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

Personal Author(s):

• Elsea, Jennifer

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.

Descriptors:

• *LEGISLATION
• *TERRORISM
• CONGRESS
• NATIONAL SECURITY

Subject Categories:

• Sociology and Law
• Unconventional Warfare

Distribution Statement:

APPROVED FOR PUBLIC RELEASE