Minimization standards for voluntary disclosure of customer communications or records

(a) In general Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Attorney General shall issue and make publicly available minimization procedures applicable to disclosures to a Federal agency under paragraph (5) or (8) of subsection (b) or paragraph (3) or (4) of subsection (c) of section 2702 of title 18, United States Code. (b) Contents The procedures issued under subsection (a) shall include provisions to— (1) limit, to the greatest extent possible, the acquisition, use, and dissemination of the contents of communication and records and other information to that which is required for the specific purpose for which the disclosure was intended; (2) to the greatest extent possible, remove personally identifiable information prior to acquisition; (3) to the extent personally identifiable information cannot be removed prior to acquisition, mask such information prior to its use or dissemination, consistent with the purpose for which the disclosure was intended; and (4) ensure that no contents of communications or records or other information are retained by the agency to which the disclosure was made, or any agency to which the contents of communications or records or other information were disclosed, after the completion of the investigation or action for which the disclosure was intended.