Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Enhancement Act

Summary

Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Enhancement Act - Amends the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 (FISA) to include the Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board as a recipient of: (1) FISA court procedural rule changes, decisions, and pleadings; (2) the Attorney General's (DOJ) annual report to the Administrative Office of the U.S. Court regarding applications and orders for electronic surveillance; (3) the Attorney General's reports to Congress concerning electronic surveillance, physical searches, pen registers and trap and trace devices, production of tangible things (commonly referred to as business records), the number of persons targeted by the government under FISA authorities, and procedures for targeting persons; (4) reports by the Attorney General and the Director of National Intelligence (DNI) assessing compliance with minimization procedures for targeting persons reasonably believed to be located outside the United States other than U.S. persons, including reviews of the number of targets who were later determined to be located in the United States; and (5) annual reports of each element of the intelligence community authorized to acquire targeted foreign intelligence information.

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Timeline

1. 28 April 2014

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

2. 28 April 2014

   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.

   Source: IntroReferral

3. 28 April 2014

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

4. 9 June 2014

   Referred

   Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice.

   Source: Committee

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Versions

• Introduced in House · 28 April 2014 · Official file

Documents

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• Introduced in House (text)

  Introduced in House · EN · 28 April 2014

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• Introduced in House (PDF)

  Introduced in House · EN · 28 April 2014

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• Introduced in House

  summary · EN · 28 April 2014

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Sponsors

• James Himes · D · Sponsor
• · hsju00 · Standing
• · hlig00 · Select

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