To amend the FISA Amendments Act of 2008 to extend the authorities of title VII of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 through April 20, 2029, and for other purposes.
Rep. Higgins Proposes Extending FISA Surveillance With New Warrant Rules for Americans
This bill is currently in the early stages of the legislative process and has been sent to the House Judiciary and Intelligence committees for review. It is actively moving through the initial committee phase, but no further votes or hearings have been scheduled yet.
Legislative Progress
This bill faces a tight deadline since the current law expires in days. While national security is a priority, the new warrant requirements are a major point of debate between parties.
Key Points
Impact Analysis
Personal Impact
Federal employees in intelligence and law enforcement agencies face significantly tighter rules on how they handle surveillance data involving Americans. Employees who run unauthorized queries on U.S. persons' data or disclose classified surveillance information face new criminal penalties of up to 2 or 8 years in prison, respectively. FBI personnel in particular must now get attorney approval for queries using U.S. person identifiers, adding an extra step to their workflow but also protecting them from inadvertent violations by ensuring legal review.
“A person is guilty of an offense under this paragraph if that person, while serving as an officer or employee of a department or agency of the United States, with specific intent to violate this paragraph, willfully conducts a United States person query of information acquired under section 702(a)”
Milestones
Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Intelligence (Permanent Select), for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Sent to a congressional committee for expert review. The committee decides whether this bill moves forward.
Introduced in House
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Document Type
Congressional Bill
Official Title
To amend the FISA Amendments Act of 2008 to extend the authorities of title VII of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 through April 20, 2029, and for other purposes.
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