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.

Key Points

• This bill extends the Section 702 surveillance program, which allows intelligence agencies to collect communications of foreigners outside the U.S., for nearly three more years through April 20, 2029. The current authorization was set to expire on April 30, 2026.
• It adds a new warrant requirement protecting Americans. The FBI would be barred from intentionally targeting a U.S. person's communications under Section 702 without a warrant supported by probable cause, requiring a showing that the person is a foreign agent or has committed a crime.
• The bill restricts the FBI's ability to search its databases for Americans' information. The FBI can only bring in Section 702 data if the targeted person is relevant to an existing full national security investigation, and if the subject is a U.S. person, the investigation must be backed by probable cause.
• Government employees who break the rules face stiff new criminal penalties. Unauthorized disclosure of classified surveillance data involving Americans could bring up to 8 years in prison, while running unauthorized searches or lying to the FISA Court could bring up to 2 years each.
• The bill requires FBI queries on Americans' data to be approved by an attorney, removing the option for a non-attorney supervisor to authorize such searches. It also mandates a Government Accountability Office audit of how the targeting system works in practice.
• The bill forces the Attorney General to rewrite rules for how members of Congress access the FISA Court, replacing procedures issued before December 31, 2025 with new ones that ensure lawmakers and designated staff can attend any FISA Court proceeding.