Telephone Surveillance Accountability Act of 2013

Summary

Telephone Surveillance Accountability Act of 2013 - Amends the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA) of 1978 to prohibit a person from searching telephony metadata acquired pursuant to an order to produce any tangible thing, unless: (1) the Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) makes an application to a FISA court judge that includes a statement of facts showing a reasonable, articulable suspicion that the basis of the search is material and specifically relevant to an authorized investigation; and (2) the judge finds that there is such a reasonable, articulable suspicion and enters an order authorizing such search. Defines "telephony metadata" to mean communications routing information, including session identifying information, an original or terminating telephone number, an International Mobile Subscriber Identity, an International Mobile Station Equipment Identity, a trunk identifier, a telephone calling card number, and the time or duration of a call. Requires the Director to submit to the House and Senate intelligence committees a monthly report describing each search of telephony metadata made during the preceding month pursuant to such an order.

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Timeline

1. 11 July 2013

   Introduced

   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.

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2. 11 July 2013

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

3. 11 July 2013

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

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• Introduced in House · 11 July 2013 · Official file

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• Rep. Lynch, Stephen F. [D-MA-8] · D · Sponsor
• Matt Cartwright · D · Sponsor
• Rep. Davis, Danny K. [D-IL-7] · D · Sponsor
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