12 2 STA T . 2 467PUBLIC LA W 11 0– 261 —J UL Y 10 , 200 8(2)insect i o n 301 (1) ( 5 0 U.S . C . 1 8 21(1)) ,by inse r tin g‘ ‘ w e ap ono fm ass d estr u ction, ’ ’ after ‘‘person,’’
and (3) in section 30 4 (d)(2) (50 U.S.C. 1824(d)(2)), by stri k ing ‘‘section 101(a) (5) or ( 6 )’’ and inserting ‘‘paragrap h (5), (6), or( 7 ) of section 101(a)’’. TI T LE II —PRO TE C TIO NSF OR ELEC - TRONIC CO M M U NIC A TION SER V ICE PROVI D ERS SEC.201 . PRO CE DU RES F OR IM P L EME NT IN G ST A TUTOR Y DEFENSES UNDER T H E FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE SUR V EILLANCE ACT OF1 978 . T he F oreign I nte l ligence Sur v eillance A ctof1 9 78 (50 U.S.C. 1801 et se q .), as amended by section 101, is further amended by adding at the end the following new title
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‘TITLE VIII—PROTECTION OF PERSONS ASSISTIN G T H E GOVERNMENT ‘ ‘SEC. 801. DEFINITIONS. ‘‘In this title: ‘‘(1) A S S I S TANCE . — The term ‘assistance’ means the provi - sion of, or the provision of access to, information (including communication contents, communications records, or other information relating to a customer or communication), facilities, or another form of assistance. ‘‘(2) CI V I L ACTI O N.—The term ‘civil action’ includes a cov- ered civil action. ‘‘(3) CON GR ESSIONAL INTELLIGENCE CO M MITTEES.—The term ‘congressional intelligence committees’ means— ‘‘(A) the Select Committee on Intelligence of the Senate; and ‘‘( B ) the P ermanent Select Committee on Intelligence of the H ouse of R epresentatives. ‘‘(4) CONTENTS.—The term ‘contents’ has the meaning given that term in section 101(n). ‘‘(5) COVERE D CIVIL ACTION.—The term ‘covered civil action’ means a civil action filed in a Federal or State court that— ‘‘(A) alleges that an electronic communication service provider furnished assistance to an element of the intel- ligence community; and ‘‘(B) seeks monetary or other relief from the electronic communication service provider related to the provision of such assistance. ‘‘(6) E LECTRONIC COMM U NICATION SERVICE P ROVIDER.—The term ‘electronic communication service provider’ means— ‘‘(A) a telecommunications carrier, as that term is defined in section 3 of the Communications Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 153); ‘‘(B) a provider of electronic communication service, as that term is defined in section 2510 of title 18, United States Code; 50USC18 85 .
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