mr. massie so he may yield further to other members. mr. massie: thank you. the chair: the gentlewoman's time has expired. the gentleman is recognized. mr. massie spb i ask unanimous consent to submit for the record the letter from the director of national intelligence that my colleague from california referred to. the chair: that question has been covered under general leave. mr. massie: at this point, i reserve. the chair: the gentleman reserves his time. does any member rise in pposition to this amendment? mr. frelinghuysen: i claim time in opposition. the chair: the gentleman is recognized. mr. frelinghuysen: this is an appropriations bill. there's nothing in this amendment about funding. you won't see one $sign or numeral, the goal is to change policy. that's why they're here. and the application of the law without the oversight of the authorizing committee. the authorizers ought to be dealing with this issue. it's my pleasure to yield time to the distinguished chairman of the judiciary committee, mr. goodlatte of virginia, to respond to this amendment.

mr. massie, mr. holt, mr. nadler, mr. petri, mr. delbene, mr. farenthold, mr. sanford, mr. butterfield, this is all over this house of representatives, right to left, saying, yes, we need to protect our country but we also need to honor our constitution. and especially the fourth amendment. we started this congress by reading the constitution of the

mr. massie: our founding fathers wrote an important provision in the bill of rights for the fourth amendment, requiring proximate cause and a warrant before government agent -- agents can snoop on any american. freedom bait on the act we knew protection was needed, we want to shut the back doors that do not protect our stites or the standards set by the constitution. at this time i'd like to yield one and a half minutes to my colleague from california, ms.

to massie: i would like yield 30 seconds to the gentleman from texas, mr. poe. mr. poe: the n.s.a. has shown they'll always interpret the law to the extent that allows them to seize the information. that's why the law has to be much more clear to the n.s.a. we all must remember that the n.s.a. was violating the patriot act as written. this amendment does something that's very concrete. it tells the n.s.a., get a warrant. get a warrant through the front door, you get a warrant through the back door, you can't spy on americans, unless you get a warrant. that's what this legislation or this amendment does. i support this amendment. i yield back. the chair: the gentleman's time has ex-peered. the gentleman from kentucky