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Speaker !ohn 8oehner


MlnorlLy Leader nancy elosl
unlLed SLaLes Pouse of 8epresenLaLlves

Chalrman eLe Sesslons
8anklng Member Loulse SlaughLer
CommlLLee on 8ules
unlLed SLaLes Pouse of 8epresenLaLlves

Chalrman 8ob CoodlaLLe
8anklng Member !ohn Conyers, !r.
CommlLLee on Lhe !udlclary
unlLed SLaLes Pouse of 8epresenLaLlves
Ma[orlLy Leader Lrlc CanLor
MlnorlLy Whlp SLeny Poyer
unlLed SLaLes Pouse of 8epresenLaLlves

Chalrman Mlke 8ogers
8anklng Member uuLch 8uppersberger
ermanenL SelecL CommlLLee on lnLelllgence
unlLed SLaLes Pouse of 8epresenLaLlves

1he Ponorable !ames Sensenbrenner
Member
unlLed SLaLes Pouse of 8epresenLaLlves

May 14, 2014

We Lhe underslgned supporL endlng Lhe bulk collecLlon of all Lypes of daLa under all legal
auLhorlLles, whlle preservlng Lhe requlremenL of prlor courL approval for survelllance under Lhe
lorelgn lnLelllgence Survelllance AcL (llSA). We recognlze Lhe subsLanLlal sLep ln Lhls dlrecLlon
Lhe Pouse !udlclary CommlLLee and Pouse ermanenL SelecL CommlLLee on lnLelllgence Look ln
unanlmously passlng Lhe uSA l8LLuCM AcL (P.8. 3361). 1he blll lncludes several componenLs
crlLlcal Lo meanlngful reform, such as a deflnlLlon of speclflc selecLlon Lerm," Lhe
declasslflcaLlon of slgnlflcanL lorelgn lnLelllgence Survelllance CourL (llSC) declslons, and
auLhorlzaLlon for prlvaLe parLles Lo lssue publlc reporLs of survelllance orders Lhey recelve. We
respecLfully urge you Lo oppose efforLs Lo weaken Lhese or oLher provlslons ln Lhls hlsLorlc blll.

Whlle Lhe blll makes slgnlflcanL progress ln endlng bulk collecLlon, we sLrongly belleve LhaL
several Lechnlcal correcLlons and clarlflcaLlons Lo Lhe blll are requlred lf Congress ls Lo help
ensure LhaL Lhe blll language ls noL mlslnLerpreLed and lLs sLaLed goal of endlng bulk collecLlon
ls meL. Accordlngly, we respecLfully urge Lhe Pouse 8ules CommlLLee Lo make Lhe followlng
clarlflcaLlons and Lechnlcal correcLlons Lo P.8. 3361, as reporLed,
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before Lhe blll goes Lo Lhe
Pouse lloor:

1) !"#$%&' )* +*),-), +*""-+,%*) .)/-$ 0-+,%*) 123 *& ,4- 56789:7 6+,; 1he blll creaLes a new
auLhorlLy for Lhe collecLlon of call deLall records" under Sec. 213 and sLaLes LhaL call deLall
records do noL lnclude communlcaLlons conLenL.
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Powever, Lhe blll ls currenLly sllenL on
wheLher oLher Langlble Lhlngs" under Sec. 213 can lnclude communlcaLlons conLenL. 1hls

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uSA l8LLuCM AcL, as reporLed, 113Lh Cong, May 7, 2014 (avallable aL
hLLp://[udlclary.house.gov/_cache/flles/ec687f8f-3b69-43b2-b3f6-bcf234437e7d/flsa-anos-003-xml.pdf).
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SecLlons 101 and 107 of P.8. 3361, as reporLed.

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could lead Lo an lnLerpreLaLlon LhaL Sec. 213 auLhorlzes Lhe collecLlon of communlcaLlons
conLenL, whlch would be a slgnlflcanL expanslon of Lhe use of Sec. 213.

8<!:==<>?679:>; Clarlfy LhaL Sec. 213 cannoL be used Lo collecL Lhe conLenL of
communlcaLlons from a provlder of an elecLronlc communlcaLlons servlce or remoLe
compuLlng servlce, as Lhose Lerms are deflned by 18 u.S.C. 2310.

2) !"#$%&' )* @-)-$#" A$*BA-+,%C- .B- *& 0-+,%*) 123; 1he blll sLaLes LhaL Lhe governmenL may
apply for an order Lo produce call deLall records LhaL are creaLed afLer Lhe governmenL
submlLs lLs appllcaLlon Lo Lhe llSC.
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Powever, Lhe blll ls currenLly sllenL on wheLher Sec. 213
auLhorlzes prospecLlve collecLlon of oLher Langlble Lhlngs. 1hls could lead Lo an
lnLerpreLaLlon LhaL Sec. 213 auLhorlzes prospecLlve collecLlon generally, whlch would
conLravene Lhe lnLenL of Lhe sLaLuLe.
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8<!:==<>?679:>; Clarlfy LhaL Sec. 213 cannoL be used Lo collecL records creaLed afLer
Lhe order auLhorlzlng collecLlon ls enLered, excepL wlLh regard Lo call deLall records.

3) !"-$%+#" +*$$-+,%*) $-; ?%C%B%*) *& *$/-$B &*$ $-A*$,%)@; 1he blll allows prlvaLe parLles Lo
lssue perlodlc publlc reporLs on survelllance demands.
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1hese reporLs can lnclude Lhe
number of accounLs affecLed or cusLomer selecLors LargeLed under each LlLle of llSA.
Powever, a clerlcal error prevenLs prlvaLe parLles from reporLlng Lhe number of orders
recelved under each LlLle of llSA, lnsLead permlLLlng only a reporL of Lhe number of conLenL
and non-conLenL orders recelved.

8<!:==<>?679:>; Amend each subsecLlon auLhorlzlng reporLs of Lhe number of
accounLs affecLed or selecLors LargeLed by LlLle of llSA Lo addlLlonally refer Lo Lhe number
of orders recelved.

4) !"-$%+#" +*$$-+,%*) $-; ?%B+"*B.$- *& )* $-+-%A, *& *$/-$B; lf a prlvaLe parLy does noL recelve
any naLlonal securlLy order, Lhen Lhe parLy would noL vlolaLe confldenLlallLy Lo reporL such.
Powever, a clerlcal error ln Lhe blll refers Lo Lhe ranges ln whlch prlvaLe parLles may reporL
Lhe number of orders as 0-999, 0-249, and 0-499.
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1hls could be mlsLakenly read Lo requlre

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SecLlon 101(a)(3) of P.8. 3361, as reporLed.
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rlvacy and Clvll LlberLles CverslghL 8oard, 8eporL on Lhe 1elephone 8ecords rogram ConducLed under
SecLlon 213 of Lhe uSA A18lC1 AcL and on Lhe CperaLlons of Lhe lorelgn lnLelllgence Survelllance CourL, !an.
23, 2014, pgs. 81-87 (avallable aL hLLp://www.pclob.gov/SlLeAsseLs/ages/defaulL/CLC8-8eporL-on-Lhe-
1elephone-8ecords-rogram.pdf).
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AmendmenL Lo Lhe amendmenL ln Lhe naLure of a subsLlLuLe Lo P.8. 3361 offered by Ms. uel8ene, Mr.
CoodlaLLe, and Mr. Sensenbrenner, May 7, 2014 (avallable aL hLLp://[udlclary.house.gov/_cache/flles/199c1100-
6c33-4031-bf13-8c2b4e93affe/03.07.14-amdL-2-delbene-passed-vv.pdf).
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prlvaLe parLles LhaL do noL recelve a naLlonal securlLy order Lo reporL only LhaL Lhey recelve
less Lhan 999, 249, or 499 orders.

8<!:==<>?679:>; Amend Lhe numerlcal ranges for prlvaLe parLy reporLlng of orders
recelved Lo 1-999, 1-249, and 1-499. AlLernaLlvely, clarlfy LhaL lf Lhe number of orders
recelved ls zero, Lhe prlvaLe parLy may reporL Lhe esLlmaLe as zero. ln Lhe alLernaLlve, or ln
addlLlon, lnserL a rule of consLrucLlon maklng clear LhaL Lhe prlvaLe parLy reporLlng secLlon
shall noL Lo be consLrued as prohlblLlng dlsclosures oLher Lhan Lhose auLhorlzed by Lhe
secLlon. 1hls rule of consLrucLlon appeared Lhe uSA l8LLuCM AcL, as lnLroduced.
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3) !"-$%+#" +*$$-+,%*) $-; 0,#,-D-), *& &#+,B; 1he new prospecLlve call deLall records auLhorlLy
of Sec. 213 uses Lhe word facLs" an exLra Llme, Lhus requlrlng Lhe governmenL's
appllcaLlons for call deLall records Lo lnclude a sLaLemenL of facLs showlng LhaL Lhere are
facLs glvlng rlse Lo a reasonable, arLlculable susplclon."
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1hls could be mlsLakenly read Lo
requlre Lhe governmenL Lo merely sLaLe LhaL facLs exlsL, raLher Lhan acLually showlng
reasonable, arLlculable susplclon ln Lhe appllcaLlon for an order for Lhe producLlon of call
deLall records.

8<!:==<>?679:>; ln Lhe blll's proposed verslon of 30 u.S.C. 1861(b)(2)(C)(ll), replace
Lhe phrase are facLs glvlng rlse Lo" wlLh Lhe word ls."
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1o furLher clarlfy LhaL Lhe
governmenL musL make a facLual showlng, ln Lhe proposed secLlon 1861(c)(1), change Lhe
phrase Lhe appllcaLlon meeLs Lhe requlremenLs of subsecLlons (a) and (b)" Lo Lhe
appllcaLlon meeLs Lhe requlremenLs of, and makes Lhe facLual showlngs requlred by,
subsecLlons (a) and (b)."


ln addlLlon Lo Lhe above clarlflcaLlons and correcLlons, ln order Lo prevenL fuLure abuses of
survelllance auLhorlLy, we also respecLfully requesL LhaL Congress Lake Lhls opporLunlLy Lo
make furLher subsLanLlve lmprovemenLs Lo Lhe uSA l8LLuCM AcL prlor Lo lLs flnal passage.
1hese subsLanLlve lmprovemenLs should lnclude, buL are noL llmlLed Lo:
1) 8-&*$D 0-+,%*) EF1 *& G906; 1he uSA l8LLuCM AcL should reasonably llmlL Lhe
collecLlon, reLenLlon, and use of communlcaLlons obLalned pursuanL Lo SecLlon 702 of
llSA. noLably, SecLlon 702 should be amended Lo requlre prlor courL approval when u.S.
person ldenLlflers are used Lo search or analyze communlcaLlons daLa collecLed under

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uSA l8LLuCM AcL, as lnLroduced, 113Lh Cong, CcL. 29, 2013, aL Sec. 601(e) (avallable aL
hLLp://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/8lLLS-113hr3361lh/pdf/8lLLS-113hr3361lh.pdf).
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Sec. 101(a)(3) of P.8. 3361, as reporLed.
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SecLlon 702 - a change lncluded ln Lhe uSA l8LLuCM AcL, as lnLroduced.
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2) 5$*C%/- &*$ @$-#,-$ ,$#)BA#$-)+' H' A$%C#,- A#$,%-B #)/ @*C-$)D-),; 1he uSA
l8LLuCM AcL should allow for robusL reporLlng by prlvaLe parLles and malnLaln sLrong
governmenL Lransparency reporLlng requlremenLs. rlvaLe parLles should be permlLLed
Lo reporL, wlLhln as narrow a numerlcal range as posslble, Lhe number of survelllance
orders recelved and accounLs affecLed under each llSA auLhorlLy, raLher Lhan under
separaLe llSA LlLles. lurLher, governmenL reporLlng should separaLely esLlmaLe Lhe
number of u.S. and non-u.S. persons sub[ecL Lo survelllance under each llSA auLhorlLy.
1he uSA l8LLuCM AcL, as lnLroduced ln Lhe Pouse and SenaLe, lncluded Lhese
reforms.
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3) !$-#,- # 0A-+%#" 6/C*+#,- &*$ ,4- G90!. 1he uSA l8LLuCM AcL should creaLe an Cfflce
of Lhe Speclal AdvocaLe wlLhln Lhe llSC. Whlle Lhe parLlclpaLlon of amlcus curlae
auLhorlzed by Lhe blll as amended ln CommlLLee wlll be valuable, Lhe presence of an
offlclal Lasked speclflcally wlLh promoLlng prlvacy and clvll llberLles would help
effecLlvely prevenL overbroad survelllance ln Lhe fuLure and beLLer ensure LhaL all
necessary dlsclosure of lmporLanL llSC oplnlons occurs. 1he uSA l8LLuCM AcL, as
lnLroduced, provlded for such a Speclal AdvocaLe.
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1hank you for your conslderaLlon of Lhe above recommendaLlons. We look forward Lo
conLlnulng Lo work wlLh Congress and Lhe AdmlnlsLraLlon Lo advance leglslaLlon and pollcles
LhaL preserve Lhe lnLegrlLy of Lhe lnLerneL and Lhe free exerclse of lndlvldual llberLy and human
rlghLs.
Slncerely,



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uSA l8LLuCM AcL, as lnLroduced, aL Sec. 301.
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uSA l8LLuCM AcL, as lnLroduced, aL Sec. 601-3.
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uSA l8LLuCM AcL, as lnLroduced, aL Sec. 401.

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