Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA) Amendments

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Foreign_Intelligence_Surveillance_Act_(FISA)_Amendments
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Statements (23)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:United_States_federal_law
gptkbp:affects gptkb:Federal_Bureau_of_Investigation_(FBI)
gptkb:United_States_intelligence_community
gptkb:National_Security_Agency_(NSA)
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs gptkb:FISA_Amendments_Act_of_2008
gptkbp:amendedBy gptkb:Foreign_Intelligence_Surveillance_Act_of_1978
gptkbp:approvedBy gptkb:FISA_Amendments_Reauthorization_Act_of_2017
warrantless surveillance of non-U.S. persons outside the United States
gptkbp:citation gptkb:Edward_Snowden_disclosures
gptkbp:controversy mass surveillance
privacy concerns
gptkbp:dateEnacted 2008
gptkbp:enactedBy gptkb:United_States_Congress
gptkbp:hasSection gptkb:Section_702
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA) Amendments
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:Foreign_Intelligence_Surveillance_Act
gptkbp:publicLawNumber gptkb:Public_Law_110-261
gptkbp:purpose To amend FISA to provide procedures for the acquisition of foreign intelligence information
gptkbp:signedBy gptkb:George_W._Bush
gptkbp:subjectOf legal challenges
public debate on surveillance
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:George_W._Bush_administration
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5