1. Short title
This Act may be cited as the “Presidential Appointment of FISA Court Judges Act”.
Presidential Appointment of FISA Court Judges Act
A BILL
To require Presidential appointment and Senate confirmation of Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court judges.
2. Presidential appointment and Senate confirmation of Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court judges
Presidential appointment and Senate confirmation required— Section 103 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 (50 U.S.C. 1803) is amended—
in subsection (a)(1)—
in the first sentence, by striking “The Chief Justice of the United States” and inserting “(A) The President, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate,”; and
by adding at the end the following new subparagraph:
“(B) The President, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, shall publicly designate a judge designated under subparagraph (A) to serve as the presiding judge of the court established under such subparagraph.”
in subsection (b), by striking “The Chief Justice” and inserting “The President, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate,”; and
in subsection (c), by striking “the Chief Justice in consultation with”.
Completion of terms by existing designees— Notwithstanding the amendments by subsection (a), each judge serving on a court established under subsection (a) or subsection (b) of section 103 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 (50 U.S.C. 1803) on the date of the enactment of this Act may complete the term of such judge on such court.