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Introduced
08/02/2013
08/02/2013
In Committee
09/13/2013
09/13/2013
Crossed Over
Passed
Dead
01/03/2015
01/03/2015
Introduced Session
113th Congress
Bill Summary
Surveillance Order Reporting Act of 2013 - Permits each electronic service provider to report information to the public about requests and demands for information made by any government entity under a surveillance law and exempts such provider from liability with respect to that report even if the provider would otherwise be prohibited by a surveillance law from reporting that information. Allows the provider to report such information not more often than quarterly and only to the extent that the report reveals estimates of the number of such demands and requests made, the number the service provider complied with, and the numbers of users and/or accounts for which information was demanded, requested, or provided. Permits any estimate disclosed to be: (1) an overall estimate or broken down by categories of, or provisions of, authorizing surveillance laws; and (2) expressed in no greater detail than in a range of 100, rounded to the nearest 100s. Defines "surveillance law" to include the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 and specified sections of the National Security Act of 1947, the Right to Financial Privacy Act of 1978, the Fair Credit Reporting Act, and the federal criminal code (dealing with counterintelligence access to telephone toll and transactional records).
AI Summary
This bill, the Surveillance Order Reporting Act of 2013, allows electronic service providers, which include providers of electronic communication services and remote computing services, to publicly report information about government requests for user data made under specific surveillance laws, even if those laws would normally prohibit such disclosure. These reports can be made no more than quarterly and must provide estimates of the total number of demands and requests received, the number complied with, and the number of users or accounts affected. The estimates can be presented overall or broken down by categories of surveillance laws, but must be presented in ranges of 100, rounded to the nearest hundred. The bill defines "surveillance law" to encompass the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978, certain sections of the National Security Act of 1947, the Right to Financial Privacy Act of 1978, the Fair Credit Reporting Act, and federal laws concerning counterintelligence access to telephone records. Importantly, electronic service providers are protected from criminal and civil liability for making these good-faith reports.
Committee Categories
Justice, Military Affairs and Security
Sponsors (12)
Zoe Lofgren (D)*,
Justin Amash (LIB),
Jason Chaffetz (R),
Doug Collins (R),
John Conyers (D),
Suzan DelBene (D),
Blake Farenthold (R),
Hank Johnson (D),
Thomas Massie (R),
Jerry Nadler (D),
Ted Poe (R),
Jared Polis (D),
Last Action
Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations. (on 09/13/2013)
Official Document
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| Document Type | Source Location |
|---|---|
| State Bill Page | https://www.congress.gov/bill/113th-congress/house-bill/3035/all-info |
| BillText | http://gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/BILLS-113hr3035ih/pdf/BILLS-113hr3035ih.pdf |
| Bill | http://gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/BILLS-113hr3035ih/pdf/BILLS-113hr3035ih.pdf.pdf |
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