Summary: Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2007 - Title I: Intelligence Activities - (Sec. 101) Authorizes appropriations for FY2007 for the conduct of intelligence and intelligence-related activities of the: (1) Office of the Director of National Intelligence (DNI); (2) Central Intelligence Agency (CIA); (3) Department of Defense (DOD); (4) Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA); (5) National Security Agency (NSA); (6) Departments of the Army, Navy, and Air Force; (7) Departments of State, the Treasury, Energy, and Justice; (8) Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI); (9) National Reconnaissance Office (NRO); (10) National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGIA); (11) Coast Guard; (12) Department of Homeland Security; and (13) Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA). (Sec. 102) Specifies that the amounts authorized and the authorized personnel ceilings as of September 30, 2007, for such activities are those specified in the classified Schedule of Authorizations, which shall be made available to the Senate and House Appropriations Committees and the President. (Sec. 104) Allows the DNI, with the approval of the Director of the Office of Management and Budget (OMB), to authorize employment of civilian personnel in excess of the number authorized for FY2007 (by not more than two percent) when necessary to the performance of important intelligence functions. Requires notification of the congressional intelligence committees. (Sec. 105) Authorizes appropriations for the Intelligence Community Management Account of the DNI for FY2007, as well as for full-time personnel for elements within such Account. (Sec. 106) Incorporates into this Act each requirement to submit a report to the intelligence committees that is included in the joint explanatory statement to accompany the conference report on this bill, or in the classified annex to this Act. (Sec. 107) Directs the: (1) President to disclose to the public for each fiscal year after 2007 the appropriations requested for the National Intelligence Program; and (2) Congress to disclose to the public for each fiscal year after 2006 the amount of funds authorized and appropriated for such Program. Requires the DNI to study and report to Congress on the advisability of disclosing amounts authorized and appropriated for each element of the intelligence community (IC). (Sec. 108) Amends the National Security Act of 1947 to require the DNI, Director of the National Counterterrorism Center, director of a national intelligence center, or head of any other IC element, within 15 days after receiving a request for intelligence information from the intelligence committees or any other committees with appropriate jurisdiction, to make available to such committees the requested information. Requires the same response, within the same time period, with respect to requests from the Chairman, Vice Chairman, or Ranking Member of the intelligence committees. Requires the requested information to be provided unless the President is asserting a privilege pursuant to the Constitution. Title II: Central Intelligence Agency Retirement and Disability System - (Sec. 201) Authorizes appropriations for FY2007 for the Central Intelligence Agency Retirement and Disability Fund. Title III: Intelligence and General Intelligence Community Matters - (Sec. 301) Permits appropriations authorized by this Act for salary, pay, retirement, and other benefits for federal employees to be increased by such additional or supplemental amounts as may be necessary for increases in such compensation or benefits authorized by law. (Sec. 302) Specifies that the authorization of appropriations by this Act shall not be deemed to constitute authority for the conduct of any intelligence activity which is not otherwise authorized by the Constitution or laws of the United States. (Sec. 304) Requires each member of the intelligence committees (currently, only the committees themselves) to receive notification of intelligence activities of the U.S. government. Requires the DNI, if such individual notification is not given, to notify the individual members of such determination, along with the reasons therefor. Revises the form and content of intelligence reports and notices concerning covert actions taken, with the same requirement of the DNI if individual notification is not provided. (Sec. 305) Authorizes the DNI to delegate to senior IC officials specified by the DNI the authority to authorize travel of intelligence collection personnel on common carriers when consistent with IC mission requirements. (Sec. 307) Requires the intelligence committees to be fully and currently informed of any intelligence or intelligence-related activity, including a covert activity. (Sec. 308) Increases the maximum terms of imprisonment for the disclosure of agent information after access to either agent identifying information or classified information. (Sec. 309) Authorizes the head of an IC element to retain amounts paid or reimbursed to the United States, including amounts paid by a federal employee from personal funds, for repayment of a debt owed to that IC element. Provides for the crediting of amounts retained. (Sec. 310) Authorizes the sharing of information (as an exception to the Privacy Act) between IC elements when the information is relevant to a lawful and authorized foreign intelligence or counterintelligence activity. Authorizes the heads of non-IC agencies to share records with an IC element if the record constitutes terrorism information or information concerning the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction. Allows a non-agency head, before sharing such information, to consult with the DNI or Attorney General (AG) when determining whether a record constitutes terrorism or proliferation information. Outlines information request recordkeeping and access requirements for IC elements. Requires annual reports from the DNI and AG to specified congressional committees on the administration of this section. Directs the Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board to review the administration of this section, and to report review results to specified congressional committees. Requires the DNI and AG to prescribe guidelines governing the implementation and exercise of authorities provided under this section. (Sec. 311) Extends to IC elements current federal authority to delete from federal gift listing requirements (the listing of gifts received as part of federal employment) information concerning the receipt and disposition of foreign gifts and decorations, if the IC element head certifies to the Secretary of State that publication of such information could adversely affect U.S. intelligence sources or methods. (Sec. 312) Allows funds currently available to the Office of the DNI or the CIA for travel and transportation expenses to be so available when any part of the travel or transportation begins in a fiscal year, notwithstanding that such travel or transportation is or may not be completed during such fiscal year. (Sec. 313) Requires a report from the DNI to the intelligence committees on measures taken by the DNI and each IC element to comply with provisions of the Detainee Treatment Act of 2005. (Sec. 314) Directs the President to ensure that the government continues to comply with the authorization, notification, and reporting requirements of title V of the National Security Act of 1947 (concerning accountability for intelligence activities). Requires a report from the DNI to the intelligence committees on any clandestine prison or detention facilities currently or formerly operated by the government, regardless of location, where detainees in the global war on terrorism are or were being held. Title IV: Matters Relating to Elements of the Intelligence Community - Subtitle A: Office of the Director of National Intelligence - (Sec. 401) Amends the National Security Act of 1947 to authorize the DNI, using National Intelligence Program funds, to: (1) direct the development, deployment, and utilization of systems related to the collection, processing, analysis, and dissemination of intelligence information; and (2) transfer funds to address critical gaps in intelligence information sharing or access capabilities. (Sec. 402) Allows the DNI to delegate to any Deputy Director of National Intelligence or the Chief Information Officer of the Intelligence Community the authority to protect intelligence sources and methods from unauthorized disclosure. (Sec. 403) Authorizes the DNI to ensure access to intelligence information collected through human sources for appropriately cleared analysts or other intelligence officers throughout the IC. (Sec. 404) Allows the DNI to authorize the use of interagency financing for the following entities established by the DNI: (1) national intelligence centers; and (2) boards, commissions, councils, committees, and similar groups. Allows any federal department or agency, or any IC element, to fund or participate in the funding of such activities. (Sec. 406) Directs the DNI's Science and Technology Committee to identify basic, advanced, and applied research programs to be carried out by IC elements. Provides additional duties of and goals for the DNI's Director of Science and Technology with regard to IC technology needs. Requires the DNI to report to Congress a strategy for the development and use of technology in the IC through 2021. (Sec. 407) Renames the DNI's Chief Information Officer as the Chief Information Officer of the Intelligence Community. Requires such Officer to be appointed by the DNI (currently appointed by the President, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate). (Sec. 408) Codifies under the National Security Act of 1947 the authority of the DNI to establish an Office of the Inspector General of the Intelligence Community. Outlines required duties. Requires semiannual Inspector General reports to the DNI summarizing Office activities. Requires an immediate report from the Inspector General to the DNI whenever the Inspector General becomes aware of serious or flagrant problems, abuses, or deficiencies relating to the administration and implementation of programs or operations of the IC or in relationships between IC elements. Repeals superseded authority under the Inspector General Act of 1978. (Sec. 409) Designates as the head of the National Counter Proliferation Center the Director of the National Counter Proliferation Center, who shall be appointed by the DNI. Locates such Center within the Office of the DNI. (Sec. 410) Establishes within the Office of the DNI a National Space Intelligence Center, to be directed by the National Intelligence Officer for Science and Technology. Outlines Center duties, including coordinating and providing policy direction for the management of space-related assets and fields relating to space intelligence. Requires a report from the Center Director to the intelligence committees on Center organizational structure. (Sec. 411) Exempts from search, review, publication, and disclosure requirements of the Freedom of Information Act operational files in the Office of the DNI that were provided by IC elements. Provides exemption exceptions. (Sec. 412) Amends the Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1984 to revise eligibility requirements for incentive awards for personnel assigned to the Office of the DNI in order to incorporate changes made under the Intelligence Reform Act. (Sec. 413) Amends the Counterintelligence Enhancement Act of 2002 to repeal certain authorities relating to the Office of the National Counterintelligence Executive when the head of such Office was under the direction and control of the President (now under the direction and control of the DNI). (Sec. 414) Makes provisions of the Federal Advisory Committee Act inapplicable to advisory bodies of the Office of the DNI. (Sec. 415) Replaces the CIA Director with the DNI on the membership of the Transportation Security Oversight Board. (Sec. 416) Authorizes the DNI to prescribe regulations to exempt any system of records within the Office of the DNI from certain Privacy Act requirements. Subtitle B: Central Intelligence Agency - (Sec. 421) Establishes the position of Deputy Director of the Central Intelligence Agency, who shall be appointed by the President. Outlines Deputy Director duties. Requires the DNI to recommend to the President a nominee to fill any vacancy in such position. States that the commissioned officer currently performing the duties of the Deputy Director shall neither, after the enactment of this Act, be subject to the supervision or control of the Secretary of Defense nor exercise any supervision or control over DOD personnel. (Sec. 422) Specifies as one of the duties of the CIA Director to protect CIA intelligence sources and methods from unauthorized disclosure, consistent with any direction issued by the President or DNI. (Sec. 423) Provides an additional exception to CIA foreign language proficiency requirements for persons serving in a Senior Intelligence Service position as of December 23, 2005, regardless of whether such individual is a member of such Service. Requires the CIA Director to submit to Congress a list of individuals whose positions were so excepted. (Sec. 424) Amends the Central Intelligence Agency Act of 1949 to authorize CIA protective detail personnel to make arrests without a warrant: (1) for any offense against the United States committed in their presence; or (2) when having reasonable cause to believe that the person to be arrested has committed or is committing a felony (but not lesser offenses). Authorizes the CIA Director to make such personnel available to the DNI. (Sec. 425) Requires a report from the DNI to Congress on the advisability of providing federal retirement benefits to U.S. citizens for their service as employees of Air America or an associated company while such company was owned or controlled by the U.S. government and operated or managed by the CIA. Subtitle C: Defense Intelligence Components - (Sec. 431) Amends the National Security Agency Act of 1959 to authorize the NSA to recoup educational costs expended for the benefit of employees who are terminated for failure to maintain an appropriate level of academic standing. (Sec. 432) Authorizes the NSA Director to designate NSA personnel to perform protective functions for the Director and any NSA personnel designated by the Director. Authorizes such protective personnel to make arrests without a warrant: (1) for any offense against the United States committed in their presence; or (2) when having reasonable cause to believe that the person to be arrested has committed or is committing a felony. (Sec. 433) Amends the Inspector General Act of 1978 to require the head of the NRO, DIA, NSA, and NGIA to appoint an independent inspector general for their agency (thus giving such inspectors general the same information-gathering power and independence as is currently held by inspectors general of other federal agencies). Allows the DNI or the Secretary of Defense to prohibit the inspector general of an IC element from initiating, carrying out, or completing any audit or investigation if the DNI or Secretary determines that the prohibition is necessary to protect vital U.S. national security interests. Requires notification of such determination to the defense and intelligence committees. (Sec. 434) Requires the directors of the NSA, NGIA, and NRO to be appointed by the President, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate. (Sec. 435) Requires the NGIA, as directed by the DNI, to analyze, disseminate, and incorporate into the National System for Geospatial-Intelligence likenesses, videos, or presentations produced by ground-based platforms, including handheld or clandestine photography taken by or on behalf of human intelligence collection organizations or available as open-source information. (Sec. 436) Directs the Secretary of Defense, during the period beginning on the date of enactment of this Act and ending on December 31, 2007, to delegate to the NGIA Director personnel security authority identical to the authority held by the NSA Director over NSA personnel. Subtitle D: Other Elements - (Sec. 441) Authorizes the FBI Director to pay a cash award of up to five percent of basic pay to any FBI employee who uses or maintains foreign language skills in support of FBI analyses, investigations, or operations to protect against international terrorism or clandestine intelligence activities. (Sec. 442) Amends the State Department Basic Authorities Act of 1956 to authorize the Secretary of State to enter into contracts for the provision of services in support of the mission of the Bureau of Intelligence and Research of the State Department if the Secretary determines that: (1) the services to be procured are urgent or unique; and (2) it would not be practicable to obtain such services by other means. (Sec. 443) Includes appropriate elements of the Coast Guard and DEA within the definition of "intelligence community." Title V: Other Matters - (Sec. 501) Makes technical and/or clarifying amendments to the National Security Act of 1947, provisions relating to the Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004, the Central Intelligence Agency Act of 1949, provisions relating to the Multiyear National Intelligence Program, provisions relating to pay levels of certain intelligence officials, and provisions relating to the redesignation of the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency.

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Summary: Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Improvement and Enhancement Act of 2007 - Prescribes the federal law provisions governing domestic electronic surveillance. Amends title I (Electronic Surveillance) of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 (FISA) to prohibit any provision of law from being construed to repeal or modify any provision of such title in any manner unless such provision of law, if enacted after the date of the enactment of this Act, expressly amends or otherwise specifically cites such title.Directs the President to brief each member of the congressional intelligence committees on: (1) the Terrorist Surveillance Program of the National Security Agency (NSA); and (2) any program which involves the electronic surveillance of U.S. persons in the United States for foreign intelligence purposes which is conducted by any federal department or entity without fully complying with the prescribed federal law provisions.Requires the Supreme Court to review at least one pending case concerning the constitutionality of the surveillance program. Revises FISA provisions concerning electronic surveillance to: (1) extend the period for the application for orders for emergency electronic surveillance; and (2) authorize the AG to appoint personnel within the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and NSA to authorize emergency surveillance.Provides for the implementation of a document management system for, and authorizes additional personnel for the preparation and consideration of, electronic surveillance applications.Authorizes the training of FBI and NSA personnel in foreign intelligence surveillance matters.Requires a FISA order authorizing electronic surveillance to be supported by a finding of probable cause that the surveillance target is a foreign power or agent thereof.

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Summary: Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008 - Title I: Intelligence Activities - (Sec. 101) Authorizes appropriations for FY2008 for the conduct of intelligence and intelligence-related activities of the: (1) Office of the Director of National Intelligence (DNI); (2) Central Intelligence Agency (CIA); (3) Department of Defense (DOD); (4) Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA); (5) National Security Agency (NSA); (6) Departments of the Army, Navy, and Air Force; (7) Departments of State, the Treasury, Energy, and Justice; (8) Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI); (9) National Reconnaissance Office (NRO); (10) National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGIA); (11) Coast Guard; (12) Department of Homeland Security; and (13) Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA). (Sec. 102) Specifies that the amounts authorized and the authorized personnel ceilings as of September 30, 2008, for such activities are those specified in the classified Schedule of Authorizations, which shall be made available to the Senate and House Appropriations Committees and the President. (Sec. 103) Allows the DNI, with the approval of the Director of the Office of Management and Budget (OMB), to authorize employment of civilian personnel in excess of the number authorized for FY2008 (by not more than 5%) when necessary to the performance of important intelligence functions. Authorizes the DNI to convert to performance by intelligence community (IC) personnel activities currently performed by contractor employees. Requires notification of the congressional intelligence committees in either case. (Sec. 104) Authorizes appropriations for the Intelligence Community Management Account of the DNI for FY2008, as well as for full-time personnel for elements within such Account. (Sec. 105) Incorporates into this Act each requirement to submit a report to the intelligence committees that is included in the joint explanatory statement to accompany the conference report on this bill, or in the classified annex to this Act. (Sec. 106) Requires the DNI to transfer an amount specified in the classified annex to fund the development and acquisition of a classified intelligence program specified in the annex. (Sec. 107) Directs the: (1) President to disclose to the public for each fiscal year after 2008 the appropriations requested for the National Intelligence Program; and (2) Congress to disclose to the public for each fiscal year after 2007 the amount of funds authorized and appropriated for such Program. Title II: Central Intelligence Agency Retirement and Disability System - (Sec. 201) Authorizes appropriations for FY2008 for the Central Intelligence Agency Retirement and Disability Fund. Title III: Intelligence and General Intelligence Community Matters - (Sec. 301) Permits appropriations authorized by this Act for salary, pay, retirement, and other benefits for federal employees to be increased by such additional or supplemental amounts as may be necessary for increases in such compensation or benefits authorized by law. (Sec. 302) Specifies that the authorization of appropriations by this Act shall not be deemed to constitute authority for the conduct of any intelligence activity which is not otherwise authorized by the Constitution or laws of the United States. (Sec. 304) Authorizes the DNI to delegate to the head of any other IC element (currently, the DNI may delegate only to either the Principal Deputy Director of National Intelligence or the CIA Director) the authority to authorize travel on common carriers for intelligence collection personnel. Authorizes any such IC element head to further delegate such authority to senior officials within such element as specified by the DNI. Requires the DNI to submit to the intelligence committees the guidelines for determining the senior officials to whom such further delegation is authorized. (Sec. 306) Amends the National Security Act of 1947 to increase the maximum terms of imprisonment for the disclosure of agent information after access to either agent identifying information or classified information. (Sec. 307) Extends to IC elements current federal authority to delete from federal gift listing requirements (the listing of gifts received as part of federal employment) information concerning the receipt and disposition of foreign gifts and decorations, if the IC element head certifies to the Secretary of State that publication of such information could adversely affect U.S. intelligence sources or methods. (Sec. 308) Amends the Public Interest Declassification Act of 2002 to: (1) authorize the Public Interest Declassification Board, upon congressional request, to review and make recommendations with respect to the declassification of information contained in two reports on prewar intelligence regarding Iraq; (2) require any such recommendations submitted to the President to also be submitted to the chairman and ranking minority member of the requesting committee; and (3) extend such Board through 2012. (Sec. 309) Extends from one year to up to three years the length of time that a government employee or member of the Armed Forces may be detailed to an IC element funded through the Community Management Account. Requires joint agreement on such detail by the DNI and the head of the detailing department or agency. (Sec. 310) Requires a report from the DNI to the defense and intelligence committees on measures taken by the DNI and each IC element to comply with provisions of the Detainee Treatment Act of 2005 and related provisions of the Military Commissions Act of 2006. (Sec. 311) Amends the National Security Intelligence Reform Act of 2004 to allow the President to continue the tenures of the Program Manager for the Information Sharing Environment and the Information Sharing Council beyond their currently-authorized two-year period. (Sec. 312) Requires that, if the DNI or the head of any other department, agency, or entity of the government does not provide to the intelligence committees information required under the National Security Act of 1947 relating to covert and non-covert actions, the DNI shall notify such committees of the determination not to provide such information, including the reasons therefor. Revises the form and content of certain reports required under such Act. (Sec. 313) States that an intelligence committee shall be considered to be "fully and currently informed" of an intelligence-related activity only if a notification providing the main features of the activity or covert action has been provided. (Sec. 314) Requires the DNI to: (1) conduct an initial vulnerability assessment for any major system (and its items of supply) that is proposed for inclusion in the National Intelligence Program; (2) conduct subsequent periodic assessments of each such system; (3) give due consideration to such assessments when developing and determining the annual consolidated National Intelligence Program budget; and (4) provide the intelligence committees with a copy of each assessment and a proposed schedule for subsequent assessments. (Sec. 315) Directs the DNI to prepare and submit to the intelligence committees an annual personnel assessment for the IC that assesses the personnel levels for each IC element. (Sec. 316) Prohibits, after April 1, 2008, any funds appropriated to any IC element from being obligated for an IC business system modernization unless: (1) the approval authority designated by the DNI certifies that the modernization complies with an integrated enterprise architecture covering all IC business systems; and (2) the certification is approved by the Intelligence Community Business Systems Management Committee (established under this section). Directs the DNI to: (1) develop and implement an enterprise architecture to cover all IC business systems, as well as the functions and activities supported by such systems; and (2) be responsible for an IC business system modernization if more than 50% of the cost of the modernization is funded by amounts appropriated for the National Intelligence Program. Requires the designated approval authority to establish and implement a process to review the planning, design, development, deployment, operation, maintenance, and modernization of the IC business systems for which the approval authority is responsible. Requires the DNI to: (1) include IC business system proposed funding in annual budget materials submitted to Congress; and (2) establish an Intelligence Community Business Systems Management Committee. Directs the Committee to recommend to the DNI policies and procedures to integrate all IC business activities and any reform, reorganization, or process improvement initiatives undertaken within the IC. Requires annual reports from the DNI to the intelligence committees, in 2009 through 2014, on IC compliance with requirements of this section. (Sec. 317) Requires the DNI to report annually to the intelligence committees on each acquisition of a major system by an IC element. (Sec. 318) Requires the DNI: (1) on a continuing basis, to determine if the acquisition cost of a major system has increased by at least 20%compared to its baseline cost; and (2) if so, notify the intelligence committees, providing a description of the amount of the increase and a certification that such system is essential to national security, there are no alternatives to such system, the new estimates are reasonable, and the management structure for the acquisition of the system is adequate to manage and control its full life-cycle cost. Requires that, if the DNI determines an acquisition cost increase of 40% or more, the President must make the same certification as above to the intelligence committees. Prohibits the obligation of funds for the acquisition of a major system if the appropriate certification is not submitted within 30 days after the determination of the cost increase. (Sec. 319) Amends the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 to direct the Attorney General to submit to the intelligence and judiciary committees copies of decisions, orders, or opinions of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court or the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court of Review that include significant construction or interpretation of such Act. (Sec. 320) Requires the DNI to submit to the intelligence committees any President's Daily Brief (or portion thereof) of the CIA Director during the period beginning on January 20, 1997, and ending on March 19, 2003, that refers to Iraq or otherwise addresses Iraq in any fashion. (Sec. 321) Directs the DNI to submit to Congress a national intelligence estimate on the anticipated geopolitical effects of global climate change and the implications of such effects on U.S. national security. Authorizes appropriations. (Sec. 322) Amends the National Security Act of 1947, the Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2003, and the Combatting Proliferation of Weapons of Mass Destruction Act of 1996 to repeal various intelligence-related reporting requirements. Title IV: Matters Relating to Elements of the Intelligence Community - Subtitle A: Office of the Director of National Intelligence - (Sec. 401) Requires the DNI to: (1) conduct accountability reviews of IC elements or personnel in relation to significant failures or deficiencies within the IC; and (2) establish guidelines and procedures for conducting such reviews. (Sec. 402) Authorizes the DNI to expend funds, and make funds available to other federal departments and agencies, to address deficiencies or needs that arise in intelligence information access or sharing capabilities. Authorizes department or agency heads to use funds made available by the DNI for such purposes. (Sec. 403) Permits the DNI to delegate the authority to protect intelligence sources and methods from unauthorized disclosure to any Deputy DNI or the Chief Information Officer of the IC. (Sec. 404) Authorizes the DNI to approve interagency financing of national intelligence centers established under authority of the National Security Act of 1947, as well as for boards, commissions, councils, or similar groups established by the DNI for a period not to exceed two years. (Sec. 405) Authorizes the DNI, as part of a flexible personnel management system among IC elements, to: (1) convert competitive service positions within an IC element to excepted service positions; and (2) establish the classification and ranges of pay for the converted positions. Sets as level III of the Executive Schedule the maximum pay authorized for the converted positions. Authorizes the DNI to grant authority to fix a higher rate of pay, but only: (1) with respect to a position which requires an extremely high level of expertise and is critical to the successful accomplishment of an important mission; and (2) to the extent necessary to recruit or retain an individual exceptionally well qualified for the position. Allows the DNI to authorize one or more elements of the IC to adopt compensation authority, performance management authority, and scholarship authority with respect to IC personnel that have been authorized for another element of the IC, after prior notification of the intelligence committees. (Sec. 407) Directs the DNI's Science and Technology Committee to identify basic, advanced, and applied research programs to be carried out by IC elements. Provides additional duties of and goals for the DNI's Director of Science and Technology with regard to IC technology needs. Requires the DNI to report to Congress a strategy for the development and use of technology in the IC through 2021. (Sec. 408) Renames the DNI's Chief Information Officer as the Chief Information Officer of the Intelligence Community. (Sec. 409) Establishes a Reserve for Contingencies of the Office of the Director of National Intelligence. Requires that, before funds from the Reserve are used: (1) the DNI notify the intelligence committees; and (2) 15 days elapse after such notification. (Sec. 410) Codifies under the National Security Act of 1947 the authority of the DNI to establish an Office of the Inspector General of the Intelligence Community. Outlines required duties. Requires semiannual Inspector General reports to the DNI (and to the Secretary of Defense, with respect to portions of the report involving DOD components) summarizing Office activities. Requires an immediate report from the Inspector General to the DNI whenever the Inspector General becomes aware of serious or flagrant problems, abuses, or deficiencies relating to matters within the authority and responsibility of the DNI. Allows an IC employee or contractor who intends to report to Congress a complaint or information with respect to an urgent concern to report such complaint or information to the Inspector General. Requires the Inspector General to then determine whether such complaint or information appears credible, and to forward such findings to the DNI, who shall forward them to the intelligence committees. Directs the Inspector General to report to the Attorney General information relating to violations of federal criminal law that involve a program or operation of an IC element, or in relationships between IC elements. Requires the DNI to include in the National Intelligence Program budget a separate account for the Office of the Inspector General. Repeals superseded authority under the Inspector General Act of 1978. (Sec. 411) Designates as the head of the National Counter Proliferation Center the Director of the National Counter Proliferation Center, who shall be appointed by the DNI. Locates such Center within the Office of the DNI. (Sec. 412) Establishes within the Office of the DNI a National Space Intelligence Office, to be directed by the National Intelligence Officer for Science and Technology. Outlines Office duties, including coordinating and providing policy direction for the management of space-related assets and fields relating to space intelligence. Requires a report from the Office Director to the intelligence committees on Office organizational structure. (Sec. 413) Exempts from search, review, publication, and disclosure requirements of the Freedom of Information Act certain operational files in the Office of the DNI that were provided by IC elements. Provides exemption exceptions. Requires the DNI, at least once every ten years, to review the exempted operational files to determine whether such files, or any portion thereof, may be removed from the exemption. Provides judicial review of an allegation of the improper withholding of records through the use of such exemption. (Sec. 414) Repeals certain administrative authorities within the Office of the National Counterintelligence Executive. (Sec. 415) Makes provisions of the Federal Advisory Committee Act inapplicable to advisory committees of the Office of the DNI. (Sec. 416) Replaces the CIA Director with the DNI on the membership of the Transportation Security Oversight Board. (Sec. 417) Authorizes the DNI to prescribe regulations to exempt any system of records within the Office of the DNI from certain Privacy Act requirements. Subtitle B: Central Intelligence Agency - (Sec. 421) Establishes the position of Deputy Director of the Central Intelligence Agency, who shall be appointed by the President. Outlines Deputy Director duties. Requires the DNI to recommend to the President a nominee to fill any vacancy in such position. States that the commissioned officer currently performing the duties of the Deputy Director shall neither be subject to the supervision or control of the Secretary of Defense nor exercise any supervision or control over DOD personnel. (Sec. 422) Makes inapplicable to the CIA Director a requirement to submit to the intelligence committees an annual report on actions taken to ensure the auditability of CIA financial statements. (Sec. 423) Amends the Central Intelligence Agency Act of 1949 to authorize CIA protective detail personnel to make arrests without a warrant: (1) for any offense against the United States committed in their presence; or (2) when having reasonable cause to believe that the person to be arrested has committed or is committing a felony. Authorizes the CIA Director to make such personnel available to the DNI. (Sec. 424) Requires the CIA Director to prepare and make available to the public a version of of the Executive Summary of a report concerning CIA accountability before and after the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001. (Sec. 425) Requires a report from the CIA Director to Congress on the advisability of providing federal retirement benefits to U.S. citizens for their service before 1977 as employees of Air America or an associated company while such company was owned or controlled by the U.S. government and operated or managed by the CIA. Subtitle C: Defense Intelligence Components - (Sec. 431) Amends the National Security Agency Act of 1959 to authorize the NSA to recoup educational costs expended for the benefit of employees who are terminated for failure to maintain an appropriate level of academic standing. (Sec. 432) Authorizes the NSA Director to designate NSA personnel to perform protective functions for the Director and any NSA personnel designated by the Director. Authorizes such protective personnel to make arrests without a warrant: (1) for any offense against the United States committed in their presence; or (2) when having reasonable cause to believe that the person to be arrested has committed or is committing a felony. (Sec. 433) Amends the Inspector General Act of 1978 to require the heads of the NRO, DIA, NSA, and NGIA to appoint an independent inspector general for their agency (thus giving such inspectors general the same information-gathering power and independence as is currently held by inspectors general of other federal agencies). Allows the DNI or the Secretary of Defense to prohibit the inspector general of an IC element from initiating, carrying out, or completing any audit or investigation if the DNI or Secretary determines that the prohibition is necessary to protect vital U.S. national security interests. Requires notification of such determination to the defense and intelligence committees. (Sec. 434) Requires the directors of the NSA, NGIA, and NRO to be appointed by the President, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate. (Sec. 435) Requires the NGIA, as directed by the DNI, to analyze, disseminate, and incorporate into the National System for Geospatial-Intelligence likenesses, videos, and presentations produced by ground-based platforms, including handheld or clandestine photography taken by or on behalf of human intelligence collection organizations or available as open-source information. (Sec. 436) Directs the Secretary of Defense, during the period beginning on the date of enactment of this Act and ending on December 31, 2008, to delegate to the NGIA Director personnel security clearance authority with respect to NGIA personnel that is identical to the authority held by the NSA Director over NSA personnel. Subtitle D: Other Elements - (Sec. 441) Includes appropriate elements of the Coast Guard and DEA within the definition of "intelligence community." (Sec. 442) Amends the Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2004 to replace the CIA Director with the DNI for responsibility over the Office of Intelligence and Analysis. Title V: Other Matters - (Sec. 501) Makes technical and/or clarifying amendments to the National Security Act of 1947, provisions relating to the Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004, the Central Intelligence Agency Act of 1949, provisions relating to the Multiyear National Intelligence Program, provisions relating to pay levels of certain intelligence officials, provisions relating to the redesignation of the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency, and provisions relating to the responsibility of the DNI, rather than the CIA Director, as the head of the IC.

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currently performed contractor employees requires notification congressional intelligence committees case sec authorizes appropriations intelligence_community_management_account dni fy2008 time personnel elements account sec incorporates act requirement submit report intelligence committees included joint explanatory statement accompany conference report bill classified annex act sec requires dni transfer specified classified annex fund development acquisition classified intelligence program specified annex sec directs president disclose public fiscal year appropriations requested national_intelligence_program congress disclose public fiscal year funds authorized appropriated program title central intelligence agency retirement disability system sec authorizes appropriations fy2008 central intelligence agency retirement disability fund title iii intelligence general intelligence community matters sec permits appropriations authorized act salary pay retirement benefits federal employees increased additional supplemental amounts necessary increases compensation benefits authorized law sec specifies authorization appropriations act shall deemed constitute authority conduct intelligence activity authorized constitution laws united_states sec authorizes dni delegate head element currently dni delegate principal deputy director national_intelligence cia director authority authorize travel common carriers intelligence collection personnel authorizes element head delegate authority senior officials element specified dni requires dni submit intelligence committees guidelines determining senior officials delegation authorized sec amends national security act increase maximum terms imprisonment disclosure agent information access agent identifying information classified information sec extends elements current federal authority delete federal gift listing requirements listing gifts received federal employment information concerning receipt disposition foreign gifts decorations element head certifies secretary state publication information adversely affect intelligence sources methods sec amends authorize public_interest_declassification_board congressional request review recommendations respect declassification information contained reports intelligence iraq require recommendations submitted president submitted chairman ranking minority member requesting committee extend board sec extends year years length time government employee member armed_forces detailed element funded requires joint agreement detail dni head detailing department agency sec requires report dni defense intelligence committees measures taken dni element comply provisions detainee_treatment_act related provisions military commissions act sec amends allow president continue program manager information sharing environment currently authorized year period sec requires dni head department agency entity government provide intelligence committees information required national security act relating covert non covert actions dni shall notify committees determination provide information including reasons therefor revises form content certain reports required act sec states intelligence committee shall considered fully currently informed intelligence related activity notification providing main features activity covert action provided sec requires dni conduct initial vulnerability assessment major system items supply proposed inclusion national_intelligence_program conduct subsequent periodic assessments system consideration assessments developing determining annual consolidated national_intelligence_program budget provide intelligence committees copy assessment proposed schedule subsequent assessments sec directs dni prepare submit intelligence committees annual personnel assessment assesses personnel levels element sec prohibits april funds appropriated element obligated business system modernization approval authority designated dni certifies modernization complies integrated enterprise architecture covering business systems certification approved established section directs dni develop implement enterprise architecture cover business systems functions activities supported systems responsible business system modernization cost modernization funded amounts appropriated national_intelligence_program requires designated approval authority establish implement process review planning design development deployment operation maintenance modernization business systems approval authority responsible requires dni include business system proposed funding annual budget materials submitted congress establish directs committee recommend dni policies procedures integrate business activities reform reorganization process improvement initiatives undertaken requires annual reports dni intelligence committees compliance requirements section sec requires dni report annually intelligence committees acquisition major system element sec requires dni continuing basis determine acquisition cost major system increased baseline cost notify intelligence committees providing description increase certification system essential national security alternatives system new estimates reasonable management structure acquisition system adequate manage control life cycle cost requires dni determines acquisition cost increase president certification intelligence committees prohibits obligation funds acquisition major system appropriate certification submitted days determination cost increase sec amends foreign_intelligence_surveillance_act direct attorney general submit intelligence judiciary committees copies decisions orders opinions foreign_intelligence_surveillance_court foreign_intelligence_surveillance_court_of_review include significant construction interpretation act sec requires dni submit intelligence committees president daily brief portion thereof cia director period beginning january ending march refers iraq addresses iraq fashion sec directs dni submit congress national intelligence estimate anticipated geopolitical effects global climate change implications effects national security authorizes appropriations sec amends national security act intelligence authorization act fiscal year repeal intelligence related reporting requirements title matters relating elements intelligence_community_-_subtitle office director requires dni conduct accountability reviews elements personnel relation significant failures deficiencies establish guidelines procedures conducting reviews sec authorizes dni expend funds funds available federal departments agencies address deficiencies needs arise intelligence information access sharing capabilities authorizes department agency heads use funds available dni purposes sec permits dni delegate authority protect intelligence sources methods unauthorized disclosure deputy dni chief information officer sec authorizes dni approve interagency financing national intelligence centers established authority national security act boards commissions councils similar groups established dni period exceed years sec authorizes dni flexible personnel management system elements convert competitive service positions element excepted service positions establish classification ranges pay converted positions sets level iii executive schedule maximum pay authorized converted positions authorizes dni grant authority fix higher rate pay respect position requires extremely high level expertise critical successful accomplishment important mission extent necessary recruit retain individual exceptionally qualified position allows dni authorize elements adopt compensation authority performance management authority scholarship authority respect personnel authorized element prior notification intelligence committees sec directs dni identify basic advanced applied research programs carried elements provides additional duties goals dni director science_and_technology regard technology needs requires dni report congress strategy development use technology sec renames dni chief information officer chief information officer intelligence_community sec establishes reserve contingencies office director national_intelligence requires funds reserve dni notify intelligence committees days notification sec codifies national security act authority dni establish outlines required duties requires semiannual inspector general reports dni secretary defense respect portions report involving dod components summarizing office activities requires immediate report inspector general dni inspector general aware flagrant problems abuses deficiencies relating matters authority responsibility dni allows employee contractor intends report congress complaint information respect urgent concern report complaint information inspector_general requires inspector general determine complaint information appears credible forward findings dni shall forward intelligence committees directs inspector general report attorney general information relating violations federal criminal law involve program operation element relationships elements requires dni include national_intelligence_program budget separate account office_of_the_inspector_general repeals superseded authority inspector general act sec designates head national_counter_proliferation_center director national_counter_proliferation_center shall appointed dni locates center office_of_the_dni sec establishes directed duties including coordinating providing policy direction management space related assets fields relating space intelligence requires report office director intelligence committees office organizational structure sec exempts search review publication disclosure requirements freedom information act certain operational files office_of_the_dni provided elements provides exemption exceptions requires dni years review exempted operational files determine files portion thereof removed exemption provides judicial review allegation improper 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central_intelligence_agency act authorize cia protective detail personnel arrests warrant offense united_states committed presence having reasonable cause believe person arrested committed committing felony authorizes cia director personnel available dni sec requires cia director prepare available public version report concerning cia accountability terrorist attacks september sec requires report cia director congress advisability providing federal retirement benefits citizens service employees air_america associated company company owned controlled government operated managed cia subtitle defense intelligence components sec amends national_security_agency_act authorize nsa recoup educational costs expended benefit employees terminated failure maintain appropriate level academic standing sec authorizes nsa director designate nsa personnel perform protective functions director nsa personnel designated director authorizes protective personnel arrests warrant offense united_states 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Summary: Protect America Act of 2007 - Amends the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 (FISA) to state that nothing under its definition of "electronic surveillance" shall be construed to encompass surveillance directed at a person reasonably believed to be located outside the United States. Allows the Director of National Intelligence (DNI) and the Attorney General (AG), for periods up to one year, to authorize the acquisition of foreign intelligence information concerning persons outside the United States if the DNI and AG determine that: (1) there are reasonable procedures in place for determining that such acquisition concerns persons outside the United States, and such procedures will be subject to review by the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court (Court); (2) the acquisition does not constitute electronic surveillance; (3) the acquisition involves obtaining foreign intelligence information from or with the assistance of a communication service provider or other person who has access to communications; (4) a significant purpose of the acquisition is to obtain foreign intelligence information; and (5) the minimization procedures (procedures to ensure the smallest level of privacy intrusion while obtaining such information) to be used meet the definition of minimization procedures under FISA. Requires such determination to be certified and submitted to the Court. Requires the AG to report to: (1) the Court the procedures by which the government determines that such acquisitions do not constitute electronic surveillance; and (2) the congressional intelligence and judiciary committees semiannually concerning acquisitions made during the previous six-month period. Terminates this Act 180 days after its enactment. Makes authorizations for the acquisition of information made by this Act, and directives issued pursuant to such authorizations, effective until their expiration.

protect america act amends foreign intelligence surveillance act fisa state definition electronic surveillance shall construed encompass surveillance directed person reasonably believed located outside united_states allows director national_intelligence dni attorney general periods year authorize acquisition foreign intelligence information concerning persons outside united_states dni determine reasonable procedures place determining acquisition concerns persons outside united_states procedures subject review foreign_intelligence_surveillance_court court acquisition constitute electronic surveillance acquisition involves obtaining foreign intelligence information assistance communication service provider person access communications significant purpose acquisition obtain foreign intelligence information minimization procedures procedures ensure smallest level privacy intrusion obtaining information meet definition minimization procedures fisa requires determination certified submitted court requires report court procedures government determines acquisitions constitute electronic surveillance congressional intelligence judiciary committees semiannually concerning acquisitions previous month period terminates act days enactment makes authorizations acquisition information act directives issued pursuant authorizations effective expiration


Summary: Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 Amendments Act of 2008 or FISA Amendments Act of 2008 - Title I: Foreign Intelligence Surveillance - (Sec. 101) Amends the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 (FISA) to add a new title concerning additional procedures for acquiring the communications of certain persons outside the United States. Authorizes the Attorney General (AG) and Director of National Intelligence (DNI) to jointly authorize, for periods up to one year, the targeting (electronic surveillance) of persons located outside the United States in order to acquire foreign intelligence information, under specified limitations, including: (1) prohibiting an acquisition intentionally targeting a person reasonably believed to be outside the United States in order to acquire the communications of a specific person reasonably believed to be located in the United States, unless done in accordance with titles I or III of FISA; and (2) requiring the targeting to be conducted in a manner consistent with the fourth amendment to the Constitution. Requires: (1) certain targeting and minimization procedures to be followed; and (2) prior to such targeting, a certification by the AG and DNI as to the necessity of such targeting and that appropriate procedures will be followed. Allows the AG and DNI, if immediate targeting is determined to be required, to commence such targeting, but to submit the certification within seven days of such determination. Requires all certifications to be submitted to the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court (Court) for review. Authorizes the AG and DNI to direct an electronic communication service provider to: (1) immediately provide the government with all information, facilities, and assistance necessary to accomplish an acquisition; and (2) maintain under security procedures any records concerning such acquisition. Outlines legal procedures with respect to directive challenges, standards for review, enforcement, and appeals. Provides for: (1) judicial review of certifications and targeting and minimization procedures; and (2) review of Court rulings by the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court of Review (with certiorari to the Supreme Court). Requires the maintenance and security of records and proceedings with respect to acquisition applications, orders, and determinations. Requires the AG and DNI, at least every six months, to: (1) assess compliance with required targeting and minimization procedures; and (2) submit assessment results to the Court and the congressional intelligence committees. Authorizes inspectors general of the Department of Justice (DOJ) and elements of the intelligence community (IC) authorized to acquire foreign intelligence information to review their agency or element's compliance with such procedures and provide review results to the AG, DNI, and intelligence committees. Requires the head of any IC element conducting an acquisition of foreign intelligence information to annually review such acquisitions and report review results to the Court, the AG, the DNI, and the intelligence committees. Provides Court jurisdiction for the targeting of a U.S. person located outside the United States when the acquisition of information is conducted within the United States. Requires an application for such acquisition to be made by a federal officer (and approved by the AG), and to contain certain requirements, including that the target is believed to be a foreign power or agent, officer, or employee of a foreign power. Provides for judicial review of a Court order approving such an acquisition. Makes approval orders effective for 90 days, with authorized 90-day renewals. Allows the AG to authorize an emergency acquisition of such a target under certain circumstances, including: (1) determining that an emergency exists; (2) informing a Court judge of such determination; and (3) applying within seven days for a Court order authorizing such surveillance. Provides similar Court jurisdiction and outlines similar procedures for the acquisition (and emergency acquisition) of a physical search. Authorizes the: (1) joint applications and concurrent approvals of requests for acquisitions proposed to be conducted both inside and outside the United States; and (2) concurrent authorizations of electronic surveillance and physical searches. Directs the AG to report semiannually to the intelligence and judiciary committees concerning the implementation of acquisition requirements. (Sec. 102) States that FISA and the procedures of chapters 119 (Wire and Electronic Communications Interception and Interception of Oral Communications), 121 (Stored Wire and Electronic Communications and Transactional Records Access), and 206 (Pen Registers and Trap and Trace Devices) of the federal criminal code shall be the exclusive means by which electronic surveillance and the interception of domestic wire, oral, or electronic communications may be conducted. (Sec. 103) Requires the AG to submit semiannually to the intelligence committees copies of any orders of the Court or the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court of Review that include significant construction or interpretation of FISA, including any such orders issued during the five-year period before the enactment of this Act. Allows for the redaction of submitted materials for the protection of national security. (Sec. 104) Revises provisions concerning the application for, and issuance of, Court orders, including provisions concerning paperwork requirements and government officials who may authorize FISA actions. (Sec. 105) Allows the AG to authorize the emergency employment of electronic surveillance if the AG, among other things: (1) determines that an emergency exists; (2) informs a Court judge of such determination; and (3) applies for a Court order authorizing such surveillance. (Sec. 107) Provides similar revisions and outlines similar procedures as in sections 104 and 105 above for the emergency employment of physical searches. (Sec. 108) Requires the AG, after authorizing the installation and use of a pen register or trap and trace device on an emergency basis, to apply to the Court for an authorization order within seven days (current law requires 48 hours) after the emergency installation and use. (Sec. 109) Authorizes the Court to sit en banc when: (1) necessary to secure or maintain uniformity of Court decisions; or (2) the proceeding involves a question of exceptional importance. (Sec. 110) Authorizes the acquisition of foreign intelligence information in order to prevent the international proliferation of weapons of mass destruction. Title II: Protections for Electronic Communication Service Providers - (Sec. 202) Prohibits an action against an electronic communication service provider (provider) if the AG certifies to the court involved that the assistance was: (1) in connection with an intelligence activity authorized by the President during the period beginning on September 11, 2001, and ending on January 17, 2007, and designed to prevent a terrorist attack or related activities against the United States; and (2) described in a written request or directive from the AG or head of an IC element to the provider indicating that the activity was authorized by the President and determined to be lawful. Subjects AG certifications to review for abuse of discretion. Requires the court involved to review in camera and ex parte a declaration by the AG that disclosure of a certification would harm national security. (Sec. 203) Provides a similar prohibition and certification requirements as above in the case of actions against individuals other than providers furnishing requested assistance to an IC element. (Sec. 204) Prohibits a state from conducting investigations, imposing sanctions, or commencing or maintaining a civil action or other proceeding against a provider furnishing requested assistance. Title III: Other Provisions - (Sec. 301) Provides severability protections for this Act and its amendments. (Sec. 302) Repeals FISA provisions made inconsistent by provisions of this Act. Outlines transition procedures.

foreign intelligence surveillance act amendments act fisa amendments act title foreign intelligence surveillance sec amends foreign_intelligence_surveillance_act fisa add new title concerning additional procedures acquiring communications certain persons outside united_states authorizes attorney general director national_intelligence dni jointly authorize periods year targeting electronic surveillance persons located outside united_states order acquire foreign intelligence information specified limitations including prohibiting acquisition intentionally targeting person reasonably believed outside united_states order acquire communications specific person reasonably believed located united_states accordance titles iii fisa requiring targeting conducted manner consistent fourth amendment constitution requires certain targeting minimization procedures followed prior targeting certification dni necessity targeting appropriate procedures followed allows dni immediate targeting determined required commence targeting submit certification seven days determination requires certifications submitted foreign_intelligence_surveillance_court court review authorizes dni direct electronic communication service provider immediately provide government information facilities assistance necessary accomplish acquisition maintain security procedures records concerning acquisition outlines legal procedures respect directive challenges standards review enforcement appeals provides judicial review certifications targeting minimization procedures review court rulings foreign_intelligence_surveillance_court_of_review certiorari supreme_court requires maintenance security records proceedings respect acquisition applications orders determinations requires dni months assess compliance required targeting minimization procedures submit assessment results court congressional intelligence committees authorizes inspectors general department_of_justice doj elements intelligence community authorized acquire foreign intelligence information review agency element compliance procedures provide review results dni intelligence committees requires head element conducting acquisition foreign intelligence information annually review acquisitions report review results court dni intelligence committees jurisdiction targeting person located outside united_states acquisition information conducted united_states requires application acquisition federal officer approved contain certain requirements including target believed foreign power agent officer employee foreign power provides judicial review court order approving acquisition makes approval orders effective days authorized day renewals allows authorize emergency acquisition target certain circumstances including determining emergency exists informing court judge determination applying seven days court order authorizing surveillance provides similar court jurisdiction outlines similar procedures acquisition emergency acquisition physical search authorizes joint applications concurrent approvals requests acquisitions proposed conducted inside outside united_states concurrent authorizations electronic surveillance physical searches directs report semiannually intelligence judiciary committees concerning implementation acquisition requirements sec states fisa procedures chapters wire electronic communications interception interception oral communications stored wire electronic communications transactional records access pen registers federal criminal code shall exclusive means electronic surveillance interception domestic wire oral electronic communications conducted sec requires submit semiannually intelligence committees copies orders court foreign_intelligence_surveillance_court_of_review include significant construction interpretation fisa including orders issued year period enactment act allows redaction submitted materials protection national security sec revises provisions concerning application issuance court orders including provisions concerning paperwork requirements government officials authorize fisa actions sec allows authorize emergency employment electronic surveillance things determines emergency exists informs court judge determination applies court order authorizing surveillance sec provides similar revisions outlines similar procedures sections emergency employment physical searches sec requires authorizing installation use pen register trap trace device emergency basis apply court authorization order seven days current law requires hours emergency installation use sec authorizes court sit banc necessary secure maintain uniformity court decisions proceeding involves question exceptional importance sec authorizes acquisition foreign intelligence information order prevent international proliferation weapons mass destruction title sec prohibits action electronic communication service provider provider certifies court involved assistance connection intelligence activity authorized president period beginning september ending january designed prevent terrorist attack related activities united_states described written request directive head element provider indicating activity authorized president determined lawful certifications review abuse discretion requires court involved review camera parte declaration disclosure certification harm national security sec provides similar prohibition certification requirements case actions individuals providers furnishing requested assistance element sec prohibits state conducting investigations imposing sanctions commencing maintaining civil action proceeding provider furnishing requested assistance title iii provisions sec provides severability protections act amendments sec repeals fisa provisions inconsistent provisions act outlines transition procedures


Summary: Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Substitution Act of 2007 - Requires a federal or state court to substitute the United States for an electronic communication service provider with respect to any claim in a covered civil action if the Attorney General certifies to the court that either: (1) the service provider did not provide the alleged assistance; or (2) the assistance alleged to have been provided was in connection with an intelligence activity involving communications authorized by the President between September 11, 2001, and January 17, 2007, and designed to detect or prevent a terrorist attack, or activities in preparation for a terrorist attack, against the United States. Requires the alleged provider assistance to be described in a written request or directive from the Attorney General or the head of an element of the intelligence community to the electronic communication service provider indicating that the activity was authorized by the President and determined to be lawful.Requires a federal or state court, upon receiving such a certification, to: (1) substitute the United States for the electronic communication service provider as the defendant as to all claims designated by the Attorney General in the certification; (2) dismiss all such designated claims against the provider; and (3) enter a final judgment relating to those claims.Provides that the electronic communication service provider shall remain as a defendant if the Attorney General's certification states that not all of the alleged assistance was provided under a written request or directive.Provides that, in a covered civil action in which the United States is substituted as a party-defendant, any plaintiff may serve third-party discovery requests to any electronic communications service provider as to which all claims are dismissed.

foreign intelligence surveillance substitution act requires federal state court substitute united_states electronic communication service provider respect claim covered civil action attorney general certifies court service provider provide alleged assistance assistance alleged provided connection intelligence activity involving communications authorized president september january designed detect prevent terrorist attack activities preparation terrorist attack united_states requires alleged provider assistance described written request directive attorney general head element intelligence community electronic communication service provider indicating activity authorized president determined lawful requires federal state court receiving certification substitute united_states electronic communication service provider defendant claims designated attorney general certification dismiss designated claims provider enter final judgment relating claims provides electronic communication service provider shall remain defendant attorney general certification states alleged assistance provided written request directive provides covered civil action united_states substituted party defendant plaintiff serve party discovery requests electronic communications service provider claims dismissed


Summary: FISA Improvement Act of 2007 - Amends the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 (FISA) to authorize the Attorney General (AG) and Director of National Intelligence to jointly authorize, for periods up to one year, the targeting (electronic surveillance) of persons located outside the United States to acquire foreign intelligence information. Requires specified targeting and surveillance minimization procedures to be followed, with Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court (Court) review of such procedures. States that chapters 119 (Wire and Electronic Communications Interception and Interception of Oral Communications) and 121 (Stored Wire and Electronic Communications and Transactional Records Access) of the federal criminal code and FISA shall be the exclusive means by which electronic surveillance and interception of domestic communications may be conducted. Requires the AG to submit semiannually to the congressional intelligence committees copies of any orders of the Court or the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court of Review that include significant construction or interpretation of FISA. Revises generally provisions concerning the application for, and issue of, Court orders. Allows the AG to authorize the emergency employment of electronic surveillance under certain circumstances, including: (1) determining that an emergency exists; (2) informing a Court judge of such determination; and (3) applying for a Court order authorizing such surveillance. Provides similar authority an outlines similar procedures for the emergency employment of a physical search. Requires the AG, after authorizing the installation and use of a pen register or trap and trace device on an emergency basis, to apply to the Court for an authorization order within 168 (current law requires 48) hours after the emergency installation and use. Authorizes the Court to sit en banc when: (1) necessary to secure or maintain uniformity of Court decisions; or (2) the proceeding involves a question of exceptional importance.

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Summary: Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 Amendments Act of 2007 or FISA Amendments Act of 2007 - Amends the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 (FISA) to authorize the Attorney General (AG) and Director of National Intelligence to jointly authorize, for periods up to one year, the targeting (electronic surveillance) of persons located outside the United States to acquire foreign intelligence information. Requires specified targeting and surveillance minimization procedures to be followed, with Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court (Court) review of such procedures.States that: (1) FISA shall be the exclusive means for targeting U.S. persons inside or outside the United States, except where specific statutory authorization exists to obtain foreign intelligence information without an order under FISA; and (2) chapters 119 (Wire and Electronic Communications Interception and Interception of Oral Communications) and 121 (Stored Wire and Electronic Communications and Transactional Records Access) of the federal criminal code and FISA shall be the exclusive means by which electronic surveillance and interception of domestic communications may be conducted.Requires the AG to submit semiannually to the congressional intelligence committees copies of any orders of the Court or the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court of Review that include significant construction or interpretation of FISA.Revises generally provisions concerning the application for, and issue of, Court orders. Allows the AG to authorize the emergency employment of electronic surveillance under certain circumstances, including: (1) determining that an emergency exists; (2) informing a Court judge of such determination; and (3) applying for a Court order authorizing such surveillance. Provides similar authority an outlines similar procedures for the emergency employment of a physical search.Requires the AG, after authorizing the installation and use of a pen register or trap and trace device on an emergency basis, to apply to the Court for an authorization order within 168 (current law requires 48) hours after the emergency installation and use.Authorizes the Court to sit en banc when: (1) necessary to secure or maintain uniformity of Court decisions; or (2) the proceeding involves a question of exceptional importance.Requires the Inspectors General of the Department of Justice and relevant elements of the intelligence community to complete a comprehensive audit of the Terrorist Surveillance Program and any closely related intelligence activities, to include acquiring all documents relevant to such programs, including memoranda concerning legal authority of a program, program authorizations, certifications to telecommunications carriers, and court orders. Requires a joint report to the congressional Intelligence committees containing the results of the audit.Provides limitations (and preempts state law) on civil actions against electronic communication service providers and persons providing assistance in connection with an intelligence activity.

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