H.R. 6172 — what changed
USA FREEDOM Reauthorization Act of 2020
From Introduced in House to Placed on Calendar Senate. 1 section amended between Introduced in House and Placed on Calendar Senate.
Sec. 201 Certifications regarding accuracy of FISA applications
Title I— Subsection (a) of section 104 (50 U.S.C. 1804) is amended—
in paragraph (8), by striking “; and” and inserting a semicolon;
in paragraph (9), by striking the period at the end and inserting “; and”; and
by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
“(10) a certification by the applicant that, to the best knowledge of the applicant, the attorney for the Government and the Department of Justice has been apprised of all information that might reasonably—
“(A) call into question the accuracy of the application or the reasonableness of any assessment in the application conducted by the department or agency on whose behalf the application is made; or
“(B) otherwise raise doubts with respect to the findings required under section 105(a).”
Title III— Subsection (a) of section 303 (50 U.S.C. 1823) is amended—
in paragraph (7), by striking “; and” and inserting a semicolon;
in paragraph (8), by striking the period at the end and inserting “; and”; and
by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
“(9) a certification by the applicant that, to the best knowledge of the applicant, the attorney for the Government and the Department of Justice has been apprised of all information that might reasonably—
“(A) call into question the accuracy of the application or the reasonableness of any assessment in the application conducted by the department or agency on whose behalf the application is made; or
“(B) otherwise raise doubts with respect to the findings required under section 304(a).”
Title IV— Subsection (c) of section 402 (50 U.S.C. 1842) is amended—
in paragraph (2), by striking “; and” and inserting a semicolon;
in paragraph (3), by striking the period at the end and inserting “; and”; and
by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
“(4) a certification by the applicant that, to the best knowledge of the applicant, the attorney for the Government and the Department of Justice has been apprised of all information that might reasonably—
“(A) call into question the accuracy of the application or the reasonableness of any assessment in the application conducted by the department or agency on whose behalf the application is made; or
“(B) otherwise raise doubts with respect to the findings required under subsection (d).”
Title V— Subsection (b)(2) of section 501 (50 U.S.C. 1861), as amended by section 101, is further amended—
in subparagraph (B), by striking “; and” and inserting a semicolon;
in subparagraph (C), by striking the period at the end and inserting “; and”; and
by adding at the end the following new subparagraph:
“(D) a statement by the applicant that, to the best knowledge of the applicant, the application fairly reflects all information that might reasonably—
“(i) call into question the accuracy of the application or the reasonableness of any assessment in the application conducted by the department or agency on whose behalf the application is made; or
“(ii) otherwise raise doubts with respect to the findings required under subsection (c).”
Title VII—
Section 703— Subsection (b)(1) of section 703 (50 U.S.C. 1881b) is amended—
in subparagraph (I), by striking “; and” and inserting a semicolon;
in subparagraph (J), by striking the period at the end and inserting “; and”; and
by adding at the end the following new subparagraph:
“(K) a certification by the applicant that, to the best knowledge of the applicant, the attorney for the Government and the Department of Justice has been apprised of all information that might reasonably—
“(i) call into question the accuracy of the application or the reasonableness of any assessment in the application conducted by the department or agency on whose behalf the application is made; or
“(ii) otherwise raise doubts with respect to the findings required under subsection (c).”
Section 704— Subsection (b) of section 704 (50 U.S.C. 1881c) is amended—
in paragraph (6), by striking “; and” and inserting a semicolon;
in paragraph (7), by striking the period at the end and inserting “; and”; and
by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
“(8) a certification by the applicant that, to the best knowledge of the applicant, the attorney for the Government and the Department of Justice has been apprised of all information that might reasonably—
“(A) call into question the accuracy of the application or the reasonableness of any assessment in the application conducted by the department or agency on whose behalf the application is made; or
“(B) otherwise raise doubts with respect to the findings required under subsection (c).”
changed
Review of case files To to ensure accuracy— Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Attorney General, in consultation with the Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, shall prescribe regulations regarding promulgate rules governing the review of case files files, as appropriate, to ensure that applications submitted by the Federal Bureau of Investigation to the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court under title I or III of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 (50 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.) that target United States persons are accurate and complete.