S.Amdt. 5814Senate119th Congress (2025-2027)
S.Amdt. 5814
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Sen. Tom Cotton (R-AR)
Submitted June 5, 2026
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SA 5814. Mr. COTTON (for himself and Mr. Grassley) submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by him to the bill S. 1318, to direct the American Battle Monuments Commission to establish a program to identify American-Jewish servicemembers buried in United States military cemeteries overseas under markers that incorrectly represent their religion and heritage, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows: In lieu of the matter proposed to be inserted by the amendment of the House to the text of the bill, insert the following: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLES; TABLE OF CONTENTS. (a) Short Titles.--This Act may be cited as the ``Foreign Intelligence Accountability Act''. (b) Table of Contents.--The table of contents for this Act is as follows: Sec. 1. Short titles; table of contents. Sec. 2. Civil liberties review of FBI queries by Civil Liberties Protection Officer and Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court. Sec. 3. Restriction on use of United States person information acquired under section 702 in criminal prosecutions. Sec. 4. Requirement to maintain records of sensitive queries under the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978. Sec. 5. Criminal penalties for violation of prohibition on queries. Sec. 6. Requirement for targeting United States persons under the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978. Sec. 7. Attendance procedures for Member access to the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court and Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court of Review. Sec. 8. Requirement for attorney approval of FBI queries using United States person query term. Sec. 9. Expanded transparency measures related to the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court. Sec. 10. Comptroller General of the United States audit of targeting procedures under section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978. Sec. 11. Repeal of sealing requirement to enhance transparency and oversight for Congress and the public. Sec. 12. Safeguards for constitutionally protected activities and United States political processes. Sec. 13. Amicus curiae designation reform. Sec. 14. Limitation on directives under Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 relating to certain electronic communication service providers. Sec. 15. Access to information and material requested by oversight committees. Sec. 16. Certification requirement relating to compliance of Federal Bureau of Investigation personnel with procedures. Sec. 17. Ensuring court access to reports provided to Congress. Sec. 18. Annual reporting on number of sensitive queries. Sec. 19. Extension of authorities of title VII of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978. Sec. 20. Central bank digital currency. SEC. 2. CIVIL LIBERTIES REVIEW OF FBI QUERIES BY CIVIL LIBERTIES PROTECTION OFFICER AND FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE SURVEILLANCE COURT. (a) Requirement.--Subsection (f)(3) of section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 (50 U.S.C. 1881a) is amended-- (1) in subparagraph (D)-- (A) by redesignating clauses (iv) through (vi) as clauses (v) through (vii), respectively; (B) by inserting after clause (iii) the following new clause: ``(iv) Civil liberties reviews.--A requirement that the Federal Bureau of Investigation, on a monthly basis, provides to the Civil Liberties Protection Officer within the Office of the Director of National Intelligence and to the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court the written statements regarding each United States person query submitted in the previous month under clause (iii).''; (C) in clause (vi), as so redesignated, by striking ``(iv)'' and inserting ``(v)''; and (D) by conforming the margin of clause (vii), as so redesignated, to the margin of the other clauses; and (2) by adding at the end the following new subparagraph: ``(E) Civil liberties reviews and investigations.-- ``(i) Civil liberties protection officer.--The Civil Liberties Protection Officer within the Office of the Director of National Intelligence shall review each written statement regarding a United States person query submitted under subparagraph (D)(iv) to determine whether the query meets the standards required by the procedures adopted under paragraph (1). If the Civil Liberties Protection Officer determines that the query did not meet such standards or there exists possible abuses of civil liberties and privacy, the Civil Liberties Protection Officer shall refer the query to the Inspector General of the Intelligence Community. ``(ii) Inspector general of the intelligence community.-- The Inspector General of the Intelligence Community shall-- ``(I) investigate, inspect, audit, or review each query referred under clause (i) to determine whether the query constitutes a violation of laws, rules, or regulations or an abuse of authority; and ``(II) keep the Director of National Intelligence, congressional intelligence committees, the Committee on the Judiciary of the Senate, and the Committee on the Judiciary of the House of Representatives informed of the findings of the Inspector General under subclause (I).''. (b) Conforming Amendments.--The National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 3001 et seq.) is amended-- (1) in section 103D (50 U.S.C. 3029)-- (A) in subsection (b)-- (i) in paragraph (6), by striking ``; and'' and inserting a semicolon; (ii) by redesignating paragraph (7) as paragraph (8); and (iii) by inserting after paragraph (6) the following new paragraph (7): ``(7) review each written statement submitted to the Civil Liberties Protection Officer under section 702(f)(3) of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 (50 U.S.C. 1881a(f)(3)); and''; and (B) in subsection (c), by inserting before the period at the end the following: ``, and, based on the reviews specified in paragraph (7) of such subsection, shall make referrals to the Inspector General of the Intelligence Community under section 702(f)(3) of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 (50 U.S.C. 1881a(f)(3))''; and (2) in section 103H(g)(3)(A) (50 U.S.C. 3033(g)(3)(A)), by inserting after ``and safety'' the following: ``(including with respect to referrals from the Civil Liberties Protection Officer pursuant to section 702(f)(3) of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 (50 U.S.C. 1881a(f)(3))''. SEC. 3. RESTRICTION ON USE OF UNITED STATES PERSON INFORMATION ACQUIRED UNDER SECTION 702 IN CRIMINAL PROSECUTIONS. Section 706(a)(2) of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 (50 U.S.C. 1881e(a)(2)) is amended-- (1) in subparagraph (A), by striking ``In general'' and inserting ``Restriction on use in proceedings''; and (2) by adding at the end the following: ``(C) Restriction on use in prosecutions.--In addition to the restriction in subparagraph (A), no information concerning a United States person acquired under section 702 may be used in evidence against a United States person who is an aggrieved person (as defined in section 101(k) (50 U.S.C. 1801(k)) as to that information in any criminal prosecution, except if the information pertains to a United States person who is or has been subject to an order from the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court under title I, title III, or section 703, 704, or 705 of this Act.''. SEC. 4. REQUIREMENT TO MAINTAIN RECORDS OF SENSITIVE QUERIES UNDER THE FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE SURVEILLANCE ACT OF 1978. (a) Requirement.--Section 702(f)(3)(D) of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 (50 U.S.C. 1881(f)(3)(D)), as amended by section 2, is further amended by adding at the end the following: ``(viii) Records of sensitive queries.-- ``(I) In general.--In addition to the requirements of clause (iv), the Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation shall maintain a written record of each approval pursuant to clause (ii) that includes-- ``(aa) the query term or terms approved; ``(bb) the identity of the individual or organization reasonably believed to be identified by the query term; and ``(cc) the justification for conducting the query. ``(II) Inspector general review.--Not less frequently than twice each year, the Inspector General of the Department of Justice shall review each written record prepared pursuant to subclause (I) and submit to the congressional intelligence committees, the Committee on the Judiciary of the Senate, the Committee on the Judiciary of the House of Representatives, and the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court a semiannual report describing the findings of the Inspector General with respect to the review, including findings regarding compliance with the requirements of this Act. ``(III) Form.--Each report submitted pursuant to subclause (II) shall be submitted in unclassified form, but may include a classified annex.''. SEC. 5. CRIMINAL PENALTIES FOR VIOLATION OF PROHIBITION ON QUERIES. (a) In General.--Section 709 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 (50 U.S.C. 1881h) is amended-- (1) in the heading, by striking ``unauthorized disclosure'' and inserting ``unauthorized disclosure and other actions''; (2) in subsection (a)-- (A) by striking ``if that person knowingly'' and inserting the following: ``if that person--'' ``(1) knowingly''; (B) by striking ``party.'' and inserting ``party;''; and (C) by adding at the end the following new paragraphs: [[Page S2646]] ``(2) while serving as an employee or officer of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, knowingly and willfully violates the querying procedures adopted under section 702(f)(1)(A) relating to United States person queries; or ``(3) knowingly and willfully falsifies or materially misrepresents complying with the procedures or requirements for querying information acquired under section 702(a).''; and (3) in subsection (b)-- (A) by striking ``offense in this section'' and inserting the following: ``offense-- ``(1) in paragraph (1) of subsection (a)''; (B) by striking ``title 18'' and inserting ``title 18, United States Code''; (C) by striking ``both.'' and inserting ``both; and''; and (D) by adding at the end the following new paragraph: ``(2) in paragraph (2) or (3) of subsection (a), shall be fined under title 18, United States Code, imprisoned for not more than 5 years, or both.''. (b) Table of Contents Amendment.--The table of contents at the beginning of such Act is amended by striking the item relating to section 709 and inserting the following new item: ``Sec. 709. Penalties for unauthorized disclosure and other actions.''. SEC. 6. REQUIREMENT FOR TARGETING UNITED STATES PERSONS UNDER THE FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE SURVEILLANCE ACT OF 1978. Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 (50 U.S.C. 1881a) is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection: ``(o) Fourth Amendment Requirement for Targeting United States Persons.-- ``(1) Prohibition on targeting united states persons.--In accordance with subsection (b), no officer or employee of the United States Government may intentionally target a United States person for an acquisition under section 702. ``(2) Order requirements for targeting united states persons.--In accordance with the other provisions of this Act and the Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure, with respect to a United States person, the United States Government may seek-- ``(A) an order authorizing electronic surveillance in accordance with title I; ``(B) an order authorizing a physical search in accordance with title III; ``(C) an order authorizing an acquisition in accordance with section 703, 704, or 705; or ``(D) a warrant issued pursuant to the Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure by a court of competent jurisdiction.''. SEC. 7. ATTENDANCE PROCEDURES FOR MEMBER ACCESS TO THE FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE SURVEILLANCE COURT AND FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE SURVEILLANCE COURT OF REVIEW. Not later than 7 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Attorney General shall-- (1) revoke the procedures issued by the Attorney General on or before December 31, 2025, pursuant to section 5(d) of the Reforming Intelligence and Securing America Act (Public Law 118-49; 50 U.S.C. 1803 note); and (2) issue new procedures that comply with such section and ensure the access of the Members of Congress and staff specified in such section to any proceeding of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court or any proceeding of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court of Review. SEC. 8. REQUIREMENT FOR ATTORNEY APPROVAL OF FBI QUERIES USING UNITED STATES PERSON QUERY TERM. Section 702(f)(3)(A)(i) of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 (50 U.S.C. 1881a(f)(3)(A)(i)) is amended by striking ``supervisor (or employee of equivalent or greater rank) or''. SEC. 9. EXPANDED TRANSPARENCY MEASURES RELATED TO THE FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE SURVEILLANCE COURT. Section 702(j)(1) of such Act (50 U.S.C. 1881a(j)(1)) is amended by adding the following: ``(D) Transparency.-- ``(i) In general.--The Court and the Attorney General shall jointly ensure, to the extent practicable, that-- ``(I) all communications of the Department of Justice and amici curiae to the Court or each other on any substantive factual or substantive legal matter under this section are documented; and ``(II) such documented communications are made available to the congressional intelligence committees, the Committee on the Judiciary of the Senate, and the Committee on the Judiciary of the House of Representatives for review at the request of the committee. ``(ii) Coordination between department of justice and intelligence community regarding matters under this section.-- ``(I) In general.--To the extent practicable, the Attorney General (or the Attorney General's designee) shall ensure that, before any substantive factual or substantive legal representation regarding an element of the intelligence community is made by the Department of Justice to the Court or an amici curiae, the Attorney General (or the Attorney General's designee) consults with the general counsel (or the general counsel's designee) of the element of the intelligence community. ``(II) Sharing of documented communications.--The Attorney General (or the Attorney General's designee) shall provide to each head of an element of the intelligence community all documented communications described in clause (i) in which the element of the head is mentioned or that memorializes, characterizes, refers to, or is relevant to any substantive factual or substantive legal representation made by the Department of Justice regarding that element.''. SEC. 10. COMPTROLLER GENERAL OF THE UNITED STATES AUDIT OF TARGETING PROCEDURES UNDER SECTION 702 OF THE FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE SURVEILLANCE ACT OF 1978. (a) Audit.--The Comptroller General of the United States shall conduct an audit of the targeting procedures used for acquisitions under section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 (50 U.S.C. 1881a), including the technical mechanisms, implementation, and operations used by the Federal Government for targeting capabilities. (b) Report.--Not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General shall submit to the Select Committee on Intelligence and the Committee on the Judiciary of the Senate and the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence and the Committee on the Judiciary of the House of Representatives a report containing the results of the audit required by subsection (a), including an analysis of whether the targeting procedures as implemented are appropriately limiting targeting under section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 (50 U.S.C. 1881a) to non-United States persons located outside of the United States. SEC. 11. REPEAL OF SEALING REQUIREMENT TO ENHANCE TRANSPARENCY AND OVERSIGHT FOR CONGRESS AND THE PUBLIC. Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 (50 U.S.C. 1881a) is amended in subsection (l)(2) by striking ``All petitions under this section shall be filed under seal.''. SEC. 12. SAFEGUARDS FOR CONSTITUTIONALLY PROTECTED ACTIVITIES AND UNITED STATES POLITICAL PROCESSES. Section 702(f) of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 (50 U.S.C. 1881a(f)) is amended by adding at the end the following: ``(7) Prohibition on conduct of united states persons queries that are designed solely to find and extract intelligence on constitutionally protected activities or affect the united states political process.-- ``(A) Further limits on authorizations of united states person queries.--The querying procedures adopted for any element of the intelligence community conducting queries on United States persons shall prohibit queries on United States persons of information acquired under subsection (a) that are designed solely-- ``(i) to find and extract intelligence on activities protected by the First Amendment to the Constitution of the United States or the lawful exercise of other rights secured by the Constitution or laws of the United States; or ``(ii) for the purpose of affecting or interfering in the political process in the United States. ``(B) Whistleblower protections.--A complaint relating to subparagraph (A) of this paragraph that an employee described in section 103H(k)(5) of the National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 3033(k)(5)), section 17(d)(5) of the Central Intelligence Agency Act of 1949 (50 U.S.C. 3517(d)(5)), or section 416 of title 5, United States Code, intends to report to Congress as described in such sections shall be considered a matter of urgent concern (as defined in such sections).''. SEC. 13. AMICUS CURIAE DESIGNATION REFORM. Section 103(i)(1) of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 (50 U.S.C. 1803(i)(1)) is amended-- (1) by striking ``The presiding judges'' and inserting the following: ``(B) Designation by presiding judges.--The presiding judges''; (2) by inserting before subparagraph (B), as so designated, the following: ``(A) Proposal for designation.-- ``(i) Senate proposals.--Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of the Foreign Intelligence Accountability Act, the majority leader of the Senate shall, with the consent of the minority leader of the Senate and in consultation with the chair and vice chair of the Select Committee on Intelligence of the Senate and the chair and ranking member of the Committee on the Judiciary of the Senate, transmit to the presiding judges of the courts established under subsections (a) and (b) a list of not fewer than 6 individuals to be considered for designation as amicus curiae under subparagraph (B) of this paragraph. ``(ii) House of representatives proposals.--Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of the Foreign Intelligence Accountability Act, the Speaker of the House of Representatives shall, with the consent of the minority leader of the House of Representatives and in consultation with the chair and ranking member of the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence of the House of Representatives and the chair and ranking member of the Committee on the Judiciary of the House of Representatives, transmit to the presiding judges of the courts established under subsections (a) and (b) a list of not fewer than 6 individuals to be considered for designation as amicus curiae under subparagraph (B) of this paragraph. ``(iii) Modification of lists.--The majority leader of the Senate or the Speaker of [[Page S2647]] the House of Representatives, with respect to a list submitted under clause (i) or (ii), respectively-- ``(I) may modify the list at any time in accordance with the requirements of the respective clause; and ``(II) shall ensure that the list includes not fewer than 6 individuals at all times.''; (3) in subparagraph (B), as so designated-- (A) in the first sentence, by striking ``after the enactment of this subsection, jointly designate not fewer than 5 individuals'' and inserting ``after the date of the enactment of the Foreign Intelligence Accountability Act, jointly designate not fewer than 8 individuals''; (B) by striking the second sentence; and (C) by adding at the end the following new sentences: ``In designating such individuals, the presiding judges may consider individuals recommended by any source but shall give the highest preference to individuals from the lists submitted under paragraph (A) or recommended by members of the Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board. The presiding judges shall notify the congressional intelligence committees, the Committee on the Judiciary of the Senate, and the Committee on the Judiciary of the House of Representatives in writing of each designation made pursuant to this subparagraph, which shall include notification of any designation that is not made from the lists submitted under paragraph (A) or recommended by members of the Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board.''. SEC. 14. LIMITATION ON DIRECTIVES UNDER FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE SURVEILLANCE ACT OF 1978 RELATING TO CERTAIN ELECTRONIC COMMUNICATION SERVICE PROVIDERS. (a) Modification of Definition.--Section 701(b)(4)(E) of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 (50 U.S.C. 1881(b)(4)(E)) is amended-- (1) in clause (iii), by striking ``; or'' and inserting a semicolon; (2) in clause (iv), by striking ``; or'' and inserting a semicolon; and (3) by adding at the end the following new clauses: ``(v) a synagogue, mosque, temple, church, or other house of worship; ``(vi) an educational institution (as defined in section 901 of the Education Amendments of 1972 (20 U.S.C. 1681)); ``(vii) an airport, bus station, rail station, marina, seaport, or other facility at which individuals access transportation provided by a common carrier (as defined in section 501) or an operator of public transportation (as defined in section 5302 of title 49, United States Code); or ``(viii) a motion picture house, theater, concert hall, sports arena, stadium, or other place of exhibition or entertainment; or' ''. (b) Limitation.--Section 702(i) of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 (50 U.S.C. 1881a(i)) is amended by adding at the end the following: ``(7) Limitation relating to certain electronic communication service providers.-- ``(A) Definitions.--In this paragraph: ``(i) Appropriate committees of congress.--The term `appropriate committees of Congress' means-- ``(I) the congressional intelligence committees; ``(II) the Committee on the Judiciary and the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate; and ``(III) the Committee on the Judiciary and the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives. ``(ii) Covered electronic communication service provider.-- ``(I) In general.--Subject to subclause (II), the term `covered electronic communication service provider' means-- ``(aa) a service provider described in section 701(b)(4)(E); ``(bb) a custodian of an entity as defined in section 701(b)(4)(F); or ``(cc) an officer, employee, or agent of a service provider described in section 701(b)(4)(E). ``(II) Exclusion.--The term `covered electronic communication service provider' does not include-- ``(aa) an electronic communication service provider described in subparagraph (A), (B), (C), or (D) of section 701(b)(4); or ``(bb) an officer, employee, or agent of an electronic communication service provider described in subparagraph (A), (B), (C), or (D) of section 701(b)(4). ``(iii) Covered opinions.--The term `covered opinions' means the opinions of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court and the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court of Review authorized for public release on August 23, 2023. ``(B) Limitation.--A directive may not be issued under paragraph (1) to a covered electronic communication service provider unless the covered electronic communication service provider is a provider of the type of service at issue in the covered opinions. ``(C) Requirements for directives to covered electronic communication service providers.-- ``(i) In general.--Subject to clause (ii), any directive issued under paragraph (1) on or after the date of the enactment of this paragraph to a covered electronic communication service provider that is not prohibited by subparagraph (B) of this paragraph shall include a summary description of the services at issue in the covered opinions. ``(ii) Duplicate summaries not required.--A directive need not include a summary description of the services at issue in the covered opinions if such summary was included in a prior directive issued to the covered electronic communication service provider and the summary has not materially changed. ``(D) Foreign intelligence surveillance court notification and review.-- ``(i) Notification.-- ``(I) In general.--Subject to subclause (II), on or after the date of the enactment of this paragraph, each time a directive is served under paragraph (1) on a covered electronic communication service provider that is not prohibited by subparagraph (B) and each time a directive is materially changed under paragraph (1) after being served on a covered electronic communication service provider that is not prohibited by subparagraph (B), the Attorney General shall provide the directive to the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court on or before the date that is 7 days after the date on which the Attorney General and the Director served the directive, along with a description of the covered electronic communication service provider to whom the directive is issued and the services at issue. ``(II) Duplication not required.--The Attorney General does not need to provide a directive or description to the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court under subclause (I) if a directive and description concerning the covered electronic communication service provider was previously provided to the Court and the directive or description has not materially changed. ``(ii) Additional information.--As soon as feasible and not later than the initiation of collection, the Attorney General shall, for each directive described in subparagraph (i), provide the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court a summary description of the type of equipment to be accessed, the nature of the access, and the form of assistance required pursuant to the directive. ``(iii) Review.-- ``(I) In general.--The Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court may review a directive received by the Court under clause (i) to determine whether the directive is consistent with subparagraph (B) and affirm, modify, or set aside the directive. ``(II) Notice of intent to review.--Not later than 10 days after the date on which the Court receives information under clause (ii) with respect to a directive, the Court shall provide notice to the Attorney General and cleared counsel for the covered electronic communication service provider indicating whether the Court intends to undertake a review under subclause (I) of this clause. ``(III) Completion of reviews.--In a case in which the Court provides notice under subclause (II) indicating that the Court intends to review a directive under subclause (I), the Court shall, not later than 30 days after the date on which the Court provides notice under subclause (II) with respect to the directive, complete the review. ``(E) Congressional oversight.-- ``(i) Notification.-- ``(I) In general.--Subject to subclause (II), on or after the date of the enactment of this paragraph, each time a directive is served under paragraph (1) on a covered electronic communication service provider that is not prohibited by subparagraph (B) and each time a directive is materially changed under paragraph (1) after being served on a covered electronic communication service provider that is not prohibited by subparagraph (B), the Attorney General shall submit to the appropriate committees of Congress the directive on or before the date that is 7 days after the date on which the directive is served, along with a description of the covered electronic communication service provider to whom the directive is issued and the services at issue. ``(II) Duplication not required.--The Attorney General does not need to submit a directive or description to the appropriate committees of Congress under subclause (I) if a directive and description concerning the covered electronic communication service provider was previously submitted to the appropriate committees of Congress and the directive or description has not materially changed. ``(ii) Additional information.--As soon as feasible and not later than the initiation of collection, the Attorney General shall, for each directive described in subparagraph (i), provide the appropriate committees of Congress a summary description of the type of equipment to be accessed, the nature of the access, and the form of assistance required pursuant to the directive. ``(iii) Reporting.-- ``(I) Quarterly reports.--Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this paragraph and not less frequently than once each quarter thereafter, the Attorney General shall submit to the appropriate committees of Congress a report on the number of directives served, during the period covered by the report, under paragraph (1) to a covered electronic communication service provider and the number of directives provided during the same period to the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court under subparagraph (D)(i). ``(II) Form of reports.--Each report submitted pursuant to subclause (I) shall be submitted in unclassified form, but may include a classified annex. ``(III) Submittal of court opinions.--Not later than 45 days after the date on which the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court [[Page S2648]] or the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court of Review issues an opinion relating to a directive issued to a covered electronic communication service provider under paragraph (1), the Attorney General shall submit to the appropriate committees of Congress a copy of the opinion.''. SEC. 15. ACCESS TO INFORMATION AND MATERIAL REQUESTED BY OVERSIGHT COMMITTEES. Section 707 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 (50 U.S.C. 1881f) is amended by adding at the end the following: ``(c) Submittal of Information and Material to Oversight Committees.--Consistent with the need to protect sensitive intelligence sources and methods or other exceptionally sensitive matters, the Director of National Intelligence, the Attorney General, and each head of a Federal department, agency, or other entity involved in the administration of this title shall submit to the congressional intelligence committees, the Committee on the Judiciary of the Senate, and the Committee on the Judiciary of the House of Representatives any information or material concerning the implementation of this subchapter which is within their custody or control, and which is requested by either of the congressional intelligence committees, the Committee on the Judiciary of the Senate, or the Committee on the Judiciary of the House of Representatives in order to carry out its authorized responsibilities.''. SEC. 16. CERTIFICATION REQUIREMENT RELATING TO COMPLIANCE OF FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION PERSONNEL WITH PROCEDURES. Section 702(f)(3)(D)(i) of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 (50 U.S.C. 1881a(f)(3)(D)(i)) is amended-- (1) in the heading, by inserting ``and certification'' after ``Training'' ; and (2) by inserting ``and certify in writing that they will comply with the requirements of this section and the query procedures'' before ``on an annual basis''. SEC. 17. ENSURING COURT ACCESS TO REPORTS PROVIDED TO CONGRESS. Title VII of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 (50 U.S.C. 1881 et seq.) is amended by inserting after section 707 the following: ``SEC. 707A. ENSURING COURT ACCESS TO REPORTS PROVIDED TO CONGRESS. ``Any report submitted to a committee of Congress pursuant to titles VI or VII that concerns the implementation of title VII shall also be submitted to the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court and the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court of Review.''. SEC. 18. ANNUAL REPORTING ON NUMBER OF SENSITIVE QUERIES. Section 603(f)(1) of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 (50 U.S.C. 1873(f)(1)) is amended-- (1) in subparagraph (E), by striking ``; and'' and inserting a semicolon; (2) in subparagraph (F), by striking the period at the ending and inserting ``; and''; and (3) by adding at the end the following: ``(G) the number of approvals pursuant to subclauses (I) and (II) of section 702(f)(3)(D)(ii) of the use of a query term reasonably believed to identify-- ``(i) a United States elected official; ``(ii) an appointee of the President or a State governor; ``(iii) a United States political candidate; ``(iv) a United States political organization or a United States person prominent in such organization; ``(v) a United States media organization or a United States person who is a member of such organization; or ``(vi) a United States religious organization or a United States person who is prominent in such organization.''. SEC. 19. EXTENSION OF AUTHORITIES OF TITLE VII OF THE FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE SURVEILLANCE ACT OF 1978. (a) Extension of Repeal Date of Title VII.--Section 403(b) of the FISA Amendments Act of 2008 (Public Law 110-261), as most recently amended by Public Law 119-87, is further amended-- (1) in paragraph (1) (50 U.S.C. 1881 note), by striking ``June 12, 2026'' and inserting ``June 12, 2029''; and (2) in paragraph (2) (18 U.S.C. 2511 note), in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by striking ``June 12, 2026'' and inserting ``June 12, 2029''. (b) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall take effect on the earlier of the date of the enactment of this Act or June 11, 2026. SEC. 20. CENTRAL BANK DIGITAL CURRENCY. The Federal Reserve Act (12 U.S.C. 221 et seq.) is amended by inserting after section 16 (12 U.S.C. 411 et seq.) the following: ``SEC. 16A. CENTRAL BANK DIGITAL CURRENCY. ``(a) Definitions.--In this section: ``(1) Central bank digital currency.--The term `central bank digital currency' means a digital asset that-- ``(A) is denominated in United States dollars; ``(B) is a United States currency; ``(C) is a direct liability of the Federal Reserve System; and ``(D) is widely available to the general public. ``(2) Digital asset.--The term `digital asset' has the meaning given the term in section 2 of the GENIUS Act (12 U.S.C. 5901). ``(b) Prohibition.--Except as provided in subsection (c), the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System or a Federal reserve bank may not issue or create a central bank digital currency or any digital asset that is substantially similar to a central bank digital currency directly or indirectly through a financial institution or other intermediary. ``(c) Exception.--Subsection (b) shall not prohibit any dollar-denominated currency that is open, permissionless, and private, and fully preserves the privacy protections of United States coins and physical currency. ``(d) Sunset.--The provisions of this section shall cease to be effective on June 12, 2031. ``(e) Rule of Construction.--Nothing in this section shall be construed to allow the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve to issue a central bank digital currency or any digital asset that is substantially similar to a central bank digital currency directly or indirectly absent authorization by an Act of Congress.''. ______