TITLE II--AMENDMENTS TO TITLE 18,
UNITED STATES CODE
SEC. 201. COURT ENFORCEMENT OF COMMUNICATIONS
ASSISTANCE FOR LAW ENFORCEMENT ACT.
(a) COURT ORDERS UNDER CHAPTER 119- Chapter 119 of
title 18, United States Code, is amended by inserting
after section 2521 the following new section:
`SEC. 2522. ENFORCEMENT OF THE COMMUNICATIONS
ASSISTANCE FOR LAW ENFORCEMENT ACT
`(a) ENFORCEMENT BY COURT ISSUING SURVEILLANCE
ORDER- If a court authorizing an interception under
this chapter, a State statute, or the Foreign
Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 (50 U.S.C. 1801
et seq.) or authorizing use of a pen register or a
trap and trace device under chapter 206 or a State
statute finds that a telecommunications carrier has
failed to comply with the requirements of the
Communications Assistance for Law Enforcement Act, the
court may, in accordance with section 108 of such Act,
direct that the carrier comply forthwith and may
direct that a provider of support services to the
carrier or the manufacturer of the carrier's
transmission or switching equipment furnish forthwith
modifications necessary for the carrier to comply.
`(b) ENFORCEMENT UPON APPLICATION BY ATTORNEY
GENERAL- The Attorney General may, in a civil action
in the appropriate United States district court,
obtain an order, in accordance with section 108 of the
Communications Assistance for Law Enforcement Act,
directing that a telecommunications carrier, a
manufacturer of telecommunications transmission or
switching equipment, or a provider of
telecommunications support services comply with such
Act.
`(c) CIVIL PENALTY-
`(1) IN GENERAL- A court issuing an order under
this section against a telecommunications carrier, a
manufacturer of telecommunications transmission or
switching equipment, or a provider of
telecommunications support services may impose a
civil penalty of up to $10,000 per day for each day
in violation after the issuance of the order or
after such future date as the court may specify.
`(2) CONSIDERATIONS- In determining whether to
impose a civil penalty and in determining its
amount, the court shall take into account--
`(A) the nature, circumstances, and extent of
the violation;
`(B) the violator's ability to pay, the violator's
good faith efforts to comply in a timely manner,
any effect on the violator's ability to continue
to do business, the degree of culpability, and the
length of any delay in undertaking efforts to
comply; and
`(C) such other matters as justice may require.
`(d) DEFINITIONS- As used in this section, the
terms defined in section 102 of the Communications
Assistance for Law Enforcement Act have the meanings
provided, respectively, in such section.'.
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS-
(1) Section 2518(4) of title 18, United States
Code, is amended by adding at the end the following
new sentence: `Pursuant to section 2522 of this
chapter, an order may also be issued to enforce the
assistance capability and capacity requirements
under the Communications Assistance for Law
Enforcement Act.'.
(2) Section 3124 of such title is amended by
adding at the end the following new subsection:
`(f) COMMUNICATIONS ASSISTANCE ENFORCEMENT ORDERS-
Pursuant to section 2522, an order may be issued to
enforce the assistance capability and capacity
requirements under the Communications Assistance for
Law Enforcement Act.'.
(1) The table of sections at the beginning of
chapter 119 of title 18, United States Code, is
amended by inserting after the item pertaining to
section 2521 the following new item:
`2522. Enforcement of the Communications
Assistance for Law Enforcement Act.'.
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