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Sec. 3 · H.R. 8178

Requirement for Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court to appoint amicus curiae

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Section 103(i) of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 (50 U.S.C. 1803(i)) is amended— (1) by amending paragraph (2) to read as follows: (2) Requirement A court established under subsection (a) or (b), consistent with the requirement of subsection (c) and any other statutory requirement that the court act expeditiously or within a stated time, shall appoint an individual who has been designated under paragraph (1) to serve as amicus curiae to assist such court in the consideration of each application for an order or review under this title.; (2) in paragraph (4), by striking If a court established under subsection (a) or (b) appoints an amicus curiae under paragraph (2)(A) and inserting An amicus curiae appointed under paragraph (2)(A); (3) in paragraph (6)(A), by striking If a court established under subsection (a) or (b) appoints an amicus curiae under paragraph (2), the amicus curiae and inserting An amicus curiae appointed under paragraph (2)(A); and (4) by repealing paragraph (7).

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