S.Amdt. 5037Senate114th Congress (2015-2017)2nd degree
S.Amdt. 5037
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Sen. John McCain (R-AZ)
Submitted September 12, 2016
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SA 5037. Mr. McCAIN (for himself, Mr. Cornyn, Mr. Cotton, Mr. Sessions, Mr. Burr, and Mr. Graham) submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to amendment SA 4979 proposed by Mr. McConnell (for Mr. Inhofe (for himself and Mrs. Boxer)) to the bill S. 2848, to provide for the conservation and development of water and related resources, to authorize the Secretary of the Army to construct various projects for improvements to rivers and harbors of the United States, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows: At the end of title VIII, add the following: SEC. 80__. COUNTERINTELLIGENCE ACCESS TO TELEPHONE TOLL AND TRANSACTIONAL RECORDS. Section 2709 of title 18, United States Code, is amended by striking subsection (b) and inserting the following: [[Page S5512]] ``(b) Required Certification.-- ``(1) In general.--The Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, or his or her designee in a position not lower than Deputy Assistant Director at Bureau headquarters or a Special Agent in Charge in a Bureau field office designated by the Director, may, using a term that specifically identifies a person, entity, telephone number, or account as the basis for a request, request information and records described in paragraph (2) of a person or entity, but not the contents of an electronic communication, if the Director (or his or her designee) certifies in writing to the wire or electronic communication service provider to which the request is made that the information and records sought are relevant to an authorized investigation to protect against international terrorism or clandestine intelligence activities, provided that such an investigation of a United States person is not conducted solely on the basis of activities protected by the first amendment to the Constitution of the United States. ``(2) Obtainable types of information and records.--The information and records described in this paragraph are the following: ``(A) Name, physical address, e-mail address, telephone number, instrument number, and other similar account identifying information. ``(B) Account number, login history, length of service (including start date), types of service, and means and sources of payment for service (including any card or bank account information). ``(C) Local and long distance toll billing records. ``(D) Internet Protocol (commonly known as `IP') address or other network address, including any temporarily assigned IP or network address, communication addressing, routing, or transmission information, including any network address translation information (but excluding cell tower information), and session times and durations for an electronic communication.''. SEC. 80__. PERMANENT AUTHORITY FOR INDIVIDUAL TERRORISTS TO BE TREATED AS AGENTS OF FOREIGN POWERS UNDER THE FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE SURVEILLANCE ACT OF 1978. Section 6001 of the Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004 (50 U.S.C. 1801 note) is amended by striking subsection (b). ______