§1864 Notification of Changes to Retention of Call Detail Record Policies

Summary

The Director of National Intelligence must notify the congressional intelligence committees in writing within 15 days after learning that a provider that makes call detail records now plans to keep them for less than 18 months. The Director also must send, no later than 30 days after December 18, 2015, a report to those committees naming each provider that, as of the report date, keeps call detail records for 18 months or less. Call detail record — the records about calls and similar communications (see section 1861(k) for the full definition). Electronic communication service provider — the types of companies that provide electronic communications (see section 1881(b)(4) for the full definition).