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Code · BILL · 118th Congress · S. 3351 (Introduced in Senate) — To amend the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 to extend certain expiring authorities, to restore certain... · Sec. 209

Sec. 209. Effective and independent advice for the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court and the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court of Review

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Section 103 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 ( 50 U.S.C. 1803 ), as amended by section 206, is further amended by adding at the end the following new subsection: The Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court and the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court of Review may jointly employ legal advisors to assist the courts in all aspects of considering any matter before the courts, including with respect to— providing advice on issues of law or fact presented by any application for an order under this Act; requesting information from the Government in connection with any such application; identifying any concerns with any such application; and proposing requirements or conditions for the approval of any such application.
The legal advisors employed under paragraph
(1)shall be subject solely to the direction of the presiding judges of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court and the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court of Review. .
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