To expedite the review of challenges to directives under the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978.

SA 3941. Mr. BOND submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to
amendment SA 3911 proposed by Mr. Rockefeller (for himself and Mr.
Bond) to the bill S. 2248, to amend the Foreign Intelligence
Surveillance Act of 1978, to modernize and streamline the provisions of
that Act, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the
table; as follows:

On page 13, between lines 2 and 3, insert the following:
``(C) Expedited review.--Not later than 48 hours after the
assignment of a petition filed under subparagraph (A), the
assigned judge shall conduct an initial review of the
directive. If the assigned judge determines that the petition
is frivolous, the assigned judge shall immediately deny the
petition and affirm the directive or any part of the
directive that is the subject of the petition. If the
assigned judge determines that the petition is not frivolous,
the assigned judge shall, within 72 hours, consider the
petition in accordance with the procedures established under
section 103(e)(2) and provide a written statement for the
record of the reasons for any determination under this
subparagraph.''.
(b) Conforming Amendments.
(1) On page 13, line 3, strike ``(C)'' and insert ``(D)'';
(2) On page 13, line 14, strike ``(D)'' and insert ``(E)'';
(3) On page 13, line 21, strike ``(E)'' and insert ``(F)''.
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