Advocates of Section 702 Revisions Fear NDAA Could Push FISA Debate Into 2025
The short-term extension Congress is considering for surveillance authorities in the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) opens the door for the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA) debate to continue into 2025, prolonging surveillance abuse for 16 months, Demand Progress said…
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Wednesday ahead of the House’s expected vote on the NDAA (see 2312120073). As drafted, the NDAA includes an extension through April for the FISA and surveillance authorities under Section 702. “A temporary extension of Section 702, like the one currently included in the NDAA, would be entirely unnecessary and paves the way for a sixteen-month extension,” said Demand Progress. Congress should consider proposals that revise Section 702, including a warrant requirement for searches of U.S. persons, it said.