I 
114TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2108 
To require reports submitted to Congress under the Foreign Intelligence 
Surveillance Act of 1978 to also be submitted to the Privacy and Civil 
Liberties Oversight Board. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
APRIL 29, 2015 
Mr. HIMES introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee 
on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Select Committee on Intelligence 
(Permanent Select), for a period to be subsequently determined by the 
Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within 
the jurisdiction of the committee concerned 
A BILL 
To require reports submitted to Congress under the Foreign 
Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 to also be submitted 
to the Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board. 
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 ‘‘Privacy and Civil Lib-
erties Oversight Enhancement Act’’. 
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SEC. 2. SUBMISSION OF REPORTS UNDER THE FOREIGN IN-
TELLIGENCE SURVEILLANCE ACT OF 1978 TO 
THE PRIVACY AND CIVIL LIBERTIES OVER-
SIGHT BOARD. 
(a) REFERENCES.—Except as otherwise expressly 
provided, whenever in this Act an amendment or repeal 
is expressed in terms of an amendment to, or repeal of, 
a section or other provision, the reference shall be consid-
ered to be made to a section or other provision of the For-
eign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 (50 U.S.C. 
1801 et seq.). 
(b) FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE SURVEILLANCE COURT 
RULES.—Section 103(g)(2) (50 U.S.C. 1803(g)(2)) is 
amended by adding at the end the following new subpara-
graph: 
‘‘(H) The Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight 
Board.’’. 
(c) REPORT OF ELECTRONIC SURVEILLANCE.—Sec-
tion 107 (50 U.S.C. 1807) is amended in the matter pre-
ceding paragraph (1) by striking ‘‘Administrative Office 
of the United States Court and to Congress’’ and inserting 
‘‘Administrative Office of the United States Court, Con-
gress, and the Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight 
Board’’. 
(d) OVERSIGHT OF ELECTRONIC SURVEILLANCE.— 
Section 108 (50 U.S.C. 1808) is amended— 
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(1) in the heading, by striking ‘‘CONGRES-
SIONAL’’; and 
(2) in subsection (a)(1), by striking ‘‘the House 
Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence and the 
Senate Select Committee on Intelligence, and the 
Committee on the Judiciary of the Senate,’’ and in-
serting ‘‘the Permanent Select Committee on Intel-
ligence and the Committee on the Judiciary of the 
House of Representatives, the Select Committee on 
Intelligence and the Committee on the Judiciary of 
the Senate, and the Privacy and Civil Liberties 
Oversight Board’’. 
(e) OVERSIGHT OF PHYSICAL SEARCHES.—Section 
306 (50 U.S.C. 1826) is amended— 
(1) in the heading, by striking ‘‘CONGRES-
SIONAL’’; and 
(2) in the matter preceding paragraph (1)— 
(A) in the first sentence, by striking ‘‘the 
Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence of 
the House of Representatives and the Select 
Committee on Intelligence of the Senate, and 
the Committee on the Judiciary of the Senate,’’ 
and inserting ‘‘the Permanent Select Committee 
on Intelligence of the House of Representatives, 
the Select Committee on Intelligence of the 
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STATES PERSONS.—Section 702(l) (50 U.S.C. 1881a(l)) 
is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (1)— 
(A) in subparagraph (A), by striking ‘‘; 
and’’ and inserting a semicolon; 
(B) in subparagraph (B)(ii), by striking 
the period and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(C) by adding at the end the following new 
subparagraph: 
‘‘(C) the Privacy and Civil Liberties Over-
sight Board.’’; 
(2) in paragraph (2)(D)— 
(A) in clause (ii), by striking ‘‘; and’’ and 
inserting a semicolon; 
(B) in clause (iii)(II), by striking the pe-
riod and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(C) by adding at the end the following new 
clause: 
‘‘(iv) the Privacy and Civil Liberties 
Oversight Board.’’; and 
(3) in paragraph (3)(C)— 
(A) in clause (iii), by striking ‘‘; and’’ and 
inserting a semicolon; 
(B) in clause (iv)(II), by striking the pe-
riod and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
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(C) by adding at the end the following new 
clause: 
‘‘(v) the Privacy and Civil Liberties 
Oversight Board.’’. 
(j) OVERSIGHT OF PROCEDURES FOR TARGETING 
CERTAIN
PERSONS
OUTSIDE
THE
UNITED
STATES 
OTHER
THAN
UNITED
STATES
PERSONS.—Section 
707(a) (50 U.S.C. 1881f(a)) is amended— 
(1) in the heading, by striking ‘‘CONGRES-
SIONAL’’; and 
(2) by inserting ‘‘and the Privacy and Civil Lib-
erties Oversight Board’’ before ‘‘concerning the im-
plementation of this title’’. 
Æ 
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