FISA Oversight Correction Act

Bill: 116-hr-9026
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Amash, Justin [L-MI-3]
Introduced: 2020-12-18
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Latest action: action_date: 2020-12-18
text: Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the 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.

Summaries:
action_date: 2020-12-18
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><strong>FISA Oversight Correction Act</strong></p> <p>This bill authorizes a court to disclose to a person information related to evidence collected about the person using certain foreign intelligence surveillance powers if the disclosure would likely promote a more accurate determination of the legality of the surveillance. (Currently, a court may disclose such information to the person only if the disclosure is necessary to make an accurate determination of the legality of the surveillance.)</p>

tv_txt: I 116th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 9026 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES December 18, 2020 Mr. Amash introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary , and in addition to the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence , 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 provide clarification of the notice requirement for use of information.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the FISA Oversight Correction Act . 2. Clarification of notice requirement for use of information (a) Title I Section 106(f) of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 ( 50 U.S.C. 1806(f) ) is amended by striking only where such disclosure is necessary to make an accurate determination of the legality of the surveillance and inserting if such disclosure would likely promote a more accurate determination of the legality of the surveillance . (b) Title III Section 305(g) of such Act ( 50 U.S.C. 1825(g) ) is amended by striking only where such disclosure is necessary to make an accurate determination of the legality of the physical search and inserting if such disclosure would likely promote a more accurate determination of the legality of the physical search . (c) Title IV Section 405(f)(2) of such Act ( 50 U.S.C. 1845(f) ) is amended by striking only where such disclosure is necessary to make an accurate determination of the legality of the use of the pen register or trap and trace device, as the case may be and inserting if such disclosure would likely promote a more accurate determination of the legality of the use of the pen register or trap and trace device, as the case may be .