Intelligence Oversight and Accountability Act of 2013

Bill: 113-hr-3103
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Thompson, Mike [D-CA-5]
Introduced: 2013-09-16
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Congressional oversight

Intelligence activities, surveillance, classified information

Judicial procedure and administration

Specialized courts
Latest action: action_date: 2013-10-15
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.

Summaries:
action_date: 2013-09-16
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p>Intelligence Oversight and Accountability Act of 2013 - Amends the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 (FISA) to revise congressional reporting requirements with respect to FISA court decisions. </p> <p>Requires the Attorney General (DOJ), within 45 days after the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court or the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court of Review issues a decision, order, or opinion that includes a denial or modification of a request for an order, or that results in a change of application or a new application of FISA, to submit to Congress a copy of such decision and any associated pleadings, applications, or memoranda of law. (Currently, the Attorney General submits such materials only with respect to decisions that the Attorney General determines are a significant construction or interpretation of FISA.)</p> <p>Directs the Attorney General to include with such court documents a brief statement (a summary) of the relevant background factual information, questions of law, legal analysis, and decision rendered.</p>

tv_txt: I 113th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 3103 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES September 16, 2013 Mr. Thompson of California (for himself, Mr. LoBiondo , Mr. Gutiérrez , and Mr. Forbes ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary , and in addition to the Select Committee on Intelligence (Permanent Select) , 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 amend the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 to modify the reporting requirements for decisions of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Intelligence Oversight and Accountability Act of 2013 . 2. Reporting requirements for decisions of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court Section 601(c)(1) of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 ( 50 U.S.C. 1871(c) ) is amended to read as follows: (1) not later than 45 days after the date on which the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court or the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court of Review issues a decision, order, or opinion that includes a denial of a request for an order or a modification of a request for an order, or results in a change of application of any provision of this Act or a new application of any provision of this Act— (A) a copy of such decision, order, or opinion and any pleadings, applications, or memoranda of law associated with such decision, order, or opinion; and (B) with respect to such decision, order, or opinion, a brief statement of the relevant background factual information, questions of law, legal analysis, and decision rendered; and .