Bill > HR6194

This bill, the Cell-Site Simulator Warrant Act of 2023, would regulate the use of cell-site simulators, which are devices that can identify, locate, or intercept transmissions from cellular devices. The key provisions include: - Prohibiting the use of cell-site simulators, except under certain exceptions, such as with a warrant issued by a court or in emergency situations. The bill outlines the requirements for obtaining a warrant, including demonstrating that other investigative methods have failed or are unlikely to succeed. - Requiring disclosures in any application for a warrant, such as potential disruptions to emergency calls and other communications, and imposing minimization requirements to limit the collection and retention of information about individuals not targeted by the surveillance. - Providing exceptions for use by the intelligence community, research and testing, protective services, correctional facilities, and law enforcement training and testing. - Establishing civil liability and administrative discipline for violations of the law. - Amending the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act to align its requirements for the use of cell-site simulators with the new law. - Requiring Inspector General reports on the use of cell-site simulators by federal agencies. - Directing the FCC to promulgate regulations to implement the new law. The provisions of the bill would generally take effect two years after its enactment, with some exceptions for existing cell-site simulators.