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This bill extends the authorities of Title VII of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA) until October 20, 2027. The bill also extends certain transition procedures that become effective in the event that the authorities of Title VII expire. Under these transition procedures, any order, authorization, or directive in effect when Title VII expires continues in effect until the expiration date of such order, authorization, or directive.
Title VII of FISA generally addresses electronic surveillance and other methods of acquiring foreign intelligence information that are directed at targets outside the United States. Title VII includes surveillance under Section 702, which concerns acquiring communications of non-U.S. persons believed to be outside the United States to obtain foreign intelligence information. Information about U.S. persons may incidentally be acquired by this type of surveillance and subsequently queried (searched) under certain circumstances.
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1. Extension of authorities of title VII of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978
(a) Extension of repeal date of title VII - Section 403(b) of the FISA Amendments Act of 2008 (Public Law 110–261) is amended—
(1) in paragraph (1) (50 U.S.C. 1881 note), by striking "effective two years after" and all that follows through the period at the end and inserting "effective October 20, 2027, title VII of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 ("50 U.S.C. 1881 et seq.") is repealed."; and
(2) in paragraph (2) (18 U.S.C. 2511 note), in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by striking "Effective two years after the date of enactment of ""the Reforming Intelligence and Securing America Act""—" and inserting "Effective October 20, 2027—".
(b) Extension of transition procedures - Section 404(b) of the FISA Amendments Act of 2008 (Public Law 110–261) is amended—
(1) in paragraph (1)—
(A) in the heading, by striking two years after the date of enactment of the reforming intelligence and securing america act and inserting repeal date; and
(B) by striking ", as amended by section 101(a) and by the FISA Amendments Reauthorization Act of 2017 and the Reforming Intelligence and Securing America Act," and inserting "("50 U.S.C. 1881 et seq.")"; and
(2) in paragraph (2), by striking ", as amended by section 101(a) and by the FISA Amendments Reauthorization Act of 2017 and the Reforming Intelligence and Securing America Act," and inserting "("50 U.S.C. 1881 et seq.")".
(c) Effective date - The amendments made by this section shall take effect on the earlier of the date of the enactment of this Act or April 19, 2026.