Bill > HR7214

This bill, the Government Surveillance Transparency Act of 2022, amends federal law to require that notice of criminal surveillance orders be eventually provided to targets, reform the use of nondisclosure orders to providers, and prohibit indefinite sealing of criminal surveillance orders. It creates a new chapter in Title 18 of the U.S. Code to establish requirements for sealing, docketing, and notifying targets of criminal surveillance orders. The bill also requires inventories when providers disclose data not authorized by a court order, and mandates notice to targets when the government receives voluntary disclosures from providers. Additionally, the bill imposes new reporting requirements on the use of court orders for customer communications, pen registers, and other surveillance tools.