S.Amdt. 4802

SA 4802. Mr. COTTON submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to
amendment SA 4685 proposed by Mr. Shelby (for himself and Ms. Mikulski)
to the bill H.R. 2578, making appropriations for the Departments of
Commerce and Justice, Science, and Related Agencies for the fiscal year
ending September 30, 2016, and for other purposes; which was ordered to
lie on the table; as follows:

At the appropriate place, insert the following:

SEC. __. ACCESS TO CERTAIN BUSINESS RECORDS COLLECTED UNDER
THE FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE SURVEILLANCE ACT OF
1978 PRIOR TO NOVEMBER 29, 2015.

(a) In General.--Notwithstanding any other provision of
law, the Director of the National Security Agency shall have
access to all business records collected under section 501 of
the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 (50 U.S.C.
1861) prior to November 29, 2015, in the same manner and for
the same purposes that the Director had access to such
records prior to such date.
(b) Requirement To Maintain Business Records.--
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Director of
the National Security Agency shall maintain each business
record referred to in subsection (a) for the 5-year period
beginning on the date that such record was acquired under
section 501 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of
1978 (50 U.S.C. 1861).
(c) Effective Period.--The authority for access to business
records under subsection (a) shall be in effect during the 5-
year period beginning on the date of the enactment of this
Act.
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