I 
116TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 7910 
To prohibit the use of the intelligence community to investigate or conduct 
surveillance on individuals in the United States who are involved in 
protest activities protected under the First Amendment, and for other 
purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JULY 31, 2020 
Mr. HECK (for himself, Mr. BLUMENAUER, Mr. CARSON of Indiana, and Ms. 
NORTON) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Perma-
nent Select Committee on Intelligence, and in addition to the Committee 
on the Judiciary, 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 prohibit the use of the intelligence community to inves-
tigate or conduct surveillance on individuals in the 
United States who are involved in protest activities pro-
tected under the First Amendment, and for other pur-
poses. 
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 ‘‘Restrictions on Intel-
ligence Assets in Protests Act’’. 
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SEC. 2. PROHIBITIONS ON USE OF CERTAIN FEDERAL AS-
SETS IN INVESTIGATING OR CONDUCTING 
SURVEILLANCE OF PERSONS INVOLVED IN 
PROTEST ACTIVITIES. 
(a) PROHIBITION ON USE OF INTELLIGENCE COM-
MUNITY FOR CERTAIN DOMESTIC PURPOSES.— 
(1) PROHIBITION.—Except as provided by 
paragraph (2), no asset of the intelligence commu-
nity may be used to support Federal, State, or local 
law enforcement in investigating or conducting sur-
veillance of individuals in the United States who are 
involved in protest activities that are protected 
under the First Amendment to the Constitution. 
(2) EXCEPTION.—The prohibition in paragraph 
(1) shall not apply to any of the following activities 
conducted by an element of the intelligence commu-
nity: 
(A) An investigation of an individual by 
the Federal Bureau of Investigation that is not 
conducted solely upon the basis of protest ac-
tivities that are protected by the First Amend-
ment to the Constitution. 
(B) Members of the National Guard who 
are— 
(i) assigned to a unit that includes an 
element of the intelligence community; and 
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(ii) performing active service. 
(C) Subject to subsection (c), activities 
conducted in support of the Armed Forces pur-
suant to chapter 13 of title 10, United States 
Code (commonly known as the ‘‘Insurrection 
Act’’). 
(b) PROHIBITION ON USE OF FEDERAL LAW EN-
FORCEMENT AGENCIES OUTSIDE SCOPE OF AGENCY.— 
(1) PROHIBITION.—Except as provided by 
paragraph (2), no asset of any Federal law enforce-
ment agency may be used to support another Fed-
eral law enforcement agency or a State or local law 
enforcement agency in investigating or conducting 
surveillance of individuals in the United States who 
are involved in protest activities that are protected 
under the First Amendment to the Constitution if 
such support is beyond the mission, scope, or pur-
pose of such Federal law enforcement agency. 
(2) EXCEPTION.—The prohibition in paragraph 
(1) shall not apply to the Federal Bureau of Inves-
tigation. 
(c) NOTIFICATION OF ACTIVITIES UNDER INSURREC-
TION ACT.—If any asset of the intelligence community is 
used to support the Armed Forces pursuant to chapter 
13 of title 10, United States Code, in investigating or con-
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ducting surveillance of individuals in the United States 
who are involved in protest activities that are protected 
under the First Amendment to the Constitution, the Di-
rector of National Intelligence shall notify Congress of the 
support by not later than one year after the date on which 
the support is first provided. Such notification shall in-
clude a description of the assets of the intelligence commu-
nity used to provide the support, including with respect 
to elements of the intelligence community that are part 
of the Department of Defense. 
(d) REPORT.—Not later than one year after the date 
of the enactment of this Act, the Director of National In-
telligence shall submit to Congress a report detailing the 
use of any asset of the intelligence community in the 
United States to support Federal, State, or local law en-
forcement, or members of the National Guard performing 
active service, to address the protests in Minneapolis, Min-
nesota, and throughout the United States occurring after 
the death of George Floyd. 
(e) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) The term ‘‘active service’’ has the meaning 
given that term in section 101 of title 10, United 
States Code. 
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(2) The term ‘‘asset of the intelligence commu-
nity’’ means any employee, equipment, funds, prod-
uct, or service of the intelligence community. 
(3) The term ‘‘intelligence community’’ has the 
meaning given that term in section 3(4) of the Na-
tional Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 3003(4)). 
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