S.Amdt. 3959Senate110th Congress (2007-2009)2nd degree
S.Amdt. 3959
Sponsored by
Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI)
Submitted January 28, 2008
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January 28, 2008
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SA 3959. Mr. WHITEHOUSE submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to amendment SA 3903 submitted by Mr. Kyl 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: On page 1, line 2, strike ``Exception'' and all that follows through line 7 and insert the following: ``Application of paragraph (2).--Paragraph (2) shall apply to an acquisition by an electronic, mechanical, or other surveillance device outside the United States only if the targeted United States person has a reasonable expectation of privacy and a warrant would be required if the acquisition were conducted inside the United States for law enforcement purposes.''. ____________________