Sec. 504. Inspector general reports on national security letters

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Section 119 of the USA PATRIOT Improvement and Reauthorization Act of 2005 ( Public Law 109–177 ; 120 Stat. 219) is amended— in subsection (b)— in paragraph (1), by inserting and calendar years 2010 through 2013 after 2006 ; and in paragraph (3)(C), by striking (as such term is defined in section 3(4) of the National Security Act of 1947 ( ; 50 U.S.C. 401a(4) )) in subsection (c), by adding at the end the following new paragraph: Not later than December 31, 2014, the Inspector General of the Department of Justice shall submit to the Committee on the Judiciary and the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence of the House of Representatives and the Committee on the Judiciary and the Select Committee on Intelligence of the Senate a report containing the results of the audit conducted under subsection

(a)for calendar years 2010 through 2013. ; by striking subsection

(g)and inserting the following new subsection: In this section: The term intelligence community has the meaning given that term in section 3 of the National Security Act of 1947 ( 50 U.S.C. 3003 ). The term national security letter means a request for information under— section 2709(b) of title 18, United States Code (to access certain communication service provider records); section 1114 of the Right to Financial Privacy Act of 1978 ( 12 U.S.C. 3414(a)(5)(A) ) (to obtain financial institution customer records); section 802 of the National Security Act of 1947 ( 50 U.S.C. 3162 ) (to obtain financial information, records, and consumer reports); or section 626 of the Fair Credit Reporting Act ( 15 U.S.C. 1681u ) (to obtain certain financial information and consumer reports). The term United States person has the meaning given that term in section 101 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 ( 50 U.S.C. 1801 ). ; by redesignating subsections (d), (e), and

(f)as subsections (e), (f), and (g), respectively; by inserting after subsection

(c)the following new subsection: For the period beginning on January 1, 2010, and ending on December 31, 2013, the Inspector General of the Intelligence Community shall— examine the use of national security letters by the intelligence community during the period; describe any noteworthy facts or circumstances relating to the use of national security letters by the intelligence community, including any improper or illegal use of such authority; assess the importance of information received under the national security letters to the activities of the intelligence community; and examine the manner in which information received under the national security letters was collected, retained, analyzed, and disseminated. Not later than December 31, 2014, the Inspector General of the Intelligence Community shall submit to the Committee on the Judiciary and the Select Committee on Intelligence of the Senate and the Committee on the Judiciary and the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence of the House of Representatives a report containing the results of the assessment for calendar years 2010 through 2013. ; in subsection (e), as redesignated by paragraph (4)— in paragraph (1)— by striking a report under subsection (c)(1) or (c)(2) and inserting any report under subsection

(c)or

(d); and by striking Inspector General of the Department of Justice and inserting Inspector General of the Department of Justice, the Inspector General of the Intelligence Community, and any Inspector General of an element of the intelligence community that prepares a report to assist the Inspector General of the Department of Justice or the Inspector General of the Intelligence Community in complying with the requirements of this section ; and in paragraph (2), by striking the reports submitted under subsection (c)(1) or (c)(2) and inserting any report submitted under subsection

(c)or

(d); and in subsection (f), as redesignated by paragraph (4)— by striking The reports submitted under subsections (c)(1) or (c)(2) and inserting Each report submitted under subsection

(c); and by striking subsection (d)(2) and inserting subsection (e)(2) .

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