[Congressional Bills 103th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 175 Engrossed in House (EH)]
103d CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 175
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AN ACT
To amend title 18, United States Code, to authorize the Federal Bureau
of Investigation to obtain certain telephone subscriber information.
103d CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 175
_______________________________________________________________________
AN ACT
To amend title 18, United States Code, to authorize the Federal Bureau
of Investigation to obtain certain telephone subscriber information.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. REQUIRED CERTIFICATION.
Section 2709(b) of title 18, United States Code, is amended to read
as follows:
``(b) Required Certification.--The Director of the Federal Bureau
of Investigation, or his designee in a position not lower than Deputy
Assistant Director, may--
``(1) request the name, address, length of service, and
toll billing records of a person or entity if the Director (or
his designee in a position not lower than Deputy Assistant
Director) certifies in writing to the wire or electronic
communication service provider to which the request is made
that--
``(A) the name, address, length of service, and
toll billing records sought are relevant to an
authorized foreign counterintelligence investigation;
and
``(B) there are specific and articulable facts
giving reason to believe that the person or entity to
whom the information sought pertains is a foreign power
or an agent of a foreign power as defined in section
101 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of
1978 (50 U.S.C. 1801); and
``(2) request the name, address, and length of service of a
person or entity if the Director (or his designee in a position
not lower than Deputy Assistant Director) certifies in writing
to the wire or electronic communication service provider to
which the request is made that--
``(A) the information sought is relevant to an
authorized foreign counterintelligence investigation;
and
``(B) there are specific and articulable facts
giving reason to believe that communication facilities
registered in the name of the person or entity have
been used, through the services of such provider, in
communication with--
``(i) an individual who is engaging or has
engaged in international terrorism as defined
in section 101(c) of the Foreign Intelligence
Surveillance Act or clandestine intelligence
activities that involve or may involve a
violation of the criminal statutes of the
United States; or
``(ii) a foreign power or an agent of a
foreign power under circumstances giving reason
to believe that the communication concerned
international terrorism as defined in section
101(c) of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance
Act or clandestine intelligence activities that
involve or may involve a violation of the
criminal statutes of the United States.''.
SEC. 2. REPORT TO JUDICIARY COMMITTEES.
Section 2709(e) of title 18, United States Code, is amended by
adding after ``Senate'' the following: ``, and the Committee on the
Judiciary of the House of Representatives and the Committee on the
Judiciary of the Senate,''.
Passed the House of Representatives March 29, 1993.
Attest:
Clerk.