Title: Protecting Against International Terrorism Act of 2019
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security

Summary:
Protecting Against International Terrorism Act of 2019
This bill reauthorizes through December 15, 2027, statutory provisions that allow the government to (1) access certain business records for foreign intelligence and international terrorism investigations, and (2) treat individual terrorists as agents of foreign powers in certain instances. The bill also terminates the government's authority to access call records on an ongoing basis as part of foreign intelligence and international terrorism investigations.

[Congressional Bills 116th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 2939 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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116th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                S. 2939

   To provide an 8-year extension of certain authorities for foreign 
intelligence and international terrorism investigations, and for other 
                               purposes.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                           November 21, 2019

 Mr. Burr (for himself and Mr. Warner) introduced the following bill; 
  which was read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary

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                                 A BILL


 
   To provide an 8-year extension of certain authorities for foreign 
intelligence and international terrorism investigations, and for other 
                               purposes.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Protecting Against International 
Terrorism Act of 2019''.

SEC. 2. EIGHT-YEAR EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY TO ACCESS CERTAIN BUSINESS 
              RECORDS FOR FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE AND INTERNATIONAL 
              TERRORISM INVESTIGATIONS AND FOR ROVING SURVEILLANCE.

    Section 102(b)(1) of the USA PATRIOT Improvement and 
Reauthorization Act of 2005 (Public Law 109-177; 50 U.S.C. 1805 note) 
is amended by striking ``December 15, 2019'' and inserting ``December 
15, 2027''.

SEC. 3. EIGHT-YEAR EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY FOR INDIVIDUAL TERRORISTS TO 
              BE TREATED AS AGENTS OF FOREIGN POWERS UNDER THE FOREIGN 
              INTELLIGENCE SURVEILLANCE ACT OF 1978.

    Section 6001(b)(1) of the Intelligence Reform and Terrorism 
Prevention Act of 2004 (Public Law 108-458; 50 U.S.C. 1801 note) is 
amended by striking ``December 15, 2019'' and inserting ``December 15, 
2027''.

SEC. 4. TERMINATION OF AUTHORITY TO ACCESS ON AN ONGOING BASIS CALL 
              DETAIL RECORDS FOR FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE AND INTERNATIONAL 
              TERRORISM INVESTIGATIONS.

    (a) Termination.--Section 501(a) of the Foreign Intelligence 
Surveillance Act of 1978 (50 U.S.C. 1861(a)) is amended by adding at 
the end the following:
    ``(4) The authority under paragraph (1) to make an application for 
an order requiring the production on an ongoing basis of call detail 
records shall terminate on the date of the enactment of this 
paragraph.''.
    (b) Technical Correction.--Paragraph (3) of such section is amended 
by indenting such paragraph 2 ems to the left.

SEC. 5. IMPROVEMENTS REGARDING TERMS OF MEMBERS OF PRIVACY AND CIVIL 
              LIBERTIES 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) In general.--Each member of the Board shall 
                serve a term of 6 years commencing on the date of the 
                appointment of the member to the Board.
                    ``(B) Filling vacancies.--A vacancy in the Board 
                shall be filled in the same manner in which the 
                original appointment was made.
                    ``(C) Continuity of service.--Upon the expiration 
                of the term of office of a member, the member may 
                continue to serve as a member of the Board after such 
                expiration until the member's successor has been 
                appointed and qualified.''.

SEC. 6. REPEAL OF EXCEPTION FOR FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION 
              REQUIREMENT FOR REPORT ON NUMBER OF QUERIES RELATING TO 
              CERTAIN ELECTRONIC COMMUNICATIONS.

    Section 603(d)(2)(A) of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act 
of 1978 (50 U.S.C. 1873(d)(2)(A)) is amended by striking ``, (2)(C),''.
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