Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents
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This Act may be cited as the . Safeguarding Americans' Private Records Act of 2020 The table of contents for this Act is as follows: Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents. Title I—Reform and Oversight of Authority To Access Certain Business Records for Foreign Intelligence and International Terrorism Investigations and for Roving Surveillance Subtitle A—Reform and Oversight of Authority To Access Certain Business Records for Foreign Intelligence and International Terrorism Investigations Sec. 101.
Repeal of authority to access on an ongoing basis business records for foreign intelligence and international terrorism investigations. Sec. 102. Exclusion of cell site location and global positioning system information from authority to access business records for foreign intelligence and international terrorism investigations. Sec. 103. Exclusion of Internet website browsing and Internet search history information from authority to access business records for foreign intelligence and international terrorism investigations.
Sec. 104. Exclusion from authority to access business records for foreign intelligence and international terrorism investigations of information that would otherwise require a warrant. Sec. 105. Modification of requirements relating to connection to foreign power for access business records for foreign intelligence and international terrorism investigations. Sec. 106. Justification for nondisclosure requirement concerning access business records for foreign intelligence and international terrorism investigations.
Sec. 107. Limitations on retention of tangible things for foreign intelligence and international terrorism investigations. Sec. 108. Judicial review of compliance with minimization procedures for access to certain business records for foreign intelligence and international terrorism investigations. Sec. 109. Modification of requirement for Director of National Intelligence to report annually on matters relating to orders issued for production of tangible things for foreign intelligence and international terrorism investigations.
Sec. 110. Limitations on use of information obtained under authority to access business records for foreign intelligence and international terrorism investigations. Sec. 111. Reforms relating to use of information. Sec. 112. Inspector General of Department of Justice report on use of activities protected by First Amendment in applications for production of business records for foreign intelligence and international terrorism investigations. Sec. 113. Annual report on waiver of prohibition on use of information obtained without an order for production of business records for foreign intelligence and international terrorism investigations.
Subtitle B—Oversight on Use of Authority for Roving Surveillance Sec. 121. Inspector General of Department of Justice report on compliance with requirements relating to use of authority for electronic surveillance. Sec. 122. Annual report on waiver of prohibition on use of information obtained without an order for electronic surveillance. Subtitle C—Extension of Authority To Access Certain Business Records for Foreign Intelligence and International Terrorism Investigations and for Roving Surveillance Sec. 131.
Four-year extension of authority to access certain business records for foreign intelligence and international terrorism investigations and for roving surveillance. Title II—Additional Reforms of Authorities Under Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 Sec. 201. Limitation on production of cell site location and global positioning system information under pen register and trap and trace authorities. Sec. 202. Extension of authority for individual terrorists to be treated as agents of foreign powers under Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978.
Sec. 203. Clarification regarding treatment of information acquired under Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978. Title III—Reforms Regarding Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act Court and Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board Sec. 301. Improved role in oversight of electronic surveillance by amici curiae appointed by courts under Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978. Sec. 302. Reforms to the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court. Sec. 303. Study and report on diversity and representation on the FISA Court and the FISA Court of Review.
Sec. 304. Reforms of the Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board. Sec. 305. Clarification of applicability of requirement to declassify significant decisions of Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court and Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court of Review. Title IV—Sunset of National Security Letter Authorities Sec. 401. Sunset of national security letter authority. Title V—Other Matters Sec. 501. Limitation on collection without express statutory authority.