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Code · BILL · 119th Congress · S. 4280 (Placed on Calendar Senate) — To amend the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 to reauthorize and reform certain authorities and to provi... · Sec. 1

Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents

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This Act may be cited as the or the Security And Freedom Enhancement Act of 2026 . SAFE Act The table of contents for this Act is as follows: Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents. TITLE I—Protections for United States persons whose communications are collected under section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 Sec. 101. Query procedure reform. Sec. 102. Annual reports. Sec. 103. Accountability and reporting procedures for compliance violations relating to queries conducted by the Federal Bureau of Investigation.
Sec. 104. Prohibition on reverse targeting of United States persons and persons located in the United States. Sec. 105. FISA court review of targeting decisions. Sec. 106. Sunset of changes to definition of electronic communication service provider. Sec. 107. Limitation on directives under Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 relating to certain electronic communication service providers. Sec. 108. Extension of title VII of FISA; expiration of FISA authorities; effective dates.
TITLE II—Additional reforms relating to activities under the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 Sec. 201. Required disclosure of information and limits on use of certain information and on issuance of orders. Sec. 202. Criminal penalties for violations of FISA. Sec. 203. Agency procedures To ensure compliance. Sec. 204. Limit on civil immunity for providing information, facilities, or technical assistance to the Government absent a court order. Sec. 205. Prohibition on avoiding disclosure obligations through parallel construction.
Sec. 206. Sunset on grandfather clause of FISA’s business records provision. TITLE III—Reforms relating to proceedings before the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court and other courts Sec. 301. Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court reform. Sec. 302. Public disclosure and declassification of certain documents. Sec. 303. Technical amendment to contempt power of FISC and FISC-R. TITLE IV—Independent executive branch oversight Sec. 401. Periodic audit of FISA compliance by Inspector General.
TITLE V—Protections for United States persons whose sensitive information is purchased by intelligence and law enforcement agencies Sec. 501. Limitation on intelligence acquisition of United States person data. Sec. 502. Limitation on law enforcement purchase of personal data from data brokers. Sec. 503. Consistent protections for demands for data held by interactive computing services. Sec. 504. Consistent privacy protections for data held by data brokers. Sec. 505. Protection of data entrusted to intermediary or ancillary service providers.
TITLE VI—Transparency Sec. 601. Enhanced reports by Director of National Intelligence. Sec. 602. Notification to Congress of certain unauthorized disclosures. TITLE VII—Limited delays in implementation Sec. 701. Limited delays in implementation.
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