Sec. 203. REPORT ON CHALLENGES TO THE EFFECTIVENESS OF FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE SURVEILLANCE
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## SEC. 203 REPORT ON CHALLENGES TO THE EFFECTIVENESS OF FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE SURVEILLANCE ###
(a)Report Not later than 270 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Attorney General, in coordination with the Director of National Intelligence, shall submit to the Committee on the Judiciary and the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence of the House of Representatives and the Committee on the Judiciary and the Select Committee on Intelligence of the Senate a report on current and future challenges to the effectiveness of the foreign intelligence surveillance activities of the United States authorized under the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 (50 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.). ###
(b)Matters Included The report under subsection
(a)shall include, at a minimum, the following: ####
(1)A discussion of any trends that currently challenge the effectiveness of the foreign intelligence surveillance activities of the United States, or could foreseeably challenge such activities during the decade following the date of the report, including with respect to— #####
(A)the extraordinary and surging volume of data occurring worldwide; #####
(B)the use of encryption; #####
(C)changes to worldwide telecommunications patterns or infrastructure; #####
(D)technical obstacles in determining the location of data or persons; #####
(E)the increasing complexity of the legal regime, including regarding requests for data in the custody of foreign governments; #####
(F)the current and future ability of the United States to obtain, on a compulsory or voluntary basis, assistance from telecommunications providers or other entities; and #####
(G)any other matters the Attorney General and the Director of National Intelligence determine appropriate. ####
(2)Recommendations for changes, including, as appropriate, fundamental changes, to the foreign intelligence surveillance activities of the United States to address the challenges identified under paragraph
(1)and to ensure the long-term effectiveness of such activities. ####
(3)Recommendations for any changes to the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 (50 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.) that the Attorney General and the Director of National Intelligence determine necessary to address the challenges identified under paragraph (1). ###
(c)Form The report under subsection
(a)may be submitted in classified or unclassified form.
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