Reauthorization of the FISA Amendments Act

Reauthorizations of expiring provisions of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA) have been an annual occurrence in Congress since 2009. Prior to 2012, the legislative debate and reauthorizations largely dealt with three amendments to FISA that are commonly linked to the Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required to Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism Act of 2001 (USA PATRIOT Act). Most recently, in 2011, these three provisions were extended until June 1, 2015. For a more detailed discussion of these three provisions, see CRS Report R40138, Amendments to the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA) Extended Until June 1, 2015, by Edward C. Liu. In contrast, the reauthorization being debated in 2012 deals with Title VII of FISA, as added by the FISA Amendments Act of 2008. Title VII is only tangentially related to the subjects of the previous years' debates in that they are amendments to the same statute. Therefore, the legislative activity in prior years should be conceptually separated from the current debate and legislation that would address the expiration of Title VII of FISA at the end of this year. Bills: H.R. 5949, S. 3276


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#	File Name	Document Date	Order ID:	Number of Pages	Price
1	R42725.pdf	Dec 20, 2012	R42725	11	$29.95	Add to Cart

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Reauthorization of the FISA Amendments Act  [Order No: R42725  Release Date: Dec 20,2012  Pages: 11]

Reauthorization of the FISA Amendments Act  [Order No: R42725  Release Date: Sep 12,2012  Pages: 10]