New Surveillance Draft Bill Proposed
Democrats in the House of Representatives Tuesday introduced legislation called the RESTORE Act of 2007 to replace the Protect America Act 2007, which Congress passed in August as a temporary measure. The August legislation amended the 1978 Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act by granting additional authority to the attorney general and national intelligence director.
The new draft bill, on the other hand, attempts to increase the court’s role in surveillance methods used by the Terrorist Surveillance Program. The proposed legislation requires regular auditing of surveillance activities, and use of warrants in domestic surveillance. Currently, the bill does not offer immunity for telecommunication companies who were involved with the warrantless Terrorist Surveillance Program.
Source: http://jurist.law.pitt.edu/paperchase/2007/10/house-democrats-propose-new.php; http://thehill.com/leading-the-news/house-dems-propose-fix-on-wiretaps-2007-10-10.html
