Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act

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The Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act is a U.S. federal law that governs the procedures for physical and electronic surveillance and collection of foreign intelligence information, particularly for national security and counterintelligence purposes.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf United States federal statute ⓘ
surveillance law ⓘ
abbreviation FISC ⓘ
administeredBy United States Department of Justice ⓘ
United States intelligence community ⓘ
amendedBy FISA Amendments Act of 2008 ⓘ
Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004 ⓘ
USA FREEDOM Act ⓘ
USA PATRIOT Act ⓘ
appliesTo agents of foreign powers ⓘ
communications service providers in the United States ⓘ
foreign powers ⓘ
citation 50 U.S.C. §§ 1801 et seq. ⓘ
containsProvision Section 215 business records provision ⓘ
Section 702 targeting non-U.S. persons reasonably believed to be outside the United States ⓘ
Title I electronic surveillance ⓘ
Title III physical searches ⓘ
Title IV pen registers and trap and trace devices ⓘ
controversy bulk collection of telephony metadata ⓘ
privacy and civil liberties implications ⓘ
warrantless surveillance concerns ⓘ
country United States ⓘ
dateEnacted 1978-10-25 ⓘ
effectiveDate 1978 ⓘ
enactedBy United States Congress ⓘ
establishes Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court ⓘ
Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court of Review ⓘ
jurisdiction United States domestic surveillance for foreign intelligence purposes ⓘ
language English ⓘ
legalBasisFor FBI foreign intelligence investigations ⓘ
National Security Agency surveillance programs ⓘ
oversightBy United States House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence ⓘ
United States Senate Select Committee on Intelligence ⓘ
primaryPurpose govern electronic surveillance for foreign intelligence purposes ⓘ
govern physical searches for foreign intelligence purposes ⓘ
regulate foreign intelligence surveillance ⓘ
support counterintelligence investigations ⓘ
support national security investigations ⓘ
regulates access to business records for foreign intelligence purposes ⓘ
electronic surveillance ⓘ
pen register and trap and trace devices ⓘ
physical searches ⓘ
relatedTo Fourth Amendment to the United States Constitution ⓘ
United States national security law ⓘ
requires judicial authorization for certain foreign intelligence surveillance ⓘ
shortName FISA ⓘ
signedBy Jimmy Carter ⓘ
standardOfProof probable cause that the target is a foreign power or agent of a foreign power ⓘ

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Title 50 of the United States Code → relatedTo → Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act ⓘ
intelligence elements of the Federal Bureau of Investigation → legalBasis → Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act ⓘ
USA PATRIOT Act → amends → Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 ⓘ
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Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act → shortName → FISA ⓘ
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National Security Division → ensuresComplianceWith → Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act ⓘ
Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court → legalBasis → Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act ⓘ
Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court → createdBy → Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 ⓘ
linked to: Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act
National Security Letter → relatedTo → Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act ⓘ
subject linked to: National Security Letters
National Security Agency → usesLegalAuthority → Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act ⓘ
95th United States Congress → passedLegislation → Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act ⓘ
subject linked to: 95th Congress
Public Law 108-458 → amends → Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 ⓘ
linked to: Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act
Public Law 107-56 → amends → Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 ⓘ
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FISC → legalBasis → Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act ⓘ
FISC → legalBasisAbbreviation → FISA ⓘ
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FISC → establishedBy → Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 ⓘ
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FISA Amendments Act of 2008 → amends → Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 ⓘ
linked to: Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act
FISA Amendments Act of 2008 → containsProvision → Section 702 of FISA ⓘ
linked to: Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act
Church Committee → resultedIn → Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act ⓘ
USA PATRIOT Improvement and Reauthorization Act of 2005 → amends → Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 ⓘ
linked to: Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act
USA FREEDOM Act → reforms → Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act ⓘ
USA FREEDOM Act → amends → Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 ⓘ
linked to: Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act
Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court of Review → legalBasis → Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act ⓘ
Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court of Review → establishedBy → Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 ⓘ
linked to: Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act
Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court of Review → relatedTo → Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act ⓘ
United States national security apparatus → legalFramework → Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act ⓘ
Executive Order 12333 → relatedTo → Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act ⓘ
PRISM → legalBasis → Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act ⓘ
Stellar Wind → regulatedBy → Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act ⓘ
PRISM → legalBasis → Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act ⓘ
subject linked to: PRISM surveillance program
FISA Amendments Act Reauthorization Act of 2012 → appliesTo → Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act ⓘ
FISA Amendments Act Reauthorization Act of 2012 → relatedTo → Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act ⓘ
linked to: Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act
Clapper v. Amnesty International USA → concernsStatute → Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act ⓘ
Protect America Act of 2007 → amends → Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 ⓘ
linked to: Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act
FISA Amendments Act of 2008 → amends → Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 ⓘ
subject linked to: FAA
linked to: Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act
United States national security law → keyStatute → Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act ⓘ
Public Law 114-23 → amends → Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 ⓘ
linked to: Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act
H.R. 2048 → amends → Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 ⓘ
linked to: Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act
Public Law 110-261 → amends → Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 ⓘ
linked to: Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act
FISA Amendments Reauthorization Act of 2017 → affectsStatute → Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act ⓘ
Public Law 109-177 → amends → Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 ⓘ
linked to: Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act
Wiretap Act → relatedTo → Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act ⓘ
Terrorist Surveillance Program → relatedToLaw → Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act ⓘ
United States intelligence community in signals intelligence → governedBy → Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act ⓘ
United States Intelligence Activities → governedBy → Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act ⓘ
Special Source Operations → legalFramework → Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act ⓘ
Communications Assistance for Law Enforcement Act → relatedTo → Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act ⓘ
Counterintelligence Division → legalAuthority → Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act ⓘ
Public Law 110-55 → amends → Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 ⓘ
linked to: Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act
Public Law 110-55 → relatedTo → Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 ⓘ
linked to: Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act