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House Intelligence Committee Approves Bill To Extend FISA Section 702 Through 2021

By Matthew Beinart

Friday, December 1st, 2017

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House Intelligence Committee Approves Bill To Extend FISA Section 702 Through 2021

A House panel approved a bill Friday to re-authorize an intelligence community surveillance program which allows for the collection of information on foreign adversaries and terrorists located outside the U.S. without the need for a warrant.The House Intelligence Committee voted 13-8 to extend Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA) for another four years to 2021, ahead of its expiration at the end of this month.The FISA Amendments Reauthorization Act of 2017, introduced on Wednesday, has garnered criticism…

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