This bill modifies statutory requirements related to certain procedures limiting the retention of communications incidentally acquired during an intelligence activity.
Specifically, the bill removes a requirement that such procedures must permit the acquisition, retention, and dissemination of such communications. (An existing executive order authorizes intelligence community agencies to collect, retain, and disseminate incidentally obtained information that may indicate involvement in activities that may violate federal, state, local or foreign laws.)
[Congressional Bills 116th Congress]
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[H.R. 8549 Introduced in House (IH)]
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116th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. R. 8549
To prohibit the retention of incidentally acquired communications in
the course of intelligence collection activities.
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
October 9, 2020
Mr. Amash introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence
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A BILL
To prohibit the retention of incidentally acquired communications in
the course of intelligence collection activities.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. PROHIBITION OF RETENTION OF INCIDENTALLY ACQUIRED
COMMUNICATIONS IN THE COURSE OF INTELLIGENCE COLLECTION
ACTIVITIES.
Section 309(b)(3)(A) of the Intelligence Authorization Act for
Fiscal Year 2015 (50 U.S.C. 1813) is amended by striking ``and shall
permit the acquisition, retention, and dissemination of covered
communications subject to the limitation in subparagraph (B)''.
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Introduced in House
Introduced in House
Referred to the House Committee on Intelligence (Permanent Select).
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