Criminal penalties for violation of prohibition on queries

(a) In general Section 709 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 (50 U.S.C. 1881h) is amended— (1) in the heading, by striking unauthorized disclosure and inserting unauthorized disclosure and other actions; (2) in subsection (a)— (A) by striking if that person knowingly and inserting the following: if that person— (1) knowingly; (B) by striking party. and inserting party;; and (C) by adding at the end the following new paragraphs: (2) while serving as an employee or officer of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, knowingly and willfully violates the querying procedures adopted under section 702(f)(1)(A) relating to United States person queries; or (3) knowingly and willfully falsifies or materially misrepresents complying with the procedures or requirements for querying information acquired under section 702(a).; and (3) in subsection (b)— (A) by striking offense in this section and inserting the following: offense— (1) in paragraph (1) of subsection (a); (B) by striking title 18 and inserting title 18, United States Code; (C) by striking both. and inserting both; and; and (D) by adding at the end the following new paragraph: (2) in paragraph (2) or (3) of subsection (a), shall be fined under title 18, United States Code, imprisoned for not more than 5 years, or both.. (b) Table of contents amendment The table of contents at the beginning of such Act is amended by striking the item relating to section 709 and inserting the following new item: Sec. 709. Penalties for unauthorized disclosure and other actions..