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Code · BILL · 119th Congress · S. 4082 (Introduced in Senate) — To implement reforms relating to foreign intelligence surveillance authorities, and for other purposes. · Sec. 103

Sec. 103. Prohibition on reverse targeting of United States persons and persons located in the United States

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Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 ( 50 U.S.C. 1881a ), as amended by section 101, is further amended— in subsection (b)— by redesignating paragraph
(6)as paragraph (7); and by inserting after paragraph
(5)the following: may not intentionally target a person reasonably believed to be located outside the United States if a significant purpose of such acquisition is to acquire the information of one or more particular, known covered persons, unless— there is a reasonable belief that an emergency exists involving an imminent threat of death or serious bodily harm to such covered persons; the information is sought for the purpose of assisting those covered persons; and not later than 14 days after the targeting, a description of the targeting is provided to the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court and the appropriate committees of Congress; or the covered persons have provided consent to the targeting, or if such persons are incapable of providing consent, a third party legally authorized to consent on behalf of such covered person has provided consent; ; in subsection (d)(1), by amending subparagraph
(A)to read as follows: ensure that— any acquisition authorized under subsection
(a)is limited to targeting persons reasonably believed to be non-United States persons located outside the United States; and except as provided in subsection (b)(6), it is not a significant purpose of an acquisition to acquire the information of one or more particular, known covered persons; and ; in subsection (h)(2)(A)(i), by amending subclause
(I)to read as follows: ensure that— an acquisition authorized under subsection
(a)is limited to targeting persons reasonably believed to be non-United States persons located outside the United States; and except as provided in subsection (b)(6), it is not a significant purpose of an acquisition to acquire the information of one or more particular, known covered persons; and ; and in subsection (j)(2)(B), by amending clause
(i)to read as follows: ensure that— an acquisition authorized under subsection
(a)is limited to targeting persons reasonably believed to be non-United States persons located outside the United States; and except as provided in subsection (b)(6), it is not a significant purpose of an acquisition to acquire the information of one or more particular, known covered persons; and .
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