Sec. 6. Application for an order under the foreign intelligence surveillance act
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Subsection (a)(3) of section 104 is amended by striking a statement of and inserting a sworn statement of . Subsection (a)(3) of section 303 is amended by striking a statement of and inserting a sworn statement of . Subsection (b)(1)(C) of section 703 is amended by striking a statement of and inserting a sworn statement of . Subsection (b)(3) of section 704 is amended by striking a statement of and inserting a sworn statement of . The amendments made by this subsection shall apply with respect to applications made on or after the date that is 120 days after the date of enactment of this Act.
Subsection (a)(6) of section 104 is amended— in subparagraph (D), by striking ; and and inserting a semicolon; in subparagraph (E)(ii), by striking the semicolon and inserting ; and ; and by adding after subparagraph
(E)the following new subparagraph: that none of the information included in the statement described in paragraph
(3)was solely produced by, derived from information produced by, or obtained using the funds of, a political organization (as such term is defined in section 527 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986), unless— the political organization is clearly identified in the body of the statement described in paragraph (3); the information has been corroborated; and the investigative techniques used to corroborate the information are clearly identified in the body of the statement described in paragraph (3); and . Subsection (a)(6) of section 303 is amended— in subparagraph (D), by striking ; and and inserting a semicolon; in subparagraph (E), by striking the semicolon and inserting ; and ; and by inserting after subparagraph
(E)the following new subparagraph: that none of the information included in the statement described in paragraph
(3)was solely produced by, derived from information produced by, or obtained using the funds of, a political organization (as such term is defined in section 527 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986), unless— the political organization is clearly identified in the body of the statement described in paragraph (3); the information has been corroborated; and the investigative techniques used to corroborate the information are clearly identified in the body of the statement described in paragraph (3); and . The amendments made by this subsection shall apply with respect to applications made on or after the date that is 120 days after the date of enactment of this Act. Subsection (a)(6) of section 104, as amended by this Act, is further amended by adding at the end the following new subparagraph: that none of the information included in the statement described in paragraph
(3)is attributable to or derived from the content of a media source unless the statement includes a clear identification of each author of that content, and where applicable, the publisher of that content, information to corroborate that which was derived from the media source, and an explanation of the investigative techniques used to corroborate the information; . Subsection (a)(6) of section 303, as amended by this Act, is further amended by adding at the end the following new subparagraph: that none of the information included in the statement described in paragraph
(3)is attributable to or derived from the content of a media source unless the statement includes a clear identification of each author of that content, where applicable, the publisher of that content, information to corroborate that which was derived from the media source, and an explanation of the investigative techniques used to corroborate the information; . The amendments made by this subsection shall apply with respect to applications made on or after the date that is 120 days after the date of enactment of this Act. Subsection
(a)of section 104, as amended by this Act, is further amended— in paragraph (8), by striking ; and and inserting a semicolon; in paragraph (9), by striking the period at the end and inserting ; and ; and by adding at the end the following new paragraph: with respect to a target who is a United States person, a statement summarizing the investigative techniques carried out before making the application; . The amendments made by this subsection shall apply with respect to applications made on or after the date that is 120 days after the date of enactment of this Act. Subsection
(a)of section 104, as amended by this Act, is further amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph: in the case of an application for an extension of an order under this title for a surveillance targeted against a United States person, a summary statement of the foreign intelligence information obtained pursuant to the original order (and any preceding extension thereof) as of the date of the application for the extension, or a reasonable explanation of the failure to obtain such information; and . Subsection
(a)of section 303, as amended by this Act, is further amended— in paragraph (7), by striking ; and and inserting a semicolon; in paragraph (8), by striking the period at the end and inserting a semicolon; and by adding at the end the following new paragraph: in the case of an application for an extension of an order under this title in which the target of the physical search is a United States person, a summary statement of the foreign intelligence information obtained pursuant to the original order (and any preceding extension thereof) as of the date of the application for the extension, or a reasonable explanation of the failure to obtain such information; and . The amendments made by this subsection shall apply with respect to applications made on or after the date that is 120 days after the date of enactment of this Act. Subsection (a)(3)(A) of section 104 is amended by inserting before the semicolon at the end the following: , and, in the case of a target that is a United States person alleged to be acting as an agent of a foreign power (as described in section 101(b)(2)(B)), that a violation of the criminal statutes of the United States as referred to in section 101(b)(2)(B) has occurred or is about to occur . Subsection (a)(3)(A) of section 303 is amended by inserting before the semicolon at the end the following: , and, in the case of a target that is a United States person alleged to be acting as an agent of a foreign power (as described in section 101(b)(2)(B)), that a violation of the criminal statutes of the United States as referred to in section 101(b)(2)(B) has occurred or is about to occur . The amendments made by this subsection shall apply with respect to applications made on or after the date that is 120 days after the date of enactment of this Act. Subsection
(d)of section 105 is amended— in paragraph (1)— in subparagraph (A), by striking against a foreign power, as defined in section 101(a), (1), (2), or (3), and inserting against a foreign power ; and in subparagraph (B), by striking 120 days and inserting one year ; and by striking paragraph (2); and by redesignating paragraphs
(3)and
(4)as paragraphs
(2)and (3), respectively. Subsection
(d)of section 304 is amended— in paragraph (1)— in subparagraph (A), by striking against a foreign power, as defined in paragraph (1), (2), or
(3)of section 101(a), and inserting against a foreign power ; and in subparagraph (B), by striking 120 days and inserting one year ; and by striking paragraph (2); and by redesignating paragraph
(3)as paragraph (2).