Accession Number:
ADA455818
Title:
Proposed Change to the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA) Under S. 113
Descriptive Note:
Congressional rept.
Corporate Author:
FEDERATION OF AMERICAN SCIENTISTS WASHINGTON DC
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Report Date:
2003-05-19
Pagination or Media Count:
7.0
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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Subject Categories:
- Sociology and Law
- Unconventional Warfare