F:\M13\LOFGRE\LOFGRE_009.XML ..................................................................... (Original Signature of Member) H. R. ll 113TH CONGRESS 1ST SESSION To amend title 18, United States Code, with respect to disclosures to governments by communications-related service providers of certain information consisting of or relating to communications, and for other purposes. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Ms. LOFGREN (for herself and [see ATTACHED LIST of cosponsors]) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on lllllllllllllll A BILL To amend title 18, United States Code, with respect to disclosures to governments by communications-related service providers of certain information consisting of or relating to communications, and for other purposes. 1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa- 2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 3 4 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ''Online Communica- 5 tions and Geolocation Protection Act''. f:\VHLC\030413\030413.159.xml March 4, 2013 (4:38 p.m.) VerDate 0ct 09 2002 16:38 Mar 04, 2013 Jkt 000000 (542561|7) PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 C:\DOCUME~1\KLMERY~1\APPLIC~1\SOFTQUAD\XMETAL\5.5\GEN\C\LOFGRE~1.XML H F:\M13\LOFGRE\LOFGRE_009.XML 2 1 SEC. 2. WARRANT REQUIRED FOR CONTENTS OF COMMU- 2 3 NICATIONS. (a) COMPELLED DISCLOSURE OF COMMUNICATION 4 CONTENTS.-- 5 6 (1) IN GENERAL.--Section 2703 of title 18, United States Code, is amended-- 7 (A) in subsection (a)-- 8 (i) 9 by striking ''IN ELECTRONIC STORAGE'' in the subsection header; 10 (ii) by inserting ''or remote computing 11 service'' in the first sentence after ''elec- 12 tronic communication service''; 13 (iii) by striking ''that is in electronic 14 storage in an electronic communications 15 system for one hundred and eighty days or 16 less,'' and inserting ''that is stored, held, 17 or maintained by that service,''; and 18 (iv) by striking the final sentence and 19 inserting ''Within three days after a gov- 20 ernmental entity receives such contents 21 from a service provider pursuant to this 22 subsection, the governmental entity shall 23 serve upon, or deliver by registered or 24 first-class mail, or other means reasonably 25 calculated to be effective as specified by 26 the court issuing the warrant to the sub- f:\VHLC\030413\030413.159.xml March 4, 2013 (4:38 p.m.) VerDate 0ct 09 2002 16:38 Mar 04, 2013 Jkt 000000 (542561|7) PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 C:\DOCUME~1\KLMERY~1\APPLIC~1\SOFTQUAD\XMETAL\5.5\GEN\C\LOFGRE~1.XML H F:\M13\LOFGRE\LOFGRE_009.XML 3 1 scriber, customer, or user a copy of the 2 warrant and a notice that includes the in- 3 formation 4 2705(a)(4)(A) and (B)(i), except that de- 5 layed notice may be provided pursuant to 6 section 2705 of this title.''; and 7 (B) by striking subsection (b). 8 9 (2) referenced CONFORMING in section AMENDMENT.--Section 2703(d) of title 18, United States Code, is amended 10 by striking ''(b) or''. 11 (b) VOLUNTARY DISCLOSURE OF COMMUNICATION 12 CONTENTS.-- 13 14 (1) IN GENERAL.--Section 2702(a)(3) of title 18, United States Code, is amended-- 15 (A) by inserting ''to any governmental en- 16 tity the contents of communication covered by 17 subsection (a) of section 2703 or any'' after 18 ''divulge''; 19 (B) by inserting ''or user'' after ''cus- 20 tomer''; and 21 (C) by striking ''(not including the con- 22 tents of communications covered by paragraph 23 (1) or (2))''. 24 (2) CONFORMING 25 16:38 Mar 04, 2013 2705 of title 18, United States Code, is amended-- f:\VHLC\030413\030413.159.xml March 4, 2013 (4:38 p.m.) VerDate 0ct 09 2002 AMENDMENTS.--Section Jkt 000000 (542561|7) PO 00000 Frm 00003 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 C:\DOCUME~1\KLMERY~1\APPLIC~1\SOFTQUAD\XMETAL\5.5\GEN\C\LOFGRE~1.XML H F:\M13\LOFGRE\LOFGRE_009.XML 4 1 (A) in subsection (a)(1)-- 2 (i) in the subsection heading, by strik- 3 ing ''2703(b)'' and inserting ''2703(a)''; 4 (ii) in subparagraph (A), by striking 5 ''court order'' each place it appears and in- 6 serting ''warrant''; 7 (iii) in subparagraph (A), by striking 8 ''2703(b)'' and inserting ''2703(a)''; and 9 (iv) by striking subparagraph (B); 10 (B) by striking subsection (a)(3); 11 (C) in subsection (a)(4), by striking ''or by 12 certification by a governmental entity, but only 13 in accordance with subsection (b) of this sec- 14 tion.''; 15 (D) in subsection (a)(5)-- 16 (i) by inserting after ''first-class 17 mail,'' the following: ''or other means rea- 18 sonably calculated to be effective as speci- 19 fied by the court issuing the warrant''; 20 (ii) by striking ''the process or re- 21 quest'' and replacing it with ''warrant''; 22 and 23 (iii) in subsection (5)(A)(iii), by strik- 24 ing ''governmental entity or'' and ''certifi- 25 cation or''; f:\VHLC\030413\030413.159.xml March 4, 2013 (4:38 p.m.) VerDate 0ct 09 2002 16:38 Mar 04, 2013 Jkt 000000 (542561|7) PO 00000 Frm 00004 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 C:\DOCUME~1\KLMERY~1\APPLIC~1\SOFTQUAD\XMETAL\5.5\GEN\C\LOFGRE~1.XML H F:\M13\LOFGRE\LOFGRE_009.XML 5 1 (E) by striking subsection (a)(6); and 2 (F) in subsection (b)-- 3 (i) by striking ''when it is not re- 4 quired to notify the subscriber or customer 5 under section 2703(b)(1), or''; and 6 (ii) by striking ''subpoena or court 7 8 9 order'' each place it appears. SEC. 3. GEOLOCATION INFORMATION PROTECTION. (a) IN GENERAL.-- 10 (1) IN GENERAL.--Part 1 of title 18, United 11 States Code, is amended by inserting after chapter 12 119 the following: 13 ''CHAPTER 120--GEOLOCATION 14 INFORMATION ''Sec. ''2601. Definitions. ''2602. Interception and disclosure of geolocation information. ''2603. Prohibition on disclosing geolocation information to governmental entities. ''2604. Prohibition of use of unlawfully obtained geolocation information as evidence. ''2605. Recovery of civil damages and administrative discipline authorized. 15 ''? 2601. Definitions 16 ''In this chapter: 17 ''(1) ELECTRONIC COMMUNICATION SERVICE.-- 18 The term 'electronic communication service' has the 19 meaning given that term in section 2510. 20 21 ''(2) ELECTRONIC 16:38 Mar 04, 2013 term 'electronic surveillance' has the meaning given that f:\VHLC\030413\030413.159.xml March 4, 2013 (4:38 p.m.) VerDate 0ct 09 2002 SURVEILLANCE.--The Jkt 000000 (542561|7) PO 00000 Frm 00005 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 C:\DOCUME~1\KLMERY~1\APPLIC~1\SOFTQUAD\XMETAL\5.5\GEN\C\LOFGRE~1.XML H F:\M13\LOFGRE\LOFGRE_009.XML 6 1 term in section 101 of the Foreign Intelligence Sur- 2 veillance Act of 1978 (50 U.S.C. 1801). 3 ''(3) GEOLOCATION INFORMATION.--The term 4 'geolocation information' means, with respect to an 5 individual, any information that is not the content of 6 a communication, concerning the location of a wire- 7 less communication device or tracking device (as 8 that term is defined section 3117) that, in whole or 9 in part, is generated by or derived from the oper- 10 ation of that device and that could be used to deter- 11 mine or infer information regarding the present, 12 prospective, or historical location of the individual. 13 ''(4) GEOLOCATION INFORMATION SERVICE.-- 14 The term 'geolocation information service' means a 15 service that generates or uses geolocation informa- 16 tion for the provision of a mapping, locational, or di- 17 rectional information service to the public, or to such 18 class of users as to be effectively available to the 19 public, by or through the operation of any wireless 20 communication device. 21 ''(5) GOVERNMENTAL ENTITY.--The term 'gov- 22 ernmental entity' means any employee or agent of 23 the United States, or any State or political subdivi- 24 sion thereof. f:\VHLC\030413\030413.159.xml March 4, 2013 (4:38 p.m.) VerDate 0ct 09 2002 16:38 Mar 04, 2013 Jkt 000000 (542561|7) PO 00000 Frm 00006 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 C:\DOCUME~1\KLMERY~1\APPLIC~1\SOFTQUAD\XMETAL\5.5\GEN\C\LOFGRE~1.XML H F:\M13\LOFGRE\LOFGRE_009.XML 7 1 ''(6) INTERCEPT.--The term 'intercept' means 2 the acquisition of geolocation information through 3 the use of any electronic, mechanical, or other de- 4 vice. 5 ''(7) INVESTIGATIVE OR LAW ENFORCEMENT 6 OFFICER.--The 7 ment officer' means any officer of the United States 8 or of a State or political subdivision thereof, who is 9 empowered by law to conduct investigations of, or to 10 make arrests for, offenses enumerated in this chap- 11 ter, and any attorney authorized by law to prosecute 12 or participate in the prosecution of such offenses. 13 term 'investigative or law enforce- ''(8) REMOTE COMPUTING SERVICE.--The term 14 'remote computing service' has the meaning given 15 that term in section 2711. 16 ''(9) STATE.--The term 'State' means any 17 State of the United States, the District of Columbia, 18 the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, and any territory 19 or possession of the United States. 20 ''(10) WIRELESS COMMUNICATION DEVICE.-- 21 The term 'wireless communication device' means any 22 device that enables access to, or use of, an electronic 23 communication system or service, remote computing 24 service, or geolocation information service, if that de- 25 vice utilizes a radio signal or other wireless connec- f:\VHLC\030413\030413.159.xml March 4, 2013 (4:38 p.m.) VerDate 0ct 09 2002 16:38 Mar 04, 2013 Jkt 000000 (542561|7) PO 00000 Frm 00007 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 C:\DOCUME~1\KLMERY~1\APPLIC~1\SOFTQUAD\XMETAL\5.5\GEN\C\LOFGRE~1.XML H F:\M13\LOFGRE\LOFGRE_009.XML 8 1 tion to access or use such system or service, includ- 2 ing any mobile telephone, global positioning system 3 receiving device, mobile computer, or other similar 4 or successor device. 5 ''(11) COVERED SERVICE.--The term 'covered 6 services' means electronic communication service, re- 7 mote computing service, or geolocation information 8 service. 9 ''? 2602. Interception and disclosure of geolocation in10 11 formation ''(a) IN GENERAL.--Except as otherwise provided in 12 this chapter, it shall be unlawful for any governmental en13 tity to-- 14 ''(1) intentionally intercept, endeavor to inter- 15 cept, or direct any person to intercept or endeavor 16 to intercept, geolocation information pertaining to 17 an individual; 18 ''(2) intentionally disclose, or endeavor to dis- 19 close, or direct any person to disclose or endeavor to 20 disclose geolocation information pertaining to an in- 21 dividual, knowing or having reason to know that the 22 information was obtained in violation of this sub- 23 section; or 24 ''(3) intentionally use, or endeavor to use, any 25 geolocation information, knowing or having reason f:\VHLC\030413\030413.159.xml March 4, 2013 (4:38 p.m.) VerDate 0ct 09 2002 16:38 Mar 04, 2013 Jkt 000000 (542561|7) PO 00000 Frm 00008 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 C:\DOCUME~1\KLMERY~1\APPLIC~1\SOFTQUAD\XMETAL\5.5\GEN\C\LOFGRE~1.XML H F:\M13\LOFGRE\LOFGRE_009.XML 9 1 to know that the information was obtained in viola- 2 tion of this subsection. 3 ''(b) EXCEPTION 4 LIGENCE FOR CONDUCTING FOREIGN INTEL- SURVEILLANCE.--Notwithstanding any other 5 provision of this chapter, it shall not be unlawful for an 6 officer, employee, or agent of the United States in the nor7 mal course of the official duty of the officer, employee, 8 or agent to conduct electronic surveillance, as authorized 9 by the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 (50 10 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.). 11 ''(c) EXCEPTION FOR CONSENT.-- 12 ''(1) IN GENERAL.--It shall not be unlawful 13 under this chapter for a governmental entity to 14 intercept, use, or disclose geolocation information 15 pertaining to an individual if that individual has 16 given prior consent to that governmental entity for 17 such interception, use or disclosure. 18 ''(2) CHILDREN.--A parent or legal guardian of 19 a child may consent on behalf of a child for the pur- 20 poses of paragraph (1). 21 ''(d) EXCEPTION FOR PUBLIC ASSISTANCE.--It shall 22 not be unlawful under this chapter for a governmental en23 tity to intercept or access geolocation information per24 taining to an individual through any system that is config- f:\VHLC\030413\030413.159.xml March 4, 2013 (4:38 p.m.) VerDate 0ct 09 2002 16:38 Mar 04, 2013 Jkt 000000 (542561|7) PO 00000 Frm 00009 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 C:\DOCUME~1\KLMERY~1\APPLIC~1\SOFTQUAD\XMETAL\5.5\GEN\C\LOFGRE~1.XML H F:\M13\LOFGRE\LOFGRE_009.XML 10 1 ured so that such information is readily accessible to the 2 general public. 3 ''(e) EXCEPTION FOR EMERGENCY ASSISTANCE.--It 4 shall not be unlawful under this chapter for any investiga5 tive or law enforcement officer or other emergency re6 sponder to intercept, access, use, or disclose geolocation 7 information pertaining to an individual if such information 8 is used-- 9 10 ''(1) to respond to a request made by such individual for assistance; or 11 ''(2) to assist the individual in circumstances in 12 which it is reasonable to believe that the life or safe- 13 ty of the individual is in jeopardy. 14 ''(f) EXCEPTION FOR WARRANT.-- 15 ''(1) IN GENERAL.--A governmental entity may 16 intercept geolocation information or require the dis- 17 closure of geolocation information by a provider of 18 covered services only pursuant to a warrant issued 19 by a court of competent jurisdiction using the proce- 20 dures described in the Federal Rules of Criminal 21 Procedure (or, in the case of a State court, issued 22 using State warrant procedures), or as otherwise 23 provided in this chapter or the Foreign Intelligence 24 Surveillance Act of 1978 (50 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.). f:\VHLC\030413\030413.159.xml March 4, 2013 (4:38 p.m.) VerDate 0ct 09 2002 16:38 Mar 04, 2013 Jkt 000000 (542561|7) PO 00000 Frm 00010 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 C:\DOCUME~1\KLMERY~1\APPLIC~1\SOFTQUAD\XMETAL\5.5\GEN\C\LOFGRE~1.XML H F:\M13\LOFGRE\LOFGRE_009.XML 11 1 ''(2) COURT OF COMPETENT JURISDICTION.-- 2 For the purposes of this subsection, the term 'court 3 of competent jurisdiction' includes-- 4 ''(A) any district court of the United 5 States (including a magistrate judge of such a 6 court) or any United States court of appeals 7 that-- 8 ''(i) has jurisdiction over the offense 9 being investigated; 10 ''(ii) is in or for a district in which the 11 provider of a geolocation information serv- 12 ice is located or in which the geolocation 13 information is stored; or 14 ''(iii) is acting on a request for foreign 15 assistance pursuant to section 3512 of this 16 title; or 17 ''(B) a court of general criminal jurisdic- 18 tion of a State authorized by the law of that 19 State to issue search warrants. 20 ''(g) EMERGENCY SITUATION EXCEPTION.-- 21 ''(1) IN GENERAL.--Notwithstanding any other 22 provision of this chapter, any investigative or law en- 23 forcement officer, specially designated by the Attor- 24 ney General, the Deputy Attorney General, the Asso- 25 ciate Attorney General, or by the principal pros- f:\VHLC\030413\030413.159.xml March 4, 2013 (4:38 p.m.) VerDate 0ct 09 2002 16:38 Mar 04, 2013 Jkt 000000 (542561|7) PO 00000 Frm 00011 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 C:\DOCUME~1\KLMERY~1\APPLIC~1\SOFTQUAD\XMETAL\5.5\GEN\C\LOFGRE~1.XML H F:\M13\LOFGRE\LOFGRE_009.XML 12 1 ecuting attorney of any State or subdivision thereof 2 acting pursuant to a statute of that State, may 3 intercept or use geolocation information if-- 4 ''(A) such officer reasonably determines 5 that an emergency situation exists that-- 6 ''(i) involves-- 7 ''(I) immediate danger of death 8 or serious physical injury to any indi- 9 vidual; 10 ''(II) conspiratorial activities 11 threatening the national security in- 12 terest; or 13 ''(III) conspiratorial activities 14 characteristic of organized crime; and 15 ''(ii) requires geolocation information 16 be intercepted or used before an order au- 17 thorizing such interception or use can, with 18 due diligence, be obtained; 19 ''(B) there are grounds upon which an 20 order could be entered to authorize such inter- 21 ception or use; and 22 ''(C) an application for an order approving 23 such interception or use is made within 48 24 hours after the interception or use has occurred 25 or begins to occur. f:\VHLC\030413\030413.159.xml March 4, 2013 (4:38 p.m.) VerDate 0ct 09 2002 16:38 Mar 04, 2013 Jkt 000000 (542561|7) PO 00000 Frm 00012 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 C:\DOCUME~1\KLMERY~1\APPLIC~1\SOFTQUAD\XMETAL\5.5\GEN\C\LOFGRE~1.XML H F:\M13\LOFGRE\LOFGRE_009.XML 13 1 ''(2) FAILURE 2 TO OBTAIN COURT ORDER.-- ''(A) TERMINATION OF ACQUISITION.--In 3 the absence of an order, an interception or use 4 of geolocation information carried out under 5 paragraph (1) shall immediately terminate 6 when the information sought is obtained or 7 when the application for the order is denied, 8 whichever is earlier. 9 ''(B) PROHIBITION ON USE AS EVI- 10 DENCE.--In 11 proval is denied, the geolocation information 12 shall be treated as having been obtained in vio- 13 lation of this chapter and an inventory shall be 14 served on each individual who is reasonably able 15 to be contacted and to whom any such 16 geolocation information pertains. the event such application for ap- 17 ''? 2603. Prohibition on disclosing geolocation infor18 19 mation to governmental entities ''(a) IN GENERAL.--Except as provided in subsection 20 (b), a person providing covered services shall not inten21 tionally disclose to any governmental entity geolocation in22 formation pertaining to an individual. 23 ''(b) EXCEPTIONS.--A person providing covered serv- 24 ices may disclose geolocation information-- f:\VHLC\030413\030413.159.xml March 4, 2013 (4:38 p.m.) VerDate 0ct 09 2002 16:38 Mar 04, 2013 Jkt 000000 (542561|7) PO 00000 Frm 00013 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 C:\DOCUME~1\KLMERY~1\APPLIC~1\SOFTQUAD\XMETAL\5.5\GEN\C\LOFGRE~1.XML H F:\M13\LOFGRE\LOFGRE_009.XML 14 1 2 ''(1) as otherwise authorized in subsections (b) through (g) of section 2602; 3 ''(2) with the lawful consent of-- 4 ''(A) 5 the individual to whom the geolocation information pertains; or 6 ''(B) the parent or guardian of a child to 7 whom the geolocation information pertains; 8 ''(3) as permitted under section 222(d)(4) of 9 the Communications Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 10 222(d)(4)); or 11 ''(4) which was inadvertently obtained by the 12 service provider and which appears to pertain to the 13 commission of a crime, if such disclosure is made to 14 a law enforcement agency. 15 ''? 2604. Prohibition of use of unlawfully obtained 16 17 geolocation information as evidence ''If any geolocation information has been intercepted, 18 used, or disclosed in violation of this chapter, no part of 19 such information and no evidence derived therefrom may 20 be received in evidence in any trial, hearing, or other pro21 ceeding in or before any court, grand jury, department, 22 officer, agency, regulatory body, legislative committee, or 23 other authority of the United States, a State, or a political 24 subdivision thereof, except in a civil action to obtain relief 25 for a violation of this chapter. f:\VHLC\030413\030413.159.xml March 4, 2013 (4:38 p.m.) VerDate 0ct 09 2002 16:38 Mar 04, 2013 Jkt 000000 (542561|7) PO 00000 Frm 00014 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 C:\DOCUME~1\KLMERY~1\APPLIC~1\SOFTQUAD\XMETAL\5.5\GEN\C\LOFGRE~1.XML H F:\M13\LOFGRE\LOFGRE_009.XML 15 1 ''? 2605. Recovery of civil damages and administra2 3 tive discipline authorized ''(a) IN GENERAL.--Any individual whose geolocation 4 information is intentionally disclosed or used in violation 5 of this chapter may in a civil action recover such relief 6 as may be appropriate from the person, other than the 7 United States, which engaged in that violation. 8 ''(b) RELIEF.--In an action under this section, ap- 9 propriate relief includes-- 10 ''(1) such preliminary and other equitable or 11 declaratory relief as the court may deem appro- 12 priate; 13 14 ''(2) damages under subsection (c) and punitive damages as the court may deem appropriate; and 15 ''(3) a reasonable attorney's fee and other liti- 16 gation costs reasonably incurred. 17 ''(c) COMPUTATION OF DAMAGES.--The court may 18 assess as damages under this section whichever is the 19 greater of-- 20 21 ''(1) the sum of the actual damages suffered by the plaintiff; or 22 ''(2) statutory damages of whichever is the 23 greater of $100 a day for each day of violation or 24 $10,000. f:\VHLC\030413\030413.159.xml March 4, 2013 (4:38 p.m.) VerDate 0ct 09 2002 16:38 Mar 04, 2013 Jkt 000000 (542561|7) PO 00000 Frm 00015 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 C:\DOCUME~1\KLMERY~1\APPLIC~1\SOFTQUAD\XMETAL\5.5\GEN\C\LOFGRE~1.XML H F:\M13\LOFGRE\LOFGRE_009.XML 16 1 ''(d) DEFENSE.--It is a defense against any civil ac- 2 tion to obtain relief for a violation of this chapter that 3 the defendant acted in a good faith reliance on-- 4 ''(1) a warrant or court order, grand jury sub- 5 poena, legislative authorization, or statutory author- 6 ization; or 7 ''(2) a reasonable determination that an excep- 8 tion under section 2602 permitted the conduct com- 9 plained of. 10 ''(e) LIMITATION.--A civil action under this section 11 may not be commenced later than two years after the date 12 upon which the claimant first has a reasonable oppor13 tunity to discover the violation. 14 ''(f) ADMINISTRATIVE DISCIPLINE.--If a court or ap- 15 propriate department or agency determines that the 16 United States or any of its departments or agencies has 17 violated any provision of this chapter, and the court or 18 appropriate department or agency finds that the cir19 cumstances surrounding the violation raise serious ques20 tions about whether or not an officer or employee of the 21 United States acted willfully or intentionally with respect 22 to the violation, the department or agency shall, upon re23 ceipt of a true and correct copy of the decision and find24 ings of the court or appropriate department or agency 25 promptly initiate a proceeding to determine whether dis- f:\VHLC\030413\030413.159.xml March 4, 2013 (4:38 p.m.) VerDate 0ct 09 2002 16:38 Mar 04, 2013 Jkt 000000 (542561|7) PO 00000 Frm 00016 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 C:\DOCUME~1\KLMERY~1\APPLIC~1\SOFTQUAD\XMETAL\5.5\GEN\C\LOFGRE~1.XML H F:\M13\LOFGRE\LOFGRE_009.XML 17 1 ciplinary action against the officer or employee is war2 ranted. If the head of the department or agency involved 3 determines that disciplinary action is not warranted, such 4 head shall notify the Inspector General with jurisdiction 5 over the department or agency concerned and shall provide 6 the Inspector General with the reasons for such deter7 mination.''. 8 (2) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.--The table of 9 chapters for part 1 of title 18, United States Code, 10 is amended by inserting after the item relating to 11 chapter 119 the following: ''120. Geolocation information .................................................................. 2601''. 12 (3) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.--Section 13 3512(a) of title 18, United States Code, is amend- 14 ed-- 15 (A) in paragraph (2)-- 16 (i) by redesignating subparagraphs 17 (B), (C), and (D) as subparagraphs (C), 18 (D), and (E), respectively; and 19 (ii) by inserting after subparagraph 20 (A) the following: 21 ''(B) a warrant or order for geolocation in- 22 formation or records related thereto, as pro- 23 vided under section 2602 of this title;''. f:\VHLC\030413\030413.159.xml March 4, 2013 (4:38 p.m.) VerDate 0ct 09 2002 16:38 Mar 04, 2013 Jkt 000000 (542561|7) PO 00000 Frm 00017 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 C:\DOCUME~1\KLMERY~1\APPLIC~1\SOFTQUAD\XMETAL\5.5\GEN\C\LOFGRE~1.XML H F:\M13\LOFGRE\LOFGRE_009.XML 18 1 2 (b) REQUIREMENT FOR SEARCH WARRANTS TO OB- GEOLOCATION INFORMATION.--Rule 41(a) of the TAIN 3 Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure is amended-- 4 (1) in paragraph (2)(A), by striking the period 5 at the end and inserting a comma and ''including 6 geolocation information.''; and 7 (2) by adding at the end the following: 8 ''(F) 'Geolocation information' has the 9 meaning given that term in section 2601 of title 10 18, United States Code.''. 11 12 (c) STATEMENT ING OF EXCLUSIVE MEANS OF OBTAIN- GEOLOCATION INFORMATION.-- 13 (1) IN GENERAL.--No person may obtain the 14 geolocation information of a person for protective ac- 15 tivities or law enforcement or intelligence purposes 16 except pursuant to a warrant issued pursuant to 17 rule 41 of the Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure, 18 as amended by subsection (b), or the amendments 19 made by this section, or the Foreign Intelligence 20 Surveillance Act of 1978 (50 U.S.C. 1801). 21 (2) GEOLOCATION INFORMATION DEFINED.--In 22 this subsection, the term ''geolocation information'' 23 has the meaning given that term in section 2601 of 24 title 18, United States Code, as amended by sub- 25 section (a). f:\VHLC\030413\030413.159.xml March 4, 2013 (4:38 p.m.) VerDate 0ct 09 2002 16:38 Mar 04, 2013 Jkt 000000 (542561|7) PO 00000 Frm 00018 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 C:\DOCUME~1\KLMERY~1\APPLIC~1\SOFTQUAD\XMETAL\5.5\GEN\C\LOFGRE~1.XML H