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Patrick Leahy: “I would also point out that when we drafted the USA FREEDOM Act, we included a provision to allow the government to…”

On the recordJune 2, 2015
I would also point out that when we drafted the USA FREEDOM Act, we included a provision to allow the government to collect call detail records, CDRs, for a 180-day transition period, as it was doing pursuant to Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court orders prior to June 1, 2015. This provision was intended to provide as seamless a transition as possible to the new CDR program under section 101 of the USA FREEDOM Act. I thank the junior Senator from Utah for his partnership on this bill.
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Patrick Leahy
Democratic · Vermont
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Jun 2, 2015

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