Review. 
SEC. 9. PRESERVATION OF RIGHTS. 
Nothing in this title shall be construed— 
(1) to provide the Attorney General with au-
thority to prevent the FISA Court, the petition re-
view pool, or the FISA Court of Review from declas-
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