▁bill ▁would ▁author ize ▁appropri ations ▁for ▁F Y 2 0 1 4 ▁and ▁F Y 2 0 1 5 ▁for ▁the ▁Central ▁Int elligence ▁Agency ▁Ret irement ▁and ▁Dis ability ▁Fund . ▁ ▁The ▁bill ▁would ▁permit ▁appropri ations ▁author ized ▁by ▁this ▁Act ▁for ▁sal ary , ▁pay , ▁ret irement , ▁and ▁other ▁benefits ▁for ▁federal ▁employees ▁to ▁be ▁increased ▁by ▁such ▁additional ▁or ▁supp lement al ▁amounts ▁as ▁necessary ▁for ▁increases ▁in ▁such ▁compens ation ▁or ▁benefits ▁author ized ▁by ▁law . ▁ ▁The ▁bill ▁would ▁prohib it ▁the ▁authorization ▁of ▁appropri ations ▁by ▁this ▁Act ▁from ▁being ▁de emed ▁to ▁const itute ▁authority ▁to ▁conduct ▁any ▁intelligence ▁activity ▁not ▁otherwise ▁author ized ▁by ▁the ▁Constitution ▁or ▁laws ▁of ▁the ▁United ▁States . ▁ ▁Section ▁ 3 0 9 ▁ ▁An ▁am end ment ▁to ▁the ▁bill ▁in ▁December ▁added ▁Section ▁ 3 0 9 , ▁which ▁stat utor ily ▁author ized ▁the ▁ret ention ▁of ▁communic ations ▁involving ▁United ▁States ▁person ▁for ▁a ▁period ▁of ▁five ▁years ▁with ▁various ▁exem ptions ▁the ▁Electron ic ▁Front ier ▁Foundation ▁critic ized ▁as ▁" mass ive ▁loop hol es " ▁in ▁the ▁law . ▁This ▁prompt ed ▁Represent ative ▁Justin ▁Am ash ▁to ▁force ▁the ▁roll ▁call ▁vote ▁and ▁send ▁a ▁letter ▁to ▁represent atives ▁calling ▁for ▁them ▁to ▁vote ▁against ▁the ▁legisl ation . ▁A ▁pet ition ▁to ▁call ▁for ▁president ▁Ob ama ▁v eto ▁the ▁bill ▁on ▁grounds ▁of ▁un const itution ality ▁was ▁created , ▁and ▁is ▁due