S.Amdt. 3958Senate110th Congress (2007-2009)2nd degree
S.Amdt. 3958
Sponsored by
Sen. Christopher S. Bond (R-MO)
Submitted January 28, 2008
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January 28, 2008
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SA 3958. Mr. BOND submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to amendment SA 3929 submitted by Mr. Leahy (for himself, Mr. Kennedy, Mr. Menendez, and Ms. Mikulski) and intended to be proposed 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: Strike line 4 of page 1 of the amendment and all that follows and insert the following: (a) Terrorist Surveillance Program and Program Defined.--In this section, the terms ``Terrorist Surveillance Program'' and ``Program'' mean the intelligence activity involving communications that was authorized by the President during the period beginning on September 11, 2001, and ending on January 17, 2007. (b) Reviews.-- (1) Requirement to conduct.--The Inspectors General of the Office of the Director of National Intelligence, the Department of Justice, and the National Security Agency, with respect to the oversight authority and responsibility of each such Inspector General and only with respect to the participation of their respective agencies or departments in the Terrorist Surveillance Program, shall complete, to the extent applicable, a comprehensive review of-- (A) the facts necessary to describe the establishment, implementation, product, and use of the product of the Program; (B) the procedures of, and access to, the legal reviews of the Program; (C) communications with, and participation of, individuals and entities in the private sector related to the Program; and (D) interaction with the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court and transition to court orders related to the Program. (2) Cooperation.--Each Inspector General required to conduct a review under paragraph (1) shall utilize, to the extent practicable and with due regard to the protection of the national security of the United States, and not unnecessarily duplicate or delay, such reviews or audits related to the Program that have been completed or are being undertaken by any such Inspector General or by any other office of the Executive Branch. (c) Report.-- (1) In general.--Not later than 1 year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Inspectors General required to conduct a review under subsection (b) shall submit to the Select Committee on Intelligence of the Senate and the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence of the House of Representatives, to the extent practicable and with due regard to the protection of intelligence sources and methods, a comprehensive report of such reviews that includes any recommendations of any such Inspector General within the oversight authority and responsibility of any such Inspector General. (2) Form.--The report submitted under paragraph (1) shall be submitted in classified form. ______