(6) APPLICABILITY.—The amendments made 
by this subsection shall apply with respect to appli-
cations made on or after the date that is 120 days 
after the date of enactment of this Act. 
(7) ACCURACY PROCEDURES.—Not later than 
180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, 
the Attorney General, in consultation with the Direc-
tor of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, shall 
issue procedures governing the review of case files, 
as appropriate, to ensure that applications to the 
Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court under title I 
or III of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 
1978 (50 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.) that target United 
States persons are accurate and complete. 
(b) DISCLOSURE OF EXCULPATORY INFORMATION.— 
(1) TITLE I.—Subsection (a) of section 104, as 
amended by this Act, is further amended by adding 
at the end the following new paragraph: 
‘‘(13) non-cumulative information known to the 
applicant or declarant that is potentially exculpatory 
regarding the requested legal findings or any assess-
ment in the application.’’. 
(2) TITLE III.—Subsection (a) of section 303, 
as amended by this Act, is further amended by add-
ing at the end the following: 
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‘‘(11) non-cumulative information known to the 
applicant or declarant that is potentially exculpatory 
regarding the requested legal findings or any assess-
ment in the application.’’. 
(3) TITLE IV.—Subsection (c) of section 402, 
as amended by this Act, is further amended— 
(A) in paragraph (3), by striking ‘‘; and’’ 
and inserting a semicolon; 
(B) in paragraph (4), by striking the pe-
riod at the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(C) by adding at the end the following new 
paragraph: 
‘‘(5) non-cumulative information known to the 
Federal officer seeking to use the pen register or 
trap and trace device covered by the application, 
that is potentially exculpatory regarding the re-
quested legal findings or any assessment in the ap-
plication.’’. 
(4) TITLE V.—Subsection (b)(2) of section 502, 
as amended by this Act, is further amended— 
(A) in subparagraph (B), by striking ‘‘; 
and’’ and inserting a semicolon; 
(B) in subparagraph (E)(ii), by striking 
the period at the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; 
and 
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(C) by adding at the end the following new 
subparagraph: 
‘‘(F) non-cumulative information known to 
the applicant that is potentially exculpatory re-
garding the requested legal findings or any as-
sessment in the application.’’. 
(5) TITLE VII.— 
(A) SECTION
703.—Subsection (b)(1) of 
section 703, as amended by this Act, is further 
amended— 
(i) in subparagraph (J), by striking ‘‘; 
and’’ and inserting a semicolon; 
(ii) in subparagraph (K), by striking 
the period at the end and inserting ‘‘; 
and’’; and 
(iii) by adding at the end the fol-
lowing new subparagraph: 
‘‘(L) non-cumulative information known to 
the applicant or declarant that is potentially ex-
culpatory regarding the requested legal findings 
or any assessment in the application.’’. 
(B) SECTION 704.—Subsection (b) of sec-
tion 704, as amended by this Act, is further 
amended— 
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(i) in paragraph (7), by striking ‘‘; 
and’’ and inserting a semicolon; 
(ii) in paragraph (8), by striking the 
period at the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; 
and 
(iii) by adding at the end the fol-
lowing new paragraph: 
‘‘(9) non-cumulative information known to the 
applicant or declarant that is potentially exculpatory 
regarding the requested legal findings or any assess-
ment in the application.’’. 
(6) APPLICABILITY.—The amendments made 
by this subsection shall apply with respect to appli-
cations made on or after the date that is 120 days 
after the date of enactment of this Act. 
SEC. 11. ANNUAL REPORT OF THE FEDERAL BUREAU OF IN-
VESTIGATION. 
(a) REVOCATION OF STATUTORY REPORTING EX-
EMPTION AND ADDITIONAL REPORTING REQUIREMENT 
FOR FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Section 603, as amended by 
this Act, is further amended— 
(A) in subsection (b)(2)(B) by inserting 
‘‘(or combined unminimized contents and non-
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contents information)’’ after ‘‘unminimized con-
tents’’; 
(B) in subsection (d), by amending para-
graph (2) to read as follows: 
‘‘(2) NONAPPLICABILITY TO ELECTRONIC MAIL 
ADDRESS AND TELEPHONE NUMBERS.—Paragraph 
(3)(B) of subsection (b) shall not apply to orders re-
sulting in the acquisition of information by the Fed-
eral Bureau of Investigation that does not include 
electronic mail addresses or telephone numbers.’’; 
and 
(C) by inserting the following new sub-
section: 
‘‘(f) MANDATORY REPORTING ON SECTION 702 BY 
DIRECTOR OF FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION.— 
‘‘(1) ANNUAL
REPORT.—The Director of the 
Federal Bureau of Investigation shall annually sub-
mit to the Permanent Select Committee on Intel-
ligence and the Committee on the Judiciary of the 
House of Representatives and the Select Committee 
on Intelligence and the Committee on the Judiciary 
of the Senate a report that includes— 
‘‘(A) the number of United States person 
queries by the Federal Bureau of Investigation 
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of unminimized contents or noncontents ac-
quired pursuant to section 702(a); 
‘‘(B) the number of approved queries using 
the Federal Bureau of Investigation’s batch job 
technology, or successor tool; 
‘‘(C) the number of queries using the Fed-
eral Bureau of Investigation’s batch job tech-
nology, or successor tool, conducted by the Fed-
eral Bureau of Investigation against informa-
tion acquired pursuant to section 702(a) for 
which pre-approval was not obtained due to 
emergency circumstances; 
‘‘(D) the number of United States person 
queries conducted by the Federal Bureau of In-
vestigation of unminimized contents or noncon-
tents acquired pursuant to section 702(a) solely 
to retrieve evidence of a crime; 
‘‘(E) a good faith estimate of the number 
of United States person query terms used by 
the Federal Bureau of Investigation to conduct 
queries of unminimized contents or noncontents 
acquired pursuant to section 702(a) primarily 
to protect the United States person who is the 
subject of the query; and 
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‘‘(F) a good faith estimate of the number 
of United States person query terms used by 
the Federal Bureau of Investigation to conduct 
queries of unminimized contents or noncontents 
acquired pursuant to section 702(a) where the 
United States person who is the subject of the 
query is a target or subject of an investigation 
by the Federal Bureau of Investigation. 
‘‘(2) PUBLIC AVAILABILITY.—Subject to declas-
sification review by the Attorney General and the 
Director of National Intelligence, each annual report 
submitted pursuant to paragraph (1) shall be avail-
able to the public during the first April following the 
calendar year covered by the report.’’. 
(2) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made 
by this subsection shall take effect on January 1, 
2025. 
SEC. 12. ADVERSE PERSONNEL ACTIONS FOR FEDERAL BU-
REAU OF INVESTIGATION. 
(a) ANNUAL REPORTING ON DISCIPLINARY ACTIONS 
BY FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION.—Section 603 
is amended— 
(1) by redesignating subsection (e) as sub-
section (g); and 
(2) by inserting the following new subsection: 
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‘‘(e) MANDATORY REPORTING
BY DIRECTOR
OF 
FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION.—The Director of 
the Federal Bureau of Investigation shall annually submit 
to the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence and 
the Committee on Judiciary of the House of Representa-
tives and the Select Committee on Intelligence and the 
Committee on the Judiciary of the Senate, a report de-
scribing the accountability actions taken by the Federal 
Bureau of Investigation in the preceding 12-month period 
for noncompliant querying of information acquired under 
section 702 and any such actions taken pursuant to sec-
tion 103(m), to include the number of ongoing personnel 
investigations, the outcome of any completed personnel in-
vestigations and any related adverse personnel actions 
taken.’’. 
(b) ACCOUNTABILITY MEASURES
FOR EXECUTIVE 
LEADERSHIP
OF
FEDERAL
BUREAU
OF
INVESTIGA-
TION.— 
(1) MEASURES
REQUIRED.—The Director of 
the Federal Bureau of Investigation shall ensure 
that, as soon as practicable following the date of en-
actment of this Act, there are in effect measures for 
holding the executive leadership of each covered 
component appropriately accountable for ensuring 
compliance with covered procedures by the personnel 
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of the Federal Bureau of Investigation assigned to 
that covered component. Such measures shall in-
clude a requirement for an annual evaluation of the 
executive leadership of each such covered component 
with respect to ensuring such compliance during the 
preceding year. 
(2) BRIEFINGS REQUIRED.— 
(A) BRIEFINGS.—On a semiannual basis 
for the 2-year period following the date of the 
enactment of this Act, and on an annual basis 
thereafter, the Federal Bureau of Investigation 
shall provide to the appropriate congressional 
committees a briefing on the implementation of 
paragraph (1). 
(B) MATTERS.—Each briefing under sub-
paragraph (A) shall include, with respect to the 
period covered by the briefing, the following: 
(i) A description of specific measures 
under paragraph (1) that the Federal Bu-
reau of Investigation has implemented. 
(ii) A description of specific measures 
under such subsection that the Federal 
Bureau of Investigation has proposed to be 
implemented or modified, and the timeline 
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for such proposed implementation or modi-
fication. 
(iii) A summary of compliance with 
covered procedures by the personnel of the 
Federal 
Bureau 
of 
Investigation, 
disaggregated by covered component, and a 
description of any adverse personnel ac-
tions taken against, or other actions taken 
to ensure the appropriate accountability of, 
the executive leadership of covered compo-
nents that underperformed with respect to 
ensuring such compliance. 
(3) DEFINITIONS.—In this subsection: 
(A) APPROPRIATE
CONGRESSIONAL
COM-
MITTEES.—The term ‘‘appropriate congres-
sional committees’’ means— 
(i) the congressional intelligence com-
mittees, as such term is defined in sub-
section (b) of section 701 of the Foreign 
Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 (50 
U.S.C. 1881); and 
(ii) the Committees on the Judiciary 
of the House of Representatives and the 
Senate. 
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(B) COVERED
COMPONENT.—The term 
‘‘covered component’’ means a field office, 
Headquarters division, or other element of the 
Federal Bureau of Investigation with personnel 
who have access to the unminimized contents of 
communications obtained through acquisitions 
authorized under section 702(a). 
(C) COVERED
PROCEDURE.—The term 
‘‘covered procedure’’— 
(i) means any procedure governing the 
use of authorities under the Foreign Intel-
ligence Surveillance Act of 1978 (50 
U.S.C. 1801 et seq.); and 
(ii) includes querying procedures and 
minimization procedures adopted pursuant 
to such Act. 
(D) EXECUTIVE LEADERSHIP.—The term 
‘‘executive leadership’’ includes— 
(i) with respect to a field office of the 
Federal Bureau of Investigation, an Assist-
ant Director in Charge or Special Agent in 
Charge of the field office; and 
(ii) with respect to a division of the 
Federal Bureau of Investigation Head-
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quarters, an Assistant Director of the divi-
sion. 
SEC. 13. CRIMINAL PENALTIES FOR VIOLATIONS OF FISA. 
(a) PENALTIES FOR UNAUTHORIZED DISCLOSURE OF 
APPLICATION FOR ELECTRONIC SURVEILLANCE.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—Subsection (a) of section 
109 is amended— 
(A) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), 
by striking ‘‘intentionally’’; 
(B) in paragraph (1)— 
(i) by inserting ‘‘intentionally’’ before 
‘‘engages in’’; and 
(ii) by striking ‘‘; or’’ and inserting a 
semicolon; 
(C) in paragraph (2)— 
(i) by striking ‘‘disclose’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘intentionally discloses’’; and 
(ii) by striking the period at the end 
and inserting ‘‘; or’’; and 
(D) by adding at the end the following new 
paragraph: 
‘‘(3) knowingly and willfully communicates, fur-
nishes, transmits, or otherwise makes available to an 
unauthorized person, or publishes, or uses in any 
manner prejudicial to the safety or interest of the 
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United States or for the benefit of any foreign gov-
ernment to the detriment of the United States an 
application, in whole or in part, for an order for 
electronic surveillance under this Act.’’. 
(2) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Subsection (b) 
of such section is amended by striking ‘‘under sub-
section (a)’’ and inserting ‘‘under paragraph (1) or 
(2) of subsection (a)’’. 
(b) INCREASED CRIMINAL PENALTIES FOR OFFENSE 
UNDER FISA.—Subsection (c) of section 109 is amended 
to read as follows: 
‘‘(c) PENALTY.—A person guilty of an offense in this 
section shall be fined under title 18, imprisoned for not 
more than 10 years, or both.’’. 
(c) CRIMINAL PENALTIES FOR UNAUTHORIZED DIS-
CLOSURE
OF
CERTAIN
INCIDENTALLY
COLLECTED 
UNITED STATES PERSON INFORMATION.—Title VII is 
amended by inserting the following new section: 
‘‘SEC. 709. PENALTIES FOR UNAUTHORIZED DISCLOSURE. 
‘‘(a) OFFENSE.—A person is guilty of an offense 
under this section if that person knowingly and willfully 
communicates, furnishes, transmits, or otherwise makes 
available to an unauthorized person, or publishes, or uses 
in any manner prejudicial to the safety or interest of the 
United States or for the benefit of any foreign government 
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to the detriment of the United States any classified infor-
mation that contains the contents of any communication 
acquired under this title to which a known United States 
person is a party. 
‘‘(b) PENALTY.—A person guilty of an offense in this 
section shall be fined under title 18, imprisoned for not 
more than 8 years, or both. 
‘‘(c) JURISDICTION.—There is Federal jurisdiction 
over an offense under this section if the person committing 
the offense was an officer or employee of the United States 
at the time the offense was committed.’’. 
(d) SENTENCING ENHANCEMENT FOR FALSE DEC-
LARATIONS BEFORE FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE SURVEIL-
LANCE COURT.—Subsection (a) of section 1623 of title 
18, United States Code, is amended by inserting before 
‘‘, or both’’ the following: ‘‘or, if such proceedings are be-
fore or ancillary to the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance 
Court or the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court of 
Review established by section 103 of the Foreign Intel-
ligence Surveillance Act of 1978 (50 U.S.C. 1803), impris-
oned not more than ten years’’. 
SEC. 14. CONTEMPT POWER OF FISC AND FISC–R. 
(a) CONTEMPTS CONSTITUTING CRIMES.—Section 
402 of title 18, United States Code, is amended by insert-
ing after ‘‘any district court of the United States’’ the fol-
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lowing: ‘‘, including the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance 
Court or the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court of 
Review established by section 103 of the Foreign Intel-
ligence Surveillance Act of 1978 (50 U.S.C. 1803),’’. 
(b) ANNUAL
REPORTING
ON
CONTEMPT.—Sub-
section (a)(1) of section 603 is amended— 
(1) in subparagraph (E), by striking ‘‘; and’’ 
and inserting a semicolon; 
(2) in subparagraph (F), by striking the period 
and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(G) the number of times the Foreign In-
telligence Surveillance Court and the Foreign 
Intelligence Surveillance Court of Review exer-
cised authority under chapter 21 of title 18, 
United States Code and a description of each 
use of such authority.’’. 
SEC. 15. INCREASED PENALTIES FOR CIVIL ACTIONS. 
(a) INCREASED PENALTIES.—Subsection (a) of sec-
tion 110 is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(a) actual damages, but not less than liquidated 
damages equal to the greater of— 
‘‘(1) if the aggrieved person is a United States 
person, $10,000 or $1,000 per day for each day of 
violation; or 
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‘‘(2) for any other aggrieved person, $1,000 or 
$100 per day for each day of violation;’’. 
(b) REPORTING REQUIREMENT.—Title I of the For-
eign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 is amended by 
inserting after section 110 the following: 
‘‘SEC. 110A. REPORTING REQUIREMENTS FOR CIVIL AC-
TIONS. 
‘‘(a) REPORT TO CONGRESS.—If a court finds that 
a person has violated this Act in a civil action under sec-
tion 110, the head of the agency that employs that person 
shall report to Congress on the administrative action 
taken against that person pursuant to section 103(m) or 
any other provision of law. 
‘‘(b) REPORT TO FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE SURVEIL-
LANCE COURT.—If a court finds that a person has vio-
lated this Act in a civil action under section 110, the head 
of the agency that employs that person shall report the 
name of such person to the Foreign Intelligence Surveil-
lance Court. The Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court 
shall maintain a list of each person about whom it received 
a report under this subsection.’’. 
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SEC. 16. ACCOUNTABILITY STANDARDS FOR INCIDENTS RE-
LATING TO QUERIES CONDUCTED BY THE 
FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION. 
(a) REQUIREMENT FOR ADOPTION OF CERTAIN MIN-
IMUM ACCOUNTABILITY STANDARDS.— 
(1) MINIMUM ACCOUNTABILITY STANDARDS.— 
Subsection (f) of section 702, as amended by this 
Act, is further amended by inserting after paragraph 
(3) the following new paragraph: 
‘‘(4) MINIMUM ACCOUNTABILITY STANDARDS.— 
The Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation 
shall issue minimum accountability standards that 
set forth escalating consequences for noncompliant 
querying of United States person terms within the 
contents of communications that were acquired 
under this section. Such standards shall include, at 
minimum, the following: 
‘‘(A) Zero tolerance for willful misconduct. 
‘‘(B) Escalating consequences for uninten-
tional noncompliance, including the threshold 
for mandatory revocation of access to query in-
formation acquired under this section. 
‘‘(C) Consequences for supervisors who 
oversee users that engage in noncompliant que-
ries.’’. 
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(2) DEADLINES.—Not later than 90 days after 
the date of the enactment of this Act, the Director 
of the Federal Bureau of Investigation shall issue 
the minimum accountability standards required 
under subsection (f)(4) of section 702 of the Foreign 
Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 (50 U.S.C. 
1881a). 
(3) REPORTS.— 
(A) SUBMISSION
OF
STANDARDS.—Not 
later than 90 days after the date of the enact-
ment of this Act, the Director of the Federal 
Bureau of Investigation shall submit to the ap-
propriate congressional committees the min-
imum accountability standards issued under 
paragraph (1). 
(B) ANNUAL
REPORT
ON
IMPLEMENTA-
TION.—Not later than December 1, 2024, and 
annually thereafter for 3 years, the Director of 
the Federal Bureau of Investigation shall sub-
mit to the appropriate congressional committees 
a report detailing each adverse personnel action 
taken pursuant to the minimum accountability 
standards and a description of the conduct that 
led to each such action. 
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(4) DEFINITION
OF
APPROPRIATE
CONGRES-
SIONAL
COMMITTEES.—In this section, the term 
‘‘appropriate congressional committees’’ means— 
(A) the congressional intelligence commit-
tees, as such term is defined in subsection (b) 
of section 701 of the Foreign Intelligence Sur-
veillance Act of 1978 (50 U.S.C. 1881); and 
(B) the Committees on the Judiciary of 
the House of Representatives and of the Sen-
ate. 
SEC. 17. REMOVAL OR SUSPENSION OF FEDERAL OFFICERS 
FOR MISCONDUCT BEFORE FOREIGN INTEL-
LIGENCE SURVEILLANCE COURT. 
(a) REMOVAL OR SUSPENSION OF FEDERAL OFFI-
CERS
FOR
MISCONDUCT
BEFORE
FOREIGN
INTEL-
LIGENCE
SURVEILLANCE
COURT.—Section 103, as 
amended by this Act, is further amended by adding at the 
end the following new subsection: 
‘‘(m) REMOVAL OR SUSPENSION OF FEDERAL OFFI-
CERS FOR MISCONDUCT BEFORE COURTS.—An officer or 
employee of the United States Government who engages 
in intentional misconduct with respect to proceedings be-
fore the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court or the 
Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court of Review shall be 
subject to appropriate adverse actions, including, at min-
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imum, suspension without pay or removal, up to and in-
cluding termination.’’. 
SEC. 18. REPORTS AND OTHER MATTERS. 
(a) NOTIFICATION TO CONGRESS OF CERTAIN UNAU-
THORIZED DISCLOSURES.—If the Director of National In-
telligence becomes aware of an actual or potential signifi-
cant unauthorized disclosure or compromise of informa-
tion acquired under section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence 
Surveillance Act of 1978 (50 U.S.C. 1881a), as soon as 
practicable, but not later than 7 days after the date on 
which the Director becomes so aware, the Director shall 
notify the congressional intelligence committees of such 
actual or potential disclosure or compromise. 
(b) REPORT ON TECHNOLOGY NEEDED FOR NEAR- 
REAL TIME MONITORING OF FEDERAL BUREAU OF IN-
VESTIGATION COMPLIANCE.— 
(1) STUDY REQUIRED.—The Director of Na-
tional Intelligence, in coordination with the National 
Security Agency and in consultation with the Fed-
eral Bureau of Investigation, shall conduct a study 
on technological enhancements that would enable the 
Federal Bureau of Investigation to conduct near-real 
time monitoring of compliance in any system of the 
Federal Bureau of Investigation that stores informa-
tion acquired under section 702. Such study shall 
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consider the potential cost and assess the feasibility 
of implementation within a period of one year of 
each technological enhancement under consideration. 
(2) SUBMISSION.—Not later than one year after 
the date of enactment of this Act, the Director of 
National Intelligence shall submit the results of the 
study to the appropriate congressional committees. 
(3) DEFINITIONS.—In this section the term 
‘‘appropriate congressional committees’’ means— 
(A) the congressional intelligence commit-
tees, as such term is defined in subsection (b) 
of section 701 of the Foreign Intelligence Sur-
veillance Act of 1978 (50 U.S.C. 1881); and 
(B) the Committees on the Judiciary of 
the House of Representatives and the Senate. 
(c) FISA REFORM COMMISSION.— 
(1) ESTABLISHMENT.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—There is established a 
commission to consider ongoing reforms to the 
Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 
(50 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.). 
(B) DESIGNATION.—The commission es-
tablished under subparagraph (A) shall be 
known as the ‘‘FISA Reform Commission’’ (in 
this section the ‘‘Commission’’). 
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(2) MEMBERSHIP.— 
(A) COMPOSITION.— 
(i) IN
GENERAL.—Subject to clause 
(ii), the Commission shall be composed of 
the following members: 
(I) The Principal Deputy Direc-
tor of National Intelligence. 
(II) The Deputy Attorney Gen-
eral. 
(III) The Deputy Secretary of 
Defense. 
(IV) The Deputy Secretary of 
State. 
(V) The Chair of the Privacy and 
Civil Liberties Oversight Board. 
(VI) Three members appointed 
by the majority leader of the Senate, 
in consultation with the Chairman of 
the Select Committee on Intelligence 
of the Senate and the Chairman of 
the Committee on the Judiciary of the 
Senate, 1 of whom shall be a member 
of the Senate and 2 of whom shall not 
be. 
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(VII) Three members appointed 
by the minority leader of the Senate, 
in consultation with the Vice Chair-
man of the Select Committee on Intel-
ligence of the Senate and the Ranking 
Member of the Committee on the Ju-
diciary of the Senate, 1 of whom shall 
be a member of the Senate and 2 of 
whom shall not be. 
(VIII) Three members appointed 
by the Speaker of the House of Rep-
resentatives, in consultation with the 
Chairman of the Permanent Select 
Committee on Intelligence of the 
House of Representatives and the 
Chairman of the Committee on the 
Judiciary of the House of Representa-
tives, 1 of whom shall be a member of 
the House of Representatives and 2 of 
whom shall not be. 
(IX) Three members appointed 
by the minority leader of the House of 
Representatives, in consultation with 
the Ranking Member of the Perma-
nent Select Committee on Intelligence 
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(cc) privacy, civil liberties, 
and transparency; or 
(dd) laws and policies gov-
erning methods of electronic sur-
veillance. 
(II) CONFLICTS OF INTEREST.— 
An official who appoints members of 
the Commission may not appoint an 
individual as a member of the Com-
mission if such individual possesses 
any personal or financial interest in 
the discharge of any of the duties of 
the Commission. 
(III) SECURITY
CLEARANCES.— 
All members of the Commission de-
scribed in subclause (I) shall possess 
an appropriate security clearance in 
accordance with applicable provisions 
of law concerning the handling of 
classified information. 
(B) CO-CHAIRS.— 
(i) IN
GENERAL.—The Commission 
shall have 2 co-chairs, selected from among 
the members of the Commission. 
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filled in the same manner in which the original 
appointment was made. 
(D) QUORUM WITH VACANCIES.—If vacan-
cies in the Commission occur on any day after 
90 days after the date of the enactment of this 
Act, a quorum shall consist of a majority of the 
members of the Commission as of such day. 
(5) DUTIES.—The duties of the Commission 
are as follows: 
(A) To review the effectiveness of the cur-
rent implementation of the Foreign Intelligence 
Surveillance Act of 1978 (50 U.S.C. 1801 et 
seq.). 
(B) To develop recommendations for legis-
lative action to reform the Foreign Intelligence 
Surveillance Act of 1978 (50 U.S.C. 1801 et 
seq.) that provide for the effective conduct of 
United States intelligence activities and the 
protection of privacy and civil liberties. 
(6) POWERS OF COMMISSION.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.— 
(i) HEARINGS.—The Commission or, 
on the authorization of the Commission, 
any subcommittee or member thereof, may, 
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for the purpose of carrying out this sec-
tion— 
(I) hold such hearings and sit 
and act at such times and places, take 
such testimony, receive such evidence, 
and administer such oaths; and 
(II) require, by subpoena or oth-
erwise, the attendance and testimony 
of such witnesses and the production 
of such books, records, correspond-
ence, memoranda, papers, and docu-
ments, as the Commission or such 
designated 
subcommittee 
or 
des-
ignated member considers necessary. 
(ii) ISSUANCE AND ENFORCEMENT OF 
SUBPOENAS.— 
(I) 
ISSUANCE.—A 
subpoena 
issued under clause (i)(II) shall— 
(aa) bear the signature of 
the co-chairs of the Commission; 
and 
(bb) be served by a person 
or class of persons designated by 
the co-chairs for that purpose. 
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(II) ENFORCEMENT.—The provi-
sions of sections 102 through 104 of 
the Revised Statutes of the United 
States (2 U.S.C. 192–194) shall apply 
in the case of any failure of a witness 
to comply with any subpoena or to 
testify when summoned under author-
ity of this paragraph. 
(B) INFORMATION FROM FEDERAL AGEN-
CIES.— 
(i) IN
GENERAL.—The Commission 
may secure directly from any executive de-
partment, agency, bureau, board, commis-
sion, office, independent establishment, or 
instrumentality of the Federal Government 
information, suggestions, estimates, and 
statistics for the purposes of this section. 
(ii) 
FURNISHING
INFORMATION.— 
Each such department, agency, bureau, 
board, commission, office, establishment, 
or instrumentality described in clause (i) 
shall, to the extent authorized by law, fur-
nish such information, suggestions, esti-
mates, and statistics directly to the Com-
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mission, upon request of the co-chairs of 
the Commission. 
(iii) PROTECTION OF CLASSIFIED IN-
FORMATION.—The Commission shall han-
dle and protect all classified information 
provided to it under this section in accord-
ance with applicable provisions of law. 
(C) ASSISTANCE
FROM
FEDERAL
AGEN-
CIES.— 
(i) DIRECTOR
OF
NATIONAL
INTEL-
LIGENCE.—The Director of National Intel-
ligence shall provide to the Commission, on 
a nonreimbursable basis, such administra-
tive services, funds, staff, facilities, and 
other support services as are necessary for 
the performance of the duties of the Com-
mission under this section. 
(ii) ATTORNEY GENERAL.—The Attor-
ney General may provide the Commission, 
on a nonreimbursable basis, with such ad-
ministrative services, staff, and other sup-
port services as the Commission may re-
quest. 
(iii) 
OTHER
DEPARTMENTS
AND 
AGENCIES.—In addition to the assistance 
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set forth in clauses (i) and (ii), other de-
partments and agencies of the United 
States may provide the Commission such 
services, funds, facilities, staff, and other 
support as such departments and agencies 
consider advisable and as may be author-
ized by law. 
(iv) COOPERATION.—The Commission 
shall receive the full and timely cooperation 
of any official, department, or agency of 
the Federal Government whose assistance 
is necessary, as jointly determined by the 
co-chairs selected under paragraph (2)(B), 
for the fulfillment of the duties of the 
Commission, including the provision of full 
and current briefings and analyses. 
(D) POSTAL SERVICES.—The Commission 
may use the United States postal services in the 
same manner and under the same conditions as 
the departments and agencies of the Federal 
Governments. 
(E) GIFTS.—No member or staff of the 
Commission may receive a gift or benefit by 
reason of the service of such member or staff 
to the Commission. 
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(7) STAFF OF COMMISSION.— 
(A) APPOINTMENT AND COMPENSATION OF 
STAFF.—The co-chairs of the Commission, in 
accordance with rules agreed upon by the Com-
mission, shall appoint and fix the compensation 
of a staff director and such other personnel as 
may be necessary to enable the Commission to 
carry out its duties, without regard to the pro-
visions of title 5, United States Code, governing 
appointments in the competitive service, and 
without regard to the provisions of chapter 51 
and subchapter III of chapter 53 of such title 
relating to classification and General Schedule 
pay rates, except that no rate of pay fixed 
under this subsection may exceed the equivalent 
of that payable to a person occupying a position 
at level V of the Executive Schedule under sec-
tion 5316 of such title. 
(B) DETAIL
OF
GOVERNMENT
EMPLOY-
EES.—Any Federal Government employee may 
be detailed to the Commission without reim-
bursement from the Commission, and such 
detailee shall retain the rights, status, and 
privileges of his or her regular employment 
without interruption. 
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(C) SECURITY CLEARANCES.—All staff of 
the Commission and all experts and consultants 
employed by the Commission shall possess a se-
curity clearance in accordance with applicable 
provisions of law concerning the handling of 
classified information. 
(8) COMPENSATION AND TRAVEL EXPENSES.— 
(A) COMPENSATION OF MEMBERS.— 
(i) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided 
in subparagraph (B), each member of the 
Commission may be compensated at not to 
exceed the daily equivalent of the annual 
rate of basic pay in effect for a position at 
level IV of the Executive Schedule under 
section 5315 of title 5, United States 
Code, for each day during which that 
member is engaged in the actual perform-
ance of the duties of the Commission 
under this title. 
(ii) EXCEPTION.—Members of the 
Commission who are officers or employees 
of the United States or Members of Con-
gress shall receive no additional pay by 
reason of their service on the Commission. 
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(B) TRAVEL EXPENSES.—While away from 
their homes or regular places of business in the 
performance of services for the Commission, a 
member of the Commission may be allowed 
travel expenses, including per diem in lieu of 
subsistence, in the same manner as persons em-
ployed intermittently in the Government service 
are allowed expenses under section 5703 of title 
5, United States Code. 
(9) TREATMENT
OF
INFORMATION
RELATING 
TO NATIONAL SECURITY.— 
(A) IN
GENERAL.—The Director of Na-
tional Intelligence shall assume responsibility 
for the handling and disposition of any informa-
tion related to the national security of the 
United States that is received, considered, or 
used by the Commission under this title. 
(B) INFORMATION PROVIDED BY CONGRES-
SIONAL INTELLIGENCE COMMITTEES.—Any in-
formation related to the national security of the 
United States that is provided to the Commis-
sion by a congressional intelligence committee 
may not be further provided or released without 
the approval of the chairman of such com-
mittee. 
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(C) ACCESS AFTER TERMINATION OF COM-
MISSION.—Notwithstanding any other provision 
of law, after the termination of the Commission 
under paragraph (10)(B), only the members 
and designated staff of the congressional intel-
ligence committees, the Director of National In-
telligence (and the designees of the Director), 
and such other officials of the executive branch 
of the Federal Government as the President 
may designate shall have access to information 
related to the national security of the United 
States that is received, considered, or used by 
the Commission. 
(10) FINAL REPORT; TERMINATION.— 
(A) FINAL REPORT.— 
(i) DEFINITIONS.—In this subpara-
graph: 
(I) APPROPRIATE
COMMITTEES 
OF
CONGRESS.—The term ‘‘appro-
priate 
committees 
of 
Congress’’ 
means— 
(aa) the congressional intel-
ligence committees; 
(bb) the Committee on the 
Judiciary of the Senate; and 
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(cc) the Committee on the 
Judiciary of the House of Rep-
resentatives. 
(II) CONGRESSIONAL
LEADER-
SHIP.—The term ‘‘congressional lead-
ership’’ means— 
(aa) the majority leader of 
the Senate; 
(bb) the minority leader of 
the Senate; 
(cc) the Speaker of the 
House of Representatives; and 
(dd) the minority leader of 
the House of Representatives. 
(ii) FINAL REPORT REQUIRED.—Not 
later than 5 years from the date of enact-
ment of this Act, the Commission shall 
submit to the appropriate committees of 
Congress, congressional leadership, the Di-
rector of National Intelligence, and the At-
torney General a final report on the find-
ings of the Commission. 
(iii) FORM OF FINAL REPORT.—The 
final report submitted pursuant to clause 
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(ii) shall be in unclassified form but may 
include a classified annex. 
(iv) ASSESSMENTS
OF
FINAL
RE-
PORT.—Not later than 1 year after receipt 
of the final report under clause (ii), the 
Director of National Intelligence and the 
Attorney General shall each submit to the 
appropriate committees of Congress and 
congressional leadership an assessment of 
such report. 
(B) TERMINATION.— 
(i) IN
GENERAL.—The Commission, 
and all the authorities of this section, shall 
terminate on the date that is 2 years after 
the date on which the final report is sub-
mitted under subparagraph (A)(ii). 
(ii) WIND-DOWN PERIOD.—The Com-
mission may use the 2-year period referred 
to in clause (i) for the purposes of con-
cluding its activities, including providing 
testimony to Congress concerning the final 
report referred to in that paragraph and 
disseminating the report. 
(11) INAPPLICABILITY
OF
CERTAIN
ADMINIS-
TRATIVE PROVISIONS.— 
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(A) 
FEDERAL
ADVISORY
COMMITTEE 
ACT.—The provisions of the Federal Advisory 
Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.) shall not apply 
to the activities of the Commission under this 
section. 
(B) FREEDOM
OF
INFORMATION
ACT.— 
The provisions of section 552 of title 5, United 
States Code (commonly referred to as the 
‘‘Freedom of Information Act’’), shall not apply 
to the activities, records, and proceedings of the 
Commission under this section. 
(12) FUNDING.— 
(A) 
AUTHORIZATION
OF
APPROPRIA-
TIONS.—There is authorized to be appropriated 
funds to the extent and in such amounts as spe-
cifically provided in advance in appropriations 
acts for the purposes detailed in this subsection. 
(B) AVAILABILITY IN GENERAL.—Subject 
to subparagraph (A), the Director of National 
Intelligence shall make available to the Commis-
sion such amounts as the Commission may re-
quire for purposes of the activities of the Com-
mission under this section. 
(C) 
DURATION
OF
AVAILABILITY.— 
Amounts made available to the Commission 
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under subparagraph (B) shall remain available 
until expended or upon termination under para-
graph (10)(B), whichever occurs first. 
(13) CONGRESSIONAL INTELLIGENCE COMMIT-
TEES DEFINED.—In this subsection, the term ‘‘con-
gressional intelligence committees’’ means— 
(A) the Select Committee on Intelligence of 
the Senate; and 
(B) the Permanent Select Committee on 
Intelligence of the House of Representatives. 
(d) SEVERABILITY; APPLICABILITY DATE.— 
(1) SEVERABILITY.—If any provision of this 
Act, any amendment made by this Act, or the appli-
cation thereof to any person or circumstances is held 
invalid, the validity of the remainder of the Act, of 
any such amendments, and of the application of 
such provisions to other persons and circumstances 
shall not be affected thereby. 
(2) APPLICABILITY
DATE.—Subsection (f) of 
section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance 
Act of 1978 (50 U.S.C. 1881a), as amended by this 
Act, shall apply with respect to certifications sub-
mitted under subsection (h) of such section to the 
Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court after Janu-
ary 1, 2024. 
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SEC. 19. EXTENSION OF CERTAIN AUTHORITIES; SUNSET. 
(a) FISA AMENDMENTS ACT
OF 2008.—Section 
403(b) of the FISA Amendments Act of 2008 (Public Law 
110–261; 122 Stat. 2474) is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (1)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘April 19, 2024’’ and in-
serting ‘‘five years after the date of enactment 
of the Reforming Intelligence and Securing 
America Act’’; and 
(B) by inserting ‘‘and the Reforming Intel-
ligence and Securing America Act’’ after ‘‘the 
FISA Amendments Reauthorization Act of 
2017’’; and 
(2) in paragraph (2) in the matter preceding 
subparagraph (A), by striking ‘‘April 19, 2024’’ and 
inserting ‘‘five years after the date of enactment of 
the Reforming Intelligence and Securing America 
Act’’. 
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.—Section 404(b) of 
the FISA Amendments Act of 2008 (Public Law 110–261; 
122 Stat. 2476), is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (1)— 
(A) in the heading, by striking ‘‘APRIL 19, 
2024’’ and inserting ‘‘FIVE YEARS AFTER THE 
DATE OF ENACTMENT OF THE REFORMING IN-
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TELLIGENCE
AND SECURING AMERICA ACT’’; 
and 
(B) by inserting ‘‘and the Reforming Intel-
ligence and Securing America Act’’ after ‘‘the 
FISA Amendments Reauthorization Act of 
2017’’; 
(2) in paragraph (2), by inserting ‘‘and the Re-
forming Intelligence and Securing America Act’’ 
after ‘‘the FISA Amendments Reauthorization Act 
of 2017’’; and 
(3) in paragraph (4), by inserting ‘‘and the Re-
forming Intelligence and Securing America Act’’ 
after ‘‘the FISA Amendments Reauthorization Act 
of 2017’’ in each place it appears. 
(c) SUNSET.—Effective five years after the date of 
enactment of this Act, the Foreign Intelligence Surveil-
lance Act of 1978 is amended so that section 702 reads 
as it read on the day before the date of enactment of this 
Act. 
SEC. 20. AMENDMENTS TO THE FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE 
SURVEILLANCE ACT OF 1978. 
(a) REFERENCES TO FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE SUR-
VEILLANCE ACT OF 1978.—Except as otherwise expressly 
provided, whenever in this Act an amendment or repeal 
is expressed in terms of an amendment to, or a repeal 
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of, a section or other provision, the reference shall be con-
sidered to be made to a section or other provision of the 
Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 (50 U.S.C. 
1801 et seq.). 
(b) EFFECT OF CERTAIN AMENDMENTS ON CON-
FORMING CHANGES TO TABLES OF CONTENTS.—When an 
amendment made by this Act adds a section or larger or-
ganizational unit to the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance 
Act of 1978 (50 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.), repeals or transfers 
a section or larger organizational unit in such Act, or 
amends the designation or heading of a section or larger 
organizational unit in such Act, that amendment also shall 
have the effect of amending the table of contents in such 
Act to alter the table to conform to the changes made by 
the amendment. 
SEC. 21. REQUIREMENT FOR RECERTIFICATION. 
Notwithstanding any orders or authorizations issued 
or made under section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence 
Surveillance Act of 1978 (50 U.S.C. 1881a) during the 
period beginning on January 1, 2024 and ending on April 
19, 2024, no later than 90 days after the date of enact-
ment of this Act, the Attorney General and the Director 
of National Intelligence shall be required to seek new or-
ders consistent with the provisions of the Foreign Intel-
ligence Surveillance Act of 1978, as amended by this Act, 
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and thereafter to issue new authorizations consistent with 
such new orders. 
Æ 
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