; and (2) by inserting after paragraph (2) the following new paragraph: (3) Restrictions imposed on Federal Bureau of Investigation (A) Limits on authorizations of United States person queries (i) In general Federal Bureau of Investigation personnel must obtain prior approval from a Federal Bureau of Investigation supervisor (or employee of equivalent or greater rank) or attorney who is authorized to access unminimized contents or noncontents obtained through acquisitions authorized under subsection (a) for any query of such unminimized contents or noncontents made using a United States person query term. (ii) Exception A United States person query to be conducted by the Federal Bureau of Investigation of unminimized contents or noncontents obtained through acquisitions authorized under subsection (a) using a United States person query term may be conducted without obtaining prior approval as specified in clause (i) only if the person conducting the United States person query has a reasonable belief that conducting the query could assist in mitigating or eliminating a threat to life or serious bodily harm. . (b) Prohibition on involvement of political appointees in process To approve Federal Bureau of Investigation queries Subsection (f)(3)(D)(ii) of section 702, as amended by this Act, is further amended by inserting after subclause (I) the following new subclause: (II) Prohibition on political appointees within the process to approve Federal Bureau of Investigation queries The procedures shall prohibit any political personnel, such as those classified by the Office of Personnel Management as Presidential Appointment with Senate Confirmation, Presidential Appointment (without Senate Confirmation), Noncareer Senior Executive Service Appointment, or Schedule C Excepted Appointment, from inclusion in the Federal Bureau of Investigation’s prior approval process under subclause (I). . (c) Mandatory audits of United States person queries conducted by Federal Bureau of Investigation (1) Audits required For each query