Protecting Against International Terrorism Act of 2019

Bill: 116-s-2939
Sponsor: full_name: Sen. Burr, Richard [R-NC]
Introduced: 2019-11-21
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Business records

Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogation

Executive agency funding and structure

Federal officials

Intelligence activities, surveillance, classified information

Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board

Telephone and wireless communication

Terrorism
Latest action: action_date: 2019-11-21
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

Summaries:
action_date: 2019-11-21
action_desc: Introduced in Senate
text: <p><b>Protecting Against International Terrorism Act of 2019</b></p> <p>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. </p>

tv_txt: II 116th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 2939 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 A BILL To provide an 8-year extension of certain authorities for foreign intelligence and international terrorism investigations, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Protecting Against International Terrorism Act of 2019 . 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 . 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 . 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. 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. . 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), .