S. 1297 · 115th Congress
A bill to make title VII of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 permanent, and for other purposes.
- Stage
- In committee
- Sponsor
- Tom Cotton
- Introduced
- 2017-06-06
- Latest action
- 2017-06-27 · Committee on the Judiciary. Hearings held.
Summary
This bill amends the FISA Amendments Act of 2008 to make permanent title VII of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978, which is scheduled to expire on December 31, 2017. Among other things, title VII authorizes the Office of the Director of National Intelligence and the Department of Justice to jointly authorize the targeting (electronic surveillance) of non-U.S. persons outside of the United States.