An amendment to insert a new TITLE VIII-LIMITATION ON AUTHORITY TO DELAY NOTICE OF SEARCH WARRANTS and to amend section 3103a of title 18, United States Code.

1. Adds TITLE VIII--LIMITATION ON AUTHORITY TO DELAY NOTICE OF SEARCH WARRANTS on page 108, line 7

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   Inserted: TITLE VIII--LIMITATION ON AUTHORITY TO DELAY NOTICE OF SEARCH WARRANTS

   Inserted: Sec. 801. Section 3103a of title 18, United States Code, is amended--

   Inserted: (1) in subsection (b)--

   Inserted: (A) in paragraph (1), by striking "may have an adverse result (as defined in section 2705)" and inserting "will endanger the life or physical safety of an individual, result in flight from prosecution or the intimidation of a potential witness, or result in the destruction of or tampering with the evidence sought under the warrant"; and

   Inserted: (B) in paragraph (3), by striking "a reasonable period" and all that follows and inserting "seven calendar days, which period, upon application of the Attorney General, the Deputy Attorney General, or an Associate Attorney General, may thereafter be extended by the court for additional periods of up to 21 calendar days each if the court finds, for each application, reasonable cause to believe that notice of the execution of the warrant will endanger the life or physical safety of an individual, result in flight from prosecution, or result in the destruction of or tampering with the evidence sought under the warrant."; and

   Inserted: (2) by adding at the end the following new subsection:

   Inserted: "(c) Reports.--(1) On a semiannual basis, the Attorney General shall transmit to Congress and make public a report concerning all requests for delays of notice, and for extensions of delays of notice, with respect to warrants under subsection (b).

   Inserted: "(2) Each report under paragraph (1) shall include, with respect to the preceding six-month period--

   Inserted: "(A) the total number of requests for delays of notice with respect to warrants under subsection (b);

   Inserted: "(B) the total number of such requests granted or denied; and

   Inserted: "(C) for each request for delayed notice that was granted, the total number of applications for extensions of the delay of notice and the total number of such extensions granted or denied.".

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