S.Amdt. 3958Senate110th Congress (2007-2009)2nd degree

S.Amdt. 3958

Submitted January 28, 2008

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Senate amendment submitted

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.
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