with national security, a description of the con-
text in which the matter arises and any signifi-
cant construction or interpretation of any stat-
ute, constitutional provision, or other legal au-
thority relied on by the decision; and 
‘‘(B) that specifies that the statement has 
been prepared by the Attorney General and 
constitutes no part of the opinion of the For-
eign Intelligence Surveillance Court or the For-
eign Intelligence Surveillance Court of Re-
view.’’. 
(b) TABLE OF CONTENTS AMENDMENTS.—The table 
of contents in the first section is amended— 
(1) by striking the item relating to title VI and 
inserting the following new item: 
‘‘TITLE VI—OVERSIGHT’’; 
and 
(2) by inserting after the item relating to sec-
tion 601 the following new item: 
‘‘Sec. 602. Declassification of significant decisions, orders, and opinions.’’. 
TITLE V—NATIONAL SECURITY 
LETTER REFORM 
SEC. 501. PROHIBITION ON BULK COLLECTION. 
(a) COUNTERINTELLIGENCE ACCESS TO TELEPHONE 
TOLL AND TRANSACTIONAL RECORDS.—Section 2709(b) 
of title 18, United States Code, is amended in the matter
preceding paragraph (1) by striking ‘‘may’’ and inserting 
‘‘may, using a term that specifically identifies a person, 
entity, telephone number, or account as the basis for a 
request’’. 
(b) ACCESS TO FINANCIAL RECORDS FOR CERTAIN 
INTELLIGENCE
AND PROTECTIVE PURPOSES.—Section 
1114(a)(2) of the Right to Financial Privacy Act of 1978 
(12 U.S.C. 3414(a)(2)) is amended by striking the period 
and inserting ‘‘and a term that specifically identifies a cus-
tomer, entity, or account to be used as the basis for the 
production and disclosure of financial records.’’. 
(c) DISCLOSURES TO FBI OF CERTAIN CONSUMER 
RECORDS FOR COUNTERINTELLIGENCE PURPOSES.—Sec-
tion 626 of the Fair Credit Reporting Act (15 U.S.C. 
1681u) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘that informa-
tion,’’ and inserting ‘‘that information that includes 
a term that specifically identifies a consumer or ac-
count to be used as the basis for the production of 
that information,’’; 
(2) in subsection (b), by striking ‘‘written re-
quest,’’ and inserting ‘‘written request that includes 
a term that specifically identifies a consumer or ac-
count to be used as the basis for the production of 
that information,’’; and
(3) in subsection (c), by inserting ‘‘, which shall 
include a term that specifically identifies a consumer 
or account to be used as the basis for the production 
of the information,’’ after ‘‘issue an order ex parte’’. 
(d) DISCLOSURES
TO GOVERNMENTAL AGENCIES 
FOR COUNTERTERRORISM PURPOSES OF CONSUMER RE-
PORTS.—Section 627(a) of the Fair Credit Reporting Act 
(15 U.S.C. 1681v(a)) is amended by striking ‘‘analysis.’’ 
and inserting ‘‘analysis and that includes a term that spe-
cifically identifies a consumer or account to be used as 
the basis for the production of such information.’’. 
SEC. 502. LIMITATIONS ON DISCLOSURE OF NATIONAL SE-
CURITY LETTERS. 
(a) COUNTERINTELLIGENCE ACCESS TO TELEPHONE 
TOLL AND TRANSACTIONAL RECORDS.—Section 2709 of 
title 18, United States Code, is amended by striking sub-
section (c) and inserting the following new subsection: 
‘‘(c) PROHIBITION OF CERTAIN DISCLOSURE.— 
‘‘(1) PROHIBITION.— 
‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—If a certification is 
issued under subparagraph (B) and notice of 
the right to judicial review under subsection (d) 
is provided, no wire or electronic communica-
tion service provider that receives a request 
under subsection (b), or officer, employee, or
agent thereof, shall disclose to any person that 
the Federal Bureau of Investigation has sought 
or obtained access to information or records 
under this section. 
‘‘(B) CERTIFICATION.—The requirements 
of subparagraph (A) shall apply if the Director 
of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, or a 
designee of the Director whose rank shall be no 
lower than Deputy Assistant Director at Bu-
reau headquarters or a Special Agent in Charge 
of a Bureau field office, certifies that the ab-
sence of a prohibition of disclosure under this 
subsection may result in— 
‘‘(i) a danger to the national security 
of the United States; 
‘‘(ii) interference with a criminal, 
counterterrorism, or counterintelligence in-
vestigation; 
‘‘(iii) interference with diplomatic re-
lations; or 
‘‘(iv) danger to the life or physical 
safety of any person. 
‘‘(2) EXCEPTION.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—A wire or electronic 
communication service provider that receives a
request under subsection (b), or officer, em-
ployee, or agent thereof, may disclose informa-
tion otherwise subject to any applicable non-
disclosure requirement to— 
‘‘(i) those persons to whom disclosure 
is necessary in order to comply with the re-
quest; 
‘‘(ii) an attorney in order to obtain 
legal advice or assistance regarding the re-
quest; or 
‘‘(iii) other persons as permitted by 
the Director of the Federal Bureau of In-
vestigation or the designee of the Director. 
‘‘(B) APPLICATION.—A person to whom 
disclosure is made under subparagraph (A) 
shall be subject to the nondisclosure require-
ments applicable to a person to whom a request 
is issued under subsection (b) in the same man-
ner as the person to whom the request is 
issued. 
‘‘(C) NOTICE.—Any recipient that dis-
closes to a person described in subparagraph 
(A) information otherwise subject to a non-
disclosure requirement shall notify the person of 
the applicable nondisclosure requirement.
‘‘(D) IDENTIFICATION OF DISCLOSURE RE-
CIPIENTS.—At the request of the Director of 
the Federal Bureau of Investigation or the des-
ignee of the Director, any person making or in-
tending to make a disclosure under clause (i) or 
(iii) of subparagraph (A) shall identify to the 
Director or such designee the person to whom 
such disclosure will be made or to whom such 
disclosure was made prior to the request.’’. 
(b) ACCESS TO FINANCIAL RECORDS FOR CERTAIN 
INTELLIGENCE
AND PROTECTIVE PURPOSES.—Section 
1114 of the Right to Financial Privacy Act of 1978 (12 
U.S.C. 3414) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a)(5), by striking subpara-
graph (D); and 
(2) by inserting after subsection (b) the fol-
lowing new subsection: 
‘‘(c) PROHIBITION OF CERTAIN DISCLOSURE.— 
‘‘(1) PROHIBITION.— 
‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—If a certification is 
issued under subparagraph (B) and notice of 
the right to judicial review under subsection (d) 
is provided, no financial institution that receives 
a request under subsection (a), or officer, em-
ployee, or agent thereof, shall disclose to any
person that the Federal Bureau of Investigation 
has sought or obtained access to information or 
records under subsection (a). 
‘‘(B) CERTIFICATION.—The requirements 
of subparagraph (A) shall apply if the Director 
of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, or a 
designee of the Director whose rank shall be no 
lower than Deputy Assistant Director at Bu-
reau headquarters or a Special Agent in Charge 
of a Bureau field office, certifies that the ab-
sence of a prohibition of disclosure under this 
subsection may result in— 
‘‘(i) a danger to the national security 
of the United States; 
‘‘(ii) interference with a criminal, 
counterterrorism, or counterintelligence in-
vestigation; 
‘‘(iii) interference with diplomatic re-
lations; or 
‘‘(iv) danger to the life or physical 
safety of any person. 
‘‘(2) EXCEPTION.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—A financial institution 
that receives a request under subsection (a), or 
officer, employee, or agent thereof, may disclose
information otherwise subject to any applicable 
nondisclosure requirement to— 
‘‘(i) those persons to whom disclosure 
is necessary in order to comply with the re-
quest; 
‘‘(ii) an attorney in order to obtain 
legal advice or assistance regarding the re-
quest; or 
‘‘(iii) other persons as permitted by 
the Director of the Federal Bureau of In-
vestigation or the designee of the Director. 
‘‘(B) APPLICATION.—A person to whom 
disclosure is made under subparagraph (A) 
shall be subject to the nondisclosure require-
ments applicable to a person to whom a request 
is issued under subsection (a) in the same man-
ner as the person to whom the request is 
issued. 
‘‘(C) NOTICE.—Any recipient that dis-
closes to a person described in subparagraph 
(A) information otherwise subject to a non-
disclosure requirement shall inform the person 
of the applicable nondisclosure requirement. 
‘‘(D) IDENTIFICATION OF DISCLOSURE RE-
CIPIENTS.—At the request of the Director of
the Federal Bureau of Investigation or the des-
ignee of the Director, any person making or in-
tending to make a disclosure under clause (i) or 
(iii) of subparagraph (A) shall identify to the 
Director or such designee the person to whom 
such disclosure will be made or to whom such 
disclosure was made prior to the request.’’. 
(c) IDENTITY
OF FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS
AND 
CREDIT REPORTS.—Section 626 of the Fair Credit Re-
porting Act (15 U.S.C. 1681u) is amended by striking 
subsection (d) and inserting the following new subsection: 
‘‘(d) PROHIBITION OF CERTAIN DISCLOSURE.— 
‘‘(1) PROHIBITION.— 
‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—If a certification is 
issued under subparagraph (B) and notice of 
the right to judicial review under subsection (e) 
is provided, no consumer reporting agency that 
receives a request under subsection (a) or (b) or 
an order under subsection (c), or officer, em-
ployee, or agent thereof, shall disclose or specify 
in any consumer report, that the Federal Bu-
reau of Investigation has sought or obtained ac-
cess to information or records under subsection 
(a), (b), or (c).
‘‘(B) CERTIFICATION.—The requirements 
of subparagraph (A) shall apply if the Director 
of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, or a 
designee of the Director whose rank shall be no 
lower than Deputy Assistant Director at Bu-
reau headquarters or a Special Agent in Charge 
of a Bureau field office, certifies that the ab-
sence of a prohibition of disclosure under this 
subsection may result in— 
‘‘(i) a danger to the national security 
of the United States; 
‘‘(ii) interference with a criminal, 
counterterrorism, or counterintelligence in-
vestigation; 
‘‘(iii) interference with diplomatic re-
lations; or 
‘‘(iv) danger to the life or physical 
safety of any person. 
‘‘(2) EXCEPTION.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—A consumer reporting 
agency that receives a request under subsection 
(a) or (b) or an order under subsection (c), or 
officer, employee, or agent thereof, may disclose 
information otherwise subject to any applicable 
nondisclosure requirement to—
‘‘(i) those persons to whom disclosure 
is necessary in order to comply with the re-
quest; 
‘‘(ii) an attorney in order to obtain 
legal advice or assistance regarding the re-
quest; or 
‘‘(iii) other persons as permitted by 
the Director of the Federal Bureau of In-
vestigation or the designee of the Director. 
‘‘(B) APPLICATION.—A person to whom 
disclosure is made under subparagraph (A) 
shall be subject to the nondisclosure require-
ments applicable to a person to whom a request 
under subsection (a) or (b) or an order under 
subsection (c) is issued in the same manner as 
the person to whom the request is issued. 
‘‘(C) NOTICE.—Any recipient that dis-
closes to a person described in subparagraph 
(A) information otherwise subject to a non-
disclosure requirement shall inform the person 
of the applicable nondisclosure requirement. 
‘‘(D) IDENTIFICATION OF DISCLOSURE RE-
CIPIENTS.—At the request of the Director of 
the Federal Bureau of Investigation or the des-
ignee of the Director, any person making or in-
a prohibition of disclosure under this subsection 
may result in— 
‘‘(i) a danger to the national security 
of the United States; 
‘‘(ii) interference with a criminal, 
counterterrorism, or counterintelligence in-
vestigation; 
‘‘(iii) interference with diplomatic re-
lations; or 
‘‘(iv) danger to the life or physical 
safety of any person. 
‘‘(2) EXCEPTION.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—A consumer reporting 
agency that receives a request under subsection 
(a), or officer, employee, or agent thereof, may 
disclose information otherwise subject to any 
applicable nondisclosure requirement to— 
‘‘(i) those persons to whom disclosure 
is necessary in order to comply with the re-
quest; 
‘‘(ii) an attorney in order to obtain 
legal advice or assistance regarding the re-
quest; or
‘‘(iii) other persons as permitted by 
the head of the government agency de-
scribed in subsection (a) or a designee. 
‘‘(B) APPLICATION.—A person to whom 
disclosure is made under subparagraph (A) 
shall be subject to the nondisclosure require-
ments applicable to a person to whom a request 
under subsection (a) is issued in the same man-
ner as the person to whom the request is 
issued. 
‘‘(C) NOTICE.—Any recipient that dis-
closes to a person described in subparagraph 
(A) information otherwise subject to a non-
disclosure requirement shall inform the person 
of the applicable nondisclosure requirement. 
‘‘(D) IDENTIFICATION OF DISCLOSURE RE-
CIPIENTS.—At the request of the head of the 
government agency described in subsection (a) 
or a designee, any person making or intending 
to make a disclosure under clause (i) or (iii) of 
subparagraph (A) shall identify to the head or 
such designee the person to whom such disclo-
sure will be made or to whom such disclosure 
was made prior to the request.’’.
(e) INVESTIGATIONS OF PERSONS WITH ACCESS TO 
CLASSIFIED INFORMATION.—Section 802 of the National 
Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 3162) is amended by 
striking subsection (b) and inserting the following new 
subsection: 
‘‘(b) PROHIBITION OF CERTAIN DISCLOSURE.— 
‘‘(1) PROHIBITION.— 
‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—If a certification is 
issued under subparagraph (B) and notice of 
the right to judicial review under subsection (c) 
is provided, no governmental or private entity 
that receives a request under subsection (a), or 
officer, employee, or agent thereof, shall dis-
close to any person that an authorized inves-
tigative agency described in subsection (a) has 
sought or obtained access to information under 
subsection (a). 
‘‘(B) CERTIFICATION.—The requirements 
of subparagraph (A) shall apply if the head of 
an authorized investigative agency described in 
subsection (a), or a designee, certifies that the 
absence of a prohibition of disclosure under this 
subsection may result in— 
‘‘(i) a danger to the national security 
of the United States;
‘‘(ii) interference with a criminal, 
counterterrorism, or counterintelligence in-
vestigation; 
‘‘(iii) interference with diplomatic re-
lations; or 
‘‘(iv) danger to the life or physical 
safety of any person. 
‘‘(2) EXCEPTION.— 
‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—A governmental or 
private entity that receives a request under sub-
section (a), or officer, employee, or agent there-
of, may disclose information otherwise subject 
to any applicable nondisclosure requirement 
to— 
‘‘(i) those persons to whom disclosure 
is necessary in order to comply with the re-
quest; 
‘‘(ii) an attorney in order to obtain 
legal advice or assistance regarding the re-
quest; or 
‘‘(iii) other persons as permitted by 
the head of the authorized investigative 
agency described in subsection (a) or a 
designee.
‘‘(B) APPLICATION.—A person to whom 
disclosure is made under subparagraph (A) 
shall be subject to the nondisclosure require-
ments applicable to a person to whom a request 
is issued under subsection (a) in the same man-
ner as the person to whom the request is 
issued. 
‘‘(C) NOTICE.—Any recipient that dis-
closes to a person described in subparagraph 
(A) information otherwise subject to a non-
disclosure requirement shall inform the person 
of the applicable nondisclosure requirement. 
‘‘(D) IDENTIFICATION OF DISCLOSURE RE-
CIPIENTS.—At the request of the head of an 
authorized investigative agency described in 
subsection (a), or a designee, any person mak-
ing or intending to make a disclosure under 
clause (i) or (iii) of subparagraph (A) shall 
identify to the head of the authorized investiga-
tive agency or such designee the person to 
whom such disclosure will be made or to whom 
such disclosure was made prior to the request.’’. 
(f) TERMINATION PROCEDURES.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days 
after the date of enactment of this Act, the Attorney
General shall adopt procedures with respect to non-
disclosure requirements issued pursuant to section 
2709 of title 18, United States Code, section 626 or 
627 of the Fair Credit Reporting Act (15 U.S.C. 
1681u and 1681v), section 1114 of the Right to Fi-
nancial Privacy Act (12 U.S.C. 3414), or section 
802 of the National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 
3162), as amended by this Act, to require— 
(A) the review at appropriate intervals of 
such a nondisclosure requirement to assess 
whether the facts supporting nondisclosure con-
tinue to exist; 
(B) the termination of such a nondisclo-
sure requirement if the facts no longer support 
nondisclosure; and 
(C) appropriate notice to the recipient of 
the national security letter, or officer, employee, 
or agent thereof, subject to the nondisclosure 
requirement, and the applicable court as appro-
priate, that the nondisclosure requirement has 
been terminated. 
(2) REPORTING.—Upon adopting the proce-
dures required under paragraph (1), the Attorney 
General shall submit the procedures to the Com-
mittee on the Judiciary of the Senate and the Com-
mittee on the Judiciary of the House of Representa-
tives. 
(g) JUDICIAL REVIEW.—Section 3511 of title 18, 
United States Code, is amended by striking subsection (b) 
and inserting the following new subsection: 
‘‘(b) NONDISCLOSURE.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.— 
‘‘(A) NOTICE.—If a recipient of a request 
or order for a report, records, or other informa-
tion under section 2709 of this title, section 
626 or 627 of the Fair Credit Reporting Act 
(15 U.S.C. 1681u and 1681v), section 1114 of 
the Right to Financial Privacy Act of 1978 (12 
U.S.C. 3414), or section 802 of the National 
Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 3162), wishes 
to have a court review a nondisclosure require-
ment imposed in connection with the request or 
order, the recipient may notify the Government 
or file a petition for judicial review in any court 
described in subsection (a). 
‘‘(B) APPLICATION.—Not later than 30 
days after the date of receipt of a notification 
under subparagraph (A), the Government shall 
apply for an order prohibiting the disclosure of 
the existence or contents of the relevant request
or order. An application under this subpara-
graph may be filed in the district court of the 
United States for the judicial district in which 
the recipient of the order is doing business or 
in the district court of the United States for 
any judicial district within which the authorized 
investigation that is the basis for the request is 
being conducted. The applicable nondisclosure 
requirement shall remain in effect during the 
pendency of proceedings relating to the require-
ment. 
‘‘(C) CONSIDERATION.—A district court of 
the United States that receives a petition under 
subparagraph (A) or an application under sub-
paragraph (B) should rule expeditiously, and 
shall, subject to paragraph (3), issue a non-
disclosure order that includes conditions appro-
priate to the circumstances. 
‘‘(2) APPLICATION CONTENTS.—An application 
for a nondisclosure order or extension thereof or a 
response to a petition filed under paragraph (1) 
shall include a certification from the Attorney Gen-
eral, Deputy Attorney General, an Assistant Attor-
ney General, or the Director of the Federal Bureau 
of Investigation, or a designee in a position not
lower than Deputy Assistant Director at Bureau 
headquarters or a Special Agent in Charge in a Bu-
reau field office designated by the Director, or in the 
case of a request by a department, agency, or instru-
mentality of the Federal Government other than the 
Department of Justice, the head or deputy head of 
the department, agency, or instrumentality, con-
taining a statement of specific facts indicating that 
the absence of a prohibition of disclosure under this 
subsection may result in— 
‘‘(A) a danger to the national security of 
the United States; 
‘‘(B) interference with a criminal, counter-
terrorism, or counterintelligence investigation; 
‘‘(C) interference with diplomatic relations; 
or 
‘‘(D) danger to the life or physical safety 
of any person. 
‘‘(3) STANDARD.—A district court of the 
United States shall issue a nondisclosure order or 
extension thereof under this subsection if the court 
determines that there is reason to believe that disclo-
sure of the information subject to the nondisclosure 
requirement during the applicable time period may 
result in—
‘‘(A) a danger to the national security of 
the United States; 
‘‘(B) interference with a criminal, counter-
terrorism, or counterintelligence investigation; 
‘‘(C) interference with diplomatic relations; 
or 
‘‘(D) danger to the life or physical safety 
of any person.’’. 
SEC. 503. JUDICIAL REVIEW. 
(a) COUNTERINTELLIGENCE ACCESS TO TELEPHONE 
TOLL AND TRANSACTIONAL RECORDS.—Section 2709 of 
title 18, United States Code, is amended— 
(1) by redesignating subsections (d), (e), and 
(f) as subsections (e), (f), and (g), respectively; and 
(2) by inserting after subsection (c) the fol-
lowing new subsection: 
‘‘(d) JUDICIAL REVIEW.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—A request under subsection 
(b) or a nondisclosure requirement imposed in con-
nection with such request under subsection (c) shall 
be subject to judicial review under section 3511. 
‘‘(2) NOTICE.—A request under subsection (b) 
shall include notice of the availability of judicial re-
view described in paragraph (1).’’.
(b) ACCESS TO FINANCIAL RECORDS FOR CERTAIN 
INTELLIGENCE
AND PROTECTIVE PURPOSES.—Section 
1114 of the Right to Financial Privacy Act of 1978 (12 
U.S.C. 3414) is amended— 
(1) by redesignating subsection (d) as sub-
section (e); and 
(2) by inserting after subsection (c) the fol-
lowing new subsection: 
‘‘(d) JUDICIAL REVIEW.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—A request under subsection 
(a) or a nondisclosure requirement imposed in con-
nection with such request under subsection (c) shall 
be subject to judicial review under section 3511 of 
title 18, United States Code. 
‘‘(2) NOTICE.—A request under subsection (a) 
shall include notice of the availability of judicial re-
view described in paragraph (1).’’. 
(c) IDENTITY
OF FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS
AND 
CREDIT REPORTS.—Section 626 of the Fair Credit Re-
porting Act (15 U.S.C. 1681u) is amended— 
(1) by redesignating subsections (e) through 
(m) as subsections (f) through (n), respectively; and 
(2) by inserting after subsection (d) the fol-
lowing new subsection: 
‘‘(e) JUDICIAL REVIEW.—
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—A request under subsection 
(a) or (b) or an order under subsection (c) or a non- 
disclosure requirement imposed in connection with 
such request under subsection (d) shall be subject to 
judicial review under section 3511 of title 18, United 
States Code. 
‘‘(2) NOTICE.—A request under subsection (a) 
or (b) or an order under subsection (c) shall include 
notice of the availability of judicial review described 
in paragraph (1).’’. 
(d) IDENTITY
OF FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS
AND 
CREDIT REPORTS.—Section 627 of the Fair Credit Re-
porting Act (15 U.S.C. 1681v) is amended— 
(1) by redesignating subsections (d), (e), and 
(f) as subsections (e), (f), and (g), respectively; and 
(2) by inserting after subsection (c) the fol-
lowing new subsection: 
‘‘(d) JUDICIAL REVIEW.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—A request under subsection 
(a) or a non-disclosure requirement imposed in con-
nection with such request under subsection (c) shall 
be subject to judicial review under section 3511 of 
title 18, United States Code.
‘‘(2) NOTICE.—A request under subsection (a) 
shall include notice of the availability of judicial re-
view described in paragraph (1).’’. 
(e) INVESTIGATIONS OF PERSONS WITH ACCESS TO 
CLASSIFIED INFORMATION.—Section 802 of the National 
Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 3162) is amended— 
(1) by redesignating subsections (c) through (f) 
as subsections (d) through (g), respectively; and 
(2) by inserting after subsection (b) the fol-
lowing new subsection: 
‘‘(c) JUDICIAL REVIEW.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—A request under subsection 
(a) or a nondisclosure requirement imposed in con-
nection with such request under subsection (b) shall 
be subject to judicial review under section 3511 of 
title 18, United States Code. 
‘‘(2) NOTICE.—A request under subsection (a) 
shall include notice of the availability of judicial re-
view described in paragraph (1).’’.
TITLE VI—FISA TRANSPARENCY 
AND 
REPORTING 
REQUIRE-
MENTS 
SEC. 601. ADDITIONAL REPORTING ON ORDERS REQUIRING 
PRODUCTION OF BUSINESS RECORDS; BUSI-
NESS RECORDS COMPLIANCE REPORTS TO 
CONGRESS. 
(a) REPORTS SUBMITTED TO COMMITTEES.—Section 
502(b) (50 U.S.C. 1862(b)) is amended— 
(1) by redesignating paragraphs (1), (2), and 
(3) as paragraphs (6), (7), and (8), respectively; and 
(2) by inserting before paragraph (6) (as so re-
designated) the following new paragraphs: 
‘‘(1) a summary of all compliance reviews con-
ducted by the Government for the production of tan-
gible things under section 501; 
‘‘(2) the total number of applications described 
in section 501(b)(2)(B) made for orders approving 
requests for the production of tangible things; 
‘‘(3) the total number of such orders either 
granted, modified, or denied; 
‘‘(4) the total number of applications described 
in section 501(b)(2)(C) made for orders approving 
requests for the production of call detail records;
‘‘(5) the total number of such orders either 
granted, modified, or denied;’’. 
(b) REPORTING ON CERTAIN TYPES OF PRODUC-
TION.—Section 502(c)(1) (50 U.S.C. 1862(c)(1)) is 
amended— 
(1) in subparagraph (A), by striking ‘‘and’’; 
(2) in subparagraph (B), by striking the period 
at the end and inserting a semicolon; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following new sub-
paragraphs: 
‘‘(C) the total number of applications made for 
orders approving requests for the production of tan-
gible things under section 501 in which the specific 
selection term does not specifically identify an indi-
vidual, account, or personal device; 
‘‘(D) the total number of orders described in 
subparagraph (C) either granted, modified, or de-
nied; and 
‘‘(E) with respect to orders described in sub-
paragraph (D) that have been granted or modified, 
whether the court established under section 103 has 
directed additional, particularized minimization pro-
cedures beyond those adopted pursuant to section 
501(g).’’.
SEC. 602. ANNUAL REPORTS BY THE GOVERNMENT. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Title VI (50 U.S.C. 1871 et seq.), 
as amended by section 402 of this Act, is further amended 
by adding at the end the following new section: 
‘‘SEC. 603. ANNUAL REPORTS. 
‘‘(a) REPORT BY DIRECTOR OF THE ADMINISTRA-
TIVE OFFICE OF THE UNITED STATES COURTS.— 
‘‘(1) REPORT REQUIRED.—The Director of the 
Administrative Office of the United States Courts 
shall annually submit to the Permanent Select Com-
mittee on Intelligence and the Committee on the Ju-
diciary of the House of Representatives and the Se-
lect Committee on Intelligence and the Committee 
on the Judiciary of the Senate, subject to a declas-
sification review by the Attorney General and the 
Director of National Intelligence, a report that in-
cludes— 
‘‘(A) the number of applications or certifi-
cations for orders submitted under each of sec-
tions 105, 304, 402, 501, 702, 703, and 704; 
‘‘(B) the number of such orders granted 
under each of those sections; 
‘‘(C) the number of orders modified under 
each of those sections; 
‘‘(D) the number of applications or certifi-
cations denied under each of those sections;
‘‘(E) the number of appointments of an in-
dividual to serve as amicus curiae under section 
103, including the name of each individual ap-
pointed to serve as amicus curiae; and 
‘‘(F) the number of findings issued under 
section 103(i) that such appointment is not ap-
propriate and the text of any such findings. 
‘‘(2) PUBLICATION.—The Director shall make 
the report required under paragraph (1) publicly 
available on an Internet Web site, except that the 
Director shall not make publicly available on an 
Internet Web site the findings described in subpara-
graph (F) of paragraph (1). 
‘‘(b) MANDATORY REPORTING BY DIRECTOR OF NA-
TIONAL INTELLIGENCE.—Except as provided in sub-
section (d), the Director of National Intelligence shall an-
nually make publicly available on an Internet Web site a 
report that identifies, for the preceding 12-month period— 
‘‘(1) the total number of orders issued pursuant 
to titles I and III and sections 703 and 704 and a 
good faith estimate of the number of targets of such 
orders; 
‘‘(2) the total number of orders issued pursuant 
to section 702 and a good faith estimate of—
‘‘(A) the number of search terms con-
cerning a known United States person used to 
retrieve the unminimized contents of electronic 
communications or wire communications ob-
tained through acquisitions authorized under 
such section, excluding the number of search 
terms used to prevent the return of information 
concerning a United States person; and 
‘‘(B) the number of queries concerning a 
known United States person of unminimized 
noncontents information relating to electronic 
communications or wire communications ob-
tained through acquisitions authorized under 
such section, excluding the number of queries 
containing information used to prevent the re-
turn of information concerning a United States 
person; 
‘‘(3) the total number of orders issued pursuant 
to title IV and a good faith estimate of— 
‘‘(A) the number of targets of such orders; 
and 
‘‘(B) the number of unique identifiers used 
to communicate information collected pursuant 
to such orders;
‘‘(4) the total number of orders issued pursuant 
to applications made under section 501(b)(2)(B) and 
a good faith estimate of— 
‘‘(A) the number of targets of such orders; 
and 
‘‘(B) the number of unique identifiers used 
to communicate information collected pursuant 
to such orders; 
‘‘(5) the total number of orders issued pursuant 
to applications made under section 501(b)(2)(C) and 
a good faith estimate of— 
‘‘(A) the number of targets of such orders; 
‘‘(B) the number of unique identifiers used 
to communicate information collected pursuant 
to such orders; and 
‘‘(C) the number of search terms that in-
cluded information concerning a United States 
person that were used to query any database of 
call detail records obtained through the use of 
such orders; and 
‘‘(6) the total number of national security let-
ters issued and the number of requests for informa-
tion contained within such national security letters. 
‘‘(c) TIMING.—The annual reports required by sub-
sections (a) and (b) shall be made publicly available during
April of each year and include information relating to the 
previous calendar year. 
‘‘(d) EXCEPTIONS.— 
‘‘(1) STATEMENT OF NUMERICAL RANGE.—If a 
good faith estimate required to be reported under 
subparagraph (B) of any of paragraphs (3), (4), or 
(5) of subsection (b) is fewer than 500, it shall be 
expressed as a numerical range of ‘fewer than 500’ 
and shall not be expressed as an individual number. 
‘‘(2) NONAPPLICABILITY TO CERTAIN INFORMA-
TION.— 
‘‘(A) FEDERAL
BUREAU
OF
INVESTIGA-
TION.—Paragraphs (2)(A), (2)(B), and (5)(C) 
of subsection (b) shall not apply to information 
or records held by, or queries conducted by, the 
Federal Bureau of Investigation. 
‘‘(B) ELECTRONIC
MAIL
ADDRESS
AND 
TELEPHONE
NUMBERS.—Paragraph (3)(B) of 
subsection (b) shall not apply to orders result-
ing in the acquisition of information by the 
Federal Bureau of Investigation that does not 
include electronic mail addresses or telephone 
numbers. 
‘‘(3) CERTIFICATION.—
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—If the Director of Na-
tional Intelligence concludes that a good faith 
estimate required to be reported under sub-
section (b)(2)(B) cannot be determined accu-
rately because some but not all of the relevant 
elements of the intelligence community are able 
to provide such good faith estimate, the Direc-
tor shall— 
‘‘(i) certify that conclusion in writing 
to the Select Committee on Intelligence 
and the Committee on the Judiciary of the 
Senate and the Permanent Select Com-
mittee on Intelligence and the Committee 
on the Judiciary of the House of Rep-
resentatives; 
‘‘(ii) report the good faith estimate for 
those relevant elements able to provide 
such good faith estimate; 
‘‘(iii) explain when it is reasonably an-
ticipated that such an estimate will be able 
to be determined fully and accurately; and 
‘‘(iv) make such certification publicly 
available on an Internet Web site.
‘‘(B) FORM.—A certification described in 
subparagraph (A) shall be prepared in unclassi-
fied form, but may contain a classified annex. 
‘‘(C) TIMING.—If the Director of National 
Intelligence continues to conclude that the good 
faith estimates described in this paragraph can-
not be determined accurately, the Director shall 
annually submit a certification in accordance 
with this paragraph. 
‘‘(e) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
‘‘(1) CONTENTS.—The term ‘contents’ has the 
meaning given that term under section 2510 of title 
18, United States Code. 
‘‘(2) ELECTRONIC COMMUNICATION.—The term 
‘electronic communication’ has the meaning given 
that term under section 2510 of title 18, United 
States Code. 
‘‘(3) NATIONAL SECURITY LETTER.—The term 
‘national security letter’ means a request for a re-
port, records, or other information under— 
‘‘(A) section 2709 of title 18, United 
States Code; 
‘‘(B) section 1114(a)(5)(A) of the Right to 
Financial Privacy Act of 1978 (12 U.S.C. 
3414(a)(5)(A));
‘‘(C) subsection (a) or (b) of section 626 of 
the Fair Credit Reporting Act (15 U.S.C. 
1681u(a), 1681u(b)); or 
‘‘(D) section 627(a) of the Fair Credit Re-
porting Act (15 U.S.C. 1681v(a)). 
‘‘(4) UNITED
STATES
PERSON.—The term 
‘United States person’ means a citizen of the United 
States or an alien lawfully admitted for permanent 
residence (as defined in section 101(a) of the Immi-
gration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1101(a))). 
‘‘(5) WIRE COMMUNICATION.—The term ‘wire 
communication’ has the meaning given that term 
under section 2510 of title 18, United States 
Code.’’. 
(b) TABLE OF CONTENTS AMENDMENT.—The table 
of contents, as amended by section 402 of this Act, is fur-
ther amended by inserting after the item relating to sec-
tion 602, as added by section 402 of this Act, the following 
new item: 
‘‘Sec. 603. Annual reports.’’. 
(c) PUBLIC REPORTING
ON NATIONAL SECURITY 
LETTERS.—Section 118(c) of the USA PATRIOT Im-
provement and Reauthorization Act of 2005 (18 U.S.C. 
3511 note) is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (1)—