; and (B) by striking paragraph (4). (2) FISA Amendments Reauthorization Act of 2017 Section 103 of the FISA Amendments Reauthorization Act of 2017 ( Public Law 115–118 ; 50 U.S.C. 1881a note) is amended— (A) by striking subsection (b); and (B) by striking (a) In general.— . 5. Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court reform (a) Requirement for same judge to hear renewal applications Section 103(a)(1) of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 ( 50 U.S.C. 1803(a)(1) ) is amended by adding at the end the following: To the extent practicable, no judge designated under this subsection shall hear a renewal application for electronic surveillance under this Act, which application was previously granted by another judge designated under this subsection, unless the term of the judge who granted the application has expired, or that judge is otherwise no longer serving on the court. . (b) Use of amici curiae in Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court proceedings (1) Expansion of appointment authority (A) In general Section 103(i)(2) of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 ( 50 U.S.C. 1803(i)(2) ) is amended— (i) by striking subparagraph (A) and inserting the following: (A) shall, unless the court issues a finding that appointment is not appropriate, appoint 1 or more individuals who have been designated under paragraph (1), not fewer than 1 of whom possesses privacy and civil liberties expertise, unless the court finds that such a qualification is inappropriate, to serve as amicus curiae to assist the court in the consideration of any application or motion for an order or review that, in the opinion of the court— (i) presents a novel or significant interpretation of the law; (ii) presents significant concerns with respect to the activities of a United States person that are protected by the first amendment to the Constitution of the United States; (iii) presents or involves a sensitive investigative matter