(e) TITLE VII.— 
(1) SECTION 703.—Subsection (b)(1) of section 
703 (50 U.S.C. 1881b) is amended— 
(A) in subparagraph (I), by striking ‘‘; 
and’’ and inserting a semicolon; 
(B) in subparagraph (J), by striking the 
period at the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(C) by adding at the end the following new 
subparagraph: 
‘‘(K) a certification by the applicant that, 
to the best knowledge of the applicant, the at-
torney for the Government and the Department 
of Justice has been apprised of all information 
that might reasonably— 
‘‘(i) call into question the accuracy of 
the application or the reasonableness of 
any assessment in the application con-
ducted by the department or agency on 
whose behalf the application is made; or 
‘‘(ii) otherwise raise doubts with re-
spect to the findings required under sub-
section (c).’’. 
(2) SECTION
704.—Subsection (b) of section 
704 (50 U.S.C. 1881c) is amended— 
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(A) in paragraph (6), by striking ‘‘; and’’ 
and inserting a semicolon; 
(B) in paragraph (7), by striking the pe-
riod at the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(C) by adding at the end the following new 
paragraph: 
‘‘(8) a certification by the applicant that, to the 
best knowledge of the applicant, the attorney for the 
Government and the Department of Justice has been 
apprised of all information that might reasonably— 
‘‘(A) call into question the accuracy of the 
application or the reasonableness of any assess-
ment in the application conducted by the de-
partment or agency on whose behalf the appli-
cation is made; or 
‘‘(B) otherwise raise doubts with respect to 
the findings required under subsection (c).’’. 
(f) REVIEW
OF CASE FILES TO ENSURE ACCU-
RACY.—Not later than 180 days after the date of the en-
actment of this Act, the Attorney General, in consultation 
with the Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, 
shall prescribe regulations regarding case files to ensure 
that applications submitted by the Federal Bureau of In-
vestigation to the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court 
are accurate and complete. 
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SEC. 202. DESCRIPTION OF TECHNIQUES CARRIED OUT BE-
FORE TARGETING UNITED STATES PERSON. 
(a) 
TITLE
I.—Section 
104(a)(6) 
(50 
U.S.C. 
1804(a)(6)) is amended— 
(1) in subparagraph (D), by striking ‘‘; and’’ 
and inserting a semicolon; and 
(2) by adding at the end the following new sub-
paragraph: 
‘‘(F) with respect to a target who is a 
United States person, including a statement de-
scribing the investigative techniques carried out 
before making the application; and’’. 
(b) TITLE
III.—Section 303(a)(6) (50 U.S.C. 
1823(a)(6)) is amended— 
(1) in subparagraph (D), by striking ‘‘; and’’ 
and inserting a semicolon; and 
(2) by adding at the end the following new sub-
paragraph: 
‘‘(F) with respect to a target who is a 
United States person, includes a statement de-
scribing the investigative techniques carried out 
before making the application; and’’. 
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SEC. 203. INVESTIGATIONS RELATING TO FEDERAL CAN-
DIDATES AND ELECTED FEDERAL OFFICIALS. 
(a) 
TITLE
I.—Section 
104(a)(6) 
(50 
U.S.C. 
1804(a)(6)), as amended by section 202, is further amend-
ed by adding at the end the following new subparagraph: 
‘‘(G) if the target of the electronic surveil-
lance is an elected Federal official or a can-
didate in a Federal election, that the Attorney 
General has approved in writing of the inves-
tigation;’’. 
(b) TITLE
III.—Section 303(a)(6) (50 U.S.C. 
1823(a)(6)), as amended by section 202, is further amend-
ed by adding at the end the following new subparagraph: 
‘‘(G) if the target of the physical search is 
an elected Federal official or a candidate in a 
Federal election, that the Attorney General has 
approved in writing of the investigation;’’. 
SEC. 204. REMOVAL OR SUSPENSION OF FEDERAL OFFI-
CERS FOR MISCONDUCT BEFORE FOREIGN 
INTELLIGENCE SURVEILLANCE COURT. 
Section 103 (50 U.S.C. 1803) is amended by adding 
at the end the following new subsection: 
‘‘(l) REMOVAL OR SUSPENSION OF FEDERAL OFFI-
CERS FOR MISCONDUCT BEFORE COURTS.—An employee, 
officer, or contractor of the United States Government 
who engages in deliberate misconduct with respect to pro-
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ceedings before the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance 
Court or the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court of 
Review shall be subject to appropriate adverse actions, in-
cluding, as appropriate, suspension without pay or re-
moval.’’. 
SEC. 205. PENALTIES FOR OFFENSES RELATED TO FISA. 
(a) FALSE
DECLARATIONS
BEFORE
FISC AND 
FISCR.—Section 1623(a) of title 18, United States Code, 
is amended by inserting before ‘‘, or both’’ the following: 
‘‘or, if such proceedings are before or ancillary to the For-
eign Intelligence Surveillance Court or the Foreign Intel-
ligence Surveillance Court of Review established by section 
103 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 
(50 U.S.C. 1803), imprisoned not more than eight years’’. 
(b) INCREASED
PENALTY
FOR
UNAUTHORIZED 
USE.—Section 109(c) (50 U.S.C. 1809(c)) is amended by 
striking ‘‘five years’’ and inserting ‘‘eight years’’. 
(c) UNAUTHORIZED
DISCLOSURE
OF
APPLICA-
TIONS.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—Subsection (a) of section 
109 (50 U.S.C. 1809) is amended— 
(A) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), 
by striking ‘‘intentionally’’; 
(B) in paragraph (1)— 
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(i) by inserting ‘‘intentionally’’ before 
‘‘engages in’’; and 
(ii) by striking ‘‘; or’’ and inserting a 
semicolon; 
(C) in paragraph (2)— 
(i) by inserting ‘‘intentionally’’ before 
‘‘disclose or uses’’; and 
(ii) by striking the period at the end 
and inserting ‘‘; or’’; and 
(D) by adding at the end the following new 
paragraph: 
‘‘(3) is an employee, officer, or contractor of the 
United States Government and intentionally dis-
closes an application, or classified information con-
tained therein, for an order under any title of this 
Act to any person not entitled to receive classified 
information.’’. 
(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)’’. 
SEC. 206. CONTEMPTS CONSTITUTING CRIMES. 
Section 402 of title 18, United States Code, is 
amended by inserting after ‘‘any district court of the 
United States’’ the following: ‘‘, the Foreign Intelligence 
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Surveillance Court or the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance 
Court of Review established by section 103 of the Foreign 
Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 (50 U.S.C. 1803),’’. 
SEC. 207. EFFECTIVE DATE. 
The amendments made by this title shall take effect 
on the date of the enactment of this Act and shall apply 
with respect to applications made under section 501 of the 
Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 (50 U.S.C. 
1861) on or after such date. 
TITLE 
III—FOREIGN 
INTEL-
LIGENCE 
SURVEILLANCE 
COURT 
SEC. 301. DECLASSIFICATION OF SIGNIFICANT DECISIONS, 
ORDERS, AND OPINIONS. 
(a) TIMING OF DECLASSIFICATION.—Subsection (a) 
of section 602 (50 U.S.C. 1872) is amended by adding 
at the end the following new sentence: ‘‘The Director shall 
complete the declassification review and public release of 
each such decision, order, or opinion by not later than 180 
days after the date on which the Foreign Intelligence Sur-
veillance Court or the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance 
Court of Review issues such decision, order, or opinion.’’. 
(b) MATTERS COVERED.—Such subsection is further 
amended— 
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(1) by striking ‘‘Subject to subsection (b)’’ and 
inserting ‘‘(1) Subject to subsection (b)’’; 
(2) by striking ‘‘includes a significant’’ and all 
that follows through ‘‘, and,’’ and inserting ‘‘is de-
scribed in paragraph (2) and,’’; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following new 
paragraph: 
‘‘(2) The decisions, orders, or opinions issued by the 
Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court or the Foreign In-
telligence Surveillance Court of Review described in this 
paragraph are such decisions, orders, or opinions that— 
‘‘(A) include a significant construction or inter-
pretation of any provision of law, including any 
novel or significant construction or interpretation 
of— 
‘‘(i) the term ‘specific selection term’; or 
‘‘(ii) section 501(a)(5); or 
‘‘(B) result from a proceeding in which an ami-
cus curiae has been appointed pursuant to section 
103(i).’’. 
(c) APPLICATION OF REQUIREMENT.—Section 602 of 
the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 (50 
U.S.C. 1872) shall apply with respect to each decision, 
order, or opinion issued by the Foreign Intelligence Sur-
veillance Court or the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance 
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Court of Review before, on, or after the date of the enact-
ment of such section. With respect to such decisions, or-
ders, or opinions issued before or on such date, the Direc-
tor of National Intelligence shall complete the declassifica-
tion review and public release of each such decision, order, 
or opinion pursuant to such section by not later than one 
year after the date of the enactment of this Act. 
SEC. 302. APPOINTMENT OF AMICI CURIAE AND ACCESS TO 
INFORMATION. 
(a) EXPANSION
OF APPOINTMENT AUTHORITY.— 
Subparagraph (A) of section 103(i)(2) (50 U.S.C. 
1803(i)(2)) is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(A) shall appoint an individual who has 
been designated under paragraph (1) to serve 
as amicus curiae to assist such court in the 
consideration of any application for an order or 
review that, in the opinion of the court— 
‘‘(i) presents a novel or significant in-
terpretation of the law, unless the court 
issues a finding that such appointment is 
not appropriate; or 
‘‘(ii) presents exceptional concerns 
about the protection of the rights of a 
United States person under the first 
amendment to the Constitution, unless the 
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court issues a finding that such appoint-
ment is not appropriate; and’’. 
(b) AUTHORITY TO SEEK REVIEW.—Subsection (i) 
of section 103 (50 U.S.C. 1803) is amended— 
(1) by redesignating paragraphs (7) through 
(11) as paragraphs (8) through (12), respectively; 
and 
(2) by inserting after paragraph (6) the fol-
lowing new paragraph: 
‘‘(7) AUTHORITY TO SEEK REVIEW OF DECI-
SIONS.— 
‘‘(A) FISA COURT DECISIONS.—Following 
issuance of an order under this Act by the For-
eign Intelligence Surveillance Court, an amicus 
curiae appointed under paragraph (2) may peti-
tion the court to certify for review to the For-
eign Intelligence Surveillance Court of Review a 
question of law pursuant to subsection (j). If 
the court denies such petition, the court shall 
provide for the record a written statement of 
the reasons for such denial. Upon certification 
of any question of law pursuant to this sub-
paragraph, the Court of Review shall appoint 
the amicus curiae to assist the Court of Review 
in its consideration of the certified question, un-
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less the Court of Review issues a finding that 
such appointment is not appropriate. 
‘‘(B) FISA 
COURT
OF
REVIEW
DECI-
SIONS.—An amicus curiae appointed under 
paragraph (2) may petition the Foreign Intel-
ligence Surveillance Court of Review to certify 
for review to the Supreme Court of the United 
States any question of law pursuant to section 
1254(2) of title 28, United States Code.’’. 
(c) ACCESS TO INFORMATION.— 
(1) APPLICATION AND MATERIALS.—Subpara-
graph 
(A) 
of 
section 
103(i)(6) 
(50 
U.S.C. 
1803(i)(6)) is amended by striking clause (ii) and 
inserting the following new clause: 
‘‘(ii) may make a submission to the 
court requesting access to any particular 
materials or information (or category of 
materials or information) that the amicus 
curiae believes to be relevant to the duties 
of the amicus curiae.’’. 
(2) CONSULTATION
AMONG
AMICI
CURIAE.— 
Such section is further amended— 
(A) by redesignating subparagraphs (B), 
(C), and (D) as subparagraphs (C), (D), and 
(E), respectively; and 
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(B) by inserting after subparagraph (A) 
the following new subparagraph: 
‘‘(B) CONSULTATION.—If the Foreign In-
telligence Surveillance Court or the Foreign In-
telligence Surveillance Court of Review deter-
mines that it is relevant to the duties of an 
amicus curiae appointed by the court under 
paragraph (2), the amicus curiae may consult 
with one or more of the other individuals des-
ignated by the court to serve as amicus curiae 
pursuant to paragraph (1) regarding any of the 
information relevant to any assigned pro-
ceeding.’’. 
(d) TERM LIMITS.— 
(1) REQUIREMENT.—Paragraph (1) of section 
103(i) (50 U.S.C. 1803(i)) is amended by adding at 
the end the following new sentence: ‘‘An individual 
may serve as an amicus curiae for a 5-year term, 
and the presiding judges may, for good cause, jointly 
reappoint the individual to a single additional 
term.’’. 
(2) APPLICATION.—The amendment made by 
paragraph (1) shall apply with respect to the service 
of an amicus curiae appointed under section 103(i) 
of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 
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(50 U.S.C. 1803(i)) that occurs on or after the date 
of the enactment of this Act, regardless of the date 
on which the amicus curiae is appointed. 
SEC. 303. EFFECTIVE AND INDEPENDENT ADVICE FOR FOR-
EIGN INTELLIGENCE SURVEILLANCE COURT. 
Section 103 (50 U.S.C. 1803), as amended by section 
204, is further amended by adding at the end the following 
new subsection: 
‘‘(m) INDEPENDENT LEGAL ADVISORS.— 
‘‘(1) AUTHORITY.—The Foreign Intelligence 
Surveillance Court and the Foreign Intelligence Sur-
veillance Court of Review may jointly employ legal 
advisors to assist the courts in all aspects of consid-
ering any matter before the courts, including with 
respect to— 
‘‘(A) providing advice on issues of law or 
fact presented by any application for an order 
under this Act; 
‘‘(B) requesting information from the Gov-
ernment in connection with any such applica-
tion; 
‘‘(C) identifying any concerns with any 
such application; and 
‘‘(D) proposing requirements or conditions 
for the approval of any such application. 
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‘‘(2) DIRECTION.—The legal advisors employed 
under paragraph (1) shall be subject solely to the di-
rection of the presiding judges of the Foreign Intel-
ligence Surveillance Court and the Foreign Intel-
ligence Surveillance Court of Review.’’. 
SEC. 304. TRANSCRIPTS OF PROCEEDINGS AND COMMU-
NICATIONS REGARDING APPLICATIONS. 
(a) TRANSCRIPTS.—Subsection (c) of section 103 (50 
U.S.C. 1803) is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘Proceedings under this Act’’ 
and inserting ‘‘(1) Proceedings under this Act’’; 
(2) by inserting ‘‘, and shall be transcribed’’ be-
fore the first period; 
(3) by inserting ‘‘, transcriptions of pro-
ceedings,’’ after ‘‘applications made’’; and 
(4) by adding at the end the following new sen-
tence: ‘‘Transcriptions of proceedings shall be stored 
in a file associated with the relevant application or 
order.’’. 
(b) REQUIREMENT
FOR
WRITTEN
RECORDS
OF 
INTERACTIONS
WITH
COURT.—Such subsection, as 
amended by paragraph (1) of this section, is further 
amended by adding at the end the following new para-
graph: 
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‘‘(2) The Attorney General and the Foreign Intel-
ligence Surveillance Court shall maintain all written sub-
stantive communications between the Department of Jus-
tice and the court, including the identity of the employees 
of the court to or from whom the communications were 
made, regarding an application or order made under this 
title in a file associated with the application or order.’’. 
(c) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Subsection (i)(2) of 
section 103 (50 U.S.C. 1803) is amended by striking 
‘‘subsection (c)’’ and inserting ‘‘subsection (c)(1)’’. 
SEC. 305. INFORMATION PROVIDED IN ANNUAL REPORTS. 
(a) REPORTS BY DIRECTOR OF THE ADMINISTRA-
TIVE OFFICE OF THE UNITED STATES COURTS.—Sub-
section (a)(1) of section 603 (50 U.S.C. 1873) is amend-
ed— 
(1) in subparagraph (E), by striking ‘‘; and’’ 
and inserting a semicolon; 
(2) in subparagraph (F), by striking the period 
at the end and inserting a semicolon; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following new sub-
paragraphs: 
‘‘(G) the number of times the Attorney 
General required the emergency production of 
tangible things pursuant to section 501(i)(1) 
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and the application under subparagraph (D) of 
such section was denied; 
‘‘(H) the number of certifications by the 
Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court of Re-
view pursuant to section 103(j); and 
‘‘(I) the number of requests to certify a 
question made by an amicus curiae to the For-
eign Intelligence Surveillance Court or the For-
eign Intelligence Surveillance Court of Review 
pursuant to section 103(i)(7).’’. 
(b) REPORTS BY DIRECTOR OF NATIONAL INTEL-
LIGENCE.—Subsection (b)(5)(B) of such section, as 
amended by section 101, is amended by inserting before 
the semicolon at the end the following: ‘‘, including infor-
mation received electronically and through hardcopy and 
portable media’’. 
TITLE IV—TRANSPARENCY, 
SUNSETS, AND OTHER MATTERS 
SEC. 401. CONGRESSIONAL OVERSIGHT. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 601 (50 U.S.C. 1871) is 
amended— 
(1) by redesignating subsection (e) as sub-
section (f); and 
(2) by inserting after subsection (d) the fol-
lowing new subsection (e): 
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‘‘(e) CONGRESSIONAL OVERSIGHT.—In a manner 
consistent with the protection of the national security, 
nothing in this Act or any other provision of law may be 
construed to preclude the Permanent Select Committee on 
Intelligence of the House of Representatives and the Se-
lect Committee on Intelligence of the Senate from receiv-
ing in a timely manner, upon request, applications sub-
mitted under this Act to the Foreign Intelligence Surveil-
lance Court, orders of the court, and relevant materials 
relating to such applications and orders.’’. 
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Section 602(a) (50 
U.S.C. 1872(a)) is amended by striking ‘‘in section 
601(e)’’ and inserting ‘‘in section 601(f)’’. 
SEC. 402. ESTABLISHMENT OF COMPLIANCE OFFICERS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Title VI (50 U.S.C. 1871 et seq.) 
is amended by adding at the end the following new section: 
‘‘SEC. 605. COMPLIANCE OFFICERS. 
‘‘(a) APPOINTMENT.—The head of each covered 
agency shall appoint a single Federal officer to serve as 
the Compliance Officer for that agency. 
‘‘(b) COMPLIANCE.—Each Compliance Officer ap-
pointed under subsection (a) shall be responsible for over-
seeing the compliance of the relevant covered agency with 
the requirements of this Act. 
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‘‘(c) AUDITS.—Each Compliance Officer shall con-
duct routine audits of the compliance by the relevant cov-
ered agency with— 
‘‘(1) the requirements of this Act regarding 
submitting applications to the Foreign Intelligence 
Surveillance Court, including with respect to the ac-
curacy of such applications; and 
‘‘(2) the minimization, targeting, querying, and 
accuracy procedures required by this Act. 
‘‘(d) 
ASSESSMENTS.—Each 
Compliance 
Officer 
shall— 
‘‘(1) conduct on a routine basis assessments of 
the efficacy of the minimization, targeting, querying, 
and accuracy procedures adopted by the Attorney 
General pursuant to this Act; and 
‘‘(2) annually submit to the Assistant Attorney 
General designated as the Assistant Attorney Gen-
eral for National Security under section 507A of 
title 28, United States Code, and the head of the 
relevant covered agency the findings of such assess-
ments, including any recommendations of the Com-
pliance Officer with respect to improving such proce-
dures. 
‘‘(e) REMEDIATION.—Each Compliance Officer shall 
ensure the remediation of any compliance issues of the rel-
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evant covered agency identified pursuant to this section 
or the rules of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court. 
‘‘(f) INSPECTOR GENERALS ASSESSMENT.—On an 
annual basis, and consistent with the protection of sources 
and methods, each Inspector General of a covered agency 
shall submit to the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court 
and the appropriate congressional committees an assess-
ment of the implementation of this section by the covered 
agency. 
‘‘(g) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
‘‘(1) APPROPRIATE
CONGRESSIONAL
COMMIT-
TEES.—The term ‘appropriate congressional com-
mittees’ means— 
‘‘(A) the Permanent Select Committee on 
Intelligence and the Committee on the Judici-
ary of the House of Representatives; and 
‘‘(B) the Select Committee on Intelligence 
and the Committee on the Judiciary of the Sen-
ate. 
‘‘(2) COVERED
AGENCY.—The term ‘covered 
agency’ means a department or agency of the United 
States Government that submits applications to the 
Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court under this 
Act. 
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‘‘(3) FOREIGN
INTELLIGENCE
SURVEILLANCE 
COURT.—The term ‘Foreign Intelligence Surveillance 
Court’ has the meaning given that term in section 
101.’’. 
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections 
at the beginning of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance 
Act of 1978 is amended by inserting after the item relat-
ing to section 604 the following new item: 
‘‘Sec. 605. Compliance officers.’’. 
SEC. 403. PUBLIC REPORTS ON INFORMATION OBTAINED 
OR DERIVED UNDER FISA AND PROTECTION 
OF FIRST AMENDMENT ACTIVITIES. 
(a) REPORTS.—Not later than 180 days after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, the Attorney General 
shall make publicly available the following reports: 
(1) A report explaining how the United States 
Government determines whether information is ‘‘ob-
tained or derived’’ from activities authorized by the 
Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 (50 
U.S.C. 1801 et seq.) for purposes of the notice re-
quirements under such Act. 
(2) A report explaining how the United States 
Government interprets the prohibition under section 
501(a) of such Act (50 U.S.C. 1861(a)) on con-
ducting an investigation of a United States person 
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‘‘solely upon the basis of activities protected by the 
first amendment to the Constitution’’. 
(b) REQUIREMENTS.—The Attorney General shall en-
sure that the reports under subsection (a) are detailed and 
use hypothetical fact patterns to describe how the United 
States Government conducts the analyses covered by the 
reports. 
(c) FORM.—The reports under subsection (a) shall be 
made publicly available in unclassified form. 
SEC. 404. MANDATORY REPORTING ON CERTAIN ORDERS. 
(a) REPORTING ON UNITED STATES PERSON QUE-
RIES.—Subsection (b)(2) of section 603 (50 U.S.C. 1873), 
as amended by section 101, is amended— 
(1) in subparagraph (B), by striking ‘‘the num-
ber of search terms concerning a known United 
States person’’ and inserting ‘‘the number of search 
terms that concern a known United States person or 
are reasonably likely to identify a United States per-
son’’; and 
(2) in subparagraph (C), by striking ‘‘the num-
ber of queries concerning a known United States 
person’’ and inserting ‘‘the number of queries that 
concern a known United States person or are rea-
sonably likely to identify a United States person’’. 
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(b) MODIFICATION
TO
EXCEPTIONS.—Subsection 
(d)(2) of such section, as amended by section 101, is 
amended by striking ‘‘(A) FEDERAL’’ and all that follows 
through ‘‘(B) ELECTRONIC MAIL ADDRESS AND TELE-
PHONE NUMBERS.—’’. 
SEC. 405. REPORT ON USE OF FISA AUTHORITIES REGARD-
ING 
PROTECTED 
ACTIVITIES 
AND 
PRO-
TECTED CLASSES. 
(a) REPORT.—Not later than one year after the date 
of the enactment of this Act, the Privacy and Civil Lib-
erties Oversight Board shall make publicly available, to 
the extent practicable, a report on— 
(1) the extent to which the activities and pro-
tected classes described in subsection (b) are used to 
support targeting decisions in the use of authorities 
pursuant to the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance 
Act of 1978 (50 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.); and 
(2) the impact of the use of such authorities on 
such activities and protected classes. 
(b) ACTIVITIES
AND
PROTECTED
CLASSES
DE-
SCRIBED.—The activities and protected classes described 
in this subsection are the following: 
(1) Activities and expression protected by the 
First Amendment to the Constitution of the United 
States. 
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(2) Race, ethnicity, national origin, religious af-
filiation, sex, and any other protected characteristic 
determined appropriate by the Board. 
(c) FORM.—In addition to the report made publicly 
available under subsection (a), the Board may submit to 
the appropriate congressional committees a classified 
annex. 
(d) APPROPRIATE
CONGRESSIONAL
COMMITTEES 
DEFINED.—In this section, the term ‘‘appropriate con-
gressional committees’’ means— 
(1) the Committee on the Judiciary and the 
Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence of the 
House of Representatives; and 
(2) the Committee on the Judiciary and the Se-
lect Committee on Intelligence of the Senate. 
SEC. 406. IMPROVEMENTS TO PRIVACY AND CIVIL LIB-
ERTIES OVERSIGHT BOARD. 
Paragraph (4) of section 1061(h) of the Intelligence 
Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004 (42 U.S.C. 
2000ee(h)) is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(4) TERM.— 
‘‘(A) COMMENCEMENT.—Each member of 
the Board shall serve a term of 6 years, com-
mencing on the date of the appointment of the 
member to the Board. 
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‘‘(B) REAPPOINTMENT.—A member may 
be reappointed to one or more additional terms. 
‘‘(C) VACANCY.—A vacancy in the Board 
shall be filled in the manner in which the origi-
nal appointment was made. 
‘‘(D) EXTENSION.—Upon the expiration of 
the term of office of a member, the member 
may continue to serve, at the election of the 
member— 
‘‘(i) during the period preceding the 
reappointment of the member pursuant to 
subparagraph (B); or 
‘‘(ii) until the member’s successor has 
been appointed and qualified.’’. 
SEC. 407. SUNSETS. 
(a) USA PATRIOT IMPROVEMENT AND REAUTHOR-
IZATION ACT OF 2005.—Section 102(b)(1) of the USA 
PATRIOT Improvement and Reauthorization Act of 2005 
(50 U.S.C. 1805 note) is amended by striking ‘‘March 15, 
2020’’ and inserting ‘‘December 1, 2023’’. 
(b) INTELLIGENCE REFORM AND TERRORISM PRE-
VENTION ACT OF 2004.—Section 6001(b)(1) of the Intel-
ligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004 (50 
U.S.C. 1801 note) is amended by striking ‘‘March 15, 
2020’’ and inserting ‘‘December 1, 2023’’. 
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(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
this section shall take effect on the earlier of the date of 
the enactment of this Act or March 15, 2020. 
SEC. 408. TECHNICAL AMENDMENTS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Foreign Intelligence Surveil-
lance Act of 1978 (50 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.) is amended 
as follows: 
(1) In section 103(e) (50 U.S.C. 1803(e)), by 
striking ‘‘702(h)(4)’’ both places it appears and in-
serting ‘‘702(i)(4)’’. 
(2) 
In 
section 
105(a)(4) 
(50 
U.S.C. 
1805(a)(4))— 
(A) by striking ‘‘section 104(a)(7)(E)’’ and 
inserting ‘‘section 104(a)(6)(E)’’; and 
(B) by striking ‘‘section 104(d)’’ and in-
serting ‘‘section 104(c)’’. 
(3) In section 501(a) (50 U.S.C. 1861(a)), by 
indenting paragraph (3) 2 ems to the left. 
(4) 
In 
section 
603(b)(2)(C) 
(50 
U.S.C. 
1873(b)(2)(C)), by inserting ‘‘and’’ after the semi-
colon. 
(5) In section 702 (50 U.S.C. 1881a)— 
(A) in subsection (h)(3), by striking ‘‘sub-
section (i)’’ and inserting ‘‘subsection (j)’’; 
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(2) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.—The Foreign 
Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 (50 U.S.C. 
1801 et seq.) is amended— 
(A) in section 102 (50 U.S.C. 1802), by 
striking ‘‘the court established under section 
103(a)’’ and inserting ‘‘the Foreign Intelligence 
Surveillance Court’’; 
(B) in section 103 (50 U.S.C. 1803)— 
(i) in subsection (a)— 
(I) in paragraph (2)(A), by strik-
ing ‘‘The court established under this 
subsection’’ and inserting ‘‘The For-
eign Intelligence Surveillance Court’’; 
and 
(II) by striking ‘‘the court estab-
lished under this subsection’’ each 
place it appears and inserting ‘‘the 
Foreign 
Intelligence 
Surveillance 
Court’’; 
(ii) in subsection (g)— 
(I) by striking ‘‘the court estab-
lished pursuant to subsection (a)’’ and 
inserting ‘‘the Foreign Intelligence 
Surveillance Court’’; 
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(II) by striking ‘‘the court of re-
view established pursuant to sub-
section (b)’’ and inserting ‘‘the For-
eign Intelligence Surveillance Court of 
Review’’; and 
(III) by striking ‘‘The courts es-
tablished pursuant to subsections (a) 
and (b)’’ and inserting ‘‘The Foreign 
Intelligence Surveillance Court and 
the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance 
Court of Review’’; 
(iii) in subsection (h), by striking ‘‘a 
court established under this section’’ and 
inserting ‘‘the Foreign Intelligence Surveil-
lance Court or the Foreign Intelligence 
Surveillance Court of Review’’; 
(iv) in subsection (i)— 
(I) in paragraph (1), by striking 
‘‘the courts established under sub-
sections (a) and (b)’’ and inserting 
‘‘the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance 
Court and the Foreign Intelligence 
Surveillance Court of Review’’; 
(II) in paragraph (3)(B), by 
striking ‘‘the courts’’ and inserting 
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‘‘the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance 
Court and the Foreign Intelligence 
Surveillance Court of Review’’; 
(III) in paragraph (5), by strik-
ing ‘‘the court’’ and inserting ‘‘the 
Foreign 
Intelligence 
Surveillance 
Court or the Foreign Intelligence Sur-
veillance Court of Review, as the case 
may be,’’; 
(IV) in paragraph (6), by strik-
ing ‘‘the court’’ each place it appears 
and inserting ‘‘the Foreign Intel-
ligence Surveillance Court or the For-
eign Intelligence Surveillance Court of 
Review’’; 
(V) by striking ‘‘a court estab-
lished under subsection (a) or (b)’’ 
each place it appears and inserting 
‘‘the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance 
Court or the Foreign Intelligence Sur-
veillance Court of Review’’; and 
(VI) by striking ‘‘A court estab-
lished under subsection (a) or (b)’’ 
each place it appears and inserting 
‘‘The Foreign Intelligence Surveillance 
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Court or the Foreign Intelligence Sur-
veillance Court of Review’’; 
(v) in subsection (j)— 
(I) by striking ‘‘a court estab-
lished under subsection (a)’’ and in-
serting ‘‘the Foreign Intelligence Sur-
veillance Court’’; and 
(II) by striking ‘‘the court deter-
mines’’ and inserting ‘‘the Foreign In-
telligence Surveillance Court deter-
mines’’; 
(vi) by striking ‘‘the court established 
under subsection (a)’’ each place it appears 
and inserting ‘‘the Foreign Intelligence 
Surveillance Court’’; and 
(vii) by striking ‘‘the court established 
under subsection (b)’’ each place it appears 
and inserting ‘‘the Foreign Intelligence 
Surveillance Court of Review’’; 
(C) 
in 
section 
105(c) 
(50 
U.S.C. 
1805(c))— 
(i) in paragraph (2)(B), by striking 
‘‘the Court’’ and inserting ‘‘the Foreign 
Intelligence Surveillance Court’’; and 
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