Sec. 610. Modernizing criminal surveillance reports

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Section 2703 of title 18, United States Code, as amended by section 608 of this Act, is amended by adding at the end the following: In January of each year, any judge who has issued an order under this section or a warrant to obtain records described in this section, or who has denied approval of an application under this section during the preceding year, shall report to the Administrative Office of the United States Courts— the fact that the order or warrant was applied for; the type of records sought in the order or warrant; whether the order or warrant was— granted as applied for; granted as modified; or denied; the subsection of this section under which the application for the order or warrant was filed; the nature of the offense or criminal investigation that was the basis for the application for the order or warrant; the name of each provider of electronic communication service or remote computing service served with the order or warrant, if so granted; and the investigative or law enforcement agency that submitted the application.

In June of each year, the Director of the Administrative Office of the United States Courts shall publish on the website of the Administrative Office of the United States Courts and include in the report required under section 2519(3)— a full and complete report concerning the number of applications for orders or warrants requiring the disclosure of, during the preceding calendar year— the contents of wire or electronic communications in electronic storage under subsection (a); and records concerning electronic communication service or remote computer service under subsection (c); the number of orders and warrants granted or denied under this section during the preceding calendar year; and a detailed summary and analysis of each category of data required to be filed with the Administrative Office of the United States Courts under paragraph (1).

Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of the Government Surveillance Reform Act of 2026 , the Director of the Administrative Office of the United States Courts shall, in consultation with the National Institute of Standards and Technology, the Administrator of General Services, the Electronic Public Access Public User Group, private entities offering electronic case management software, the National Center for State Courts, and the National American Indian Court Judges Association, publish a machine readable form that shall be used for any report required under paragraph (1).

The Director of the Administrative Office of the United States Courts may issue binding regulations with respect to the content and form of the reports required under paragraph (1). . Section 2519(3) of title 18, United States Code, is amended, in the first sentence, by inserting publish on the website of the Administrative Office of the United States Courts and before transmit . Section 3126 of title 18, United States Code, is amended to read as follows: In January of each year, any judge who has issued an order (or an extension thereof) under section 3123 that expired during the preceding year, or who has denied approval of an installation and use of a pen register or trap and trace device during that year, shall report to the Administrative Office of the United States Courts— the fact that an order or extension was applied for; the kind of order or extension applied for; the fact that the order or extension was granted as applied for, was modified, or was denied; the period of installation and use of a pen register or trap and trace device authorized by the order, and the number and duration of any extensions of the order; the offense specified in the order or application, or extension of an order; the precise nature of the facilities affected and the precise nature of the information sought; and the investigative or law enforcement agency that submitted the application.

In June of each year, the Director of the Administrative Office of the United States Courts shall publish on the website of the Administrative Office of the United States Courts and include in the report required under section 2519(3)— a full and complete report concerning— the number of applications for orders authorizing or approving the installation and use of a pen register or trap and trace device pursuant to this chapter; and the number of orders and extensions granted or denied pursuant to this chapter during the preceding calendar year; and a detailed summary and analysis of each category of data required to be reported under subsection (a).

Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of the Government Surveillance Reform Act of 2026 , the Director of the Administrative Office of the United States Courts shall, in consultation with the National Institute of Standards and Technology and the Administrator of General Services, private entities offering electronic case management software, the National Center for State Courts, and the National American Indian Court Judges Association, publish a machine readable form that shall be used for any report required under subsection (a).

The Director of the Administrative Office of the United States Courts may issue binding regulations with respect to the content and form of the reports required under subsection (a). . Section 2702(d) of title 18, United States Code, is amended— in the heading, by striking and inserting emergency ; voluntary in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by inserting and publish on the website of the Department of Justice after Senate ; in paragraph (1)— by striking the Department of Justice and inserting each Federal agency ; and by striking subsection (b)(8) and inserting paragraph

(5)or

(8)of subsection

(b)or paragraph

(3)or

(4)of subsection (c), broken down by each such paragraph ; in paragraph (2)(A)— by striking Department of Justice and inserting Federal agency ; and by striking subsection (b)(8) and inserting paragraph

(5)or

(8)of subsection

(b)or paragraph

(3)or

(4)of subsection

(c); and by striking paragraph (3).