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Introduced
09/16/2013
09/16/2013
In Committee
10/15/2013
10/15/2013
Crossed Over
Passed
Dead
01/03/2015
01/03/2015
Introduced Session
113th Congress
Bill Summary
Intelligence Oversight and Accountability Act of 2013 - Amends the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 (FISA) to revise congressional reporting requirements with respect to FISA court decisions. Requires the Attorney General (DOJ), within 45 days after the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court or the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court of Review issues a decision, order, or opinion that includes a denial or modification of a request for an order, or that results in a change of application or a new application of FISA, to submit to Congress a copy of such decision and any associated pleadings, applications, or memoranda of law. (Currently, the Attorney General submits such materials only with respect to decisions that the Attorney General determines are a significant construction or interpretation of FISA.) Directs the Attorney General to include with such court documents a brief statement (a summary) of the relevant background factual information, questions of law, legal analysis, and decision rendered.
AI Summary
This bill, the Intelligence Oversight and Accountability Act of 2013, amends the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 (FISA) to enhance congressional oversight of decisions made by the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court (FISC) and the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court of Review. The FISC is a specialized court that handles requests for warrants for foreign intelligence surveillance. Currently, the Attorney General, who heads the Department of Justice (DOJ), is only required to report significant interpretations of FISA to Congress. This bill expands that requirement, mandating that within 45 days of the FISC or its review court issuing any decision that denies or modifies a request for an order, or changes how FISA is applied, the Attorney General must submit a copy of that decision, along with all related legal documents, to Congress. Additionally, the Attorney General must provide a concise summary of the factual background, legal questions, analysis, and the final decision for each such submission, offering Congress a more comprehensive understanding of the court's actions.
Committee Categories
Justice, Military Affairs and Security
Sponsors (49)
Mike Thompson (D)*,
Michele Bachmann (R),
Spencer Bachus (R),
Karen Bass (D),
Julia Brownley (D),
Ken Calvert (R),
Judy Chu (D),
Steve Cohen (D),
K. Michael Conaway (R),
John Conyers (D),
Suzan DelBene (D),
Theodore Deutch (D),
William Enyart (D),
Anna Eshoo (D),
Blake Farenthold (R),
J. Randy Forbes (R),
Luis Gutiérrez (D),
Colleen Hanabusa (D),
Joseph Heck (R),
Jim Himes (D),
Duncan Hunter (R),
Sheila Jackson-Lee (D),
Walter Jones (R),
Peter King (R),
James Langevin (D),
Bob Latta (R),
Frank LoBiondo (R),
Zoe Lofgren (D),
Jerry McNerney (D),
Jeff Miller (R),
Jerry Nadler (D),
Devin Nunes (R),
Beto O'Rourke (D),
Ed Pastor (D),
Ted Poe (R),
Mike Pompeo (R),
Mike Quigley (D),
Mike Rogers (R),
Thomas Rooney (R),
Dutch Ruppersberger (D),
Jan Schakowsky (D),
Adam Schiff (D),
Bobby Scott (D),
Terri Sewell (D),
Mike Simpson (R),
Mac Thornberry (R),
Lynn Westmoreland (R),
Rob Wittman (R),
Frank Wolf (R),
Last Action
Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations. (on 10/15/2013)
Official Document
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| Document Type | Source Location |
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| State Bill Page | https://www.congress.gov/bill/113th-congress/house-bill/3103/all-info |
| BillText | http://gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/BILLS-113hr3103ih/pdf/BILLS-113hr3103ih.pdf |
| Bill | http://gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/BILLS-113hr3103ih/pdf/BILLS-113hr3103ih.pdf.pdf |
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