SA 53, a proposed amendment to HJRes 2. Sponsor: Sen. Charles Grassley (R-IA). Re: Total Information Awareness. Date: January 17, 2003. Source: Congressional Record, January 17, 2003, at S1163.

SA 53. Mr. GRASSLEY submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by him to the joint resolution H.J. Res. 2, making further continuing appropriations for the fiscal year 2003, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

At the end of title I of division M, add the following:

SEC. 111. (a) LIMITATION ON AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS FOR RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT ON TOTAL INFORMATION AWARENESS PROGRAM.--Notwithstanding any other provision of law, funds appropriated or otherwise made available by this Act, or by any other Act, may be obligated or expended by the Department of Defense, or by any contractor of the Department, for the purpose of research, development, test, or evaluation on any technology or component of the information collection program known as the Total Information Awareness program, or any program whose purpose is the collection of information on United States citizens in the United States, regardless of whether or not such program is to be transferred to another department, agency, or element of the Federal Government only if--

(1) such technology or component is to be used, and is used, only for foreign intelligence purposes; and

(2) such technology or component is not to be used, and is not used, for domestic intelligence or law enforcement purposes.

(b) PROVISION IN CONTRACTS AND GRANTS.--Any contract or grant instrument applicable to the Total Information Awareness program or other program referred to in subsection (a) shall include appropriate controls to facilitate the limitations in that subsection.

(c) REPORT.--Not later than 60 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense, the Attorney General, and the Director of Central Intelligence shall jointly submit to Congress a report on the Total Information Awareness program. The report shall set forth the following:

(1) A detailed explanation (including an expenditure plan) of the actual and intended use of the funds for all projects and activities of the Total Information Awareness program.

(2) A list of the departments and agencies of the Federal Government that have, or would have, an interest in utilizing the Total Information Awareness program, and for what purposes.

(3) A description of the ways information collected by the Total Information Awareness program may be used by law enforcement, intelligence, and other agencies of the Federal Government.

(4) A list of the current laws and regulations governing the information to be collected by the Total Information Awareness program, and a description of any modifications in such laws that are required to use such information in the manner proposed under the program.

(5) Recommendations for additional research, technology development, or other measures necessary to ensure the protection of privacy and civil liberties of United States citizens during the operation of the Total Information Awareness program.