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On the recordApril 19, 2024
I call up my amendment No. 1841, as modified, and ask that it be reported by number. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report. The legislative clerk read as follows: The Senator from Illinois [Mr. Durbin] proposes an amendment numbered 1841, as modified. The amendment is as follows: (Purpose: To prohibit warrantless access to the communications and other information of United States persons) At the appropriate place, insert the following: SEC. ___. PROHIBITION ON WARRANTLESS ACCESS TO THE COMMUNICATIONS AND OTHER INFORMATION OF UNITED STATES PERSONS. (a) Definition.--Section 702(f) is amended in paragraph (5), as so redesignated by section 2(a)(2) of this Act-- (1) by redesignating subparagraph (B) as subparagraph (C); and (2) by inserting after subparagraph (A) the following: ``(B) The term `covered query' means a query conducted-- ``(i) using a term associated with a United States person; or ``(ii) for the purpose of finding the information of a United States person.''. (b) Prohibition.--Section 702(f) of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 (50 U.S.C.…
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Dick Durbin
Democratic · Illinois
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Apr 19, 2024

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