Sec. 4. Requirement for disclosure of decisions, orders, and opinions of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court
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Section 501 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 ( 50 U.S.C. 1861 ) is amended by adding at the end the following: In this subsection, the term decision means any decision, order, or opinion issued by the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court or the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court of Review that includes significant construction or interpretation of this section. Subject to paragraphs
(3)and (4), the Attorney General shall declassify and make available to the public— each decision that is required to be submitted to committees of Congress under section 601(c), not later than 45 days after such opinion is issued; and each decision issued prior to the date of the enactment of the Ending Secret Law Act that was required to be submitted to committees of Congress under section 601(c), not later than 180 days after such date of enactment. Notwithstanding paragraph
(2)and subject to paragraph (4), if the Attorney General makes a determination that a decision may not be declassified and made available in a manner that protects the national security of the United States, including methods or sources related to national security, the Attorney General shall release an unclassified summary of such decision. Notwithstanding paragraphs
(2)and (3), if the Attorney General makes a determination that any decision may not be declassified under paragraph
(2)and an unclassified summary of such decision may not be made available under paragraph (3), the Attorney General shall make available to the public an unclassified report on the status of the internal deliberations and process regarding the declassification by personnel of Executive branch of such decisions. Such report shall include— an estimate of the number of decisions that will be declassified at the end of such deliberations; and an estimate of the number of decisions that, through a determination by the Attorney General, shall remain classified to protect the national security of the United States. . Section 702(l) of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 ( 50 U.S.C. 1881a(l) ) is amended by adding at the end the following: In this paragraph, the term decision means any decision, order, or opinion issued by the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court or the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court of Review that includes significant construction or interpretation of this section. Subject to subparagraphs
(C)and (D), the Attorney General shall declassify and make available to the public— each decision that is required to be submitted to committees of Congress under section 601(c), not later than 45 days after such opinion is issued; and each decision issued prior to the date of the enactment of the Ending Secret Law Act that was required to be submitted to committees of Congress under section 601(c), not later than 180 days after such date of enactment. Notwithstanding subparagraph
(B)and subject to subparagraph (D), if the Attorney General makes a determination that a decision may not be declassified and made available in a manner that protects the national security of the United States, including methods or sources related to national security, the Attorney General shall release an unclassified summary of such decision. Notwithstanding subparagraphs
(B)and (C), if the Attorney General makes a determination that any decision may not be declassified under subparagraph
(B)and an unclassified summary of such decision may not be made available under subparagraph (C), the Attorney General shall make available to the public an unclassified report on the status of the internal deliberations and process regarding the declassification by personnel of Executive branch of such decisions. Such report shall include— an estimate of the number of decisions that will be declassified at the end of such deliberations; and an estimate of the number of decisions that, through a determination by the Attorney General, shall remain classified to protect the national security of the United States. .
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