the Associate Attorney General, or by the principal pros-
ecuting attorney of any State or subdivision thereof acting 
pursuant to a statute of that State, may intercept 
geolocation information if— 
‘‘(1) such officer reasonably determines that an 
emergency situation exists that— 
‘‘(A) involves— 
‘‘(i) immediate danger of death or se-
rious physical injury to any individual; 
‘‘(ii) conspiratorial activities threat-
ening the national security interest; or 
‘‘(iii) conspiratorial activities char-
acteristic of organized crime; and 
‘‘(B) requires geolocation information be 
intercepted before an order authorizing such 
interception can, with due diligence, be ob-
tained; 
‘‘(2) there are grounds upon which an order 
could be entered to authorize such interception; and 
‘‘(3) an application for an order approving such 
interception is made within 48 hours after the inter-
ception has occurred or begins to occur. 
‘‘(b) FAILURE TO OBTAIN COURT ORDER.— 
‘‘(1) TERMINATION
OF
ACQUISITION.—In the 
absence of an order, an interception of geolocation 
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information carried out under subsection (a) shall 
immediately terminate when the information sought 
is obtained or when the application for the order is 
denied, whichever is earlier. 
‘‘(2) PROHIBITION ON USE AS EVIDENCE.—In 
the event such application for approval is denied, the 
geolocation information shall be treated as having 
been obtained in violation of this chapter and an in-
ventory shall be served on each individual who is 
reasonably able to be contacted and to whom any 
such geolocation information pertains. 
‘‘§ 2605. Recovery of civil damages authorized 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—Any individual whose geolocation 
information is intercepted, disclosed, or intentionally used 
in violation of this chapter may in a civil action recover 
from the person, other than the United States, which en-
gaged in that violation such relief as may be appropriate. 
‘‘(b) RELIEF.—In an action under this section, ap-
propriate relief includes— 
‘‘(1) such preliminary and other equitable or 
declaratory relief as may be appropriate; 
‘‘(2) damages under subsection (c) and punitive 
damages in appropriate cases; and 
‘‘(3) a reasonable attorney’s fee and other liti-
gation costs reasonably incurred. 
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‘‘(c) COMPUTATION OF DAMAGES.—The court may 
assess as damages under this section whichever is the 
greater of— 
‘‘(1) the sum of the actual damages suffered by 
the plaintiff and any profits made by the violator as 
a result of the violation; or 
‘‘(2) statutory damages of whichever is the 
greater of $100 a day for each day of violation or 
$10,000. 
‘‘(d) DEFENSE.—It is a defense against any civil ac-
tion to obtain relief for a violation of this chapter that 
the defendant acted in a good faith reliance on— 
‘‘(1) a court warrant or order, a grand jury 
subpoena, a legislative authorization, or a statutory 
authorization; 
‘‘(2) a request of an investigative or law en-
forcement officer under section 2604; or 
‘‘(3) a good-faith determination that an excep-
tion under section 2602 permitted the conduct com-
plained of. 
‘‘(e) LIMITATION.—A civil action under this section 
may not be commenced later than two years after the date 
upon which the claimant first has a reasonable oppor-
tunity to discover the violation. 
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‘‘(f) ADMINISTRATIVE DISCIPLINE.—If a court or ap-
propriate department or agency determines that the 
United States or any of its departments or agencies has 
violated any provision of this chapter, and the court or 
appropriate department or agency finds that the cir-
cumstances surrounding the violation raise serious ques-
tions about whether or not an officer or employee of the 
United States acted willfully or intentionally with respect 
to the violation, the department or agency shall, upon re-
ceipt of a true and correct copy of the decision and find-
ings of the court or appropriate department or agency 
promptly initiate a proceeding to determine whether dis-
ciplinary action against the officer or employee is war-
ranted. If the head of the department or agency involved 
determines that disciplinary action is not warranted, such 
head shall notify the Inspector General with jurisdiction 
over the department or agency concerned and shall provide 
the Inspector General with the reasons for such deter-
mination. 
‘‘(g) IMPROPER DISCLOSURE IS VIOLATION.—Any 
willful disclosure or use by an investigative or law enforce-
ment officer or governmental entity of information beyond 
the extent permitted by this chapter is a violation of this 
chapter for purposes of this section.’’. 
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(2) CLERICAL
AMENDMENT.—The table of 
chapters for part 1 of title 18, United States Code, 
is amended by inserting after the item relating to 
chapter 119 the following: 
‘‘120. Geolocation information .................................................................. 2601’’. 
(3) 
CONFORMING
AMENDMENTS.—Section 
3512(a) of title 18, United States Code, is amend-
ed— 
(A) in paragraph (2)— 
(i) by redesignating subparagraphs 
(B), (C), and (D) as subparagraphs (C), 
(D), and (E), respectively; and 
(ii) by inserting after subparagraph 
(A) the following: 
‘‘(B) a warrant or order for geolocation in-
formation or records related thereto, as pro-
vided under section 2602 of this title;’’. 
(b) REQUIREMENT FOR SEARCH WARRANTS TO AC-
QUIRE GEOLOCATION INFORMATION.—Rule 41(a) of the 
Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (2)(A), by striking the period 
at the end and inserting a comma and ‘‘including 
geolocation information.’’; and 
(2) by adding at the end the following: 
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‘‘(F) ‘Geolocation information’ has the 
meaning given that term in section 2601 of title 
18, United States Code.’’. 
(c) FRAUD AND RELATED ACTIVITY IN CONNECTION 
WITH OBTAINING GEOLOCATION INFORMATION.— 
(1) CRIMINAL VIOLATION.—Section 1039(h) of 
title 18, United States Code, is amended— 
(A) in paragraph (2)— 
(i) in subparagraph (A), by striking 
‘‘and’’ at the end; 
(ii) in subparagraph (B), by striking 
the period at the end and inserting a semi-
colon and ‘‘and’’; and 
(iii) by adding at the end the fol-
lowing new subparagraph: 
‘‘(C) includes any geolocation information 
service.’’; 
(B) by redesignating paragraph (4) as 
paragraph (5); and 
(C) by inserting after paragraph (3) the 
following: 
‘‘(4) GEOLOCATION
INFORMATION
SERVICE.— 
The term ‘geolocation information service’ has the 
meaning given that term in section 2601.’’. 
(2) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.— 
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