Pub. L. 108-458, tit. VI, subtit. A, sec. 6002
ADDITIONAL SEMIANNUAL REPORTING REQUIREMENTS UNDER THE FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE SURVEILLANCE ACT OF 1978.
SEC. 6002. ADDITIONAL SEMIANNUAL REPORTING REQUIREMENTS UNDER THE FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE SURVEILLANCE ACT OF 1978.(a) Additional Reporting Requirements.—The Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 (50 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.) is amended—(1) by redesignating—(A) title VI as title VII; and(B) section 601 as section 701; and(2) by inserting after title V the following new title:“TITLE VI—REPORTING REQUIREMENT“SEC. 601. SEMIANNUAL REPORT OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL.“(a) Report.—On a semiannual basis, the Attorney General shall submit to the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence of the House of Representatives, the Select Committee on Intelligence of the Senate, and the Committees on the Judiciary of the House of Representatives and the Senate, in a manner consistent with the protection of the national security, a report setting forth with respect to the preceding 6-month period—“(1) the aggregate number of persons targeted for orders issued under this Act, including a breakdown of those targeted for—“(A) electronic surveillance under section 105;“(B) physical searches under section 304;“(C) pen registers under section 402; and“(D) access to records under section 501;“(2) the number of individuals covered by an order issued pursuant to section 101(b)(1)(C);“(3) the number of times that the Attorney General has authorized that information obtained under this Act may be used in a criminal proceeding or any information derived therefrom may be used in a criminal proceeding; “(4) a summary of significant legal interpretations of this Act involving matters before the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court or the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court of Review, including interpretations presented in applications or pleadings filed with the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court or the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court of Review by the Department of Justice; and “(5) copies of all decisions (not including orders) or opinions of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court or Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court of Review that include significant construction or interpretation of the provisions of this Act.“(b) Frequency.—The first report under this section shall be submitted not later than 6 months after the date of enactment of this section. Subsequent reports under this section shall be submitted semi-annually thereafter.” .(b) Clerical Amendment.—The table of contents for the Foreign Intelligence Act of 1978 (50 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.) is amended by striking the items relating to title VI and inserting the following new items: “TITLE VI— REPORTING REQUIREMENT “Sec. 601. Semiannual report of the Attorney General.118 STAT. 3744 “TITLE VII— EFFECTIVE DATE “Sec. 701. Effective date.”.