H.R. 2603House113th Congress (2013-2015)In Committee

Relevancy Act

To amend the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 to allow access to certain business records only if an investigation relates to a specific individual or specific group of individuals.

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Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.

Crime and Federal Government Surveillance Subcommittee

July 15, 2013

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Introduced in House

June 28, 2013

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Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Intelligence (Permanent Select), for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

Judiciary Committee

June 28, 2013

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Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.

Crime and Federal Government Surveillance Subcommittee

July 15, 2013

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Introduced in HouseIssued June 28, 2013

113th CONGRESS

1st Session

H. R. 2603

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

June 28, 2013

Mr. Ross introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Select Committee on Intelligence (Permanent Select), for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned

A BILL

To amend the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 to allow access to certain business records only if an investigation relates to a specific individual or specific group of individuals.

Short title

This Act may be cited as the Relevancy Act.

Limitation on access to certain business records under the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 to investigations of specific individuals or groups of individuals

Section 501(a) of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 (50 U.S.C. 1861(a)) is amended—

(1)

in paragraph (1), by striking for an investigation and inserting related to a specific person that is the subject of an investigation; and

(2)

in paragraph (2)—

(A)

in subparagraph (A), by striking ; and and inserting a semicolon;

(B)

in subparagraph (B), by striking the period and inserting ; and; and

(C)

by adding at the end the following new subparagraph:

(C)

be conducted of a specific person or specific group of persons.