FISA Amendments Act of 2012

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Statements (53)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:United_States_federal_law
gptkbp:allows collection of foreign communications
gptkbp:amends gptkb:Foreign_Intelligence_Surveillance_Act
FISA
gptkbp:appliesTo non-U.S._persons
gptkbp:associatedWith surveillance programs
gptkbp:controversy Senate
privacy concerns
gptkbp:criticism lack of transparency
civil liberties organizations
gptkbp:crosses gptkb:House_of_Representatives
Senate
gptkbp:effectiveDate December 30, 2012
gptkbp:enactedBy gptkb:United_States_Congress
gptkbp:enforces gptkb:National_Security_Agency
gptkb:Federal_Bureau_of_Investigation
gptkbp:expirationDate December 31, 2017
gptkbp:hasAuthorityOver gptkb:FISA_Amendments_Reauthorization_Act_of_2017
gptkbp:hasImpactOn foreign relations
gptkbp:hasTheme gptkb:FISA_Amendments_Reauthorization_Act_of_2020
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label FISA Amendments Act of 2012
gptkbp:impact civil liberties
gptkbp:includes Section 702
gptkbp:influencedBy 9/11 attacks
gptkbp:influences national security policy
intelligence community practices
gptkbp:introduced gptkb:House_of_Representatives
gptkbp:isCriticizedFor potential abuse of power
gptkbp:isFacilitatedBy civil rights implications
gptkbp:isPartOf U.S._intelligence_framework
gptkbp:isRelatedTo intelligence oversight
gptkbp:isSubjectTo public scrutiny
gptkbp:isSupportedBy national security officials
gptkbp:legalStatus gptkb:ACLU_v._Clapper
gptkbp:notableEvent USA PATRIOT Act
gptkbp:opposedBy privacy advocates
gptkbp:partOf U.S._surveillance_law
gptkbp:provides warrantless surveillance
gptkbp:purpose to authorize surveillance of foreign intelligence
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:National_Security_Agency
data collection
intelligence gathering
gptkbp:renovated gptkb:FISA_Amendments_Act_of_2017
2017
gptkbp:requires annual reports to Congress
FISA court approval for certain actions
gptkbp:signature gptkb:President_Obama
gptkb:Barack_Obama
gptkbp:subject judicial oversight
FISA court oversight
gptkbp:supportedBy intelligence agencies
gptkbp:wasAffecting gptkb:Senator_Dianne_Feinstein
gptkbp:wasPartOf 2012