The California Democrat and the committee's ranking Republican, Sen. Saxby Chambliss of Georgia, say their proposal would limit the NSA's access to phone records and the length of time the records are kept, and prohibit collecting a call's content.
NSA would have to report every time it uses the database and the number of leads it generates to additional surveillance or an FBI investigation.
The NSA director would also be subject to Senate confirmation.
The systems have been under scrutiny since a former NSA analyst disclosed details about classified surveillance programs.
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