Foreign Surveillance Prevention Act

Summary

Foreign Surveillance Prevention Act - Directs the President, whenever an individual with diplomatic immunity is engaged in electronic surveillance for a foreign power: (1) to inform certain Members of Congress; (2) to inform the targets of the surveillance unless to do so would compromise intelligence gathering by the United States; (3) to demand that such surveillance cease unless to do so would compromise intelligence gathering by the United States; and (4) to declare such individual to be persona non grata if the surveillance is not ceased and to demand that such individual leave the United States unless to do so would seriously damage national security.

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Timeline

1. 9 March 1978

   Introduced

   Referred to House Committee on International Relations.

   Source: IntroReferral

2. 9 March 1978

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

3. 9 March 1978

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

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Documents

1 official file

• Introduced in House

  summary · EN · 9 March 1978

  Open at official source

Sponsors

• Rep. Kemp, Jack [R-NY-31] · R · Sponsor
• Rep. McDonald, Lawrence P. [D-GA-7] · D · Cosponsor
• · hlig00 · Select
• · hsju00 · Standing
• · hsfa00 · Standing

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