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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. 3

Sec. 3. Expansion of reporting requirements under FISA

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Section 502 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 ( 50 U.S.C. 1862 ) is amended by striking subsections (a), (b), and
(c)and inserting the following: On a semiannual basis, the Attorney General shall fully inform Congress concerning all requests for the production of tangible things under section 501, including with respect to the preceding 6-month period— the total number of applications made for orders approving requests for the production of tangible things under section 501; and the total number of such orders either granted, modified, or denied. In informing Congress under subsection (a), the Attorney General shall include the following: A description with respect to each application for an order requiring the production of any tangible things for the specific purpose for such production. An analysis of the effectiveness of each application that was granted or modified in protecting citizens of the United States against terrorism. In a manner consistent with the protection of the national security of the United States, the Attorney General shall make available to the public the information provided to Congress under subsection (a). .
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