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Code · BILL · 113th Congress · S. 1168 (Introduced in Senate) — To amend the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 to limit overbroad surveillance requests and expand report... · Sec. 2

Sec. 2. Limiting overbroad surveillance requests

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Section 501 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 ( 50 U.S.C. 1861 ) is amended— in subsection (a)(1), by striking to protect against international terrorism or clandestine intelligence activities, and inserting for an investigation concerning international terrorism which investigation is being conducted by the Federal Bureau of Investigation, ; in subsection (b)(2)(A)— in the matter preceding clause (i)— by striking a statement of facts showing that there are reasonable grounds and inserting specific and articulable facts giving reason ; by inserting each of before the tangible things ; by striking are and inserting is ; and by striking to protect against international terrorism or clandestine intelligence activities, and inserting an investigation concerning international terrorism which investigation is being conducted by the Federal Bureau of Investigation, ; in clause (i), by adding or at the end; in clause (ii), by striking or and inserting and ; and by striking clause (iii); and in subsection (c)(1), after “the release of tangible things.” by inserting For each tangible thing to be released, the judge shall enter a finding that the Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation or the Director’s designee has presented specific and articulable facts giving reason to believe that the thing is relevant to an authorized investigation (other than a threat assessment) conducted in accordance with subsection (a)(2) of this section to obtain foreign intelligence information not concerning a United States person or an investigation concerning international terrorism which investigation is being conducted by the Federal Bureau of Investigation. .
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