A bill to extend section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 for 18 months.

Chuck Grassley

Republican · IA · Senator

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• Tom Cotton (R-AR)Original· 2026-04-16

Read twice and referred to the Select Committee on Intelligence.

2026-04-16

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This bill would temporarily extend a federal surveillance program that allows U.S. intelligence agencies to collect communications from foreign targets without individual warrants, keeping it in effect for an additional 18 months. The program affects how the government monitors suspected foreign spies and terrorists, though privacy advocates worry it can inadvertently sweep up communications from Americans. The extension gives Congress more time to debate whether to make the program permanent, modify it, or let it expire.

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[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [S. 4342 Introduced in Senate (IS)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 4342 To extend section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 for 18 months. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES April 16 (legislative day, April 14), 2026 Mr. Grassley (for himself and Mr. Cotton) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Select Committee on Intelligence _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To extend section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 for 18 months. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. EXTENSION OF SECTION 702 AUTHORITY FOR 18 MONTHS. (a) Effective Dates.--Section 403(b) of the FISA Amendments Act of 2008 (Public Law 110-261; 122 Stat. 2474) is amended-- (1) in paragraph (1) (50 U.S.C. 1881 note), by striking ``two years after the date of enactment of the Reforming Intelligence and Securing America Act'' and inserting ``on October 20, 2027''; and (2) in paragraph (2) (18 U.S.C. 2511 note), in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by striking ``two years after the date of enactment of the Reforming Intelligence and Securing America Act'' and inserting ``on October 20, 2027''. (b) Conforming Amendment.--Section 404(b)(1) of the FISA Amendments Act of 2008 (Public Law 110-261; 122 Stat. 2476), is amended, in the heading, by striking ``two years after the date of enactment of the reforming intelligence and securing america act'' and inserting ``October 20, 2027''; <all>

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