; . 6. Additional provisions for collections under the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 (a) In general Title VII of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 ( 50 U.S.C. 1801 et seq. ), as amended by section 3 of this Act, is further amended to read as follows: VII Additional provisions 701. Warrant requirement Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, no information relating to a United States person may be acquired pursuant to this Act without a valid warrant based on probable cause. . (b) Table of contents amendments The table of contents in the first section of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 ( 50 U.S.C. 1801 et seq. ), as amended by section 3 of this Act, is further amended by striking the items relating to title VII and section 701 and inserting the following new items: TITLE VII—Additional Provisions 701. Warrant requirement. . 7. Prohibit government mandated “backdoors” into encryption and privacy technology of electronic devices and software Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Federal Government shall not mandate that the manufacturer of an electronic device or software for an electronic device build into such device or software a mechanism that allows the Federal Government to bypass the encryption or privacy technology of such device or software. 8. Mandate annual GAO compliance evaluations (a) In general The Comptroller General of the United States shall annually evaluate compliance by the Federal Government with the provisions of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 ( 50 U.S.C. 1801 et seq. ). (b) Report The Comptroller General shall annually submit to Congress a report containing the results of the evaluation conducted under subsection (a). 9. Prohibit retaliation for whistleblower complaints (a) Authorization To report complaints or information An employee of or contractor to an element of the intelligence community that has knowledge of the programs and activities authorized by the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978