Proposed Change to the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA) Under S. 113

Abstract

The Senate recently passed S. 113, a bill in the 108th Congress to extend the coverage of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act ("FISA") to non-United States persons who engage in international terrorism or activities in preparation for international terrorism, without a showing of membership in or affiliation with an international terrorist group. FISA provides a means by which the government can obtain approval to conduct electronic surveillance (wiretap) and other searches with respect to a foreign power or its agents in order to obtain intelligence related to espionage, terrorism, or other matters involving national security.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
May 19, 2003
Accession Number
ADA455818

Entities

People

  • Jennifer K. Elsea

Organizations

  • Federation of American Scientists

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Congress
  • Crime
  • Criminal Investigations
  • Criminals
  • Foreign Intelligence
  • Government (Foreign)
  • Governments
  • Intelligence (Information Gathering)
  • Intelligence Collection
  • Law
  • National Security
  • Security
  • Standards
  • Surveillance
  • Terrorism
  • Terrorists
  • United States

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  • Government and Public Administration Law.

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  • Microelectronics