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"(7) the identity of the investigative or law enforcement officer and agency making the application and

the person authorizing the application to be made;

"(8) a copy of the court order authorizing, approving, or denying such interception;

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"(9) the nature of the facilities from which or the place where communications were intercepted.

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"(b) Within sixty days after the date of an order au9 thorizing or approving the interception of a wire or oral 10 communication (or extension thereof) entered under section 11 2518, or the denial of an order approving an interception, 12 the judge hearing the application for such order shall trans13 mit to the Committees on the Judiciary of the Senate and 14 House of Representatives a complete transcript of the pro15 ceedings.

16 "(c) Within ninety days after the date of an order 17 authorizing or approving the interception of a wire or oral 18 communication (or each extension thereof) entered under 19 section 2518, and within sixty days after the termination 20 of any such interception, the person authorized to make such 21 interception shall report to the Administrative Office of the 22 United States Courts and to the Committees on the Judiciary 23 of the Senate and House of Representatives the disposition 24 of all records (including any logs or summaries of any such

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1 interception) of any such interception and the identity of 2 and action taken by all individuals who had acces to any 3 such interception."

4 (b) (1) Any information transmitted or submitted, 5 pursuant to section 2519 (a) (5) of title 18, United States 6 Code (as added by subsection (a) of this section), to the 7 Congress or to any standing, special, or select committee of 8 either House of Congress or to any joint committee of the two 9 Houses of Congress shall be treated as a confidential com10 munication and kept secret.

11 (2) Paragraph (1) of this subsection is enacted by the 12 Congress

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(A) as an exercise of the rulemaking power of the Senate and House of Representatives, respectively, and as such shall be considered as a part of the rules of each House, respectively, or of that House to which it specifically applies, and such rule shall supersede other rules only to the extent that they are inconsistent therewith, and

(B) with full recognition of the constitutional right

of either House to change such rule (so far as it relates

to the procedure in such House) at any time, in the same

manner, and to the same extent as in the case of any

other rule of such House.

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REPORTING AUTHORIZATIONS TO OPEN MAIL

2 SEC. 6. Chapter 205 of such title 18 is amended by

3 adding at the end thereof the following new section:

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"§ 3117. Reporting requirements in the case of warrants

issued authorizing the opening of mail

"(a) Within thirty days after the date of issuance of a warrant to open any mail or the denial of such a warrant the

person seeking such warrant shall report to the Administra

tive Office of the United States Courts and to the Committee 10 on the Judiciary of the Senate and House of Repre

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"(1) the fact that a warrant was applied for; "(2) the fact that the warrant was issued as applied for, was modified, or was denied;

"(3) the offense specified in the warrant;

"(4) the identity of the investigative or law enforcement officer and the agency making the application

and the person authorizing the application to be made; "(5) the names of the sender and addressee of all

mail opened pursuant to such warrant;

"(6) a copy of the approved warrant;

"(7) the nature of the facilities from which or the

place where any such mail was opened; and

"(8) the disposition of all records (including any

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log, copy, or summary) of any such mail or the contents

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of such mail and the identity of and action taken by all individuals who had access to any such mail.

4 "(b) Within sixty days after the date of any warrant 5 authorizing the opening of any mail, or the denial of any 6 such warrant, the judge hearing the application for such 7 warrant shall transmit to the Committee on the Judiciary 8 of the Senate and House of Representatives a complete 9 transcript of the proceeding."

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TECHNICAL AMENDMENT

SEC. 7. The analysis of chapter 205 of such title 18

12 is amended by adding at the end thereof the following 13 new item:

"3117. Reporting authorizations to open mail.“.

94TH CONGRESS 1ST SESSION

H. R. 414

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

JANUARY 14, 1975

Mr. FISH introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary

A BILL

To require in all cases court orders for the interception of communications by electronic and other devices, for the entering of any residence, for the opening of any mail, for the inspection or procurement of certain records, and for other purposes. 1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 3 That this Act may be cited as the "Bill of Rights Procedures 4 Act of 1974”.

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FINDINGS AND PURPOSES

SEC. 2. (a) The Congress hereby finds and declares

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(1) the rights of the people of the United States

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