Bill > S1469

This bill, the FISA Reform Act of 2015, aims to amend the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 (FISA) to introduce new requirements and limitations on government surveillance powers. Key provisions include establishing stricter criteria for obtaining call detail records, requiring a "specific selection term" to prevent bulk collection of data, and allowing for emergency production of tangible things under specific conditions with subsequent judicial review. The bill also introduces enhanced privacy procedures for pen register and trap and trace device usage, prohibits bulk collection under these authorities, and mandates increased transparency through reporting requirements to Congress and public summaries of surveillance activities. Furthermore, it clarifies the treatment of non-U.S. persons traveling abroad as potential agents of foreign powers, improves investigations into weapons of mass destruction proliferation, and includes provisions for the appointment of amici curiae (friends of the court) to assist FISA courts in complex legal matters, while also establishing penalties for unauthorized disclosure of classified information related to FISA applications and orders.