To amend the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 to ensure that politically derived information is not used in an application to the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court for an order under title I or III of such Act.

HR 4454 amends the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA) to prevent intelligence agencies from using politically derived information in applications for surveillance orders from the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court. Specifically, it requires agencies to certify that none of the information submitted for Title I (physical searches) or Title III (electronic surveillance) orders was solely produced by, derived from, or collected using funds of a political organization (like a 527 group) for the purpose of targeting opposing candidates. Exceptions are allowed only if the political organization is named, the information is corroborated by other methods, and those corroboration techniques are clearly documented in the application. This bill directly affects federal agencies submitting FISA applications and sets new procedural requirements for their filings.