Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA) Amendments Act of 2008

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:United_States_federal_law
gptkbp:amendedBy gptkb:Foreign_Intelligence_Surveillance_Act_of_1978
gptkbp:approvedBy gptkb:FISA_Amendments_Act_Reauthorization_Act_of_2012
warrantless surveillance program
gptkbp:codifiedIn procedures for targeting non-U.S. persons outside the United States
gptkbp:containsProvision gptkb:Section_702
Section 703
Section 704
gptkbp:controversy privacy concerns
civil liberties issues
gptkbp:dateEnacted July 10, 2008
gptkbp:enactedBy gptkb:United_States_Congress
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA) Amendments Act of 2008
gptkbp:immuneTo telecommunications companies
gptkbp:permits collection of foreign intelligence information without individual warrants
gptkbp:publicLawNumber gptkb:Public_Law_110-261
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:NSA_warrantless_surveillance_controversy
gptkb:PATRIOT_Act
gptkbp:requires FISA Court review of targeting procedures
gptkbp:shortName gptkb:FISA_Amendments_Act
gptkbp:signedBy gptkb:George_W._Bush
gptkbp:subject national security
privacy
electronic surveillance
warrantless wiretapping
foreign intelligence surveillance
gptkbp:sunsetProvision originally set for December 31, 2012
gptkbp:title An Act to amend the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 to add provisions concerning the acquisition of foreign intelligence information, and for other purposes.
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Terrorist_Surveillance_Program
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6