To prohibit the retention of incidentally acquired communications in the course of intelligence collection activities.

Bill: 116-hr-8549
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Amash, Justin [L-MI-3]
Introduced: 2020-10-09
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Intelligence activities, surveillance, classified information

Internet and video services

Internet, web applications, social media

Telephone and wireless communication
Latest action: action_date: 2020-10-09
text: Referred to the House Committee on Intelligence (Permanent Select).

Summaries:
action_date: 2020-10-09
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p>This bill modifies statutory requirements related to certain procedures limiting the retention of communications incidentally acquired during an intelligence activity.</p> <p>Specifically, the bill removes a requirement that such procedures must permit the acquisition, retention, and dissemination of such communications. (An existing executive order authorizes intelligence community agencies to collect, retain, and disseminate incidentally obtained information that may indicate involvement in activities that may violate federal, state, local or foreign laws.)</p>

tv_txt: I 116th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 8549 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES October 9, 2020 Mr. Amash introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence A BILL To prohibit the retention of incidentally acquired communications in the course of intelligence collection activities.

1. Prohibition of retention of incidentally acquired communications in the course of intelligence collection activities Section 309(b)(3)(A) of the Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2015 ( 50 U.S.C. 1813 ) is amended by striking and shall permit the acquisition, retention, and dissemination of covered communications subject to the limitation in subparagraph (B) .